Ultrak KR4096HN-A, Operation Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Ultrak Corporate Headquarters 1301 Waters Ridge Drive Lewisville TX 75057 800 796 2288 972 353 6500 FAX 972 353 6670 KR4096HN A TIME LAPSE VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS ...

Page 2: ...pour objet de tirer l attention de l utilisateur sur le fait qu il y a des tensions dangereuses non isolées à l intérieur de l enceinte du produit qui peuvent être suffisamment impor tantes pour conduire au risque d électrocution Le point d exclamation au sein d un triangle équilateral a pour objet de tirer l attention de l utilisateur sur le fait qu il y a des instructions de mise en service et d...

Page 3: ...rounding type plug 13 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs conven ience receptacles and the point where they exit from the prod uct 14 Lightning For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and...

Page 4: ...s and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not in stalled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television recep tion which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on t...

Page 5: ... damage PROTECT THE POWER CORD Damage to the power cord may cause fire or shock hazard When unplugging the power cord hold it by the plug only and pull out carefully UNPLUG THE POWER CORD DURING A LONG ABSENCE Turn the power off and unplug the power cord during a long absence MAINTAIN GOOD VENTILATION Do not obstruct the ventilation holes on the VCR For maximum ventilation place the unit on a hard...

Page 6: ...re 16 Shuttle Ring 16 Shuttle Hold 16 Direct Shuttle Ring 16 Frame or Field Playback 17 Adjustment during Playback 17 Tracking Adjustment 17 Vertical Adjustment 17 Searching Techniques 18 Counter Memory Stop 18 Skip Search 18 Index Search 18 Time Date Search 19 Using RS 485 Interface 20 Configuring the Time Lapse VCR 20 RS 485 Setting 20 Connecting to a RS 485 Controller 20 Commands from RS 485 Co...

Page 7: ...playback or to set the menus RECORD button Press to begin recording VIDEO OUT connector Output connector for video signal RCA pin Connect a monitor here COUNTER RESET button Press to reset the counter to 00000 SEARCH button Press to display the SEARCH FUNCTION menu Fluorescent Display next page MENU button When the VCR is turned on press to display the MAIN MENU Press again to exit the menu When t...

Page 8: ...en a tape recorded in Super Resolution mode is inserted to the VCR providing SUPER RESOLUTION in RECORDING SET UP menu is set to ON Repeat indicator Illuminates when TAPE END in FIRST TIME SET UP menu is set to REPEAT or ALARM PROT Cassette Status indicator Illuminates when a tape is inserted Timer Recording indicator Illuminates when the VCR is in stand by for timer recording or during timer reco...

Page 9: ...ains a special battery Consult your dealer to replace it REMOTE jack Remote control is possible by connecting the remote control unit R 9100 here page 33 MIC IN jack Input jack for a microphone rated at 600 impedance AUDIO IN connector Audio input connector RCA pin AUDIO OUT connector Audio output connector RCA pin VIDEO IN connector Input connector for video signal BNC connector Connect cameras h...

Page 10: ...ons are locked and the Lock All indicator is illuminating Unloading 1 Press EJECT button on the front panel of the VCR 2 Remove the tape Note When ejecting the tape during recording press STOP button once to stop recording and then press EJECT button to unload the tape You cannot eject a tape when all of the VCR s buttons are locked and the Lock All indicator is illuminating Info The VCR will ejec...

Page 11: ...D STOP MAIN MENU DISPLAY TIMER PROGRAM RECORDING SET UP REAR TERMINAL RECORDING SET UP ALARM REC MODE 6H ALARM REC DURATION 1M EMERGENCY REC OFF SUPER RESOLUTION OFF ONE SHOT FIELD 1 ONE SHOT INTERVAL SHOT RECORDING SET UP ALARM REC MODE 6H ALARM REC DURATION 1M EMERGENCY REC OFF SUPER RESOLUTION OFF ONE SHOT FIELD 1 ONE SHOT INTERVAL SHOT RECORDING SET UP ALARM REC MODE 6H ALARM REC DURATION 1M E...

Page 12: ...played back in L18H L24H L30H or L40H mode even if the tape was recorded in its respective mode When a pre recorded tape is used for recording the colored noise may appear on the beginning of the playback picture There is normal sound playback only when a tape recorded in 6H 8H L18H L24H L30H or L40H mode is played back in its respective mode page 18 19 to find a picture you wish to view When the ...

