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MDS-JE500/S37 Keycheck mode
contributed by Daniel Matos ([email protected])
Purpose
Keycheck mode allows you to check all the buttons and display segments on
the MDS-JE500/S37.
Entering Keycheck Mode
With the deck off, hold in the AMS knob and the REC button, turn the
deck on, then release the REC button followed by the AMS button, or
the AMS button followed by the REC button.
Functions
Key Check
After releasing the buttons, ``Key Check'' will show in the LCD.
Shortly, all the LCD segments will light up, all of them,
even the ones that aren't used in normal operation, such as STEP,
DATE and CLOCK.
Each time you press a button, an LCD segment will turn off. The
AMS knob must be the last to be pressed. If it isn't, the display will
show "Remain !!!" Some keys turn off just one part of the LCD, others
turn off more than one.
AMS must be the last button pressed. The last segments to turn off are
the numbers (the small track numbers matrix), AMS will turn that off.
When you press AMS, the display will show "Key TEST OK!".
Jog and LED Check
Next, the display will show "JOG&LEDCheck".
Rotating one step of the AMS knob will turn off/on the power led.
If the led is off, one step forward or backwards will turn it on and
vice-versa.
To finish this test you must press the AMS knob.
Segment Check
Next, the display shows "SegmentCheck".
Each alphanumeric segment (the part of the LCD where the alphanumeric
characters and symbols appear) will light up in some sort of chess pattern,
staying static (no animations).
To end this step, press the AMS knob.
Slide Switch Check
Next, the display shows "SlideSW CHK"
Subsequently, "OFF ANA ST" will appear in the display.
Switching the input switch from analog to digital will change the display
to show "OFF DIG ST".
Switching the Rec Mode switch from Stereo to Mono will change the display
to show "OFF DIG MN".
Moving the timer switch (on the JE500) will change the display to
show "PLAY DIG MN" or "REC DIG MN".
The display shows the current status of the rec mode, input
and timer switches, showing ST/MN, ANA/DIG, OFF/REC/PLAY, respectively.
To end this step, press the AMS knob.
Remote Control Check
Next, the display shows "RemoconCheck".
Subsequently it displays "Push Scroll!"
When you push "scroll" on the remote control, the "Push Scroll!" message
scrolls away and then the display will show "end"
Note that if you push "scroll" on the deck, the result will be the same.
To return to normal operation mode, turn the deck
off and on with the main switch.
the display will show a blinking "STANDBY" until you press the "power"
button.