Pioneer PL-3000 Turntable Service Manual
Pioneer PL-3000 Turntable Service Manual
Service Man
DIRECT DRIVE FULL AUTOMATIC
STEREO TURNTABLE
L-3000.....
Y PIONEER’
PL-3000
AC 220V and 240V (Switchable) United Kingdom model (Without AC cord plug)
@ This service manual is applicable to the PL-3000/HB, HE. For servicing of the other types,
please refer to the additional service manuals.
CONTENTS
1. SPECIFICATIONS .............-020-0008 2 9.1 Schematic Diagram .............000, 21
2. PANEL FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS ..... 3 9.2 P.C Board Connection Diagram ......... 23
3. BLOCK DIAGRAM (IC=PA3006) ........... 5 Q:3:> (Parts: List... 46 a8 and et Roepe ead 25
4. D.D MOTOR TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART
4.1. Motor Fails to Rotate ............... 6
4.2 Considerable Wow and Flutter in Motor ... 7
4.3. Motor Runaway ..............-2--- 8
4.4 Rotational Speed Adjustment .......... 8
5. OPERATION AND ADJUSTMENT OF
TURNTABLE DRIVE MECHANISM
5.1 Auto Leadin............. 000200 ee 9
5.2 Auto-Return ... 2.2... 0.0.2 eee ee ees 10
5.3. Manual Operation.................. 11
5.4) -Auto-Cuts occ Sie age ee Re wfaa ean 11
5.5 Adjustments............--
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6. DISASSEMBLY
6.1 Base and Panel ..........-....0006. 13
6:2:> MOTOR waco Bee Bo weeee dees 13
6.3. Sub-panel Assembly and Tonearm Base.... 13
6.4 Tonearm..........
2-0 eee ee 14
6.5 Push-button Unit .................. 14
7. EXPLODED VIEWS ................0-0. 15
7.1. Sub-panel Assembly (PXB-043) ......... 17
FQ? TONGAN oie coe ea ee ee a ee 18
7.3. Motor Assembly (PXB-031) ........... 19
Bi PACKING dors foie eR th woe Pad Ate 20
9. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM, P.C BOARD
PATTERNS AND PARTS LIST
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1. SPECIFICATIONS FOR USE IN UNITED KINGDOM
Motor and Turntable CAUTION 240V: MAINS SUPPLY VOLTAGE IS
Drive System... 0.0.00... eee eee eee Direct-drive FACTORY ADJUSTED AT 240
VOLTS.
MOLOP st oc sh tecaieldd [Link] ite is ene DC servo motor
Turntable Platter. . . 310mm diam. aluminum alloy die-cast IMPORTANT
Moment of Inertia... .. 220kg-cm? (including platter mat)
The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance
Speeds... wea Sr ete sb es 33-1/3 and 45rpm
with the following code:
Speed Control Range... .......2200.00000... 42%
Blue: Neutral
Wow and Flutter........... Less than 0.03% (WRMS)
Brown: Live
Signal-to-Noise Ratio. ........ More than 73dB (DIN-B)
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this
Tonearm apparatus may not correspond with the coloured mark-
ings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as
TYPGs. eee sa ee Static-balance type, S-shaped pipe arm follows.
Effective Arm Length ................... 221mm The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to
OVERMAN Be os eiieca baie! Quid se Mn Pete era doaely Bvtleaes 15.5mm the terminal which is marked with the latter N or
coloured black.
Usable Cartridge Weight......... 4g (min.) to 9g (max.)
The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to
Subfunctions the terminal which is marked with the letter L or
coloured red.
Full auto mechanism, Anti-skating force control, Stylus The power cord should be connected last, make sure
pressure direct-readout counterweight, Strobe light, Free that the power switch is off.
stop hinges Unplug the set from the wall socket when it is not be
used for an extended period of time.
