Panasonic DMC-FZ8EB, Service Manual

Page 1: ...ying and distribu tion is a violation of law ORDER NO DSC0701009CE B26 Digital Camera DMC FZ8P DMC FZ8PC DMC FZ8PL DMC FZ8EB DMC FZ8EE DMC FZ8EF DMC FZ8EG DMC FZ8EGM DMC FZ8GC DMC FZ8GD DMC FZ8GK DMC FZ8GN DMC FZ8GT DMC FZ8SG Vol 1 Colour S Silver Type except PL GD GT K Black Type ...

Page 2: ...rtant Notice 1 Other than U S A and Canadian Market 8 3 4 How to Define the Model Suffix NTSC or PAL model 9 4 Specifications 12 5 Location of Controls and Components 13 6 Service Mode 15 6 1 Error Code Memory Function 15 6 2 Confirmation of Firmware Version 18 7 Service Fixture Tools 19 7 1 Service Fixture and Tools 19 7 2 When Replacing the Main PCB 20 7 3 Service Position 20 8 Disassembly and A...

Page 3: ...exposed to shock hazards 1 2 Leakage Current Cold Check 1 Unplug the AC cord and connect a jumper between the two prongs on the plug 2 Measure the resistance value with an ohmmeter between the jumpered AC plug and each exposed metal lic cabinet part on the equipment such as screwheads connectors control shafts etc When the exposed metal lic part has a return path to the chassis the reading should ...

Page 4: ...PCB 2 Be careful of the high voltage circuit on MAIN PCB when servicing Discharging Procedure 1 Refer to the disassemble procedure and Remove the necessary parts unit 2 Put the insulation tube onto the lead part of Resistor ERG5SJ102 1kΩ 5W an equivalent type of resistor may be used 3 Put the resistor between both terminals of capacitor on MAIN PCB for approx 5 seconds 4 After discharging confirm ...

Page 5: ...vices 4 Use only an antistatic solder removal device Some solder removal devices not classified as antistatic ESD protected can generate electrical charge sufficient to damage ES devices 5 Do not use freon propelled chemicals These can generate electrical charges sufficient to damage ES devices 6 Do not remove a replacement ES device from its protective package until immediately before you are rea...

Page 6: ...g must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local Panasonic Dealer If the fitted moulded plug is unsuitable for the socket outlet in your home then the fuse should be removed and the plug cut off and disposed of safety There is a danger of severe electrical shock if the cut off plug is inserted into any 13 ampere socket If a new plug...

Page 7: ...er be subjected to excessive heat or discharge It must therefore only be fitted in requirement designed specifically for its use Replacement batteries must be of same type and manufacture They must be fitted in the same manner and location as the original battery with the correct polarity contacts observed Do not attempt to re charge the old battery or re use it for any other purpose It should be ...

Page 8: ...ad free solder To put lead free solder it should be well molten and mixed with the original lead free solder Remove the remaining lead free solder on the PCB cleanly for soldering of the new IC Since the melting point of the lead free solder is higher than that of the normal lead solder it takes the longer time to melt the lead free solder Use the soldering iron more than 70W equipped with the tem...

Page 9: ...hat is the difference is that the INITIAL SETTINGS data which is stored in Flash ROM mounted on Main PCB 3 4 1 Defining methods To define the model suffix to be serviced refer to the nameplate which is putted on the bottom side of the Unit NOTE After replacing the MAIN PCB be sure to achieve adjustment The adjustment instruction is available at software download on the Support Information from NWB...

Page 10: ...he unit Refer to above CAUTION 2 Step 1 The temporary cancellation of initial setting Set the mode dial to P While keep pressing Optical Image Stabilizer and UP of Cross key simultaneously turn the Power on Step 2 The cancellation of initial setting Set the mode dial to Playback Press Optical Image Stabilizer and UP of Cross key simultaneously then turn the Power off Step 3 Turn the Power on Set t...

