Plextor USA

TROUBLESHOOTING: Blink Codes for:

• PlexWriter Premium
• PlexWriter 52/24/52A
• PlexWriter 40/12/40A
• PlexWriter 40/12/40U
• PlexWriter 48/24/48A
• PlexWriter 48/24/48U
• PlexWriter 40/12/40S

LED Color

# of Blinks

Error Information

Additional Information

Green

1

Data communication error with external SRAM

RAM test or EEPROM failed power-on-self-test

Green

2

CHECK SUM of ROM is not correct

ROM Check Sum failed or ROM missing at power-on-self-test

Green

3

Ejection or Loading Error

Tray failed to come out (or go in) after a software or hardware (button) tray ejection

Green

4

Focus Search failed

Pickup could not focus on disc properly

Green

5

Failure reading PMA, TOC or ATIP

Disc was detected, but the drive cannot read information from it

Green

6

NOT USED

NOT USED

Green

7

Data buffer RAM test failed

Buffer test failed during power-on-self-test

Green

8

Spindle failed

Spindle Motor failed to turn the disc properly or correct linear velocity not achieved.

Green

9

Pickup SLED failed

Pickup failed to move properly

Green

10

NOT USED

NOT USED

Amber

1

OPC failed

Drive could not set the proper power level of the optical pickup to write a CD-R/RW disc

Amber

2

Auto adjustment failed

Cannot read a stamped disc or initialize a CD-R/RW disc because the drive cannot properly configure the focus and track adjustment settings

Amber

3

NOT USED

NOT USED

Amber

4

Alpha adjustment failed

Drive was not able to properly adjust the pickup current

Amber

5

Offset adjustment failed

Could not properly set the tracking offset for a CD-R/RW disc