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Front-access Dolby stereo

transport, Bias/EQ tape

cassette

selectorand

deckwith

LED

peak

high-precision tape

level

indicator.

The

new Pioneer
performance.

and
unusual
without wasting
a loaded
instant
switches,
ment

Dolby* noise reduction system, Bias/EQ switches
Limiter, LED recording
search, rotary level
wow/flutter

stan

ratio, wide frequency range and

access

from Pioneer.

design - blends

cassette at a

confirmation

meters and controls are sensibly

on the front

(roundness

CT-F7171

CT-F7171

First,

space or sacrificing convenience.

of

panel.

controls,

(less

than

error O.1pl, while

stereo cassette

proof positive

is

it is a front-access deck,

perfectly

30-degree

tape condition

And the versatility

and Peak

0.10%

with

angle

Level

and much

WRMS),

its ferrite-solid

minimum

deck

of a

other

to facilitate access; a switched compartment

and travel

situated in logical, user-oriented
of the Pioneer CT-F7171is

indicators, Memory Rewind, a Skip

As

more.

thanks to its electronically-controlled

distortion.

with Dolby is altogether a

new level of sophistication
with the

Pioneer components and enables

for

tape

compartment

The ingenious,

direction.

for normal

performance,

head adds to

Advanced

lts front-access design also

or

(-Dolby

in stereo cassette
located on the front

iam-proof

equally advanced.

special-type

the Pioneer
your

assurance of

electronics

new

and daring design-the

direction

is a trade

deck design

uniform

tape compartment

relation

tapes, a switched

Button

CT-F7771

DC motor and

mark of

in-rack

illuminator allows

means that all

to the tape

There is

for high-speed

exhibits

precision

high signal-to-noise

tape

in hi-fi

Laboratories,

Dolby

panel.

This

mounting

positions

compart-

a built-in

Recording

tape

minimum

cap-

front-

equipment,

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FRONT-ACCESS
All necessary
formed

on
deck thinking-enables
on shelves

There's

no need

providing

by

to

cess

the tape compartment
or controls. The ingenious,
proof

tape compartment itself is

at

slanted
facilitate confirmation
condition, aided by a
compartment i I lum inator.

ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED
Stability of tape travel
decisive factors in high

performance.

deck
has

applied

techniques available in the

a

double-sure combination

precision

error

0.1p)

motor

electronically controlled with

kind

of servo-mechanism
state devices to maintain
voltage and
power

supply fluctuations. As a result,

the

wow/flutter characteristics of the

Cf-F7171

of less

than 0.10%

ELECTRONICALLY.CONTROLLED

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AC

Power Translormer

RECORI}ING PEAK LEVEL
Pioneer has developed a unique,
detects the

DESIGN

operations including

deck

the front

with

along

waste

to

vertical

angle

an

the finest tape

capstan
and a dependable DC

rotation

stable

have

been

(WRMS).

Power

Switch of TaDe Deck

--/"-----,

Power supply

Bridged
rectilier

peak

level of an incoming signal

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panel.

This daring

you

to mount the

your

receiver, tuner, amplifier

space

(top)

ac-

jam-

of 30" to

of taoe

switchgd

reliability

and

fidelity

Pioneer

shaft

reduced to

cassette
therefore
transport

CT-F7171,

of a

(roundness

using solid-

precise
unaffected by

DC MOTOR CIRCUIT

Power Source tor

Recording, Playback

Amplifiers

AC+DC
circuit

INDICATOH

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tape loading

design-a new

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DC MOTCIH

transport

of

high-

drive

a

drive

a ratio

At the STOP" operation
this switch
(DC

Electronic control
that

keeps constant current,

voltage to the

suppressing

wow

simple-to-use Peak Level

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and unloading, are

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direction

or other

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motor tor

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within a few milliseconds.

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motor rotation.

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and 60Hz

in

components.

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starting torque.)

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Rotation

between 50Hz

Areas)

Indicator which

cassette

(Light-Emitting

LED

per-

or

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quickly

more
sensitivity than any
meter to the

transient
the recording
warn
of
ence
when making Dolbyized re­cordings
and wide dynamic

peak

you

when the

input is

particularly

level,

with low-distortion

DioOe) indicatorwill

and with more

level

level

exact

signal reaching

lt

head.

lights to

peak

from refer-

*4dB

range.

