JVC GC-X3E-DS Service Manual

SERVICE MANUAL

DIGITAL STILL CAMERA

GC-X3E-DS

STILL CAMERA

Regarding service information other than these sections, refer to the GC-X1E service manual (No.86572). Also, be sure to note important safety precautions provided in the service manual.

SPECIFICATIONS

Power source Power consumption

Dimensions

Weight

Operating temperature Relative humidity Storage temperature LCD screen Storage media CCD

Focal distance

Lens Video Recording format

Sensitivity Iris value (F value) Exposure control Exposure compensation Minimum subject distance Light measurement system Flash

Recommended distance for flash Shutter speed

White balance Focus

: DC 5 V : 3.6 W (when the LCD screen is off)

4.8 W (when the LCD screen is on)

: 111 (W) mm x 67 (H) mm x 59 (D) mm

(except protruding parts)

: Approx. 290 g

(without a Memory card and battery)

:0°C to 40°C : 35% to 80% : –20°C to 50°C : 2.0 inch, polysilicon TFT (200,000 pixels) : SmartMedia : 3.34 million pixels (3.24 million valid pixels),

1/1.8" square pixels, primary color filter, interlace scan CCD

: 7.5 mm to 17.5 mm

(equivalent to 37mm to 86 mm on a 35 mm still camera) : 2.3X optical zoom lens : 160 pixels x 120 pixels, 20 seconds, JVC original format : Exif Ver. 2.1 (DCF compliant), TIFF (Uncompressed),

DPOF-compatible : 80/160/320 (ISO compliant) : F2.8/3.8, 5.6, 8, 11 : Program AE, iris priority AE : ±2EV (0.5EV steps) : Approx. 2 cm to 50 cm (in Macro mode) : Multi, spot : Built-in,

Auto/red-eye prevention/forced/disabled : Approx. 2.5 m : Auto (Program AE: 1/8 seconds – 1/750 seconds,

Iris priority AE: 2 seconds – 1/750 seconds ) : Auto/Manual ( : Auto/Manual

, MWB,

3.3V (up to 64MB)

, ,

)

Self timer Photo quality Number of storable photos

(with an 8MB Memory card, STANDARD/FINE/NO COMP.)

Battery Printer connector VIDEO output connector Digital output connector

: 1 second, 8 seconds : 3 modes (STANDARD/FINE/NO COMP.) : 2032 x 1536: approx. 10/8/0

1024 x 768: approx. 43/32/3

640 x 480: approx. 87/65/8 : Lithium ion battery : Output for optional printer : Two-pole plug, 3.5 mm diameter (PAL) : Mini-USB connector

AC Power Adapter/Charger AA-V37

Power requirement Power consumption Output

Charge

Camera Operating temperature Dimensions Weight

E. & O. E. Design and specifications subject to change without notice.

: AC 110 V – 240 V`, 50 Hz/60 Hz : 14 W

: DC 3.6 V : DC 5.0 V :0°C to 40°C [when charging: 10°C to 35°C] : 68 (W) mm x 38 (H) mm x 110 (D) mm : Approx. 230 g (without a DC cord)

, 0.77 A , 1.5 A

No.86593

October 2000

Section Title Page

Important Safety Precautions

DIFFERENT TABLE

1. DISASSEMBLY

1.3.2 Disassembly method ( I ) ............................................ 1-1

2. ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENT

2.1 ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENT .......................................... 2-1

2.1.1 Precautions ................................................................. 2-1

Test instruments required for electrical adjustment .............

2.1.2

2-1

2.1.3 Required test equipment ............................................ 2-1

2.1.4 Setup (LCD ADJUSTMENT) ........................................ 2-1

2.1.5 Setup (CCD ADJUSTMENT) ....................................... 2-2

2.2 Setup with patch cords and jig connector cables............ 2-3

3. CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS

NOTES OF SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ........................................ 3-1

CIRCUIT BOARD NOTES ......................................................... 3-2

3.1 BOARD INTERCONNECTION ......................................... 3-3

3.2 MAIN (SYSCON) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ...................... 3-5

3.3 MAIN (DSP146) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM........................ 3-7

3.4 MAIN (DSP97) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM.......................... 3-9

3.5 MAIN (CDS AGC A/D AND ARM ROM)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ................... 3-11

3.6 MAIN (STROBE CONTROL AND AUDIO ) AND

STROBE FLASH SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS........ 3-12

3.7 MAIN (F/Z_MDA / IRIS) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM......... 3-13

JACK (VIDEO OUT/USB/PRINTER/DC JACK/

3.8

MONITOR BACK LIGHT) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ....

3-14

3.9 CCD SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM........................................ 3-15

3.10 MONI REG (MONITOR) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ......... 3-16

3.11 MONITOR REG (DC/DC) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM........ 3-17

3.12 MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD ................................................ 3-19

3.13 MONITOR REG CIRCUIT BOARD................................. 3-25

3.16 JACK CIRCUIT BOARD ................................................. 3-27

3.18 CCD CIRCUIT BOARD .................................................. 3-29

STOROBE FLASH CIRCUIT BOARD .................................

3.20

3-31

3.22 OVER ALL BLOCK DIAGRAM....................................... 3-33

SOFTW ARE SECTION FOR Windows

Operating Environment

The host computer that runs the Windows operating environment must satisfy the following conditions.

USB Driver

1. Microsoft

2. Available USB port

3. CD-ROM drive

Video Player

1. CPU: Intel

2. Microsoft

3. Display capability of 65,536 colors or more

4. CD-ROM drive

5. Minimum RAM requirement: 32MB

6. Minimum hard disk space requirement: 1MB

* The system requirements information is not a

* Microsoft

* Intel

* Other trademarks are property of their respective

* If you use Windows

Windows® 98/Windows® 98 Second Edition, Full version (Not Upgrade)/Windows 2000 Professional (Not Upgrade)

Pentium® 200MHz class or higher

Windows® 95/Windows® 98

guarantee that provided software applications will work on all personal computers meeting those requirements.

