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INFORMATION
Thisequipmenl
generates
andusesradiofrequency
energy
and
ifnotinstalled
andused
properly,
that
is,
in
strictaccordancewith
themanulacturer's
instructions.
may
causeinlerference
to radioand
televisionrecep.
tion.lt has
beentype
lestedand
found
tocomplywith
the
limits
foraClassB
computingdevicein
accordance
with
thespecificationsinSubpart'J
of Part15 of FCC
Rules,
which
aredesigned
ioprovide reasonable
protec.
tionagainstsuchinterlerence
ina residential
installa.
tion. However, thereis no guarantee
that interference
willnot
occur
ina particular
installation.
lf thisequip.
ment does causeinterference
to radioor television
reception,
which can be determinedby turningthe
equipment
off and
on,
theuserisencouraged
totryto
correct
theinterference
byone
ormore ofthelollowing
measures:
As you read,
fold back
this page andreferto thephoto
on page 3.
Reorient
the receivingantenna
Relocate
this'equipment
with respect
to the receiver
Move
lhis equipmentawaytromthe receiver
Plug this equipmentinto a differentoutlet so thal
equipmenland receiver are on differentbranchcir-
cuits,
lf necessary,theusershouldconsultthedealeroranex-
perienced
radio/television
technician
foradditional
sug-
gestions. The user may find the following booklet
prepared
by the FederalCommunicationsCommission
helpful:
"How to ldentify and Resolve Radio-TVInterference
Problems".
Thisbookletisavailable
lrom
theU.S.
GovernmentPrint-
ing Office, Washington, DC 20402,Stock No. 004'000.
00345.4.
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PUSH
RADIO/PULL
BALANCE/VOLUME
FADER
AM BANDWIDTH/
MONO/STEREO
TUNTNG
(PUSH
SCAN/STOPy
PULL
MEMORY
FM
MONO
METAULOCAL

FEATU
RES
o Cassettecar stereo combined with FM stereoiAM
stereo
tuner.
o AM stereoprograms
broadcast
in any
of thefour
AM
stereo broadcasting systems_Harris, Motorolla,
Magnavox,
and Kahn
Hazeltine_canbe'receiu"o.
o Band eliminate
filter prevents
interference
from the
adjacent
statlon.
oAM BANDWIDTH
switch to obtain better reception
under
different
conditions.
o The
auto-reverse
function
changes
thetape
direction
automatically.
o Automatic Music Sensor
(AMS)
function allows to
quickly
locate
the beginning
of desired
selection.
o lle_ gyartz-tocked
digitat synthesizer
system with
LCD(Liquid
Crystat
Disptay)
permits
easy
and accu_
rate
tuning
to FMand
AM stations.
. Up
to 12FM(in
USA
and
Canada)
or6FM
(in
Australia)
and
6 AM stations
canbepreset.
o Proper
playback
characteristics
for
all
types
of tapes,
including
metal
cassetre.
. The
quartz-controlled
digital
clock.
o Thedial scaleand the sill of the cassette insertion
door
illuminate
lighily
when
thecar
ignition
is
on,
ano
illuminate
more
brightly
when
the
setis
turned
on.
Operation
under
dim lightis easy.
a Separate
bass
andtreble
control.
o Forplayback
with a 4-speaker
system,
thefader
con-
trolis
furnished.

