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News Release 2002/9/13

Longest in the world^{- An hour continuous reproduction of about one} 117 is achieved.

Portable MD recorder SJ-MR230 is put on the market.

Multi Cradle attachment with small separates speaker and ten keys

(SJ-MR230 about 27KB)

Name of articles	Portable MD recorder
•i”Ô(unknown word)	SJ-MR230
Hope retail price (excluding tax)	Opening
Sale day	October 10
Color	-S /- (silver)A (blue) /- R (red)
The number of monthly production	20,000

*** The Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. longest in the world in ˜^(unknown word) portable again MD recorder. ^{- A continuous reproduction of one} is achieved, small separates speaker is put on the market, and attached portable MD recorder gSJ-MR230" is put on the market on October 10.

This product longest in the world because of the conserve electric power technology. ^{- An hour continuous reproduction of about
one} 117 has been achieved. The high pitched sound quality small separates speaker is made known, and moreover, music can be enjoyed by the high pitched sound quality even if the headphone is not used, and a use portable MD scene is made known because it is attached. Multi Cradle of the attachment adopts ten keys which can be the easy title input, and aims at the improvement of operativeness.
*** Our company <widening> does ‘i‹(unknown word) centering on the businessman layer the purchase of MD for the first time this product and more than the one's twenties.

1. Longest in the world^{- An hour continuous reproduction of about
one} 117 is achieved.
2. High pitched sound quality small separates speaker attachment
3.10 keys^{- Multi Cradle attachment to
which title input can be easily done by two}

*** - 1:Use an attached corner type rechargeable battery together with one optional AA type Panasonic alkali dry battery as <˜^(unknown word)> model <again>, and at the LP4 mode. As of September 1, 2002.
- 2:The hiragana and the Chinese character cannot be input.

Public relations person: Panasonic marketing headquarters communications group public relations team Oono telephone 03-3436-7615 customers: Page customer consultation center telephone 0120-878-365 (Toll-Free) home URLhttp://www.panasonic.co.jp

y background of development z

Our company aims at the expansion proposal of a use portable MD scene, and has been putting player (*dokkinsutairu*) MD who can use it also with the earphone and the speaker on the market since last year. Because portable MD recorder SJ-MR230 of the sale also has adopted the high pitched sound quality small separates speaker at this time, music can easily have the enjoyment on the desk etc.Moreover, the longest in the world because of the pursuit of the conserve electric power technology. ^{- About
continuousness 117-one} hour reproduction has been achieved. In addition, character input ten keys which can be title input^{- Multi
Cradle where two} was adopted is aimed at, and it is attached, and aims at the improvement of operativeness.

y feature z

1. Longest in the world^{- An hour continuous
reproduction of about one} 117 is achieved.

*** One square nickel hydrogen rechargeable battery of attachment and optional AA type Panasonic alkali dry battery is used together, and the longest in the world as <˜^(unknown word)> model <again>. ^{- It is possible to reproduce for about
117 hours of one}. Moreover, the recording can record the conference etc. for a long time because (*S) can record for about continuousness 62 hours (At the LP4 mode). (microphone optional)

2. High pitched sound quality small separates speaker attachment

*** Titanium corn (*neojimagunet*) is adopted in the speaker, [it] puts on the bed side and the desk etc. , and music is attached <the high pitched sound quality small separates speaker which can be enjoyed>. *** The sound of the integrated output about 1.8W extends and a use <happiness> portable MD scene extends further though a compact size.

3.10 keys^{- Multi Cradle attachment to which title input can be easily done
by two}

The character input ten keys which can easily do the title input are easily adopted in multi Cradle where the charge is possible only by putting the main body. The MD edit "(*dibaid*)" etc. by which "Group" by which the tune including the input of the title of MD is brought together in the group and 1 is divided into two can be easily done.

¦1:	*** An attached corner type rechargeable battery and one optional AA type Panasonic alkali dry battery as ˜^(unknown word) model <again> at the LP4 mode of using together. As of September 1, 2002.
¦2:	The hiragana and the Chinese character cannot be input.

< and other feature >

- New "One finger liquid crystal remote control" attachment offered easily more because of easy design
- Equipped with high pitched sound quality voice compression technology gH.D.E.S" &24bit (Only at a standard mode) operation ATRAC DSP.
- The recording level can be adjusted by an input which is digital, analog, and is all microphones.
- When recording continuing only the first CD, equipped with the convenient, continuous ‚Ë‚ç‚¢(unknown word) ˜^‚è(unknown word) function.
- New ‰õ(unknown word) installation inside phon (anti-bacterium material adoption) by which high pitched sound quality and comfortable installation feeling are achieved
- Mark mode function of time when truck mark attaches automatically at constant intervals
- Equipped with liquid crystal display of Chinese character display correspondence (Neither the hiragana nor the Chinese character input with this machine can be done).
- "Memory U(unknown word) function at standard 40 seconds/LP2 o'clock 80 seconds/LP4 o'clock for 160 seconds" by which ‰¹”ò‚Ñ(unknown word) is prevented from shock
- Can synchronized recording by connecting it with other audio equipments and with built-in sampling rate converter (48/44.1/32kHz)
- Four stage battery remainder amount display function of main body and remote control liquid crystal which becomes standard at for reproduction mode of monaural length time, battery exchange, and charge time
- Train position where S-XBS circuit (switch by two stages) and sound (*more*) which can enjoy heavy bass sound with power are cut
Introduction scanning memory reproduction function which can be listened by choosing only headphone code and favorite - and ugly tune
- Convenient (*kyaringupohchi*) attachment for addition using and without cutting rechargeable battery amount of the battery remainder, can charge, and carrying
*** [It] corresponds in the main body print <-> substrate, and [it] corresponds in the environment and [it] corresponds to random play all tune adoption <considered no lead ‚Í‚ñ‚¾(unknown word)> and one/repetition.

y demand trend z

*** (source:Our company of JEITA (technological electronic information industrial society) <expectation> ‚Í(unknown word) forecast)

y specification list z
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