SERVICE MANUAL
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DCR-TRV30/TRV30E
SERVICE MANUAL
DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER
J MECHANISM
SPECIFICATIONS
DCR-TRV30
: NTSC model
DCR-TRV30E : PAL model
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-264 board
This service manual provides the information that is premised the
circuit board replacement service and not intended repair inside the
VC-264 board.
Therefore, schematic diagram, printed wiring board, waveforms, parts
location and electrical parts list of the VC-264 board are not shown.
The following pages are not shown.
Printed wiring board ......................... Pages 4-51 to 4-54
Schematic diagram .......................... Pages 4-13 to 4-50
Waveforms and parts location ......... Pages 4-89 to 4-92
Electrical parts list ............................ Pages 6-17 to 6-27
Photo : DCR-TRV30E
RMT-811
DCR-TRV30/TRV30E
RMT-811
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
NTSC color, EIA standards
DCR-TRV30:
DCR-TRV30E:
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. 1 550 000 pixels
(Effective (moving): 970 000 pixels)
(Effective (still): 1 390 000 pixels)
Lens
Carl Zeiss
Combined power zoom lens
Filter diameter: 37 mm
(1 1/2 in)
10
×
(Optical), 120
×
(Digital)
Focal length
4.2 – 42 mm (3/16 – 1 11/16 in.)
When converted to a 35 mm still
camera
Camera mode:
48 – 480 mm (1 15/16 – 19 in.)
Memory mode:
40 – 400 mm (1 5/8 – 15 3/4 in.)
Colour temperature
Auto, HOLD (Hold),
Indoor
(3 200 K),
Outdoor (5 800 K)
Minimum illumination
7 lx (lux) (F 1.8)
0 lx (lux) (in the NightShot
mode)*
* Objects unable to be seen due
to the dark can be shot with
infrared lighting.
Input/Output connectors
S video input/output
4-pin mini DIN
Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p,
75
Ω
(ohms), unbalanced
Chrominance signal:
DCR-TRV30: 0.286 Vp-p,
DCR-TRV30E: 0.3 Vp-p,
75
Ω
(ohms), unbalanced
Audio/Video input/output
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)
Input impedance more than
47 k
Ω
(kilohms)
Ver 1.1 2002. 06