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HCD-J3MD SERVICE MANUAL AEP Model UK Model E Model Chinese Model HCD-J3MD is the amplifir, CD, MD, TAPE deck and tuner section in CMT-J3MD. Model Name Using Similar Mechanism HCD-MD373 Mechanism Type CDM55A-5SBD32 SECTION Base Unit Type BU-5SBD32 Optical Pick-up Type...
SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION The self-diagnosis function consists of error codes for customers which are displayed automatically when errors occur, and error codes which show the error history in the test mode during servicing. For details on how to view error codes for the customer, refer to the following box in the instruction manual.
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ITEMS OF ERROR HISTORY MODE ITEMS AND CONTENTS Selecting the Test Mode Display Details of History Displays the recording time. total rec Displayed as “rππππππh”. The displayed time is the total time the laser is set to the high power state. This is about 1/4 of the actual recording time.
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COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY MARK ! OR DOTTED LINE WITH MARK ! ON THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS AND IN THE PARTS LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. REPLACE THESE COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART NUMBERS APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS PUBLISHED BY SONY.
CRITIQUES POUR LA SÉCURITÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT. NE COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART NUMBERS REMPLACER CES COMPOSANTS QUE PAR DES PIÈSES SONY APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS DONT LES NUMÉROS SONT DONNÉS DANS CE MANUEL OU PUBLISHED BY SONY.
SECTION 1 SERVICING NOTE Note 1: “R” As this unit has only a few buttons, some operations require the use of remote commander (provided with RM-SJ373/unit: 1-418-554-11) buttons. These operations are indicated as “R” in this manual. Example: MENU/NO “R” ...Press the MENU/NO button of the remote commander. DRAWING OUT THE TRAY DURING POWER OUT CLEANING THE OPTIAL PICKUP (CD PLAYER) Floating screw...
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SERVICE POSITION OF THE CASSETTE MECHANISM DECK Cassette mechanism deck SERVICE POSITION OF THE POWER BOARD Back panel Remove the TRANS board together with back panel (referring to [MAIN Board] ) and move it in the direction of the arrow. TRANS board Heat sink AMP board...
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CD Text Display • This unit displays CD text. Text is displayed for the first 50 track only and will not be displayed from the 51st track onwards. Do not suspect a fault in this case. In some cases, some special characters will not be displayed and may be replaced by other characters. D onot suspect a fault in this case. Cold Reset •...
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LED and Fluorescent Indicator Tube All Lit, Key Check Mode Procedure : When the power ON, press the ?/1 button while pressing PLAY MODE/DIRECTION/TUNIG MODE button and s button together. Frame of the MD mark and the CD mark flash, and “BASS/TRE FLAT” appears for a moment. When the VOLUME knob is turned clockwise, “VOLUME MAX”...
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Aging Mode • Mode for repeating operations of the CD player and TC deck automatically. When errors occur: Aging stops and a message indicating that an error has occurred such as “CD MEC ERR” is displayed. (For details of errors, refer to “Error History Display Mode”.) When no errors occur: Aging is repeatedly performed.
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• Reading the Mechanism Error History Display (To switch the history, press the PLAY MODE/DIRECTION/TUNING MODE button.) Display E@@M**#*$* @@: Error number. 00 is the latest *: Invalid #: Load in operations related D: Operations stopped due to problems other than mechanism related during CLOSE E: Operations stopped due to problems other than mechanism related during OPEN C: Operations stopped due to problems other than mechanism related during chucking up $: Load out operations related...
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JIG FOR CHECKING BD (MD) BOARD WAVEFORM The special jig (J-2501-149-A) is useful for checking the waveform of the BD (MD) board. The names of terminals and the checking items to be performed are shown as follows. GND : Ground I+3V : For measuring IOP (Check the deterioration of the optical pick-up laser) IOP : For measuring IOP (Check the deterioration of the optical pick-up laser) TEO : TRK error signal (Traverse adjustment)
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IOP Data Recording and Display When optical Pick-up and Non-volatile Memory (IC171 of BD (MD)board) are Replaced The IOP value labeled on the optical pick-up can be recorded in the non-volatile memory. By recording the value, it will eliminate the need to look at the value on the label of the optical pick-up.
