Sony HSR-1-1P User Manual

A-A0R-107-11(1)

Digital Surveillance
Recorder

Protocol Manual

HSR-1/1P

 1999 by Sony Corporation

Purpose of This Manual

This manual describes the procedure for controling the HSR-1/1P Digital
Surveillance Recorder using the RS-232C from an external computer, etc.
The RS-232C is the EIA standard for the interface of the communication via a
modem between data terminal equipment. In this interface, data are transferred
serially bit by bit. Since the RS-232C interface is employed in most computers
as a standard interface, it can be used in a wide range of applications.

Table of Contents

Overview ............................................................................................... 3

Signal Connections ........................................................................................3

Data Format ...................................................................................................3

Command Table.............................................................................................3

Communication Protocol .................................................................... 4

Detailed Descriptions of Commands ................................................. 5

VTR Return Commands ................................................................................5

Numerical Value Commands.........................................................................5

General Purpose Control Commands ............................................................6

Mode Control Commands..............................................................................6

Status Request Commands ..........................................................................10

Tape Run System Commands......................................................................16

Menu ITEM Numbers and Set Values.........................................................18

2

Overview

Signal Connections

The signals used in the HSR-1/1P are shown below.

PC

DCD
RxD
TxD
DTR
GND
DSR
RTS
CTS
RI

Connection cable

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

RS-232C interface

Use a cross-wire (flipped) cable to connect a computer
to the HSR-1/1P. The RTS and CTS are not controlled
and are shorted in a VTR. Therefore, either set the
computer so as not to control the RTS/CTS signals or
connect wires between the pin 7 and pin 8 as shown by
the broken lines in the figure above.

VTR

1

RxD

2
3
4
5
6
7
8

TxD

DTR

GND

DSR
RTS
CTS

9

Data Format

The data format is preset as shown below. Only the
baud rate can be changed.

Mode: Asynchronous
Data Length: 8 bits
Parity: None
Stop Bit: 1 bit
Baud Rate: 1200/2400/4800/9600/19200/38400

bps

Bit Structure

START

D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7

BIT

Note

This interface may not operate at 19200 or 38400 bps,
depending upon the specifications of the computer and
characteristics of the cable. Select a lower baud rate.

STOP

BIT

Command Table

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1.9 3.9 A B C 3.C D E F

00RETNE

1

2RORRE2

3

44 NOKCOL
5
6NIMRALA6.L.C

77

88

99

AKCATCEJE

BKAN

C

DD

EE

F

-ELPMOC

NOIT

ETTESSAC

TUO

TON

TEGRAT

1.E.C

3

5 FFOKCOL

YALP

A/

PETSDWF

B

LLITSDNA
PETSVER

C WER

LLITSDNA

POTS

F/

NOISREV

QNI

ECIVED

EPYT

TSEUQER

NEERCS

EDIVED

NEERCS

OTUA

+

EGNAHC
AREMAC

–

TCELES

D/T

TESERP

MRALA

TES

DEVRESER

D/T

HCRAES

MRALA

HCRAES

CER

EDOM

CER

TESERP

MRALA

TESERP

REMIT

TESERP

RESU
ATAD

TESERP

UNEM

TESERP

DEVRESERDEVRESER

DWF

ELTTUHS

VER

ELTTUHS

CER

DWF.F

SUTATS

ESNES

AREMAC

DAEH

ESNES

SRUOH

D/T

ESNES

MRALA

ESNES
EMARF

ESNES

MRALA

TSIL

ESNES

CER

EDOM

ESNES

CER

ESNES

MRALA

ESNES

REMIT

ESNES

RESU
ATAD

ESNES

UNEM

ESNES

-AREPO

NOIT

SRUOH

1-PXE

TESERP

TESERP

3-PXE

TESERP

CER

TSEUQER

QNIRCV

3

Communication Protocol

RxD
TxD

3AH

0AH

3AH

0AH

3AH

0AH

CMD PARAM. PARAM.

RET RET RET

Communication is carried out in units of bytes in the
following procedure. When the computer sends one
byte of data, it waits for a return from the VTR before
sending the next byte. The return from the VTR may
not only be one byte of data, but can be multiple bytes
of data. For a command, such as EJECT, which takes
time to execute, not only the return immediately after
receipt of the command is issued, but a return
indicating the result of execution upon completion of
operation is also issued. The command, the return
from the VTR, and parameters are all defined as the
command in the RS-232C protocol.

Commands to operate the VTR

When a command (CMD) has no parameter:

CMD

RxD

3AH

TxD

0AH
RET

Commands from the VTR to the computer
to notify of completion of an operation

This return is issued when execution of the following
commands is completed: EJECT, FRAME SEARCH,
T/D SEARCH, and ALARM SEARCH.

CMD

RxD

2AH

TxD

There are three kinds of return from the VTR:
COMPLETION, NOT TARGET, and CASSETTE
OUT.
COMPLETION: Returned when command

execution is correctly completed.

NOT TARGET: Returned when the target point

specified by the command cannot be found.

CASSETTE OUT: Returned when the cassette is

ejected.

0AH 03H
RET CASSETTE

OUT

When a command (CMD) has parameters (PARAM.):

There are three kinds of returns from the VTR: ACK,
NAK, and ERROR.

ACK: Returned when data is correctly returned.
NAK: Returned when communication error is

detected or an unidentified command is received.

ERROR: Returned when a command cannot be

executed because of tape slack and other errors.

Commands to sense VTR status

EXP-3 CMD
RxD
TxD

DAH

C7H
0AH
ACK DATA DATA DATA DATA

xxH xxH xxH xxH

Extended commands

A command consists basically of one byte. Some
commands may function when combined with another
command.

Extended

RxD
TxD

Notes

•Do not send the next command before receiving the
return from the VTR.
If the return from the VTR is not received within 10
msec or more after the transmission is completed,
appropriate processing must be executed because the
communication is judged not executed correctly.

•Do not send any other command between the
extended command and the secondary command.

CMD
DAH

0AH
RET RET

Secondary

CMD
CAH

31H

4

Detailed Descriptions of Commands

VTR Return Commands

When the VTR receives a command from the
computer, it returns a VTR return command. The
HSR-1/1P supports the following commands.

ACK (0AH)

ACK is returned when the VTR receives the defined
command correctly. When the command from
computer requests STATUS SENSE or other data,
ACK is not returned, but only data is returned.

NAK (0BH)

NAK is returned if a command which is not defined
for the current mode (for example, a numerical value
command in a mode other than the numerical input
mode) is received, or when a communication error is
detected.

COMPLETION (01H)

COMPLETION is returned when the VTR has
completed the operation of the T/D SEARCH or
ALARM SEARCH command. The COMPLETION
command will not be returned if the VTR receives a
tape-run-related command or the C.L. command
before completion of the above commands, because
the VTR stops executing the above commands to
execute a new command.

