Sony MDS-PC1 Service Manual page 3

ITEMS OF ERROR HISTORY MODE ITEMS AND CONTENTS
Selecting the Test Mode
Display
total rec
Displays the recording time in the form of "rππππππh".
The displayed time is the total number of hours the laser is high power, which is about one-fourth of the actual
recording time. The time is displayed in decimal digits between 0h and 65535h.
total play Displays the playback time in the form of "pππππππh".
The displayed time is the total actual play time. The paused time is not counted. The time is displayed in decimal
digits between 0h and 65535h.
retry err Displays the total number of retries during recording and retry errors during playback in the form of "rππpππ".
r indicates the retries during recording while p indicates the retry errors during playback. The number of retries is
displayed in hexadecimal digits between 00 and FF.
total err Displays the total number of errors in the form of "totalππ".
The number of errors is displayed in hexadecimal digits between 00 and FF.
err history Displays the 10 latest errors in the form of "0π E@@".
The π indicates the history number. The smaller the number, the newer is the error. (00 is the latest error.)
The @@ indicates the error code. Refer to the following table for details. Rotate the AMS dial to switch the error
history.
er refresh?
Mode which erases all the error histories.
The error history serves as a reference for when to replace the optical pick-up. Perform this procedure when the
optical pick-up has been replaced in order to erase past error histories and not at other times. Press the YES button
when "er refresh??" is displayed. The history will be erased and "Complete!" will be displayed momentarily. Be
sure to check the following when this mode has been executed.
*Check that the data has been erased.
*Perform recording and playback, and check that the mechanism operates normally.
Table of Error Codes
Error Code
E00 No error
E01 Disc error. Cannot read PTOC
(Disc is ejected out)
Disc error. UTOC error
E02
(Disc is not ejected out)
E03 Loading error
Cannot read address (Servo has deviated)
E04
Details of Error
Details of History
Error Code
E05 FOK has deviated
E06 Unfocused (Servo has deviated)
Recording retry
E07
Recording retry error
E08
Play retry error
E09
(Access error)
Playback retry error (C2 error)
E0A
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Details of Error