Source: MiniDisc Wiki contributors · September 3, 2026 snapshot · CC BY 4.0, except where otherwise credited.
Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony MZ-N420D”. 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 | MZ-N420D |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 2004/04 |
| Device type | portable |
| Recorder | Recorder |
| MDLP | Yes |
| NetMD | Yes |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | No |
| Dimensions | 81 x 30.7 x 74.4mm |
| Weight | 113.3g Body |
| ATRAC ver | Type-S |
| Battery | Not recorded AA |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | No |
| Voltage | Not recorded |
| Power cable | Not recorded |
| Price (launch) | $100 |
| Not recorded | |
| - | |
| Inputs | Not recorded |
| Outputs | 3.5mm headphone |
| Control | USB Mini-B |
Budget NetMD recorder. Has no analog or digital inputs (can only write discs over NetMD) and also has no remote connector or DC/Charger pin.
Optical Pick-up Name: LCX-5R
ATRAC IC: CXD2680
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Content adapted from:
US Announcement press release (archive.org).
US Announcement press release (archive.org). (MiniDisc Wiki mirror)
Manuals
Repairs
Attached photo shows orientation of internal spring for the lid of the unit.
Photos
Additional specifications and references
| Web Md | Supported (Type-S exploits) |
|---|---|
| Remote Page | |
| Atrac Ic | CXD2680 |
| Manual | User manual, Service manual |
| Region | US/Canada |