Source: MiniDisc Wiki contributors · September 3, 2026 snapshot · CC BY 4.0, except where otherwise credited.
Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony MJ-L1”. 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 | MJ-L1 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 1996/01 |
| Device type | bookshelf |
| Recorder | Recorder |
| MDLP | No |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | Yes |
| Dimensions | 430 x 95 x 290mm Main Unit |
| Weight | 7kg |
| ATRAC ver | 3 |
| Battery | Not recorded Not recorded |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | No |
| Voltage | 100 |
| Power cable | Not recorded |
| Price (launch) | Not recorded |
| ¥150 000 | |
| - | |
| Inputs | RCA in, CD, Radio recording |
| Outputs | RCA out, Speaker amplifier |
| Control | Not recorded |
Main body part# HCD-MJ1.
"Flat" design. Can record from CD, Radio, or RCA inputs (Note that the only digital recording from this device is through CDs). CD copies include disc memo information, and radio recordings will use the station name. Can use the RM-D10P title remote, but comes with the RM-SMJ1 remote.
MD Mechanism: MDM-2ER
Base Unit: MBU-2
Optical Pick-Up: KMS-210A
ATRAC IC: CXD2535BR
Manuals
Photos
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VIDEOS
Basic operation Watch the referenced video on YouTube
Additional specifications and references
| Web Md | No |
|---|---|
| Manual | User manual, Service manual |
| Region | Japan, US/Canada, Europe |