Sanyo SRT-2400, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...eal 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 and 2 Keep the manual in a safe place for future reference NU4QR NA SRT 2400 GB Thu Sept 21 2000 ...

Page 2: ...is class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generated uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installe...

Page 3: ...ms Avoiding Electrical Shock and Fire Do not handle the power cord with wet hands Do not pull on the power cord when disconnecting it from an AC wall outlet Grasp it by the plug If any liquid is spilled on the VCR unplug the power cord immediately and have the unit inspected at a factory authorized service center Do not place anything directly on top of this VCR Moisture Condensation Problems Caus...

Page 4: ...MAINTENANCE 44 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 46 SPECIFICATIONS 47 WARRANTY 48 FEATURES Tape management function Clog detection High speed Fast Forward Rewind Field recording playback 8 24 and 40 hour mode recording T 160 6 18 and 30 hour mode recording T 120 In 8 24 40 hour modes audio recording is available T 160 In 6 18 30 hour modes audio recording is available T 120 Autorepeat recording Series recordi...

Page 5: ...ET button I TIMER j button J REC PLAY SPEED CHANGE l button K TRACKING V STILL button L TRACKING V STILL button M MENU button Press this button to display the menu Buttons I J K and L are used for menu control N ON SCREEN switch O Front door P Digital display panel REW FF STOP PAUSE SEARCH MENU TRACKING V STILL ON SCREEN ON OFF MENU RESET ALL RESET POWER REPEAT REC EJECT 2 1 3 G H I J K L M N O P ...

Page 6: ...or during a timer recording 6 Security lock indicator Comes on when the security lock is engaged 7 Operation Indicators They display the actual operation mode Operation Mode Indicator Record REC Record pause REC PAUSE Playback PLAY Still image STILL Fast forward FF Rewind REW Forward picture search Reverse picture search Forward field advance Reverse field advance Clog detection indicator Flashes ...

Page 7: ...al L TAPE END OUT tape end output terminal M WARNING OUT warning output terminal N VIDEO IN video input jack O VIDEO OUT video output jack P AUDIO IN audio input jack Q AUDIO OUT audio output jack R MIC IN microphone input jack S REMOTE remote control input jack T AC Power input AUDIO VIDEO OUT OUT IN IN MIC IN REMOTE ALARMIN CLOCKIN COM PUSH OPEN 1 N O P Q R S T ALARMOUT CLOCKOUT SERIESOUT NONREC...

Page 8: ... 6 SERIES IN series recording trigger input terminal 7 SW OUT switch output terminal 8 EJECT OUT eject trigger output terminal 9 EJECT IN eject trigger input terminal F RS485 B terminal G RS485 A terminal H COM common terminal I RS485 B terminal J RS485 A terminal K COM common terminal L TAPE END OUT tape end output terminal M WARNING OUT warning output terminal N VIDEO IN video input jack O VIDEO...

Page 9: ...al audio source Power cord To outlet To remote control sold separately Power Cord Installation 1 Plug the supplied power cord firmly into the AC power input AC IN socket 2 Insert the plug of this power cord into a outlet NOTES For more details please refer to the manuals accompanying all other devices If the connections are not made properly it may cause a fire or damage the equipment You can use ...

Page 10: ...he setting or the numerical value Types of On screen Display and Display Sequence Reference pages are shown in square brackets SET UP 1 menu SET UP 1 11 12 LANGUAGE LANGUE IDIOMA ENGLISH CLOCK SET 01 01 2000 SAT 00 00 00 DAYLIGHT SET NO USE WEEK MONTH TIME ON 1ST SUN 04 02 00 OFF LST SUN 10 02 00 SET UP 2 menu SET UP 2 13 36 DISPLAY DATE Y TIME Y ALARM COUNT Y SPEED Y BUZZER ALARM IN Y TAPE END Y ...