RECORDING PEAK INDICATOR

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or

level

handy

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1

Wave

Sine
(1,000H2)

SEPARATE BIAS AND EQ TAPE SELECTION
The CT-F7171
standard,
chrome
with two
current

performs

low-noise/high-output or the types

and/or ferrite compounds. There are

positions (normal/chrome);the

low-distortion, while the EQ

for
equalizer in the CT-F7171
improvement

in the signal-to-noise ratio by approximately

when measured

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Signal Wave

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(Piano,

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with any cassette tape

which are coated with special
two front-panel switches, each

BIAS switch

switch

with chrome dioxide

use

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type.

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tapes) to

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a

peak

you

wish to use-

optimum

"70ps"

4.5d8

Indicator

Level Meter

Level

playback

provide

(over

SKHz)

bias

an

NOISE REDUCTION

BUILT-IN

Noise-free
Dolby circuitry
frequency spectrum
back,
sounds
separate
all

RECORDING

Another

limiter circuit in
tortion
during recording is
setting

(using
the Peak Level Indicator),
switching on the
This

in
ALC
sign found
ers, and is

high fidelity

DOLBY

recording and

in the CT-F7171 By boosting

"tape

hiss"

you

should

Dolby indicator and a simple

the

is the same kind of circuit

studio-type equipment, not

(automatic

you

control

LEVEL

simple-to-use front-panel switch handles the

caused by over-level

the input level to optimum

the large level

the CT-F7171. Dis-

level

portable

in

therefore
use.

playback performance

during recording, and deemphasizing

is

almost completely eliminated

hear are allowed to come through

need.

LIMITER

avoided by first

automatic limiter.

CIRCUIT

signals

meters and

then

used

control) de­type record-

suitable

the

for

are

assured by

portions

certain

while those high{requency

push-button

them during

clean and clear.

Dolby

built-in recording

the

of the high-

switch

Type B

play-

provide

level

three-digit

the
want to record
far as

"'999"

the
handy Skip Button also is
with the deck in the

A

touch of the
to hear
at twice-normal speed,
quickly
you

desire. I

WIDE.DYNAMIC-RANGE RECORDING AMPLIFIER
To assure that

range of audio signals, Pioneer has included
dynamic
Maximum allowable LINE input is also

OTI-IER

tape

counter

(or

you

(monitor)

locate any

range.

VERSATILE FEATURES

play).

want it to

position

go,

-

in

Button will allow

Skip

the

portion

your

Maximum allowable MIC input is 9V with

"000"

to

When

the

flick

the

words, to the

other

easy

playback

recorded

helping

of the taOe

recordings

at the

tape

rewind switch

to

use:

mode, a

you

sound

Vou

are able to reproduce

point

on the tape

has been

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to

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against

9V

recorded

the tape will

and

place

where

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a recording amplifier

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sensitivity of 0.2mV.

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HIGH-PERFORMANCE FFRRITE.SOLID

Extended recording and
advantages
CT-F7171.
extra-hard,
mirror-finished
constant head-to-tape contact is
maintained, even with
mium
materialand design repel
have very small magnetic loss in
the critical high-frequency region.

are

The surface

precision-gap

dioxide

so

tapes. The head

assured

that a

playback

by the ferrite-solid

of this

unit is

smooth,

stiff chro-

dust and

life,

greatly

HEAD

improved

REC/PLAY head

wave is clipping

Signal

(Flat-Topping)

fidelity and

used

other

in the

(1)Standard-size professional

jacks

phone
types) and stereo
front

(2)

Recording Peak Level Indicators.

(LED)
(3)

Large, reliable level meters.

