Sony HCD-EX100 Service Manual page 6

HCD-EX100
Displaying the CD Text
• This unit is equipped with a simple CD text display function.
The text is displayed only for the first 20 songs. As it will not be displayed from the 21st song, do not suspect a fault.
In some cases, special characters may not be displayed or may be substituted by other characters. This is not a fault.
Aging Mode
• The aging mode automatically repeats the operations of the CD.
When an error occurs:
Aging stops
When no error occurs:
Aging is performed repeatedly.
Procedure:
1. Set any CD. (One with a short playback time of the final track is recommended.)
2. While pressing the FUNCTION button and ^ button, connect the power plug to the outlet.
3. When the test mode is set, the characters "STEP" is displayed on the LCD.
4. When the ^ button is pressed while pressing the DISPLAY button, "AGING" will be displayed, and aging is performed in the
following sequence. While aging is performed, "REP" will be displayed blinking.
5. Pressing the DISPLAY button during aging displays the cycle number (@ CY where @ is the number of agings).
6. To end aging, press the 1/u button, turn OFF the power, and disconnect the power plug from the outlet.
Sequence during aging
Reads the TOC
Pauses
Accesses first track
Accesses last track
Plays last track
Eject disc ("OPEN" displayed)
Load disc ("CLOSE" displayed)
Displays number of cycles
Power OFF
Power ON
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DISPLAY button
DISPLAY button
Note : Press DISPLAY button
with a thing a fine point
from the bottom of front panel.