====== Sony MDS-B3 ======

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Unit for broadcast companies. Come with a keyboard style controller, packed full of playback features.

[[equipment:sony:pro:mds-b4p|MDS-B4P]] is a playback only unit.

Base Unit Type (MDS-B3): MBU-1A\\
Base Unit Type (MDS-B4P): MBU-1B\\
Optical Pickup Block: KMS-140C\\

Both Left and Right channels have their own separate ATRAC Encoder / Decoders: CXD2527R  (Page 90 service manual)

EFM/ ACIRC Encoder / Decoder: CXD2525R\\
Shock Proof Memory Controller: CXD2526Q\\

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Content adapted from: [[https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/sony_minidisc_recorder_mds_b3.html|Radio Museum Page]], [[https://sigechan-junk.sakura.ne.jp/page248.html|Japanese detailed pictures]],[[http://minidisc.org/part_Sony_MDS-B3+B4P.html | Minidisc.org page]], [[http://minidisc.org/sony_pro_md.html|Translated release (original is gone)]].

===== Manuals =====

{{:equipment:sony:pro:mds-b3user.pdf|MDS-B3/MDS-B4 Service Manual}}

===== Photos =====
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