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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

TLS-9024P

Time Lapse Video Cassette Recorder

English

Time Lapse Videorecorder

Deutsch

Magnétoscope time lapse à cassette

Français

Videograbador en lapsos de tiempo

Español

Videoregistratore a casstte, a fotogrammi differenziati

Italiano

Please read this manual 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.

RR4Q/EX2 (TLS-9024P GB)  Fri. Sept., 29/2000

Summary of Contents for TLS-9024P

Page 1: ...ette Français Videograbador en lapsos de tiempo Español Videoregistratore a casstte a fotogrammi differenziati Italiano Please read this manual 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 ...

Page 2: ...ecording problems Avoiding Electrical Shock and Fire œ Do not handle the power cord with wet hands œ Do not pull on the power cord when disconnecting it from an AC wall outlet Grasp it by the plug œ If any liquid is spilled on the VCR unplug the power cord immediately and have the unit inspected at a factory authorised service centre œ Do not place anything directly on top of this VCR Moisture Con...

Page 3: ...aning function ACCESSORIES Power cord Holder or U K only CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS 1 FEATURES 2 ACCESSORIES 2 LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 3 CONNECTIONS 6 TYPES OF ON SCREEN DISPLAYS AND DISPLAY SEQUENCE 8 SETTING THE LANGUAGE AND CLOCK 10 CHANGING THE ON SCREEN DISPLAY 11 VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES 12 NORMAL RECORDING 14 AUTOREPEAT RECORDING 17 ALARM RECORDING 18 PROGRAMME TIMER RECORDING 21 RECORDI...

Page 4: ...lay panel N STANDBY ON indicator O REPEAT autorepeat recording indicator P REC record button Q REPEAT REC autorepeat recording switch R ON SCREEN switch S ALL RESET button T MENU RESET button U SHARPNESS control V STANDBY ON button NOTE œ Buttons 3 and 5 are also used for menu control STANDBY ON 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 TRACKIN...

Page 5: ...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 recording mode 8 Counter memo...

Page 6: ... VIDEO IN video input jack K AUDIO OUT audio output jack L AUDIO IN audio input jack M MIC IN microphone input jack N REMOTE remote control input jack O RS232C connector D sub 9 pin type P AC power input AUDIO OUT MIC IN REMOTE PUSH OPEN EXT TIMER IN AC IN IN VIDEO IN OUT RS485 B A P 1 2 3 COM WARNING OUT TAPE END OUT SW OUT COM OUT IN ALARM H I J K L M N RS232C O ADDRESS ON OFF 485 232 EXT TIMER ...

Page 7: ... Blue Neutral Brown Live If the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus do not correspond with the colour markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows œ The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured blue or black œ The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is mark...

Page 8: ... cord into the holder 3 Fix the holder to the VCR back panel 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 Holder AC power cord Holder English 7 ...

Page 9: ...DIO ON button Press the SEARCH AUDIO ON button Press the SEARCH AUDIO ON 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 disp...

Page 10: ... the JOG dial and SHUTTLE 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 dat...

Page 11: ...or January February November December 6 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the time the summer 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 summer time to standard time 9 Turn the JOG dial clockwise until the CLOCK SET setting is flashing F Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the day ex 15...

Page 12: ...d ALARM COUNT The number of alarm recordings is displayed SPEED The recording playback speed mode is displayed 5 Press the SEARCH AUDIO ON button to save the settings 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 inpu...

Page 13: ... recommended 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 15 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 centre of the cassette until it is loaded automatically ø The time display will switch to the re...

Page 14: ...rdings are conducted reliably œ If during the tape thread check operation the REC PLAY or STOP button is pressed or if the SHUTTLE ring is turned the command will only be executed after the tape thread has been checked Only the EJECT button will operate while the tape thread is being checked 1 Press the MENU button until the SET UP 4 menu is displayed SET UP 4 öSW OUT FIELD 01 TIMING FIELD 3H Y öT...

