Sanyo SRC-800A User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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SRC-800A

Video Cassette Recorder English

Magnétoscope à Cassette Français

Videograbador 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.

PRECAUTIONS

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

CAUTION:

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or other moisture.

CAUTION:

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

For customers in Canada

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

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 installed 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 radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

œ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. œ Increase the separation between the equipment

and receiver.

œ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is connected.

œ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

English

PRECAUTIONS

Location

For safe operation and satisfactory performance of your VCR, keep the following in mind when selecting a place 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 subject to strong vibrations. œ Avoid moving the VCR between cold and hot

locations (see “Moisture Condensation Problems”, this page).

œ Do not place the VCR directly on top of the TV, as this

may cause playback or recording problems.

Avoiding Electrical Shock and Fire

œ Do not handle the power cord with wet hands. œ Do not pull on the power cord when disconnecting it

from an AC wall outlet. Grasp it by the plug.

œ If any liquid is spilled on the VCR, unplug the power

cord immediately and have the unit inspected at a factory-authorized service center.

œ Do not place anything directly on top of this VCR.

Moisture Condensation Problems

Cause:

When the VCR is first installed, moved from a cold area to a warm area or placed in a location with high humidity, dew (moisture) may form in the unit. The Dew indicator (À) blinks. If you operate the VCR with dew inside, damage may result.

Prevention:

Do not operate the VCR for approximately 2 hours.

When the VCR reaches room temperature, the Dew indicator (À) will turn off and the VCR will be ready for operation.

English

CONTENTS

FEATURES

PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

FEATURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

ACCESSORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS . . . . 4

CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

ON-SCREEN MENU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

SETTING THE LANGUAGE AND CLOCK. . . . . . . . . . 11

SUPERIMPOSE DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

TAPE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

NORMAL RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

AUTOREPEAT RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

ALARM RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

SERIES RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

PLAYBACK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

DAY/TIME SEARCH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

SECURITY LOCK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

CLOCK ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

œ Tape management function œ High-speed Fast Forward/Rewind œ Field recording/playback œ Audio recording œ Autorepeat recording œ Series recording function œ Alarm recording function œ On-screen mode setting œ Integrated time date generator œ Day/Time search function œ Alarm scan/search function œ Forward/Reverse field advance function œ 30-day memory backup œ Security lock œ Automatic head cleaning function œ Thread check function œ 8-hour mode recording

ACCESSORY

Power cord

SETTING THE CASSETTE EJECT MODE . . . . . . . . . 30

CHECKING POWER FAILURE, FAILURE DUE TO

CONDENSATION AND USAGE DURATION . . . . 31

OUTPUT TERMINALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

Front Panel

EJECT

EJECT button

Cassette loading slot

STILL/PAUSE button

SEARCH button

MENU EXIT button

REW (rewind) button

PLAY button

FF (fast forward) button

STOP button

REC (record) button

POWER indicator

TAPE END indicator

Flashes during output from the TAPE END OUT

terminal.

21 3

STILL/PAUSE

X I

4 5 6 7 89F

REW FF

PLAY

ON SCREENMENU

OFF ON

G H I

TRACKING SHIFT

CLEAR ENTER

MENU RESET button ALL RESET button COUNTER RESET button

j button

l button

TRACKING + button SHIFT « button ENTER button

TRACKING – button SHIFT ] button CLEAR button

MENU button Press this button to display the menu. Buttons I, J, K and L are used for menu control.

ON SCREEN switch

STOP

(

)

(

)

POWER

TAPE END

REC

COUNTER

RESET

ALL

RESET

GHIJKLMNOP

Front door

Digital display panel

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LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

Digital Display

PT/D

OFF

Mode display

œ Warning display

N flashes: Mode changed to non-recording

mode while recording was in progress. M flashes: Problem with mechanism. V flashes: Video loss has occurred. A flashes: Alarm recording in progress.

When alarm recording finishes, AL

lights.

AL flashes during alarm recording.

œ Time display (No tape)

œ Linear time counter

display (Tape inserted)

œ Dew display

œ Tracking control

display

Power failure indicator Lights after a power failure.

NOTE:

œ To cancel the “P” display, press the MENU

RESET button.

Security lock indicator Lights when the security lock is engaged.

NOTES:

œ The warning details appear according to the

(WARNING OUT/EJECT SET) menu setting.

œ The warning display has priority over other

types of display. (Refer to “WARNING OUT Terminal” on page 34.)

œ To cancel the display press the STOP button.

œ Recording/playback

speed mode

œ Alarm search

setting display

œ Alarm scan setting

display

œ Day/Time search

setting display

T/D

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LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

Operation Indicators

œ 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

OFF indicator Lights when the tape end has been reached after

recording.

Cassette indicator Lights when a cassette is loaded.

