Technical Details
Brand: Uher
Model:1200 Report Synchro
Category:Mid High Fidelity
Application:Portable
Electronics:Solid State
Country of Manufacture:Germany
Release dates:1971 - 1990
Original Price: $5300
Tracks:1/2 Rec/PB
Speeds: 3 3/4, 7 1/2
Max Reel Size("): 5"
Number of heads: 3
Dimension: 11 x 3.5 x 8.7" (280 x 90 x 220 mm)
Head Composition: Permalloy
Head Configuration: Stereo
Auto Reverse?:No
Voltage(s): Multi
Frequency Response:40Hz - 16kHz ( 3dB) 60Hz - 12.5kHz (1dB)
Wow and Flutter:0.07%. (DIN 45 507)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio:52 dB (DIN 45 505)
Sound quality rating:6 / 10
Long-term reliability rating: 8/ 10
Weight: 7 lbs (3.2kg)
Additional Details
Description
The 1200 Report Synchro was a battery-operated fully transistorized recorder specially designed for professional reporting and frame-synchronised sound recording.
With its exceptional drive mechanism incorporating a rapidly rotating small flywheel and indirect capstan drive, it could be operated in any position whilst remaining impervious to rapid or violent movement. Features included automatic tape tension control. collectorless DC servo motor with temperature compensated electronic speed control. Pilot frequency device for frame-synchronised sound recording. input mixing for two microphones and electro-magnetic remote control.
The Uher Synchroniser W352 was a versatile accessory which combined the properties of a pilot frequency amplifier, a resolver and a running-time moderator. Listed in the Audio magazine buying guide in 1985 for $4500 it climbed up to an incredible $5300 in its 1990 final year. Given that this machine first appeared in 1971, it seems very hard to believe people were buying it for big money in the US in the late 80s
Additional Info
S/N Ratio: -52dB / Speed deviation: 0.5% maximum / Crosstalk (pilot within sound): 58 dB / Harmonic distortion: less than 1% / Run up time: 0.5 seconds / Erase ratio: 70 dB (1000 Hz) / Power supply: 5 mono cells 1.5V, special storage battery 6V or vehicle battery 6-24V (in conjunction with special connecting cables) / Rewind time: 3 minutes for 900ft / Inputs: mic 1: 0.2mV, 15mV max mic 2: balanced input transformer for 200 ohm source impedance line 1 40mV, input impedance 4K line 2: 1.55V, input impedance 180K / Outputs: line: 4.4V across 600 ohms / Audio output: 1 watt / Dimensions: 11 x 3.5 x 8.7″ (280 x 90 x 220 mm) / Weight: 7 lbs (3.2kg) without power sources / single track (full track, pilot track using push-pull mode recording)