• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sony Corporation; Tokyo

• Year
• 1982–1985

• Category
• Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 128712

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• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Wave bands
• - without

• Details
• CD-Player, -Writer, MD, MOD (audio); Remote Control (with wire or wireless)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 120; 220; 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Compact Disc Player CDP-101 - Sony Corporation; Tokyo

• Shape
• Book-shelf unit.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 355 x 105 x 325 mm / 14 x 4.1 x 12.8 inch

• Notes

• The first Sony stereo hi-fi compact disc player, launched in Japan in October 1982, with remote control (RM-101) housed in a midi size black plastic case. CX-20017 16 bit linear Digital to Analogue Converter, KSS-100A laser pick-up block. RCA phono sockets for Line Output, Sync. Out jack (some models), Accessory Connector for future optional upgrades, Switched AC Outlet, Auto-Pause and and Antishock On/Off switches, 6.3 mm (¼ inch) jack for Headphones with volume level control.

  Features
  Full Auto Front Loading Linear Skating Disc Loading Mechanism
  Full-Logic "Feather Touch" Operation
  AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) and Repeat Functions
  Digital Readout Display (Track number, Elapsed / Remaining Time)
  Remote Control Operation
  Timer Play (requires external timer)
  Auto Pause function
  Beep Sound to confirm remote control operation (On/Off  switch underneath)

  Specification
  System	Compact disc digital audio system
  Disc	Compact disc
  Track pitch	1.6 µm
  Sampling frequency	44.1 kHz
  Quantization	16 bit linear quantizing/channel
  Modulation system	EFM
  Transfer rate	2.03 Mbit/sec. (before modulation)
  Laser (KSS-100A)	Semiconductor laser (λ = 780 nm)
  Spindle speed	200 r.p.m. to 500 r.p.m. (CLV)
  Scan velocity	1.2 - 1.4 m/sec.
  Error correction	Sony Super Strategy Cross Interleave Reed Solomon Code
  Number of channels	2
  D-A conversion	16-bit linear
  Frequency response	5 - 20,000 Hz ±0.5 dB
  Harmonic distortion	Less than 0.004 % (1 kHz)
  Dynamic range	More than 90 dB
  Signal to noise ratio	More than 90 dB
  Channel separation	More than 90 dB
  Wow and flutter	Below measurable limit
  Outputs
  Line out Fixed	Output level 2 V rms (at MSB) Load impedance over 10 kΩ
  Headphones	28 mW at 32 Ω

  Versions/Power requirements
  Japan model /  100V AC 50/60Hz
  US model /  120V AC 60Hz
  Canadian model /  120V AC 60Hz
  AEP model /  220V AC 50/60Hz
  UK model /  240V AC 50/60Hz
  E model /  110, 120, 220 or 240V AC 50/60Hz adjustable

  Power consumption:   30 W

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 7.6 kg / 16 lb 11.8 oz (16.74 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 168,000.00 YEN

• Source of data
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Service manual CDP-101)

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3969 models, 3829 with images and 954 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sony Corporation; Tokyo