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 [ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊAMSÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ]- ±

 

 

 

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 [ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊAMSÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ]- ± button and “er refresh?” is displayed, press the [YES] button to erase the

 

 

 

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 pick-up.

 

 

 

If the optical pickup has been replaced, perform this operation and erase the history.

 

 

 

After pressing the [ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊAMSÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ]- ± button and “tm refresh?” is displayed, press the [YES] button to erase the

 

 

 

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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Sony MDS-JE630 service manual Items of Error History Mode Items and Contents

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