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MVC-FD91 SERVICE MANUAL US Model Canadian Model AEP Model UK Model Ver 1.0 1998.10 E Model Australian Model Hong Kong Model Tourist Model Chinese Model SPECIFICATIONS DIGITAL STILL CAMERA MICROFILM...
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MARK ! ON THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS AND IN THE PARTS CRITIQUES POUR LA SÉCURITÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT. NE LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. REPLACE THESE REMPLACER CES COMPOSANTS QUE PAR DES PIÈSES SONY COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART NUMBERS DONT LES NUMÉROS SONT DONNÉS DANS CE MANUEL OU APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS DANS LES SUPPÉMENTS PUBLIÉS PAR SONY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS SERVICE NOTE • VP-49 (Steady Shot Control) ····································································· 5 Schematic Diagram ........4-12 • VP-49 (Steady Shot Control, Active Prism Actuator GENERAL Drive) Printed Wiring Board ........4-15 Before using your camera ............1-1 • FC-67 (Camera Y/C Process, DRAM Control, Parts identification ..............
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1-3. Camera System Adjustments ......... 5-10 Picture Frame Setting ............ 5-10 HALL Adjustment ............5-11 Flange Back Adjustment ..........5-11 Flange Back Check ............5-12 Light Level Adjustment ..........5-12 Auto White Balance Standard Data Input ..... 5-13 Auto White Balance Adjustment ........5-13 Color Reproduction Adjustment ........
The electric shock is caused by the charged voltage which is kept without discharging when the main power of the MVC-FD91 is simply turned off. Therefore, the remaining voltage must be discharged as described below.
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[How to connect the extension cable] 1. Connection between the FDD unit and PK-45 board. 1) Connection of the extension cable (J-6082-427-A) 3) Connection between the FDD unit and extension cable Conductor side CN013 Conductor side FDD unit Conductor side Extension cable Extension cable (J-6082-427-A)
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[Description on Self-diagnosis Display] Self-diagnosis display • C: ππ: ππ The contents which can be handled by customer, are displayed. • E: ππ: ππ Note : The “Self-diagnosis” data is backed up by the coin lithium The contents which can be handled battery.The data will be lost and initialized when the coin lithium by engineer, are displayed.
MVC-FD91 SECTION 2 DISASSEMBLY NOTE: Follow the disassembly procedure as shown in the flow chart below. LCD check LCD unit, 2-5. Service position PD-104 board EVF check EVF block (1), 2-1. 2-2. EVF block (2) Service position RL-52 board 2-3.
2-2. EVF BLOCK (2) 1 Remove the claws 3 Cover the cushion and diffusion plate with a piece of paper and adhesive tape or the like so that the parts must not be scattered. [EVF CHECK SERVICE POSITION] 2 VF-131 board (1) VF-131 board 7 Lens holder assembly...
2-8. FC-67 BOARD, DD-119 BOARD 6 Remove the claws 7 FC-67 board Slide it in the direction of the arrow a , then remove it. 5 Screws (M2 × 3) 3 DD-119 (110) board 1 Screws (M2 × 3) 2 Board to board connector (50P) 4 FP-65 flexible board (70P) [MAIN (FC-67) BOARD CHECK SERVICE POSITION] Cabinet (front) assembly...
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MVC-FD91 MVC-FD91 4-2. PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS CD-207 (CCD IMAGER) PRINTED WIRING BOARD — Ref. No. CD-207 Board; 2,000 Series — CD-207 THIS NOTE IS COMMON FOR WIRING BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS BOARD (In addition to this, the necessary note is printed in each block)
MVC-FD91 SECTION 5 ADJUSTMENTS 5-1. CAMERA SECTION ADJUSTMENT 1-1. PREPARATIONS BEFORE ADJUSTMENT (CAMERA SECTION) 1-1-1. List of Service Tools • Oscilloscope • Regulated power supply • Digital voltmeter • Frequency counter • AC power adapter Ref. No. Name Parts Code...
1-1-2. Preparations Note 1: For details of how remove the cabinet and boards, refer to “2. DISASSEMBLY”. Pattern box Note 2: When performing only the adjustments, the lens block and boards need not be disassembled. 1) Connect the equipment for adjustments according to Fig. 5-1-5. 2) Connect the Adjustment remote commander to PK-45 board CN701 via CPC-12 jig (J-6082-436-A).
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Adjustment CPC-12 remote commander (J-6082-436-A) LANC jack Oscilloscope EXT.TRIG. FDD UNIT Must be connected when the electronic viewfineder is used. Must be connected when the FLASH UNIT is used. CN701 PK-45 CN601 CN012 CN013 board CN941 CN603 CN602 CN011 Extension cable (J-6082-427-A) Must be connected Note 1: When connecting the extension cable,...
