Sony TC-KE 500 S

General

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: TC-KE500S
• Type: Single
• Years of manufacture: 1996-1997
• Made in: Japan
• Color: black
• Remote control: optional (sensor built-in)
• Power consumption: 21 W
• Dimensions: 430 mm × 120 mm × 310 mm (W × H × D)
• Weight: 4.2 kg
• Original price approx.: 600 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Line in: 1 Cinch
• Number of outputs:
  • Line out: 1 Cinch
  • Headphone output 6,3 mm (not adjustable)

Technical data

• Audio heads: 3
• Motors: 2
• Synchronous speed variations: 0.055 % (WRMS), 0.16 % (DIN);
• Tape types: Types I, II, IV
• Frequency response:
  • Normal: 20-17,000 Hz, ±3 dB

Chrome: 20-18,000 Hz, ±3 dB Metal: 20-19,000 Hz, ±3 dB

• Distortion: 1.5 % (for Type IV Metal, 250 nWb/m 315 Hz, 3rd harmonic)
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 57 dB (Normal), 59 dB (Chrome), 61 dB (Metal),
• Improvement of the signal-to-noise ratio by the Dolby system (reference values).

Dolby B switched on: 5 dB at 1 kHz, 10 dB at 5 kHz Dolby C switched on: 15 dB at 500 Hz, 20 dB at 1 kHz Dolby S switched on: 10 dB at 100 Hz, 24 dB at 1 kHz

• Auto-Reverse: no
• Title search: yes, AMS
• Dolby: B, C, S
• MPX filter: yes, switchable for each Dolby system
• Fader: no
• Pitch control: no
• CD synchro recording: no

Special features

• semi-automatic tape calibration with test tone calibration for BIAS and Level
• 3 audio heads
• rear band control (monitor circuit)
• Dolby S
• electronic real time counter
• Memory circuit
• title search AMS
• Remote control optional: RM-J 701, RM-J902 and RM-J903 also work.

Remarks

• The drive was also used in earlier TC-K215/TC-K411/TC-K511S/515S/K361/K461/K561
• no timer pre-installation
• externally almost identical to the TC-KE600 S

• Other models of the same series:

• TC-KE 200
• TC-KE 300
• TC-KE 400 S
• TC-KE 500 S
• TC-KE 600 S

Pictures

Reports

• Test in Stereo 8/1996, satisfactory