Service Manual REVOX A77 q o@.4. CONTENTS GENERAL 2.1. Front Panel Rear Pane! DISMANTLING 3.1. Removal of Housing 3.2. Removal of Cover Panel 33. Removal af Front Panel 3.4. Removal of Power Switch 3.8. Removal of Brake Unit 36 Removal of Ree! Motors 3.7. Removal of Capstan Motor 3.8 Removal of Control Board 3.9. Removal of Power Transformer 3.10. Removal of Amplifier Cards 3.11, Removal of Potentiometer 3.12, Removal of Switen Board 3.13. Removal of Frame { Removal of Rotary Switches ) MECHANICS 4.1, Headblock 4.11. Tepe Guides 4.1.2. Head Mounting 4.2. Tape Tension 43. Brakes (Stop) 4.3.1, Brake Torque Measurement 4.3.2. Brake Adjustment 4.4, Pressure Roller 4.4.1, Pressure Measurement 44.2. Pressure Solencid Readjustment 44.3. Exchange of Pressure Roller 444, Pressure Lever Readjustment 4.5. Capstan Motor 4.5.1. Removal of Capstan Axis, Bll Bearings 48. Exchange of Reel Motor Bearings 42. Lubrication 4.8, End-of Tape Switeh ELECTRONICS 5.1. Switch Board and VU-Meter Board 5.2. Input Amplifier 5.3. Record Amplifier 54, Cscillator 55, Record Relay 56. Playback Amplifier 5.7. Power Amplifier { Loudspeaker Amplitier) 58. Power Supply 59. DriveCanvol 5.9.1. Photoelectric End-of Tape Switeh 5.10. Speed Pegulation, Capstan Motor ELECTRICAL ADJUSTME! 6.1. Demagnetizing 6.2. Tage Speed 6.2.1. Pickup Head - Adjustment 6.2.2. Tacha Adjustment 6.23, Tacho Adjustment with Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope /S AND MEASUREMENTS ond63. Playback Agjustment 6.3.1. Azimuth Adjustment, Playbeek Head, Coarst (Max Level ) 6.3.2. Azimuth Adjustment, Playback Head, Fine ( Phase Method) 6.3.3. Playback Love fram Test Tape 6.3.4, Frequency Characteristic, Playback (from Test Tope) 64. Oxcllator and AF-Adjustment 64.1. AF-Voltages and Frequency Checking 64.2. Dummy Loed 643, AF-Traps, Recor 64.4. RF-Traps, Playback 65. Record - Adjustments 6.5.1. Azimuth Adjustment, Record Head, Coarse 65.2. RF-Bias 8.5.3. Azimuth Adjustment, Record Head, Fine 6.54. Record Level 85.5. Record Equalization 6.5.6. Frequenoy Characteristic vie Tape 66, Distortion Factor Measurement 6.6.1. Distortion Factor (vis Tape), VU-Meter Calibration 66.2. Noise Voltage (and External Voltage } via Tape 6.3. Noise Voltage, External Voltage " Befare Tape” ( Check) 6.6.4. Erase Attenuation 68.5. Crosstalk, Mono 66.6. Crosstalk, Stereo 62. Output Voltage Check 8. Wow and Flutter 7. ACCESSORIES 7.1, Remote Control 7.2. Timing Switch Operation 8 MODIFICATIONS 81. Reine 82. Switch Noise 83. AFL 8.4. Trarsfer Play Sensitivity 5. Repiacement of Capstan Motor 6. Capstan Motor with Sleeve Bearings 86.1. Removal of Capstan Shaft and low-frietion Thrust Washer 9. TROUBLE SHOOTING 9.1. Faults in the Drive 92. Faults in the Circuitry 10. VIAGKAMS Diag. Tape Drive 1.077.100, Diag. \VU-Meter Boars 1.077.480 Diag ‘Switch Board 1.077.435 Dia, Input Amplifier 4.077.700 Diag Record Amplifier 1.077.706 Diag Oscillator 1.077.712 Diag, Record Relay 1.077.715 Diag Playback Amplifier 1.077.720 Diag, Loudspeaker Amplifier 1.077.850 Diag Speed Control 1.077.725 Diag n LACEMENT PARTS LIST 12. SPECIAL VERSION 124 Revox 77 ~ DOLBY BRRBRR ER Bas2, GENERAL The Stereo-Recorder can be obtained as CHASSIS, WAL. NUT CABINET, and CARRYING CASE mo: fare the applicable codes | order numbers } dels. Here with 2) with 2x2 Output | Lous Codes Amol. | speakers | 2Track) 4-Track Wood Cabinet 1102 | 1104 Woo Cabinet | x 1122 | 1128 Carrying Case |X x | 1222 | 1228 Chassis 1302 | 1304 Chassis x 1322 1326 |__| __. z) Outline and Installation Dimensions, see : $1 Following codes apply to accessories only Output Amplitier { per Channel } 900 Walnut Cabinet 1950 Carrying ease, incl. Covor and 2x2 Loudspeakers 1960 The basic configuration is identical forall models {A pressure cast aluminum alloy chassis supports the 3-motor drive, one is the electronically regulated capstan motor. All amplifiers are plugin. modules. ‘An