Page 11: ...00 POWER FAILURE DEW USED TIME menu POWER FAILURE 39 000 FAILURE RECOVERY DEW 000 FAILURE RECOVERY USED TIME VIDEO 00000H POWER 00000H NOTES When a menu is displayed recording will not be possible During recording or playback the menus cannot be displayed To reset the settings of a menu to their original values select the desired menu then press the MENU RESET button The USED TIME menu data cannot...

Page 12: ...ss the l or j button to set the day ex 15 then press the button 5 Press the l or j button to set the year ex 2001 then press the button 6 Press the l or j button to set the hours ex 15 for 3 PM then press the button 7 Press the l or j button to set the minutes ex 20 then press the button SET UP 1 LANGUAGE LANGUE IDIOMA ENGLISH CLOCK SET 10 15 2001 MON 15 20 00 DAYLIGHT SET NO USE WEEK MONTH TIME O...

Page 13: ... the day the daylight saving time adjustment is made Press the l or j button to set the week then press the button 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH or LST first second third fourth or last Press the l or j button to set the day of week then press the button SUN MON TUE SAT Sunday Monday Tuesday Saturday 6 Press the l or j button to set the month the daylight saving time adjustment is made then press the button 01 ...

Page 14: ... The number of alarm recordings is displayed SPEED The recording playback speed mode is displayed 5 Press the PAUSE SEARCH button to save the settings NOTE 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 devices to the V...

Page 15: ...ommended 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 20 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 The time display will switch to the reset coun...

Page 16: ...EC SPEED N EJECT SET EJECT MODE EJECT1 OPERATION SLAVE 2 Press the button until the THREAD CHECK setting is flashing 3 Press the l or j button to set the desired mode Y The correct tape thread check function is on N The correct tape thread check function is off 4 Press the PAUSE SEARCH button to save the setting Setting the Action to Take When a Cassette is Loaded In the SET UP 3 menu you can set ...

Page 17: ...wound and the tape management data recorded the message T MANAGE OK is displayed on screen If a conflict is found when the tape management data is checked the TAPE MANAGEMENT menu is displayed and the conflicting setting will flash This menu will show the settings taken from the data recorded on the tape and not the current data settings held in the VCR s TAPE MANAGEMENT menu setting Refer to Tape...

Page 18: ... select the desired number of re recording times OFF The number of re recording times will not be checked 1 100 Maximum number of re recording times Refer to Concerning the Number of Times Tapes can be Rerecorded on on page 20 NOTES The data is updated at the beginning of the recording Even if the recording is stopped before the end the original data information will be considered During Autorepea...

Page 19: ...VERRIDE N PRESS EJECT If the OVERRIDE is set to Y Yes the TAPE MANAGEMENT menu is displayed and conflicting setting preventing recording will flash and VCR go into the stop mode To enter the record mode press the REC button PROTECT DAY CONFLICT The tape is protected the tape protection term ex 30 days is not yet over Under LAST M D the date of the last recording on the tape or the last expected re...

Page 20: ...n NOTES A tape recording made on this VCR may not play back with the same degree of clarity on a real time video recorder from another manufacturer 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 When TAPE in the SET UP 5 menu is set to T 160 Recording speed mode hour mode Maximum recording duration hours Rec...

Page 21: ...The image appears on screen but it is not recorded If a recording pause continues for 5 minutes or more the VCR will go into stop mode to avoid damaging the tape 2 To resume recording press the REC button or press the PAUSE SEARCH button again Recording Check The image being recorded can be checked 1 During recording press the PLAY REC CHECK button The tape will be rewound and then played back The...

Page 22: ...tion to Take when the Video Signal Deteriorates If there is no video signal during recording or when a menu is not displayed in stop fast forward rewind modes VIDEO LOSS can be displayed on screen If in the SET UP 5 menu WARN OUT is set to V LOSS or T OR V a signal 0V will be output at the WARNING OUT terminal If in the SET UP 2 menu in the BUZZER section WARNING is set to Y the buzzer will be hea...

