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MDS-JA50ES SERVICE MANUAL US Model AEP Model UK Model Photo: GOLD Model Name Using Similar Mechanism MD Mechanism Type MDM-4A Base Unit Type MBU-2B Optical Pick-up Type KMS-210A/J-N SPECIFICATIONS MINIDISC DECK MICROFILM — 1 —...
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THE PARTS LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. Vaihda paristo ainoastaan laitevalmistajan suosittelemaan tyyppiin. REPLACE THESE COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS Hävitä käytetty paristo valmistajan ohjeiden mukaisesti. WHOSE PART NUMBERS APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS PUBLISHED BY SONY. — 2 —...
TABLE OF CONTENTS The laser component in this product is capable of emitting radiation exceeding 1. SERVICING NOTE ............4 the limit for Class 1. 2. GENERAL ................7 3. DISASSEMBLY 3-1. Tray Assembly ..............26 3-2. Bracket (Motor) ASSY ............27 3-3.
SECTION 1 SERVICING NOTE HOW TO OPEN THE DISC TRAY WHEN POWER SWITCH TURNS OFF 1 Remove the fourteen screws (BVTT 3x8) from the bottom plate. 2 Remove the bottom plate. 3 Rotate the pulley gear in the arrow direction A, and open the tray assembly in the arrow direction B. Pully gear Tray assembly FORCED RESET...
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RETRY CAUSE DISPLAY MODE • In this test mode, the causes for retry of the unit during recording can be displayed on the fluorescent display tube. This is useful for locating the faulty part of the unit. • The retry cause, number of retries, and number of retry errors are displayed. Each is displayed in hexadecimal number. Method: 1.
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Reading the Retry Cause Display Higher Bits Lower Bits Hexa- Hexadecimal Cause of Retry Occurring conditions decimal b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0 Binary shock *1 When more than 3.5 shocks are detected When ADER was counted more than ader5 five times continuously Discontinuous address...
SECTION 3 DISASSEMBLY Note : Follow Xthe disassembly procedure in the numerical order given. 3-1. TRAY ASSEMBLY 2 Two screws (BVTP 3x6) 3 Two screws (BVTP 3x6) 1 Rotate the pulley gear in the arrow direction A , and pull out the tray 9 Shaft 4 Bracket assembly.
3-2. BRACKET (MOTOR) ASSY 3 Connector (CN198 : HMOT board) 4 Bracket (Motor) assembly 1 Two screws (BVTT 3x6) 2 Two screws (BVTT 3x6) 3-3. HOLDER ASSY Slider assembly Shaft A 1 When removing, move the slider assembly in the arrow direction, and check that shaft A is at the position shown in the figure.
3-4. BASE UNIT 1 Leaf spring (UDL) 2 Leaf spring (UDR) 3 Holder assembly 5 Base unit (MBU-2B) 4 Three screws (BVTP 3x6) 3-5. HMOT BOARD AND HLIM BOARD 5 Stopper washer 6 Gear (HEAD C) 7 Stopper washer 3 Lever (OWH) 1 Stopper 4 Torsion spring (OWH) washer...
SECTION 4 TEST MODE 4-1. Setting the Test Mode While pressing the AMS knob, insert the power plug into the power supply inlet, and release the AMS knob. 4-2. Exiting the Test Mode Press the REPEAT button. Unplug the power plug from an outlet. 4-3.
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4-4-2. Operating the Continuous Recording Mode 1. Entering the continuous recording mode 1 Set the MO disc in the unit. 2 Rotate the AMS knob and display “CREC MODE”. 3 Press the YES button to change the display to “CREC IN”. 4 When access completes, the display changes to “CREC ( ”...
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4-6. Test Mode Displays Each time the DISPLAY/CHAR button is pressed, the display changes in the following order. MODE display n Error rate display n Address display 1. MODE display Displays “TEMP ADJUS”, “CPLAY MODE”, etc. 2. Error rate display Error rates are displayed as follows.
SECTION 5 ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENTS Precautions for Checking Laser Diode Emission Precautions for Adjustments To check the emission of the laser diode during adjustments, never 1) When replacing the following parts, perform the adjustments and checks with ® in the order shown in the following table. view directly from the top as this may lose your eye-sight.
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Laser Power Adjustment Temperature Compensation Offset Adjustment Connection : Save the temperature data at that time in the non-volatile memory as 25 ˚C reference data. Laser power meter Note : 1. Usually, do not perform this adjustment. 2. Perform this adjustment in an ambient temperature of 22 ˚C to 28 ˚C.
