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  • Page 1

    SER VICE MANUAL DIGIT AL SA TELLITE RECEIVER/SA TELLITE ANTENNA S A T-A55 RM-Y802 S A T-B55 RM-Y139 SAN-18D3 RM-Y802 SA T-A55 SAN-18D3 U.S. Model 1. SAT A55 B55 front.p65 1/14/00, 11:36 AM 1[...]

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    — 2 — SA T-A55/B55 UHF/VHF 75 ohm F-type Satellite Antenna 75 ohm F-type RF Remote Antenna (SA T-A55 only) AC Power (120V , 60 Hz) S-VIDEO OUT 4-pin mini DIN VIDEO (RCA jacks) (2) AUDIO R/L (RCA jacks) (2) VHF (SA T)/UHF 75 ohms F-T ype Low Speed Data, 9-pin D-Sub Female T elephone Line (RJ11) VCR control (1) VCR Controller (or monoaural cable [...]

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    — 3 — SA T-A55/B55 12.2 - 12.7 GHz 950 - 1450 MHz F-T ype Female 3.0 W max. DC + 10.5 - 14.0 V for RHCP DC + 15.5 - 21.0 V for LHCP 18 5/8 x 31 x 18 5/16 inches 473 x 787 x 643 mm 8 lbs 6 oz (3.8 kg) FOR SA TELLITE ANTENNAS: SAFETY CHECK-OUT 1. Check the area of your repair for unsoldered or poorly- soldered connections. Check the entire board [...]

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    — 4 — SA T-A55/B55 1. General --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 2. Disassembly 2-1. Upper Case Removal ---------------------------------------------------- 12 2-2. H Board Removal --------------------------------------------------------- 12 2-3. A, S C Board Removal -----------------------------------[...]

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    — 5 — SA T-A55/B55 The operating instructions mentioned here are partial abstracts from the Operating Manual. The page numbers referenced here reflect those of the Operating Instruction Manual. SECTION 1 GENERAL 8 The SATELLITE IN jack sends power to, and receives satellite signals from, the Satellite D ish Antenna. The telephone line conn ecti[...]

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    — 6 — SA T-A55/B55 10 You can record programs by adding a V CR. You can also connect your Digital Satellite Receiver to an audio system for enh anced sound enjoyment. VHF/UHF VIDEO L(MONO) -AUDIO- R S VIDEO IN VIDEO S VIDEO AUDIO LINE IN LINE OUT IN OUT ACCESS CARD LOW SPEED DA T A VCR CONTROL DIGIT AL OUT (OPTICAL) SA TELLITE IN RF REMOTE R L([...]

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    — 7 — SA T-A55/B55 12 With the SAT-A55 model you can connect the RF Antenna and opera te the Digital Satellit e Receiver when installed in a cabin et or from another room in your h ouse using the rem ote control. See pa ge 32 for info rmation about how to set up the Digital Sat ellite Receiver to use the RF feature. ACCESS CARD LOW SPEED DA TA [...]

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    — 8 — SA T-A55/B55 14 RM-Y802 Remote Control (SA T -A55 model) Note You may need to set up the remote control to operate your other audio/video equipment. See “Setting Up the R emote Control” on page 65 for detai ls. 1 MUTING button Mutes the volume. Press again to restore the volume. To operate your TV, you mu st first set up the remote c [...]

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    — 9 — SA T-A55/B55 16 RM-Y139 Remote Control (SA T -B55 model) Note You may need to set up the remote control to operate your other audio/video equipment. See “Setting Up the R emote Control” on page 65 for detai ls. 1 MUTING button Mutes the volume. Press again to restore the volume. To operate your TV, you mu st first set up the remote c [...]

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    — 10 — SA T-A55/B55 72 Problem What you can do Poor picture quality or no pictur e • If you are r eceiving only a few stations, (onl y 2 or 3 channels for example), call your service pr ovider to have your programming activated . • Some pay per view programs may be protected by M acrovision ® copy protection at the discret ion of the copyr[...]

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    — 11 — SA T-A55/B55 74 Y ou cannot record pr ograms with your VCR • Make sure that your VCR is connected correctly (see page 10). • I fy o uw a n tt ou s et h eV C RC o n t r o lf e a t u r e ,m a k es u r et h a tt h e VCR Controller is connected corr ectly (see page 11). Also make sure that you have se lected the correct VCR Manufacturer [...]

