Sony DCR-TRV15E, Service Manual

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SERVICE MANUAL
AEP Model
UK Model
E Model
Hong Kong Model
Australian Model
Chinese Model
Tourist Model
SERVICE MANUAL
DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER
J MECHANISM
SPECIFICATIONS
For MECHANISM ADJUSTMENTS, refer to the
“DV MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT MANUAL
J MECHANISM ” (9-929-807-11).
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Level 2
On the VC-260 board
This service manual provides the information that is premised the
circuit board replacement service and not intended repair inside the
VC-260 board.
Therefore, schematic diagram, printed wiring board, waveforms, parts
location and electrical parts list of the VC-260 board are not shown.
The following pages are not shown.
Printed wiring board ......................... Pages 4-11 to 4-14
Schematic diagram .......................... Pages 4-15 to 4-50
Waveforms and parts location ......... Pages 4-93 to 4-96
Electrical parts list ............................ Pages 6-17 to 6-26
DCR-TRV15E/TRV17E
RMT-814
Photo : DCR-TRV17E
RMT-814
Video camera
recorder
System
Video recording system
2 rotary heads
Helical scanning system
Audio recording system
Rotary heads, PCM system
Quantization: 12 bits (Fs 32 kHz,
stereo 1, stereo 2), 16 bits
(Fs 48 kHz, stereo)
Video signal
PAL colour, CCIR standards
Usable cassette
Mini DV cassette with the
mark printed
Tape speed
SP: Approx. 18.81 mm/s
LP: Approx. 12.56 mm/s
Recording/playback time (using
cassette DVM60)
SP: 1 hour
LP: 1.5 hours
Fastforward/rewind time
(using cassette DVM60)
Approx. 2 min. and 30 seconds
Viewfinder
Electric viewfinder (colour)
Image device
4.5 mm (1/4 type) CCD (Charge
Coupled Device)
Approx. 800 000 pixels
(Effective: Approx. 400 000
pixels)
Lens
Carl Zeiss
Combined power zoom lens
Filter diameter
30 mm (1 3/16 in.)
10
×
(Optical), 120
×
(Digital)
Focal length
3.3 - 33 mm (5/32 - 1 5/16 in.)
When converted to a 35 mm still
camera
Camera/Memory (DCR-TRV17E
only) mode:
42 - 420 mm (1 11/16 - 16 5/8 in.)
Colour temperature
Auto, HOLD (Hold), Indoor
(3 200 K), Outdoor (5 800 K)
Minimum illumination
5 lx (lux) (F 1.7)
0 lx (lux) (in the NightShot
mode)*
* Objects unable to be seen due
to the dark can be shot with
infrared lighting.
Output connectors
S video output (AEP, UK model)
S video input/output
(E, HK, AUS, CN, JE model)
4-pin mini DIN
Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p, 75
Ω
(ohms), unbalanced
Chrominance signal: 0.3 Vp-p,
75
Ω
(ohms)
Audio/Video output
(AEP, UK model)
Audio/Video input/output
(E, HK, AUS, CN, JE model)
AV MINI JACK, 1 Vp-p, 75
Ω
(ohms), unbalanced, sync
negative
327 mV, (at output impedance
more than 47 k
Ω
(kilohms))
Output impedance with less than
2.2 k
Ω
(kilohms)/Stereo minijack
(ø 3.5mm)
DV output (AEP, UK model)
DV input/output
4-pin connector
Headphone jack
Stereo minijack (ø 3.5 mm)
USB jack (DCR-TRV17E only)
mini-B
LANC jack
Special mini-minijack (ø 2.5 mm)
MIC jack
Stereo minijack (ø 3.5 mm)
(E, HK, AUS, CN, JE model)
Ver 1.1 2001. 07