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Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony MZ-R500”. 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-R500 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 2001/11 |
| Device type | portable |
| Recorder | Recorder |
| MDLP | Yes |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | No |
| Dimensions | 78 x 76 x 18 mm |
| Weight | 113g |
| ATRAC ver | 4.5 |
| Battery | Not recorded AA |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | No |
| Voltage | 1.5, 3 |
| Power cable | Center positive |
| Price (launch) | $180 |
| Not recorded | |
| - | |
| Inputs | 3.5mm line in (analog-only), 3.5mm line in (optical multi) |
| Outputs | 3.5mm headphone |
| Control | Not recorded |
ATRAC 4.5 device, but does not have a powered microphone input. Also doesn't have a microphone input.
Features:
- ATRAC 4.5 SP recording
- LP2 / LP4 recording and playback
- 40 seconds of anti-skip protection
- Uses a single AA for power
- Optical / Analog Line - in
- Digital Megabass
- Synchro recording
- Track splitting and combining
formatc1702 added bluetooth to his MZ-R500.
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