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TIME LAPSE VCR
MODEL: CTR-030NC-2
OWNER’S MANUAL
POWER V-POS H-POS
TIME/CNT/REM TIMER REC/PLAY HOURS
ALARM/INDEX CURSOR MENU
COUNTER TRACKING ENTER
CLEAR
SHARPNESS
LOCK
SOFT HARD
ON OFF
Before connecting, operating, or adjusting this
product, please read this instruction booklet
carefully and completely.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER’S MANU- AL. AND THOSE MARKED ON THE PRODUCT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFER- ENCE. This product has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in this product will protect you if you observe the following proce- dures for installation, use, and servicing. This product does not contain
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WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. FCC WARNING: This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modifica- CAUTION tions to this equipment may cause harmful interfer- ence unless the modifications are expressly RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK unauthorized change or modificati
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INTRODUCTION FEATURES CONTENTS •Time Lapse VCR Function INTRODUCTION Features/Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 PREPARATION •Trigger Function Control Names and Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6 Installation/VCR to Monitor and CCD Camera • Buzzer Function Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Multiplexer/Matrix Switcher Connections . . . . . . . . . .8-9 • Auto Switcher Functionality Alarm Record Connection .
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CONTROL NAMES AND LOCATIONS FRONT 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 POWER V-POS H-POS TIME/CNT/REM TIMER REC/PLAY HOURS ALARM/INDEX CURSOR MENU COUNTER TRACKING ENTER CLEAR SHARPNESS LOCK SOFT HARD ON OFF 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 1. TIME/CNT/REM BUTTON 12. P/STILL(PAUSE STILL) BUTTON To switch among the clock, tape counter To still playback or to pause recording. and tape remaining time. 13. SHUTTLE RING 2. POWER BUTTON To fast forward or rewind the tape. To turn the VCR on and o
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PREPARATION CONTROL NAMES AND LOCATIONS (cont’d) REAR 1 3 2 VIDEO IN 1 ALARM IN 2 ALARM OUT AUDIO IN 3 ALARM RESET 4 GND 5 SERIES IN 6 SERIES OUT 7 WARNING OUT 8 TRIGGER OUT 9 GND 10 LOW TAPE OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AUDIO OUT 11 1 SHOT REC IN 12 GND RESET VIDEO OUT 5 4 1. POWER CORD 4. RESET BUTTON Connect only to an AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz Use this button to reset the VCR. outlet. 5. 12-PIN TERMINAL BLOCK 2. AUDIO IN/OUT JACK Connect external signals. Connect the audio input and output te
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CONTROL NAMES AND LOCATIONS (cont’d) INDICATOR PANEL 12 3 4 5 6 7 ALARM SERIES REC TIMER INDEX H P.FAIL K.LOCK REPEAT 12 11 10 9 8 1. TIME LAPSE VCR TIME Indication 7. INDEX Indication 2. ALARM Indication 8. POWER FAILURE Indication (ALARM REC ON indication) 9. KEYLOCK indication 3. SERIES Indication 10. REPEAT Indication 4. RECORD Indication 11.FUNCTION Indication 5. TIMER Indication (CLOCK, TAPE COUNTER, ERROR) 6. CASSETTE Indication 12. VCR FUNCTION Indication VCR FUNCTION Indication PLAYBAC
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PREPARATION INSTALLATION • Connect your VCR’s AUDIO/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. VCR TO MONITOR AND CCD CAMERA CONNECTION • The cables for audio and video connection are not provided with your VCR. 7
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MULTIPLEXER CONNECTIONS 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. HOW TO CONNECT MULTIPLEXER WITH TRIGGER INPUT TERMINAL 8 PREPARATION
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PREPARATION MATRIX SWITCHER CONNECTIONS HOW TO CONNECT SWITCHER WITHOUT TRIGGER INPUT TERMINAL 9
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ALARM RECORD CONNECTION Connect alarm output of external device to alarm input of VCR, and then connect alarm out GND of device to alarm input GND of VCR. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SERIES RECORD CONNECTION 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 22.) 10 PREPARATION
