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STR-K1500 Ver. 1.1 AM tuner section General Tuning range Power requirements Models of area code SP, SP6, AUS Area code Power requirements With 9-kHz tuning scale: SP, SP6 230 – 240 V AC, 531 – 1,602 kHz 50/60 Hz Models of area code E51 240 V AC, 50 Hz With 10-kHz tuning scale: 127 V AC, 60 Hz...
THE PARTS LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. – VIDEO Board, HEADPHONE Board – ....... 37 REPLACE THESE COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE 3-23. Printed Wiring Board – HDMI Board – ......38 PART NUMBERS APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR 3-24.
STR-K1500 SECTION 1 GENERAL This section is extracted from instruction manual. Receiver Front panel MASTER VOLUME MULTI CHANNEL DECODING DISPLAY INPUT MODE INPUT SELECTOR SPEAKERS (ON/OFF) AUTO CAL MIC MEMORY/ TUNING MULTI CH IN MUTING ENTER MODE TUNING A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AV IN PHONES...
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STR-K1500 About the indicators on the display DIGITAL EX PRO LOGIC IIx DTS-ES NEO:6 MEMORY SLEEP OPT COAX HDMI 96/24 D.RANGE STEREO MONO SL S SR Name Function Name Function A SW E ;PRO Lights up when the audio signal “;...
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STR-K1500 Name Function Name Function I MEMORY P Playback Lights up when a memory The letters (L, C, R, etc.) function, such as Preset channel indicate the channels being Memory, etc., is activated. indicators played back. The boxes around the letters vary to show how the J Preset Lights up when using the receiver downmixes the source...
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STR-K1500 Rear panel DVD IN VIDEO 2 IN MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO DIGITAL CENTER OPTICAL ASSIGNABLE VIDEO 1 ANTENNA ASSIGNABLE – VIDEO 2 HDMI MONITOR /B–Y /R–Y SURROUND BACK VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO 2 MONITOR COAXIAL AUDIO...
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Connects to a You can use the supplied remote RM-AAP013 SYNC OUT lighting device. to operate the receiver and to control the Sony jack audio/video components that the remote is assigned to operate. You can also program the G ANTENNA section...
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Press to select a disc directly receiver turns on. The buttons of the CD player or VCD are factory assigned to control player (multi-disc change Sony components as follows. only). You can program the remote to control non-Sony SEARCH Press to select the searching...
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STR-K1500 Name Function Name Function N AMP MENU W AV MENU Press to display the menu of Press to display the menus of the receiver. Then, use the the VCR, DVD player, control buttons to perform satellite tuner, Blu-ray disc menu operations.
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STR-K1500 Name Function Name Function wj TUNING +/– Press to scan a station. wj Numeric Press ALT (H) and then press buttons the numeric buttons to ./> Press to skip tracks of the – preset/tune to preset VCR, CD player, VCD player, stations.
STR-K1500 SECTION 2 TEST MODE FACTORY PRESET MODE SOUND FIELD CLEAR MODE All preset contents are reset to the default setting. The preset sound field is cleared when this mode is activated. Use Procedure: this mode before returning the product to clients upon completion 1.
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STR-K1500 VACS CONTROL Procedure: 1. While depressing the TUNING MODE and the MUSIC buttons simultaneously, press the power ?/1 button to turn on the main power. 2. “VACS OFF” appears. (10 second) SWAP ALL MODE Procedure: 1. While depressing the SPEAKERS (ON/OFF) and the A.F.D. buttons simultaneously, press the power ?/1 button to turn on the main power.
STR-K1500 Ver. 1.1 SECTION 3 DIAGRAMS THIS NOTE IS COMMON FOR PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS. (In addition to this, the necessary note is printed in each block.) For Schematic Diagrams. For Printed Wiring Boards. Note: Note: • X : parts extracted from the component side. •...