NOT TARGET (05H)

Notifies that the VTR could not find the specified
position on the tape when executing the T/D SEARCH
or ALARM SEARCH command.

CASSETTE OUT (03H)

Notifies that the cassette was ejected.

ALARM IN (06H)

Notifies of alarm input. Each time an alarm is
generated, this command is issued. Which channel is
in alarm status can be confirmed by using the ALARM
SENSE (DAH+C4H) command.

Numerical Value Commands

The numerical value commands are used to specify
numerical parameters. These commands are also used
when returning numerical data, such as time data, from
the VTR to the computer. The following four
command formats are supported:

Numerical value commands 0 to 9 (30H to
39H)

To express numerical values 0 to 9 for each command.

ERROR (02H)

Notifies of generation of an error during operation.
ERROR is returned when a VTR receives a command
that cannot be executed because of an error, such as
tape slack, etc., or when an error has occurred during
execution of the T/D SEARCH or ALARM SEARCH
command, and stopped the operation. Remove the
cause of the error and release the error status using the
C.E. and C.L. commands.

Numerical value commands A to F (3AH to
3FH)

To express numerical values A to F for each command.

Sign (+) command (A1H) and sign (–)
command (A2H)

Used to specify the sign of numerical data.

ENTER (40H)

Used to specify completion of numerical parameter
input.

5

Detailed Descriptions of Commands

General Purpose Control
Commands

C.E. (41H)

This clears the error status or the last character of
numerical data entered. A sign entered cannot be
cleared with this command. To clear a sign, enter the
new sign.

C.L. (56H)

This releases the error status and clears the present
command. If the C.L. command is sent after issuing a
command with numerical parameter but before
confirming the numerical parameter, the numerical
parameter input is stopped, and the command with
numerical value parameter is cleared.

EXP-1 (D8H), EXP-3 (DAH)

EXP-1 and EXP-3 are the first and third extended
commands. These commands become valid after they
are combined with a secondary command. If any other
command is issued between this command and the
secondary command, the extended command is
canceled, and NAK is returned.

Example: When the LOCK ON command is correctly

executed.

EXP-1 CMD

RxD

D8H 94H

TxD

0AH 0AH

ACK ACK

Mode Control Commands

REC REQUEST (FAH)

This command must be issued immediately before
sending the REC command.

SCREEN DIVIDE (DAH+90H)

Selects the display structure.
Two bytes for the number of divisions, another 2 bytes
for the page number, and the ENTER command (40H)
must follow.

Example: To select the second page of 4-division

mode:

EXP-3 CMD 0 4

RxD

DAH

TxD

SCREEN AUTO CHANGE (DAH+91H)

Automatically switches the display.
Parameter bytes to specify the output port (A or B) and
the cycle in seconds and the ENTER command (40H)
must follow.
If 00 is specified for the cycle, no automatic switching
is executed.
If the output port is not specified, output port A is
selected.

90H 30H 34H
0AH
ACK ACK ACK ACK

0AH 0AH 0AH

30H

0

32H 40H
0AH
ACK

2 ENTER

0AH

ACK

0AH
ACK

Example: This is a case in which the LOCK ON

command could not be correctly executed because a
command other than a secondary command was
issued after the extended command:

EXP-1 CMDother CMD

RxD

D8H 94H72H

TxD

0AH 0BH0BH

ACK NAKNAK

6

Example: To switch the display for output port A

every 5 seconds:

EXP-3 CMD A 5
RxD
TxD

DAH

91H 3AH 35H
0AH
ACK ACK ACK

0AH 0AH

ENTER

40H
0AH 0AH
ACK ACK

CAMERA SELECT (DAH+92H)

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib

1etyb 10000 EDOMCERLAMRON
2etyb0

REMIT

CER

TAEPER

CER

-UNITNOC

CERSUO

0

MRALA

CER

00

Directly selects the camera to be monitored.
Parameter bytes to specify the output port (A or B) and
the camera number and the ENTER command (40H)
must follow.
By setting the camera number to A (3AH) for output
port B, the same signal as that from port A can be
output from both ports.

Example: To select camera 16 for output port B:

EXP-3 CMD B 1
RxD
TxD

DAH

92H 3BH 31H
0AH
ACK ACK ACK

0AH 0AH

0AH
ACK

6

36H

0AH 0AH

ACK ACK

ENTER

40H

T/D PRESET (DAH+93H)

Sets the built-in clock.
Parameter bytes to specify the year, month, day, hour
(24H mode), minute and second in this sequence and
the ENTER command (40H) must follow.

First byte
Bits 1 and 0: Specify the alarm input common to all

cameras.
00: Cancel alarm input
01: Specify the alarm input
11: No change

Second to fifth bytes

Each two bits specifies the alarm input of the
corresponding camera.

00: Cancel alarm input
01: Specify the alarm input
11: No change

REC MODE (DAH+98H)

Specifies the Recording mode.

Example: To specify Recording mode 1 for normal

recording and activate Repeat recording:

Example: To set January 1, 1998, 3:10, and 58

seconds p.m.:

EXP-3 CMD 9 8
RxD
TxD

DAH

93H 39H 38H
0AH
ACK ACK

0AH

0AH 0AH

ACK ACK

0AH
ACK

30H

0

ENTER

40H

ALARM SET (DAH+94H)

Sets the VTR to Alarm mode.
Parameter bytes to control the alarm may follow. The
parameters are of the same format as those of the
return data for ALARM SENSE.

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib

1etyb 100000 SAREMACLLA
2etyb4AREMAC3AREMAC2AREMAC1AREMAC
3etyb8AREMAC7AREMAC6AREMAC5AREMAC
4etyb21AREMAC11AREMAC01AREMAC9AREMAC
5etyb61AREMAC51AREMAC41AREMAC31AREMAC

EXP-3 CMD DATA DATA
RxD
TxD

DAH

94H 80H xxH
0AH
ACK ACK

0AH

0AH

ACK

DATA

xxH

0AH 0AH

ACK ACK

DATA

xxH

EXP-3 CMD CMD CMD
RxD
TxD

DAH

98H 81H 20H

0AH

ACK ACK ACK ACK

0AH 0AH 0AH

First byte
Bits 2 to 0: Specify the recording mode for normal

recording.

Second byte
Bit 6: Activates/deactivates Timer recording.

0: Inactive
1: Active

Bit 5: Activates/deactivates Repeat recording.

0: Inactive
1: Active

Bit 4: Activates/deactivates Continuous recording.

0: Inactive
1: Active

Bit 2: Activates/deactivates Alarm recording.

0: Inactive
1: Active

7

Detailed Descriptions of Commands

REC PRESET (DAH+99H)

Seventh and eighth bytes

Specify the time mode in units of hours in BCD.

