Hifi €NGINEé For more Hi-Fi manuals and set-up information please visit www.hifiengine.com®PIONEER High-Medium Powered Stereo Receiver with FET FM Front End, PLL MPX, Precision Phono Equalizer and Plus/Minus Split Power Supply for OCL Power Amplifier. ‘Trust Pione’ tomake your shopping ‘amount of power output you need. Your Pioneer dealer can help with this. If your listening room Is of ‘average size, chances are that the Pioneer SX-650 will be just right. It delivers a continuous pow: ‘output of 35 watts* per channel, ‘min, RMS at 8 ohms, from 20 ‘to 20,000 Hertz, with no more than 0.3% total harmonic dis- tortion. Two: Be honest with your- self about the kind of preamplifier control versatility you really need. ‘The Pioneer SX-650 has click- tone controls with center-d Positions, a high filter, tape-to-tape dubbing and more. But It saves you money by leaving the frills to more ‘expensive units, concentrating In- stead onreal preamp performance— ‘such as including a super-quiet ne panels are used in the jon of this cabinet. = phono equalizer with -0.3dB RIAA precision and a big 200mV overload for wide dynamic range. Three: Evaluate your AM/FM needs, then note that the Pioneer SX-650 high FM sensitivity and selectivity, PLL multiplex for superb stereo separation, and a special IC for AM to more than satisty your require- ‘ments. Trust Pioneer to deliver what you need and then some —one-two- three in the SX-650. ‘Trade Regulation Rule on Power Output Cll for Amplifiers.POWER AMPLIFIER UNIT POWER TRANSFORMER 8,0000F x2 ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS. PHONO EQUALIZER ACHIEVES REMARKABLE CONFORMITY TO RIAA CURVE. The tiny electrical signals received from your phono cartridge are amplified in the phono equalizer of the Pioneer ‘SX-650 without the addition of colora- tion and without the addition of noise, 0 that the resulting signals exhibit a remarkable +0.3d8 conformity to the RIAA standard equalization curve, and ‘maintain their wide dynamic range. The equalizer’s power supply is the plus/ minus type, enabling the circuit to ac- cept a high input voltage (200mV phono overload at 1kHz RMS with 0.1% total ‘harmonic distortion). HEAT SINK FM FRONT END (FM 3:GANG,, TONE CONTROL CIRCUIT FEATURES CR DESIGN FOR LOW-NOISE, LOW-DISTORTION PERFORMANCE Gu “The low-noise, low-distortion opera- tion of the tone control circuit in the ‘SX-650 is made possible by its low noise integrated circuit and CR type tone circuit. Subtle tonal adjustment, with the aim of “tuning” your listening room to ideal acoustic requirements, is made easier with the addition of 1 click stops for each the BASS and TREBLE controls. The center-defeat (of) position (on each puts the circuit off ine so that a flat frequency response is obtained, POWER AMPLIFIER DELIVERS CONTINUOUS 35 WATTS (RMS) PER CHANNEL WITH LOW DISTORTION AND STABLE PERFORMANCE ‘The first-stage direct-coupled OCL di ferential amplifier in the power output section is supplied from a plus/minus split power supply to deliver a contin- uous power output of 35 watts per channel, min. RMS at 8 ohms, from 20 to 20,000 Hertz, with no more than 0.3% total harmonic distortion. Stabilityis ensured with a dual transistor in the first stage PNP differential to ‘maintain zero potential at output termi- nals. This minimizes distortion, sup- pressing the voltage fluctuations from ‘outside temperature changes, etc. Beau- tiful, musical high fidelity reproduction is yours at any volume setting. Espana CoS th INTEGRATED POWER SUPPLY PROVIDES MORE THAN AMPLE POWER