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EN 2 VAE8015 / 8020 Technical Specifications 1. Technical Specifications VAE8015/VAE8020 functionality: • Loading of 8 cm and 12 cm discs by a motorized tray • Disc type recognition and in case of a DVD+RW disc laser power calibration •...
Safety Instructions, Warnings and Notes VAE8015 / 8020 EN 3 2. Safety Instructions, Warnings and Notes Safety Instructions Warnings 2.1.1 General Safety 2.2.1 General Safety regulations require that during a repair: • All ICs and many other semiconductors are susceptible to electrostatic discharges (ESD, symbol ).
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EN 4 VAE8015 / 8020 Safety Instructions, Warnings and Notes Notes Table 2-1 Configuration matrix - Basic Engines VAE 8015 and VAE 8020...
EN 6 VAE8015 / 8020 Mechanical Instructions 4. Mechanical Instructions Index of this chapter: 4.2.2 1. General 2. Disassembly 1. Flip the module180 degrees, so you can access the PWB. 3. Re-assembly 2. Disconnect the four flex foils from the PWB connectors (1100, 1300, 1302, and 1303) at the component side.
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Mechanical Instructions VAE8015 / 8020 EN 7 4.2.4 Sledge-motor Assy Caution: Never try to align the DVD-Module! ! ! Only the factory can do this properly. Service engineers are only allowed to exchange the sledge motor assy. CL 26532126_014.eps 191102 Figure 4-3 Sledge-motor assy 1.
EN 8 VAE8015 / 8020 Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding 5. Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding Index of this chapter: 5.2.2 Oscillator Check 1. General 2. Start-up Measurements Table 5-3 Table of clock signals. 3. Diagnostic Software 4.
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Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding VAE8015 / 8020 EN 9 Error handling Table 5-4 Nuclei overview Basic Engine Empress Each nucleus returns an error code. This code contains six Digiboard numerals, which means: Ref. # Function name Description...
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EN 10 VAE8015 / 8020 Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding If pressing 'M' has made a choice for Menu Interface, the Main Ref. # Function name Description Menu will appear. DS_BE_GetSelfTest It retrieves the result of the Result...
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Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding VAE8015 / 8020 EN 11 Fault Finding Below you will find faultfinding trees for all the main parts of the Basic Engine. 5.4.1 Basic Engine BASIC ENGINE FUNCTIONAL TEST Basic Engine Check Basic Engine S2B Echo...
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EN 12 VAE8015 / 8020 Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding 5.4.2 Loader Loader Checking Basic Engine Loader Check -Check wire soldering on tray motor -Check tray motor wire connector Tray is not Opening/Closing -Check tray mechanical Command: 615/616...
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Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding VAE8015 / 8020 EN 13 5.4.4 PCB Checking Check: Basic Engine PCB Check -MACE wrong -7306 burned -7302 burned Communication -S2B connector -7000 bad soldering -power connector -2209 missing -2210 missing -MACE wrong...
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EN 14 VAE8015 / 8020 Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding Personal Notes:...
Alignments VAE8015 / 8020 EN 39 8. Alignments No alignments necessary 9. Circuit Descriptions, Abbreviation List, and Data Sheets Index of this chapter: The PWB is a high tech module (multi layer, full SMC) with very 1. Introduction high component density. Despite of this, it is designed in such 2.
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EN 40 VAE8015 / 8020 Circuit Descriptions, Abbreviation List, and Data Sheets This section describes briefly the functional behaviour of the The DVD-M has an optical pickup unit (OPU) consisting of two engine. It performs all basic servo functions: lasers, one for CD with a wavelength of 780 nm, and one for •...
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Circuit Descriptions, Abbreviation List, and Data Sheets VAE8015 / 8020 EN 41 9.4.2 LADIC Some features of the SPIDRE: • A “Writer add-on”. The LADIC (Laser Driver IC, type number TZA1032) fulfils • Double-Writer prepared (both CDR/RW and DVDRW). three main functions: •...
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EN 42 VAE8015 / 8020 Circuit Descriptions, Abbreviation List, and Data Sheets reads three analogue signals (A1, A2 and CALF), representing The demodulator part detects the frame synchronisation Max, Min, and Average values of the EFM signal respectively. signals and decodes the EFM (14 bit) and EFM+ (16 bit) data It also takes the Power (PW) signal from the laser controller and sub-code words into 8-bit symbols.
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Circuit Descriptions, Abbreviation List, and Data Sheets VAE8015 / 8020 EN 43 All recordable DVD media types feature a microscopic wobble program will receive a reset, and the data of the Flash ROM is groove embedded in the plastic substrate. This wobble copied into the uP-RAM.
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EN 44 VAE8015 / 8020 Circuit Descriptions, Abbreviation List, and Data Sheets Abbreviation list Microprocessor Video CD Luminance (Y) and Chrominance (C) Analogue to Digital Converter signal ADIP ADdress In Pre-groove Component video Automatic Gain Control Compact Disc Constant Linear Velocity...
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Circuit Descriptions, Abbreviation List, and Data Sheets VAE8015 / 8020 EN 45 IC Data Sheets In this paragraph, the internal block diagrams and pinning are given of ICs that are drawn as a 'black box' in the electrical diagrams (with the exception of 'memory' and 'logic' ICs).
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10. Spare Parts List 10.1 Exploded Views Basic Engine...