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SERVICE MANUAL

DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER

• For ADJUSTMENTS (SECTION 6), refer to SERVICE MANUAL, ADJ (987675351.pdf).

• For MECHANISM ADJUSTMENTS, refer to the “DV MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT MANUAL

Z (Z200) MECHANISM ”(EXCEPT J: 9-876-724-11) (J: 9-876-724-01).

•Reference number search on printed wiring boards is available.

•TO TAKE OUT A CASSETTE WHEN NOT EJECT (FORCE EJECT)

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SERVICE NOTE

DISASSEMBLY

BLOCK DIAGRAMS

FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS

PRINTED WIRING BOARDS

REPAIR PARTS LIST

SPECIFICATIONS

SERVICE NOTE

DISASSEMBLY

BLOCK DIAGRAMS

FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS

PRINTED WIRING BOARDS

REPAIR PARTS LIST

SPECIFICATIONS

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Revision History

Ver 1.1 2005. 09

On the CD-537 and VC-370 board

This service manual provides the information that is premised the circuit board replacement service and not intended repair

inside the CD-537 and VC-370 board.

Therefore, schematic diagram, printed wiring board, waveforms, mounted parts location and electrical parts list of the CD-537

and VC-370 board are not shown.

The following pages are not shown.

Mounted parts location .............................

Page 4-94 to 95

Electrical parts list ................................... Pages 5-20 to 5-28

Photo : DCR-PC350E

How to use

Acrobat Reader

How to use

Acrobat Reader

Schematic diagram .............................Pages 4-29 to 4-64

Printed wiring board ............................ Pages 4-85 to 4-92

Sony EMCS Co.

2005I1600-1

Published by DI Technical Support Department

9-876-753-31

DCR-PC350/PC350E

RMT-831

Z (Z200) MECHANISM

DCR-PC350/PC350E

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SPECIFICATIONS

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System

Video recording system

2 rotary heads, Helical scanning system

Still image recording system

Exif Ver. 2.2 *1

“Exif” is a file format for still images,

established by the JEITA (Japan Electronics

and Information Technology Industries

Association). Files in this format can have

additional information such as your

camcorder’s setting information at the time of

recording.

Audio recording system

Rotary heads, PCM system

Quantization: 12 bits (Fs 32 kHz, stereo 1,

stereo 2), 16 bits (Fs 48 kHz, stereo)

Video signal

NTSC

DCR-PC350 :

color, EIA standards

PAL color, CCIR standards

DCR-PC350E :

Usable cassette

Mini DV cassette with the mark

printed

Tape speed

SP: Approx. 18.81 mm/s

LP: Approx. 12.56 mm/s

Recording/playback time (using a DVM60

cassette)

SP: 60 min

LP: 90 min

Fast forward/rewind time (using a DVM60

cassette)

Approx. 2 min 40 s

Viewfinder

Electric viewfinder (color)

Image device

5.9 mm (1/3 type) CCD (Charge Coupled

Device)

Gross: Approx. 3 310 000 pixels

Effective (still): Approx. 3 050 000 pixels

Effective (movie): Approx. 2 050 000 pixels

Lens

Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T*

Combined power zoom lens

Filter diameter: 30 mm (1 3/16 in.)

In CAMERA-TAPE:

10 ×(Optical), 120 ×(Digital)

In CAMERA-MEMORY:

8.5 ×(Optical)

F = 1.8 ~ 2.9

Focal length

In CAMERA-TAPE:

5.1 - 51 mm (7/32 - 2 1/8 in.)

In CAMERA-MEMORY:

6.0 - 51 mm (1/4 - 2 1/8 in.)

When converted to a 35 mm still camera

In CAMERA-TAPE:

45 - 450 mm (1 13/16 - 17 3/4 in.)

In CAMERA-MEMORY:

44 - 374 mm (1 3/4 - 14 3/4 in.)

Color temperature

[AUTO], [ONE PUSH], [HOLD], [INDOOR]

(3 200 K), [OUTDOOR] (5 800 K)

Minimum illumination

5 lx (lux) (F 1.8)

0 lx (lux) (during NightShot function)*

* Objects unable to be seen due to the dark can be

shot with infrared lighting.

