MCS 3285 Stereo Receiver made in Japan

MCS 3285 Stereo Receiver-in great shape and fully functional. The J.C. Penney MCS 3285 is a vintage stereo receiver with 85 watts of power per channel into 8 ohms and a total harmonic distortion (THD) of less than 0.005%. It features a digital-synthesis tuner with AM/FM, a phono input for both moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC) cartridges, two tape inputs, and a fluorescent display, all controlled by pushbuttons instead of traditional knobs. It also has a unique 16-station preset memory that can access two banks of eight stations. General specifications Power Output: 85 watts per channel into 8 ohms (\(20\) Hz to \(20\) kHz)Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): < \(0.005\)%Tuning: Digital-synthesis AM/FM stereo receiver Inputs and outputs Inputs:Phono (for MM or MC cartridges)Two tape decksTwo additional program sourcesOutputs: Standard line outputs and speaker outputs Controls and display Controls: Momentary-contact pushbuttons and pushplatesDisplay: Fluorescent display panels and red LED indicators for settings Special features Presets: 16 station presets with two banks of eightDesign: Satin-silver finished control panel with a prominent fluorescent display  The leader of the J.C. Penney MCS audio component series is the Model 3285, a digital-synthesis AM/FM stereo receiver rated to deliver up to 85 watts per channel into 8-ohm loads from 20 to 20,000 Hz with less than 0.005 per cent total harmonic distortion. Its front panel has no knobs or sliders. All functions are controlled by momentary-contact pushbuttons or large rectangular pushplates. The settings are indicated either by adjacent red LED’s or on one of the fluorescent display panels at the right of the controls. The receiver’s dominant visual feature is its satin-silver-finished control panel, which occupies about 75 per cent of the front. There are a power switch, six program input selectors, and eight station-preset controls, each of which can be used for either an AM or an FM station. In addition, the entire group of presets can be switched to access a second bank of eight channels, for a total of sixteen AM or FM presets. The program sources include FM, AM, phono (for either an MC or MM cartridge), and two tape recorders. Pressing the tune button causes the tuned frequency to change up or down, according to which end is pressed. Like many other digital-synthesis receivers, the Model 3285 can be set for auto scan (in either direction) when its tuning button is pressed momentarily; scanning stops only when a signal of sufficient strength is encountered. Otherwise, the tuning advances by a single increment (0.2 MHz for FM, 10 kHz for AM) with each touch of the button or at a rapid rate while the button is held in. The lower left portion of the control panel contains fourteen small buttons for such functions as the output connections (either main or remote speakers), audio filters (subsonic and high), an FM-multiplex filter, FM mute, i.f. bandwidth (wide or narrow), and stereo or mono mode selection. Other buttons mute the audio by 20 dB, select the MM or MC phono input, interconnect tape decks for dubbing from either one to the other, and change the scale of the fluorescent output-power display.

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Used (normal wear)