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DCR-PC108/PC108E

E Model

DCR-PC108E

Australian Model

Chinese Model

Hong Kong Model

DCR-PC108

Korea Model

• For ADJUSTMENTS (SECTION 6), refer to SERVICE MANUAL, ADJ (987670551.pdf).
• For INSTRUCTION MANUAL, refer to SERVICE MANUAL, LEVEL 1 (987670541.pdf).
• For MECHANISM ADJUSTMENTS, refer to the “DV MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT MANUAL 

 Z (Z200) MECHANISM  ” (9-876-724-11).

• Reference number search on printed wiring boards is available.

This service manual provides the information that is premised the circuit board replacement service and not intended repair
inside the VC-351 board.
Therefore, schematic diagram, printed wiring board, mounted parts location and electrical parts list of the VC-351 board are not
shown.
The following pages are not shown.

Mounted parts location ............................. Pages 4-83 to 4-84
Electrical parts list ................................... Pages 5-16 to 5-23

Schematic diagram ............................. Pages 4-23 to 4-60
Printed wiring board ............................ Pages 4-75 to 4-78

Photo : DCR-PC108

Z MECHANISM (MDX-Z200)

— 2 —

2 rotary heads, Helical scanning system

Exif Ver. 2.2 *1

*1

 

“Exif” is a file format for still images, 

established by the JEITA (Japan Electronics 
and Information Technology Industries 
Association). Files in this format can have 
additional information such as your 
camcorder’s setting information at the time of 
recording.

Rotary heads, PCM system
Quantization: 12 bits (Fs 32 kHz, stereo 1, 
stereo 2), 16 bits (Fs 48 kHz, stereo)

DCR-PC108: NTSC color, EIA standards
DCR-PC108E: PAL color, CCIR standards

Mini DV cassette with the 

 mark 

printed

SP: Approx. 18.81 mm/s
LP: Approx. 12.56 mm/s

SP: 60 min
LP: 90 min

Approx. 2 min 40 s

Electric viewfinder (color)

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar
Combined power zoom lens
Filter diameter: 25 mm (1 1/2 in.)
10

×

 (Opt ical), 120

×

 (Digital)

F = 1.7 ~ 2.3

[AUTO], [ONE PUSH], [INDOOR] (3 200 
K), [OUTDOOR] (5 800 K)

* Objects unable to be seen due to the dark can be

shot with infrared lighting.

AV MINIJACK
Video signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 

Ω

 (ohms), 

unbalanced, sync negative
Audio signal: 327 mV (at output impedance 
more than 47 k

Ω

 (kilohms)),  Input impedance 

more than 47 k

Ω

(kilohms), Output impedance 

with less than 2.2 k

Ω

 (kilohms)

Stereo mini-minijack (Ø 2.5 mm)

Minijack, 0.388 mV low impedance with DC 
2.5 to 3.0 V, output impedance 6.8 k

Ω

 

(kilohms) (Ø 3.5 mm), Stereo type

6.2 cm (2.5 type)

123 200 (560 

×

 220)

DC 7.2 V (battery pack)
DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor)

0

°

C to 40

°

C (32

°

F to 104

°

F)

-20

°

C to + 60

°

C (-4

°

F to + 140

°

F)

See page 5-12.

Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 

Ω

 (ohms), 

unbalanced
Chr
DCR-PC108: 0.286 Vp-p
DCR-PC108E: 0.3 Vp-p

ominance signal: 

75 

Ω 

(ohms), unbalanced

4-pin mini DIN

AV MINIJACK
Input/output auto switch
Video signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 

Ω

 (ohms),

unbalanced, sync negative 
Audio signal: 327 mV, (at output
impedance more than 47 k

Ω

 (kilohms))

Input impedance more than 47 k

Ω

 (kilohms)

Output impedance with less than 2.2 k

Ω

(kilohms)

mini-B

4-pin connector

AC 100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz

0.35 - 0.18 A

18 W

DC 8.4 V, 1.5 A

0

°

C to 40

°

C (32

°

F to 104

°

F)

-20

°

C to + 60

°

C (-4

°

F to + 140

°

F)

56 

×

 31 

×

 100 mm (2 1/4 

×

  1 1/4 

×

 4 in.) 

