Nakamichi RX-202 Unidirectional Auto Reverse Cassette Deck

This Nakamichi RX-202 is a auto-reverse stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Nakamichi in 1982 with a recommended retail price of USD $879 and discontinued 11 years later in 1993.

The main features of the Nakamichi RX-202 cassette deck are: 2 heads, digital tape counter with 4 digits and memory stop, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes with additional manual equalization selection, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the center of the deck. Tape loading/unloading is operated motorized and the cassette needs to be placed upside-down in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the Nakamichi RX-202 cassette deck are digital LED peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Nakamichi RX-202 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the Nakamichi RX-202 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type. The 19kHz multiplex pilot slgnal present in FM stereo broadcasts can cause false triggering of the noise reduction system. The switchable MPX filter of the RX-202 filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.

For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.

• UDAR (Uni-Directional Auto-Reverse)
• Microprocessor Control