Pioneer CT-F 900

Data

General:

• Manufacturer: Pioneer
• Model: CT-F 900

Type: Cassette Tape Deck

• Years of manufacture: 1978 - 1979
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver
• Remote control: -
• Power consumption: 44 watts
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 420 x 187 x 375 mm
• Weight approx.: 11 Kg
• Original price approx.: 1'300 DM

Connections:

• DIN socket Rec/ Play 12 mV
• Inputs:
  • 2x Microphone 0.3 mV/ 100 mV (30 kohm).

Line 60 mV

• Outputs:
  • Line 450 mV/ 640 mV/ 50 kohm
  • Headphones 63-90 mV/ 8 Ohm (6.3 mm jack)

Technical data

• Drive: 2 motors

1x DC- Servomotor for Capstan 1x DC- Servomotor for fast start (Reel)

• Synchronous fluctuation: 0,04 % WRMS
• Rewind time (C-60): 85 s
• Tone heads: 3
  • 1 x erase head
  • 1 x record, 1x playback (double head)
• Distortion factor: 1.3 % (0 dB)
• Dolby NR: yes
• Tape type switching:
  • Normal Type I
  • CrO2 Type II
  • FeCr Type III (Chrome Auto)
• Frequency response:
• I: 20 - 17,000 Hz
• II: 20 - 19,000 Hz
• III: 20 - 19,000 Hz
• Signal-to-noise ratio: Type I
  • Dolby off: 54 dB

Dolby on: 64 dB

• components: 63 transistors, 71 diodes, 13 IC's, 1 photo interrupter

Special features:

• Monitor switch for rear band control
• Level meter: switchable LED display segments on peak, peak hold and average

Control via microprocessor

• Memory- Stop/ Play
• Connection of a timer for recording and playback
• Bias-variable
• separate microphone inputs (L+R)
• Tape counter: 3 digits, electronic (no real time)
• Automatic tape type recognition
• jog keys

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Pioneer CT-F 500
• Pioneer CT-F 600
• Pioneer CT-F 700
• Pioneer CT-F 900
• Pioneer CT-F 1000

Pictures

• [[Image: Pioneer CT-F 900

Links

• External link to website "The Vintage Knob": [[1]]