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HCD-CP500K/CP500MD
Specifications (continued)
Inputs
ANALOG IN (phono jacks):
Sensitivity 250 mV,
impedance 47 kilohms
DIGITAL OPTICAL IN (Supported sampling
frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz)
Outputs
PHONES (stereo minijack):
Accepts headphones with
an impedance of 8 ohms
or more
SPEAKER: Accepts impedance of 6 to
16 ohms
CD player section
System Compact disc and digital
audio system
Laser Semiconductor laser
(ฮป = 780 nm)
Emission
duration: continuous
Wavelength 780 - 790 nm
Frequency response 2 Hz - 20 kHz (ยฑ0.5 dB)
Tape player section
Recording system 4-track 2-channel stereo
Frequency response 50 - 13,000 Hz (ยฑ3 dB),
using a Sony TYPE I
cassette
Wow and flutterยฑ0.15% W. Peak (IEC)
0.1% W. RMS (NAB)
ยฑ0.2% W. Peak (DIN)
MD deck section
System MiniDisc digital audio
system
Laser Semiconductor laser
(ฮป =780 nm)
Emission duration:
continuous
Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz
Frequency response 5 Hz - 20 kHz
Tuner section
FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner
FM tuner sectionTuning range
US and Canadian model: 87.5 - 108.0 MHz
(100-kHz step)
Other models: 87.5 - 108.0 MHz
(50-kHz step)
Antenna FM wire antenna
Antenna terminals 75 ohm unbalanced
Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz
AM tuner sectionTuning range
US and Canadian model: 530 - 1,710 kHz
(with the tuning interval
set at 10 kHz)
531 - 1,710 kHz
(with the tuning interval
set at 9 kHz)
AEP and UK model: 531 - 1,602 kHz
(with the tuning interval
set at 9 kHz)
Other models: 530 - 1,710 kHz
(with the tuning interval
set at 10 kHz)
531 - 1,602 kHz
(with the tuning interval
set at 9 kHz)
Antenna AM loop antenna, external
antenna terminal
Intermediate frequency 450 kHz
General
Power requirements
US and Canadian model: 120 V AC, 60 Hz
AEP and UK model: 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Australian and Hong Kong model:
220 - 240 V AC,
50/60 Hz
Other models: 110 - 120 V or 220 -
240 V AC , 50/60 Hz
Adjustable with voltage
selector
Power consumption
AEP and UK model: See the nameplate
0.5 W (in the standby
mode)
Other models: See the nameplate
Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx. 190 ร 252 ร
335 mm incl. projecting
parts and controls
Mass Approx. 7.0 kg
Supplied accessories Remote commander (1)
AM loop antenna (1)
FM wire antenna (1)
Batteries (2)
Design and specifications are subject to change
without notice. Thai and Chinese model: 220 V AC, 50/60 Hz
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HCD-CP500K/CP500MD
Self-diagnosis display
This system has a Self-diagnosis display
function to let you know if there is a system
malfunction. The display shows a code made
up of three letters and a message alternately to
show you the problem. To solve the problem
refer to the following list. If any problem
persists, consult your nearest Sony dealer.
C11/Protected
The MD is protected against erasure.
Remove the MD and slide the tab to close the
slot (see page 16).
C12/Cannot Copy
You tried to record a CD or MD with a format that
the system does not support, such as a CD-ROM.
pRemove the disc and turn off the system once,
then turn it on again.
C13/REC Error
Recording could not be performed properly.
pMove the system to a stable place, and start
recording over from the beginning.
The MD is dirty or scratched, or the MD does not
meet the standards.
pReplace the MD and start recording over from
the beginning.
C13/Read Error
The MD deck cannot read the disc information
properly.
pRemove the MD once, then load it again.
C14/Toc Error
The MD deck cannot read the disc information
properly.
pReplace the MD.
pErase all the recorded contents of the MD using
All Erase Function (see page 27).
C41/Cannot Copy
The sound source is a copy of commercially
available music software.
pThe Serial Copy Management System prevents
making a digital copy (see page 47).
1. SERVICING NOTES ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท4
2. GENERAL ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท9
3. DISASSEMBLY ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท11
4. TEST MODE ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท20
5. MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENTS ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท26
6. ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENTS ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท26
7. DIAGRAMS
7-1. CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATIONSยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท41
7-2. BLOCK DIAGRAM - CD SECTION - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท42
BLOCK DIAGRAM - MAIN SECTION - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท43
BLOCK DIAGRAM - MD SECTION - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท44
BLOCK DIAGRAM - PANEL SECTION - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท45
7-3. PRINTED WIRING BOARD - CD BOARD - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท46
7-4. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM - CD BOARD - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท47
7-5. PRINTED WIRING BOARD - BD BOARD - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท48
7-6. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM - BD BOARD (1/2) - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท49
7-7. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM - BD BOARD (2/2) - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท50
7-8. PRINTED WIRING BOARDS - AUDIO SECTION - ยทยทยทยท51
7-9. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM - AUDIO SECTION (1/2) - ยทยทยท52
7-10. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM - AUDIO SECTION (2/2) - ยทยทยท53
7-11. PRINTED WIRING BOARD - TC BOARD - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท54
7-12. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM - TC BOARD - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท55
7-13. PRINTED WIRING BOARD - DIGITAL BOARD - ยทยทยทยทยทยท56
7-14 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM - DIGITAL BOARD - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท57
7-15.
PRINTED WIRING BOARDS - CONTROL SECTION - ยทยทยท58
7-16 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM - CONTROL BOARD - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท59
7-17. PRINTED WIRING BOARD - POWER BOARD - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท60
7-18. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM - POWER BOARD - ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท60
7-19. IC BLOCK DIAGRAMSยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท61
7-20. IC Pin Function Descriptionยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท63
8. EXPLODED VIEWS ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท71
9. ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท78
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