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SERVICE MANUAL
US Model
Canadian Model
Korea Model
DCR-PC110
AEP Model
UK Model
Australian Model
Chinese Model
DCR-PC110E
E Model
Hong Kong Model
Tourist Model
DCR-PC110/PC110E
SERVICE MANUAL
DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER
J MECHANISM
SPECIFICATIONS
DCR-PC110
: NTSC model
DCR-PC110E
: PAL model
For MECHANISM ADJUSTMENTS, refer to the
"DV MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT MANUAL
J MECHANISM " (9-929-807-11).
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On the VC-253 board
This service manual provides the information that is premised the
circuit board replacement service and not intended repair inside the
VC-253 board.
Therefore, schematic diagram, printed wiring board and electrical parts
list of the VC-253 board are not shown.
The following pages are not shown.
Printed wiring board ......................... Pages 4-11 to 4-14
Schematic diagram .......................... Pages 4-15 to 4-52
Electrical parts list ............................ Pages 6-16 to 6-26
Photo : DCR-PC110
RMT-811
DCR-PC110/PC110E
RMT-811
Ver 1.2 2001. 10


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SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENT WARNING!!
COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY MARK 0 OR DOTTED LINE WITH
MARK 0 ON THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS AND IN THE PARTS
LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. REPLACE THESE
COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART NUMBERS
APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS
PUBLISHED BY SONY.
ATTENTION AU COMPOSANT AYANT RAPPORT
À LA SÉCURITÉ!
LES COMPOSANTS IDENTIFÉS PAR UNE MARQUE 0 SUR LES
DIAGRAMMES SCHÉMATIQUES ET LA LISTE DES PIÈCES SONT
CRITIQUES POUR LA SÉCURITÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT. NE
REMPLACER CES COMPOSANTS QUE PAR DES PIÈSES SONY
DONT LES NUMÉROS SONT DONNÉS DANS CE MANUEL OU
DANS LES SUPPÉMENTS PUBLIÉS PAR SONY.
1.
Check the area of your repair for unsoldered or poorly-soldered
connections. Check the entire board surface for solder splashes
and bridges.
2.
Check the interboard wiring to ensure that no wires are
"pinched" or contact high-wattage resistors.
3.
Look for unauthorized replacement parts, particularly
transistors, that were installed during a previous repair. Point
them out to the customer and recommend their replacement.
4.
Look for parts which, through functioning, show obvious signs
of deterioration. Point them out to the customer and
recommend their replacement.
5.
Check the B+ voltage to see it is at the values specified.
6.
Flexible Circuit Board Repairing
· Keep the temperature of the soldering iron around 270°C
during repairing.
· Do not touch the soldering iron on the same conductor of the
circuit board (within 3 times).
· Be careful not to apply force on the conductor when soldering
or unsoldering.
SAFETY CHECK-OUT
After correcting the original service problem, perform the following
safety checks before releasing the set to the customer.


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Abbreviation
HK: Hong Kong model
JE:
Tourist model
· SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
Check that the following accessories are supplied with your camcorder.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SERVICE NOTE
1.
POWER SUPPLY DURING REPAIRS ····························· 7
2.
HOW TO OPEN THE FLASH WHEN THE FLASH
DOESN'T OPEN ······························································· 7
3.
TO TAKE OUT A CASSETTE WHEN NOT EJECT
(FORCE EJECT) ································································ 7
4.
DISCHARGING OF THE FLASHLIGHT POWER
SUPPLY CAPACITOR ······················································ 8
4-1.
PREPARING THE SHORT JIG ········································· 8
4-2.
DISCHARGING THE CAPACITOR ································· 8
SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION
1.
SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION ······································· 9
2.
SELF-DIAGNOSIS DISPLAY ·········································· 9
3.
SERVICE MODE DISPLAY ············································· 9
3-1.
Display Method ·································································· 9
3-2.
Switching of Backup No. ··················································· 9
3-3.
End of Display ···································································· 9
4.
SELF-DIAGNOSIS CODE TABLE ································· 10
1.
