Sanyo DCX-3500

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sanyo
• Model: DCX-3500

Type: Quadraphonic Receiver

• Years of manufacture: 1974 - 1977
• Made in: Japan
• Color: front silver, housing walnut decor
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 175 W max.
• Dimensions: 526 x 165 x 370 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 11 kg
• Original price approx.: 550 US-$, 1'798 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • phono MM: 5 mV / 50 kOhm, max. 150 mV
  • Microphone: 2,5 mV / 10 kOhm
  • AUX: 200 mV / 100 kOhm
  • Tape Play 1, 2: 300 mV / 100 kOhm

Tape Play 1 DIN: 300 mV / 100 kOhm

• • Antenna FM (75/300 Ohm), AM
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1: 180 mV, 10 kOhm
  • Tape Rec 1 DIN: 50 mV, 50 kOhm
  • 2x headphones (6.3 mm jack, front and rear)
  • 2 pairs of loudspeakers

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power Quadro:
  • 8 Ohm: 4x 20 W

4 Ohm: 4x 25 W

• Continuous power stereo:
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 30 W
  • 4 Ohm: 2x 40 W
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm: 100 W
  • 4 Ohm: 160 W
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.1
• Attenuation factor: 30 (8 Ohm)
• Frequency response:
  • Phono RIAA: 20 - 20'000 Hz, ± 0.2 dB
  • High Level: 18 - 50'000 Hz, ± 1,5 dB

Signal to Noise Ratio:

• • Phono MM: 60 dB
  • Microphone: 70 dB
  • AUX, Tape: 80 dB
• Tone control:
  • Bass: + 8 dB, - 10 dB (100 Hz)

Treble: + 8 dB, - 10 dB (10 kHz)

• Loudness: + 7 dB at 100 Hz, + 7 dB at 10 kHz
• High Filter:
• Low Filter (Subsonic):
• Muting:

Tuner

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 525 - 1605 kHz
• Frequency response: 30 - 15,000 Hz, ± 3 dB
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.5 µV (IHF)

MW: 15 µV Distortion factor:

• • FM: 0.3% (mono), 0.5% (stereo).
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM: 70 dB (mono), 65 dB (stereo)

MW: 50 dB

• Channel separation:
  • FM: > 40 dB (at 1 kHz).
• Selectivity:
  • FM: 55 dB
  • MW: 33 dB
• Equal wave selection:
  • FM: 1.3 dB
• Spurious wave selection:
  • FM: 70 dB
• Image frequency attenuation:
  • FM: 50 dB
  • MW: 48 dB

IF attenuation:

• • FM: 100 dB
  • MW: 54 dB
• AM suppression: 60 dB

Special Features

• CD-4 built-in
• Switchable for Quadro mode:
  • SQ-Logic
  • RM decoder
  • CD-4
• 4 VU meters
• 4 level controls for the 4 channels ("Spatial Control")
• 2/4 channel selector (above 5 LEDs for visual indication)
• Microphone Mixer

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Sanyo DCX-2700
• Sanyo DCX-3000
• Sanyo DCX-3100
• Sanyo DCX-3250
• Sanyo DCX-3300
• Sanyo DCX-3450
• Sanyo DCX-3500

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Sanyo DCX-3500