| Power ON Mechanical Sequence – No Disc | |
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| Operation | Purpose |
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1. | Power On button is pressed. | IC202 retrieves start up program from Flash ROM IC205. After the |
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| ICs are checked for basic communications, IC202 instructs Servo |
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| IC701 to start the mechanical sequence. The servo parameters are |
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| stored in EEProm IC201. |
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2. | Disc tray is closed (if open) and placed into a | Clamps a disc on the spindle motor platform. |
| chucked position. |
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3. | Sled moves the optical assembly to home position. | Sled starting point. |
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4. | Tilt Motor resets laser platform to mid position. | Presets the laser beam perpendicular to the disc for max RF. |
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5. | Sled moves outward quickly, then slows down. | Optical assembly is moving under the disc’s information area. |
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6. | Laser is turned ON momentarily during focus | Looks for a disc. Reflected light identifies a disc. |
| search. |
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7. | Focus search one time. | Optical assembly lens moves up then down, looking for the disc’s |
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| information layer. |
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8. | Sled increases speed moving further outward. | Sled slows down in a second attempt to locate a disc. |
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9. | Sled slows down |
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10. | Laser is turned ON momentarily during focus | Looks for a disc using reflected light. |
| search. |
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11. | Focus search. | Looks for the disc’s information laye. |
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12. | Sled again moves quickly outward then slows, | Third attempt to locate a disc. |
| followed by laser and focus search. |
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13. Sled moves inward to home and stops. | Disc check at home position. | |
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14. | Laser is turned ON momentarily. | Final attempt to identify a disc. |
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15. Focus search. |
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16. | Spindle motor rotates. | (laser is off) |
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17. Display reads NO DISC | User feedback | |
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