Sony MVC-FD87 manual

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    SERVICE MANUAL V er 1.1 2001. 06 DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA MVC-FD87/FD92 AEP Model UK Model Le v el 1 SPECIFICA TIONS PHoto: MVC-FD92 System Imag e device 5m FD92: FD92: FD87: m (1/3. 6 type) co lor CCD 6.64 mm (1/2.7 type) color CCD Lens 8 × zoom lens f = 4.75 – 3 8 mm (3/ 16 – 1 1/2 inche s) (41 – 328 mm (1 5/8 – 13 inches) when con verted i[...]

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    – 2 – • Floppy disk that can be used b y the MVC-FD87/FD92 • Size : 3.5-inch • T ype : 2 HD • Capacity : 1.44 MB • Format : MS-DOS format (512 bytes × 18 sector) (FD can be formatted by the MVC-FD87/FD92) T able f or differences of function Model MVC-FD87 MVC-FD92 Image device 1/2.7-inch CCD 1/3.6-inch CCD Lens 3 8 Digital zoom 6 16 [...]

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    – 3 – SER VICE NOTE ................................................................... 4 Self-diagnosis Display ................................................... 5 1. MAIN P ARTS 1. Ornamental Parts .......................................................... 6 2. DISASSEMBL Y 2-1. Cabinet (Rear) Block Assembly ................................[...]

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    – 4 – [Dischar ging of the FLASH unit’ s charging capacitor] The charging capacitor of the FLASH unit is char ged up to the maximum 300 V potential. There is a danger of electric shock by this high v oltage when the battery is handled by hand. The electric shock is caused by the charged v oltage whic h is kept without discharging w hen the ma[...]

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    – 5 – [Description on Self-diagnosis Displa y] Note : The “Self-diagnosis” data is backed up by the coin lithiumbattery . The data will be lost and initialized when the coin lithium battery is removed. Display Code C:32:01 C:13:01 E:91:01 E:61:00 E61:10 Counter measure Change the disk and turn of f the main power then back on. Replace the f[...]

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    – 6 – DC cover 3-058-767-11 (FD87) 3-058-767-21 (FD92) USB jack cover 3-066-802-01 Battery lid 3-066-771-01 (FD87) 3-066-771-11 (FD92) CPC lid 3-066-766-01 (FD87) 3-066-805-01 (FD92) FD92 MS lid 3-066-794-01 FD92 1. MAIN P ARTS 1. ORNAMENT AL P AR TS MVC-FD87/FD92 Note: • Items marked “*” are not stocked since the y are seldom required fo[...]

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    – 7 – 2. DISASSEMBL Y MVC-FD87/FD92 • This set can be disassembled in the order sho wn belo w . 2-1. CABINET (REAR) BLOCK ASSEMBL Y Note: Follo w the disassembly procedure in the numerical order giv en. 2-2. FDD BLOCK ASSEMBL Y 2-1. CABINET (REAR) BLOCK ASSEMBLY (Page 7) 2-2. FDD BLOCK ASSEMBLY (Page 7) 2-3. FC-85 BOARD (Page 8) 2-4. LENS BLO[...]

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    – 8 – 2-3. FC-85 BO ARD 2-4. LENS BLOCK ASSEMBL Y 1 Flexib le board (CN682) 4 Three flexib le boards (CN701, 702, 703) 2 Screw (M2) 5 Four scre ws (M2) 3 USB connector 6 Claw FD92 7 FC-85 board 2 Lens bloc k assembly 1 Screw 2-5. PK-54 BO ARD 2-6. LCD MODULE Note: When installing PK-54 board, connect S709 with BR button. 4 Flexib le board (CN90[...]

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    – 9 – Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark 3. REP AIR P ARTS LIST 3-1-1. CABINET (FRONT) SECTION NO TE: • -XX and -X mean standardized parts, so they may hav e some difference from the original one. • Items marked “*” are not stocked since the y are seldom required for routine service. Some delay sho[...]

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    – 10 – 3-1-2. CABINET (FR ONT) ASSEMBL Y Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark 51 X-3951-435-1 CABINET (FRONT) ASSY (FD87) 51 X-3951-481-1 CABINET (FRONT) ASSY (FD92) 52 X-3951-436-1 LABEL ASSY , LENS (FD87) 52 X-3951-484-1 LABEL ASSY , LENS (FD92) 53 3-066-744-01 SCREW , FIL TER 54 3-066-779-01 RING, ORNAMEN[...]

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    – 11 – 3-1-3. FDD BLOCK SECTION Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark 101 not supplied DRIVE, FLOPPY DISK (Note 1) 102 3-066-799-01 BRACKET , USB (FD92) 103 1-680-234-11 FP-335 FLEXIBLE BOARD (FD92) 104 3-964-010-31 SCREW (M2), 0 P ART -NO. P2 MAIN 105 3-066-780-01 BRACKET , FC 106 not supplied FC-85 BOARD, C[...]

