====== Sony MZ-R50 ======

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Recorder with remote controller, and long battery life (for the time of its release, around 7 hours playback). 

Available in silver, blue, and orange. The orange model was only sold in Japan.

The remote for Sony's higher end CD Walkmans from the same time period(D-E01/D-EJ01) will function properly with the MZ-R50 including the backlight function.

Some older R50s have a flaw in them that apparently allows you to turn the digital copy protection feature (SCMS) off. By inserting a 24K resistor in to ports 2&4 (counting left to right) of the remote port, you can put the unit in to test mode, and access a menu that lets you turn off SCMS.
 
See [[http://web.archive.org/web/20000229084616/http://www.sketchy.net/md/r50scms.html | Sony's R50 dodges SCMS]] via the Wayback Machine for more details

ATRAC Chip: CXD2652AR\\
Optical Pick-up Type KMS-280A\\
MD Machanism Type MT-MZR-50-143\\

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Content adapted from: [[http://minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-R50.html| Minidisc.org MZ-R50 Page]]

Additional feature information from: [[https://web.archive.org/web/19971211003613/http://www.sony.co.jp/CorporateCruise/News/9709/97-082.html| Official Press Release (Archived)]]

[[https://ebay.us/zgaQq0| Search for the MZ-R50 on eBay]]

===== Manuals =====

[[http://minidisc.org/r50_manual/index.html| User Manual English HTML]]

{{:equipment:sony:portable:mz-r50user.pdf| User Manual Japanese/English PDF}}

{{:equipment:sony:portable:mz-r50service.pdf| Service Manual PDF}}

{{:equipment:sony:portable:sony_mzr50_manual_197.pdf| User Manual Multilanguage 198 Pages PDF}}

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