Pioneer - CT-777 Cassette recorder-player

Offered here is a well-working Pioneer cassette deck
Produces clean recordings
Plays back clearly
Rewinds quickly and smoothly

The cassette deck has just undergone extensive maintenance (see photos)
- New pinch rollers
- New capstan belts
- New mode belt
- New capstan oil
- New spring
- New idler wheel rubber
- Potentiometers and switches cleaned
- Knobs, display, front internally and externally cleaned
- And so on............

General

Manufacturer: Pioneer

Model: CT-777

Type: Single

Year of manufacture: 1991-92

Made in: Japan

Color: Black, Silver

Remote control: no

Power consumption: 19 watts

Dimensions: 420 x 135 x 370 mm (W x H x D)

Weight: 7.6 kg

Original price approx.: 800 DM

Connections

Number of inputs: 2

Line In (Input) = 60 mV/47 kOhm RCA Pioneer system bus

Number of outputs: 4

Line Out (Output) = 316 mV/1.8 kOhm RCA Pioneer system bus 3.5 mm

CD Synchro jack 2.5 mm

Headphone = 2.3 mW (load impedance 8 Ohm) Headphone volume control max., 6.3 mm jack)

Technical data

Audio heads: 1 x input/record head and 1 x playback head (combined head) (hard permalloy), 1 x erase head (ferrite)

Motors: 1 x DC servo-tone motor, 1 x DC spool motor, 1 x DC auxiliary motor

Synchronous fluctuation: no more than 0.023% (RMS), no more than 0.056% (DIN)

Tape types (automatic): Fe, CrO2, pure iron tape

Frequency range:

Normal range 15 to 21000 Hz (at recording level -20 dB).

Chromium tape 15 to 21000 Hz (at recording level -20 dB)

Metal tape 15 to 22000 Hz (at recording level -20 dB) Distortion factor: < 0.6% (0 dB: 160 nWb/m)

Signal-to-noise ratio: > 60 dB

Automatic reverse: no

Title search: +/- 15 titles

Noise reduction system: Dolby B, Dolby C

MPX filter: Yes (rear switch)

Fader: No

Tone control: No

CD synchronization recording: Yes

Special features

Closed loop with double capstan drive

Super Auto BLE system (automatic tape calibration for BIAS, recording level and equalization at 3 measurement points)

Dolby HX Pro system

Level meter with 2-mode peak level selection (16 + 1 segments per channel)

Selectable range of the level meter (wide/expanded)

Electronic tape counter with four digits and mode selection (normal/time)

Automatic monitoring selection (tape/program source = monitor switch)

Display off

Automatic tape loop control (ATLC)

Tape reset/play after reset

Recording mute to create space between tracks

Start function for playback/record timer

Headphone jack with volume control

Motorized cassette compartment (open/close)

Repeat playback