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LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

Back Panel

OPEN COLLECTOR

1=500mA(Max.) 2= 50mA(Max.)

PUSH OPEN

AC IN

N M

Battery compartment

SW OUT (switch output) terminal

EJECT OUT (eject trigger output) terminal

TAPE END OUT (tape end output) terminal SERIES OUT (series recording trigger output) terminal

CLOCK OUT (external clock set trigger output) terminal

WARNING OUT (warning output) terminal œ Signals are output when an alarm, video loss,

non-recording or mechanism problem occurs.

COM terminal

EJECT IN (eject trigger input) terminal

CLOCK IN EJECT IN WARNING OUT 1 TAPE END

ALARM IN SERIES IN

REMOTE

MIC IN

COM

AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

CLOCK OUT

(SERIES) OUT 2

CLOCK OUT

468

TAPE END

EJECT OUT

(

SERIES) OUT 2

EJECT OUT

OUT

SW OUT

CLOCK IN EJECT IN WARNING OUT 1

ALARM IN SERIES IN

COM

F 2

IJK H

VIDEO IN (video input) jack

VIDEO OUT (video output) jack

AUDIO OUT (audio output) jack

AUDIO IN (audio input) jack

MIC IN (microphone input) jack

REMOTE (remote control input) jack

AC power input

NOTE:

œ The terminal may be damaged by a torque of 0.49

N.m (5kg.cm) or more and by using screwdriver with a tip with a diameter of 6 mm or more.

SW OUT

3579G

SERIES IN (series recording trigger input) terminal

CLOCK IN (external clock set trigger input) terminal

ALARM IN (alarm trigger input) terminal

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CONNECTIONS

Connect the video camera and TV monitor as shown in the figure below.

NOTE:

Before making the connections, make sure the devices are disconnected from the power outlet.

TV Monitor (sold separately)

Video camera (sold separately)

From an external audio source

AC IN

PUSH OPEN

Power cord

Power Cord Installation

Plug the supplied power cord firmly into the AC

power input AC IN ~ socket. Insert the plug of this power cord into a outlet.

OPEN COLLECTOR

1=500mA(Max.) 2= 50mA(Max.)

To remote control

(sold separately)

To outlet

To VIDEO IN jack

CLOCK IN EJECT IN WARNING OUT 1 TAPE END

ALARM IN SERIES IN

REMOTE

MIC IN

COM

CLOCK OUT

AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

(

SERIES) OUT 2

EJECT OUT

OUT

Coaxial cable (sold

separately) VIDEO OUT jack

NOTES:

œ The grounded power cord (3-pin plug) must be

connected to a grounded power outlet.

œ 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.

œ You can use a VA-RMN01 Remote Control Unit (sold

separately) to control the VCR remotely.

œ If there is no video signal when the power is turned

on, “NO VIDEO” will be displayed on-screen.

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ON-SCREEN MENU

Main Menu

To access on-screen menu

When no menu is displayed on-screen, press the

MENU button.

ø The MAIN MENU appears.

MAIN MENU

<MAIN@MENU>

1.LANGUAGE/CLOCK@SET

2.DISPLAY/SW@OUT@SET

3.GENERAL@SET

4.WARNING@OUT/EJECT@SET

5.ALARM/SERIES@REC@SET

6.TAPE@MANAGEMENT

7.OTHERS

2 Press the MENU EXIT (or MENU) button to return to

the monitor screen.

Using the l, j, ENTER and CLEAR buttons for setting

l (or j) button

œ When the display is highlighted in a MAIN MENU,

select a sub-menu.

œ When the display is highlighted in a sub-menu, select

a setting item.

œ While the display is flashing, the selected data setting

will change or the selected setting value will increase or decrease.

Sub-menus

To enter or modify settings within a sub-menu

When a MAIN MENU is being displayed, press the l

(or j) button to select one of the sub-menus, then press the ENTER button.

ø The selected sub-menu appears.

Press the l (or j) button to move the selection to

the desired setting, then press the ENTER button.

ø The selected item flashes.

Press the l (or j) button to enter or modify the

setting. Press the MENU EXIT button to save the settings

and return to the monitor screen.

LANGUAGE/CLOCK SET menu

<LANGUAGE/CLOCK@SET> *LANGUAGE-LANGUE-IDIOMA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENGLISH

*CLOCK@SET @01-01-2002@TUE@00:00:00

*DAYLIGHT@SET@@@@@NO@USE @@@@@@WEEK@@@MONTH@TIME @ON@@@1ST-SUN@@04@@02:00 @OFF@@LST-SUN@@10@@02:00

DISPLAY/SW OUT SET menu

<DISPLAY@SET>@@@@SET@UP DATE@@@@@@@@@@@@@Y TIME@@@@@@@@@@@@@Y ALARM@COUNT@@@@@@Y

ENTER button

œ After making the setting, press this button to save the

setting and move to the next setting.

