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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SRT-7168

Real Time Video Recorder

English

Enregistreur vidéo en temps réel

Français

Videograbador en tiempo real

Español

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.
Keep the manual in a safe place for future reference.

RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB)  Mon. Sept., 11/2000

Summary of Contents for SRT-7168

Page 1: ...empo real Español 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 Keep the manual in a safe place for future reference RC4QR U SRT 7168 GB Mon Sept 11 2000 ...

Page 2: ...tion œ Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away from sources of intense heat œ Avoid dusty or humid places œ Avoid places with insufficient ventilation for proper heat dissipation Do not block the ventilation holes of the VCR Do not place the unit on a carpet because this will block the ventilation holes œ Install the VCR in a horizontal position only œ Avoid locations subject to strong vib...

Page 3: ...ng check function œ Automatic head cleaning function ACCESSORY Power cord CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS 1 FEATURES 2 ACCESSORY 2 LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 3 CONNECTIONS 6 TYPES OF ON SCREEN DISPLAYS AND DISPLAY SEQUENCE 7 SETTING THE LANGUAGE AND CLOCK 9 CHANGING THE ON SCREEN DISPLAY 10 VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES 11 NORMAL RECORDING 13 AUTOREPEAT RECORDING 16 ALARM RECORDING 17 PROGRAM TIMER RECORDIN...

Page 4: ... record button Q REPEAT REC autorepeat recording switch R ALARM DURATION alarm recording time switch S ALARM SPEED alarm recording speed switch T ON SCREEN switch U ALL RESET button V TAPE SELECT switch W MENU RESET button X SHARPNESS control NOTE œ Buttons 3 and 5 are also used for menu control POWER REPEAT l SHUTTLE j JOG 7 12 3 5 4 6 8 9 G I TIMER RESET MEMORY COUNTER SHIFT REC PLAY l SPEED j T...

Page 5: ... on after the alarm has been recorded 4 Power failure indicator Comes on after a power failure 5 Mode display œ Recording playback speed mode œ Alarm search mode œ Alarm scan mode œ Dew display 5 6 Mode display œ Day Time search mode 6 Counter display œ Time display œ Linear time counter display 7 OFF indicator Comes on when the tape end has been reached after a recording except during autorepeat ...

Page 6: ... terminal P CLOCK SET OUT external clock set trigger output terminal Q VIDEO OUT video output jack R VIDEO IN video input jack S AUDIO OUT audio output jack T AUDIO IN audio input jack U MIC IN microphone input jack V REMOTE remote control input jack W RS232C connector D sub 9 pin type X AC power input AUDIO OUT MIC IN REMOTE PUSH OPEN EXT TIMER IN AC IN IN VIDEO IN OUT RS485 B A X 1 2 3 COM WARNI...

Page 7: ... the supplied power cord firmly into the AC power input AC IN socket 2 Insert the plug of this power cord into a outlet About the memory reset If the VCR location is changed or to cancel previous settings please reset the memory as described below All the settings as the time and date will be reset and the security lock will be cancelled To reset the memory press the ALL RESET button NOTES œ For m...

Page 8: ...SEARCH button Press the MENU button Press the MENU button Press the MENU button Press the MENU button HOLIDAY SET menu ALARM TIME menu POWER FAILURE DEW USED TIME menu SET UP 1 SET UP 2 SET UP 3 SET UP 4 TIMER SET HOLIDAY SET ALARM TIME POWER FAILURE DEW USED TIME DTo display the number date and time of the alarm recordings DTo display the time used DTo display the number and duration of failures ...

Page 9: ...LE ring JOG dial œ Put the tip of your index finger into the depression then turn the dial in any direction œ When a menu is displayed turn the dial clockwise and the cursor will move to the right or down Turn the dial counterclockwise and the cursor will move to the left or up SHUTTLE ring œ When a menu is displayed turn the ring of 10 or more clockwise and the selected data setting will change o...

Page 10: ...anuary February November December 6 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the time the daylight saving time adjustment is made 7 Turn the JOG dial clockwise until LST is flashing 8 Following the same procedure as above steps 4 to 6 set when the time is changed back from daylight saving time to standard time 9 Turn the JOG dial clockwise until the CLOCK SET setting is flashing F Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set...

