Fender Stage 1000 Service Manual - Stage® 1000/1600
STAGE® 1000/1600
(This is the model name for warranty claims)
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SERVICE NOTES
1. CHASSIS REMOVAL is accomplished by first
removing two (2) screws from the cabinet side
panel and four (4) screws from the top of the
cabinet; disconnect the ¼” speaker plug(s) from
the speaker jack(s) and then slide the chassis
toward the rear of the cabinet.
2. uDSP PCB ASSEMBLY REMOVAL is accom-
plished by disconnecting the ribbon cable on
the PCB Assembly, releasing the tabs on each
of the plastic stand-offs which the PCB assem-
bly is mounted. Removal of the uDSP PCB
assembly may be necessary should any of the
Digital Effects operate improperly.
3. STAGE 1000/1600 MAIN PCB REMOVAL is
accomplished by removing the following items:
All knobs including washers and nuts (11) , one
(1) input jack nut and washer, (2) screws near
mains fuse, seven (7) screws at the heatsink at-
tached from the bottom of the chassis.
Disconnect the transformer and primary leads
at P1-P14. Disconnect the breakaway PCB
ribbon cable at P20 and speaker wires (blk/wht)
at P15-P16. Disconnect the ribbon cable to
uDSP and Display assemblies at P19 and P21.
4. STAGE 1000/1600 BREAKAWAY PCB RE-
MOVAL is accomplished by removing five (5)
nuts and washers at the jacks and two (2)
screws at the XLR jack. Disconnect the ribbon
cable from the main PCB at P20 and the
speaker wires (blk/wht) at P15-P16.
5. Tuner/Timbre Display PCB Removal After the
main PCB is removed, removal of the display
PCB is accomplished by first disconnecting the
ribbon cable from P3. Using long nose pliers,
remove the five (5) push nuts holding the bezel
and PCB to the front panel. Remove the five (5)
nuts and washers at the DSP controls. The
PCB assy can now be pulled rearward off of the
bezel studs.
PCB EXCHANGE POLICY
Parts marked with a single asterisk (
*
) in the Part
Lists are not field replaceable. If a failure due to
one of these components is detected, please con-
tact the Fender® Dealer Customer Service
Department to order the complete PCB Assembly.