VINTAGE SONY TC-D5M STEREO CASSETTE RECORDER W MANUAL, STRAP, HARD CASE & EXTRAS

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VINTAGE SONY TC-D5M STEREO CASSETTE RECORDER W MANUAL, STRAP, HARD CASE & EXTRAS
This vintage example is used and in excellent cosmetic condition overall. The battery box is clean and free of corrosion. The meters work and both of them light up. The heads are in great shape. This unit comes with a carrying strap, a padded professional style hard case, the original manual, the original AC adapter and a brand new set of 3 belts included. It powers on and it played my cassette for a little while before it ate the cassette (which I rewound with a pencil).
This unit needs the belts replaced, a professional repair tech will probably charge -150 to replace the belts. I decided not to try servicing this deck myself, I will leave it up to you. There are several how to videos on YouTube. I can also provide free electronic copies of the service manual. Once this unit is serviced and the belts are replaced it should provide you with many years of carefree service but please be aware that t
his vintage electronic item is being sold as-is for repair, with no warranty and no returns. Please be sure to see all the pictures and feel free to ask me any questions before bidding. I pack all my items with extreme care! I can ship wherever the eBay Global shipping program allows.
SONY TC-D5M
The Sony TC-D5M is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first introduced by Sony in 1979 with a retail price of  0 USD. It was mainly used by reporters and professionals.
The main features of the Sony TC-D5M are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome, ferro-chrome and metal tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.
Typical of this deck is the 70's top loading layout with the cassette compartment 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 TC-D5M are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable TC-D5M transport function selection.
The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the TC-D5M by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. The 19kHz multiplex pilot signal present in FM stereo broadcasts can cause false triggering of the noise reduction system. The switchable MPX filter of the TC-D5M filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.
To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect microphones with a jack connector. Connection to other audio components for playback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.