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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 COMPO-
NENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART NUMBERS APPEAR AS 
SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS PUBLISHED BY 
SONY. 

LES COMPOSANTS IDENTIFIÉS PAR UNE MARQUE 0 SUR LES 
DIAGRAMMES SCHÉMATIQUES ET LA LISTE DES PIÈCES SONT 
CRITIQUES POUR LA SÉCURITÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT. NE REM-
PLACER CES COMPOSANTS QUE PAR DES PIÈCES SONY DONT 
LES NUMÉROS SONT DONNÉS DANS CE MANUEL OU DANS LES 
SUPPLÉMENTS PUBLIÉS PAR SONY.

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.

After correcting the original service problem, perform the following 

safety checks before releasing the set to the customer.

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
 

•   Set the soldering iron tip temperature to 350 °C approximately.

 

•   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.

This unit uses 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.)

Be careful to the following points to solder or unsolder.

•   Set the soldering iron tip temperature to 350 °C approximately. 

If cannot control temperature, solder/unsolder at high temperature 
for a short time.
Caution:  The printed pattern (copper foil) may peel away if the 

heated tip is applied for too long, so be careful!  

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.

•   Be sure to control soldering iron tips used for unleaded solder and 

those for leaded solder so they are managed separately. Mixing un-
leaded solder and leaded solder will cause detachment phenomenon.

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In this unit, about 10 seconds after power is supplied to the battery terminal using the regulated power supply (8.4 V), the power is shut off 
so that the unit cannot operate.
These following method is available to prevent this.

Use the AC power adaptor.

Turn on the set and establish a USB connection , save the USB serial data before replacing the board.

When you replace to the repairing board, the written destination data of repairing board also might be changed to original setting.
Start the Adjust Manual in the Adjust Station and execute the “DESTINATION DATA WRITE”.

After the board replacement, the error of the built-in recording media may be displayed.
In this case, execute the [DESTINATION DATA WRITE] then the error will be cleared.
If it is not cleared with [DESTINATION DATA WRITE], format the built-in recording media.

When you replace to the repairing board, get the data from the former one.
Start the Adjust Manual in the Adjust Station and perform “USB SERIAL SAVE” to get the data.

The set is shipped with a unique ID (USB Serial No.) written in it.
This ID has not been written in a new board for service, and therefore it must be entered after the board replacement.
Start the Adjust Manual in the Adjust Station and execute the “USB SERIAL No. INPUT”.

When problems occur while the unit is operating, the self-diagnosis func-
tion starts working, and displays on the LCD screen what to do.
This function consists of two display; self-diagnosis display and service 
mode display. Details of the self-diagnosis functions are provided in the 
Instruction manual.

When problems occur while the unit is operating, the counter of the LCD 
screen shows a 4-digit display consisting of an alphabet and numbers,
which blinks at 3.2 Hz. This 5-character display indicates the “repaired 
by:”, “block” in which the problem occurred, and “detailed code”of the 
problem.

1 1

3 1

C

Repaired by:

Refer to “1-3-3. Self-diagnosis Code Table” .

Indicates the appropriate

step to be taken.

E.g.
31 ....Reload the tape.
32 ....Turn on power again.

Block

Detailed Code

Blinks at 3.2Hz

C : Corrected by customer

H : Corrected by dealer

E : Corrected by service

engineer

LCD screen

C : 3 1 : 1 1

1 1

3 1

C

Repaired by:

Refer to “1-3-3. Self-diagnosis Code Table” .

Indicates the appropriate

step to be taken.

E.g.
31 ....Reload the tape.
32 ....Turn on power again.

Block

Detailed Code

Blinks at 3.2Hz

C : Corrected by customer

H : Corrected by dealer

E : Corrected by service

engineer

LCD screen

C : 3 1 : 1 1

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Self-diagnosis Code

Symptom/State

Correction

Repaired by:

Block 

Function

Detailed 

Code

C

0

4

0

0

Non-standard battery is used.

Use the InfoLITHIUM battery.

C

0

6

0

0

The battery pack temperature is high.

Change the battery pack or replace it in a cool place.

