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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Real Time Video Cassette Recorder
Magnétoscope en temps réel
Videograbador en tiempo real
Please read this manual and accompanying "IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" sheet carefully before connecting
your VCR and operating it for the first time.
Be sure to read carefully and follow all the PRECAUTIONS on page 1 and 2.
Keep the manual in a safe place for future reference.
SRT-8960
SRT-8168
SRT-8040
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- Page 1 Videograbador en tiempo real Please read this manual and accompanying “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” sheet carefully before connecting your VCR and operating it for the first time. Be sure to read carefully and follow all the PRECAUTIONS on page 1 and 2.
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Page 2: Precautions
PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or other moisture. - Page 3 œ Avoid moving the VCR between cold and hot locations (see “Moisture Condensation Problems”, this page). œ Do not place the VCR directly on top of the TV, as this may cause playback or recording problems. Avoiding Electrical Shock and Fire œ...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
œ Automatic head cleaning function œ Thread check function œ Synchronization control function SRT-8960 only œ 6, 18, 30, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168, 240, 360, 480, 720 and 960-hour mode recording (T-120) œ 8, 24, 40, 64, 96, 128, 160, 224, 320, 480, 640, 720... -
Page 5: Locations Of Controls And Indicators
LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Front Panel POWER REPEAT MENU RESET ALL RESET SECURITY COUNTER POWER LOCK RESET MEMORY Digital display panel Cassette loading slot PLAY button REC CHECK button STILL/PAUSE button MENU button SHUTTLE HOLD button SHUTTLE ring JOG dial SEARCH button MENU EXIT button STOP button... -
Page 6: Digital Display
Reverse picture search Reverse playback Forward field advance Reverse field advance œ Clog detection indicator Flashes when the recording quality deteriorates due to dirty VCR heads. Cassette indicator Lights when a cassette is loaded. English Mode display œ Warning display M flashes: Problem with mechanism. - Page 7 LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS [With the RS-485/232C interface board] œ Display when set to RS-485 œ Display when set to RS-232C œ Data transfer speed setting display œ Address setting display (RS-485 only) Mode display œ Day/Time search setting display Power failure indicator Lights after a power failure.
- Page 8 (Refer to “SELECTING INPUT AND OUTPUT TERMINALS” on page 39.) œ If using the 9 and J terminals, multiple VCRs can be operated by operating a single VCR. (Refer to “SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROL” on page 41.) B C D...
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Page 9: Connections
œ You can use a VA-RMN01 Remote Control Unit (sold separately) to control the VCR remotely. œ The grounded power cord (3-pin plug) must be connected to a grounded power outlet. -
Page 10: On-Screen Menu
ON-SCREEN MENU Main Menu To access on-screen menu When no menu is displayed on-screen, press the MENU button. ø The MAIN MENU appears. MAIN MENU <MAIN@MENU> 1.LANGUAGE/CLOCK@SET 2.DISPLAY/SW@OUT@SET 3.GENERAL@SET 4.WARNING@OUT/CONTR.SET 5.ALARM/SERIES@REC@SET 6.TAPE@MANAGEMENT 7.TIMER@SET 8.HOLIDAY@SET 9.OTHERS Press the MENU EXIT (or MENU) button to return to the monitor screen. - Page 11 ON-SCREEN MENU WARNING OUT/CONTROL SET menu <WARNING@OUT@SET>SET@UP ALARM@@@@@@@@@@@@Y NON@REC@@@@@@@@@@N MECHA.PROBLEM@@@@Y VIDEO@LOSS@@@@@@@Y CLOG@DETECT.@@@@@Y <CONTROL@SET> EJECT@MODE@@@@@@@EJECT1 OPERATION@@@@@@@@SLAVE NOTES: œ The “VIDEO LOSS” line does not appear if “VIDEO LOSS” is set to “N” in the (GENERAL SET) menu. œ The “CLOG DETECT.” line does not appear if “CLOG DETECT.”...
