PIONEER Service Manual. A subscription to, or additional copies Also test with plug reversed of, PIONEER Ser vice Manual may be obtained at a (Using AC adapter Earth nominal charge from PIONEER. plug as required)
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By following the instructions in this manual, be sure to apply the prescribed grease or glue to proper portions by the appropriate amount.For replacement parts or tools, the prescribed ones should be used. VSX-C301-S...
• Power Cable • Remote Control Unit (ADG7021) (AXD7350) FM wire antenna (ADH7004) FRONT FRONT AM loop antenna FRONT • Dry Cell Battery (R6P, AA) (ATB7009) FRONT Speaker cable labels (VEM1030) CENTER (ARW7163) CENTER Coaxial cable SURROUND (ADE7087) SURROUND SURROUND SURROUND VSX-C301-S...
Screws adjacent to mark on product are used for disassembly. For the applying amount of lubricants or glue, follow the instructions in this manual. (In the case of no amount instructions, apply as you think it appropriate.) 2.1 PACKING VSX-C301-S...
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• • • • • • Remote Control Unit AXD7350 Battery Cover AZA7424 NSP 13 Dry cell batteries (R6P,AA) VEM1030 NSP 14 Warranty Card ARY7045 Left Pad 301 AHA7407 Right Pad 301 AHA7408 Spacer AHB7088 Packing Sheet AHG7015 Packing Case AHD8158 Coaxial Cable ADE7087 VSX-C301-S...
2.2 EXTERIOR SECTION Refer to "2.3 INTERIOR SECTION". *Serial Number Label is put on bottom of Under Base. Refer to "2.4 FRONT PANEL SECTION". VSX-C301-S...
FUNCTION SELECTOR IC8401 VIDEO INPUT VIDEO AK4114VQ DIR & DIT OUTPUT VIN1 VOUT3 DVR/VTR TV/BS VIN3 VIN2 IC8501 DSPD56367PV150(AX6) DVR/VTR (to TV) VOUT1 DSP for DECODE VIDEO VIN4 DSP ASSY VIDEO ASSY CN2501 CONTROL (19P) SR IN/OUT INPUT OUTPUT VSX-C301-S...
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HP L CN4203 (15P) CN301 (17P) FRONT ASSY Remote Sensor IC4201 PE5368B Unit STANDBY/ON FL CONTROL P-ON MICROCOMPUTER AMP OUT ASSY 4202 4501 S4501 (3P) (3P) V4301 FL DISPLAY POWER SW ASSY 4206 (5P) 4401 (5P) S4401, S4402 ENCODER ASSY VSX-C301-S...
AUDIO INPUT ASSY (AWX8227) 12V ASSY (AWX8170) AC POWER CORD ADG7021 AC INLET ASSY VKP2126 1/5- MOTHER ASSY PRIMARY ASSY (AWX8197) (AWX8190) 1/2- DSP ASSY (AWX8241) J4601 ADX7442 FRONT IN ASSY (AWX8219) FRONT ASSY (AWX8199) POWER SW ASSY (AWX8174) VSX-C301-S...
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Note : When ordering service parts, be sure to refer to "EXPLODED VIEWS and PARTS LIST" or "PCB PARTS LIST". AMP KAWA ASSY FM/AM (AWX8223) TUNER AMP OUT ASSY MODULE DC FAN MOTOR (AWX8177) ASSY AXM7025 (AXQ7245) 6CH AMP ASSY (AWM7786) DSP KAWA ASSY (AWX8167) VHVL ASSY (AWX8259) D5V ASSY (AWX8224) ENCODER ASSY (AWX8175) VSX-C301-S...
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: The power supply is shown with the marked box. (TX) : AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE (TUNER) (AM) : AM SIGNAL ROUTE (FM) : FM SIGNAL ROUTE ATF7026 (AM) (TX) (FM) (TX) (TX) (TX) (FM) (FM) (TX) (AM) L201 ATE7003 PLL IC VSX-C301-S...
3.4 VIDEO ASSY VIDEO BLOCK VIDEO ASSY (AWX8225) IC2501 NJM2296M REAR PANEL : VIDEO SIGNAL ROUTE : The power supply is shown with the marked box. VSX-C301-S...
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AGAINST RISK OF FIRE. REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME TYPE : AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE (ANALOG) NO. 49102.5 FOR IC820 AND IC821 MFD, BY LITTELFUSE INC. : AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE (DIGITAL) : The power supply is shown with the marked box. VSX-C301-S...
3.6 MOTHER ASSY (1/5) CN201 CN2501 : The power supply is shown with the marked box. CN551 VSX-C301-S...
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CN4203 MOTHER ASSY (AWX8197) DC DETECT: 3-4V OVERLOAD DETECT: 2-3V Short-circuit Fan and Power supply circuit: less than 2V (VH/VL) CN8012 VSX-C301-S...
3.7 MOTHER ASSY (2/5) and DSP KAWA ASSY NORMAL : 0V OVERLOAD : 5V IATT ON : +12V OFF : -12V INPUT ATT A/D OVERLOAD DETECT DSP KAWA ASSY (AWX8167) CN8017 CN8003 CN8009 VSX-C301-S...