Input/Output connectors

S video input/output

Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω(ohms),

unbalanced

Chrominance signal:

DCR-PC350 :

0.286 Vp-p, 75 Ω(ohoms), unbalanced

DCR-PC350E :

0.3 Vp-p, 75 Ω(ohoms), unbalanced

4-pin mini DIN

Audio/Video input/output

AV MINIJACK

Video signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω(ohms),

unbalanced, sync negative

Audio signal: 327 mV (at output impedance

more than 47 kΩ(kilohms)), Input impedance

more than 47 kΩ(kilohms),Output impedance

with less than 2.2 kΩ(kilohms)

LANC jack

Stereo mini-minijack (Ø 2.5 mm)

MIC jack

Minijack, 0.388 mV low impedance with DC

2.5 to 3.0 V, output impedance 6.8 kΩ

(kilohms) (Ø 3.5 mm), Stereo type

LCD screen

Picture

6.2 cm (2.5 type)

Total dot number

123 200 (560 ×220)

General

Power requirements

DC 7.2 V (battery pack)

DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor)

Average power consumption (when using the

battery pack)

During camera recording using the viewfinder

DCR-PC350 : 3.1 W

DCR-PC350E : 2.9 W

DCR-PC350 : 3.4 W

DCR-PC350E : 3.2 W

During camera recording using the LCD

Operating temperature

0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)

Storage temperature

-20°C to + 60°C (-4°F to + 140°F)

Dimensions (approx.)

57.3 ×10 7.3 ×106.7 mm (2 3/8 ×4 1/4 ×4 1/

4 in.)

(w/h/d)

Mass (approx.)

440 g (15 oz) main unit only

510 g (18 oz) including the NP-FF51

rechargeable battery pack, DVM60 cassette

and lens cap.

Supplied accessories

See page 5-13.

Handycam Station DCRA-C111

S video input/output

Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω(ohms),

unbalanced

Chrominance signal:

4-pin mini DIN

Audio/Video input/output

AV MINIJACK

Input/output auto switch

Video signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω(ohms),

unbalanced, sync negative

Audio signal: 327 mV, (at output

impedance more than 47 kΩ(kilohms))

Input impedance more than 47 kΩ(kilohms)

Output impedance with less than 2.2 kΩ

(kilohms)

USB jack

mini-B

DV input/output

4-pin connector

AC Adaptor AC-L25A/L25B

Power requirements

AC 100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz

Current consumption

0.35 - 0.18 A

Power consumption

18 W

Output voltage

DC 8.4 V, 1.5 A

Operating temperature

0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)

Storage temperature

-20°C to + 60°C (-4°F to + 140°F)

Dimensions (approx.)

56 ×31 ×100 mm (2 1/4 ×11/4×4 in.)

(w/h/d) excluding the projecting parts

Mass (approx.)

190 g (6.7 oz) excluding the power cord

Rechargeable battery pack (NP-FF51)

Maximum output voltage

DC 8.4 V

Output voltage

DC 7.2 V

Capacity

5.6 Wh (780 mAh)

Dimensions (approx.)

40.8 ×12.5 ×49.1 mm

(1 5/8 ×1/2 ×1 15/16 in.) (w/h/d)

Mass (approx.)

45 g (1.6 oz)

Operating temperature

0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)

Type

Lithium ion

Design and specifications are subject to change

without notice.

DCR-PC350 :

0.286 Vp-p, 75 Ω(ohoms), unbalanced

DCR-PC350E :

0.3 Vp-p, 75 Ω(ohoms), unbalanced

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1. Check the area of yourrepairforunsoldered or poorly-soldered

connections. Checkthe 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,throughfunctioning, showobvioussigns

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.

Unleaded solder

Boards requiring use of unleaded solder are printed with the lead-

free mark (LF) indicating the solder contains no lead.

(Caution: Some printed circuit boards may not come printed with

the lead free mark due to their particular size.)

: LEAD FREE MARK

Unleaded solder has the following characteristics.

•Unleaded solder melts at a temperature about 40°C higher than

ordinary solder.

Ordinary soldering irons can be used but the iron tip has to be

applied to the solder joint for a slightly longer time.

Soldering irons using a temperature regulator should be set to

about 350°C.

Caution: The printed pattern (copper foil) may peel away if the

heated tip is applied for too long, so be careful!

•Strong viscosity

Unleaded solder is more viscous (sticky, less prone to flow) than

ordinary solder so use caution not to let solder bridges occur such

as on IC pins, etc.

•Usable with ordinary solder

It is best to use only unleaded solder but unleaded solder may

also be added to ordinary solder.

SAFETY CHECK-OUT

After correcting the original service problem, perform the following

safety checks before releasing the set to the customer.

SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENT WARNING!!

COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY MARK 0OR DOTTED LINEWITH

MARK 0ON 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 0SUR 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.