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    — 12 — SA T-A55/B55 SECTION 2 DISASSEMBL Y 2-2. HB BOARD REMOV AL 2-3. A, SC BOARD REMOV AL Three Screws (BVTT 3 x 8) Upper Case T wo Screws (BVTT 3 x 6) Control Button Four Cla ws HB Board P ower Button F ront Panel 2-1. UPPER CASE REMOV AL Washer He xagon Nut SC Board A Board Six Screws (BVTT 3 x 6) One Screw (BVTT 3 x 6) T wo Screws (BVTT 3 [...]

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    — 13 — SA T-A55/B55 NOTES:[...]

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    — 14 — SA T-A55/B55 NOTES:[...]

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    — 16 — — 17 — — 15 — SA T-A55/B55 SECTION 4 DIAGRAMS 4-1. BLOCK DIAGRAM 0. SATA50 BlkDiagram.p65 1/13/00, 1:54 PM 1[...]

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    — 19 — — 20 — — 18 — SA T-A55/B55 4-3. SCHEMA TIC DIAGRAMS AND PRINTED WIRING BOARDS 4-2. CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCA TION • All capacitors are in µ F unless otherwise noted. pF: µµ F 50 WV or less are not indicated except for electrolytic and tantalums. • All electrolytics are 50V unless otherwise specified. • Indication of resistance[...]

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    — 22 — — 23 — — 21 — Schematic Diagram of A Board (1/4) SA T-A55/B55 A BOARD (*) MA RK LIST (1/4) S AT - A5 5 S AT - B 5 5 CN120 3P # D101 RB751V-40T E-17 # RB191 # 47 # = NO T MO UNTED 2. SATA50 A Board1.p65 1/13/00, 10:47 AM 1[...]

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    — 24 — — 25 — —26 — Schematic Diagram of A Board (2/4) SA T-A55/B55 A BOARD (*) MA RK LIST (2/4) S AT - A5 5 S AT - B 5 5 Q801 2SD601A -Q # Q802 2SD601A -Q # R800 10K # R801 1K # R802 1K # # = NO T MO UNTED A BO ARD TRA NS IS TOR VO LT AG E LI ST ( 2/ 4 ) BC E Q201 2. 0 5.0 2. 0 Q202 5. 0 0.0 0. 0 Q203 0. 0 29.0 0. 0 Q204 ^13. 7/18.8 1.[...]

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    — 28 — — 27 — —29 — Schematic Diagram of A Board (3/4) SA T-A55/B55 A BOARD (*) MA RK LIST (3/4) S AT - A5 5 S AT - B 5 5 Q160 DTA114 EKA-T146 # # = NO T MO UNTED 4. SATA50 A Board3.p65 1/14/00, 7:57 AM 1[...]

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    — 30 — — 31 — —32 — SA T-A55/B55 Schematic Diagram of A Board (4/4) A BOARD (*) MA RK LIST (4/4) S AT - A5 5 S AT - B 5 5 S AT - A5 5 S AT - B 5 5 C901 100 µ F # F B900 0 µ H# C910 0.1 µ F # IC910 IC CS492CL # C911 1 µ F # R901 10K # C912 0.1 µ F # R902 10K # C913 1 µ F # R903 0 # C914 0.1 µ F # R904 10K # C915 47 µ F # R905 4.7[...]

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    — 33 — — 34 — SA T-A55/B55 NO TE: P ortions of the circuit marked as shown are live volta ge areas. Use care to pre vent electric shocks during inspection or repair . A Component Side [POWER SUPPL Y , TUNER TRANSPORT , MODEM, MICROCONTROLLER/ASIC, MPEG A V/NTSC] 1 2 3 45 A B C D E F G A 6 7 8 9 H A BOARD Component Loca tion DIOD E IC TRA NS[...]

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    —36 — NO TE: P ortions of the circuit marked as shown are live volta ge areas. Use care to pre vent electric shocks during inspection or repair . — 35 — Conductor Side 1 2 3 45 A B C D E F G A 6 7 8 9 SA T-A55/B55 A [POWER SUPPL Y , TUNER TRANSPORT , MODEM, MICROCONTROLLER/ASIC, MPEG A V/NTSC] H A BOARD Conductor Lo cation DIOD E IC T RA NS[...]

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    — 37 — SA T-A55/B55 4-4. SEMICONDUCTORS 2 1 2 3 MN4SV17165BT-12 PST575DMT-T1 MN150414SA1 RD6.2MW-T1B HVU359TRF MA111 CATHODE ANODE 1 2 3 1 2 3 CATHODE ANODE 5 6 7 8 1 2 34 (TOP VIEW) NJM2129M-TE2 SN74HCU04ANS-E20 TC74AC04F-EL (TOP VIEW) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (TOP VIEW) AT24C64N-10SC BA10393F-E1 MC14577CF MC34063ABN S2LA20F S1WB60B DAN202K 2SD774-34 1[...]

