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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
SRC-850A
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.
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 PRECAUTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the CAUTION presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude DO NOT OPEN to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BA
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 PRECAUTIONS Location Moisture Condensation Problems For safe operation and satisfactory performance of your Cause: VCR, keep the following in mind when selecting a place When the VCR is first installed, moved from a cold area for its installation: to a warm area or placed in a location with high humidity, œ Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away from dew (moisture) may form in the unit. The Dew indicator sources of intense heat. (À) blinks. If y
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 CONTENTS FEATURES PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 œ Tape management function œ High-speed Fast Forward/Rewind FEATURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 œ Field recording/playback ACCESSORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 œ Audio recording LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS . . . . 4 œ Autorepeat recording œ Series recording function CON
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89F POWER TAPE END MENU STILL/PAUSE RESET SEARCH REW PLAY FF STOP ALL EJECT REC RESET MENU ON SCREEN TRACKING ( c) COUNTER E X I T MENU OFF ON ( ) SHIFT b RESET CLEAR ENTER P O N MLK JI HG 1 EJECT button G MENU RESET button 2 Cassette loading slot H ALL RESET button 3 STILL/PAUSE button I COUNTER RESET button SEARCH button j button MENU EXIT button Jl button 4 REW (rewind) button K T
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS œ Time display (No tape) Digital Display 1 2 3 œ Linear time counter display (Tape inserted) M AL T/D P œ Dew display OFF œ Tracking control display 6 5 4 œ Data transfer speed 1 Mode display AL setting display œ Warning display œ Address setting 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. 2 Power fa
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Back Panel 1 3 5 7 9 G 2 4 6 8 F SHORT FOR RS485 A COM RS485 B TERMINATION. COM RS485 B RS485 A OPEN COLLECTOR 1=500mA(Max.) 2= 50mA(Max.) SHORT FOR RS485 A COM RS485 B TERMINATION. CLOCK IN EJECT IN WARNING OUT 1 TAPE END SW OUT COM RS485 B RS485 A (SERIES) OUT 2 ALARM IN SERIES IN COM CLOCK OUT EJECT OUT AC IN AUDIO VIDEO TAPE END IN CLOCK IN EJECT IN WARNING OUT 1 SW OUT (SERIES) OUT 2 PUSH ALARM IN SERIES
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 ON-SCREEN MENU Main Menu Sub-menus To access on-screen menu To enter or modify settings within a sub-menu 1 When no menu is displayed on-screen, press the 1 When a MAIN MENU is being displayed, press the l MENU button. (or j) button to select one of the sub-menus, then press the ENTER button. ø The MAIN MENU appears. ø The selected sub-menu appears. MAIN MENU 2 Press the l (or j) button to move the selection to 1.LANGUAGE/CLOCK@SET the desire
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 ON-SCREEN MENU WARNING OUT/EJECT SET menu NOTES: SET@UP œ Setting items are highlighted (appear in blue ALARM@@@@@@@@@@@@Y NON@REC@@@@@@@@@@N characters) when they are selected. MECHA.PROBLEM@@@@Y VIDEO@LOSS@@@@@@@Y œ Settings flash while they are being changed. œ When a menu is displayed, recording will not be EJECT@MODE@@@@@@@EJECT1 OPERATION@@@@@@@@SLAVE possible. œ During recording or playback the menus cannot be NOTE: di
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 SETTING THE LANGUAGE AND CLOCK Language Setting Clock setting English, French, Spanish or Portuguese can be selected Example: To set the clock to October 15, 2002 at 3:20 by the user. PM (15:20). 1 Turn the power on to all devices used. 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 under “Language Setting”. 2 Press the MENU button to display the MAIN MENU. 2 Press the l (or j) button until the “CLOCK SET” setting is highlighted (appears in blue characters). ø The “1.LANGUAGE/CL
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 SETTING THE LANGUAGE AND CLOCK 6 Press the l (or j) button to select the “OFF” line Automatic Daylight Saving Time setting, then press the ENTER button. Adjustment ø The “LST” of the “OFF” line flashes. 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 under “Language Setting” on 7 Following the same procedure as above (step 5), page 11. set when the time is changed back from daylight *LANGUAGE-LANGUE-IDIOMA saving time to standard time. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENGLISH
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 SUPERIMPOSE DISPLAY Selecting the Superimpose Display Changing the Superimpose Display Position You can select to display or not the date, time and number of alarm recordings. 1 Turn the power on to all input devices to the VCR. 1 Turn the power on to all devices used. 2 Set the ON SCREEN switch to the “ON” position. 2 Press the MENU button to display the MAIN MENU. ø The superimpose display appears. 3 Press the l (or j) button to select the 10-15-2002@T
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES Use only video cassette tapes bearing the VHS logo. Loading This VCR was primarily designed for use with T-160 1 Place the cassette, label side up, in the loading slot. cassette tapes. It is recommended that you use T-160 Gently push the center of the cassette until it is standard grade VHS video cassette tapes for optimal loaded automatically. performance. NOTE: œ If using longer tapes (i.e. T-180) the tape travel will not be as sta
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES Correct tape thread check function Setting the Action to Take When a Cassette is Loaded This function checks to make sure that the cassette has been correctly loaded so that recording can be carried You can set the mode the VCR will go into when a out. cassette is loaded. 1 Press the MENU button to display the MAIN MENU. NOTES: 2 Press the l (or j) button to select the “4.GENERAL œ After the cassette tape is loaded, the mechanism wil
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 TAPE MANAGEMENT This VCR is equipped with a tape management function. If tape management data is present on the tape Using this function you can protect previous recordings The tape management data is checked and if there is no and prevent overuse of the tape by controlling the tape conflict, the VCR will rewind the tape to the beginning, protection term (number of days), the maximum number then recording starts and the updated tape management of re-reco
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 TAPE MANAGEMENT 8 Press the l (or j) button to select the desired Setting the Tape Management Function number of re-recording times, then press the ENTER 1 Press the MENU button to display the MAIN MENU. button. 2 Press the l (or j) button to select the “7.TAPE OFF . . . . The number of re-recording times will MANAGEMENT” line, then press the ENTER button. not be checked. ø The (TAPE MANAGEMENT) menu appears. 1-100 . . . Maximum number of re-recording ti
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 TAPE MANAGEMENT PROTECT DAY CONFLICT Tape Management Conflict Display The tape is protected, and the tape protection term If a conflict that prevents recording is found when the (ex. 30 days) is not yet over. tape management function checks the tape data, the (TAPE MANAGEMENT) menu appears with the Under “LAST M/D”, the date of the last recording on conflicting setting flashing and the VCR go into the stop the tape (or the last expected recording date mo
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NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002 NORMAL RECORDING Normal Recording Record Pause Recording can be interrupted temporarily. Before starting 1 Press the STILL/PAUSE button during recording. œ Turn the power on to all devices used. œ Load a cassette tape with its erasure-prevention tab ø The pause/still indicator “:” flashes. intact. NOTES: œ Set the ON SCREEN switch to the “ON” position. œ The image appears on-screen but it is not NOTE: recorded. œ If “TAPE IN MODE” is set to “REC” in the
