Sanyo VZU-485 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL VZU-485/232C
RS-485/232C Interface Board English
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PRECAUTIONS
CAUTION: This installation should be made by
a qualified service person and should conform to
all local codes.
CAUTION: Changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the manufacturer may void
the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
œMake sure to also read carefully the instruction
manual for the VCR.
œThe contents of this manual may be modified without
prior notice or obligation.
œPlease note that we disclaim any liability for
damages that may have been caused by the use of
this product.
œDo not use the VCR 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.
œThis manual shows all the commands for Sanyo time
lapse VCRs and real time VCRs equipped with an
RS-232C (or RS-485) connector.
The commands apply to the functions available on
each particular VCR. Therefore, if a function is not
available on your VCR the corresponding command
does not apply to your VCR.
Also, there may be some functions available on your
VCR that cannot be controlled by the command
indicated in this manual. For detailed information,
please read the VCR instruction manual.
Keep this manual handy for later reference.
œIf using the RS-485 interface to operate the VCR, it
is recommended that you use a SANYO brand
system controller.
œIf using the RS-232C interface to operate the VCR
using a computer, separate software is required.
(This software is not sold by SANYO.)
For customers in Canada
This class B digital apparatus complies with
Canadian ICES-003.
CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
INSTALLATION OF THE BOARD . . . . . . . . . . . 2
INTERFACE (RS-232C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
INTERFACE (RS-485) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SETTING FOR RS-485 or RS-232C USE . . . . . . . 5
COMMANDS (RS-232C/RS-485) . . . . . . . . . . . 6
COMMANDS (RS-232C only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
COMMANDS (RS-485 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
COMMANDS TABLE (RS-232C/RS-485) . . . . . . 15
Model Number : VZU-485/232C
Trade Name : SANYO
Responsible party : SANYO FISHER COMPANY
Address : 21605 Plummer Street,
Chatsworth, California 91311
Telephone No. : [phone]
œThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and
(2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Declaration of Conformity
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INSTALLATION OF THE BOARD
ACCESSORIES
Preparation
Attach the fixer to the option board.
Installation
1Remove the four screws at the side that are
securing the cabinet.
2Remove the screw holding the ground clip.
3Remove the screws (2 to 4) holding the cover.
(Different models have different numbers of screws.
The figure below shows screw positions for a model
with four screws.)
4Insert the connector and install the option board.
œFix the option board to the rear terminal panel.
(Use the screws removed in 3. Be careful not to
mistake the types of screws.)
5Install the ground clip removed in 2and the
accessory ground clip. (Use the screw removed in
2and the accessory screw.)
6Fix the harness with lugs.
7Install the cabinet using the screws that were
removed in 1.
Ground clip
Optional board
ScrewFixer
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INTERFACE (RS-232C)
Pin locations
Pin
number Signal Operation Signal direction
1—— —
2RXD
Receive
data VCR ←Computer
3 TXD Send data VCR →Computer
4—— —
5GND
Signal
ground —
6—— —
7RTS
Request
to send VCR →Computer
8—— —
9—— —
The signal transmission is compatible with RS-232C
specifications.
Data format
Mode Asynchronous
Character length 8 Bits
Data transmission speed 2400, 4800, 9600 or
19200 bps
Parity check None
Stop bit 1 bit
The data transmission speed can only be set.
To set the data transmission speed, refer to “SETTING
FOR RS-485 or RS-232C USE”on page 5.
Communication protocol
The communication is based on 1 byte units. After the
computer has transmitted 1 byte, it will wait for an
answer from the VCR then send the following byte of
data.
The VCR answer can be 1 byte or more, for example,
the counter position consists of 6 bytes.
Connection
Connect a 9-pin D-SUB cable (sold separately) from
the RS-232C connector on the rear panel to the
computer serial connector.
1 2 3 45
96 7 8
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INTERFACE (RS-485)
Pin locations
NOTE: Do not connect to phone line.
Pin number Connector A
signal
Connector B
signal
1 Not used Not used
2 Not used Not used
3AB
4BA
5 Not used Not used
6 Not used Not used
A: Non-inverting driver output/receiver input
B: Inverting driver output/receiver input
Transmission line: 2 conductors
Transmission system: Half duplex
Data format
Mode Asynchronous
Character length 8 bit
Data transmission speed 2400, 4800, 9600 or
19200 bps
Parity bit None
Start bit 1 bit
Stop bit 1 bit
To set the data transmission speed, VCR address and
TERMINATE switch, refer to “SETTING FOR RS-485
or RS-232C USE”on page 5.
