Goldstar ffh-8900a Service Manual servicing precautions specifications

NOTES REGARDING HANDLING OF THE PICK-UP

1. Notes for transport and storage

1) The pick-up should always be left in its conductive bag until immediately prior to use.

2) The pick-up should never be subjected to external pressure or impact.

2. Repair notes

1) The pick-up incorporates a strong magnet, and so should never be brought close to magnetic materials.

2) The pick-up should always be handled correctly and carefully, taking care to avoid external pressure and
impact. If it is subjected to strong pressure or impact, the result may be an operational malfunction and/or
damage to the printed-circuit board.

3) Each and every pick-up is already individually adjusted to a high degree of precision, and for that reason
the adjustment point and installation screws should absolutely never be touched.

4) Laser beams may damage the eyes!
Absolutely never permit laser beams to enter the eyes!
Also NEVER switch ON the power to the laser output part (lens, etc.) of the pick-up if it is damaged.

5) Cleaning the lens surface
If there is dust on the lens surface, the dust should be cleaned away by using an air bush (such as used
for camera lens). The lens is held by a delicate spring. When cleaning the lens surface, therefore, a
cotton swab should be used, taking care not to distort this.

6) Never attempt to disassemble the pick-up.
Spring by excess pressure. If the lens is extremely dirty, apply isopropyl alcohol to the cotton swab. (Do
not use any other liquid cleaners, because they will damage the lens.) Take care not to use too much of
this alcohol on the swab, and do not allow the alcohol to get inside the pick-up.

SERVICING PRECAUTIONS

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Storage in conductive bag

Drop impact

NEVER look directly at the laser beam, and don

′t let

contact fingers or other exposed skin.

Magnet

How to hold the pick-up

Pressure

Pressure

Cotton swab

Conductive Sheet

1. Preparations

1) Compact disc players incorporate a great many ICs as well as the pick-up (laser diode). These
components are sensitive to, and easily affected by, static electricity. If such static electricity is high
voltage, components can be damaged, and for that reason components should be handled with care.

2) The pick-up is composed of many optical components and other high-precision components. Care must
be taken, therefore, to avoid repair or storage where the temperature of humidity is high, where strong
magnetism is present, or where there is excessive dust.

2. Notes for repair

1) Before replacing a component part, first disconnect the power supply lead wire from the unit

2) All equipment, measuring instruments and tools must be grounded.

3) The workbench should be covered with a conductive sheet and grounded.
When removing the laser pick-up from its conductive bag, do not place the pick-up on the bag. (This is
because there is the possibility of damage by static electricity.)

4) To prevent AC leakage, the metal part of the soldering iron should be grounded.

5) Workers should be grounded by an armband (1MΩ)

6) Care should be taken not to permit the laser pick-up to come in contact with clothing, in order to prevent
static electricity changes in the clothing to escape from the armband.

7) The laser beam from the pick-up should NEVER be directly facing the eyes or bare skin.

CLEARING MALFUNCTION

You can reset your unit to initial status if malfunction occur(button malfunction, display, etc.).
Using a pointed object(such as driver), simply press the RESET button on the inside of the volume knob for

more than 3 seconds.
If you reset your unit, you must reenter all its settings(stations, clock, timer)

NOTE: 1. To operate the RESET jump wire, pull the volume rotary knob and release it.

2. If you wish to operate the RESET jump wire, it is necessary to unplug the power cord.

NOTES REGARDING COMPACT DISC PLAYER REPAIRS

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Armband

Conductive
Sheet

Resistor
(1 Mohm)

Resistor
(1 Mohm)

VOLUME

VOLUME KNOB

DOWN

RESET button