Page 11: ...recordings is displayed SPEED The recording playback speed mode is displayed 5 Press the SEARCH button to save the settings ø The setting procedure is now completed NOTE œ If the ON SCREEN switch is set to the ON position the items for which Y is set are recorded The items for which N was set at step 4 above are not recorded Changing the Date Time Display Position 1 Turn the power on to all input ...

Page 12: ...ded œ When tapes are recorded over and over again the recording quality will deteriorate Refer to Concerning the Number of Times Tapes can be Rerecorded on on page 14 and replace the tape with a new tape as required Loading 1 Place the cassette label side up in the loading slot Gently push the center of the cassette until it is loaded automatically ø The time display will switch to the reset count...

Page 13: ... after the tape thread check is completed To cancel recording press the STOP button 1 Press the MENU button until the SET UP 4 menu is displayed SET UP 4 öSW OUT FIELD 01 TIMING FIELD 8H Y öTHREAD CHECK Y öVIDEO LOSS N öREC SPEED N öEJECT SET EJECT MODE EJECT1 OPERATION SLAVE 2 Turn the JOG dial until the THREAD CHECK setting is flashing 3 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the desired mode Y The correc...

Page 14: ...n tab the VCR will eject the cassette Recording Speed Mode When the TAPE SELECT switch is set to T 160 Recording speed mode hour mode Maximum recording duration hours Recording interval second Audio recording Tape motion 8 8 1 60 Possible Continuous 24 24 3 60 40 40 5 60 64 72 9 60 Not possible Intermittent 96 104 13 60 128 136 17 60 160 168 21 60 224 232 29 60 When the TAPE SELECT switch is set t...

Page 15: ...ss the MENU button until the SET UP 4 menu is displayed SET UP 4 öSW OUT FIELD 01 TIMING FIELD 8H Y öTHREAD CHECK Y öVIDEO LOSS N öREC SPEED N öEJECT SET EJECT MODE EJECT1 OPERATION SLAVE 2 Turn the JOG dial until the REC SPEED setting is flashing 3 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the desired mode Y Recording speed mode can be changed N Recording speed mode can not be changed 4 Press the SEARCH butto...

Page 16: ...etection 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 0V Low the m indicator flashes on the digital display and the buzzer sounds If in the SET UP 3 menu CLOG DETECT is set to N the recording quality is not monitored NOTES œ To cancel the m indicator display and reset the WAR...

Page 17: ...NG œ If the TAPE END MODE setting is R 1 the REPEAT indicator will go off if there is an alarm trigger The recording will continue to the end of the tape then it will be rewound to the beginning and stop OFF will be displayed on the digital display To turn off the buzzer if in the SETUP 2 menu in the BUZZER section TAPE END is set to Y and the OFF display press the STOP EJECT or PLAY button or tur...

Page 18: ... not possible N Alarm recording is not performed even if there is an alarm trigger If the ALARM DURATION switch is set to the PROG position please continue with steps 5 and 6 5 Turn the JOG dial until the ALARM DURATION setting is flashing 6 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to select the desired alarm recording duration 20S 40S 1M 2M 3M 4M 5M or CC 20S 5M Recording only for the displayed duration CC Recordin...

Page 19: ...ignal Normally DC 5V are output between the ALARM OUT and the COM terminals When an alarm input trigger is received and the unit is recording the output falls to 0V Once the alarm recording is over the output returns to DC 5V Checking the Alarm Recordings Time 1 Press the MENU button until the ALARM TIME menu is displayed ø The number of alarm recordings and the 8 most recent alarm recording times...

Page 20: ... the PLAY button ø Playback will start Alarm Scan To look for an alarm recording by viewing the first 5 seconds of each alarm recording 1 Press the SEARCH button twice during stop mode ø AL SCAN will be displayed on screen 2 Turn the SHUTTLE ring clockwise or counterclockwise ø The unit will advance or rewind the tape at high speed and playback the first 5 seconds of every alarm recording ø To can...

Page 21: ...osition starts flashing 7 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the recording stop minutes ex 00 then turn the JOG dial clockwise ø The SPD recording speed position will start flashing 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 8 Turn the SHUTTLE ring t...

Page 22: ... öö for the recording stop hour ø The rest of the line settings will change to öö öö ööö ö the day of the next line will change to the next day and the start time will change to öö öö automatically 7 Turn the JOG dial clockwise ø The day of the week of the 8th line is flashing 8 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the desired stop day of the week ex MON then turn the JOG dial clockwise ø The recording st...

