• HCD-ESX6 is the amplifi er, USB, CD player
and tuner section in MHC-ESX6.
• HCD-ESX8 is the amplifi er, USB, CD player
and tuner section in MHC-ESX8.
• HCD-ESX9 is the amplifi er, USB, CD player
and tuner section in MHC-ESX9.
“WALKMAN” and “WALKMAN” logo are registered trademarks of Sony
Corporation.
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer
IIS and Thomson.
Windows Media is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft
Corporation. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product
is prohibited without a license from Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft
subsidiary.
Photo: HCD-ESX9
CD Section
E Model
Model Name Using Similar MechanismNEW
Mechanism TypeCDM90-DVBU202//C
Optical Pick-up Block NameCMS-S76RFS7G
Amplifi er section
The following are measured at
MX model:
MHC-ESX9/ESX8:
AC 120 V – 240 V, 60 Hz
MHC-ESX6:
AC 127 V, 60 Hz
Other models:
AC 120 V – 240 V, 50/60 Hz
MHC-ESX9
Power output (rated):
High channel
140 W + 140 W (at 6 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD)
Low channel
140 W + 140 W (at 6 ohms, 100 Hz, 1% THD)
RMS output power (reference):
High channel
250 W + 250 W (per channel at 6 ohms, 1 kHz)
Low channel
250 W + 250 W (per channel at
6 ohms, 100 Hz)
MHC-ESX8
Power output (rated):
120 W + 120 W (at 5 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD)
RMS output power (reference):
300 W + 300 W (per channel at 5 ohms, 1 kHz)
MHC-ESX6
Power output (rated):
100 W + 100 W (at 4 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD)
RMS output power (reference):
180 W + 180 W (per channel at 4 ohms, 1 kHz)
SPECIFICATIONS
Inputs
DVD/PC IN L/R (audio in L/R):
Voltage 2 V, impedance 47 kilohms
System
Compact disc and digital audio system
Laser Diode Properties
Emission Duration: Continuous
Laser Output*: Less than 44.6 W
* This output is the value measurement
at a distance of 200 mm from the
objective lens surface on the Optical
Pick-up Block with 7 mm aperture.
Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio: More than 65 dB
Tuner section
FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner
Antenna:
FM lead antenna
AM loop antenna
Power requirements
MX model:
MHC-ESX9/ESX8:
AC 120 V – 240 V, 60 Hz
MHC-ESX6:
AC 127 V, 60 Hz
Other models:
AC 120 V – 240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption
MHC-ESX9: 165 W
MHC-ESX8: 100 W
MHC-ESX6: 70 W
Dimensions (w/h/d) (excl. speakers)
(Approx.)
240 mm × 308 mm × 246 mm
Mass (excl. speakers) (Approx.)
MHC-ESX9: 3.0 kg
MHC-ESX8: 2.9 kg
MHC-ESX6: 2.8 kg
Supplied accessories
Remote control (1)
R6 (Size AA) batteries (2)
FM lead/AM loop antenna (1)
Design and specifi cations are subject to change without notice.
NOTES ON CHIP COMPONENT REPLACEMENT
• Never reuse a disconnected chip component.
• Notice that the minus side of a tantalum capacitor may be damaged by heat.
FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD REPAIRING
• Keep the temperature of soldering iron around 270 °C during
repairing.
• Do not touch the soldering iron on the same conductor of the
circuit board (within 3 times).
• Be careful not to apply force on the conductor when soldering
or unsoldering.
CAUTION
The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye
hazard.
This appliance is classifi ed as
a CLASS 1 LASER product.
This marking is located on the
rear exterior.
• Abbreviation
E2 : 120 V AC area in E model
E4 : African model
E51 : Chilean and Peruvian models
E93 : 240 V AC area in E model
MX : Mexican model
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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 PUBLISHED BY SONY.