C

1

3

0

1

Memory card is unformatted.
Memory card is broken.

Format the Memory card.
Insert a new Memory card.

C

1

3

0

2

Disc access error.

Remove the power source. Reconnect it again and operate your 
camcorder again.

E

2

0

0

0

Flash memory data are rewritten.

Make flash memory data correct value. (Note 1)

E

6

1

0

0

Difficult to adjust focus
(Cannot initialize focus).

Inspect the lens block focus reset sensor (pin 8 of CN5401 on the 
VC-648 board) when focusing is performed when the focus button is 
pressed in the focus manual mode, and the focus motor drive circuit 
(IC5401 on the VC-648 board) when the focusing is not performed.

E

6

1

1

0

Zoom operations fault
(Cannot initialize zoom lens).

Inspect the lens block zoom reset sensor (pin 0 of CN5401 on the 
VC-648 board) when zooming is performed when the zoom lever is 
operated, or the zoom motor drive circuit (IC5401 on the VC-648 
board) when zooming is not performed.

E

6

1

1

1

The abnormalities in initialization of the focus 
lens and the abnormalities in initialization of the 
zoom lens occurred simultaneously.

Check both E: 61: 00 and E: 61: 10 of the self-diagnosis code.

E

9

2

0

1

Battery current value goes over the max 
discharge current.

Check the remaining battery power because this symptom may be 
depended on the remaining battery level, and confirm whether or not 
the symptom is occurred after replacing the battery. If the symptom 
is still occurred, overhaul inspection is needed. Check each output of  
DC-DC converter (IC4701) on the VC-648 board with the AC adaptor 
connected to DC JACK (J901) on the VC-648 board. (the minimum 
connection to periphery) 

E

9

4

0

0

Fault of writing to or erasing the flash memory. Inspect the flash memory (IC7801 on the VC-648 board).

E

9

4

0

1

Internal flash memory fault.

Inspect the flash memory (IC7801 on the VC-648 board).

Note 1 : Start the Adjust Manual in the Adjust Station and refer to the “DESTINATION DATA WRITE”.

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Follow the disassembly in the numerical order given.

VC-648

1

F Panel Assy

2

Top Cabinet Assy

5

Control Switch Block

(PS24400)

4

Speaker Block

9

VC-648 Board

8

Lens Block

• CD-830 Board

3

Cabinet (G) Assy

6

Cabinet (R) Section

• PD-452 Board
• PJ-106 Board
• FP-1480 Flexible Board
• FP-1319 Flexible Board

7

Battery Panel Section

• MS-473 Board
• FP-1290 Flexible Board

NOTE:
•  -XX, -X mean standardized parts, so they may have some differences from the original 

one.

• Items marked “*” are not stocked since they are seldom required for routine service. 

Some delay should be anticipated when ordering these items.

•  The mechanical parts with no reference number in the exploded views are not sup-

plied.

•  Due to standardization, replacements in the parts list may be different from the parts 

specified in the diagrams or the components used on the set.

• CAPACITORS:
 uF: 

μF

• COILS
 uH: 

μH

• RESISTORS
  All resistors are in ohms.
  METAL: metal-film resistor
  METAL OXIDE: Metal Oxide-film resistor
 F: 

nonflammable

• SEMICONDUCTORS
  In each case, u: μ, for example:
 uA...: 

μA... , uPA... , μPA... ,

 uPB... 

, 

μPB... , μPC... , μPC... ,

 uPD..., 

μPD...

The components identified by mark 0 

or dotted line with mark 0 are critical for 

safety.
Replace only with part number specified.
Les composants identifiés par une marque 
0 sont critiques pour la sécurité.

Ne les remplacer que par une pièce portant 
le numéro spécifié.

•  Color Indication of Appearance Parts
 Example:
 

(SILVER) : Cabinet’s Color

 

(Silver)  : Parts Color

• Abbreviation
 AR  : 

Argentine 

model

 AUS : 

Australian 

model

  BR   : Brazilian model
 CND : 

Canadian 

model

 MX  : 

Mexican 

model

  NE   : North European model

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