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TROUBLESHOOTING
Turn power on.
Is power on?
Does initial read work?
Does it play?
Does it output audio?
Check power supply circuit.
(Check PN 807)
Check laser circuit.
Check focus circuit.
Check disc.
Check tracking servo circuit.
Check audio circuit.
OK
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO

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Fails to initial read
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO NO NONO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Does laser light?
Disc motor turns.
Does RF
waveform
appear?
TP 801(RF)
Does tracking
servo work?
Lower envelope
of TP801(RF)
waveform is flat.
Does signal
appear at
TP801(TEO)?
Does signal appear at IC 803
Pin and Pin ?
Does GFS (IC802 pin )
show as below?
Is rotation normal?
Is there no dropout of RF
signal?
Does TE2 signal
appear at pin
of IC801?
Defective IC
801, pick up
and/or open
wire.
Detective pattern.
Defective IC 801
and/or IC 803
Defective pick-up
and/or connector.
Defective IC 801.
Scratch in disc
initial read area.
Defective pick-up
adjustment focus offset.

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NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Laser does not light.
Is Ò3.5VÓ applied to pin of IC 801?
Is power supplied to laser Q801?
(Q 801 collector: about 1.8V)
Does laser current flow?
1.0V across R801
Is data transferred from
MICOM IC ?
Does voltage appear at IC
803 pin , ?
Defective MICOM.
Defective MICOM.
Defective connector.
Defective IC 801, 803
Defective slide motor and/or
connector.
Defective LMT SW and/or
connector.
Defective Q 801 and/or laser.
Defective laser and/or
connector.
Did pickup return to
innermost circular?
Does it stop at inner pick
circular after shift?
Is defect output from LM
SW applied to pin of
PN803?
R801 1.0V
R801 1.0V
YES
YES
YES
YES
OPEN
CLOSE
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

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Does lens move up/down?
Does IC 801 out focus
search signal?
IC 801 pin (FEO)
Is focus search signal
applied to pin , of
CN801?
Laser lights.
Confirm
initial
read with
disc
Defective IC801
Defective IC803
Defective IC 801.
Open activator and/or
connector.
Open connector and/or
defective IC 801.
Incorrect turntable height.
Degraded laser diode.
Does TP 801 RF signal appear even in
low level?
Is laser output adjustment correct?
Does FOK(focus ok) signal appear?
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
TP801
(RF)
IC801 pin
(FOK)
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO

FER
ISTAT(SENSE)
C
Start mode
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Does FE1 signal appear? IC 801 pin
Does FZC signal (focus zero cross signal)
appear at pin of IC 801, ISTAT (SENSE)
terminal?
Does SMON signal appear
at pin of IC 802?
Does SMPO signal appear
at pin of IC 802?
Is drive voltage applied to disk motor?
Defective IC 801.
Open pick diode
Defective IC 801.
Defective Pattern between IC 801 and
IC 802.
Defective IC 801, 803 and/or
peripheral circuit.
Defective disk motor and/or insulation.
(Focus servo turns
ON by FZC signal
of FOK mod.)
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES