THE A-gLR AT

A GLANCE
SPECIFICATIONS % inch tape width, l nil TAPE
8 track, 8 chamel FOBMAT REEL SIZ E 7 inch TAPE SPEED 15 ips (38 crn/s), 40.5% PITCH CONTROL A 10% LINE INPUT (x4) -10 dBV (0.3 v) Impedance: 15 k ohms

OUTPUT -10 dBV (x8)

CALIBRATION
unbalanced (0.3 V) Load impedance: 10 k

ohrne or higher,

RDCORD LEVEL 0

wow&

EQUAttZATtON

FLUTTER

unbalarrced \ry referenced to 250 nWb/m of tape flux IEC (35 us)
a 0.060/0 peal OEC/ANSI), weightd Measured with

flutter tape

of tape
STA.RTING TIME Lese tllan 0.5 sec.

FAST WIND

130 seconds for 1800
180 seconds fo! 1,800 feet REWIND/FAST FOBWARD TIME O!'ERALL FREQ. 45 H?-18 kHz, ! 3 dB,

RESPONSE

SIGNALTONOISE RATIO

CROSSTALK (REPRODUCE}

ERASTJRE
75 dB weishtd, 60 dB unweighted referenced to 3Vo THD level (10 dB above 0 VU at 1 kHz Less than 1olo at 1 kllz, 0

55 dB twicaly (at 1 kHz)

Bettr tian 70 dB at

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POWER REQTJIREMENTS 72012201240 y, AC, 60W 14" (I{) x 13%" (W) x 6%" DIMENSIONS

overall

WEIGHT
(D) 360 mm (I0 x 340 mm (W) x 170 mm (D) 29 lbs (13 Kg)
FRONT VMW 1. Beele are ?". You get 22 minutes wiih
1800' of 1 mil tape. And easy availability no 10%" reel crn offer. 2. Two head format: erase and recoriVpJay. 3. Popup head shield to reduce stray hum and

BACK VMW

1. Footswitch jack accepts optional foot switch for hands-free punching idout,

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

remote control jack.

2. Full-functioa

9050 900?

Remot Control

Punch-Ir/OutFootswitah Flight Case
Eight VU meters, selectable to lead eithe! track input or off-thetape.
?" Metsl Reel 9901-1 Rack Mount Adaptor 9901-2 Filler Panel
Record Ready LED indicator 6. Group selector lets you record on tracks 1 through 4 or 5 through 8 simultaneously. 1. Record Track buttons for punching in/out.
OPTIONAL FACTORY MODIFICATIONS AUAILABLE
Speed option: 7% ips. Alternate EQ set ups (IEC standard).
counter) Iel^e you get back to tbe beginning of a song or take quickly. 10. A I 0ry0 pit4h cotrhol operates in both play and recor? mode-q 11. Edit mode lets you spool off unwanted tape. 12. Compact and lightweight (just 29 lbs.).
Monitor selector lets you monitor off-thetape (playback) or from the input simal, Retum-To-Zero memory (with digital
S1'nchronized Interf ace.
* Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories, Inc, Specifications may change without notice. Test tapes and service ma4ual available from factory.

MULTITFACK DIVISION

FOstO(

Fostex Corporation

5'12 Miyazawacho, Akishima, Tokyo, Japan
Tel: 0425-45-Telex: 2842-203
Fostex Corporation ol America 15431 Blackburn Avenue, Norwalk, CA 90650 2131921-'t112 Telexi FCA/674918 FOSTEX NRWK
THE TRANSPORT, Rather than use an old overrevolution started. Fostex introduced weight clunker, we created a new, 8 tracks on quarter-inch tape with streamlined transport for the A-8. built-in Dolby C. NR. Designed exclusively for multitrack
Since overdubbing is the essence of the multitrack tape recorder, the A-8 was designed to record on up to four tracks at a time. It continues to work like a charm But some applications require the capabilty of recording on up to all eight tracks at once, thus the A-8LR. It weighs only 29 pounds and is about the size of twenty albums stacked together, which rnakes it ideal for remote recording and other multiple microphone applications.

applications.

DESIGN CON SIDERATION S. In the spring of 1981 a quiet
THE ELECTRONICS. If "8 tracks on %" tape"

sounds

amazing, wait until you hear the A-8. The sound is really impressive.
Three high-efficiency DC motors are used. They consume'less power, generate less heat, provide lower overall weight and bulk, and deliver better slow.speed stability than the AC motors in popular use. There's a servo circuit on the capstan motor to elininate speed variafions. The transport commands are all IC logic-controlled. And there's full motion-sensing in all modes to eliminate tape stretch and breaking.
The A-8 has our newly designed DC FET repro amp. A full frequency response sync head (for truer sync playback fidelity). And built-in Dolby * noise reduction (defeatable for C alignment). Servicing is easy, too. The botton panel fips out to give you access to a.ll the calibration controls. All the record./play electronics are on plug-in cards. The transport electronics are located on a hinged PC board. And most courponents (ICs, etc.) use industry-standard part numbers for ready availabilty.