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MVC-FD81 SERVICE MANUAL US Model Canadian Model AEP Model UK Model Ver 1.0 1998.09 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 • FC-67 (D/A Converter)(4/7) ····································································· 5 Schematic Diagram ........4-25 • FC-67 (Audio D/A.A/D Converter)(5/7) GENERAL Schematic Diagram ........4-29 Before using your camera ............1-1 • FC-67 (FD/System Control)(6/7) Parts identification ..............1-1 Schematic Diagram ........4-31 Basic operations •...
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1-5. System Control System Adjustment ......5-23 Battery End Adjustment (FC-67 board) ......5-23 Alignment Check (FDD Unit) ........5-24 5-2. Service Mode ..............5-25 2-1. Adjustment Remote Commander ........5-25 Using the Adjustment Remote Commander ....5-25 Precautions upon using the adjustment remote commander ..............
The electric shock is caused by the charged voltage which is kept without discharging when the main power of the MVC-FD81 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-44 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)
[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.
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MVC-FD81 SECTION 1 This section is extracted from GENERAL instruction manual.
2-6. SERVICE POSITION (Routing and location of harnesses) BATTERY FLASH UNIT TERMINAL ST SHIELD PLATE RL-51 BOARD CN001 CUSHION(SP) CN704 CN301 CN702 CN101 IC851 CUSHION(2) IC852 IC103 FC-67 BOARD Procedure 1 Route the harness that comes from CN301 of the DD-119 board, around the corner ( C in the figure) of IC851 (FC-67 board) and the side ( B in the figure) of CN702.
2-7. SERVICE POSITION (For voltage measurement) Firstly, remove the following parts referring to DISASSEMBLY (sections 2-1 to 2-4), and connect parts as shown below. FLASH unit RL-51 board Cabinet (front) assembly DD-119 board Extension cable (J-6082-434-A) FLASH unit FC-67 board charge capacitor PK-44 board Backlight...
MVC-FD81 MVC-FD81 CD-206 (CCD IMAGER) PRINTED WIRING BOARD 4-2. PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS — Ref. No. CD-206 Board; 2,000 Series — THIS NOTE IS COMMON FOR WIRING BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS (In addition to this, the necessary note is printed in each block)
MVC-FD81 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- 2) Connect the Adjustment remote commander to PK-44 board About 90 cm CN802 via CPC-9 jig (J-6082-393-B).
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Adjustment remote CPC-9 jig (12P/18P, 0.5mm) commander (J-6082-393-B) 12 pins LANC jack Oscilloscope EXT. TRIG. 18 pins FDD UNIT BACK LIGHT CN851 CN802 LCD UNIT PK-44 board CN601 CN013 CN012 CN901 CN603 CN602 CN011 Extension cable (J-6082-427-A) Extension cable (50P, 0.5mm) (J-6082-434-A) Note 1: When connecting the extension cable, refer to “1.
1-1-4. Precaution 1. Setting the Switch Unless otherwise specified, set the switches as follows and perform adjustments without loading cassette. PLAY/STILL/MOVIE switch (PK-44board S708,712) ..........STILL FOCUS switch ............MANUAL PROGRAM AE switch (PK-44board S706) ........Auto (No mark indicated on LCD) PICTURE EFFECT switch (PK-44board S703) .....
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...
1-3. CAMERA SYSTEM ADJUSTMENTS 1. Picture Frame Setting Check on the oscilloscope Subject Color bar chart standard picture frame 1. Horizontal period (Approx. 90cm from the front of the lens) Pin 9 of CN802 (VG) of PK-44 board Measurement Point External trigger (Horizontal period) : Pin 8 of CN802 (COM) of PK-44 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 lens) Subject Clear chart (Luminance : approx. 200 lux) (Color bar standard picture frame) Measurement Point Check operation on LCD screen Adjustment Page Measuring Instrument 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 CN802 of PK-44 Measurement Point board (PANEL B-Y) CHY: Pin 3 of CN802 of PK-44 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 lens) Subject A plate which reflection rate is 18%...
13. CCD Defect Compensation 14. CCD Defect Compensation Check Subject Clear chart Subject Clear chart (40 cm from the front of the lens) (40 cm from the front of the lens) Adjustment Page Measurement Point Display data of page : 3, address : FF Adjustment Address C2 to D5 Measuring Instrument...
1-4. 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-44 board) 3. D range Adjustment (PK-44 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-44 board) 5. Contrast Adjustment (PK-44 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-44 board) 7. V-COM Level Adjustment (PK-44 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-44 board) 9. White Balance Adjustment (PK-44 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...
1-5. SYSTEM CONTROL SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT 1. Battery End Adjustment (FC-67 board) Set the battery end voltage. If the voltage is incorrect, the life of the battery will shorten. The image at the battery end will also be rough. Mode Camera Subject All black (Cover the lens with a black cap)
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-44 board S702) Forced camera power ON Forced Player power ON XCAM/PB SW (PK-44 board S708) •...
MVC-FD81 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.
6-1-2. CABINET (REAR) SECTION LCD901 supplied ND901 supplied supplied SP901 supplied supplied - 1 1 (Note) supplied not 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.
CD-206 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 referencesheets with a clear sheet for use. MVC-FD81 〈PARTS REFERENCE SHEET〉 You can find the parts position of location of mount locations applying to FC-67 board of a set. FC-67...