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8.
FOCUS  BIAS  ADJUSTMENT
Adjusting Method:
1. Load a continuously recorded disc (Refer to “4. Creating MO
Continuously Recorded Disc”) to slot 1.
2. Turn the 
[     
=
 
        SELECTOR      
+
 
        ]
 dial and display “CPLAY
MODE”.
3. Press the 
[ENTER/YES]
 button and display “CPLAY MID”.
4. Press the 
[MENU/NO]
 button when “C = 
 AD = 
)” is
displayed.
5. Turn the 
[     
=
 
        SELECTOR      
+
 
        ]
 dial and display “FBIAS
ADJUST”.
6. Press the 
[ENTER/YES]
 button and display “
/
 a =
”.
The first four digits indicate the C1 error rate, the two digits
after [/] indicate ADER, and the 2 digits after [a=] indicate the
focus bias value.
7. Turn right the 
[     
=
 
        SELECTOR      
+
 
        ]
 dial and find the focus
bias value at which the C1 error rate becomes 220. (Refer to
note 2.)
8. Press the  
[ENTER/YES]
 button and display “
/
 b =
”.
9. Turn left the 
[     
=
 
        SELECTOR      
+
 
        ]
 dial and find the fo-
cus bias value at which the C1 error rate becomes 220.  (Refer
to note 2.)
10. Press the 
[ENTER/YES]
 button and display “
/
 c =
”.
11. Check that the C1 error rate is below 50 and ADER is 00.
Then press the 
[ENTER/YES]
 button.
12. If the “(
)” in “
-
-
  (
)” is above 20, press the
[ENTER/YES]
 button.
If below 20, press the 
[MENU/NO]
 button and repeat the ad-
justment from step 2 again.
13. Press the 
[REPEAT]
 button and press the
§ button to remove
the continuously recorded disc.
Note 1:
The relation between the C1 error and focus bias is as shown in
the following figure.  Find points a and b in the following figure
using the above adjustment.  The focal point position c is auto-
matically calculated from points a and b.
Note 2:
As the C1 error rate changes, perform the adjustment using the
average vale.
9.
ERROR  RATE  CHECK
9-1. CD Error Rate Check
Checking Method:
1. Load a test disc TDYS-1 to slot 1.
2. Turn the 
[     
=
 
        SELECTOR      
+
 
        ]
 dial and display “CPLAY
MODE”.
3.  Press the 
[ENTER/YES]
 button and display “CPLAY MID”.
4. “C = 
  AD = 
)” is displayed.
5. Check that the C1 error is below 20.
6. Press the 
[MENU/NO]
 button, stop playback, press the
[REPEAT]
 button, and remove the test disc.
9-2. MO Error Rate Check
Checking Method:
1. Load a continuously recorded disc (Refer to “4. Creating MO
Continuously Recorded Disc”) to slot 1.
2. Turn the 
[     
=
 
        SELECTOR      
+
 
        ]
 dial and display “CPLAY
MODE”.
3. Press the 
[ENTER/YES]
 button and display “CPLAY MID”.
4. “C = 
 AD = 
)” is displayed.
5. If the C1 error is below 50, check that ADER is 00.
6. Press the 
[MENU/NO]
 button, stop playback, press the  
§ 
button, and remove the continuously recorded disc.
(To exit from the TEST mode, press the 
[REPEAT]
 button.)
10. FOCUS  BIAS  CHECK
Change the focus bias and check the focus tolerance amount.
Checking Method:
1. Load a continuously recorded disc (Refer to “4. Creating MO
Continuously Recorded Disc”.).
2. Turn the 
[     
=
 
        SELECTOR      
+
 
        ]
 dial and display “CPLAY
MODE”.
3. Press the 
[ENTER/YES]
 button and display “CPLAY MID”.
4. Press the 
[MENU/NO]
 button when “C = 
 AD = 
)” is
displayed.
5. Turn the 
[     
=
 
        SELECTOR      
+
 
        ]
 dial and display “FBIAS
CHECK”.
6. Press the 
[ENTER/YES]
 button and display “
/
 c =
”.
The first four digits indicate the C1 error rate, the two digits
after [/] indicate ADER, and the 2 digits after [c=] indicate the
focus bias value.
Check that the C1 error is below 50 and ADER is 02.
7. Press the 
[ENTER/YES]
 button and display “
/
 b =
”.
Check that the C1 error is not below 220 and ADER is not
above 02 every time.
8. Press the 
[ENTER/YES]
 button and display “
/
 a =
”.
Check that the C1 error is not below 220 and ADER is not
above 02 every time.
9. Press the 
[MENU/NO]
 button, next press the
§ button, and
remove the continuously recorded disc.
Note 1:
If the C1 error and ADER are above 02 at points a or b, the focus
bias adjustment may not have been carried out properly.  Adjust
perform the beginning again.
C1 error
220
b
c
a
Focus bias value
(F. BIAS)
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