RESERVEIn order to take fulladvantageof the high-perfor- mance qualities of the power amplifier, the transformer is extra big and two large elec- trolytic capaci- tors (8,000:F x 2) are used. This design makes con- stantly available a power reserve wide ‘enough to handle sudden surges of low- frequency sounds with ease and stable enough to cover the entire 20 to 20kHz frequency range with musical accuracy. FM FRONT END EXTEND: ENSITIVITY WITH LINEAR 3-GAN ARIABLE CAPACITOR AND AN FE Sensitivity, the ability to capture a de- sired station while rejecting unneces- sary alternate channel interference. is raised significantly in the FM front end of the Pioneer SX-650 with the use of a low-noise FET (Field Effect Transistor) coupled with a frequency-linear 3-gang variable capacitor for precision tuning. The resulting sensitivity is 10.7dBt (1.9) to deliver the station you want, ‘even in weak-signal areas. Drift is vir- tually eliminated, temperature and humidity changes no longer threaten stability, and excellent spurious re- sponse ratio (75dB), image response ratio (65d8) and other specifications are achieved for precise FM reception M SELECTIVITY INCREASED WIT E OF LOW-CAPTURE-RATI IN IF SECTION The integrated circuit (IC) in the FM IF section is the equivalent to more than 200 separate elements, including a pair of double-pole ceramic filters having excellent phase characteristics. This Pioneer-developed IC contributes to an FM selectivity factor of 60dB, capture ratio of 1.008, low 0.3% total harmonic distortion in stereo operation (1kHz) and avery good signal-to-noise ratio (6508). Strong interference is reduced to result in improved tonal quality. Since a 5- stage limiter is employed in the FM IF section, AM noise. your FM listening is free of ECIAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR AM SECTION Pioneer has paid particular attention to the construction of the AM section to assure top-quality sound and high sen- sitivity. Stability is increased by the use of a specially-developed integrated cir- cuit element -M STEREO SEPARATION GREATLY IMPROVED WITH PLL MPX The multiplex (MPX) demodulator in the FM section, responsible for separating the left/right composite FM signal for reproduction, uses a superior PLL (Phase-Locked Loop) circuit to auto- matically keep the switching signals produced in the tuner in phase with the 19kHz pilot signal transmitted from the stereo FM station. The PLL is impervious to temperature/humidity fluctuations and aging, and results in greatly impro- ved stereo FM reproduction LC 5-ELEMENT FILTER IN FN TEREO SECTION ‘An excellent sub-carrier ratio is assured with the use of an LC filter with 5 ele- ments. It also serves as a low-pass filter "BLOCK DIAGRAM letting you record stereo FM signals directly to a tape deck with no beat or cross modulation interference and Dolby misfunction. THER USEFUL FEATURES (1) TAPE-TO-TAPE DUBBING —Con- ect, monitor and record into two stereo tape decks. Dubbing switch allows copying tape from one deck to the other. (2) LOUDNESS — For low listening levels. (3) POWER PROTECTION Protection circuit includes a power relay (selt-re- storing) coupled with a sensitive elec- tronic circuit to eliminate annoying click noises and prevent power-related dam- ‘age to power transistors and connected speakers (4) HIGH FILTER — Effectively eliminates unwanted high-frequency noise such as tape “hiss.” (5) SPEAKERS —Connect and drive up to two sets of stereo speaker systems independently or simultaneously (A, 8, A+B) (6) TUNING METERS ~ Asignal-strength