Page 13: ...e fluorescent display starts flashing 2 Turn JOG to set the hour digits When the flashing item is same as the current time turn SHUTTLE without turning JOG 3 Turn SHUTTLE to the right to make the 10 minute digit flash and turn JOG to adjust 4 Turn SHUTTLE to the right to make the 1 minute digit flash and turn JOG to adjust To finish the clock adjustment now press MENU button for more than 3 second...

Page 14: ...UTTLE to the right to select 5 In the DW column turn JOG to select the Day of the Week Turn SHUTTLE to the right to select 6 In the START column turn JOG to select the hour digits of the start time Turn SHUTTLE to the right when done Set the 10 minutes digit and 1 minute digit in a similar fashion 7 In the END column turn JOG to select the hour digits of the end time Turn SHUTTLE to the right when...

Page 15: ...ER PROGRAM menu 2 Turn JOG to select HOLIDAY SET UP and turn SHUTTLE to the right HOLIDAY SET UP menu appears 3 Turn JOG to move the cursor and turn SHUTTLE to the right Each time JOG is turned to the right the cursor moves towards right forward direction 4 Turn JOG to select the month you want and turn SHUTTLE to the right 5 Turn JOG to select the day you want and turn SHUTTLE to the right Repeat...

Page 16: ...nly 5 Turn JOG to select REC IN and turn SHUTTLE to the right 6 Turn JOG to select SERIES and turn SHUTTLE to the right 7 Press MENU button The day and present time display appears on screen MAIN MENU DISPLAY TIMER PROGRAM RECORDING SET UP REAR TERMINAL MAINTENANCE REAR TERMINAL CALL OUT WRNG CLOCK OUT REC 1 MODE OUT REC REC IN REC START STOP REAR TERMINAL CALL OUT WRNG CLOCK OUT REC 1 MODE OUT RE...

Page 17: ...art end of recording from the remote place The VCR starts recording while the REC IN terminal is grounded 1 Display REAR TERMINAL menu 2 Set REC IN to REC START STOP 3 Press MENU button The day and present time display appears on screen page 27 for remote recording connection Note An index signal will not be recorded during remote recording Series or timer recording function cannot be used with re...

Page 18: ...nd turn SHUTTLE to the right 9 Press MENU button The day and present time appears on screen page 27 for synchronous recording connection REC REC REC REC REC REC REC REC REC CAMERA1 CAMERA2 CAMERA3 CAMERA1 CAMERA2 CAMERA3 CAMERA1 CAMERA2 V SYNC SWITCHER switching cameras recording start signal VCR1 recording clock out VCR2 recording clock out VCR3 recording clock out VCR Recording time mode L18H L2...

Page 19: ...rs on screen Note Up to 3 power failure start times will be displayed If more than 3 failures have occurred the first start time and the last 2 start times will be displayed on the list 01 01 02 TUE 00 00 00 X L30 MAINTENANCE POWER LOSS LIST ALARM LIST ALL MENU INITIALIZE POWER LOSS LIST CLEAR ALARM LIST CLEAR REPEAT REC TIMES 0 ELAPSED TIME 0H POWER LOSS LIST 01 01 31 02 00 00 02 03 Clearing the ...

Page 20: ... TIME are shown at the bottom of the MAINTENANCE menu 3 Press MENU button The day and present time display appears on screen Note REPEAT REC TIMES is counted when the tape ends during recording except when TAPE END of FIRST TIME SET UP menu is set to STOP memorized even if the VCR is turned off reset when a tape is inserted shown up to 200 times OVER is shown if exceeds 200 times ELAPSED TIME is s...

Page 21: ...urn to the left to reverse To forward frames or fields continuously keep turning JOG during still picture Keep turning to the right to forward frames fields continuously Keep turning to the left to reverse frames fields continuously To stop frame or field playback release JOG The playback picture stays at still Note Noise bars may appear on the picture while switching between forward and reverse f...

Page 22: ...put is muted during the skip search SEARCH FUNCTION COUNTER MEMORY STOP SKIP SEARCH INDEX SEARCH TIME DATE SEARCH Turn the SHUTTLE RING or to execute Press STOP to exit Info Skip search or index search may not function if the interval between two alarm recording start times is too short The table below indicates the minimum interval between two alarm recording start times for the skip or index sea...

