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HVL-MT24AM

: Points added portion.

5-3.

CHARGING VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT

(See original service manual page 5-6)

Equipment

• Personal Computer (PC)

• Camera DSLR-A100

• USB Cord With Connector

• Flash Adjustment Program

Note:

Flash Adjustment Program is downloadable from the ESI homepage.

• DC Power Supply

• Digital Multimeter

• Power Supply Adaptor

• Voltage Confirmation Cable

Personal Computer

Digital multimeter

Power supply adaptor

USB cord with connector

DC power supply

(5.8 V, 1.8 A)

The probe (–) of the digital multimeter can be connected
to the negative line of the DC power supply.

Camera

Voltage confirmation cable

Fig. 5-3-1

Summary of Contents for MACRO TWIN HVL-MT24AM

Page 1: ...NOTE SPECIFICATIONS FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM DISASSEMBLY REPAIR PARTS LIST ADJUSTMENTS HVL MT24AM Ver 1 3 2015 06 MACRO TWIN FLASH KIT 2015F08 1 2015 06 Published by Sony Techno Create Corporation 9 852 155 14 US Model Canadian Model AEP Model Chinese Model E Model Revised 2 Replace the previously issued SERVICE MANUAL 9 852 155 13 with this Manual ...

Page 2: ...ride 1550 mAh Frequency sec 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 5 Repetition times 200 4000 500 10000 150 3000 Repetition is the approximate number of times that are possible before a new battery is completely dead Flash coverage Flash Twin Wide Diffuser coverage flash panel Vertical 45 60 90 Horizontal 60 78 90 Continuous flash performance 40 flashes at 5 flashes per second Power level 1 32 nickel metal hydride batt...

Page 3: ... Disassembly 2 2 3 FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM 3 1 Frame Schematic Diagram 3 1 4 REPAIR PARTS LIST 4 1 Exploded Views 4 1 4 2 Supplied Accessories 4 3 5 ADJUSTMENTS 5 1 Preparations 5 1 5 2 Initialization of EEPROM Writing of Initial Value 5 4 5 3 Charging Voltage Adjustment 5 6 5 4 Full charge Voltage Stop Charge Voltage Check 5 8 5 5 Assist Mode 5 9 5 6 Error Code List 5 12 ...

Page 4: ...don t use paint thinner ketone nor alcohol Insert the specific screws vertically to the part when installing a exterior part Be careful not to tighten screws too much 1 3 Unleaded Solder This unit uses unleaded solder Boards requiring use of unleaded solder are printed with the lead free mark LF indicating the solder contains no lead Caution Some printed circuit boards may not come printed with th...

Page 5: ... Board Repairing Keep the temperature of the soldering iron around 270 C during repairing Do not touch the soldering iron on the same conductor of the circuit board within 3 times Be careful not to apply force on the conductor when soldering or unsoldering SAFETY RELATED COMPONENT WARNING COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY MARK 0 OR DOTTED LINEWITH MARK 0 ON THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS AND IN THE PARTS LIST ARE ...

Page 6: ... D The charging capacitor of the PC board set D is charged up to the maximum 330 V potential There is a danger of electric shock by this high voltage when the capacitor is handled by hand The electric shock is caused by the charged voltage which is kept without discharging when the main power of the unit is simply turned off Therefore the remaining voltage must be discharged as described below Pre...

Page 7: ...ttery Lid Set 0 PC Board Set D Battery Case Unit 8 Bounce Shaft A Set 9 Bounce Shaft B Cover D Set PC Board Set G Connector Socket Set 6 Cover C Set 1Shoe Foot Unit 4 Cover B 5 Click Connector Cap A Spacer Dials Cover A Set 3 Side Rubber Note 1 Refer to page 2 1 Discharging of the charging capacitor on the PC board set D when discharging the capacitor D HELP03 ...

Page 8: ...2 3 HVL MT24AM 2 1 2 COVER D SET EXPLODED VIEW Cover D Set Ornamental Sheet Label Battery Lid SP Click ...

Page 9: ...e shown HELP01 Apply the grease G 85 to the instruction part as shown in the figure Grease G 85 J 6082 626 A HELP02 Apply the grease G 85 to the instruction part as shown in the figure Grease G 85 J 6082 626 A Apply the grease G 85 Apply the grease G 85 Apply the grease G 85 ...

