I’m still searching for diagnostic pin doucmentation on my Minolta camera, here is what I found.
At first, it looked promising, but at a careful look at the blurred preview page images, it became clear that the actual PDF document (that I could not download without first registering) was actually something else that was fakely marked up as a Minolta camera service manual.
- And I thought I was really close. I thought I was really close to finding out what those 10 pins inside the film bay of the camera might do. But nope, I wasn’t.
20161001/http://manualslibrary.net/MINOLTA-RIVA-ZOOM-115EX-SERVICE-REPAIR-MANUAL.html
But, anyways, I’m still interested. What if a search for a “Minolta Riva Zoom 115 EX Service & Repair Manual” actually did bring up the correct result? Anyways, I’ll just have to keep remembering this one to follow up for later.
These are some other useful links I’ve found in the present. Note that Manualsparadise.com is really the same as Manualzone.com, and I’m not exactly sure about the trustworthiness of these sites as they appear that they may be using keyword stuffing on constructed separate domains to make them appear higher ranked in search engines.
20161001/http://www.manualsparadise.com/service-repair-manuals/Minolta/RIVA+ZOOM+115+EX-RIVAZOOM115EX/RWSPFM-38252464-1
20161001/http://www.manualzone.com/service-repair-manuals/Minolta/RIVA+ZOOM+115+EX-RIVAZOOM115EX/RWSPFM-38252464-1
20161001/http://www.manualzone.com/repair-service-manuals/Konica-Minolta/RIVA+ZOOM+115+EX-RIVAZOOM115EX/RWSPFM-86771514-1
20161001/https://www.manualsparadise.com/AboutOurStore.do;jsessionid=3D84973994E6B6D67A12583E9864B007
Getmanual.com might be useful.
20161001/http://getmanual.com/index.php?nav=showitems&brand=MINOLTA&class=CAMERA&limit=151&perpage=
I might be revisiting this site. Unfortunately, it does not have the service manual for the Riva Zoom 115 EX.
20161001/http://www.central-manuals.com/instructions_manual_user_guide_camera/konica_minolta5.php
What should the service manual look like, anyways? For reference, I’ve found this item on Ebay that includes an image. For safety, I’ve saved the image into the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
20161001/http://www.ebay.com/itm/Minolta-MC-Zoom-Rokkor-PH-100-200mm-F5-6-Lens-Service-Repair-Manual-/371694907721?hash=item568abe3149:g:8q4AAOSweXhXmOH0
20161001/http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/8q4AAOSweXhXmOH0/s-l500.jpg
This is an interesting web page that discusses camera repair. However, it seems the focus is on SLR cameras rather than compact cameras. Sure, I understand, compact cameras are the kind of cameras that people would rather throw away and buy a new one than try to repair themselves.
20161001/http://mattsclassiccameras.com/how-to/general-repair-tips/