Transmission protocol
A proprietary protocol (SSP: Security Serial Protocol) is
used. Operates using a Sanyo brand system controller.
Connection
This VCR can use the straight type or crossed type
connecting cable.
If using a straight type cable, connect it from the “A”to
the “A”or from the “B”to the “B”RS-485 connector.
If using a crossed type cable, connect it from the “A”to
the “B”or from the “B”to the “A”RS-485 connector.
Type of cable
Straight type:
Crossed type:
1 6
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
Not used
Not used
Not used
Not used
1
2
3
4
5
6
Not used
Not used
Not used
Not used
1
2
3
4
5
6
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SETTING FOR RS-485 or RS-232C USE
The RS-485 interface can be used to operate the VCR
using a SANYO brand system controller. Furthermore,
the RS-232C interface can be used to operate the VCR
using a computer.
NOTES:
œThis can only be used when the RS-485/232C
interface board (VZU-485/232C) is installed.
œRefer to the instruction manuals for the system
controller and/or the computer.
Setting the Address and Data Transfer
Speed
œMake this setting without a cassette tape inserted.
1Press the COUNTER RESET button for 3 seconds
or more.
ø“485” or “232” appears on the digital display.
2Turn the JOG dial to select the interface being
used, RS-232C or RS-485.
ø“232” or “485” appears on the digital display.
œWhen setting “232”, carry out step 3and then
step 6.
3Turn the SHUTTLE ring clockwise.
4Turn the JOG dial to set the VCR address (from
000 to 127).
øThe address set appears on the digital display.
5Turn the SHUTTLE ring clockwise.
6Turn the JOG dial to set the data transfer speed
(19200, 2400, 4800, 9600).
øThe data transfer speed set appears on the
digital display.
7When finished, Press the COUNTER RESET
button.
NOTE:
œWhen the MENU RESET button is pressed, the
setting appearing on the digital display is reset to the
default setting.
Settings when using RS-485
1Press the MENU button to display the MAIN MENU.
2Turn the JOG dial to select the “9.OTHERS”line,
then turn the SHUTTLE ring clockwise.
øThe (OTHERS) menu appears.
<OTHERS>
*ALARM@LOG
*POWER@FAILURE/DEW
*TERMINAL@SET@@@@SET1
*RS-485@SET
@@STATUS@INFO.@@@Y
@@ALARM@INFO.@@@@Y
3Turn the JOG dial until the “STATUS INFO.”setting
is highlighted, then turn the SHUTTLE ring
clockwise.
4Turn the JOG dial to set the “STATUS INFO.”
setting, then turn the SHUTTLE ring clockwise.
Y. . . . . . . . . . The VCR status information is
output at the RS-485 connector.
N. . . . . . . . . . The status information is not
output at the RS-485 connector.
5Turn the JOG dial until the “ALARM INFO.”setting
is highlighted, then turn the SHUTTLE ring
clockwise.
6Turn the JOG dial to set the “ALARM INFO.”
setting, then turn the SHUTTLE ring clockwise.
Y. . . . . . . . . . The VCR alarm information
(alarm recording start and stop)
and video loss information are
output at the RS-485 connector.
N. . . . . . . . . . The VCR alarm information
(alarm recording start and stop)
and video loss information are
not output at the RS-485
connector.
7Press the MENU EXIT button.
8Set the TERMINATE switch on the back panel to
the “ON”or “OFF”position
OFF side . . . Not terminated
ON side . . . . Terminated
NOTE:
œWhen a warning state (non-recording, mechanical
problem or clog detection) occurs, the warning state
is output from the RS-485 connector. However,
non-recording warning states are not output if “NON
REC”is set to “N”in the (WARNING
OUT/CONTROL SET) menu. In addition, the clog
detection warning state is not output if “CLOG
DETECT.”is set to “N”in the (GENERAL SET) menu.
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COMMANDS (RS-232C/RS-485)
The received/transmitted (RXD/TXD) signal diagram is
indicated as seen from the VCR side.
Note: Some commands consist of only a single byte.
The input/output signals for commands that are
complete with a single byte are as follows.
The input/output signal diagrams for commands that
are complete with a single byte have been omitted from
the following descriptions, except for return codes.