GENERAL
Checking supplied accessories ·················································· 1-1
Quick Start Guide ······································································ 1-1
Getting started
Using this manual ·································································· 1-1
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ········································ 1-2
Installing the battery pack ···················································· 1-2
Charging the battery pack ···················································· 1-2
Connecting to the mains ······················································ 1-3
Step 2 Inserting a cassette ······················································ 1-3
Recording ­Basics
Recording a picture ································································ 1-3
Shooting backlit subjects ­BACK LIGHT ·························· 1-5
Shooting in the dark ­NightShot/Super NightShot ············· 1-5
Self-timer recording ····························································· 1-6
END SEARCH ···································································· 1-6
Playback ­Basics
Playing back a tape ································································ 1-6
Viewing the recording on TV ················································ 1-8
Advanced Recording Operations
Recording a still image on a tape ­Tape Photo recording ····· 1-9
Adjusting the white balance manually ································· 1-10
Using the wide mode ··························································· 1-11
Using the fader function ······················································ 1-11
Using special effects ­Picture effect ···································· 1-12
Using special effects ­Digital effect ···································· 1-12
Using the PROGRAM AE function ····································· 1-13
Adjusting the exposure manually ········································ 1-13
Focusing manually ······························································· 1-14
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back a tape with picture effects ······························ 1-14
Playing back a tape with digital effects ······························· 1-14
Enlarging images recorded on ­Tape PB ZOOM ··············· 1-15
Quickly locating a scene using the zero set memory function ·· 1-15
Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by title
­Title search ······································································ 1-16
Searching a recording by date ­Date search ························ 1-16
Searching for a photo ­Photo search/Photo scan ················· 1-16
Editing
Dubbing a tape ····································································· 1-17
Dubbing only desired scenes ­Digital program editing ······ 1-18
Using with analog video unit and personal computer
­Signal convert function ··················································· 1-21
Recording video or TV programmes ··································· 1-22
Inserting a scene from a VCR ­Insert editing ······················ 1-23
Audio dubbing ····································································· 1-23
Superimposing a title ··························································· 1-24
Making your own titles ························································ 1-25
Labeling a cassette ······························································· 1-26
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings ················································· 1-26
Resetting the date and time ·················································· 1-28
"Memory Stick" Operations
Using a "Memory Stick" ­introduction ······························· 1-29
Recording still images on "Memory Stick"s
­Memory photo recording ················································ 1-32
Recording an image from a mini DV tape as a still image ·· 1-34
Recoding moving pictures on "Memory Stick"s
­MPEG movie recoding ··················································· 1-35
Recoding a picture from a mini DV tape as a moving picture ·· 1-35
Superimposing a still image in a "Memory Stick" on a
moving picture ­MEMORY MIX ······································· 1-36
Copying still images from a mini DV tape ­Photo save ······ 1-37
Viewing a still image ­Memory photo playback ················· 1-37
Viewing a moving picture ­MPEG movie playback ··········· 1-38
Viewing images using a personal computer ························ 1-39
Copying the images recorded on "Memory Stick"s to mini
DV tapes ·············································································· 1-41
Enlarging still images recorded on "Memory Stick"s
­Memory PB ZOOM ························································ 1-41
Playing back images in a continuous loop ­SLIDE SHOW · 1-42
Preventing accidental erasure ­Image protection ················ 1-42
Deleting images ··································································· 1-43
Writing a print mark ­PRINT MARK ································· 1-44
Additional Information
Usable cassettes ··································································· 1-44
About i.LINK ······································································· 1-45
Troubleshooting ··································································· 1-45
Self-diagnosis display ·························································· 1-47
Warning indicators and messages ········································ 1-47
Using your camcorder abroad ·············································· 1-48
Maintenance information and precautions ··························· 1-48
Quick Reference
Identifying the parts and controls ········································ 1-49
Quick Function Guide ························································· 1-52
2.
DISASSEMBLY
2-1.
PD-134 BOARD, INVERTER TRANSFORMER UNIT ··· 2-2
2-2.
CABINET (L) BLOCK ASSEMBLY ····························· 2-3
2-3.
EVF BLOCK ASSEMBLY ············································· 2-4
2-4.
