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1 Safety Precaution 4
1.1. General guidelines 4
1.2. Caution for fuse replacement 4
2 Warning 5
2.1. Prevention of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) to
Electrostatic Sensitive (ES) Devices 5
2.2. Precaution of Laser Diode 6
2.3. Service caution based on legal restrictions 7
3 Service Navigation 8
3.1. Service Information 8
4 Specifications 9
5 Location of Controls and Components 10
5.1. Each Buttons 10
6 Operation Instructions 12
6.1. (DVD) Taking out the Disc from RAM-Drive Unit when the
Disc cannot be ejected by OPEN/CLOSE button 12
6.2. (VHS) Removing Cassette Tape manually 13
7 Service Mode 15
7.1. (DVD) Self-Diagnosis and Special Mode Setting 15
7.2. (VHS) Self-Diagnosis and Special Mode Setting 23
8 Service Fixture & Tools 29
9 Assembling and Disassembling 30
9.1. Disassembly Flow Chart 30
9.2. P.C.B. Positions 31
9.3. Caution with inserting cassette tape when disassembling
the unit 32
9.4. Top Case 33
9.5. Front Panel 33
9.6. Front Jack P.C.B. & FL Drive P.C.B. 34
9.7. RAM / Digital P.C.B. Module 34
9.8. DV Jack P.C.B. 36
9.9. VTR Mechanism Unit 36
9.10. Rear Panel & Fan Motor 37
9.11. Power & Digital I/F P.C.B. 38
9.12. Main P.C.B. 39
10 Measurements and Adjustments 40
10.1. Service Positions 40
10.2. Caution for Replacing Parts 43
10.3. Standard Inspection Specifications after Making Repairs 46
11 Miscellaneous 47
11.1. Abbreviations 47
12 Appendix for Schematic Diagram 53
12.1. Voltage and Waveform Chart 53
13 Block Diagram 61
13.1. Power Supply Block Diagram 61
13.2. Analog Video Block Diagram 63
13.3. Analog Audio Block Diagram 65
13.4. Analog Timer Block Diagram 66
13.5. System Control & Servo Block Diagram 67
14 Schematic Diagram 69
14.1. Interconnection Schematic Diagram 69
14.2. Power Supply Section (Power & Digital I/F P.C.B.(1/2))
Schematic Diagram (P) 71
14.3. Digital I/F (1/4) Section (Power & Digital I/F P.C.B.(2/2))
Schematic Diagram (IF) 73
14.4. Digital I/F (2/4) Section (Power & Digital I/F P.C.B.(2/2))
Schematic Diagram (IF) 74
14.5. Digital I/F (3/4) Section (Power & Digital I/F P.C.B.(2/2))
Schematic Diagram (IF) 75
14.6. Digital I/F (4/4) Section (Power & Digital I/F P.C.B.(2/2))
Schematic Diagram (IF) 76
14.7. Video (1/4) Section (Main P.C.B.(1/4)) Schematic Diagram
Schematic Diagram (V) 77
14.8. Video (2/4) Section (Main P.C.B.(1/4)) Schematic Diagram
Schematic Diagram (V) 78
14.9. Video (3/4) Section (Main P.C.B.(1/4)) Schematic Diagram
Schematic Diagram (V) 79
14.10. Video (4/4) Section (Main P.C.B.(1/4)) Schematic Diagram
Schematic Diagram (V) 80
14.11. VHS Audio Section (Main P.C.B.(2/4)) Schematic Diagram
(A) 81
14.12. Syscon/Servo/Timer (1/4) Section (Main P.C.B.(3/4))
Schematic Diagram (S) 82
14.13. Syscon/Servo/Timer (2/4) Section (Main P.C.B.(3/4))
Schematic Diagram (S) 83
14.14. Syscon/Servo/Timer (3/4) Section (Main P.C.B.(3/4))
Schematic Diagram (S) 84
14.15. Syscon/Servo/Timer (4/4) Section (Main P.C.B.(3/4))
Schematic Diagram (S) 85
14.16. I/O Tuner Section (1/4) (Main P.C.B.(4/4)) Schematic
Diagram (I) 87
14.17. I/O Tuner Section (2/4) (Main P.C.B.(4/4)) Schematic
Diagram (I) 88
14.18. I/O Tuner Section (3/4) (Main P.C.B.(4/4)) Schematic
Diagram (I) 89
14.19. I/O Tuner Section (4/4) (Main P.C.B.(4/4)) Schematic
Diagram (I) 90
14.20. DV Jack Schematic Diagram 92
14.21. FL Drive Schematic Diagram 93
14.22. Front Jack Schematic Diagram 94
15 Printed Circuit Board 95
15.1. Power & Digital I/F P.C.B. 95
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