Cautions Concerning the RS-232C Use
Before using the commands, follow the procedure
below.
Send the T/L TABLE ON command (F6H) to the VCR.
The VCR will respond with ACK (0AH).
The VCR will be in the command receive mode until the
T/L TABLE OFF command (F7H) is sent.
Cautions Concerning the RS-485 Use
œWhen a group number is set, if it does not match the
group number, it will not operate.
Commands to Operate the VCR
The following commands are completed in 1 byte.
The VCR will respond with ACK (0AH). Confirm that
ACK (0AH) is returned before sending the next
command.
POWER ON/OFF (7BH)
œTo turn the power ON/OFF.
PLAY (3AH)
œTo start playback.
œIf sent during recording, will start recording check
mode.
STILL/PAUSE (4FH)
œIf sent during playback, will start still mode.
œIf sent during recording, will start recording pause
mode.
STOP (3FH)
œTo go to stop mode.
FF (ABH)
œTo start fast-forward mode.
œIf sent during playback, will start forward picture
search mode.
œIf sent during still mode, will advance of 1 image
(field).
œIf sent after the command to set alarm search
mode, alarm scan or day/time search, will start
the search or scan in the forward direction.
REW (ACH)
œTo start rewind mode.
œIf sent during playback, will start reverse picture
search mode.
œIf sent during still mode, will go back 1 image
(field).
œIf sent after the command to set alarm search
mode, alarm scan or day/time search, will start
the search or scan in the reverse direction.
TXD
RXD 0A
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COMMANDS (RS-232C/RS-485)
REV PLAY (4AH)
œIf sent during playback, will start reverse
playback.
TIMER ON/OFF (60H)
œTo set the timer recording ON (timer recording
standby)/OFF (timer recording canceled).
QUICK METHOD SECURITY LOCK ON (69H)
œTo engage the quick method security lock.
QUICK METHOD SECURITY LOCK OFF
(6AH)
œTo cancel the quick method security lock.
EJECT (A3H)
œTo eject the cassette.
œWhen the VCR receives this command, it will
respond with ACK (0AH), then when the tape has
been ejected, it will respond with CASSETTE
OUT (03H).
SHARPNESS SOFT (4CH)
œIf sent during playback, the image quality
becomes softer.
SHARPNESS SHARP (4DH)
œIf sent during playback, the image quality
becomes sharper.
ON SCREEN ON/OFF (4EH)
œTo set the on-screen display (superimpose
display) “ON”/“OFF”.
MENU EXIT/AUDIO ON/SEARCH (22H)
œIf sent when a menu is displayed, the menu
screen is canceled.
œIf sent to a time lapse VCR during playback in 12-
or 24-hour mode, will turn on/off the playback
audio.
œIf sent during stop mode, it will switch the search
mode to alarm search, alarm scan, then day/time
search receiving mode.
REC/DUB REQUEST (FAH)
Send this command before sending the REC (CAH)
command.
REC (CAH)
œTo start recording.
œIf sent during single image recording mode, will
record at a set field.
œSend this command only after sending the
REC/DUB REQUEST (FAH) 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.
ALARM SCAN (B1H)
œTo switch to alarm scan mode. Followed by a FF
(ABH) or REW (ACH) command it will start the
scan in the desired direction.
The VCR will go to scan mode, then when the alarm
recording start point is found, it will return
COMPLETION (01H).
If the beginning or end of the tape is reached, it will
return NOT TARGET (05H).
RXD
TXD
A3
0A 03 RXD
TXD
FA
0A
CA
0A
RXD
TXD
B1
0A
AB
0A 01/05
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COMMANDS (RS-232C/RS-485)
To use the following commands, send the command,
wait for the response ACK (0AH), then send the
numeric data value (30H to 39H) 1 byte at a time.
Finally, send the ENTER (40H) command.
The numeric data 30H to 39H corresponds to numbers
0 to 9.
The VCR will go to search mode, then when the
desired target point is found, it will return
COMPLETION (01H).
If the beginning or end of the tape is reached before the
desired target point is found, it will return NOT TARGET
(05H).
ALARM SEARCH (B0H)
œTo switch to alarm search mode. Enter the
desired alarm number and send the ENTER
(40H) command. Send the FF (ABH) or REW
(ACH) command to start the search in the
desired direction.
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.
