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JVC VR-510U manual

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    LLT0010-001A R DIGIT AL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U INSTRUCTIONS For Customer Use: Enter below the Serial No. which is located on the rear of cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. VR-510U Serial No. POWER WARNING SLEEP REC STOP PLA Y STILL TIMER CANCEL DISPLA Y MENU SEARCH S E L E C T REV FWD EXECUTE SKIP/ALARM SEARCH REC CLOC[...]

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    2 1. Read all of these instructions. 2. Save these instructions for later use. 3. All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. Unplug this appliance system from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. 5. Do not use attachments not recom[...]

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    3 CAUTION ATTENTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE D’ELECTROCUTION NE PAS OUVRIR INFORMATION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential inst[...]

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    4 Thank you for purchasing the JVC VR-510U digital video recorder . 1. INTRODUCTIONS 1-1 Precautions ................................................................. 5 2. CONTROLS, CONNECTIONS AND DISPLA Y 2-1 Front panel .................................................................. 6 2-2 Rear panel ...........................................[...]

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    5 1 INTRODUCTION ● Large-capacity hard disk (80 GB) Large-capacity hard disk enables high-quality/high-capacity recording/playback. (Can be increased up to 160 GB) ● Simultaneous recording/playback mode Y ou can play or back up programs even during recording. ● Instant picture search Y ou can access images at a specified date/time or alarm po[...]

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    6 2 CONTROLS, CONNECTIONS AND DISPLA Y 2-1 Front panel [LITHIUM BA TTER Y] battery box for memory backup Install a memory backup battery . When replacing the battery with a new one, be sure to set the date/time again. Reference: “ 4-1 Installing a battery ” on page 12. [POWER] indicator When the [POWER] switch is turned ON, this indicator light[...]

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    7 2 CONTROLS, CONNECTIONS AND DISPLA Y (contd.) 2-2 Rear panel [STOP] button Press this button to stop operation. In the Simultaneous Playback mode, press this button to stop playback and engage the normal recording mode. [REC] button Press in the Stop mode to start recording. The recording mode can be set with the menu switch. Reference: “ 6-1 B[...]

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    8 2 CONTROLS, CONNECTIONS AND DISPLA Y (contd.) 2-3 Display W ARNING indication Blinks when there is a problem with input signals, fan motor or hard disk, as well as when the battery is low . Reference: “ 9-1 Error indication ” on page 38. Operation mode indication SENSOR ON indication Lights when menu switch <REC MODE> of <ALARM/ SENS[...]

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    9 3 CONNECTIONS 3-1 Recording video signals from a camera This section describes how to connect a camera and record camera signals. When more than one camera is connected, the cameras must be synchronized. Multi-camera connections are discussed in the next section. T o AC 120 V , 50 Hz/ 60 Hz Connecting a camera 1. Connect the [MONITOR OUT] and [AU[...]

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    10 3 CONNECTIONS (contd.) 3-2 Connecting more than one camera (using an external switcher) When an external switcher is connected to the [CAMERA IN] connector of this unit, images from multiple cameras can be recorded. Select the camera image with the switcher . ● For a connectable multiplexer (switcher), consult your JVC dealer . Connection proc[...]

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    11 COM COM CLOCK RESET OUT CLOCK RESET IN COM CLOCK RESET IN COM EXT REC IN COM CLOCK RESET IN 3 CONNECTIONS (contd.) 3-3 Connecting signal input/output terminals [CAM SW OUT] camera switching signal output terminal T o control the camera switching timing from this unit. [ALARM RESET] alarm signal reset input terminal T o stop alarm recording when [...]

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    12 4 PREP ARA TION 4-1 Installing a battery 1. T urn the [POWER] switch OFF . 2. Open the battery cover . While pushing down the pawl in the upper section of the battery cover , pull it towards you to open the cover . 3. Install a battery . Install the provided battery (CR2032) with the + side facing you. 4. Close the battery cover . Close it until[...]

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    13 OG J 4-3 Setting the date and time 4 PREP ARA TION (contd.) 1. T urn the power ON. Check the connections and press the [POWER] switch ON. 2. Display the main menu. Press the [MENU] button to display the main menu screen. Refer to “ Jog/shuttle dial operation ” on page 16 and set the jog dial function with the shuttle dial operation. 3. Displ[...]

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    14 5 ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y/MENU SWITCHES Date, time, number of alarms and remaining hard disk capacity can be displayed on-screen. Date and time data can be recorded together with the video signals by setting the <TIME DA TE REC> menu switch to “ ON ” . 5-1 On-screen display  Connect the monitor ’ s video signal input connector to the V[...]