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Traverse Adjustment 11. Rotate the AMS knob until the waveform of the oscilloscope moves closer to the specified value. In this adjustment, waveform varies at intervals of approx. 3%. Connection : Adjust the waveform so that the specified value is satisfied as much as possible.
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Focus Bias Adjustment Error Rate Check CD Error Rate Check Adjusting Method : 1. Load a continuously recorded disc (Refer to “Page 32 Creating Checking Method : Continuously Recorded Disc”.). 1. Load a check disc (MD) TDYS-1. 2. Rotate the AMS knob and display “CPLAY MODE”. 2.
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Adjusting Points and Connecting Points [BD BOARD] (SIDE A) D101 IC191 [BD BOARD] (SIDE B) (IOP) (I + 5V) IC101 RV101 (VC) IC171 RV102 (TEO) IC121 — 36 —...
MDS-JA50ES SECTION 6 DIAGRAMS 6-1. BLOCK DIAGRAMS — BD SECTION — DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR, FILTER DIGITAL SERVO SIGNAL PROCESSOR, DOUT EFM/ACIRC ENCODER/DECODER IC121 51 52 49 53 Q181,182 SQSY HR901 OVER WRITE OVER HEAD DIDT SUBCODE HEAD DRIVE WRITE DRIVE...
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IC502 CXD2562Q-CS 51 50 49 48 47 TIMING CIRCUIT SYNC COEF SPLM INTERPOLATER DATAOUT 18/20 ON/OFF INTERPOLATER DVDDR TEST1 VSUB (D) R TEST2 VSUB (CHIP) R THIRD ORDER TEST3 NOISE SHAPER VDD2 DVDDL VSUB (D) L R1 (–) VSUB (CHIP) L THIRD ORDER VDD2 NOISE SHAPER...
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IC901 M62005L IC908 M5293L INTERRUPT SIGNAL – GENERATOR REFERENCE VOLTAGE RESET SIGNAL – GENERATOR REFERENCE – ON/OFF VOLTAGE OVERHEAT OVERCURRENT PROTECTION LIMITTER IC902 LA5602 V IN ERROR REFERENCE VOLTAGE OVER CURRENT LIMITTER OVER HEAT PROTECTION ON/OFF RESET CDEL V OUT IC906 SN74HC04ANS-E20 —...
6-21. IC PIN FUNCTIONS • IC101 RF Amplifier (CXA1981AR)/BD board Pin No. Pin Name Function Middle point voltage (+2.5V) generation output Input of signal from optical pick-up detector 2 to 7 A to F F operation amplifier input F operation amplifier output Front monitor Connected to photo diode Input for setting laser power APCREF...
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• IC121 Digital Signal Processor, Digital Servo Processor, EFM/ACIRC Encoder/Decoder (CXD2535CR)/BD board Pin No. Pin Name Function FS256 11.2896 MHz clock output (MCLK) (Not used) Output of FOK signal to system controller Outputs “H” when focus is set DFCT Outputs defect ON/OFF switching signal to ATRAC encoder/decoder SHCK Outputs track jump detection signal to system controller SHCKEN...
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Pin No. Pin Name Function WFCK clock (7.35 kHz) signal output WFCK (Playback: EFM decoder PLL Recording: EFM encoder PLL) “H”: Opens playback EFM frame sync protection window GTOP “H”: Playback EFM sync and interpolation protection timing match EFM decoder PLL clock output (98 fs=4.3218 MHz) XPLCK Falling edge and EFM signal edge match EFM signal output (Recording)
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Pin No. Pin Name Function TEST1 Test pin (Fixed at “L”) Input of ADIP dual FM signal from RF amplifier (22.05 kHz ±1 kHz) ADFG (TTL Schmidt input) TS25 Test pin (Fixed at “L”) LDDR Laser APC signal output TRDR Tracking servo drive signal output (–) TFDR Tracking servo drive signal output (+)
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• IC202 System Controller (M30610EC-1086FP)/DIG board Pin No. Pin Name Function Not used 1, 2 — — JOG0 AMS jog signal input JOG1 ATP address sync or sub code Q sync (SCOR) input from CXD2535CR SQSY “L” is input every 13.3 msec Mainly “H” REMOCON Remote control signal interruption input Not used...
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Pin No. Pin Name Function SRC TEST The second reset signal output from sampling rate converter 46 to 48 — — Not used DAMUTE D/A line mute output “L”:Active Strobe signal output to power supply circuit When power is ON:“H”, When standby:“L” OUTSW Detection input from loading out detection switch INSW...
