Sony mz rh1 service manual

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NIZ-RH1

SERVICE MANUAL

Ver. 1.0 2006.04

US Model
Canadian Model
AEP Model

US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories.

I SonicStage is a trademark or registered trademark of Sony Corporation.

I MD Simple Burner, OpenMG, MagicGate, MagicGate Memory
Stick, Memory Stick. Hi-MD, Net MD, ATRAC, ATRAC3,
ATRAC3plus and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

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or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and /or other countries.

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Machines Corporation.

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I Pentium is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

I MPEG Layer»3 audio coding technologyand patents licensed from
Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

I All other trademarks and registered trademarks are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective holders.

I 4 and ® marks are omitted in this manual.

I CD and music-related data from Gracenote, Inc., copyright 2000-2004
Gracenote. Gracenote CDDB® Client Software, copyright 2000-2004
Gracenote. This product and service may practice one or more of the
following US. Patents: #5987525; #6,061,680; #6,154,773,

#6,]61 132, {$6,230,192 {$6,230,201 #6240459, #6330593, and other
patents
under license for following Open Globe, Inc. United States Patent
6,304.523.
Gracenote is a registered trademarks of Gracenote. The Gracenote logo
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Documentation © 2006 Sony Corporation

Sony Corporation

9-887-182-01
20050054 Personal Audio Division
©2006.04 Published by Sony Techno Create Corporation

ed or pending. Services supplied and/or device manufactured

Model Name Using Similar Mechanism NEW

MD Mechanism Type

MT-MZRH1-181

Optical Pick-up Name

ABX-U2

SPECIFICATIONS

Audio playing system
MttttDtsc digital mum system

Systems
MttttDis

,ystcm. HIVMD system

Laser dintle properties

Emtsston duration continuous

Laser output: less than 44.3 aw

(Tins output Is the value memmed .u a distance or
200 mm from the lens surface on me opncal pickrup
block mm 7 mm aperture.)

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MZ-RH1

Recording and playhackllme
List 01 the recording lime let each disc (Approx)
The recording tiitte is varied depending on disc type. disc mode. codec. nnd bit rote,

when using I disc in Hi-MD mud:

When lemming llll lite lennlder Recording lime

Maximum output (DC)

l-Iendphones:

45 mW + 4 5 niw (Io (2) (European model)

5 mw + 5 mw (lo (2) (Other models)

Power requirements

Sony AC Power Adaptor DC 5 v AC IIIII V , 240 v. 50/oII l-Iz

DndEE/ Recording lllllfll IEE Hi-MD Ell-minute 7d-lllillllll fill-milllfll Lllhlumrlon rechargeable baltcly
Bil [all all "I: "can! disc slandam dill: standard disc slalllillfl flisfi LIP+4WMI 3.7 V. 370 Ill/\h. Llrlon
LinearPCM/ PCM I hour had A minutes 2o minutes 2| minutes
I 4 Mbps 34 minutes Dneralma "WWW"?
MC +5 T (+41 H to +35 C (+95 °FI
ATRACJpIusI leSP 7 hours and 2 hours and 2 hours and I hour and Battery operation tlme"
25o khps 55 ruinuies 2|) iniriuies III minutes 4II ruiuuies .
. . . . . , Battery lIle't
ATkAcapIua/ leLP 54 hmln ll) hon id 9 hours and 7 hour, nd
M kbn) it) mmmm 2r) "mum at) "mum Thls value varie dcpctldlng on how the recorder is used.
When translarrino lrnm "I! turnout" Recmflina timz When recording/playing continuously in HI-MD mode (Unit approx, hours)
Coden/Eil [all 153 Hi-MD Ell-minute 7A-minule Ell-mil"!!! . . ._ ._ 1)
din: sIandard disc standard disc slandard disc Wh'" . m W 5" "' SP "' 'j" m?
LlneorPCM/l 4 Mops I hour und III minutes 2o minutes 2| rhiques mm 3 H'MD 1 6 > I 3 7
34 minutes hit/74/Xllrmmule 5 9 I0 5 in
km: siaridnrd d 'c
ATkAcapIuc/isz kbps 5 hours land I hour And I heiir and I hour and P 1"E 3' H D 5 15 5 '9 1" 5
39 minutes 35 mlnu|E\ 3II minutes III minutes hit/74/Xflrmmule K I4 5 III 5 In
ATkAcapIus/zso kept 7 holln and z houn .ind 2 hours td I hour and 4mm '1 -I-
55 minutes 2U mlnu|E\ III minutes 4II minutes _ _ _ _
ATRACSpqu/WZ km H 1mm 3 ml m 3 MW 2 hum and When recording/playlng continuously In MD mode (Unit approx, hours)
In iniriuies 2II mlnlllet When in m, 3": Ln L"
A'IKACJpIuslM khpi 34 hmm III honis and 9 hours and 7 hours and Remdmg mnmrymmum mm) um K 5 m 5 ,2
III minutes 2II iniuuiet 4II minutes
, Playing fiU/74/K0rmmule standard (Inc I5 5 I7 5 l9
Al'kAcspItu/dx kbp\ 45 hmln [3 houis and I2 hours and III hours
"me 3 " m Measured in accordance wnli tlte JEITA (Japan Electronics and lniormnticn Technology Industries
A'l'kACS/l xz khps Io hmln .irid 4 hours and 4 hours and 3 hours and Assmmmn) and.
"1 '"°" 5" mm? 3 " m 4 '" II Mensuied using n iully chmged Iithiumaoii teehntgenhie ballcrv with "EL Light" n) the menu set to Aulo air
ATRACS/IUS kops 29 hours and o hour\ and 5 hours and s w. muffin: A. (:3 ppm
4 """°" W "me 40 '"'"° I The recorder ennnot record in MP1 inode Ti ansIer MP] audio darn using the suppIied SonicStape software
A'l'kACS/MI Imps 32 hours and 9 hours and 9 hours
40 minutes 5o minutes
may/.2); tha .7 1mm 5 hm, 4 how and Repeated reehurging causes the ea) or the reeIinrgenoIe Iinttery to decrease oiertinie Asn result. the hatteiy
30 "mm IiIe oiII oeeoine sllmter risthe battery N used Ylease rephee the batteiy when the battery IiiereteIies about had:

