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SERVICE MANUAL
INTEGRATED STEREO AMPLIFIER
AEP Model
UK Model
SPECIFICATIONS
TA-FE370/FE570
Photo: TA-FE570 (BLACK)
Ver 1.0 2001.04
9-873-838-11
Sony Corporation
2001D0500-1
Home Audio Company
C
2001.4
Shinagawa Tec Service Manual Production Group
Amplifier section
DIN power output
TA-FE570:
110 W + 110 W
(4 ohms at 1 kHz)
TA-FE370:
70 W + 70 W
(4 ohms at 1 kHz)
Frequency response
PHONO (20 Hz - 20 kHz): RIAA equalization curve
±1.0 dB
TUNER, CD, AUX, TAPE1/DAT, TAPE2/MD:
7 Hz - 70 kHz +
­
0
3 dB
S/N (network A)
PHONO:
80 dB
TUNER, CD, AUX, TAPE1/DAT, TAPE2/MD:
105 dB
Output voltage/impedance
RECOUT:
200 mV, 1 kilohm
PHONES:
5 mW (at 8 ohms)
Speakers impedance
4 - 16 ohms
Damping factor
80 (8 ohms, 1 kHz)
General
System
Power amplifier with all stages directly coupled
Preamplifier:
Low-noise, equalizer
amplifier
Power requirements
230 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption
TA-FE570:
190 W
TA-FE370:
160 W
0.6 W
(In standby mode)
Dimensions (approx.) (w/h/d)
430 x 135 x 310 mm
incl. projecting parts and
controls
Mass (approx.)
TA-FE570:
6.5 kg
TA-FE370:
5.5 kg
Supplied accessories
Remote commander (remote) RM-S325 (1)
Sony batteries R6 (size-AA) (2)
Design and specifications are subject to change
without notice.


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TA-FE370/FE570
SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENT WARNING!!
COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY MARK 0 OR DOTTED
LINE WITH MARK 0 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 PUB-
LISHED BY SONY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
SERVICING NOTES ............................................... 2
2.
GENERAL
Location of Controls .......................................................
3
3.
DISASSEMBLY
3-1. Disassembly Flow ...........................................................
4
3-2. Case .................................................................................
4
3-3. Front Panel Assy .............................................................
5
3-4. MAIN Board ...................................................................
5
4.
DIAGRAMS
4-1. Note for Printed Wiring Boards
and Schematic Diagrams ................................................
7
4-2. Printed Wiring Board ­ MAIN Board ­ ........................
8
4-3. Schematic Diagram ­ MAIN Board ­ ............................
9
4-4. Printed Wiring Boards ­ CONTROL/SPEAKER SW/
VOLUME/Boards ­ ........................................................ 10
4-5. Schematic Diagram ­ CONTROL/SPEAKER SW/
VOLUME Boards ­ ........................................................ 11
4-6. Printed Wiring Boards
­ AC OUTLET/HEADPHONE/LOUDNESS/
POWER SW/STANDBY Boards ­ ................................. 12
4-7. Schematic Diagram
­ AC OUTLET/HEADPHONE/LOUDNESS/
POWER SW/STANDBY Boards ­ ................................. 13
4-8. IC Pin Function Description ........................................... 14
5.
EXPLODED VIEWS
5-1. Case Section .................................................................... 15
5-2. Front Panel Section ......................................................... 16
5-3. Chassis Section ............................................................... 17
6.
ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST ............................... 18
SECTION 1
SERVICING NOTES
IN
RECOUT
IN
PHONO
IN
TUNER
IN
IN
RECOUT
IN
CD
AUX
TAPE2/MD
TAPE1/DAT
EON CONTROL
AC OUTLET
SPEAKERS
L
R
IMPEDANCE USE 4 - 16
SWITCHED 100W MAX
+
­
+
­
RL
SIGNAL GND
U
IN
PART No.
Model
PART No.
TA-FE570: AEP model
4-233-359-0[]
TA-FE570: UK model
4-233-359-1[]
TA-FE370: AEP model
4-233-359-2[]
TA-FE370: UK model
4-233-359-3[]
MAIN BOARD SETTING
On AEP model of this set, AC outlet is mounted onto the AC OUT-
LET board holding the back panel between. Since removing the
MAIN board alone is difficult, in repairing the MAIN board, handle
the MAIN board with the back panel connected as shown in the
figure below.
back panel
MAIN board
MODEL IDENTIFICATION
­ Back Panel ­


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TA-FE370/FE570
SECTION 2
GENERAL
This section is extracted from
instruction manual.
25
4
1
3
qa
0
9
8
7
6
qf qd
qs
BALANCE 8 (8)
BASS 0 (8)
EON LINK (TA-FE570 only) qd (8)
INPUT SELECTOR 4 (8, 9)
LOUDNESS 6 (8)
PHONES jack qf (8)
SOURCE DIRECT 7 (8)
SPEAKERS selector qa (8)
STANDBY indicator 1
TAPE1 MONITOR (TA-FE570 only) qs (9)
TREBLE 9 (8)
VOLUME control 5 (8)
?/1 (power) 2 (8, 9)
(remote control sensor) 3 (5)
IN
RECOUT
IN
PHONO
IN
TUNER
IN
IN
RECOUT
IN
CD
AUX
TAPE2/MD
TAPE1/DAT
EON CONTROL
AC OUTLET
SPEAKERS
L
R
IMPEDANCE USE 4 - 16
SWITCHED 100W MAX
+
­
+
­
RL
SIGNAL GND
U
IN
1 3
5
2
6
8
9
7
4
1 PHONO jack
2 TUNER jack
3 CD jack
4 AUX jack
5 TAPE2/MD jack
6 TAPE1/DAT jack
7 SPEAKERS terminal
8 EON CONTROL connector (FE570)
9 AC OUTLET connector (AEP model)
LOCATION OF CONTROLS
· Front Panel
· Back Panel


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TA-FE370/FE570
4
· This set can be disassembled in the order shown below.
3-1.
DISASSEMBLY FLOW
SECTION 3
DISASSEMBLY
Note: Follow the disassembly procedure in the numerical order given.
3-2.
CASE
3-2. CASE
(Page 4)
3-3. FRONT PANEL ASSY
(Page 5)
3-4. MAIN BOARD
(Page 5)
SET
1
two screws
(case 3 TP2)
1
two screws
(case 3 TP2)
1
two screws
(case 3 TP2)
2
2
3
case


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TA-FE370/FE570
5
3-3.
FRONT PANEL ASSY
3-4.
MAIN BOARD
5
two screws
(BVTP3
× 8)
6
four screws
(BVTP3
× 8)
3
screw
(BVTP3
× 8)
1
connector (CN811)
4
harness
1
connector (CN812)
2
wire (flat type) (15 core)
(CN815)
7
front panel assy
3
two screws
(BVTP3
× 8)
4
two screws
(BVTP3
× 8)
3
screw
(BVTP3
× 8)
3
three screws
(BVTP3
× 8)
5
MAIN board
2
connector (CN901)
1
connector (CN902)