Page 11: ...ned on again Step 6 CONFIRMATION The display shows PLEASE SET THE CLOCK when turn the Power on again When the unit is connected to PC with USB cable it is detected as removable media When the GT or GK model suffix is selected the display shows PLEASE SET THE CLOCK in Chinese 1 As for your reference Default setting condition is given in the following table Default setting After INITIAL SETTINGS MOD...

Page 12: ...12 4 Specifications ...

Page 13: ...13 5 Location of Controls and Components ...

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Page 15: ... Stabilizer Button and UP of Cross key simultaneously turn the Power on 2 The display of error code Press Optical Image Stabilizer Button MENU and LEFT of Cross key simultaneously with the step 1 condition The display is changed as shown below when the above buttons is pressed simultaneously Normal display Error code display Operation history display Normal display Example of Error Code Display 3 ...

Page 16: ...ct error 0030 ENC1 detect error Zoom encoder detect error 0040 ENC2 detect error Zoom encoder detect error Focus 0001 HP Low detect error Focus encoder always Low detect error FP9005 17 signal line or IC6001 VENUS 3 0002 HP High detect error Focus encoder always High detect error FP9005 17 signal line or IC6001 VENUS 3 Lens 10 3 0000 Lens cap error Zoom motor zoom pulse encoder2 10 4 0000 Lens cap...

Page 17: ...s Card Card 31 0 0001 Card logic error SD memory card data line or IC6001 VENUS 3 0002 Card physical error SD memory card data line or IC6001 VENUS 3 0004 Write error SD memory card data line or IC6001 VENUS 3 39 0 0005 Format error CPU ASIC hard Stop 38 0 0001 Camera task finish process time out Communication between Lens system and IC6001 VENUS 3 0002 Camera task invalid code error IC6001 VENUS ...

Page 18: ...rsion Set the mode dial to Playback and then press DISPLAY to switch to LCD with indication Fig A Press Optical Image Stabilizer and DOWN of Cross key simultaneously No need to keep pressing The version information is displayed on the LCD with light blue colour letters Fig B CAUTION The version information does not display if the LCD has switched to LCD with indication already In this case press D...

Page 19: ...19 7 Service Fixture Tools 7 1 Service Fixture and Tools The following Service Fixture and tools are used for checking and servicing this unit ...

Page 20: ...on Cable List No Parts No Connection Form 1 RFKZ0361 FP9001 MAIN CCD UNIT 28PIN 0 5 FFC 2 RFKZ0389 FP9002 MAIN TOP OPERATION UNIT 11PIN 0 5 FFC 3 RFKZ0363 FP9003 MAIN LCD UNIT 19PIN 0 5 FFC 4 VFK1443 FP9004 MAIN EVF UNIT 18PIN 0 5 FFC 5 VFK1953 FP9005 MAIN LENS FPC UNIT 40PIN 0 5 FFC 6 VFK1974 FP9006 MAIN LCD UNIT 4PIN 0 5 FFC 7 VFK1576DSC04 P9001 MAIN SPEAKER 2PIN CABLE 8 RFKZ0359 P9003 MAIN FLAS...

Page 21: ... PCB Refer to HOW TO DISCHARGE THE CAPACITOR ON MAIN PCB The capacitor voltage is not lowered soon even if the AC Cord is unplugged or the battery is removed 2 Be careful of the high voltage circuit on MAIN PCB 3 DO NOT allow other parts to touch the high voltage circuit on MAIN PCB ...

Page 22: ...22 8 Disassembly and Assembly Instructions 8 1 Disassembly Flow Chart 8 2 PCB Location ...

Page 23: ...05 Flex FP9007 Flex P9003 Connector P9004 Connector P9005 Connector Main P C B Unit Fig D4 1 Screw E 4 Locking tabs P9006 Connector Battery Frame Unit Capacitor Holder 3 LCD Unit Fig D5 1 Screw F 2 Locking tabs LCD Holder LCD Unit 4 Speaker Fig D6 2 Screws G Plate Speaker 5 Jack Door Unit Fig D7 1 Screw H Jack Door Unit 6 AF LED Mic P C B Fig D8 2 Locking tabs AF LED P C B Holder AF LED Mic P C B ...