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MOTHER ASSY (AWX8197) : AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE (ANALOG) LOW PASS FILTER : AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE (DIGITAL) For SP CONFIG. MIX AMP : The power supply is shown with the marked box. VSX-C301-S...
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: AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE (ANALOG) (HP) : AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE (HP OUT) 15dB ATT (HP) VOLUME -∞ to -15dB : 5V -14dB to 0dB : -12V MUTE ON : +3V OFF : -12V : The power supply is shown with the marked box. VSX-C301-S...
NO. 491004 FOR IC203 MFD, BY LITTELFUSE INC. CAUTION : FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE. REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME TYPE NO. 491.630 FOR IC206 MFD, BY LITTELFUSE INC. : The power supply is shown with the marked box. VSX-C301-S...
3.13 FRONT IN and AMP KAWA ASSYS FRONT IN ASSY (AWX8219) : 0V No HP : 5V (HP) (HP) J4601 ADX7442 CN1204 (HP) : AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE (HP OUT) VSX-C301-S...
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CN203 CN1501 : AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE (ANALOG) : The power supply is shown with the marked box. CAUTION : FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE. REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME TYPE NO. 491007 FOR IC4701 MFD, BY LITTELFUSE INC. VSX-C301-S...
3.14 6CH AMP ASSY CN3651 to FAN Motor CN3001 (FL) (SW) (SL) Non Distortion Circuit CN3002 VSX-C301-S...
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: FL ch AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE (SL) : SL ch AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE : The power supply is shown with the marked box. : C ch AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE (SW) : Refer to "7. 1. 4 Circuit Description". : SW ch AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE VSX-C301-S...
3.15 AMP OUT ASSY AMP OUT ASSY (AWX8177) (HP) CN252 (HP) OVERLOAD DETECT (HP) SP DETECT DC DETECT : AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE (ANALOG) (HP) : AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE (HP OUT) : The power supply is shown with the marked box. VSX-C301-S...
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REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME TYPE NO. 491010 FOR IC201 AND IC202 MFD, BY LITTELFUSE INC. VHVL ASSY (AWX8259) • NOTE FOR FUSE REPLACEMENT FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE. CAUTION - REPLACE WITH SAME TYPE AND RATINGS ONLY. VSX-C301-S...
Symbol In PCB Symbol In Schematic Part Name Diagrams Diagrams C E B Capacitor Connector Transistor B C E SIDE A Transistor with resistor B C E Field effect SIDE B P.C.Board Chip Part transistor Resistor array 3-terminal regulator VSX-C301-S...
SB O GNDC FR O VCOMG FL O CN801 SR O GNDC SL O SW O R1263 C1262 R808 C1261 R1264 R1262 SB O R1286 (ANP7452-A) CN9001 CN1262 CN1263 CN1262 CN9001 CN1263 Q4651 Q4652 Q801 Q9004 Q9001 Q1262 Q1261 VSX-C301-S...
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MENT DES FUSIBLES IC206 N'UTILISER QUE LA REFERENCE 491.630 DE CHEZ LITTELFUSE INC.. C1365 C1364 R1234 R1233 R1230 C9000 R1529 R1242 R1531 R1226 C1215 R1223 C1214 CN1501 R1197 C1185 (ANP7452-A) R1193 CN1501 D1211 C1212 R1263 C1261 1263 Q4653 Q1512 VSX-C301-S...
CONTACT SIDE J4602 FRONT IN ASS'Y HCMK-P3X CAUTION AWX8219 CN4102 C4108 REPLACE WITH SAME TYPE NO. KN4101 J4601 Production Code 491010 FOR IC201,IC202 MFD. BY LITTELFUSE INC. C4101 CN4102 (ANP7453-C) CN1204 SIDE B SIDE B FRONT IN ASSY CN4102 (ANP7453-C) VSX-C301-S...
CN4701 CN4705 CN4706 ATTENTION EN CAS DE REMPLACEMENT FUSIBLES IC4701 N'UTILISER QUE LA REFERENCE 491007 DE CHEZ LITTELFUSE SLOUT SLOUT INC. SROUT SROUT COUT COUT SBOUT SBOUT GNDS FLOUT FLOUT GNDP PYKC F4 GNDP FROUT FROUT (ANP7450-B) CN4703 J4702 VSX-C301-S...
4.9 ENCODER, FRONT and POWER SW ASSYS SIDE A CN9006 FRONT ASSY CN4203 CONTACT SIDE D4205 D4203 D4204 D4206 CN4203 AWX8199 AWX8173 AWX8205 AWX8214 X4201 AWX8202 AWX8196 AWX8211 AWX8217 4202 FRONT ASS'Y 4501 4501 J4201A POWER SW ASS'Y AWX8174 AWX8206 HCMK-P3X (ANP7453-C) POWER SW ASSY VSX-C301-S...
