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====== Music Chime Information Database ======

===== Overview =====

Documenting dedicated chime devices, primarily of Japanese manufacture.

===== Scope =====
<del>Electronic only, no electromechanical. Currently limiting this to the sort of devices that are intended for permanent installation in a rack or similar. Not documenting things like door chimes at this time.</del>

Oh no I got an electromechanical one

===== Sound Sources =====
^ Manufacturer ^ Model No. ^ Type ^  Chime Types ^ Synthesis Method ^ Production Start ^ Production End ^ Audio Samples ^ Notes ^
| National/Panasonic | WZ-245 | Electronic | Westminster | Digital control of analog tone generation | 1980s | 2005/03/01 | {{ :misc:wz-245.wav |}} | Reduced version of WZ-250. A few parts not populated, otherwise identical. {{ :misc:wz-245_manual.pdf |Manual}} |
| National/Panasonic | WZ-248 | Electronic | Westminster (2 variants), Memories, ding-dong (repeated 3x) | PCM | 1990s? | 2006 | {{ :misc:wz-248_1_2_3_4.wav |}} | Uses companded PCM. Main IC is gate array, not MCU? {{ :misc:wz-248_manual.pdf |Spec sheet}} {{ :misc:a8qa2072en.pdf |Manual}} |
| National/Panasonic | WZ-250 | Electronic | Westminster (2 variants), Memories, ding-dong (repeated 3x) | Digital control of analog tone generation | | | | Sequenced by bipolar PROM. {{ :misc:wz-250.pdf |Manual}} |
| National/Panasonic | WZ-255 | Electronic | TODO grab from manual | PCM/MIDI | 2001 | 2005/03/01 | | MIDI input. {{ :misc:wz-255_manual.pdf |Spec sheet}} {{ :misc:wz-255_torisetu1.pdf |Manual}} |
| National/Panasonic | TD9102, TD9103 | Electronic | | FM (YM64A0W [YMU251 series]) [[https://x.com/NEWUFOCATCHER1/status/1820780664502808664|[src]]] | | | | Schedule on paper cards. TD9100,9101 have no chime, TD910x model differences [[https://x.com/NEWUFOCATCHER1/status/1820809490217996380|here]] |
| CITIZEN TIC | C-4100 | Electronic | | Wavetable? | | | | Info scarce aside from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D2cZlxHCQw|this video]], "C-4200-A" in video is a mistake, 4100 is correct. Letter suffix denotes tune config, eg C-4100-A |
| CITIZEN TIC | C-4200 / CPE-4200 | Electronic | | Wavetable? | | | | Letter suffix denotes tune config. CPE ver is panel mounted. [[https://x.com/tdntoatic/status/1950415689312842128|info]] |
| Takacom | PBS-102MD | Electronic | | PCM | | | | Audio on MD |
| Takacom | PBS-102ST | Electronic? | | PCM? | | | | Built-in audio only? |
| Takacom | PBS-D401 | Electronic | 4 factory, others user-recordable | PCM | | | {{ :misc:pbs-d401-all-16bit.wav |}} | Sound data on card, schedule on floppy. Selectable 16 or 32khz PCM. {{ :misc:pbs-d401.pdf |Flyer}} {{ :misc:pbsd401_office.pdf |Supplemental material - office}} {{ :misc:pbsd401_school.pdf |Supplemental material - school}} {{ :misc:soft_pbsd401.zip |Software}}. Uses Takacom proprietary flash memory card, not CF!!! | 
| Takacom | PBS-D500 / PBS-D500II | Electronic | 15 factory, others user-recordable | PCM | | | | Data on internal CF card. 16-bit PCM, optionally ulaw companded 8bit. SH3-DSP CPU. {{ :misc:soft_pbsd500_ver114.zip |Software}} |
| Takacom | PBS-D600 | Electronic | 
| TOA | EC-012 | Electronic | 4-note |
| TOA | KT-140 / KT-011 / KT-011N | Electronic | Westminster | Digital control of analog tone generation | Late 1970s | | {{ :misc:kt011n-all.wav |}} | Sequenced by discrete logic. Production order is 140 -> 011 -> 011N [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvByJPy8b3E&lc=UggyZhcf00z7X3gCoAEC|src]]. {{ :misc:kt-011n_sa1j.pdf |KT-011N spec sheet.}} {{ :misc:kt-140_sa1j.pdf |KT-140 spec sheet.}} {{ :misc:kt-140_mt1j.pdf |KT-140 manual.}} {{ :misc:kt-011_sa1j.pdf |KT-011 spec sheet.}} |
| TOA | ML-102 | Electronic | 2x Customer option | Unknown 1ch? |
| TOA | ML-202 / ML-202N | Electronic | 2x Customer option | Unknown 2ch? | | | | MN6221 series melody IC, according to [[https://twitter.com/SVM7910CE/status/1156607038660546565|[src]]]. Although [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03One9A8Fgk&lc=UgjaTf2FKF4rSHgCoAEC|[src]]] claims different than early TT-021B models which are confirmed MN6221TA? Two UV EPROMs inside [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1oenAKatnY|[src]]], why? Sometimes referred to as the Hasuda system - 蓮田系 |
| TOA | ML-301 / ML-301B | Electronic | Westminster, 4-note | FM (YM2203) in early units, PCM in later units | | | | Reduced version of ML-304. Program shared with ML-304 MCU, selected by hardware. Newer production units use sampled audio (OKI MSM9810) and different CPU [[https://twitter.com/NEWUFOCATCHER1/status/1450091596586704896/|[src]]] |
