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 pressing the

 

button.

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

r“PROGRAM”

button and “er refresh?” is displayed, press the

^“PROGRAM”

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 pickup.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

After pressing the

^“PROGRAM”

button and “tm refresh?” is displayed, press the

 

r“PROGRAM”

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

Read error. PTOC cannot be read

E06

Cannot focus (Servo has deviated)

 

(DISC ejected)

 

 

 

E07

Recording retry

 

 

 

 

E02

TOC error. UTOC error

E08

Recording retry error

 

(DISC not ejected)

 

 

 

E09

Playback retry error

 

 

 

 

E03

Loading error

 

(Access error)

 

 

 

 

E04

Address cannot be read (Servo has deviated)

E0A

Play retry error (C2 error)

 

 

 

 

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Sony MDS-PC2 service manual Items of Error History Mode Items and Contents

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