JVC SR-L911UB, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...SR L911UB R REC PLAY FF REW REVERSE PAUSE STILL REC CHECK STOP EJECT COUNT CLOCK TIME MODE TIMER REC AL PL RESET MENU VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER SHIFT TRACKING SET V LOCK RESET CANCEL OPERATE SR L911UB OPE LOCK For Customer Use Enter below the Serial No which is located on the rear of cabinet Retain this information for future reference Model No SR L911UB Serial No Before operating this unit please r...

Page 2: ...AR L UTILISATEUR SE REFERER A UN AGENT QUALIFIE EN CAS DE PROBLEME CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INDIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE This unit should be used with 120 V AC only CAUTION To prevent electric shocks...

Page 3: ...ctivation Signal 36 7 9 How to Restore Recording After Power Failure 37 7 10 External Timer Recording 37 7 11 Tape End Buzzer 37 8 PLAYBACK AND SPECIAL EFFECTS PLAYBACK 8 1 Preparation 38 8 2 Playback 38 8 3 Special Effects Playback 39 8 4 Index Search 40 8 5 Tracking V Lock Adjustment 40 9 TROUBLESHOOTING 9 1 Error Indication 41 9 2 No Error Indication 42 10 OPTIONAL SA K97U RS 232C INTERFACE BOA...

Page 4: ...ses the year month date minute and second on the image during recording Also allows you to use the menu screen to display the number of alarms alarm time and the number of the power failures 5 Timer recording function Two types of timer recording are available based on the date up to 8 programs or based on the day of the week 1 1 Major Features 1 INTRODUCTION 1 2 Periodical Maintenance This VCR in...

Page 5: ... tape is required Use a T 160 tape or shorter Do not use extended tapes 180 minutes or more such as T 180 Erasure prevention tab Condensation 5 Condensation occurs in the following cases When the VCR is moved from a cold place to a warm place In a room that has just been heated or in an area directly exposed to a cooler When there is excessive humidity 5 When condensation is expected to occur Turn...

Page 6: ... judged defective head cleaning is performed once again and E 09 is shown on the display to indicate that there is a problem Recording will continue however 4 STOP EJECT button Stops the tape Ejects the tape when pressed in the Stop mode 5 REC button Starts recording when pressed in the Stop mode 6 Operation buttons PLAY button Starts playback PAUSE STILL button Temporarily stops recording when pr...

Page 7: ... select an item in date time setting timer program setting and function menu setting Press to adjust tracking and reduce noise if there are tracking problems in the play back mode or during search 2 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS SET V LOCK buttons Press to set values in date time setting timer program setting and function menu setting Press to reduce the vertical shifting of the picture in the Still mod...

Page 8: ...s Playback Recording Rewind Fast forward Timelapse playback Still Record pause Rewind search Fast forward search Reverse playback mark in the Rec Pause mode is shown in red 2 Cassette indication Lights when a cassette is loaded Blinks when a cassette is being ejected 3 SP EP indication Shows the VHS standard SP mode or VHS extended mode EP during recording playback During 8H EP and Timelapse Recor...

Page 9: ... the unit Power Off Video Throughput function 7 REMOTE remote connector Connect the optional RM G30U remote control 8 SERIES CLOCK OUT series recording signal clock reset signal output terminal Outputs the series recording signals or clock reset signals Select the output signal with the TERMINAL SEL 1 menu switch Series recording signal output When the TERMINAL SEL 1 menu switch is set to SERIES t...

Page 10: ...m or sensor recording COM common ground terminal Connect to the ground terminal of a connected unit CAM SW OUT camera switching signal output terminal When a sequential switcher is connected this terminal outputs camera switching timing control signals For details refer to page 52 9 SERIES CLOCK IN series recording signal clock reset signal input terminal Input the series recording signals VCR act...

Page 11: ...nsor Monitor TV 1 Connect the monitor s video audio input connectors to the SR L911UB s video audio output connectors 2 Connect the video camera s video output connector to the SR L911UB s video input connector 3 Input audio signals to the audio input connectors via an amplifier 4 When connecting an alarm sensor connect it to the SR L911UB s alarm input terminal 5 When the connection is complete c...

