the on-screen function switch settings. (See
Section 2.4 On-Screen
Function Switches
for details.) Or turn ON (1) bit 7 of Register C via
computer control to make the LD-V8000 enter this mode. Turn OFF (0) bit
7 of Register C to change the operating mode from
Test Mode
to
Normal
Control Mode
.
4) Automatic Mode
In
Automatic Mode,
a Level II program stored in player memory is
automatically executed. To make the LD-V8000 player enter
Automatic
Mode
, spin up a Level II disc that has been encoded with a Level II program,
press the RUN button on the RU-V6000T remote control unit, or send a
RUN command via the RS-232C when the player is in
Normal Control Mode
.
The player will look for Level II encoded data, automatically place it into
memory and execute the program.
The “Level II Auto Start” On-Screen Function Switch can also be set to
“Load from Disc”, “Load from Memory”, or to “OFF”. When this switch is set
to “Load from Disc”, and a disc encoded with a Level II program is placed in
the player and spun-up, the player will automatically load the program into
memory and execute the program. (See
Section 2.4.1 Setting On-Screen
Function Switches.
)
The operating mode of the player changes from
Automatic Mode
to
Normal
Control Mode
when a HALT command is executed.
5) Program Mode
In
Program Mode
, a Level II program is written and modified in memory.
Press the PROGRAM button on the RU-V6000T remote control unit or send
commands from a computer via the RS-232C when the player is in
Normal
Control Mode
to make it enter
Programming Mode
. Input an END command
from the RCU to stop programming and to change back to
Normal Control
Mode
. Press any key on the computer keyboard to exit
Programming Mode
.
Press the RUN button on the RU-V6000T remote control unit to execute the
program entered, or send the RUN command from an external computer.
6) Register Mode
In this mode, the registers referred to during the execution of a Level II
program are written or modified. Send a RECALL command from the
RU-V6000T to make the player enter
Register Mode
. Input a CLEAR command
from the RU-V6000T to change from
Register Mode
to
Normal Control Mode
.
(For information about Level II Programming on the LD-V8000, see Pioneer’s
LD-
V8000 Level II User’s Manual/Programmer’s Reference Guide v.1.1 8/92.
)
See
Figure 2-A
on the next page, describing LD-V8000’s operating modes.
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