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A medium-priced

circuitry,

high

sensitivity

stereo AM/FM

and outstanding

solid state

tuner with advanced

tonal

response.

designing

engineers

that could

price. The

ble

component

fulfilled.

offer unusually high

improved selectivity

nates from the

although

ing

and

ingly

limited budget may

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the

was to

be offered to

performance

The TX-600

unit

this

Pioneer

performance

low

so that

new TX-600

create an

a long

is finely

f it the TX-600 into

uncompromising

the music public

specifications

way to

combines FET,

sensitivity

and

capture

balanced,

tuner

reflects the

through

even the

tuner,

the

objective

show how

lCs

and image

ratio.

The sound

solid stereo

very finest

and through,

stereo fan

his group

unit of

at a very

of this

new Pioneer

this

objective

and

ceramic filters

ratio,

sound.

it is priced

operating

of components.

of Pioneer

excellence

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was

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with

that

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safeguarding against is

equipped with lC

improved

TX-600 receives these signals are

coder programs) provides

there is

assures sharp

cuitry

numbers

EASY

FM tuning

the

extra-wide

where a large

tuner has the knack

CIRCUITRY IN FM FRONT-END

been

spared

to make the

tuners in its price

includes

selectivity

(the

circuit

works

very wide frequency

also a

features

TUNING

FET

to raise

cross-modulation. Additionally, and ceramic

and

capture

usually

that

separates

the highly

with rare

weak.

signals

discriminator

channel separation at all times. All

are

especially

stations.

the TX-600 is accomplished

linear type

number

dial scale.

of separating station

TX-600

range.

Circuitry

sensitivity and image ratio

filters

ratio.

sensitivity

Moreover,

the two

accurate

response

amplifier included

vital today in

Even in

stations may

precision tuning with minimum noise

separation.

dial and

center

meter alone is

The TX-600 is

meters-one a

dual

zero meter. When

sufficient

also

equipped

signal

you

are using AM,

for precise

strength meter, the

tuning.

the FM

necessary

are

the

the lF

that the

areas where

one of

which

You will find

even

since the MPX

channels of

switching system, it

and

stability.

in the

these

times

with

ease,

increasing

thanks

metropolitan

this Pioneer

exist,

signals, affording

and maximum

with

large, illuminat-

the

signal strength

finest tuner

while

stage

for

de-

stereo

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set that

cir-

areas

you

stereo

other

TUNER

AM The AM

sound

loopstick

IFT

reception.

FM MUTTIPATH The

tuner

quality

antenna,

and silicon transistors

greatest

interfeiance, which

signal

interference,

direction

the nect

multipath

deflected by a

of the antenna in

equipped

ideal antenna position. To

the Pioneer

terminal

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

TX-600

The

to maximum

up FM

output level

differences volume

eliminate

ween stations. the

rect

control will not

switched.

FM inter-station

TX-600are

tuner-to-tape recording.

SECTION

section

and reception.

as well

TERMINAT

enemy

the

of clear

most

often occurs when the path

mountain

however,

with

can

multipath terminal

Display

Stereo

on the rear panel

has

number

sound performance.

which

require readjustment.when

there is

the

usef

pair

Also,

Among

an extra

controls,

and

TX-600

lt benefits

the

designed

greatly

combination

for

optimum

from the ferrite-

of double

employed throughout for perfect

IDEAL

FOR

stereo

often be

the

optimum direction. The TX-600

of other

can

signal strengths,

RECEPTION

sound

high-rise

reduced

to help

this requires

(Model

SD-1000)

of the

important

There

are

set

is FM

multipath

building. This

changing the

you

that

TX-600.

features

separate AM

compensate for

that the

discover

the FN1

that add

the selector

FM muting

noise,

that irritating"rustling"

auxiliary

of tape

circuits provided with

output

switch,

jacksthat

that helps

permit

tuning

of the

con-

and

master

bet-

di-

SPECIFICATIONS

SEMICONDUCTORS

F ET:

(s)

lC Tra n

istors:

Diodes: FM TUNER

Frequency Usable Sensitivity

Capture Ratio

Selectivity

lmage Rejection:

IF Rejection:

Spurious

Suppression:

Sign al-to-Noise

Harmonic Tuning

Muting:

Stereo Sub Carrier

Noise Filter:

Output

SECTION

Range:

(lHF):

Rejection:

Ratio:

Distortion:

lndicator:

Separation:

Suppression:

Voltage:

(lHF):

16 19

to 1OBMHz

87.5

BB to 1OBMHz

2.2ttY

3dB

than

More More than 50 More than More than 70

Mono: less than

Stereo: less than Signal

strength

tun ing

type

Switchable

than

More than 35

Switchable

(KUW)

B0 dB

ON-OFF

0.6%

type

Controllable,from

(FW,

(9BMHz)

(90MHz)

(9BMHz)

n00%

OB%

and center

(1KHz)

BOmV

FVZW)

fiOO%

to 2.4Y

mod.)

Antenna Multipath

Frequency Usable

Selectivity

lmage lF Rejection: Signal-to-Noise

Output

An ten

lnput:

TUNER

Sensitivity

Rejection:

Voltage:

Terminals:

SECTION

Range:

(lHF)

(lHF):

Ratio.

AUDIO SECTION

Recording

lmpedance: Level

MISCELLANEOUS

Power Power Consumption:

Demensions Weight:

Output/

Control:

Requirements:

(overall):

nO)% mod.)

lmpedance

and 75

ohms

Vertical

525 to 1,605KH2

15ttV

and horizontal

More than

than 45

than

More More

than

Controllable,from

mod.)

fiOO%

Built-in

750mV

110,120,

ble, FW, FVZW),120V

25 watts

161%(W) x5tyr6(H)

430(W) x14s

17 lb.17.6Ks

13.6

and

ferrite

Kohms

130,

(maximum)

300 ohms balanced

unbalanced

(1,000KH2)

35 dB 50

BOmV

to 2.4Y

loopstick

220, 24OV

(H)

x 345(D)mm

antenna

100% mod.)

(switcha-

(KUW)

13y16(D) inches

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