Audio Database
TC-C5
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Cassette changer that can hold 5 volumes of tape.

By adopting a rotating drum, it is possible to store 5 volumes of cassette at once.
This allows you to record / play one volume at a time or record / play five volumes in succession.

You can enjoy shuffle play in which five cassette volumes are randomly selected and played, or program play in which you can program the order in which up to five steps are played per cassette.

Based on a laser amorphous head that takes advantage of the characteristics of amorphous magnetic alloys, we have adopted a PC-OCC wound laser amorphous head that uses high-purity oxygen-free copper PC-OCC for the head winding.

Equipped with Dolby HX Pro, the effective bias amount is controlled to the optimum value in 1/1000 second unit to prevent over-bias and increase linearity in the high frequency range.

It employs a super-bias, and by greatly shifting up the frequency of the bias signal, the frequency difference with the audio signal is expanded, and generation of beat noise and intermodulation distortion due to mutual interference is suppressed.

It is equipped with a bias fine tuning function that can fine-tune the optimum bias value that slightly differs depending on the type of tape.

Equipped with a CD sync recording function, it can be easily recorded from a CD to a deck by combining it with Sony's remote-controlled CD player.

It adopts FL linear electronic counter of minute and second display linked with time.
Equipped with a subtraction function that makes it easy to understand the remaining time.

It is equipped with a peak level meter that displays the peak value of the music signal in real time and also has a peak hold function.

Uses a quick reverse mechanism with less sound loss when reversing the tape.

Equipped with AMS (Automatic Music Sensor), you can quickly find the beginning of the previous or next song.

When the tape contains an unrecorded portion for more than 10 seconds during playback, it automatically fast-forwards to the next song and starts playback again.

It is equipped with the Auto Space REC MUTE function. When you press the REC MUTE button during recording or recording pause, it automatically records silence for approximately four seconds, then sends the tape for that amount and stops temporarily.

Power loading is adopted, and the cassette is automatically loaded into the mechanical deck just by pressing the operation button such as play or fast forward / rewind without closing the cassette door, and it quickly shifts to each operation mode.
This series of operations is also performed when the remote control is operated.

Wireless remote control is included.

Model Rating
Type Cassette deck
Heads Erase : 1
Recording : 1
Motor DC servo motor : 1
DC Motor : 4
Signal-to-noise ratio 57 dB (EIAJ, Dolby off, standard recording level, ES and IV cassette)
74 dB (Dolby NRC, maximum recording level, ES ・ IV cassette)
Frequency characteristic 25 Hz ~ 19 kHz ± 3 dB (EIAJ, ES / IV cassette)
Frequency range 15 Hz ~ 20 kHz (EIAJ, ES, IV Cassette)
Wow and flutter
(EIAJ)
± 0.09% Wpeak
0.05%WRMS
Distortion factor 1.8% (Third Harmonic Distortion Factor, 250nWb/m, 315 Hz, ES ・ IV Cassette)
Power consumption 18W
External dimensions Width 430x Height 135x Depth 350 mm
Weight 6.9kg
Attachment Wireless Remote Control RM-J801