Chapter Four • CLD-V5000 Level I & III
55) W Side Status Request

LD

Function:

Returns information indicating the currently played back side.

Format:

?Z

 

Explanation:

Returns the currently played back side in the following format:

 

W00 <CR> = Side A

 

W01 <CR> = Side B

 

The “Currently played back side” means the side being played

 

back according to the position of the pick-up. When the pick up

 

is at the bottom, Side A is played back, and when it is reversed, at

 

the top of the disc, Side B is played back.

 

This command returns W00<CR> when in Park Mode and Open

 

Mode. It will return the error “EO4” when a CD or CD-V is being

 

played.

 

Execution:

* Current side Playing is Side B

 

?Z <C/R>

W01 <CR>

 

* Player returns information that Side B is currently playing.

Note: The “Disc Side“ information returned in response to the Disc Status Request (?D), indicates information on the side read, according to the code recorded on the disc.

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