Page 10: ...HVL MT24AM HELP HELP03 Apply the grease G 85 to the instruction part as shown in the figure Grease G 85 J 6082 626 A Apply the grease G 85 Apply the grease G 85 ...

Page 11: ... SW7 N34 F 1 1 1 1 1 1 64 PC Board Sst A Shoe Foot Unit Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Gray White Pink 0 1 2 3 4 5 Color No No Color 6 7 8 9 Abbreviation number of the wire color Connector Socket Set PC Board C PC Board Set D Battery Case Unit Twin Flash Unit Trigger Trigger Condutive Tape Xe Tube Reflector GND We We 9 2 6 0 F2 F3 F1 SW G 1 CN2 1 1 1 CN8 CN1 CN3 CN4 CN4 1 1 1 CN7 ...

Page 12: ...s The mechanical parts with no reference number in the exploded views are not supplied 15 3 095 595 01 COVER B 16 X 2148 367 1 LID SET BATTERY 17 X 2176 752 1 CASE UNIT BATTERY 18 2 691 235 01 NUT 19 2 691 234 01 SCREW M2 0X3 5 20 X 2176 751 1 COVER C SET 21 3 095 592 01 PANNEL 22 X 2176 754 1 FOOT UNIT SHOE 23 2 691 233 01 SCREW M2 0X4 0 24 2 691 232 01 JOINT 25 2 693 277 01 SHAFT B BOUNCE 26 X 2...

Page 13: ...24AM 4 1 2 COVER D SET Ref No Part No Description 51 X 2176 753 1 COVER D SET 52 2 693 236 01 CLICK 53 2 691 289 01 LID SP BATTERY 54 3 095 590 01 LABEL 55 3 095 594 01 SHEET ORNAMENTAL DISASSEMBLY 55 54 51 52 53 ...

Page 14: ...AEP 2 889 493 31 MANUAL INSTRUCTION ENGLISH ARABIC TRADITONAL CHINESE SIMPLIFIED CHINESE KOREAN AEP CH Abbreviation CND Canadian model CH Chinese model TWIN FLASH UNIT 1 479 857 11 ARM 2 695 321 01 HOLDER 2 695 322 01 WIDE PANEL 2 695 323 01 CORD REEL 2 695 326 01 FLASH CASE 2 695 328 01 DEFFUSER 2 695 324 01 ADAPTOR RING ø49mm 2 695 325 01 ADAPTOR RING ø55mm 2 695 376 01 CONTOLLER CASE 3 098 238 ...

Page 15: ...ustment When replacing the Cover D Assy 5 2 INITIALIZATION OF EEPROM WRITING OF INITIAL VALUE 5 3 CHARGING VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT 5 4 FULL CHARGE VOLTAGE STOP CHARGE VOLTAGE CHECK 5 5 2 LCD LED Displays Check When replacing the PC board set D or battery case unit 5 3 CHARGING VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT 5 4 FULL CHARGE VOLTAGE STOP CHARGE VOLTAGE CHECK 5 5 2 LCD LED Displays Check When disassembling assembling...

Page 16: ...d USB terminal Standard equipment MONITOR Monitor of VGA or more that can display color of 32 000 or more Note 2 Attach the power supply adaptor as shown in Fig 5 1 2 Fig 5 1 2 Personal computer Note 1 USB cord with connector 1 833 062 11 Power supply adaptor J 6082 602 A Note 2 J 1 J 2 J 3 Power supply adaptor Connect the IC clips to the battery contact plate ensuring the clip pinches the contact...

Page 17: ... Preparing the DSLR A100 adjustment program described on the top cover of the camera DSLR A100 service manual 9 852 130 5 2 Start the Flash Adjustment Program 1 Connect the flash to the camera 2 Turn the POWER switch of the camera to OFF then connect the camera and PC with the USB cord with connector 3 Set the mode dial of camera to M 4 Turn the POWER switch to ON while pressing the shutter button...

Page 18: ...eparations 1 Connect the checking flash to the camera 2 Start the flash adjustment program FlashAdjustment exe referring to 5 1 3 Flash Adjustment Program Fig 5 2 1 2 Initializing Method 1 Select the HVL MT24AM Macro Controller from the pull down menu of the flash adjustment program then click the Connect button Note Click the End button to terminate the flash adjustment program Fig 5 2 2 2 When c...

