SONY ES-3
Service Manual

1-2. TEST PROCEDURE FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO BOARDS
Installing the Program
To install the test program insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and start ES-3.Tools.Setup.exe. The ES-3.Tools.Setup.exe. must be installed from the same CD as the ES-3 Edit software on the computer.

Important
Specify the video hard drive connected to the system (e.g. R:) as the target drive for the installation.

� Starting the test
Activate the BIST.exe file to start the program for the audio/video test.

� Selecting the hardware to be tested and the interface to be used
When first called, the BIST program starts automatically with the select window for the various test procedures (Fig. 1).

Figure 1: Selection of test procedure

1. Audio
Testing the audio board with the Built-In Self-Test (first test to be made).

2. Video
Testing the video board with the Built-In Self-Test (second test to be made). Furthermore, in this window you must also select the COM interface (COM1 or COM2) to be used for the RS232 connection to the Main Unit. Here you should select the interface to which the serial cable on the PC is connected.

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