Player, video

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OBJECT TYPE: CASSETTE
DATE: 1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0547.001

MANUFACTURER: Sony
MODEL: U-MATIC VP-3000
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 20123
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL AND SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 41.0 cm
Width: 40.0 cm
Height: 18.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Television
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Sony
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1980S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PLAY BOTH AUDIO & VISUAL IMAGES RECORDED ON MAGNETIC TAPE, FOR VIEWING ON A CONVENTIOAL TV RECEIVER.
Technical: U-MATIC 3/4 IN. TAPE FORMAT PLAYERS POPULAR IN INDUSTRY, PROFESSIONAL & EDUCATIONAL MARKETS. FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1972, THE U-MATIC SERIES ARE CONSIDERED PRECURSORS OF HOME VCRS. SONY'S "BETAMAX" (1975) WAS DESIGNED FOR CONSUMER MARKET BUT LOST OUT TO VHS FORMAT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'SONY MODEL NO VP-3000/ VIDEOCASSETTE PLAYER/ AC 120V 60HZ 76W/ NO. 20123 CSA/ MADE IN JAPAN/ W.L.U.#676/ WILFRED LAURIER UNIVERSITY'/ LABEL FROM WLU ON BOTTOM/ PLATES ON TOP: 'SONY VIDEOCASSETTE PLAYER''U-MATIC'/ PRINTED ON FRONTPANEL: 'POWER AUTO OFF EJECT F FWD FWD STOP REW PAUSE/ SONY/ VIDEOCASSETTE PLAYER'/ PRINTED ON BACK: 'AUDIO OUT TRACKING COLOR LOCK VIDEO OUT RF OUT AC IN/ CH-1 CH-2'
Missing: BUTTON NEAR TIME DIAL
Finish: BODY DARK BROWN WITH BLACK FRONT PANEL; SHINY METAL TRIM
Decoration: N/A

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Sony, Player, video, circa 1980, Artifact no. 1996.0547, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1996.0547.001/

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