Onkyo TA-600D
Dolby B NR

This Onkyo TA-600D is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Onkyo in 1978 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Onkyo TA-600D cassette deck are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the Onkyo TA-600D cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable Onkyo TA-600D transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Onkyo TA-600D by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect microphones with a jack connector. For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.

Compact Cassette
  • WIDEX Head
  • Full Auto Stop System

Historic events

1978 The first satellite in the modern Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) is launched.
1979 Philips introduced the Video 2000-system (also known as 'Video Compact Cassette' or VCC)

Features of Onkyo TA-600D

Connectors
Connectivity
2 Mono Microphone Inputs RCA Input/Output Connectors Headphones
Display
Display
3-Digıt Mechanical Counter Analog Needle Meters
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Silver Finish Orientation Left Front Loading
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head Configuration
Head Configuration
2 Head Desiǥn 4 Track / 2 Channel
Noise Resuction
Noise Reduction
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
Controls
Operation
Mechanical Transport Control
Power
Power Requirements
Alternating Current
Preamplifier
Preamplifier
Individual Input Level Controls Output-Level Control
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabilıty Manual Tape Type Selection Chrome Tape Capabilıty
Transport
Transport
Auto Shutoff Sìngle Capsŧan Transport Belt Drive (Capsŧan) Mechanical Tape Loading

Similar to Onkyo TA-600D from the period 1978 - 1979