Pioneer PL-500X Service Manual

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STEREO

TURNTABLE

PLIE

(DrrroNeER'

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MODEL PL-5OOX

COMES IN TWO VERSIONS

DISTINGUISHED AS FOLLOWS:

Type

HET

HBT

22OV and 24OV

CONTENTS

1.

SPEC|F|CAT|ONS

2. PANEL FACILITIES.

3. DISASSEMBLY

3.1 Cabinet.

3.2 Tonearm

4. ADJUSTMENTS

4.1 D.D. Motor

4.2

Mechanism Adjustments.

PACKING

5. EXPLODED

6.

6.1 Cabinet..

0.2 Subpanel

6.3 D.D.Motor...

7.

SCHEMATIC DTAGRAM P.C.

8.

BOARD CONNECTION

Parts

8.1

Listof P.C. Board

..... ........

.

Operation Adjustment

VIEWS ANO PARTS LIST

Voltag€

(Switchable)

.......11

.........14

...........16

.........17

DIAGRAM

Assembly

.......21

R€merk3

Europe model

United Kingdom model

3 4

6 7

I 9

(Without

cartridge)

(Without

carrridgo)

For

description

PL-630

service mechanism, (ART-350).

of

manual

refer

the D. D.

(ART-314)

to the

PL-3000

motor, refer

and for full auto

service

to the

manual

1.

SPECIFICATIONS

PL-5ClC'x

rA

Motor and Turntable

Driv€ System

Motor . . .......

Turntable lvloment

Speeds ,.........

Wow and Flutter Signsl-to-Noiso Ratio.

Rotational Characteristica

Build-upTime Spoed Speed vs. Load Characteristics

Speed Drift

Platter

ol lnertie

Deviation..

Less than

. . . . .

. . . .33omm

.......

(wilh

. .

Wirhin 120" rotation ar 331/3rpm

..........

. . . . .

Less rhan O.OOOOS%/h

0.00o03%/d€gree temp. ch6nge at 33-1/3rpm

Subfunclions

Full

auto mechanism, Anti-skating force direct-readout hrnges

counterweight, Cueing device,

Semiconductors

lCs

.. ..

.. .

Ouartz

dism. atuminum alloy

3ookg{m' {including

Less thsn 0.025%

.....

More rhan

Pioneer

cartridge

Srabte up to

controf,

..

PLL Hall motor

... 331/3and4srpm

75dB

mod€l

...

Less than 0.002%

at

Stylus

light, Free

Srrobe

Direct-drive

die-c6st

plalter

matl

(WRMS)

(DlN-Bl PC-200)

grams

1 50

drag load

33-1/3rpm

pressure

srop

Transistors.

Diodes........

Hall Elements

.

Miscellaneous

Power Requirements

Pow€r

Consumption

Dimensions

Weight

Accessories

EP Adapter Screwdriver Carlrjdge mounting

Carlridge mounting screws. Cartridge mountrng C6rtridge mounting washers

Operating rnodels

Instructions

for HET)

parts

nuts

(French

NOTE:

Specifications notice.

and

clue to improvements.

design subiect

. 22O|24OV

......

440(W) x'140{H} x388(D}mrn

17-15/16(W) x

.

and German furnished

po$ibte

to

. . .. . . . .3

. . .. ... .3

. . .. . ..3

- (switchable),

s0,60H,

......10w

s-1/2{H) x l5-1/4(D)in.

. .9.1ks/201b

.1 .1

on

1

modification without

).,

LINE

The

line voltage selector of the cabinet of this shipped

quirements

properly

v

s€t

lf the voltage is not

where

VOLTAGE

switch

SELECTOR

is

located on the top surface

turntable, Before

from

the

factory,

the

switch

of the turntable's destination,

before

plugging

properly

power

the

s€t or if

the voltage requirements differ.

your

turntable is

is

set to the

power

check that it is cord into the outlet. you

move to an area

adjust the selector

SWITCH

Scr€wdriver

re-

switch as follows:

1. Oisconnect the

2. Provide the

tip of the switch and turn it so that the your

area

Dower cord,

yourself

screwdriver

points

with a medium-sized

into the

screwdriver. Insert

groove

power

voltage marking

to the white mark by

of

the selector

of

the arrow on the

label.

2.

PANEL FACILITIES

rE\

srnnr BUTToN

O

When

this button is depressed,

the

turntable, the strobe light comes starts to rotate. with set at one of the moves

automatically

rotating,

@

Push

cord

NOTE:

All

Therc is no need

@

lf

this button is

tonearm power

@

This play

NOTE:

The toneam SELECTOR

START button

@

45

33 . .

thus starting record

REPEAT

this button when

again.

you

CUT

to

RECORD

selector selects

and

7"17

10"25.

