CDP-CX333ES, CDP-CX555ES - Sony Audio Service Manual (repair manual). Page 13

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The aging mode is provided with the following convenient func-
tions
• Disc setting mode (*1)
• Selection of presence of protection function during error (*2)
• Count function of aging cycle (*3)

*1 Disc setting mode:

5 discs are set before setting the aging mode. This mode makes
the setting of these discs more easy.

*2 Self protection function during errors:

Function which voluntarily corrects errors which occur dur-
ing normal operations by retries.
If this function is not provided, all operations will be stopped
without retiring. It is suitable for checking errors with low re-
producibility.
If this function is provided, and errors can be corrected by
retries, aging will be continued without stopping.

*3 Aging cycle count function:

Functions which displays the number of agings carried out on
the Fluorescent indicator tube  in numbers. One aging cycle
consists of five discs.

1. Turn ON the power of the unit. Press the 

[   OPEN/CLOSE]

and open the front cover.

2. Change the 

[COMMAND MODE]

 switch (S901) on set to 

[CD1]

.

3. Press the 

[AGING START]

 button of the remote commander

for aging mode (J-2501-123-A).

4. When the disc set mode is set, the 

[     ]

 and 

[   ]

 LEDs blink.

5. Rotate the 

[DISC/CHARACTER]

 dial. The slits (No. 60, 120,

180, 240, 300) for setting the discs will come forward. Insert
the discs into these slits. Do not set the discs in other slits.

6. Set whether the self-protection function during errors is

equipped with the unit. Press the 

[REPEAT]

 button. If “RE-

PEAT” is displayed on the fluorescent indicator tube, it means
the function is provided. If “REPEAT” is not displayed, it
means the function is not provided.

7. Press the

· button.

8. The

· LED blinks, the aging mode is set, and aging is

started.

9. If errors occur during aging, the error number will be displayed

on the fluorescent indicator tube. (Refer to the following table
for the details of the errors.)

10. Aging will be repeated as long as no errors occur.
11. After each aging cycle, the number displayed on the fluores-

cent indicator tube will increase.

12. To release this mode, press the

1/

u

button.

As an alternative to steps 2 and 3, press the 

[GROUP 1]

 button,

[   OPEN/CLOSE]

 button, and 

[+100]

 button at the same time.

P

·

120

1DISC

CD1

AGED 10

number of agings

number of disc table

  

  

1 2 0

E 0 1

#

  

Aging cycle
number

Error code

Disc number
with error

Disc number
when aging

180

  

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Code number

Err 01

Err 02

Err 03

Err 04

Err 05

Err 06

Err 

*

1

Err 

*

2

Err 

*

3

Err 

*

4

Err 

*

5

Err 

*

6

Err 

*

7

Name

DISC sensor check 1

DISC sensor check 2

Table operation check 1

Table operation check 2

Loading operation check 1

Loading operation check 2

BU related check 1

BU related check 2

BU related check 3

BU related check 4

BU related check 5

BU related check 6

BU related check 7

Contents

No disc in the specified slit

Disc in other slits

Table motor current over

No table sensor input

Load in timeover

Load out timeover

Access timeover

High speed search NG

Q data read error

BU operation (from focus search to until signal can be read) timeover

GFS monitor error

Focus cannot be imposed by focus search

Auto focus bias adjustment cannot be performed

The 

*

 numbers mean the following according to the state of the unit during aging

2 : From chucking to end of TOC read
3 : From end of TOC read to end of last track playback
4 : From end of last track playback to end of first track playback

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