Page 24: ...24 Fig D2 8 3 2 Removal of the Main P C B Unit Battery Frame Unit and Capacitor Holder Fig D3 ...

Page 25: ...ith two pieces of capacitors as flash charging capacitors Either one of the capacitor discharging operation makes discharging for others as well Fig D4 8 3 3 Removal of the LCD Unit Fig D5 8 3 4 Removal of the Speaker Fig D6 ...

Page 26: ...l of the Flash Unit EVF Unit Fig D10 8 3 9 Removal of the Lens Unit Fig D11 NOTE When Assembling Be sure to confirm the following points when assembling The Screw is tightened enough Assembling conditions are fine No distortion no illegal space No dust and or dirt on every Lens surfaces LCD image is fine No dust and dirt on it and no gradient images ...

Page 27: ... unit refer to item 8 5 2 Take care that the dust and dirt are not entered into the lens In case of the dust is putted on the lens blow off them by airbrush 3 Do not touch the surface of lens 4 Use lens cleaning KIT BK VFK1900BK 5 Apply the grease VFK1829 to the point where is shown to Grease apply in the figure When the grease is applied use a toothpick and apply thinly 8 4 1 Removal of the Zoom ...

Page 28: ...28 8 4 3 Removal of the Master Flange Unit 8 4 4 Removal of the Cam Frame ...

Page 29: ...29 8 4 5 Removal of the Focus Motor Unit 8 4 6 Removal of the 4th Lens Frame Unit ...

Page 30: ...30 8 4 7 Removal of the 3rd Lens Frame Unit 8 4 8 Removal of the 2nd Lens Frame Unit ...

Page 31: ...31 8 5 Removal of the CCD Unit To prevent the CCD unit from catching the dust and dirt do not remove the CCD unit except for replacing ...

Page 32: ...t Support Information from NWBG VDBG PAVC NOTE After adjustments have been terminated make sure to achieve INITIAL SETTINGS NOTE There is no LCD adjustment in this model There is no CCD Black scratch compensation adjustment BKI in this model Replaced Part Adjustment Item Main P C B VENUS IC6001 Flash ROM IC6002 Lens Part Excluding CCD CCD Unit EVF Camera Section OIS hall element adjustment OIS O O...

Page 33: ...inder and LCD Panel with your hand When cleaning the lens use air Blower to blow off the dust When cleaning the LCD Panel dampen the lens cleaning paper with lens cleaner and the gently wipe the their surface Note The Lens Cleaning KIT VFK1900BK Only supplied as 10 set Box is available as Service Aid ...

Page 34: ... FEP schematic diagram Circuit name being connected 6 Use the parts number indicated on the Replacement Parts List 7 Indication on Schematic diagrams 5 The voltage being indicated here may be include observational error deviation due to internal resistance and or reactance of equipment Therefore handle the value indicated on here as reference 4 Although the voltage and waveform available on here i...

Page 35: ... REAR OPERATION UNIT DMC FZ8 OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM IC6001 VENUS 3 CAMERA PROCESS J PEG COMP EXPANDS MEDIA I F USB I F MAIN MICROPROCESSOR FLASH TOP OPERATION UNIT EVF MONITOR X9101 32 768KHz IC1001 POWER IC9101 SYSTEM IC IC6002 FLASH ROM 256Mbit OIS CONTROL LENS DRIVE DIGITAL AV OUT 36mm 432mm IC7101 GYRO SENSOR X IC7102 GYRO SENSOR Y VIDEO DRIVER FOCUS ZOOM SHUTTER OIS UNIT IC7201 SHUTTER DRIVE I...

