Sanyo VZU-232CA User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL VZU-232CA
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Before installing the RS-232C operation board, be sure to carefully read this manual,
and follow the instructions.
Please keep it in a safe place, in case it becomes necessary later on.
R232A/EX2 (RS-232C GB Operation Board)
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PRECAUTIONS
When installed in a time lapse VCR or real
time VCR, the RS-232C operation board
permits to control the VCR from a
computer.
•Make sure to also read carefully the
instruction manual for the VCR.
•Do not use this board on VCRs other
than the ones recommended by us.
For a complete list of compatible VCRs,
please consult your dealer or
factory-authorized service centre.
•The contents of this manual may be
modified without prior notice or
obligation.
•Please note that we disclaim any liability
for damages that may have been
caused by the use of this product.
•Do not use the video tape recorder 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.
The production number is an important
information for quality control.
When you purchase the product, make
sure that the production number on the unit
match.
CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
9-PIN REMOTE CONTROL
INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
COMMANDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
COMMANDS TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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INSTALLATION
1Unplug the VCR power cord.
•Disconnect all cables connecting the
VCR to other units.
2Remove the 3 screws fixing the cover
of the RS-232C operation board slot,
on the back of the VCR.
3Remove the cover.
4Plug the 8-pin connector into the 8-pin
socket on the RS-232C operation
board.
CAUTION: When making the
connection, be sure to align the
protuberance on the connector with the
groove on the socket.
5Insert the RS-232C operation board
into the VCR.
When inserting the board, check the
following:
•Make sure no cable or other is not
pinched by the board.
6Install and tighten the screws.
After installing the RS-232C operation
board, follow the steps below to make
sure it operates correctly.
RS-232C operation board
operation check
1Make all necessary connections to the
VCR.
2Plug the power cord plug into an AC
outlet.
3Press the VCR MENU button. Go to
the Menu (OTHER).
4Make sure that "RS-232C 1200" is
displayed of the screen.
•If displayed, the unit will operate
correctly.
•If the display indicated above does
not appear, the RS-232C operation
board will not function. Re-install the
board, making sure the installation
and the connection are correct.
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9-PIN REMOTE CONTROL INTERFACE
When the RS-232C operation board is
installed in the VCR, the VCR can be
controlled from a computer connected to
the rear RS-232C connector.
Depending on the VCR used, some
commands may not be available.
For a complete list of VCRs compatible
with this RS-232C Operation Board, please
consult your dealer or factory-authorized
service centre.
9-pin connector layout
Pin
number Signal Operation Signal direction
2RXD
Receive
data VCR ←Computer
3TXD
Send
data VCR →Computer
4DTR
Normally
1
5GND
Signal
ground
The signal transmission is compatible with
RS-232C specifications.
VCR Computer
TXD 3 Pin TXD
RXD 2 Pin RXD
GND 5 Pin GND
7 Pin
8 Pin
Data format
Mode Asynchronous
Character length 8 Bits
Data transmission
speed 1200, 2400, 4800 or 9600
Parity check None
Stop bit 1 bit
The data transmission speed only can be
set.
To set the data transmission speed, please
refer to the VCR section "OTHER settings".
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COMMANDS
PREPARATION
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.
T/L TABLE ON (F6H)
•To start the T/L (Time Lapse VCR)
control.
T/L TABLE OFF (F7H)
•To end the T/L (Time Lapse VCR)
control.
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)
•To turn the power ON/OFF.
PLAY (3AH)
•To start playback.
•If sent during recording, will start
recording check mode.
STILL (4FH)
•To go to pause/still mode.
STOP (3FH)
•To go to stop mode.
FF (ABH)
•To start fast-forward mode.
•If sent during playback, will start
CUE (fast-forward playback) mode.
•If sent during a playback pause, will
advance of 1 frame.
•If sent during alarm search, alarm
scan or date/time search receiving
mode, will set the search or scan
direction to the forward direction.
REW (ACH)
•To start rewind mode.
•If sent during playback, will start
REVIEW (reverse playback) mode.
•If sent during a playback pause, will
go back 1 frame.
•If sent during alarm search, alarm
scan or date/time search receiving
mode, will set the search or scan
direction to the reverse direction.
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COMMANDS
REV PLAY (4AH)
•If sent during playback, will start
reverse playback.
•Canceled by the PLAY command.
TIMER ON/OFF (60H)
•To set the timer recording ON (timer
recording)/OFF (timer recording
canceled).
SECURITY LOCK ON (69H)
•To engage the security lock.
SECURITY LOCK OFF (6AH)
•To cancel the security lock.
EJECT (A3H)
•To eject the cassette.
AUDIO/SEARCH (22H)
•If sent during 12/24-Hour playback
mode, will turn ON/OFF the
playback sound.
