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OBJECT TYPE: HAND HELD
DATE: 1983
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0170.001

MANUFACTURER: Sony Corp.
MODEL: RM-300
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 10946
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 SYNTHETIC & METAL COMPONENTS;.2 PAPER BOX.

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.4 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 11.5 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: Tokyo

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF CONTROL UNIT USED C. 1980S+
Canada: DONATED AND PRESUMABLY USED BY CANADIAN BUSINESS EQ. CO. R.L. CRAIN LTD. (1894 TO PRESENT)
Function: USED TO LOCATE & ACCESS ANY PROGRAM OR PROGRAM SEGMENT OF A VIDEOTAPE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF RELATIVELY SIMPLE AUTO SEARCH CONTROL UNIT, USED TO LOCATE SELECTED PORTIONS OF A RECORDING ON A BATABAX VIDEOCASSETTE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "SONY/AUTO SEARCH CONTROL" printed on unit front; controls, etc. labelled. "SONY [Registered Trade Mark Symbol]/ MODEL NO. RM-300/ AUTO SEARCH CONTROL/ DC 6.5V 1.3W/ NO. 10946/ SONY CORPORATION/ MADE IN JAPAN/ 2-242-601-01" printed on inset panel on casing back. "HRStot" cast in raised print on connector end..2 box reads variously "SONY/ [illustration]/ RM-300/ AUTO SEARCH CONTROL/ SONY CORP. TOKYO JAPAN"; "SONY RM-300/ Please read the instruction manual"; and "IMPORTANT/ To avoid possible damage, use this/ carton if you find it necessary to/ ship the set. Keep this carton and/ the packing material it contains./ Repack the set as shown on this/ illustration", in English & French, with illustrations.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: .1GREY-BROWN CASING HAS SILVER METAL FRONT PANEL; BLACK CORD & CONNECTION BLOCK..2 UNBLEACHED CARDBOARD BOX BEARS BLACK & RED TEXT & ILLUSTRATIONS.
Decoration: N/A

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Sony Corp., Search control, videotape, circa 1983, Artifact no. 1999.0170, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0170.001/

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