HCD-GPX555/GPX888
SERVICE MANUAL
Ver. 1.1 2014.10
• HCD-GPX555 is the amplifi er, USB, CD player,
Bluetooth, NFC and tuner section in MHC-GPX555.
• HCD-GPX888 is the amplifi er, USB, CD player,
Bluetooth, NFC and tuner section in MHC-GPX888.
• "WALKMAN" and "WALKMAN" logo are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.
• MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
• Windows Media is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or
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AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS
POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC
DISTORTION:
(USA model only)
With 4 ohm loads, both channels driven, from
120 – 10,000 Hz; rated 180 watts per channel
minimum RMS power, with no more than
0.7% total harmonic distortion from 250
milliwatts to rated output.
Amplifi er section
The following are measured at
USA model:
AC 120 V, 60 Hz
Mexican model:
AC 120 V – 240 V, 60 Hz
Chilean and Bolivian models:
AC 220 V – 240 V, 50 Hz
Other models:
AC 120 V – 240 V, 50/60 Hz
MHC-GPX888
Front speaker
Power Output (rated):
350 W + 350 W (at 4 ohms, 1 kHz,
1% THD)
RMS output power (reference):
600 W + 600 W (per channel at
4 ohms, 1 kHz)
LBT-GPX555/MHC-GPX555
Front speaker
Power Output (rated):
350 W + 350 W (at 4 ohms, 1 kHz,
1% THD)
RMS output power (reference):
600 W + 600 W (per channel at 4 ohms,
1 kHz)
Subwoofer
RMS output power (reference):
600 W (4 ohms, 100 Hz)
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SPECIFICATIONS
Inputs
AUDIO IN 1/PARTY CHAIN IN L/R
Voltage 2 V, impedance 47 kilohms
AUDIO IN 2 L/R
Voltage 2 V, impedance 47 kilohms
MIC (MHC-GPX888 only)
Sensitivity 1 mV, impedance
10 kilohms
(USB) A,
(USB) B, port
Type A
Outputs
AUDIO OUT/PARTY CHAIN OUT L/R
Voltage 2 V, impedance 1 kilohm
USB section
Supported bit rate
WMA:
48 kbps – 192 kbps, VBR, CBR
AAC:
48 kbps – 320 kbps, VBR, CBR
Sampling frequencies
WMA: 44.1 kHz
AAC: 44.1 kHz
Supported USB device
Mass Storage Class
Maximum current
500 mA
Disc/USB section
Supported bit rate
MPEG1 Layer-3:
32 kbps – 320 kbps, VBR
MPEG2 Layer-3:
8 kbps – 160 kbps, VBR
MPEG1 Layer-2:
32 kbps – 384 kbps, VBR
Sampling frequencies
MPEG1 Layer-3:
32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz
MPEG2 Layer-3:
16 kHz/22.05 kHz/24 kHz
MPEG1 Layer-2:
32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz
Model Name Using
Similar Mechanism
CD Section
CD Mechanism Type
Optical Pick-up Name
Disc player section
System
Compact disc and digital audio system
Laser Diode Properties
Emission Duration: Continuous
Laser Output*: Less than 44.6 W
* This output is the value measurement
at a distance of 200 mm from the
objective lens surface on the Optical
Pick-up Block with 7 mm aperture.
Frequency response
20 Hz – 20 kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio
More than 90 dB
Dynamic range
More than 88 dB
Tuner section
FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner
Antenna:
FM lead antenna
AM loop antenna
FM tuner section
Tuning range
USA model:
87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz
(100 kHz step)
Other models:
87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz (50 kHz step)
AM tuner section
Tuning range
Pan American and Australian models:
531 kHz – 1,710 kHz (9 kHz step)
530 kHz – 1,710 kHz (10 kHz step)
Other models:
531 kHz – 1,602 kHz (9 kHz step)
530 kHz – 1,610 kHz (10 kHz step)
COMPACT DISC RECEIVER
US Model
HCD-GPX555
E Model
HCD-GPX555/GPX888
Australian Model
HCD-GPX555
HCD-GPX33
CDM90-DVBU204//M
CMS-S76RFS7G
Bluetooth section
Communication system
Bluetooth Standard version 3.1
Output
Bluetooth Standard Power Class 2
Maximum communication range
Line of sight approx. 10 m
1)
Frequency band
2.4 GHz band (2.4000 GHz – 2.4835 GHz)
Modulation method
FHSS (Freq Hopping Spread Spectrum)
Compatible Bluetooth profiles
2)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution
Profile)
AVRCP 1.3 (Audio Video Remote
Control Profile)
SPP (Serial Port Profile)
Supported codecs
SBC (Sub Band Codec)
AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)
1)
The actual range will vary depending on
factors such as obstacles between devices,
magnetic fields around a microwave oven,
static electricity, reception sensitivity,
antenna's performance, operating system,
software application, etc.
2)
Bluetooth standard profiles indicate the
purpose
of
Bluetooth
communication
between devices.
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