Page 23: ...ion if the program timer recording mode is set to N œ To erase a setting follow the same procedure as above but at step 2 and 3 enter instead of a setting Changing a Program Timer Recording 1 Press the MENU button until the TIMER SET menu is displayed 2 Turn the JOG dial until the setting to correct is flashing 3 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to correct the setting 4 Press the SEARCH button to save the se...

Page 24: ...hat the recording times do not overlap If they do the one with the earliest recording start time will have priority See chart below œ To set two or more timer recordings for a same day of the week turn the JOG dial until the day of the week for the second recording is flashing then turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the desired day of the week œ If no timer recording is set or a cassette without erasure...

Page 25: ...s flashing ø The SPD recording speed position will start flashing 3 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to select the recording speed mode ex 24 then turn the JOG dial clockwise ø N will start flashing 4 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to select Y TIMER SET WEEK START STOP SPD SUN N MON N TUE N WED N THU N FRI N SAT N DLY N EXT ööööö ööööö 24 Y 5 Follow steps F and G under PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING on page 20 ø When an ext...

Page 26: ...he security lock of VCR No 2 should be set to the on condition If TAPE END MODE is set to REW when the end of the tape is reached OFF is displayed the tape is rewound then stops NOTES œ If the counter reading on VCR No 1 is 7H57M00S or more when the REC button is pressed step 3 the recording will start on VCR No 2 œ If in the SET UP 3 menu SERIES REC IN is set to N and in the SET UP 1 menu OUTPUT ...

Page 27: ...ding will start in series recording mode 4 Set the security lock on VCR No 1 NOTES œ The TAPE END MODE in SET UP 3 menu should be set to REW for both units without fail œ In loop recording mode the tape will be re recorded over If you need to keep the recorded infomation please eject the tape after recording is complete and insert a new tape Loop recording connection example with 2 VCRs AUDIO OUT ...

Page 28: ...apse VCR produced by another manufacturer may not play back with the same degree of clarity on this unit œ When used with a multiplexer in 24 or 40 hour mode playback or when the TAPE SELECT switch is set to T 120 in 18 or 30 hour mode playback the image may roll vertically In such a case in menu SET UP 3 set VERTICAL SYNC to N Tracking Control If there is noise in the image during playback 1 Whil...

Page 29: ...e dial faster to increase the speed of the frame advance 2 To return to normal playback press the PLAY button NOTES œ During reverse frame advance noise will appear in the picture œ If frame advance mode continues for 5 minutes or more the VCR will go into stop mode to avoid damaging the tape Reverse Playback 1 Turn the SHUTTLE ring counterclockwise and hold it during normal playback See SHUTTLE R...

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Page 31: ...e counter indication is a ratio of the 8 hour mode base indication In 64 hour recording mode each second of the tape counter actually represents approximately 72 8 9 real seconds œ There may be a slight discrepancy between the position shown on the tape counter and the actual tape position œ When rewinding the tape past the 0H 00M 00S position a minus sign will be displayed SETTING THE SECURITY LO...

Page 32: ...ecurity lock engaged mode and alarm recording mode the buzzer will not be heard when a button related to one of these modes is pressed even if Y is set for the KEY IN item CLOCK ADJUSTMENT When using 2 or more VCRs of this same model the clock on the second VCR and on can be synchronized with the clock on the first VCR using the CLOCK ADJUSTMENT function 1 Connect the CLOCK SET OUT terminal on VCR...

Page 33: ... desired operation SLAVE When the EJECT button is pressed the cassette tape of that VCR only will be ejected MASTER When the EJECT button is pressed the cassette tape of that VCR and of any VCR connected after it will be ejected 6 Press the SEARCH button to save the settings ø The setting procedure is now completed NOTE œ The EJECT button will not be operative during recording mode EJECT terminal ...

Page 34: ...To setup the termination only when using the RS 485 connector OFF side down Not terminated ON side up Terminated NOTE œ Refer to the RS 232C and RS 485 command section or to the special controller and or to the computer instruction manual Data Transfer Speed Setup 1 Press the MENU button until the SET UP 3 menu is displayed SET UP 3 öALARM MODE Y1 öALARM DURATION 20S öVERTICAL SYNC Y öEXT TIME ADJ...

