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MDS-W1 SERVICE MANUAL AEP Model Model Name Using Similar Mechanism MDS-JE520 MD Mechanism Type MDM-5B Optical Pick-up Type KMS-260A/J1N SPECIFICATIONS — Continued on next page — MINIDISC DECK MICROFILM – 1 –...
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SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION The self-diagnosis function consists of error codes for customers which are displayed automatically when errors occur, and error codes which show the error history in the test mode during servicing. For details on how to view error codes for the customer, refer to the following box in the instruction manual.
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ITEMS OF ERROR HISTORY MODE ITEMS AND CONTENTS Selecting the Test Mode Display Details of History Displays the recording time. total rec Displayed as “rππππππh”. The displayed time is the total time the laser is set to the high power state. This is about 1/4 of the actual recording time.
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WITH MARK ! ON THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS AND IN THE PARTS LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. REPLACE THESE COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART NUMBERS APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS PUBLISHED BY SONY. – 4 –...
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. SERVICING NOTE ............6 2. GENERAL ................ 11 3. DISASSEMBLY 3-1. Front Panel ................. 35 3-2. Slider (Cam) ................ 35 3-3. Base Unit (MBU-5B) and BD Board ........36 3-4. SW Board and Loading Motor (M103) ......36 4.
SECTION 1 SERVICING NOTE JIG FOR CHECKING BD BOARD WAVEFORM The special jig (J-2501-149-A) is useful for checking the waveform of the BD board. The names of terminals and the checking items to be performed are shown as follows. GND : Ground I+3V : For measuring IOP (Check the deterioration of the optical pick-up laser) IOP : For measuring IOP (Check the deterioration of the optical pick-up laser) TEO : TRK error signal (Traverse adjustment)
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IOP DATA RECORDING AND DISPLAY WHEN PICKUP AND NON-VOLATILE MEMORY (IC171 OF BD BOARD) ARE REPLACED The IOP value labeled on the pick-up can be recorded in the non-volatile memory. By recording the value, it will eliminate the need to look at the value on the label of the optical pick-up.
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CHECKS PRIOR TO PARTS REPLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENTS Before performing repairs, perform the following checks to determine the faulty locations up to a certain extent. Details of the procedures are described in “5 Electrical Adjustments”. Criteria for Determination Measure if unsatisfactory: (Unsatisfactory if specified value is not satisfied) Laser power check •...
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RETRY CAUSE DISPLAY MODE • In this test mode, the causes for retry of the unit during recording can be displayed on the fluorescent indicator tube. During playback, the “track mode” for obtaining track information will be set. This is useful for locating the faulty part of the unit. •...
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Reading the Retry Cause Display Lower Bits Higher Bits Hexa- Hexadecimal Cause of Retry Occurring conditions decimal b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0 Binary shock When track jump (shock) is detected When ADER was counted more than five times ader5 continuously Discontinuous address...
SECTION 2 GENERAL Front Panel Location of Parts and Controls 1 OUTPUT button and A. B indicator 20 B TIME/CHAR button 2 STANDBY indicator 21 B INPUT button 3 1/u (Power) button 22 TIMER button 4 Remote sensor 23 Display window 5 §...
SECTION 3 DISASSEMBLY Note: Follow the disassembly procedure in the numerical order given. 3-1. FRONT PANEL 3 Two screws (BVTT3x8) 1 Two screws (M3x8) 4 Cover 8 Flat type wire 7 Flat type wire (22core, CN811) 2 Two screws (M3x8) (17core, CN821) 9 Connector (CN551)
3-3. BASE UNIT (MBU-5B) AND BD BOARD 2 Base unit (MBU-5B) 5 Flexible board (CN104) 6 Flexible board (CN101) 1 Three screws (BTP2.6x6) 3 Remove the solder (Five portion) 7 BD board 4 Screw (M1.7x4) 3-4. SW BOARD AND LOADING MOTOR (M103) 1 Screw (PTPWH M2.6x6) 2 Gear B 3 Two screws...