PRECAUTIONS
o This unit is designedfor negative
ground
12V dc
operation
only.
a The nameplate
indicating
operating
voltage,
etc.,is
located
on the bottom
exterior.
o Use
speakerswith an impedance
of 4 to 8 ohms.
. Avoidinstalling
the unitwhere:
. lt would be subject
to high temperatures,
such as
fromdirect
sunlight
or fromhot airfromthe heater.
r lt wouldbeexposed
to rain
or moisture.
. lt wouldbesubject
to dustor dirt.
o lfyour
carwasparked
indirect
sunlight
and
therehas
beena considerable
risein temperature
inside
the
car,
allow
the unit to cool
off before
operating.
. lf no power
is being
supplied
to the unit,
check
the
connections
first.lf everything
is in order,check
the
fuse.
See
page
10.
o lf no soundscome
from
thespeakers
on a 2-speaker
system,
adjust the fader
controlto the centerposi-
tion.
PROTECTION
CIRCUIT
This set employs a protectioncircuit to protect the
speakersif
thebuilt-inamplifier
malfunctions.
When a protection
circuit activates,
there will be an
abrupt loss of sound from the speakers.Particularly
whenaspeakerwith
a low inputimpedance(less
than3
ohms)is connected,
the soundwill be discontinued.
This,however,
is
notaproblem. lf
thishappens,
turn
the
volume
down
a little.
lf you have
any question
or problem
concerning
your
unit
that is notcoveredin this
manual,
please
consult
your
nearestSonydealer.

INSTALLATION
Beforeinstallingthe unit,be sureto remove
the lock
screwon the top of the unit usinga screwdriver.
CORDATTACHMENT
To removethe cord,
pushin the clipson theconnector
and
pull
it out.
o
ADJUSTMENT
OF
THESHAFT
SPACING
Theshaft spacingof the unit is factory-set
to 147 mm
(5'/r").
lt the distance betweenshaftsin your
car is 130
mm (5%"), adjust the distanceby shifting the control
shafts.
Afteradjustingthe shaftspacing,
fix the cover
plate
to
thetrim
plate,
accordingto theshaft
spacing.
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cord

MOUNTING
DIAGRAM
Bolt
hole
Inmost
cases,
drill
a 5.5-6 mm
(%")
bolthole
and
secure
theunrr
using
thebolt
and
hex.
nut.
Warning
For
a
safe
and
secure
installation,
be
sure
to
always
use
only
the
supplied
mounting
hardware.
Shaft
nut K:@@-@
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CONNECTIONS
Caution
a Beforemakingconnections, disconnectthe ground
terminalof the
carbatteryto avoidshortcircuits.
o Connect
the redandyellowpower
inpuileads only
afterall otherleadshavebeen
connected.
o Run
all
ground
wiresto a common
ground
point.
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SPEAKERCONNECTION
Caution
o Besureto usespeakers with adequate
power
handl-
ingcapacities.
lf this precaution is notobserved,
the
speakers
willbedamaged.
o Donotconnectthe
O terminalofthe
speakersystem
withthe
carchassis.
o Donotattemptto connect
the speakersin parallel.
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4.OR
2.SPEAKER
CONNECTION
Fandl-
F,;
the
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T
ml^l
I
Front
speaKer
system
to power
illiii3-<-
Power
antenna
relaycontrol
lead
(blue)
Ground
wtre
(black) Power
input
lead(red) Fuse(3.15
A)
input
lead
(yellow)
Fuse
(1
A)
lgnition
key
to the
@ 12
V power
terminal
which
is
energized
in the
accessory
position
of theignition
keY
to the @ 12
V Power
terminal
which
is
energized
at all
times
+
t
6>t to a metal
JJ point
' of thecar
Touse
the
unit
in
a
2-speaker
system,
use
either
pair
of
front speaker
cords
(F,RoJYranoF.!$,|f)
or rear
speaker
coros
ltElf ano
$,ffi1,
drid
teave
ihe
another
pairfree'
Rear
speaker
system
12V battery

