SCD-C222ES - Sony Audio Service Manual (repair manual). Page 25

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(• Perform as necessary)

The aging can be continued by the set number of times or until an
error occurs.
In the aging, the following operations are repeated.
Table turn

tDisc chuckingtDisc detecttServo ontAuto

adjustment

tTOC readingtPlay of first track for 5 secondtPlay

of last track for 5 second

tPlay of first track for 5 secondtDisc

unchucking

Setting Method:
1. After setting the test mode, rotate the 

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 dial to

select “94. SET AGING” and press the 

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 dial

to enter.

2. When “AGING TIMES” is displayed, rotate the 

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dial to set the number of aging times. (For the number of times,
every 10 times can be set. Setting 0 (zero) eliminates the count
limitation where the aging is repeated until an error occurs)

 Do not perform unmanned overnight aging..

3. Press the 

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 dial, and “AGING START” will be

displayed instantaneously, then “DISC IN & JOG ON” will be
displayed and the tray will come out automatically.

4. Place a disc (CD or the SACD SL disc) on the tray. In the case

of SCD-C222ES, the multiple discs can be placed. Even when
the discs (CD or the SACD SL disc) of different types are
mixed, the aging test can be performed. Use the 

[DISC SKIP]

key when placing a disc. When discs are placed in positions,
turn the 

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 dial.

5. The aging test starts.
6. At the completion of aging by the set number of times, the

tray will come out automatically and the check will stop.
Typical time required for aging    About 1 hour/100 times
“AGING SUCCESS!” will be displayed if no error occurred
in the aging, or the error will be displayed if an error occurred.
(Refer to the following error list)

1. Start up the unit in the normal operation mode.
2. While press the 

[   ]

 key, turn the 

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 dial and then

press the 

[CONTINUE]

 key. (The program does not advance

if these keys are not pressed in the above sequence.)

3. The panel door repeats opening and closing.
4. The messages “AP-B 000000” (during open) 

t “AP-C

000000” (during close) are repeated on the FL display. Num-
ber of times of open/close are displayed in decimal number in
“000000” with OPEN/CLOSE as a set.

5. Press the 

[   ]

 key to terminate the aging mode and to return to

the normal mode.

The repaired set must be initialized, and for this purpose the set
should be set to the shipping mode.

Setting Method:
1. After setting the test mode, rotate the 

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 dial to

select “8d Set Up Init” and press the 

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 dial to

enter.

2. “8D 000000000 00” will be displayed, and if the scroll starts

in the left direction, the set initialization has completed

3. Press the 

[POWER]

 button to turn the power off.

Take care not to leave the test disc in the set.

1. Initialization of EEPROM (IC903)

• PLAY MODE

ALL DISCS, CONTINUE

• COMMAND MODE

CD1

• LAYER SELECTSACD
• M/2CH SELECT MULTI
• DIGITAL FILTER

STD

• 2ch SPK MODE 2ch DIRECT
• Mch SPK MODEMch DIRECT
• Resetting the accumulated hours meter.

2. Chucking at the DISC1 position.

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An error occurring during the check in the aging mode of the test mode is displayed automatically (scroll display) immediately when the
error occurred.

< How to view the error history >
1. Select “95 DISP ERROR” with the 

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 key, and press the 

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 key once.

2. The error that has occurred lastly in the set and the signal status (H = 1, L = 0) at that time are displayed on the FL display by scrolling.

(Types of the errors and the signal status that can be checked, are the same as the error display of the aging mode.)

3. Press the 

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 key once again to show the error history repeatedly.

4. When the error history is displayed with scrolling once, the mode returns to the normal test mode.

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