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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1 Safety Precaution -------------------------------------------------3
1.1. General Guidelines ----------------------------------------3
1.2. Leakage Current Cold Check ---------------------------3
1.3. Leakage Current Hot Check (See Figure 1)---------3
1.4. How to Discharge the Capacitor on Main PCB -----4
2 Warning --------------------------------------------------------------5
2.1. Prevention of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
to Electrostatic Sensitive (ES) Devices ---------------5
2.2. How to Recycle the Lithium Ion Battery (U.S.
Only)-----------------------------------------------------------5
2.3. Caution for AC Cord (For EB/GC/SG) ----------------6
2.4. How to Replace the Lithium Battery -------------------7
3 Service Navigation------------------------------------------------8
3.1. Introduction --------------------------------------------------8
3.2. General Description About Lead Free Solder
(PbF) ----------------------------------------------------------8
3.3. Important Notice 1:(Other than U.S.A. and
Canadian Market)  -----------------------------------------8
3.4. How to Define the Model Suffix (NTSC or PAL
model) --------------------------------------------------------9
4 Specifications ---------------------------------------------------- 12
5 Location of Controls and Components------------------ 15
6 Service Mode ----------------------------------------------------- 17
6.1. Error Code Memory Function ------------------------- 17
7 Service Fixture & Tools --------------------------------------- 20
7.1. Service Fixture and Tools ------------------------------ 20
7.2. Clean Box -------------------------------------------------- 21
7.3. When Replacing the Main PCB ---------------------- 21
7.4. Service Position ------------------------------------------ 21
8 Disassembly and Assembly Instructions--------------- 23
8.1. Disassembly Flow Chart-------------------------------- 23
8.2. PCB Location---------------------------------------------- 24
8.3. Disassembly Procedure -------------------------------- 24
8.4. Disassembly/Assembly Procedure for the
Lens --------------------------------------------------------- 29
8.5. Removal of the CCD Unit ------------------------------ 33
9 Measurements and Adjustments -------------------------- 34
9.1. Matrix Chart for Replaced Part and Necessary
Adjustment ------------------------------------------------- 34
10 Maintenace -------------------------------------------------------- 35
10.1. Cleaning Lens, Viewfinder and LCD Panel -------- 35
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