Page 23: ...ing Autorepeat recording R1 Autorepeat recording mode is automatically canceled if there was an alarm trigger R2 Autorepeat recording mode is active even if there was an alarm trigger 4 Press the PAUSE SEARCH button to save the setting Tape Counter Notes There is no tape counter indication for the blank portions of the tape In the 8 hour recording speed mode only the tape counter indicates real ho...

Page 24: ...ewind it to the beginning and recording will resume When the end of the tape is reached a buzzer will be heard if in the SETUP 2 menu in the BUZZER section TAPE END is set to Y and OFF will be displayed until the rewinding operation starts NOTES If during autorepeat recording there is an alarm trigger AL is displayed on the digital display and alarm recording will take place Please refer to page 2...

Page 25: ...hen press the button 8H 6H 8 hour 6 hour mode recording 24H 18H 24 hour 18 hour mode recording 40H 30H 40 hour 30 hour mode recording NC Recording at the speed already set NOTE Indicated in brackets are the settings for when TAPE in the SET UP 5 menu is set to T 120 4 Press the l or j button to select the desired alarm recording duration 20S 40S 1M 2M 3M 4M 5M or CC 20S 5M Recording only for the d...

Page 26: ...utput signal Normally DC 5V are output between the ALARM OUT CLOCK 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 The number of alarm recordings and the 8 most recent alarm ...

Page 27: ...he tape is reached it will stop Alarm Scan To look for an alarm recording by viewing the first 5 seconds of each alarm recording 1 Press the PAUSE SEARCH button twice during stop mode AL SCAN will be displayed on screen 2 Press the FF or REW button The unit will advance or rewind the tape at high speed and playback the first 5 seconds of every alarm recording To cancel the alarm scan mode press th...

Page 28: ... flashing 7 Press the l or j button to set the recording stop minutes ex 00 then press the button The SPD recording speed position will start flashing NOTE 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 Press the l or j button to select the recording sp...

Page 29: ...ashing 6 Press the l or j button to set for the recording stop hour The rest of the line settings will change to the day of the next line will change to the next day and the start time will change to automatically 7 Press the button The day of the week of the 8th line is flashing 8 Press the l or j button to set the desired stop day of the week ex MON then press the button The recording stop hour ...

Page 30: ...mode is set to N 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 Press the or button until the setting to correct is flashing 3 Press the l or j button to correct the setting 4 Press the PAUSE SEARCH button to save the settings 5 Press the TIMER bu...

Page 31: ...t the recording times do not overlap If they do the one with the earliest recording start time will have priority See chart below To set two or more timer recordings for a same day of the week press the or button until the day of the week for the second recording is flashing then press the l or j button to set the desired day of the week If no timer recording is set or a cassette without erasure p...

Page 32: ...No 2 if the STOP button of VCR No 2 is accidentally pressed VCR No 2 will go into the stop mode for an instant and then return to the record mode To prevent this form occuring the 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 stop NOTES If the counter reading on VCR No 1 is 7 ...

Page 33: ... indicated Item VCR No 1 VCR No 2 Cassette tape Loaded Loaded Operation mode Stop Stop TAPE END MODE in SET UP 3 menu REW REW SERIES REC IN in SET UP 3 menu Y YES Y YES OUTPUT in SET UP 5 menu SERIES SERIES Security lock Canceled Set 3 Press the REC button on VCR No 1 Recording will start in series recording mode 4 Set the security lock on VCR No 1 NOTES To avoid recording problems the TAPE END MO...

Page 34: ...will be done in 2 hour mode A tape recorded on a real time video recorder produced by another manufacturer may not play back with the same degree of clarity on this unit When used with a multiplexer in 24 or 40 hour mode playback or when TAPE in SET UP 5 menu 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...