Sets the requirements for the Recording modes.
Parameter bytes to follow to specify the requirements

When the time mode is not to be specified, pad both
bytes with FFH.

are the same format of those of the return data for REC
PRESET SENSE (DAH+C9H).
The time mode and recording cycle cannot be set in
combination. If both are specified, the time mode
setting has priority, and the recording cycle setting is
ignored.

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib
1etyb 10000 EDOMCER
2etyb8AREMAC7AREMAC6AREMAC5AREMAC4AREMAC3AREMAC2AREMAC1AREMAC

3etyb
4etybHTGNELEPATfosdnasuohT HTGNELEPATfosderdnuH

5etybHTGNELEPATfosneTHTGNELEPATfostinU
6etyb 00000 EDOMYTILAUQ
7etybEDOMEMITfosdnasuohT EDOMEMITfosderdnuH
8etybEDOMEMITfosneTEDOMEMITfostinU
9etybELCYCCERfosneTELCYCCERfostinU

01etybELCYCCERfoecalplamicedts1ehtotnwoD ELCYCCERfoecalplamiceddn2ehtotnwoD

AREMAC

61

AREMAC

51

AREMAC

41

AREMAC

31

AREMAC

21

AREMAC

11

AREMAC

01

Example: To set the number of cameras to 16, the

tape length to 270 minutes, the image quality mode to
HIGH and the time mode to 123 hours for Recording
mode 1:

Ninth and tenth bytes

Specify the recording cycle in units of 0.01 second by
a BCD code.
When the cycle is not to be specified, pad both bytes
with FFH.

ALARM PRESET (0AH+9AH)

9AREMAC

Specifies the requirements for alarm recording.
The parameters to be set depend on the mode of alarm
recording.

1etyb 10000 EDOMMRALA
2etyb 00000 )mralAretfA(EDOMCER

3etybDNEEPAT
4etybEMITFFOMRALAfosneT EMITFFOMRALAfostinU

5etyb 0000 EMITMRALAERPfosderdnuH
6etybEMITMRALAERPfosneT EMITMRALAERPfostinU

Normal mode: The pre-alarm time setting (bytes 5

EXP-3 CMD DATA DATA
RxD
TxD

DAH

DATA

70H

99H 01H FFH
0AH
ACK ACK ACK

0AH
ACK

DATA

02H

ACK

0AH 0AH

DATA

01H

0AH

DATA

FFH

0AH

ACK

DATA DATA DATA

23H FFH FFH

0AH

ACK

0AH
ACK

DATA

02H
0AH 0AH
ACK ACK

0AH 0AH
ACK ACK

and 6) is ignored.

Interleave mode: The pre-alarm time setting (bytes 5

and 6) is ignored.

Event mode: The pre-alarm time setting (bytes 5 and

6) is ignored.

Frame mode: The settings of the condition for

canceling the alarm recording (bytes 2 and 3) and

First byte

the pre-alarm time (bytes 5 and 6) are ignored.

Bits 2 to 0: Specify the Recording mode number.

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib

MRALA

0EMITEMITFFOMRALAfosderdnuH

FFO

Second and third bytes

Specify the tape length in units of minutes in BCD.

Fourth and fifth bytes

Each bit specifies whether to record the corresponding
camera input.

0: Not to record
1: Record

Sixth byte

Specifies the image quality mode.

001: SUPER
010: HIGH
011: MID
100: LOW
111: No change

8

Example: To switch to Recording mode 2 upon an

alarm input and return to normal recording in 30
seconds:

EXP-3 CMD
RxD
TxD

DAH

9AH
0AH
ACK DATA DATADATA DATA DATA DATA

80H 10H02H 30H 00H 00H

First byte
Bits 2 to 0: Specify the mode for alarm recording.

000: Normal mode.
001: Interleave mode
010: Event mode
011: Pre-alarm mode
100: Frame mode

Second byte
Bits 2 to 0: Specify the recording mode after alarm

input.
000: No recording
001: Recording mode 1
010: Recording mode 2
011: Recording mode 3
100: Recording mode 4
101: Recording mode 5

Example:

To set Recording mode 1 for 8:00 a.m. and

Recording mode 2 for 5:30 p.m. on Friday for Timer 5:

EXP-3 CMD DATA DATA
RxD
TxD

DAH

9BH 05H 51H
0AH
ACK ACK ACK

0AH 0AH

DATA DATA DATA

DATA

80H
0AH
ACK

02H 17H 30H

0AH
ACK

DATA

00H
0AH 0AH
ACK ACK

0AH 0AH
ACK ACK

Third byte

Specify the condition for canceling the alarm recording
started by the alarm input.
Bit 7: Set to 1 to cancel alarm recording when it

reaches the end of the tape.

Bit 6: Set to 1 to cancel alarm recording when the

alarm input stops.

Bit 4: Set to 1 to cancel alarm recording when the

time specified by the third and fourth bytes has
elapsed.

Third and fourth bytes

Specify the time in units of seconds until canceling
alarm recording in BCD.
This time setting is valid only when bit 4 of the third
byte is set to 1.

Fifth and sixth bytes

Specify the time in units of seconds to record before
alarm input in pre-alarm recording mode in BCD.
This setting is valid only for pre-alarm mode.

TIMER PRESET (DAH+9BH)

Specifies the requirements of timer recording.
Parameter bytes to follow to specify the timer number
code and the items are shown below
To change the requirements for each day of the week,
issue this command repeatedly for each of the days.

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib
1etyb 10000 REBMUNTESERPREMIT
2etybKEEW0 )1EMIT(EDOMCER
3etyb)1EMIT(SRUOHfosneT )1EMIT(SRUOHfostinU
4etyb)1EMIT(SETUNIMfosneT )1EMIT(SETUNIMfostinU
5etyb 00000 )2EMIT(EDOMCER
6etyb)2EMIT(SRUOHfosneT )2EMIT(SRUOHfostinU
7etyb)2EMIT(SETUNIMfosneT )2EMIT(SETUNIMfostinU

First byte
Bits 2 to 0: Specify the timer number.

001: Timer 1
010: Timer 2
011: Timer 3
100: Timer 4
101: Timer 5
110: Timer 6
111: Timer 7

Second byte
Bits 2 to 0: Specify the Recording mode number for

Time 1.

Bits 7 to 4: Specify the day of the week.

0000: No setting
0001: Monday
0010: Tuesday
0011: Wednesday
0100: Thursday
0101: Friday
0110: Saturday
0111: Sunday
1001: Monday to Friday
1111: Everyday

Third and fourth bytes

Specify the time for Time 1 in 24H mode in BCD.
To cancel the time, pad both bytes with FFH.

