ORDER NO.

RRV2846
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

VSX-C301-S
THIS MANUAL IS APPLICABLE TO THE FOLLOWING MODEL(S) AND TYPE(S).
The voltage can be converted by
Model Type Power Requirement
the following method.
VSX-C301-S SAXU AC110V/120-127V/220V/240V With the voltage selector

¶ This service manual should be used together with the following manual(s):
Model No. Order No. Remarks

VSX-C301-S/KUCXU RRV2753

¶ For SPECIFICATIONS and PANEL FACILITIES, refer to the operating instructions.

CONTENTS
1. CONTRAST OF MISCELLANEOUS PARTS ........ 2
2. PCB CONNECTION DIAGRAM ............................ 5
3. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ....................................... 6

PIONEER CORPORATION 4-1, Meguro 1-chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan

PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P.O. Box 1760, Long Beach, CA 90801-1760, U.S.A.
PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, 9120 Melsele, Belgium
PIONEER ELECTRONICS ASIACENTRE PTE. LTD. 253 Alexandra Road, #04-01, Singapore 159936
PIONEER CORPORATION 2003
T – ZZK OCT. 2003 Printed in Japan
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1. CONTRAST OF MISCELLANEOUS PARTS

A NOTES: Parts marked by "NSP" are generally unavailable because they are not in our Master Spare Parts List.
The mark found on some component parts indicates the importance of the safety factor of the part.
Therefore, when replacing, be sure to use parts of identical designation.
Screws adjacent to mark on product are used for disassembly.
Reference jNos. indicate the pages
p and Nos. in thef service manual y for the base model.
For the applying amount of lubricants or glue, follow the instructions in this manual.
(In the case of no amount instructions, apply as you think it appropriate.)
• When ordering resistors, first convert resistance values into code form as shown in the following examples.
Ex.1 When there are 2 effective digits (any digit apart from 0), such as 560 ohm and 47k ohm (tolerance is shown by J=5%,
and K=10%).
560 Ω → 56 × 101 → 561 ........................................................ RD1/4PU 5 6 1 J
47k Ω → 47 × 103 → 473 ........................................................ RD1/4PU 4 7 3 J
0.5 Ω → R50 ..................................................................................... RN2H R 5 0 K
B 1Ω → 1R0 ..................................................................................... RS1P 1 R 0 K
Ex.2 When there are 3 effective digits (such as in high precision metal film resistors).
5.62k Ω → 562 × 101 → 5621 ...................................................... RN1/4PC 5 6 2 1 F

CONTRAST TABLE
VSX-C301-S/SAXU and VSX-C301-S/KUCXU are constructed the same except for the following :
Part No.
Ref. No. Mark Symbol and Description VSX-C301-S VSX-C301-S Remarks
/KUCXU /SAXU
PCB ASSEMBLIES
NSP COMPLEX Assy AWM7765 AWM7767
P11- 6 PRIMARY Assy AWX8190 AWX8192
C P11-10 VHVL Assy AWX8259 AWX8178
2-VOLTAGE Assy Not used AWX8193 No. 1

NSP MOTHER Assy AWM7766 AWM7768

P11- 7 MOTHER Assy AWX8197 AWX8200

NSP FRONT ASSY AWM7780 AWM7784

P13- 3 FRONT ASSY AWX8199 AWX8202

P9- 1 FM/AM TUNER MODULE AXQ7245 AXQ7244

PACKING SECTION
P7- 3 Power Cable ADG7021 ADG7079
D P7- 5 Operating Instructions (English/French) ARE7328 Not used
Operating Instructions (Chinese) Not used ARC7522
P7-14 NSP Warranty Card ARY7045 ARY7046
P7-19 Packing Case AHD8158 AHD8244

P7-20 Coaxial Cable ADE7087 Not used

EXTERIOR SECTION
P9- 6 Label ARW7217 ARW7241
P9- 9 Rear Panel ANC8157 ANC8243
P9-12 AC Inlet Assy VKP2126 VKP2116
P9-27 NSP Energy Star Label AAX7876 Not used
Voltage Selector Not used AKX-507 No. 2

E Label (Rear) Not used VRW1739 No. 3

Getter Label Not used ARW7251 No. 4
NSP CCC S&E Label Not used VRW1945 No. 6

INTERIOR SECTION
P11-18 FU1 Fuse (6.3A) REK1069 Not used
P11-18 FU1 Fuse (T5A) Not used REK1029
P11-19 T1 Power Transformer (AC120V) ATS7347 Not used
P11-19 T1 Power Transformer (AC110V/120-127V/22-230V/240V) Not used ATS7348
P11-34 NSP Fuse Card AAX2374 AAX7098

Fuse (FU2, FU3 ) (T2.5A) Not used REK1026 No. 5

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Part No.
Ref. No. Mark Symbol and Description VSX-C301-S VSX-C301-S Remarks
/KUCXU /SAXU
FRONT PANEL SECTION A
P13- 5 Front Panel Assy AXG7186 AXG7201
P13- 6 NSP Front Panel AMB7839 AMB7844
Notes : For PCB ASSEMBLIES, Refer to “CONTRAST OF PCB ASSEMBLIES”, “PCB PARTS LIST”, “2. PCB CONNECTION DIA-
GRAM” and “3. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM”.
The numbers in the remarks column correspond to the numbers on the “ EXPLODED VIEWS ”.

