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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

TLS-9960

Time Lapse Video Cassette Recorder

English

Magnétoscope time lapse à cassette

Français

Videograbador en lapsos de tiempo

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.

RC4Q/U (TLS-9960 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999

Summary of Contents for TLS-9960

Page 1: ...is Videograbador en lapsos de tiempo 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 ...

Page 2: ...ce for its installation œ Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away from sources of intense heat œ Avoid dusty or humid places œ Avoid places with insufficient ventilation for proper heat dissipation Do not block the ventilation holes of the VCR Do not place the unit on a carpet because this will block the ventilation holes œ Install the VCR in a horizontal position only œ Avoid locations su...

Page 3: ...g function œ Head switching function ACCESSORY Power cord CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS 1 FEATURES 2 ACCESSORY 2 LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 3 CONNECTIONS 6 TYPES OF ON SCREEN DISPLAYS AND DISPLAY SEQUENCE 7 SETTING THE LANGUAGE AND CLOCK 9 CHANGING THE ON SCREEN DISPLAY 10 VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES 11 TAPE MANAGEMENT FUNCTION 13 NORMAL RECORDING 16 AUTOREPEAT RECORDING 19 ALARM RECORDING 20 PROGRAM TI...

Page 4: ...r O REPEAT autorepeat recording indicator P REC record button Q REPEAT REC autorepeat recording switch R ALARM DURATION alarm recording time switch S ALARM SPEED alarm recording speed switch T ON SCREEN switch U ALL RESET button V MENU RESET button W SHARPNESS control NOTE œ Buttons 3 and 5 are also used for menu control POWER REPEAT l SHUTTLE j JOG TIMER RESET MEMORY COUNTER SHIFT REC PLAY l SPEE...

Page 5: ...recorded 4 Power failure indicator Comes on after a power failure 5 Mode display œ Recording playback speed mode œ Alarm search mode œ Alarm scan mode œ Dew display 5 6 Mode display œ Day Time search mode 6 Counter display œ Time display œ Linear time counter display 7 OFF indicator Comes on when the tape end has been reached after a recording except during autorepeat recording mode 8 Counter memo...

Page 6: ...set trigger input terminal P CLOCK SET OUT external clock set trigger output terminal Q VIDEO OUT video output jack R VIDEO IN video input jack S AUDIO OUT audio output jack T AUDIO IN audio input jack U MIC IN microphone input jack V REMOTE remote control input jack W RS232C connector D sub 9 pin type X AC power input AUDIO OUT MIC IN REMOTE PUSH OPEN EXT TIMER IN AC IN IN VIDEO IN OUT RS485 B A ...

Page 7: ...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 About the memory reset If the VCR location is changed or to cancel previous settings please reset the memory as described below All the settings as the time and date will be reset and the security lock will be cancelled To reset the memory press the ALL RE...

Page 8: ...ton Press the MENU button Press the MENU button Press the MENU button Press the MENU button HOLIDAY SET menu ALARM TIME menu POWER FAILURE DEW USED TIME menu SET UP 1 SET UP 2 SET UP 3 SET UP 4 TIMER SET HOLIDAY SET ALARM TIME POWER FAILURE DEW USED TIME DTo display the number date and time of the alarm recordings DTo display the time used DTo display the number and duration of failures due to con...

Page 9: ... the JOG dial and SHUTTLE ring JOG dial œ Put the tip of your index finger into the depression then turn the dial in any direction œ When a menu is displayed turn the dial clockwise and the cursor will move to the right or down Turn the dial counterclockwise and the cursor will move to the left or up SHUTTLE ring œ When a menu is displayed turn the ring of 10 or more clockwise and the selected dat...

Page 10: ... 01 02 11 12 for January February November December 6 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the time the daylight saving time adjustment is made 7 Turn the JOG dial clockwise until LST is flashing 8 Following the same procedure as above steps 4 to 6 set when the time is changed back from daylight saving time to standard time 9 Turn the JOG dial clockwise until the CLOCK SET setting is flashing F Turn the S...