Fifth byte
Bits 2 to 0: Specify the Recording mode number for

Time 2.

Seventh and eighth bytes

Specify the time for Time 2 in 24H mode in BCD.
To cancel the time, pad both bytes with FFH.

9

Detailed Descriptions of Commands

USER DATA PRESET (DAH+9EH)

Sets user data to be added to each picture frame to be
recorded. A maimum of 32 bytes (NTSC model) or 40
bytes (PAL model) can be recorded/reproduced. If
data of less than 32 or 40 bytes are specified, the
remaining bytes are padded with 0s. If data of more
than 32 or 40 bytes are specified, the extra bytes are
ignored. Use the numerical value commands (30H to
3FH) for data.
The user data are valid for pictures to be recorded
(captured) after you set the data.

Example: To set user data 01H and so on for camera

10:

EXP-3 CMD 1 0
RxD
TxD

DAH

92H 31H 30H
0AH
ACK ACK ACK

0AH 0AH

DATA DATA ENTER

30H 31H 40H

0AH
ACK

0AH
ACK

0AH
ACK

ENTER

40H

0AH
ACK

MENU PRESET (DAH+9EH)

Specifies the setup menus.
The operation is determiend by the subcommand (first
byte) value.

Subcommand (first byte)

00H: Sets data for the specified ITEM number.
10H: Reads the data of all the ITEM numbers from

nonvolatile memory

20H: Returns the data of all the ITEM numbers to the

factory default settings.

21H: Returns all the data except those related to the

parallel I/O to the factory default settings.

F0H: Stores the current settings to nonvolatile

memory.

For the ITEM numbers and data values, see “Menu ITEM
Numbers and Set Values” on page 18.

Example 1: To change the ITEM number 23 data

setting to 12:

EXP-3 CMD SUBCMD 2
RxD
TxD

DAH

9EH 00H 32H
0AH
ACK ACK ACK

0AH 0AH

3

ENTER

33H
0AH
ACK

1 2 ENTER

31H 32H 40H

0AH
ACK

40H
0AH 0AH
ACK ACK

0AH 0AH

ACK ACK

Example 2: To write the data to nonvolatile memory:

EXP-3 CMD SUBCMD
RxD
TxD

DAH

9EH F0H
0AH
ACK ACK ACK

0AH 0AH

01H

COMPLETION

Notes

•When the subcommand is 10H, 20H, 21H, or F0H,
COMPLETION (01H) will be returned after the
respective operation is completed. Menu operation is
disabled during this process.

•To maintain any change in data, be sure to store the
data in nonvolatile memory (the subcommand F0H).
If the data are not written to nonvolatile memory, the
previous settings will be resumed when you next turn
on the power.

•When the menu version changes, some ITEM
numbers may be added or deleted. Similarly, data of
an ITEM number may be added, while the meaning
of data items of the same number does not change.

•When a menu is being operated on the HSR-1/1P,
menu operation via the RS-232C is disabled.

LOCK ON (D8H+94H)

Disables all function keys of the VTR.

LOCK OFF (D8H+95H)

10

Enables all function keys of VTR.

Status Request Commands

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib
1etyb 10000000
2etyb4AREMAC3AREMAC2AREMAC1AREMAC
3etyb8AREMAC7AREMAC6AREMAC5AREMAC
4etyb21AREMAC11AREMAC01AREMAC9AREMAC
5etyb61AREMAC51AREMAC41AREMAC31AREMAC

DEVICE TYPE REQUEST (8FH)

Requests the information on the type of equipment
controlled. The device type is a unique code assigned
to each model to distinguish it from other models. The
device type of the HSR-1/1P is A0H.

Example: With HSR-1/1P:

CMD

RxD

8FH

TxD

STATUS SENSE (DAH+C0H)

Requests the return of VTR status data. When this
command is issued, the VTR returns four-byte status
data, as shown below.

A0H

DEVICE TYPE

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib
1etyb 100
2etybESUAP0 HCRAESYALPWERDWF.FPOTSTCEJE
3etyb0

4etybVER/DWF0000

REMIT

CER

TAEPER

CER

CER

TIBIHNI

-UNITNOC

CERSUO

ETTESSAC

MRALA0RORRE

TUO

CERMRALACER

MRALA

HCRAES

D/T

HCRAES

Third byte
bit 6:

0: No timer setting
1: Timer On

bit 5: Becomes 1 when Repeat recording is on.
bit 4: Becomes 1 when Continuous recording is on.
bits 3, 2 and 1:

000: No alarm recording setting
001: Alarm recording in Normal mode is on.
010: Alarm recording in Interleave mode is on.
011: Alarm recording in Event mode is on.
100: Alarm recording in Pre-alarm mode is on.
101: Alarm recording in Frame mode is on.

bit 0: Becomes 1 when the VTR is recording.

Fourth byte
bit 7: Shows the search direction when the VTR is in

Search mode.
0: FWD
1: REV

bit 2: Becomes 1 while the VTR is executing the

ALARM SEARCH (DAH+97H) command.

bit 1: Becomes 1 while the VTR is executing the T/D

SEARCH (DAH+96H) command.

bit 0: Reserved

DEVRESER

CAMERA SENSE (DAH+C2H)

EXP-3 CMD
RxD
TxD

DAH

C7H

0AH

ACK DATA DATA DATA DATA

xxH

xxH xxH xxH

First byte
bit 4: Becomes 1 when a record inhibited tape is

inserted.

bit 3: Becomes 1 when a cassette is not loaded into

the VTR.

bit 2: Becomes 1 when an alarm occurs is generated.
bit 0: Becomes 1 when an error occurs.

Second byte
bit 7: Becomes 1 when the VTR is in Pause mode.
bit 5: Becomes 1 when the VTR is in Search mode.
bit 4: Becomes 1 when the VTR is in Play mode.
bit 3: Becomes 1 when the VTR is in Rewind mode.
bit 2: Becomes 1 when the VTR is in Fast forward

mode.

bit 1: Becomes 1 when the VTR is in Stop mode.
bit 0: Becomes 1 while the VTR is ejecting the

cassette.

Requests the status of camera connections and video
signal inputs. When this command is issued, the VTR
returns the five-byte status data shown below.

EXP-3 CMD
RxD
TxD

DAH

C2H
0AH
ACK DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA

80H xxH xxH xxH xxH

Second to fifth bytes

Each two bits show the status of the corresponding
camera.

00: NO CONNECT
10: No signal input
11: Signal being input

11

Detailed Descriptions of Commands

T/D SENSE (DAH+C3H)

Requests the date/time of recording. When this
command is issued, the VTR returns the date/time
(year/month/day/hour/minute/second in sequence) of
the current playback picture in playback mode or the
current date/time in other operation modes.