Caution
Be sure to connect the red power
positive
12V power
terminalwhich
the ignition
keyis in the accessory
otherleads
havebeen
connected.
Memory-hold
conneclion
When
the yellowpower
input
lead
is connectedas shown,
power
will be alwayssupplied
to the memorycircuit,even
when
the ignitionkey isswitched
off.
POWER
ANTENNA
CONNECTION
Toraise
theantenna,
push
thePUSHRADIO
switch
to
turn
ontheradio
orinsert
acassette.
When
theradiois
turned
offand
the
cassette
isejected,
theantenna
willautomatically
retract.
Fordetails
about
the
power
antenna,refer
to
the
power
antennainstruction
manual.
Note:A
power
antenna
without
relaybox
cannotbe
used
with
thisunit.
FUSEREPLACEMENT
lf the fuse blows, check the power connection and
replace
the fuse.lf the fuse blowsagain
after replace-
ment,
theremaybeaninternal
malfunction.In
thiscase
consult
yournearest
Sonydealer.
+
Fuse
Warning
Use
a3.15amperefusefor
thepower inputlead
anda 1
amperefuse for the memory
circuit. Useof a higher
amperagefuse
maycauseserious
damage.
input lead
to the
is energizedwhen
position,
after
all
toG
See
th
OBAS
Turr
resp
q
OPUS
trcil*
Turn
radir
conl
left
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Turr
resp
@>>
Dep
pag(
Tor
ly.
Torr
ly.
OAMS
Pres
torir
@Cass
,
- ,.i

rnnection
and
after
replace-
n.In
this
case
rtlead
anda 1
eof a higher
LOCATION
AND
See
the photo
on page 3.
FUNCTION
OF
CONTROLS
O BASS
control
Turnclockwise
for morebass.
Center
detent
for flat
response.
OPUSH RADIO/PULL
BALANCE
SWitCh/VOLUME
CON.
trol
Turn
clockwise
for morevolume.
press
to turn
onthe
radio.
To
turnoff,
press
itagain.
While
pulling
out
the
control,
turnitto adjust
thebalance
of theright
and
left
channels.
OTREBLE
CONITOI
Turn
clockwise
for more
treble.
Center
detent
for flat
response.
@>> and << (fast forward and rewind)
buttons
Depress
to rewind
or advance
the tape rapidly.
(See
page
14.)
To release
the>> button, press
the
<< button
light_
ty.
Torelease
the
<< button,
press
the
>> button
light_
ry.
OAMS (Automatic
Music
Sensor)
key
Press
to activate
theAMS
function.
The
AMS
indica_
tor in
the
disptay
window
wiiltight
up.
(See
page
15.)
|oCassetteinsertion
door
O DIR
(tape
transport
direction)
button
Press
to listen
to the
otherside
of thecassette
durino
playback.
O A (eject)
button
Depress
to stop tape transportand to take out the
cassette.
O Position
indicator
This indicator
illuminates
the operation
panel for
easier
operation
under
dimlight.
@BANDselectkey
Press
to select
thedesired
band,FM or AM.
The
cor.
responding
indicator
in
thedisplay
window
willlight
up.
(D
Display
window
(9METAL/LocAL
bufion
METAL:
When playingback a TypE lt or lV (metal)
tape,depress
thisbutton
so
thattheMETAL
indica_
torin
thedisplay
window
willlight
up.When
playing
back a TYPE I tape, press this button again to
release.
Theindicator
will go off.(Seepage
13.)
i