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Page 12: Setting The Language And Clock
SETTING THE LANGUAGE AND CLOCK Language Setting English, French, Spanish or Portuguese can be selected by the user. Turn the power on to all devices used. Press the MENU button to display the MAIN MENU. ø The “1.LANGUAGE/CLOCK SET” line appears highlighted. - Page 13 SETTING THE LANGUAGE AND CLOCK Automatic Daylight Saving Time Adjustment Follow steps 1 to 3 under “Language Setting” on page 11. <LANGUAGE/CLOCK@SET> *LANGUAGE-LANGUE-IDIOMA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENGLISH *CLOCK@SET @10-15-2002@TUE@15:20:00 *DAYLIGHT@SET@@@@@NO@USE @@@@@@WEEK@@@MONTH@TIME @ON@@@1ST-SUN@@04@@02:00 @OFF@@LST-SUN@@10@@02:00 Turn the JOG dial until the “DAYLIGHT SET” setting is highlighted (appears in blue characters), then turn the SHUTTLE ring clockwise.
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Page 14: Superimpose Display
7 above are not recorded. English Changing the Superimpose Display Position Turn the power on to all input devices to the VCR. ø The superimpose display appears. ø If the superimpose display does not appear, press the ON SCREEN button. The display will be turned on and off alternately each time the ON SCREEN button is pressed. -
Page 15: Video Cassette Tapes
NOTES: œ Do not insert any other object in the cassette loading slot, as that may cause injury and damage to the VCR. œ If your hand gets stuck in the cassette loading slot, unplug the power cord and consult the dealer where the unit was bought. - Page 16 SHUTTLE ring clockwise. STOP ..When tape inserted the VCR, stays in stop mode REC ..When tape inserted the VCR, goes into recording mode Press the MENU EXIT button.
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Page 17: Tape Management
Refer to “Tape Management Conflict Display” for detailed information. NOTE: œ If the VCR is set for alarm recordings, alarms will be recorded based on the different settings. If an alarm signal is input while “T. MANAGE. CHK” is... -
Page 18: Setting The Tape Management Function
TAPE MANAGEMENT Setting the Tape Management Function Press the MENU button to display the MAIN MENU. Turn the JOG dial to select the “6.TAPE MANEGEMENT” line, then turn the SHUTTLE ring clockwise. ø The (TAPE MANAGEMENT) menu appears. <TAPE@MANAGEMENT> *TAPE@MANAGEMENT@@@@N *PROTECT@DAY@@@@@@@30 *REC@PASS@SET@@@@@@10 *GROUP@NO.SET@@@@@OFF... - Page 19 If a conflict that prevents recording is found when the tape management function checks the tape data, the (TAPE MANAGEMENT) menu appears with the conflicting setting flashing and the VCR go into the stop mode. NOTES: œ If “OVERRIDE” is set to “N” (No), the conflicting setting is displayed flashing and the message (PRESS EJECT) appears at the bottom of the screen.
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Page 20: Normal Recording
STOP button. To stop recording, press the STOP button. NOTES: œ A tape recording made on this VCR may not play back with the same degree of clarity on a real time video cassette recorder from another manufacturer. -
Page 21: Recording Check
œ The image appears on-screen but it is not recorded. œ If a recording pause continues for 5 minutes or more, the VCR will switch to stop mode to avoid damaging the tape. To resume recording, press the REC button, or press the STILL/PAUSE button again. - Page 22 NORMAL RECORDING Clog Detection This VCR is equipped with a clog detection function. The recording quality is monitored automatically. When the heads are dirty and the recording quality deteriorates, the output at the WARNING OUT terminal becomes 0 V (Low) (Refer to “WARNING OUT Terminal”...
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Page 23: Setting The Mode At The End Of The Tape
NORMAL RECORDING Setting the Mode at the End of the Tape You can select the mode on the VCR when the tape reaches the end during recording. Press the MENU button to display the MAIN MENU. Turn the JOG dial to select the “3.GENERAL SET”... -
Page 24: Autorepeat Recording
Press the REC button. ø Recording starts. When the tape end is reached, the VCR will rewind it to the beginning, and recording will resume. ø When the end of the tape is reached, “OFF” will... -
Page 25: Alarm Recording
Y3..Alarm recording is done only if there is an alarm trigger and the VCR is not in programmed timer recording mode. Y4..Alarm recording is done only when there is an alarm trigger during programmed timer recording duration. - Page 26 ALARM RECORDING Alarm Recording Reset Function To stop the recording of an alarm, close the connection between the ALARM RESET IN terminal and the COM terminal during alarm recording. Alarm Recording Counter Display œ During alarm recording, “A” will be flashing on the digital display.
