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DVD Video Camera/Recorder  

 

 

VDR-M30PP 
VDR-M30EG 
VDR-M30B 
VDR-M30EN 

VOL.1 

(PP) or“TYPE PP” and (EG) or“TYPE EG” in this 

manual stands for the model shown below. 

(PP) or“TYPE PP”: VDR-M30PP (NTSC) 

(EG) or“TYPE EG”: VDR-M30EG/B/EN (PAL) 

 

 

© 2003 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized 
copying and distribution is a violation of law. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for VDR-M30PP

Page 1: ...1 PP or TYPE PP and EG or TYPE EG in this manual stands for the model shown below PP or TYPE PP VDR M30PP NTSC EG or TYPE EG VDR M30EG B EN PAL 2003 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd All rights r...

Page 2: ...ard SHE circuit board SID circuit board USB circuit board Disc drive unit Table 2 1 1 Circuit Board and Unit Servicing Method Servicing method Component replacement Included in disc drive unit Compone...

Page 3: ...Card sometimes referred to as a card hereafter The VDR M30 can also copy to a card photos recorded on DVD RAM disc The VDR M30 adopts the DCF standard 1 and complies with DPOF 1 so that photos recorde...

Page 4: ...FINE mode Approx 30 min STD mode Approx 60 min FINE mode Approx 30 min STD mode Approx 60 min LPCM mode Approx 30 min 999 However if video and photo are mixed on one disc the recordable number will d...

Page 5: ...y for remote controller lens cap lens cap string shoulder belt power cable DC cord ferrite core software CD ROM USB cable 8cm DVD RAM disc in round DVD holder Video Conforming to DVD video recording f...

Page 6: ...0 480 pixels FINE Approx 128KB NORM Approx 64KB ECO Approx 32KB VDR M30EG B EN English French German Spanish Italian Equipped Software disc protect Wide angle side Approx 2 cm Telephoto side Approx 1...

Page 7: ...nalize Disk R Go To RAM R ETC Other settings Repeat Play RAM R Category RAM Thumbnail Skip Fade Combine Divide Move Top End Start Current Current End All RAM R Operable with both DVD RAM and R discs R...

Page 8: ...DE A recording playback side 1 Press down the DISC EJECT button once and release it A few moments after the ACCESS PC indicator blinks thecover of disc insertion block will open slightly 2 Gently open...

Page 9: ...mark side or Label surface 1 Push the hinged portion of the holder piece marked SIDE A with thumb and middle finger and warp it in the direction of arrows 4 2 Fit the hinged portion of the other holde...

Page 10: ...o DVD R and DVD RW Video recording playback standard that applies to DVD RAM and DVD RW This allows versatile editing functions differing from the DVD Video Format Exchangeable image file format File...

Page 11: ...kers the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA and music industry companies to protect copyrights of musical compositions Formally named Secure Digital Memory Card This compact memory card 32...

Page 12: ...supplied from camera control microprocessor While the disc is being accessed the camera control microprocessor outputs the current and controls the solenoid to release the coupling between DISC EJECT...

Page 13: ...GYR circuit board 1 16 Accessory shoe 17 SHE circuit board 1 18 EVF unit 19 Eyecup 20 MAN circuit board 1 21 Rear cover includes zoom REC and disc eject switches 22 L cover 23 L case 24 AEL circuit bo...

Page 14: ...has increased the need for direct exchange of images between devices including playback of recorded images on another camera or cameras made by other companies direct image output on printers etc To m...

Page 15: ...otect function is included in the DVD RAM disc specifications defined by DVD Forum Therefore the disc protect set on VDR M30 can be released or set again on devices equipped with the same function DVD...

Page 16: ...es be reset to the defaults before purchase factory settings 2 Take note of settings on received product referring to 4 2 System Resetting Resetting Camera Functions The notes will be necessary not on...

Page 17: ...he two types of reset operation system reset and resetting camera functions Utilize the memo column and note column provided in the table to enter the settings of any received device Table 4 2 1 Setti...

Page 18: ...he two types of reset operation system reset and resetting camera functions Utilize the memo column and note column provided in the table to enter the settings of any received device Table 4 2 1 Setti...

Page 19: ...es Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes FINE FINE CAMERA Field Off On M D Y D M Y JAN 1 2003 00 00AM 1 1 2003 00 00 Center Center On Off On English With DVD RAM disc XTRA FINE STD With DVD R disc FINE STD LPCM VDR...

