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Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony DHC-MD555”. 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 | DHC-MD555 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 1998/09 |
| Device type | bookshelf |
| Recorder | Recorder |
| MDLP | No |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | Yes |
| Dimensions | 215×320×410mm main unit, 195×320×270mm speaker |
| Weight | 9.5kg main unit, 3.6kg speaker |
| ATRAC ver | 4.5 |
| Battery | Not recorded Not recorded |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | No |
| Voltage | 100 |
| Power cable | AC |
| Price (launch) | Not recorded |
| ¥85 000 | |
| - | |
| Inputs | RCA in, CD |
| Outputs | 3.5mm headphone, RCA out, Speaker amplifier |
| Control | PC Link |
HCD-MD555 is marked on the main body and can be confused for the model#. 5 MD, 5 CD, FM/AM tuner device.
Supports the PCLK-PX1 PC Link kit.
Also has an MD Walkman input terminal (using the MDLK-PX1 link cable) for MD → MD sync recording with a portable walkman. Instructions are in the manuals section.
MD Mechanism Type: MDM-C1E
Base Unit Type: MBU-C1E
Optical Pick-up: KSM-260A/J1N
ATRAC IC: CXD2654R
Content adapted from: Minidisc.org page, Sony Press Announcement
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Additional specifications and references
| Manual | User manual, Service manual, other |
|---|---|
| Region | Japan |