SECTION 4 TEST MODE 4-1. PRECAUTIONS FOR USE OF TEST MODE • As loading related operations will be performed regardless of the test mode operations being performed, be sure to check that the disc is stopped before setting and removing it. Even if the §EJECT button is pressed while the disc is rotating during continuous playback, continuous recording, etc., the disc will not stop rotating.
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4-5. SELECTING THE TEST MODE There are 31 types of test modes as shown below. The groups can be switched by rotating the AMS knob. After selecting the group to be used, press the YES button. After setting a certain group, rotating the AMS knob switches between these modes. Refer to “Group”...
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4-5-1. Operating the Continuous Playback Mode 1. Entering the continuous playback mode 1 Set the disc in the unit. (Whichever recordable discs or discs for playback only are available.) 2 Rotate the AMS knob and display “CPLAY MODE” (S: 30). 3 Press the YES button to change the display to “CPLAY MID”.
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4-7. TEST MODE DISPLAYS Each time the LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR button is pressed, the display changes in the following order. 1. Mode display Displays “TEMP ADJUST”, “CPLAYMODE”, etc. Mode display 2. Error rate display Error rate display Displays the error rate in the following way. AD = Address display C = Indicates the C1 error.
SECTION 5 ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENTS 5-1. PARTS REPLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT • Check and adjust the MDM and MBU as follows. The procedure changes according to the part replaced • Abbreviation : Optical pick-up OWH: Overwrite head • Temperature compensation offset check •...
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5-2. PRECAUTIONS FOR CHECKING LASER DIODE 4) Use the following tools and measuring devices. • Check Disc (MD) TDYS-1 EMISSINON (Parts No. 4-963-646-01) To check the emission of the laser diode during adjustments, never • TEST DISK (MDW-74/AU-1) (Parts No. 8-892-341-41) view directly from the top as this may lose your eye-sight.
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5-6. CHECKS PRIOR TO REPAIRS Note 1: After step 4, each time the YES button is pressed, the display will be switched between “LD 0.7 mW $ ”, “LD These checks are performed before replacing parts according to 6.2 mW $ ”, and “LD Wp ”.
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10. Observe the waveform of the oscilloscope, and check that the 5-6-4. Focus Bias Check specified value is satisfied. Do not rotate the AMS knob. Change the focus bias and check the focus tolerance amount. Checking Procedure : (Traverse Waveform) 1.
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5-7. INITIAL SETTING OF ADJUSTMENT VALUE 5-9. TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION OFFSET ADJUTMENT Note: Save the temperature data at that time in the non-volatile memory Mode which sets the adjustment results recorded in the non-volatile as 25 ˚C reference data. memory to the initial setting value. However the results of the Note : temperature compensation offset adjustment will not change to the 1.
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5-11. TRAVERSE ADJUSTMENT 7. Then, rotate the AMS knob and display “LDPWR CHECK” (S: 2). Connection : 8. Press the YES button once and display “LD 0.9 mW $ ”. Oscilloscope Check that the reading of the laser power meter become 0.85 to 0.91 mW.
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5-12. FOCUS BIAS ADJUSTMENT 11. Rotate the AMS knob until the waveform of the oscilloscope moves closer to the specified value. Adjusting Procedure : In this adjustment, waveform varies at intervals of approx. 2%. 1. Load a test disk (MDW-74/AU-1). Adjust the waveform so that the specified value is satisfied as 2.
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5-13. ERROR RATE CHECK 5-15. AUTO GAIN CONTROL OUTPUT LEVEL 5-13-1. CD Error Rate Check ADJUSTMENT Checking Procedure : Be sure to perform this adjustment when the pickup is replaced. 1. Load a check disc (MD) TDYS-1. If the adjustment results becomes “Adjust NG!”, the pickup may be 2.