Semiconductors
Transistors, sc 24s decd a dl 4 eit oe eee eee ee 2
DIGGeS. oh ts a dirt ns apie calc Sins Doty 7
Hallelements.... [Link]. 0000. eee .. ee eee ees 3
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Miscellaneous
Power Requirements:
PL-3000/HB, HE .. 220/240V~(switchable), 50, 60Hz
Power Consumption ..........0.
000 ccee eeee 7W
Dimensions .......... 384(W) x 145(H) x 360(D) mm
15-1/8(W) x 5-11/16(H) x 14-3/16(D) in.
WEIBAE ais 25 oe ede es 4 7.9kg/17 Ib 7 oz
PC-150 Specifications
TYPOs oi tad Pawel tau vee 8S Moving magnet type
SEYIUS 0-245 Cerna 4See Antiee 0.5 mil diamond (PN-150)
Output Voltage.............. 3.5mV (1kHz, 50mm/s
Peak velocity, LAT)
Tracking Force............ 1.7g to 2.5g (proper 2.2g)
‘Frequency Response ............... 15 to 30,000Hz
Accessories
EP adaptor [Link].n eb aed phot bac aGheehane x 1
Screwdriver... 0.0.0... 2c cee cee ene eee ]
Operating instructions (French & German
furnished on models for HE) ..............000- 1
NOTE:
Specifications and design subject to possible modification
without notice, due to improvements.
PL-3000
EP ADAPTOR/ADAPTOR RETAINER
SPEED ADJUSTMENT KNOB When playing an EP record, fit this adaptor to the center
shaft. When not in use, attach it to the adaptor retainer.
Turn this knob when delicately adjusting the speed of the
platter. The speed of platter will increase when the knob
is turned clockwise, in the direction of ‘‘+”; it will ANTI-SKATE KNOB
decrease when turned counterclockwise, in the direction
This knob is used to cancel out the harmful skating force
of ‘‘—”, For detailed instruction, refer to the section
which is generated during record play.
“ADJUSTING THE SPEED OF PLATTER”.
TONEARM
This tonearm is designed to ‘apply the correct tracking
RECORD SIZE SELECTOR force to the cartridge and to keep this force at the precise
This selector selects the size of the record for automatic level for faithful tracking of the record grooves.
play and also selects manual play.
7” 17... For the automatic play of 17cm (7-inch) START/CUT BUTTON
LP and EP records. When this button is depressed, the power is turned on for
10” 25... For the automatic play of 25cm (10-inch) the turntable, the strobe light comes on and the platter
LP records. starts to rotate. With the RECORD SIZE SELECTOR ADJUSTING THE SPEED OF PLATTER
12”°30 .. For the automatic play of 30cm (12-inch) set at one of the positions — 30, 25, or 17 — the tonearm 1. Observe the stroboscope through the speed checking
LP records. moves automatically to the record disc as the platter starts window. Four different pitches of the markings are
used in the stroboscope. The pitch varies with the OODOD0O00O0 C0 °@ For 45rpmin 50H2z area
MAN... For the manual play of records. rotation, thus starting record playing.
power line frequency and the rotating speed of the 00000 0 For 45rpm in 60Hz area
NOTE: If this button is depressed while the record is playing, the platter, as shown.
The tonearm will not be actuated when the RECORD tonearm automatically returns to the arm rest, and the . Make sure one of the four types of stroboscope Oo oO For 33-1/3rpm in 50Hz area
SIZE SELECTOR is at the MANUAL position for play, power to the turntable will be cut off. markings is set according to the line frequency and
For 33-1/3rpm in 60Hz area
even if the START/CUT button and the REPEAT the platter speed, and turn the SPEED ADJUST-
buttonare pushed. MENT knob as instructed in the following to make
adjustment.
@ When markings appear to stand still: The platter is
turning at the rated speed (33-1/3 or 45rpm), and
REPEAT BUTTON
no adjustment is required.
