SANYO SVH-B1 (1988) | Digital - Hi-Fi - Satellite

The ultimate device for watching and recording popular satellite broadcasts. The SVH-B1 from Sanyo was a Video Recorder with built-in BS (Broadcast Satellite - SHF) tuner for receiving and recording satellite broadcasts. You could enjoy 24/7 nonstop programming from around the world, including music, sports, and international news, with this groundbreaking satellite broadcasting service. Its appeal lies in its crystal-clear, ghost-free images and CD-quality PCM digital sound. This Hi-Fi video system, with its built-in BS tuner, allows you to watch and record this entirely new broadcasting experience. You can even record satellite broadcasts airing late at night or early in the morning using the timer function, creating a video library of global programming. The BS tuner's tuning section employs a PLL frequency synthesizer system, along with Sanyo's unique direct-count digital AFC (Automatic Frequency Control) system for automatic fine-tuning. By inputting the intermediate frequency as a digital signal to a microcontroller and directly measuring the frequency for automatic control, highly accurate tuning is achieved. Special video playback, equipped with digital memory. This device converts video, external input images, and a single frame of a live satellite or television broadcast into a digital signal and stores it in memory. By displaying this on a television screen, it achieves a clear, special playback unique to digital technology. The digital strobe, which allows you to enjoy a strobe effect comparable to a promotional video with frame-drop playback, has a variable speed of 1 to 10 flashes per second. The memory still function, which freezes only the image while keeping the audio intact, is convenient for taking notes on applications for live programs or addresses for quizzes. Furthermore, it is equipped with basic functions such as variable-speed slow motion (1/5 to 1/30 times the normal speed) for smooth slow motion, clear stills, 2x speed playback (3x mode with audio), and frame-by-frame playback. High-precision cueing mechanism, equipped with VISS & VASS. VISS & VASS is a cueing signal system that uses control tracks based on the VHS unified standard. This allows for highly accurate cueing, enabling you to quickly find the scene you want to watch. In addition to address search, which allows you to directly recall by specifying the cueing signal number (address code), there is also index scan, which plays the intro portion of each cueing signal sequentially for 5 seconds. There is also a renumbering function that correctly rewrites all VISS & VASS cueing numbers in the order they appear on the tape. There is also a call function that displays the current tape number using the cueing signal number. Cueing signals can be easily entered at any point during playback and can also be erased. A wide variety of satellite dishes were available based on your location in Japan.

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SANYO MR-JJ (1982) | Body Stereo

 

The MR-JJ, advertised as the "Body Stereo" was introduced by Sanyo in 1982. This is a stereo cassette-radio unit with a unique design and features. The radio section offers stero sound for FM/AM radio stations but also an receive TV audio (channels 1-3). The cassette section is Metal tape compatible and it features soft play mechanism, anti-rolling mechanism, pitch control and Twin headphone jacks. It has a shape with a natural curve that conform to the body for a just-right fit. Specifications: Frequency range 40-12.000Hz Normal tape, 40-15.000Hz Metal tape | Output 40mW | Power Supply: AC with Optional AC adapter (D3-A1) | DC with Batteries (AA x 2) | Optional battery case (JP-3, D x 2) | Optional car adapter (CB A-2MC) | Battery Life: Approx. 12 hours (using alkaline batteries) | Maximum External Dimensions: Width 108 x Height 114 x Depth 37 mm Weight: Approx. 350g | Available as MR-JJ(R) Red, (W) Silk White, (GR) Gray

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SANSUI aelf7 (1994) | Compact Pure Compo

 

D-alpha7 - Cassette deck featuring a tray-type horizontal loading mechanism that suppresses minute vibrations of the cassette half during tape transport, improving tape transport stability and reducing modulation noise. It is equipped with an auto-bias function, which allows you to automatically set the optimal recording bias value, which differs slightly for each tape, with a single touch. It is equipped with CARS PRO (Computer Assisted Recording System PRO). With this function, the optimal recording level and recording bias value are automatically set with a single touch, and the leader tape is automatically advanced, recording is done in the original track order up to the end of side A, and the last track fades out. On side B, recording starts from the beginning of the track and fades out at the end. If the last track on the tape is less than 32 seconds, it is automatically erased. An aluminum die-cast flywheel is used to achieve high rigidity of the rotating part and tape transport stability. A center mechanism layout is adopted considering the optimal weight balance. Dolby B/C NR noise reduction system and Dolby HX-PRO to improve high-frequency recording characteristics . The display unit has a large 16-segment peak level meter. Wow and Flutter 0,06%, Frequency response 30-18.000Hz Metal.

T-alpha7 - FM/AM stereo tuner.It allows for 15 preset stations for both FM and AM. Furthermore, it features AI Area Fine Memory, which automatically presets receivable frequencies and station names simply by selecting a region. Manual input allows station naming up to 5 digits. It supports AM stereo broadcasting. It includes a 3-program advanced timer for weekly operation (ONCE, EVERY1, EVERY2). A clock display with reduced brightness shows the time when the power is off.

CD-alpa7 - CD player with 1-bit ΔΣ (delta-sigma) D/A converter. The ΔΣ method combines oversampling and noise shaping technologies with high-speed CMOS-LSI technology. While conventional DACs required extremely high element precision and stability, this DAC has the excellent advantage of eliminating distortion dependent on element precision, as long as a stable reference frequency is available. This achieves low-distortion, linear characteristics from large amplitude signals of 0dB to minute signals of -100dB. To reduce vibration and resonance during motor drive, a newly developed transparent resin material, used in the insulators of the AU-α series, is employed as a vibration countermeasure. Furthermore, materials with excellent vibration absorption capabilities are used at the contact points (mechanism base) between each mechanism and the chassis to block vibration transmission paths. It features an optical digital output terminal. It supports CARS PRO recording (high-quality synchronized recording function) when combined with the D-α7 cassette deck.

A-alpha7 - Integrated amplifier of the ALFA series that compactly condenses the technology of the AU-α series. In the A-α7, the combination of the diamond differential circuit and the Wilson current mirror circuit is collectively called the Advanced Diamond Differential Circuit. By incorporating the diamond differential circuit into the power amplifier, the power transistors (LAPT) in the final stage are driven with ample headroom, the signal rise characteristics are improved, and it can handle rapidly changing digital sources. In addition, the Wilson current mirror circuit is used in the first stage of the power amplifier to suppress circuit noise generated in the first stage and improve the overall quality of the amplifier. A twin-monaural power unit configuration is adopted to improve L/R separation, reduce crosstalk, and eliminate mutual interference between L/R. Power output 2x50W 8ohm.

S-alpha7 - Loudspeaker system. The low-frequency range is handled by a 16.5cm cone-type woofer.

The diaphragm is made of non-pressed coniferous pulp material. The high frequencies are handled by a 2.5cm soft dome tweeter. The diaphragm is a 100% silk soft dome. An aluminum die-cast frame is used for the tweeter mounting. The enclosure is a bass reflex structure with a port on the rear. 

The baffle plate is made of high-density MDF and combined with 30mm thick side panels.

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