Reading the Retry Cause Display

 

Higher Bits

Lower Bits

Hexa-

Details

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hexadecimal

8

4

2

1

8

4

2

1

decimal

 

 

Bit

b7

b6

b5

b4

b3

b2

b1

b0

 

When 0

When 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Binary

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

01

Emphasis OFF

Emphasis ON

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

02

Monaural

Stereo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

04

This is 2-bit display. Normally 01.

 

 

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

08

01:Normal audio. Others:Invalid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

10

Audio (Normal)

Invalid

 

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

20

Original

Digital copy

 

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

40

Copyright

No copyright

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

80

Write prohibited

Write allowed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading the Display:

Convert the hexadecimal display into binary display. If more than two causes, they will be added.

Example When 84 is displayed: Higher bit : 8 = 1000 nb7 Lower bit : 4 = 0100 nb2

In this case, as b2 and b7 are 1 and others are 0, it can be determined that the retry cause is combined of “emphasis OFF”, “mo naural”, “original”, “copyright exists”, and “write allowed”.

Example When 07 is displayed: Higher bit : 0 = 1000 nAll 0 Lower bit : 7 = 0111 nb0+b1+b2

In this case, as b0, b1, and b2 are 1 and others are 0, it can be determined that the retry cause is combined of “emphasis ON”, “stereo”, “original”, “copyright exists”, and “write prohibited”.

Hexadecimal nBinary Conversion Table

Hexadecimal

Binary

Hexadecimal

Binary

 

 

 

 

0

0000

8

1000

 

 

 

 

1

0001

9

1001

 

 

 

 

2

0010

A

1010

 

 

 

 

3

0011

B

1011

 

 

 

 

4

0100

C

1100

 

 

 

 

5

0101

D

1101

 

 

 

 

6

0110

E

1110

 

 

 

 

7

0111

F

1111

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Sony MDS-JE630 service manual Hexadecimal nBinary Conversion Table

MDS-JE630 specifications

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