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5-15. ADJUSTING POINTS AND CONNECTING POINTS [BD BOARD] (SIDE A) CN101 D101 CN110 I+3V NOTE IC171 [BD BOARD] (SIDE B) IC101 IC121 IC192 NOTE:It is useful to use the jig. for checking the waveform. (Refer to Servicing Note on page 6.) –...
SECTION 6 DIAGRAMS 6-1. CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATION SW board AC board (DECK A) TRANS board POWER board KEY-A board MAIN board HP board BD board (DECK A) JACK board SEQ board BD board (DECK B) KEY-B board SW board (DECK B) –...
MDS-W1 DIGITAL SERVO SIGNAL PROCESSOR, DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR 6-2. BLOCK DIAGRAMS EFM/ACIRC ENCODER/DECODER, SHOCK-PROOF MEMORY CONTROLLER, ATRAC ENCODER/DECODER – BD SECTION – IC121 OVER WRITE HEAD DRIVE IC181 • Deck B is omitted. DADTI HR901 (From Deck B) • Signal path...
MDS-W1 – CONTROL SECTION – IC701 • R -ch is omitted. SYSTEM • DECK B is omitted. CONTROL (DECK A) XIN-T X801 32KHz JOGA-0 XOUT-T SENS SENS XOUT X701 JOGA-1 MNT1 SHCK (MNT1) 7MHz XOUT DIG-RST DIG-RST JOGB-0 X802 MNT2...
MDS-W1 – POWER SECTION – A MUTE POWER TRANSFORMER CONTROL TR201 SECTION A MUTE (Page 55) A MUTE CONTROL Q103,D110,113,114 INPUT/OUTPUT A+6V SWITCHING REG SECTION IC101 (Page 53) A-6V +6VREG IC161 RECT DIG+3.3V D161,162 +5VREG Q104 171,172 -6VREG SYS+3.3V +3.3VREG...
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MDS-W1 WAVEFORMS THIS NOTE IS COMMON FOR PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS. • BD BOARD (1/2) • MAIN BOARD (In addition to this, the necessary note is printed in each block.) For schematic diagrams. 0.46Vp-p Note: 3.4Vp-p 5.5Vp-p • All capacitors are in µF unless otherwise noted. pF: µµF...
MDS-W1 6-4. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – BD (1/2) SECTION – • See page 60 for Waveforms. • See page 101 for IC Block Diagrams. • See page 105 for IC Pin Functions. – 63 – – 64 –...
MDS-W1 6-5. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – BD (2/2) SECTION – • See page 60 for Waveforms. • See page 61 Printed Wiring Board. • See page 102 for IC Block Diagrams. • See page 106 for IC Pin Functions. – 66 –...
MDS-W1 6-10. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – MAIN (1/5) SECTION – • See page 60 for Waveforms. • See page 73 Printed Wiring Board. • See page 104 for IC Block Diagrams. • See page 109 for IC Pin Functions. – 78 –...
MDS-W1 6-11. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – MAIN (2/5) SECTION – • See page 60 for Waveforms. • See page 73 Printed Wiring Board. • See page 103 for IC Block Diagrams. • See page 111 for IC Pin Functions. – 79 –...
MDS-W1 6-12. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – MAIN (3/5) SECTION – • See page 60 for Waveforms. • See page 75 Printed Wiring Board. • See page 104 for IC Block Diagrams. • See page 113 for IC Pin Functions. – 82 –...
6-24. IC PIN FUNCTIONS • IC101 RF Amplifier (CXA2523AR) Pin No. Pin Name Function I-V converted RF signal I input I-V converted RF signal J input Middle point voltage (+1.5V) generation output 4 to 9 A to F Signal input from the optical pick-up detector Light amount monitor input Laser APC output APCREF...