NOTES ON HANDLING THE OPTICAL PICK-UP
BLOCK OR BASE UNIT
The laser diode in the optical pick-up block may suffer electrostatic break-down because of the potential difference generated by
the charged electrostatic load, etc. on clothing and the human body .
During repair, pay attention to electrostatic break-down and also
use the procedure in the printed matter which is included in the
repair parts.
The fl exible board is easily damaged and should be handled with
care.
NOTES ON LASER DIODE EMISSION CHECK
The laser beam on this model is concentrated so as to be focused
on the disc refl ective surface by the objective lens in the optical
pick-up block. Therefore, when checking the laser diode emission,
observe from more than 30 cm away from the objective lens.
UNLEADED SOLDER
Boards requiring use of unleaded solder are printed with the leadfree mark (LF) indicating the solder contains no lead.
(Caution: Some printed circuit boards may not come printed with
the lead free mark due to their particular size)
: LEAD FREE MARK
Unleaded solder has the following characteristics.
• Unleaded solder melts at a temperature about 40 °C higher
than ordinary solder.
Ordinary soldering irons can be used but the iron tip has to be
applied to the solder joint for a slightly longer time.
Soldering irons using a temperature regulator should be set to
about 350 °C.
Caution: The printed pattern (copper foil) may peel away if
the heated tip is applied for too long, so be careful!
• Strong viscosity
Unleaded solder is more viscous (sticky, less prone to fl ow)
than ordinary solder so use caution not to let solder bridges
occur such as on IC pins, etc.
• Usable with ordinary solder
It is best to use only unleaded solder but unleaded solder may
also be added to ordinary solder.
NOTE OF REPLACING THE IC501, IC502, IC504 AND
IC851 ON THE MB BOARD
IC501, IC502, IC504 and IC851 on the MB board cannot exchange
with single. When these parts on the MB board are damaged,
exchange the entire mounted board.
Note 1: After the side panel (L, R) and top panel is removed, this word is done.
Note 2: Please prepare the thin wire (clip etc. processed to the length of 8 cm or more).
1 Remove the side case (L, R) and top case.
(Illustration of disassembly is omitted.)
tray
– Side view –
hole
Insert the clip etc.
processed to the
length of 8 cm or
more in the hole
on the side of the
chassis and push.
8 cm or more
Push after it inserts it in this hole well.
Note:
CD drive
2 Insert the clip etc.
tray
– Top view –
CAPACITOR DISCHARGE FOR ELECTRIC SHOCK PREVENTION
SMPS-300W BOARD (Conductor side view)
In checking the SMPS-300W board, make 3 capacitors discharge of C914, C1003 and C1004 for electrical shock prevention.
3
800 :/5 W800 :/5 W
C914
C1004
C1003
800 :/5 W
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HCD-ESX6/ESX8/ESX9
SMPS-400W BOARD (Conductor side view)
In checking the SMPS-400W board, make 2 capacitors discharge of C914 and C1012 for electrical shock prevention.
800 :/5 W
C914
C1012
800 :/5 W
SMPS-600W BOARD (Conductor side view)
In checking the SMPS-600W board, make 3 capacitors discharge of C914, C1000 and C1006 for electrical shock prevention.
800 :/5 W
C914
800 :/5 W
C1006
C1000
800 :/5 W
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HCD-ESX6/ESX8/ESX9
PRECAUTION WHEN INSTALLING A NEW OP UNIT/
PRECAUTION BEFORE UNSOLDERING THE STATIC
ELECTRICITY PREVENTION SOLDER BRIDGE
(CDM90-DVBU202//C)
When installing a new OP unit, be sure to connect the fl exible
printed circuit board fi rst of all before removing the static electric-
ity prevention solder bridge by unsoldering.
Remove the static electricity prevention solder bridge by unsoldering after the fl exible printed circuit board has already been con-
nected.
(Do not remove nor unsolder the solder bridge as long as the OP
unit is kept standalone.)
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DISASSEMBLY
• This set can be disassembled in the order shown below.