exchange service is organized for the citeuit cards. Faulty cards will be exchanged at minimum charge by factory representatives in the respective country. The samme applias t0 etched cixcuit boards with connactars ( cantrol board, regulator, motor contol, switch boat ). This permits a very efficient service, limiting, in most eases, repair work to finding the faulty module2A. Front Penal, Rear Panel [ Numbering corresponds to REVOX manual) ‘A Push buttons << Fest rewind >> Fast forward PLAY Playback STOP — Stopsall operating functions REC Record (claprest simul: taneously PLAY | Fin. 241 BVUMulrs, record presalestor buttons Record CH | upper track} Depress let record pre-selactor button Record Cl 2 (lower track ) Depress right recard preselector button Record Stereo (oth tracks) = Depress bath record pre-selector buttons 7 Power switch, tape speed, tape tension (08 Headphone socket ( 200 - 600 Ohm } 09 Microphone socket, CH 1 10 Microphone socket, CH 2 noo 4 6s 6 7 8 11 Playback valume cantrot 12 Playback mode switch Fig. 2-2 13. Balance contrat 14 Before-and.after tape switch 15 Record volume control, CH 1 16 Input selector, CH 1 17 Record volume control, CH 2 18 Input selector, CH 2 25 Remote control plug 26 Loudspeaker socket ( DIN, 4- 18 Ohm) 27 AUXILIARY — input (95 mi) 28 Microphone ~ Input {.15/2,6 mV } 29 RADIO, DIN connection: Input 2,5 mV 25 26 2 2 30 a Output 1.2V OUTPUT (25 Vv /$00 nm ) Fig. 21-3 31 Socket for power cableDimensions Carrying Case Dimensions Chassis Color Code : 1072 — |-—7g—+ Pr 4 red red org = orange yel = yellow gen = green blu = blue — rouge ~ orange — jaune = vert = bleu doooo TED @©@Or-OOl vio brn ary blk wht wowno violet brown gray black white — violet = brun aris = noir = blanc3. DISMANTLING 3.2. Removal of Cover Panel = Tilt access tid down, Pull off head cover. — Undo serew A fig. .2 4]. Puli covar pane! aff (Upper rim, B retainers) ‘Table of Wire Colors red red = rouge — Rot org © orange orange — Grenge. vel yellow — jaune — Gelb gn geen — vert — Grin blu = blue = — bleu = = Blau vio = violet — violet — Violett tora brown = brun = Braun ov gay gis Gray I bk = black = — noir Schwarz = wht = white — lane — Weise 8 Fig. 32-4 33, Removal of Front Panal — Undo screws B | fig. 32-4}. Pull out power switch knob as well as all rotary knobs and diss. Save retaining ring of power snitch, 3.1, Removal of Housing = Pull up enonitar panel (4 retainers) = Set instrument face down on soft basis, Remove remote control dummy plug, = Remove housing fasioaers, Pull housing carefully upward. 3.4. Removal of Power Switch Disconnect loudspeaker connectors on regulator card (fig, 3913 ) in the carcying case = Disassemble retaining ring of slide switch ( equalization — Reinsert remote contral_ plug. switch) = Bridge power disconnect jack { pote protective di ~ Untasten 3 screws. Remove power switch carefully. ‘connector } with two insulated banans plugs. = Take off plug connectors. bic? we a macy bikea Fig. 34-5 { View from bolow )Fig. 25-6 35. Removal of Brake Unit — Remove cover panel per 3.2. — Remove reel plates (3 seraws each } = Brake drums: Undo center screws A ( fig. 35-6 J, loosen brakes and lift drums carefully upwaed. Be careful not to Kink brake bands. Don’t touch brake linings. Grease traces reduce braking effect. Remove connections B ( fig. 3.5 ~8). ~ Separate cable bundle (shielded wires) at © [ fig. 25-6) — Remove 3 chassis screws D (fig 3.5 ~6 } and lift chassis carefully out. 3.6, Removal of Reel Motors = Remove brake drums per 3.5. = Remove frame screws E (Tig, 3.5~6)). = Unplug output amolifiers (if present) = Unplug motor cable connectors; right ree! motor, regut- ator eard { fig. 36-7 |; left reel motor, contrat card (fig. 36-8 |. 3 wou]. = a) pone ( Ff wel LO | I © | brn (yel/o1k) D16 | aw pipeg! ; = ! ool - 2 | eeeege e BG = 35 = SS Fig. 3.6-6 = vento — meno a treo Fh 48-8) Fig. 36-7 lower motors carefully