NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 INSTRUCTION MANUAL SRC-850 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. Keep the manual in a safe place for future reference.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 PRECAUTIONS 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.
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NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89F STANDBY/ON TAPE END PAUSE/ SEARCH REW PLAY FF MENU RESET STOP REC EJECT ON SCREEN ON OFF P O ALL RESET COUNTER RESET N M L K J I HG 1 EJECT button 2 Cassette loading slot 3 PAUSE/SEARCH button 4 REW (rewind) button 5 PLAY button 6 FF (fast forward) button 7 STOP button 8 REC (record) button 9 STANDBY/ON indicator F TAPE END indicator English MENU TRACKING V.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 5 Security lock indicator Digital Display 1 2 3 AL T/D P M Comes on when the security lock is engaged. 4 5 6 Operation Indicators • They display the actual operation mode.
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NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 CONNECTIONS Connect the video camera and monitor TV as shown in the figure below. NOTE: Before making the connections, make sure all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 TYPES OF ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS AND DISPLAY SEQUENCE NOTES: • When a menu is displayed, recording will not be possible. • Press the PAUSE/SEARCH or MENU button, the setting procedure is now completed. • During recording or playback the menus cannot be displayed. • To reset the settings of a menu to their original values, select the desired menu then press the MENU RESET button. The (USED TIME) menu data cannot be reset.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 SETTING THE LANGUAGE AND CLOCK 5 Press the l (or j) button to set the month the Language Setting daylight saving time adjustment is made, then press the « button. English, French or Spanish can be selected by the user. 1 Turn the power on to all devices used. 2 Press the MENU button to display the (SET UP 1) 01, 02,.....11, 12 (for January, February......November, December) 6 Press the l (or j) button to set the time the daylight menu.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 CHANGING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY Changing the Date/Time Display Position Selecting the On-screen Display 1 Turn the power on to all devices used. 2 Set the ON SCREEN switch to the “ON” position. You can select to display or not the date, time and number of alarm recordings. 1 Turn the power on to all devices used. 2 Press the MENU button until the (SET UP 2) menu is ° The date and time are displayed. displayed.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES Use only video cassette tapes bearing the w logo. This VCR was primarily designed for use with T-160 cassette tapes, it is recommended to use T-160 standard grade VHS video cassette tapes for optimal performance. Loading 1 Place the cassette, label side up, in the loading slot. Gently push the center of the cassette until it is loaded automatically.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES Correct tape thread check function Setting the Action to Take When a Cassette is Loaded If the correct tape thread check function is on, after the cassette tape is loaded, a mechanism will operate for about 5 seconds to check that the tape has been threaded (loaded) correctly and the cassette indicator “o” will blink during that period. In the (SET UP 2) menu, you can set the mode the VCR will go into when a cassette is loaded.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 NORMAL RECORDING Normal Recording Concerning the Number of Times Tapes can be Rerecorded on Before Starting Depending on the recording speed mode, the tape must be replaced after a certain number of recording times. • Turn the power on to all devices used. • Load a cassette tape with erasure-prevention tab. Refer to the table below for the maximum number of times a tape can be recorded on.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 NORMAL RECORDING Action to Take when the Video Signal Deteriorates Tape Counter Notes: • There is no tape counter indication for the blank portions of the tape. If there is no video signal during recording, fast forward, rewind modes, when in stop mode or when a tape is not loaded the menus are not displayed, “VIDEO LOSS” can be displayed on-screen and a signal (0 V) can be output at the ALARM OUT terminal. If in the (SET UP 5) menu “WARN.OUT” is set to “V.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 AUTOREPEAT RECORDING Autorepeat Recording Setting the Mode at the End of the Tape The same tape can be recorded over many times. • Follow the Before starting steps, under “NORMAL In the (SET UP 2) menu, you can set the mode of the VCR mode when the tape reaches the end during recording. 1 Press the MENU button until the (SET UP 2) menu is 1 Press the MENU button until the (SET UP 2) menu is RECORDING”. displayed. displayed.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 ALARM RECORDING By connecting the ALARM IN terminal to a door switch, an interphone, etc., a recording can be done only when necessary. NOTES: • During alarm recording all buttons are disabled. • If “OFF” is displayed on the digital display, alarm recording is not possible in order to prevent the recorded tape to be recorded over. To cancel the “OFF” display, press the EJECT, PLAY, FF or REW button.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 ALARM RECORDING Alarm Recording Counter Display Checking the Alarm Recordings Time • During alarm recording, “AL” will be flashing on the 1 Press the MENU button until the (ALARM TIME) digital display. • menu is displayed. If the ON SCREEN switch is set to the “ON” position, the number of alarms will flash on the monitor screen. number of alarm recordings, and the 8 most ° The recent alarm recording times are displayed.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 ALARM RECORDING Alarm Search Alarm Scan To go to the beginning of a desired alarm recording. To look for an alarm recording by viewing the first 5 seconds of each alarm recording. 1 Press the PAUSE/SEARCH button during stop mode. 1 Press the PAUSE/SEARCH button twice during stop ° “AL SEARCH 01” will be displayed on screen. mode. 2 Press the l (or j) button to set the desired alarm ° “AL SCAN” will be displayed on screen.