LOCAL:Depressthis button to receiveonly strong
signalstations
in FM/AM,orto receive
an
AMsta'
tionat night.
Interference
from signals
of adjacent
stations
will
besuppressed.
TheLOCAL
indicator
inthe
display
window
will
lightuP.
@FM MoNo burton
During
FMreception,
press
this
button
ifnoise
makes
it hardto hearthe program.
TheMONO
indicator
in
the
display
window
willlight
up,
the
reception
willbe
more stable
and the noise
will be reduced.
ln this
mode,thereis no stereo
effect.
@Preset
bultons
Pressthe desired
buttonto memorizethe frequency
andto receive
a preset
station.
(See
page
17.)
(DTUNING
(PUSH
SCAN/STOP/manual
scan)/PULL
MEMORYswitchandclock adiuster
PUSHSCAN
STOP:Push
tostart
automatic
scanning
and
push
againto retainthe
received
station
in.
Manualscan:
Turnthis
knob
to starimanual
scann-
ing.Turnclockwise
to
go
to
ahigher
frequency,
and
turn counterclockwise
to go to a lowerfrequency.
Keepthis knobturned
untilthefrequencyof your
desired
stationappears.
12
PULL
MEMORY:
Pulloutto operate
thememory
clr-
cuit.
Whilethe
MEMindicator
inthe
display
window
is illuminated,
press
the desired
preset
button
to
memorize
the frequencY.
Clock
adjuster:
When
youwantto setthe time
digits'
operate
this
adjuster
as described
"HOW
TOSET
THECLOCK"
onPage
18.
(D
AM BANDWIDTH/MONO/STEREO
SWitCh
Thisswitch
hasadual
purpose:
the
AM
BANDWIDTH
switch
andthe
AMMONO/STEREO
switch.
Normally
setthis
switch
to STEREO
WIDE.
Youcan
enjoythe
AMstereo
program's
high
quality
sound.
lf the reception
is interrupted
by adiacent station
noise,
setthe
switch
toSTEREO
NORMAL.
lfit is still
hardto hear
theAM stereo
program
dueto noise,
set
it to MONO.
There
is no stereo
effect,
butthe recep'
tion
will
bemore
stable
and
noise
willbe
reduced.
@FADER
control
Turn clockwise
to increase
the volume of the rear
soeakers.
or
counterclockwise
to increase
the
volume
of the
front
speakers.
Adiustthetotal
volume
using
the
VOLUME
control.
On
a2-speaker
system,
setthis
controlto the
center
Position.
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As yol
1 Takr
2 Pus
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will
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4 Adjr
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Note:
firs

cir-
window
IO
digits,
TO
SET
oucan
.sound.
station
itis
still
sel
recep-
the rear
volume
using
t
t
t
TAPE
PLAYBACK
As you read,
refer
to,thephoto
on page
3.
1 Take
up anyslackin the tape.
2 Push
the
cassette
in
with
the
tape
surface
to theright,
until it snaps into the operating
position,
playback
will
begin.
3 Set the METAL
button according
to the tape being
playedback.Seethe TApE LIST.
4 Adjustthevolume
with theVOLUME
control.
An inserted
cassette
will begin playback
automaticaily,
even
if the PUSH
RADIO
switchisturned
on.
The
) indicator shows
theplayback
oftheupper
side
of
the cassette
and the{ indicator
the lower
side.
Tolisten
to the
other
side
of the
eassette,
just press
the
DIR(direction)
button.
To stopplayback
andto take
out thecassette,
depress
the
a button.
Note:
lf thecassette
cannot
beinserted
when
theunitis
first used, press
thei button
once.
Then
try again.
Caution
o Be
sure
totake
thecassette
outwhen
notinuse.
o Do
not
disconnect
the
power
input
lead
and
donot
turn
offthe
carignition
with
acassette
loaded
in
the
player,
orthepinch
roller
orthe
tapeitself
may
be
damaged.
TAPE
LIST
Select
the appropriateposition
for the equalization
characteristics
ofthe
tape
to be
used
with
theMETAL
button.
TAPES
(C46-C90) METAL
button
SONY:HF,
HF.S,
HF.ES
Other
TYPE-I
equivalent
tapes
(for
120
psand
NORMAL
B|AS)
TYPE
I
(released)
SONY:
UCX,
UCX.S
Other
TYPE-Il
equivatent
tapes
(for
70
ps
and
HIGH
BIAS) TYPE
II,
IV
METAL
(depressed)
SONY:
METALLIC,
METAL.ES
Other
TYPE-IV
equivalent
tapes
(for70
ss and METAL
BIAS)
set
this

