WARNING This service information is designed for experienced repair technicians only and is not designed for use by the general public. It does not contain warnings or cautions to advise non-technical individuals of potential dangers in attempting to service a product. Products powered by electricity should be serviced or repaired only by experienced professional technicians.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS GENERAL GUIDELINES ELECTROSTATICALLY SENSITIVE (ES) DEVICES 1. When servicing, observe the original lead dress. If a Some semiconductor (solid state) devices can be damaged short circuit is found, replace all parts which have been easily by static electricity. Such components commonly are over-heated or damaged by the short circuit.
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WARNING: WARNING: WARNING: WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Disassembly Procedure 1. Removal of Mounting Unit 3. Removal of Eyepiece Rubber 1. Unscrew 2 screws (A) so that the mounting unit can 1. Tear off the points of Eyepiece rubber (A) as be removed. shown below. SCREWS (A) 4. Removal of Eyepiece Unit 1.
5. Removal of Upper Cover 4. Unscrew 3 screws (E), (F) so that the CRT Unit 1. Loosen 3 hex. screws (D) so that the Upper cover can be removed from LENS pipe. can be removed. SCREW (E) Hex. Screws (D) SCREW (F) Hex.
7. Removal of SUB1 Board 9. Removal of MAIN Board 1. Disconnect CN101 on SUB1 Board. 1. Disconnect CN1 on MAIN Board so that the EVF 2. Unscrew 2 screws (G) so that the SUB 1 Board can cable can be removed. be removed.
11. Removal of LED Board NOTE: For assembling the parts, take reverse steps of each disassemble procedure. 1. Disconnect the connector (A) on Indicate plate. 2. Unscrew 4 screws (J) so that the CRT Assembly can be removed. MEMO SCREW SCREW CONNECTOR (A) 3.
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ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENT CONTENTS 1. Preparation ......................ELE-1 1-1. Recommended Measurement Equipment (M.EQ) & Servicing Fixtures ..ELE-1 1-2. Preparation for adjustment ................ELE-1 2. Adjustment Procedures..................ELE-2 2-1. Power Supply Voltage Adjustment ..............ELE-2 2-2. V Hold Adjustment..................ELE-2 2-3. H Hold Adjustment ..................ELE-2 2-4. H Duty Adjustment ..................ELE-2 2-5.
Electrical Adjustment Procedures 1. Preparation 1-1. Recommended Measurement Equipment (M.EQ) & Servicing Fixtures NAME MODEL NO. (Example) REMARK HD Camera (-recorder) AJ-HDC27AP EVF Connector 20pin type, With TV LENS Digital Volt Meter (D.V.M) Frequency Counter Oscilloscope Charts specification as follows Resolution Chart *16:9 aspect ratio.
2. Adjustment procedures 2-1. Power Supply Voltage Adjustment Board MAIN BOARD, SUB2 BOARD Spec 9.5V+/-0.05V IC201 4pin [SUB2 BOARD] Adjust RV401 (+9.5V ADJ.) [MAIN BOARD] M.EQ D.V.M NOTE: If the duty (T) is adjusted to 2.5us or less, High voltage protection circuits may work.
1. Set the Camera internal color bar to ON. 2-10. V Linearity Adjustment 2. Set the BRIGHT, CONTRAST and PEAKING knobs to Minimum level. Board SUB1 BOARD 3. Adjust RV205 so that the pedestal portion is All circles at four corners of resolution changed from slightly light to dark (just black out).
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BLOCK DIAGRAM SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS CIRCUIT BOARD DIAGRAMS CONTENTS BLOCK DIAGRAM OVER ALL BLOCK DIAGRAM....................BLK-1 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS SUB 1 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ..................SCM001 SUB 2 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ..................SCM002 SUB 3 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ..................SCM003 LED SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM .....................SCM004 SERIAL DATA CONV. (MAIN 1/3) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM..........SCM005 POWER (MAIN 2/3) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ..............SCM006 HORIZONTAL DEFLECTION (MAIN 3/3) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ........SCM007 CIRCUIT BOARD DIAGRAMS...
OVER ALL BLOCK DIAGRAM MAIN P.C.Board HV CONNECTOR MAIN P.C.Board CN001 UNREG IN (11-17V) 1 TP21 CN502 UNREG IN (11-17V) 2 Q402B G2 (SCREEN) IC 503 Brown SUB1 (H,V DEFLECTION) P.C.Board TP22 +H (HEATER) CN101 B CN101 A Blue HEATER -H (HEATER) FBP TRG FBP TRG...
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FBP TRG R527 100k 1608 IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE: COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED WITH THE MARK HAVE THE SPECIAL H-DEF GND CHARACTERISTICS FOR SAFETY. +H DEF WHEN REPLACING ANY OF THESE COMPONENTS. USE ONLY THE -H DEF SAME TYPE. CN501 IL-S-3P-S2T2-EF R526 2125 LC37-32 C517 +9.5V...
EXPLODED VIEWS & REPLACEMENT PARTS LIST Note: 1. *Be sure to make your orders of replacement parts according to this list. 2. Unless otherwise specified, all resistors are in OHMS, K=1,000 OHMS, all capacitors are in MICROFARADS (µF), P=µµF. 3. The P.C. Board untils marked with " " shown below the main assembled parts. 4.
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MECHANICAL PARTS ASSEMBLY Components identified with the mark ! have the special characteristics for safety. When replacing any of these components, use only the same type. 53 54 PRT-1...
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MECHANICAL PARTS ASSEMBLY Ref.No. Part No. Part Name & Description Remarks Ref.No. Part No. Part Name & Description Remarks VYK9294 TOP CASE ASS'Y VYK9295 BOTTOM CASE ASS'Y VYC0815 MIC HOLDER ASS'Y VMC1513 PLATE SPRING VKH0389 GUARD BAR VMG1217 CASE PACKING (1) VMG1218 CASE PACKING (2) VGU8170...
