Pioneer pl 44 f owners manual

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REPAIR & ADJUSTMENTS

ORDER NO.
ARP-139-0

STEREO TURNTABLE

L-44F

MODEL PL-44F COMES IN FOUR VERSIONS DISTINGUISHED AS FOLLOWS:

Type Voltage Remarks
KU 120V only U.S.A. model
L- , L L , .,
HE 220V and 240V (Switchable) Europe model
HB 220V and 240V (Switchable) U.K. model
if, , 7,, Li .7\ 7 , -,. , ,i,,i, L v__
S 110V, 120V, 220V and 240V (Switchable) General expon model

O This is the service manual for model PL-44F/KU. For servicing of the HE, HB and 8 types, please refer
to the additional service manual on page 25.

0 For the circuit & mechanism description, please refer to the PL-88F service manual (ARP-143).

Ce manuel d'instruction se refére au mode de réglage, en francais.

0 Este manual de servicio trata del método de ajuste escrito en espafiol.

CONTENTS

I, SPECIFICATIONS ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, - 2 ADDITIONAL SERVICE MANUAL(forHE,HB,Stypes)
2, FRONT PANEL FACILITIES ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 2 1. SPECIFICATIONS ...................... 25
3. DISASSEMBLY ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 4 2. CONTRAST 0F MISCELLANEOUS PARTS 26
4. EXPLODED VIEWS ..................... 5 3. ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST ............... 27
5. PACKING ............................ 10 4. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ................. 29
6. ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST ............... 11 5. PC. BOARD ASSEMBLY ................ 33
7. P.C. BOARDS CONNECTION DIAGRAM ..... 13
8. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ................. 15
9. ADJUSTMENTS ....................... 18

REGLAGE .......................... 20

AJUSTE ............................. 22

PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION 44. Megurc IECHUme, Meguroiku. TDkyD 153.Jepar1
PIONEEn ELECTnaNIcs [USA] INc. 1325 E. Dominguez 812., Long Beach, CaIIFDrnIa SDBIO LI SA

PIONEER ELECTRONIC [EUROPE] N.v. Keecbergiaan 1. 2740 Beveren. Belgium

PIONEER ELECTRONICE AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 178-184 Boufldary Plead, Braesue, vicmma 31535. AuscwaIIa

FF© AUG.1982 Printed in Japan

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PL-44F

1. SPECIFICATIONS

Motor and Turntable

Drive System Belt-drive
Motor ........... DC motor
Turntable Platter 280 mm diam. aluminum alloy die-cast
Speeds .......................... 33-1/3 and45rpm

Wow and F utter .. .. Less than 0.045% (WRMS)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio .. ..... More than 70 dB (DIN-B)
(with Pioneer cartridge model PC-3MC)

Toneerm

Type Integrated straight pipe arm
PC-3MC Specifications

Type ................. Moving coil type

. 0.5 mil diamond (PN~3 MC)
............................. 2.5 mV
(1 kHz, 50 mm/s Peak velocity, LAT)
1.7 g to 2.3 g (proper 2 9)
10m 32,000 Hz
. 50 k9
..... 3.1 g

Stylus ..
Output Voltage .

Tracking Force ..........
Frequency Response
Recommended Load
Weight ....................

2. FRONT PANEL FACILITIES

Accessory mechanisms

Fu||~auto functions based on motor specially designed for
toneerm

Auto disc size selector (17 cm, 30 cm)

Arm elevation mechanism, deck synchronization

Built-in anti-skating

Miscellaneous

Power Requirements AC120V, 60Hz

Power Consumption . .............. 13W

Dimensions .. 420 (W) x 98 (H) x 335 (D) mm
16-1/2 (W) x 3-3/4 (H) x 14-1/4 (D) in.

Weight ............................................. 9 kg/191b14 02

Accessories

Deck synchro cord . ., 1

EP Adaptor ....... .. 1

Operating Instructions ..................................................... 1

NOTE:

Specifications and design subject to possible modification without
notice, due to improvements.