FASTFORWARD
ANDREWIND
Torapidlyadvancethetape
While
the
> indicator
is
on,
depressthe
>> button.
Whilethe
< indicatorison,
depressthe
<< button.
Torewindthetape
While
the
) indicator
is
on,
depressthe
<< button.
Whilethe
< indicatorison,
depress
the
>> button.
When
the
tape
isrewound
to
thebeginning
ofthetape,
the
playback
ofthat
side
will
begin.
Toresume
playback
Whenthe
>> buttonisdepressed,
press
the
<< button
lightly.
Whenthe
{{ button
isdepressed,
press
the
>> button
lightly.
AUTO.REVERSE
FUNCTION
This
cassette
playor
willautomatically
play
both
sides
of the cassette
in sequence
withoutinterruption.
As
long
asthecassette
isnot removed,
itwillcontinue
to
play,
first
one
sidethentheother.
Thetransport
direc"
tion
(> or
<) indicatorautomaticallychanges
at
the
end
ofthetape.
14
CASSETTECARE
o Thisunitwill automatically
reverse
the directionof
thetape
whenit sensesanentangledtape.
lf during
playback
the
player
shouldreversedirectionanumber
of times,thetape
shouldbeconsidereddamaged.
ln
this case,removethe cassette.
o The use of 120-minutecassettetape is not recom-
mended.
Frequent
switching of the tape operation
mode can result in the tape becoming entangled
because
this verythin tape can easily
bestretched.
o Besurenotto leave
cassettes
inside
your
carwiththe
windowsclosed.Directsunlightor extremely
high
temperature
will warp cassetteshellsand cause the
taoeto stretch.
o Avoid
touching
thetapesurface,
asanydirtorduston
thetape
willcontaminatetheheadsof the
player.
o Storethe cassettes
in theircases.
CLEANINGTHEPLAYBACKHEAD
Clean
theheadeverytwoweeks to enjoyoptimum
hi-
f
i stereosound:usea commerciallyavailableclean-
ingcassette.
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HOW
TO
OPERATE
THE
AMS
FUNCTION
1 Whileplayingback the tape' press
the AMSkey' so
that the AMSindicator
liohts
uP'
z ii i,liip[vu""i t'ot thJ
uesirinins
of
the
next
selec'
tion
W-nif"
tn" > indicator
islit'
depress
ll" ?- button'
wnii" tn" < indicator
islit'
depress
the
<< button'
To
repeat
theselection
being
played
Wnif"
tn" > indicator
is
lit'
depress
the
<< button'
While
the
< indicator
islit'
depress
the>> button'
At
the
beginning
of
the
selection'
the
depressed
button
*iri'f"i"i"".edand plavback
will
besin'
When
youdepress
the
>> or<< button
during
a
blank
ioffi;* will
begin
trom
the
beginning
ofthe.previous
selection,orfromtneoeginningofthese|ectionafter
the
next
selection'
When the AMS functionis not used' release
the AMS
f"V OV'Jr"""'"g it again'
Theindicator
will go off
'
:t;t " theAMS
activates
bvsearching
outthe.
blank
- ;;;;";i; on
" t"p", itmav
not
operate
properlv
inthe
foliowing
situations:
-Severenoise
or hum
exists
inthe interspace
be-
tween
selections'
-An unrecorded
segment
has
an
interval
ofless
than
4seconds.
-A selection'
sucn
as a classical
piece'-includes
s"uer"f
seconds
with
no
sounds
or
the
performance
continues
atalow
volume
for
several
seconds'
o lfvou
depress
tne>>-or<< button
within
a
space
of
- ;#;;'J;;nJt "ti"' a
selection
has
started
toplav'
;;;;;i,ibesin from
the
besinnins
of
the
previous
selection.
. lfyoudepress
the
<< 61
p button
within
about
15
seconds
before
tne
"nooi " selection'
playback
will
;;i;l; thebeginning
of theselection
after
the
next
selection'