Page 20: ...g steps operate VDR M30 while viewing the LCD monitor or viewfinder 3 Press the MENU button to display the camera setting menu screen 4 Use the joystick to choose Initial Setup and then press the play...

Page 21: ...or the following steps operate VDR M30 while viewing the LCD monitor or viewfinder 3 Press the MENU button to display the camera setting menu screen 4 Use the joystick to choose Initial Setup and then...

Page 22: ...10 30 C 50 86 F Is the ambient temperature is too low or high Always charge the battery at 10 30 C 50 86 F The battery may be over discharged Continue charging The CHARGE indicator will change to a st...

Page 23: ...rs Use the viewfinder When using LCD monitor adjust angle so that LCD screen is not exposed to direct sunlight The panels used for LCD monitor and viewfinder of VDR M30 are produced using highly preci...

Page 24: ...to hold down the RESET button for several seconds Then connect a battery or AC adapter charger and make sure the VDR M30 accepts operation System reset will return the date time and all items set usi...

Page 25: ...the infrared receiver Adjust the position or angle of VDR M30 Is there a battery in the remote control Also check the polarities of battery Replace the battery if necessary Is VDR M30 powered Turn it...

Page 26: ...ssible Appears when combining or moving scenes was instructed with Category VIDEO or PHOTO specified Appears if an attempt is made to move scenes in program Troubleshooting Replace with a charged batt...

Page 27: ...s recorded on card Appears when the recording capacity of card has reached the limit during recording Appears when a card whose remaining recording capacity is small and on which no photo can be recor...

Page 28: ...Control Info in the Disc menu Clean the disc or replace it Stop trying to record Choose YES and designate partial repair automatic repair of video file Choosing NO will display a message for verifying...

Page 29: ...appears when reading or writing from to recorded file cannot be performed because the disc is dirty Appears when the disc could not be finalized because it was dirty Appears if accident such as power...

Page 30: ...tive for disc units it does not comply with software write protect for program units The DVD Forum defines two types of software write protect for DVD RAM disc disc units and program units Appears if...

Page 31: ...VDR M30 detected a slight trouble that can be fixed See 4 5 Self Diagnosis Function and Troubleshooting for details Appears if when power was turned on the self diagnosis function of VDR M30 detected...

Page 32: ...if accident such as power off occurred during finalizing and then power was turned on again or disc was reloaded Appears if repair has failed after message Data error in a part of image file Repair di...

Page 33: ...list with no scene on it cannot be held If all registered scenes have been deleted the play list will also be deleted Appears if an attempt is made to create a new play list or edit play list after th...

Page 34: ...he NTSC system was loaded The VDR M30 B EN are exclusively for the PAL system and does not comply with the NTSC system Appears when the first image of scene was selected to divide the scene The specif...

Page 35: ...is made to copy video to card The specifications state that no video is unrecordable on card Appears if a DVD RAM disc that was write protected for disc units by software disc protect function is load...

Page 36: ...1 4 5 2 These messages appear when troubleshooting is likely possible for the problem detected when power was turned on following the procedure below Procedure when message shown in Fig 4 5 1 appears...

Page 37: ...1 4 5 2 These messages appear when troubleshooting is likely possible for the problem detected when power was turned on following the procedure below Procedure when message shown in Fig 4 5 1 appears...

Page 38: ...same cause occurs three times consecutively during operation If messages for serious problems appear perform troubleshooting according to 4 5 3 Major error codes and troubleshooting The error codes ap...

Page 39: ...or code will always be displayed 2 Details of error code display 1 Error codes of 2 problems are displayed one above the other The error code of the latest problem appears in the upper row and the err...

Page 40: ...it is scratched or distorted use another disc Then set the power switch to VIDEO or PHOTO disc 3 Replace the disc without regard as to whether it is dirty scratched or distorted Replace the disc 1 Che...

Page 41: ...set the power switch to VIDEO or PHOTO disc Take care not to subject VDR M30 to impact or vibrations at this time 2 Set the power switch to POWER OFF remove the disc and check whether or not it is dir...

Page 42: ...ntrol the DVD disc drive system mechanism block Remarks Does not require updating 4 6 1 Checking firmware versions 1 Purpose When checking whether updating firmware is needed or not use the following...