2-1. DISASSEMBLY FLOW
SET
2-2. SIDE CASE (L), SIDE CASE (R),
TOP CASE
(Page 10)
2-3. LOADING PANEL
(Page 10)
2-4. CD MECHANISM SECTION
(CDM90-DVBU202//C)
(Page 11)
This illustration sees the loading assy (MB) from bottom side.
Note:
1 wire (flat type) (24 core)
loading assy (MB)
terminal face
2 Through the hole
assy
qf wire (flat type)
(5 core)
5 two claws
3 Through the hole
Under the guide
(Fold area)
5 three claws
6 holder, FFC
4
– Bottom view –
7 wire (flat type)
(24 core)
loading assy (MB)
0 wire (flat type)
(5 core)
(
8 core, ferrite
9 tape
Under the guide
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HCD-ESX6/ESX8/ESX9
SECTION 3
ESX TEST MODE
[PANEL TEST MODE]
• This mode is used t o check the l iquid cr ys tal d isplay, LEDs,
keys, [VOLUME] jog, model, destination and software
version.
Procedure:
1. Press [FUNCTION] button and [BASS BAZUCA] button
simultaneously and hold 3 seconds.
2. All LEDs and segments of liquid crystal display will light up.
3. In the Panel Test Mode, when you want to enter to the
software version display mode, press [+] button. The model
information appears on the fl uorescent indicator tube.
• “ESX0” is shown for MHC-ESX6.
• “ESX1” is shown for MHC-ESX8.
• “ESX2” is shown for MHC-ESX9.
Press [+] button again to view the destination information.
4. During the destination information display, press [+]
button. Each time [+] button is pressed, the fl uorescent
indicator t ube shows the version of each categor y software
in the following sequence: SC, MTK, OPU , UI, PF, SYS, CD,
CMA, CM B, ST, TA, TAS, TM and ret urn back to model
information display.
5. When [FUNCTION] button is pressed while the version
numbers a re being displayed except mo del and destinat ion,
the date of the software creation appears. When [FUNCTION]
button is pre ssed again, t he display retur ns to the soft ware
version display.
Press [–] button, the key check mode is activated.
6.
7. In the key check mode, the liquid crystal display will displays
“K 0 V0”.
Each time a button is pressed, “K” value increases. However,
once a button has been pressed, it is no longer taken into
account.
“V” value increases in the manner of 0, 1, 2, 3 ... if [MASTER
VOLUME] knob is turned clockwise, or it decreases in the
manner of 0, 9, 8, 7 ... if [MASTER VOLUME] knob is turned
counterclockwise.
8. When [ ] button is pres sed af t er al l LEDs a nd seg ment s in
liquid cr ystal display light u p, alter nate segments in l iquid
cryst al display and LEDs would l ight up. If you press [ ]
button again, another half of alternate segments in liquid
crystal display and LEDs would light up. Pressing [ ] button
again would cau se all s egment s in l iquid cr yst al d isplay and
LEDs light up. Pre ssi ng [ ] button aga in would t u rn off all
segments in fl uorescent indicator tube and all LEDs.
9. To release from this mode, press the buttons in the same
manner as step 1, or disconnect the power cord.
[USER RESET]
• The user reset clears a ll data i ncluding p reset dat a stored i n
the data fl ash to initial conditions exclude history mode data.
Procedure:
1. Press [&/1] button to turn on the system.
2. Press [FUNCTION] button and [&/1] button simultaneously
for 3 seconds.
3. “R ESET” appears on the liquid cryst al display. Afte r that,
the liquid c r yst al d isplay bec omes bla nk for a wh ile, a nd the
system is reset.
[CD SHIP MODE (WITH MEMORY CLEAR)]
• This mode moves the optica l pick-up to the position du rable
to vibration and clears all data including preset data stored in
the data fl ash to initial conditions during the next AC-In. Use
this mode when returning the set to the customer after repair.
Procedure:
1. Press [\/1] button to turn on the system.
2. Press [FUNCTION] button to select CD function.
3.
