Periodic Maintenance; Operating Hours Meter - Sony XDS-PD1000 Operation Manual

Periodic Maintenance

Operating hours meter

The operating hours meter can provide six items of
information about the operational history of the unit. The
information can be displayed in the status display area and
also, by text superimposition, on the video monitor screen
or PC monitor connected to the MONITOR connector. Use
the information as a guide in scheduling periodic
maintenance.
For periodic maintenance, contact your Sony service or
sales representative.
Display modes of the operating hours
meter
H01: OPERATION HOURS mode
Displays the total number of hours the unit has been
powered on in units of 1 hour.
H02: LASER PARAMETER 0 mode (not
resettable)
Of the two optical heads, this shows a counter of the
cumulative light output time by one optical head in units of
1)
hours. This can be used as a guide in determining when
to replace the optical head.
1) The counter advances at different rates during recording and playback. It
is also affected by the ambient temperature.
H11: OPERATION HOURS mode (resettable)
Same as H01 except that the count is resettable.
This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace
parts.
H13: SEEK RUNNING HOURS 0 mode (resettable)
Of the two optical heads, this shows the cumulative seek
operation time for one optical head in units of hours.
The count is resettable.
This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace
the seek motor.
H14: SPINDLE RUNNING HOURS mode
(resettable)
This shows the cumulative spindle rotation time, in units of
hours.
The count is resettable.
This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace
the spindle motor.
H15: LOADING COUNTER mode (resettable)
Display the total number of times disc has been loaded in
the unit.
The count is resettable.
To display the operating hours meter
Press the MENU button to display the setup menu, then
turn the PUSH SET knob to display the required item (H11
to H15).
To reset the display of the operating hours
meter
Select the item you want to reset with the menu item M36:
HOURS METER RESET, and press the PUSH SET knob.
To exit from the operating hours meter
Press the RETURN function button (F1) to return to the
setup menu.
Press the EXIT function button (F6) to return to the screen
that was displayed before you entered the setup menu.
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