
A 12-page A4 booklet - Pioneer cassette deck general catalog, March 1982. The opening spread is devoted entirely to the CT-980 at ¥109,800 - Ribbon Sendust head, Quartz-PLL drive and auto-reverse recording via the 3DD mechanism. The lineup continues down through the CT-880, CT-780, CT-580 and CT-480, all with auto-reverse and Dolby C on the upper models. The final section summarizes the remaining lineup from the CT-970 down to the CT-470, the CT-X series and separately the CT-A1 from the Artistic Sound Series at ¥230,000. The back cover features microphones, the JT-216 remote and Pioneer’s own N1/N2 cassette series.
- 3DDメカニズム - 3DD (3-Drive-Direct) Mechanism - three independent motors with computer control
- クォーツPLLダイレクトドライブ - Quartz-PLL Direct Drive - quartz-stabilized drive speed
- リボンセンダストヘッド - Ribbon Sendust Head - sendust alloy head in ribbon form
- オートBLE - Auto BLE - automatic bias level equalization
- ドルビーCタイプNR - Dolby C Type NR - type C noise reduction, 20 dB noise reduction
- オートリバース - Auto Reverse - automatic switching of playback and recording direction
| Model | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PIONEER CT-980 | 3DD auto-reverse deck, Quartz-PLL, Ribbon Sendust | ¥109,800 |
| PIONEER CT-880 | 3DD auto-reverse deck | ¥99,800 |
| PIONEER CT-780 | 3DD auto-reverse deck | ¥74,800 |
| PIONEER CT-580 | 3DD auto-reverse deck | ¥64,800 |
| PIONEER CT-480 | auto-reverse deck | ¥64,800 |
| PIONEER CT-970 | cassette deck | ¥115,000 |
| PIONEER CT-770 | cassette deck | ¥79,800 |
| PIONEER CT-570 | cassette deck | ¥54,800 |
| PIONEER CT-470 | cassette deck | ¥43,800 |
| PIONEER CT-X70 | cassette deck | ¥65,000 |
| PIONEER CT-X50 | cassette deck | ¥43,000 |
| PIONEER CT-05 | cassette deck | ¥69,800 |
| PIONEER CT-A1 | cassette deck, Artistic Sound Series | ¥230,000 |
昭和57年3月(1982 March)TD106AX-2(F-02)

