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Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony MDX-C500X”. 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-C500X |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 2002/03 |
| Device type | auto |
| Recorder | Player |
| MDLP | Yes |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | Yes - 76-90Mhz |
| Dimensions | 1-DIN 178 x 50 x 177 |
| Weight | 1200 |
| ATRAC ver | Type-R |
| Battery | Not recorded Not recorded |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | No |
| Voltage | 12 |
| Power cable | Not recorded |
| Price (launch) | Not recorded |
| ¥33 600 | |
| - | |
| Inputs | RCA in |
| Outputs | RCA out, Speaker amplifier |
| Control | Remote (Sony) |
There is also a MDX-C500XJ variant. Offered as part of the XDC-50M MD + CDX-656 CD changer bundle
Release date and MSRP estimates from below links.
ATRAC chip: CXD2662R
Content adapted from: response.jp sales ranking yodobashi kakaku.com Sony.jp/ServiceArea
Manuals
Repair
Photos
Sony MDX-C500XJ:
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Additional specifications and references
| Web Md | No (not NetMD) |
|---|---|
| Remote Page | |
| Atrac Ic | CXD2656R / CXD2662R |
| Manual | User manual |
| Region | Japan |