Page 36: ...9001 SPEAKER 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 SHUTTER 0 SHUTTER 1 WIDE FP9002 TOP OPERATION UNIT 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 3 12 CKV LCD R D GND V COM VVDD CKH1 CKH2 STH CSH LCD G LCD B CSV STV FP9003 17 18 19 3 2 1 4 D GND LCD BL RANK LCD BL MINUS LCD BL PLUS FP9006 LCD UNIT FP9001 CCD GND 1 RG 2 HL 3 H1 4 H2 5 CCD GND 6 SUB 7 SUBSW 8 CCD GND 9 VL 10 CCD GND 11 V5R 12 V5L 13 V6 14 V5B 15 V5A 16 V4 17 ...

Page 37: ...2 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 8 4 8 8 8 8 8 5 8 5 8 8 8 8 8 4 8 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Ǟ8 Ǟ8 Ǟ8 0 0 Ǟ4 A 0 A 0 A 0 A 0 A 0 A 0 4 176 57 59 57 59 8 8 8 4 8 8 8 57 57 8 8 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 8 8 8176 Ǟ8 5 0 Ǟ8 Ǟ8 Ǟ8 Ǟ8 Ǟ8 4 Ǟ8 Ǟ8 Ǟ8 4 Ǟ8 8 Ǟ 26 Ǟ Ǟ Ǟ Ǟ DMC FZ8 AF LED Mic Schematic Diagram DMC FZ8 CCD Flex Schematic Diagram 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 G F E D C B A ...

Page 38: ...ABS 39 FAP 4 FBN 3 FAN 2 FBP 1 T2_LEDCONT 40 STEPPING MOTOR FOCUS MOTOR UNIT A1 A2 A3 A A4 PHOTO SENSOR CAM ENCODER B2 B1 B B3 C2 C1 H3 H2 H1 G3 G2 G1 F2 F1 E12 E11 E10 E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 E2 E1 D3 D2 D1 C6 C5 C4 C3 DC SOLENOID SHUTTER SHUTTER UNIT STEPPING MOTOR IRIS C PHOTO SENSOR FOCUS ENCODER D DRIVE COIL X DRIVE COIL Y HALL SENSOR Y HALL SENSOR X OIS UNIT E DC MOTOR ZOOM MOTOR F PHOTO SENSOR...

Page 39: ... S4 Print Circuit Board S4 1 AF LED Mic P C B S4 2 CCD Flex P C B 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 6 4 2 Foil Side Component Side DMC FZ8 CCD Flex P C B 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 G F E D C B A Foil Side DMC FZ8 AF LED Mic P C B ...

Page 40: ...ENS FLEX P C B Pin 40 Pin 1 D1 D2 FOCUS ENCODER D3 D FOCUS MOTOR UNIT A2 A SUTTER UNIT C B3 B2 B1 CAM ENCODER G B G3 ZOOM ENCODER 1 G1 G2 H H3 ZOOM ENCODER 2 H1 H2 ZOOM MOTOR F1 F F2 A3 A1 A4 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C1 E4 E3 E2 E1 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 E11E10 E12 OIS UNIT E ...

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Page 42: ...NTION OF ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE ESD TO ELECTROSTATICALLY SENSITIVE ES DEVICES section of this assembly in production it will no longer be available All resistors are in OHMS K 1 000 OHMS All capacitors are in MICRO FARADS uf P uuF Components identified with the mark have the special characteristics for safety When replacing any of these components use only the same type 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE ...

Page 43: ... S K GD K GN S K GK S K GT K SG S K P S K PC S K Ref No Part No Part Name Description Pcs Remarks Ref No Part No Part Name Description Pcs Remarks P C B LIST VEP59038A AF LED MIC P C B 1 E S D RTL VEK0K82 CCD UNIT 1 PAVC CSG E S D ELEC COMPONENTS S 10 ...

