In designing the
cassette tape deck for our microcomponent series we have not been too concerned
with reducing the size; instead, while maintaining the same attractive, warm
champagne gold hairline finish we have designed it to the same dimensions as
the M-A01 power amplifier
Front Loading Format
Rather than adopt
the horizontal insert type of cassette loading often used on compact cassette
formats , inconvenient for tape head
cleaning and subject to tape snarl-ups, the M-T01 features frontal loading,
with full tape visibility and a hinged tape head cover that protects the head
assembly from dust and higes down for easy access.
Feather-Touch
Microswitch Controls
For smooth and rapid
switching between different operatingirectly. To go from fast rewind into the
play mode just press the appropriate
feather touch microswitches; the changeover is almost instantaneous, with no tape
spillage. All operations are just as simple and foolproof.
ASPS
Mitsubishi's
automatic spacing pause system ASPS puts a few seconds of silent spacing
between different music selections without having to alter recording levels or
go out of the recording mode.
Closed-Loop
Dual-capstan Drive
For the last word in
stable tape drive, greatly reducing drop-outs and changes in level due to
variations in tape tension over the heads the tape is held between two capstans
and their corresponding pinch rollers on the take-up and supply sides, unlike the
normal single-capstan plus pinch roller combination. The mechanism itself is
mounted on a high precision die-cast metal base, and is highly resistant to
vibration and other harmful influences. This, and a phase locked loop (PLL)
with a quartz-crystal oscillator as the standard for controlling the speed of
the DC servomotor, bring wow and flutter down to a completely negligible 0,05%
WRMS. The recording/playback head is of sendust, with excellent magnetic and
wear-resistant properties, and is largely responsible for the good frequency
response.
Peak level Meters
The fast-response
peak reading meters on the M-T01 make it easy to achieve recordings with the
maximum of Signal-to-Noise ratio and the minimum of distortion by giving
accurate indication of critical peak signal levels.
Drive
mechanism: Closed loop dual capstan
system
Noise Reduction
System: Dolby noise reduction system
Tape Speed: 4,75 cm/sec (1-7/8" IPS)
Recording
System: AC bias (85 kHz)
Erasing Systen: AC erasing (85 kHz)
Tracks: 4-track, 2-channel
Playback
Equalization
Normal Position
: 3,180u sec/ 120 µ sec
Fe-Cr Position
: 3,180u sec/ 70 µ sec
Special Position
: 3,180u sec/ 70 µ sec
Input Level
/Impedance
MIC : 0,3 mV/1,8 k Ω
Line : 100 mV/120 k Ω
Output
level/Impedance
Line : 420 mV/22 k Ω
Headphones : 1,5 mW/8 Ω
Motors: PLL DC servo motor; DC governed motor
Magnetic Heads
Record/Playback
: Sendust alloy
Erase : Ferrite
Wow and
Flutter: 0,045% (WRMS) ±0,09% (Wp-p,
DIN)
Signal-to-Noise
Ratio:
Weighted (Dolby NR
Out): 56 dB (RMS); 52 dB (DIN)
Weighted (Dolby NR
In ) : 64 dB (RMS)
Frequency Response:
Normal Position
: 30 Hz - 15 kHz (40 Hz to 13 kHz ±3 dB)
Fe-Cr Position
: 30 Hz - 17 kHz (40 Hz to 15 kHz ±3 dB)
Soecial Position :
30 Hz - 17 kHz (40 Hz to 15 kHz ±3 dB)
Power Consumption:
20 W
Dimensions (W x H x
D): 270 x 140 x 246 mm (10-5/8" x
6-1/2" x 9-11/16")
Weight: 6,3 kg (14 lbs)