Page 12: ...sequential switcher s frame switcher alarm signal output camera switching signal input and video output to the SR L911UB 3 Connect the monitor s video audio input connectors to the SR L911UB s video audio output connectors 4 When the connection is complete connect the power plug to an AC 120 V 50 60 Hz outlet 5 Synchro should be applied to all connected video cameras Sequential switcher Video outp...

Page 13: ...l input COM Vcc 5V 12V Vcc ALARM RESET Switch COM TAPE END OUT External interface Alarm lamp External interface example Example Lamp lights with HIGH signal Relay Lamp etc Power supply Control signal GND 5 Use appropriately rated devices 3 CONNECTIONS CLOCK IN OUT clock reset terminal 5 When setting the clock to the first VCR s clock COM CLOCK IN COM CLOCK OUT First VCR Second VCR Last VCR COM CLO...

Page 14: ...o the monitor s video input connector 1 Turn the power on monitor and VCR and engage the Stop mode 2 When a video signal is input to the video input connector time date and recording mode are superimposed on the picture If there is no signal input display data is superimposed on a black background If the date and time have not been set correct date and time indications are not available 5 If no on...

Page 15: ...um rotating time CLOCK ADJUST Displays the date time setting screen Set the date and time before using this unit MAIN MENU PROGRAM TIMER FUNCTION ALARM IN POWER LOSS HOUR METER CLOCK ADJUST PRESS SHIFT SET PRESS MENU TO END 4 MONITOR ON SCREEN DISPLAY SHIFT buttons MENU button Main menu screen SET buttons Operation 5 Connect the VCR s video output connector to the monitor s video input connector 1...

Page 16: ...s have been stored subsequent data will replace earlier items beginning from the second item 5 Press the MENU button twice to end menu operation and restore the normal screen Resetting alarm input power loss failure data When the AL alarm display is off and the VCR is in the normal screen mode press the AL PL RESET button to reset the alarm input and power loss data stored in memory 4 4 Hour Meter...

Page 17: ...ing screen is displayed Only one menu switch is available in the ON SCREEN MODE setting screen This switch POSITION allows you to select the screen position of the on screen display and to switch it ON OFF 4 Press the SET or SET button to enter the selected position 5 To display another setting screen press the SHIFT button Press the SHIFT button to display the VTR mode 1 setting screen Press the ...

Page 18: ...ecording Check is activated with the REC CHECK button head cleaning is performed once and recording resumes The error indication E 09 is shown on the display for 10 seconds Automatic Recording Check is not performed at the beginning of a tape set to record repeatedly AUTO If picture quality is found to be defective when Recording Check is activated with the REC CHECK button head cleaning is perfor...

Page 19: ...r display OFF When the tape ends 180S When the tape remaining time is about 3 minutes during 8H mode When the tape remaining time is about 9 minutes during L24H mode When the tape remaining time is about 15 minutes during L40H mode 360S When the tape remaining time is about 6 minutes during 8H mode When the tape remaining time is about 18 minutes during L24H mode When the tape remaining time is ab...

Page 20: ...time with a switcher DURATION 5 15 30 60 120 180 TAPE END MANUAL Turns the sensor recording function on or off Sensor recording is enabled in the Stop mode An index code VISS signal is also recorded at the start point of sensor recording OFF Sensor recording is disabled ON When an alarm signal is input to the rear panel s ALARM IN terminal in the Stop mode this unit automatically starts recording ...

Page 21: ...ng slot Auto power on When a cassette is loaded the power automatically turns on and the cassette indication appears Auto play When a cassette with no erasure prevention tab is loaded playback starts automatically Unloading 5 Press the EJECT button The cassette is ejected If the power is not on when the EJECT button is pressed power is automatically switched on and the cassette is ejected Once the...

Page 22: ...et 7 End date and time setting Press the MENU button twice The normal display is restored and the set date and time are shown on screen The time count starts from 00 seconds Note If you press the OPERATE button after setting the date and time without first pressing the MENU button the set date and time are canceled Menu switch POSITION set to L UP 1 Turn the power on 2 Press the COUNT CLOCK button...

