Sony MINIDISC User Manual

Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1. The MiniDisc System
1.1. The Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2. What it is and How it Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3. Serial Copy Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4. Additional Features of the Premastered MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2. The production process of the premastered MD
2.1. MD Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2. MD Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3. Input components specification
3.1. Sound Carrier Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2. Additional TOC Data / Character Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3. Label-, Artwork- and Print Films . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.4. MiniDisc Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4. Sony DADC Austria AG
4.1. The Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5. Appendix
Form Sheets

Sony MINIDISC Specifications

General

Type	Portable Minidisc Player/Recorder
Disc Compatibility	MiniDisc (MD)
Recording Format	ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding)
Output	Headphone jack (3.5mm)
Power Supply	AC adapter
Dimensions	Varies by model (typically around 78 x 72 x 16 mm)