Push this button when you want to listen to the same PLATTER/PLATTER MAT When markings appear to move rightwards: The
record again. Press the button once more to release. When the tonearm is moved and power is supplied to the speed of the platter is lower than the rated speed.
turntable, the platter will start rotating at the set rotation Turn the knob clockwise until markings appear to
NOTE: stand still.
All you have to do for repeat play is to press the speed.
When markings appear to move leftwards: The
REPEAT button. There is no need to push the START/ The platter mat stabilizes the records and also absorbs ex- speed of the platter is higher than the rated speed.
CUT button again. ternal vibration. Turn the knob counterclockwise until the mark-
ings appear to stand still.
3. BLOCK DIAGRAM
(IC = PA3006) 4.D.D MOTOR TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART
4.1 MOTOR FAILS TO ROTATE
+Vcc18V YES
YES
CONSTANT
CURRENT
YES
Does the voltage across pins 6 and 7 of Are the same voltage readings
PA8006 register 3.4V for 33 rpm, and obtained when measuring after dis-
3.6V for 45 rpm ? NO
connecting terminal no.12 of the
YES printed circuit board ?
Defective PA3006.
Does 0.8V register between pin no.17 of Do the voltages between each of the Hall
PA3006 and ground ? element outputs (pins 11 and 12, 13 and
14, and 15 and 16 of PA3006) register
at least 0.2V ?
And are all the DC levels at least 9V ?
Turn the power on, and rotate the turn- Check the Hall element operation (see@
table platter slowly (about 1 rotation in above under “Motor Fails to Rotate’’).
5 seconds). Do the voltages at pins 18,
19, and 20 of PA3006 switch back and
forth between 18V and 1V ?
Check the coil (see @ and @ above
YES under the same ‘‘Motor Fails to Rotate”
section).
YES
Does the voltage between pins 6 and 7 of Defective reference bias circuit consist-
PA3006 register about 3.4V ? ing of R, ~ R,, VR,, VR,,D,, andD,,
or defective PA3006. (Refer to the
“Motor Fails to Rotate”’ section).
Defective PA3006.
Fig. 1
PL-3000
Return lever
Actuator
PU plate screw
Crank lever
Operation plate
Rotary cam
Disengage lever __]
Crank lever
Microswitch A
Microswitch B
O|
10
PL-3000
5.4 AUTO-CUT
Operation plate
When the CUT button is pressed, power is
applied to the Timing motor, resulting in the same
sequence of events as described in steps 3 to 6
under section 5.2.
5.5 ADJUSTMENTS
PU plate shaft Prior to commencing any adjustments, check
that the PU plate shaft moves along the center axis
of the slot in the sub-panel as shown in Fig. 8.
Return lever
Fig. 7
O) 0)
Fig. 9
11
e Auto-return position e Short switch
1. If the tonearm returns too early, screw the PU The short switch gap should be 0.5mm during
plate screw outwards (see Fig. 10). record play. This gap may be adjusted by the
2. If the tonearm returns too slow, screw the PU screw shown in Fig. 12 below.
plate screw inwards.
—
Feed plate
PU plate screw
Fig. 10
@ Tonearm misoperation
If the tonearm should happen to stop midway
during the lead-in operation, adjust the nut shown
in Fig. 11.
Note:
This nut should be neither too tight, nor too loose.
Operation plate.
Fig. 12
12
PL-3000
6. DISASSEMBLY
6.1 BASE AND PANEL
1. First remove the top cover by undoing the . Next undo the screws @ securing the 4 insu-
4 securing screws @. lators.
2. Then disconnect the connector @ plugged into . Lie the tonearm over towards the center, and
the printed circuit board. carefully lift the panel up and off.
3. And disconnect the connector @ plugged into
the motor.