DAY/TIME SEARCH (B3H)
œTo switch to day/time search mode. Enter the
desired day and time and send the ENTER (40H)
command. Send the FF (ABH) or REW (ACH)
command to start the search in the desired
direction.
Example: To search for the recording point of the 16th
at 5:10.
Commands to Set the VCR
R/P SPEED SET (7EH)
œTo set the recording/playback speed mode
directly.
After sending the R/P SPEED SET (7EH)
command, send 3 bytes of numeric data (30H to
39H), then the ENTER (40H) command.
Example: For 24-hour mode
COUNTER RESET (E2H)
œTo reset the counter (0:00:00).
COUNTER MEMORY (E3H)
œTo turn ON/OFF the counter memory.
CLOCK ADJUST (E0H)
œIf sent during stop mode, will reset the minutes
and seconds to 00 (to the closest hour). For
example, if sent between 13:30:00 and 14:29:59
the clock is reset to 14:00:00.
TRACKING +/V. LOCK +/SHIFT «(50H)
œIf sent during playback, will set the tracking one
step up.
œIf sent during still mode, will set the vertical
alignment one step up.
œIf sent while the menu screen or superimpose
display is being displayed, the operation is the
same as for SHIFT «(63H).
TRACKING –/V. LOCK –/SHIFT ](51H)
œIf sent during playback, will set the tracking one
step down.
œIf sent during still mode, will set the vertical
alignment one step down.
œIf sent while the menu screen or superimpose
display is being displayed, the operation is the
same as for SHIFT ](64H).
TRACKING CENTER (52H)
œIf sent during playback, will set the tracking to the
neutral position (center).
RXD
TXD
B0
0A
31 30 40 AB
0A 0A 0A 0A 01/05
RXD
TXD
B3
0A
31 36 30 35 40 AB
0A 0A 0A 0A 0A 0A 01/05
31
0A
30
0A
RXD
TXD
7E
0A
30 32 34 40
0A 0A 0A 0A
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COMMANDS (RS-232C/RS-485)
On-screen Commands
MENU (74H)
œIf sent during stop mode, the main menu is
displayed.
œIf sent while a sub menu is being displayed, the
menu screen is switched.
SHIFT «(63H)
œIf sent while a menu screen is being displayed,
the setting item selection or setting value is
accepted.
œIf sent while the main menu screen is being
displayed, the selected sub menu appears.
œWhen a superimpose display is displayed, this
command will move the superimpose display
toward the right. Will not operate during recording.
SHIFT ](64H)
œIf sent while the clock or timer is being set, the
previous setting item is selected.
œIf sent while a sub menu screen is being
displayed, the main menu appears.
œIf sent while the superimpose display is being
displayed, the display moves down. Will not
operate during recording.
SET +, R/P j(UP) (65H)
œIf sent while a menu screen is being displayed,
the setting item selection or setting will be
changed or the default value will be changed
(increased).
œTo select the tape speed mode.
SET –, R/P l(DOWN) (66H)
œIf sent while a menu screen is being displayed,
the setting item selection or setting will be
changed or the default value will be changed
(decreased).
œTo select the tape speed mode.
MENU RESET (E1H)
œFor each displayed menu, it will reset the menu
settings to the default values.
Commands to Get Information
After the commands to get information are input, the
VCR will respond with the information (data) about
each command.
COUNTER CODE (D0H)
œ6 bytes indicating the counter position will be
returned.
Example: For –1:23:45, 31H, 31H, 32H, 33H, 34H,
35H will be returned.
Note that the first byte will always indicate
30H for + or 31H for –.
HEAD TIME (D2H)
œ5 bytes indicating the usage duration of the video
head will be returned.
Example: For 00333 hours, 30H, 30H, 33H, 33H, 33H
will be returned.
POWER TIME (D3H)
œ5 bytes indicating the power connected state
duration will be returned.
Example: For 00777 hours, 30H, 30H, 37H, 37H, 37H
will be returned.
T/L STATUS SENSE (D6H)
œ5 bytes indicating the VCR status will be
returned. (See page 12 for details.)
STATUS SENSE (D7H)
œ5 bytes indicating the VCR operating mode will
be returned. (See page 11 for details.)
RXD
TXD
D0
31 31 32 33 34 35
RXD
TXD
D2
30 30 33 33 33
RXD
TXD
D3
30 30 37 37 37
RXD
TXD
D6
RXD
TXD
D7
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