, Windows® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft corporation in United States and/or other countries.

, Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel

corporation.

owners.

which does not have a USB port, use an optional flash path, conversion card adapter, etc. For details on the operating environment of these devices, contact the dealers or manufacturers.

95 or a personal computer

SOFTW ARE SECTION FOR Macintosh

Operating Environment

The host computer that runs the Macintosh operating environment must satisfy the following conditions.

USB Driver

1. USB-compatible computer (iMac™, iBook™,

Power Mac™ G3/G4, Power Book™ G3, etc.)

2. Mac OS 8.5.1/Mac OS 8.6/Mac OS 9.0

JVC Video Decoder

1. Power PC 603e/120MHz or faster

2. Mac OS 7.6.1 or later

3. QuickTime 3.0 or later

4. Minimum RAM requirement: 32MB

5. Minimum hard disk space requirement: 1MB

is a registered trademark of Apple

* Macintosh

Computer.

* Other trademarks are property of their respective

owners.

* If you use Macintosh

port, use an optional flash path, conversion card adapter, etc. For details on the operating environment of these devices, contact the dealers or manufacturers.

which does not have a USB

4. PARTS LIST

4.1 PACKING AND ACCESSORY ASSEMBLY <M1> ........... 4-1

4.3 FINAL ASSEMBLY <M2> .............................................. 4-3

4.4 ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST ............................................... 4-6

MAlN BOARD ASSEMBLY <01> .................................... 4-6

CCD BOARD ASSEMBLY <02>.................................... 4-11

MONI REG BOARD ASSEMBLY <03> ......................... 4-12

JACK BOARD ASSEMBLY <04> .................................. 4-14

STROBE FLASH BOARD ASSEMBLY <05> ................. 4-15

The following table indicate main different features between models GC-X1E, GC-X3E and GC-QX5HDU.

MODEL

ITEM

Installing the Film Copying Adapter NO YES Shooting Film(Film Copy Mode) NO YES

GC-X1E GC-X3E

The following table indicate different parts number between models GC-X1E, GC-X3E. P ACKING ASSEMBL Y <M1>

REF NO.

1 PACKING CASE LY31465-003A LY32048-003A 4 SHEET LY42548-001A –––– 5 HOOD(OP) LY31822-001A –––– 5A POLY BAG QPA01001505 –––– 9 CD-ROM ASSEMBLY LY31074-010A LY31074-015A 13 FILM COPY ADAP. –––– LY20687-001A 14 FILM HOLDER AS –––– LY32047-001A

15 CUSHION(ACC) –––– LY32050-001A ! 31 INST.BOOK(EN) LYT0544-001C LYT0670-001A ! 32 INST.BOOK(FR) LYT0544-002A LYT0670-002A ! 33 INST.BOOK(SP) LYT0544-003A LYT0670-003A

ITEM

MODEL

GC-X1E

GC-X3E

Note : Mark –– is not used.

FINAL ASSEMBLY <M1>

REF NO.

103 BOARD HOLDER ASSEMBLY LY31457-002A LY31457-007B 107C SHEET LY30023-016A LY30023-016A 110 TOP COVER ASSEMBLY LY31460-002A LY31460-008B 111 OPERATION UNIT LY20521-002C LY20521-007B 113 SPACER(A) LY30029-016A –––– 118 MICROPHONE –––– LY31454-001A 130 SHEET –––– LY42890-001A 131 SPACER(A) –––– LY30029-0C2A 152 REAR COVER ASSEMBLY LY20519-002B LY20519-008B 153 FRONT COVER ASSEMBLY LYH20147-003A LYH20222-005A 153A FRONT COVER LY20516-002A LY20516-010A 153B GRIP LY42320-001A LY31444-002A

ITEM

MODEL

GC-X1E

GC-X3E

Note : Mark –– is not used.

OP BLOCK ASSEMBLY <M3>

REF NO.

203 OPTICAL BLOCK ASSEMBLY LY31490-001B LY31490-003A 221 TILT FRAME *LY20716-001A +

ITEM

MODEL

GC-X1E

GC-X3E

Note : Mark –– is not used. Note : Mark * reference model was also changed.

MAIN BOARD ASSEMBLY <01>

REF NO.

PW1 MAIN BOARD ASSEMBLY YB10282P-06 YB10299E-03

ITEM

MODEL

GC-X1E

GC-X3E

CCD BOARD ASSEMBLY <02>

REF NO.

PW1 MAIN BOARD ASSEMBLY YB10283P1-04 YB10300E1-02

ITEM

MODEL

GC-X1E

GC-X3E

MONI REG BOARD ASSEMBLY <03>

REF NO.

PW4

ITEM

MONI REG BOARD ASSEMBLY

MODEL

GC-X1E

YB10283P4-04 YB10300E4-02

GC-X3E

JACK BOARD ASSEMBLY <04>

REF NO.

PW2 JACK BOARD ASSEMBLY YB10283P2-04 YB10300E2-02

ITEM

MODEL

GC-X1E

GC-X3E

STROBE BOARD ASSEMBLY <05>

REF NO.

PW3 STROBE BOARD ASSEMBLY YB10283P3-04 YB10300E3-02

ITEM

MODEL

GC-X1E

GC-X3E

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JVC GC-X3E-DS Service Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The following table indicate main different features between models GC-X1E, GC-X3E and GC-QX5HDU.