meter for FM/AM and a center-tune meter for best FM reception are pro- vides. (7) FM-LINEAR DIAL ~The easy-to-read FM scale is evenly divided into sections of 200Hz each (@) HIGH-INERTIA FLYWHEEL-The tuning mechanism itself offers smooth operation at a touch. (8) MICROPHONE — AUX/MIC on source selector gives priority to microphone when a plug is inserted in jack provided aa PIONEERSX-650 SPECIFICATIONS AMPLIFIER SECTION Continuous Power Output is 35 watts* per channel, min. RMS ‘at 8 ohms or 35 watts" per channel at 4 ohms from 20 to 20,000 Hertz with no more than 0.3% total harmonic distortion. ‘Total Harmonic Distortion: No more than 0.3% (20 to 20,000 Hertz, rom AUX) (continous rated power output) No more than 0.05% (18 wats per channe! power output, S ohms) ‘No more than 0.05% (1 watt per channel power output 8 ohms) Intermodulaion Distortion: No more than 09% (60 Hertz 7.000 Hertz=4%, (continuous rated power output) ‘tom AUX) No more than 0.05% (18 wate por channe! power output 8 ohms) No more than 0.05% (1 watt per channel power output 8 ohms) Damping Factor 30 (20 to 20,000 Marts, 8 ohms) Input (Sensitity/impedance) PHONO: 2.5mv/S0 Kohme Mic: 7mv/50 Kohms AUK 1S0mv/s0 Koh. TAPE PLAY t "somv/s0 Konms TAPE PLAY 2 +$s0mV/S0 Kohme TAPE PLAY 2 (OIN connector): 1S0mV/50 Kohms PHONO Overload Level (THD. 0.1%) PHONO: 200mv (kha) (Output (Lovevimpedance) TAPE REC 1 s0mv ‘TAPE REC 2 180mv ‘TAPE REC 2 (OIN connector): 36mV/80 Kohms SPEAKER, ABAtB HEADPHONES: Low impeaanee Frequency Response ‘PHONO (RIAA Equalization): 300 15.c00H, 0.248 AUK, TAPE PLAY. 10 1 50,000H2, +088, — 108 Tone Conta! BASS: +049, ~749 (100K) TREBLE +748, —630 (roms) iter: High: cube (sB/00t) Loudness Contour +606 (100H2), +948 (roKHe) (Golume control set at —4048 position) Hum & Noise (IHF, short-circulted A network, rated power) "PHONO: 7008 AUX, TAPE PLAY: 008 Usable Sensitivity 5048 Quieting Sensitivity: ‘Sigaal-to-Noise Ratio (at 65480; Distortion (at 6548) 100k aie eats: Frequency Response: Capture Ratio Aternate Channel Selectivity Sputious Response Ratio: Image Response Rati: IF Response Ratio AM Suppression Ratio. Muting Threshots: Stareo Separation: Subearier Product Rati: ‘SCA Rejection Ratio: Sensi Selactvny Signal-o-Nolso Ratio Image Response Aatio IF Response Ratio SEMICONDUCTORS tos Transistors Oveses Power Requirements Power Consumption: Dimensions Weight: NOTE: Specifications and design subject to possible modification without notice, “Measured pursuant tothe Federal Trace Commission's Trade Regula Rule on Power Output Claims for Ampli Mono: 107685 ( 9p) Stereo: 162484 (49,0) Mono: 15.008! (3. Stereo: 38.0064 (4477¥) Mono: 7088, Stereo: 538 Mono: 0.18%, Stereo: 0.3% Mono: 0.15%, Stereo: 0.3% Mono: 0.4%, Storeo 04% 30 to 15.0008 +0208, ~ 2008 ‘008 008 6508 9008 5008 140381 28p¥) 4048 (14H), 3038 (90 to 1,000H2) e208. 6248 300 ohms balanced, 200,V/m UE, ferrite antenna) 15,1 (IMF, ext antenna) 3508 108 0508 Builtin ferrite loopaick antenn 20 20 For USA. and Canada: 120V 6oHs only, Fer other countries: 220/240 (switenabie) SoH or 110°120/220/2400 (wtenable) 80-604 190 watts (UL), 249 VA (CSA), 950 watts (ax) Without package: 18-20/92) x 5-7/01H) x 14-19/9200) $8010) x 149449 x371(0}eum Without package: 281 14 0213.9 MPIONEER' PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION /4:1,Vig.ro home. Meguro ku Tokyo 189. Jann PONEERELECTRONC ELROPEINY Luvnager Hoven 8. 2030 Arcwerp ESR? PONEER ELECTRONCS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTO.!178-184 Boundary Roach Braaite Victor 315, Avstrahe