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HDR-HC3/HC3E/HC3K/HC3EK_L1

2008D0500-1

  © 2008.4

N MECHANISM (MDX-N110)

Photo: HDR-HC3/Black

The components identified by
mark 0 or dotted line with
mark 0 are critical for safety.
Replace only with part num-
ber specified.

Les composants identifiés par une
marque  0  sont critiques pour la
sécurité.
Ne les remplacer que par une pièce
portant le numéro spécifié.

US Model

Canadian Model

AEP Model

UK Model

North European Model

E Model

Australian Model

Chinese Model

Hong Kong Model

Korea Model

Tourist Model

Revised-1

Replace the previously issued
SERVICE MANUAL 9-876-939-41
with this manual.

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HDR-HC3/HC3E/HC3K/HC3EK_L1

These specifications are extracted
from instruction manual of HDR-HC3.

2 rotary heads, Helical scanning system

2 rotary heads, Helical scanning system

Exif Ver. 2.2

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1

Rotary heads, MPEG-1 Audio Layer -2, 
Quantization: 16 bits (Fs 48 kHz, 
stereo)
transfer rate: 384 kbps

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

NTSC color, EIA standards
1080/60i specification

Mini DV cassette with the 

 mark 

printed

Approx. 18.81 mm/s

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

60 min (using a DVM60 cassette)

SP: 60 min (using a DVM60 cassette)
LP: 90 min (using a DVM60 cassette)

Approx. 2 min 40 s (using a DVM60 
cassette and rechargeable battery pack)
Approx. 1 min 45 s (using a DVM60 
cassette and AC Adaptor)

Electric viewfinder (color)

5.9 mm (1/3 type) CMOS sensor
Gross: Approx. 2 103 000 pixels
Effective (movie, 4:3): 
1 076 000 pixels
Effective (movie, 16:9): 
1 434 000 pixels
Effective (still, 4:3): 
1 991 000 pixels
Effective (still, 16:9): 
1 493 000 pixels

Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T  
10 

× (Optical), 20 ×,   80  × 

  (Digital)

f=5.1 ~ 51 mm (7/32 ~ 2 1/8 in.) 
When converted to a 35 mm still 
camera
In CAMERA-TAPE 

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2

 : 41.3 ~ 485 mm 

(1 11/16 ~ 19 1/8 in.) (16:9), 50.5 ~ 594 
mm (2 ~ 23 1/2 in.) (4:3)
In CAMERA-MEMORY: 37 ~ 370 mm 
(1 1/2 ~ 14 5/8 in.) (4:3), 40.4 ~ 404 
mm (1 5/8 ~ 16 in.) (16:9)
F1.8 ~ 2.9
Filter diameter: 30 mm (1 3/16 in.)

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

5 1x (lux) (F 1.8)
0 lx (lux) (during NightShot function)

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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.

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2

The focal length figures are actual 
figures resulting from wide angle pixel 
read-out.

10-pin connector
Video signal: 1 Vp-p, 75

Ω  (ohms), 

unbalanced
Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p, 75

Ω 

(ohms), unbalanced
Chrominance signal: 0.286 Vp-p, 75

Ω 

(ohms), unbalanced
Audio signal: 327 mV (at load 
impedance 47 k

Ω (kilohms)), Output 

impedance with less than 2.2 k

Ω

(kilohms)

Y: 1 Vp-p, 75

Ω (ohms), unbalanced P

B

/

P

R

, C

B

/C

R

: +/- 350 mVp-p

TypeA (19-pin)

Stereo mini-minijack (Ø 2.5 mm)

mini-B

i.LINK Interface (IEEE 1394, 4-pin 
connector S100)

6.9 cm (2.7 type, aspect ratio 16:9)

211 200 (960 

× 

  220)

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

During camera recording using the 
viewfinder with normal brightness:
HDV recording 4.1 W
DV recording 3.9 W
During camera recording using the 
LCD with normal brightness:
HDV recording 4.4 W
DV recording 4.2 W

g

0 

°C to + 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)

-20 

°C to + 60 °C (-4 °F to + 140 °F)

82 

×

   78 

× 139 mm 

(3 1/4 

× 

  3 1/8 

× 

  5 1/2 in.) (w/h/d) 

excluding the projecting parts

500 g (1 lb 1 oz) main unit only 
600 g (1 lb 5 oz) including the NP-FP60 
rechargeable battery pack and DVM60 
cassette.

AC Adaptor (1)
Power cord (1)
Wireless Remote Commander
A/V connecting cable (1)
Component video cable (1)
USB cable (1)
Rechargeable battery pack NP-FP60 (1)
Battery terminal cover (1)
Operating Guide (1)
See page 6.

AC 100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz

0.35 - 0.18 A

18 W

DC 8.4 V

*

0 

°C to + 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)

-20 

°C to + 60 °C (-4 °F to + 140 °F)

 (1)

48 

× 

  29

 ×  81 mm (1 15/16 × 

  1 3/16 

× 

 

3 1/4 in.) (w/h/d) excluding the 
projecting parts

170 g (6.0 oz) excluding the power cord

*

See the label on the AC Adaptor for other 
specifications.

DC 8.4 V

DC 7.2 V

7.2 Wh (1 000 mAh)

31.8 

× 

  33.3 

× 45.0 mm 

(1 5/16 

× 

  1 5/16 

×  1 13/16 in.) (w/h/d)

80 g (2.9 oz)

0 

°C to + 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)

Lithium ion

Design and specifications are subject to change 
without notice.

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HDR-HC3/HC3E/HC3K/HC3EK_L1

0

0

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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.

After correcting the original service problem, perform the following

safety checks before releasing the set to the customer.

• Abbreviation

AR

: Argentine model

AUS : Australian model
BR

: Brazilian model

CH

: Chinese model

CND : Canadian model
EE

: East European model

HK : Hong Kong model
JE

: Tourist model

KR

: Korea model

NE

: North European model

Model

HDR-HC3

HDR-HC3E

HDR-HC3K

HDR-HC3EK

Destination

US, CND, E, KR

AEP, UK, NE, E, AUS,

JE

JE

CH, HK

Color system

NTSC

PAL

NTSC

PAL

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HDR-HC3/HC3E/HC3K/HC3EK_L1

When problems occur while the unit is operating, the self-diagnosis
function starts working, and displays on the viewfinder or 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
viewfinder or 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 “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

Viewfinder or LCD screen

C : 3 1 : 1 1