œ When a MAIN MENU is being displayed, press this

button and the sub-menu for selection will appear.

œ When a menu is being displayed, press this button to

change the selected setting item from highlighted to flashing.

œ If there are several items on one line, press this

button to confirm the setting and move to the next item (on the right).

CLEAR button

œ When a sub-menu is being displayed, press this

button and the MAIN MENU will appear.

œ If there are several items on one line, press this

button to move to the previous item (on the left).

<SW@OUT@SET> TIMING@@@@@@@@@@@FIELD FIELD@@@@@@@@@@@@1 OUTPUT@@@@@@@@@@@Y

GENERAL SET menu

<GENERAL@SET> TAPE@IN@MODE@@@@@STOP TAPE@END@MODE@@@@REW CLOCK@ADJUST@@@@@01:00 THREAD@CHECK@@@@@N VIDEO@LOSS@@@@@@@N REMOTE@@@@@@@@@@@MENU VIDEO@@@@@@@@@@@@COLOR

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ON-SCREEN MENU

WARNING OUT/EJECT SET menu

<WARNING@OUT@SET>SET@UP ALARM@@@@@@@@@@@@Y NON@REC@@@@@@@@@@N MECHA.PROBLEM@@@@Y VIDEO@LOSS@@@@@@@Y

<EJECT@SET> EJECT@MODE@@@@@@@EJECT1 OPERATION@@@@@@@@SLAVE

NOTE:

œ The “VIDEO LOSS” line does not appear if “VIDEO

LOSS” is set to “N” in the (GENERAL SET) menu.

ALARM/SERIES REC SET menu

<ALARM/SERIES@REC@SET> *ALARM@SET @@MODE@@@@@@@@@@@Y @@DURATION@@@@@@@20S *SERIES@REC@@@@@@N *TAPE@END@OUT@@@@8:00

TAPE MANAGEMENT menu

<TAPE@MANAGEMENT> *TAPE@MANAGEMENT@@@@N *PROTECT@DAY@@@@@@@30

*REC@PASS@SET@@@@@@10

*GROUP@NO.SET@@@@@OFF

*OVERRIDE@@@@@@@@@@@N

OTHERS menu

<OTHERS> *ALARM@LOG *POWER@FAILURE/DEW

NOTES:

œ Setting items are highlighted (appear in blue

characters) when they are selected.

œ Settings flash while they are being changed. œ When a menu is displayed, recording will not be

possible.

œ During recording or playback the menus cannot be

displayed.

œ To reset the settings of a menu to their original

values, select the desired menu and then press the MENU RESET button.

œ The USED TIME data in the (POWER

FAILURE/DEW/USED TIME) menu cannot be cleared even when the MENU RESET button is pressed.

œ Press the MENU button to save any settings made

and switch menu screens. To display the (ALARM LOG) menu or (POWER FAILURE/DEW/USED TIME) menu, select the “ALARM LOG” or “POWER FAILURE/DEW” line in the (OTHERS) menu and then press the ENTER button.

œ Press the CLEAR button while a setting item is

highlighted (appears in blue characters) to return to the main menu. In the case of the (ALARM LOG) menu or the (POWER FAILURE/DEW/USED TIME) menu, to return to the (OTHERS) menu.

ALARM LOG menu

<ALARM@LOG>@@@@@@@@@000 @@@001@@@-----@--:-@@@002@@@-----@--:-@@@003@@@-----@--:-@@@004@@@-----@--:-@@@005@@@-----@--:-@@@006@@@-----@--:-@@@007@@@-----@--:-@@@008@@@-----@--:-@@@009@@@-----@--:-@@@010@@@-----@--:--

POWER FAILURE/DEW/USED TIME menu

<POWER@FAILURE> 000@FAILURE@@-----@--:-@@@@RECOVERY@-----@--:--

<DEW> 000@FAILURE@@-----@--:-@@@@RECOVERY@-----@--:--

<USED@TIME> @@VIDEO@@@@@@@@@00000H @@POWER@@@@@@@@@00000H

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SETTING THE LANGUAGE AND CLOCK

Language Setting

English, French, Spanish or Portuguese can be selected by the user.

Turn the power on to all devices used.

Press the MENU button to display the MAIN MENU.

ø The “1.LANGUAGE/CLOCK SET” line appears

highlighted.

<MAIN@MENU>

1.LANGUAGE/CLOCK@SET

2.DISPLAY/SW@OUT@SET

3.GENERAL@SET

4.WARNING@OUT/EJECT@SET

5.ALARM/SERIES@REC@SET

6.TAPE@MANAGEMENT

7.OTHERS

Press the ENTER button.

ø The (LANGUAGE/CLOCK SET) menu appears. ø “ENGLISH” is highlighted (appears in blue

characters).

