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each

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Selector

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Manual

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One stop/shut-off

sensing

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contact

12"

REVERSE

playback

tape

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function

"OFF" position,

HEAD

accidently reel movement Shut-Off Lever drops, the

CARTRIDGE AUTOMATIC STOP/CONTINUOUS The cartridge unit is equipped

"Continuous

switch

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until the unit

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set

return

to

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Play"

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featu'res

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the tape comes

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power

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Stop",

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position

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material

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frequency response and

Voltage

directions,

points.

pins,

provided

STOP/SHUT-OF

model is the

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"ON" position,

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with an

"Automatic

playback

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and

tape will

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open

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a single

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When

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Switch

(100

apply

the foil

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conven-

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when

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program

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cartridge

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motor,

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tape

take-up

two

speed

MODE

The easy Cartridge

being

Selector Button

SE LECTOR/CHANN

panel

front

selection of R

Channel lndicator

played

tion.

PAUSE

lnstant

Pause

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Pause

when

Lever

desired. Also

recording

Start

level when recorder. is

for

Button

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or recorded.

for

simple

(Reel-To-Reel)

Control permits

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useful

certain

adjustment and balance of optimum

pause

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with

a handy Mode

or

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Lamps show

Also equ ipped

instantaneous

and

in editing

portions

release.

of

recording mode.

set to

Selector

for

Transfer operation.

which

a

program

with

a Channel

program

tape.

Simply

program

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are

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not

is

lift

many other

and

exciting

features

to

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your

pleasure!

METERS

VU

Twin-type

VU

Meters

VU Meter Scales

determination

BUTTON

S.R.T.

utilization

For

Tape. This

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when

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with

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for easier

indicator

levels.

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positions

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controlled

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Recording/Playback

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Manual Reverse

Tape

Volume/Tone

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Head

Erase

and

Track

Speed

Headphone

Microphone

Selector

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Cover

Head,

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Selector

Buttons

Equalizer

Controls

Jack

Jacks

Button

lndex Counter

Tape Speed Selector Cycle

Conversion

Capstan

4" speaker

Built-in

Automatic

Pause

Rewind/Fast Cartridge

Recordi ng/Playback

Pinch Wheel Recording

V

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Program Speaker Switch

Cartridge

Lever/Start

Receptacle

meters

U R.T.

Button

Selector

Program lndicator

Shut-Off

Forward

Safety

Switch

Lever/Switch

Button

Lever

Button

(A)

Lamps

MODEL X-1810D Model X-1810D

incorporated

ultimate

AKAI

Fidelity

in this top

in reel-to-reel and

Model A4-6600

Speakers.

TAPE

Tape

DECK

Deck

quality

Stereo

is

available.

also

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tape

cartridge

recording/playback,

Tuner Amplifierand

materials and

same

The

X-l810 Tape Recorder.

in

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For

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ACT-200 ST-20 Spare

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Empty

Dernonstration

Cartridge

Sensing

Fuse

Manua I

SPECIFICATIONS

Track

System

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Max

Tape

Speed

Wow and

Equalization Frequency

Distortion

Flutter

Response

OutputPower:::::::

Noise

to

Signal

Ratio

Erase

Frequency

Bias

Heads

Dust Cover

Tape

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Ratio

Microphone

Metallic

Reel

Tape

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Reel 4-Trac)f

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Cartridge: 8*track,

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Ree

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Cartridge: Reel: Less than 0.08%

.

Cartridge: Correct equalization

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tapes

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ips

3O

30

Cartridge:

.

Total

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Continuous

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cartridge tape

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4 hrs. stereo

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4"

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to 24OV AC,

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synchronous

drive and

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recording.at

tape.

stereo

tape.

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mV/100 kC)

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1

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recording

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Stereo

Recorders

Tape

Tokyo,

The AKAI

specifications

Japan.

ACCESSORIES

Dynamic

Tuner Amplif

Decks.

and

policy

is one of continual

without

notice, and

ARC.18

Remote

Control

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and

free information,

For

without

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(Cartridge)

High Fidelity

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Speaker

kindly

development

incurring any obligation

Tape

Systems

inquire at

improvement.

and

designed

are

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For that

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HC-500

Cleaning

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match and

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