Panasonic AGRT850 - TIME LAPSE VTR User Manual Download

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Operating

Instructions

Time Lapse Recorder

Before attempting to connect, operate or adjust this product, please read these instructions completely.

Model AG-

PAL

Printed in Japan
VQT9333-1

S0401H1091

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Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Time Lapse Recorder Before attempting to connect operate or adjust this product please read these instructions completely Model AG PAL P Printed in Japan VQT9333 1 P S0401H1091Î ...

Page 2: ...h the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CAUTION Do not install or place this unit in a bookcase built in cabinet or in another confined space in order to keep well ventilation conditi...

Page 3: ...ecording 15 Timer Recording 16 Internal Timer Recording 16 Daily Recording Daily Timer Weekly Recording Weekly Timer 17 External Timer Recording 18 Auto Repeat Recording Auto Rewinding 18 Alarm Recording Emergency Recording 19 Principle of Alarm Recording 19 Alarm and Display Methods during Alarm Recording 19 Connecting the Alarm Input Connector 19 Alarm Recording Operation 20 Alarm Recall 20 Fram...

Page 4: ...ime date generator This unit comes with a built in microprocessor with a calendar function for displaying the time on the display or TV monitor and for controlling the time of the internal timer Recording lock function A double recording mode lock function is provided for safe guarding against operational errors during recording Connection to frame switcher Easy connection to a frame switcher is p...

Page 5: ... button The tape is played back by an amount equivalent to a count on the counter of several figures PLAY u Is the playback image OK i Is there any problem with the recorded date and time o Press the REC button REC 0 Check the playback images which were recorded in the 6 hour time mode 1 Upon completion of all the checks set the unit to the desired mode Action taken after routine inspections In th...

Page 6: ...ARM REV FWD TIME MODE SEARCH EJECT REC REVIEW REC PAGE PAUSE STILL REV ADV POWER MENU OFF REC LOCK INT TIMER OFF EXT TIMER REW FF FWD ADV STOP PLAY SHIFT SET q w e r t y u i o 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 0 MENU REC LOCK switch When this switch is set to REC LOCK the time mode and operation buttons except for REC and REC REVIEW as well as the power switch cannot be operated while recording is in prog...

Page 7: ...el changes to time counter counter memory alarm search and number of repeat record ing display The M mark appears on the display panel in the counter memory mode When the tape is fast forwarded or rewound in this mode the counter will automatically stop when 0 00 00 is approached The AS mark appears on the display panel in the alarm search mode When the tape is fast forwarded or rewound in this mo...

Page 8: ...nstalled externally is activated 0 WARNING REC output connector When trouble has occurred in the unit the alarm device installed externally is activated Error warning or recording low signal selected on the menu screen 3 is output 1 GND terminal This terminal is connected to the signal ground terminal of the connected unit in order to reduce noise It is not connected to ground for safety purposes ...

Page 9: ... meter see page 5 This indicates the unit s total operation time the cumulative total for the cylinder rotation time MENU SCREEN 2 The time date display position monitor screen blue display and buzzer settings are performed on Menu Screen 2 remaining before the end is reached in the recording mode ERR WARN The buzzer sounds when the unit is set to the warning status To release the buzzer ALARM Rel...

Page 10: ...compatible with the standard mode of ordinary VTR s L18H L24H L18 L24 hour mode linear slow recording 48H 72H 96H 120H 168H 180H 240H 48 72 96 120 168 180 240 hour mode time lapse recording 3 Selection of VTR operation when cassette is inserted STOP Stop mode REC Simply by inserting the cassette tape record ing is started automatically REW REC When the cassette is inserted it is first rewound to t...

Page 11: ...RD 4TH or LST last and one of SUN through SAT MONTH Select the ending month 1 12 TIME Select the end time 1 00 22 00 1 Search dial and jog dial direct operation mode Set the operation mode when the search dial or jog dial is to be used from another mode ON The dial can be operated directly during STOP and STILL OFF The dial can be operated after the STILL button is pressed Minutes are for referenc...

Page 12: ...PAUSE STILL REV ADV POWER MENU OFF REC LOCK INT TIMER OFF EXT TIMER REW FF FWD ADV STOP PLAY SHIFT SET Example Setting the date and time to Saturday March 3 2001 at 3 25 The time mode is set to 48 hours When the shift button is pressed the month digits flash Press the SET buttons to set the month to 3 When the shift button is pressed the day digits flash Press the SET buttons to set the day to 03 ...

Page 13: ...r of up to 60 seconds This is not indicative of malfunctioning Reset the time at regular intervals Time Date Display Position The position of the date and time displays on the TV monitor changes as shown below when DISPLAY on Menu Screen 2 is changed Top left corner Top right corner Bottom left corner No display Center Bottom right corner Set the MENU REC LOCK switch to MENU to display to menu scr...

Page 14: ...y be possible to record for slightly longer than the times shown in the Recordable time column in the table above For example 30 hours of recording are possible when a 120 minute tape is used with L24 hour mode Sound can be recorded in 6 L18 and L24 hour modes The L18 hour to 240 hour modes are time lapse modes Pictures are recorded with frames skipped to enable lengthy recording and playback A ta...

Page 15: ...at its ending section But this is not a malfunction Tips For Better Recording In order to ensure greater reliability in monitoring surveillance and other continuous operations lasting many hours this unit comes with some safety functions for recording Read the following descriptions of these functions before proceeding to operate the unit Recording Mode Lock There are two ways as described below t...

Page 16: ...ording operation VTR operations after the settings The unit s power is turned off and even if other but tons are pressed their operations are not accepted When the start time and stop time have not been set INT flashes on the display Releasing the internal timer mode Set the TIMER MODE switch to OFF to clear INT on the display Note Since it takes some moments for recording to start set the start t...

