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ORDER NO. ARD'790B060C! Service Manual Front-Loading Vertical Hold Stereo Cassette Deck with Full Auto-Stop Mechanism and Dolby NR. DOLBY SYSTEM, RS-631 MECHANISM SERIES Specifications Power requirement Power constimotion Motor: Track system ‘Tape speed Wow and fltter: Frequency response. Signaltoncise ratio: ‘AG; 110/220V, 50-60H2 for All European areas except United Kingdom ‘AC; 110/125/220/240V, 50-6012 ‘or Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Africa areas AC, 240V, 50-60H2 ‘or Australia. ow Electronic control, DC mator 4track 2-chanrel stereo recording and playback 48cm/s 0.08% (WRMS), 0.20% (ON) CrOe/FeCr tape; 30—15,000He 30=14;000H2 (DIN) Normal tape, 30= 14,0002 30—13,000H2 (DIN) Dolby NR in; 6608 (above 5ktlz) Dalby NR out; 56 dB (signal level=max record ing level FeCr/Cx0s type tape) Fast forward and ‘rewind time Inputs Outputs: Ree/pb connection: Bias frequency Heads: Dimensions Weight Specifications are subject to change without notice * ‘Dalby’ and the double-D symbol ae trademarks of Dolby Laboratories, Technics Cassette Deck RS-M6 ( Iver Type) Black Type, = This is the Service Manual for the | | following areas. \ | | D+ For All European areas ‘except United Kingdom. W-For Asia, Latin America, | Middle East andAtrice | areas | For Australie, Approx 86 seconds with C60 cassette tape MIC; sersitity 0.25mV, input impedance 33k ‘over appicable microphore impedance 6002— 10Ka LINE; sensitivity 60m, input impedance 47k2 LINE; output evel 420mV, outout impedance 1.5KQ or less, load impedance 22k over HEADPHONE: output level 60nV, load impedance Bo, 5P DN type; input sensitivity 0,25 mv, impedance 8.2k2 ‘output level 420mm, impedance 5.02 B3kse 2head system 1 -suppe fermalioy head for record/playback double gap ferite head for erasure 41 em(W) 14 2em(H)x20.5em(0) 38ke Matsushita Electric Trading Co., Ltd. P.O. Box 288, Central Osaka Japan LOCATION OF CONTROLS AND COMPONENTS a8 © Power switch (power) ® Cassette holder @ Tape counter and Reset button (tape counter) @ W meters (let-level-right) Recording indication tamp (rec) © Pause button (pause) (11) @ Record button (record) (O) @ Play bution (play) (D>) |@ Rewind button (rew) (4-4) {@ Fast forward button (I) (>>) Stop button stop) (im) {2 Elect button (ojct) (A) 6 Meropone lacks (me) etviah @ Tape selector (Lape select) @ Input level controls (let/input tevel/right) {@ Headphones Jack (phones) Line Input cord (LINE IN) @ Line output cord (LINE OUT) @ Record/playback connection socket (REC/PLAY) @ Voltage selector (VOLTAGE SELECTOR) DISASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Fig. 2 (Fem Fig. 5 Caution, Motor speed canbe ated through the smal hole onthe backside of man ‘ase by the © driver as shown the diagram below. (Hy Fig. 6 Procedure To renave Remove —= ‘Shown fi 1 Batiom cover +2 sareH ness @ 2 Siszew Sen 2 2 Front pane + 2 control wneb o 3 Cassette Eden > 3 Control button assembly Y 3 Soe) ton ee 4 red sens © 4 4 Mechanism 6 red scene ® a eave +3 omtd shel: @ 4 “i spo baer 13 red Seren oe ® 6 MEASUREMENT AND NOTE: Se (© Moke sure heads are clean. ADJUSTMENT METHODS fer switches and controls in the folowng positions, unless otherwise speciied (© Dolby NR switch: OUT. ‘@ Make sure capstan and pressure roll are Gear (© Tape selector. Normal position (© Judigeable room temperature: 