Stereo [SHARP VZ-1500Z(S)]
Maker and role
THORN EMI Consumer Electronics N.Z. Limited, Manufacturer
Sharp Corporation, Designer
Production date
Circa 1980s
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Object detail
Accession number
2005.82
Production period
Description
SHARP VZ-1500Z(S) record player manufactured in New Zealand by Thorn EMI Consumer Electronics Limited.
Both sides play Linear Tracking. The pick-up arm on this machine does not swing in an arc, but moves linearly across the record ensuring perfect alignment at all times.
It is quite unique in that it can play the top side of a 12" Long Playing record and then the pick-up arm plays the underside as well. Most record players have a pick-up arm that swings in an arc so that the stylus is not always correctly aligned with the record groove.
Voltage: 110/127/220/240 Volts ~ 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption: 100 W
Frequency Range:
FM 87.6 ~ 108 MHz
SW2 7.3 ~ 22 MHz
SW1 2.3 ~ 7.3 MHz
MW 526.5 ~ 1606.5 kHz
Both sides play Linear Tracking. The pick-up arm on this machine does not swing in an arc, but moves linearly across the record ensuring perfect alignment at all times.
It is quite unique in that it can play the top side of a 12" Long Playing record and then the pick-up arm plays the underside as well. Most record players have a pick-up arm that swings in an arc so that the stylus is not always correctly aligned with the record groove.
Voltage: 110/127/220/240 Volts ~ 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption: 100 W
Frequency Range:
FM 87.6 ~ 108 MHz
SW2 7.3 ~ 22 MHz
SW1 2.3 ~ 7.3 MHz
MW 526.5 ~ 1606.5 kHz
Marks
SHARP / BOTH SIDES PLAY LINEAR TRACKING Printed
SHARP / VZ-1500 / BOTH SIDES PLAY DISC / STEREO SYSTEM Printed
THORN EMI Printed
SHARP MODEL NO VZ-1500Z(S) / STEREO MUSIC CENTRE / 110/127/220/240V ~50/60Hz 100W / FREQ. RANGE: FM 87.6~108MHz / SW2 7.3~22MHz / SW1 2.3~7.3MHz / MW526.5~1606.5kHz / MANUFACTURED IN N.Z. BY / THORN EMI Consumer Electronics N.Z. Ltd. Sticker
SHARP / VZ-1500 / BOTH SIDES PLAY DISC / STEREO SYSTEM Printed
THORN EMI Printed
SHARP MODEL NO VZ-1500Z(S) / STEREO MUSIC CENTRE / 110/127/220/240V ~50/60Hz 100W / FREQ. RANGE: FM 87.6~108MHz / SW2 7.3~22MHz / SW1 2.3~7.3MHz / MW526.5~1606.5kHz / MANUFACTURED IN N.Z. BY / THORN EMI Consumer Electronics N.Z. Ltd. Sticker
Media/Materials
Credit Line
THORN EMI Consumer Electronics N.Z. Limited et al. Circa 1980s. Stereo [SHARP VZ-1500Z(S)], 2005.82. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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