Boomchild Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Anyone know if there is a way to permanently disable the demo mode that pops up when the unit is idle with no disc inserted for 10 minutes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Pressing Stop and Clear together seems to be the combination that does this on some later decks (eg. my MXD-D40 and MDS-JE640). However, I can't find any mention of this in the JB920 manual (http://minidisc.org/...b920_manual.pdf) or other manuals for decks of that vintage. Worth trying Stop and Clear in any case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Kevin - I wonder what "simultaneously" means? I find that it stops the display as soon as you press "clear" or indeed any other button, as mentioned somewhere in one of the manual you can press any key on remote to achieve the same effect. So you think you can get rid of it for good, or just till the next power on? (I'm trying it out but those 10 minutes' sure add up) Aside from it being annoying, I do find that the demo display can have a use - alerting me to when I left the deck on by accident. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Hm, simultaneously seems to mean just that - both together at exactly the same time, with very little margin for error. Just tried it now on the 640, and even a slight delay meant the demo wasn't turned on or off. A Demo On/Off message is helpfully shown if you manage it. There's clearly a knack to it. I'm not sure how permanent it is anyhow, demo will come back if you turn the power off, and who knows when else? Maybe the earlier decks can't turn demo off - seems no mention in older manuals I've perused. On the other hand, my JB980 manual doesn't seem to mention it either. Maybe there's no demo mode. In any case I always have an MD inserted, so perhaps that's the answer if demo mode becomes an annoyance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 LOL, I can't get it to work, earning me the title of "black thumb" of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Haha, keep trying Stephen, I've got it down to a fine art now! Incidentally, it's much easier on the MXD-D40, though it's Left Clear, Right Stop button. Wonder how the OP's getting on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Actually left stop right clear but no matter. Finally...... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomchild Posted November 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Pressing Stop and Clear together seems to be the combination that does this on some later decks (eg. my MXD-D40 and MDS-JE640). However, I can't find any mention of this in the JB920 manual (http://minidisc.org/...b920_manual.pdf) or other manuals for decks of that vintage. Worth trying Stop and Clear in any case. Thanks for the reply and suggestion. I'll try that. I did check the manual and noticed the note about pressing any key to clear it but of course that is only temporary. I am looking to see if there is a way to get ride of it for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecrab Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I tried the STOP/CLEAR method using the remote. It did turn off the demo on my MXD-D40, but the demo returned after a while. Next, I tried it using the front panel STOP/CLEAR buttons. That turned off the demo -and- displayed the "Demo Off" message (the "demo off" message did not appear using the remote). The manual states that the demo will remain off until the machine is unplugged. I next turned off the D40, but did not unplug it. I turned it back on and waited. No demo, and it's been well more than 10 minutes now. This is good. I'm going to try it on my my JA333ES and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommytinkroom Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 I tried the STOP/CLEAR method using the remote. It did turn off the demo on my MXD-D40, but the demo returned after a while. Next, I tried it using the front panel STOP/CLEAR buttons. That turned off the demo -and- displayed the "Demo Off" message (the "demo off" message did not appear using the remote). The manual states that the demo will remain off until the machine is unplugged. I next turned off the D40, but did not unplug it. I turned it back on and waited. No demo, and it's been well more than 10 minutes now. This is good. I'm going to try it on my my JA333ES and see what happens. Like you i tried doing it on the remote with my JE-440 and JB-930 but just comes back on 10 mins later.So i thought i'd try on the front panel but i've only got "clear" and no "stop" there,i did try holding the "clear" and the suare stop button at the same time but still comes back on after 10 mins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 This function is certainly quite obscure.... it won't happen by accident. You literally have to push them at EXACTLY the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 The Stop 'n' Clear method should work for the JE440, as it appears to be essentially the same as the JE640 (apart from the odd bell/whistle), they even share the same manual. Not so sure about the JB930,as this seems to belong to the previous (non-MDLP) generation with no mention (that I can find) of disabling Demo mode. I suspect this 'feature' was brought in possibly by popular demand with the introduction of new-fangled MDLP capable decks, but I may be wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phamcu Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 if I would not turn off demo, because the demo features will protect the VFD display lights. In inactive status, not all content on the VFD lights are displayed. After a period of dark spots always will fade comparison with bright points always. Demo feature will assist on a uniform brightness lamp by opening rotating on/off the point in waiting time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomchild Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 if I would not turn off demo, because the demo features will protect the VFD display lights. In inactive status, not all content on the VFD lights are displayed. After a period of dark spots always will fade comparison with bright points always. Demo feature will assist on a uniform brightness lamp by opening rotating on/off the point in waiting time. That's something I did not think about and a good point. Since I sometimes have my unit on for long periods of time, I think I'll take your advice and just let it go as it is. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I have a wonderful demo mode on my Panasonic SC-HD615MD bookshelf (http://www.minidisc....SC-HD615MD.html) but frankly disturbing when you want your room dark while sleeping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecrab Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 OK, anyone know how to get Demo mode back on? I tried powering off my MXD-D400 and unplugging for ~30 minutes, but no Demo mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Do a resume clear? Hang on, your own post mentions that it will come back when you UNPLUG the deck. Hahah there I was coming up with hifalutin theories again...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecrab Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 I know I mentioned that. The MXD-D40 manual says that is how it's done. But I did unplug the deck and I'm still not getting the demo mode. The deck is a JPN model and can be just a bit flaky sometimes, so maybe this is just one of those things. I am going to try leaving it unplugged overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Well no harm in going into svc mode and doing a resume clear then. That's the closest you'll come to a factory reset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecrab Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 I don't see in the D400's svc manual how to do a resume clear. How's it done? {edit]: Actually, a factory reset is done by unplugging the deck, then plugging it in while holding down the power button. I did this and the deck initialized. However, still no demo mode. I guess I will have to live without it. Thanks for your suggestion. [edit #2]: The same factory reset (power off - unplug - concurrent plug-in/press power-on) worked as specified for my MXD-D40, which now has demo mode restored. It's the D400 that is now demo-less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 I think it may be as simple as going into test mode and pressing REPEAT. I know this from older decks. But see page 28 of the service manual. And note there are two means, one involving pressing multiple buttons, another just pulling out the mains power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecrab Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 There is no mention of demo mode anywhere in the MXD-D400 manual. I am now wondering if it even has demo mode. My comments from the original discussion are about the MXD-D40. Does anyone else out there have a D400? If so, do you get demo mode? (BTW, I added some edits/comments to my immediately prior post.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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