SONY DCR-HC38E LEVEL3
Service Manual

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

SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENT WARNING!! 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.

ATTENTION AU COMPOSANT AYANT RAPPORT � LA S�CURIT�! LES COMPOSANTS IDENTIF�S PAR UNE MARQUE 0 SUR LES DIAGRAMMES SCH�MATIQUES ET LA LISTE DES PI�CES SONT CRITIQUES POUR LA S�CURIT� DE FONCTIONNEMENT. NE REMPLACER CES COMPOSANTS QUE PAR DES PI�SES SONY DONT LES NUM�ROS SONT DONN�S DANS CE MANUEL OU DANS LES SUPP�MENTS PUBLI�S PAR SONY.

SAFETY CHECK-OUT
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. Check the interboard wiring to ensure that no wires are "pinched" or contact high-wattage resistors. Look for unauthorized replacement parts, particularly transistors, that were installed during a previous repair. Point them out to the customer and recommend their replacement. Look for parts which, through functioning, show obvious signs of deterioration. Point them out to the customer and recommend their replacement. Check the B+ voltage to see it is at the values specified. 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 leadfree 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.) : LEAD FREE MARK 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.

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