Akai TX-500

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
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PRECAUTIONS
DURING
SERVICING
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SAFETY
CHECK
AFTER
SERVICING
Qu...
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ase
reasenenenen
ses
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MAKE
YOUR
CONTRIBUTION
TO
PROTECT
THE
ENVIRONMENT
...00.0....cccecseccsessesssessssssesseseeeesesesaeeasenenseesesceesecaseeaseeneeees
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PRECAUTIONS
IN
REPAIRING
........0.....ccccccecccecescescssessecscesseessecsececenseceacerssceseesesceeesscossaanesssdessensecasensecesasenneneesueesaeeeeseneseanecaenaan®
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INFORMATIONS
......ccccccceeccccssesecccscsccsscsccrssncceccssssceneeccnsansssssnsceesesenessessnenensenuccsecenseasenaccsennersnssesoasecuassessensssacsooesssees
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SYMBOLS
FOR
PRIMARY
DESTINATION
.uuu...cc.ccccceecccsssececessssccensssnessscceeceseecsseseseacssaseusseaesscassaeeceseaseneesesesaeessanseeeeesorseneneenaeens
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VOLTAGE
CONVERSION
(U5,
U8
and
Y7
version
models
OMly)
.........ccccccseseeeesettetetseeeesesessssatsesssensesnesstsnsestsaensentenensanenensas
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TEST
MODE
SPECIFICATIONS.
.......ccsccccsssecesccnscsccccccccsnscecsssenccccecssansscessnerscceoccecnusenccscccanececsnenscunnsssnssenscnsanannasecassseceserssocanseesoenase
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L.
DISASSEMBLY
...........ccccscccssecccanccnssceccccccsncsccncnctscccncscsosscncessccnaccccccesseccccnnoccansencasersuceoaeacevccasnnssceeasnsecneuuensesacessonas
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1-1.
Removal
of
UPPER
COVER
.........ccccccccccessscccecsssccecssasesseeeecenensceceesnsesesencecesesesaeececssssuseecssusesceessassesseaeaenntesesssaseoenseoeses
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1-2.
Removal
of
FRONT
PANEL
.u........cc.ccccccceceesecececesceceseeseesececonerceceecessccesrcneceseseneseccssussesnessnreceeenateessaeesesseatepeaesneranseanesses
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1-3.
Removal
of
the
CD
PLAYER
BLOCK
ou...
.ecccccccceccssseessnseecessceececessreceesseacesessnaesencnesesseeecscsseeessngeesesaeeesenaaeanenegneeenneesaees
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H.
PRINCIPAL
PARTS
LOCATION
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ill.
DISASSEMBLY
OF
THE
MAIN
COMPONANTS
............ccecccsseecsececcecccssssnserenececcesecenscrsesenecnrscseusessenenenensaseesnsos
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824
CD
PEAVER:
BECO
i
iecicec
Sescst
ci
sarNie
ca
ccodccics
Cenc
abchepaecabveusnosaceasansoacueh
rosy
beceeulded
cosreda
be
uceceezscnaive
susteuas
envesseusessaaee’
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3-2.
TAPE-]
&
TAPE-I|
MECHANISM
BLOCK
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ccccccecesscessecesssceecsceceseececaeceecececsese
saeasasensseseaeusnesensevensencseeeseeeseneecenteene
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323
FRONT.
PANEL,
BLOCK
iicccsscccseteccesccdscideccccosscvscdesscceonecsaaescech
sciseds
coschaniecusces
svssceevsaccenssocecestteseneis
sosonssassanessseosseeee
deueaai
aes
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IV.
MECHANICAL
ADJUSTMENT
............:-.0cccsecccsscccconssereccccnssscnensneccnesscncaraseccecssecessscassnscssseceeeatsneneusssesonantecaoanese
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4-1.
ADJUSTMENT
OF
THE
HEAD
AZIMUTH
ALIGNMENT
.............cceeceeccescesscceseeeeeenssseesensessesceanseeneeneeentsentenseenensaseneges
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V.
ELECTRICAL
ADJUSTMENT
............ccccccccescessssssscsccesseccencononsenaccercerneceesonsnsesaseassensesenoceaasanacupenssousnessranecsecesens
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5-1,
TAPE
DECK
SECTION
...0.......cccccessccressesscssssccsessesccesscsssenseseecosnceesessnsecerssesoresscsuscssacsensescscseasseanaecuecnaseasoasssacesssooersrese®
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5-2.
$}D
PLAYER
SECTION
........ccccccccccccsccccecesccessscocsecenscseeceneecacceceseeseessencseeonscesessesasserscuassaeseseecaseesesnessanseaesneceseseeesonsne
nes
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VI.
PARTS
LIST
.....cccccccccccccessccsscescsscsscscsnscssscssscsnssnsensenccsosasesaessecccsenssessansesesensnesnensesenseeseseesoaeesessssonsunsuconseaseesenses
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G1!
MUSIC
GENTER
cecciiccce
ce
iilb
ndevececvacessece
cd
cabled
seec
ie
cevc
cists
eeseccee
saveeuaentne
ds
ancn
sue
doe
suncunians
dedeasessorestaneustecsee-ceseavearsoagetehys
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6-2,
SPEAKER
SYSTEM
...........cccccccccceccesccessscssccscssessseecsscsacceseesecscesssceesscesusecorsesuenscecesceesecssesenseenssraseneseceerseserssesonasusesreses
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INDEX
....cccccccsccsscccccssccecccsseccccecccscccssecesecccauscccccncsccesessssscosconsssescencccevsnsercucesccnnnecsssenssssecneoannsnanacesscononeusessoooeunsnascemes
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ABBREVIATION
.......2...ccccccccccccsscecceccecccccscsscccscccsececsensesssscssesssesenscusseseseanecuseecnsecenensesesccnnsnceoaaesnssnsauacensesnseereneasumes
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nnn SERVICE MENU
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