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Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Victor MX-WMD500”. 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 | MX-WMD500 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Victor |
| Released | 1998/11 |
| Device type | bookshelf |
| Recorder | Recorder |
| MDLP | Not recorded |
| NetMD | Not recorded |
| Hi-MD | Not recorded |
| Radio | Yes |
| Dimensions | (Width) 245 x (Height) 345 x (Depth) 368 mm |
| Weight | 9700 |
| ATRAC ver | Not recorded |
| Battery | Not recorded Not recorded |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | Not recorded |
| Voltage | 100 |
| Power cable | Not recorded |
| Price (launch) | Not recorded |
| ¥98 000 | |
| - | |
| Inputs | RCA in, CD, Tape deck |
| Outputs | Not recorded |
| Control | Not recorded |
CA-MXWMD500 Is stamped on the main body.
1. Equipped with a double MD deck consisting of a "3 MD changer" for the first and re-recording of a 1-box minicomputer * and a "1 MD" for playback
- When recording from MD to MD, text information such as title is also recorded at the same time.
- A long-time MD playback of 4 discs is possible.
- "Back recording function" that allows you to listen to another MD or external input while recording from a CD to an MD.
- In cooperation with a 3-CD changer, 7 types of various MD recording / editing are possible.
2. Equipped with a "shining double JOG" and a large "action display" to graphically control MD editing functions
- "Shining Double JOG":
- In addition to the conventional "Multi JOG", "REC Control JOG" is also equipped. Flashes in blue to guide the operation, and 7 types of various MD recording / editing modes can be easily set.
- Large "action display":
- A vivid 4-color display that displays various information pictograms in the central graphic display area. You can check the current recording / editing status at a glance.
3. Three-dimensional sound field effect by "double angle 4 peaker" and "new surround circuit"
- "Double-angle 4-speaker" A 4-speaker configuration with two squawkers mounted on one speaker. A wide sound field is realized with a double-angle structure in which one of the squawkers is arranged at an angle outward.
- "New surround circuit": A new circuit that can be adjusted in 3 stages and has a remarkable surround effect is adopted. In addition, it is equipped with 7 types of "SOUND MODE" that can be set manually.
4. New function "MD Title Reserve" that can save title input time
- During MD recording, you can enter the title of up to 16 songs to be recorded in advance.
5. "MD title remote control" with the same 10-key input method as mobile phones, which allows you to enter titles at hand
<* 7 types of various MD recording / editing modes>
- MD → MD
- CD → MD
- "Triple REC": Continuous recording of 3 CDs on 3 MDs on a one-to-one basis
- "Best Hit REC": Continuous recording of only the first song from 3 CDs to MD
- "Long REC": Long-time recording on 3 MDs in a row from a long-time radio program (sound is interrupted when changing discs)
- "Listening EDIT (MD → MD)": Easily program-record the song you want to record while listening to and checking the song
- "Listening EDIT (CD → MD)": Easily program-record the song you want to record while listening to and checking the song
Content adapted from: Victor Press Release Victor Press Release (MiniDisc Wiki mirror)
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Additional specifications and references
| Manual | |
|---|---|
| Region | Japan |