The service was quick and simple, finding the service manual easy and it appears to be the original with colour schematics. It contained the info I was after and so sorted the problem.
I have copied it to CD and attached the envelope to the inside back cover of the owners manual. Good manual and excelent service. Robin Wood, Wood Electronics, New Zealand.
Nice to have the service manual for the Sony DCR-TRV345E now. The document is of excellent quality.
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ALIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
1. SERVICE MODE ADJUSTMENTS
Follow the steps below whenever service adjustment is required. See Table- A and Table- B to determine if service adjustments are required. 1) How to enter the service mode using the user remote control. � Turn the set on. � Direct the remote control to the reception window of TV. � Push buttons of remote control in sequence as follows. 1 � MUTE � DISPLAY � MUTE � Then, the screen will appear as follows.
S2
S5 S6 S8 S9 S12 S7
SCRN
IFC GEO W/B DP FACT PTRN NORMAL
� Using the channel up or channel down button, select the item you wish to adjust.
(The color of selected item turns into the red.) � Press the volume up or down button to enter in the service mode you wish to adjust. 2) How to memorize the adjusted values in the service mode. � Must press DISPLAY button the state which the screen is displaying each of service menus after all adjustments are completed each of all service menu. Table-A : Adjust the values of service mode when a part is replaced.
PART REPLACED
I701 (U-COM) I101 (MAIN)
ADJUSTMENT NECESSARY UNNECESSARY
O O Data is stored in I703.
NOTES
Initial setting values are written from I701. Adjusting Items I703 (EEPROM) O
S5 S6 S8 S9 RFAGCD H.PHASE/V.POSI/V.SIZE RD/BD/RB/GB/BB Subbrightness
CRT
O
Adjust items related to picture tube only.(White Balance adjustment)