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    15 5 ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y/MENU SWITCHES (contd.) 5-2 Menu switches Main menu screen Menu flow [E N U ] M CL O C K S ET CNS CR AL A R M EE N BUZZ ER H O L I DAY S E T P R O G RAM T I ME R S Y ST EM L I ST D V RM O D E E X TM O D E S E NSOR MODE F . DI S P M O DE OG J ¥ [ CL O CK S E T ] DAY L GH T S A VI N G O F F I MDY H M 11 2 0 0 1 0 : 00 JOG 1 ON[...]

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    16 5 ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y/MENU SWITCHES (contd.) 5-2 Menu switches (contd.) Jog/shuttle dial operation Use the jog/shuttle dial to set the menu or search menu items. T urn the shuttle dial to the right or left so that it passes the SELECT position.  Main menu or search menu screen • T urning the shuttle dial displays the selected main menu or se[...]

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    17 [E N U ] M CL O C K S ET CNS CR AL A R M EE N BUZZ E R D V RM O D E E X TM O D E S E NSOR MODE F . DI S P M O DE OG J H O L I DAY S E T P R O G RAM T I ME R S Y ST E M L I ST POWER WARNING SLEEP REC ST OP PLAY STILL TIMER CANCEL DISPLA Y MENU SEARCH S E L E C T REV FWD EXECUTE SKIP/ALARM SEARCH REC CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR OPE. LOCK ON DIGIT AL VIDEO [...]

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    18 5 ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y/MENU SWITCHES (contd.) 5-2 Menu switches (contd.) Setting  Connect the [MONITOR OUT] connector to the monitor ’ s video input connector . 1. T urn this unit and the monitor ON. Data is displayed on-screen. 2. Display the main menu screen. Press the [MENU] button to display the main menu screen. Switch the jog dial funct[...]

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    19 5 ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y/MENU SWITCHES (contd.) 5-3 Menu switch details The setting in [ ] is the factory setting. Setting item Menu switch Setting value Description ON SCREEN ON SCREEN [UP-L] Sets the on-screen display position. MODE POSITION UP-R LOW-L LOW-R DA Y [ON] Sets the on-screen day/month/year display . OFF ON : Displayed. OFF : Not displa[...]

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    20 Setting item Menu switch Setting value Description DVR MODE AUDIO REC [ON] Sets whether or not audio signals are recorded during OFF recording. ON : Records audio signals. OFF: Does not record audio signals. * When menu switch <REC SPEED> is set to "1/5" or"1/10", this item will be automatically set to "OFF". [...]

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    21 Setting item Menu switch Setting value Description ALARM/ REC MODE [OFF] Sets the alarm or sensor recording. SENSOR MODE ALARM OFF : Does not execute alarm/sensor recording. SENSOR ALARM : Executes alarm recording. SENSOR : Executes sensor recording. Reference: “ 6-4 Alarm recording ” on page 28 and “ 6-5 Sensor recording ” on page 29. R[...]

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    22 Operation 1. T urn the power ON. Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on the rear panel to ON. 2. Set the menu switches. Set the menu switches as required. For details, refer to “ Setting ” on page 17. For major menu switches, refer to the description shown on the right. 3. Start recording. Press the [REC] button to start recordi[...]

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    23 POWER WARNING SLEEP REC STOP PLAY STILL TIMER CANCEL DISPLA Y MENU SEARCH S E L E C T REV FWD EXECUTE SKIP/ALARM SEARCH REC CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR OPE. LOCK ON DIGIT AL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U 6-2 Program timer recording 6 RECORDING (contd.) T wo types of program timer recording are available: weekly and daily . W eekly timer 1. T urn the power ON. C[...]

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    24 6-2 Program timer recording (contd.) 6 RECORDING (contd.) T imer-recording for 24 hours or more 1. T urn the power ON. Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on the rear panel to ON. 2. Set [AUDIO REC] to ON/OFF with the <AUDIO REC> menu switch under <DVR MODE>. 3. Display the [PROGRAM TIMER] screen. Display the [PROGRAM TI[...]

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    25 6-2 Program timer recording (contd.) 6 RECORDING (contd.) Daily timer 1. T urn the power ON. Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on the rear panel to ON. 2. Set [AUDIO REC] to ON/OFF with the <AUDIO REC> menu switch under <DVR MODE>. 3. Display the [PROGRAM TIMER] screen. Display the [PROGRAM TIMER] screen. For details, [...]

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    26 6-2 Program timer recording (contd.) 6 RECORDING (contd.) Canceling a timer recording program 1. Display the [PROGRAM TIMER] screen. Display the [PROGRAM TIMER] screen. For details, refer to “ Setting ” on page 18. 2. Select the program to be canceled. Set the cursor on the program to be canceled with [JOG ]. 3. Cancel the program. Press the[...]

