SERVICE MANUAL
SERVICE MANUAL
DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER
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-265/265A board
This service manual provides the information that is premised the
circuit board replacement service and not intended repair inside the
VC-265/265A board.
Therefore, schematic diagram, printed wiring board, waveforms, parts
location and electrical parts list of the VC-265/265A board are not shown.
The following pages are not shown.
Printed wiring board ......................... Pages 4-15 to 4-18
Schematic diagram .......................... Pages 4-19 to 4-54
Waveforms and parts location ......... Pages 4-74 to 4-77
Electrical parts list ............................ Pages 6-13 to 6-24
DCR-PC6E/PC9/PC9E
RMT-814
Photo : DCR-PC9E
RMT-814
US Model
Canadian Model
Korea Model
DCR-PC9
AEP Model
UK Model
DCR-PC6E/PC9E
E Model
Hong Kong Model
Tourist Model
DCR-PC9/PC9E
Australian Model
Chinese Model
DCR-PC9E
J MECHANISM
NTSC model
: DCR-PC9
PAL model
: DCR-PC6E/PC9E
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-PC9:
DCR-PC6E/PC9E:
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)
Total dot number:
DCR-PC9/PC9E: 180 000 (800
×
225)
DCR-PC6E: 113 578 (521
×
218)
Image device
4.5 mm (1/4 type) CCD
(Charge Coupled Device)
Approx. 800 000 pixels
DCR-PC9:
DCR-PC6E/PC9E:
(Effective: 400 000 pixels)
Approx. 680 000 pixels
(Effective: 340 000 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 42 - 420 mm (1 11/16 - 16 5/
8 in.)
Colour temperature
Auto, HOLD (Hold),
Indoor
(3 200K),
Outdoor (5 800K)
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.
Input/Output connectors
S video input/output
(DCR-PC9/
S video output
(DCR-PC6E)
4-pin mini DIN
Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p,
75
Ω
(ohms), unbalanced, sync
negative
Chrominance signal:
75
Ω
(ohms), unbalanced
Audio/Video input/output
(DCR-
PC9/PC9E)
Audio/video output
(DCR-PC6E)
AV MINI JACK, input/output auto
switch
Video signal: 1 Vp-p, 75
Ω
(ohms),
unbalanced, sync negative
Audio signal: 327 mV, (at output
impedance more than 47 k
Ω
(kilohms) )
Input impedance with more than
47 k
Ω
(kilohms)
Output impedance with less than
2.2 k
Ω
(kilohms)
DV input/output
(DCR-PC9/PC9E)
DV output
(DCR-PC6E)
4-pin connector
Headphone jack
Stereo minijack (ø 3.5 mm)
LANC jack
Stereo mini-minijack (ø 2.5 mm)
USB jack
(DCR-PC9/PC9E only)
mini-B
PC9E)
DCR-PC6E/PC9E: 0.3 Vp-p
DCR-PC9: 0.286 Vp-p,
Ver 1.0 2001. 05