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 SERIES RECORDING The SERIES OUT signal will be presence either at the point when the counter reading is 7:57:00 or when VCR No. 1 reaches the end of the tape, whichever is first. The signal will stop 70 seconds after the tape end point of VCR No. 1. Using 2 VCRs or more, the series recording function lets you switch recording from one unit to the next (only with VCRs of the same model as this one). NOTE: • T-160 must be used for proper serial out operation.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 SERIES RECORDING Continous Loop Recording Setup NOTES: • The “TAPE END MODE” in (SET UP 2) menu should It is possible to configure at least two this VCR for continous loop recording. be set to “REW” for both units without fail. • If TAPE END MODE is set to “REW”, when the end of Under loop recording when the recording finishes on the first unit, the new recording will start on the second unit.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 NORMAL PLAYBACK Normal Playback Tracking Control 1 Turn on the power to the VCR and TV monitor. 2 Load the video cassette tape. 3 Press the PLAY button. 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. ° Playback starts. necessary, adjust the tracking to eliminate the ° Ifnoise from the picture. 2 If it cannot be minimized, press the TRACKING/V.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 SPECIAL PLAYBACK Picture Search (Forward and Reverse) Day/Time Search 1 Press the FF (or REW) button, during normal 1 Press the PAUSE/SEARCH button three times during playback. stop mode. image can be seen while the tape is ° The advanced (or rewound) at high speed. “T/D SEARCH 01 00:00” will be displayed on ° screen. 2 To return to normal playback, press the PLAY button.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 SETTING THE SECURITY LOCK The security lock function is designed to prevent accidental stopping of recording if the STOP button is pressed inadvertenly. NOTES: 1 While holding the TRACKING/V.STILL + button, • The security lock cannot be engaged while a menu is • While the security lock is engaged all commands, except the one to cancel the security lock, are disabled. press the l button. displayed. ° “ö” is displayed on the digital display.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 SETTING THE CASSETTE EJECT MODE EJECT terminal connection Cassette Eject Setup When using 2 VCRs or more, the cassette tape of all the VCRs or some of the VCRs can be ejected, if the EJECT terminals on the VCRs are connected as indicated. VCR No. 1 COM EJECT OUT IN VCR No. 2 COM EJECT OUT IN 1 Press the MENU button until the (SET UP 2) menu is displayed.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 SETTINGS FOR RS485 TERMINALS USE The VCR can be controlled through a special controller connected to the RS485 terminal. 8 Press the ] button, until the “STATUS INFO” setting If the VCR is going to be controlled trough a connection to the RS485 terminals, be sure to first make the settings below. 9 Press the l (or j) button to set the desired setting. is flashing. Y . . . . . . . . . . .
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 CHECKING POWER FAILURE, FAILURE DUE TO CONDENSATION AND USAGE DURATION 1 Press the MENU button until the (POWER FAILURE), Example (DEW) and (USED TIME) menu is displayed. @@@@@@ 002@FAILURE@@12-10@07:15 @@@@RECOVERY@12-10@07:30 (POWER FAILURE). . . The number of power failures, and the date and time of the most recent power failure and recovery are displayed.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 OUTPUT TERMINALS TAPE END OUT Terminal WARNING OUT Terminal • During recording, when the end of the tape is reached • If the tape stops or other problem, the output becomes or when the tape counter reading indicates 7 hours 57 minutes or more, the output becomes 0V (Low). 0V (Low). • To reset the output, press the STOP or ALL RESET • • During autorepeat recording, when the end of the tape button or unplug the power cord then plug it back in.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 OUTPUT TERMINALS 7 Press the l (or j) button, to set the desired pulse SW OUT Terminal signal interval. When recording, a pulse signal is output at the SW OUT terminal. Available settings are: FIELD . . . . . . . 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 10, 30 or 60 field This terminal is usually connected to the switch input (SW IN) of devices like a camera switcher unit, or a quad compressor. FRAME . . . . .
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 OUTPUT TERMINALS REMOTE Jack Remote control setting You can use a VA-RMN01 Remote Control Unit (sold separately) to control remotely the VCR. The remote control switch 7 can be set to either eject the tape or access the menus. NOTE: 1 Press the MENU button until the (SET UP 1) menu is displayed. • The functions not available on the VCR will not operate.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 MAINTENANCE Daily Inspection Periodic Inspection The following daily inspections are recommended in order to assure long-term and trouble-free operation of the unit. Periodic inspection and maintenance should be referred to your dealer. The daily inspections are particularly important if using autorepeat recording.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 MAINTENANCE Maintaining and Checking The Mechanism To maintain the VCR functions and features working properly, and to avoid damages or dirt on the tape, it is recommended to follow the maintenance points and periodicity indicated below. For detailed information, please contact your dealer.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If the unit does not operate normally when you follow the instructions indicated in the manual, please refer to the table below.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 SPECIFICATIONS General Specifications Video heads system Audio recording Tape speed Specified video cassette tape Recording/playback time Fast forward/rewind time Television system RS-485 data transfer speed Dual-azimuth 4-head rotating helical scanning system: Dual azimuth 2-head for record and standard playback Dual azimuth 4-head for forward picture search, reverse picture search and still mode In 8-hour mode 11.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 SANYO INDUSTRIAL VCR WARRANTY OBLIGATIONS In order to obtain warranty service, the product must be delivered to and picked up from an Authorized Sanyo Service Center at the user’s expense, unless specifically stated otherwise in this warranty. The names and addresses of Authorized Sanyo Service Centers may be obtained by calling the toll-free number listed below.
NU4Q/U3 (SRC-850 GB) Mon. Aug., 23/1999 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. 1AC6P1P2047–AA NU4Q/U3 (1099KP-SY01) Issue No. 3 Copyright SANYO, 1999 All rights reserved.