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Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony PMC-MD55”. 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 | PMC-MD55 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 1999/08 |
| Device type | bookshelf |
| Recorder | Recorder |
| MDLP | No |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | Yes |
| Dimensions | 130 x 205 x 200mm (unit only) |
| Weight | 4.0kg |
| ATRAC ver | 4.5 |
| Battery | Not recorded Not recorded |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | No |
| Voltage | 120 |
| Power cable | AC |
| Price (launch) | $549 |
| Not recorded | |
| - | |
| Inputs | 3.5mm line in (analog-only), RCA in, CD, Radio recording |
| Outputs | 3.5mm headphone, Speaker amplifier, Tape deck |
| Control | Not recorded |
Features:
- High Speed (2x) CD-to-MD Recording
- CD Text Transfer When Recording To MD
- CD-To-MD One Touch Recording,
- Synchro Recording,
- Digital AM/FM radio with up 20 user-selectable station memories
- Mega Bass Sound System - Supplied With Sub Woofer
Specs: 4" full-range driver in each speaker, 120 VAC
MD Mechanism Type: MDM-5A (Model Name Using Similar Mechanism: MDS-JB920)
Base Unit Name: MBU-5A
Optical Pick-up: KMS-260A
ATRAC IC: CXD2654R
Content adapted from: Minidisc.org page Sony English Product Page Sony English Product Page (MiniDisc Wiki mirror)
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Additional specifications and references
| Web Md | No (not NetMD) |
|---|---|
| Manual | User manual, Service manual |
| Region | Japan, US/Canada, Europe |