RADIO
RECEPTION
As you read,
refer
to the photo
on page
3'
AUTOMATIC
TUNING
Takeout the cassette
if Present'
1 Push
the PUSH
RADIO
switch.
2 Select
the desired
band,
FM* or AM by pressingtne
BAND select key.The corresponding
indicatorwill
light
up.
UIh"nyo, select
the AM position,setthe AM BAND-
WIDTH/MONO/STEREO
switch to the appropriate
positionaccording
to the
tuning
condition'
3 i'ushthePUSH
SCAN
STOP
button'
When
astation
is
tuned
in,
scanning
stops
for
afew
seconds'
When
you
wantto listen
to that station'
push
the button
agaln'
The
STEREO
indicator
will
light
up
when
an
FMstereo
or
AM stereo
Program
istuned
in'
4 Adiust
the
volume
with
the
VOLUME
control'
To turn olf the radio, pressthe PUSHRADIO
swiich
again.
* Forthe
customers
in USA
and
Canada
FM
programs."n o" ,"""iu"J
when
either
the
FM1
orFM2
band
isselected.
o lf noise
makes
it hard
to hear
the FMprogram'
press
the
FMMONO
button.
o Press
the LOCALbutton to receive
AM stations at
night
or to receive
a strong
signal
station'
MANUAL
TUNING
1 Pushthe
PUSH
RADIo
switch
2 Select
the desired
band,FM or AM by pressing
the
BAND
select
keY.
3 Observing
the
frequency
digits
on
the
display
window'
turnand
immediately
release
the manual
scanknob'
Turn the manual scan knob clockwise to go to a
higher
frequency,
andturncounterclockwise
to goto
" io*"r. frequency'
Repeat
this stepuntil
the desired
station
is received.
Whenyou turn the manualscan knobonce,
the fre'
quency
willbe
increased
ordecreased
by
following
in-
tervals.
FM: 200
kHz
(in
USA
andCanada)
100
kHz
(in
Australia)
AM: 10kHz
(in
USA
and
Canada)
9 kHz
(in
Australia)
Caution
While
driving,
keep
your
eyes
on
the
road
and
use
the
automatic
tuning
or
the
memory
tuning!

I
tr€m,
press
Ftations
at
I
I
pr
fssino
the
pwindow,
$n knob.
pgotoa
Ftogoro
f desired
Pi
thefre-
flowinO
in.
f,
h
F
I
[r",n"I
!
I
r-
PRESET
TUNING
As you read,
refer
to the photo
on page
3.
TOMEMORIZE
STATION
FREQUENCIES
Before
presetting,
press
thepUSH
BADIO
switch,
setect
thedesircd
band
bypressing
the BAND
select
key,
ano
tune
in
the
desired
station
by
the
manual
orautomatic
tuning.
1 Pu,l
out
the
pULL
MEMORY
knob.
The
MEM(memory
standby)
indicator
in the
disptay
winOow
Lighis
for
a
few seconds.
2 Whilethe MEM indicator
is iltuminated,
press
the
de_sired
preset
button
to_memorize
thefrequency.
The
MEM
indicator
wiil
go
off.
ln
USA
and
Canada,
one
FM1,
one
FM2
and
one
AM
sta_
tionscan be preset,
and in Austraf
ia,
one ifr4-and
one
AM stations
can bepreser
on each
button.
The
order
can bechosen
tol.
vor. lonu"ii.n"".
TORECEIVE
A MEMORIZED
STATION
1 Push
the
PUSH
RADTO
switch.
2 Select
thedesired
band
bypressing
the BAND
setect
Key.
3 Press
thedesired
preset
button.
Notes
o When
the
MEM
indicator
is
not
lit,
the
memory
circuit
_ ooes
not operate
to memorize
the station.
a The_previous
memory
will beerased
whena newfre_
quency
is committed
to thememory
of t;; .".i" ort-
1"";
fi:j:".rre cannot
be
made
*iinori
;"klns"

