Panasonic Mini DV User manual

ORDER NO. VMD0109026C8
Digital Video Camera/Recorder
• Q-MECHANISM
(Including Q1, Q2&Q3)
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1 MECHANICAL PARTS LOCATION
1.1 UPPER SIDE

1.2 BOTTOM SIDE
1.3 SENSOR POSITION

2 SERVICING FIXTURES& TOOLS
2.1 FIXTURES& TOOLS FOR DISASSEMBLY& ASSEMBLY
No. Parts number Parts Name Q´ty New Remarks
1 VFK1390 Precision Driver 1 •
2 VFK1444 Gear Driver 1 •
3 VFK1444Q2 Gear Driver for Q2 & Q3mecha. 1 •
4 VFK1650 Cut Washer Jig(0.86) 1 •
5 VFK1649 Cut Washer Jig(0.65) 1 •
6 VFK1024 Molytone Grease 1 •
2.2 FIXTURES&TOOLS FOR MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT
No. Parts number Parts Name Q´ty New Remarks
7 VFK1278 Post Adjustment Driver 1 •
8 VFK1638 Capstan Tilt Adj. Jig 1 •
9 VFK1641 Envelope Detecor Board 1 •
10 VFM3110EDS(PAL) DV Alignment Tape 1 -- or VFM3010EDS(NTSC)
11 VFK1395 232C(M3) I/F Cable 1 -- "TATSUJIN" system
12 VFK1308E Measuring Board 1 -- "TATSUJIN" system
13 VFK1309 EVR Connecor Board 1 -- "TATSUJIN" system
14 VFK1309EX Connection Adaptor -- "TATSUJIN" system
15 VFK1317 30pin Flat Cable 2 -- or VFK1517(New - 300mm)
"TATSUJIN" system
16 VJA0941 DC Output Cable 1 -- "TATSUJIN" system

2.3 MAINTENANCE FOR CAPSTAN TILT ADJUSTMENT JIG.
1. Keep applying oil for preventive oxidation on base block.
Glove should be used when you apply oil.
2. Do not apply pressure to this jig.
3. If Brightness of LED become weak, Battery (SUM4 X 2) in the top of box
should be changed.
4. Inspect sensor pin regularly as following.
A. Put Gage Block to sensor pin.
B. Confirm LED is lit.
If not, adjust sensor pin by rotating a screw.

3 DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE
3.1 PREPARATION FOR DISASSEMBLY

3.2 DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE
No. Item Fig. Procedure
Fig. D1-1 1) Remove 3 screws. (Q1 &2 have 4 screws) 1 Cassette Up Unit.
Fig. D1-2 2) Take coupling portion off from both S &T sides.
Fig. D2-1 1) Remove a screw from Shield case.
Fig. D2-2 2) Take Cylinder Flex. From connector.
*2 H Amp Unit.
(Only Q1 & Q2)
Fig. D2-3 3) Remove a screw from H Amp Angle.
Fig. D3-1 1) Remove a screw from RT Flex. Flame.
Fig. D3-2 2) Remove 3 screws and then take Cylinder Spring out.
3 Cylinder Unit & RT Flex. Flame.
Fig. D3-3 3) Remove a screw and take RT Flex. Flame out.
Fig. D4-1 1) Pull up and remove LED Holder.
Fig. D4-2 2) Move LED Flat Cable out of position and unhook 2 springs.
4 LED Holder, Cover plate & Idler U.
Fig. D4-3 3) Remove 5 screws and remove Cover Plate & Idler U.
Fig. D5-1 1) Remove 4 screws. 5 Sub Chassis Unit
Fig. D5-2 2) Remove a screw and unhook a spring from Pinch Arm.
Fig. D6-1 1) Remove Cut Washer and take Pinch Arm out.
2) Take Center Gear out.
6 Pinch Arm & Center Gear
Fig. D6-2 3) Take Center Gear Spacer out.
Fig. D7-1 1) Make half loading until
Connection Arm comes out.
Fig. D7-2 2) Disconnect Connection Arms.
a) Hold Loading Gear side.
b) Disconnect connection arms.
7 Rail Unit
Fig. D7-3 3) Remove 4 screws.
8 T-Loading Gear & S-Loading Gear Fig. D8 1) Take T-Loading Gear out.
2) Remove Cut Washer on S-Loading Gear and take S-Loading Gear out.
* Removed Cut Washer can not be used again.
9 Gear Cover Fig. D9 1) Remove a screw and slide Gear Cover to take out.
10 Pinch Beetle & Release Beetle Fig. D10 1) Remove a washer and take Pinch Beetle and Release Beetle out together.
11 Tension Lever & Eject Arm. Fig. D11 1) Remove a screw and take Tension Lever out.
2) Remove a washer and take Eject Arm out.
12 Interface Gears Fig. D12 1) Remove 4 Gears.
13 Cam Gear Fig. D13 1) Remove Cam Gear.
14 Chassis Radon Fig. D14 1) Remove a washer.
15 Boat Radon Fig. D15 1) Remove Boat radon.
16 Drive Gear Fig. D16 1) Remove Drive Gear and a White Waher underneath.
Fig. D17-
1 1) Remove 2 screws and take Capstan Holder out.
* It is not necessary to remove 2 screws for New Capstan Holder. Because it
shapes screw.
17 Capstan Holder & Capstan Motor
Fig. D17-
2 2) Remove 3 screws and take Capstan Motor out downword.
Fig. D18-
1 1) Remove 2 screws and take Loading Motor Unit out. 18 Loading Motor unit & Mechanism Interface
Flex.
Fig. D18-
2 2) Remove 4 screws and dissolder at Mode Sw.
*19 Mode Switch , Deceleration Gears & Tension
Plate. Fig. D19 1) Take Mode Sw out. 2) Remove a washer and take Deceleration Gear (A) out.
3) Take Deceleration Gear (B) out

