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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000
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.
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 PRECAUTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the CAUTION presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude DO NOT OPEN to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BA
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 FEATURES CONTENTS œ JOG/SHUTTLE operation PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 œ Can also be controlled through an RS-232C or RS-485 FEATURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 connection ACCESSORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 œ Clog detection œ High-speed Fast Forward/Rewind LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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F F j , E L T G T RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Front Panel 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9F GH REC/PLAY PLAY MENU ] SHIFT « l SPEED j (REC CHECK) » « lj COUNTER TRACKING STILL TIMER RESET MEMORY – V.STILL + PAUSE REPEAT ON SCREEN REC OFF OFF ON ON SEARCH TAPE ALARM SHARPNESS SELECT SPEED DURATION POWER STAND BY/ON T-160 8H 20S STOP 24H PROG. T-120 NC CC a i REPEAT REC EJECT SOFT SHARP MENU RESET ALL RESET XI WVU TSRQ P O N M L K J I 1 TIMER button M Digital dis
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Back Panel 1 2 3 H EXT WARNING TAPE SW ALARM TIMER IN COM OUT END OUT OUT COM OUT IN A RS485 B CLOCK SET SERIES OUT/ SERIES TIMER EJECT OUT IN NON REC OUT IN COM OUT OUT IN ADDRESS TERMINATE 485 ON ON PUSH OFF OFF OPEN 232 AUDIO VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT REMOTE MIC IN AC IN ~ RS232C X W V U TS R Q Pin locations Pin locations 456789FG (female) on the VCR (male) on the VCR EXT WARNING TAPE SW ALARM TIMER IN COM OUT END OUT OU
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 CONNECTIONS Connect the video camera and monitor TV as shown in the figure below. NOTE: Before making the connections, make sure the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Monitor TV (sold separately) Video camera (sold separately) To VIDEO IN From an external jack audio source EXT WARNING TAPE SW ALARM TIMER IN COM OUT END OUT OUT COM OUT IN A RS485 B CLOCK SET SERIES OUT/ SERIES TIMER EJECT OUT IN NON REC OUT IN COM OUT OUT IN ADDRESS TERMINAT
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 TYPES OF ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS AND DISPLAY SEQUENCE Reference pages are shown in square brackets. Monitor TV screen (normal screen) 10-15-99 FRI 000 15:20:00 8 Set the ON SCREEN switch to the “ON” position Press the MENU button [9, 25, 36, 37] [20-24] SET UP 1 menu TIMER SET menu DTo set various VCR functions D To set timer recordings Press the Press the Press the SEARCH button Press the SEARCH button MENU button MEN
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 TYPES OF ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS AND DISPLAY SEQUENCE NOTES: Using the JOG dial and SHUTTLE ring œ When a menu is displayed, recording will not be JOG dial possible. œ Put the tip of your index finger into the depression then œ Press the SEARCH or MENU button, the setting turn the dial in any direction. procedure is now completed. œ When a menu is displayed, turn the dial clockwise and œ During recording or playback the menus cannot be the cursor will move to
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 SETTING THE LANGUAGE AND CLOCK 5 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the month the daylight Language Setting saving time adjustment is made, then turn the JOG English, French or Spanish can be selected by the user. dial clockwise. 1 Turn the power on to all devices used. 01, 02,.....11, 12 (for January, February......November, December) 2 Press the MENU button to display the (SET UP 1) menu. 6 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the time the daylight @@@@@@@
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 CHANGING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY Selecting the On-screen Display Changing the Date/Time Display Position You can select to display or not the date, time, the 1 Turn the power on to all input devices to the VCR. number of alarm recordings and tape speed. 2 Set the ON SCREEN switch to the “ON” position. 1 Turn the power on to all devices used. ø The date and time are displayed. 2 Press the MENU button until the (SET UP 2) menu is 10-15-99@FRI@000 15:20:00@@@