VTR OVERALL SECTION,
CABINET (R) BLOCK ASSEMBLY ····························· 2-5
2-5.
FLASH UNIT (MC), FLASH UNIT (ST) ······················ 2-5
2-6.
FJ-027 BOARD ······························································· 2-6
2-7.
CD-285 BOARD, LENS DEVICE LSV-690B ··············· 2-6
2-8.
AI-021, VC-253 BOARDS, MECHANISM DECK ······· 2-7
2-9.
CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (PS30550),
CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (FK30550) ····················· 2-8
2-10. LCD HINGE ASSEMBLY ·············································· 2-9
2-11. CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATION ································· 2-10
2-12. FLEXIBLE BOARDS LOCATION ······························ 2-11
3.
BLOCK DIAGRAMS
3-1.
OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM (1/3) ··························· 3-1
3-2.
OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM (2/3) ··························· 3-3
3-3.
OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM (3/3) ··························· 3-5
3-4.
POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM (1/2) ································ 3-7
3-5.
POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM (2/2) ································ 3-9
4.
PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS
4-1.
FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM (1/2) ······················· 4-1
FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM (2/2) ······················· 4-3


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4-2.
PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ············································ 4-5
· CD-285 (CCD IMAGER)
PRINTED WIRING BOARD ························· 4-7
· CD-285 (CCD IMAGER),
CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (MF30550)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ···························· 4-9
Shematic diagram and printed wiring board of the
VC-253 board are not shown.
Pages from 4-11 to 4-52 are not shown.
· AI-021 (LINE IN/OUT)(1/3)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-53
· AI-021 (AUDIO IN/OUT, DAC/ADC)(2/3)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-55
· AI-021 (MIC AMP)(3/3), MIC (MIC UNIT)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ·························· 4-57
· AI-021 (AUDIO PROCESSOR, LINE IN/OUT)
PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-59
· CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (FK30550)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-63
· CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (FK30550)
PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-65
· CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (ME30550)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-66
· CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (PS30550),
FP-256 (SIRCS, IR)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ·························· 4-67
· FLASH UNIT (30550MC/30550ST)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ·························· 4-69
· PD-134 (RGB DRIVE, TIMING GENE.)
PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-71
· PD-134 (RGB DRIVE, TIMING GENE.)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-73
· VF-147 (LCD DRIVE, BACK-LIGHT)
PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-75
· VF-147 (LCD DRIVE, BACK-LIGHT)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-77
· FJ-027 (DC IN)
PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-79
· FJ-027 (DC IN), FP-251 (PANEL DETECT)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ·························· 4-83
· FP-100 (MODE SWITCH), FP-228 (DEW SENSOR),
FP-102 (TAPE TOP/END SENSOR, S/T REEL)
FLEXIBLE BOARDS ·································· 4-85
4-3.
WAVEFORMS ······························································ 4-88
4-4.
MOUNTED PARTS LOCATION ································· 4-92
5.
ADJUSTMENTS
1.
Before starting adjustment ··············································· 5-1
1-1.
Adjusting items when replacing main parts and boards. ··· 5-2
5-1.
CAMERA SECTION ADJUSTMENT ··························· 5-4
1-1.
PREPARATIONS BEFORE ADJUSTMENT
(CAMERA SECTION) ··················································· 5-4
1-1-1. List of Service Tools ························································ 5-4
1-1-2. Preparations ····································································· 5-5
1-1-3. Precaution ········································································ 5-7
1.
Setting the Switch ···························································· 5-7
2.
Order of Adjustments ······················································ 5-7
3.
Subjects ··········································································· 5-7
1-2.
INITIALIZATION OF B, C, D, E, F, 7, 8 PAGE DATA ··· 5-8
1-2-1. INITIALIZATION OF C, D, 8 PAGE DATA ·················· 5-8
1.
Initializing the C, D, 8 Page Data ···································· 5-8
2.
Modification of C, D, 8 Page Data ·································· 5-8
3.
C Page Table ···································································· 5-8
4.
D Page Table ·································································· 5-10
5.
8 Page Table ··································································· 5-10
1-2-2. INITIALIZATION OF B PAGE DATA ························· 5-11
1.
