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ITEMS OF ERROR HISTORY MODE ITEMS AND CONTENTS
Selecting the Test Mode
Display Details of History
op rec tm Cumulative recording time is displayed.
When cumulative recording time is over 1 minute, the hour and minute are displayed as they are.
When it is under 1 minute, Under 1 min is displayed.
The displayed time shows how long the laser is in high power state.
It is about one fourth the actual recording time.
op play tm Cumulative playing time is displayed.
When cumulative playing time is over 1 minute, the hour and minute are displayed as they are.
When it is under 1 minute, Under 1 min is displayed.
spdl rp tm Cumulative spindle motor running time is displayed.
When cumulative spindle motor run time is over 1 minute, the hour and minute are displayed as they are.
When it is under 1 minute, Under 1 min is displayed.
retry err Displays the total number of retries during recording and number of retry errors during play.
Displayed as rss pss.
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 ss.
The number of errors is displayed in hexadecimal digits from 00 to FF.
err history Displays the 10 latest errors.
Displayed as 0s ErrCd@@.
s 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
[ AMS ]
(MD) knob.
retry adrs Displays the past five retry addresses.
Displays ss ADRS ssss, ss is the history number, ssss is the cluster with the retry error.
Select the error history number using the [ AMS ] knob.
er refresh Mode to clear the error history and retry address history.
[Operating method]
1) Press
[ AMS ] (MD) knob when er refresh is displayed.
2) The display will change to er refresh?, and then press
[YES] button.
The operation is over if Complete! is displayed.
After this mode was executed, check the following:
- The data have been cleared.
- Perform the recording and playing to check that the mechanism operates normally.
tm refresh Mode to clear the op rec tm and op play tm histories.
These histories serve as approximate indications of when to replace the optical pick-up. If the optical pick-up
has been replaced, perform this operation and clear the history.
[Operating method]
1) Press
[ AMS ] (MD) knob when tm refresh is displayed.
2) The display will change to tm refresh?, and then press
[YES] button.
The operation is over if Complete! is displayed.
After this mode was executed, check the following:
- The data have been cleared.
- Perform the recording and playing to check that the mechanism operates normally.
op change Mode to clear cumulative time of op rec tm and op play tm.
These historical data are used to determine the timing when the optical pick-up is to be replaced. When the
optical pick-up was replaced, perform this operation to clear historical data.
[Operating method]
1) Press
[ AMS ] (MD) knob when op change is displayed.
2) The display will change to op chang?, and then press
[YES] button.
The operation is over if Complete! is displayed.
spdl change Mode to clear cumulative time of spdl rp tm.
This historical data is used to determine the timing when the spindle motor is to be replaced. When the spindle
motor was replaced, perform this operation to clear historical data.
[Operating method]
1) Press
[ AMS ] (MD) knob when spdl change is displayed.
2) The display will change to spdl chang?, and then press
[YES] button.
The operation is over if Complete! is displayed.
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