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SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENT WARNING!!
COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY MARK ! OR DOTTED LINE WITH
MARK ! ON THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS AND IN THE PARTS
LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. REPLACE THESE
COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART NUMBERS
APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS
PUBLISHED BY SONY.ATTENTION AU COMPOSANT AYANT RAPPORT
Ë LA SƒCURITƒ!
LES COMPOSANTS IDENTIFƒS PAR UNE MARQUE ! SUR LES
DIAGRAMMES SCHƒMATIQUES ET LA LISTE DES PIéCES SONT
CRITIQUES POUR LA SƒCURITƒ DE FONCTIONNEMENT. NE
REMPLACER CES COMPOSANTS QUE PAR DES PIéSES SONY
DONT LES NUMƒROS SONT DONNƒS DANS CE MANUEL OU
DANS LES SUPPƒMENTS PUBLIƒS PAR SONY. 2 HEADPHONES: stereo phone jack, peak
output level 5 mW + 5 mW, load impedance
16 W
Sampling rate converter
Input: 32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz
Output: 44.1 kHz
General
Power requirements
Recorder:
Lithium ion rechargeable battery LIP-8
(supplied)
Two LR6 (size AA) alkaline dry batteries (not
supplied)
Station:
Sony AC power adaptor (supplied) connected
to the DC IN 9V jack:
220 to 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz (European
model)
100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz (Other models)
Battery lifeDimensions
Recorder: Approx. 104.5 ´ 20.1 ´ 77 mm
(4
1/8 ´ 13/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Station: Approx. 232 ´ 61 ´ 154 mm
(9
1/4 ´ 2 1/2 ´ 6 1/8 in.) (w/h/d) not incl.
projecting parts and controls
Mass
Recorder: Approx. 185 g (6.6 oz)
Approx. 235 g (8.3 oz.) incl. a recordable
MD, headphones with remote control, and
LIP-8 lithium ion rechargeable battery
Station: Approx. 970 g (34.2 oz.)
Supplied accessories
AC power adaptor(1)
Card remote commander (1)
Headphones with remote control (1)
Lithium ion rechargeable battery LIP-8 (1)
Battery case (1)
Optical cable (1) (European model only)
Ear attachment (1)
Carrying pouch (1)
Optional accessories
Battery charger (for LIP-8) BC-LIP8
Lithium ion rechargeable battery LIP-8
Optical Cable
POC-151HG, POC-152HG, POC-MZ1,
POC-MZ2, POC-15B, POC-15AB, POC-
DA12SP
Line Cable RK-G136
Stereo Microphones ECM-717, ECM-
MS907, ECM-MS957
Stereo Headphones MDR-D77, MDR-D55,
MDR-CD470, MDR-E888SP
Active Speakers SRS-Z1000
Recordable MDs MDW-series
MiniDisc Carrying Case CK-MD4
MiniDisc Filing Box CK-MD10
US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. For longer recordings, we recommend using
the recorder attached to the station.
Batteries Recording 2) Playback
LIP-8 lithium ion Approx. Approx.
rechargeable 3.5 hours 5.5 hours
battery
Two LR6 (size ----- 3) Approx.
AA) Sony 9 hours
alkaline dry
batteries
LIPÐ 8 + two LR6 ----- 3) Approx.
(size AA) 16 hours1)The battery life may be shorter due to
operating conditions and the temperature
of the location.
2)When you record, use a fully charged
rechageable battery.
3)Recording time may differ according to
the alkaline batteries.
When to replace the batteries
When the dry batteries or rechargeable
battery are weak, or ÒLoBATTÓ
flashes in the display of the recorder or the
remote control. Replace the dry batteries or
charge the rechargeable battery.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SERVICE NOTES
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2. GENERAL ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá\
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3. DISASSEMBLYááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá\
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4. TEST MODEááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá\
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5. ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENTSááááááááááááááááááááááááááá 30
6. DIAGRAMS
6-1. Circuit Boards Location ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá\
34
6-2. Block Diagram Ð MZ-R5ST Ð áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá 35
6-3. Block Diagram Ð MZS-R5ST Ð áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá 38
6-4. Printed Wiring Board Ð MD Mechanism Section Ð ááááááááá 41
6-5. Schematic Diagram Ð MD Mechanism Section Ð áááááááááááá 43
6-6. Printed Wiring Board Ð MD Main Section Ð áááááááááááááááááááá 45
6-7. Schematic Diagram Ð MD Main Section (1/3) Ð áááááááááááááá 49
6-8. Schematic Diagram Ð MD Main Section (2/3) Ð áááááááááááááá 52
6-9. Schematic Diagram Ð MD Main Section (3/3) Ð áááááááááááááá 55
6-10. Printed Wiring Board Ð Station Main Section Ð ááááááááááááááá 59
6-11. Schematic Diagram Ð Station Main Section Ð áááááááááááááááááá 63
6-12. Schematic Diagram Ð Station Control Section Ð áááááááááááááá 66
6-13. Printed Wiring Board Ð Station Control Section Ð ááááááááááá 69
6-14. Printed Wiring Board
Ð MD Power Supply, Switch Section Ð áááááááááááááááááááááááááááá 71
6-15. Schematic Diagram
Ð MD Power Supply, Switch Section Ð áááááááááááááááááááááááááááá 73
6-16. IC Block DIiagrams ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá\
ááááááá 75
6-17. IC Pin Function ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá\
ááááááááááááá 79
7. EXPLODED VIEWS
7-1. Panel Section ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá\
ááááááááááááááááá 85
7-2. Main Board Section ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá\
ááááááá 86
7-3. MD Mechanism Section (MT-MZR50-143) áááááááááááááááááááá 87
7-4. Cabinet Section ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá\
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7-5. Shassis Section (MZS-R5ST) ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá 89
8. ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá 90MZ-R5ST is the new Sony portable MiniDisc Recorder using the
MiniDisc format.
¥ The MiniDisc station system Ð Use the recorder either by itself
or attached to the station dock. Use the recorder attached to the
station to enjoy full features and connectivity. Use the recorder
detached from the station for portability.
¥ High-fidelity recording Ð Low-noise, how-distortion, high Ð
fidelity recording through the optical digital input jack.
¥ Sampling rate converter Ð This unit enables you to record
programs form digital equipment using other sampling rates,
such as a BS tuner or DAT deck.
¥ Variety of recording options
Ð Long recording with monaural recording (up to 148 minutes).
Ð Time Machine recording enables you to record from the top
of a song even if you pressed the button after you heard the
beginning of the song.
Ð Connect to an audio-timer to record when you are not home.
¥ Easy editing with the large LCD panel and the editing buttons
Ð Title samples (21 words and phrases).
Ð UNDO function lets you undo an editing operation.
¥ Programmed playback Ð Play any set of tracks in the order of
your choice.
¥ Card remote commander Ð Operate the station from a distance.
Direct Selection available.
¥ Output jack for active speakers Ð Connect to the active speakers
SRS-Z1000 (not supplied), etc., to enjoy powerful MD playback
at your desktop.
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