Sony ZS-M1

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Adapted from “Sony ZS-M1”. 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	ZS-M1
Manufacturer	Sony
Released	1992/11
Device type	boombox
Recorder	Recorder
MDLP	No
NetMD	No
Hi-MD	No
Radio	Not recorded
Dimensions	W 480 x H 148 x D 190mm
Weight	5800
ATRAC ver	1
Battery	Not recorded Not recorded
Battery notes	Not recorded
Sidecar (depr)	Not recorded
Voltage	100, 120
Power cable	Not recorded
Price (launch)	$900
Price (launch)	¥98 000
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Inputs	3.5mm line in (analog-only), Digital optical (TOSLINK), Radio recording
Outputs	3.5mm line out (analog-only), 3.5mm headphone, Digital optical (TOSLINK), Speaker amplifier
Control	Not recorded

Features: ATRAC 1. MD recorder/player and AM/FM receiver in one unit. Backlit LCD display. Credit card size remote. Editing functions: track divide, combine, swap, erase, song title, disc title (21 character limit). Shock resistant memory. Digital clock/timer. Digital AM/FM tuner with auto stereo channel scan. 24 station memory presets (12 AM, 12 FM). Common Cavity Common Resonance (CCCR) speaker system (Bose speakers, licensed by Sony). Power: 7.5 watts X 2.

FM: 87.6 - 108 MHz
AM: 530 - 1710 kHz

Mechanism Deck Type: MT-MZ1-106
Optical Block: KMS-130B
ATRAC IC: CXD2527R-1

Release date estimated from 1992 Catalog.

Content adapted from: Minidisc.org page sony_catalog_92.11.pdf