General Information

Serial #

13023

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS

Dimensions

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

Length

48.7 cm

Width

37.5 cm

Height

16.0 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

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS UNIT USED 1982+

Canada

THIS MACHINE WAS USED BY THE DONOR, WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING THE "TELECOLLEGE" PROGRAMME AT WILFRED LAURIER UNIVERSITY. SELECTED WLU COURSES WERE RECORDED AND BROADCAST BY THE LOCAL CABLE COMPANY AND CFTO: UNIVERSITY CREDITS COULD BE EARNED BY TAKING THESE COURSES. (REF. 1)

Function

USED TO RECORD AND PLAY BACK AUDIO AND VIDEO SIGNALS ON CASSETTE TAPE FROM TV OUTPUT. THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT PERMITS SOME FUNCTIONS TO SELECTED AND USED FROM A (LIMITED) DISTANCE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF HIGH QUALITY BETAMAX MACHINE. SONY BETAMAX SYSTEM PREMIERED IN 1975, PRODUCING INHERENTLY SUPERIOR PICTURE QUALITY (STILL TRUE IN 1998, FROM ENGINEERING STANDPOINT). USES 1/2-INCH MAGNETIC TAPE HOUSED IN CASSETTE. COULD BE PROGRAMMED TO RECORD TVPROGRAMMES FROM VARIETY OF CHANNELS OVER 2-WEEK PERIOD.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

All controls, connections, etc. labelled. "Betamax/ MULTI CHANNEL 2 WEEK PROGRAMMER SL-5600/ BetaScan" printed on cassette compartment. "VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER B II/III" printed in lower right corner of top. "SONY" appears in raised print in front left. Following text appears on back panel of player-recorder " SONY [registered trademark symbol] MODEL NO. SL-5600/ Betamax/ VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER/ AC-110V 60Hz 55W/ NO. 13023/ SONY CORP. MADE IN JAPAN/ DESIGN CERTIFIED AS COMPLYING/ WITH PROVISIONS/ OF SECTION 133/ SUBSECTION 1(B) OF REGULATIONS/ UNDER THE RADIO ACT." Sticker applied to unit back reads " [Canadian Standards Association symbol]/ STANDARD C22.2 NO. 1 NORME/ HOME/ ENTERTAINMENT/ DEVICE/ N 156850/ PRINTED IN CANADA/ J-9-2 ", in both English & French. Silver decal applied to unit top reads " CAUTION/ DO NOT MOVE SCREWS./ SEE BOTTOM NOTICE. ", in both English & French.

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

BLACK, BROWN IMITATION WOOD GRAIN AND BEIGE AND BROWN PANELS

Decoration

N/A