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Sony Electronics Inc. • 16530 Via Esprillo • San Diego, CA 92127 • 1.800.222.7669 • www.sony.com

Last Updated: 10/08/2007

PRS-505/SC

Reader Digital Book

 

 

 

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Specifications

Display

Technology: 

E Ink® "Electronic Paper"

 

Screen Size: 

Approx. 6" Measured 

Diagonally

 

Resolution: 

Approx. 170 Pixels Per Inch

 

Gray Scale: 

8-Level Grey Scale

 

Media Formats Supported

Unsecured Text: 

BBeB Book, TXT, RTF, 

Adobe® PDF , Microsoft® Word 
(Conversion to the Reader-requires Word 
installed on your PC)

 

DRM Text: 

BBeB Book (Marlin)

 

Unsecured Audio: 

MP3 and AAC

 

Image: 

JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP

 

Power

Battery Type: 

Rechargeable Lithium-Ion

 

Battery Life (Approx.): 

Up to 7,500 page 

turns

 

Recharging Time: 

Approx. 4 Hours with USB 

charging from powered Computer or 
Approx. 2 Hours when using optional AC 
wall charger

 

AC Power: 

Optional AC Charger requires 

120 Volts 60Hz

 

System Requirements

Operating System: 

Operating System --- 

Windows® XP (Home Edition/Professional, 
Media Center Edition, Media Center 
Edition 2004, Media Center Edition 2005)
& Windows Vista® (Home Basic, Home 
Premium, Business, Ultimate).

 

Processor: 

800MHz Intel® Celeron® class 

processor or better

 

RAM: 

128 MB Minimum

 

Hard Drive: 

20MB Minimum available Hard 

Drive space

 

Optical Drive: 

Optical Drive capable of 

reading CD-ROM

 

USB Port: 

USB 1.1 or faster USB Port (Optimal 

with USB 2.0)

 

Internet Connection: 

Broadband 

suggested

 

Service and Warranty Information

Limited Warranty: 

Labor- 90 days from the 

date of purchase 
Parts- 1 Year from the date of purchase. 
See actual warranty for details.

 

Dimensions

Weight: 

9oz. without soft cover

 

Measurements: 

6.9" x 4.8" x 0.3". (175 x 

122 x 8mm)

 

Supplied Accessories

Tan Soft Case

 

USB Cable

 

Quick Start Guide

 

CD-ROM

 

Optional Accessories

Optional AC Charger- AC-S5220E

 

10 

Optional Book Covers- PRS-PLC00/B, PRS-

PLC02/P

 

Color: 

Silver

 

UPC Code: 

027242723665

 

Residual image may show on display. This is due to the display 

characteristics and not a malfunction. 

1. Viewable area measured diagonally. 
2. Up to 7,500 continuous page turns with a single full charge on internal 

rechargeable battery. Actual battery life will vary base on usage 
patterns, settings and battery conditions. 

3. Requires Internet connection (broadband recommended). Internet 

service may require a fee. 

4. Based on average un-illustrated eBook file size of 1.2MB. Actual file sizes 

vary by electronic book title. 

5. Adobe® PDF, JPEG, BBeB Book and plain text formats natively 

supported. Microsoft Word requires conversion using included 
software. 

6. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate and may vary. 
7. Un-encrypted MP3 and AAC format audio files only. Not compatible 

with most digital copyright formatted audio file content. Headphones 
not included. 

8. Measured at the narrowest point. 
9. MB means one million bytes when referring to memory capacity. 

Accessible capacity may vary. A portion of memory space is 
reserved for operating system and other system functions. 

10. Adobe® PDF files look better when optimized with the Reader’s 

screen size, and text may appear small if not optimized. 

© 2007 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or 
in part without written permission is prohibited.   
Sony, Sony logo, like.no.other, Memory Stick Duo and Connect are 
trademarks of Sony.   
E Ink is a trademark of E Ink Corporation. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe 
PDF and Adobe Reader are either trademarks or registered trademarks 
of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other 
countries. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered or 
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other 
countries. Intel and Celeron are either registered or trademarks of the 
Intel Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other 
products or companies mentioned are either registered trademarks, 
trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.   
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.   

 

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