CCD-TR555, CCD-TR555E - Sony Movie Service Manual (repair manual). Page 3

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Getting started ··········································································· 1-1

Charging and installing the battery pack ······························· 1-1
Inserting a cassette ································································· 1-3

Basic operations ········································································ 1-4

Camera recording ··································································· 1-4
Hints for better shooting ························································ 1-7
Checking the recorded picture ··············································· 1-8
Connections for playback ······················································ 1-8
Playing back a tape ································································ 1-9
Searching for the end of the picture ······································· 1-12

Advanced operations ································································· 1-12

Using alternative power sources ············································ 1-12
Changing the mode settings ··················································· 1-14
Recording with the date or time ············································· 1-16
Fade-in and fade-out ······························································ 1-16
Using the wide mode function ··············································· 1-17
Shooting scenery in several short takes ································· 1-18
Using the PROGRAM AE function ······································· 1-19
Focusing manually ································································· 1-20
Adjusting the exposure ·························································· 1-21
Shooting with backlighting ···················································· 1-22
Using the ND filter ································································ 1-22
Optimizing the tape condition before recording ···················· 1-23
Searching the boundaries of recorded tape ···························· 1-24
Returning to a pre-registered position ··································· 1-25
Locating the marking position ··············································· 1-26
Writing the RC time code on a recorded tape ························ 1-29
Editing onto another tape ······················································· 1-30
Recording from a VCR or TV ··············································· 1-31

Additional information ······························································ 1-32

Charging the vanadium-lithium battery in the camcorder ····· 1-32
Resetting the data and time ···················································· 1-32
Usable cassettes and playback modes ···································· 1-33
Tips for using the battery pack ·············································· 1-34
Maintenance information and precautions ····························· 1-36
Using your camcorder abroad ················································ 1-38
Trouble check ········································································ 1-38
Identifying the parts ······························································· 1-40
Warning indicators ································································· 1-46

2-1.

REMOVAL OF F PANEL ASSEMBLY ························· 2-1

2-2.

REMOVAL OF MA-261 BOARD AND
CAP MICROPHONE ······················································ 2-2

2-3.

REMOVAL OF CABINET ASSEMBLY ························ 2-2

2-4.

REMOVAL OF BACK PANEL ASSEMBLY ················· 2-3

2-5.

REMOVAL OF LCD PANEL AND
CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (CF) ······························· 2-3

2-6.

REMOVAL OF EVF BLOCK ········································· 2-4

2-7.

REMOVAL OF VF-97 BOARD AND
LENS HOLDER ASSEMBLY ········································ 2-4

2-8.

REMOVAL OF MC-110 BOARD AND
VC-175 BOARD ····························································· 2-5

2-9.

REMOVAL OF ZOOM LENS BLOCK (1) ···················· 2-5

2-10. REMOVAL OF ZOOM LENS BLOCK (2) ···················· 2-6
2-11. REMOVAL OF IC790 (CCD IMAGER) ························ 2-6
2-12. REMOVAL OF MECHANISM ······································ 2-7
2-13. REMOVAL OF CENTER FRAME (1) ··························· 2-7
2-14. REMOVAL OF CENTER FRAME (2) ··························· 2-8
2-15. REMOVAL OF CENTER FRAME (3) ··························· 2-9

2-16. REMOVAL OF CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (PS) ····· 2-9
2-17. REMOVAL OF CONTROL

SWITCH BLOCK (FK), (ZOOM) ·································· 2-10

2-18. REMOVAL OF LI-54 BOARD ······································· 2-10
2-19. REMOVAL OF JK-147 BOARD ···································· 2-11
2-20. VC-175 BOARD SERVICE POSITION

(FOR CHECK AND ADJUSTMENT) ···························· 2-11

2-21. INTERNAL VIEWS ························································ 2-12
2-22. CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATION ··································· 2-13

3-1.

OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM ···································· 3-1

3-2.

CAMERA BLOCK DIAGRAM ····································· 3-4

3-3.

VIDEO BLOCK DIAGRAM ·········································· 3-7

3-4.

SERVO BLOCK DIAGRAM ·········································· 3-10

3-5.

VTR/CAMERA CONTROL BLOCK DIAGRAM ········· 3-13

3-6.

AUDIO BLOCK DIAGRAM ·········································· 3-16

3-7.

MODE CONTROL BLOCK DIAGRAM ······················· 3-19

3-8.

EVF BLOCK DIAGRAM ··············································· 3-21

3-9.

POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM ········································· 3-23

4-1.

FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ································ 4-1

4-2.

PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ············································ 4-5

· VC-175 (MAIN) PRINTED WIRING BOARD ··········· 4-6
· VC-175 (CAMERA 1),

FP-364 (CCD-IMAGER)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ···························· 4-14

· VC-175 (CAMERA 2) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ······ 4-17
· VC-175 (CAMERA 3) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ······ 4-21
· VC-175 (CAMERA 4) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ······ 4-25
· VC-175 (VIDEO 1) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ··········· 4-29
· VC-175 (VIDEO 2) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ··········· 4-33
· MC-110 (MULTI CONNECTOR)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ························· 4-36

· VC-175 (I/O), MC-110 (MULTI CONNECTOR)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ······························ 4-37

· VC-175 (MODE CONTROL)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ······························ 4-41

· VC-175 (CAMERA/VTR CONTROL)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ······························ 4-45

· VC-175 (MECHANISM CONTROL),

FP-316 (MECHANISM SENSOR)

PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ···························· 4-49

· VC-175 (AUDIO AMP) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···· 4-53
· VC-175 (POWER) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ············· 4-57
· LI-54 (BATTERY TERMINAL),

JK-147 (INPUT/OUTPUT TERMINAL)

PRINTED WIRING BOARDS ······················· 4-62

· LI-54 (BATTERY TERMINAL),

JK-147 (INPUT/OUTPUT TERMINAL)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ···························· 4-65

· MA-261 (AUDIO MIC AMP)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ························· 4-69

· MA-261 (AUDIO MIC AMP)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ······························ 4-71

· VF-97 (EVF) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····················· 4-75
· VF-97 (EVF) PRINTED WIRING BOARD ················ 4-79