Sansui FR D55 Brochure

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R-D55 D45

Sansui Computerized Fully Automatic Direct-Drive Turntables with 0-08 Tonearms-
I Computerized Track Sequence Selection (FR-055)
l Optical Disc Size-Sensor (FR-D45)

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'l'heBrainy" Turntables with Computerized

TonearmControliorGentle,

Error-PreeOperation

Winner-controlled
, lorteerrrr: Error-tree and
uttra-oopdito
The FR-DSS and D45 have an
elearonlc brain soacourate and advanced
you're urtrkety toexoorieroe a rnattunaion
over the more Illa ct other tummbte.

The brain-an advanced microconomer
-is contained in a CPU [Central Process
inc Unt) nanniectured and programmed
toSansui's soect'fioatorrs It worts in
tandem With a teamct optical sensors to
oornmand and gulde the rully automatic
tonearm through all newbie ooerations
with unprecedented accuracy. it mortrtors
the rnornenrto-mament ocehon ctrhe arm.
supervises the Independent arm mo:
and. on the FFl-D55. ~
even lets you decide
bdorfltam what
order you want to
day the selectrons
on a record.

Sett'Oorreettng
Copabllltv! Ftll
6 protectlert tor the mom.
arm Indyour records

The combiner used tn these tumbles
issoamancedthatrtrsabletosrayone
also aheadand Wenterrors betorethey
oowr. The motors. tletonearm and your
valuable records are tuliy protected against
alrnos every oonoervabte mishap, Try anti-
vatng the START/STOP txno'r Without
putting a record on the platter. thetonearm
wll sweet) acres the clatter. then return
torts rest. shmrng the ow ott-wrthout
comrng into contact wrh the clatter at

3W DOM

mm when our on»

them tor the desired function Two.
atloorrtrols (evenn'teCue button)
are costioned on the tront panel

tor maximum accessThis allows
you to mount your turntable almost
arm/here. tn an outfit: rack tor
example. shoe you need only
enough overhead clearance to lit the
coveram remove records

' Motor: Smwl'l that-oh!
6' at everything

' A second motor comedy
independent at the drreadrrve platter
motor (drsouesed later). handles lonearm
Irtt we and return The ocrrrcuterrsex work
here. too. to ensure complete aowracy Its
programmed to set the tonearm down in
tttegroove before Ihetirst recorded hotel
you'll never mtss a downbeat.

You can aeo usethe 'cue" Mon to
manual play at any point. The computer
ensues that it wil resume play at exactly
the oornt r was interrupted A mechanical
braluhg deuce lowers the stylus tothe
record surlaee at a mrooth, sate. rem-tree
speed

BottttneFR-DSSandmsteatureme

Sansurexcl usrve patent-pendrng Saturable
Core Motor Itusesabmshlessdeslgnto

elrmlnate physical seitchrnq and ensure
vrrtualty noiseless ooeratlon at all times.

*' Twoteaturesmake both the FR 055
and 045 enceptrcnattyeesy to control One.
the pushbuttorrs are all touchsensrtrve:
the sightest fingertip presure activates

It has 20 poles and
1!) slots tor higher
etficiency, hrghertoroue,
smoother rotation and better
sbeed mm, The specifications are
Indeed spectaculan Ia: than 0.025% wow
and flutter and Wotan 72GB sorrel-to
nose ratio

, ' novel duim that m
" arm Jitters

Sansur errgrrreers spent years
thecnzmg and experimenting untrl they
came up wtthme oi the mos moressrveiy
accurate tonearrn deegns ever developed
The patent oendrnq "Dynaoctimurn
Balanced" (DOB) tonearm wa the resort
of merrettons tt teatures a dynamrc lulcrum
uaoed oreosety on the node or vrbranon
-the point where no vrhraoon can be
measured This destgn brtnos cram
rrmrmement in tonearm dynamic pedor.
anoe. with the tube. oomterwerght. head
she! and support components all almost
completely treeol the mlcrosoouc now
time timers") that 3"th ocnventiond lone
arms All the moral Vtu'altons that otten
rewtl in other designs are prevented.
so that the tonearrn stylus can track even
grooves with the hrgtw amolrtude wrth
rmpeocafle preasion This elrrnrnates one

rm... armrest-leer mm mete-t u

TheSeeing- -Eye

firefl-DSSwithl'ullyComputerized
TmckSequenceSelectionCapability

AtlheheartotmeFR-DSMSSCPU
mrcrooomputermatawats your
commands-smote my, rnulttple play in
enycrder, arm retmt. reoeatorcue-and
thatevenantcoatesrtsnennnveandthe
matter we, ltworluin ocniunotion
wrth touchoontrot buttons up front and a
total olsrx sensors-tour at the base and
two at the hp at the

torteann-whldt allow the comma to
"'see whether a record rs on the platter or
notwhetsrzertis merecnnrereoordthe
arm is positioned at agrven moment, and
how many blanks there are between the
recorded tracks anthe record

