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Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony MDX-40”. 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 | MDX-40 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 1994/01 |
| Device type | auto |
| Recorder | Player |
| MDLP | No |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | No |
| Dimensions | 190 x 63.5 x 180mm |
| Weight | 1.8kg |
| ATRAC ver | 2 |
| Battery | Not recorded Not recorded |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | No |
| Voltage | 12 |
| Power cable | Not recorded |
| Price (launch) | $1 000 |
| Not recorded | |
| - | |
| Inputs | N/A |
| Outputs | RCA out |
| Control | Not recorded |
4 MD changer for auto. Uses a 4 MD magazine (XA-4) that it shares with the MDX-400. There is an MDX-40RF version that looks identical.
Has a switch that needs to be set just for operation with the MDX-U1, otherwise it needs to be set to "others".
Optical pickup: KMS-151A
ATRAC IC: CXD2531BR
with separate shock resistant memory: CXD2526AR
Content adapted from: Minidisc.org page, user manual Popular Photography Ad August 1995 $639.95
Manuals
Sony MDX-40 Service manual (49 pages)
Sony MDX-40 Service manual (12 pages)
Repair
Photos
MDX-40RF:
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Additional specifications and references
| Web Md | No (not NetMD) |
|---|---|
| Manual | User manual, Service manual |
| Region | Japan, US/Canada, Europe |