General Information

Serial #

30786

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL AND SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

64.0 cm

Width

47.0 cm

Height

28.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Sony

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS ONE USED FROM THE 1980S AND 1990S

Canada

EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY THE CANWEST GLOBAL SYSTEM, THE SECOND-LARGEST PRIVATELY-OWNED, ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TV NETWORK IN CANADA.

Function

USED TO RECORD AND PLAYBACK AUDIO AND VIDEO SIGNALS ON CASSETTE TAPE FROM TV OUTPUT.

Technical

THIS WAS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SECOND RECORDER AND A VIDEO EDITING CONSOLE TO EDIT NEWS TAPES. IT WAS THE FIRST BROADCAST QUALITY 3/4 INCH, DESK-TOP VIDEO EDITING MACHINE. [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MFG. LABEL ON BACK: 'SONY MODEL NO. BVU-200B/ VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER/ AC 100/120/220/240V - 50/60 HZ 165W/ SONY CORPORATION/ MADE IN JAPAN/ NO. 30786'/ DECAL: 'PROPERTY OF/ G2302/ GLOBAL/ COMMUNICATIONS LTD.'/ '[VARIOUS DESIGNATIONS AROUND CONNECTORS & SWITCHES]'/ PRINTING ON TOP INCLUDES: 'SONY' 'U-MATIC'/ [DESIGNATIONS AROUND BUTTONS, DIALS, ETC.]'/.2 MFG. LABEL ON BACK: 'SONY MODEL NO. BVR-510A/ REMOTE CONTROL/ NO. 15266/ SONY CORPORATION/ MADE IN JAPAN'/ PRINTING ON TOP INCLUDES: 'SONY U-matic Professional REMOTE CONTROL/ 2/ PREROLL' / '[VARIOUS DESIGNATIONS AROUND VARIOUS BUTTONS AND DIALS]'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1TEXTURED BROWN TOP AND FRONT PANELS; MATTE BLACK SIDES AND BACK PANELS WITH SHINY METAL TRIM/.2 BRUSHED METAL TOP AND FRONT PANELS; MATTE BLACK SIDE AND BACK PANELS WITH BRUSHED METAL TRIM

Decoration

N/A