The first Hi-Band Betamax video recorder. The carrier frequency bandwidth of the video luminance signal was increased by 800 kHz, enabling remarkably more detailed recording than conventional units. The layout of controls is also significantly simplified in this design. As the nickname "Beta Pro" implies, this unit includes features that only professionals at broadcast studios had enjoyed, such as a jog dial and shuttle ring. The model marks a tremendous improvement in playback and editing, tuning, and programming.