Test Mode; Setting The Test Mode; Exiting The Test Mode; Basic Operations Of The Test Mode - Sony MDS-M9 Service Manual

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3-1. Setting the Test Mode

Press the STOP (p) button, EDIT/NO (NO) button and REPEAT button at the same time when the POWER of set is turned OFF. (Be sure to
release the Three buttons at the same time.)

3-2. Exiting the Test Mode

1. Press the REPEAT button.
2. In case a disc is unloaded, the display "STANDBY" will go on and off.
In case a disc is loaded, the "STANDBY" is displayed once and the disc is ejected.
3. Unplug the power plug from an outlet.

3-3. Basic Operations of the Test Mode

All operations are performed using the SELECTOR knob, ENTER/YES (YES) button, and EDIT/NO (NO) button.
The functions of these buttons are as follows.
Function
SELECTOR knob
Changes parameters and modes
YES button
Proceeds onto the next step. Finalizes input.
NO button
Returns to previous step. Stops operations.

3-4. Selecting the Test Mode

Eight test modes are selected by turning the SELECTOR knob.
Display
TEMP ADJUST
Temperature compensation offset adjustment
LDPWR ADJUST
Laser power adjustment
EFBAL ADJUST
Traverse adjustment
FBIAS ADJUST
Focus bias adjustment
FBIAS CHECK
Focus bias check
CPLAY MODE
Continuous playback mode
CREC MODE
Continuous recording mode
Non-volatile memory mode ∗
EEP MODE
For detailed description of each adjustment mode, refer to 4. Electrical Adjustments.
If a different adjustment mode has been selected by mistake, press the NO button to exit from it.
∗ The EEP MODE is not used in servicing. If set accidentally, press the NO button immediately to exit it.

3-4-1. Operating the Continuous Playback Mode

1. Entering the continuous playback mode
1 Set the disc in the unit (either MO or CD).
2 Rotate the SELECTOR knob and display "CPLAY MODE".
3 Press the YES button to change the display to "CPLAY IN".
4 When access completes, the display changes to "C1 =
Note : The " " displayed are arbitrary numbers.
2. Changing the parts to be played back
1 Press the YES button during continuous playback to change the display to "CPLAY MID", "CPLAY OUT".
When pressed another time, the parts to be played back can be changed.
2 When access completes, the display changes to "C1 =
Note : The " " displayed are arbitrary numbers.
3. Ending the continuous playback mode
1 Press the NO button. The display will change to "CPLAY MODE".
2 Press the EJECT button and remove the disc.
Note 1 : The playback start addresses for IN, MID, and OUT are as follows.
IN
40h cluster
MID 300h cluster
OUT 700h cluster
SECTION 3

TEST MODE

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