The Sony MZ-NH1 Portable MD Recorder!

The MZ-NH1 is Sony's first Hi-MD recorder released in Japan.  

The new HI-MD recorder from Sony. Store up to 1 gigabyte on an MD.  Compatible with standard MiniDisc Media - Store 13 Hours of Music on One Standard 80 minute MiniDisc 

Information is provided for the MZ-NH1 on the release date: July 9th 2004.  This is a Japanese domestic market recorder and is not available outside Japan on the release date - except of course through Japan-Direct!  Note that we provide everything you need to make this unit work in your country. All the labels and controls on the unit are in English. And the manual is both English and Japanese. We also supply a 120 or 240 volt to 100 volt power converter with the unit. Lastly the software is in English.

Incredible New MD Features.

• Comes in Silver and Gold - gold model only released in Japan.  
• Transfer up to 45 CD's onto a 1 GB Hi-MD disc with ATRAC3plus compression
• Supports all popular digital audio compression formats: ATRAC / MP3 / WMA / WAV
• Large 3-line LCD remote control with jog dial for easy navigation
• Record from multiple sources: USB-in / Mic-in / Analogue-in / Digital-in
• Extreme fast music transfer from and to PC:1 CD in less than 40 seconds
• Capable to store audio, video, and data files on your Hi-MD Disc / Word. Powerpoint. ATRAC. MP3. JPEG. MPEG
• Unique Charging & USB (recording) cradle
• Long battery life of up to 17 hours (approx.)
• Shock Resistant System: G-PROTECTION
• Remote Control (3 Line back-lit LCD with jog dial)
• Rechargeable Battery, Battery Charging Cradle with USB port, Battery Charger (Main Unit has charging mode via USB cradle) and AC Power Adaptor (6V) Supplied
• Digital Cable, USB Cable, Headphones and Carrying Case supplied
• SonicStage 2.0 OPERATION (unlimited check outs)
• Compatible with 1GB Hi-MD disc
• Double density recording on conventional disc
• PC upload function
• PC data storage capability
• USB bus powered
• Selectable data compression (ATRAC3 / ATRAC3 plus / Linear PCM)
• CDDB automatic music information transferring
• High speed music transfer (up to 100x)
• USB connection (2 x - Cradle & main unit)
• One touch download
• Hi-MD, MDLP and Monaural Recording
• ATRAC Type-S DSP high quality sound playback (includes TYPE-R function)
• Stereo and Syncho recording
• Recording Level Control (Digital / Analogue)
• Digital AGC (Auto Gain Control)
• Mic sense (High / Low)
• Date & Time stamp function
• USB-in (USB 1.1), Digital-in, Analogue-in, MIC-in, DC-in 6V (on cradle only) and Line-out function
• Auto end search rec.
• Group rec. function (Setting / Editing)
• Track mark on/off (divide / combine)
• Auto track marking (analogue / digital)
• Auto time track mark stamp (1-60 min)
• Erase (1 song / group / all) and Move (1 song / group) Functions
• Title Input (Track / Group / Artist / Album / Disc
• Hi-MD Mode, MDLP and Monaural Playback (Automatic)
• ATRAC Type-S DSP high quality sound playback (includes TYPE-R function)
• HD Digital Amplifier
• VPT Acoustic Engine (Virtual Phone Technology = Virtual Surround)
• 6 Band Equalizer
• Quick mode (till battery runs out)
• Auto Personal Disc Memory
• Group Function
• Bookmark Function (up to 2047 tracks)
• Program (64 songs) and Group Program (20 groups)
• AMS (Auto Music Search)
• repeat ( 1 / All / Shuffle / Program / Group), Shuffle, Cue/Review, DPC (Digital Pitch Control = Playback Speed Control), AVLS and Hold
• Rechargeable Lithium Ion LIP-4WM 10g battery supplied
• W x H x D (mm) 81.7 x 14.8 x 76.1
• Weight: 85g excl. battery, 95g incl. Battery

More photos of this fantastic new recorder:
(All photos here are the for Sony MZ-NH1 Portable MD recorder)

When you order this unit, in addition to the recorder you get:

• Earbud Headphones connected via a stick type remote controller with LED display. 
• Charging stand
• USB cable for a PC to MD connection.
• Japanese 100volt AC adaptor
• Japanese domestic market warranty. - 1 year. 
• Carrying pouch.
• Operation manual in Japanese and English manual.

Last updated: July 10, 2004 by Japan Direct © Copyright 2002. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.