====== Sony MDS-B5 ======

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Recorder for professional use.  Has a port so that it can make 1:1 duplications with a matching unit.  {{ :equipment:sony:pro:1999_at-a-glance_-_01-15-99.pdf | Has windows software and can do 4x duplication.}}

Fully controllable over serial interface. Came with keyboard style remote.

There was also a playback only version, the [[equipment:sony:pro:mds-b6p| MDS-B6P]].

ATRAC Encoder: CXD2536CR\\
Model Name Using Similar Mechanism: MDS-B3 MD\\
Mechanism Type: MDM-2BL\\
Base Unit Type: MBU-2BL \\
Optical Pick-up Type: KMS-210A/J-N \\

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Content adapted from: [[http://minidisc.org/part_Sony_MDS-B5+B6P.html| Minidisc.org page]], [[http://blog.livedoor.jp/sai4takakuma/archives/1074483838.html|Japanese Teardown]]
{{:equipment:sony:pro:sony_business_1999_catalog_starin.pdf | Sony 1999 Catalog starin}}
===== Manuals =====

{{ :equipment:sony:pro:mds-b5user.pdf |MDS-B5 User Manual}}

{{ :equipment:sony:pro:mds-b5service.pdf |MDS-B5 Service Manual}}

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