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Ver 1.2 2004.06 SUPPLEMENT-1 File this supplement with the service manual (PV03-022) • Addition of Automatic Adjustment Program • Use this Service Manual together with the Automatic Adjustment Program (DSC-F828 Auto-Adj Ver1. [][] .exe) and the DSC-F828 C1 MATRIX ADJ (F828C1MATRIX.exe). Note: (numeric value) of the file name varies depending on the version of Automatic Adjustment Program.
Installation Method ·························································· 6-9 * Color reproduction frame is shown on page 6-35. Notes When Using the DSC-F828 C1 Matrix Adj ·········· 6-9 * AF laser axis frame is shown on page 6-35. Starting Method of DSC-F828 C1 Matrix Adj ················ 6-9 Screen and Function of Each Button of DSC-F828 C1 Matrix Adj ·······································································...
Download the data. Save the data. (The same model of the same destination) After the EVR data is saved and downloaded, check the respective items of the EVR data. (Refer to page 6-3 for the items to be checked.) DSC-F828...
Note 1: The automatic Adjustment Program does not support the “Initialization of data”. Perform it manually. Note 2: Use the DSC-F828 C1 MATRIX ADJ (F828C1MATRIX.exe) when performing “Color Shade Check”, “Linear Matrix Adj.” and “AWB 3200K/5800K Standard Data Input” of Camera System Adjustment.
Siemens star chart Back ground paper For PTB-1450: J-6080-875-A J-2501-130-A J-6082-562-A J-10 Camera table J-6082-384-A Note: Personal computer Windows98/98SE/Me/2000/XP Home/XP Pro RAM: 256MB or more recommended USB: 2.0 recommended (also compatible with 1.1) Two connectors are required. Fig. 6-1-1 DSC-F828...
2) Start up the application for adjustment (SEUS). About 6cm (PTB-1450) About 20cm (PTB-450) Front of the lens Fig. 6-1-2 [CONNECTION OF EQUIPMENT] Personal computer (with two USB ports) USB2 HASP key USB1 DC IN AC power AC IN adaptor Memory stick Fig. 6-1-3 DSC-F828...
1450) from the pattern box and insert a clear chart in its place. 2) 9 colors chart (Standard picture frame) (PTB-1450) (Do not perform zoom operations during this time.) When performing adjustments using the 9 colors chart, adjust the picture frame as shown in Fig. 6-1-4. (Standard picture frame) DSC-F828...
4) Assemble so that the black sides and the background paper side of woody board A, B and C are internal. (Fig 6-1-6) woody board A woody board B woody board A woody board B woody board C Fig. 6-1-6 DSC-F828...
SEUS PAGE EDIT screen. Fig. 6-1-7 [Close] 5) Click to close the SEUS PAGE EDIT screen. [Save] 6) Click on the SEUS screen. 7) Wait for more than 3 sec. 8) Select page: 00, address: 01 and set data: 00. DSC-F828...
ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS When the Automatic Adjustment Program started, the Main Menu screen in Fig. 6-1-8 will appear. On this screen, select each adjust- The DSC-F828 is adjusted with the Automatic Adjustment Pro- ment section. gram and the DSC-F828 C1 MATRIX ADJ.
1-2-2. DSC-F828 C1 MATRIX ADJ 5. Screen and Function of Each Button of DSC-F828 1. Application Environment C1 MATRIX ADJ Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP RAM: 256MB or more recommended USB: 2.0 recommended (also compatible with 1.1) Two connectors are required. 2. Installation Method Extract the file compressed in the ZIP format (828matrix.zip).
“red”. When the data setting is cancelled, the button color returns to “white”. (Use this button when an error occurred in the video adjust- ment. If the adjustment completed successfully, the data set- ting is automatically cancelled and the button color returns to “white”.) DSC-F828 6-10...
“3. Release of Data Set- ting during Video Adj.” will be executed. 5) Upon successful completion of all items of the VIDEO adjust- [OK] ment, the following message is displayed. Click the but- ton. Fig. 6-1-12 DSC-F828 6-11...
“red”. When the data setting is cancelled, the button color returns to “white”. (Use this button when an error occurred in the camera adjust- ment 1-6. If the adjustment completed successfully, the data setting is automatically cancelled and the button color returns to “white”.) DSC-F828 6-12...
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10 to 16 CAMERA Adjustment 6 AF Laser Axis Check Flash adjustment box (1 m) Note: Use the DSC-F828 C1 MATRIX ADJ (F828C1MATRIX.exe) when performing “Color Shade Check”, “Linear Matrix Adj.” and “AWB 3200K/5800K Standard Data Input” of Camera System Adjustment.
7) Upon completion of “4. Flange Back Adj.”, “5. Release of Data Setting during Camera Adj.” is executed. 8) Upon successful completion of all items of the CAMERA Ad- [OK] justment 1, the following message is displayed. Click the button. Fig. 6-1-18 DSC-F828 6-14...
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The following messages are displayed, and then oper- ate the camera to make a check in accordance with the mes- sages. Fig. 6-1-20 5) Upon completion of “2. Flange Back Check”, “3. Release of Data Setting during Camera Adj.” is executed. DSC-F828 6-15...
