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INTRODUCTION

WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

If you pour a cold liquid into a glass, water vapor
in the air will condense on the surface of the
glass. This is moisture condensation. Moisture
condensation on the head drum, one of the most
crucial parts of the unit, will cause  damage to the
tape.
When the VCR is exposed to a rapid temperature
change from cold to warm, some condensation
will occur. Under this condition, connect the power
cord to the AC line, press 

POWER/TIMER

button

on and allow at least two hours for the VCR to dry
out.

MOISTURE CONDENSATION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION

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.

The serial number is found on the back of this
unit. This number is unique to this unit and not
available to others. You should record requested
information here and retain this guide as a per-
manent record of your purchase.

Model No. 

Serial No. 

CAUTION :

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN EXTEN-
SION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUT-
LET UNLESS THE PLUG CAN BE FULLY
INSERTED WITHOUT EXPOSING ANY PARTS
OF THE BLADES.

This lightning flash with arrowhead sym-
bol within an equilateral triangle is intend-
ed to alert the user to the presence of
uninsulated dangerous voltage within the
product’s enclosure that may be of suffi-
cient magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilater-
al triangle is intended to alert the user to
the presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the product. 

WARNING:

Do not install this equipment in a con-

fined space such as a bookcase or similar unit.

CAUTION:

The apparatus should not be exposed

to water (dripping or splashing) and no objects
filled with liquids, such as vases, should be placed
on the apparatus.

IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT INFORMATION: 

Many

television programs and films are copyrighted. In
certain circumstances, copyright law may apply to
private in-home video taping of copyrighted materi-
als.

Warning : This is a class A product . In a domestic environment this product 

may cause radio interference in which case the user may be 
required to take adequate measures.

Summary of Contents for SL840

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Page 2: ...N TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN EXTEN SION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUT LET UNLESS THE PLUG CAN BE FULLY INSERTED WITHOUT EXPOSING ANY PARTS OF THE BLADES This lightning flash with arrowhead sym bol within an equilateral triangle is intend ed to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of suffi cient magnitu...

Page 3: ...larm Record Information 27 Recording Time Table Information 27 Check the Power Fail Recall 28 Key Lock Function 28 Self Diagnosis 29 Service Guide Table 30 VIDEO Head Cleaning 30 Troubleshooting 31 Specifications 32 Time Lapse VCR Function Trigger Function Buzzer Function Auto Switcher Functionality Tape Compatibility Elapsed Time Display Series Recording Function Alarm Recording Function Warning ...

Page 4: ...CONTROL NAMES AND LOCATIONS 4 PREPARATION FRONT ...

Page 5: ...ARM RECALL menu To erase the alarm record information refer to To erase the alarm record informa tion on page 27 9 KEY LOCK Indicator Lights during key lock mode is activated 10 Cassette loading slot Cassette tape is inserted in this slot 11 CLEAR KEY LOCK OFF BUZZER OFF Press to delete the information stored on screen display such as Alarm recall Power fail and Timer program It can also be used t...

Page 6: ... SHOT REC IN 12 GND REAR 1 2 3 4 5 TERMINAL SIGNAL LEVEL IN OUT 1 ALARM IN INPUT 2 ALARM OUT OUTPUT 3 ALARM RESET INPUT 5 SERIES IN INPUT 6 SERIES OUT OUTPUT 7 WARNING OUT OUTPUT 8 TRIGGER OUT OUTPUT 10 LOW TAPE OUT OUTPUT 11 1 SHOT REC IN INPUT 4 9 12 GND COMMON VIH VIL T VOH VOL T VIH VIL T VIH VIL T VOH VOL T VOH VOL T VOH VOL T VOH VOL T VIH VIL T Terminal Signal Levels VIH 4 5V VIL 0 0 6V T a...

Page 7: ...button in stop mode 6 REW Rewind To rewind the tape during the STOP mode or for fast reverse pic ture search during playback 7 EJECT Press to eject the cassette in the VCR 8 ENTER SELECT button Press to change the value or to operate tracking during playback or slow 9 TR v v MOVE button Press to change the value or to operate tracking during playback or slow If a still picture vibrates vertically ...

Page 8: ...ILURE Indication 9 KEY LOCK indication 10 REPEAT Indication 11 FUNCTION Indication CLOCK TAPE COUNTER ERROR 12 VCR FUNCTION Indication VCR FUNCTION Indication PLAYBACK INDICATION RECORDING INDICATION PLAYBACK PAUSE STILL FAST FORWARD REWIND CUE REVIEW RECORDING TIMER RECORDING ALARM INDEX ALARM RECORDING SERIES RECORDING FORWARD SLOW PICTURE FORWARD FIELD ADVANCE REVERSE SLOW PICTURE REVERSE FIELD...

Page 9: ...IO 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 The cables for audio and video connection are not provided with your VCR ...

Page 10: ... WITH TRIGGER INPUT TERMINAL 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 ...

