SERVICE MANUAL
Ver. 1.2 2005.08
• HCD-GX450 is the tuner, deck, CD and
amplifier section in MHC-GX450.
Amplifier section
AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS
POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC
DISTORTION:
With 6 ohm loads, both channels driven, from
120 – 10,000 Hz: rated 125 watts per channel
minimum RMS power, with no more than 10%
total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to
rated output.
Front speaker
Continuous RMS power output (reference):
125 + 125 watts (6 ohms at
1 kHz, 10% THD)
Total harmonic distortion less than 0.07% (6 ohms at
1 kHz, 60 W)
Sub woofer
Continuous RMS power output (reference):
150 watts (6 ohms at
50 Hz, 10% THD)
Total harmonic distortion less than 0.07% (6 ohms at
50 Hz, 75 W)
CD player section
System
Compact disc and digital
audio system
Sony Corporation
9-877-534-03
2005H16-1
Personal Audio Group
© 2005.08
Published by Sony Engineering Corporation
HCD-GX450
Model Name Using Similar Mechanism
CD
CD Mechanism Type
Section
Optical Pick-up Name
Tape deck
Model Name Using Similar Mechanism
Section
Tape Transport Mechanism Type
SPECIFICATIONS
Laser
Semiconductor laser
(λ=780 nm)
Emission duration:
continuous
Frequency response
2 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.5 dB)
Wavelength
780 – 790 nm
Signal-to-noise ratio
More than 90 dB
Dynamic range
More than 90 dB
Tape deck section
Recording system
4-track 2-channel, stereo
Frequency response
50 – 13,000 Hz (±3 dB),
using Sony TYPE I
cassettes
Tuner section
FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner
FM tuner section
Tuning range
87.5 – 108.0 MHz
(100-kHz step)
Antenna
FM lead antenna
Antenna terminals
75 ohms unbalanced
Intermediate frequency
10.7 MHz
MINI HI-FI COMPONENT SYSTEM
US Model
Canadian Model
Former Type Models
New Type Models
New
New
CDM74-F1BD81
CDM74KF-K6BD81C
KSM-215DCP/C2NP
KSM-213DCP/C2NP
New
New
CWM43FF-05
CWM43FF-05
AM tuner section
Tuning range
530 – 1,710 kHz
(with the tuning interval
set at 10 kHz)
531 – 1,710 kHz
(with the tuning interval
set at 9 kHz)
Antenna
AM loop antenna
Antenna terminals
External antenna terminal
Intermediate frequency
450 kHz
General
Power requirements
120 V AC, 60 Hz
Power consumption
USA models:
265 watts
Canadian models:
330 VA
Dimensions (w/h/d) incl. projecting parts and controls
Amplifier/Tuner/Tape/CD section:
Approx. 280 × 327 ×
425 mm
Mass
Approx. 10.0 kg
Design and specifications are subject to change
without notice.