User Manual Cathay CC600 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Radio Tech · 8th Mar 2021, 9:21 pm

Has any member come across the manufactures name Cathay,
I have got hold of a stereo radio cassette player and just need a copy of the manual. This one has the casstte buttons on the top and the front has the tuning scale below that the dual tape decks and vol bal and function to the right with speakers below. I tried a google search but nothing

Any help appreciated

Ken

ben · 8th Mar 2021, 10:50 pm

If it's the one I'm thinking of, that was a name usually found on 1980s imported crap from the far east! Think Akura, Alba, Binatone, Amstrad...you get the idea.

Post a photo of the unit, might jog our memories.

Richard_FM · 8th Mar 2021, 11:15 pm

I remember in the 1980s Argos seemed to be the only place you buy Cathay items, but I'm sure many items were badge-engineered & it might be possible to find an identical item with another branding.

usradcoll1 · 12th Mar 2021, 1:48 am

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Originally Posted by ben

If it's the one I'm thinking of, that was a name usually found on 1980s imported crap from the far east! Think Akura, Alba, Binatone, Amstrad...you get the idea.

Post a photo of the unit, might jog our memories.

I remember that "Cathay" was another name for China.

There was a lot of products that were private labeled in the US, as well!
How about "Panashiba" and "Tonysonic".

Dave, as usual!

G6ONEDave · 12th Mar 2021, 2:46 pm

I thought Cathay was a brand sold by Boots Chemists, I could be wrong though.

Perhaps a picture of the device will jog some memories and possible equivalents.
Dave

paulsherwin · 12th Mar 2021, 3:29 pm

I do vaguely remember the 'Cathay' brand, but don't know much about it. I always assumed it was one of the random brands slapped onto Hong Kong stuff.

As Dave said, Cathay is a historical name for China. It lives on in the HK based airline Cathay Pacific.

8th Mar 2021, 9:21 pm	#1
Radio Tech Nonode Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Bocking, near Braintree, Essex, UK. Posts: 2,071	User Manual Cathay CC600 Has any member come across the manufactures name Cathay, I have got hold of a stereo radio cassette player and just need a copy of the manual. This one has the casstte buttons on the top and the front has the tuning scale below that the dual tape decks and vol bal and function to the right with speakers below. I tried a google search but nothing Any help appreciated Ken

8th Mar 2021, 10:50 pm	#2
ben Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain / Wirral, UK Posts: 7,498	Re: User Manual Cathay CC600 If it's the one I'm thinking of, that was a name usually found on 1980s imported crap from the far east! Think Akura, Alba, Binatone, Amstrad...you get the idea. Post a photo of the unit, might jog our memories. __________________ Regards, Ben.

8th Mar 2021, 11:15 pm	#3
Richard_FM Nonode Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Stockport, Cheshire, UK. Posts: 2,002	Re: User Manual Cathay CC600 I remember in the 1980s Argos seemed to be the only place you buy Cathay items, but I'm sure many items were badge-engineered & it might be possible to find an identical item with another branding. __________________ Hello IT: Have you Tried Turning It Off & On Again?

12th Mar 2021, 2:46 pm	#5
G6ONEDave Octode Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Owston Ferry, North Lincolnshire, UK. Posts: 1,701	Re: User Manual Cathay CC600 I thought Cathay was a brand sold by Boots Chemists, I could be wrong though. Perhaps a picture of the device will jog some memories and possible equivalents. Dave __________________ Quote "All is hyperthetical, until it isn't!" (President Laura Roslin, Battlestar Galactica)

12th Mar 2021, 3:29 pm	#6
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,936	Re: User Manual Cathay CC600 I do vaguely remember the 'Cathay' brand, but don't know much about it. I always assumed it was one of the random brands slapped onto Hong Kong stuff. As Dave said, Cathay is a historical name for China. It lives on in the HK based airline Cathay Pacific.