(4)

Rotary, friction-coupled input and output level
channels with reference index markers.
(5)

Two
AC outlet
(6)

Distinctive front-access design, natural
front. Alldimensions
components

(not

the miniature

panel.

pairs

(300W

headphone

of input/output terminals, DIN

max.).

matched for installation with

(amplifiers

and tuners).

micro-

pin-jack

jack

on

controls for left

standard

deluxe wood cabinet and metallic

jack

other Pioneer

and right

and unswitched

high-fidelity

MEMORY REWIND AND
The

CT-F7171

the Memory

is equipped

Rewind function: with

SKIP BUTTON

with two

additional convenience features. One

the

front-panel Memory switch

"ON",

set

is

(DPIoNEEFI'

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SPEC|F|CAT|ONS

Modes:

Recording

Erasing

System:

System:

Heads:

Motor:
Wow

and Flutter:

Fast

Winding Time:

Frequency

Response:

Signal-to-Noise Ratio:

Harmonic

Distortion:
Inputs
(sensitivity

to inaximum

level/impedance):

Outputs
(level/impedance,

at meter

Semiconductors:

0dB):

Compact cassette, 2-channel
stereo/mono

AC bias

(bias
AC

"Ferrite

system

frequency:

push-pull

Solid"

85KHz)

system

recording/playback
head x 1
Ferrite erasing head
Electronically-controlled
Less than

0.10%

Approximately 80

(c-oo

tape)

x 1

(WRMS)

seconds

DC

motor

Standard tape; 30 to 13,000H2
(40

12,0O0H2

to
Chromium
16,000H2
Dolby

off; 48dB

Dolby on;
(over

SKHz,

*With

use of chromium

tapes,

signal-to-noise ratio is
further improved
Less than 2o/o

(6mmQ

MIC
90mV/20 Kohms

*Low-impedance
microphones

(pin

LINE

to

60mV
REC/PB
6mV

LINE
REC/PB

9V/470 Kohms

(OrN

to 2.7V

(pin

(DlN

HEADPHONE

40mY

/8 ohms
Amplifier
Diodes;

23, lCs; 2,

Light Emitting Diodes;

+3dB)

dioxide tape;

(40

to 13,000H2

(standard

to

30

+3dB)
tape)

58dB

standard tape)

dioxide

by 4.5dB

(at

333H2,

jack);0.2mV

(OOO

over SKHz.

OdB)

to

onms)

can be used.

jack);

jact);

/10 Kohms

jack);

300mV/50

jack);

(6mmQ

Kohms

300mV/50 Kohms

JacK);

section: Transistors;

Zener Diodes;

FETs;2,

2,

37,

Power

Requirements:

Power Consumption:
Dimensions:

Weight:
Additional Features:

NOTES:

*Frequency

(reference

"Signal-to-noise

DIN standard

*Distortion,

5,

ence tape is

Motor

control section: Transistors:

Diode;

and

U.S.A.
60Hz only or

(switchable

24OV
*No

need

between 50Hz and
15 watts
430(W) x 138(H)
1

6-1 5/16(W) x 5-7 /16(H) x 12-T

inches

8.5

Kg/1 9lb.

Tape

1.
with independently-switchable
and equalizer

2. Built-in Dolby
with indicator

3. Full-auto

"SKlP"

4.
quick

monitoring

speed.

5. Recording LED

6. Recording limiter
*Operates

reference level

7. Memory

8. Cassette bed illumination
and

switch

9. Two
terminals

10.

Independent

playback
memory markers

11.

Wooden

response

level, 160pwb/m m).

input and output

is measured at

ratio is measured at *4dB level

reference

BASF

recording level

levels

and

C-90LH

are

reference

1

Canada model;120V

110, 120,130,

50-60H2)

pulley

for

changing

60Hz areas.

(max.)

x 310(D)

12o2.

selector

(NORM-CHROM)

system

lamp

stop mechanism

button that

at twice-normal

peak

(ON-OFF)

*4dB

at

level

rewind switch

pairs

of

input

and

recording and

level controls with

cabinet

-20d8

level

from meter

(equivalent

weighted.

and

measured

at reference level. Refer-

is

signal

333H2.

2,

220,

mm

/s2(Dl

bias

(ON-OFF)

enables

indicators

from

(ON-9FF)

light

output

0dB level

to 250pwb/mm)

NOTE: Specifications

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to

subject

design

and

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