Pioneer PL-600 specifications

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Tech nical data

special features

The two Pioneer turntable PL-600 PL-600 X are identical and differ only by the different housing color. They represent the successor device to the PL-630, now with mature electronics and without the known shortcomings of the predecessor. Their chassis is made of solid aluminum, and the tonearm is even adjustable in height (VTA). The drive motor of the PL-600 / PL-600 X is one of the best among direct drives.

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manufacturer: Pioneer
model: PL-600
year of construction: 1980 - 1981
Made in Japan
color: champagne silver
dimensions: 456 x 140 x 384 mm
weight: 11 kg
power consumption: 22 W
factory price approx.: DM 798,- (€ 400,-)

type: Direct drive
motor:
- quartz PLL Hall Motor (direct drive of the plate)
- DC motor (for automatic functions)
plate: 330 mm aluminum die casting
speeds: 33 ⅓ and 45 rpm
flutter: < a 0.025% (WRMS ), +/- 0.035% (DIN)
total harmonic distortion: more than 78 dB (DIN B)
tonearm: statically balanced, S-shaped pipe arm
Effective length: 237 mm
Overhang: 15 mm
weight range of the pickup: 4 to 9 g
Armhöhen-adjustment range: +/- 3 mm

quartz PLL Hall Motor (direct drive of the plate)
DC motor (for automatic functions)

operation with 5 control buttons and 1 knob:
- POWER (on / off)
- SPEED (33/45)
- REPEAT (on / off)
- ARM ELEVATION
- STcf9cae9dd280e888c22ab61f3fa946dd / STOP
- DISC SIZE knob (30/25/17cm)
- QUcf9cae9dd280e888c22ab61f3fa946ddZ LOCK indicator (on / off)

POWER (on / off)
SPEED (33/45)
REPEAT (on / off)
ARM ELEVATION
STcf9cae9dd280e888c22ab61f3fa946dd / STOP
DISC SIZE knob (30/25/17cm)
QUcf9cae9dd280e888c22ab61f3fa946ddZ LOCK indicator (on / off)

fully-automatic lead/Lift/Return on/Off
Electronic Quick-stop-System
Electronic tonearm control
opto-electrical tonearm Position detector
Repeat automatic
Anti-Slip
lift-free-standing acrylic hood
aluminum Base plate
coaxial housing suspension, absolutely sound-insensitive
bipolar ICs in the exchange section
MOS ICs in the control part

Pioneer 's Quartz PLL servo circuit with peripheral Integration and Hall elements
fully automatic operation and direct drive are superior to other drive systems: The main reason for the use of the direct drive in the turntables from Pioneer high speed precision, the features of this drive system. The turntable is driven directly by the motor with the help of an ordinary motor shaft and therefore rotates at the same speed as the motor rotor, which is exactly 33 ⅓ or 45 rpm. This design dispenses with all reduction gears (gears, belts, friction wheels, etc.), so that the most reliable operation is ensured. The synchronism fluctuations - one of the most important indicators of the speed precision of the turntable - are really no more than 0,025 % on the PL-600.