Page 43: ...ntrol the DVD disc drive system mechanism block Remarks Does not require updating 4 6 1 Checking firmware versions 1 Purpose When checking whether updating firmware is needed or not use the following...

Page 44: ...Item Model System Ver Date Cam Ver Drive Main Drive Core Display contents Model name Version number of system firmware Date time when firmware was created Version number of Camera microprocessor firm...

Page 45: ...ur types of service position A D as shown in the figures below Refer to Table 4 7 1 and select the appropriate service position for the defective symptom Fig 4 7 1 Service Position A Fig 4 7 2 Service...

Page 46: ...Table 4 7 1 and the MAN circuit board diagram Solder a lead wire of approx 10 cm to the check point that corresponds to the symptom except for terminals of IC or connector plug 1 Assemble the MAN cir...

Page 47: ...om L block that is not connected Fig 4 7 6 Setting to Service Position B or C 3 Setting to service position C Figs 4 7 6 4 7 7 Refer to Table 4 7 1 and the MAN and AEL circuit board diagrams Solder a...

Page 48: ...e SAF Circuit Board and L Block Figs 5 3 3 5 3 4 c L Cover L Case and LCD Block Fig 5 3 6 d LCD Case U MR Circuit Board and Fulcrum Block Fig 5 3 8 1 Connect the flat cable of the fulcrum block to the...

Page 49: ...t care that the reflected laser beam does not enter your eye Table 4 7 1 Trouble Diagnosis Table 1 3 Symptom No power Error message DISC ACCESS appears and disc is not recognized Service position A Ch...

Page 50: ...3V DC is not supplied Switch operation changes voltage Switch operation changes voltage Switch operation changes voltage INV5V 5V Check damage to flat cable between LCD circuit board and AEL circuit b...

Page 51: ...01 3 4 AEL A Do not solder lead wire Check CCD sensor drive pulses Check CCD output signal Image appears in LCD or EVF Video signal Audio signal Audio signal Check connections Audio signal Connection...

Page 52: ...charger power supply before pressing the DISC EJECT button With conventional DVD video camera recorders the DISC EJECT button will work even when no power supply is connected However with the VDR M30...

Page 53: ...charger power supply before pressing the DISC EJECT button With conventional DVD video camera recorders the DISC EJECT button will work even when no power supply is connected However with the VDR M30...

Page 54: ...ver c in the direction of the arrow See Fig 4 8 1 Fig 4 8 2 How to Remove Disc Fig 4 8 1 How to Remove Disc 4 Insert a screwdriver etc into the gap in case at the top of product and move the lock arm...

Page 55: ...sc If power is interrupted during work the disc could become unusable 2 Make sure that the DVD RAM disc to be formatted is free from dirt or scratch If the disc is dirty clean it if the disc is scratc...

Page 56: ...sc If power is interrupted during work the disc could become unusable 2 Make sure that the DVD RAM disc to be formatted is free from dirt or scratch If the disc is dirty clean it if the disc is scratc...

Page 57: ...k disconnect the AC adapter charger of battery pack from the VDR M30 The VDR M30 has a built in laser emitter block Do not look into it If Laser beam strikes your eye it could cause serious damage 2 C...

Page 58: ...k disconnect the AC adapter charger of battery pack from the VDR M30 The VDR M30 has a built in laser emitter block Do not look into it If Laser beam strikes your eye it could cause serious damage 2 C...

Page 59: ...k 5 3 5 Hood Filter Piece Lens Cover Eyecup Accessory Shoe SAF Circuit Board L Block 5 3 3 5 3 2 R Block 5 3 4 Front Block FAF Circuit Board 5 3 4 LCD Case U MR Circuit Board Fulcrum Block 5 3 7 Micro...

Page 60: ...HT POL SW HDO GEN COM DC VDO GEN PHASE COMPARATOR HSYNC DET H SKEW DET CK CONTROL S P CONV REGISTER DAC PLL COUNTER PULSE ELM V CONTROL V POSITION V COUNTER V SEP 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 6...

Page 61: ...CONTROL P AF ZOOM IRIS DRIVE OPERATION SW A D D A CONV VIDEO AUDIO AMP EXT INPUT SW VIDEO AUDIO AMP OSD I F CPU I F ATAPI I F I F SH3 IC1301 IC1401 IC1402 IC1403 IC1505 IC1302 IC1303 IC2001 IC2002 IC2...

