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<DIV>Thanks Dave for the congrats...and Thanks for the
insight on this! </DIV>
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<DIV>This 'preview feature' sort of reminds me of being able to watch and
check video on the bvp-3 and bvv-1 dockable deck betacam you
could at least check it to be sure SOMETHING had really gone
to tape a;though there was not much you
would could really do with the signal other than that. </DIV>
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<DIV>The literature surrounding the TR-5 mentions an amplifier that makes
it more watchable.... I need to find out more on this add on unit.</DIV>
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<DIV>We are happy to preserve this unit!</DIV>
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<DIV>WOW! 20 grand in 1966 would buy you one or 2 smaller houses in
Phoenix area...</DIV>
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<DIV>Ed#</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 4/6/2012 10:16:04 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
david@dcvideo.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Congratulations on your acquisition. The TR 5 was a stripped down machine
that enabled it to be more mobile. Therefore many of the correction circuits
used to fully reproduce a broadcast quality playback picture were not included
in this machine. Although the recording will be a good one (if all is working
OK), you will only see demodulated video upon play back that will give you a
good sense that a recording was made. Without the RCA correction circuitry
such as CATC for color time base correction, CAVEC for velocity correction and
the color dropout compensator option, the recovered picture (depending on the
options used as on any 2" machine) may be raw, flickering color (if color is
present). So in the remote truck, the operator upon conclusion of a record
session could verify that a recording had been made by playing back this
"demod" picture. An analysis of the FM (RF) and control track signals on the
scope added further confidence that all was OK. An experienced operator who
knew the machine well would have a better sense of confidence than one who was
not, therefore being more at ease with a "demod" only picture. It is a bit of
a leap of faith to tell the director in the truck that all will look fine upon
playback of his show in the studio on a fully optioned playback machine.</DIV>
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<DIV>Years later when the first portable field one-inch type C VTR's came out
such as the Sony BVH 500, it was typical to confirm the integrity of the
recording by observing the same "demod" only picture with no time base
correction.</DIV>
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<DIV>Your might be interested to know that the RCA list price for a TR 5 was
$20, 950 in 1966.</DIV>
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