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TC Electronic A/S 

Finalizer Express Service manual 

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Introduction 

 

The purpose of this manual is to support skilled technicians in repairing the     
Finalizer Express. 

The manual begins with a Quick Trouble Shooting table. Here, hints, advices and 
possible problems are described. 

If the problem is more serious, the next step is to use the Built-in Test Program. 
With this program the problem can often be narrowed down to a specific section, 
channel or even component. 

The next section consist of disassembly and exchange procedures. Please be aware 
of warranty rights before disassembling. Refer to the warranty card. 

The Block diagram gives a quick overview of the signal flow. 

Circuit description is a brief description of the circuits on the different boards.  

LED error codes and Jumper settings are described on page 12. 

Appendix contains Schematics, Part lists and Component Layouts. 

The schematics start with a main sheet, where sub sheets are shown as blocks. 
Even sub sheets might have sub sheets. In the schematics some connections have 
label names to help the reader. If a label name is framed, it means that it is 
"connected" to another sheet. Label names followed by the symbol "*" mean that 
the signal is active low, i.e. RESET*: the reset function takes place when the signal 
is low.  

Part lists contain a column called TCcode/ Item no. Use this code/no. when 
ordering spare parts. If the field is empty; it means the component cannot be 
ordered separately. 
The coordinates in the column Pos. refer to the PCB layout page. The column 
named Page refers to page no. in the schematics. In column comments a short 
explanation of the function is stated. For some components, alternative types are 
mentioned. 

Some PCB layouts are made as gatefolds (fold-out page). 

Finally appendix contains a list for mechanical parts. 

This service manual does not contain schematics for the power supply module, 
because any attempt to repair the power supply module must be completed with 
some safety tests such as high voltage and EMC tests. Hence, it is strongly 
recommended that the entire power supply module is replaced in case of 
malfunction. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Finalizer Epress

Page 1: ...Technical service manual Finalizer Epress...

Page 2: ...ftware Boot Menu 4 Built in Test Program 6 Disassembly Procedure for Main Board 7 Disassembly Procedure for Front Section 8 Exchange of Power Supply Module 10 Exchange of Battery Exchange procedure 11...

Page 3: ...ists and Component Layouts The schematics start with a main sheet where sub sheets are shown as blocks Even sub sheets might have sub sheets In the schematics some connections have label names to help...

Page 4: ...ow keys to check the application software Press the FINALIZE SOFTCLIP key to execute If corrupted load the application software again Or try to run the self test prom see section Built in Test program...

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Page 6: ...case of defective IC35 IC36 IC41 they should be replaced with type MC33079 3 AES I O test A digital signal is generated on the AES EBU output When connected directly to the AES EBU input the display s...

Page 7: ...IF in out connector see fig 3 7 Remove the screws at the ADAT in out connector see fig 3 8 Remove the jack nut at the EXT CONTROL IN connector see fig 3 9 Push the main board into the front profile a...

Page 8: ...de panels by unscrewing 4 screws at each side see fig 4 5 Remove the front section 6 Pull off the seven pot knobs by hand 7 Place the front profile horizontally with the buttons facing down 8 Pull out...

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Page 10: ...pply by removing the screw just below the AC inlet at the back panel see fig 6 8 Mount the new power supply with the screw at the back panel 9 Solder the power wires into the main board see fig 7 10 M...

Page 11: ...d solder the terminals one by one Avoid any short circuit of the terminals 5 The voltage measured directly across the terminals of the new battery should be higher than 3 0VDC 6 Do not discard the old...

Page 12: ...OG INPUTS balanced ANALOG IN GAIN ANALOG OUT GAIN ANALOG OUTPUTS balanced A D Digital Input Select INPUT PPM OUTPUT PPM Left Left Left Right Normalizer Spectral Balance Fader Bypass Right Right Analog...

Page 13: ...o change An attenuator allows the MPU to measure the contrast voltage The PLL circuit placed on a separate board makes a very stable frequency at 256 x sample rate this frequency is divided down to 64...

Page 14: ...LD3 Code explanation Comment Off off off Normal On on on Checksum error in boot software Reload boot software LD4 has two functions 1 Show power on 2 Define clean power for IC33 pin 6 Jumper settings...

Page 15: ...Analog Outputs Connectors XLR balanced pin 2 hot Impedance 100 ohm active transformer Max Output Level 22 dBu balanced Full Scale Output Range 10 dBu to 22 dBu D to A Conversion 24 bit 1 bit 128 time...

Page 16: ...3001 4 14 pages Part list for Main board ver PC13001 4 16 pages PCB lay out for Main board ver PC13001 4 2 pages Schematic for Main board ver PC13001 3 14 pages Part list for Main board ver PC13001 3...

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