Example: In the case of Jan. 31, 1988, 3:10 and 58

seconds p.m.:

EXP-3 CMD
RxD
TxD

DAH

C3H
0AH
ACK 9801311

39H 38H 30H 31H 33H

31H

31H

35H 31H 30H 35H 38H

51058

ALARM SENSE (DAH+C4H)

Requests the channel of the generated alarm. When
this command is issued, the VTR returns the data
shown below. Each flag is set when an alarm is
generated and reset when the condition to cancel the
alarm is satisfied.

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib
1etyb 100000 SAREMACLLA
2etyb4AREMAC3AREMAC2AREMAC1AREMAC
3etyb8AREMAC7AREMAC6AREMAC5AREMAC
4etyb21AREMAC11AREMAC01AREMAC9AREMAC
5etyb61AREMAC51AREMAC41AREMAC31AREMAC

FRAME SENSE (DAH+C5H)

Requests the position on the tape of the current
playback picture. When this command is issued, the
VTR returns the time code data of the current playback
picture and the subdata to indicate the area within the
frame. The value of the subdata depends on the image
quality mode, as shown below.

eulavatadbuS01ot03ot07ot051ot0

REPYH REPUS HGIH ELDDIM WOL

Example: If the time code is 01:23:45:12 and the

subdata value is 3:

EXP-3 CMD
RxD
TxD

DAH

C5H
0AH
ACK 0123451203

30H 31H 32H 33H 34H 35H 31H 32H 30H 33H

ALARM LIST SENSE (DAH+C7H)

Requests information on the alarm list. When this
command is issued with the number of the desired
alarm recording on the list and ENTER (40H), the
VTR returns the information (year/month/day/hour/
minute/second in sequence) of the specified alarm
recording. When 0 is specified for the alarm recording
number, the number of the alarm recordings on the list
is returned by three bytes.

EXP-3 CMD
RxD
TxD

DAH

C4H
0AH
ACK DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA

80H xxH xxH xxH xxH

First byte
Bits 1 and 0: Show the status of the alarm input

common to all cameras.
00: No alarm input

01: Alarm generated

Second to fifth bytes

Each two bits show the status of the alarm input of the
corresponding camera.

00: No alarm input
01: Alarm generated

12

Example: When 85 alarm recordings are on the list:

EXP-3 CMD 0 ENTER
RxD
TxD

DAH

C7H 30H 40H
0AH
ACK ACK ACK 0 8 5

0AH 0AH 30H 38H 35H

Example: When alarm recording 37 was recorded on

Jan. 31, 1998, 3:10 and 58 seconds, p.m.:

EXP-3 CMD 3 7
RxD
TxD

DAH

C7H 33H 37H
0AH
ACK ACK ACK

0AH 0AH

ENTER

40H

0AH

ACK

35H 31H 30H 35H 38H

31H31H33H31H30H38H39H

51058

1131089

REC MODE SENSE (DAH+C8H)

RxD
TxD

DAH

0AH

C9H 31H 40H

0AH 0AH

70H02HFFHFFH81H

02H 01H 23H 01H 80H

EXP-3 CMD 1 ENTER

ACK ACK ACK

DATADATADATADATADATA

DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA

Requests the specified recording mode.

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib

1etyb 10000 EDOMCERLAMRON
2etyb0

Example: When Recording mode 1 is set for normal

recording and Repeat recording is active:

EXP-3 CMD

RxD

DAH

TxD

REMIT

CER

C8H
0AH
ACK DATA

81H

TAEPER

CER

20H

DATA

-UNITNOC

CERSUO

0

MRALA

CER

00

Example: In the case of Recording mode 1, 16

cameras, 270-minute tape, HIGH image quality
mode, 123-hour time mode, 1.8-second cycle:

First byte
Bits 2 to 0: Show the Recording mode number.

First byte
Bits 2 to 0: Shows the recording mode set for normal

recording.

Second byte
Bit 6: Shows the status of Timer recording.

0: Inactive
1: Active

Second and third bytes

Show the tape length in units of minutes in BCD.

Fourth and fifth bytes

Each bit shows whether to record the corresponding
camera input.

0: Not to record
1: Record

Bit 5: Shows the status of Repeat recording.

0: Inactive
1: Active

Sixth byte

Shows the image quality mode.

Bit 4: Shows the status of Continuous recording.

0: Inactive
1: Active

Bit 2: Shows the status of Alarm recording.

0: Inactive

001: SUPER
010: HIGH
011: MID
100: LOW

1: Active

Seventh and eighth bytes

Show the time mode in units of hours in BCD.

REC PRESET SENSE (DAH+C9H)

Requests the setting status of each Recording mode.

When the time mode has not been specified, both bytes
are padded with FFH.

When this command is issued with the number of the
desired recording mode number and ENTER (40H),
the VTR returns the settings of the specified Recording
mode, as shown below.

Ninth and tenth bytes

Show the recording cycle in units of 0.01 second by a
BCD code.
When the cycle has not been specified, both bytes are

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib

1etyb 10000 EDOMCER
2etyb8AREMAC7AREMAC6AREMAC5AREMAC4AREMAC3AREMAC2AREMAC1AREMAC

3etyb
4etybHTGNELEPATfosdnasuohT HTGNELEPATfosderdnuH

5etybHTGNELEPATfosneTHTGNELEPATfostinU
6etyb 00000 EDOMYTILAUQ
7etybEDOMEMITfosdnasuohT EDOMEMITfosderdnuH
8etybEDOMEMITfosneTEDOMEMITfostinU
9etybELCYCCERfosneTELCYCCERfostinU

01etybELCYCCERfoecalplamicedts1ehtotnwoD ELCYCCERfoecalplamiceddn2ehtotnwoD

AREMAC

61

AREMAC

51

AREMAC

41

AREMAC

31

AREMAC

21

AREMAC

11

AREMAC

01

padded with FFH.

9AREMAC

13

Detailed Descriptions of Commands

ALARM PRESET SENSE (DAH+CAH)

Requests the alarm recording setting status. When this
command is issued, the VTR returns the alarm
recording settings, as shown below.

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib

1etyb 10000 EDOMMRALA
2etyb 00000 )mralAretfA(EDOMCER

3etybDNEEPAT
4etybEMITFFOMRALAfosneT EMITFFOMRALAfostinU

5etyb 0000 EMITMRALAERPfosderdnuH
6etybEMITMRALAERPfosneT EMITMRALAERPfostinU

Example: When switching to Recording mode 2 upon

alarm input and returning to normal recording in 30
seconds:

EXP-3 CMD

RxD

DAH

TxD

First byte
Bits 2 to 0: Show the mode of alarm recording.

