Control A1/A1II

Control-A1 is a protocol used on many pieces of Sony electronics including CD players, receivers and MD players It is used to sync/link up components for linked recording, cd text pass through on CD to MD, auto select on receivers and much more.

Found on Sony Hi-Fi starting from 1996 to the end of Sony Hi-Fi around 2001~

The Control-A1(II) cable is a 1/8" (3.5mm) phone plug mono cable.


CD Players/Changers with Control-A1/A1II[edit]

1996

  • ce505 A1

1997

  • cdp xe510 A1
  • cdp ce515 A1
  • cdp ce415 A1
  • cdp xe520 A1

1998

  • cdp xb720 A1
  • cdp xb820 A1
  • cdp xb920 A1
  • cdp ce525 A1

1999

  • cpd xe530 A1
  • cpd ce535 A1II
  • cpd xb630 A1II
  • cpd xb930 A1II
  • cpd ce545 A1II

2000

  • cpd xe570 AII

2001

  • CDP-CE575 AII