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JVC GZ-MC500US Service Manual

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SERVICE MANUAL
8
2005
YF100
Lead free solder used in the board (material : Sn-Ag-Cu, melting point : 219 Centigrade)
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PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
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SPECIFIC SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
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DISASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27
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ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40
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TROUBLE SHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42
DIGITAL MEDIA CAMERA
GZ-MC500US

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COPYRIGHT © 2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited
GZ-MC500US [M5S727]
No.YF100
2005/8

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    YF100 2005 GZ-MC500US GZ-MC500US [M5S727] Lead free solder used in the board (material : Sn-Ag-Cu, melting point : 219 Centigrade) TABLE OF CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS ............... 1-3 SPECIFIC SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS .
  • Page 2 SPECIFICATION Camcorder For General Power supply DC 11.0 V(Using AC Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack) Power consumption Approx. 5.5 W Approx. 8.0 W (Maximum; when charging a battery) Dimensions (W × H × D) 80 mm × 55 mm × 118 mm(3-3/8" × 2-3/16" × 4-11/16")(incl. lens hood) Weight Approx.

  • Page 3: Precautions

    SECTION 1 PRECAUTIONS SAFTY PRECAUTIONS Prior to shipment from the factory, JVC products are strictly emission. Consequently, when servicing these products, inspected to conform with the recognized product safety and replace the cathode ray tubes and other parts with only the electrical codes of the countries in which they are to be specified parts.
  • Page 4 1.1.2 Safety Check after Servicing Examine the area surrounding the repaired location for damage (4) Leakage current test or deterioration. Observe that screws, parts and wires have been Confirm specified or lower leakage current between earth returned to original positions, Afterwards, perform the following ground/power cord plug prongs and externally exposed tests and confirm the specified values in order to verify accessible parts (RF terminals, antenna terminals, video...