•If sent during stop mode, it will
switch the search mode to alarm
search, alarm scan, then date/time
search receiving mode.
•If sent when a menu is displayed,
will cancel the menu display.
REC (CAH)
•To start recording.
•If sent during 1 frame recording
mode, will record 1 frame.
•Send this command only after
sending the REC/DUB REQUEST
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.
REC/DUB REQUEST (FAH)
Send this command before sending the
REC (CAH) command.
After sending the following command, the
VCR will respond with ACK (0AH).
ALARM SCAN (B1H)
•To switch to alarm scan receiving
mode.
If a FF (ABH) or REW (ACH)
command is received the alarm
scan will start in the appropriate
direction.
RXD
TXD
B1
0A
AB
0A 01/05
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COMMANDS
After sending the following command, the
VCR will respond with ACK (0AH), then
resend a data input command (40H) of 1
byte numeric data (30H to 39H).
The numeric data 30H to 39H corresponds
to numbers 0 to 9.
The VCR will go to search or scan 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)
•Switch to alarm search receiving
mode.
Input the numerical value of the
desired alarm point on the tape, then
send the FF (ABH) or REW (ACH)
command to start the alarm search.
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.
T/D SEARCH (B2H)
•Switch to data/time search receiving
mode.
After inputting the numerical value
of the date/time desired, send the
FF (ABH) or REW (ACH) command
to start the search.
Example: To search for the recording
point of the 16th at 5 o’clock.
RXD
TXD
B0
0A
31 30 40 AB
0A 0A 0A 0A 01/05
RXD
TXD
B2
0A
31 36 30 35 40 AB
0A 0A 0A 0A 0A 0A 01/05
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COMMANDS
COMMANDS TO SET THE VCR
R/P SPEED SET (7EH)
•To set the recording/playback speed
directly.
After sending the R/P SPEED SET
(7EH) command, send 3 bytes of
numeric data (30H to 39H), then the
data input command (40H)
Example: For 960H
COUNT RESET (E2H)
•To reset the counter (0000).
COUNT MEMORY (E3H)
•To turn ON/OFF the counter
memory.
ON-SCREEN COMMANDS
MENU (74H)
•To switch the menu display.
If sent during stop mode, the menu
display is switched.
SHIFT →(63H)
•When a menu is displayed, it will
move the cursor towards the right.
•When the date/time indication is
displayed, it will move it towards the
right.
SHIFT ↓(64H)
•When a menu is displayed, it will
move the cursor down.
•When the date/time indication is
displayed, it will move it down.
SET +, R/P j(UP) (65H)
•When a menu is displayed, it will
modify (increase) the date/time
setting or the numerical value.
•To select the tape speed.
SET –, R/P l(DOWN) (66H)
•When a menu is displayed, it will
modify (decrease) the date/time
setting or the numerical value.
•To select the tape speed.
MENU RESET (E1H)
•For each displayed menu, it will
reset the menu settings to the
default values.
RXD
TXD 7E 0A 39 36 30 40 0A 0A 0A 0A
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COMMANDS
COMMANDS TO GET
INFORMATION
After the commands to get information are
input, the VCR will respond with the
information (data) about each command.
COUNT CODE (D0H)
•6 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 –.
VCR INQ (FBH)
•To confirm that the connect unit is a
VCR. If so, the VCR will respond
with ACK (0AH).
HEAD TIME (D2H)
•5 bytes indicating the usage
duration of the video head will be
returned.
Will not function if sent when a menu is
displayed or during timer recording.
POWER TIME (D3H)
•5 bytes indicating the power
connected state duration will be
returned.
Will not function if sent when a menu is
displayed or during timer recording.
T/L STATUS SENSE (D6H)
•5 bytes indicating the T/L status will
be returned. (See page 10 for
details.)
STATUS SENSE (D7H)
•5 bytes indicating the VCR status
will be returned. (See page 11 for
details.)
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COMMANDS
OTHER COMMANDS
ACK (0AH)
•Returned by the VCR to indicate it
has received the command.
ENTER (40H)
•Sent after send all numerical values
commands, this command is used
to indicate the end of the input.
CLEAR (56H)
•To clear all commands.
•To cancel an error state.
CLEAR ERROR (41H)
•To clear the last input (sent)
numerical value command.
•To cancel an error state.
NOT TARGET (05H)
•Returned if during a search or scan
mode the tape has been completely
rewound or advanced without
finding the desired target point. Also
returned when the mode is canceled.
COMPLETION (01H)
•Returned when the target point is
found after a search or scan
operation.
•Returned every time a recorded
alarm is found during a scan
operation.
ERROR (02H)
•When a command of more than 2
bytes cannot be received past the
second byte by the VCR, it will
return an ERROR (02H) to indicate
that the command is not received.
Any other command send after an
ERROR (02H) will not be received.