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Checks Prior to Parts Replacement and Adjustments Before performing repairs, perform the following checks to determine the faulty locations up to a certain extent. Details of the procedures are described in “5 Electrical Adjustments”. Criteria for Determination Measure if unsatisfactory: (Unsatisfactory if specified value is not satisfied) Laser power check •...
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Forced Reset The system microprocessor can be reset in the following procedure. Use these procedure when the unit cannot be operated normally due to hung-up of the microprocessor, etc. Use of the RESET switch is recommended when the machine cannot exit the REtry CASE DISPLAY mode or a machine does not operate correctly after re-assembling.
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Retry Cause Display Mode • In this test mode, the causes for retry of the unit during recording can be displayed on the fluorescent indicator tube. During playback, the “track mode” for obtaining track information will be set. This is useful for locating the faulty part of the unit. •...
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Reading the Track Mode Display Higher Bits Lower Bits Hexa- Details Hexadecimal decimal b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0 When 0 When 1 Binary Emphasis ON Emphasis OFF Monaural Stereo This is 2-bit display. Normally 01. 01:Normal audio. Others:Invalid Audio (Normal) Invalid Digital copy...
SECTION 2 GENERAL Identifying the Parts Front Panel qf qg 1 ?/1 Power switch 0 Recording button 2 MD slot SYNCHRO REC button 3 MD A (eject) button t CD-MD t CD-TAPE t TAPE-MD 4 Disk tray DUAL T MD-TAPE T 5 CD A (eject) button 6 VOLUME knob ENTER/START button...
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This section is extracted from instruction manual. Rear Panel 1 Reset switch 2 Speaker terminal 3 AM antenna termianal 4 FM antenna terminal 5 Power cord...
SECTION 3 DISASSEMBLY Note : Follow the disassembly procedure in the numerical order given. 3-1. UPPER COVER q; Two screws 9 Three screws (+ BVTP 3 × 10) 3 Two screws (+ BVTP 3 × 10) qa Upper cover (Remove in the direction 1 Screw of the arrow.) (Case 3 TP 2)
3-9. CD BASE UNIT 3-10. OPTICAL PICK-UP SECTION OF CD (KSS-213BA/F-NP) 3 Optical pick-up (for CD) 1 Floating screw 2 Remove the Holder (BU) assembly (PTPWH M2.6) in the direction of arrow A. 1 Release the lever in the arrow direction B. 4 Flat type wire (16 core) 2 Sled shaft...
3-14. BASE UNIT (MBU-5A) and BD (MD) BOARD 2 Base unit (MBU-5A) 6 Flexible board 7 Flexible board 1 Three screws (BTP 2.6x6) Spindle motor CN104 3 Remove the two solders. Sled motor Read wire's color CN110 Red : + CN101 Black : - 4 Remove the two solders.
3-17. SPINDLE MOTOR (M901) and SLED MOTOR (M902) (MD) 4 Three screws (B 2x5) 3 Gear (SL-B) 1 Screw (M1.7) 2 Gear (SL-A) 5 Spindle motor (M901) The BD (MD) board is soldered at two parts. (See page 24.) 6 Two screws (P 1.7x2.5) 7 Sled motor (M902)
SECTION 4 TEST MODE Note 1: About “R” As this unit has only a few buttons, some operations require the use of remote commander (RM-SJ373/provided with unit: 1-418-554-11) buttons. These operations are indicated as “R” in this manual. Example: MENU/NO “R” ...Press the MENU/NO button of the remote commander. 4-1.
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4-5. SELECTING THE TEST MODE There are 31 types of test modes as shown below. The groups can be switched by pressing the lm/TUNING – button or ML/ TUNING + button. After selecting the group to be used, press the ENTER/YES “R” button. After setting a certain group, pressing the lm/TUNING –...
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4-5-1. Operating the Continuous Playback Mode Entering the continuous playback mode 1 Set the disc in the unit. (Whichever recordable discs or discs for playback only are available.) 2 Press the lm/TUNING – button or ML/TUNING + button and display “CPLAY MODE”. 3 Press the ENTER/YES “R”...