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PREPARATION SETTING THE ON SCREEN DISPLAY The following pages describe the on screen selections to be set. 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. MENU SELECTION Your VCR allows adjustment of several features. 1 Press MENU button and the main menu will appear. 2 Select the desired menu with the UP or DOWN button and then press the ENTER button. REC MODE (pages
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SETTING THE SETUP MENU MAIN MENU PREPARATION •Turn on the power of both the VCR and the monitor. MENU • If you have a TV instead of monitor, turn on the power of TV VCR SET UP and then set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO. REC MODE SET UP TIMER REC SET UP ALARM SET UP 1 Press MENU button. The main menu will appear. POWER FAIL RECALL LANGUAGE ENGLISH Press DOWN or UP to choose VCR SET UP. (UP) (DOWN) (ENTER) (MENU) 2 Press ENTER button. The VCR SET UP menu will appear. SETUP MENU VCR SET UP
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PREPARATION SETTING THE SET TIME Things to know before starting • The clock uses the 24-hour system. • The initial SET DAY Setting is JANUARY 1, 2003. MAIN MENU MENU PREPARATION VCR SET UP •Turn on the power of both the VCR and the monitor. REC MODE SET UP TIMER REC SET UP • If you have a TV instead of monitor, turn on the power of TV ALARM SET UP and then set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO. POWER FAIL RECALL LANGUAGE ENGLISH (UP) (DOWN) (ENTER) (MENU) 1 Press MENU button. The main menu
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VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES SAFETY TAB WHEN HANDLING VIDEO CASSETTES • Do not expose video cassettes to extreme heat, high humidi- ty, or strong magnetic fields. • Do not tamper with the cassette mechanism. • Do not touch the tape with your fingers. • Always store an unused cassette in its case. To prevent accidental era- sure, remove the tab after recording. To record again, cover the LOADING hole with vinyl tape. Hold the cassette with the arrow side up (top). Insert the cassette gently into the slot
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PLAYBACK NORMAL PLAYBACK PREPARATION POWER V-POS H-POS •Turn on the power of both the VCR and the monitor. TIME/CNT/REM TIMER REC/PLAY HOURS ALARM/INDEX CURSOR MENU COUNTER TRACKING ENTER • If you have a TV instead of monitor, turn on the power of TV CLEAR LOCK SHARPNESS ON OFF SOFT HARD and then set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO. NORMAL PLAYBACK 1 Insert a prerecorded video cassette. The indicator will light and the VCR will power-up auto- matically. • If a tape without a record protect
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SPECIAL EFFECTS PLAYBACK TO WATCH A STILL PICTURE During PLAYBACK mode... 1 Press the P/STILL button. Still picture will appear on the monitor. • If a still picture vibrates vertically, stabilize it by pressing the TRACKING TRACKING(▼/▲) buttons. • If the VCR is left in the STILL mode for more than 5 minutes, the VCR will automatically enter the STOP mode to protect the tape and video heads. 2 To continue normal playback, press the PLAY button. TO WATCH A FIELD ADVANCE PICTURE During PLAYBACK m
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PLAYBACK F F SPECIAL EFFECTS PLAYBACK (cont’d) SHUTTLE RING During Still mode... 1 Rotate the Shuttle Ring to forward or reverse. STILL (Pause) 2 Rotate Shuttle Ring toward FF to advance the tape, or -SLOW SLOW -PLAY PLAY toward REW to reverse the tape. How far you rotate and hold -PLAY X 3 PLAY X 2 the shuttle ring determines the speed at which the tape -SEARCH SEARCH moves. Rotate Shuttle Ring for variable speed adjust from Slow to REVERSE FORWARD Search in the direction chosen. Shuttle Ring
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TAPE COUNTER MEMORY FEATURE REAL TIME COUNTER TIME/CNT/REM During PLAYBACK or RECORDING mode... Press the TIME/CNT/REM button. H Whenever you press the TIME/CNT/REM button, time and counter are displayed alternately in the VCR indicator panel. CLOCK When the COUNTER is displayed... • Counter changes to TIME when the cassette is ejected. H • The real-time counter does not operate when nothing is recorded on the tape. COUNTER COUNTER MEMORY FUNCTION H This function is only provided when COUNTER i