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Page 27: Alarm Search
ALARM RECORDING Alarm Search To go to the beginning of a desired alarm recording. Press the SEARCH button during stop mode. ø “AL SEARCH 01” appears on screen. Press the REC/PLAY SPEED l (or j) button to set the desired alarm number (01 to 99), then turn the SHUTTLE ring clockwise (or counterclockwise). -
Page 28: Program Timer Recording
NOTE: œ If the set stop time is earlier than or the same time as the set start time, the VCR will consider the stop time to be the following day, and “T” will be displayed next to the recording stop time. - Page 29 PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING A timer recording of more than 24 hours can only be set on the 7th (SAT) and 8th (DAILY) lines of the (TIMER SET) menu. Example 2: To record every week from Friday at 9:00 PM (21:00) to Monday at 7:00 AM, in 96-hour mode (recording speed).
- Page 30 PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING Setting the Holidays By setting the holidays, timer recording will be conducted on those days, as set for Sundays. Press the MENU button to display the MAIN MENU. Turn the JOG dial to select the “8.HOLIDAY SET” line, then turn the SHUTTLE ring clockwise.
- Page 31 PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING NOTES: œ During timer recording or timer recording stand-by, all the buttons on the VCR, except the TIMER button and the buttons to set/cancel the security lock (see page 38), are disabled. œ If the power fails, the recording will be interrupted.
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Page 32: Recording Using An External Timer Input
RECORDING USING AN EXTERNAL TIMER INPUT Recording can be controlled by an external start/stop signal input at the EXT TIMER IN terminal. While there is input at the EXT TIMER IN terminal, the external input indicator “E” will light on the digital display and the input will be recorded. -
Page 33: Series Recording
The output signal at the TAPE END OUT terminal will be present either at the point when the counter reading is 8H 00M 00S or when VCR No. 1 reaches the end of the tape, whichever is first. When this signal is received by VCR No. 2, it will start recording. -
Page 34: Single Image Recording
SINGLE IMAGE RECORDING The single image recording function of this VCR can be used to create image data files or animations. Single Image Recording Setup In stop mode, press the REC/PLAY SPEED l (or j) button, to set the recording speed to “000”. -
Page 35: Normal Playback
In such a case, set “VERTICAL SYNC” to “N” in menu (GENERAL SET) menu. œ When a tape recorded with a time lapse VCR is played back, the playback speed mode display and playback time may be different due to the recording speed mode. -
Page 36: Special Playback
To return to normal playback, press the PLAY button. NOTES: œ If still mode continues for 5 minutes or more, the VCR will go into stop mode to avoid damaging the tape. œ If the image is unstable (rolling vertically), adjust the vertical lock control to correct. - Page 37 SPECIAL PLAYBACK SHUTTLE Ring Operation From normal playback, still image, stop mode, etc., turn the clockwise or counterclockwise to select a mode as indicated below. Turn the SHUTTLE ring in either direction where the desired mode is selected. : Operation will not return to the original mode when the SHUTTLE ring is released.
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Page 38: Day/Time Search
œ The day/time search function may not operate correctly if searching for a timer recording time or if the clock on the recording VCR has been adjusted using the CLOCK ADJUSTMENT function. œ If the recording has been made in 320-hour (or when the “TAPE”... -
Page 39: Security Lock
SECURITY LOCK This VCR is equipped with two types of security lock: a quick method security lock and a 4 digit security lock. The security lock function is designed to prevent accidental stopping of recording if the STOP button is pressed inadvertently. -
Page 40: Clock Adjustment
VCR. When using the signal from a separate device to set the time, input a 0 V signal to the CONTROL IN terminal of the first VCR for 100 ms or longer. Press the MENU button to display the MAIN MENU. -
Page 41: Setting The Cassette Eject Mode
SHUTTLE ring clockwise. SLAVE ..The function is restricted to only the VCR being operated. MASTER . . . The function is applied to the VCR being operated and all VCRs that are connected after it. -
Page 42: Synchronization Control
When two or more VCRs are connected together, the VCRs can be operated simultaneously just by operating the VCR that has been set to “MASTER”, without using a system controller (sold separately). There are two modes available: operator mode and administrator/installer mode. - Page 43 œ Menu settings will not work correctly unless the menu settings for the VCRs are the same. Set the menu settings for each VCR to the initial setting before using this mode to change the settings. œ If a power failure occurs, make the settings again.
