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Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Denon DN-990R”. Links, layout and file names normalized; missing database fields restored; remote embeds replaced with links. Manufacturer manuals and separately credited photographs retain their original attribution.
| Name | DN-990R |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Denon |
| Released | 1994/05 |
| Device type | pro |
| Recorder | Recorder |
| MDLP | No |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | No |
| Dimensions | 144 mm W x 132 mm H x 400 mm |
| Weight | Not recorded |
| ATRAC ver | 1 |
| Battery | Not recorded Not recorded |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | No |
| Voltage | 120, 230 |
| Power cable | AC |
| Price (launch) | $3 500 |
| Not recorded | |
| - | |
| Inputs | XLR in, Digital coaxial |
| Outputs | 1/4 inch headphone, XLR out, Digital coaxial |
| Control | RS-232 serial, SCSI |
The DN-990R/DN-980F are professional players for broadcast stations which use Mini-Disk (MD) as the recording medium. The DN-990R/980F inherits the same basic operation of DENON's DN-951FA CD Cart Player, which has become the accepted standard CD player at broadcast stations throughout the world. Up to three units can be mounted side by side in a 19" equipment rack.
The DN-990R/980F's one-touch loading/ejection of the MD disk is one of the ease-to-use features inherited from DENON's CD Cart player.
Rather than detecting the beginning of a track, the DN-990R/980F automatically cues at the point where the sound begins.
An RS-232C (Serial Remote) interface connector is provided to enable control of the DN-990R and DN-980F from a personal computer.
DN-990R FUNCTIONS:
- End Trim: Unrecorder area at end of the track can be deleted.
- End Monitor: Automatically plays back track-end portion.
- Auto Track Increment: Detects the blank signal at recording and increments track number automatically.
- Erase: Erases all tracks or single track.
- Divide: Divides one track into two tracks.
- Combine: Joins two adjacent tracks into one track.
- Move: Moves the order of the tracks.
Select/Unselect Track
- One track number can be stored onto the MD, that will be cued up automatically when loaded.
- Up to 30 track numbers can be stored onto the MD that will not be played back.
- Recording Function: Instant start
- Editing Functions: End trim, erase, divide, combine, move, disk name, track name.
- SCMS: Selectable
- A/D Converter: 16-bit, Delta-Sigma type, 64 times oversampling.
- Input Connectors: Active balanced analog input, AES/EBU digital input.
GENERAL:
- Analog Input Level: +/- 18 dBm (Max.)
- Input Impedance: 10 Kohms/600 ohms
- Analog Output Level: +/- 18 dBm (Max.)
- Output Impedance: =/< 50 Ohms
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz, +/- 0.5 dB
- S/N (Rec/PB Overall): =/> 80 dB
- THD: =/< 0.01%
- Channel Separation: =/> 80 dB
- Headphone Output: =/> 20 mW into 30 ohms
- Power Consumption: 25 W
- Dimensions: 3 EIA rack units high, 3 units across in 19" rack.
- (5-5/8" W x 5-3/16" H x 5-3/4" D)
- (144 mm W x 132 mm H x 400 mm D)
Content adapted from: RF spec archived page RF spec archived page (MiniDisc Wiki mirror)
Manuals
Repair
Photos
Additional specifications and references
| Web Md | No (not NetMD) |
|---|---|
| Remote Page | |
| Atrac Ic | CXD2531BR |
| Manual | User manual, Service manual |
| Region | US/Canada, Europe |