Press [OPTIONS] button and [TUNING –] button simultaneously
for 3 seconds. The system turns off automatically.
4. A message “MECHA LOCK” is displayed on the liquid
crystal display and the CD ship mode is set.
[CD TRAY LOCK MODE]
• This mode let you lock the disc tray. When this mode is
activated, the disc tray will not open when [Z] button is
pressed. T he message “LOCK ED” will be d isplayed on the
liquid cr ysta l display. This mode only a pplied when the re is
disc(s) on the tray.
Procedure:
1. Press [\/1] button to turn on the system.
2. Press [FUNCTION] button to select CD function.
3. Press [ ] button and [REC TO USB] button simultaneously
and hold down until “LOCKED” or “UNLOCKED” displayed
on the liquid crystal display (around 5 seconds).
[CDM AGING MODE]
• This mode is used for CDM aging.
Procedure:
1. Press [\/1] button to turn on the system.
2. Press [FUNCTION] button to select CD function.
3. Open the disc tray, insert a disc and close the tray.
4. Press [REC TO USB ] button and [EQ +] button simultaneously
for 3 seconds.
5. The liquid crystal display displays Aging Display
“xxxxyyyy”.
“xxxx” represents the error counter
(Maximum Value of “xxxx” = 9999)
“yyyy” represents the cycle counter
(Maximum Value of “yyyy” = 9999)
6. Press [
The liquid crystal display displays “Mx” for 2 seconds to
x: error history number
E1: Loading sequence JCP high
E2: Loading sequence JCP low
E3: Loading operation JCP
E4: Cam position operation JCP
7. Press [ ] to Aging Display
• To release from CDM Aging Mode.
To release from this mode, pres s [\/1] button or perform COLD
RESET operation.
TUNING + M >]
search for Aging History Error Display.
indicate selected history number. Then, liquid crystal display
displays “E1E2E3E4”.
or [TUNING – .m
] to
[COLD RESET]
• The cold reset clears all d ata includ ing pres et data s tored in
the data fl ash to initial conditions included history mode data.
Execute this mode when returning the set to the customer.
Procedure:
1. Press [&/1] button to turn on the system.
2. Press [ENTER] button and [&/1] button simultaneously for 3
seconds.
3. “COLD RST” appears on the liquid crystal display. After
that, the liquid crystal display becomes blank for a while, and
the system is reset.
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[HISTORY MODE]
• This mode is used to check important data stored in the system
when PROTECTOR happen.
Procedure:
u
1. During demo mode, press [
seconds to mode in to history mode.
Press the [TUNING + M >] or
2.
button to check history data stored
Display on liquid crystal displayDescription
PCOUNT
PT
※※※※
] button and [ENTER] for 5
[TUNING – .m]
.
※※
No of time protector happen (0 ~ 99)
Indication protector type (refer protector kind test mode)
Protector typeProtector Error Code
AMPE03
DCE04
FANE06
HCD-ESX6/ESX8/ESX9
1 *h*h*h*h*h*m*m
2 *h*h*h*h*h*m*m
F
VOL
ATT
LOW
MID
HIGH
VACS
APVACS
SURR
BASS
• To release from History Mode.
To release from this mode, press [\/1] button.
[PROTECT KIND CHECK TEST MODE]
• This mode is use d to check t y pe s of protect o ccu r re d du ri ng
protector on.
Procedure:
1. Dur ing protect ion on, liquid cr ystal display shows blin king
message “PROTECT EXX” where “EXX” represent the error
code.
2. Press [
3. Liquid crystal display will toggle between “PROTECT”
message and protector kind message display.
Below table explains on protector kind.
※※※※※※
※※※
※※※
※※※
※※※
※※※
※※※
※※※
u
] button and [OPTIONS] button simultaneously.
Single Power On Time until protector happened
(0~99999 hours, 0~99Min)
Total Power On Time [ no consider protector happen ]
(0~99999 hours, 0~99Min)