====== Sony Personal MD File "DATA EATA" PDF-5 ======

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Combination of an MD Drive, scanner, and 9.5inch monochrome LCD touch capable display (states 8 levels of greyscale).  The drive is an MD-Data drive, and can support up to 1000 A4 files on each disc.  The scanner can scan a single A4 page in about 4 seconds. Scanned documents can be edited and searched (built-in OCR?), and the device can also be used as a memo pad.

Had a few optional accessories:
  * PDK-1 Printer Cable - allowed the device to connect to a "Centronics Parallel Compliant Printer (Amphenol 36 pin)"
  * PDN-1 Handy Scanner - External scanner for things hard to capture with the built in scanner (press release mentions curved surfaces, bindings, and postcards)
  * PDC-PDF5 Main Unit Storage Case
  * PDB-PDF5 Main Unit Storage Bag
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Content adapted from: [[https://www.sony.com/ja/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/199511/95CI-151/| Sony Official Press Release]]

====== Notes ======

Device will not read/write/play non-Data MD discs.
  * "Pressed" CD-mode MD are detected immediately by sensor switch in drive.
  * Recordable MD are detected after reading MD TOC.

Any attempt to use non-Data MD will give the error: 「ディスクの種類が違うため、対応できません。」 [[https://translate.google.com| Translated]]: "Unable to support the disc because it is a different type."

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===== Manuals =====

[[https://archive.org/details/sony-personal-md-file-pdf-5-instruction-manual| PDF-5 User Manual]]

===== Repair =====



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