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2. Correction of Errors
[When due to tape deck]
Stopped while tape aging operation with the  ””  displayed state.

[When due to CD]
Press  x ,  DISPLAY , and  CD Z  together to display the error code.

• Display of number of mechanism errors

Move the stick to the left and right to display “CDM Err Count *”.
* is the number of mechanism errors.

• Display of mechanism error

Move the stick to the left and right to display “CDM E**D##$$%%!!”.
Move the stick up and down to send the error number.

**

: Error number 00 is the latest error.

The larger the number, the older will the error be. (Maximum 9)

##

: FF is the mechanism error after mechanism initialization ends.

$$

: Judge from the first digit of the error number. (Don’t care the second digit.)

When the error number is 1 or 2, it indicates mechanism error in tray loading between the stocker position and behind it.

%% : Judge from the first digit of the error number. (Don’t care the second digit.)

When the error number is 2, it indicates mechanism error in the up/down movements of the stocker.

!!

: Judge from the first digit of the error number. (Don’t care the second digit.)

When the error number is 2, it indicates mechanism error during switching of the clamper and mode.

• No DISC error display

Move the stick left and right to display “No Disc Count *”.
* means the number of no discs.

• No DISC error display

Move the stick left and right to display “No E**D##$$%%00”.
Move the stick up and down to send the error number.

**

: Error number 01 is the latest error.

The larger the number, the older will the error be. (Maximum 3)

##

: 01 .... FOCUS ERROR

02 .... GFS ERROR
03 .... SET UP ERROR

$$

: 00 .... Judged as No DISC without attempting chucking retry

02 .... Judged as No DISC after chucking retry

%% : Judged with the first digit of the error number in the state where No DISC has been determined.

(Don’t care the second digit.)
1 ...... STOP
2 ...... SET UP
3 ...... TOC Read
4 ...... Access
5 ...... PLAY
6 ...... PAUSE
7 ...... Manual Search (during PLAY)
8 ...... Manual Search (during PAUSE)

3. Ending the Aging Mode
1) End the Aging Mode with the power off.
2) To reset the CD error history, be sure to perform cold reset.

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CLEAR button (When REC IT is lit)

PUSH ENTER button

Mulit stick (Left or Right)

MD REC MODE button (When REC IT is lit)

NAME EDIT/CHARACTER button

Cancel or move to top hierarchy

Set

Select

Set submenu

Switching of button operations (REC IT lights up/goes off)

• As loading related operations will be performed regardless of the test mode operations being performed, be sure to check that the disc

is stopped before setting and removing it.
Even if the  MD Z   button is pressed while the disc is rotating during continuous playback, continuous recording, etc., the disc will not
stop rotating.
Therefore, it will be ejected while rotating.
Be sure to press the  CLEAR  button while REC IT is lit, and press the  MD Z  button while REC IT is off after the disc stops rotating.

• Continuous recording mode (CREC 1MODE) (C35)
• Laser power check mode (LDPWR CHECK) (C13)
• Laser power adjustment mode (LDPWR ADJUS) (C04)
• Iop check (Iop Compare) (C27)
• Iop value nonvolatile writing (Iop NV Save) (C06)
• Traverse (MO) check (EF MO CHECK) (C14)
• Traverse (MO) adjustment (EF MO ADJUS) (C07)
• When pressing the MD REC  button.

The following are two methods of entering the test mode.
Procedure 1: In the power ON state, set the function to MD, and while pressing the  DISPLAY  and  x  buttons together, press  V-GROOVE .

When the test mode is set, “[Check]” will be displayed. Move the multi-stick to switch between the following three groups;
··· y Check y Service y Develop y ···.

Procedure 2: In the power ON state, set the function to MD, and while pressing the  DISPLAY  and  x  buttons together, press the  NAME

EDIT/CHARACTER  button.
When the test mode is set, “AUTO CHECK” will be displayed. By setting the test mode using this method, only the “Check”
group of method 1 can be executed.

NOTE: Do not use the test mode in the [Develop] group.

If used, the unit may not operate normally.
If the [Develop] group is set accidentally, press the  CLEAR  button while REC IT is lit, immediately to exit the [Develop] group.

Press the  MD Z  button while REC IT is off. The disc is ejected when loaded, and “Standby” display blinks, and the STANDBY state is set.

Operate using the multi-stick,  PUSH ENTER  button,  MD REC MODE  button,  CLEAR  button,  NAME EDIT/CHARACTER  button.

