Sony HCD-MD555, Service Manual

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CONTINUOUS RECORDING AGING MODE
Repeat the five-second recording continuously over the entire
recording area of the five discs.
1. How to Enter the Continuos Recording Mode
1
Insert all of the five recordable discs on which data is
allowed to be recorded.
2
Press all of the three ENTER/YES , NAME EDIT , and
MD4 button at the same time.
2. Indications on Display
The normal display appears while the TOC writing is in progress.
However, number of cycles and disc number are displayed while
exchanging the discs.
Example : 00035 D-2:*
It indicates that that 35 cycles have ended and loading of
the disc 2 is in progress.
3. Error
When error occurs, aging stops and the error content, number
of cycles and the disc numbers are displayed alternately.
Error display Error contents
NG TOCWRITE Number of cycles and number of musics
on TOC do not agree.
NG CHUCKING Failed to chuck and resulted in time out
(20 seconds)
NG RELEASE Failed to eject and resulted in time out
(20 seconds)
MECHA ERR Error occurs even after retrying twice.
NG RECPAUSE REC PAUSE is not executed. (Head
does not move down, etc.)
NG REC 5s Does not start recording.
NG BLANK ALL ERASE is attempted but resulted
in fail.
Errors can be cleared by pressing the FR button, and the aging
restarts.
4. Ending of aging
Aging ends by pressing the MENU/NO button.
TEST MODE DISPLAY
1. How to Enter the Test Mode
While pressing the ENTER/YES and REC buttons, press
the POWER button twice (i.e., turn off the main power and
back on again.)
2. All Displays On Mode and Key Check Mode
1
After the message “FL ALL On Key” appears, all displays
are turned on.
2
Every pressing of keys turns off the display one after another.
When keys are pressed, all displays are turned off and the
message “Push YES” appears.
3
When the ENTER/YES is pressed, the test mode advances
to the next step.
3. FL 5
×
7 Segment Check Mode
1
The 5
×
7 segment display changes to the mesh display.
2
When the ENTER/YES button is pressed, the test mode
advances to the next step.
4. JOG & LED Check Mode
1
Whenever the JOG dial is rotated, all LEDs repeat turning
on and off.
2
When the ENTER/YES button is pressed, the message
“Check End!” appears.
5. Exiting the Display Test Mode
When the ENTER/YES button is pressed, the test mode is
terminated to return to the normal mode.
The display test mode can be resumed again by pressing the
MENU/NO button.