DMC-G3KEE - Panasonic Digital Camera Service Manual (repair manual). Page 2

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Vol. 1

Colour
[DMC-G3K]
(K)...........Black Type
(R)...........Red Type (except GD/GT) 
(W)..........White Type (except PC/EG)
(T)...........Brown Type (only PP/EG/GC)

[DMC-G3]
(K)...........Black Type

[DMC-G3W]
(K)...........Black Type
(R)...........Red Type (except PP/EE/GD/GT) 
(W)..........White Type (except PP/EB/EE/EG)
(T)...........Brown Type (only EG/GC)
(KA).........Black Type (only EB)

DMC-G3K series: Interchangeable Lens (H-FS014042) is bundled.
DMC-G3W series: Interchangeable Lens (H-FS014042/H-FS045200) are bundled.
DMC-G3 series: Camera Body Only.

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1 Safety Precautions -----------------------------------------------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 E. Capacitor on Flash

P.C.B.----------------------------------------------------------4

2 Warning --------------------------------------------------------------5

2.1. Prevention of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

to Electrostatically 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/GH) ----------------6
2.4. How to Replace the Lithium Battery -------------------7

3 Service Navigation------------------------------------------------8

3.1. Introduction --------------------------------------------------8
3.2. Important Notice --------------------------------------------8
3.3. General Description About Lead Free Solder

(PbF) -------------------------------------------------------- 12

3.4. How to Define the Model Suffix (NTSC or PAL

model)------------------------------------------------------- 13

4 Specifications ---------------------------------------------------- 17
5 Location of Controls and Components------------------ 18
6 Service Mode ----------------------------------------------------- 22

6.1. Error Code Memory Function ------------------------- 22

7 Troubleshooting Guide --------------------------------------- 24

7.1. Checking Method of Body and

Interchangeable Lens ---------------------------------- 24

8 Service Fixture & Tools--------------------------------------- 29

8.1. Service Fixture and Tools------------------------------ 29
8.2. Clean Box-------------------------------------------------- 30
8.3. Service Position ------------------------------------------ 31

9 Disassembly and Assembly Instructions -------------- 32

9.1. Camera Body Part--------------------------------------- 32
9.2. Disassembly and Assemble Procedure for the

Lens (H-FS014042) ------------------------------------- 43

9.3. Disassembly and Assemble Procedure for the

Lens (H-FS045200) ------------------------------------- 44

10 Measurements and Adjustments -------------------------- 45

10.1. Matrix Chart for Replaced Part and Necessary

Adjustment ------------------------------------------------ 45

11 Maintenance------------------------------------------------------ 47

11.1. Notice in external cleaning ---------------------------- 47
11.2. General description (Lens cleaning:

Interchangeable Lens/H-FS014042)---------------- 48

11.3. General description (Lens cleaning:

Interchangeable Lens/H-FS045200)---------------- 51