Adjustment Method of CD and MO Overall Adjustment Mode

1.Set the test mode (see page 13).

2.Press the . or [VOL --]key to activate the overall adjust- ment mode.

Set LCD display

A s s y 1 1

000

3.Insert CD disc in the set, and press thethe . key to set the CD overall adjustment mode. Automatic adjustments are made.

Set LCD display

C D R U N

X XX

XXX: Item number for which an adjustment is being executed.

4.In case of CD overall adjustment NG, reset the NV (see page 19), then readjust from the temperature correction (see page 24).

Set LCD display

* * * N G 0 00

**: NG item number.

5.If OK through the CD overall adjustments, then perform MO overall adjustments.

Set LCD display

C D O K

000

6.Insert MO disc in the set, and press the > key to set the MO overall adjustment mode. Automatic adjustments are made.

Set LCD display

M O R U N

X XX

XXX: Item number for which an adjustment is being executed.

7.In case of MO overall adjustment NG, reset the NV (see page 19), then readjust from the temperature correction (see page 24).

Set LCD display

* * * N G 0 00

**: NG item number.

MZ-N707

8.If OK through the MO overall adjustments, press the x/CHG key to return to the test mode and terminate the overall

adjustment mode.

Set LCD display

M O O K

000

CD and MO Overall Adjustment Items

1. CD overall adjustment items

Item No.

Description

 

 

312

 

313

CD electrical offset adjustment

314

 

 

 

321

CD tracking error gain adjustment

 

 

328

CD TWPP gain adjustment

 

 

324

CD tracking error offset adjustment

332

 

 

 

336

CD ABCD gain adjustment

 

 

344

CD focus gain adjustment

 

 

345

CD tracking gain adjustment

 

 

521

CD two-axis sensitivity adjustment

522

 

 

 

2. MO overall adjustment items

Item No.

Description

 

 

112

 

113

MO electrical offset adjustment

114

 

118

 

 

 

221

Low reflective CD tracking error gain adjustment

 

 

224

Low reflective CD tracking error offset adjustment

232

 

 

 

236

Low reflective CD ABCD gain adjustment

 

 

244

Low reflective CD focus gain adjustment

 

 

245

Low reflective CD tracking gain adjustment

 

 

121

MO tracking error gain adjustment

 

 

122

MO TON offset adjustment

 

 

134

MO TWPP gain adjustment

 

 

131

MO triple speed read TWPP offset adjustment

132

 

 

 

136

MO ABCD gain adjustment

 

 

144

MO focus gain adjustment

 

 

145

MO tracking gain adjustment

 

 

138

MO RF gain adjustment

 

 

434

MO write TWPP gain adjustment

 

 

431

MO write TWPP offset adjustment

 

 

432

MO tracking error offset adjustment

 

 

436

MO write ABCD gain adjustment

 

 

445

MO write tracking gain adjustment

 

 

411

MO normal speed read TWPP offset adjustment

 

 

412

MO tracking error offset adjustment

 

 

448

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MZ-N707 specifications

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