Some of the pictures in this manual are a bit irritating. I had to dissassemble the unit and some of the screws have different threads, which is not mentioned in this manual. Also some of the drawings of the boards look different than the actual boards.
After all, the manual was very useful. I was able to recalibrate the capstan drive and it is working fine again.
This manual is very good. 303 pages scanned in a very high resolution. My camera has bad, leaking capacitors which all of the V5000 models are suffering from these days.
There is a huge part list with all capacitors, transistors etc. in this manual which helped me a lot. Otherwise I would not have been able to buy replacement parts.
The dissassembly guide is very enormous and detailed. Unlike on the Panasonic MS1 manual I downloaded here it actually looks like the real parts look. And the screws are labeled correctly, so you shouldn't have any left after the repair. ;)
good scans, all is clear. all pages in order. recommended
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Slide the lever toward the front of the notebook to lock the weight saver. See also �Using the Weight Saver� for more information.
Using weight saver for second battery cover
Battery pack
Weight saver
To charge the second battery pack
Keep the battery pack in the notebook while it is connected to AC power. The battery automatically charges as long as the notebook is connected to AC power and turned on. The battery indicator flashes while the battery is charging. To charge the battery pack 1 2 Connect the AC adapter to the notebook. Insert the battery pack. The notebook automatically charges the battery. The battery indicator flashes in a double-blink pattern as the battery charges.