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Pin No. Pin Name Function CSET0 Destination setting pin CSET1 POWER POWER LED drive output PLAY PLAY (() LED drive output — — Not used REC (r) LED drive output — — Not used PAUSE PAUSE (P) LED drive output —...
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• IC203 Digital Audio Interface Receiver (LC89051V-TLM)/DIG board Pin No. Pin Name Function DIN1 Data input with built-in amplifier (responding to the coaxial optical module) DIN2 Data input (responding to the optical module) (Not used) E/DOUT Emphasis, input bi-phase, validity flag output (Not used) —...
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• IC206 Shock-Proof Memory Controller, ATRAC Encoder/Decoder (CXD2537R)/DIG board Pin No. Pin Name Function Power supply (+5V) — SWDT Input of write data signal from system controller Input of serial clock signal from system controller XLAT Input of serial latch signal from system controller Output of read data signal to system controller SRDT Internal status (SENSE) output (Not used)
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Pin No. Pin Name Function 48, 49 Address signal output (Not used) A11, A10 — Ground — Power supply (+5V) 52 to 55 Address signal output A03 to A00 56 to 60 Address signal output A04 to A08 Output enable control signal output Column address strobe signal output XCAS —...
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• IC207 Sampling Rate Converter, Digital Filter (MSM9404AGS-BX)/DIG board Pin No. Pin Name Function Data output (Not used) Data select control input “L”:DI0 n DO, “H”:DI1 n DO (Fixed at “L”) SRDT Serial data output SWDT Serial data input Serial clock input XLAT Serial latch pulse input INIT...
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Pin No. Pin Name Function — Not used DAOR Rch D/A 8Fso, 4Fso data output (Not used) DAOL Lch D/A 8Fso, 4Fso data output (Not used) TEST3 Test pin (Fixed at “L”) DEMP Deemphasis setting input “L”:OFF (Fixed at “L”) Deemphasis setting input Fsi frequency selection input (Fixed at “L”) 48 to 50 TB3 to TB1...
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• IC301 Digital Filter (CXD8512Q)/AD board Pin No. Pin Name Function TEST Test pin (Fixed at “L”) — Not used SYNC Sync mode selection (Fixed at “L”) INIT Initialization input — Not used CFLG Flag output for calibration (Not used) 7, 8 —...
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Pin No. Function Pin Name Not used — Test pin (Fixed at “L”) OSEL Output data word length selection “H”: 24 bits, “L”: 16 bits (Fixed at “H”) OBIT Rch data output (Not used) Lch data output Not used — Ground 52, 53 —...
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• IC501 Noise Shaper, Digital Filter (CXD8595Q)/DA board Pin No. Pin Name Function PLMG2 4 bit conversion data setting pin in SCD mode (Fixed at “L”) — Power supply (+5V) Noise shaping data Lch parallel output 4 (MSB) (Not used) NSDOL4 Noise shaping data Lch parallel output 3 (4SB) (Not used) NSDOL3...
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Pin No. Pin Name Function — Ground 41, 42 Bit clock input BCKI Data input DATAI LR clock input LRCKI Initialize input “L”:Reset INIT Serial data input Serial shift clock input SHIFT Serial latch clock input LATCH External mute signal input “H”:Active (Fixed at “L”) SYSM N/S calculation section register clear signal input “H”:Active (Fixed at “L”) NRGCLR...
SECTION 7 EXPLODED VIEWS NOTE: • -XX, -X mean standardized parts, so they may have • The mechanical parts with no reference number in The components identified by mark ! some difference from the original one. the exploded views are not supplied. or dotted line with mark ! are critical •...
7-2. CHASSIS SECTION T001 supplied not supplied not supplied T002 not supplied not supplied 63 72 not supplied not supplied not supplied The components identified by mark ! or dotted line with mark ! are critical not supplied for safety. Replace only with part number speci- fied.
7-8. BASE UNIT SECTION (MBU-2B) S102 HR901 not supplied supplied M102 supplied M101 The components identified by mark ! or dotted line with mark ! are critical for safety. Replace only with part number speci- fied. Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark Ref.
SECTION 8 ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST Note: • Due to standardization, replacements in the parts list • SEMICONDUCTORS The components identified by mark ! may be different from the parts specified in the In each case, u: µ , for example: or dotted line with mark ! are critical diagrams or the components used on the set.
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AVOL Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark IC306 8-759-712-02 IC NJM2114D A-4673-809-A BD BOARD, COMPLETE IC307 8-759-712-02 IC NJM2114D ******************* IC308 8-759-712-02 IC NJM2114D < CAPACITOR > < COIL > C101 1-104-913-11 TANTAL. CHIP 10uF L301 1-408-405-00 INDUCTOR...