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES Use only video cassette tapes bearing the w logo. This Loading VCR was primarily designed for use with T-120 or T-160 1 Place the cassette, label side up, in the loading slot. cassette tapes, it is recommended to use T-120 or T-160 Gently push the center of the cassette until it is standard grade VHS video cassette tapes for optimal loaded automatically. performance. Handling Cassette Tapes The cassette tapes should always be stored
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES Correct tape thread check function Setting the Action to Take When a Cassette is Loaded If the correct tape thread check function is on, after the cassette tape is loaded, a mechanism will operate for In the (SET UP 3) menu, you can set the mode the VCR about 5 seconds to check that the tape has been will go into when a cassette is loaded. threaded (loaded) correctly and the cassette indicator “o” 1 Press the MENU button until the (S
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 NORMAL RECORDING [Recording Speed Mode] Normal Recording (When the TAPE SELECT switch is set to “T-160”) Before starting Recording Maximum Recording speed mode recording interval Audio recording Tape motion œ Turn the power on to all devices used. (hour mode) duration (hours) (second) œ Load a cassette tape with erasure-prevention tab. 8 8 1/60 24 24 3/60 Possible Continuous 40 40 5/60 NOTE: 64 72 9/60 œ If in the (SET UP 3) menu, TAPE IN MODE is set 96
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 NORMAL RECORDING Concerning the Number of Times Tapes Changes to the Recording Speed Mode can be Rerecorded on During Recording Depending on the recording speed mode, the tape must It is possible to permit or prevent changing the recording be replaced after a certain number of recording times. speed mode during recording. Refer to the table below for the maximum number of times 1 Press the MENU button until the (SET UP 4) menu is a tape can be recorded o
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 NORMAL RECORDING Recording Check The image being recorded can be checked. 1 During recording, press the PLAY (REC CHECK) button. ø The tape will be rewound and then played back. The VCR will then return to the previous recording mode. NOTE: œ During recording check operations, recording is suspended momentarily. Clog Detection This VCR is equipped with a clog detection function. The recording quality is monitored automatically. When the heads are dirty a
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 AUTOREPEAT RECORDING Autorepeat Recording Setting the Mode at the End of the Tape The same tape can be recorded over many times. In the (SET UP 3) menu, you can set the mode of the VCR mode when the tape reaches the end during œ Follow the Before starting steps, under “NORMAL recording. RECORDING”. 1 Press the MENU button until the (SET UP 3) menu is 1 Set the REPEAT REC switch to the “ON” position. displayed. ø The REPEAT indicator will light. @@@@@@@
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 ALARM RECORDING By connecting the ALARM IN terminal to a door switch, If the ALARM DURATION switch is set to the “PROG.” an interphone, etc., a recording can be done only when position, please continue with steps 5 and 6. necessary. 5 Turn the JOG dial, until the “ALARM DURATION” setting is flashing. Alarm Recording Setting 6 Turn the SHUTTLE ring, to select the desired alarm Alarm recording is performed when there is an input recording duration (20S, 4
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 ALARM RECORDING Alarm Recording Counter Display Checking the Alarm Recordings Time œ During alarm recording, “AL” will be flashing on the 1 Press the MENU button until the (ALARM TIME) digital display. menu is displayed. œ If the ON SCREEN switch is set to the “ON” position, ø The number of alarm recordings, and the 8 most the number of alarms will flash on the monitor screen. recent alarm recording times are displayed. œ The maximum display number of al
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RC4QR/U (SRT-7168 GB) Mon. Sept., 11/2000 ALARM RECORDING Alarm Search Alarm Scan To go to the beginning of a desired alarm recording. To look for an alarm recording by viewing the first 5 seconds of each alarm recording. 1 Press the SEARCH button during stop mode. 1 Press the SEARCH button twice during stop mode. ø “AL SEARCH 01” will be displayed on screen. ø “AL SCAN” will be displayed on screen. 2 Press the REC/PLAY SPEED l (or j) button to set the desired alarm number (1 to 99), then turn t