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    – 12 – 3-1-4. CABINET (REAR) SECTION 151 X-3951-433-1 CASE ASSY , PK SHIELD 152 1-677-897-11 FP-165 FLEXIBLE BOARD 153 3-948-339-61 T APPING 154 not supplied PK-54 BOARD, COMPLETE (TYPE SA) (FD87) 154 not supplied PK-54 BOARD, COMPLETE (TYPE ST) (FD87) 154 not supplied PK-54 BOARD, COMPLETE (TYPE SA) (FD92) 154 not supplied PK-54 BOARD, COMPLET[...]

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    – 13 – 3-1-5. CABINET (REAR) ASSEMBL Y 201 X-3951-434-1 CABINET (REAR) ASSY (FD87) 201 X-3951-482-1 CABINET (REAR) ASSY (FD92) 202 3-066-770-01 CABINET , SIDE 203 3-066-776-01 KNOB, FUNCTION (FD87) 203 3-066-776-11 KNOB, FUNCTION (FD92) 204 3-058-771-11 KNOB, POWER (FD87) 204 3-058-771-21 KNOB, POWER (FD92) 205 3-066-777-01 SPRING, COMPRESSION [...]

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    – 14 – (Note 3) Flexib le board of video lens is not supplied. Please be careful not to break the flexib le board when you change the motor unit. 3-1-6. LENS BLOCK SECTION (FD87) 251 not supplied LENS, ZOOM (VCL-6103WA) 252 3-066-769-01 FRAME (L), LENS 253 3-914-366-01 SCREW (DIA. 1.7X4), PRECISION 254 not supplied ADAPTOR (CL), CCD FITTING 255[...]

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    – 15 – (Note 3) Flexib le board of video lens is not supplied. Please be careful not to break the flexib le board when you change the motor unit. 3-1-7. LENS BLOCK SECTION (FD92) 301 not supplied LENS, VIDEO (61JC) 302 3-066-798-01 FRAME, LENS 303 3-948-339-61 T APPING 304 not supplied ADAPTOR (FH), CCD FITTING 305 not supplied FIL TER BLOCK, O[...]

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    – 16 – SECTION 1 GENERAL MVC-FD87/FD92 This section is e xtracted from MVC-FD92 instruction manual. 2 . T o pre vent fire or shoc k hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or mois ture. If you h av e any questions a bout this produ ct, you may call: Sony Customer Information Cente r 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number be low is for the FCC relat ed[...]

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    – 17 – 7 Getting started Gettin g started Identifying the parts See the p ages in paren theses for details o f operation . A Self-timer lamp (22) B Flash (22) C Shutter button (18, 23) D Zoom lever (20) E Photocell wi ndow for fl ash Do not bloc k while reco rding. F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) U s eat r i p o dw i t has c r e wl e n g [...]

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    – 18 – Getting started 11 NP-F330 ( suppli ed)/ F550 (not supp lied) batt ery pack When you rec ord images in an extremely col d location or using the LC D screen, the operat ing time bec omes sho rt. When usin g the ca mera in an e xtreme ly cold loc ation, place the battery pack in y our pocket or o ther plac e to keep it warm, the n insert t[...]

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    – 19 – Getting started 15 T o cancel the da te and t ime setti ng Select [CANCEL] with v / V / b / B on the control button, then press the cent er z . 5 Select the desired date displa y format with v / V on the contr ol button , then pres s the center z . Select from [Y/M/D] (year/ month/day), [M/D/Y] (month/day/yea r), or [D/M/Y] (day/month/ye[...]

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    – 20 – B B B B Recor ding 19 For t he number of images yo u can record on a f loppy d isk or a “Memory St ick” See page 46. Notes • When rec ording brig ht subjects, the color of the LCD sc reen may c hange after the AE is locked. However , this will not affect the recorde d image. • While the image is bein g recorde d on a flo ppy disk[...]

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    – 21 – B B B B Recor ding 23 Recor ding moving images Moving images with audi o are recorded in MPEG format . T o record moving i mages, slide the POWER switch to the right to turn on the power and ins ert a flop py disk or a “ Memory Stick. ” See pages 2 0 to 22. Press DISPLA Y to turn on/ off the indicat ors on the LC D screen. These indi[...]

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    – 22 – B B B B Pl ayba ck 27 Viewing images using a computer Y ou can v iew or modify data recor ded with your camera using applicatio n software on a computer, or attach it to an E-mail. For Windows 98 users This section descri bes the method for vie wing images on a computer usi ng the supplied USB cabl e. What is the USB co nnection? : Y ou [...]

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    – 23 – B B B B Pl ayba ck 31 x Viewing i mages For Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me and Windows 2000 Prof essional users 1 T urn on the power of your computer an d allow Windows to load. 2 Connect one end of the supp lied USB cable to the USB jack (mini- B) on the camera an d the other end to the USB conn ector on your computer. 3 Insert a [...]

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    – 24 – B B B B Pl ayba ck 35 • The numerica l portions of the fol lowing files are the same. — An image file recorded in E- MAIL mode and its cor responding small- size image file — An audio file recorded in VOICE mode and its correspondin g image file — An image file recorded in TEXT m ode and its corresponding index ima ge file — An[...]

