TROUBLESHOOTING

Turn power on.

NO Check power supply circuit.

Is power on? (Check PN 807)

YES

NO
Does initial read work? Check laser circuit.

YES
Check focus circuit.

Check disc.

NO
Does it play? Check tracking servo circuit.

YES

NO
Does it output audio? Check audio circuit.

YES

OK

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Fails to initial read

NO
Disc motor turns. NO Does laser light? A
YES
YES B

Does RF Does tracking Does signal Does TE2 signal

NO NO NO NO
waveform servo work? appear at appear at pin 53 Defective IC
appear? Lower envelope TP801(TEO)? of IC801? 801, pick up
TP 801(RF) of TP801(RF) and/or open
waveform is flat. wire.

1.3V
YES YES

YES Detective pattern.

Does signal appear at IC 803

Pin 26 and Pin 27 ? NO Defective IC 801
and/or IC 803

YES Defective pick-up

and/or connector.

Is rotation normal? NO Does GFS (IC802 pin 25) NO

show as below? Defective IC 801.

YES
Is there no dropout of RF Scratch in disc
NO
signal? initial read area.

Defective pick-up
YES adjustment focus offset.

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 A Laser does not light.

Is “3.5V” applied to pin 70 of IC 801?

YES NO

NO NO
Did pickup return to Is data transferred from Defective MICOM.
innermost circular? MICOM IC ?

YES YES

Does voltage appear at IC NO

803 pin 11, 12? Defective IC 801, 803

YES Defective slide motor and/or

connector.

Does it stop at inner pick Is defect output from LM

circular after shift? SW applied to pin 2 of
YES PN803? NO Defective LMT SW and/or
connector.
OPEN CLOSE

YES Defective MICOM.

YES
NO
Is power supplied to laser Q801? Defective connector.
(Q 801 collector: about 1.8V)
R801»1.0V YES
YES Defective Q 801 and/or laser.

Does laser current flow?

YES Defective laser and/or
1.0V across R801 R801«1.0V
connector.

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 B Laser lights.

NO Does IC 801 out focus NO

Does lens move up/down? search signal? Defective IC801

YES

IC 801 pin 48 (FEO)

YES

Is focus search signal

applied to pin 13 , 16 of NO
CN801? Defective IC803

Open activator and/or

YES connector.

Confirm Does TP 801 RF signal appear even in

initial low level?
read with
disc NO Open connector and/or
defective IC 801.
YES

Is laser output adjustment correct?

NO Incorrect turntable height.
Degraded laser diode.

YES

Does FOK(focus ok) signal appear?

NO
Defective IC 801.
TP801
(RF)
IC801 pin 40
(FOK)

YES

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 C
YES

Does FE1 signal appear? IC 801 59 pin

NO Defective IC 801.
Open pick diode

YES

Does FZC signal (focus zero cross signal)

appear at pin 31 of IC 801, ISTAT (SENSE) (Focus servo turns
terminal? NO Defective IC 801. ON by FZC signal
of FOK mod.)
FER

ISTAT(SENSE)

YES

Does SMON signal appear

at pin 73 of IC 802? NO Defective Pattern between IC 801 and
IC 802.
Does SMPO signal appear
at pin 75 of IC 802?

YES

Is drive voltage applied to disk motor?

NO Defective IC 801, 803 and/or

peripheral circuit.

Start mode

YES

Defective disk motor and/or insulation.

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 WAVEFORMS OF MAJOR CHECK POINT
1. HF signal (RF signal ) waveform 2. EFM signal (pin 33 IC 801)waveform
(Test Point TP801) during normal play during Normal Play

 
0.5V/Div. 2V/Div.
500nS/Div. 500nS/Div.
OV OV

3. Focus coil drive waveform(Pin NO 1 , 2 of IC 803) •Focus coil drive waveform(pin NO 1 , 2 of IC803) and
•When focus search failed or there is no disc on the tray FOK (pin NO 40 of IC 801) when focus search is
accomplished

OV
(CH1)
OV
OV
(CH2)


4. Tracking coil drive waveform (pin NO 26 , 27 of IC 803) CH1 : FOCUS COIL DRIVE
and TEO during track traverse SIGNAL 2V/Div.
CH2 : FOAK
(1) When time division is 20nS/div
(2) When time division 0.5nS/div.
(During forward track traverse)

OV OV
(CH1) (CH1)

OV OV
(CH2) (CH2)


CH1 : TEO(TP801) CH1 : TEO(TP801)

 1V/Div.
CH2 : TRACK COIL DRIVE
1V/Div.
CH2 : TRACKING COIL DRIVE
SIGNAL 2V/Div.
SIGNAL 2V/Div.

(3) When time division is 0.5nS/div. 5. Feed motor drive waveform(pin NO 11, 12 of IC 803)
(During backward Track Traverse) During normal play

OV
 0.5V/Div.
500nS/Div.

OV
OV
(CH2)


CH1 : TEO(TP801)
1V/Div.
CH2 : TRACKING COIL DRIVE
SIGNAL 2V/Div.

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