Sony Walkman TCD-D8 User manual

TCD-D8
DAT Walkman®Digital Audio Tape Player/Recorder
• FULL FEATURED DAT TAPE PLAYER/RECORDER
• 48KHZ SAMPLING AND 16-BIT LINEAR QUANTIZATION FOR ULTIMATE QUALITY RECORDING
• 48KHZ/44.1KHZ/ 2KHZ SAMPLING FREQUENCY ARE SELECTABLE FOR BOTH DIGITAL AND ANALOG RECORDING
• LONG PLAY MODE FOR UP TO 4 HOURS OF RECORDING AND PLAYBACK
• 4 HOURS RECORDING WITH 4 “AA” BATTERIES
• AUTOMATIC DATE FUNCTION FOR FAST IDENTIFICATION OF RECORDING
• AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL RECORDING LEVEL
• ANTI-SHOCK MECHANISM FOR RECORDING AND PLAYBACK
• LARGE BACKLIT DISPLAY WITH 4-SEGMENT BATTERY INDICATOR
• AUTOMATIC/MANUAL SUBCODE
• 100X HIGH SPEED AMS
• 2 SPEED ( X/25X) CUE/REVIEW
• DIGITAL INPUT AND OUTPUT
▲STEP-UP FEATURE ◗NEW FEATURE

TCD-D8
Sony Electronics Inc • 1 Sony Drive, Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656 • www.sony.com Printed in USA 2/2002
features
• 48KHZ SAMPLING AND 16-BIT LINEAR QUANTIZATION provides rich,
dynamic sound, for the ultimate in quality audio tape recording
• SELECTABLE 48KHZ/44.1KHZ/32KHZ SAMPLING REQUENCY for both
digital and analog recording
• BUILT-IN 1-BIT D/A CONVERTER with 8X oversampling for low noise and
extended frequency response
• SUPREME QUALITY SP MODE provides for up to 2 hours of recording of
16-bit digital sound on a T-120RN AT cassette, ideal for recording live
music
• LONG PLAY MODE provides for up to 4 hours continuous recording and
playback on a single T-120RN AT cassette, for conferences or other
voice recording
• 4 HOURS OPERATION WITH 4 “AA” BATTERIES (display illumination off
and headphone jack un-plugged) is made possible by advanced design
that allows extended battery life beyond previous limits
• AUTOMATIC DATE UNCTION provides for fast identification of
individual recordings by automat-ically recording the date, day of the
week, and time of the recording as indicated on the LC display
• AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL RECORDING LEVEL is switchable and lets
you select most appropriate volume levels for recording voice, music,
or manual
• ANTI-SHOCK MECHANISM maintains stable tape transport for accurate
recording and playback even while the AT Walkman is in motion
• LARGE BACKLIT LCD DISPLAY clearly shows recording level, track
number, operating status, and 4-segment battery indicator, even in low
ambient light conditions
• ID SUBCODE marking is switchable to mark the starting point of each
program on the tape automatically or manually while recording
• 100X HIGH SPEED AUTOMATIC MUSIC SENSOR™(AMS) search function
finds and plays tracks, and skips forward or back up to 99 tracks, all at
100 times normal speed
• 2 SPEED CUE/REVIEW (3X/25X) lets you hear sound while the player is in
fast-wind modes up to 3 times or 25 times normal speed
• DIGITAL INPUT AND OUTPUT JACKS permit digital connection to M
and C players and home digital preamplifiers (requires optional digital
cable), and automatically converts track information of M and C into
start I s (digital input only)
• 4 SEGMENT LCD BATTERY INDICATOR provides a visual signal to alert
you to diminishing battery power so you can recharge or replace
batteries
• AUTOMATIC VOLUME LIMITER SYSTEM (AVLS) maintains volume output
at levels that are below distortion threshold for cleaner sound
reproduction
specifications
ORMAT: igital Audio Tape
RECORDING TIME (DT-120 DAT CASSETTE): Standard: 120 min
Long Play: 240 min
TAPE SPEED: Standard: 8.15mm/sec (Approx
5
⁄ 16 ips)
Long Play: 4.075mm/sec (Approx
5
⁄ 32 ips)
SAMPLING REQUENCY: 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz
QUANTIZATION BITS: 16 bit
REQUENCY RESPONSE: Standard: 20-22,000Hz (+/-1dB) @ 48kHz
20-20,000Hz (+/-1dB) @ 44.1kHz
20-14,500Hz (+/-1dB) @ 32kHz
Long Play: 20-14,500Hz (+/-1dB) @ 32kHz
S/N RATIO: >87dB (Standard & Long Play) @ 1kHz IHF-A 22kHz LPF Line In
DYNAMIC RANGE: >87dB (Standard & Long Play) @ 1kHz IHF-A 22kHz LPF Line In
TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: ≤0.008% (Standard) @ 1kHz 22kHz LPF Line In
≤0.09% (Long Play) @ 1kHz 22kHz LPF Line In
WOW AND LUTTER: Below Measurable Limit (+/-0.001% W. PEAK)
INPUTS: Mic (Plug-in Power, Stereo mini jack)
igital In (7-Pin jack)
Line In (Stereo mini jack)
C-In 6V (EIAJ Standard Polarity Jack)
OUTPUTS: Stereo Headphones (Stereo mini jack)
Line Out (Stereo mini jack)
Remote (7-Pin jack)
igital Out (7-Pin jack)
POWER REQUIREMENTS: “AA” x 4 batteries ( C6V)
AC 120V, 60Hz w/supplied AC Adaptor
C 12V w/optional Car Battery Cord
BATTERY LI E (APPROX): (w/Sony alkaline batteries):
REC: 4 hrs (display illumination off, headphone jack unplugged)
REC: 3 hrs (display illumination off)
PLAY: 3.5 hrs
DIMENSIONS (WHD): 12
1
⁄ 4 " x 1
1
⁄ 2 " x 3
1
⁄ 2 " (132.6 x 36.7 x 88.2mm)
WEIGHT: 1 lb 15 oz (500g) incl batteries
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES: Carrying Case, T-10CLA Cleaning Cassette,
AC-E60HG AC Adaptor
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES: SBM-1 Super Bit Mapping Adaptor, RMT- 7 Wired
Remote Commander® Remote, RM- 3K System Adaptor Kit, POC- A12,
POC- A12M, RK- A10 igital Cable, ECM-959A/737 Stereo Microphone,
CC-260HG Car Battery Cord, CPA-8 Car Connecting Pack, AC-E60AM World
Wide AC Adaptor
©2002 Sony Electronics Inc.
Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved.
Sony, Automatic Music Sensor, Remote Commander and Walkman are a trademarks of Sony.
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Non-metric weights and measures
are approximate.
• AT products sold by manufacturer-authorized outlets incorporate the Serial Copy Management
System which will not prevent you from making a direct digital-to-digital copy from a digital
source but will prevent a second direct digital-to-digital copy from being made from such copies.