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• IC121 Digital Signal Processor, Digital Servo Signal Processor, EFM/ACIRC Encoder/Decoder, Shock-proof Memory Controller, ATRAC Encoder/Decoder, 2M Bit DRAM (CXD2654R) Pin No. Pin Name Function FOK signal output to the system control (monitor output) MNT0 (FOK) “H” is output when focus is on MNT1 (SHCK) Track jump detection signal output to the system control (monitor output) MNT2 (XBUSY)
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Pin No. Pin Name Function Data input/output for DRAM 50, 51 D2, D3 MVCI I (S) Clock input from an external VCO (Fixed at “L”) ASYO Playback EFM duplex signal output ASYI I (A) Playback EFM comparator slice level input AVDD —...
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• IC701 (DECK A) System Control (M30610MCA-254FP) Pin No. Pin Name Function 1, 2 — DA OUT0 Not used DA OUT1 SQSY ATP address sync or subcode Q sync input from CXD2654R — Not used — Not used BYTE Input switched by data bus (Connected to ground) CNVSS —...
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Pin No. Pin Name Function Loading motor control output LD-OUT Loading motor voltage control output LD-LOW Loading motor control output LD-IN Not used — Detection signal input from the recording position detection switch REC. P Detection signal input from the playback position detection switch PB.
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• IC801 Master Control (M30612MAA-202FP) Pin No. Pin Name Function — Not used REMOCOM Remote controller Sircs input — Not used BYTE Data bus switching signal input CNVSS — Ground XIN-T Clock input (32 kHz) XOUT-T Clock output (32 kHz) SYSTEM-RESET System reset signal input “L”:Reset XOUT...
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Pin No. Pin Name Function Fluorescent display tube module data output 65-72 DISPLAY D7-D0 — Not used 73-76 — MD SYNC LED output LED3 (MD SYNC) SEQUENCE LED output LED2 (SEQUENCE) OUTPUT LED output LED0 (MONITOR) POWER LED output LED1 (POWER) 81-88 —...
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• IC901 (DECK B) System Control (M30610MCA-254FP) Pin No. Pin Name Function 1, 2 — DA OUT0 Not used DA OUT1 SQSY ATP address sync or subcode Q sync input from CXD2654R — Not used — Not used BYTE Input switched by data bus (Connected to ground) —...
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Pin No. Pin Name Function Loading motor control output LD-OUT Loading motor voltage control output LD-LOW Loading motor control output LD-IN Not used — Detection signal input from the recording position detection switch REC. P Detection signal input from the playback position detection switch PB.
SECTION 7 EXPLODED VIEWS NOTE: The components identified by • Items marked “*” are not stocked since they are mark ! or dotted line with mark seldom required for routine service. Some delay ! are critical for safety. should be anticipated when ordering these items. Replace only with part number •...
* 68 1-668-304-11 HP BOARD 3-354-981-01 SPRING (SUS), RING X-4949-906-1 ESCUTCHEON ASSY 4-900-235-01 PLATE, INDICATION 4-996-690-71 LID (CARTRIDGE) 4-996-698-61 EMBLEM, SONY 4-999-360-11 PANEL, FRONT 4-996-690-81 LID (CARTRIDGE) 4-951-620-01 SCREW (2.6X8), +BVTP 4-996-683-21 BUTTON (POWER) 4-976-593-01 SPRING (LID), TORSION * 57...
7-3. CHASSIS SECTION not supplied TR201 not supplied not supplied The components identified by mark ! or dotted line with mark ! are critical for safety. Replace only with part number specified. Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark Ref. No. Part No.
7-5. BASE UNIT SECTION (MBU-5B) HR901 not supplied not supplied M101 S102 M102 The components identified by mark ! or dotted line with mark ! are critical for safety. Replace only with part number specified. Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark Ref.
SECTION 8 ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST Note: • Due to standardization, replacements in the parts list • SEMICONDUCTORS The components identified by In each case, u: µ , for example: may be different from the parts specified in the mark ! or dotted line with mark uA...: µ...