Need help with Toshiba receiver, no FM stereo

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New moving sale purchase. Toshiba SA-620 1978 ish AM/FM stereo
receiver, analog tuner. Everything works fine except the FM stereo
reception. It picks up stations fine, but has no stereo separation and
no stereo light. Light checks out ok, no voltage on the leads when
properly tuned. It obviously sounds mono. What might be wrong?

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<menwagoh@msn.com> wrote in message
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> New moving sale purchase. Toshiba SA-620 1978 ish AM/FM stereo
> receiver, analog tuner. Everything works fine except the FM stereo
> reception. It picks up stations fine, but has no stereo separation and
> no stereo light. Light checks out ok, no voltage on the leads when
> properly tuned. It obviously sounds mono. What might be wrong?
>

Most likely the VCO needs adjustment. It's a small potentimeter near the
stereo decoder IC. A small tweak is usually all that's required. When the
stereo comes on reliably, you're done.

Mark Z.

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<menwagoh@msn.com> wrote in message
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>I found the stereo decoder IC (Sanyo A3350) and the VCO. Tweaking the
> VCO doesn't change anything. Pin 1 on the IC has 11 VDC (ref to grnd).
> The stereo light leads have 15 VDC both sides (ref to grnd). I have
> already cleaned all the switch contacts with Deoxit. I have a Sylvania
> ECG ref book (says ECG1217 PLL FM stereo decoder), so I can use the IC
> schematic to check for VCC and such, right?
>

Yes, the IC pinout is a useful "mini-schematic". If it's a digital tuner,
the discriminator may also need adjustment - you'll need a DC voltmeter and
some information on what are the test points and the discriminator (primary)
adjustment. Too bad that VCO didn't get it, that's pretty common.

Mark Z.

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This is an analog tuner. There are plenty of strong stations here in
Denver and the signal strength meter shows good signals.

hello; My experience with Toshiba SA-520 and 620 receivers has been when the Stereo indicator lamp is out..so will be the stereo reception.. i have found that replacing the stereo indicator lamp will restore your stereo reception.it did for me....
hope this is helpful... m.r.