RT-195- SW MOBILE VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER (NTSC & PAL) OPERATION MANUAL VHS
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1. FEATURES • ♦ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 12 VDC mobile operation Remote IR on screen programming Universal Time/date display.
2. Specifications · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Commercial grade VHS format Mobile recorder Operating Voltage 8.5V to 15V DC / 15W Standby current 9mA Operating Temp 0 to 40 °C (32 to 108 °F) Recording Method Dual-head Recording time Upto 8 hours with T-160 FFW/REW Time < 5 minutes using T-120 tape.
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4. FRONT PANEL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORD AVE STOP/ POWER EJECT REC/SPEED SENSOR REW PLAY F-FWD AUTO CASSETTE COMPARTMENT Insert the VHS cassette into this compartment to load the tape. POWER DONOT USE THIS BUTTON. VCR power is controlled by the internal microprosser. The VCR will automatically power up when 12VDC applied. Red light on the power button indicate that VCRs power is ON. STOP/EJECT To stop the tape or eject a stopped tape. Green light on this button indicate that cassette is in the VCR.
SENSOR This sensor receives the infrared signal from the remote control. REWIND Use this button to rewind the tape in the stop mode or to perform a reverse picture search in the play mode. A green light indicate that the VCR is rewinding the tape. PLAY Use this button to start the play back mode. A green light on this button indicate that the VCR is in the Play back mode. FAST FORWARD Use this button to fast forward the tape from stop mode or to perform a forward picture search during play back.
5. REAR PANEL RT-195-SW Rear View Power: VCR -322 Plus takes 12-14 V DC adaptor that connects to the rear of the VCR via the DB25 connector or the DC coax jack. Audio Output: Connect the Audio output of the VCR to the audio input of the monitor. Video Output: Connect the Video output of the to Video input of the monitor. Audio Input: Connect audio output from the audio source to the Audio input of the VCR.
Pinout for DB25 FEMALE RECORD LED OUT POWER LED OUT GROUND 12 VDC OUT GROUND 12 VDC SWITCHED GROUND 12 VDC SWITCHED GROUND 12 VDC NOT CONNECTED FAN OUT NOT CONNECTED GND SPEED OOMETER IN 12 VDC OUT INDICATOR 4 INDICATOR 3 INDICATOR 2 TRIGGER IN INSTANT TRIGGER INDICATOR 1 TEMP POWER IN HEATER OUT NOT CONNECTED Heater Out Heater Out output become low when the temprature of the RT-195-SW becomes less than 40F. Temperory Power In Temperory Power In is an active high input.
12 VDC TEMPWR GND Instant Trigger Instant trigger is an active high input. Upon receving the input pulse RT-195-SW turn on in the recording mode. Fan Out When the internal temprature of the VCR goes up to 90 F then fan output is goes to 0 V. 12 VDC Input 12 V. 12 VDC Out Output 12 V. 12 VDC Switched Can be used either input or output. Power Led Out Power LED output will be high when the VCR is power ON. REC Led Out Record Led output will be high when the VCR is recording.
6. IR REMOTE CONTROL REC POWER Dont use this button. VCR power is controlled by the internal microprocessor. The VCR will automatically power up when 12VDC is applied to the VCR. PAUSE/STILL SP/EP REC: PLAY REW _ POWER: Use the combination of these two buttons pressed simultaneously to manually start recording. F.F TRACKING + PAUSE/STILL Press during the recording to pause recording. Press during the playback to freeze the picture.
STOP Press this button to stop a running tape. Alternatively press and hold that button for 3 to 5 seconds to access in the programming mode. PLAY Press this button to start the play back mode. REW To rewind the tape during the stop mode and to reverse picture search in play back mode. FAST FORWARD To fast forward the tape during the stop mode and forward picture search in the play back mode. In programming mode use this button to access the menu selection.