HOWTO
SET
THE
CLOCK
The
timedigitsare
displayedin
thedisplaywindow,
ex-
ceptduringradio
reception.
1 Make
sure
thatthetuner
is
setto off.
2 While
pulling
outtheclockadjuster,
turnclockwiseto
advance
the
M
(minute)
digits,andturncounterclock-
wise
to
advance
the
H
(hour)
digits.Keep
thisadjuster
turneduntilthedesired
time
indication
appears.
Whenthe cassette
player
is operatingandthe tuner
is
off,thetimedigitsareautomatically
displayed.
Whilereceiving
a radio
program,
the frequency
being
receivedis
displayedinMHzforFMreception
andinkHz
forAM receotion.
lf you
insert
a cassettewhen
thetuner
is
turnedon,the
display
willchangeautomaticallyfromfrequency
digits
into
timedigits.
SPECIFICATIONS
AUDIOPOWER
SPECIFICATIONS
POWER
OUTPUT
ANDTOTAL
HARMONIC
DISTORTION
4watts
per
channel
minimum
continuous
average
power
into
4 ohms,bothchannels
drivenfrom
150-20,000
Hz
with no more
than 1.5%
totalharmonic
distortion
per
Car
StereoAd HocCommittee
standards.
OTHER
SPECIFICATIONS
Poweramplifier
section
Outputs Speaker
outputs
(sure
sealcon.
nectors)
Speakerimpedance4-8 ohms
Maximum
power
output
6 watts
per
channelat 4 ohms*
*Measuredat 14.4V
Cassette
player
section
FM
Tun
Tun
sys
Antr
Intel
Usa
Senr
Sele
Sign
Harl
Sepi
Frec
cap
Tape
Tape
track
Wow
andflutter
Fastwinding
time
Crosstalk
Prerecorded
taoecassette
4-track2-channel
stereo
Frequency
response40-14,000
Hz
Signal-to-noiseratio58
dB
withTYPEll,lV
cassettes
55dB withTYPEI cassettes
0.15%
(WRMS)
Approx.1 min.50sec.
(with
C-60)
Between
tracks:
better
ihan
50dB
18

Tuner
section
System
Antenna
terminal
FM/AM
superheterodyne
runer
Computerized
quartz-locked
digital
synthesizer
system
External
antenna
connecror
Power
antenna
relay
control
lead
FM tuner section
Tuning
range 97.9-107.9
MHz(in
USA
ano
Canada)
87.5_
j07.9MHz(in
Austratia)
lntermediatef
requency
10.7
MHz
ysablgse'nsitivity 1S
dBf (1.6
pVl75
ohms)
Sensitivity
at 50
dB quieting
23
dBf (3.9
pVl75
ohms)
Selectivity 65dB at IOO
XHz
Signal-to-noise
ratio 65
dB (stereo),
6gdB (mono)
Harmonic
distortion
at 1
kHz '-v'v/
0.8%(stereo),
0.5%
(mono)
Separation 35dB at 1 kHz
Frequency
response
30_.15,000
Hz
Capture
ratio 2.0
dB
AM
tuner
section
Tuning
range 530_1,620
kHz(with
10
kHz
spacing)
(in
USA
and
Canada)
531_1,6.t1
kHz
(with
9
kHz
spacing)
(in
Australia)
Intermediate
f
requency
450
kHz
Sensitivity 35
uV
Separation 25
dB
at1kHz
General
Tone
controls Bass
+g
dB
at1OO
Hz
Treble+8
dB
at10
kHz
Power
requirements
.t2
v o. ."i n"tierv'irii",ir"
ground)
Current
drain i.OS
Ai"t maximum
power
out-
put)
Mounting
dimensions
Approx.
179
x50
x 120
mm(Mh/d)
weight Aoo,",
[;eii;f i'].l,",o
Accessories
supplied
Mounting
hardware
(1
set)
Spare
fuse
(3.15
A)
(1)
n^r:--_, Spare
fuse
(1
A)(1)
uprronat
accessory
Booster
adaptor
iA_37
De.sign
and
specifications
subject
to change
without
notice.
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