Item name (name between

Description

[ ] is name in the time data

 

display section)

 

H3: SEEK RUNNING[Seek]

This shows the cumulative

 

seek operation time for

 

optical head in units of

 

hours.

 

 

H4: SPINDLE

This shows the cumulative

RUNNING[Spdl]

spindle rotation time in units

 

of hours.

 

 

H5: LOADING

Display the total number of

COUNTER[Load]

times discs have been

 

loaded in the unit.

 

 

To exit from the digital hours meter

Press the MENU button.

Troubleshooting

Alarms

An alarm (warning message) appears in the time data display section when an operation is attempted which is inappropriate for the settings on this unit or the state of the disc. Both the alarm message and the action to take to resolve the problem appear in the monitor video section and on the screen of the external video monitor connected to the unit.

Example alarm in time data display section

Appendix

ALARM

REMOTE MODE IS SELECTED.

SET REMOTE/LOCAL/NETWORK

SWITCH TO LOCAL.

Example alarm in monitor video section

When an alarm is displayed, remove the alarm cause by following the action to take. If the alarm display does not disappear, contact your Sony dealer.

Please note that there are some alarms which do not appear depending on the setting of DISPLAY CONTROL >ALARM in the setup menu (see page 69).

See “System Menu” (page 67) for more information about setup menu operations.

When the unit is powered on

Alarm message in time

Alarm message in monitor video section

Description/action

data display section

 

 

MENU Ver. UP

THE SETUP MENU SOFTWARE HAS BEEN

Reset the settings in the setup menu (see page

 

UPGRADED.

68).

 

SET THE SETUP MENU ITEMS TO THE

 

 

DESIRED SETTINGS.

 

 

 

 

ILL. SETUP!

INVALID SETTINGS SELECTED IN SETUP

Reset the settings in the setup menu (see page

 

MENU.

68). If the same message appears after you

 

SET ITEMS IN THE SETUP MENU TO THE

reset the settings, contact your Sony dealer.

 

APPROPRIATE VALUES. CONTACT SERVICE

 

 

IF THIS ALARM APPEARS AGAIN AFTER

 

 

ABOVE PROCEDURE.

 

 

 

 

Exchg batt!

BATTERY NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE

The NVRAM battery is exhausted. Contact your

 

CONTACT SERVICE.

Sony dealer.

 

 

 

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