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AUTO CHECK

Err Display

TEMP ADJUS

LDPWR ADJUS

Iop Write

Iop NV Save

EF MO ADJUS

EF CD ADJUS

FBIAS ADJUS

AG Set (MO)

AG Set (CD)

TEMP CHECK

LDPWR CHECK

EF MO CHECK

EF CD CHECK

FBIAS CHECK

ScurveCHECK

VERIFYMODE

DETRK CHECK

0920 CHECK

Iop Read

Iop Compare

ADJ CLEAR

INFORMATION

CPLAY1MODE

CREC 1MODE

Automatic self-diagnosis

Error history display, clear

Temperature compensation offset adjustment

Laser power adjustment

Iop data writing

Writes current Iop value in read nonvolatile memory using microprocessor

Traverse (MO) adjustment

Traverse (CD) adjustment

Focus bias adjustment

Focus, tracking gain adjustment (MO)

Focus, tracking gain adjustment (CD)

Temperature compensation offset check

Laser power check

Traverse (MO) check

Traverse (CD) check

Focus bias check

S-curve check

Nonvolatile memory check

Detrack check

Most circumference check

Iop data display

Comparison with initial Iop value written in nonvolatile memory

Initialization of nonvolatile memory for adjustment values

Display of microprocessor version, etc.

Continuous playback mode

Continuous recording mode

There are 26 types of test modes as shown below. The groups can be switched by moving the multi-stick. After selecting the group to be used,
press the  PUSH ENTER  button. After setting a certain group, move the multi-stick to switche between these modes.
Refer to “Group” in the table for details selected.
All adjustments and checks during servicing can be performed in the test mode in the Service group.

• For details of each adjustment mode, refer to “6. Electrical Adjustments”.

For details of “Err Display”, refer to “Self-Diagnosis Function” on page 3.

• If a different mode has been selected by mistake, press the  CLEAR  button while REC IT is lit, to exit that mode.
• Modes with (

X

) in the Mark column are not used for servicing and therefore are not described in detail. If these modes are set acciden-

tally, press the  CLEAR  button while REC IT is lit, to exit the mode immediately.

C01

C02

C03

C04

C05

C06

C07

C08

C09

C10

C11

C12

C13

C14

C15

C16

C17

C18

C19

C25

C26

C27

C28

C31

C34

C35

NOTE: Do not use the test mode in the [Develop] group.

If used, the unit may not operate normally.
If the [Develop] group is set accidentally, press the  CLEAR  button while REC IT is lit, immediately to exit the [Develop] group.

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1. Entering the continuous playback mode

1

Set the disc in the unit. (Whichever recordable discs or discs for playback only are available.)

2

Move the multi-stick and display “CPLAY1MODE”(C34).

3

Press the  PUSH ENTER  button to change the display to “CPLAY1MID”.

4

When access completes, the display changes to “C = 

 AD = 

”.

Note : The numbers “ ” displayed show you error rates and ADER.

2. Changing the parts to be played back

1

Press the  PUSH ENTER  button during continuous playback to change the display as below.

When pressed another time, the parts to be played back can be moved.

2

When access completes, the display changes to “C = 

 AD = 

”.

Note : The numbers “ ” displayed show you error rates and ADER.

3. Ending the continuous playback mode

1

Press the  CLEAR  button while REC IT is lit. The display will change to “CPLAY1MODE”(C34).

2

To remove the disc, press the  MD Z  button while REC IT is off.

Note : The playback start addresses for IN, MID, and OUT are as follows.

IN

40h cluster

MID 300h cluster
OUT 700h cluster

1. Entering the continuous recording mode

1

Set a recordable disc in the unit.

2

Move the multi-stick and display “CREC 1MODE” (C35).

3

Press the  PUSH ENTER  button to change the display to “CREC 1MID”.

4

When access completes, the display changes to “CREC1 (

)” and  

  lights up.

Note : The numbers “ ” displayed shows you the recording position addresses.

2. Changing the parts to be recorded

1

When the  PUSH ENTER  button is pressed during continuous recording, the display changes as below.

When pressed another time, the parts to be recorded can be changed.   

  goes off.

2

When access completes, the display changes to “CREC 1(

)” and  

  lights up.

Note : The numbers “ ” displayed shows you the recording position addresses.

3. Ending the continuous recording mode

1

Press the  CLEAR  button while REC IT is lit. The display changes to “CREC 1MODE” (C35 ) and  

  goes off.

2

To remove the disc, press the  MD Z  button while REC IT is off.

Note 1 : The recording start addresses for IN, MID, and OUT are as follows.

IN

40h cluster

MID

300h cluster

OUT

700h cluster

Note 2 : Press the  CLEAR  button while REC IT is lit can be used to stop recording anytime.
Note 3 : Do not perform continuous recording for long periods of time above 5 minutes.
Note 4 : During continuous recording, be careful not to apply vibration.

“CPLAY1MID” t “CPLAY1OUT” t “CPLAY1IN”  

“CREC 1MID” t “CREC 1OUT” t “CREC 1IN”