Sony MZ-N420D User's Manual

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Net MD™ Walkman

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MZ-N420D

Digital Music Player

• Store 5 Hours of Music on One Standard MiniDisc (LP4 Mode)

• Record your MP3s or CDs at up to 32x* Speed

• Utilizes Affordable Standard MiniDisc Media

• One Standard MiniDisc Supplied

• Up to 56 Hours Continuous Battery Life Using 1 "AA" Battery (LP4 Mode)****

• Plays Back in ATRAC3™ Audio, Supports Multiple Audio Formats (MP3, WMA**, WAV)

• Music Management Software Supplied

• Skip-Free*** G-Protection™ Technology

• Group/Folder Function

▲ Step-up Feature ◗ New Feature

MZ-N420D

Net MD™ Walkman

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Digital Music Player

features

• Store 5 Hours Of Music On One Standard Minidisc (LP4 Mode)

MiniDisc media can store over 5 hours (LP4 mode) of music and cost only about $2 per disc.

• Record Your MP3s or CDs at up to 32x* Speed Net MD™ products provide high speed transfer of your music from your PC directly to your

Net MD recorder. The title/track information you create in the jukebox automatically will be transferred to the Net MD recorder.

• Utilizes Affordable Standard MiniDisc Media MiniDisc media is re-recordable, scratch resistant, low cost and provides high capacity storage.

• One Standard MiniDisc Supplied The MZ-N420D comes supplied with one standard MiniDisc.

• Up to 56 Hours Continuous Battery Life Using 1 "AA" Battery

(LP4 Mode)**** Net MD Walkman recorders provide super long battery life (up to 56 hours) with using just 1 "AA" battery.

• Plays Back in ATRAC3™ Audio, Supports Multiple Internet Audio

Formats (MP3, WMA**, WAV) The Net MD recorder plays back in

ATRAC3 format and supports the most popular Internet audio formats, including MP3, WMA and WAV.

• Music Management Software Supplied Net MD recorders come bundled with SonicStage ® and MD Simple Burner application, which makes it easy to import, manage and transfer your music collections.

• Skip-Free*** G-Protection™ Technology Net MD recorders come equipped with Skip-Free G-protection technology which provides virtually uninterrupted playback of your music during active uses.

• Group/Folder Function allows for easy navigation between multiple file folders transferred from playlist.

specifications

Format: Digital Audio MiniDisc System

Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz

Data Compression Method (Coding): ATRAC ® /ATRAC3™ (Adaptive Transform

Acoustic Coding)

Frequency Response: 20-20,000Hz +/-3dB

Wow and Flutter: Unmeasurable

Inputs: USB (previously called USB1.1)

Outputs: Headphones/(stereo mini)

Power Requirements: "AA" Alkaline Battery x 1 (optional)

Battery Life (Approx.):

SP (Normal Stereo)

1 x "AA" Alkaline

LP2

1 x "AA" Alkaline

LP4

1 x "AA" Alkaline

Continuous Playback

42 hrs

Continuous Playback

48 hrs

Continuous Playback

56 hrs

Color: Blue

Dimensions (WHD): 3 1 ⁄

4

" x 1 3 ⁄

16

" x 3" (81.0 x 28.9 x 74.4mm)

Weight: 3.8 oz (106g) without battery

Supplied Accessories: MDR-027LP Headphones, SonicStage ®

CD-ROM with MD Simple Burner application, USB Cable

Software

Optional Accessories: Active Mini Speakers

©2004 Sony Electronics Inc.

Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Sony,

ATRAC, ATRAC3, G-Protection, MD Simple Burner, Net MD, SonicStage and Walkman are trademarks of Sony.

MiniDisc products sold by manufacturer-authorized outlets include the Serial Copy Management

System which will not prevent you from making a direct digital-to-digital copy from a digital source but such copies will prevent a second digital-to-digital copy from being made.

*When recording in LP4 mode. Results vary based on PC specifications and does not include title transfer.

**Non secured WMA file.

***Reduces or eliminates skipping during many active uses.

****Actual battery life may vary based on usage patterns.

Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate.

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Sony Electronics Inc.

1 Sony Drive

Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656 www.sony.com

Printed in USA 2/2004