<LANGUAGE/CLOCK@SET> *LANGUAGE-LANGUE-IDIOMA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENGLISH

*CLOCK@SET @01-01-2002@TUE@00:00:00

*DAYLIGHT@SET@@@@@NO@USE @@@@@@WEEK@@@MONTH@TIME @ON@@@1ST-SUN@@04@@02:00 @OFF@@LST-SUN@@10@@02:00

Press the ENTER button.

ø The display color for the selected item returns

to the original color and flashes.

Press the l (or j) button to select the language of

your choice. œ To set the next item, press the ENTER button,

then press the l (or j) button to select the next setting.

When finished, press the MENU EXIT button to

return to the monitor screen.

Clock setting

Example: To set the clock to October 15, 2002 at 3:20

PM (15:20).

Follow steps 1 to 3 under “Language Setting”.

Press the l (or j) button until the “CLOCK SET”

setting is highlighted (appears in blue characters). Press the ENTER button.

ø The month position starts flashing.

Press the l (or j) button to set the month (10), then

press the ENTER button.

ø The day of week is set automatically.

Press the l (or j) button to set the day (15), then

press the ENTER button. Press the l (or j) button to set the year (2002),

then press the ENTER button. Press the l (or j) button to set the hours (15 for 3

PM), then press the ENTER button.

ø Unit uses 24hours format.

Press the l (or j) button to set the minutes (20),

then press the ENTER button.

<LANGUAGE/CLOCK@SET> *LANGUAGE-LANGUE-IDIOMA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENGLISH

*CLOCK@SET @10-15-2002@TUE@15:20:00

*DAYLIGHT@SET@@@@@NO@USE @@@@@@WEEK@@@MONTH@TIME @ON@@@1ST-SUN@@04@@02:00 @OFF@@LST-SUN@@10@@02:00

œ If a wrong setting has been entered, press the

CLEAR button to move to the setting to be changed, then press the l (or j) button to enter the correct setting.

For accurate clock setting, press the l button timed

with a time broadcast or other accurate time signal. This will start the seconds counting from 00.

œ To set the next item, press the ENTER button,

then press the l (or j) button to select the next setting.

Press the MENU EXIT button to return to the monitor

screen.

English

NOTE:

œ In STOP mode, press and hold the STOP button then

press the TRACKING – button to reset the minutes and seconds to 00 (to the closest hour). For example, between 13:30:00 and 14:29:59 the clock is reset to 14:00:00.

SETTING THE LANGUAGE AND CLOCK

Automatic Daylight Saving Time Adjustment

1 Follow steps 1 to 3 under “Language Setting” on

page 11.

<LANGUAGE/CLOCK@SET> *LANGUAGE-LANGUE-IDIOMA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENGLISH

*CLOCK@SET @10-15-2002@TUE@15:20:00

*DAYLIGHT@SET@@@@@NO@USE @@@@@@WEEK@@@MONTH@TIME @ON@@@1ST-SUN@@04@@02:00 @OFF@@LST-SUN@@10@@02:00

Press the l (or j) button until the “DAYLIGHT SET”

setting is highlighted (appears in blue characters), then press the ENTER button.

Press the l (or j) button to set the auto daylight

saving time/standard time adjustment, then press the ENTER button.

NO USE . . . . . . . . . . . . No daylight saving

time/standard time adjustment is made.

USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The auto daylight saving

time/standard time adjustment is made.

ø If using the “USE” setting, continue with steps

4 to 7.

4 Press the l (or j) button to select the “ON” line

setting, then press the ENTER button.

ø The “1ST” of the “ON” line flashes.

Set the day the daylight saving time adjustment is

made. œ Press the l (or j) button to set the week, then

press the ENTER button. 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH or LST (first, second, third,

fourth or last)

œ Press the l (or j) button to set the day of week,

then press the ENTER button.

SUN, MON, TUE, ...... SAT (Sunday, Monday,

Tuesday....Saturday)

œ Press the l (or j) button to set the month the

daylight saving time adjustment is made, then press the ENTER button.

01, 02,.....11, 12 (for January,

February......November, December)

œ Press the l (or j) button to set the time (hour)

the daylight saving time adjustment is made, then press the ENTER button.

œ Press the l (or j) button to set the time

(minutes) the daylight saving time adjustment is made, then press the ENTER button.

Press the l (or j) button to select the “OFF” line

setting, then press the ENTER button.

ø The “LST” of the “OFF” line flashes.

7 Following the same procedure as above (step 5),

set when the time is changed back from daylight saving time to standard time.

Press the MENU EXIT button.

Factory setting:

WEEK MONTH TIME ON 1ST-SUN 04 02:00 (AM) OFF LST-SUN 10 02:00 (AM)

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