  • Page 5: Specific Service Instructions

    (3) PowerProducer (4) PowerDVD (1) is JVC's original and it is the same product as the one used in DVC. (2),(3), and 4. are commercial software from CyberLink Inc. They were functionally modified for GZ-MC100/200/500. As not only functional deletion but also functional addition for EVERIO were carried out in the provided software, it is required to use the provided EVERIO exclusive software.
  • Page 6 (3) PowerProducer It is software which authors or writes-in the files that were edited and processed with PowerDirector to media such as DVD and DVD-R. The functional difference between the commercial products and provided EVERIO exclusive products both from CyberLink inc. are only additional audio editing and BGM function in the menu.It cannot import the ".MOD"...
  • Page 7 CCD(Green) Video cameras from other manufacturers use the system in which the CCDs are directly affixed to the prisms. JVC adopts the Fig.2-6-1 professional camera's proven system in which a wedge glass is Light paths of professional 3CCD dichroic prisms sandwiched between a CCD and a prism.
  • Page 8 2.3.1 Megapixel Still Picture Recording In the new technology, 5 Megapixel still picture recording is Blue achieved with pixel interpolation. It is a technology which makes the resolution 1.4 times higher, and the CCD pixel numbers 4 Green times more with pixel shift method: aligning the Green pixel CCD half a pixel displaced.
  • Page 9 Handling Microdrives Microdrives are used in GZ-MC100, GZ-MC200 and GZ-MC500. Although the appearance is different, a Microdrive is exactly the same as a hard disc that is used in a PC. Therefore, unlike handling conventional tapes, caution must be paid in handling Microdrives. The handling of Microdrives is explained in this section.
  • Page 10 2500 Microdrive hard disk 80GB Model name Microdrive 3K4-2 Microdrive 3K4-4 Travelstar 4K80-80 2000 Model number HMS360402D5CF00 HMS360404D5CF00 HTS428080F9AT00 Capacity 2 GB 4 GB 80 GB 1500 Interface CompactFlash Type CompactFlash Type ATA ATA-6 Form factor 1inch 1inch 2.5inch System type Consumer electronics Consumer electronics Laptop 1000...
  • Page 11 2.4.5.2 Microdrive failures caused by user handling File Transfer Time Measurement As previously explained, Microdrive failures may possibly be Recording detail Microdrive 1 Microdrive caused by falls or shocks. Further more, dropping Microdrives in Detection detail (Recording Capacity) N2B12JRA N2HNY1VA the water causes crucial failures to Microdrives.
  • Page 12 2.4.5.5 Disabled read/ write with other devices 2.4.5.3 When read/ write cannot be done with the main unit, the main unit failure is considered in most cases. Recognition failure caused by the main unit writing bad data can be considered. MD Diagnosis Check the files recorded with the PC by connecting the MD to the USB adaptor.
  • Page 13 CF+ Type II on the reverse sides. Backup the user MD record Countermeasure for There are Microdrives with either "Victor" or "JVC" logo labels the software failure for our company. Perform the DDD Clean Disk Start the data recovery software •...
  • Page 14 Prior MD/CF to the law enforcement in July 2006, Matsushita group in- Movies cluding VICTOR/ JVC introduced the RoHS corresponding parts for the shipment from April 2005, and the service parts Pictures will be replaced gradually.
  • Page 15 (Refer to 5.2.3 Image quality and support media.) 2.4.7.2.2 Recording time (approximately minutes) Recording movies in Microdrive setting is recommended. Ultra fine Fine Normal Economy 720 480 720 480 720 480 352 240 2.4.7.2 Movies SD CF 128MB 2 minutes 3 minutes 10 minutes 4 minutes...
  • Page 16 Microdrive, drive diagnostic test software HiTest is used with a license agreement from Hitachi Global Storage MCBA0002.WAV Technologies (HGST) which supplies Microdrives to JVC. 999JVCMC Although the Drive Diagnostics & Disposition software (DDD Software) had been used for operation check of the Microdrives, MCBA9000.WAV...
  • Page 17 There is an issue of handling the recorded information of the us- ers after backup. There is another matter of increasing backup time regarding mass storage media. The new software HiTest is introduced to countermeasure these matters. HiTest The failure detection capability goes down as there is no writing test.
  • Page 18 "OK" button. User Name: Input your name in one-byte alphabetical characters. Customer Name: Input JVC in one-byte characters. Location: Input the division where you belong to in one- byte alphabetical characters.(e.g. JSCA) Tester Name: Name the PC on which the test is carried out.
  • Page 19 (4) When the Country and City window opens, input JAPAN "PCI Card Information" window in "Customer Country", then press the "Add" button. Input your base city in "Customer City", then press the "Add" button. Once these items have been input, they can be selected by pressing the pull down buttons next to input columns from the next time.
  • Page 20 6. How to use HiTest (6) Check the information in the Country and City window. When the information on the country and the city is 6.1 Test preparation correct, Press the "OK "button. (1) Write down the serial number and the P/N (Part Num- ber) displayed on the back of the Microdrive which is to be tested.
  • Page 21 "Drive Login" window. lect "NO DATA". 6.2Starting the test Always select "NO DATA" for this item as JVC does (1) Click the "Scan Drive" button in the test window. not use this item. However, if the item is left blank, the test will not become available.
  • Page 22 (2) When the serial number and the model name of the (7) When the "Test Option" screen opens, a test can be Microdrive matches the recorded information in the selected from the two types: "Standard Sequence" test Microdrive, it is recognized as a drive available for the or "Standard Sequence+Sequential Read Verify"...
  • Page 23 <Test results are NG> Drive Fail (Failed the test indication) Drag the scroll bar Red line Select this test (2) View the test results by dragging the scroll bar as the "Apply" button detailed results are displayed in horizontal rows. Pass:No defects(Drive Pass) Fail:Failures (2) Return to 6.2(1), and "Drive Login"...
  • Page 24 "N2J62G6A" and with extensions "blb" and "log". The file with extension "blb" is used for analysis by part man- ufacturers, so it is not used for checking the error log. JVC uses the data with "log" extension (log data) only.
  • Page 25 Format As Windows file system, either FAT16 or FAT32 is used. There When Windows reads the file, it cannot deal the file as one file is another file system called NTFS, which is used with Windows unless the scattered clusters in the drive are rounded up. 2000 and Windows XP.
  • Page 26 Pict Bridge GZ-MC100, GZ-MC200 and GZ-MC500 support PictBridge. PictBridge is a standard that allows direct printing by connecting digital cameras and camcorders to printers.Conventionally, data needed to be stored in a PC before printing pictures and still images taken by digital cameras or camcorders. The actual printing was done by the instruction from the PC.Now direct printing is available by connecting PictBridge supporting devices via USB cables.