All you do is cum anyotthe seven
"Must: Selection 'and START/STOP
buttons, plus the REPEAT and UP/ DOWN
buttons es occason' demands Your com»
mand tstransnmedto the mentor which
programs the orders setlrnq thelonearm
and motors into the desired operatlon.
Since all arm movements are rnonrtored
and cornrolled D/theccmcuter. operation
is atways aooural. and completely lreeot
lens and rolls,

Arman track sequence selecton
requiressome kind at sensorat thetlpot
the tonearm head to defeathe shinyoarwls
that separate the bands at music the
denselyqrooved must: tracks matter the

Irgtrtlromthesensor whilsttte smooth
Inter-bends reflect the lam back to the
seroor.

To be accurate. the automatic track
sequeme selection demands tint the

sorvsorartdthestytusbeinlhesarrlecaslrto

oomrnon sou roe
a rrequenqr mod
utatron besrdes making
rhusoel reDtoductIon
clearer and more rmrnedrate
In the FR-DSS. a lightwergttl.
straight verson or the 00-8 tone
arm lsermloyed that lslmvrn rna§ and
laterally wet balanced tor cleercut
Morton and transparent reproductorr

Turntableoithel'uture:

That's why the otter computer-

rled automatios on the market use
special Integrated canndges which
accommodate the sensor Wntr the FR-DSSr
the sensor is built Into the no of the
headshet not integrated into the cartrrdge
rtsdt:thtsrnearLsthatyDu canuseanv
canndge you like not ontrr as With some
srrnrlar designs. one tome-ted by the
manulacturer.

But-mutton:

The Dual sensors rn the hmdshell
work with the oomputertc trigger tulty
automate arm operation With urtlailirru
accuracy We've still hettereo this accureqr
by profiting a sensitivity switch tor the
sensors to compensate tcrvananonsin
recordgroove density.

Butdesoitethelengthsweyegoneto
assure taiHroe coeratronr even the com-
Dulet may whom. and the warmth
TraekSeoucnoe Setea'on may not amu»
ratetyaotivate ttthemdisaoolorother
than black,illustrated.tooderoetygrooved
duasndthn, sortedorbodtywarnedr

TheFR-mshesncrecordsrzeselaot
switch Urlike most other tully automatic
tumtaues. the Fla-045 is an to detect-
automatcdty-the $013 at the record and
to order accurate, automate leadin.

It works lrke this An LED (LightAErnitting
Diode) oortz-ined ln aoolumn tothe lot or
thetonearrnbaooshinesanrrwrsrblerntrared

sir-ow ope-at mu lip-unmann-

beam onto the platter,
The beam ms
through tiny cpenrngs in
the mat/planer unlrl It strikes a
ptototransstor insde the turntable. It the
record is tmdaymghowever. the open-
mos wrll all be covered and none 0t the beam
wit reach the ohotdlrensstor. angles wrll
altowaoeflarnarrtount ol the beam to hit the
ohototransstcr. atowrng the exact me or the
reoordtcoeqauged Thaarmrsthenready
to bolawerod pmsetyontothefirsgmove
otthereccrd Alyou havetodors putthe
record on the platter, choose the correct
506w and touch the START/STOP button
Then sat back and army

' Spocid ""fishbcno aooua'c absorbent
(Baler! Denalrtg) rrrsrde the tonearm ends
resonance to assure clearer reproduaion.
OLEVEL/WEIGHT ANTLSKATE-preverrts
uneven record wear and chaan
Imbalance.

OBALANCE WEIGHT-A special rubber
decouoterdarrvsspunous mm .pre-
venting rt from reochrm the stylus
thRECTthEADOUT TRACKING FORCE
DlAL-As easy to use as it is accurate.
ODRECT READOUT STROBE-Allows
youtoreadthestrobeoattemdirecttyott
the illuminated platter rimr

thECAST PLATFER- Large and tapered
for quick but secure record placement
OREMOTE CONTROL-With mammal
wreleostransmit/recerve system. you can
control Itiemrrrtahte tor clay. M. return.
mrsicseleceon tFRDosontyteto troma
chair across the tooth.