Page 11: ...11 PREPARATION MATRIX SWITCHER CONNECTIONS HOW TO CONNECT SWITCHER WITHOUT TRIGGER INPUT TERMINAL ...

Page 12: ...of external device to alarm input of VCR and then connect alarm out GND of device to alarm input GND of VCR Make all connections to the first VCR before making any connections to the other VCRs in the series After connecting turn on the VCRs and then select the ON SERIES mode in REC MODE menu Refer to the page 24 ...

Page 13: ...E SELECT MENU REC MODE G REC TIME 000H INTERVAL 10SEC TRIGGER OUT 1 FIELD SERIES OFF REPEAT OPTION STOP AT EOT MOVE SELECT MENU ALARM SET UP G REC MODE 6H DURATION 1 MIN BUZZER ON ALARM READY ON ALARM RECALL MOVE SELECT MENU POWER FAIL RECALL G1 OFF 01 01 03 20 56 55 ON 01 01 03 20 56 57 2 OFF 01 01 03 20 56 50 ON 01 01 03 20 56 53 3 OFF 01 01 03 20 56 47 ON 01 01 03 20 56 49 4 OFF 01 01 03 20 56 ...

Page 14: ...e 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 1 Press MENU button The main menu will appear Press MOVE to choose VCR SET UP 2 Press SEL button The VCR SET UP menu will appear VCR SET UP G CLOCK SET ELAPSED TIME VHS TAPE E 180 VIDEO AUTO DISPLAY ON AUDIO PLAY ON QUASI V SYNC ON MOVE SELECT MENU VCR SET UP CLOCK SET E...

Page 15: ...hen press SEL to move to year item 6 Press DOWN or UP to set an year and then press SEL 7 Press MOVE to move cursor to TIME item and then press SEL to move to hour item 8 Press DOWN or UP to set an hour and then press SEL to move to minute item 9 Press DOWN or UP to set a minute and then press SEL to move to second item 10 Press DOWN or UP to set a second and then press SEL 11 Press MENU button wh...

Page 16: ...ain that the cassette is inserted correctly If the cassette is not loaded correctly the VCR will eject the cassette automatically after approximately 3 seconds Press the STOP EJECT button twice The cassette will be eject ed automatically After the cassette is visible in the tape slot pull it out to remove it Unloading the cassette is possible only when the power cord is connected to the wall outle...

Page 17: ...mal when the tape is ejected TRACKING CONTROL NORMAL PLAYBACK 1 Insert a prerecorded video cassette 2 Press the PLAY REC CHK button 3 Press the STOP EJECT button to stop 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 NOTES Ensure that the selected tape recording and pl...

Page 18: ...earch to the next alarm recording 1 Press the PAUSE STILL button 2 To continue normal playback press the PLAY REC CHK button TO WATCH A STILL PICTURE TO WATCH A FIELD ADVANCE PICTURE 1 Press the PAUSE STILL button 2 Rotate the JOG dial to forward reverse or press PAUSE STILL button repeatedly 3 To continue normal playback press the PLAY REC CHK button 1 Press the PAUSE STILL button 2 Rotate and re...

Page 19: ...r you rotate and hold the shuttle ring determines the speed at which the tape moves Shuttle Ring SLOW PLAY PLAY X 2 SEARCH SLOW PLAY PLAY X 3 SEARCH REVERSE FORWARD STILL Pause REV REW F F CUE REV REW F F CUE NOTES During STOP mode rotate and release the Shuttle ring to rewind or fast forward the tape If the Shuttle Ring is used during the normal playback the playback mode is changed between the d...

Page 20: ...e VCR indicator panel Continue to play or record The VCR will stop at the COUNTER position 0 00 00 COUNTER MEMORY FUNCTION REAL TIME COUNTER Press the CLOCK COUNT REMAIN button 1 Begin recording or playing a tape 2 At the point where you want playback to begin reset the real time counter to 0 00 00 by pressing the CLEAR button once 3 Press the STOP EJECT button when recording or playback finishes ...

Page 21: ...e a TV instead of monitor turn on the power of TV and then set the TV s source selector to VIDEO REC MODE G REC TIME 6H TRIGGER OUT 1 FIELD SERIES OFF REPEAT OPTION STOP AT EOT MOVE SELECT MENU REC MODE REC TIME 000H G INTERVAL 10SEC TRIGGER OUT 1 FIELD SERIES OFF REPEAT OPTION STOP AT EOT MOVE SELECT MENU During the RECORDING mode After 5 minutes in pause mode the tape will be stopped automatical...

Page 22: ...ke sure a tape is in the each VCR and the safety tab is in place otherwise the tape will be automatically ejected Turn on the power of both the VCR and the monitor Things to know before starting 1 Press MENU button and the main menu will appear 2 Press the MOVE to select REC MODE SET UP Press SEL The REC MODE menu will display 3 Press MOVE to choose the REPEAT OPTION item Press SEL repeatedly to c...

