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OBJECT TYPE: VCR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0050.002

MANUFACTURER: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP.
MODEL: RM-300U
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 4
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: 15.3 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 3.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Television
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MITSUBISHI
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS ONE FROM 1981 TO THE 1990'S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF VCR AVAILABLE AND USED IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO RECORD AND PLAYBACK BOTH SOUND AND VISUAL IMAGES VIA STANDARD TELEVISION RECEIVERS.
Technical: MITSUBISHI WAS 1 OF 4 ORIGINAL JAPANESE MFGS. TO PRODUCE VHS-SYSTEMS UNDER LICENSE FROM JVC (1977). THIS VCR WAS THE 1ST TO HAVE A WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL AS AN OPTION. IT ALSO USED AN INNOVATIVE MULTIMOTOR TECHNOLOGY SIMILAR TO AUDIO CASSETTE DECKS WHICH REPLACED ABOUT 700 PTS WITH ELECTRONIC PARTS. [REF 3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON TOP AROUND BUTTONS: ‘MITSUBISHI [LOGO]/ REW PLAY FF STOP/ PAUSE STILL FRAME SPEEDSEARCH/ REC SLOW/ NOR. 1/3 1/10/ CHANNEL / POWER/ ON/OFF/ RM-300U'. PRINTED ON BACK: ‘TO AVOID SET BEING/ ACTIVATED OVERNIGHT/ OF DURING YOUR AB-/ SENCE FROM HOME, TURN/ VCR SET OFF AT MAIN/ CONTROL'.
Missing: REMOTE CONTROL REQUIRES BATTERIES
Finish: BLACK WITH SILVER PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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