scope:

This standard applies to recording and reproducing equipment for sound on magnetic tape (reel-to-reel, cassette and cartridge) for both professional and domestic applications. This standard does not apply to special purpose equipment such as high speed duplicators, artificial reverberation recorders or dictation machines not employing the reel-to-reel, cassette or cartridge principle. This standard excludes all aspects of safety, which are to be found in IEC 65. It also excludes magnetic tape properties, which are to be found in IEC 94-4 and 94-5.