• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Marantz (Sound United LLC); Vista, CA

• Year
• 1984

• Category
• Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 153816

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• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Audio-Amplification

• Wave bands
• - without

• Details
• CD-Player, -Writer, MD, MOD (audio); Hi-Fi equipment

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 120; 220; 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Various materials

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Compact Disc Player CD-63 CD-63B - Marantz Sound United LLC;

• Shape
• Book-shelf unit.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 320 x 73 x 267 mm / 12.6 x 2.9 x 10.5 inch

• Notes

• The Marantz CD-63B hi-fi stereo Compact Disc Player is a facelift version of the the Marantz CD63, the first Compact Disc Player announced by Philips in 1982. It is identical to the Philips CD101 Compact Disc Player, the facelift version of the Philips CD100 launch model, but housed in a black case with Marantz badges. All four players have the same Philips first generation chipset, the facelift versions have the CDM-0 or the later CDM-1 CD player mechanism.  With push button keys for Play/Next, Pause, Stop/CM (Clear Memory), Repeat, REV, FWD, Select, Cancel and Store (for storing tracks when compiling a programme). 15 LED track indicators, LED indicators for Pause, Error and  Repeat. On the back, RCA phono sockets for Line Output.

  With Philips CDM-0 or CDM-1 CD player mechanism and first generation Philips chipset.
  SAA7010 CD-Decoder
  SAA7000 Interpolation
  SAA7020 Error correction
  SAA7030 Fourfold-Oversampling and digital filter
  TDA1540 14 + 2 bit D/A converter (one per audio channel).

  Specification
  Audio Performance
  Number of Channels	2
  Frequency Range	20-20,000Hz, ±0.3dB
  Dynamic Range	>90 dB
  Signal-to-Noise Ratio	>90 dB (20-20,000Hz)
  Channel Separation	>86 dB (20-20,000Hz) >90 dB (at 1000Hz)
  Total Harmonic Distortion (incl. noise)	<0.005%
  Wow and Flutter	quartz crystal precision
  D/A Conversion	16 bit with digital filtering
  Error Correction System	Cross Interleave Reed Solomon Code (CIRC)
  Audio Output Level	2V rms typical
  Optical Readout System
  Laser	semi-conductor AlGaAs
  Wavelength	800nm
  Signal Format
  Sampling Frequency	44.1 kHz
  Quantization	16 bit linear/channel
  Disc
  Diameter	120 mm
  Thickness	1.2 mm
  Sense of rotation (seen from reading side)	anti-clockwise
  Scanning velocity	1.2-1.4 m/s
  Rotation speed	500-200 rpm
  Playing time (max)	60 min (stereo)
  Track pitch	1.6µm
  Material	Plastic

  Power Supply
  Mains voltages: 110,127,220,240V ±10% 50/60Hz (switchable by transformer connections)

  Power Consumption: 20 Watts approx.

  Apart from labelling the same as the Magnavox FD1010 Compact Disc Player (US model).

  Made in Holland

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 5 kg / 11 lb 0.2 oz (11.013 lb)

• Source of data
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Handbook of Instructions model CD-63B)

• Author
• Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 568 models, 559 with images and 90 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Marantz (Sound United LLC); Vista, CA