4) Remove 2 washers and take Tension Plate.
Fig. D20-
1 1) Remove a screw and take T4 Guide out.
Fig. D20-
2 2) Remove a washer and take Eject Lever out.
*20 T4 Guide , Eject Lever , Pulley Cover &
Pulley.
Fig. D20-
3 3) Remove 2 screw and take Pulley Cover out.
4) Take Pulley out.
*21 S3 Base U. Fig. D21 1) Remove a screw for S3 adjustment and take S3 Base U.
* 1) Procedure 2 for H.Amp Unit is applied only Q1 & Q2
mechanism.
2) Procedure 19 - 21 can be changed in order.
Fig. D1-1
Fig. D1-2

Fig. D2-1
Fig. D2-2
Fig. D2-3

Fig. D3-1
Fig. D3-2
Fig. D3-3

Fig. D4-1
Fig. D4-2
Fig. D4-3

Fig. D5-1
Fig. D5-2
Fig. D6-1

Fig. D6-2
Fig. D7-1
Fig. D7-2

Fig. D7-3
Fig. D8

Fig. D9
Fig. D10
Fig. D11
Fig. D12
Fig. D13

Fig. D14
Fig. D15
Fig. D16
Fig. D17-1

Fig. D17-2
Fig. D18-1
Fig. D18-2

Fig. D19
Fig. D20-1
Fig. D20-2

Fig. D20-3
Fig. D21

4 ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE
4.1 ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE
No. Item Fig. Grease Procedure
*1 S3 Base U. Fig. A1 -- 1) Put S3 Base U on and tighten a screw.
Fig.
A2-1 • 1) Put hole of T4 Guide to hole of chassis and tighten a screw.
Fig.
A2-2 • 2) Put Eject Lever on and a washer.
Fig.
A2-3 -- 3) Put boss of Pulley to hole of chassis on. Hole of chassis under pulley should be visible through slit of Pulley.
*2 T4 Guide , Eject Lever, Pulley Cover
& Pulley.
Fig.
A2-4 -- 4) Put Pulley Cover on Pulley and tighten 2 screws.
• 1) Put Mode Sw on.
• 2) Put Deceleration Gear (B) on
• 3) Put Deceleration Gear (A) on and a washer.
*3 Mode Switch , Deceleration Gears &
Tension Plate. Fig. A3
• 4) Put Tension Plate on and 2 washers.
-- 1) Put Loading Motor Unit on and tighten 2 screws. 4 Loading Motor unit & Mechanism
Interface Flex. Fig. A4
-- 2) Put Mechanism Interface Flex on and tighten 4 screws. After that, solder at
terminal of Mode Sw.
Fig.
A5-1 -- 1) Put Capstan Motor on and tighten 3 screws. Timing Belt should be between Pulley and boss.
5 Capstan Holder & Capstan Motor
Fig.
A5-2 -- 2) Put Capstan Holder on and tighten 2 screws.
6 Drive Gear Fig. A6 -- 1) Put a washer to shaft and install Drive Gear.
Timing Belt should be wound around Drive Gear. After that, confirm Timing
Belt and Gear are rotated together.
7 Boat Radon Fig. A7 • 1) Put hole of Boat radon to shaft of chassis.
8 Chassis Radon Fig. A8 • 1) Put Chassis Radon and a washer on.
9 Cam Gear Fig. A9 • 1) Put Cam Gear on. Phase Mark should be in the same line with chassis of
shaft..
Fig.
A10-1
• 1) Put Interface Gear(C) & (D).
Each phase mark should be in the same line.
10 Interface Gears
Fig.
A10-2
• 2) Put Interface Gear(A) & (B) on.
1) Put boss of Tension Lever into slit of Cam Gear and Tension Plate, then
tighten a screw.
11 Tension Lever & Eject Arm. Fig.
A11 --
2) Put boss of Eject Arm into slit of Cam Gear.
Put a washer on shaft of chassis.
1) Put boss of Pinch Beetle into slit of Mode Sw.
2) Put boss of Release Beetle into slit of Mode Sw.
12 Pinch Beetle & Release Beetle Fig.
A12 •
3) Put a washer on.
1) Keep sliding Gear Cover and put it on. 13 Gear Cover Fig.
A13 --
2) Tighten a screw.
1) Put S-Loading Gear on. 14 T-Loading Gear & S-Loading Gear Fig.
A14 •
2) Put T-Loading Gear on.
Each phase mark should be in the same line.
Fig.
A15-1
-- 1) Make half loading until Connection Arm comes out.
Fig.
A15-2
-- 2) Connect Arm of S & T Loading Gear and Connection Arms.
a) Hold Loading Gear side.
b) Push Arm of S & Tloading Gear into slit of connection arms.
15 Rail Unit
Fig.
A15-3
-- 3) Tighten 4 screws.