Control, remote

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OBJECT TYPE: infrared/video player
DATE: 1991
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2006.0183.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: CU-CLD048
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic remote control with some metal parts.

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.9 cm
Width: 7.1 cm
Height: 2.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: ca. 1991-1999
Canada: Manufactured by Pioneer, a Japanese/American company specializing in domestic audio and video products, this home entertainment device was purchased by the donor with the intention of enhancing his home entertainment system. The donor purchased this disk player at Smily’s T.V. & Stereo Ltd. in Ottawa, in August of 1991. Its retail value was $728.00, at the time of purchase. In 1992, the donor had to have the disk player repaired, under warranty, due to a faulty motor. He used this device as part of his home entertainment system for approximately 8 years.
Function: A device used to control some operations of another piece of equipment from a distance, in this case a LaserDisc player.
Technical: Videos on LaserDisc were first introduced to the retail market in 1978. Being the antecedent of DVD technology, the LD became obsolete in the mid 1990’s. Unlike CD's and DVD's, which are digital, the laser disk is an analog system. The video data is recorded as a series of ‘pits’ on the reflective layer of the disk (usually made of aluminum). An average LD video has approximately 30 billion pits. These pits are read by a laser as the disk spins at up to 1,800 rpm. Each side of the disk can hold approximately one hour of video.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Top of remote reads in part: "[logo] PIONEER LaserDisc/ CD CDV LD PLAYER CU-CLD048"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Dark grey synthetic exterior with dark grey, light grey, and orange buttons, and dark yellow text.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Control, remote, 1991, Artifact no. 2006.0183, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2006.0183.002/

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