Page 35: ...thout pin connection number correspondence CHECKING POWER FAILURE FAILURE DUE TO CONDENSATION AND USAGE DURATION 1 Press the MENU button until the POWER FAILURE DEW and USED TIME menu is displayed POWER FAILURE The number of power failures and the date and time of the most recent power failure and recovery are displayed DEW The number of failures due to condensation and the date and time of the mo...

Page 36: ...M The output becomes 0 V Low when the tape counter reaches 7H57M00S and or when the tape reaches the end END The output becomes 0 V Low when the tape reaches the end 4 Press the SEARCH button to save the setting WARNING OUT Terminal œ If the tape stops or other problem the output becomes 0V Low œ To reset the output press the STOP or ALL RESET button or unplug the power cord then plug it back in N...

Page 37: ...8 hour mode a pulse signal is output N When recording in 8 hour mode a pulse signal is not output 7 Press the SEARCH button to save the settings SERIES OUT NON REC OUT terminal setting The output at the SERIES OUT NON REC OUT terminal can be set 1 Press the MENU button until the SET UP 1 menu is displayed SET UP 1 öDAYLIGHT SET USE WEEK MONTH TIME ON 1ST SUN 04 02 00 OFF LST SUN 10 02 00 öOUTPUT S...

Page 38: ...il the SET UP 1 menu is displayed SET UP 1 öDAYLIGHT SET USE WEEK MONTH TIME ON 1ST SUN 04 02 00 OFF LST SUN 10 02 00 öOUTPUT SERIES öCLOCK SET 10 15 99 FRI 15 20 00 öREMOTE EJECT öLANGUAGE LANGUE IDIOMA ENGLISH 2 Turn the JOG dial until the REMOTE setting is flashing 3 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to select the desired switch mode EJECT Switch 7 will eject the tape MENU Switch 7 will display the menu 4 ...

Page 39: ...ion and maintenance should be referred to your dealer If there is noise in the playback picture and it cannot be corrected using the tracking control it may indicated that the video heads need cleaning The video heads should be inspected every 1 000 hours of use to determine if they need to be replaced The video heads usage can be checked using the USED TIME menu Cabinet Cleaning Clean the outside...

Page 40: ...ke ASSY BRAKE S E E E E ASSY BRAKE T E E E E ASSY BRAKE CAPSTAN E E E E ASSY BRAKE SOFT T E k Loading Drive System ASSY LOADING MOTOR E k DAMPER k COMPL GEAR WORM E k CAM MAIN k SPECIAL WASHER 3 6 X 0 5 E k GEAR WHEEL 1 k GEAR WHEEL 2 E k MODE SWITCH E k SLIDE CRECENT E k GEAR LOAD S E k GEAR RACK FRONT E k GEAR RACK START E k GEAR PINON E k Performance Check BACK TENSION TORQUE E E E E PB BACK TE...

Page 41: ...not set to timer recording stand by mode Press the TIMER button to display n on the digital display N is selected for the timer recordings Be sure to select Y for the programmed timer recordings Alarm recording is not possible OFF is displayed on the digital display Press the EJECT STOP or PLAY button or turn the SHUTTLE ring to turn the indicator off Noise in the playback picture The video heads ...

Page 42: ...line or more Audio Input 8 dBs RCA pin jack 27 kΩ unbalanced Output 8 dBs RCA pin jack 600 Ω unbalanced Microphone input 60 dBs 3 5 mm mini jack 10 kΩ unbalanced Connectors Alarm input Low level active 0V 100msec or more Alarm output DC 5 V 0 5 5 7 kΩ Low at alarm Switch output DC 5 V 0 5 5 7 kΩ Low at switching Tape end output DC 5 V 0 5 5 7 kΩ Low at tape end Warning output DC 5 V 0 5 5 7 kΩ Low...

Page 43: ...rating setup installation removal of the product for repair or reinstallation of the product after repair This warranty does not apply to repairs or replacements necessitated by any cause beyond the control of SFC including but not limited to any malfunction defect or failure caused by or resulting from unauthorized service or parts improper maintenance operation contrary to furnished instructions...

Page 44: ...SANYO Electric Co Ltd 1AC6P1P2096 AC RC4QR U 0601KP SY01 Issue No 6 Copyright SANYO 2000 All rights reserved Printed in Japan RC4QR U SRT 7168 E Wed June 06 2001 ...

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