000: Normal mode.
001: Interleave mode
010: Event mode
011: Pre-alarm mode
100: Frame mode

MRALA

0EMITEMITFFOMRALAfosderdnuH

FFO

CAH
0AH
ACK DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA

80H 02H 10H 30H 00H 00H

Third and fourth bytes

Show the time in units of seconds until canceling
alarm recording in BCD.
This time setting is valid only when bit 4 of the third
byte is set to 1.

Fifth and sixth bytes

Show the time in units of seconds to record before
alarm input in Pre-alarm recording mode in BCD.
This setting is valid only for Pre-alarm mode.

TIMER PRESET SENSE (DAH+CBH)

Requests the timer setting status. When this command
is issued with the number of the desired timer number
and ENTER (40H), the VTR returns the settings of the
specified timer as shown below.
To check all the timer settings, repeat this command as
many times as the number of timers.

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib
1etyb 10000 REBMUNTESERPREMIT
2etybKEEW0 )1EMIT(EDOMCER
3etyb)1EMIT(SRUOHfosneT )1EMIT(SRUOHfostinU
4etyb)1EMIT(SETUNIMfosneT )1EMIT(SETUNIMfostinU
5etyb 00000 )2EMIT(EDOMCER
6etyb)2EMIT(SRUOHfosneT )2EMIT(SRUOHfostinU
7etyb)2EMIT(SETUNIMfosneT )2EMIT(SETUNIMfostinU

Example: In a case when Timer 1 has been set for

Recording mode 1 at 8:00 a.m. and Recording mode
2 at 5:30 p.m. on Monday:

Second byte
Bits 2 to 0: Show the recording mode after alarm input.

001: Recording mode 1
010: Recording mode 2
011: Recording mode 3
100: Recording mode 4
101: Recording mode 5

Third byte

Shows the condition for canceling the alarm recording
started by the alarm input.
Bit 7: 1 when canceling the alarm recording when it

reaches the end of the tape

Bit 6: 1 when canceling the alarm recording when the

alarm input stops

Bit 4: 1 when canceling the alarm recording when the

time specified by the third and fourth bytes has
elapsed

EXP-3 CMD 1 ENTER
RxD
TxD

DAH

CBH 31H 40H
0AH
ACK ACK ACK

0AH 0AH

08H 00H 02H 17H 30H

11H81H

DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA

DATADATA

First byte
Bits 2 to 0: Show the timer number.

001: Timer 1
010: Timer 2
011: Timer 3
100: Timer 4
101: Timer 5
110: Timer 6
111: Timer 7

Second byte
Bits 2 to 0: Show the Recording mode number for

Time 1.

Bits 7 to 4: Show the day of the week.

0000: No setting

14

0001: Monday

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib
1etyb1 STNUOCETYB
2etyb1ATAD
3etyb2ATAD
netybnATAD

0010: Tuesday
0011: Wednesday
0100: Thursday
0101: Friday
0110: Saturday
0111: Sunday
1001: Monday to Friday
1111: Everyday

Third and fourth bytes

Show the time for Time 1 in 24H mode in BCD.
When no time setting has been made, both bytes are
padded with FFH.

Fifth byte
Bits 2 to 0: Show the Recording mode number for Time 2.

MENU SENSE (DAH+CEH)

Requests the Setup menu status.
Specify the data to be sensed by the subcommand (first
byte) value.
The number of data bytes is added to the top of the
returned data.

First byte (subcommand)

00H: Reads the data of the specified ITEM number.
01H: Reads the version number of the menus. The

structure of the return data is the same as that for
ROM VERSION (72H).

FFH: Read the largest ITEM number.

Seventh and eighth bytes

Show the time for Time 2 in 24H mode in BCD.
When no time setting has been made, both bytes are
padded with FFH.

USER DATA SENSE (DAH+CDH)

Requests the user data which are additionally recorded
on each picture frame.
When the camera number is specified, the recorded
data are returned in playback mode or the data to be
recorded in other modes.
A maximum of 32 bytes (NTSC model) or 40 bytes
(PAL model) can be recorded/reproduced. The data
are read in the sequence of setting.
The numerical value commands (30H to 3FH) are used
for data.

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib
1etyb1 STNUOCETYB
2etyb 0011 1ATAD
3etyb 0011 2ATAD
netyb 0011 nATAD

Example 1: When the setting of ITEM number 23 is 12:

EXP-3 CMD SUBCMD
RxD
TxD

DAH

CEH 00H
0AH
ACK ACK ACK

0AH 0AH

32H 33H 40H

2 3 ENTER

0AH
ACK

0AH 82H
ACK BYTE

31H

32H

2

1

Example 2: When the menu version is 1.0:

EXP-3 CMD SUBCMD
RxD
TxD

DAH

CEH 01H
0AH
ACK ACK BYTE

0AH 81H

90H

DATA

Example 3: When the largest ITEM number is 56:

EXP-3 CMD SUBCMD
RxD
TxD

DAH

CEH FFH
0AH
ACK ACK BYTE

0AH 82H

35H

36H

5

6

Example: When 01H and so on have been set as user

data for camera 10:

EXP-3 CMD 1 0

RxD

DAH

TxD

92H 31H 30H
0AH
ACK ACK ACK

0AH 0AH

9FH

DATA DATA DATA DATA

ENTER

40H
0AH
ACK

30H 31H 32H

Notes

•When the menu version changes, some ITEM
numbers may be added or deleted. Similarly, data of
an ITEM number may be added, while the meaning
of data items of the same number does not change.

•When a menu is being operated on the HSR-1/1P,
menu operation via the RS-232C is disabled.

15

Detailed Descriptions of Commands

HEAD HOURS (D2H)

Requests the accumulated time of use of the heads.
When this command is issued, the VTR returns 5 bytes
of data to indicate the time

Example: When the time is 529 hours:

CMD

RxD

D2H

TxD

30H 30H 35H 32H 39H

00529

OPERATION HOURS (D3H)

Requests the accumulated powered time of the VTR.
When this command is issued, the VTR returns 5 bytes
of data to indicate the time

Example: When the time is 1852 hours:

CMD

RxD

D3H

TxD

30H 31H 38H 35H 32H

01852

ROM VERSION INQ (72H)

Tape Run System Commands

PLAY (3AH)

This command sets the VTR to PLAY mode.

F.FWD (ABH)

This command sets the VTR to Fast Forward mode.

REW (ACH)

This command sets the VTR to Rewind mode.

FORWARD SHUTTLE (B5H)

This command sets the VTR to Playback mode at the
specified speed in the forward direction.

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H03LLITS
H13dwF×03/1
H23dwF×01/1
H33dwF×5/1
H43dwF×2/1
H53dwF×1
H63dwF×2
H73dwF×5
H83dwF×61

Requests the ROM version of the VTR. When this
command is issued, a one-byte code is returned, as
shown below.