Page 19: ... 6 6 When completion message Done appears after initialization click the OK button Fig 5 2 7 7 When the initialization is completed click the Exit button to go back the adjustment menu 8 Perform the 5 3 CHARGING VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT continuesly Note Please adjust the charge voltage when you do the initial value writing The adjustment value is initalized Fig 5 2 8 ...

Page 20: ...te For connection method of power supply adaptor refer to page 5 2 Set the detection pin of the digital multimeter to the DC voltage detecting point The probe of the digital multimeter can be connected to the negative line of the DC power supply Fig 5 3 1 2 Set the voltage and current of the DC power supply to 5 8V 1 8A 3 Start the flash adjustment program FlashAdjustment exe referring to 5 1 3 Fl...

Page 21: ...g 5 3 5 4 Start the charge of the flash Note When the flash is already on full charge push the test flash button to fire the flash 5 When the voltage indicated on the digital multimeter reaches 200 V change the current output of the DC power supply to 0 8 A to slow down the charging speed 6 Click the 330V Adj button of the adjustment menu when the voltage indicated on the digital multimeter reache...

Page 22: ...ach the twin flash unit push the test flash button to fire the flash 3 When the voltage indicated on the digital multimeter is over to 250V change the current output of the DC power supply to 0 8 A to slow down the charging speed 4 Check that the following specification is satisfied during charge Specification When the voltage indicated on the digital multimeter reaches 300 10 V the flash ready la...

Page 23: ...mera 2 Start the flash adjustment program FlashAdjustment exe referring to 5 1 3 Flash Adjustment Program Fig 5 5 1 2 Displaying Method 1 Select the HVL MT24AM Macro Controller from the pull down menu of the flash adjustment program then click the Connect button Note Click the End button to terminate the flash adjustment program Fig 5 5 2 2 When checking message window You select HVL MT24AM Macro ...

Page 24: ...5 10 HVL MT24AM 4 The assist mode window will appear Fig 5 5 5 ...

Page 25: ...king flash to the camera 2 Display the assist mode window referring to 5 5 1 Displaying of Assist Mode Fig 5 5 6 3 Click the Set button of LCD LED Check 4 When completion message OK appears check that the all LCD LED of the checking flash are lit 5 When the check is completed click the OK button 6 Click the Exit button to go back the adjustment menu 7 Click the Exit button to terminate the adjustm...

Page 26: ...DE LIST Error code Description Communication Error Code E600 Communication error with the camera Code F000 Input data error to DLL file Code F100 Setting error of USB port Code 2531 Communication error of main signal on the camera ...

Page 27: ...L MT24AM US Model Canadian Model AEP Model Chinese Model E Model HVL MT24AM Addition of Service Tool Points added portion 5 1 2 List of Service Tools and Equipments See original service manual page 5 2 Personal computer Note 1 USB cord with connector 1 833 062 11 Power supply adaptor J 6082 602 A Note 2 J 1 J 2 J 3 Voltage confirmation cable J 6082 657 A J 4 Fig 5 1 1 ...

Page 28: ... Note Flash Adjustment Program is downloadable from the ESI homepage DC Power Supply Digital Multimeter Power Supply Adaptor Voltage Confirmation Cable Personal Computer Digital multimeter Power supply adaptor USB cord with connector DC power supply 5 8 V 1 8 A The probe of the digital multimeter can be connected to the negative line of the DC power supply Camera Voltage confirmation cable Fig 5 3...

Page 29: ...DC Power Supply Digital Multimeter Power Supply Adaptor Voltage Confirmation Cable Personal Computer Digital multimeter Power supply adaptor USB cord with connector DC power supply 5 8 V 1 8 A The probe of the digital multimeter can be connected to the negative line of the DC power supply Camera Voltage confirmation cable Fig 5 4 1 ...

Page 30: ...pplied to the Service Manual depending on the date of issue Switching a page To move to the first page click the To move to the last page click the To move to the previous page click the To move to the next page click the Reversing the screens displayed once To reverse the previous screens operation one by one click the To advance the reversed screens operation one by one click the Application to ...

Page 31: ...2006 11 2007 01 2007 04 2015 06 History Official Release Revised 1 Supplement 1 S1 DI07 002 Revised 2 A2 15 042 Contents Addition of FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM Addition of Service Tool Addition of SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Page 4 3 S M Rev issued Yes No Yes 985215514 pdf ...

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