Page 23: ...ights 2 Select the recording playback time mode with the TIME MODE button Refer to the table below for more information on each mode Each time the TIME MODE button is pressed the recording playback mode changes in the following order 8H VHS EP mode L24H 24 hour Timelapse mode L40H 40 hour Timelapse mode 8H VHS EP mode The selected recording or playback time mode is shown on the display The EP indi...

Page 24: ...e tape ends during recording When set to STOP the Stop mode is engaged When set to REW the tape is rewound to the beginning When set to REPEAT the tape is rewound to the beginning and recording re starts repeat recording When set to EJECT the tape is ejected 5 CAMERA SW Factory setting OFF Sets the switching timing for cameras connected to an external sequential switcher To switch cameras after ea...

Page 25: ...ECK function menu switch OPERATE button REC CHECK button STOP EJECT button REC button PLAY button PAUSE STILL button Note If the VCR is left in the Record Pause mode for more than 5 seconds the transition between scenes may be distorted when recording is re started 1 Press the OPERATE button to turn the operating mode on The OPERATE indicator lights 2 Insert a cassette with safety tab in place The...

Page 26: ...ton to move the cursor arrow to PROGRAM TIMER in the main menu then press the SET or SET button The daily timer program setting screen is displayed DAILY is shown on the second line of the daily timer program setting screen If the date and time have not been set the date and time setting screen will be shown Once the correct date and time have been set repeat steps 2 and 3 n When the weekly timer ...

Page 27: ...o shift the blinking to the right Month Day Start time hour Start time minute Stop time hour Stop time minute Record mode Select the next program No Press the SHIFT button to move the blinking to the left 2 Press the SET or SET button to set the value for the blinking item Press the SET button to increase the value and the SET button to decrease it n Set the Month Day Start time hour Start time mi...

Page 28: ...econd line n Press the SHIFT or SHIFT button to move the cursor arrow to DAILY and press the SET or SET button The weekly timer program setting screen is shown 2 Select the day of the week you want to record on Press the SHIFT or SHIFT button to set the cursor arrow to the day of the week to be set Press the SHIFT button to move the cursor arrow down and the SHIFT button to move it up 3 Set the se...

Page 29: ...timer program setting screen then press the SET or SET button 2 Press the SHIFT or SHIFT button to set the cursor arrow to the number of the day when timer recording is not to be executed 3 Engage the Cancel Program Setting mode Press the SET or SET button When the SET button is pressed the month blinks When the SET button is pressed the day blinks 4 Set the data Press the SET or SET button to set...

Page 30: ... the VCR first press the TIMER REC button n Timer recording Power is turned on about 20 seconds before recording is programmed to start and the VCR enters the Record Pause mode Recording starts about 2 seconds before the programmed start time n If no cassette is loaded The TIMER and indications blink Ä Load a cassette with safety tab in place Cassettes with no tab are ejected n When the TAPE END M...

Page 31: ...he tape end during alarm recording with the function menu switches Menu switches for alarm sensor recording mode setting 5 During alarm recording the AL indication is lit on the display After alarm recording is complete the AL indication blinks on the display to show that an alarm signal has been input An index code VISS is recorded at the start point of the alarm recording as an alarm cue signal ...

Page 32: ...he alarm sensor recording mode setting screen STOP The tape stops REW The tape is rewound to the beginning and stops REPEAT Recording continues from the beginning of the tape EJECT The tape is ejected 6 After setting the function menu switches press the MENU button twice The normal screen is restored Check the time and data shown on the monitor s on screen display n If the time and date are not sh...

Page 33: ... recording time will be shorter than the specified value When the sensor recording time is set to MANUAL the alarm cue signal index code will not be recorded correctly if alarm input lasts for less than 30 seconds When sensor recording duration is set with an external switcher set the sensor recording duration to MANUAL To sound the buzzer during sensor recording set BUZZER to ON Set the operation...

