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playback
necessity
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reverse recording
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recordings,
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enable
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reel
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with
each
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type socket.
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EmptyReel
SensingTape
TECHNICAL DATA
Track
System .
Reel
Capacity
TapeSpeed
Wow
&
Equalization
Frequencv Response
Distortion
Signal-To-NoiseRatio...
EraseRatio ... BetterthanT0dB
Bias Frequency 10O kHz
Heads
Motors . ......
Flutter
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4-track 2-channel stereo/monaural Fast Forward
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recorded to NAB curve.
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TwoGXcombinationrecording&erase
heads, one
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head
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RewindTime.......60l75sec.usinga1,200lt.tapeat6O/50H2
RecordingCapacity..... Twohoursstereorecordingusingal;200ft.
Output Jacks. . . Line
rnputJacks
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tape at
load impedance: more than
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V/70mV(high)7mV(Low),68S-1,
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Semi-Conductors....... Transistors:65
lntegratedCircuits .....2
PowerRequirements....
10OVto24OVA.C.,50/60H2
PowerConsumption.... 130W
Dimensions ....445(W)x5O3(H)
Weight.
'."..25'5kg(56
l'18'2x2O.5
x252{D} mm
x 10-3")
lbs.)
*For
improvement
purposes,
specifications
and
design are
subject to change
without
notice.
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AKAI
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FACTURED
&
ELECTRIC
TRADING
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4,
Ohta.ku, Tokyo,
Printed
Higashi-Kojiya,
in
Japan
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LTD.
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