Page 62: ...NITOR DET AMP Recode APC SLIDER MOTOR LOCK UNIT DATA STROBE ANALOG FRONT END DRIVE DSP SERVO DSP ATAPI ENCODER DECODER 4CH BRIDGE DRIVE SDRAM P SRAM FLASH ROM SPINDLE DRIVE EJECT MOTOR DRIVE EEPROM SE...

Page 63: ...S DRIVE 54 25 49 Q1302 AF5V SW 2 53 BL6201 8 6 IC1302 8 IC1303 5 PG1301 14 PG0153 Q3891 EVF5V SW IRIS DET DECORDER IRIS DET 1 19 20 55 L3892 53 L3893 IC3701 EVF DRIVER L3891 37 41 2 IC3401 LCD DRIVER...

Page 64: ...41 PG9303 4 25 26 28 43 PG2302 30 33 38 41 IC9501 IC9101 57 11 23 50 73 82 28 43 IC9502 IC9506 5 IC9601 IC9001 IC9002 4 5V SW 4 IC9005 IC9006 5 5 IC9007 5 16 17 32 34 44 49 64 IC9201 IC9353 IC9354 IC...

Page 65: ...DIAGRAMS FRT SIDE A PATTERN No JD1153 5 FRT SIDE B PATTERN No JD1153 5 PD1801 FAF SIDE A PATTERN No JD1153 5 CN7003 CN1801 FAF SIDE B PATTERN No JD1153 5 JD1153 SAF SIDE A PATTERN No JD1153 5 CN7004...

Page 66: ...CUIT BOARD DIAGRAM 3 4 DRF CIRCUIT BOARD DIAGRAM DRF SIDE A PATTERN No JD1153 5 DRF SIDE B PATTERN No JD1153 5 GYR SIDE A PATTERN No JD1153 5 CN1401 GYR SIDE B PATTERN No JD1153 5 VDR M30PP EG B EN GY...

Page 67: ...o JD1153 5 CN8101 USB SIDE A PATTERN No JD1153 5 CN8101 USB SIDE B PATTERN No JD1153 5 MR SIDE A PATTERN No JD1153 5 CN3401 MR SIDE B PATTERN No JD1153 5 SHE SIDE A PATTERN No JD1153 5 BA1801 SHE SIDE...

Page 68: ...ARD DIAGRAM C7004 TL7041 AEL SIDE A PATTERN No JA2090 5 A 1 2 3 1 2 3 B C D E A B C D E 60 1 61 120 TL3719 TL6102 TL6101 Q7009 AEL SIDE B PATTERN No JA2090 5 A 1 2 3 1 2 3 B C D E A B C D E VDR M30PP...

Page 69: ...3 7 LCD CIRCUIT BOARD DIAGRAM TL3461 TL3462 TL3418 To BACK LIGHT LCD PATTERN No JA2104 4 A 1 2 4 1 2 4 3 3 B C A B C CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK VDR M30PP EG B EN LCD C B A...

Page 70: ...528 TL1526 TL1525 TL1523 TL2521 TL1527 TL1522 TL1541 TL1546 TL1501 TL1545 TL6006 TL6010 J6001 EXTERNAL MIC J6002 AV INPUT OUTPUT TL6005 TL6008 TL6011 TL6009 TL1524 1 60 120 61 K K K K 36 70 35 1 1 7 8...

Page 71: ...6 50 4 8 57 3 3 5 3 3 73 4 6 82 4 6 16 4 7 17 4 7 32 4 7 34 4 7 44 4 7 64 4 7 49 4 5 8 3 2 12 4 6 42 4 6 46 4 6 47 4 6 43 4 6 41 3 2 11 4 6 25 3 2 26 3 2 28 2 4 43 2 4 30 4 6 31 4 6 32 4 8 33 4 8 41 4...

Page 72: ...5 17 10 16 32 26 HDM SIDE A HDM SIDE B Note Voltage values are in reading status Example 24 4 7 Terminal no voltage value Supplement Since the DVD drive is intermittently operated set to the reading s...

Page 73: ...C6336 A 2B C7001 B 1B C7002 A 1D C7004 A 2B C7013 B 1B C7014 B 1C D D3702 A 2D D6301 A 1C D7001 A 2B IC IC1301 B 3A IC1302 A 3A IC1303 A 3A IC3701 A 2E IC6101 A 2A IC6102 A 2C IC6103 A 1B IC6201 A 2D...

