WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT INFORMATION: Many television programs and films are copyrighted. In CAUTION certain circumstances, copyright law may apply to private in-home video taping of copyrighted materi- RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN als.
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CONTROL NAMES AND LOCATIONS FRONT 1. POWER/TIMER button 9. KEY LOCK Indicator (Press for on; press again for off) Lights during key lock mode is activated. The display window becomes brighter 10. Cassette loading slot when the VCR is switched on. Cassette tape is inserted in this slot.
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CONTROL NAMES AND LOCATIONS (cont’d) REAR VIDEO IN 1 ALARM IN 2 ALARM OUT AUDIO IN 3 ALARM RESET 4 GND 5 SERIES IN 6 SERIES OUT 7 WARNING OUT 8 TRIGGER OUT 9 GND 10 LOW TAPE OUT AUDIO OUT 11 1 SHOT REC IN 12 GND RESET...
REMOTE CONTROL 1. POWER button (Press for on; press again for off) The display window becomes brighter when the VCR is switched on. Press to select the timer program - on or off. By setting power off, a timer program is set to work. 2.
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CONTROL NAMES AND LOCATIONS (cont’d) INDICATOR PANEL ALARM SERIES TIMER INDEX P.FAIL K.LOCK REPEAT 1. TIME LAPSE VCR TIME Indication 7. INDEX Indication 2. ALARM Indication 8. POWER FAILURE Indication (ALARM REC ON indication) 9. KEY LOCK indication 3. SERIES Indication 10.
INSTALLATION • Connect your VCR’s AUDIO/VIDEO output jacks to the A/V input jacks on back of your monitor. If your monitor does not have A/V input jacks, exchange the monitor or TV for one with A/V input jacks. • Connect the CCD camera to VCR’s VIDEO input jack. VCR TO MONITOR AND CCD CAMERA CONNECTION •...
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MULTIPLEXER CONNECTIONS If the multiplexer has two output terminals (MONITOR OUT, PB OUT), connect monitor to the PB OUT terminal if you want to see the playback picture. To use the multiplexer and trigger function properly, refer to the multiplexer instruction manual. HOW TO CONNECT MULTIPLEXER WITH TRIGGER INPUT TERMINAL...
ALARM RECORD CONNECTION Connect alarm output of external device to alarm input of VCR, and then connect alarm out GND of device to alarm input GND of VCR. SERIES RECORD CONNECTION Make all connections to the first VCR before making any connections to the other VCRs in the series.
SETTING THE ON SCREEN DISPLAY The following pages describe the on screen selections to be set. PREPARATION • Turn on the power of both the VCR and the monitor. • If you have a TV instead of monitor, turn on the power of TV and then set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO.
SETTING THE VCR SET UP MENU MAIN MENU PREPARATION • Turn on the power of both the VCR and the monitor. MENU • If you have a TV instead of monitor, turn on the power of TV VCR SET UP and then set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO.
SETTING THE SET TIME Things to know before starting • The clock uses the 24-hour system. • The initial SET DAY Setting is JANUARY 1, 2003. MAIN MENU PREPARATION MENU • Turn on the power of both the VCR and the monitor. VCR SET UP REC MODE SET UP •...
VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES SAFETY TAB WHEN HANDLING VIDEO CASSETTES • Do not expose video cassettes to extreme heat, high humidi- ty, or strong magnetic fields. • Do not tamper with the cassette mechanism. • Do not touch the tape with your fingers. •...
NORMAL PLAYBACK PREPARATION • Turn on the power of both the VCR and the monitor. • If you have a TV instead of monitor, turn on the power of TV and then set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO. ALARM NORMAL PLAYBACK PAUSE / STILL LOCK...
SPECIAL EFFECTS PLAYBACK TO WATCH A STILL PICTURE During PLAYBACK mode... Press the PAUSE/STILL button. Still picture will appear on the monitor. ALARM PAUSE / STILL • If a still picture vibrates vertically, stabilize it by pressing the LOCK PLAY / REC CHK STOP / EJECT TRACKING (MOVE / SEL) buttons.
