Nakamichi 481 Service Manual - page 19

3. REMOVAL 

PROCEDURES 

3.1.  Cassette Case Cover Ass’y 

Refer to Fig. 3.1. 

(1)  Press the Eject Button to open the Cassette Case Ass’y. 

(‘2) Pull out F01 (Cassette Case Cover Ass’y) upwardly. 

3.2. Top 

Cover 

Ass’y 

Refer to Fig. 3.1. 

Remove F02 and F03, then disassemble F04 (Top Cover Ass’y). 

3.3. Bottom 

Cover 

Ass’y 

Refer to Fig. 3.1. 

Remove F05, then disassemble F06 (Bottom Cover Ass’y). 

3.4. Front Panel Ass’y 

Refer to Fig. 3.2. 

(1)  Refer to Fig. 3.1. Remove Top Cover Ass’y and Bottom Cover Ass’y referring to items 3.2 and 3.3. 

(2)   Pull out F01 (VolumeKnobs). 

(3)Remove F02 (Power Switch Joint Bar) by releasing the self-interlocking pin of the Power Switch Joint Bar 

from Power Switch, and turn F02 (Power Switch Joint Bar) by 90 degreeseither clockwise or counter 

clockwise, then disassemble F02 (Power Switch Joint Bar) from the Power Switch Knob Ass’y. 

(4)  Remove F03, then disassemble F04 (Front Panel Ass’y). 

3.5. Headphone Jack Ass’y 

Refer to Fig. 3.2. 

(1)  Remove Front Panel Ass’y referring to item 3.4. 

(2)  Remove F05, then disassemble F06 (Headphone Jack Ass’y). 

3.6. Mechanism Ass’y 

Refer to Fig. 3.2. 

(1)  Remove Front Panel Ass’y referring to item 3.4. 

(2)  Remove F07 and F08, then disassemble F09 (Mechanism Ass’y including 5 connectors and record 

switch linkage). 

3.7. Meter Ass’y 

Refer to Fig. 3.2. 

(1)  Remove Front Panel Ass’y referring to item 3.4. 

(2)Remove F10 (Meter Ass’y) by releasing self-interlocking pins of the Meter Ass’y. 

3.8. Lamp 

P.C.B. 

R 

Ass’y 

and Lamp P.C.B. L Ass’y 

Refer to Fig. 32. 

(1)  Remove Meter Ass’y referring to item 3.7. 

(2)  Remove F11 (Lamp P.C.B. R Ass’y) and F12 (Lamp P.C.B. L Ass’y) by releasing the self-interlocking 

pins.