lIWhell llanslerrlllg Jrllllllule tiiieks
2) MP3 hIe Ioiiiiats- .ire as follows MYEGrl Audio LayelS/samplmg tieqiieney 4.1 I Isl-Iunxed hit rate

Revolullons
Approx. 350 rpru to 3.fill(t rpm (CLV I

Errol correction
HIrMD: LDC (bong Distance Codcya ls (Burst lndicntor Subeode I
M , CIRC (Adinnced Cr .. lnlcrlenvc Reed Solomon Code)

Sampling llenuenoy
44d kHz

Sampling rate converter
Optical (dlglml) lnplll: 32 kHz/44d kHz/4x kHz

Autlln lolmals supported by this recorder

Recording:

LmeanCM (44,1 kHz/Io bit)

A'l'kACSplIIs (Hosp. HIrLP)

ATRACS (LPz. LI>4)

ATRAC (SP)

Playback.

LineanCM

A'rkAc3plus

ATRACS

ATKAC

MP3 (ior pInyback only) (MPEGri Audio Layer]. snmplinp Irequeney 32/44. 1/48 Id-Iz. bit rnte
327320 kbps (nxed/vannblc bit rateII

ATRAC stands tor Adaplive mansrorrn Acoustic Coding.

Modulation system

HtrMD: IJRLL (Run Length LImllcd)/PRML (Purllal Response Mnxitnuni lecllhood)
MD EFM (Eight to Fourteen Modulntien)

Frequency response (During Iligilal and analog Inpul)

20 to 20.000 Hz :3 dB

Input conneolols

MIC (PLUG lN POWER). stereo mlllljack (minimum input lcvcl (le rnV)

LINE IN (OPT): stereo nllllljnck tor analog input (minimum input level 49 rtiVI/opticnl (dlglml)
llllnljock tor optical (digital) input

Output connector

fl/LINE our: stereo mmlrfllck (dcdtcnted remote yaclr) / rcgululcd output 194 ruv (III m)

the time listed nboye

Dimensions

Approx $3.3 x $44 >< I47 rum (w/h/d)

mix 3 h x /s: in.) (cxcludlng proyecnng ports and controls)
Mass

Approx. go g (3 4 oz.) (rhe order only)

Approx. 106 g (3 II oz ) (Including the rechargeable battery)

* The LINE IN (OPT) jack is used [0 connect either adigitnl (optical) cnble or n line (analog)
cnble.

M Measured in accordance wrtlt lElTA.

Supp ed acc essories
- AC power adnptor(l(III V , 240 V)
. AC power cord
. USE cnble
. Remote control:
. Enrphones
. LllMWM Lllhmmrlon rechargeable battery
. Rechargeable battery case
- Optical cable (tor the Europenti model)
. Cortying pouch
- Ferrite core (small size)
, Three tor the European model
, Two tor the North Alllcncml modcl
- IGB leMD disc (except tor the Europenn model)
. CDrROIV I
(Windows SonlcSldge/MD Simple Eumcr. Mncintoslt: leMD Music Trnnstcr for Mac)
- Upcmllllg Instructions (this manual)
. 0pctnting Instructions (leMD Music Transter ior Mac I

II The shape or the plug diners nccording to the region where the recorder wns purchased.
Two cords \\llll dinerently shaped plugs are supplied \\llll the models tor Europe. Asia and Chile.
Use the one that corresponds with the outlet conhgurntion in the mglon where it is used.

a For the North American and Latin American models.

lnolc With a teri-ite core is suppllcd,

I Do not play a CDrROM on on audio CD plnyer
For details on "leMD Muslc Trnitsicr for Mac
recorder.

reier to the instruction sheet supplied With this

Design and specifications nre subiect to chnnge Wilholll notice.