Page 15: ...o resume recording If the tape still does not advance the VCR will go into stop mode 3 To stop recording press the STOP button NOTES œ A tape recording made on this VCR may not play back with the same degree of clarity on a time lapse from another manufacturer œ If you press on the REC button and the loaded cassette has no erasure prevention tab the VCR will eject the cassette Recording Speed Mode...

Page 16: ... the MENU button until the SET UP 4 menu is displayed SET UP 4 öSW OUT FIELD 01 TIMING FIELD 3H Y öTHREAD CHECK Y öVIDEO LOSS N öREC SPEED N 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 AUDIO ON button to save the setting Action to Take w...

Page 17: ...pped with a clog detection 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...

Page 18: ... 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 turn ...

Page 19: ...ur mode recording NC Recording at the speed already set 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 Recording as long as the alarm signal is being input minimum 5 seconds 7 Press the SEARCH AUDIO ON button to save the settings ...

Page 20: ...Alarm output signal 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 r...

Page 21: ...tion below 3 Press 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 AUDIO ON 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 eve...

Page 22: ...l 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 to select the recording speed mode ex 24 then turn the JOG dial clockwise ø N will start flashing 9 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to select the desired program timer recording mode Y recording will take place N recording will not take place TIMER SET WEEK START STOP SPD SUN N MO...

Page 23: ...gramme 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 Programme 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 AUDIO ON button to save the set...

Page 24: ...r recordings so that 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 cassett...

Page 25: ...External setting is 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 PROGRAMME TIMER RECORDING on p...

Page 26: ...rer may not play back with the same degree of clarity on this unit Tracking Control If there is noise in the image during playback 1 While looking at the playback picture press and hold the TRACKING V STILL button to minimize the noise 2 If it cannot be minimized press the TRACKING V STILL button Vertical Lock Control During still image mode 1 Press and hold the TRACKING V STILL button to reduce t...

Page 27: ...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...

Page 28: ...hing for a day time when an alarm recording was done the day time search will not stop at the desired location In such a case use alarm scan to find the desired recording location œ The day time search function may not operate correctly if searching for a timer recording time or if the clock on the recording VCR has been adjusted using the CLOCK ADJUSTMENT function œ Depending on the recording con...

Page 29: ...speed modes the tape counter indication is a ratio of the 3 hour mode base indication In 12 hour recording mode each second of the tape counter actually represents approximately 15 3 5 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 SETT...

Page 30: ... END The buzzer will be heard when the end of the tape is reached during recording To stop the buzzer press the STOP EJECT or PLAY button or turn the SHUTTLE ring KEY IN The buzzer will be heard when one of the VCR buttons is pressed or when the JOG dial or the SHUTTLE ring is turned WARNING The buzzer will be heard if the heads are dirty and recording qualtiy deteriorate or if the tape stops or i...

Page 31: ... 232 side down for RS 232C 485 side up for RS 485 10 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 ...

Page 32: ...ype A cable without 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 ...

Page 33: ...de Y When recording in 3 hour mode a pulse signal is output N When recording in 3 hour mode a pulse signal is not output 7 Press the SEARCH AUDIO ON button to save the settings TAPE END OUT Terminal œ During recording when the end of the tape is reached or when the tape counter reading indicates 2 hours 57 minutes or more the output becomes 0V Low œ To reset the output press the STOP or EJECT butt...

Page 34: ... 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 Press the SEARCH AUDIO ON 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 the...

Page 35: ...Inspection Periodic inspection 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...

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Page 37: ...rectly The unit is 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 pictu...

Page 38: ...balanced Video output 1 V p p BNC 75 Ω unbalanced Horizontal resolution Black white mode 350 line or more Colour mode 250 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...

Page 39: ...SANYO Electric Co Ltd 1AC6P1P1901 BA RR4Q EX2 1000KP SY01 Issue No 4 Copyright SANYO 2000 All rights reserved Printed in Japan ...

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