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Page 44: Setting For Rs-485 Or Rs-232C Use
Turn the JOG dial to set the “STATUS INFO.” setting, then turn the SHUTTLE ring clockwise. Y..The VCR status information is output at the RS-485 connector. N ..The status information is not output at the RS-485 connector. -
Page 45: Checking Power Failure, Failure Due To Condensation And Usage Duration
CHECKING POWER FAILURE, FAILURE DUE TO CONDENSATION AND USAGE DURATION Press the MENU button to display the MAIN MENU. Turn the JOG dial to select the “9.OTHERS” line, then turn the SHUTTLE ring clockwise. ø The (OTHERS) menu appears. <OTHERS> *ALARM@LOG *POWER@FAILURE/DEW *TERMINAL@SET@@@@SET1... -
Page 46: Output Terminals
OUTPUT TERMINALS TAPE END OUT Terminal œ During recording, when the end of the tape is reached or when the tape counter reading indicates 8 hours, the output becomes 0V (Low). During autorepeat recording, the output becomes 0 V (Low) for about 2 seconds only. -
Page 47: Sw Out Terminal
OUTPUT TERMINALS SW OUT Terminal When recording, a pulse signal is output at the SW OUT terminal. This terminal is usually connected to the switch input (SW IN) of devices like a camera switcher unit, or a quad compressor. FIELD: 16.7 msec. FRAME: 5 msec. -
Page 48: Warning Out Terminal
NON REC ..The output becomes 0 V and “N” appears on the digital display if the VCR enters a mode other than recording (i.e. recording pause, stop mode, etc.) during recording MECHA. -
Page 49: Remote Jack
OUTPUT TERMINALS REMOTE Jack Remote control of the VCR is possible by connecting a remote controller with a circuit such as indicated below, to the REMOTE jack. NOTES: œ Use a 3.5 mm mini-jack type plug. œ The connection should be done using a shielded cable no more than 5 meters long. -
Page 50: Maintenance
The daily inspections are particularly important if using autorepeat recording. Inspection Procedure Turn on the power to the VCR, camera, TV monitor and other connected devices. Check that the image received on the TV monitor is correct. Check that the on-screen display of the date and time is correct. - Page 51 MAINTENANCE Maintaining and Checking The Mechanism To maintain the VCR functions and features working properly, and to avoid damages or dirt on the tape, it is recommended to follow the maintenance points and periodicity indicated below. For detailed information, please contact your dealer.
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Page 52: Troubleshooting Guide
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If the unit does not operate normally when you follow the instructions indicated in the manual, please refer to the table below. SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE No power The power cord is not connected No image displayed on The connections are not correct the TV monitor The power to the camera and/or TV monitor is not turned on... -
Page 53: Specifications
Specified video cassette tape Recording/playback time (SRT-8960 only) 8, 24, 40, 64, 96, 128, 160, 224, 320, 480, 640, 960 and 1280 hours (when Recording/playback time (SRT-8168 only) 8, 24, 40, 64, 96, 128, 160 and 224 hours (when using T-160 tape) - Page 54 SPECIFICATIONS Other Specifications Operating temperature range Operating humidity range Power requirements Power consumption Dimensions (W x H x D) Weight Connectors (When the “TERMINAL SET” is set to “SET2”) NOTES: œ The terminal names and signals are different from the usual setting. œ...
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Page 55: Warranty
In order to obtain warranty service, the product must be delivered to and picked up from an Authorized Sanyo Service Center at the user’s expense, unless specifically stated otherwise in this warranty. The names and addresses of Authorized Sanyo Service Centers may be obtained by calling the toll-free number listed below.