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1.  Outline of the TEST MODE
The TEST MODE is designed to help verify the set when servic-
ing it.
The TEST MODE is only menu driven to select modes for servic-
ing.

2.  Entering and Canceling the TEST MODE
With the power on, turn on the [HOLD] switch while pressing the 
[

x

STOP] button and the [DISPLAY/MENU] button at the same 

time.

3.  Canceling the TEST MODE
The TEST MODE can be cancelled by turning off the power (un-
plugging the dry battery).

4.  Menu Key Designation
The menu has the fi ve modes described below. The following keys 
are assigned on the initial screen (version display).

From within TEST MODE, the intended menu can be entered by 
using the appropriate one key of the following key.

LCD Test (All On

yAll Off)

DISPLAY/MENU

BEEP Test (1.3 kHz)

ERASE (P520)

FM•i/5 (P530F)

HQ-DSP LOOP

zXREC/PAUSE

SP-DSP LOOP

– .

LP-DSP LOOP

> +

USB Test

NxPLAY/STOP(ENTER)

REST MENU Test

DIVIDE

Initial Display from each mode

xSTOP

5-1.  Initial Display in TEST MODE
LCD indications (destination information, memory capacity, CPU 
FW information and MIC sens) when TEST MODE is entered:

Memory capacity
(256-256 MB)

MIC sens

Destination
information

CPU FW information

5-2. LCD Test
To enter the LCD Test, press the [DISPLAY/MENU] button. The 
LCD Test has two modes: All On and All Off First all the indica-
tors are on. All the indicators are off when the button is pressed 
again.

ALL ON

DISPLAY/MENU

Switch between
the modes.

ALL OFF

Press the [

x

STOP] button to return to the initial display (desti-

nation information, memory capacity, CPU FW information and 
MIC sens).

5-3. BEEP Test
To  enter the BEEP Test, press the [ERASE] (P520), [FM•i/

5

] 

(P530F) button.

Beep: Frequency 1.3 kHz only

Press the [

x

STOP] button to return to the initial screen (memory 

and CPU version).

5-4. DSP LOOP
The DSP LOOP modes can be entered selectively by pressing the 
appropriate one of the following three keys.
Within the LOOP test menu, “LOOP” is displayed. The sensitivity 
character H or L is displayed depending on the position into which 
the [HOLD] switch is placed.
The sensitivity H is displayed when [HOLD] switch is in the ON 
position. The sensitivity L is displayed when [HOLD] switch is in 
the OFF position.

[9 REC/PAUSE

HQ

H

LP

H

SP

H

To  change the DSP LOOP test mode, press the [

x

STOP] but-

ton, then select the [

zX

REC/PAUSE] button, [– 

.

] button, or 

[

>

 +] button.

In a DSP Test mode, to select another DSP Test mode and to select 
the other sensitivity, the [

x

STOP] button also has to be pressed.

Sensitivity H

HOLD

ON

OFF

H

Sensitivity L

HOLD

L

To  change the sensitivity again, press the [

x

STOP] button and 

change the [HOLD] switch.
In a DSP Test mode, changing the mode and changing the sensitiv-
ity require the [

x

STOP] button be pressed.

5-5. USB Test
In this test, the ON/OFF status of VBUS is displayed and the SUS-
PEND test is performed.
The [

Nx

PLAY/STOP(ENTER)] button is pressed to display the 

status of VBUS by “On” or “OFF” indication.
With the VBUS ON, the [HOLD] switch is operated (ON) to per-
form the SUSPEND test.

/YPLAY/STOP

          (ENTER)

L

,

YSTOP

with VBUS

without VBUS

• SUSPEND Test
With the VBUS ON, turn the [HOLD] switch ON to enter the SUS-
PEND mode.
When this mode is cancelled, the VBUS is turned OFF.

/YPLAY/STOP

          (ENTER)

VBUS OFF

L

,

,

K

YSTOP

YSTOP

HOLD

ON

+

with VBUS

SUSPEND mode

5-6. RESET MENU
To enter the RESET MENU test, press the [DIVIDE] button.
When all of the buttons or controls located on the set are operated, 
the system shows “Ok” if all of them are normally operated.
An operation of a switch is indicated by the number for verifi cation 
in order to make a simple indication.

Note 1: When 10 different operations of the switches are normally made 

in any order (regardless of the order that pushbuttons are pressed 
and the slide switch is set to ON and OFF), the system shows 
“Ok”.

Note 2: Clear memory when “ACCESS” is blinking on the display. (Do 

this before “Ok” is shown.) To exit from this menu, the power has 
to be turned off (battery to be removed).

• Switches and corresponding LCD indications

DIVIDE (P520)

FM•i/5 (P530F)

1

DISPLAY/MENU

2

zXREC/PAUSE

3

NxPLAY/STOP(ENTER)

4

– . 

5

xSTOP

6

> +

7

ERASE (P520)

DIVIDE (P530F)

8

HOLD-OFF

9

HOLD-ON

10

1

2

8

10

3

4

5

6

7

DIVIDE

REC/PAUSE

STOP

+

–

PLAY/STOP(ENTER)

ERASE

VOL

HOLD

ON

9

OFF

DISPLAY/MENU

P520

1

2

8

10

3

4

5

6

7

FM

J

/

REC/PAUSE

STOP

+

–

PLAY/STOP(ENTER)

DIVIDE

VOL

HOLD

ON

9

OFF

P530F

DISPLAY/MENU

S

S

Press  DIVIDE  button.

Indication after  DIVIDE 
button is pressed.

Indication after DISPLAY/MENU
button is pressed.

Indication after [9 REC/PAUSE  

button is pressed.

Indication after  HOLD  is 
set to OFF.

Indication after  HOLD  is 
set to ON.

UIf any key is not pressed,

       the system waits for the key
       to be pressed.

Clear memory when "ACCESS" is
blinking on the display.
The system shows "Ok". 

••••••

S

S

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