SPECIAL EFFECTS PLAYBACK (cont’d) SHUTTLE RING During Still mode... Rotate the Shuttle Ring to forward or reverse. STILL (Pause) Rotate Shuttle Ring toward FF to advance the tape, or -SLOW SLOW toward REW to reverse the tape. How far you rotate and hold -PLAY PLAY -PLAY X 3...
TAPE COUNTER MEMORY FEATURE REAL TIME COUNTER During PLAYBACK or RECORDING mode... CLOCK Press the CLOCK/COUNT/REMAIN button. Whenever you press the CLOCK/COUNT/REMAIN button, time and counter are displayed alternately in the VCR indicator panel. When the COUNTER is displayed... COUNTER •...
NORMAL RECORDING PREPARATION • Turn on the power of both the VCR and the monitor. • If you have a TV instead of monitor, turn on the power of TV and then set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO. Insert the VIDEO CASSETTE that has the safety tab in place. REC MODE REC TIME Press REC/PB SPEED (DOWN or UP) to choose the...
REPEAT RECORDING This function is used to select various options before starting a recording. Things to know before starting • Make sure a tape is in the each VCR and the safety tab is in place otherwise, the tape will be automatically ejected. •...
TIMER RECORDING This VCR can be programmed to record up to 8 programs. For programmed recording, the timer must be set for the starting and ending times. PREPARATION • Make sure a tape is in the VCR and the safety tab is in MAIN MENU place otherwise the tape will be automatically ejected.
SERIES RECORDING Series Recording mode is convenient when it is necessary to record with two or more VCRs. If you have two VCRs in series recording mode, the second VCR will start to record automati- cally at the end of the first VCR recording. Things to know before starting •...
ALARM RECORDING Alarm recording will start when the external alarm signal is input. This function is available when the VCR is connected to an external device having an alarm output terminal. Things to know before starting • Before alarm recording, refer to page 12 for alarm record connection.
ALARM RECORDING (cont’d) Press MOVE to choose the BUZZER item. Press SEL ALARM SET UP repeatedly to switch buzzer function during alarm recording. ALARM SET UP • While the alarm is in process, the buzzer will ring. If you want REC MODE to stop buzzer, press BUZZER OFF button.
CHECK THE ALARM RECORD INFORMATION To check or cancel the Alarm Record Information, use the ALARM RECALL function. MAIN MENU Press MENU button and the main menu will appear. MENU VCR SET UP REC MODE SET UP Press MOVE to choose the ALARM SET UP item and then TIMER REC SET UP G ALARM SET UP press SEL.
CHECK THE POWER FAIL RECALL To check or cancel the POWER FAIL RECALL while you are play- back or stop mode, use the POWER FAIL RECALL function. MAIN MENU Press MENU and the main menu will appear. MENU Press MOVE button to choose the POWER FAIL RECALL VCR SET UP item.
SELF-DIAGNOSIS This function informs you of error messages to help solve problems more easily. When the VCR malfunctions, an error code is displayed in the VCR indicator panel. ERROR CODE TABLE DISPLAY DESCRIPTION INPUT SIGNAL CIRCUIT STATUS SERVICE POINTS Loading Motor Error •...
TROUBLESHOOTING SYMPTOM CHECK POINT & CORRECTION Cassette cannot be inserted. • Load cassette in direction indicated by arrow on cassette. • A cassette is already in the VCR. • Check if power indicator is lit on the VCR indicator panel. If not, make sure power cord is plugged in.
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Head System Four head helical scan azimuth system Power Source AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz Power Consumption Approx. 15 Watts Back up time (clock) 30 days Dimensions (WxHxD) 14.2” x 3.7” x 10.7” (360 x 94 x 273 mm) Operating Temperature 41 °F~105 °F (5 °C~40 °C) Operating Humidity Less than 80% RH...
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