1-2. INITIALIZATION OF F, E PAGE DATA Address Remark Initial value 1. Initializing the F, E Page Data Fixed data-1 Note: If the F, E page data is initialized, all adjustments must be performed (Initialized data) again. Adjusting page Fixed data-2 Adjusting Address 00 to FF Adjusting page...
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Address Address Remark Remark Initial value Initial value Fixed data-1 Fixed data-1 (Initialized data) (Initialized data) Fixed data-2 Fixed data-1 Fixed data-2 Fixed data-1 Fixed data-2 (Modified data, copy the data built in the same model.) Fixed data-1 (Initialized data) Fixed data-2 White balance adj.
1-3. CAMERA SYSTEM ADJUSTMENTS 1. Picture Frame Setting Check on the oscilloscope Subject Color bar chart standard picture frame 1. Horizontal period (1.5m from the front of the protection glass) Pin 9 of CN701 (VG) of PK-45 board Measurement Point External trigger (Horizontal period) : Pin 8 of CN701 (COM) of PK-45 board External trigger (Vertical period) :...
2. HALL Adjustment 3. Flange Back Adjustment For detecting the position of the lens iris, adjust the hall AMP gain The inner focus lens flange back adjustment is carried out and offset. automatically. In whichever case, the focus will be deviated during auto focusing/manual focusing.
4. Flange Back Check 5. Light Level Adjustment Adjust the standard LV value. Subject Siemens star (2.0 m from the front of the protection Subject Clear chart glass) (Color bar standard picture frame) (Luminance : approx. 200 lux) Adjustment Page Measurement Point Check operation on LCD screen Adjustment Address...
6. Auto White Balance Standard Data Input 7. Auto White Balance Adjustment Adjust to the proper auto white balance output data. Subject Clear chart If it is not correct, auto white balance and color reproducibility will (Color bar standard picture frame) be poor.
8. Color Reproduction Adjustment Adjust the color separation matrix coefficient so that proper color reproduction is produced. Subject Color bar chart standard picture frame CHX: Pin 1 of CN701 of PK-45 Measurement Point board (PANEL B-Y) CHY: Pin 3 of CN701 of PK-45 board (PANEL R-Y) Measuring Instrument Oscilloscope (X-Y mode)
9. White Balance Check 10. Strobe Light Level Adjustment Adjust the minimum gain when the strobe light flashes. Subject Clear chart (Color bar standard picture frame) Subject Clear chart (Color bar standard picture frame) Filter ND filter 1.0 and 0.3 Measurement Point Display data of page : 1 Measurement Point...
11. Strobe White Balance Adjustment 12. Strobe Light Level and White Balance Check Adjust the white balance when the strobe light flashes. Check the light level regulation and the white balance when the strobe light flashes. Subject A plate which reflection rate is 18% (1.0m from the front of the protection Subject A plate which reflection rate is 18%...
13. Steady shot adjustment Adjusting method: • Perform the steady shot adjustment only when replacing the Expose pattern A with the zoom TELE end. angular velocity sensor. When the microprocessor, circuit, etc. Adjust the inclination of the camera so that the vertical black malfunctions, do not perform this adjustment but check operations line comes to the center of the screen.
13-2. Steady Shot Adjustment (2) Subject Pattern B (1.5m from the front of the protection glass) Pin 2 of CN701 of PK-45 board Measurement Point (PANEL Y) External trigger: Pin !¡ of CN701 of PK-45 board (LANC IN) Measuring Instrument Oscilloscope (V period) Adjustment Page Adjustment Address...
14. CCD Defect Compensation 15. CCD Defect Compensation Check Subject Clear chart Subject Clear chart (40 cm from the front of the protection (40 cm from the front of the protection glass) glass) Adjustment Page Measurement Point Display data of page : 3, address : FF Adjustment Address C2 to D5 Measuring Instrument...
1-4. COLOR ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER [Alignment disk] Use the alignment disks (two disks as pair) shown in below. SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT Disk-1: TFD2-1(+) (Parts code; 8-967-990-01) Note 1: The back light (fluorescent tube) is driven by a high voltage AC Disk-2: TFD2-2(–) (Parts code; 8-967-990-11) power supply.
1. EVF Initial Data Input 2. VCO Adjustment (VF-131 board) Set the VCO free-run frequency. If deviated, the LCD screen will Mode Playback be blurred. Signal Arbitrary Mode Playback Adjustment Page Signal Arbitrary Adjustment Address 6B, 6C, 6F, 70, 74, 75, E0 Pin @™...
3. Bright Adjustment (VF-131 board) 4. Contrast Adjustment (VF-131 board) Set the level of the VIDEO signal for driving the LCD to the specified Set the level of the VIDEO signal for driving the LCD to the specified value. If deviated, the screen image will be blackish or saturated value.