12"30.

MANUAL..

SPeeo

. . . . . When

, . . When

BUTToN

Press

have

to do

to

BUTToN

automatically returns the turntable will

sIzE SELECToR

also selects manual

For

. . . .

LP For

. -.

LP records. For

.

..

LP For

will not

is at the MANUAL

and tha REPEAT

SELECToR

rotate records,

platter

the

playing

for

the REcoRD slzE

positions

to the record disc

you

the button once

fot

repeat

push

the

depressed whil€

the size of the record for

the

automatic

EP

and

the automatic

records.

the manual

be actuated

this button

at 45rpm.

singles or

this button

will

33-1/3rpm records

power

the

-

30, 25, or I7 - the tonearm

play

want

to listen

more to release.

play

START and

be

play.

records.

prcss

is to

the record

to the

cut

off.

play

when the RECORD

posiaion

button are

is turned on to

on and the

SELECToR

platter

the

as

to the same re-

the REqEAT

C\JT button again.

playing,

is

arm rest. and the

automatic

of 17cm

of 25cm

of 30cm

records.

of

fot

pushd.

play,

{1o-inch) (j2-inch)

even

BUTToN

is depressed, Depress for

EP's.

is set to

rotate

the release

at 33-1/3rpm.

platter

the playing

position,

like Lp,s.

platter

starts

button.

the

(7-inch)

SIZE

if the

will

45rpm

Release

ARM-ELEVATION

@

This

lever controls UP OOWN

@

O

@

or changing over records. adhering opened and moved

..... Thetonearm

{!)

(l)

NOTE:

When the ARM for

automatic

groove

lead-in

rccord will therefore

ANTI.SKATE

This

knob is

further

".

NT

geneiated

which is

For

I\4 E

nnru REST/CLAMPER

The used. cords. mediate

When the turntable, the speed. The rubber also absorbs external vibration.

rest

arm

Set the tonearm on

Clamp it into

plans

PLATTER/RUBBER

tonearm is moved

DUST

Keep

this closed unless

to the records during record

from

the ascent

The

. .

Set to this repeat and

ELEVATION lever is

play,

on the record

not be

used to cancel

during record

details,

supports the tonearm when

play

to

platter

coVER

pulled

the cabinet.

LEVER

tonearm descends

other automatic operations.

the toneam will move

played.

KNoB

see

its rest when it is not

position records.

will start rotating

platter

operating the controls

straight up, this dust

PL-E'clC'X

and descent

rises.

position

set to the

but it will not descend

out the harmful

play.

"ANTI-SKATING

you

if

PLATTER

power

and

mat

stabilizes the records and

This

serves to

the

of

gently.

for

auto

over as fal as

skating

it is not

have

don't

MAT

is supplied to the

at the set rotation

keep

play.

cover can be re-

tonearm.

play,

auto

position

UP

the

and the

force

ADJUST-

being

playing

or tonearm,

dust

When

re-

any im-

from

fully

STROBE

@

This light the arm scope

around

TONEARM

O

This

tonearm is designed

force

to the cartridge

level for

LIGHT

comes

on when

rest toward

the outside

faithful

tracking

the tonearm

platter.

the

platter.

of the

to apply

and to keep

of the record

moves

lt

irradiates

the correct

this force

grooves.

awav from

the

strobo-

tracking

precjse

at the

r

5

DISASSEMBLY

3.

3.1

CABINET

1. Remove

2. Undo the 4

3. Undo

4. Move shaft as shown in the

5. Disconnect cabinet.

(See

the dust cover.

screws securing the

the 4 screws located in the rubber

the tonearm over towards the center

the connectors when lifting off the

Fig.3-ll

top cover.

feet.

diagram.

Cabinet securing screws

I

u

Fis.3-1

PL-5C'clx

3.2

TONEARM

1. Undo the

2. Undo

sub-panel (see

3. Disconnect

PU Note soldered connected

4. Loosen to remove

(see

5.

Undo arm base (see

A

the

4 screws securing

sub-panel

the 2

screws securing the tonearm lead

board (see

that

some of

to

the

with care.

the

setscrews

the PU

Fig.

3-3).

the screw

Fig.

(see

Fig.

PU

the

Fig.

3-2).

the arm base

3-2).

the lead wires

board,

and

with a hexagonal

plate

under

securing

the

3-3)

arm base and

wires from

have been

must be

wrench

the arm

tonearm

to

to the

the

dis-

base

the

Arm

base secu

f

tg.

J-z

rrg.

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