Table Of Contents - Sony Handycam DCR-PC2E Service Manual

SERVICE NOTE
1. POWER SUPPLY DURING REPAIRS ····························· 4
2. TO TAKE OUT A CASSETTE WHEN NOT EJECT
(FORCE EJECT) ································································ 4
SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION
1. Self-diagnosis Function ······················································ 5
2. Self-diagnosis Dispaly ························································ 5
3. Self-diagnosis Code Table ·················································· 6
1. MAIN PARTS
1. ORNAMENTAL PARTS ···················································· 7
2. DISASSEMBLY ································································· 9
2-1. LCD UNIT (PD-112 BOARD, INVERTER
TRANSFORMER UNIT) ················································· 10
2-2. CABINET (R) BLOCK ASSEMBLY ······························ 11
2-3. CABINET (R) ASSEMBLY, LCD HINGE ASSEMBLY ·· 12
2-4. ATTACHING HARNESSES OF THE LCD HINGE
ASSEMBLY ····································································· 13
2-5. DD-125, VC-220 BOARDS, EVF BLOCK ASSEMBLY · 14
2-6. MR-41 BOARD, MD BLOCK ········································· 15
2-7. CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (FK-4750),
SPEAKER (2.0 CM) ························································ 16
2-8. CABINET (G) ASSEMBLY ············································ 17
2-9. CABINET (L) ASSEMBLY ············································· 17
2-10. EVF, LENS BLOCK ························································ 18
2. GENERAL
Checking supplied accessories ··················································· 19
Quick Start Guide ······································································· 19
Getting started ············································································ 19
Using this manual ··································································· 19
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ········································· 20
Charging the battery pack ····················································· 20
Installing battery pack ··························································· 21
Connecting to the mains ······················································· 21
Step 2 Inserting a cassette ······················································· 21
Step 3 Using a touch panel ····················································· 21
Recording -Basics ······································································ 22
Recording a picture ································································· 22
Shooting backlit subjects (BACK LIGHT) ··························· 24
Shooting in the dark (NightShot) ·········································· 24
END SEARCH ····································································· 24
Playback -Basics ········································································ 24
Playing back a tape ································································· 24
Viewing the recording on TV ················································· 26
Advanced Recording Operations ················································ 26
Photo recording ······································································· 26
Using the wide mode ······························································ 27
Using the fader function ························································· 27
Using special effects -Picture effect ······································· 28
Using special effects -Digital effect ······································· 28
Adjusting the white balance manually ···································· 29
Using the PROGRAM AE function ········································ 29
Adjusting the exposure manually ··········································· 30
Focusing manually ·································································· 30
Advanced Playback Operations ·················································· 31
Playing back a tape with picture effects ································· 31
Playing back a tape with digital effects ·································· 31
Quickly locating a scene using the zero set memory
function ··················································································· 31
Searching a recording by date -Date search ··························· 31
Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by title
-Title search ············································································ 32
Searching for a photo-Photo search/Photo scan ····················· 32

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editing ························································································ 33
Dubbing a tape ········································································ 33
Editing partially on a DV tape -DV synchro-editing ············· 33
Recording video or TV programmes ······································ 34
Inserting a scene from a VCR ················································· 35
Audio dubbing ········································································ 36
Superimposing a title ······························································ 37
Making your own titles ··························································· 37
Labeling a cassette ·································································· 38
Customizing Your Camcorder ···················································· 38
Changing the menu settings ···················································· 38
Resetting the date and time ····················································· 40
"Memory Stick" operations ························································ 40
Using a "Memory Stick" -introduction ·································· 40
Recording still images on "Memory Stick"s
-Memory photo recording ······················································ 42
Superimposing a still picture in a "Memory Stick"
on a moving picture -MEMORY MIX ··································· 43
Recording an image from a mini DV tape as a still image ····· 44
Copying still images from a mini DV tape -Photo save ········· 45
Viewing a still picture -Memory photo playback ··················· 45
Playing back images in a continuous loop -SLIDE SHOW ····· 46
Preventing accidental erasure -Image protection ··················· 47
Deleting images ······································································ 47
Writing a print mark -PRINT MARK ···································· 48
Additional Information ······························································· 48
Using the viewfinder ······························································· 48
Usable cassettes ······································································ 48
Troubleshooting ······································································ 49
Self-diagnosis display ····························································· 50
Warning indicators and messages ··········································· 51
Using your camcorder abroad ················································· 51
Maintenance information and precautions ······························ 51
Quick Reference ········································································· 53
Identifying the parts and controls ··········································· 53
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