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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VZU-232CA

RS-232C Operation Board

English

GB

RS-232C-Steuerkarte

Deutsch

D

Carte d’opération RS-232C

Français

F

Tarjeta de control RS-232C

Español

E

Scheda operativa RS-232C

Italiano

I

CS

Before installing the RS-232C operation board, be sure to carefully read this manual,
and follow the instructions.
Please keep it in a safe place, in case it becomes necessary later on.

R232A/EX2 (RS-232C GB Operation Board)
Mon. Aug., 05/1996

Summary of Contents for VZU-232CA

Page 1: ... Français F Tarjeta de control RS 232C Español E Scheda operativa RS 232C Italiano I CS Before installing the RS 232C operation board be sure to carefully read this manual and follow the instructions Please keep it in a safe place in case it becomes necessary later on R232A EX2 RS 232C GB Operation Board Mon Aug 05 1996 ...

Page 2: ...or obligation Please note that we disclaim any liability for damages that may have been caused by the use of this product Do not use the video tape recorder if smoke or a strange odor comes from the unit or if it seems not to function correctly Unplug the power cord immediately then consult a factory authorized service center The production number is an important information for quality control Wh...

Page 3: ...g Make sure no cable or other is not pinched by the board 6 Install and tighten the screws After installing the RS 232C operation board follow the steps below to make sure it operates correctly RS 232C operation board operation check 1 Make all necessary connections to the VCR 2 Plug the power cord plug into an AC outlet 3 Press the VCR MENU button Go to the Menu OTHER 4 Make sure that RS 232C 120...

Page 4: ...Pin number Signal Operation Signal direction 2 RXD Receive data VCR Computer 3 TXD Send data VCR Computer 4 DTR Normally 1 5 GND Signal ground The signal transmission is compatible with RS 232C specifications VCR Computer TXD 3 Pin TXD RXD 2 Pin RXD GND 5 Pin GND 7 Pin 8 Pin Data format Mode Asynchronous Character length 8 Bits Data transmission speed 1200 2400 4800 or 9600 Parity check None Stop ...

Page 5: ...3AH To start playback If sent during recording will start recording check mode STILL 4FH To go to pause still mode STOP 3FH To go to stop mode FF ABH To start fast forward mode If sent during playback will start CUE fast forward playback mode If sent during a playback pause will advance of 1 frame If sent during alarm search alarm scan or date time search receiving mode will set the search or scan...

Page 6: ...will cancel the menu display REC CAH To start recording If sent during 1 frame recording mode will record 1 frame Send this command only after sending the REC DUB REQUEST command and the VCR responds with ACK 0AH If the cassette has no erasure prevention tab recording will not be possible even if the VCR responds with ACK 0AH Send the STATUS SENSE D7H command to confirm the state of the tape REC D...

Page 7: ...put the numerical value of the desired alarm point on the tape then send the FF ABH or REW ACH command to start the alarm search 30H or 31H will search for the first recorded alarm Example To search for the 10th alarm point recorded on the tape in the FF direction from the actual search start point T D SEARCH B2H Switch to data time search receiving mode After inputting the numerical value of the ...

Page 8: ...or towards the right When the date time indication is displayed it will move it towards the right SHIFT 64H When a menu is displayed it will move the cursor down When the date time indication is displayed it will move it down SET R P j UP 65H When a menu is displayed it will modify increase the date time setting or the numerical value To select the tape speed SET R P l DOWN 66H When a menu is disp...

Page 9: ...o the VCR will respond with ACK 0AH HEAD TIME D2H 5 bytes indicating the usage duration of the video head will be returned Will not function if sent when a menu is displayed or during timer recording POWER TIME D3H 5 bytes indicating the power connected state duration will be returned Will not function if sent when a menu is displayed or during timer recording T L STATUS SENSE D6H 5 bytes indicati...

Page 10: ...celed COMPLETION 01H Returned when the target point is found after a search or scan operation Returned every time a recorded alarm is found during a scan operation ERROR 02H When a command of more than 2 bytes cannot be received past the second byte by the VCR it will return an ERROR 02H to indicate that the command is not received Any other command send after an ERROR 02H will not be received How...

Page 11: ...er recording pause condition 5 SERIES REC MODE ON Series recording mode ON 6 1SHOT REC MODE ON One frame recording mode ON 7 ALARM REC MODE ON Alarm recording mode ON Byte 5 BIT 0 Undefined Normally 0 1 ALARM SEARCH SET Alarm search being set 2 ALARM SEARCH MODE Alarm search mode ON 3 Undefined Normally 0 4 ALARM SCAN MODE Alarm scan mode ON 5 T D SEARCH SET Date time search being set 6 T D SEARCH...

Page 12: ...ormally 0 3 CASSETTE OUT No cassette loaded in the VCR 4 REC INHIBIT Loaded cassette has no erasure prevention tab 5 Undefined Normally 0 6 Undefined Normally 0 7 Undefined Normally 1 Byte 2 BIT 0 Undefined Normally 0 1 Undefined Normally 0 2 Undefined Normally 0 3 WARNING Something wrong with the VCR 4 Undefined Normally 0 5 Undefined Normally 0 6 Undefined Normally 0 7 Undefined Normally 0 GB R2...

Page 13: ...d Normally 0 1 REC MODE Recording 2 EJECT Ejecting the cassette 3 Undefined Normally 0 4 STOP MODE In stop mode 5 REW MODE Rewinding 6 FF MODE Fast forwarding 7 PLAY MODE Playing back Byte 5 BIT 0 STILL MODE In playback still mode 1 PAUSE MODE In record pause mode 2 Undefined Normally 0 3 Undefined Normally 0 4 REVIEW MODE Reverse playback mode 5 CUE MODE Fast forward playback mode 6 Undefined Nor...

Page 14: ...ESET 3 CASSETTE OUT 3 SHIFT EJECT POWER TIME COUNT MEMORY 4 4 SHIFT MENU 5 NOT TARGET 5 SET R P j 6 ALARM IN 6 CLEAR SET R P l T L STATUS SENSE T L TABLE ON 7 7 STATUS SENSE T L TABLE OFF 8 8 9 9 SECURITY LOCK ON A ACK PLAY REV PLAY SECURITY LOCK OFF REC REC DUB REQUEST B NAK POWER ON OFF FF VCR INQ C REW D E R P SPEED SET F STOP STILL GB R232A EX2 RS 232C GB Operation Board Mon Aug 05 1996 13 ...

Page 15: ...ic Co Ltd M Spitzer Mileger 1AC6P1P1330 Steinengraben 40 CH 4051 Basel R232A EX2 0896KP SY01 Issue No 1 Copyright SANYO 1996 All rights reserved Printed in Japan R232A EX2 RS 232C GB Operation Board Mon Aug 05 1996 ...

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