Page 23: ...the SET item then press DOWN or UP to choose ON or OFF Activated Timer Recording only when the SET item is set to ON 5 Press SEL to move to next item and then set the next items day start time end time recording hour by using UP DOWN and SEL buttons MAIN MENU TIMER REC MODE MENU MENU VCR SET UP REC MODE SET UP G TIMER REC SET UP ALARM SET UP POWER FAIL RECALL LANGUAGE ENGLISH MOVE SELECT MENU SET ...

Page 24: ...ding is in standby mode SERIES and REPEAT OPTION on the REC MODE menu can not be set to ON mode simultaneously Things to know before starting 1 Press MENU button and the main menu will appear 2 Press MOVE to choose the REC MODE SET UP item and then press SEL 3 Press the MOVE to choose the SERIES item Press SEL to choose ON 4 Press MENU when finished Press MENU repeatedly to exit menu screen 5 Pres...

Page 25: ...2 alarm recording continues while the alarm signal is input Before alarm recording refer to page 12 for alarm record connection Make sure a tape is in the VCR and the safety tab is in place Things to know before starting 1 Press MENU and the main menu will appear 2 Press the MOVE to choose the ALARM SET UP item and then press SEL 3 Press the MOVE to choose the REC MODE item Press SEL repeatedly to...

Page 26: ...R indicator panel You can not stop during ALARM REC MODE ALARM indicator in VCR indicator panel blinks when alarm recording is proceeding For example When the Alarm REC MODE is set to 6H 5 Press MOVE to choose the BUZZER item Press SEL repeatedly to switch buzzer function during alarm recording 6 Press MOVE to choose the ALARM READY item Press SEL repeatedly to switch alarm ready function ALARM SE...

Page 27: ...OVE repeatedly to see the next page If you want to erase the alarm record information press the CLEAR button To erase the alarm record inform ALARM RECALL 1 01 01 03 00 21 13 G 2 01 02 03 04 07 37 3 01 03 03 03 59 36 4 5 6 7 8 UP DOWN CLEAR MENU ALARM REC MODE MENU MAIN MENU MENU VCR SET UP REC MODE SET UP TIMER REC SET UP G ALARM SET UP POWER FAIL RECALL LANGUAGE ENGLISH MOVE SELECT MENU ALARM SE...

Page 28: ...ll item to erase and then press the CLEAR button The power fail recall is erased To erase the power fail recall MENU VCR SET UP REC MODE SET UP TIMER REC SET UP ALARM SET UP G POWER FAIL RECALL LANGUAGE ENGLISH MOVE SELECT MENU POWER FAIL RECALL 1 OFF 01 01 03 20 56 55 ON 01 01 03 24 00 00 G2 OFF 03 06 03 12 25 50 ON 03 06 03 16 56 53 3 OFF ON 4 OFF ON UP DOWN CLEAR MENU When the external alarm si...

Page 29: ...n 6 seconds aftercassetteloadingattempt Mode Switch Position not changed within 6 seconds aftercassetteloadingattempt CST Switch must be activat ed within 3 seconds other wise unit shut down will occur CFG Signal present but take up pulses are missing Capstan motor running Drum Motor Slow Start Motor must be up to speed within 3 seconds of operation Loading Motor Drive IC Loading Motor Mode Switch...

Page 30: ...justment when you change items 1 2 4 5 and 10 Check the back tension when you change Band Assy Tension 30 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SERVICE GUIDE TABLE VIDEO HEAD CLEANING Dirt accumulating on the head after a long period of time can cause the playback picture to become blurred or broken up High quality video cassette tapes will not normally deposit dirt onto the video head but old or damaged tapes m...

Page 31: ...Stick a piece of cellophane tape over the erase prevention tab hole or select a different cassette Insert a cassette Cassette cannot be inserted The VCR will not go into the recording mode even when REC button is pressed No picture appears on monitor screen when PLAY REC CHK button is pressed No picture but audio is clear Interference on playback picture VCR does not start at preset record startin...

Page 32: ...me 6 hours NT T 120 PAL E 180 6H 18 hours NT T 120 PAL E 180 18H 30 hours NT T 120 PAL E 180 30H 72H 960H Tape Width 0 5 in 12 7 mm Rewind Time About 65 seconds NT T 120 PAL E 180 Video Signal System PAL CCIR Standard 625 lines 50 fields PAL type color signal Video Signal System NTSC EIA Standard 525 lines 60 fields NTSC type color signal Video Input 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced Video Output 1 0 Vp...

Page 33: ...ECORDINGS MADE ON THIS UNIT THE USER OWNER ASSUMES FULL LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL RECORDINGS MADE FROM THIS UNIT IN A SECURITY OR SURVEILLANCE OPERATION OR IN ANY OTHER USE SECURITY LABS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECORDINGS THAT VIOLATE LAWS OR THAT MAY PROVE OFFENSIVE OR TEND TO INCRIMINATE ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL LOCAL STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS MUST BE OBSERVED REGARDING ALL RECORDINGS To obtain warranty s...

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