Pioneer CT-656

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Pioneer
• Model: CT-656

Type: Cassette Tape Deck

• Year of manufacture: 1989
• Colors: Black, Silver CT-656-S
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 18 W
• Dimensions: 420 x 130 x 323 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 5.7 kg
• Original price approx.: 800 DM

Connections

• Line (Input): High level (LINE) 56 mV / Input impedance: 56 kOhm
• Line (Output): High level (LINE) 316 mV / Output impedance: 5 kOhm
• Headphones: load impedance 8 Ohm (volume max.)

Technical data

• Audio heads: 3
  • PC-OCC winding/hard permalloy playback head/hard permalloy pickup head combination x1
  • Erase head (ferrite) x 1
• Motors: 2
  • 1 x DC servo tone shaft motor,
  • 1 x DC coil motor
• Synchronous fluctuation: 0.05% WRMS
• Belt types: Normal Type-I, Cromdioxid Type-II, Metal Type-IV.
• Frequency response (+/- 6 dB):
  • Normal band 15 to 20000 Hz
  • Chrome band 15 to 20000 Hz

Metal band 15 to 21000 Hz

• Distortion factor: less than 0.7% (0 dB)
• Signal-to-noise ratio
  • Without Dolby: > 58 dB
  • With Dolby B: + 10 dB (at 5 kHz)
  • With Dolby C: + 19 dB (at 5 kHz)
• Auto Reverse: no
• Title search: ± 15 titles
• Dolby Noise Reduction: B + C
• MPX filter: Yes
• Fader: No
• Pitch control: No
• CD Synchro Recording: -No- (CD deck synchro with matching Pioneer CD player)

Special Features

• Counter with two display modes(4-digit electronic counter).
• Level display switchable (normal/extended level range)
• Back tape control option (automatic switching between sound source and recorded sound)
• Title search (+/- 15 titles)
• Headphone output (with level control)
• Pre-magnetization control
• MPX filter
• Recording mute for automatic insertion of blanks
• Automatic tape selector
• Timer start function for recording and playback
• Repeat playback
• Dolby Noise Reduction System (B/C)
• Dolby HX Pro
• FL level meters (12 segments +1) with peak level memory function * FL level meters (12 segments +1) with peak level memory function

Remarks

• Successor model:
• Pioneer CT-656 MK II

• Other models in the same series:
• Pioneer CT-225
• Pioneer CT-335
• Pioneer CT-445
• Pioneer CT-656
• Pioneer CT-737 MK II
• Pioneer CT-939 MK II

Pictures

• Image: Pioneer CT-656

Reports

• Test report in "FonoForum" 11 / 1989