Sony D-EJ985 Ultra Slim CD Walkman

by Sony

Product Details

Product Manual [790kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 6.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009A955
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,423 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Get ready to go with Sony's DEJ985 CD Walkman player. Offering features that enable easy access to your favorite music plus incredible sound, this player was made for motion. Enjoy the World¹s Longest Battery Life--up to 120 hours of continuous playback with the 2 supplied NH-14WM(A) Gumstick rechargeable batteries. Also benefit from the convenience of 10 playback modes, a 2 position automatic volume limiter system (AVLS), 64 track RMS programming, a bookmark playback function for easy programming, CD-R/RW playback, and jog lever playback operation. Additional features include digital mega bass sound, a digital volume function, an MD link optical digital output, Skip-Free G-Protection Technology, and a Slim Stick backlit remote control. Drop the DEJ985 in your shopping cart today and move to the music.

  Features:

• World's Longest Battery Life: Up to 120 hours of continuous playback with 2 x NH-14WM(A) rechargeable batteries and 2 x "AA" batteries (in external battery case) is a result of highly advanced Sony engineering, new IC chip set and new high-efficiency mechanism, providing unsurpassed battery life
• Ultra Slim Full Circle Design With Aluminum Lid is exceptionally thin at just five-eighths of an inch and weighs just 6 oz., with overall dimensions virtually mirroring the CD itself
• Slim Stick Backlit Remote Control with Dot Matrix Display fits naturally in your hand during jogging and allows you to access all essential operations using only your thumb; shows all the information indicated on LCD with electronic luminescent light and makes it easy to see and read the display even in the dark
• Jog Lever Playback Operation: Built into both the CD Walkman player body and remote control, this feature allows for simple one-finger playback operation so that you can control your CD music listening experience hassle-free
• 2 x NH-14WM(A) Gumstick Rechargeable Batteries supplied with no need for an external charger unit; the CD Walkman player is used as charger for the supplied rechargeable batteries when player is connected to AC adapter
• Battery Charging Stand lets you simply place the CD Walkman player on its specially-designed stand to charge the rechargeable batteries, with no need to press buttons or flip switches
• Bookmark Playback Function For Easy Programming: You can easily program your favorite songs from multiple CDs and play them back with the touch of a button. This feature makes it easy to program and playback a personalized mix of your favorite songs
• MD Link Optical Digital Output permits digital connection to MiniDisc recorder (requires optional digital cable)
• Skip-Free G-Protection Technology adds shock protection to the pick-up mechanism, thereby minimizing the loss of position. Skip-Free G-Protection technology continues to provide quick recovery from both horizontal and vertical shock
• CD-R/RW Playback lets you enjoy playback of music CDs created on personal CD-R/CD-RW drives in addition to commercially produced CDs
• Carry Pouch supplied
• 10 Playback Modes gives you many predetermined choices in the playback of CD's, including hearing one track over and over, or a selection of tracks in a desired order, or tracks in shuffle (random) order, and more
• 64 Track RMS Programming offers you extraordinary ability for you to customize the order in which tracks on a CD are played
• Digital Mega Bass Sound uses digital processing technology to produce rich, deep, bass tones with extremely low harmonic distortion
• Digital Volume Function provides for very precise adjustment of volume level using a push button located on the front of the unit, while the volume level appears on the LCD display
• 2 Position Automatic Volume Limiter System (AVLS) maintains volume output at levels below distortion threshold for cleaner sound reproduction
• Digital-Analog Conversion: 1 Bit
• D/A Conversion: 1 Bit Quartz Time-Axis Control
• Frequency Response: 20-20000Hz, +/-3dB
• Inputs: DC-In 4.5V
• Outputs: Headphone (stereo mini jack)
• Power Requirements: DC 4.5V "AA" x 2 Batteries, NH-14WM(A) x 2
• Battery Life (Approx.): 120 Hours with "AA" Sony Alkaline Batteries x 2 and NH-14WM(A) x 2
• Color: Silver
• Supplied Accessories: NH-14WM(A) x 2 Rechargeable Batteries, BCA-WM50/B Charging Stand, AC-ES455K AC Adaptor, RM-MC32EL Slim Stick Backlit Remote, EBP-25 External Battery Case, Carry Pouch, MDR-027LP Stereo Headphones
• Dimensions(W x H x D): 5-3/8" x 5-3/8" x 5/8" (135 x 135 x 16.2 mm)
• Weight: 6 oz. (174 g)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Portable CD Player Around!!!, April 25, 2004