(w/h/d) excluding the projecting parts

190 g (6.7 oz) excluding the power cord

DC 8.4 V

DC 7.2 V

5.6 Wh (780 mAh)

40.8 

×

 12.5 

×

 49.1 mm 

(1 5/8 

×

 1/2 

×

 1 15/16 in.) (w/h/d)

45 g (1.6 oz)

0

°

C to 40

°

C (32

°

F to 104

°

F)

Lithium ion

Design and specifications are subject to
change without notice.

3.0 mm (1/6 type) CCD (Charge Coupled 
Device)
G
DCR-PC108: Approx. 680 000 pixels
DCR-PC108E: Approx. 800 000 pixels

ross:

E
DCR-PC108: Approx. 340 000 pixels
DCR-PC108E: Approx. 400 000 pixels

DCR-PC108: Approx. 340 000 pixels
DCR-PC108E: Approx. 400 000 pixels

ffective (still):

Effective (movie):

2.3 - 23 mm (3/32 - 29/32 in.)
When converted to a 35 mm still camera
In CAMERA-TAPE:
43 - 430 mm (1 3/4 - 17 in.)
In CAMERA-MEM:
43 - 430 mm (1 3/4 - 17 in.)

5 1x (lux) (F 1.7)
0 lx (lux) (during NightShot plus function)*

During camera recording using the viewfinder
2.3 W
During camera recording using the LCD
2.6 W

50 

×

95 

×

 97 mm (2 

×

   3 3/4 

×

  3 7/8  in.) 

(w/h/d)

380 g (13 oz) main unit only
445 g (15 oz) including the NP-FF51 
rechargeable battery pack and DVM60 
cassette.

— 3 —

1.

Check the area of your repair for unsoldered or poorly-soldered
connections.  Check the entire board surface for solder splashes
and bridges.

2.

Check the interboard wiring to ensure that no wires are
"pinched" or contact high-wattage resistors.

3.

Look for unauthorized replacement parts, particularly
transistors, that were installed during a previous repair.  Point
them out to the customer and recommend their replacement.

4.

Look for parts which, through functioning, show obvious signs
of deterioration.  Point them out to the customer and
recommend their replacement.

5.

Check the B+ voltage to see it is at the values specified.

6.

Flexible Circuit Board Repairing

• Keep the temperature of the soldering iron around 270˚C

during repairing.

• Do not touch the soldering iron on the same conductor of the

circuit board (within 3 times).

• Be careful not to apply force on the conductor when soldering

or unsoldering.

Unleaded solder
Boards requiring use of unleaded solder are printed with the lead-
free mark (LF) indicating the solder contains no lead.
(Caution: Some printed circuit boards may not come printed with
the lead free mark due to their particular size.)

Unleaded solder has the following characteristics.
• Unleaded solder melts at a temperature about 40

°

C higher than

ordinary solder.
Ordinary soldering irons can be used but the iron tip has to be
applied to the solder joint for a slightly longer time.
Soldering irons using a temperature regulator should be set to
about 350

°

C.

Caution: The printed pattern (copper foil) may peel away if the
heated tip is applied for too long, so be careful!

• Strong viscosity

Unleaded solder is more viscous (sticky, less prone to flow) than
ordinary solder so use caution not to let solder bridges occur such
as on IC pins, etc.

• Usable with ordinary solder

It is best to use only unleaded solder but unleaded solder may
also be added to ordinary solder.

After correcting the original service problem, perform the following

safety checks before releasing the set to the customer.

COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY MARK 0 OR DOTTED LINE WITH
MARK 0 ON THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS AND IN THE PARTS
LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. REPLACE THESE
COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART NUMBERS
APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS
PUBLISHED BY SONY.

CAUTION :
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

— 4 —

1-1.