Top cover
PU plate assembly
g7-Sub-panel
assembly
Fig. 16
Fig. 13 Fig. 15
13 44
1 ae 2 L 3 lL 4 I 5 NOTES:
7. EXP LODED Vi EWS e [__] marked parts cannot be supplied.
e The A mark found on some component parts indicates
Pan head P tight screw the importance of the safety factor of the part. There-
M3 x 8 (Black) fore. when replacing, be sure to use parts of identical
designation.
Dust cover A
PNV-026 Hinge assembly TM3x8
PXA-323
_ See page 18 : i
Rubber mat assembly
PEA-029
~ TM4x8
(Black)
PAC-023
Turntable platter
RNR-090
1 J 2 I 3 ii a L[ 5 L_ 6 7
PL-3000
1 3
7.1 SUB-PANEL ASSEMBLY (PXB-043) NOTES:
e{_] marked parts cannot be supplied.
e The A mark found on some compo-
nent parts indicates the importance of
the safety factor of the part. Therefore,
when replacing, be sure to use parts of
Connector assembly
identical designation. A
Stopper unit
PXT-297
Pan
M3x8head delta tight screw PM2.6x6.
4\ Microswitch
a PSF-009 x.)
&— Collar
PLA-404
PM2.6x10
Special nut
KLA-159
(Actuator (D) Teflon washer
PBK-029 p— Short switch PBF-003
; KSN-001 Start lever unit
Plate < ~Actuator (A)!
PXT-124 KNA-101 rFW2.6 ~~ PXT- 300
Spring
Spring \ /B33-635 Cc
Polyethylene washer Meg PT2.6x6 PBK-006 Lock lever unit
4.1¢ x 6.5 x 0.25t . | Rotor unit PXT-312
Spring, =| PXT-31
PBH-194 |
Spring washer
PNB-519
17
1 3
7.2. TONEARM NOTE:
marked parts cannot be supplied.
Rubber cap
PEB-114
PNW-491
AS spring washer
PBE-012
is AS cam
) PNW-379
PLA-405 | |
ree :
PT3x6 a
Pi | Paces
'~AS screw
AS lever
Spring
| EWw2BHIes .IEW3
Spring washer——e Spring washer
PNB-519 | PNB-224
aoli plate unit
PU plate assembly — ried 7
PXB-006
Shaft unit
PXT-201
Polyethylene carbonate screw :
M3x 12
Cam unit
PXT-109
18
PL-3000
NOTE:
7.3 MOTOR ASSEMBLY (PXB-031) [-] marked parts cannot be supplied. 8. PACKI NG
Cover
Clamp screw H56-603
ti BD.) Armature core assembly PBA-079
Washer
ame! BEL:
Steel ball B22-026
PEF-001
Base Protector
PNW-466 PHA-079
PSA3x6—§
Protector
PHA-079
Cover
Connector assembly PHC-069
8 | Packing case
Screw7 are PHG-316
: a Screw
PNC-016 Screw driver
KEX-002
Flap stopper
KNK-403 45 Adaptor
N93-603 Weight assembly
PXA-732
20
1 2 3 4 5 6
9. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM, P.C. BOARD PATTERNS AND PARTS LIST
9.1 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
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10k (2W) RO 5.6k
33k
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Ass’y 15.1) 33rpm
SUB PANEL
B PX B-043 Ti5.3] 45rpm :
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C2 = Z2
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PSF-009 BRN a bars '
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STOP: —-START/REPEAT
; ® RONG |b SELECIOR
secre Be V0-1122 ae
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S1 Microswitch PSF-012 , 0.01 22 HI~ H3
S2 Microswitch PSF -009 | (/2w) ROMA Oe
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ns [nner LT 3 | 4 l 5 6
21
PL-3000
S, START/REPEAT
S,
G € AC 220/240V
O 50/60Hz
CUT(STOP)
S; MICRO SWITCHES
(START/REPEAT)
S, MICRO SWITCHES
(STOP)
Power transformer
SWITCH Ass’y
XWX-026
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