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Battery life More than 114 dB 1.5 V LR6 (Size AA) × 1 Operating voltage Sony alkaline battery LR6 (N) (not supplied) will give Battery life Approx. 20 hours 20 hour continuous operation of the transmitter and with Sony Alkaline battery receiver units respectively.
WCS-880 TABLE OF CONTENTS Notes on chip component replacement • Never reuse a disconnected chip component. • Notice that the minus side of a tantalum capacitor may be dam- GENERAL ............aged by heat. DISASSEMBLY 2-1. TX Board, VCO Board ........... 4 2-2.
WCS-880 SECTION 1 This section is extracted from instruction manual. GENERAL Features This wireless microphone system is designed to be used with a video camera recorder, etc. By attaching Receiver unit / Récepteur / Empfänger / Ontvanger the receiver unit onto a video camera recorder, etc.
WCS-880 SECTION 2 DISASSEMBLY Note: Follow the disassembly procedure in the numerical order given. 2-1. TX BOARD, VCO BOARD 1 two screws (P2 × 6) 4 TX board, VCO board 5 case (upper) 3 case (lower) 2 two claws 2-2.
Procedure: 1. Connect a frequency counter to the TP53 on TX BASE board The WCS-880 is a wireless microphone system operating in the 800 and the foot of VCO board shield case. MHz. This system comprises the transmitter unit and the receiver unit.
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WCS-880 4. TX Output Level Adjustment 6. TX Modulation Sensitivity Adjustment Setting: Setting: AF OSC Frequency: 1 kHz spectrum analyzer Output level: –53.7 dBV TX BASE Foot of VCO board board shield case receiver – MIC jack (J1) unit more than 1 GHz...
WCS-880 4-4. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – TX Section – • • See page 16 for Waveforms. See page 16 for IC Block Diagrams. Note on Schematic Diagram: • All capacitors are in µF unless otherwise noted. pF: µµF 50 WV or less are not indicated except for electrolytics and tantalums.
WCS-880 4-6. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – RX Section – • • See page 16 for Waveform. See page 16 for IC Block Diagrams. Note on Schematic Diagram: • Voltages and waveforms are dc with respect to ground • All capacitors are in µF unless otherwise noted. pF: µµF under no-signal conditions.
WCS-880 SECTION 5 EXPLODED VIEWS NOTE: • -XX and -X mean standardized parts, so they • Items marked “*” are not stocked since they may have some difference from the original are seldom required for routine service. Some one. delay should be anticipated when ordering •...
WCS-880 SECTION 6 ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST RX BASE NOTE: • Due to standardization, replacements in the • Items marked “*” are not stocked since they The components identified by mark 0 or dotted line with mark parts list may be different from the parts speci- are seldom required for routine service.
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WCS-880 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...