Maintenance and

Chapter 8

Troubleshooting

8-1Periodic Maintenance

8-1-1 Digital Hours Meter

The digital hours meter can provide six items of information about the operational history of the unit. The information can be displayed in the time data display and also, by text superimposition, on the monitor connected to the unit. Use the information as a guide in scheduling periodic maintenance.

For periodic maintenance, consult your Sony dealer.

This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace the spindle motor.

H15: LOADING COUNTER mode (resettable) Display the total number of times disc has been loaded in the unit. The count is resettable.

To display the hours meter

Press the MENU button, then turn the jog dial or shuttle dial to display the required item in the time data display and on the monitor connected to the unit.

Jog dial

SHUTTLEJOG

AUDIO MONITOR

L L

CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4 CH-5 CH-6 CH-7 CH-8

R R

Display modes of the digital hours meter

ACCESS

NETWORK LOCAL REMOTE

SUB

CLIP THUMBNAIL MENU SET RESET SHIFT

H01: OPERATION mode

Displays the total number of hours the unit has been powered on in units of 1 hour.

H11: OPERATION mode (resettable) Same as H01 except that the count is resettable.

This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace parts.

H12: LASER PARAMETER mode (resettable) This shows the cumulative light output time for the optical head in units of hours. The count is resettable.

This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace the optical head.

H13: SEEK RUNNING mode (resettable)

This shows the cumulative seek operation time for the optical head in units of hours. The count is resettable. This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace the seek motor.

H14: SPINDLE RUNNING mode (resettable)

This shows the cumulative spindle rotation time, in units of hours. The count is resettable.

 

CLIP

ESSENCE SYSTEM S.SEL

MARK1

 

MENU

MARK

MENU

 

PREV

PLAY

NEXT

STOP

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

TOP F REV

F FWD END

MARK2

MENU button

Shuttle dial

To exit from the hours meter

Press the MENU button.

To jump to H01

Press the MENU button, then the COUNTER button. Every time you press the COUNTER button, menu item H01 or B01 is recalled alternately.

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