  • Page 27: Disassembly

    SECTION 3 DISASSEMBLY BEFORE ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY 3.1.1 Precautions 3.1.4 Tools required for disassembly and assembly • Be sure to disconnect the power supply unit prior to mounting Torque driver Tweezers and soldering of parts. YTU94088 YTU94088-003 P-895 • Prior to removing a component part that needs to disconnect its connector(s) and its screw(s), first disconnect the wire(s) from the connector(s), and then remove the screw(s).
  • Page 28 3.2.2 ASSEMBLY/DISASSEMBLY OF CABINET PARTS AND ELECTRICAL PARTS Disassembly procedure NOTE6e: STEP Fig. When attaching, lift the part (ARM) upward. PART NAME POINT NOTE NOTE6f: GRIP LOWER ASSY HOOD ASSY,2(S1a),2(S1b) NOTE1a,b During the procedure, be careful not to deform the part COVER(FR.) ASSY S2a,S2b,2(S2c),S2d NOTE2a,b,c...
  • Page 29 <NOTE1a> BATTERY/ (S1a) CF CARD COVER (S1b) (S1a) (S1c) (S1c) BOTTOM VIEW ARM(COVER) (S1b) ASSY CN1a NOTE1b STAY(COVER) (S1c) ASSY HOOD ASSY CN1b (S1c) NOTE1d SPACER NOTE1c WIRE(BATT) TRIPOD NOTE1d 0.059N m(0.6kgf cm) 0.039N m(0.4kgf cm) Fig.FA1 Fig.FA3-1 <NOTE2b> JIG CONNECTOR NOTE2b (S2c) (S2c)
  • Page 30 DRAWING FOR SPACER ATTACHING <NOTE6b> NOTE4a SPACER WIRE (BLACK) CONECTOR (S4) (S4) (CN302) WIRE (BROWN) (S4) SPACER REG BOARD ASSY SPACER NOTE6b NOTE4b SPACER Fig.FA3-3 Fig.FA5-1 (S5a) CN6g (S5a) (S5b) CN6h CN6b CN6b CN6b (S5a) CN6f CN6d CN6e CN6c (S6) CN6a NOTE6c SPACER...
  • Page 31 DRAWING FOR WIRE ARRANGEMENT NOTE6d REG BOARD ASSY h : DIGITAL,CDS BOARD ASSY CN6c (11Pin WIRE) (CN309) b : ANALOG BOARD ASSY CN6d CN6g(CN304) (27Pin BROWN WIRE) (CN303) f : CF SW BOARD ASSY WIRE CN6b CN6f(CN310) g : OPE2 (CN302) CN6h CN6h(CN308)
  • Page 32 DRAWING FOR WIRE ARRANGEMENT <NOTE8> TO DIGITAL TO CF (11Pin WIRE) (25Pin RED WIRE) TO CF (25Pin GREEN WIRE) YELLOW TO LCD-SUB (30Pin WIRE) TO ANALOG (27Pin BROWN WIRE) TO ANALOG (10Pin BLACK WIRE) Fig.FA7-2 [10] (S9) (S9) (S9) NOTE9 Fig.FA8 1-32 (No.YF100)
  • Page 33 3.2.3 ASSEMBLY of [9]MONITOR ASSEMBLY SPACER Disassembly procedure STEP Fig. PART NAME POINT NOTE GRIP BASE SPACER,3(S1) NOTE1a,b WIRE ROTALY UNIT 4(S2) COVER(MONI) ASSY SHIELD(MONI), 2(S3) NOTE3 LCD MODULE & MO3-1 SPACER, 2(S4a) NOTE4a,b SPACER CF SW LCD-SUB BOARD ASSY MO3-2 S4a,3(S4b) NOTE4c,d...
  • Page 34 NOTE4e <LCD MODULE> LCD SUB BOARD ASSY BRACKET(LCD) NOTE4a (S4a) WIRE WIRE (S4a) (PINK) (WHITE) LCD-SUB BOARD ASSY SPACER B.LIGHT(+) B.LIGHT(-) NOTE4b,d WIRE WIRE (WHITE) (PINK) SD4a SD4b Fig.MO3-1 Fig.MO3-3 <NOTE4f> (S4b) (S4b) (S4b) WIRE BRACKET (LCD) NOTE4d,e NOTE4e SPACER SPACER NOTE4b,f REAR UNIT...