Page 11: ...d ALARM COUNT The number of alarm recordings is displayed SPEED The recording playback speed mode is displayed 5 Press the SEARCH AUDIO ON button to save the settings NOTE œ 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 inpu...

Page 12: ... recommended œ 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 17 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 ø The time display will switch to the re...

Page 13: ...ecording will only start after the tape thread check is completed To cancel recording press the STOP button 1 Press the MENU button until the SET UP 4 menu is displayed SET UP 4 öSW OUT FIELD 01 TIMING FIELD 2H Y öTHREAD CHECK Y öVIDEO LOSS N öREC SPEED N ö1 SHOT SET FIELD 1 INTERVAL 1M 2 Turn the JOG dial until the THREAD CHECK setting is flashing 3 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the desired mode Y...

Page 14: ...yed and the conflicting setting that is preventing recording will flash After the tape management data is checked if there is no conflict recording starts and the data at the beginning of the tape is updated The message T MANAGE OK is displayed on screen while the data is updated If a conflict is found when the tape management data is checked the TAPE MANAGEMENT menu is displayed and the conflicti...

Page 15: ...ashing 6 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to 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 17 NOTES œ The data is updated at the beginning of the recording Even if the recording is stopped before the end the original data will remain ...

Page 16: ...VERRIDE N PRESS EJECT œ 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 ...

Page 17: ...ot advance the VCR will go into stop mode 3 To stop recording press the STOP button NOTES œ A tape recording made on this VCR may not play back with the same degree of clarity on a time lapse from another manufacturer œ 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 Recording speed mode hour mode Maximum rec...

Page 18: ...ecording 1 Press the MENU button until the SET UP 4 menu is displayed SET UP 4 öSW OUT FIELD 01 TIMING FIELD 2H Y öTHREAD CHECK Y öVIDEO LOSS N öREC SPEED N ö1 SHOT SET FIELD 1 INTERVAL 1M 2 Turn the JOG dial until the REC SPEED setting is flashing 3 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the desired mode Y Recording speed mode can be changed N Recording speed mode can not be changed 4 Press the SEARCH AUDI...

Page 19: ...pped with a clog detection function The recording quality is monitored automatically When the heads are dirty and the recording quality deteriorates the output at the WARNING OUT terminal becomes 0V Low the m indicator flashes on the digital display and the buzzer sounds If in the SET UP 3 menu CLOG DETECT is set to N the recording quality is not monitored NOTES œ To cancel the m indicator display...

Page 20: ...MODE setting is R 1 the REPEAT indicator will go off if there is an alarm trigger The recording will continue to the end of the tape then it will be rewound to the beginning and stop OFF will be displayed on the digital display To turn off the buzzer if in the SETUP 2 menu in the BUZZER section TAPE END is set to Y and the OFF display press the STOP EJECT or PLAY button or turn the SHUTTLE ring œ ...

Page 21: ...uration Timer recording is not possible N Alarm recording is not performed even if there is an alarm trigger If the ALARM DURATION switch is set to the PROG position please continue with steps 5 and 6 5 Turn the JOG dial until the ALARM DURATION setting is flashing 6 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to select the desired alarm recording duration 20S 40S 1M 2M 3M 4M 5M or CC 20S 5M Recording only for the disp...

Page 22: ...erminals 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 ALARM RESET IN terminal œ If the circuit between the ALARM RESET IN terminal and COM terminals is closed during alarm recording alarm recording mode is canceled Checking the Alarm Recordings Time 1 Press the MENU button until the ALARM TIME ...

Page 23: ...tion below 3 Press the PLAY button ø Playback will start Alarm Scan To look for an alarm recording by viewing the first 5 seconds of each alarm recording 1 Press the SEARCH AUDIO ON button twice during stop mode ø AL SCAN will be displayed on screen 2 Turn the SHUTTLE ring clockwise or counterclockwise ø The unit will advance or rewind the tape at high speed and playback the first 5 seconds of eve...

