Service Manual G-Shot G512 Table of Contents 1. Introduction...........................3 A. Features ..........................3 System Requirements......................3 Function Block........................4 2. Disassemble and Assemble procedure ..................5 3. Troubleshooting Guide........................10 4. Testing Procedures ........................11 A. No Power..........................11 Can not connect to PC......................15 Can not snap........................17 D.
Service Manual G-Shot G512 1. Introduction A. Features Sensor Type:3.1M COMS(Firmware interpolation:5M) Lens: F=8.46mm Focal Length:f2.8 Digital Zoom:4X Resolution:2560x1920;2048x1536;1600x1200;1280x960;640x480 Movie Mode:320x240/15fps LCD:1.5” File format:JPEG,AVI,WAV,MP3 PC Interface:USB1.1 Memory Media: SD/MMC Built-in memory:16MB B. System Requirements Windows® environment IBM PC Pentium II 400 compatible or higher...
Service Manual G-Shot G512 C. Function Block STROBE Flash Light Indicate LED /SELELED / RED EYE Battery Power REDUCTION LED Power OV3610 Circuit 3.1M Pixels CMOS Host Sensor Connector Digital Dual Mode Camera Processor SCPA535A 8M Bit ROM Code IC...
Service Manual G-Shot G512 2. Disassemble and Assemble procedure Step 1 Take off top cover. Top cover Please open the top cover with hand which stuck on the camera . Top cover Step 2 Take off rear cover and flash board.
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 Flash board Macro switch Step 3 Screws (as red circles) Take off front cover. Please first take off the macro switch and USB cover and then to loosen 8 screws to take front cover apart. USB cover Front cover Version 1.0...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 Step 4 Take off LCD panel. Disconnect connector to take off LCD panel and please be careful not to scratch the LCD panel. Connector LCD panel Screws Step 5 Take off battery box. Loosen 2 screws of switch...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 Screws Main board Battery box Step 6 Take off switch board. Unsolder 9 pins to take off the switch board. 9 pins of switch board Version 1.0 Page 8...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 Switch board To assemble G-Shot G512, please reverse the steps shown above. Version 1.0 Page 9...
Service Manual G-Shot G512 3. Troubleshooting Guide Problem Solution Replace battery. A. No Power Replace switch board. Replace main board. Replace USB cable. B. Can not connect to PC Replace main board. Replace shutter button. C. Can not snap Replace switch board.
Service Manual G-Shot G512 4. Testing Procedures A. No Power START Check battery Recharge or Replace a 3.7V new battery Replace switch board Check switch board Still no power Replace main board Version 1.0 Page 11...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 Check if battery voltage is 3.7 V , if not please recharge or replace battery. Version 1.0 Page 12...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 Check if soldering pins is broken or bad, if yes please replace switch board. Soldering pins Switch board Version 1.0 Page 13...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 If still no power after replacing battery and switch board, please replace main board. Main board Version 1.0 Page 14...
Service Manual G-Shot G512 B. Can not connect to PC START Replace USB cable Check USB cable Replace main board Still not connect t o PC Version 1.0 Page 15...
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G-Shot G512 Check USB cable, please use a same and good USB cable to check whether G-Shot G512 connects to PC, if yes that means the old USB cable is failed please replace a new USB cable ;if not please replace main board.
Service Manual G-Shot G512 C. Can not snap START Replace shutter button Check shutter button Replace switch board Check switch board Replace main board Still not snap Version 1.0 Page 17...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 Check shutter button is bad or broken, if yes please replace shutter button. Shutter button Here is easily broken (as red arrow pointed) while assembling shutter button. Please press on/off button after assembling to check whether you can turn on.
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 Check if soldering pins is bad or broken , if yes please replace switch board. Soldering pins Switch board Version 1.0 Page 19...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 If still can not snap after replacing shutter button and switch board please replace main board. Main board Version 1.0 Page 20...
Service Manual G-Shot G512 D. Speaker no sound START Check speaker Replace speaker soldering Replace main board Still no sound Version 1.0 Page 21...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 Check if soldering of speaker is bad or not, if yes please resolder or replace a new speaker. Speaker Soldering Version 1.0 Page 22...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 After replacing a good speaker if it still has no sound please replace main board. Main board Version 1.0 Page 23...
Service Manual G-Shot G512 E. LCD no image START Replace main board Check connect Replace LCD Check LCD Replace main board LCD still no image Version 1.0 Page 24...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 Check if connector is failed, if yes please replace main board. Connector Version 1.0 Page 25...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 Replace a new good LCD to check whether it has image or not, if yes the old LCD is failed. LCD panel Version 1.0 Page 26...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 If the LCD is still no image after replacing new LCD and checking connector , please replace main board. Main board Version 1.0 Page 27...
Service Manual G-Shot G512 F. No flash START Replace flash board Check flash board Replace main board Still no flash Version 1.0 Page 28...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 Replace a new good flash board to check whether it has flash, if yes that means the old flash board is failed. Flash board Version 1.0 Page 29...
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Service Manual G-Shot G512 After replacing a new good flash board it still has no flash please replace main board. Main board Version 1.0 Page 30...
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