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4-6. FUNCTIONS OF OTHER BUTTONS Function Contents Sets continuous playback when pressed in the STOP state. When pressed during continuous playback, the tracking servo turns ON/OFF. Stops continuous playback and continuous recording. ML/TUNING + The sled moves to the outer circumference only when this is pressed. lm/TUNING –...
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MEANINGS OF OTHER DISPLAYS Contents Display When Lit When Off During continuous playback (CLV: ON) (green)* STOP (CLV: OFF) Tracking servo OFF (orange)* Tracking servo ON Recording mode ON Recording mode OFF CLV low speed mode SYNC CLV normal mode ABCD adjustment completed LEVEL-SYNC Tracking offset cancel ON...
SECTION 5 ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENTS MD SECTION 5-1. Parts Replacement and Adjustment • Check and adjust the MDM and MBU as follows. The procedure changes according to the part replaced • Abbreviation : Optical pick-up OWH: Overwrite head • Temperature compensation offset check •...
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5-2. PRECAUTIONS FOR CHECKING LASER DIODE Perform the adjustments to be needed in the order shown. Use the following tools and measuring devices. EMISSION • Check Disc (MD) TDYS-1 To check the emission of the laser diode during adjustments, never (Parts No.
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5-6. Checks Prior to Repairs Press the MENU/NO “R” button and display “LDPWR CHECK” and stop the laser emission. These checks are performed before replacing parts according to (The MENU/NO “R” button is effective at all times to stop the “approximate specifications”...
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9. Press the ENTER/YES “R” button and display “EFB = 5-6-4. Focus Bias Check MO-P”.Then, the optical pick-up moves to the pit area Change the focus bias and check the focus tolerance amount. automatically and servo is locked. Checking Procedure : 10.
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8. “C1 = AD = ” will be displayed. Display Procedure : 9. Check that the C1 error becomes 50 or less and the AD error 2 1. Press the lm/TUNING – button or ML/TUNING + or less. button to display “Iop Read”. 10.
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5-11. TRAVERSE ADJUSTMENT 3. Press the ENTER/YES “R” button once and display “LD 0.9 mW $ ”. Connection : 4. Press the lm/TUNING – button or ML/TUNING + Oscilloscope button so that the reading of the laser power meter becomes 0.85 to 0.91 mW.
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9. Press the ENTER/YES “R” button, and save the adjustment 5-12. FOCUS BIAS ADJUSTMENT results in the non-volatile memory. (“EFB = SAVE” will be Adjusting Procedure : displayed for a moment.) 1. Load a test disk (MDW-74/AU-1). 10. “EFB = MO-P”...
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5-13. ERROR RATE CHECK 5-15. Auto Gain Control Output Level 5-13-1. CD Error Rate Check Adjustment Checking Procedure : Be sure to perform this adjustment when the pickup is replaced. 1. Load a check disc (MD) TDYS-1. If the adjustment results becomes “Adjust NG!”, the pickup may be 2.
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CD SECTION 6. After check, remove the lead wire connected in step 2. Note: Clear RF signal waveform means that the shape “◊” can be Note: clearly distinguished at the center of the waveform. CD Block is basically constructed to operate without adjustment.
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CASETTE SECTION 0 dB=0.775V 3. Phase check Model: REV playback Note: Before starting the adjustment, measure performance of the test tape machine. Perform adjustment only when the measured P-4-A100 oscilloscope performances do not satisfy the specifications. (10kHz, |10dB) 47kW R-CH 1.
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Playback Level Adjustment Record Level Adjustment Procedure: Procedure: Mode: FWD playback Record mode. test tape LINE IN WS-48B 315Hz 50 mV (–23.8 dB) (3kHz, 0dB) frequency counter AF OSC blank tape 600 Ω CS-123 attenuator LINE OUT Playback mode. Adjust RV431 (L-CH) and RV481 (R-CH), so that adjustment within the following adjustment level.
HCD-J3MD – BD (MD) SECTION (1/2) – DIGITAL SERVO SIGNAL PROCESSOR, DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR EFM/ACIRC ENCODER/DECODER, SHOCK-PROOF MEMORY CONTROLLER, ATRAC ENCODER/DECODER IC121 OVER WRITE HEAD DRIVE IC181 HR901 OVER WRITE DIN0 • HEAD DIN0 • RCH is omitted HEAD •...