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    27 6-3 Holiday timer recording 6 RECORDING (contd.) T imer recording can be performed on specified days during the year such as holidays. When holiday timer recording and programmed timer recording overlap, holiday timer recording has a priority . 1. T urn the power ON. Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on the rear panel to ON. 2. Se[...]

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    28 6-4 Alarm recording 6 RECORDING (contd.) When an alarm signal is received (via the rear panel [ALARM IN] terminal) during recording, the alarm recording mode set with the menu switch is automatically engaged. 1. Connect an alarm sensor . Connect the alarm sensor to the rear panel [ALARM IN] terminal. 2. T urn the power ON. Check the connections [...]

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    29 6-5 Sensor recording 6 RECORDING (contd.) When an alarm signal is input to the rear panel [ALARM IN] terminal in the Stop mode, sensor recording starts in the mode set with the menu switch. 1. Connect an alarm sensor . Connect the alarm sensor to the rear panel [ALARM IN] terminal. 2. T urn the power ON. Check the connections and set the [POWER][...]

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    30 CAMERA IN MONITOR OUT 1 1 2 12 AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT RS-232C POWER SIGNAL GND CAM SW OUT ALARM IN1 SPARE SPARE SPARE HDD FULL OUT ALARM RESET CLOCK RESET IN CLOCK RESET OUT EXT REC IN COM COM ON OFF I O AC IN 120 V 50 Hz / 60 Hz COM EXT REC IN LV:OV HV:5V Connection 1. Connect an external control device. Connect the external control device to the r[...]

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    31 7 PLA YBACK AND SPECIAL-EFFECTS PLA YBACK 7-1 Basic operation Operation 1. T urn the power ON. Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on the rear panel to ON. 2. Start playback. Press the [PLA Y] button. The [PLA Y] indicator on the display panel lights and playback starts. 3. Stop the playback temporarily . Press the [STILL] button. T[...]

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    32 × -60 p × -15 p × -5 p × -3 p × -1 p × -1/6 p Still picture [ × 1/6 [ × 1 [ × 3 [ × 5 [ × 15 [ × 60 7-2 Jog/shuttle playback 7 PLA YBACK AND SPECIAL-EFFECTS PLA YBACK (contd.) Jog playback allows you to view a recording one frame at a time while shuttle playback lets you vary playback speed. These functions are useful when you want t[...]

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    33 7-3 Skip search 7 PLA YBACK AND SPECIAL-EFFECTS PLA YBACK (contd.) When the search distance is specified in the menu, the skip search is possible. This function lets you skip quickly through a series of events and check each one briefly for alarm points. T ime search 1. T urn the power ON. Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on the [...]

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    34 7-3 Skip search (contd.) 7 PLA YBACK AND SPECIAL-EFFECTS PLA YBACK (contd.) Event search 1. T urn the power ON. Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on the rear panel to ON. 2. Set the menu switch. Display the [DVR MODE] screen and set menu switch <SEARCH BUTTON> to “ EVENT ” . For details, refer to “ Setting ” on page [...]

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    35 7-4 Alarm or day/time direct search 7 PLA YBACK AND SPECIAL-EFFECTS PLA YBACK (contd.) Y ou can access a recording by specifying the alarm number or date/time. Alarm direct search 1. T urn the power ON. Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on the rear panel to ON. 2. Display the [SEARCH MENU] button. Press the [SEARCH] button to disp[...]

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    36 When power is interrupted (disconnection, power failure, etc.) in the Record mode or Sensor Record Standby mode, the recording information on the hard disk may be damaged. This may cause problems in recording and playback. T o repair the hard disk, two disk scan functions (<AUTO SCANDISK> and <MANUAL SCAN DISK>) are available. ● &l[...]

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    37 8-1 Hard disk maintenance (contd.) 8 HARD DISK CONTROL (contd.)  Erasing & formatting 1. Display the [UTILITY] screen. Display the [UTILITY] screen in the main menu [SYSTEM/LIST]. For details, refer to “ Setting ” on page 18. 2. Set the menu switches. Set the cursor to [QUICK FORMA T] with [JOG ] and set to “ ST ANDARD ” or “ EX[...]

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    38 Error indications are displayed on-screen whenever there is an abnormality with signal reception, the hard disk, or the menu settings (such as timer recording setting errors). 9 TROUBLESHOOTING 9-1 Error indication On-screen indication/ [W ARNING] indication “ HDD ERROR ” The [W ARNING] indication lights. “ HDD FULL ” The [W ARNING] indi[...]

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    39 Problem No power is supplied. Operation buttons such as [REC] and [PLA Y] do not respond when pressed. No picture is shown during playback. Timer recording is not possible. The menu screen can ’ t be displayed. The date/time is not shown on screen. The date/time is not recorded. The timer indication blinks. Recording/playback is not possible. [...]