CAUTION :

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. SERVICE NOTE

1-1. SERVICE NOTE ·····························································1-1

1. NOTE FOR REPAIR ·······················································1-1

2. POWER SUPPLY DURING REPAIRS ··························1-2

3. TO TAKE OUT A CASSETTE WHEN NOT EJECT

(FORCE EJECT) ·····························································1-2

4. DISCHARGING OF THE FLASHLIGHT POWER

SUPPLY CAPACITOR ···················································1-3

4-1. PREPARING THE SHORT JIG······································1-3

4-2. DISCHARGING THE CAPACITOR······························1-3

1-2. SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION····································1-4

1. SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION····································1-4

2. SELF-DIAGNOSIS DISPLAY ·······································1-4

3. SELF-DIAGNOSIS CODE TABLE································1-5

2. DISASSEMBLY

2-1. DISASSEMBLY······························································2-1

2-2. SERVICE POSITION ·····················································2-5

2-3. CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATION ···································2-9

2-4. FLEXIBLE BOARDS LOCATION ······························2-10

HELP (List of caution points is shown here.)

3. BLOCK DIAGRAMS

3-1. OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM (1/4) ···························3-1

3-2. OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM (2/4) ···························3-3

3-3. OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM (3/4) ···························3-5

3-4. OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM (4/4) ···························3-7

3-5. POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM (1/2) ································3-9

3-6. POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM (2/2) ······························3-11

4. PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS

4-1. FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM (1/3) ·······················4-1

FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM (2/3) ·······················4-3

FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM (3/3) ·······················4-5

4-2. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS

•CR-048 (CRADLE CONNECTOR)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ······························4-9

•SE-151 (PITCH/YAW SENSOR AMP)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-11

•FP-995 (JACK)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-11

•VP-060 (RELAY, KEY)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-13

•FP-993 FLEXIBLE (RELAY)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-13

•FP-994 FLEXIBLE (RELAY)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-13

•MS-234 (MIC AMP)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-15

•ST-108 (FLASH DRIVE)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-17

•FLASH UNIT (FL7450)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-17

•PD-225 (RGB DRIVE, TG)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-19

•CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (SB7450)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-19

•FP-996 FLEXIBLE (SIRCS, NIGHTSHOT)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-21

•CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (FK7450)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-23

•CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (PS7450)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-25

•FP-228/FP-467/FP-826 FLEXIBLE

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-27

Shematic diagram of the CD-537 and VC-370 board

are not shown.

Pages from 4-29 to 4-64 are not shown.

4-3. PRINTED WIRING BOARDS

•CR-048 (CRADLE CONNECTOR)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-67

•SE-151 (PITCH/YAW SENSORAMP)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-69

•VP-060 (RELAY, KEY)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-71

•MS-234 (MIC AMP)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-73

•ST-108 (FLASH DRIVE)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-77

•PD-225 (RGB DRIVE, TG)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-79

•FP-993 FLEXIBLE (RELAY)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-81

•FP-994 FLEXIBLE (RELAY)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-81

•FP-995 FLEXIBLE (JACK)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-81

•FP-996 FLEXIBLE (SIRCS, NIGHTSHOT)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-83

•FP-228/467/826 FLEXIBLE

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-83

Printed wiring board of the CD-537 and VC-370 board

are not shown.

Pages from 4-85 to 4-92 are not shown.

4-4. MOUNTED PARTS LOCATION ·································4-93

Mounted parts location of the

CD-537 and VC-370 board

are not shown.

Pages from 4-94 to 4-95 are not shown.

5. REPAIR PARTS LIST

5-1. EXPLODED VIEWS ······················································5-3

5-1-1.OVERALL SECTION·····················································5-3

5-1-2.F PANEL/LENS SECTION ············································5-4

5-1-3.FK SECTION ··································································5-5

5-1-4.EVF SECTION································································5-6

5-1-5.MD SECTION·································································5-7

5-1-6.CABINET (R) SECTION-1 ············································5-8

5-1-7.CABINET (R) SECTION-2 ············································5-9

5-1-8.MECHANISM DECK OVERALL (Z200) ···················5-10

5-1-9.LS CHASSIS BLOCK ASSEMBLY·····························5-11

5-1-10. MECHANICAL CHASSIS BLOCK ASSEMBLY ····5-12

5-2. ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST ········································5-15

Electrical parts list of the CD-537 and VC-370 board

are not shown.

Pages from 5-20 to 5-28 are not shown.

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DCR-PC350/PC350E

Make sure that the flat cable and flexible board are not cracked of

bent at the terminal.

Do not insert the cable insufficiently nor crookedly.

Cut and remove the part of gilt

which comes off at the point.

(Take care that there are

some pieces of gilt left inside)

When remove a connector, don't pull at wire of connector.

Be in danger of the snapping of a wire.

When installing a connector, don't press down at wire of connector.

Be in danger of the snapping of a wire.

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1. NOTE FOR REPAIR

SECTION 1

SERVICE NOTE

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2. POWER SUPPLY DURING REPAIRS

In this unit, about 10 seconds after power is supplied to the battery terminal using the regulated power supply (8.4V), the power is shut off so

that the unit cannot operate.