7tib 6tib 5tib 4tib 3tib 2tib 1tib 0tib

1

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evobaslaremunrebmunnoisreV

.tniop

lamicedehtwolebslaremunrebmunnoisreV

Example: When the version number is 1.5:

CMD

TxD

72H

RxD

95H
ACK

VCR INQ (FBH)

Checks whether the connected equipment is a VTR or
not. When the connected equipment is a VTR, ACK is
returned. If not, NAK is returned.

Example: To play back at 1/30 speed in the forward

direction:

CMD SPEED DATA

RxD

B5H 31H

TxD

0AH 0AH

ACK ACK

REVERSE SHUTTLE (B6H)

This command sets the VTR to Playback mode at the
specified speed in the reverse direction.

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H03LLITS
H13veR×03/1
H23veR×01/1
H33veR×5/1
H43veR×2/1
H53veR×1
H63veR×2
H73veR×5
H83veR×61

16

Example: To play back at 1/30 speed in the reverse

RxD
TxD

DAH

0AH

96H 39H 39H

31H 30H 40H

0AH 0AH

30H

0AH

36H

0AH 0AH

0AH

0AH 0AH 01H

EXP-3 CMD 9 9

1 0 ENTER

ACK ACK ACK0ACK

6

ACK ACK

ACK

ACK ACK COMPLETION

RxD
TxD

DAH

0AH

97H 31H 35H

0AH 0AH

40H

0AH 0AH 01H

EXP-8 CMD 1 5

ACK ACK ACK

ENTER

ACK ACK COMPLETION

direction:

CMD SPEED DATA

RxD

B6H 31H

TxD

0AH 0AH
ACK ACK

STOP (3FH)

T/D SEARCH (DAH+96H)

Locates the tape position of the specified date/time.
When this command is issued with the date/time (year/
month/day/hour/minute/second in sequence) to be
located and the ENTER command (40H), the VTR
locates the specified position and returns
COMPLETION (01H). If the specified position
cannot be located, the VTR returns NOT TARGET
(05H).

This command sets the VTR into STOP Mode.

EJECT (2AH)

This command ejects the cassette.

REC (CAH)

This command sets the VTR to REC Mode. The REC
REQUEST command must be transmitted immediately
before this command.

CMD CMD

RxD

FAH CAH

TxD

0AH 0AH

ACK ACK

FORWARD STEP AND STILL (2BH)

Advances the tape by 1 frame and freezes the picture.
When this command is issued, the VTR advances the
tape by 1 frame and resumes or enters Still mode.

Example: To search for June 10, 1999, 5:30, and 10

seconds p.m.:

ALARM SEARCH (DAH+97H)

Locates the tape position of the specified recording in
the alarm list. When this command is issued with the
number of the desired alarm recording in the list and
ENTER (40H), the VTR locates the position of the
specified alarm recording and returns COMPLETION
(01H). If the specified position cannot be located, the
VTR returns NOT TARGET (05H).

Example: To search for alarm recording 15:

REVERSE STEP AND STILL (2CH)

Reverses the tape by 1 frame and freezes the picture.
When this command is issued, the VTR reverses the
tape by 1 frame and resumes or enters Still mode.

17

Detailed Descriptions of Commands

Menu ITEM Numbers and Set Values

IMAGE CONTROL MENU (ITEM No. 1 to 45)

No. Item Set values

1 A IMAGE MONITOR 0: MANUAL

1: AUTO

2 ALARM CHANGE 0: OFF

1: ON
3 AUTO CYCLE 1 to 60
4 B IMAGE IMAGE 0: A IMAGE

1: AUTO

2-17: Camera1-16
5 ALARM CHANGE 0: OFF

1: ON
6 AUTO CYCLE 1 to 60
7 CAMERA CONNECTION Special
8 - 26 MONI DISP STRUCTURE Special
27- 45

PLAY DISP STRUCTURE Special

INDICATION CONTROL MENU (ITEM No. 46 to 78)

No. Item Set values

46 BORDER LINE 0: BLACK

1: WHITE

2: NO
47 DATE FORMAT 0: Y M D

1: M D Y

2: D M Y
48 MONTH FORMAT 0: NUMBER

1: ALPHABET
49 TIME FORMAT 0: 12H

1: 24H
50 FRNT TIME DISP 0: TIME MODE

1: REC TIME

2: TIME
51 MONI CHAR TYPE 0: WHITE

1: BLACK
52 MONI CHAR CAMERA NAMES 0: DISPLAY

INFO 1: NO

53 DATE 0: DISPLAY

1: NO
54 TIME 0: DISPLAY

1: NO
55 REC MODE 0: DISPLAY

1: NO
56 TIME MODE 0: DISPLAY

1: NO
57 QUALITY MODE 0: DISPLAY

1: NO
58 REC CYCLE 0: DISPLAY

1: NO

a)
a)
a)

No. Item Set values

59 REC CHAR POSI 0: UP LEFT

1: UP RIGHT
2: LOW LEFT
3: LOW RIGHT

60 REC CHAR CAMERA NO. 0: DISPLAY

INFO 1: NO

61 DATE 0: DISPLAY

1: NO

62 TIME 0: DISPLAY

1: NO

63-78

CAMERA NAME Special

a)

REC FUNCTION MENU (ITEM No. 79 to 96)

No. Item Set values

79 NORMAL REC 0: REC MODE 1

1: REC MODE 2
2: REC MODE 3
3: REC MODE 4
4: REC MODE 5

80 TIMER REC TIMER REC 0: OFF

1: ON
81-87
88 ALARM REC ALARM REC 0: OFF

89 ALARM SET Special
90 REPEAT REC 0: OFF

91 CONTINUOUS REC 0: OFF

82-96

SETTING OF REC MODE Special

TIMER Special

1: ON

1: ON

1: ON

a)

a)

a)

FUNCTION CONTROL MENU (ITEM No. 97 to 100)

No. Item Set values

97 AUTO REW 0: ON

1: ON(PB)

2: OFF
98 POWER ON REC 0: OFF

1: ON
99 BEEP 0: ON

1: OFF
100 STILL 0: FRAME

1: FIELD

a) See “Settings for special items” on page 20.