Initializing the B Page Data ··········································· 5-11
2.
Modification of B Page Data ········································· 5-11
3.
B Page Table ·································································· 5-11
1-2-3. INITIALIZATION OF E, F, 7 PAGE DATA ················· 5-12
1.
Initializing the E, F, 7 Page Data ··································· 5-12
2.
Modification of E, F, 7 Page Data ································· 5-12
3.
F Page Table ·································································· 5-12
4.
E Page Table ·································································· 5-13
5.
7 Page Table ··································································· 5-14
1-3.
CAMERA SYSTEM ADJUSTMENTS ························ 5-15
1.
54MHz/66MHz Origin Oscillation Adjustment
(CD-285 board) ····························································· 5-15
2.
Zoom Key Center Adjustment ······································· 5-15
3.
HALL Adjustment ························································· 5-16
4.
MR Adjustment ····························································· 5-17
5.
Flange Back Adjustment (Using Minipattern Box) ······· 5-18
6.
Flange Back Adjustment
(Using Flange Back Adjustment Chart and Subject
More Than 500m Away) ················································ 5-19
6-1.
Flange Back Adjustment (1) ·········································· 5-19
6-2.
Flange Back Adjustment (2) ·········································· 5-19
7.
Flange Back Check ························································ 5-20
8.
Picture Frame Setting ···················································· 5-20
9.
Color Reproduction Adjustment ···································· 5-21
10.
MAX GAIN Adjustment ··············································· 5-22
11.
Auto White Balance & LV Standard Data Input ··········· 5-22
12.
Auto White Balance Adjustment ··································· 5-23
13.
White Balance Check ···················································· 5-24
14.
Mechanical Shutter Data Input ······································ 5-25
15.
Angular Velocity Sensor Sensitivity Adjustment ·········· 5-25
16.
Strobe Light Level Adjustment ····································· 5-26
17.
Strobe Light Level Adjustment for Movie Mode ·········· 5-26
18.
Strobe White Balance Adjustment & Check ················· 5-27
1-4.
COLOR ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER SYSTEM
ADJUSTMENT ····························································· 5-28
1.
VCO Adjustment (VF-147 board) ································· 5-28
2.
Bright Adjustment (VF-147 board) ······························· 5-29
3.
Contrast Adjustment (VF-147 board) ···························· 5-29
4.
White Balance Adjustment (VF-147 board) ·················· 5-30
1-5.
LCD SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT ··································· 5-31
1.
VCO Adjustment (PD-134 board) ································· 5-31
2.
Bright Adjustment (PD-134 board) ······························· 5-32
3.
Black Limit Adjustment (PD-134 board) ······················ 5-32
4.
Contrast Adjustment (PD-134 board) ···························· 5-33
5.
Center Level Adjustment (PD-134 board) ····················· 5-33
6.
V-COM Adjustment (PD-134 board) ···························· 5-34
7.
White Balance Adjustment (PD-134 board) ·················· 5-34
5-2.
MECHANISM SECTION ADJUSTMENT ·················· 5-35
2-1.
HOW TO ENTER RECORD MODE WITHOUT
CASSETTE ··································································· 5-35
2-2.
HOW TO ENTER PLAYBACK MODE WITHOUT
CASSETTE ··································································· 5-35
2-3.
TAPE PATH ADJUSTMENT ········································ 5-35
1.
Preparation for Adjustment ··········································· 5-35
2.
Procedure after operations ············································· 5-35
5-3.
VIDEO SECTION ADJUSTMENTS ··························· 5-36
3-1.
PREPARATIONS BEFORE ADJUSTMENTS ············ 5-36
3-1-1. Equipment Required ······················································ 5-36
3-1-2. Precautions on Adjusting ·············································· 5-37
3-1-3. Adjusting Connectors ···················································· 5-38
3-1-4. Connecting the Equipment ············································ 5-38
3-1-5. Alignment Tapes ···························································· 5-39
3-1-6. Input/Output Level and Impedance ······························· 5-39
3-2.
SYSTEM CONTROL SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT ········ 5-40
1.
Initialization of B, C, D, E, F, 7, 8 Page Data ··············· 5-40