Page 17: ...hrough Thursday THU Following the above procedure set the times for Friday FRI and Saturday SAT as well In this way the timer operation times have been set for each day of the week The settings for daily recording daily timer are also performed following the same steps 1 to 10 y u i o 0 1 SUN ON 8 30 12 00 SUN ON 8 30 12 00 SUN ON 8 30 12 00 24 The setting shown on the screen at the left translate...

Page 18: ...age button to display Menu Screen 4 on the TV monitor q w Press the shift button to move the flashing to TAPE END Press the set or button to display REPEAT for auto repeat recording or REW for auto rewinding R lights on the display If auto rewinding has been selected R is cleared Upon completion of the settings set the MENU REC LOCK switch to OFF The regular screen is restored e r t REC MODE P4 RE...

Page 19: ...d twice Off Flashing On A display appears 11 17 01 6H 10 14 30 A Display switches to 6H TV monitor Connecting the Alarm Input Connector CAMERA IN OUT TAPE END OUT WARNING REC OUT REC IN COMMON ALARM RESET IN ALARM IN AUDIO SW OUT AC IN Alarm switch 4 V 14 V Alarm reset switch Alarm switch Alarm recording starts when the alarm switch is set on When the alarm reset switch is set ON after recording h...

Page 20: ... the end When auto repeat recording is to be performed use an alarm recording interval setting other than MANUAL With emergency recording set the unit to the POWER OFF or STOP mode Alarm Recall The date and time when the alarm signal was input can be ascertained on the TV monitor by checking the alarm input time in the RECALL item on Menu Screen 3 Set the MENU REC LOCK switch to MENU to display th...

Page 21: ...itching Video Output Video Input CAMERA SW IN REC OUT VIDEO PLAY IN VIDEO WJ FS616 AC IN RS 232C Do not supply signals from color cameras and black and white cameras simultaneously to the camera input connectors since this may disturb the synchronization on the monitor screen or generate noise During playback turn the Quasi V insertion to ON or OFF with the FWD ADV button This enables the appearan...

Page 22: ...restored after it has failed when the tape was played with EXT indicated on the display by the TIMER MODE button the unit will automatically be set from playback to the recording mode 5 When the PAUSE STILL button is pressed during playback the unit is set to the pause mode and a still picture PLAY button If the unit is kept in the pause mode for more than 5 minutes it will be set to the stop mode...

Page 23: ...uit name Details CD DCD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Carrier detection PC receives this signal RD RXD Received data PC receives data SD TXD Transmitted data PC sends data ER DTR Data terminal ready PC sends this signal SG Signal ground Signal ground DR DSR Data set ready PC receives this signal RS RTS Request to send PC sends this signal CS CTS Clear to send PC receives this signal CI RI Ring indicator PC re...

Page 24: ...parameter any number ERnnn error code nnn 3 digit number 001 Invalid command not supported 002 Invalid parameter 003 Receive buffer overflow 004 Defective connection 03h ack nak stx message colon data error message etx As soon as the receive buffer becomes full receive buffer overflow is returned and subsequent commands are canceled The ACK or NAK response must commence within 20ms When a new comm...

Page 25: ...ng RML RML Display switching LFI LFI Version request QRV VER a ee date Communication check RCK RCK Counter data request QCD QCD fwghmmss ID request QID AG RT Status request QOP All status request QOS OPS dddddd Time mode request QLT LTM Display status request QFI LFI Key lock request QRM RML ACK return ON RAN RAN ACK return status request QRA RA Automatic send setting command OCS OCS Automatic sen...

Page 26: ...k status PC STX QRM ETX VTR STX RML ETX N ON F OFF Counter data request command This requests the current value on the CTL counter PC STX QCD ETX VTR STX CDCwghmmss g hmmss W S P for a minus amount space for a plus amount hours minutes seconds for STOP EJECT STILL FWD ADV and REW ADV for modes other than the above ID request command This is for verifying the model number PC STX QID ETX VTR STX AG ...

Page 27: ...Forward direction 0 Cassette IN IN 1 N Automatic send ON F Automatic send OFF Automatic send setting request command This is for verifying the automatic send setting PC STX QSC ETX VTR STX OCS ETX N Automatic send ON F Automatic send OFF ACK return status request command This is for verifying the ACK return status PC STX QRA ETX VTR STX RA ETX N ON F OFF Search command Forward PC STX OSF ETX VTR S...

Page 28: ...hing disappears In case of moisture detection The mark at display section flashes Ejection will remain incomplete when a video cassette has been inserted Wait until the mark goes out with POWER switch turned ON It may take a few hours although it depends upon conditions Date and time display data has not been Has the unit s power plug been disconnected from the power stored in memory when the powe...

Page 29: ... recording Has the stop button been pressed during auto rewinding No timer recording Are the present time and start stop times for the timer recording correct Has INT or EXT lighted on the display No alarm recording Have the alarm sensors and alarm input connectors been connected properly Has the alarm recording mode been selected on Menu Screen 3 Trouble with playback Noise sometimes appears on t...

Page 30: ...nced Mic Mini jack 60 dBV 600 ohms unbalanced Output Audio Output Phono 8 dBV 1 kohm unbalanced Track 1 track Normal Recording Playback Time Modes 6H L18H L24H mode CONNECTORS Alarm Input REC IN Contact closure Alarm Reset Input 4 V 14 V Operating Temperature 41 F 104 F 5 C 40 C Operating Humidity 35 80 Weight 8 47 lbs 3 85 kg Dimensions 16 15 16 W 3 1 2 H 11 9 16 D 430 86 5 293 5 mm excluding rub...

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