Page 44: ...Part Name Description Pcs Remarks VEP59038A AF LED MIC P C B E S D RTL D9301 B3ADB0000100 DIODE 1 E S D LB9301 J0JCC0000316 FILTER 1 LB9303 J0JCC0000316 FILTER 1 M9301 L0CZAA000006 MICROPHONE UNIT 1 P9301 K1KA05BA0273 CONNECTOR 5P 1 R9302 ERJ2GE0R00X M RESISTOR CH 1 16W 0 1 VEK0K82 CCD UNIT PAVC CSG E S D C3101 F1G1A104A012 C CAPACITOR CH 10V 0 1U 1 PAVC CSG S 11 ...

Page 45: ...V 1U 1 PAVC CSG Q3101 2SC4627JCL TRANSISTOR 1 PAVC CSG E S D Q3102 2SC4627JCL TRANSISTOR 1 PAVC CSG E S D R3101 ERJ2GEJ183 M RESISTOR CH 1 16W 18K 1 PAVC CSG R3102 ERJ2GEJ822 M RESISTOR CH 1 16W 8 2K 1 PAVC CSG R3103 ERJ2GEJ102X M RESISTOR CH 1 16W 1K 1 ERJ2RMJ102X PAVC CSG R3104 ERJ2GEJ470 M RESISTOR CH 1 16W 47 1 PAVC CSG R3105 ERJ2GEJ182 M RESISTOR CH 1 16W 1 8K 1 PAVC CSG R3106 ERJ2GEJ560 M RE...

Page 46: ...1 MASTER FLANGE 1 PAVC CSG 35 3 VMS7523 STRAP HOLDER 1 PAVC CSG 60 L6DAAAHB0001 ZOOM MOTOR UNIT 1 PAVC CSG 35 4 VGU0A73 MENU BUTTON 1 S PAVC CSG 61 VEK0K90 LENS FLEX UNIT 1 PAVC CSG 35 4 VGU9913 1 MENU BUTTON 1 K PAVC CSG 61 1 B3NAA0000074 PHOTO SENSOR 1 PAVC CSG 35 5 VGQ8748 POWER LED PIECE 1 PAVC CSG 61 2 B3NAA0000074 PHOTO SENSOR 1 PAVC CSG 37 VGQ8438 SHEET 1 61 3 B3NAA0000074 PHOTO SENSOR 1 PA...

Page 47: ...GUESE PAVC CSG 110 VQT1B33 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1 EG SWEDISH DANISH DUTCH PAVC CSG 112 VQT1D58 O I SOFTWARE 1 EG 110 VQT1B27 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1 PL GERMAN FRENCH ITALIAN PAVC CSG ENGLISH PAVC CSG DUTCH 110 VQT1B28 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1 PL 112 VQT1D57 O I SOFTWARE 1 PL SPANISH PAVC CSG ENGLISH SPANISH PAVC CSG 110 VQT1B29 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1 PL PORTUGUESE PORTUGUESE PAVC CSG 112 VQT1...

Page 48: ...d Casing Section 1 S 15 2 B21 4 1 B1 B6 B25 4 2 20 B5 B27 B26 4 65 53 54 B55 B56 72 71 56 57 B52 B51 B50 64 63 62 B63 B62 B61 B60 61 B59 58 10 59 B15 B53 B16 B54 B14 B58 B57 55 61 4 61 2 61 3 61 1 B24 B9 B8 B7 3 8 2 B10 8 8 1 60 73 ...

Page 49: ...S6 2 Frame and Casing Section 2 S 16 B13 18 18 1 11 B18 16 22 21 15 14 13 B11 17 25 37 32 35 4 1 B23 B17 35 2 35 1 B20 B19 26 24 B2 B3 B22 35 35 5 12 35 3 ...

Page 50: ... 3 Packing Parts and Accessories Section S 17 106 108 110 111 112 118 105 123 101 116 117 113 103 102 100 120 DMC FZ8GN DMC FZ8GK GT DMC FZ8EB GC SG DMC FZ8EE EF EG EGM GC SG DMC FZ8GD 129 126 125 124 128 ...