SERVICE NOTE ····························································· 1-1

1.

NOTE FOR REPAIR ······················································· 1-1

2.

POWER SUPPLY DURING REPAIRS ·························· 1-2

3.

TO TAKE OUT A CASSETTE WHEN NOT EJECT
(FORCE EJECT) ····························································· 1-2

2-1.

DISASSEMBLY ······························································ 2-1

2-2.

SERVICE POSITION ····················································· 2-3

2-3.

CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATION ··································· 2-6

2-4.

FLEXIBLE BOARDS LOCATION ································ 2-7

HELP (List of caution points is shown here.)

3-1.

OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM (1/4) ··························· 3-1

3-2.

OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM (2/4) ··························· 3-3

3-3.

OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM (3/4) ··························· 3-5

3-4.

OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM (4/4) ··························· 3-7

3-5.

POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM (1/3) ································ 3-9

3-6.

POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM (2/3) ······························ 3-11

4-1.

FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM (1/2) ······················· 4-1
FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM (2/2) ······················· 4-3

4-2.

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS

• CD-493 (CCD IMAGER)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ······························ 4-7

• PD-213 (LCD RGB DRIVE, BACKLIGHT)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ······························ 4-9

• CONTROL KEY BLOCK (SB6300)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ······························ 4-9

• LB-096 (EVF RELAY)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-11

• SE-140 (PITCH/YAW SENSOR AMP, MIC IN)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-11

• CR-047 (CRADLE CONNECTOR)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-13

• FP-847 FLEXIBLE

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-13

• FP-840 (SIRCS, FRONT INDICATOR)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-15

• IR-052 (NIGHT SHOT)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-15

• MS-201 (MS CONNECTOR)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-15

• CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (SS6800, ZM6800)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-17

• FP-926 (PANEL REVERSE)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-17

• FP-841 FLEXIBLE (BAT/DC IN)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-19

• FP-843 FLEXIBLE (JACK)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-20

• FP-467/228/826 FLEXIBLE (S/T REEL SENSOR,

TAPE SENSOR)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-21

Shematic diagram of the VC-351 board is not shown.
Pages from 4-23 to 4-60 are not shown.

4-3.

PRINTED WIRING BOARDS

• CD-493 (CCD IMAGER)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-65

• IR-052 (NIGHT SHOT)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-65

• CR-047 (CRADLE CONNECTOR)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-67

• LB-096 (EVF RELAY)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-68

• PD-213 (LCD RGB DRIVE, BACKLIGHT)

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

• MS-201 (MS CONNECTOR)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-71

• SE-140 (PITCH/YAW SENSOR AMP, MIC IN)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-73

• FP-228/467/826 FLEXIBLE BOARD

(S/T REEL SENSOR, TAPE SENSOR) ····················· 4-73

Printed wiring board of the VC-351 board is not shown.
Pages from 4-75 to 4-78 are not shown.

4-4.

MOUNTED PARTS LOCATION ································· 4-81

Mounted parts location of the  VC-351 board is not shown.
Pages from 4-83 to 4-84 are not shown.

5-1.

EXPLODED VIEWS ······················································ 5-3

5-1-1. OVERALL SECTION ····················································· 5-3
5-1-2. MAIN CHASSIS (LENS) SECTION ····························· 5-4
5-1-3. EVF SECTION ································································ 5-5
5-1-4. CABINET (L) SECTION ················································ 5-6
5-1-5. CABINET (R) SECTION-1 ············································ 5-7
5-1-6. CABINET (R) SECTION-2 ············································ 5-8
5-1-7. OVERALL (MECHANISM DECK-Z200) ····················· 5-9
5-1-8. LS CHASSIS BLOCK ASSEMBLY ····························· 5-10
5-1-9. MECHANISM CHASSIS BLOCK ASSEMBLY ········· 5-11
5-2.

ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST ········································ 5-13

Electrical parts list of the 

 VC-351 board is not shown.

Pages from 5-16 to 5-23 are not shown.