Periodic Maintenance And Inspection; Periodic Check; Hours Meter - Sony GY-8240UWD Maintenance Manual

2-1. Periodic Check

To make the most of the functions, fully realize performance of the unit, lengthen the life of the unit and
tape, a periodic check is recommended.
Write value of "Hours Meter" (the value which would not be reset) into the Service Record Label at-
tached to the back of top panel at service of periodic maintenance.
And make reference to this service record for decision on the timing of next check.

2-1-1. Hours Meter

The hours meter can be displayed on the terminal screen of a personal computer (PC) connected to
RS-232C port of this unit. Perform a periodic check with this hours meter as a reference.
1. Display procedure
1. After entering "DIAG" from the PC connected to this unit, start the Self Diagnosis mode by pressing
the enter key.
"DIAG =>" is displayed as a prompt.
2. After entering "5" as a command, press the enter key.
The value of "Hours Meter" is displayed on the terminal display of the PC.
3. When quitting the Self Diagnosis mode, enter "QUIT" on the PC and press the enter key.
2. Contents of display
HOURS METER
1
Operation Hours
2
Drum Run Hours
3
Thread Counter
_ Drum Run-1 Hours (res)
_ Drum Run-2 Hours (res)
_ Thread Counter-1 (res)
_
Cleaning (times)
4
Cleaning-1 (times)
*1: Accumulated hours when the power of the unit is on.
*2: Accumulated hours when the drum rotates in the threading end state.
*3: A definition of threading operation is as follow:
Unthreading end state → Threading end state → Unthreading end state → ...
GY-8240UWD
GY-8240FC
Section 2

Periodic Maintenance and Inspection

DESCRIPTION
Accumulated operation hours *1
Accumulated drum running hours
Accumulated threading/unthreading times
Accumulated drum running hours 1
(Make resetting after the drum replacement with Hours Meter Clear command.)
Accumulated drum running hours 2
(It will be reset automatically by the use of the cleaning tape.)
Accumulated threading/unthreading times
(It is possible to reset by the Hours Meter Clear command.)
Accumulated rotary head cleaning operation times
Accumulated rotary head cleaning operation times
(Make resetting after the cleaner replacement with Hours Meter Clear command.)
*2
*3
*2
*2
*3
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