SERVICE MANUAL
PORTABLE MINIDISC PLAYER
No.20987
May. 2001
COPYRIGHT
2001 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.
XM-PX50WT/XM-PX50BU
XM-PX50WT/XM-PX50BU
Area Suffix
B
E
EN
U.K.
Continental Europe
Nortern Europe
Contents
Safety Precautions
Important for laser products
Attention when
MD pick up is exchanged
Disassembly method
Adjustment method
Maintenance of laser pickup
Replacement of laser pickup
Description of major ICs
1-2
1-3
1-4
1-5
1-10
1-11
1-11
1-12~24
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1. This design of this product contains special hardware and many circuits and components specially for safety
purposes. For continued protection, no changes should be made to the original design unless authorized in
writing by the manufacturer. Replacement parts must be identical to those used in the original circuits. Services
should be performed by qualified personnel only.
2. Alterations of the design or circuitry of the product should not be made. Any design alterations of the product
should not be made. Any design alterations or additions will void the manufacturer`s warranty and will further
relieve the manufacture of responsibility for personal injury or property damage resulting therefrom.
3. Many electrical and mechanical parts in the products have special safety-related characteristics. These
characteristics are often not evident from visual inspection nor can the protection afforded by them necessarily
be obtained by using replacement components rated for higher voltage, wattage, etc. Replacement parts which
have these special safety characteristics are identified in the Parts List of Service Manual. Electrical
components having such features are identified by shading on the schematics and by (
) on the Parts List in
the Service Manual. The use of a substitute replacement which does not have the same safety characteristics
as the recommended replacement parts shown in the Parts List of Service Manual may create shock, fire, or
other hazards.
4. The leads in the products are routed and dressed with ties, clamps, tubings, barriers and the like to be
separated from live parts, high temperature parts, moving parts and/or sharp edges for the prevention of
electric shock and fire hazard. When service is required, the original lead routing and dress should be
observed, and it should be confirmed that they have been returned to normal, after re-assembling.
5. Leakage currnet check (Electrical shock hazard testing)
After re-assembling the product, always perform an isolation check on the exposed metal parts of the product
(antenna terminals, knobs, metal cabinet, screw heads, headphone jack, control shafts, etc.) to be sure the
product is safe to operate without danger of electrical shock.
Do not use a line isolation transformer during this check.
Plug the AC line cord directly into the AC outlet. Using a "Leakage Current Tester", measure the leakage
current from each exposed metal parts of the cabinet, particularly any exposed metal part having a return
path to the chassis, to a known good earth ground. Any leakage current must not exceed 0.5mA AC (r.m.s.).
Alternate check method
Plug the AC line cord directly into the AC outlet. Use an AC voltmeter having, 1,000 ohms per volt or more
sensitivity in the following manner. Connect a 1,500
10W resistor paralleled by a 0.15 F AC-type capacitor
between an exposed metal part and a known good earth ground.
Measure the AC voltage across the resistor with the AC
voltmeter.
Move the resistor connection to each exposed metal part,
particularly any exposed metal part having a return path to
the chassis, and meausre the AC voltage across the resistor.
Now, reverse the plug in the AC outlet and repeat each
measurement. Voltage measured any must not exceed 0.75 V
AC (r.m.s.). This corresponds to 0.5 mA AC (r.m.s.).
1. This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards.
2. It is the legal responsibility of the repairer to ensure that these safety standards are maintained.
3. Repairs must be made in accordance with the relevant safety standards.
4. It is essential that safety critical components are replaced by approved parts.
5. If mains voltage selector is provided, check setting for local voltage.
Good earth ground
Place this
probe on
each exposed
metal part.
AC VOLTMETER
(Having 1000
ohms/volts,
or more sensitivity)
1500
10W
0.15 F AC TYPE
!
Burrs formed during molding may
be left over on some parts of the
chassis. Therefore, pay attention to
such burrs in the case of
preforming repair of this system.
In regard with component parts appearing on the silk-screen printed side (parts side) of the PWB diagrams, the
parts that are printed over with black such as the resistor (
), diode (
) and ICP (
) or identified by the " "
mark nearby are critical for safety.
When replacing them, be sure to use the parts of the same type and rating as specified by the manufacturer.
(Except the J and C version)
Safety Precautions
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Important for laser products
1.CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
2.DANGER : Invisible laser radiation when open and inter
lock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam.
