The Shimano Calcutta TE DC Casting Reel offers Total Efficiency, and Digital Control. That is what the Calcutta TE DC stands for. The Digital Control is one of Shimano's most advanced features and found in no other reel on the planet. The Calcutta TE DC is a smart baitcasting reel that uses eight different pre-programmed braking patterns. It gives you longer casts and fewer backlashes, requires less effort and it?s quick and easy to adjust.