Page 23: ...Searches in the forward direction of the tape when DIRECTION is set to FORWARD Searches in the reverse direction of the tape when DIRECTION is set to REVERSE 5 Turn SHUTTLE to the right to start searching When the recorded picture is found it is shown at still picture To quit while searching press STOP button Note An index mark is written on a tape at each hour 1 00 2 00 and so on during recording...

Page 24: ...same value as the controlling RS 485 controller When VCRs have a unique VCR ADDRESS from VCR01 to VCR127 VCRs can be controlled remotely via a RS 485 controller When the group number from 01 to 15 is set the multiple VCRs set to the same number will be controlled at the same time Connecting to a RS 485 Controller Physical protocol of RS 485 Data communication settings Synchronization Asynchronous ...

Page 25: ...CR indicates carriage return code 0DH When the commands are sent for the group of VCRs status or error code will not be sent from the VCRs Example 3 Set the clock of the all VCR connected to 12 27 CR indicates carriage return code 0DH When the commands are send for ALL VCRs status or error code will not be sent from the VCR Sending commands from the RS 485 controller Status or error code from the ...

Page 26: ...ard underway Index search rewind underway Rewind during repeat recording Alarm recording underway Timer recording underway Standby for timer recording Timer recording error underway Time date search standby underway Time date FF search underway Time date REW search underway Time date search or point adjustment underway Recording check underway Alarm recording Index writing underway Time date index...

Page 27: ...ing hour 00 23 4 Rec starting minute 00 59 5 Rec ending hour 00 23 6 Rec ending minute 00 59 7 Rec time mode 006 L18 L30 048 072 096 000 SKP 8 REC mode 1 EP 3 EP EXT EXT external timer recording Enquiry about setting contents of timer program No 1 8 Clear contents of timer program No 1 8 Setting the special day of the week 1 Start day of the week 0 6 2 End day of the week 0 6 0 SUN 1 MON 2 TUE 3 W...

Page 28: ...y about current power loss No Enquiry about power loss list 0 about the first power loss 1 about the second last power loss 2 about the last power loss Clearing power loss list Initializing the menu setting Enquiry about the elapsed time Enquiry about warning information Status after normal execution RC DW 1 2 RC EX RC AM RC EX RC AP RC EX RC EG RC EX RC TE RC EX RC DM RC EX RC CZ RC EX RC CD 1 2 ...

Page 29: ...EX RC RI RC EX RC QV RC EX RC CL RC EX RC SM RC RS RC RSOVER RC EX RC TL RC LP 1 2 RC EX RC TS 1 2 3 RC EX RC SQ RC EX RC SP RC RN RC SV RC EX RC HC 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 RC EX RC HR Explanation of status Command received and carried out same as item 93 Command received and carried out 0 OFF 1 ON Command received and carried out same as item 97 Command received and carried out 0 OFF 1 ON 2 AUTO OFF ...

Page 30: ...IDEO OUT OUT IN REMOTE IN RESET RST IN REC GND ALM ALM MODE CLK OUT CALL MIC VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT MIC IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN SENSOR CCTV CAMERA ALM IN GND VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT MONITOR MICROPHONE Connecting with CCTV camera monitor and sensor Note Monitor to be connected Connecting with a CCTV monitor for surveillance is recommended Connecting with some monitors may cause picture vibration and or pictur...

Page 31: ...M ALM MODE CLK OUT CALL RST IN REC GND ALM ALM MODE CLK OUT CALL 1 When connecting the MODE OUT terminal of the first VCR with the RST IN terminal of the second VCR the on screen clock of the second VCR can be adjusted to that of the first VCR 1 Remote Recording Connection Connect the VCR with a remote switch as to the right page 13 for the menu setting and page 37 for the rating of each terminal ...

Page 32: ...Y 31 YEAR 2002 TIME 00 00 00 TIME DATE ADJUST DAYLIGHT SAVINGS AUTO MONTH 07 DAY 09 YEAR 2002 TIME 20 25 00 Accurately set the day and present time before timer programming Month Day Year Hour Alarm Recording Counter Second Minute 07 09 02 20 25 00 A0001 RECORDING SET UP ALARM REC MODE 6H ALARM REC DURATION 1M EMERGENCY REC OFF SUPER RESOLUTION ON ONE SHOT FIELD 1 ONE SHOT INTERVAL SHOT REAR TERMI...