HCD-J3MD 6-2. CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATION THIS NOTE IS COMMON FOR PRINTED WIRING Waveforms – BD (MD) (2/2) SECTION – BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS. – BD ( CD) SECTION – (In addition to this, the necessary note is printed in each block.) 3.1Vp-p...
HCD-J3MD • See page 49 for Waveforms. • See page 71 for IC Block Diagrams. • See page 75 for IC Pin Functions. 6-4. Schematic Diagram – BD (CD) Section – MAIN BOARD (2/2) (Page 56) The components identified by mark 0 or dotted line with mark 0 are critical for safety.
HCD-J3MD 6-6. Schematic Diagram – BD (MD) Section (1/2) – • See page 49 for Waveforms. • See page 69 for IC Block Diagrams. • See page 74 for IC Pin Functions. The components identified by mark 0 or dotted line with mark 0 are critical for safety.
HCD-J3MD 6-8. Schematic Diagram – MAIN Section (1/2) – • See page 57 for Printed Wiring Board. • See page 72 for IC Block Diagrams. D207 1SS133 D208 1SS133 EXCEPT HK MODEL MODEL C208 EXCEPT 0.022 HK MODEL...
HCD-J3MD • See page 49 for Waveforms. • See page 73 for IC Block Diagrams. • See page 77 for IC Pin Functions. 6-9. Schematic Diagram – MAIN Section (2/2) – 1 : R583, R584 1K : HK 100K : EXCEPT 4 : C132 0.047 : HK...
HCD-J3MD 6-14. Schematic Diagram – AMP Section – The components identified by mark 0 or dotted line with mark 0 are critical for safety. Replace only with part number specified.
HCD-J3MD 6-20. Schematic Diagram – POWER Section – HK MODEL EXCEPT HK MODEL The components identified by mark 0 or dotted line with mark 0 are critical for safety. Replace only with part number specified.
6-26. ZIC PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTION • IC101 RF Amplifier (CXA2523AR) (BD(MD) board (1/2)) Pin No. Function Pin Name I-V converted RF signal I input I-V converted RF signal J input Middle point voltage (+1.5V) generation output 4 to 9 A to F Signal input from the optical pick-up detector Light amount monitor input Laser APC output...
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• IC101 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR (CXD2587Q) (BD(CD) board) Pin No. Pin Name Function SQSO Sub-Q 80-bit and PCM peak level data output (CD text data output) SQCK Clock input for SQSO read-out XRST System reset “L” : reset Muting input “H” : mute SYSM Data input, supplied from CPU DATA...
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Pin No. Pin Name Function Tracking error signal input Center servo analog input RF signal input RFDC Test pin (Not used) ADIO — Analog ground AVSS0 Stabilized current input for operational amplifiers IGEN — Analog power supply AVDD0 EFM full swing output ASYO EFM asymmetry comparate voltage input ASYI...
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• IC501 MASTER CONTROL (M30620MC-A18FP) (MAIN board (2/2)) Pin No. Pin Name Function STKPOWER Power amplifier ON/OFF signal output B-SHUT REEL pulse input from tape cassette deck F-RY Front speaker relay control output HEADPHONE Headphones detection input. "H": Headphones detected, "L" : Headphones not detected CD-POWER CD power ON signal output TA-MUTE...
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Pin No. Pin Name Function TUNED Tuned signal input from tuner ST-CE Tuner chip enable output ST-DOUT Tuner data output ST-DIN Tuner data input ST-CLK Tuner clock output SENS BD detection signal input HDLD Mode hold signal output CD-LAT CD latch signal output CD-RESET CD reset signal output REC (tape cassette)
SECTION 7 EXPLODED VIEWS NOTE: The components identified by • Items marked “*” are not stocked since they are sel- • Color Indication of Appearance Parts Example: mark ! or dotted line with mark dom required for routine service. Some delay should KNOB, BALANCE (WHITE) .
SECTION 8 ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST NOTE: • Due to standardization, replacements in the • RESISTORS When indicating parts by reference number, parts list may be different from the parts All resistors are in ohms. please include the board name. specified in the diagrams or the components METAL: metal-film resistor used on the set.