  • Page 35 3.2.4 ASSEMBLY of [10]CAMERA ASSEMBLY AND OP FRAME ASSEMBLY Disassembly procedure Destination of connectors STEP Fig. PART NAME POINT NOTE CN.NO. CONNECTOR JOINT CASE ASSY S1a,S1b,S1c,S1b NOTE1 LOWER CASE(OP) ASSY 5(S2) NOTE2a,b CN4a ANALOG CN209 OPE1 COVER(POW) ASSY CN4b ANALOG CN205 STROBE UNIT UPPER CASE(OP) ASSY...
  • Page 36 SPK WIRE CN4d NOTE4 (S2) (S2) (S2) <NOTE2a> WIRE COVER(POW) (S2) SPK WIRE CN4c CN4a (S2) (S2) (S2) NOTE2a BOTTOM VIEW CN4b NOTE2b COVER(SD) NOTE2b Fig.C2 Fig.C4-1 (S5) (S5) (S5) (S5) SPACER (S4) (S3) NOTE5 (S3) (S4) Fig.C3 Fig.C4-2 1-36 (No.YF100)
  • Page 37 NOTE6b <NOTE8b> (S6) (S6) (S6) (S6) COVER (MIC) (S6) FRONT SIDE NOTE6a SPACER It passes between ribs. NOTE8a NOTE8b (S7) It passes between ribs. (S7) PLATE (SPK) SPK WIRE NOTE7 (S6) (S6) PLATE (3CCD) (S8) (S8) <NOTE7> SPK WIRE UPPER CASE (OP) ASSY (S6) It passes between ribs.
  • Page 38 3.2.5 DISASSEMBLY of [11] OP BLOCK ASSY/CCD BOARD ASSY CAUTIONS (1) Since the OP BLOCK on this model is more complicated in structure than previous OP BLOCKS, pay extra attention to external shocks and vibrations. (2) During the procedure, be careful in handling the CCD IMAGE SENSOR, OP LPF and the LENS etc.
  • Page 39 <NOTE11e> HEAT SHEET HEAT SHEET HEAT SINK(CCD) HEAT SINK (CCD) 0.5mm or less (S11d) HEAT SINK point is NOTE11c put together on here. GASCKET (S11d) SD11a (S11c) GASCKET OP FRAME ASSY (S11c) 0.118N m(1.2kgf cm) (S11c) Fig.OP3 OP BLOCK ASSY FORCUS MOTOR UNIT NOTE11f,g NOTE11f,g...

  • Page 40: Adjustment

    SECTION 4 ADJUSTMENT PREPARATION 4.1.3 TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ADJUSTMENT 4.1.1 Precaution Torque Driver Tweezers YTU94088 YTU94088-003 P-895 Camera system and deck system of this model are specially adjusted by using PC. However, if parts such as the following are replaced, an adjustment is required.
  • Page 41 • • INF adjustment lens Color bar chart To be used for adjustment of the camera system. For the To be used for adjustment of the camera system. For the usage of the INF adjustment lens, refer to the Service Bulletin usage of the INF adjustment lens, refer to the Service Bulletin No.

  • Page 42: Trouble Shooting

    SECTION 5 TROUBLE SHOOTING SERVICE NOTE 1-42 (No.YF100)
  • Page 43 (No.YF100)1-43...
  • Page 44 Victor Company of Japan, Limited AV & MULTIMEDIA COMPANY CAMCORDER CATEGORY 12, 3-chome, Moriya-cho, kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, kanagawa-prefecture, 221-8528, Japan (No.YF100) Printed in Japan...