====== Sony MZ-E30 ======

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Offered in Silver, Sparkling Blue and Sparkling Orange.

"MD Jacket" design (i.e.-shaped like an MD case). LCD on both device and remote.  ~4 hour battery life on NiMH, another 4 or so with the AA sidecar.

  * Equipped with 1 song repeat, all repeat, shuffle repeat playback modes.
  * Gum pack shaped Nickel-Hydride rechargeable cell quick-charger included. Can produce 40% charge in about 15 minutes, full charge in about 60 minutes.
  * Monaurally recorded discs are automatically played back in monaural mode with ``auto-monaural playback mode''.

"Both Machines -- compared to the previous MZ-E3:\\
Development of the ultra small pickup: by adopting a magnesium diecast construction, an 80% weight reduction and 30% thickness reduction was achieved.\\
Newly developed LSI: gives a 45% reduction in parts count.\\
Newly developed LSI: cuts power consumption to less than 50%, realizes ability to drive unit with 1.5V "gum pack shape" Nickel-Hydride cell."

Optical pickup: ODX-01 - Sony part# A-3311-036-A\\
ATRAC Decoding chip: UPD63739GC0-9EU\\
Minidisc mechanism type: MT-MZE30-126\\

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Content adapted from: [[https://www.sony.com/ja/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/199609/96A-118/|Sony Press Release]]
[[https://www.minidisc.org/e30-e50.htm|minidisc.org translation of original press release]]
[[https://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-E30+E50.html |MZ-E30 Minidisc.org page]]
===== Manuals =====

{{:equipment:sony:portable:mz-e30.pdf|MZ-E30 User Manual}}

{{ :equipment:sony:portable:mz-e30service.pdf |MZ-E30 Service Manual}}
===== Repair =====

(repair links go here)

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