Sony 4-216-840-0 service manual Items of Error History Mode Items and Contents

Items of Error History Mode Items and Contents

Selecting the Test Mode

Display								Details of History
total rec		Displays the recording time.
		Displayed as “r ¹¹¹¹¹¹h”.
		The displayed time is the total time the laser is set to the high power state.
		This is about 1/4 of the actual recording time.
		The time is displayed in decimal digits from 0h to 65535h.
total play		Displays the play time.
		Displayed as “p ¹¹¹¹¹¹h”. The time displayed is the total actual play time. Pauses are not counted.
		The time is displayed in decimal digits from 0h to 65535h.
retry err		Displays the total number of retries during recording and number of retry errors during play.
		Displayed as “r ¹¹ p¹¹”.
		“r” indicates the retries during recording while “p” indicates the retry errors during play.
		The number of retries and retry errors are displayed in hexadecimal digits from 00 to FF.
total err		Displays the total number of errors.
		Displayed as “total ¹¹”.
		The number of errors is displayed in hexadecimal digits from 00 to FF.
err history		Displays the 10 latest errors.
		Displayed as “0 ¹ E@@”.
		¹ indicates the history number. The smaller the number, the more recent is the error. (00 is the latest).
		@@ indicates the error code.
		Refer to the following table for the details. The error history can be switched by turning the
										= AMS +
		knob.
er refresh		Mode which erases the “retry err”, “total err”, and “err history” histories.
		When returning the unit to the customer after completing repairs, perform this to erase the past error history.
		After pressing the					button and “er refresh?” is displayed, press the [YES] button to erase the
					= AMS +
		history.
		“Complete!” will be displayed momentarily.
		Be sure to check the following when this mode has been executed.
		•	The data has been erased.
		•	The mechanism operates normally when recording and play are performed.
tm refresh		Mode which erases the “total rec” and “total play” histories.
		These histories serve as approximate indications of when to replace the optical pickup.
		If the optical pickup has been replaced, perform this operation and erase the history.
		After pressing the				button and “tm refresh?” is displayed, press the [YES] button to erase the
				= AMS +
		history.
		“Complete!” will be displayed momentarily.
		Be sure to check the following when this mode has been executed.
		•	The data has been erased.
		•	The mechanism operates normally when recording and play are performed.
Table of Error Codes
Error Code			Details of Error					Error Code	Details of Error
E00	No error							E05	FOK has deviated
E01	Disc error. PTOC cannot be read							E06	Cannot focus (Servo has deviated)
	(DISC ejected)							E07	Recording retry
E02	Disc error. UTOC error							E08	Recording retry error
	(DISC not ejected)							E09	Playback retry error
									(Access error)
E03	Loading error
E04	Address cannot be read (Servo has deviated)							E0A	Playback retry error (C2 error)

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