Sony R500PC service manual 88RMC OK, Sound Skip Check Result Display Mode, Key Check Mode

MZ-R500/R500PC

4-10. Sound Skip Check Result Display Mode

This set can display the count of errors that occurred during the recording/playing for checking.

•Setting method of sound skip check result display mode

1.Set the test mode (see page 12).

2.Press the N key or [T.MARK] + [PLAY] keys, and the play- ing or recording sound skip result display mode becomes active respectively where the LCD displays the following.

This set LCD display

0 00P	R
Total count of play		Total count record
system errors(hex.)		system errors(hex.)

3.When the N key is pressed, total error count is displayed on the LCD, and each time the > key is pressed, the display item moves down by one as shown below. Also, if the . key is pressed, the display item moves up by one, then if the [T.MARK] + N keys is pressed, the display in the record mode appears.

When the [T.MARK] + N keys is pressed, total error count is displayed on the LCD, and each time the > key is pressed, the display item moves down by one as shown below. Also, if the . key is pressed, the display item moves up by one, then if the N key is pressed, the display in the play mode appears.

Playing sound skip	Recording sound skip
result display	result display

• Cause of Sound Skip Error

	Cause of error	Description of error
	EIB	Sound error correction error
Play	Stat	Decoder status error
	Adrs	Address access error
	BEmp	Buffer is empty
	BOvr	Buffer is full, and sounds were
		dumped
Record	Bful	Buffer capacity becomes less,
		and forcible writing occurred
	Rtry	Retry times over

4.To quit the sound skip check result display mode and to return to the test mode (display check mode), press the x key.

4-11. Key Check Mode

This set can check if the set function normally.

• Setting Method of Key Check Mode

1. Setting the test mode (see page 12).

2. Press the [T.MARK] + X keys activates the key check mode. (At the last two digits, AD value of remote commander key line is displayed in hexadecimal)

This set LCD display

8 88RMC OK

0 00 P R

000 EIB

000 Stat

000 Adrs

000 BEmp

0 00 P R

000 BOvr

000 Bful

000 Rtry

000 ######

3.When each key on the set and on remote commander is pressed, its name is displayed on the LCD. (The operated position is displayed for 4 seconds after the slide switch is operated. If any other key is pressed during this display, the remote com- mander LCD switches to its name display)

Example1: When > key on the set is pressed:

This set LCD display

8 88FF

000 ######

PR :Total play/record errors(hex.)

:Counter of sound skip check each item(hex.)

###### :6-digit address where sound was skipped last(hex.)

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