| TOA | ML-304 / ML-304B / ML-304BLK | Electronic | Determined by MELODIX CARD | FM (YM2203) | 1987 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iznv_J2a7vM&lc=UgzKIffrbXh8Ud6cX294AaABAg.9dlrQoXGlhw9ktsBcYsCIP|[src]]] | 
| TOA | ML-1000 | Electronic | Determined by MC CARD | PCM via DSP |
| TOA | TT-021/TT-021N | Electronic | Westminster | | | | | Program timer with integrated sound source. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dfHDVOOSg0|sample]] |
| TOA | TT-021B (early model) | Electronic | Westminster | Melody IC (MN6221TA) | | | | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03One9A8Fgk|sample]]. Z84C000 CPU. 256 kbit ROM, seems huge for a timer? Is this actually 021B and not 021/021N? | 
| TOA | TT-021B (later model) | Electronic | Westminster | FM (YM2203) | | | | Program timer with integrated sound source (same sound as ML-30x series). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioX9xHAMFeg|sample]] |
| Toshiba | ACH-100WA | Electronic | Westminster [[https://twitter.com/yohibusi/status/1428302120369881097/photo/1|[src]]] | | | | | Half-rack. |
| Toshiba | ACH-101* | Electronic | Westminster, 4-note | FM (YM3812) [[https://twitter.com/NEWUFOCATCHER1/status/1596391211069485056|[src]]] | | | | *Rebadged UNI-PEX MZ-1201 |
| Toshiba | ACH-400WA | Electronic | | | | | | Half-rack. TMS3615 octave synth. CPU-less, sequence data on UV EPROM. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZQwy-WMUAc|[src]]] {{ :misc:ach-400waspec.pdf |Spec sheet}} {{ :misc:ach-400wamanual.pdf |Manual}} |
| Toshiba | ACH-401 | Electronic | Westminster, Blue Sky, Memories, Joy | FM (YMF262) | | 2006 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLjEywm8W7o|[src]]] | | Z80 based [[https://x.com/saytakeable12/status/1847612481604329768|[src]]]. {{ :misc:ach-401spec.pdf |Spec sheet}} {{ :misc:ach-401manual.pdf |Manual}} |
| Toshiba | CH-4000W | Electromechanical | Westminster (switchable repeat) | | | | {{ :misc:ch-4000w-1s.wav |}} {{ :misc:ch-4000w-2s.wav |}} | No model differentiation for 50/60 Hz. Recorded at 60 Hz. OEM is Koseisha |
| UNI-PEX | MZ-101A | Electronic | Westminster | Digital control of analog tone generation? | | | | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bAQ68aGp0U|[vdo]]] |
| UNI-PEX | MZ-1141 | Electronic | | | | | | {{ :misc:mz1141.pdf |Spec sheet}} {{ :misc:mz1141_t.pdf |Manual}} |  
| UNI-PEX | MZ-1142 | Electronic | | MP3 | | | | SD card. {{ :misc:mz1142.pdf |Spec sheet}} {{ :misc:mz1142_t.pdf |Manual}}  |
| UNI-PEX | MZ-1143 | Electronic | | MP3 | | | | SD card. {{ :misc:mz1143.pdf |Spec sheet}} {{ :misc:mz1143_t.pdf |Manual}} |
| UNI-PEX | MZ-1201 | Electronic | Westminster, 4-note | FM (YM3812) | | | {{ :misc:mz-1201-mid-max-min.wav |}} | {{ :misc:mz1201.pdf |Spec sheet}} |
| UNI-PEX | MZ-1202 | Electronic | Westminster, 4-note | ADPCM (OKI MSM6650) | | | {{ :misc:mz-1202-0-max-min.wav |}} | Not sure what it samples, but it's not MZ-1201... {{ :misc:mz1202.pdf |Spec sheet}} {{ :misc:mz1202_t.pdf |Manual}} |
| UNI-PEX | MZ-1203 | Electronic | Westminster (3 variants), 1/2/4-note chime, radio calisthenics | MP3 | | | | 128kbps MP3 on internal memory. {{ :misc:mz1203.pdf |Spec sheet}} {{ :misc:mz1203_t.pdf |Manual}} |
| Victor | DM-53 | Electronic | Westminster, Joy, Blue Sky, ding-dong (repeated 3x) | Digital control of analog tone generation |
| Victor | PA-DT600 | Electronic | Customer options (default: Westminster, Joy, Blue Sky, radio calisthenics) | PCM Sequencer | | | | 44100Hz 16-bit mono, 22050Hz 16-bit stereo/mono. 46 chimes/music available. [[https://www3.jvckenwood.com/pro/avc/product/pa-dt600/|[src]]] {{ :misc:pazs600t_v0310.zip |Software}} |
| Victor | PA-DT600(B) | Electronic | Same as PA-DT600 | PCM Sequencer | | | | Updated version of PA-DT600. Unknown differences. B version has LED "Chime/BGM" instead of just "Chime". Requires different PC software. {{ :misc:v4-10.zip |Software}} |
| Victor | PA-DA700 | Electronic | Same as PA-DT600 | PCM Sequencer | | | | |
| Victor | PA-T30 | Electronic | | FM (YM2413) | | | | Same as PA-T130 in different form factor. {{ :misc:ss96393-003.pdf |Manual}} |
| Victor | PA-T130 | Electronic | Westminster, Joy, Blue Sky, ding-dong 3x, one custom programmable | FM (YM2413) | | | {{ :misc:pa-t130_1_2_3_4.wav |}} | Schedule is on paper cards. {{ :misc:pa-t130_spec_sheet.pdf |Spec sheet}}, {{ :misc:pa-t130_manual.pdf |Manual}} |
| Victor | PA-W53 | Electronic | Westminster, Joy, Blue Sky, ding-dong (repeated 3x) | Digital control of analog tone generation | | | {{ :misc:pa-w53_all.wav |}} {{ :misc:pa-w53_all_tuned.wav |}} | Main PCB identical to DM-53 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XBltL5bu50|[src]]], PROM replaced with EPROM on bodge board. {{ :misc:pa-w53_spec.pdf |Spec sheet}}, {{ :misc:pa-w53_manu.pdf |Manual}} |