Page 24: ...stop minutes position starts flashing 7 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the recording stop minutes ex 00 then turn the JOG dial clockwise ø The SPD recording speed position will start flashing NOTE œ 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 Turn the ...

Page 25: ...SHUTTLE ring to set öö for the recording stop hour ø The rest of the line settings will change to öö öö ööö ö the day of the next line will change to the next day and the start time will change to öö öö automatically 7 Turn the JOG dial clockwise ø The day of the week of the 8th line is flashing 8 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the desired stop day of the week ex MON then turn the JOG dial clockwise...

Page 26: ...program timer recording mode is set to N œ 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 Turn the JOG dial until the setting to correct is flashing 3 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to correct the setting 4 Press the SEARCH AUDIO ON button to save the sett...

Page 27: ... the one with the earliest recording start time will have priority See chart below œ To set two or more timer recordings for a same day of the week turn the JOG dial until the day of the week for the second recording is flashing then turn the SHUTTLE ring to set the desired day of the week œ If no timer recording is set or a cassette without erasure prevention tab is loaded when the TIMER button i...

Page 28: ... External setting is flashing ø The SPD recording speed position will start flashing 3 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to select the recording speed mode ex 24 then turn the JOG dial clockwise ø N will start flashing 4 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to select Y TIMER SET WEEK START STOP SPD SUN N MON N TUE N WED N THU N FRI N SAT N DLY N EXT ööööö ööööö 24 Y 5 Follow steps F and G under PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING on pa...

Page 29: ...hould 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 stops NOTES œ If the counter reading on VCR No 1 is 1H57M00S or more when the REC button is pressed step 3 the recording will start on VCR No 2 œ If in the SET UP 3 menu SERIES REC IN is set to N and in the SET UP 1 menu OUTPUT is set to NON REC series recor...

Page 30: ...ding mode 4 Set the security lock on VCR No 1 NOTES œ The TAPE END MODE in SET UP 3 menu should be set to REW for both units without fail œ In loop recording mode the tape will be re recorded over If you need to keep the recorded infomation please eject the tape after recording is complete and insert a new tape Loop recording connection example with 2 VCRs AUDIO OUT MIC IN REMOTE PUSH OPEN EXT TIM...

Page 31: ...OT IN terminal should be on for 0 1 sec or more œ The trigger interval at the 1 SHOT IN terminal varies according to the number of images to record but should be over 1 sec œ To do alarm recording while in single image recording mode display the SET UP 3 menu and set SERIES REC IN to N œ If a single image recording trigger is not received or if the REC button is not pressed during the duration set...

Page 32: ...rer may not play back with the same degree of clarity on this unit Tracking Control If there is noise in the image during playback 1 While looking at the playback picture press and hold the TRACKING V STILL button to minimize the noise 2 If it cannot be minimized press the TRACKING V STILL button Vertical Lock Control During still image mode 1 Press and hold the TRACKING V STILL button to reduce t...

Page 33: ...e dial faster to increase the speed of the frame advance 2 To return to normal playback press the PLAY button NOTES œ During reverse frame advance noise will appear in the picture œ If frame advance mode continues for 5 minutes or more the VCR will go into stop mode to avoid damaging the tape Reverse Playback 1 Turn the SHUTTLE ring counterclockwise and hold it during normal playback See SHUTTLE R...

Page 34: ... case use alarm scan to find the desired recording location œ 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 using the CLOCK ADJUSTMENT function œ If the recording has been made in 120 hour or more mode the day time search with a minutes setting see step 4 above will not operate When using the da...

Page 35: ...peed modes the tape counter indication is a ratio of the 2 hour mode base indication In 12 hour recording mode each second of the tape counter actually represents approximately 12 2 1 7 real seconds œ There may be a slight discrepancy between the position shown on the tape counter and the actual tape position œ When rewinding the tape past the 0H 00M 00S position a minus sign will be displayed SET...

