Source: MiniDisc Wiki contributors · September 3, 2026 snapshot · CC BY 4.0, except where otherwise credited.
Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony CMT-C5”. 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 | CMT-C5 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 2001/06 |
| Device type | bookshelf |
| Recorder | Recorder |
| MDLP | Yes |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | Yes - 88-108MHz |
| Dimensions | 145 x 125 x 273mm |
| Weight | 4.5kg (body) |
| ATRAC ver | Type-R |
| Battery | Not recorded Not recorded |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | No |
| Voltage | 230 |
| Power cable | Not recorded |
| Price (launch) | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | |
| - | |
| Inputs | 3.5mm line in (analog-only), Digital optical (TOSLINK), CD |
| Outputs | 3.5mm line out (analog-only), 3.5mm headphone |
| Control | Not recorded |
Offered in -S (silver) and -B (black)
Budget version of the CMT-C7NT. Does not support netMD, but it can use a PC connection kit ( PCLK-MN10A/ PCLK-MN20) for real time recordings and track/title editing.
2x CD → MD
Support Scale Factor Editing
Remote: RM-SC5BEN
MD Mechanism Type: MDM-7B4M
Optical Pick-up: KMS-260E/Z-NP
ATRAC IC: CXD2662R
Content adapted from: Sony Press Release Sony Product Park Sony Product Park (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) CMT-C5 Minidisc.org page, Sony Qbric Information Site av.watch phileweb
Manuals
Photos
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Additional specifications and references
| Web Md | No (not NetMD) |
|---|---|
| Remote Page | rm-sc5ben |
| Manual | User manual, Service manual |
| Region | Japan, Europe, Asia |