Check on the monitor TV C14: Filter for AWB 5800K adjustment A = C = Green Yellow Cyan White E = F Blue Magenta Effective picture frame Color bar chart picture frame Effective picture frame Transparent window Fig. 6-1-27 Fig. 6-1-24 DSC-F828 6-16...
ZOOM ....WIDE end (Turn the zoom ring to “28”) MACRO ................ON FOCUS ..............MANUAL Adjusting method: 1) Start the DSC-F828 C1 MATRIX ADJ on the PC. [Connect] 2) Click on the DSC-F828 C1 MATRIX Adjustment screen. If the connection is normal, the DSC-F828 C1 MA- TRIX Adjustment screen will be as shown in bellow, indicat- ing the “connected”...
Set the subject in accordance with the message. Fig. 6-1-33 [OK] 6) Click the button, and the items from “3. F No. Compen- sation” to “6. Release of Data Setting during Camera Adj.” will be executed. DSC-F828 6-18...
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8). In this work, acquire a reference data for the liner matrix adjust- ment using a DSC-F828 camera that operates normally. And saves the data in the inside of the PC. Therefore, if the same pattern box and the same 9 colors chart are used, it is not necessary to perform “Get Reference Data”...
ZOOM ....WIDE end (Turn the zoom ring to “28”) MACRO ................ON FOCUS ..............MANUAL Adjusting method: 1) Install the camera for adjustment. 2) Start the DSC-F828 C1 MATRIX ADJ on the PC. [Connect] 3) Click on the DSC-F828 C1 MATRIX Adjustment screen.
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6) Upon successful completion of “3. Color Reproduction Check”, the following message is displayed. Change the chart in ac- cordance with the message. Fig. 6-1-46 [OK] 7) Click the button, and the “4. CCD Linearity Check”, “5. CCD White Defect Compensation Check” will be executed. DSC-F828 6-21...
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“6. CCD Black Defect Com- pensation Check”, “7. Release of Data Setting during Camera Adj.” will be executed. 10) Upon successful completion of all items of the CAMERA Ad- [OK] justment 4, the following message is displayed. Click the button. Fig. 6-1-48 DSC-F828 6-22...
“2. Strobe Adj.” will be ex- ecuted. 5) During execution of “2. Strobe Adj.”, the following message is displayed. After checking the flashing of strobe light, click [OK] button. (This message is displayed 2 times during execution of adjustment.) Fig. 6-1-50 DSC-F828 6-23...
9) Upon completion of “2. AF Laser Axis Check”, “3. Release of Fig. 6-1-54 Data Setting during Camera Adj.” is executed. 10) Upon successful completion of all items of the CAMERA Adjustment 6, the following message is displayed. Click the [OK] button. Fig. 6-1-59 DSC-F828 6-24...
“red”. When the data setting is cancelled, the button color returns to “white”. (Use this button when an error occurred in the LCD adjust- ment. If the adjustment completed successfully, the data set- ting is automatically cancelled and the button color returns to “white”.) DSC-F828 6-26...
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5) If the button is clicked, “7. Release of Data Setting dur- ing LCD Adj.” will be executed. 6) Upon successful completion of all items the LCD adjustment, [OK] the following message is displayed. Click the button. Fig. 6-1-66 DSC-F828 6-27...
• Check that the conditions such as a subject Remedy are correct. • Reset the camera. Fig. 6-1-70 Symptom The camera is not ready for adjustment. • Data error exists in the camera. Cause • Reset the camera. Remedy DSC-F828 6-28...
“white”. To cancel the data setting, perform it on the SEUS Op- eration screen. How to cancel the data setting is displayed in the error message. Fig. 6-1-76 LCD System Adjustment screen Fig. 6-1-77 DSC-F828 6-29...
SEUS goes in “disconnect” state, but this is not a [Connect] trouble. Click on the SEUS screen to restore the “connected” state. (In case that the power does not turn on again, press the power button.) Fig. 6-1-78 DSC-F828 6-30...
5) Select page: 00, address: 01, and set data: 00. Examples: If the hexadecimal data is “8E”, the bit values for bit7 to bit4 are shown in the A column, and the bit values for bit3 to bit0 are shown in the B column. DSC-F828 6-31...
When data = 11 When data = 01 FLASH OPEN DETECT switch (LS-067 board S001) Close Open Using method: 1) Select page: 60, address: B9. 2) Read the data. By discriminating the data, the state of the switch can be discriminated. DSC-F828 6-32...
“Detailed” code (Occurred 3rd time) *1: “C” t “01”, “E” t “03” Using method: 1) The self diagnostics log is displayed at page: 20, addresses: B0 to B5. Note: These data will be erased when the lithium battery (LR-018 board) is removed. DSC-F828 6-34...
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FOR CAMERA COLOR REPRODUCTION CHECK Take a copy of CAMERA COLOR REPRODUCTION FRAME with a clear sheet for use. 〈 〉 AF LASER AXIS FRAME Take a copy of AF LASER AXIS FRAME with a clear sheet for use. DSC-F828 6-35E 6-35...