MAINTENANCE
■ External care
● Periodically wipe the cabinet with a soft cloth and dilute soap
solution, then wipe with a dry cloth.
● Do not use chemically treated cleaning cloths or other chemi-
cals.
SPECIFICATIONS
As a part of our policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification changes
for product improvement without prior notice. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of
production units. There may be some deviations from these values in individual units.
● General
Type: MiniDisc deck
Signal readout: Non-contact, 3-beam semi-con-
ductor laser pick-up
Audio channels: Stereo 2 channels/monaural
(long-play mode) 1 channel
Frequency response: 4 – 20,000 Hz (+0/-1 dB)
Rotation speed: Approximately 400 to 900 rpm
Error correction: ACIRC (Advanced Cross Inter-
leave Reed-Solomon Code)
Coding: ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform
Acoustic Coding)
Recording method: Magnetic modulation overwrite
method
A/D, D/A converter: 1-bit
Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz
Wow and flutter: Unmeasurable (less than
±0.001% W. peak)
Signal/noise ratio: 100 dB or better during playback
(line output)
Power source: AC 120 V, 60 Hz
Power consumption: 17 W
Dimensions: Width: 16-15/16" (430 mm)
Height: 3-11/16" (93 mm)
Depth: 11-15/16" (302 mm)
Weight: 8.0 lbs (3.6 kg)
Input jacks
Jack
name
Jack
shape
Input
impedance
Reference
input level
Minimum
input level
LINE IN Pin jack Over
22 kohms
680 mVrms 170 mVrms
OPTICAL
IN (Optical)
Square
optical
connector
COAXIAL
(Coaxial)
Pin jack 75 ohms 500 mVp-p
Output jacks
Jack name Jack shape Output
level
Load
impedance
PHONES
(Headphones)
1/4" (6.3 mm) stereo
jack
15 mW 32 ohms
LINE OUT Pin jack 2 Vrms 50 kohms
OPTICAL
OUT (Optical)
Square optical connector
● Timer/clock
Type: Digital clock with date function
Timer: ON/OFF, once a day
● Remote control
Power: DC 3V ("AA" (UM/SUM-3, R6,
HP-7 or similar) battery in-
cluded x 2)
MD-R2
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