This following two methods are available to prevent this. Take note of which to use during repairs.

Method 1.

Use the AC power adaptor (AC-L25).

Method 2.

Connect the servicing remote commander RM-95 (J-6082-053-B) to the LANC jack, and set the commander switch to the “ADJ” side.

3. TO TAKE OUT A CASSETTE WHEN NOT EJECT (FORCE EJECT)

1Remove the rear cabinet assembly.

2Remove the top cabinet assembly.

3Refer to “4. DISCHARGING OF THE FLASHLIGHT POWER SUPPLY CAPACITOR” to discharge the flash power supply capacitor.

4Remove the cabinet (R) section.

5Remove the FK block.

6Remove the EVF section.

7Remove the control switch block (PS7450).

8Remove the VC-370 board.

9Remove the mechanism deck.

q; Supply +4.5V from the DC power supply to the loading motor and unload with pressing the cassette compartment.

Loading motor

DC power supply

(+ 4.5Vdc)

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4. DISCHARGING OF THE FLASHLIGHT POWER SUPPLY CAPACITOR

The power supply capacitor (C1001) of the flash unit (FL7450) is charged up to the maximum 300V potential.

There is a danger of electric shock by this high voltage when the capacitor is handled by hand. The electric shock is caused by the charged

voltage which is kept without discharging when the main power of the unit is simply turned off. Therefore, the remaining voltage must be

discharged as described below.

4-1. PREPARING THE SHORT JIG

To preparing the short jig. a small clip is attached to each end of a resistor of 1kΩ/1W (1-215-869-119)

Wrap insulating tape fully around the reads of the resistor to prevent electric shock.

4-2. DISCHARGING THE CAPACITOR

1Remove the rear cabinet assembly.

2Remove the top cabinet assembly.

3Open the insulation sheets.

4Short-circuit between 3and #terminal of the capacitor (C1001) with short jig about 10 seconds.

1 k

Ω

/1 W

Wrap insulating tape

Short jig (1k

Ω

/1W)

Insulation shee

C1001

Insulation sheet

Hole of

terminal

Hole of

terminal

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1-2. SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION

1. SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION

When problems occur while the unit is operating, the self-diagnosis

function starts working, and displays on the viewfinder, or LCD

screen what to do. This function consists of two display; self-

diagnosis display and service mode display.

Detailsof the self-diagnosis functionsare providedin the Instruction

manual.

2. SELF-DIAGNOSIS DISPLAY

When problems occur while the unit is operating, the counter of the

viewfinder or LCD screenconsists of an alphabetand 4-digit number,

which blinks at 3.2Hz. This 5-character display indicates the

“repairedby:”, “block”in which the problemoccurred, and“detailed

code”of the problem.

Note: The self-diagnosis display data will be kept even if the lithium battery (BT800 of MS-234 board) is removed.

1 1

3 1C

Repaired by:

Refer to page 1-5.

Self-diagnosis Code Table.

Indicates the appropriate

step to be taken.

E.g.

31 ....Reload the tape.

32 ....Turn on power again.

Block Detailed Code

Blinks at 3.2Hz

C : Corrected by customer

H : Corrected by dealer

E : Corrected by service

engineer

Viewfinder or LCD screen

C : 3 1 : 1 1

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3. SELF-DIAGNOSIS CODE TABLE

Block

Function

Detailed

Code

Symptom/State

Non-standard battery is used.

Condensation.

Video head is dirty.

LOAD direction. Loading does not

complete within specified time

UNLOAD direction. Loading does not

complete within specified time

T reel side tape slacking when unloading

Winding S reel fault when counting the

rest of tape.

T reel fault.

S reel fault.

T reel fault.

FG fault when starting capstan.

FG fault when starting drum.

FG fault during normal drum operations.

LOAD direction loading motor time-

out.

UNLOAD direction loading motor

time-out.

T reel side tape slacking when

unloading.

Winding S reel fault when counting the

rest of tape.

T reel fault.

S reel fault.

T reel fault.

FG fault when starting capstan.

FG fault when starting drum

FG fault during normal drum

operations

Data on A page or D page are rewriten.

Difficult to adjust focus

(Cannot initialize focus.)

Zoom operations fault

(Cannot initialize zoom lens.)

Steadyshot function does not work well.

(With pitchangular velocitysensor output

stopped.)

Steadyshot function does not work well.

(With yaw angular velocity sensor output

stopped.)

Abnormality when the power supply

capacitor of the flash unit is being

charged.

Self-diagnosis Code

Repaired by:

Correction

Use the info LITHIUM battery.

Remove the cassette, and insert it again after one hour.

Clean with the optional cleaning cassette.

Load the tape again, and perform operations from the beginning.

Remove the battery or power cable, connect, and perform