Service
Manual
FEATURES
This unit can play back the outstanding sound performance of
Super Audio CDs. This unit has the following major features.
SECTION
• Low-noise low-distortion filter circuit and high-
1. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................... 1
speed HDAMSA2-type output amplifier with the
2. SERVICE HINTS AND TOOLS ............................................................................................. 4
differential input type HDAM
3. WARNING AND LASER SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................ 5
4. CAUTIONS ........................................................................................................................... 6
• Playback of CD-R/CD-RW discs
5. UPDATA FIRMWARE PROCEDURE .................................................................................... 8
6. SERVICE MODE ..................................................................................................................15
• Playback of CD-R/CD-RW/CD-ROM discs
7. HOW TO THE RESET OF PLAYBACK TIME ......................................................................17
containing WMA and MP3 files
8. ERROR MESSAGE .............................................................................................................18
9. TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................................................................... 25
• Toroidal transformer
10. WARNING DIAGRAM ..........................................................................................................27
The SA-KI-PEARL features a toroidal transformer that
11. BLOCK DIAGRAM .............................................................................................................. 29
produces less vibration and magnetic leakage flux compared
12. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ......................................................................................................31
to conventional power transformers. The materials and
13. PARTS LOCATION ............................................................................................................. 43
manufacturing process of the ring-shaped core are strictly
14. EXPLODED VIEW AND PARTS LISTA .............................................................................. 53
controlled to reduce vibration, while the short-ring attached to the
15. MICROPROCESSOR AND IC DAT .....................................................................................57
perimeter of the transformer reduce magnetic leakage flux.
16. ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST ................................................................................................ 64
17. ABOUT REPLACE THE MICROPROCESSOR WITH A NEW ONE ............................... 75
• Equipped with highly-selected audio parts
Please use this service manual with referring to the user guide ( D.F.U. ) without fail.
The unit comes with the same custom power block capacitor
used in the SA-7S1. The unit's power rectifier diode and
regulator are also top-of-the-line.
• Copper-plated chassis
OPEN/
CLOSE
• Headphone circuit component upgrade
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The unit comes with a fully discrete headphone output circ
and we've upgraded the circuits and components from t
highly acclaimed SA-15S1 for improved audio texture a
expressiveness.
• DAC Mode
By connecting devices with digital outputs, such as C
transports or MD recorders, to the unit's DIGITAL AUDIO
terminal, the unit can be used as a D/A converter.
You can further enhance music tracks by playing them throu
the unit's high-performance, high-sound-quality circuits.
• Double-layered chassis
• High-grade machined analog audio outp
SA-KI-PEARL
SA-KI-PEARL /
Super Audio CD Player
PLAY
STOP
PAUSE
connectors
N1B/U1B
ENGLISH
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Part no. 90M36AK855010
First Issue 2009.03
MZ
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