RARE! SONY WM-BF67 FM/AM CASSETTE WALKMAN 100% WORKING

VERY VERY RARE!!!!
TRULY A KILLER PIECE TO HAVE IN ANY COLLECTION

WM-BF67

SONY VINTAGE 1988 WALKMAN
WM-BF67

MADE IN JAPAN

UNIT IS 100% WORKING. RECORD & PLAY BACK ARE PERFECT.
NEAR MINT CONDITION.

FM AM CASSETTE PLAYER / RECORDER
FM STEREO / MONO CONTROL  
MICROPHONE INPUT JACK
DOLBY NR
MEGA BASS
DIRECTION CONTROL
DIRECTION INDICATOR
ISS
PB EQ NORMAL CrO2 METAL
INSIDE DOOR FM 3 STATIONS PRESET TUNING
3V INPUT POWER JACK
DBB
LOOP
AUTO REVERSE
RECORD INDICATOR
BATTERY INDICATOR 

This comprehensive model replaced the WM-F560. It looked very similar but included a number of detail improvements, along with minor styling revisions. The AM/FM stereo radio remained largely unaltered, and certainly from a functional point of view could be considered identical.

Changes and improvements to the cassette section were as follows: Firstly, the auto-reverse section now had a mechanical indicator to show which direction the tape would run in if play (or record) was activated. This was very useful for a recorder as it helped to avoid accidentally erasing previous recordings. The tape direction button was arranged so that the direction could be changed without running the tape. For this purpose the motor had to be started, something that required extra contacts on the mechanism. The record button was also redesigned so that it worked by sliding rather than pushing, a deliberately more awkward movement that reduced the chance of entering the recording mode by mistake. Finally, the battery indicator now served as a recording indicator as well. If a tape was loaded with the erase protection tabs removed then the record control would engage but as well as the recording not starting, the record/battery indicator would flash. This would also happen if only one side of the cassette was erase protected once the tape direction changed.

There is a possibility with all radio recorders that the high frequency generated by the biasing circuits can interfere with AM reception, causing whistles and noises that are recorded onto the tape. To avoid this, the WM-BF67 was fitted with Sony’s familiar “ISS” (interference suppressor switch). This allowed the bias circuits to be altered slightly in their operating frequency to a value where interference did not occur.