205°C (68:5 9°F) Tem MEASUREMENT & ADJUSTMENT © Head azimuth 1. Test equipment correction shown fg 7 = adjustment 2. Playback azenuth tape (QZ2CFM BHH2) p 3] ‘cation 3. Aduslrecord/pinyback head ange adustment screw (B) fig + Playback mode 28 so that out level et LINE OUT becomes maximum onto 4. Measure both chanel, ard ad lev or eral output eu 5. After adjustment lock head adysimert screw wih lacauer schon Na *vivet + Osciloscope + Test tape zim) Qzzcrm| res © Tope speed Tape speed accuracy ror ee Condition 1. Test equpment conection is shown nig 9. ~ ran) * Playback mode 2. Playback test tape (QZZCWAT 3,000H2). ard supply playback [OE ‘9: Equoment sigrl to frequency couer Sot ape | PME Hee ipa ant + Digital electronic counter or | 3 Measure this frequency Fig. 9 frequency conter {On the bases of 300K determine vai by folowing formula «Test tape Q2zGWAT ape speed accuracy =$=3000 3109 (5 Tape speed accuracy = 152500 5100 (96) where, {=measred valve Tem MEASUREMENT & ADJUSTMENT ‘5. Take measurement at mide section of tape Standard value: = 1.5% ‘Adjustment method 1. Playback the test tape (mid). 2." Adjust so that frequency becomes 3,000 Hz 3. Tape speed adustment VR shown in CAUTION on page 2 Tape speed fluctuation Make meas.remens in some marver 2s above (beginning, mide and end of tape), and determing the Gilerence between maximum and minimum vales and cleate as fotows: “Tape speed fcuation= fh=mexirum vate, 2 Standard value: 1% @ Playback gain Condition: * Playback mode Equipment: a) + Osciloscope. ‘Test tape - QZZCFM 1 Test equipment connections shown fig. 7 2 Playback standard recoctng level portion on test tape (QZZCFM 31542), and using VTVM measure the outout level at LINE OUT jak 3. Moke measurement for both ctarels Standard value: 0.39 Adjustment 1. lt measured value is not standard, aust VR3 (LICH), VR4 (R-CH) (See fig 20 on page $). 2. After agustirent, check "Payback frequency response” agan. © Bias current Cniiton * Record mode When bias current is adjusted 6m ovecharnel only, note that bias eurent on the ater chanel may vay “hen LS or L6 i the replaced preset core poston to bottom side of Coil and then react opterum bias cxrent Equipment “VIVM + Osciloscone ‘Test equipment connection is shown in fig. 10, 2. Place UNIT into tecord mods, and tape selector to:narmal poston. 3. Read votage on VIVM and caluate bias curent by folowing forrule Bias curent (A) = “2% | Standard value: around 3154 (Normal, Fe-Cr position) | ‘around 380A (CrO2 position) 4. Adjst LS (L-CH) and L6-(RCHD (Stig 20 09 poe 5) Sa ae Note: CE CET 1. Adjusting LS ard LB causes bias current to vary as shown in fig, 1. cee 2. Bias current is adusted by portion A (ig 11) J @ Erase current, Condition + Recocd mods Equipment: = VIVM + Osciloseope “+ Resistor (10) 1 Comsct LO aster between he groin sie terial of tsace festa pra ad wke raroves (Sen Vi 13) 2. Cemest VIVM fo both ends of Laresstx (Gee g 12). dae 4 ace UNIT to record mode, ad messrevoage 9703s the 1Dresster. 