===== Card Types =====
^ Manufacturer ^ Type Name ^ Notes ^
| Takacom | Flash Memory Card (BFC-30M, BFC-60M) | Proprietary, as far as I can tell. Looks like CF but fewer pins and physically larger, inside is simple NAND flash |
| TOA | MELODIX CARD | Fujisoku B-series physical standard |
| TOA | MC CARD | CompactFlash physical standard |

===== Notes =====
  * All recordings in "Audio Samples" column are recorded by me from my own devices.

===== TODO =====
  * Photos
  * Sound samples / videos
  * Manuals
  * Archive all links
  * The dates on the Panasonic stuff are sus. For example, production start in 2001 for WZ-255, but 98.02 on footer of manual PDF?
    * My WZ-248 has early 90s date codes
  * Figure out 202 situation. Some comments say it is MN6221 series, but this contradicts hoi9007's 202N PCB shots: https://twitter.com/hoi9007/status/1223509959977000960. Possibly melody IC on 202, and CPU based on 202N? No RAM!!!
  * Panasonic TD and TA series program timer / bell timer
  * ACH-400WA manual mentions ACH-4000W, ACH-4001A. Do these exist...?
  * Great info on YMU251 series [[https://w.atwiki.jp/clockmelodyic/pages/11.html|here]]
  * CH-400WE...? https://x.com/17320508kari/status/1917903965314027913