Source: MiniDisc Wiki contributors · September 3, 2026 snapshot · CC BY 4.0, except where otherwise credited.
Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony MDS-JE480”. 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.
Sony MDS-JE480
| Name | MDS-JE480 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 2002/06 |
| Device type | deck |
| MDLP | Yes |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | No |
| Dimensions | 430 x 95 x 285mm |
| Weight | 3kg |
| ATRAC ver | Type-S |
| Power cable | AC |
| Price (launch) | $130 |
| Not recorded | |
| - | |
| Inputs | RCA in, Digital optical (TOSLINK) |
| Outputs | RCA out |
| Control | Not recorded |
Budget MDLP/Type-S deck from the last Sony deck model range.
Ships with RM-D10E remote, has very few inputs/outputs (one RCA input, one digital input).
MD Mechanism Type: MDM-7S1A
Optical Pick-up: KMS-260B/260E
ATRAC IC: CXD2664R
Content adapted from: Minidisc.org Sony specs page crutchfield page radiomuseum.org
Manuals
MDS-JE480 User Manual (31 page)
MDS-JE480 User Manual (32 page)
MDS-JE480 Service Manual (v1.5)
Sony website service manual text
Note: If you have a more fully-featured remote control from a higher-end deck, some of the "higher model features" are available on this deck via the remote control. e.g. Auto Pause.
Photos
Here is the "hidden" Auto Pause feature enabled from a higher-spec model remote control (sorry for the terrible photo):
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Additional specifications and references
| Recorder | Recorder |
|---|---|
| Battery Page | |
| Sidecar | No |
| Voltage | 100 |
| Remote Page | |
| Atrac Ic | CXD2664R |
| Manual | User manual, Service manual |
| Region | Japan |