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PACKING PARTS ASSEMBLY PACKING PARTS ASSEMBLY Ref.No. Part No. Part Name & Description Remarks Ref.No. Part No. Part Name & Description Remarks VQT9245 OPERATING INSTRUCTION VPG0A71 PACKING CASE VPN5247 CUSHION A VPN5248 CUSHION B VPN5249 CUSHION C VPN5250 CUSHION D VPN5251 CUSHION E VPN5252...
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ELECTRICAL REPLACEMENT PARTS LIST Ref.No. Part No. Part Name & Description Remarks Ref.No. Part No. Part Name & Description Remarks IC301 TC74HC164AF VEP20859B MAIN P.C.BOARD 1 (RTL) IC302 M66311FP IC303 TC74HC08AF VEP20860B SUB1 P.C.BOARD 1 (RTL) IC304 TC7W04F IC401 BA9743AFV VEP20861B SUB2 P.C.BOARD 1 (RTL)
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Ref.No. Part No. Part Name & Description Remarks Ref.No. Part No. Part Name & Description Remarks R527,28 ERJ3RBD104 M.RESISTOR CH 1/16W 100K IC103 TA78L05F R529,30 ERJ3RBD223 M.RESISTOR CH 1/16W 22K IC104 GS49811KA R531 ERJ3RBD101 M.RESISTOR CH 1/16W 100 IC105 TC7W02FU R532 ERJ3RBD102 M.RESISTOR CH 1/16W...
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Ref.No. Part No. Part Name & Description Remarks Ref.No. Part No. Part Name & Description Remarks R175 ERJ3RED204 M.RESISTOR CH 1/16W 200K R216 ERJ3RED510 M.RESISTOR CH 1/16W R176 ERJ3RBD332 M.RESISTOR CH 1/16W 3.3K R217 ERJ3RBD102 M.RESISTOR CH 1/16W R177 ERJ3RBD393 M.RESISTOR CH 1/16W 39K R218,19 ERJ3RBD151...
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Ref.No. Part No. Part Name & Description Remarks Ref.No. Part No. Part Name & Description Remarks R272,73 ERJ3RED330 M.RESISTOR CH 1/16W R274 ERJ6GEYJ106 M.RESISTOR CH 1/10W 10M R275 ERJ3RBD511 M.RESISTOR CH 1/16W 510 R276 ERJ3RED514 M.RESISTOR CH 1/16W 510K R277 ERJ6GEYG221 M.RESISTOR CH 1/10W 220 VEP20783...
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CONTENTS Parts and Their Functions ..............OPE-1 Adjusting the Viewfinder ..............OPE-2 Mounting the Microphone ..............OPE-5...
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2˝ Electronic HD View Finder Operating Instructions...
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WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Operating precaution Operation near any appliance which generates strong magnetic fields may give rise to noise in the video and audio signals. If this should be the case, deal with the situation by, for instance, moving the source of the magnetic fields away from the unit before operation.
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Contents Features ............E– 3 Specifications .
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Parts and Their Functions ZEBRA (Zebra Pattern) Switch Displays a zebra pattern inside the viewfinder. ON: Displays a zebra pattern. OFF: No zebra pattern displayed. The details of the display, such as the type of zebra pattern, will differ depending on the camera used with the viewfinder.
Parts and Their Functions BRIGHT (Brightness) Knob Adjusts the brightness of the screen inside the viewfinder. The setting of this control has no effect on the output signal of the camera. Front Tally Lamp Lights when the VTR is recording and the TALLY switch is set to HIGH or LOW. Also, flashes on and off as a warning indication, in the same manner as the REC lamp, inside the viewfinder.
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Parts and Their Functions Internal LEDs The lamp and picture tube indications will differ depending on the camera used with the viewfinder. Refer to the instruction manual of the camera for details. TALLY / REC BATT SAVE E– 6...
Adjusting the Viewfinder Adjusting the Mounting Height of the Viewfinder The mounting height of the viewfinder can be adjusted using the method described below. Adjust the height of the mounting unit as required. O At the time of shipping, the mounting height is set for use with the AJ-HDC20A and AJ-HDC27A models.
Adjusting the Viewfinder Mounting the Viewfinder Confirm that the POWER switch of the camera is “OFF”. Insert the plug into the connection jack of the viewfinder. <Note> Be sure to insert the plug all the way into the connection jack. Push the viewfinder down into place.
Adjusting the Viewfinder Position Adjustment Lift up the viewfinder forward-backward/left-right position clamp lever to disengage the lock. Lever Viewfinder Loosen the viewfinder forward-backward/left-right position clamp lever. Adjust the position of the viewfinder by moving it forward, backward, left or right. Return the viewfinder forward-backward/left-right position clamp lever to the locked position.
Adjusting the Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment Set the POWER switch of the camera to “ON”. A picture will appear in the viewfinder. Turn the diopter adjustment ring to adjust the diopter so that the viewfinder picture can be clearly seen. Diopter Adjustment Ring Screen Adjustment Adjust the condition of the viewfinder screen.
Adjusting the Viewfinder Detaching the Eyepiece If dust has adhered to the CRT screen or mirror, detach the eyepiece and remove it. <Note> Do not wipe the mirror surface under any circumstances as it has been specially treated. Dust which has adhered to the mirror should be blown away with a blower, etc. Eyepiece Alignment marks Turn the lock ring as far as possible in...
Mounting the Microphone Follow the steps below to install the AJ-MC700P microphone kit (sold separately). Open the microphone holder. Viewfinder Microphone holder Mount the microphone. Plug the microphone connector cable into the MIC IN jack. MIC IN jack E– 12...
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