However, the VCR status will be
returned. To cancel this state, sent
the CLEAR ERROR (41H) or
CLEAR (56H) command.
ALARM IN (06H)
•Response after an alarm has been
input.
NAK (0BH)
•Response when an undefined (or
non existent) command is sent.
CASSETTE OUT (03H)
•Response when the cassette is
ejected.
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COMMANDS
T/L STATUS SENSE (D6H)
Bit assignation for each byte
of data
Byte 1-2-3
Recording/playback duration mode
NOTE: The following conditions indicated
by each bit are true when 1 is
returned, false when 0 is returned.
Byte 4
BIT
0AUDIO ON 12/24-Hour mode.
During playback,
sound priority mode.
1POWER ON The power is ON.
2Undefined Normally 0.
3Undefined Normally 0.
4TIMER REC
MODE ON
Timer recording
mode ON or timer
recording pause
condition.
5SERIES REC
MODE ON Series recording mode ON.
61SHOT REC
MODE ON One frame recording mode ON.
7ALARM REC
MODE ON Alarm recording mode ON.
Byte 5
BIT
0Undefined Normally 0.
1ALARM
SEARCH SET Alarm search being set.
2ALARM
SEARCH MODE Alarm search mode ON.
3Undefined Normally 0.
4ALARM SCAN
MODE Alarm scan mode ON.
5T/D SEARCH
SET Date/time search being set.
6T/D SEARCH
MODE Date/time search mode ON.
7MENU MODE Menu is displayed.
Example:
Byte 1-2-3: Data indicating the tape speed
in the VCR.
960H →BYTE 1 = 39
BYTE 2 = 36
BYTE 3 = 30
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COMMANDS
STATUS SENSE (D7H)
Bit assignation for each byte
of data
Byte 1
BIT
0ERROR
When an incorrect
command is received.
The CLEAR ERROR
(41H) or CLEAR (56H)
command must be
sent before any other
command can be
accepted.
1Undefined Normally 0.
2Undefined Normally 0.
3CASSETTE
OUT No cassette loaded in the VCR.
4REC INHIBIT Loaded cassette has
no erasure-prevention
tab.
5Undefined Normally 0.
6Undefined Normally 0.
7Undefined Normally 1.
Byte 2
BIT
0Undefined Normally 0.
1Undefined Normally 0.
2Undefined Normally 0.
3WARNING Something wrong with
the VCR.
4Undefined Normally 0.
5Undefined Normally 0.
6Undefined Normally 0.
7Undefined Normally 0.
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COMMANDS
Byte 3
BIT
0Undefined Normally 0.
1Undefined Normally 0.
2REPEAT
MODE Repeat recording mode ON.
3Undefined Normally 0.
4Undefined Normally 0.
5COUNTER
MEMORY The counter memory of the unit is ON.
6TIMER REC
ON Timer recording mode ON.
7Undefined Normally 0.
Byte 4
BIT
0Undefined Normally 0.
1REC MODE Recording.
2EJECT Ejecting the cassette.
3Undefined Normally 0.
4STOP MODE In stop mode.
5REW MODE Rewinding.
6FF MODE Fast-forwarding.
7PLAY MODE Playing back.
Byte 5
BIT
0STILL MODE In playback still mode.
1PAUSE MODE In record pause mode.
2Undefined Normally 0.
3Undefined Normally 0.
4REVIEW
MODE Reverse playback mode.
5CUE MODE Fast-forward playback
mode.
6Undefined Normally 0.
7Undefined Normally 0.
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COMMANDS TABLE
01234 5 6 789A B C D E F
0 0 ENTER TIMER
ON/OFF ALARM
SEARCH COUNT
CODE
1
COMPLETION
1CLEAR
ERROR ALARM
SCAN MENU
RESET
2 ERROR AUDIO/
SEARCH 2T/D
SEARCH HEAD TIME COUNT
RESET
3CASSETTE
OUT 3 SHIFT
→
EJECT POWER
TIME COUNT
MEMORY
4 4 SHIFT
↓
MENU
5NOT
TARGET 5SET+,
R/P
j
6 ALARM IN 6 CLEAR SET –,
R/P
l
T/L STATUS
SENSE T/L TABLE
ON
77 STATUS
SENSE T/L TABLE
OFF
88 99
SECURITY
LOCK ON
A ACK PLAY REV
PLAY SECURITY
LOCK OFF REC REC/DUB
REQUEST
B NAK POWER
ON/OFF FF VCR INQ
CREW D
ER/P SPEED
SET
F STOP STILL
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SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
M. Spitzer-Mileger
1AC6P1P1330– – Steinengraben 40, CH-4051, Basel
R232A/EX2 (0896KP-SY01) Issue No.1 Copyright SANYO, 1996 All rights reserved Printed in Japan
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