SPECIFICATIONS
MODEL
NUMBER
wtrGHT
(NET
IN CARTON)
DIMENSIONS
POWER RE-
qUIREMENTS
POWER CON.
SUMPTION
RECORDINC
Akai Modcl 1700, portablc 4-track
st.rco tape rccorder.
33 lbs
(15
kg) without acccssorics.
t3-t6'
lH)
x 13-%'
(w)
x 9'
(Dl
case
A. C. 100, ll0, 120,200,220 or 240 volts
interchang€abl€. 50 60cycles.
80VA.
Inline 4 t.ack st€reo and 4-tfack mon-
Inlin€ 4.tiack stefeo, monaural play-
Thrce speeds
cml and l-%"
(a.is
cmJ per second.
(15"
p€r
s€cond
with an optional accessory
capstan and pinch whe€I.)
SYSTEM:
PLAYBACK
SYSTEM:
TAPE SPEED
:
.I'APE
SPEED
DEVIATION
:
WOW AND
FLUTTER
:
TIME
FRDqUENCY
RDSPONStr
DISTORT'ION
SIGNAL-TO-
NOISE RATIO
CROSS TALK
CHANNEL
SEPARATION
Less
than
+
3
pef cent at all
tape
Less than 0.2
%
at 7-t6 ips. R.M.S.
Less than 0.3
%
at 3-7a ips. R.M.S.
Less than 0.45
%
at l-16 ips. R.M.S.
FAST FORWARD
AND
REWIND
150 seconds fof 1,200 ft. tapc at 50
cy-
cles
and 120
s€conds at 60 cyclcs.
40 to 18,000cps. at 7-%;ps;
.L 3 db.80
to
12,000 cps. at 7-l,
ipsj
+
3
db. 80
to 10,000cps.
at 3-3la;ps;
+
4 db. 80 at 4,000cps.
at l-7s ips.
Within 4%at l,000cps,oVU
ltotal
40 db below rccorded lev€lsignal
at all
Within 55db
between each trach.
Better than
80 db at l,000cps
+3
VU.
POWJ]R
INPU'I'
LDVELS:
POWDR
OUTPUT:
Microphone
ir)put lcvcl
-55
db
(VR.
max.jat
l,000cps.
Phono
and radio
input levcl
40 db
(VR.
max.)at l,000cps.
Pre-Amplifier
output, 0.7V at
1,000
cps, impedanc€
more than
l00K
ohms.
Main output,34dbm.
up
(in
600ohmt.
More than
50MEC ohns.
More
than
ore m;nute at A.C.
1,000V.
With headphor€
during reco.ding.
Condenser
start;ng
induction two-
l/l00HP.
Power
factor,70
pe.
cent.
2,900
to I,450
r.p.m. at 50
cps,
3,480 to 1,740
r.p.m.
at 60 cps.
lnline +tf ack
stereo/monau.al
record-
play h€ad
;
Impedance..
.3,500
ohms
+
l0
%
zt
I,000
cps.
4-track
erase head
;
Imp€danc€.
. .4,000 ohms
+15% at 90
Round
dynamic micropho.e
Impedance...50,000ohms
S€Dsit;vity...
55 db.
f.€quency
R€rpoDse...70
ro 15,000
Two 5'x7'
dynahic
speakers.
Imp€dance...8
ohms
Allowable IDput...6
warts
Frequency
R€sponse...8o
ro
12,000
cps,
:!
l0db.
I2AT7
x2, 6BM8x2.
l50Dx2
Up to 7'
r€el
INSULATION
RESISTANCE
INSULATION
YI[,LD
STRENGTH
MONITORINC
SYSTEM
MOTOR
HEADS
MICROPHONE
USED :
SPEAKOR
INCLUDED:
TUBES USED
:
SILICON
DIODE
USED:
REELS
USED :
RECORDING
LEVEL
INDICATOR
: Horizontal,
A-model
VU m€te..