Page 35: ...rmal playback press the PLAY button NOTES If still mode continues for 5 minutes or more the VCR will go into stop mode to avoid damaging the tape If the image is unstable rolling vertically adjust the vertical lock control to correct Field Advance 1 Press the FF or REW button during still image mode The still image is advanced or rewound of one image field 2 To return to normal playback press the ...

Page 36: ...ey overlap the alarm data will have the priority Therefore when searching 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 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 u...

Page 37: ...ne 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 To use CLOCK ADJUSTMENT function INPUT OUTPUT in the SET UP 5 menu must be set to CLOCK SET 1 Connect the ALARM OUT CLOCK OUT terminal on VCR 1 to th...

Page 38: ...on to set the 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 PAUSE SEARCH button to save the settings NOTE The EJECT button will not be operative during recording mode EJECT terminal connection EJECT IN term...

Page 39: ...ot terminated Y Terminated 4 Press the l or j button to set the data transfer speed then press the button 5 Press the l or j button to set the STATUS INFO setting then press the button Y The VCR status information state information and warning state are output at the RS485 terminal N The state information is not output at the RS485 terminal However the warning state is output at the RS485 terminal...

Page 40: ...t failure and recovery are displayed USED TIME The video heads usage duration and the power on duration are displayed Example POWER FAILURE 002 FAILURE 12 25 07 15 RECOVERY 12 25 07 30 DEW 001 FAILURE 12 25 11 00 RECOVERY 12 25 12 00 USED TIME VIDEO 00003H POWER 00007H 2 Press the PAUSE SEARCH button the normal screen is displayed NOTE If the MENU RESET button is pressed while the POWER FAILURE an...

Page 41: ...nected to the switch input SW IN of devices like a camera switcher unit or a quad compressor SW OUT Terminal Output Setting 1 Press the MENU button until the SET UP 4 menu is displayed SET UP 4 SW OUT TIMING FIELD FIELD 01 8H Y THREAD CHECK Y VIDEO LOSS N REC SPEED N EJECT SET EJECT MODE EJECT1 OPERATION SLAVE 2 Press the l or j button to set FIELD or FRAME then press the button FIELD 1 pulse is o...

Page 42: ...s If during recording the VCR enters a mode other than recording i e recording pause stop mode etc the output become 5 V High If recording is resumed then the output become 0 V Low NOTES If NON REC OUT is set to ACTIVE HIGH a throwaway pulse will be output from the SERIES OUT NON REC OUT terminal when power is restored after an outage when the power is turned on or when the ALL RESET button is pre...

Page 43: ... is displayed SET UP 5 INPUT OUTPUT ALARM OUTPUT SERIES WARN OUT TRANSPORT REMOTE EJECT TAPE T 160 2 Press the button until the REMOTE setting is flashing 3 Press the l or j button to select the desired switch mode EJECT Switch 7 will eject the tape MENU Switch 7 will display the menu 4 Press the PAUSE SEARCH button to save the setting COM Terminal Common GND ground terminal when connecting other ...

Page 44: ...utput becomes 0V Low when the tape stops or other probrem with the internal mechanism V LOSS The output becomes 0V Low when there is no video signal Please refer to page 21 Action to Take when the Video Signal Deteriorates T OR V The output become 0V Low when the tape stops or other problem with the internal mechanism or when there is no video signal Please refer to page 21 Action to Take when the...

Page 45: ... 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 of...

Page 46: ...e 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 TEN...

Page 47: ...nd 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 FF REW or PLAY button to turn the indicator off Noise in the playback picture The video heads need cleaning Clean the video heads The date and...

Page 48: ...e 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 Clock input Low level active 0V 100msec or more Alarm output Clock output DC 5 V 0 5 5 7 kΩ Low at alarm or clock set in Series input Low level active 0V 1sec or more Series output Non rec output DC 5 V 0 5 5 7 kΩ Swit...

Page 49: ...etup 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 shippin...

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