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MDS-JB980
SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION
The self-diagnosis function consists of error codes for customers which are displayed automatically when errors occur, and error codes which
show the error history in the test mode during servicing. For details on how to view error codes for the customer, refer to the following box
in the instruction manual. For details on how to check error codes during servicing, refer to the following “Procedure for using the Self-
Diagnosis Function (Error History Display Mode)”.
Procedure for using the Self-Diagnosis Function (Error History Display Mode).
Note:
Perform the self-diagnosis function in the “error history display mode” in the test mode. The following describes the least required
procedure. Be careful not to enter other modes by mistake. If you set other modes accidentally, press the MENU/NO button to exit
the mode.
1. While pressing the
l
AMS
L
knob and
x
button, connect the power plug to the outlet, and release the
l
AMS
L
knob and
x
button.
When the test mode is set, “[Check]” will be displayed.
2. Rotate the
l
AMS
L
knob and when “[Service]” is displayed, press the YES button.
3. Rotate the
l
AMS
L
knob and display “Err Display”.
4. Pressing the YES button sets the error history mode and displays “op rec tm”.
5. Select the contents to be displayed or executed using the
l
AMS
L
knob.
6. Pressing the
l
AMS
L
knob will display or execute the contents selected.
7. Pressing the
l
AMS
L
knob another time returns to step 4.
8. Pressing the MENU/NO button displays “Err Display” and exits the error history mode.
9. To exit the test mode, press the REPEAT button. The unit sets into the STANDBY state, the disc is ejected, and the test mode ends.
,
Take out the MD and close the record-
protect slot.
You tried to record a CD with a format
that the external device connected to the
deck does not support, such as CD-ROM
or video CD.
,
Remove the disc and insert a music
CD.
,
Set the deck in a stable surface, and
repeat the recording procedure.
The inserted MD is dirty (with smudges,
fingerprints, etc.), scratched, or
substandard in quality.
,
Replace the disc and repeat the
recording procedure.
,
Take out the MD and insert it again.
,
Insert another disc.
,
If possible, erase all the tracks on the
MD .
The sound source is a copy of
commercially available music software, or
you tried to record a CD-R (Recordable
CD).
,
The Serial Copy Management System
prevents making a digital copy .
You cannot record a CD-R.
The sporadic appearance of this message
is caused by the digital signal being
recorded. This will not affect the
recording.
While recording from a digital component,
the digital connecting cable
,
Check the connection or turn the
digital component back on.
There is an error in the internal data that
the deck needs in order to operate.
,
Consult your nearest Sony dealer.
There is a problem with the optical
pickup.
,
The optical pick-up may have failed.
Consult your nearest Sony dealer.
There is a problem with the loading.
,
The loading may have failed. Consult
your nearest Sony dealer.
Self-diagnosis function
The deck’s self-diagnosis function automatically checks
the condition of the MD deck when an error occurs, then
issues a three- or five-digit code and an error message on
the display. If the code and message alternate, find them in
the following table and perform the indicated
countermeasure. Should the problem persist, consult your
nearest Sony dealer.
Three- or five-
digit code/
Message
Cause/Remedy
Three- or five-
digit code/
Message
Cause/Remedy
C11/Protected
C12/Cannot Copy
C13/REC Error
r
C13/Read Erro
C14/Toc Error
C41/Cannot Copy
C71/Din Unlock
E0001/
MEMORY NG
E010
E0201/
LOADING NG
1/
LASER NG
The inserted MD is record-protected.
The recording was not made properly.
The deck could not read the TOC on the
MD properly.
The deck could not read the TOC on the
MD properly.
may have been
incompletely connected and come loose
or the digital component was turned off.
