Sony MDS-S50 MiniDisc Player User Manual


 
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MDS-S50
Reading the Retry Cause Display
84218421
b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
00000001
00000010
00000100
00001000
00010000
00100000
01000000
10000000
Hexa-
decimal
Details
01
02
04
08
10
20
40
80
Higher Bits
Lower Bits
Hexadecimal
Bit
Binary
When 0
Emphasis OFF
Monaural
This is 2-bit display. Normally 01.
01: Normal audio. Others: Invalid
Audio (Normal)
Original
Copyright
Write prohibited
When 1
Emphasis ON
Stereo
Invalid
Digital copy
No copyright
Write allowed
Reading the Display:
Convert the hexadecimal display into binary display. If more than two causes, they will be added.
Example When 84 is displayed:
Higher bit: 8 = 1000 t b7
Lower bit : 4 = 0100 t b2
In this case, as b2 and b7 are 1 and others are 0, it can be determined that the retry cause is combined of Emphasis OFF, Monaural,
Original, Copyright, and Write allowed.
Example When 07 is displayed:
Higher bit: 0 = 0000 t All 0
Lower bit : 7 = 0111 t b0 + b1 + b2
In this case, as b0, b1, and b2 are 1 and others are 0, it can be determined that the retry cause is combined of Emphasis ON, Stereo,
Original, Copyright, and Write prohibited.
Hexadecimal
t
Binary Conversion Table
Hexadecimal Binary Hexadecimal Binary
0 0000 8 1000
1 0001 9 1001
2 0010 A 1010
3 0011 B 1011
4 0100 C 1100
5 0101 D 1101
6 0110 E 1110
7 0111 F 1111