Page 36: ...lock engaged mode and alarm recording mode the buzzer will not be heard when a button related to one 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 1 Connect the CLOCK SET OUT terminal on VCR 1 to th...

Page 37: ... side up for RS 485 10 To setup the termination only when using the RS 485 connector OFF side down Not terminated ON side up Terminated NOTE œ Refer to the RS 232C and RS 485 command section or to the special controller and or to the computer instruction manual Data Transfer Speed Setup 1 Press the MENU button until the SET UP 3 menu is displayed SET UP 3 öALARM MODE Y1 öALARM DURATION 20S öEXT TI...

Page 38: ...ype A cable without pin connection number correspondence CHECKING POWER FAILURE FAILURE DUE TO CONDENSATION AND USAGE DURATION 1 Press the MENU button until the POWER FAILURE DEW and USED TIME menu is displayed POWER FAILURE The number of power failures and the date and time of the most recent power failure and recovery are displayed DEW The number of failures due to condensation and the date and ...

Page 39: ...ode 3M The output becomes 0 V Low when the tape counter reaches 1H57M00S and or when the tape reaches the end END The output becomes 0 V Low when the tape reaches the end 4 Press the SEARCH AUDIO ON button to save the setting WARNING OUT Terminal œ If the tape stops or other problem the output becomes 0V Low œ To reset the output press the STOP or ALL RESET button or unplug the power cord then plu...

Page 40: ... When recording in 2 hour mode a pulse signal is not output 7 Press the SEARCH AUDIO ON button to save the settings SERIES OUT NON REC OUT terminal setting The output at the SERIES OUT NON REC OUT terminal can be set 1 Press the MENU button until the SET UP 1 menu is displayed SET UP 1 öDAYLIGHT SET USE WEEK MONTH TIME ON 1ST SUN 04 02 00 OFF LST SUN 10 02 00 öOUTPUT SERIES öCLOCK SET 10 15 99 FRI...

Page 41: ...ENU button until the SET UP 1 menu is displayed SET UP 1 öDAYLIGHT SET USE WEEK MONTH TIME ON 1ST SUN 04 02 00 OFF LST SUN 10 02 00 öOUTPUT SERIES öCLOCK SET 10 15 99 FRI 15 20 00 öREMOTE EJECT öLANGUAGE LANGUE IDIOMA ENGLISH 2 Turn the JOG dial until the REMOTE setting is flashing 3 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to select the desired switch mode EJECT Switch 7 will eject the tape MENU Switch 7 will displ...

Page 42: ...utton then press the SHIFT button 3 Release the MENU button œ The selected heads combination will change in the order indicated in the table below To select another heads combination repeat steps 2 and 3 above Heads combination Azimuth indicator Displayed on the digital panel 1 A1 and A2 2 B1 and B2 3 A2 and B2 SC 4 A1 and B1 No indicator Normal heads combination NOTES œ When the end of the tape i...

Page 43: ...n Periodic inspection 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...

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Page 45: ...rectly The unit is not set to timer recording stand 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 or PLAY button or turn the SHUTTLE ring to turn the indicator off Noise in the playback pictu...

Page 46: ... 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 Low level active 0V 100msec or more Alarm output DC 5 V 0 5 5 7 kΩ Low at alarm Alarm reset input Low level active 0V 100msec or more Switch output DC 5 V 0 5 5 7 kΩ Low at switching Tape end output DC 5 V 0 5 5 7 kΩ Low at tape end Warning output DC 5 V 0 5...

Page 47: ...es not apply to uncrating setup 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 fur...

Page 48: ...SANYO Electric Co Ltd 1AC6P1P1879 D RC4Q U 0601KP 01 Issue No 5 Copyright SANYO 1999 All rights reserved Printed in Japan ...

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