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    – 25 – Before perf orming adv anced operations 39 Note Y ou cann ot clear the me nu bar on the IND EX screen (p age 59). T urning on/of f the operation buttons (menu bar) on the LCD scr een Selecting item s or images on the LC D screen 1 Press v / V / b / B on the control button to select the item you want to set or the image you want to displa[...]

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    – 26 – Before perf orming advanced opera tions 43 CAMERA REC MOD E TIFF R ecords a T IFF (unco mpressed) file in addition to the JPEG file when the MS/ FD se lector is set to MS. STILL TEXT Record s a GIF file in blac k-and-white . VOICE Records an audio f ile (with a still image) in addition to the JPEG f ile. E-MAIL Records a small-size (320 [...]

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    – 27 – B B B B V arious recor ding 47 Creating Clip Motion Files Clip Motion is an an imation function that plays back still images in successio n. Clip Motion image s are p l a y e db a c ko nt h i sc a m e r aa t approximatel y 0.5 s interval s. The images are stored in GIF format, which is con venient for crea ting home pages or attaching im[...]

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    – 28 – B B B B V arious recor ding 51 Recording text documents (TEXT) T ext is reco rded in GI F format to provide a clear image. The number of images that you c a nr e c o r do naf l o p p yd i s ko r “ Memory Stick ” (8 MB) in TEXT mode ∗ The maxim um number of re cordable images depends on t he document condition, such as the amount of[...]

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    – 29 – B B B B V arious recor ding 55 Tips Under normal recording conditions, th e camer a automatica lly makes v arious adjustment s, such as tho se for the fo cus, iris, e xposure, and white bala nce, as it shoots. However, you may not be able to carry out your desired sho oting depending o n shooting cond itions. The program AE f unctio n pr[...]

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    – 30 – B B B B V ario us playback 59 B V arious playbac k Playing back six images at once (INDEX) T o displ ay the next (pre vious) index screen Select v / V at the lower-left on th e LCD scr een. T o retur n t o normal playback (si ngle i mage) • Sele ct the de sired i mage w ith th e contr ol butt on. • Select (Ret urn). Not e When v iewi[...]

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    – 31 – B B B B Editing 63 B Editing Preventing accidental erasure (PROTECT) The - (protect) i ndicator app ears on protected images. T o rele ase protec tion Select [OFF] in step 2 . T o release protecti on If you selec ted [ALL] in st ep 2 , select [OFF]. If you selecte d [SELECT] in step 2 , select the i mages to be unprot ected with t he con[...]

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    – 32 – B B B B Editing 67 T o conti nue copyin g the image t o other flopp y disks or “ Memo ry St ick ” s Afte r “ COMPLETE ” ap pears in s tep 6 , select [ CONTIN UE] and repeat step 6 . When s electing [M S t F D], if the amount of total images that will be copied i s too large to copy to one flopp y disk, the ima ges will be cop ied[...]

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    – 33 – B B B B As an external drive 71 Notes • Format the floppy disk or “ Memory Stick ” only using this cam era. Y ou cannot format the floppy disk or “ Memory Stick ” using a computer via the U SB cable . • When yo u format, be s ure to use a ful ly charged b attery pa ck or the AC power adapto r as the p ower sour ce. B As an ex[...]

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    – 34 – Additional inf ormation 75 Watching the playback picture on TV If you want to vie w the playback pictur e on a TV , you need a TV having a video in put jack and a vide o connec ting cable. The col or system of the TV mus t be the same as that of your digital still camera. Check the following list: NTSC system Bahama Islan ds, Bolivia, Ca[...]

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    – 35 – 79 Additional inf ormation The image and sound break off when you p lay back an i mage on a compute r . • Y ou are pla ying back the f ile from the fl oppy disk or “ Memory Sti ck. ” t Copy the file to the ha rd disk of the com puter a n dt h e np l a yb a c kt h ef i l ef r o mt h eh a r dd i s k (page 32). Y our cam era canno t d[...]

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    – 36 – 83 Additional inf ormation W ar ning and notice messages V ariou s messages ap pear on the LCD sc reen. Chec k the corres ponding de scripti ons in the follo wing list. Mes sage Meani ng D R I V EE R R O R T h e r ei st r o u b l ew i t ht h ed i s kd r i v e . SYSTEM ERROR Turn the power off and on again . NO DISK No disk is inserted. N[...]

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    – 37 – 88 A Pro tect indicator/Zoom scal ing indicat or B Print mark indicator C Recording mode/Clip Motion indicat or D Image size indicator E File nam e* F Remaining d isk capacity/Remaining memory capacit y indicator : Floppy dis k : “ Memory Stick ” G Number of stored images on a floppy d isk or “ Memor y Stick ” H Image num ber I R[...]

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    – 38 – Sony EMCS Co. Kohda TEC MVC-FD87/FD92 9-929-871-42 2001F0500-1 © 2001. 6 Published by PV Customer Center[...]

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    Re vision Histor y Re verse Ve r. 1.0 1.1 Date 2001.02 2001.06 History Of ficial Release Correction Contents — S.M. correction: Page 12 S.M. Rev . issued — Ye s 992987142.pdf[...]