Ohms are a measure of resistance, turning the pots increases or decreases the resistance. Voltage is the measurement of electrical potential, increasing or decreasing the resistance decreases or increases the current according to Ohm's law. Refresh your knowledge of physics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohm's_law
They're measuring two different things while trying to do one common thing - adjusting to nominal values. Technically whatever you measure is still wrong as proper calibration is performed with the use of an oscillator.
By the way, I wanted to add that the number of pots you'll encounter may vary - having disassembled my PS1
(model SCPH-7002) I only have two - one for laser intensity on the ribbon and one for sensitivity on the motherboard. Double-check your model and what each of the pots you encounter does before doing anything and try to refrain from fiddling with sensitivity/gain/bias unless needs be - a laser strength adjustment should be all you need.
Speaking of my PS1, I got it to read discs every single time now, but it skips and the laser cannot be adjusted any higher without failing, but it was fun to dabble with it again - it's definitely in better shape now than it used to be.