Pure music
reproduction. With no audible noise or distortion. We call it the essence of
nothingness. After a decade-long commitment to digital audio technology,
Technics offers you one different Compact Disc player that capture this
essence.
Like a live
performance
Each CD
player uses our unique semiconductor laser to read the billions of bits of
information encoded on the Compact Disc as it is spun with incredible accuracy
by our quartz-locked, direct drive motor. Powerful new Ics, LSIs and a
microprocessor-controlled D/A (digtal-to-analog) conventer, all original
designs by technics, process the information into music - so realistic and
dynamic as to be virtually indidtinguishable from a live performance.
A choice of
CD players
Our original
and still state-of-the-art. CD player, the SL-P10, offers the unequaled
versatility of 63-step random acces programming for precise play of any part of
the disc, in any sequence, and features the convenience of remote control,
headphone jack, and Auto-Music-Scan.
We make the
discs too
A superior
CD player can only be built upon a complete understanding of the Cd itself. So,
we make the discs too. Only Technics produces both Cd players and CDs under one
roof.
Technics -
We put pure music within the reach of everyone.
Features and
Functions
Intro-skip
plays first few seconds of each song, so you can easily check disc contents
Repeat
function for entire disc or program contents
Pickup
position indicator in disc holder section (as well as in FL display)
Control key
indicators
Handsome
design to match other Technics high quality audio components
Automatic
disc loading
Variable
output level audio signal
Search
functions: Manual; Auto music search; Intro-skip;
Program
Program
capability:
Maximum
63-step programmability; Band cueing,
Random begin
play setting (band, minute/second);
Random end
play setting (band, minute/second);
Display (140
x 55 mm) large FL display;
Pickup
position, Band beginning position, Program, Band number, Playing time
Control
keys: 7 basic keys; 14 programming keys
Disc
loading: Automatic front loading
Advanced
Original LSI Circuitry
The SL-P10
features true state-of-the-art. Semiconductor circuitry with 12 new original
LSIs and ICS designed specifically for compact disc reproduction. The digital
signal processing circuitry uses 3 LSIs for demodulation, error correction and
CIRC control. Error detection and correction are based on the exclusive
"technics Super Decoding Algorithm" system. The D/A conventer is
perhaps the single most important device in digital audio. It must convert the
65536-step digital signal into an accurate replica of the original analog
signal. Here the SL-P10 uses a newly developed that delivers extremely high
performance with no more than ±0,002% nonlinear distortion. Other Ics are used
for spindle motor servo control, head amp, actuator drive, auto focus, signal
processing, programmed play, laser power control, and traverse motor drive.
Precision
Mechanisms with Sophisticated Microcomputer Control
In addition
to the above mentioned high density LSIs and ICs, the SL-P10 employs four
microcomputers for centralized random access system control, FL display drive,
digital slicer, and optical pickup position control. This sophisticated
circuitry supports the precision mechanisms of disc rotation and laser pickup
operation.
The pickup
system includes a semiconductor laser, actuator, lens, prism and photodetector
in a precision integrated aluminum body of rugged construction for the highest
reliability.
The actuator
(lens drive mechanism for focus and tracking) features a twin parallel damper,
derived from our advanced phono cartridge technology, which enables extremly
smooth and accurate focusing and tracking servo performance. A 3-beam tracking
servo is employed to assure the highest operational stability.
The 12 cm
wide CD rotates at a tare of 500 to 200 times per minute. Therefore the
turntable drive motor must be of a different type from that used for
conventional phono turntables.
One
important point is that the motor must be designed to prevent shaft rolling.
This is achieved by employing an ultra-compact brushless DD motor newly
developed based on the long experience of Technics id direct drive technology.
In the
SL-P10 CD player system, this DD motor and the turntable are mounted extremely
close together to assure the required rotational stability.
The pickup,
its drive mechanism, and the turntable drive mechanism must all be assembled
together with the highest precision. In the SL-P10 , all of these mechanisms
are manufactired by us, making possible precision integrated construction of an
"optical deck" in an aluminum diecst chassis. This keeps all these
precision electromechanical devices in optimum alignment to bring out their
full potential and that of the system as a whole.
Specifications
Type:
2-channel Compact Disc Plaeyer
Samplig
Frequency: 44,1 kHz
DA
Conversion: 16-bit linear line
Frequency
Characteristic: 4 Hz - 20 kHz
Dynamic
Range: better than 90 dB
Signal-to-Noise
Ratio: better than 90 dB
Total
Harmonic Distortion: less than 0,004%
Channel
Separation: better than 90 dB
Error
Correcting System: Super decoding
algorithm by Technics
Wow and
Flutter: same as Quartz-crystal
oscillator precision
Pickup
System: Astigmatic 3-beam
Objective
Lens Suspension: Twin parallel damper
suspension
Light
Source: Semiconductor laser
Wavelength: 8000 A
Output
Voltage: A 150 mV (variable)
Power
Requirement: 100, 120, 220, 240 V, AC , 50/60 Hz
Power
Consumption: 48 W
Dimensions
(W x H x D): 430 x 145 x 333mm
Weight: 10 kg