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TA-F501ES
MAIN BOARD SERVICE POSITION
No need of connection to
the HP board.
the HP board.
PANEL board
MAIN board
POWER board
AC 2P inlet
SW board
POWER board
AC 2P inlet
SW board
MAIN board
PANEL board
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TA-F501ES
DISCHARGING THE CAPACITORS
R45
R46
R57
D23
C4
C24
C62
C100
D24
C63
C2
TH1
R2
L6
EP1
D27
D1
FR1
CN11
1
2
3
4
(CHASSIS)
In order to prevent electric shock when checking the board,
connect between the terminals of the capacitor (C100)
with the specified resistor to discharge the capacitor (C100).
connect between the terminals of the capacitor (C100)
with the specified resistor to discharge the capacitor (C100).
800
Ω
/2W
In order to prevent electric shock when checking the board,
connect between the terminals of the connector (CNP5301)
with the specified resistor to discharge the capacitors (C1532 and C1548).
connect between the terminals of the connector (CNP5301)
with the specified resistor to discharge the capacitors (C1532 and C1548).
800
Ω
/2W
CNP5301
MAIN board
C1532
C1548
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TA-F501ES
SECTION 2
GENERAL
This section is extracted from
instruction manual.
instruction manual.
Front panel
Location of Parts and Operation
Name
Function
A POWER
Press to turn the
amplifier on or off.
amplifier on or off.
B Remote sensor Receives signals from
the remote.
C TONE
BASS/TREBLE
Turn to adjust the
BASS and TREBLE
levels.
The level can be
adjusted from –10 dB
to +10 dB.
BASS and TREBLE
levels.
The level can be
adjusted from –10 dB
to +10 dB.
D Display
The current status of
the selected component
or a list of selectable
items appears here.
the selected component
or a list of selectable
items appears here.
Name
Function
G MUTING
Press to turn off the
sound temporarily.
Press the button again
to restore the sound.
sound temporarily.
Press the button again
to restore the sound.
H PHONES jack
Connects to
headphones.
headphones.
E INPUT
SELECTOR
Turn to select the input
source to play back.
source to play back.
F VOLUME
Turn to adjust the
volume level of
speakers. The level can
be adjusted from –
volume level of
speakers. The level can
be adjusted from –
∞ dB
to +23 dB.
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Rear panel
A AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section
Audio input/
output jacks
output jacks
Connects to a Super
Audio CD player,
tape deck, MD deck
or DAT player, etc
(page 6).
Audio CD player,
tape deck, MD deck
or DAT player, etc
(page 6).
B AUTO CAL MIC jack
Connects to the
supplied optimizer
microphone for the
Auto Calibration
function (page 13).
supplied optimizer
microphone for the
Auto Calibration
function (page 13).
E SIGNAL GND terminal
If a turntable has a
ground (earth) wire,
connect it to this
terminal to avoid a
hamming noise
(page 6).
ground (earth) wire,
connect it to this
terminal to avoid a
hamming noise
(page 6).
C DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section
COAXIAL IN
jacks
jacks
Connects to a DVD
player, Super Audio
CD player, etc. The
COAXIAL jacks
provide a better
quality sound (page
7).
player, Super Audio
CD player, etc. The
COAXIAL jacks
provide a better
quality sound (page
7).
OPTICAL IN/
OUT jack
OUT jack
D SPEAKERS section
Connects to speakers
(page 5).
(page 5).
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TA-F501ES
Remote commander
RM-AAU012
Notes
• The remote command mode of the remote supplied
with this amplifier is fixed to CD1 for the
connected CD player. Set the remote command
mode of the CD player to CD1; otherwise, you
cannot operate the CD player using this remote.
connected CD player. Set the remote command
mode of the CD player to CD1; otherwise, you
cannot operate the CD player using this remote.
• You can adjust the BASS and TREBLE levels
manually even when the LOUDNESS function is
set to ON. If you adjust the levels manually, the
LOUDNESS function will be switched to OFF,
automatically.
set to ON. If you adjust the levels manually, the
LOUDNESS function will be switched to OFF,
automatically.
Name
Function
A DISPLAY
ON/OFF
Press to turn the display in the
display window on and off.
display window on and off.
B Input
buttons
Press one of the buttons to
select the component you want
to use.
select the component you want
to use.
C VOL +/–
Press to adjust the volume level
of speakers.
The level can be adjusted from
–
of speakers.
The level can be adjusted from
–
∞ dB to +23 dB.
D BALANCE
L/R
Press to adjust the balance
between left and right speakers.
Both the left and the right
balance can be adjusted from
0 dB to +20 dB. The initial
setting is 0 dB (center).
between left and right speakers.
Both the left and the right
balance can be adjusted from
0 dB to +20 dB. The initial
setting is 0 dB (center).
E Operation
buttons for a
Sony CD
player
Sony CD
player
You can only operate a Sony
CD player using this remote,
when you connect it to the this
amplifier.
H playback
X pause
x stop
./> select a track
m/M fast backward/
forward
CD player using this remote,
when you connect it to the this
amplifier.
H playback
X pause
x stop
./> select a track
m/M fast backward/
forward
F MUTING
Press to turn off the sound
temporarily. Press the button
again to restore the sound.
temporarily. Press the button
again to restore the sound.
G MENU
Press to display the menu for
the amplifier (page 16).
the amplifier (page 16).
H V/v/B/b
After pressing MENU (7),
press V/v/B/b to select the
settings. Then press
press V/v/B/b to select the
settings. Then press
to
enter the selection (page 16).
I LOUDNESS Set the LOUDNESS function to
ON to adjust the BASS and
TREBLE levels output from the
speakers to the optimum
settings, based on the volume
level.
When you set the LOUDNESS
function to OFF, the BASS and
TREBLE levels will return to
the levels that had been adjusted
before the LOUDNESS
function was set to ON.
Initial setting is OFF.
TREBLE levels output from the
speakers to the optimum
settings, based on the volume
level.
When you set the LOUDNESS
function to OFF, the BASS and
TREBLE levels will return to
the levels that had been adjusted
before the LOUDNESS
function was set to ON.
Initial setting is OFF.
J BASS/
TREBLE +/–
Press to adjust the BASS and
TREBLE levels. The level can
be adjusted from –10 dB to
+10 dB.
TREBLE levels. The level can
be adjusted from –10 dB to
+10 dB.
Name
Function
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