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    — 38 — SA T-A55/B55 7 9 1 3 14 13 10 8 15 8 2 11 12 17 16 4 5 6 SECTION 5 EXPLODED VIEWS NOTE: The components identified by shading and mark are critical for safety . Replace only with part number specified. REF . NO P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK • Items with no part number and no description are not stocked because they are seldom required fo[...]

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    — 39 — SA T-A55/B55 4-061-591-01 BOL T , 1/4-20 UNC X 1/2 4-061-581-01 BOL T , 1/4-20 UNC X 1/2 FORMING 2 X-4035-039-2 MOUNT ASSY , REFLECTOR 3-6 3 4-061-583-01 REFLECTOR 4 4-061-584-01 REFLECTOR, MOUNTING BASE 5 * 4-061-576-1 1 LABEL, MODEL NUMBER 6 4-061-587-01 BOL T , 1/4-20 UNC X 7/8 7 X-4035-030-1 MOUNT ASSY , UNIVERSAL 8-9 8 * 4-061-588-0[...]

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    — 40 — REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK The components identified by shading and mark are critical for safety . Replace only with part no. specified. SA T-A55/B55 A REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK • All variable and adjustable resistors have characteris[...]

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    — 41 — REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK The components identified by shading and mark are critical for safety . Replace only with part no. specified. A SA T-A55/B55 C274 1-164-156-1 1 CERAMIC CHIP 0.1µF 25V C275 1-164-156-1 1 CERAMIC CHIP 0.1µF 25V C276 1-164-156-1 1 CERAMIC CHIP 0.1µF 25V C277 1-[...]

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    — 42 — REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK The components identified by shading and mark are critical for safety . Replace only with part no. specified. SA T-A55/B55 A C818 1-162-923-1 1 CERAMIC CHIP 47pF 5 % 50V C820 1-126-964-1 1 ELECT 10µF 20% 50 V C821 1-126-964-1 1 ELECT 10µF 20% 50 V C822 1-162-[...]

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    — 43 — REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK The components identified by shading and mark are critical for safety . Replace only with part no. specified. A SA T-A55/B55 D624 8-719-031-79 DIODE D5SC4M D630 8-719-073-01 DIODE MA1 1 1-TX D640 8-719-063-73 DIODE D1NL20U-TR D700 8-719-063-73 DIODE D1NL20U-TR [...]

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    — 44 — REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK The components identified by shading and mark are critical for safety . Replace only with part no. specified. SA T-A55/B55 A TRANSIST OR Q101 8-729-422-27 TRANSISTOR 2SD601A-QRS-TX Q160 8-729-027-23 TRANSIST OR DT A1 14EKA-T146 (SA T-A55 ONL Y) Q190 8-729-422-2[...]

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    — 45 — REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK The components identified by shading and mark are critical for safety . Replace only with part no. specified. A SA T-A55/B55 R290 1-216-821-1 1 RES, CHIP 1 K 5% 1/16W R291 1-249-401-1 1 CARBON 47 5% 1/4W R292 ! 1-260-292-1 1 CARBON 1 5% 1/2W R294 1-216-821-1 1 [...]

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    — 46 — REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK The components identified by shading and mark are critical for safety . Replace only with part no. specified. SA T-A55/B55 A R912 1-216-833-91 RES, CHIP 10K 5% 1/16W (SA T-A55 ONL Y) R918 1-216-833-91 RES, CHIP 10K 5% 1/16W (SA T-A55 ONL Y) R919 1-216-829-11 RE[...]

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    — 47 — REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARK The components identified by shading and mark are critical for safety . Replace only with part no. specified. A SA T-A55/B55 TUNER TU201 ! 8-598-524-00 MODULE, INTERFACE DQS-DA101F V ARIST OR VDR601 ! 1-801-074-41 V ARIST OR ERZV10D271 CR YST AL X190 1-760-626-[...]

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    — 48 — SA T-A55/B55 NOTES:[...]

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    — 49 — SA T-A55/B55[...]

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    English 2000AJ74032-1 Printed in U.S.A. 2000.1 9-965-880-01 Sony Corporation Sony T echnology Center Product Quality Division Service Promotion Department[...]