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    40 9-pin connector specifications 10 RS-232C INTERF ACE 10-1 Specifications Pin No. Signal Operation Signal direction 3 TXD T ransmission data DVR [ CPU 2 RXD Reception data DVR p CPU 6 DSR Data set ready DVR p CPU 5 GND Signal ground 4 DTR Data terminal ready DVR [ CPU Output level OFF : – 5 V or less ON : +5 V or more Data format • Mode : Non[...]

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    41 [ Upper 0 1 23 4567 8 9 A B C D E F Lower 0 Data 0 ENTER TIMER ONSCREEN TDSKIP ALARM OPE LOCK FORMA T ON ON FWD FWD ON SENSE 1 COMPLETE Data 1 CLEAR TIMER ONSCREEN TDSKIP ALARM OPE LOCK DEVICE ON ERROR OFF OFF REV REV OFF TYPE 2 ERROR Data 2 PROGRAM ROM TD H.METER VERSION SEARCH SENSE 3 Data 3 DOWN POSV+ EVSKIP FWD 4 Data 4 RIGHT ONSCREEN EVSKIP[...]

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    42 10-3 Commands 10 RS-232C INTERF ACE (contd.)  Preparation Connect the RS-232C connector .  Operation commands The commands to operate this unit are shown below . When the signal is received normally , this unit returns ACK (0Ah) and is ready for the operation corresponding to the command received. e.g.: Playback Commands Description 3AH PL[...]

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    43 Commands Description 74H ON SCREEN SELECT : Switches the on-screen display details. 86H DVR PB CAMERA SET : Specifies which camera signal to output to the monitor . 1 byte Bit Status details 7 6 AL/SENS DET MARK 5 WARNING 4 REMAIN 3 ALARM 2 1 TIME 0D A T E  Setup commands Sets switches on this unit. When the signal is received normally , this[...]

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    44 Commands Description 8AH ALARM/SENSOR MODE SET : Sets alarm/sensor recording-related data 8BH DVR REC MODE: Sets the Record mode. 8CH REPEA T REC MODE SET : Sets the repeat recording mode. 8DH DVR REC CAMERA SET : Sets the camera for recording. 8EH DA TE SET : Sets month, day and year . 8FH TIME SET : Sets hour, minutes and seconds. 2 bytes Bit [...]

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    45 Commands Description B9H DVR SETTING SENSE: Returns settings status. BAH ALARM/SENSOR MODE SENSE: Sets the alarm/sensor recording-related settings. 1 byte Bit Status details 7 6 ~ 4 3 ~ 2 1 ~ 0 6-bit 5-bit 4-bit Alarm/sensor recording duration 0 0 0 10 sec. 0 0 1 15 sec. 0 1 0 30 sec. 0 1 1 60 sec. 1 0 0 120 sec. 1 0 1 180 sec. 1 1 0 Manual 1-bi[...]

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    46 Commands Description BEH DA TE SENSE: Returns current settings for month, day , and year . BFH TIME SENSE: Returns current settings for hour , minutes and seconds. D0H HDD FORMA T SENSE: Returns hard disk format information. D1H DEVICE TYPE: Returns the connected device type. D2H HOUR METER SENSE: Returns the hour meter . D4H REMAIN SENSE: Retur[...]

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    47 11 OTHERS 1 1-1 Recording time The table below shows the recording time in each picture quality mode. Actual recording time may differ depending on the hard disk conditions so you should use these figures as guidelines only . AUDIO REC ON (80 GB) Format Rec quality 30 FPS 15 FPS 10 FPS 5 FPS 3 FPS 2 FPS 1 FPS 1/2 FPS 1/5 FPS 1/10 FPS Standard HI[...]

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    48 1 1-2 Signal input/output terminals 11 OTHER (contd.) T erminals [CAM SW OUT] camera switching signal output [ALARM IN 1] alarm signal input [ALARM RESET] alarm signal reset input [CLOCK RESET OUT] clock reset output [CLOCK RESET IN] clock reset input [EXT REC IN] external automatic recording signal input [HDD FULL OUT] HDD full signal output Si[...]

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    49 1 1-3 Specifications 11 OTHER (contd.) <General>  Picture compression : MPEG 2 (1 frame only)  Recording capacity : 80 GB (can be increased up to 160 GB)  Power supply : AC 120 V , 60 Hz  Power consumption : 34 W  Allowable operation temperature : 5 ˚ C to 40 ˚ C  Allowable storage temperature : – 20 ˚ C to 60 ˚ C ?[...]

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    VR-510U DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED R Printed in Japan LLT0010-001A is a registered trademark owned by VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. is a registered trademark in Japan, the U.S.A., the U.K. and many other countries. © 2002 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED[...]