JVC TIMELAPSE SR-S990E Instructions For Use Manual Download

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2-2 Display

2-1 Front Panel

2 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS

Operation mode display

Shows the operation modes.

Playback

Recording

Rewind

Fast-
forward

Timelapse
playback

Still

Record-
pause

Rewind
search

Fast-forward
search

Reverse
playback

Recording/playback speed display

• Normally shows the recording/playback speed mode set

with the [TIME MODE] button.

• Shows the following indications in the Alarm Search

mode.
During alarm search: Shows the specified alarm number
(example: AL12)
During alarm scan: Shows the alarm scan mode (ALSC).
During date/time search: Shows the specified date and
time (example 2310).

• Shows setting details in menu switch setting.
• When an error occurs, the error indication “E-**” blinks (if

the menu switch <WARNING> on the <F. DISP> screen
is set to “ON”).
For error indications, refer to page 53.

* Tapes recorded in the LP mode cannot be played back.

In this case, the [LP] indication blinks in this section.

[TIMER] indication

Lights during timer recording programming/operation.

[REPEAT] indication

When <REPEAT REC> in the <VTR MODE> menu is set to
“ON”, this indication is shown. When <TAPE END MODE> in
the <ALARM/SENSOR MODE> menu is set to “STOP” and
the Repeat Record mode is engaged, the [REPEAT] indication
goes out if alarm recording or sensor recording takes place.

[OVERLAP] indication

Blinks when programs scheduled for timer recording overlap.

Timer program number

All programmed timer recording numbers light.
During timer recording, the number of the program being
recorded blinks. When the timer recording ends, this number
goes out.

[AL] (alarm) indication

Shown during alarm recording or sensor recording.
Blinks when alarm recording or sensor recording ends.

[S-VHS] indication

Lights when a S-VHS cassette is loaded. In the playback
mode, it lights during playback of a tape recorded in the S-
VHS mode.

[LOCK] indication

Lights when the operation lock function is activated.

[AL REC] (alarm recording) indication

Lights when the menu switch <REC MODE> on the <ALARM/
SENSOR MODE> screen is set to “ALARM” or “ALL”.

[SENSOR REC] (sensor recording) indication

Lights when the menu switch <REC MODE> on the <ALARM/
SENSOR MODE> screen is set to “SENSOR” or “ALL”.

* (

) mark in the Rec/Pause mode is shown in red.

Cassette indication

Lights when a cassette is loaded. Blinks when a cassette
is being ejected.

[SP] indication

Shows the standard (SP) mode during recording/playback.
During timelapse recording/playback, the [SP] indication is
shown.

Tape counter/clock indication

• Shows the current time (hour: minute: second), tape

control counter (00H 00M 00S — 23H 59M 59S) or tape
reel counter (0 — 9999) when the operating mode is on.

The display can be selected with the [DISPLAY] button.

Shows the current time when the operating mode is off.
When a cassette is ejected, the tape control counter and
tape reel counter are reset automatically.

• When the cassette is rewound to the beginning in the

Repeat Recording or Auto Rewind mode using the counter
end output function, the tape control counter and tape
reel counter are reset.

• The control and reel counter counts slowly in the Timelapse

mode.

• In the timelapse mode, the control counter shows the time

equivalent to that shown when a tape is played back in the
3H mode.
(Example: The control counter advances 1 second for
about 1 minute and 20 seconds in the 240H timelapse
mode.)

• During date/time search setting and operation, “td” is

shown in place of the seconds.

• Shows the setting item during menu switch setting.

SR-S990E

REC

STOP

REC

CHECK

EJECT

OPERATE

REVERSE

FIELD REV

FIELD ADV

REW

PLAY

TRACKING

TIMER SEARCH

RESET/

CANCEL

DISPLAY LOCK CNT RESET

MENU

TIME MODE

SHIFT

ON SCREEN

OPERATE

V. LOCK

PAUSE

–

S E T

–

VHS
PAL

625

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

[SEARCH] button

Use to search the alarm recorded section or a section
recorded at a specified date and time. In the Stop mode,
select the search mode by pressing this button.
• Press once to engage the Alarm Search mode.
• Press twice to engage the Alarm Scan mode.
• Press three times to engage the Date/Time Search mode.
• Press four times to release the search mode.

After the search mode is selected with this button, press
the [FF] or [REW] button to execute the search operation
in the selected mode.
For details, refer to page 49.

[DISPLAY] button

Selects which data — current time, control tape counter
(00H 00M 00S — 23H 59M 59S) or reel tape counter (0 —
9999) — is displayed. Each time this button is pressed, the
display switches to the next item.

[LOCK] button

Press to activate the operation lock function.

(

[CNT RESET] button

When the display shows the control tape counter or reel tape
counter, press this button to reset to “00H00M00S” or
“0000”.

)

[RESET/CANCEL] button

• In the Timer Program Setting mode, press this button to

cancel the program settings. For details, refer to “Timer
Recording” on page 36.

• Also press this button to interrupt alarm recording or to

reset the alarm input data or power loss (power failure)
data. For details, refer to pages 21 and 39.

• Resets the seconds in the currently displayed time to 00

when pressed together with the

(

[CNT RESET] button

(except in menu setting mode).
- When the seconds value is 29 or less, the minutes value

is the same but the seconds value is reset to 0.

(e.g. 12:34:29

[

12:34:00)

- When the seconds value is 30 or more, the seconds value

is reset to “00” and the minutes value is increased by one.
(e.g. 12:34:30

[

12:35:00)

[MENU] button

Press to display the date/time, timer program, and various other
menu setting screens, as well as the hour meter, on the
monitor. Press again to cancel the menu or hour meter display.

[TIME MODE/SET +/–] buttons

• Use to select the recording and playback speed mode.

Each time these buttons are pressed, the recording/
playback speed mode changes as follows. The recording/
playback speed mode is shown on the display.

3H: Standard
L12H: 12-hour linear slow
L24H: 24-hour linear slow
24H: 24-hour timelapse
48H: 48-hour timelapse
72H: 72-hour timelapse
120H: 120-hour timelapse
168H: 168-hour timelapse
240H: 240-hour timelapse

• The speed mode selection indication shown when no

cassette is loaded is the indication shown when S-VHS
tapes are used. When a VHS cassette is loaded after
setting a speed that can only be selected when S-VHS
tapes are used, the setting is automatically switched to a
speed that can be selected when a VHS tape is used.

Example: After selecting L24H while no cassette is

loaded, the setting becomes 24H when a
VHS tape is loaded.

• Also use these buttons during date/time setting, timer

program setting and menu switch setting to specify
setting values.

[ON SCREEN/SHIFT

] buttons

• Use these buttons on the normal screen to move the

display position or recording position of on-screen
information. The position can be moved down by pressing
the

button and to the right by pressing the

button.

• Use these buttons on the menu screen to select the desired

item in date/time setting, timer program setting and menu
switch setting.