Page 34: ...Recording Check function This function automatically checks recording quality at the beginning of the tape during repeat recording To activate the Auto Recording Check function set the REC CHECK function menu switch in the VTR mode 1 setting screen to AUTO Operation of the Auto Recording Check function The recorded section at the beginning of the tape is automatically played back in the Repeat Rec...

Page 35: ...ect the VCR s COM terminals as well 5 Connect a video camera and or other source equipment to the first VCR s video and audio input connectors Connect the first VCR s video and audio output connectors to the second VCR s video and audio input connectors Connect the second VCR s video and audio output connectors to the third VCR s video and audio input connectors Repeat for all connected VCRs Conne...

Page 36: ...n menu switch TERMINAL SEL 1 to EXT to use the external recording function 2 Press the MENU button to switch the on screen display to the time date display 3 Load a cassette with a safety tab in place and engage the Stop mode the Pause mode or turn the operating mode off When a VCR activation signal ground input is input to the rear panel s SERIES CLOCK IN terminal recording starts automatically a...

Page 37: ...ction does not work when the Timer Record mode is engaged 2 Set the function menu switch AUTO REC to ON Power is supplied from the external timer at the specified time and recording starts When set to ON a buzzer sounds when the tape ends during recording To set the buzzer sound on set the function menu switch TAPE END BUZZER to ON 5 Select the tape end buzzer output timing with the REC REMAIN fun...

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Page 39: ...5 minutes approx Still and Reverse Play modes are not available with tapes recorded in the Standard Play SP mode Note Shuttle search reverse and fast forward playback Fast forward shuttle search Press the FF button during playback The rewind search indicator is shown on the display and the Reverse Shuttle Search mode is engaged No sound is output Reverse shuttle search Press the REW button during ...

Page 40: ...g playback 5 When an index code is searched in the Fast Forward mode or the Rewind mode the Stop mode is automatically engaged when the code is located The VISS indicator is shown on the display whenever the Index Search mode is engaged Index Search does not function in the Auto Rewind mode When the picture moves up and down in the Still mode Press the V LOCK button to minimize vertical jitter Whe...

Page 41: ...stan rotation Problem with eject operation Error with recording check inferior recording performance Insufficient capacity of the built in battery for backup Displayed only in the operating off mode No video signals input to the VIDEO IN connector Error indication E 01 E 02 E 03 E 04 E 05 E 06 E 07 E 09 E 10 E 11 VCR operation The operating mode is turned off The operating mode is turned off The o...

Page 42: ...been removed q Is the clock set correctly Is the timer properly programmed q Is the TIMER indication lit Is the TIMER indication lit This is normal q Is the clock set q Is the POSITION function menu switch set to OFF Is the function menu switch TAPE END MODE in the alarm sensor recording mode setting screen set to STOP EJECT or REW If so when the tape ends during recording in the case when alarm r...

Page 43: ...e board turn the power off and unplug the power cord from an AC outlet 1 Detach the top cover Remove the 5 screws securing the top cover and lift it off 2 Detach the plate in the VCR Remove the 2 screws on the rear panel Detach the plate from the inside of the VCR 3 Connect the SA K97U s connector to the VCR Insert the SA K97U connector into the connector CN607 on the board in the VCR using a tool...

Page 44: ... p CPU 3 TXD Transmit data VTR CPU 4 DTR Data terminal ready VTR CPU 5 GND Signal ground 6 DSR Data set ready VTR p CPU 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 5 Mode 5 Character length 5 Data rate 5 Parity check 5 Stop bit Non synchronized 8 bits 1200 2400 4800 9600 bps switched with function menu switch set to 9600 bps before shipment No 1 bit Data format Output level ON 5 V or more OFF 5 V or less ...

Page 45: ... 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 Data 0 ENTER TIMER ON SCREEN VISS FRAME CODE ON ON FWD COUNT 1 COMPLE Data 1 CLEAR TIMER ON SCREEN VISS REC DEVICE AL PL TION ERROR OFF OFF REV CHECK TYPE RESET 2 ERROR Data 2 PRG CLK ROM VER HOUR METER COUNT SENSE RESET 3 CASSETTE Data 3 SHFT EJECT SEARCH OUT VISS 4 Data 4 SHFT ON SCREEN SELECT 5 NOT Data 5 SET PL AL COUNT TARGET SENSE 6 ALARM Data 6 CLEAR SET TL STATUS TL ST...

