Pioneer SX-3600, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... construction of this cabinet IMPORTANTNOTICE The serialnumber for this equipmentis locatedon the rearpanel Pleabe write this serial numberon your enclosed warrantycardandkeepin a secure area This isfor your security WARNING T0 PREVENT FIRE0RSHOCK HAZARD DONOTEXPOSE THISAPPLI ANCE TO RAIN ORMOISTURE rrroNEER ...

Page 2: ...n outdoor antenna should be located away from power lines NONUSE PERIODS The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time OBJECT AND LIOUID ENTRY Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings DAMAGE BEOUIRING SERVICE The appliance should be serviced by Pioneer authorized...

Page 3: ... FET in orderto yield a high levelof sensitivity andeffec tive interference rejection Featured in the intermediate fre quency stageis two ceramic filters with an outstanding group delayresponse and a quadrature detector This con figurationhelpsprovidean excellent selectivity and distor tion The MPX sectionemploysan lC based phase locked loop circuitfor separation which isalways amazingly clear and...

Page 4: ...rminal AM ANTENNA INPUTTERMINAL when usingan externalAM antenna connectit to this terminal GND TERMINAL This is the groundterminal Connectthe groundwire of the turntable etc to thisterminal PHONOJACKS Connect the turntableoutputcordsto these jacks AUX JACKS Theseare auxiliaryinput jacks Connecta TV tuner or cartridge taPePlaYer to them C rapr 1 JACKS Connect thetapedeckcordsto these jacks Connectt...

Page 5: ...lead TV tuner sx 3600 l lHii i I r in I tead I feeder I TI n I I I rll I Coaxial cable r ll I L l l l Ground lead OUTPUT P LAY INPUT REC Left Right Speaker system A Left Right Speakersystem B tl 10 6 1 F l F I A a l a A l ffi o lst E eeeE o ffa Tape deck 1 Tapedeck2 Wallsocket ...

Page 6: ...nominal impedanceof 4 ohms or more lf you want to usetwo setsof speaker system makesure that the impedanceof each systemis 8 ohms or more 4 Neverusethe speakers with the speaker outputterminals shorted minusand plusjacksconnected since this may bedamaged the powertransistors in the receiver 5 This receiver delivers a highoutput powerandso make surethat you usespeakers with a highallowableinput 6 T...

Page 7: ...rightchannel properly TAPEDECKCONNECTIONS Fis 4 The receiveris providedwith two setsof recording TAPE REC output jacksandtwo setsof playback TAPEPLAYI input jacks Connecteachof thejacksin the followingway usingthe connecting cordswhichcomewith the tapedeck The upperrow of jacksis for the left channel L and the lowerrow for the rightchannel R Connections for recording Connectthe recordinginput jack...

Page 8: ...R In cases whereit is only possible to usea twin leadfeeder with a community receivingsystem antenna refer to Fig 6 and follow the procedure Prepare the endsof the twin lead feederandattachthemto the300O BALantenna input terminals Then makethe twin lead feederasshortas possible but do not bundlethe wiresor run them loose on the floor ACCESSORY T TYPEANTENNA This antenna is designedto allow you to ...

Page 9: ...ds that you employ a groundasshown in Fig 8 Connectthe groundleadto the GND terminal of the receiver Neverconnect it to a gaspipe or other dangerous location Fis 7 Fis 8 Indoor AM antenna vinyl insulatedwire FM ANTENNALOCATION The signals transmittedby an FM broadcasting station inevitablybecomeweak when receivedbehindmoun tains betweenbuildingsand insidereinforced concrete structures In weak sign...

Page 10: ...g meter Adjustthe tuning knob so that the pointer ispositioned in the center FM STEREOINDICATOR This indicator lights up when receivingan FM stereo program O TUNING KNOB Usethis knob to selectthe station Observe the AM FM tuning meter and set the tuning knob to the optimum tuningpoint whenaligning the targetbroadcast station FUNCTIONINDICATORS Theselampsindicate the positionof the functionselector...

Page 11: ...adcasting rurucrtoN sELEcroR Usethisselector to select the programsource AM Setherewhenreceiving anAM broadcast FM Setherewhenreceiving an FM broadcast PHONO Set herewhen playingrecordson a turntable connected to the PHONOjacks AUX Set here when listeningto a programsource whichisconnected to the AUX jacks MoDE FM MUTTNG swrrcH This switchisa combination of the FM mutingswitchand the mode selector...

Page 12: ...l Set the tone controls for the preferredbassand treble levels AM RECEPTION 1 Setthe functionselector to AM 2 Slightlyturn the volumecontrolclockwise directionto obtainthe sound 3 Rotatethe tuning knob and tune in the stationwhose programyou want to listento Adjust the knob sothat the AM FM tuning meter pointerdeflectsasfar to the rightaspossible FM TUNING l AM Fis 11 4 Adjustthe volumewith the vo...

Page 13: ...ording is being made Tapemonitoring lf a recordingis beingmadeon a 3 headtape deck the recorded sound can be monitored through the speaker sistems if the tape monitoi switch 1 or 2 is set to ON depending on whichTAPEjacksthe tapedeckisconnected to In this case both recording and playbackconnections mustbemade NOTE lf you have a 2 head open reel deck or ca tte d k you will not be abte to monitor th...

Page 14: ... 11 Input Sensitivity l mpedance PHONO AUX TAPE PLAY 1 2 PhonoOverload Level T H D 0 i PHONO Output TAPEREC 1 2 Speaker Frequency Response PHONO RIAA Equalization 65dB 65dB 90dB 55dB 40dB 60dB 19 2dBf SpV 300 ohmsbalanced 75 ohmsunbalanced AUX TAPE PLAY1 2 ToneControl BASS tgdB 100H2 TREBLE tBdB 10 000H2 Loudness Contour Volumecontrolsetat 40dB position 6dB 100H2 Hum andNoise lHF short circuited A...

Page 15: ...e TV set is on in the same housewith the receiver lmpossible to remove such interf erence lf the cause of such noise is the TV set increase the distance between the TV set and receiver Static noise in particular when automobiles run closeto the house White noise generatedfrom automobile engines High frequency sewing machine or welding machine being used near your house In an area surrounded by hil...

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Page 18: ...ratd power mA Oc cufenr i no input sisnal 4 OTHERS Adj sins rint The A mark tolnd on me componeil pads indicaiA rhe im narce ot the safety letor ol the pan Theretore when reptacing be sre to uw pads of identic t d6iqnalion SWITCHES SI I FUNCTION AM_FM PHONO AUX S2I 2 FM MUTING MG ON STEREO OFF MONO s2 3 4 LOUDNESS ON gEl s31 TA MONITORj ON ffi S3 2 TAPE MONITOR2 oN ffi s4 1t2 SPEAXERS A 9 OFF g 3 ...