Sony ICF-C290 / ICF-C290L Service Manual ▷ View online
– 3 –
SECTION 1
GENERAL
This section is extracted from
instruction manual.
instruction manual.
– 4 –
Set the power cord as illustrated below, then install the lower cabinet.
SETTING THE POWER CORD
SECTION 2
SETTING
KNOB SETTING
7
claws
5
MAIN board
3
Turn shaft of CV1 to the
arrow
arrow
A
direction fully.
4
Turn RV1 to the arrow
B
direction fully.
6
claw
2
Turn the knob (VOL) to the
arrow
arrow
B
direction fully.
1
Turn the knob (tuning) to the
arrow
arrow
A
direction fully.
A
B
lower cabinet
power cord
(
): Italian model
FM FREQUENCY COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT
Adjust for a maximum reading on level meter.
L3
86.5 MHz (87.35 MHz)
CT3
109.5 MHz (108.25 MHz)
FM TRACKING ADJUSTMENT
Adjust for a maximum reading on level meter.
CT2
109.5 MHz (108.25 MHz)
AM FREQUENCY COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT (C290)
Adjust for a maximum reading on level meter.
L4
520 kHz (516.5 kHZ)
CT4
1,650 kHz (1,631.5 kHz)
AM TRACKING ADJUSTMENT (C290)
Adjust for a maximum reading on level meter.
L1
600 kHz
CT1
1,400 kHz
LW FREQUENCY COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT (C290L)
Adjust for a maximum reading on level meter.
L4
145 kHz
CT6
265 kHz
LW TRACKING ADJUSTMENT (C290L)
Adjust for a maximum reading on level meter.
L1
160 kHz
CT5
240 kHz
AM IF ADJUSTMENT
Adjust for a maximum reading on level meter.
T1
455 kHz
– 5 –
SECTION 3
ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENTS
FM SECTION
Setting:
BAND switch: FM
BAND switch: FM
AM SECTION
Setting:
BAND switch: AM/LW
BAND switch: AM/LW
• Repeat the procedures in each adjustment several times, and
the frequency coverage and tracking adjustments should be fi-
nally done by the trimmer capacitors.
nally done by the trimmer capacitors.
FM RF signal
generator
generator
400 Hz, 30% FM modulation
frequency deviation
frequency deviation
±
22.5 kHz
Output level: as low as possible
0.01
µ
F
set
lead antenna
input terminal
input terminal
AM RF signal
generator
generator
400 Hz, 30%
AM modulation
Output level: as low as possible
AM modulation
Output level: as low as possible
Put the lead-wire
antenna close to
the set.
antenna close to
the set.
level meter
set
speaker terminal
8
Ω
+
–
–
– 6 –
Adjustment Location: MAIN board (Conductor Side)
IC1
CT6
LW FREQUENCY
COVERAGE
COVERAGE
AM FREQUENCY
COVERAGE
COVERAGE
FM TRACKING
AM TRACKING
LW TRACKING
AM IF
FM FREQUENCY
COVERAGE
COVERAGE
L4
L3
L3
CV1
CT2
CT5
L1
T1
CT1
CT4
CT3