SL-C40 (silver)

Tuner controls

Front flap

Front right controls

Other than this difference the SL-C40 was just like the SL-C20/30, a stylish slim looking basic Betamax model. These machines incorporated many features of the mechanism used in the earlier SL-C9 albeit stripped down presumably to save on manufacturing cost.

Today these machines are beginning to show their age, however they are well worth maintaining, as spare parts are still obtainable.

Other Features:

• Stereo recording playback capability
• High-speed Picture Search with Skip Scan Feature
• Easy-setting 7-day/2-event timer
• 12-pushbutton Express Tuning control panel for the channel of your choice with just a single touch
• Simple channel presetting with variable resistor controls
• Auto cassette eject when safety tab is missing from your cassette, to prevent accidental erasure of your recordings.
• Feather-touch controls with smooth precision operation
• Auto Rewind when end of tape is reached
• Front-mounted camera input jacks for connecting a video camera (with optional HVA-220EC AC Power Adaptor)
• 4-digit tape counter with reset button