Hitachi D-40 S

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Hitachi
• Model: D-40 S

Type: Cassette Tape Deck

• Years of manufacture: 1979 - 1981
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver
• Remote control:
• Power consumption: 10 W
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 435 x 110 x 267 mm
• Weight: 5.4 kg
• Original price approx.: 49'800 Yen (Japan, 1979), corresponds to about 700 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Microphone: 0,35 mV, 300 Ohm - 5 kOhm
  • Line In: 60 mV, 50 kOhm
  • Line In DIN: 0.35 mV, 4.7 kOhm
• Number of outputs:
  • Line Out: 500 mV, 50 kOhm
  • Line Out DIN: 50 mV, 50 kOhm
  • Headphones: 8 Ohm - 2 kOhm

Technical Data

• Audio heads: 2
• Motor: 1
• Synchronous fluctuation: 0.055 % (WRMS)
• Tape types: I, II, III
• Frequency response:
  • I (Normal): 30 - 15'000 Hz
  • II (Chrome): 30 - 15'000 Hz

III (FeCr): 30 - 16'000 Hz

• Distortion factor: 1.2
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Dolby NR "OFF" 56 dB

Dolby NR "ON" 64 dB

• Dolby: B
• MPX Filter:
• Fader:
• Pitch Control:
• Crosstalk attenuation: > 65 dB at 1 kHz
• Cancellation attenuation: > 65 dB
• Premagnetization and erasure frequency: 105 kHz
• Rewind time: 100 seconds for C-60

Special Features

• 2x VU meter with LED peak display

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Hitachi D-30 S
• Hitachi D-40 S
• Hitachi D-55 S
• Hitachi D-75 S
• Hitachi D-90 S
• Hitachi D-230
• Hitachi D-560
• Hitachi D-580
• Hitachi D-777
• Hitachi D-980
• Hitachi D-5500
• Hitachi D-5500 M

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Hitachi D-40 S

• Extract from brochure: Hitachi D-40 S