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REMOTE CONTROL MENU (ITEM No. 102 to 142)

No. Item Set value

102 RS232C 0: 1200

1: 2400
2: 4800
3: 9600
4: 19200

5: 38400
103 PARALLEL IN1(2PIN) 0: NO USE
104 INPUT IN2(3PIN) 1: STOP
105 IN3(4PIN) 2: REC
106 IN4(5PIN) 3: PLAY
107 IN5(6PIN) 4: F.FWD
108 IN6(7PIN) 5: REW
109 IN7(8PIN) 6: F.FRAME
110 IN8(9PIN) 7: R.FRAME
111 IN9(10PIN) 8: SERIES REC
112 IN10(11PIN) 9:
113 IN11(12PIN) 10: ALARM
114 IN12(13PIN) RETURN
115 IN13(21PIN) 11: ALARM (L)
116 IN14(22PIN) 12 - 27:
117 IN15(24PIN) ALARM 1(L) ­118 IN16(24PIN) ALARM 16(L)
119 IN17(25PIN) 28: ALARM (H)
120 IN18(27PIN) 29 - 44:
121 IN19(28PIN) ALARM 1(H) ­122 IN20(21PIN) ALARM 16(H)
123 IN21(29PIN)
124 IN22(30PIN)
125 IN23(31PIN)
126 IN24(32PIN)
127 PARALLEL OUT1(15PIN)
128 OUTPUT OUT2(16PIN)
129 OUT3(17PIN)
130 OUT4(18PIN)
131 OUT5(33PIN)
132 OUT6(34PIN)
133 OUT7(35PIN)
134 OUT8(36PIN)
135 PARALLEL OUT1(15PIN) 0: OPEN
136

OUT VOLTAGE
137 OUT3(17PIN) 2: 12 V
138 OUT4(18PIN)
139 OUT5(33PIN)
140 OUT6(34PIN)
141 OUT7(35PIN)
142 OUT8(36PIN)

OUT2(16PIN) 1: 5 V

TIME ADJUST

0: NO USE 1:STOP
2: REC 3: PLAY
4: F.FWD 5: REW
6: SERIES REC
7:

TIME ADJUST

8:

ALARM RETURN
9: ALARM
10: TAPE END
11: TAPE EXIST
12: AUTO OFF

VIDEO LOSS

13:

MAINTENANCE MENU (ITEM No. 143 to 152)

No. Item Set value

SERVICE USE

143

144 HARD DISC 0: USE

145 SYSTEM DATA 0: USE

146 POWER BACKUP 0: ON

147 MUTIPLEX 0: ON

148 CONT REC/PLAY 0: OFF

149 EE MODE 0: OFF

150 DRAM DUMP 0: OFF

151 DEBUG INFO 0: NO DISPLAY

152 ERROR INFO 0: DISPLAY

TAPE 0: USE

1: NOT USE

1: NOT USE

1: NOT USE

1: OFF

1: OFF

1: ON

1: ON

1: ON

1: DISPLAY

1: NO DISPLAY

TOP MENU (ITEM No. 155 to 157)

No. Item Set value

155 TIME ADJUST Special
156 MENU GRADE 0: BASIC

1; ENHANCED

157 LANGUAGE 0: JAPANESE

1: ENGLISH

a) See “Settings for special items” on page 20.

a)

19

Detailed Descriptions of Commands

Settings for special items

No.7: CAMERA CONNECTION

Specify the settings (0: NO or 1: CONNECT) for all
cameras with four bytes after the ITEM number (37H),
and send ENTER (40H).

First byte (30H to 3FH):

Set camera 8 to 5 with lower 4 bits.

Second byte (30H to 3FH):

Set camera 4 to 1 with lower 4 bits.

Third byte (30H to 3FH):

Set camera 16 to 13 with lower 4 bits.

Third byte (30H to 3FH):

Set camera 12 to 9 with lower 4 bits.

No. 8 to 26 MONI DISP STRUCTURE
No. 27 to 45 PLAY DISP STRUCTURE

Specify the settings (0: NO, 1 to 16: MON, 17 to 32:
PB) for all division of each page with two bytes
(30H30H to 33H32H) after the respective ITEM
numbers.

4 divisions (No. 8 to 11/27 to 30)

page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4

1

0

4

5

9

8

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No. 63 to 78: CAMERA NAME

Set a camera name for each of cameras 1 to 16.

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Send a name of 12 characters (24 bytes) at maximum
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Thirteenth and more characters are ignored.

Usable characters

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The following 92 characters and space can be used.

!”#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}

Example: To set “Camera 1” send 34H33H36H31H

36H3DH36H35H37H32H36H31H32H30H33H
31H40H.

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No. 81 to 87: TIMER

Send the following data after the respective ITEM
numbers.

First byte (30H to 39H):

Specify the day of the week (Mo, . . . Su, Mon-Fr,
Everyday, No setting).

Second to fifth bytes (30H30H30H30H to

32H33H35H39H):
Specify TIME1 (00:00 to 23:59, two digits each).

Sixth byte (30H to 37H):

Specify REC1 (REC Stop, mode 1, . . . mode 5,
Alarm REC, No Setting).

Seventh to tenth bytes (30H30H30H30H to

32H33H35H39H):
Specify TIME2 (00:00 to 23:59, two digits each).

Eleventh byte (30H to 37H):

Specify REC2 (REC Stop, mode 1, . . . mode 5,
Alarm REC, No Setting).

No. 89: ALARM SET

Send the following data after the ITEM number
(38H39H).

Fifth to seventh bytes (30H31H30H to 39H39H30H):

Set the tape length (10 to 990 minutes).

Eighth byte (30H, 32H, 33H, 34H):

Set the image quality mode (LOW, MID, HIGH
SUPER).

Nineth to twelveth bytes (30H30H30H31H to

39H39H39H39H):
Set the time mode (None, 1 to 9999 hours).

Thirtheenth to Sixteenth bytes (30H30H30H31H to

39H39H39H39H):
Set the recording cycle (None, 00.01 to 99.99
seconds).

To set the time mode or the recording cycle to None,
send 3FH3FH3FH3FH.
When both the time mode and recording cycle are set,
the time mode takes priority.

No. 155: TIME ADJUST

Send year, month, day, hour, and minute with 2 digits
each after the ITEM number (31H35H35H).

First byte (30H to 34H):

Specify Alarm recording mode (NORMAL,
INTERLEAVE, EVENT, PREALARM, FRAME).

Second byte (30H to 34H):

Specify the recording mode (1 to 5) for Alarm
recording.

Third byte (30H to 34H):

Specify the release condition (30 seconds, 1
minute, . . . Tape End).

Fourth and fifith bytes (30H30H to 31H30H):

Specify the Pre-alarm time (2 seconds, . . . 10
minutes).

No. 92 to 96: SETTING OF REC MODE

Set the cameras (0: NO REC, 1: REC) for each
recoding mode, 1 to 5, with 4 bytes after the ITEM
number (39H32H to 39H36H), then subsequently send
the following data.

First byte (30H to 3FH):

Set camera 8 to 5 with lower 4 bits.

Second byte (30H to 3FH):

Set camera 4 to 1 with lower 4 bits.

Third byte (30H to 3FH):

Set camera 16 to 13 with lower 4 bits.

Fourth byte (30H to 3FH):

Set camera 12 to 9 with lower 4 bits.

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