
A brochure covering SONY’s DAT deck lineup for October 1990: three ES-series models - DTC-77ES (¥160,000), DTC-55ES (¥98,000) and the flagship DTC-1500ES (¥300,000). The Technology & Feature spread goes through the key engineering: 4HEAD four-head configuration, 4.D.D. direct drive rotary mechanism, CD-Chase sync recording, the SCMS copy management system, and DATE/TIME CODE subcode recording. The back page places the DAT decks in the context of a full Sony system and includes pricing for DAT tapes DT-40R, DT-60R, DT-90R and DT-120R.
- 4HEAD - 4-head configuration - two record and two playback heads for improved reliability and recording quality
- 4.D.D. (4D Direct Drive) - 4D Direct Drive - rotary drum mechanism with direct drive, no intermediate transmission
- CD-CHASE - CD-Chase - synchronised recording from a CD player using time codes
- SCMS (シリアルコピーマネジメントシステム) - SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) - controls serial digital copying, restricts copies of copies
- DATE / TIME CODE - DATE and TIME CODE - recording of date and time data in the DAT tape subcode
- RENUMBER / PGM No. - RENUMBER and PGM No. - programme number management and automatic track renumbering
| Model | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| SONY DTC-77ES | DAT deck (Digital Audio Tape) | ¥160,000 |
| SONY DTC-55ES | DAT deck (Digital Audio Tape) | ¥98,000 |
| SONY DTC-1500ES | DAT deck (Digital Audio Tape) | ¥300,000 |
昭和65年10月(1990 October)1990YPNO7-Z19H7