Page 74: ...C6336 A 2B C7001 B 1B C7002 A 1D C7004 A 2B C7013 B 1B C7014 B 1C D D3702 A 2D D6301 A 1C D7001 A 2B IC IC1301 B 3A IC1302 A 3A IC1303 A 3A IC3701 A 2E IC6101 A 2A IC6102 A 2C IC6103 A 1B IC6201 A 2D...

Page 75: ...d signal 5 Zoom lever Push the lever to the T side for telephoto or to the W side for wide angle 6 Accessory shoe Accessories such as a stereo microphone VW VMS2E optional are attached here 7 External...

Page 76: ...ideo camera recorder is operating 15 DISC EJECT button Press down and release this button to open the disc guide 16 CARD ACCESS indicator 17 Card insertion block 18 Battery attachment platform 19 Reco...

Page 77: ...vigation The camera menu will appear even if disc is not loaded 31 Screen display button DISPLAY Press this button to display the details of image being played back or camera setting status or switch...

Page 78: ...NU button 43 ZOOM T button 44 ZOOM W button 45 Forward search button 46 Play pause button 47 Forward skip button 48 DISPLAY button 49 Stop button 50 DELETE button 51 SELECT button The buttons on remot...

Page 79: ...IC To FAF CN1801 CODE PART NAME LE 2SC5385T11 1ZS 2SD2345 S 64 DTC114YE MO MA132WA IR RECEIVER INFRARED RAYS OPTICAL ONE VOLTAGE PB OR REC MODE TWO VOLTAGES PB AND REC MODE 2 5 4 7 0 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 0 0...

Page 80: ...154 CODE PART NAME 5H XP4501 ONE VOLTAGE PB OR REC MODE TWO VOLTAGES PB AND REC MODE 1 3 0 3 1 1 4 1 3 0 3 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 SHE To BOARD To BOARD AEL PG7009...

Page 81: ...4B 5B 6B 7B 8B 9B 10B 11B 12B 13B 14B 2B 1B To EVF 1B 14B 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A 12A 13A 14A 15A 16A 17A 18A 19A 20A 21A 18C 19C 20C 21C 23C 24C 25C 26C 27C 22C 29C 30C 28C 31C 32C 33C 34C...

Page 82: ...A 18A 19A 20A 21A To BOARD To BOARD 1A 21A CODE PART NAME AE 2SB1424 FR 2SA1774RS 64 DTC114YE ONE VOLTAGE PB OR REC MODE TWO VOLTAGES PB AND REC MODE 0 0 1 5 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 6 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 6 1 1 2 1...

Page 83: ...R YR 25 25 MIC AMP C6330 33 L6305 47 CODE PART NAME FR 2SA1774RS YR 2SD2216 25 DTC124EE 64 DTC114YE MI MA132K ONE VOLTAGE PB OR REC MODE TWO VOLTAGES PB AND REC MODE 1k 1k TL6102 TL6101 2 3 2 3 2 3 2...

Page 84: ...14B 3B 4B 13B 12B 11B 10B 9B 8B 7B 6B CODE PART NAME FR 2SA1774RS 64 DTC114YE 2 HVU200A T ONE VOLTAGE PB OR REC MODE TWO VOLTAGES PB AND REC MODE TL3719 R3707 R3708 100k 100k 39k 150k 4 8 3 1 0 0 4 7...

Page 85: ...OF ELECTRIC SHOCK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 To BOARD To BOARD PG7008 0 0 0 7 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 7 0 12 0 12 0 11 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 9 0 0...

Page 86: ...OF ELECTRIC SHOCK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 To BOARD To BOARD PG7008 0 0 0 7 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 7 0 12 0 12 0 11 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 9 0 0...

Page 87: ...SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM 2 12 USB SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM MR AN48800A REVERSE SW OPEN CLOSE SW AN48800A To LCD PG3403 CN3401 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 VOLTAGE READ AND WRITE MODE DRF To MAN PG2002 To DISC DRIVE UNIT DRV P...

Page 88: ...G2302 16PIN 21PIN 16PIN 6PIN 30PIN 18PIN 25PIN 24PIN 25PIN 6PIN 5PIN 10PIN 10PIN CN3401 6PIN 6PIN 120PIN CN8061 CN1401 6PIN 12PIN 8PIN 70PIN 70PIN 20PIN 51PIN 51PIN PG9404 PG9401 PG9404 PG1801 PG1802...

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