5. Backlight Consumption Current Adjustment 6. White Balance Adjustment (VF-131 board) (VF-131 board) Correct the white balance. Set the backlight luminance and color temperature. If deviated, the EVF screen color cannot be reproduced. If deviated, the image may become dark or bright. Mode Playback Mode...
1-5. LCD SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT 1. LCD Initial Data Input Note 1: The back light (fluorescent tube) is driven by a high voltage AC Mode Playback power supply. Therefore, do not touch the back light holder to Signal Arbitrary avoid electrical shock. Note 2: When replacing the LCD unit, be careful to prevent damages Adjustment Page caused by static electricity.
2. VCO Adjustment (PK-45 board) 3. D range Adjustment (PK-45 board) Set the VCO free-run frequency. If deviated, the LCD screen will Set the D range of the LCD driver to the specified value. If deviated, be blurred. the LCD screen will become blackish or saturated (whitish). Mode Playback Mode...
4. Bright Adjustment (PK-45 board) 5. Contrast Adjustment (PK-45 board) Set the level of the VIDEO signal for driving the LCD to the specified Set the level of the VIDEO signal for driving the LCD to the specified value. If deviated, the screen image will be blackish or saturated value.
6. Color Adjustment (PK-45 board) 7. V-COM Level Adjustment (PK-45 board) Set the color saturation to the standard value. If deviated, the color Set the common electrode drive signal level of LCD to the specified will be to dark or light. value.
8. V-COM Adjustment (PK-45 board) 9. White Balance Adjustment (PK-45 board) Set the DC bias of the common electrode drive signal of LCD to the Correct the white balance. specified value. If deviated, the LCD screen color cannot be reproduced. If deviated, the LCD display will move, producing flicker and Mode Playback...
1-6. SYSTEM CONTROL SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT 1. Battery End Adjustment (FC-67 board) Adjusting method: Set the battery end voltage. Adjust the output voltage of the regulated power supply so that If the voltage is incorrect, the life of the battery will shorten. the digital voltmeter display is 6.1 ±...
2. Alignment check (FDD UNIT) Confirm that the FDD alignment is within the specifications. If deviated, reading and writing data from and to the floppy disk become impossible. Or compatibility of the floppy disk with other machines can be lost. Mode Playback Signal...
5-2. SERVICE MODE 2-1. ADJUSTMENT REMOTE COMMANDER 2. Precautions upon using the adjustment remote commander The adjustment remote commander is used for changing the calculation coefficient in signal processing, EVR data, etc. The Mishandling of the adjustment remote commander may erase the correct adjustment data at times.
2-2. DATA PROCESS The calculation of the DDS display and the adjustment remote commander display data (hexadecimal notation) are required for obtaining the adjustment data of some adjustment items. In this case, after converting the hexadecimal notation to decimal notation, calculate and convert the result to hexadecimal notation, and use it as the adjustment data.
2-3. SERVICE MODE 1. Setting the Test Mode 3. Switch check (1) Page F Address 10 Page 3 Address 23 Data Function Function When bit value=1 When bit value=0 Normal POWER SW (PK-45 board S702) Forced camera power ON Forced Player power ON XCAM/PB SW (PK-45 board S708) •...
4. Switch check (2) Page 3 Address 13 to 17 Using method: 1) Select page:3, address: 13 to 17. 2) By discriminating the display data, the pressed key can be discriminated. Data Address About“00” About“29” About“54” About“82” About“A6” About“E5” About“FF” VOLUME + VOLUME –...
MVC-FD91 SECTION 6 REPAIR PARTS LIST 6-1. EXPLODED VIEWS NOTE: • -XX, -X mean standardized parts, so they may • The mechanical parts with no reference number The components identified by mark ! or have some differences from the original one.
6-1-4. CABINET (REAR) SECTION supplied (including S691) 168 167 S691 supplied supplied SP901 supplied (Note) supplied supplied (Note) The FD block assembly is a mechanical unit which has completely been adjusted in the factory. Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks Ref.
6-1-6. LENS BLOCK SECTION IC401 not supplied VCL-5214WA (Note) Screw tapping (B tight) 1.7 × 4.5 (Note) Never remove the motors from the lens block because adjustments become necessary to re-assemble them once they are removed. Be sure to read “Note on the CCD imager replacement” on page 4-8 when changing the CCD Imager.
CD-207 DD-119 6-2. ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST NOTE: • Due to standardization, replacements in the • RESISTORS When indicating parts by reference number, parts list may be different from the parts All resistors are in ohms. please include the board name. specified in the diagrams or the components METAL: metal-film resistor The components identified by mark ! or...
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Take a copy of CAMERA COLOR REPRODUCTION FRAME and Parts reference sheets with a clear sheet for use. MVC-FD91 〈PARTS REFERENCE SHEET〉 You can find the parts position of location of mount locations applying to FC-67 board of a set.