3.CAUTION : There are no serviceable parts inside the
Laser Unit. Do not disassemble the Laser Unit. Replace
the complete Laser Unit if it malfunctions.
4.CAUTION : The compact disc player uses invisible
laserradiation and is equipped with safety switches
whichprevent emission of radiation when the drawer is
open and the safety interlocks have failed or are de
feated. It is dangerous to defeat the safety switches.
5.CAUTION : If safety switches malfunction, the laser is able
to function.
6.CAUTION : Use of controls, adjustments or performance of
procedures other than those specified herein may result in
hazardous radiation exposure.
VARNING : Osynlig laserstrålning är denna del är öppnad
och spårren är urkopplad. Betrakta ej strålen.
VARO
: Avattaessa ja suojalukitus ohitettaessa olet
alttiina näkymättömälle lasersäteilylle.Älä katso
säteeseen.
ADVARSEL : Usynlig laserstråling ved åbning , når
sikkerhedsafbrydere er ude af funktion. Undgå
udsættelse for stråling.
ADVARSEL : Usynlig laserstråling ved åpning,når
sikkerhetsbryteren er avslott. unngå utsettelse
for stråling.
REPRODUCTION AND POSITION OF LABELS
WARNING LABEL
DANGER : Invisibie laser radiation
when open and interlock or
defeated.
AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO
BEAM
(e)
VARNING : Osynlig laserstrålning är
denna del är öppnad och spårren är
urkopplad. Betrakta ej strålen.
(s)
VARO : Avattaessa ja suojalukitus
ohitettaessa olet alttiina
näkymättömälle lasersäteilylle.Älä
katso säteeseen.
(d)
ADVARSEL :Usynlig laserstråling
ved åbning , når
sikkerhedsafbrydere er ude af
funktion. Undgå udsættelse for
stråling.
(f)
! CAUTION Please use enough caution not to
see the beam directly or touch it
in case of an adjustment or operation
check.
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The laser diode in the traverse unit (optical pick up) is easy to be destroyed by clothes and the human body
to the electrified static electricity.
Please note the explosion by static electricity when repairing.
In the equipment which uses an optical pick up (laser diode), an optical pick up is destroyed by the static
electricity of the work environment.
Please do the earth processing and work.
2. About the earth processing for the electrostatic destruction prevention
1) Earth of work stand
Please pull the conductive material (conductive sheet) or the iron plate to the depository
place of the traverse unit (optical pick up), and take the earth to ground.
2) Human body earth
Please use the anti-static wrist strap to exhaust the electrified static electricity to the human body.
3.
Handling the optical pick up
1) Please return according to a correct procedure based on short processing after exchanging
parts.
2) Do not use a tester to check the condition of the laser diode in the optical pick up .The tester 's internal
power source can easily destroy the laser diode.
4. Attention when unit is disassembled
Please refer to "Disassembling method" for how to detach .
Conductive material (conductive
sheet) or the iron plate
anti-static wrist strap
Attention when MD pickup is exchanged
1. About the static electricity protection measures
Solder short
1) Please be sure to solder before a flexible wire is removed from connector on a main printed
circuit board as shown.
if you removes without soldering.the MD picking up assembly might destroy
2) When installing , solder in the part of short round should be removed after a flexible wire is connected with
connector.
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Shift the door lever to open the door.
Remove the four screws A and detach the MD door
assembly from the main body.
1.
2.
Disassembly method
Removing the MD door assembly
(See Fig.1 and 2)
Prior to performing the following procedure, remove
the MD door assembly.
Turn the Holder assembly as shown in Fig.3.
Pull the side arm (L) marked a and remove outward.
Open the Holder assembly as
shown in Fig.4.
Move the "U-shaped" notch marked b in the direction
of the arrow and release it from the shaft.
Move the part c inward and pull out the Holder
assembly from the shaft.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Removing the holder assembly
(See Fig.3 and 4)
When reassembling, first reattach the
part c to the shaft of the Chassis
assembly. And next, fit the "U-shaped"
notch to the shaft.
ATTENTION:
MD door assembly
Door lever
A
A
Fig.1
Fig.2
Fig.3
Part a
Part b
"U-shaped" notch
Part c Shaft
Side arm (L)
MD door assembly
Door lever
Holder
assembly
Holder
assembly
Holder
assembly
Part c
Holder
assembly
Fig.4