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TC-388-4 SECTION OUTLINE 1-2. MUTING/PAUSE LEVER 1-1. POT (Panoramic Potentiometer) With MUTING/PAUSE lever depressed halfway, With PAN POT switch turned ON, the BACK the tape transport is not in pause mode but the record channels mixed into FRONT channels reproduce...
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TC-388-4 TC-388-4 SECTION DISASSEMBLY 2-1. PANEL REMOVAL Remove four screws indicated AB3x 3 x 16 2-2. REEL PANEL REMOVAL I) Remove two screws indicated by and remove head cover. x-3536-201-0 Lever Ass'y, pause MUTING/ head cover 2) Remove two head cover supports.
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TC-388-4 TC-388-4 SECTION ADJUSTMENTS 3-1. MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENTS Tension Arm (A) Adjustment Capstan Idler Adjustment Pause Mechanism Adjustment Take-up Torque Adjustment — playback mode — — playback mode — — playback mode at 9.5 cm/s (3% ips) tape speed Perform this adjustment after motor pulley...
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TC-388-4 TC-388-4 Reel Table Height Adjustment Fast Forward Pulley and Driving Idler Adjustment Bias Timing Switch (S12) Position Adjustment Brake Adjustment (take-up reel table) — playback, rewind and fast forward mode — — stop mode — Brake Shoe Adjustment supply reel —...
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TC-388-4 TC-388-4 Pinch Roller Stroke Adjustment Pinch Roller Pressure Check Remove head deck by removing four screws indicated 1. Put dummy capstan * into capstan bearing and 2. Measure the pressure. by A on Page 41. ensure the following. — playback mode —...
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LFM-30) attenuator (600 Q) REC VOL (LINE) 1/4 W resistors, 600 Q, 10 kQ, 100 kQ TAPE SPEED switch: 19 cm/s blank tape f SONY SLH-SI (SPECIAL) TAPE SELECT switch: NORMAL SONY NPS-I (NORMAL) LINE control: SONY test tapes: REC VOL (MIC):...
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TC.388-4 Tape Path Adjustrnent and Head Height Rough Tape Speed Adjustment Adjustment Settings: Procedure: TAPE SPEED switch: 19 cm/s A) Tape Path Adjustment TAPE SELECT switch: NORMAL LINE control: Loosen the set screw. MONITOR switch: TAPE 2. Adjust. tape guide (C) so that upper edge of the tape is POT switch: aligned on upper edge of the erase head core.
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J-19-F2 Procedure: VTVM 3rd tone, 10 kHz 100 kQ Mode: record and simultaneous playback unit af OSC blank tape SONY SLY-SI 10 kQ LINE attenuator Adjust the azimuth adjusting screw for the highest VT VM 0110000 reading. unit 600 Q...
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TC-388-4 Record Head Azimuth Adjustment Phasing Adjustment Settings: Settings: TAPE SPEED switch: 19 cm/s TAPE SPEED switch: 19 cm/s TAPE SELECT switch: SPECIAL TAPE SELECT switch: NORMAL LINE control: LINE control: POT switch: MONITOR switch: TAPE MODE buttons: POT switch:...
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TC-388-4 Playback Output Level Adjustment Playback Equalizer Adjustment Settings: Settings: TAPE SPEED switch: 19 cm/s TAPE SPEED switch: 19 cm/s and 9.5 cm/s TAPE SELECT switch: TAPE SELECT switch: NORMAL NORMAL LINE control: LINE control: MONITOR switch: TAPE MONITOR switch:...
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TC-388-4 Level Meter Calibration Trap Coil Adjustment Settings: Settings: TAPE SPEED switch: 19 cm/s TAPE SPEED switch: 19 cm/s TAPE SELECT switch: NORMAL TAPE SELECT switch. NORMAL LINE control. LINE control: MONITOR switch: TAPE POT switch: POT switch: MODE buttons:...
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TC-388-4 TC-388-4 Record Equalizer Adjustment (NORMAL) Record Equalizer Adjustment (SPECIA L) Record Bias Adjustment Record Level Adju stment Settings: Settings: Settings: Settings: 19 cm/s and 9.5 cm/s 19 cm/s and 9.5 cm/s TAPE SPEED switch: TAPE SPEED switch: TAPE SPEED switch: 19 cm/s 19 cm/s and 9.5 cm/s...
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TC-388-4 TC-388-4 FRONT RECORD AMP FRONT PLAYBACK AMP CIRCUIT BOARD CIRCUIT BOARD 22AP MONITOR CIRCUIT BOARD IC151 TA-7122A 0151 2SC634A 0152 2SC634A IC152 TA-7122AP 0153 2SC634A LINE OUT S2-l PB TRAP L-CH Rl€7 35mH *129 R24S 20k?B) R'S9 220k R133 R134 p p 138 —4204...
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4-2. MOUNTING DIAGRAMS — Conductor Side — 0201 0101 L402 R423 R323 L 303 L3Ce MIC JACK CIRCUIT BOARD BACK RECORDAMP CIRCUIT BOARD FRONT R-CH BOCK BACK R-CH FRONT RECOR TAP&LECT CIRCUIT (REOI SPECIAL 4.7klN 6 22k R202 10/6v C 107 R.
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TC-388-4 TC-388-4 SECTION PARTS LIST Ref. No. Part No. Description Ref. No. Part Description Ref. No. Part No. Description Ref. No. Part Description IC103, 203 CAPACITORS COMPLETE CIRCUIT BOARDS C117, 217 Integrated Circuit TA-7122AP 1-121402-11 elect IC303, 403 C317, 417...
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TC-388-4 Ref. No. Part Description Ref. No. Part Description RESISTORS C163, 263 1-121-651-11 elect C363, 463 All resistors are in Q. %W, Regular type carbon and composition C164, 264 35 v 1-121-357-11 elect resistors are omitted. Oleck schematic diagram for resistance...
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TC-388-4 Ref. No. Part Description Ref. No. Part Description 1-520-179-00 Meter, level 1-514-039-12 Micro, motor shout-off 1-520-179-00 Meter, level 1-514-231-00 Micro, bias timing Sl 01, 201 S203, 301 1-514-907-00 Slide, • MODE Included in ME I, 2, 3, 4 S401, 303...
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TC-388-4 SECTION HARDWARE Part Description Part Description 7-682-950-01 PSW3x12 SCREWS 7-683-140-20 3 x 6, cone point All screws are Phillps type (cross recesstype) unless otherwise indicated. 7+3-141-21 3 x 8, cone point 7-683-237-31 3 x 3, hexagon socket 7G1-259-45 P 2.6 x 6...
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Sony Corporation 5H0507-1 9-954-180-02 @ 1975 Printed in Japan — 50...
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