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Turquoise (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony D-EJ985 Ultra Slim CD Walkman (Electronics)

This is such an amazing portable CD!!! It is evrything a portable CD player should be. It's very light compared to other P.C.D.Ps and it has excellent design. Anyone with a beautiful CD player would be happy to show it around. Okay, now for the sound quality: just excellent. The bass sound is very very rich, plus this one allows you to switch modes; normal, rich bass (mode 1), and very rich bass (mode 2).This is a feature that not many P.C.D.P.s offers and mine is set permanently to mode 2. The sound just blows me away. It's just amazing.

Plus, 120 hours of battery life!!! What more can you want? I come from BKK, Thailand and am currently studying in the US. I used this CD player practically for the whole plane trip to bangkok (22 hrs) AND back to Massachusetts and haven't even used up half of the battery. This product also comes with a charger, which makes everything very very convenient. (Even though I promise you wouldn't need to charge it very often, I mean, 120 hrs!) The remote control that comes with it is extremely stylish, something you would expect from Sony and very easy to use. The only thing I would complain about this product would be the crappy headphones that come with it. I would recommend Sony MDR-NC20 Traditional Closed Dynamic Noise Canceling Collapsible Headphones (also available here) if you travel a lot or live in an environment with a lot of noise like me.

Overall: I'm very pleased with product. Great sound. Excellent rich bass. Stylish and up-to-date design CD player. Easy to use remote control. Convenient charging stand. Light, portable and skip-free. (Horrible headphones.) If this is what you are looking for in a portable CD player, I'd say: GO FOR IT!! Having used this for almost a year, there's no way that you could regret purchasing this!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice but complicated, December 25, 2003

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E. Horta "james" (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony D-EJ985 Ultra Slim CD Walkman (Electronics)

December 25th 2003
I had extremely high expectations upon ordering this cd player and was waiting anxiously for Christmas to arrive. Upon trying out the cd player this morning, I encountered it to be quite complex for the normal personal. There are several things you must connect such as the remote and the headphones to the remote. It may seem a little complicated, but once mastered, this Sony player is great to use with its many features. I love the fact that the batteries last 120 Hours! It is also nice that the charger is included with the cd player. The nice carrying pouch also protects the cd player. The slight downfall to the player are the headphones included. With the included Sony MDR-027 headphones, you cannot test the full potential of this cd player. In order to do so, you must purchase the DJ type headphones or simply to look in style, purchase the behind the neck street style headphones. Overall, I rate this cd player an 8.5/10, it is great.


**August 9 2004 UPDATE**
So far this cd player is working perfectly! I never thought it would actually work so long at such great quality. i can pop in any cd and it will play beautifully at rich quality. again, ive bought harmon kardon headphones so this will alter the sound slightly so it can use the cd player at its full potential as opposed to the crappy manufacturer headphones.. well seems like this cd player will last for awhile and ill update in another 6 months or so

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good features and performance, December 5, 2003

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"maclaugh4" (Riverside, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony D-EJ985 Ultra Slim CD Walkman (Electronics)

I have had this CD player about six months and I am pleased with my purchase. The portability is excellent, the rechargeable batteries are convenient, and Sony's G-Protection system is unshakeable. I often listen in my car and no bump has ever made it skip yet.

How does it sound? First, the headphones that come with it are kind of lame: little bass without the bass-boost function, and muffled sound. I tried some inexpensive Sony "Digital Reference" headphones but got weak volume and nearly no bass at all. Now I'm using some Koss KSC50 clip on earphones. They show off this player's capabilities much better! The bass doesn't need an artificial boost and the sound is clear and detailed. (And their silver color looks better with this CD player than Sony's own product.) I usually listen to electronic pop and indie rock so I can't judge the player's performance for other styles, but I just think it makes my records sound good.