Information on the release date: August 10, 1999. This is a Japanese domestic market recorder and is not available outside Japan on the release date.
With the exciting new Recharging Cradle:
The only MD Recorder with 7 World Firsts!!!
1. Worldest longest playing recorder. Uses a 7th generation
ATRAC chip with .25 micron manufacturing process that was designed for low
power consumption as well as it's high speed disc drive circuit and mechanism.
2 .Smallest and thinnest recorder (as of 7/99), 13% smaller and 14% thinner
than the previous MD-MT821 model. Actual Size: 79.4 x 17.9 x D 81.1mm,
Weight is 163 grams with rechargeable battery.
3. First portable recorder with recharging stand like a PalmPilot using I-Mac
like translucent blue. There are no audio or control connections on the cradle
- only power, however unit can record and playback while recharging in the
stand.
4. First portable recorder with digital recording level control.
5. First portable recorder with auto fade in and fade out during recording
start and finish. Three step fade time selector will automatically fade out
level as recording encounters end of disc.
6. First portable recorder with Japanese character display on the remote.
This is only on the MT832. Remote is backlit and can display
5 Japanese or 10 Roman characters. The MT832 is exactly the same unit
as the MT831 except it can display Kanji characters on the Remote
and it costs $20 more.
7. First portable recorder with optional PC (AD-PCR1) and Zaurus (AD-ZAR1)
link. Titling and editing can be done via this link, as well as program
play selection, label printing, and MD library management. Eight patterns
are available for label printing, as well as the ability to include digital
camera images. Further information is in Japanese on Sharp's home page at
www.sharp.co.jp. Software is
Japanese only. This cable is not available until Dec 1.
Other Key features:
- 11.5 hours of play, or 4.5 hours of recording, on a single external AA battery.
- 26 hours of play, or 14 hours of recording, on both batterys.
- 40 seconds of shock protection.
- Headphone can be used as line out.
- English and Japanese Kana song title entry
- 20bit DAC and ADC.
- Headphone power: 10mw+10mw into 16ohms, Frequency. response: 20-20kHz
- English and Japanese operation Manual.
- Sharp 24bit ATRAC version ??
- Available in silver and blue.
- One repeat, all repeat, Random repeat and random mode for playback.
- Backlit LCD remote.
- Mic and digital synchro start recording.
- Unit can be operated while recharging.