Page 33: ... ONE SHOT INTERVAL SHOT REAR TERMINAL CALL OUT WRNG TAPE END CLOCK OUT REC 1 MODE OUT REC REC IN SERIES MAINTENANCE POWER LOSS LIST ALARM LIST ALL MENU INITIALIZE POWER LOSS LIST CLEAR ALARM LIST CLEAR REPEAT REC TIMES 0 ELAPSED TIME 0H FIRST TIME SET UP TIME DATE ADJUST TAPE END STOP QUASI V SYNC ON VIDEO MODE AUTO TAPE LENGTH T 120 BUZZER WRNG RS 485 TIME DATE ADJUST DAYLIGHT SAVINGS OFF MONTH 0...

Page 34: ...lish ENGLISH Spanish ESPAÑOL or French FRANÇAIS This menu appears by pressing MENU button when the VCR is turned on for the first time after the purchase or when RESET button is pressed during use 1 Press MENU button The menu as shown to the right appears 2 Turn JOG to select the desired language 3 Turn SHUTTLE to the right MAIN MENU in the selected language appears on screen 4 Press MENU button t...

Page 35: ...ing recording Setting the recording mode and frequency division ratio CLOCK OUT Sets the recording mode and the frequency division ratio of clock pulse output from the CLOCK OUT terminal Setting the recording mode during the clock pulse output REC When recording in any mode T L REC When recording in time lapse mode L18H 128H or 0H Setting the frequency division ratio of the clock pulse output When...

Page 36: ...e recording When CALL OUT is set to WRNG TAPE END and a tape reaches its end a call signal is output for 2 seconds from the CALL OUT terminal ALARM PROT alarm protection If any alarm recordings are present on the tape and the tape stops the indication End appears on the fluorescent display and TAPE END on screen When CALL OUT is set to WRNG TAPE END a call signal is output from the CALL OUT termin...

Page 37: ... 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 62 kΩ 13 kΩ 15 kΩ 16 kΩ 20 kΩ 22 kΩ 27 kΩ 30 kΩ 36 kΩ 43 kΩ 56 kΩ 75 kΩ 100 kΩ SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EJECT STOP RECORDING PAUSE PLAYBACK REVERSE PLAYBACK FAST FORWARD REWIND Function Position 9 10 11 12 13 FORWARD FRAME SHIFT REVERSE FRAME SHIFT REC PLAY MODE REC PLAY MODE Not available Function The optional remote controller R 910...

Page 38: ... for approximately 40 or more hours per week when using it everyday Make sure the power cord is connected to the outlet for approximately 40 or more hours per week when using it everyday The reserved contents may be erased even within 31 days depending on the charging time of the power failure compensation circuit Set the present time setting again Is the Lock All indicator illuminated Press LOCK ...

Page 39: ...REC PLAY MODE buttons on the front panel Adjust the picture by pressing VERTICAL ADJUST buttons on the front panel The video heads may be clogged Eject the cassette insert it again and wait for more than 5 seconds Repeat this step for 4 to 5 times If this does not correct the problem contact your dealer Have the day and present time been set accurately Set the day and present time again Have the r...

Page 40: ... the VCR cannot get any video input signal during recording The video input signal will not be obtained in case of any malfunction such as a broken video cable or POWER to the camera is turned off To turn off the indicator Remedy Fluorescent display Monitor The tape ends during recording Cause TAPE END NO SIGNAL CHECK Tape deck trouble during recording Lack of video signal input during recording C...

Page 41: ...2 V 10 kΩ GND CLK OUT 10 kΩ Interface circuit inside the VCR ALM MODE CALL OUT terminals screw Active L level voltage 0 to 0 4 V output max drive current 50 mA 5 V DC 10 mA 24 V DC Non active Open max voltage 24 V DC GND ALM MODE CALL OUT Interface circuit inside the VCR ALM RST REC IN terminals screw Active When input terminals are short circuited to GND or L level voltage 0 to 1 6 V applied Time...

Page 42: ...g Input MIC In 0 346 mV rms 600 mini jack Output 388 mV rms 1 k RCA plug Signal to Noise Ratio Better than 43 dB Frequency Response 70 Hz 4 kHz 6H mode General Power Source AC 100 230 V 10 50 60 Hz The included power cord is used for 120 V 60 Hz Power Consumption Approx 20 watts Television System EIA standard 525 lines 60 field NTSC type color system Color Signal Low frequency conversion sub carri...