LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. REPLACE THESE circuit board (within 3 times). COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART NUMBERS • Be careful not to apply force on the conductor when soldering APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS or unsoldering.
Rotation of the idler gear (A) (S side) is detected using the photo- Connect square wave or sine wave to resistor (R43). (See reflector (PH1) in the WM-GX680/688. PH1 is located on the MAIN illustration below.) board, therefore the rotation of the idler gear (A) (S side) cannot be Press the p switch (S3) to enter the STOP mode.
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[ Slider (NR) ] [ Tape drive mechanism ] Tape drive mechanism in PLAY mode Gear (NR) (FWD : Left side REV : Right side) Idler Gear Idler Gear (A)(S side) Slider (NR) (A)(T side) Gear Gear (REEL)(S side) (REEL)(T side) Motor Pulley Cam Gear F side R side...
SECTION 2 GENERAL This section is extracted from instruction manual. • LOCATION OF CONTROLS REW (AMS) FF (AMS) Y•REPEAT Y•x iREMOTE Plug in firmly. HOLD HOLD TUNE/PRESET + RADIO ON/ TUNE/PRESET – RADIO ON/BAND BAND•OFF RADIO OFF MENU PRESET + ENTER PRESET –...
SECTION 3 DISASSEMBLY Note : Disassemble the unit in the order as shown below. Case assy Lid block assy, cassette Ornament, reel Main board Motor Holder (F) Lever (N)/(R) assy, Head, magnetic Belt (M601) assy pinch (HP901) Note : Follow the disassembly procedure in the numerical order given. 3-1.
3-2. BELT 3 Belt 2 Terminal board (Battery ’) Belt threading Belt 1 Remove solder from the battery terminal board. 3-3. LID BLOCK ASSY, CASSETTE 5 Lid block assy, cassette 2 Two screws (M1.4 × 2.0) 1 Screw (M1.4 × 2.0) 4 Shaft 3 Open the cassette lid —...
3-6. MOTOR (M601) 1 Two screws (M1.4) Toothed lock 2 Motor (M601) 3-7. HOLDER (F) ASSY 4 Screw (M1.4) 7 Bracket (cassette) assy 5 Lever (S), lock 8 Flexible board 2 Shaft 9 Remove the holder (F) assy in the direction of the arrow.
3-8. LEVER (N) / (R) ASSY, PINCH Claw 2 Remove the lever (N) assy, pinch in the direction of the arrow. Note: Be careful of the claw Claw 1 Remove the lever (R) assy, pinch in the direction of the arrow. Note: Be careful of the claw 3-9.
SECTION 4 SECTION 5 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENT PRECAUTION PRECAUTION Clean the following parts with a denatured-alcohol-moistened Specified voltage : 1.3 V (DC) swab: Switch and control position record/playback/erase head pinch roller MENU switch rubber belts capstan HOLD : OFF Demagnetize the record/playback/erase head with a head : MAX demagnetizer.
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FM VCO Adjustment TUNER SECTION 0dB=1µV Procedure : FM RF signal [AM] generator BAND switch : AM 0.01µF AM RF signal to ANT (TP1) generator Put the lead-wire antenna close to Carrier frequency : 98MHz the set. Modulation : no modulation Output level : 0.1V (100dB) 30% amplitude modulation by 400Hz 1.
SECTION 6 DIAGRAMS 6-1. BLOCK DIAGRAM FM VCO RV301 FM RF/MIX IF AMP/MPX IC301(2/2) D201 Q7,14 Q18(1/2) POWER AMP R-CH J701 10.7MHz D101 MIX OUT IF AMP/ PW IN L PW OUT L L-CH BUFFER FM DET D301 Q1,4 PW NF L Q18(2/2) REMOTE BUFFER...
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WM-GX680/GX688 Note on Schematic Diagram: • Waveform • All capacitors are in µF unless otherwise noted. pF: µµF 20µsec/div 50 WV or less are not indicated except for electrolytics TP32 5V/div and tantalums. • All resistors are in Ω and W or less unless otherwise specified.
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WM-GX680/GX688 6-2. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM (1/3) • See page 15 for Waveform. • See page 23 for IC Block Diagrams. — 16 — — 17 — — 18 —...
WM-GX680/GX688 • See page 15 for Waveform. • See page 23 for IC Block Diagrams. • See page 29 for IC PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTION. 6-4. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM (3/3) — 21 — — 22 —...
6-5. IC BLOCK DIAGRAMS TA7371AF-EL IC501 LA3235W IC301 TA2123AF (EL) 36 35 – SYSTEM CONTROL N.C. RF IN VCC2 PW GND – MIC IN L OUT B V REF PW B NF L V REF OUT C C-AMP SW 37 MT TC PW A PW C...
6-8. IC PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTION • IC3 TC9327AF-612 (EXCEPT Tourist MODEL), TC9327AF-611(Tourist MODEL) Pin No. Pin Name Description COM 1 to 1 to 4 Common terminal. COM 4 5 to 22 S1 to S18 Segment output terminal. DOLBY VCC Dolby control terminal. (L: ON, Hi-imp: OFF) S1/2 CTL Motor speed control terminal.
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Pin No. Pin Name Description MOTOR DIR MOTOR control terminal. TAPE TAPE detect terminal. (L: ON, H: OFF) REC CTL REC circuit control output. AVLS CTL Terminal for controlling AVLS (when ON=H). BST CTL Tone control terminal (L: normal, Hi-imp: MEGA BASS). RV CTL Revive control terminal.
Ver 1.1 2001. 1 SECTION 7 EXPLODED VIEWS NOTE: • -XX, -X mean standardized parts, so they may • The mechanical parts with no reference number • Abbreviation have some differences from the original one. in the exploded views are not supplied. CH : Chinese model.
SECTION 8 MAIN ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST NOTE: • Due to standardization, replacements in the • RESISTORS • Abbreviation parts list may be different from the parts All resistors are in ohms. CH : Chinese model. specified in the diagrams or the components METAL: metal-film resistor EA : Saudi Arabia model.
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MAIN Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks 1-216-817-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W 1-216-833-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W 1-216-845-11 METAL CHIP 100K 1/16W 1-216-833-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W 1-216-853-11 METAL CHIP 470K 1/16W 1-216-845-11 METAL CHIP 100K 1/16W 1-216-817-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W 1-216-853-11 METAL CHIP...
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Ver 1.1 2001. 1 MAIN Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks R504 1-216-789-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W 1-572-467-21 SWITCH, PUSH (1 KEY)(REC) R505 1-216-835-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W S501 1-692-605-11 SWITCH, SLIDE (ISS) R506 1-216-835-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W R507 1-216-827-11 METAL CHIP...
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WM-GX680/GX688 REVISION HISTORY Clicking the version allows you to jump to the revised page. Also, clicking the version at the upper right on the revised page allows you to jump to the next revised page. Ver. Date Description of Revision 2000.11...