Table Top Cassette Tape Recorder/Player
Plays and records both commercial and Talking Book-type cassettes. New features include stereo playback through headphones and Digital Pitch Control.
Features:
- Digital Pitch Control (DPC): allows you to increase the rate of listening up to double speed, and adjust the pitch of the voice to avoid an unpleasant high or low pitch. Digital Pitch Control has much higher sound quality as compared to earlier speech compression systems.
- Stereo playback through optional headphones.
- More powerful amplifier produces clearer sound.
- Low battery alarm in record mode.
- Variable volume record monitoring: While listening to (monitoring) a recording in progress, you can change the volume of the monitor sound without affecting the recording.
- Variable output Auxiliary Jack: The signal sent out of the Auxiliary Jack (for copying tapes with a second machine) is now variable.
This durable, portable recorder with quality sound will provide years of listening enjoyment and it's easy to use!
Tape Play Features
- Plays commercial 2-track, 1 7/8 inches per second (ips) cassettes or 4-track, 15/16 ips Talking Book cassettes.
- Sound Controls: Volume, Tone, DPC Tape Speed, DPC Pitch
- Playback through built-in mono speaker or optional stereo headphones.
- Preview and Review: If you press and hold Fast Forward or Rewind while in Play mode, you will be able to skip forward or backward while continuing to hear sound from the tape. Allows you to hear tones or silence between sections.
Tape Record Features
- 2-track or 4-track mono recording at either 1 7/8 ips or 15/16 ips speed.
- Tone Indexing Button: Used to record an audible tone signal for indexing material. In Preview or Review mode, the Index tone is a high-pitched beep.
- Voice Indexing: Voice indexing enables you to mark a portion of a tape that you are recording with a voice that is heard during playback using the Preview function.
- Built-in condenser microphone with Automatic Level Control.
Other Features
- Tape motion sensing window.
- Tactile symbols for all controls.
- Jacks: remote control, external microphone, stereo headphone, auxiliary output (now with variable output volume), auxiliary input.
- Choice of power: from built-in ac power cord or from built-in rechargeable battery. Battery is user-replaceable.
- Anti-skid rubber feet.
- Case made of break-resistant plastic.
- Size: 3" H x 9 3/8" W x 11 1/8" D.
- Weight: Approximately 4 1/4 lbs.
Included Items
- Detailed instructions on cassette and in print.
- Braille start-up sheet.
- Service information in braille and in print.
- One-year limited warranty. A 2-year extended warranty is available.
Ordering Info:
- Table Top Cassette Recorder/Player, (U.S. Model 5198A)
Catalog #: 1-07150-00
Price: $225.00
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- Table Top Cassette Recorder/Player, (U.K. Model 5198AE)
Catalog #: 1-07150-01
Price: $225.00
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- Table Top Cassette Recorder/Player, (European Model 5198AS)
Catalog #: 1-07150-02
Price: $225.00
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Optional Items
- Carrying Case with Shoulder Strap:
This durable black vinyl case provides pocket space for accessories and tapes, an adjustable shoulder strap with movable cushion, and easy-to-use hook/loop fasteners.
Catalog #: 1-07010-00
Price: $12.00
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- Two-Year Extended Warranty:
Adds two years to the included one year warranty. Note: Extended Warranty covers the machine only, not included accessories or the rechargeable battery.
Must be purchased within 90 days of ordering machine.
Catalog #: 1-07151-00
Price: $75.00
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- Stereo Headphones
PrivatePhones (fully enclosed earpads):
Catalog #: 1-07088-00
Price: $21.00
Stereo Headphone (small foam earpad):
Catalog #: 1-18986-00
Price: $10.00
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- Other Optional Accessories:
APH makes available a wide variety of accessories that increase the usefulness of this recorder. Contact us for additional information.
Replacement Items
- Nickle-Metal Hydride Battery:
Replacement rechargeable battery may be replaced by the user.
Catalog #: 1-07071-00
Price: $24.00
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- Instructional Cassette: Replacement tape:
Catalog #: 1-07152-00
Price: $2.50
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