Philips N1512

Make:

Philips.

Model:

N1512.

Description:

Second generation VCR format video.

Year:

1976.

Original cost:

-

Features:

Basic record and playback, 1 event 3 day timer on electronic clock, Automatic audio record level only, Stop motion button, Hydraulic eject (Sort of), Composite video in / out via BNC sockets on the back, Picture crispener circuit.

Format:

VCR (Video Cassette Recording).

Tape Width:

0.5 inch.

Tape Speed:

14.29 cm / sec.

Record / Playback method:

Helical scan with guard bands.

Video Track Width:

130μM (Plus 57μM guard-bands between tracks).

Theoretical Resolution:

3MHz < 12dB

Audio record format:

2 linear channels on VCR standard, only one channel used on this model.

Max Record / Playback Time:

1 hour with VC60 cassette or 1 hour and 10 minutes with LVC150 cassette.

Misc:

Circuitry and internal layout was much more modular than the first generation Philips VCRs. Used quiet DC motors (First generation VCR's used hefty synchronous AC mains motors). Basically this model was the same as the Philips N1502 with an extra board for video in / out. Channel button 8 selected video in.