Dear Newsgroup,

after some years of trouble free operation my Sony DCR-TR8100E Digital8
Camcorder now developed the annoying C:21 error. Of course there is NO
moisture anywhere in the camcorder or the room now for some weeks, so
the sensor must be dead. I'm fairly experienced in electronics, so i
want to replace (better yet: disable) it myself. Unfortunately here in
Germany Sony in its infinite wisdom wants me to send the Camcorder to
them. I can already imagine the bill... They will not provide me with a
service manual. Can anybody help ?

Thanks,

Carsten

"Carsten Rudolph" wrote in message
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Dear Newsgroup,

after some years of trouble free operation my Sony DCR-TR8100E Digital8
Camcorder now developed the annoying C:21 error. Of course there is NO
moisture anywhere in the camcorder or the room now for some weeks, so the
sensor must be dead. I'm fairly experienced in electronics, so i want to
replace (better yet: disable) it myself. Unfortunately here in Germany
Sony in its infinite wisdom wants me to send the Camcorder to them. I can
already imagine the bill... They will not provide me with a service
manual. Can anybody help ?

Thanks,

Carsten


If you can't find it for free:

http://www.electronicsrepair.net/scemes.html (pdf is $10US)

http://www.icxinyi.com/EN/ ($10US)

http://www.manuals-in-pdf.com/dcrtr8100e-p-32296.html (pdf, service +
owner's $14.95US)

...or if u want paper or cdrom:

http://servicemanuals.net/(afhwvcqzrxprkr550tuekqzy)/results.aspx?type=SM&brand=160&model=dcr-tr8100