Page 46: ...he same as when locally controlled on the VCR Before transmitting either of the following commands 13 or 14 first transmit REC DUB REQUEST FAH and confirm that ACK is returned by the VCR 13 REC CAH Starts recording The VCR returns ACK 14 REC PAUSE CBH Engages Record Pause mode The VCR returns ACK To re start recording transmit REC FAH CAH To cancel Record Pause transmit STOP 3FH The VCR will enter...

Page 47: ...B3H To search for a designated INDEX point on the tape The VCR starts INDEX search after returning ACK When the specified point is reached the VCR returns COMPLETION 01H If the end or beginning of the tape is reached before the specified point the VCR returns NOT TARGET 05H This command differs from commands 15 and 16 only in that the FF ABH or REW ACH command is included separately 10 OPTIONAL SA...

Page 48: ...selected with SHIFT 4 CANCEL 67H Cancels program data in timer programming or engages the Cancel Program mode Setting procedure is the same as when using the VCR controls Be sure to transmit commands 1 byte at a time with ACK 0AH confirmation from the VCR after each transmission 5 On screen setting command 1 ON SCREEN ON 70H Activates time date on screen indication ON SCREEN OFF 71H Deactivates on...

Page 49: ...33H 30H 34H 35H 7 HOUR METER SENSE D2H VCR returns the hour meter data in 5 bytes eg 12345 hours 31H 32H 33H 34H 35H 8 TL STATUS SENSE D6H VCR returns Timelapse mode data in 6 bytes The contents of each byte are as follows 1st 2nd byte Recording playback mode Correspondence of the code and the mode is the same as that described in 2 2 Recording playback mode setting commands 2 MODE 7EH 3rd byte 5t...

Page 50: ...BIT Status when BIT is 1 0 Not defined Always 0 1 REC Mode VCR is in the Record mode 2 Eject A cassette is being ejected 3 Not defined Always 1 4 Stop Mode VCR is in the Stop mode 5 REW Mode VCR is in the Rewind mode 6 FF Mode VCR is in the Fast Forward mode 7 Play Mode VCR is in the Play mode 5th byte BIT Status when BIT is 1 0 Speed Code 0 VCR s current tape running mode See below 1 Speed Code 1...

Page 51: ...he 1st byte of the transmitted command In this case it is not necessary to input CLEAR Check whether the transmitted command is acceptable to the VCR or not TXD 7EH 30H 32H RXD 0AH 0AH 0AH Time 41H 0AH 33H 0AH 40H 0AH 3 Commands reference chart VCR setting commands Page 5 Recording playback mode 47 MODE SHIFT 47 MODE 47 5 Timelapse VCR operation mode 47 TL STATUS 47 5 Date and time setting 48 DATE...

Page 52: ... V 12 V HV 12 V output impedance 4 7 kohms Record mode repeat recording ON auto rewind ON Tape end Manual operation Warning Warning reset HV 12 V output impedance 4 7 kohms Record mode repeat recording OFF auto rewind OFF ALARM IN Alarm signal input ALARM REC OUT Alarm recording mode signal output TAPE END OUT Tape end signal output WARNING REC OUT Warning signal Rec mode signal output ALARM RST I...

Page 53: ...nput 5 Signal output 5 Horizontal resolution 5 Video S N Audio system 5 Number of tracks 5 Line input 5 Mic input 5 Line output 5 Frequency response 5 Audio S N 5 Wow and flutter Luminance FM recording Color down converted direct recording NTSC type color signal EIA monochrome signal 525 lines 60 fields 11 12 mm sec 8H mode EP 2 hours 40 minutes VHS Standard mode playback only 8 hours EP mode 24 4...

Page 54: ...99 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED SR L911UB VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER is a registered Trademark owned by VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD is a registered Trademark in Japan the U S A the U K and many other countries Printed in Thailand SL96168 ...