4 Determine ease cert wth te folowing orm otag ass bath ends of Erase curent (8) Fig. 13 ‘Standard value: More than 40mA (Normal position), More than 40. mA (FeCr position), More than 55mA (CrO: position) rem MEASUREMENT & ADJUSTMENT @ Overall gain 1. Test equipment conection is shown in tig. 14: oes 2 fc UM nord mah nt roma el “fects: meie | tan Gihrriaines sforpaocs mie | 3: Sy it sid (- 2448) ram i otter ram at. (Chg + Standard input level, to LINESINe AF ator Fecord mde markt [la mil al od marr tel (NE OUT bores O38V a ta 2 som Mente aia le anes aera sehen fet ee el | ents tee ae Oe ve UE OUT fs ‘on VIVM becomes 0.39 (= 78). < = Ecuiorment: 7. Hfimeasured value isinot 0.39, adjust VR5 (L-CH), VR6 Test tape Mevack male VT Oscar AP oscilater + VIVM ‘ Osciloscope + ATT + Test tape (elerence bark tape) (RCH) (See fig. 20 on page 5) & Repeat from step (2) ia. 4 O22 fr Namal © Level meter 1 Test enim comsctons stoma fe 15 mean 2 Sipi Tul sgl tom be A oso, rough he AT, ite i ton = Coen oom tothe UNE Nec Fa [o4 TR cowol--nax | 3 Adit ATT so Bath mentor a UNE OUT econes)_ Sau SSR} £9 ossv as Eamonn “4 Check te ‘that the level meter stay Fig: 15 Ere So sett he evel meter ay thin he age of ee NIM, Omnceene 108 to +168 “AF oscillator» ATT 5. Its beyond the range, carry out the follwing adustments: 1. Open soidered portions» (L-CH) and ¢(R'CH)racicated as “DOWN where level more than +143, 2.-Open soldered. portions (L-CH) and ¢(R-CH) indicated as "UP" where lve less than —1.dB, (ee wireg cornection ciagram on page 8) © Overall frequency response Condition * Record/playback mode ‘input level contol MAK Equpment = VTUM + AF oscil +atT + Test tape (reference lank tape) QZZCRA tor Normal = QZZGRX for G2 QZZCRY for FeCr 1 Test eqiprrent comectons Overall frequency response chart (Normal) shown ing 14 2, Load tlererce lark est tape and place UNT no record mode 3. Supply 1RHe sil fom AE osciser trough ATT fo UNE IN 4, Adyst ATT so tating levis 2048 below standard reccing level (Standard recog level wea8) we Fig. 18 5. Record each requency SOM2, 100}, 200s, Thre, 24, Overall frequency response chart (Fe-Cr) kee, Skitz and LOW (12K atl {o% G02 and Fe tape atthe ‘sre tel ay © Payback and express in 6B the ‘ference between payback pale ofeach requney 24 bse on playback put eve of The - 7. Mike se tet te messred ave 5h Fig. 17 is win the range species the vera requey resporse chat Overall frequency response chart (CrOz) ‘Set the tape selector to OC, Fe Or poston. 9) Measure as same as rer above 10. Make sure thatthe measured vate 's withn the range spectid a the overall frequency response cart for COs and FeC: tape shown in fig, 17 and 18. ITEM MEASUREMENT & ADJUSTMENT © Overall frequency | Adjustment —Using bias current adjustment response | 1. When the trequendy resperise between the middle ad high: *7 (As standard for adjustment) | frequency range becomes higher than the standard value, as show by the solid nein fg. 19, increase the bias current by! = turing L5 (LOH), LE (RH. 2. When it becores lower, as shown by dotted line reduce the bias current by turning LS (LCH),L6 (RCH) Note fade ee Fig. 19 For the mthod of bias current measurement, refer to Blas eurent justment' on page 3. © Dolby NR circuit | 1. Place UNT ito recovd mode, set the Dolby NR switch to OUT postion and supply to LINE IN to obtain Condition: | 34548 at TP4 (LC), TPS (RCH) (requency Skt) 7 Recond s 2: Celie that the value at IN postion is & (2:5) QB greater the the vake at OUT postion of Doloy + Input level control. MAX NR switch, Equipment | *VIVM + AF oscitator TAIT." + Oseiloscope ADJUSTMENT PARTS. LOCATION Tape speed adjustment VR. ELECTRICAL PARTS LOCATION ‘Unite Kingdom and Au |

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