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STR-K1500 Ver. 1.1 • Circuit Boards Location • Waveforms – DIGITAL Board – IC1501 9 (MCLK1) 3.4 Vp-p STANDBY board 72 ns AC SELECT board (E51 only) 1 V/DIV, 40 ns/DIV SPEAKER C/SB board IC1101 id (X1) VIDEO board SPEAKER B board HDMI board (SP, SP6, AUS) POWER board 4.2 Vp-p...
STR-K1500 3-1. BLOCK DIAGRAM – MAIN SECTION – IC401 ANALOG SOUND PROCESSOR J402 • R-CH is omitted due to same as L-CH. SA-CD/CD INGL • Signal Path J404 (2/2) J404 (1/2) ROUTAL AUDIO OUT VIDEO 1 : FM VIDEO 1 AUDIO IN INBL J402...
STR-K1500 3-2. BLOCK DIAGRAM – DISPLAY/POWER SECTION – R-CH J791 IC701 PHONES POWER AMP RY791 Q703 +V OUT2 Q790 BOOSTER RELAY DRIVE Q701,702 LIMITER TM601 • R-CH is omitted due to same as L-CH. • Signal Path FRONT Q740 R-CH AF POWER RY701 PROTECT...
STR-K1500 Ver. 1.1 3-10. PRINTED WIRING BOARD – MAIN BOARD – • See page 15 for Circuit Boards Location. :Uses unleaded solder. T601 SPEAKERS VIDEO SA-CD/CD MD/TAPE VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MULTI CH IN IMPEDANCE USE 6-16 Ω SPEAKER C/SB WOOFER BOARD SURROUND...
STR-K1500 3-19. PRINTED WIRING BOARDS – ADCC BOARD, VIDEO 3 BOARD – • See page 15 for Circuit Boards Location. :Uses unleaded solder. AUTO CAL MIC (CHASSIS) MAIN BOARD CNP503 MAIN (Page 25) IC2000 BOARD CN506 VIDEO (Page 25) BOARD CNP202 (Page 36) VIDEO...
STR-K1500 3-21. PRINTED WIRING BOARDS – VIDEO BOARD, HEADPHONE BOARD – • See page 15 for Circuit Boards Location. :Uses unleaded solder. / B-Y / R-Y MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO 2 IN VIDEO VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR ASSIGNABLE VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN...
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STR-K1500 • IC Pin Function Description DIGITAL BOARD IC1101 MB90488BPF-G-175E1:MX, MB90488BPF-G-193E1: EXCEPT MX (SYSTEM CONTROL) Pin No. Pin Name Description DATAO Audio data signal input from DIR GP9 signal input from DSP BST signal output to DSP HCS signal output to DSP HACN HACN signal input from DSP XRST...
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STR-K1500 Pin No. Pin Name Description STOP AC off detect signal input Operation mode setting input Operation mode setting input Operation mode setting input RDS_CLOCK RDS clock signal input (Short to ground terminal) RDS_DATA RDS data signal input (Short to ground terminal) SIRCS Data signal input from the remote control sensor HP_DETECT...
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STR-K1500 Pin No. Pin Name Description Data signal output to DIR Data signal input from DIR ERROR PLL error muting signal input from DIR XSTATE XSTATE data signal input from DIR...
STR-K1500 Ver. 1.1 SECTION 4 EXPLODED VIEWS NOTE: • -XX and -X mean standardized parts, so they • Abbreviation The components identified by mark 0 or may have some difference from the original : Australian model. dotted line with mark 0 are critical for safety. one.
STR-K1500 Ver. 1.1 SECTION 5 AC SELECT ADCC ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST DIGITAL NOTE: • Due to standardization, replacements in the • CAPACITORS When indicating parts by reference number, parts list may be different from the parts uF: µF please include the board name. specified in the diagrams or the components •...
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STR-K1500 REVISION HISTORY Clicking the version allows you to jump to the revised page. Also, clicking the version at the upper right on the revised page allows you to jump to the next revised page. Ver. Date Description of Revision 2006.03 2006.05 Addition of SP6 model (Singapore and Malaysia models)