EXPLODED VIEWS
EXTERIOR SECTION

BBZ30P080FZK

5 5 3
6
1 RF
INTERIOR SECTION

D
Rear Panel

FRONT PANEL SECTION

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CONTRAST OF PCB ASSEMBLIES

A A F FM/AM TUNER MODULE

AXQ7244 and AXQ7245 are constructed the same except for the following :
Part No.
Mark Symbol and Description Remarks
AXQ7245 AXQ7244
C216, C217 CKSRYB153K50 CKSRYB123K50
F203 AM CERAMIC FILTER ATF7026 ATF1155

D F MOTHER ASSY
AWX8200 and AWX8197 are constructed the same except for the following :
B Part No.
Mark Symbol and Description Remarks
AWX8197 AWX8200
C1301, C1302, C1313, C1314 CKSRYB332K50 CKSRYB103K50
C1303, C1304, C1317, C1318, C1325 Not used CCSRCH150J50
C1307, C1308, C1315, C1316, C1324 CKSRYB393K25 CKSRYB333K25
C1309, C1310, C1321, C1322, C1326 Not used CKSRYB822K50
C1323 CKSRYB332K50 CKSRYB822K50

C1341 CKSRYB473K25 CKSRYB683K25

C1342 CKSRYB822K50 CKSRYB223K50
C1343 Not used CCSRCH470J50
R1301, R1302, R1311, R1312, R1321 RS1/16S122J RS1/16S392J
R1303, R1304, R1313, R1314, R1322 RS1/16S393J RS1/16S392J
C
R1305, R1306, R1315, R1316 Not used RS1/16S224J
R1307, R1308, R1317, R1318, R1324 Not used RS1/16S153J
R1309, R1310, R1319, R1320, R1325 RS1/16S0R0J RS1/16S822J
R1323 Not used RS1/16S334J
R1341 RS1/16S393J RS1/16S183J

R1342 RS1/16S273J RS1/16S183J

R9024 Not used RS1/16S472J
R9026 RS1/16S0R0J RS1/16S751J

L F FRONT ASSY
D AWX8202 and AWX8199 are constructed the same except for the following :
Part No.
Mark Symbol and Description Remarks
AWX8199 AWX8202
Q4201 Not used DTA124EK
Q4202 DTC124EK Not used
D4205 SLR-343YC SLR-343VC
R4227 Not used RS1/16S821J
R4228 RS1/16S331J Not used

R4230 RS1/16S151J RS1/16S331J

R4239 Not used RS1/16S0R0J

E
N F PRIMARY ASSY
AWX8192 and AWX8190 are constructed the same except for the following :
Part No.
Mark Symbol and Description Remarks
AWX8190 AWX8192
T501 STANDBY TRANSFORMER ATT7079 ATT7085
R504 (2.2MΩ/ 1/2W) RCN1080 Not used
R555 Not used RS1/16S472J
H503–H506 FUSE CLIP Not used AKR7001
CN502 2P-VH CONNECTOR B2P3-VH Not used

F CN503 2P-VH CONNECTOR Not used B2P3-VH

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Q F VHVL ASSY A
AWX8178 and AWX8259 are constructed the same except for the following :
Part No.
Mark Symbol and Description Remarks
AWX8259 AWX8178
IC201, IC202 PROTECTOR (10A) AEK7022 Not used

PCB PARTS LIST

Mark No. Description Part No. B

R F 2-VOLTAGE ASSY
SWITCHES AND RELAYS
S551 VOLTAGE SELECTOR AKX1033

2. PCB CONNECTION DIAGRAM

2.1 2-VOLTAGE ASSY

R F 2-VOLTAGE ASSY D
J507A

S551

N J507
BRN

PYKC F4
J506A

WHT

N J506
J508A

Low High
N J508
VLT

2-VOLTAGE ASS'Y E
AWX8193- -U

(ANP7450-B)

SIDE A

RF RF
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3. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
Note : When ordering service parts, be sure to refer to "EXPLODED VIEWS and PARTS LIST" or "PCB PARTS LIST"
A 3.1 MOTHER ASSY (1/5)
L CN4203

D 1/5F MOTHER ASSY (AWX8200)

B
DC DETECT: 3-4V
OVERLOAD DETECT: 2-3V
Short-circuit Fan and Power
supply circuit: less than 2V
(VH/VL)

D 3/5
D

D 2/5
E

D 2/5

F
F 2/2 CN8012
D 1/5F D 1/5F
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3.2 MOTHER ASSY (3/5)

A
D 3/5F MOTHER ASSY (AWX8200)
(A) (A)

(A)
(A) (A)
(A)

(A)

D 4/5
B

(A)
(A)

(A)
(A)
C

(A)
: AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTE (ANALOG)

D 3/5F D 3/5F
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3.3 ENCODER, FRONT and POWER SW ASSYS

A
K ENCODER ASSY (AWX8175) L F FRONT ASSY (AWX8202)

ENCODER ASSY
S4401 : INPUT SELECTOR
S4402 : MASTER VOLUME

C
D 5/5 CN207

D Display Microcomputer

E
D 1/5 CN9006

K LF
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M
POWER SW ASSY
(AWX8174) B

POWER SW ASSY
S4501 : STANDBY/ON

LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5 LED6 LED7 LED8

C
STAND DOLBY DOLBY SOUND
BY DIGITAL DTS STEREO PROLOGIC ADVANCED PHONES MODE
II

SW-ON : 0V
OTHERS : 5V E

: The power supply is shown with the marked box. F

LF M
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3.4 PRIMARY, VHVL and 2-VOLTAGE ASSYS

N F PRIMARY ASSY
(AWX8192)

B R F 2-VOLTAGE
ASSY
B2P3-VH

(AWX8193)

D 1/5 J9002
LIVE
C AC IN
NEUTRAL

JJ301
To POWER TRANSFORMER

J4702

E
H

Q F VHVL ASSY (AWX8178)

• NOTE FOR FUSE REPLACEMENT
CAUTION - FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE.
F REPLACE WITH SAME TYPE AND RATINGS ONLY.

NF QF RF NF QF RF
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