Full demo is included here: DEMO: Full Demo


CONDITION REPORT:
* Very good used condition - shows some light cosmetic wear associated with use including marks, light scratches.

* Tandberg TCD 440 A 3-head Cassette Deck is functional. Please see images / full video demo below for more details.

* It was recently serviced by a professional service center/service records are available. Please see images / review detailed description / view full video demo for more details.


The following basic functionality tests were performed (refer to the demo for specifics)

00:04 - Testing Deck controls

00:20 - Test Basic Functionality

00:30 - Rewind

00:49 - Fast Forward (Wind)

01:13 - Recording from the Line In

01:19 - Adjust Recording levels for L and R channels

02:03 - Recording started

02:32 - Playback


TECHNICAL SPECS:

Type: 3-head, single compact cassette deck

Track System: 4-track, 2-channel stereo

Tape Speed: 4.76 cm/s

Heads: 1 x record, 1 x playback, 1 x erase

Tape Type: type I, CrO2, Metal

Noise Reduction: B

Frequency Response: 18Hz to 21kHz  (Metal tape)

Signal to Noise Ratio: 70dB  (dolby B)

Wow and Flutter: 0.12%


18 5/6" x 8 7/8" x 4"
Weight: 14.5 LBS


DESCRIPTION:
This Tandberg TCD 440 A is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Tandberg in 1978 with a list price of USD $1,600.

The main features of the Tandberg TCD 440 A are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes with additional manual equalization selection, belt driven dual-capstan transport.

Level meters used on the TCD 440 A are analog needle VU reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the TCD 440 A let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Record azimuth correction. To ensure the best response from the wide variety of tapes available adjustment of, bias, to optimum levels can be performed prior to recording.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the TCD 440 A by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. 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 TCD 440 A filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.



SUMMARY:
Tandberg TCD 440A is our answer to the latest development in tape research, the metal tapes.
The introduction of the DYNEQ Equalization circuit and the Actilinear Recording (both patented in several countries)
makes TCD 440A face todays demand for quality, as it fully takes advantage of the properties offered by the metal tapes and other moderm tapes.
Measurements and listening tests carried out in our laboratories have shown that the new systems give better results than any other system we have tested up to now.
A break-through in cassette technology.