When the code is first received, the master volume becomes minus infinity (MUTE.) 8. 9K/10K CHANGE "5" key For the FL (international) model only, when the code is received, 9K and 10K can be switched. When the code is first received, 10K is selected. VSX-C301-S...
Fan stop XPROTECT port (A/D) Detection method 0.4 Vdd or less Detection start time 1.0 sec after Mute: On Process Speaker Relay: Off Shifting to STBY Display No display Recovery Hold the STANDBY key pressed for 10 sec. Remarks VSX-C301-S...
5 Detection circuit for the center speaker Check signal from microcomputer Detection of the center speaker 10 kΩ Detection signal to microcomputer 47 kΩ mute Mute About 8Ω Satellite speakers may be connected. POWER AMP (IC3401) VSX-C301-S...
→ The microcomputer detects the XPROTECT level and shuts the power to the unit off. (3) When VD+5 is short-circuited The level of the XPROTECT line becomes low. The microcomputer detects the XPROTECT level and shuts the power to the unit off. VSX-C301-S...
• Check power voltage of IC1501-1503. Check Pins 15 and 17-21 • Check AMUTE. of CN3002. Check Pins 3, 7, 10, 14, • Check power voltage and periphery of IC3301 and IC3401. 18, 22 of CN3001. Check SP OUT. VSX-C301-S...
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(even if you push Power Switch Key) • Pull out the Power Cord from the outlet. • Short-circuits C9003 (MOTHER ASSY) for a moment, and discharge an electric charge. • Turn on the power (Plug in the Power Cord to the outlet.) VSX-C301-S...
P33/A11 MVRATT P77/TA3IN P34/A12 RY-AC P76/TA3OUT P35/A13 HP DET P75/TA2IN/W P36/A14 RY_SP 1394 RST P74/TA2OUT/W P37/A15 RY_HP P40/A16 1394 CS P73/CTS2/RTS2/TA1IN/V MCACC P41/A17 1394 CK P72/CLK2/TA1OUT/V AMUTE P71/RxD2/SCL 1394 DO P42/A18 GAIN_SEL /TA0IN/TB5IN 1394 DI P70/TXD2/SDA P43/A19 IATT /TA0OUT VSX-C301-S...
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Data input signal for communication with DIR/DAC P50/WRL/WR DIR CS Chip select signal for communication with DIR/DAC P47/CS3 DIR codec over flag P46/CS2 DIR CDC RST Reset signal for DIR codec P45/CS1 DIR ERR Lock/unlock signal P44/CS0 XTL0 DIR X'tal change VSX-C301-S...
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P103/AN3 "L" fixed P102/AN2 SIMUKE1 lnput 1 to switch region P101/AN1 XPROTECT Ptotection circuit detect for amp. module AVSS AVSS Connect to VSS P100/AN0 "L" fixed VREF VREF Connect to VCC AVcc AVCC Connect to VCC P97/ADTRG/SIN4 "L" fixed VSX-C301-S...
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VOLUME JOG1(-) P60/FIP48 EN A VOLUME JOG1(+) P57/FIP47 P56/FIP46 TEST Test mode input for checker P55/FIP45 AV DIRECT P54/FIP44 P53/FIP43 P52/FIP42 1W WUP Output wakeup signal to main u-com P51/FIP41 P50/FIP40 P47/FIP39 LED1 LED output P46/FIP38 LED2 LED output VSX-C301-S...
Anode Connection 7.3 CLEANING Before shipping out the product, be sure to clean the following positions by using the prescribed cleaning tools: Position to be cleaned Cleaning tools Fans Cleaning paper : GED-008 VSX-C301-S...
Lights when Auto audio format decoding is selected. MASTER VOLUME knob Listening mode indicators Use to adjust the volume. STEREO indicator Lights when the source is stereo and/or the listening mode has been set to STEREO. VSX-C301-S...
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SW (subwoofer) indicate the active speaker output channels. S lights in Dolby Surround or Surround 10 Character display Monoaural. 11 Volume level indicator VIR.SB indictor Indicates the volume level in dB. Lights when the Virtual Surround Back effect is on. VSX-C301-S...
Coaxial digital audio jack for the DVD input CONTROL IN jack / CONTROL OUT jack (although it is possible to reassign it to the TV/SAT Use to link Pioneer components together to enable all input). components in the chain to use just one remote control sensor.
STEREO Press to hear the current source in stereo. SURROUND RECEIVER Use to select a SURROUND mode for the current source. ADVANCED SURROUND Use to select an ADVANCED SURROUND mode for the current source. VSX-C301-S...
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TV/SAT, DVR/VCR and FRONT inputs. Input/control mode Preset Component select button code (manufacturer) 12 MASTER VOLUME Use to adjust the volume. DVD (Pioneer) 13 ROOM SETUP TV/SAT STB (Pioneer) Use to select a preset room setup. DVR/VCR DVD recorder 14 SYSTEM SETUP (Pioneer)
Center: 0 dB Surround: 0 dB Subwoofer: 0 dB Room Setup M / MID Note • The default settings for the remote control to control other components can be found in Using the remote control with other components. VSX-C301-S...