5. CONNECTION n n Connect VCR AUDIO/VIDEO output jacks to back of monitor AUDIO/VIDEO input jack. Connect the camera AUDIO/VIDEO output jack to VCRs AUDIO/VIDEO input jack.
8. BASIC OPERATION Insert Cassette: n Power up the VCR. n Insert the tape in to the cassette compartment until VCR pulls cassette in. WARNING : Do not force the tape in the mechanism or this will demage the VCR. If 12 VDC is not applied to the VCR it will not accept the tape. Start Recording n Press and release the REC/SPEED button on the front panel or on the IR Remote Stop Recording n Press the Stop/ Eject button from the front panel or the Stop button of the IR Remote control to stop recording.
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7.1 Accessing Main Menu Things to K now "STO P" Press and hold remote control's "STO P" button for 5 seconds to access the main menu. "F.F" Press this button to enter or exit any selection. "+" Prsss this button to move cursor up. "- " Press this button to move cursor down. To access the on screen programming press the STOP button of the remote control for about 6 seconds. Following programming menu will be appear on the screen of monitor or LCD.
7.2 Time & Date Setup An Internal clock generates time and date that super impose on the monitor screen. After the clock is set, the date and time modes are displayed on the monitor screen (live picture). Display Time & Date on Screen 1 2 3 4 5 Under Display Time & Date menu place the cursor in front of T/D display and press F.F button of the remote control. Press + or - button to select ON or OFF. Press the F.F button again to select your selection.
2 3 4 button. Cursor will start blinking. Chose the format from the selection yy/mm/dd or mm/dd/yy or dd/mm/yy by pressing either + or - button. Exit out from all the menus to activate your selection. Set Time & Date 1 Under the Time & Date menu, place the cursor in front of Set Time/Date and press F.F button. 2 Time and Date window pop on the screen as shown in the figure below. 1:11:37P 3 4 5 6 1/01/98TH By pressing + or - button you can change the blinking digit of Time or Date.
7.3 Titler You can program upto 20 character of title on the screen. Title is places in the video horizontal line. Follow the follwoing steps to program the title on the screen. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Press the STOP button of the remote control to access the main menu. Place the cursor in front of titler using + or - button then press and release F.F to accept the selection. Use + or - button to enter alphanumeric character. Use F.
7.4 Record Setting Before performing the play back/recording, it is necessary to set the desired tape speed. You can set the tape speed, repeat record, daiiy timer, delay-off from the record setting menu. Record Speed Selection Consult the following table to select a correct speed for your purpose TAPE TYPE SP EP T- 160 3HRS 9 HRS T- 120 2HRS 6 HRS T- 90 1HR 30 MIN 4 HRS 30 MIN T- 60 1 HR 3 HRS T- 30 30 MIN 90 MIN Follow the steps to set the speed in the VCR.
Repeat Recording Follow these steps below to enable auto rewind and auto recording feature of the VCR. This exclusive feature of the VCR keep contineous recording by automatically rewinding the Video cassette without any manual interaction. 1 2 3 4 Under the recording setting menu place your cursor in front of Repeat Rec and press the F.F button. Select ON to enable the option or OFF to disable it by using + or - button. Press F.F button after making your selection.
Timer Recording You can set up to five daily timer recording in RT-195 SW. Follow the steps to set the alarm in the VCR. 1 2 Under the Recording Setting menu place your cursor in front of Daily Timers , Now press F.F button to select the above selection, Daily Timer menu will pop up on the screen as shown in the figure below. Daily Alarm Timers O FF Set Timer Exit 3 4 Now move cursor in front of Set Timer and press the F.F button. Set Timer menu will pop up as shown in the figure below.
7.5 Display Settings RT-195 SW adds the alphanumeric information to the video signal from the camera and sends it for recording or to the monitor. Display setting let you select the position, gray scale and format of the text It also let you to select that if you want to display the temprature or the voltage on screen. Following are the options in the display settings. Display Format Display format display alphanumeric information either on top or bottom of the screen.
Horizontal Position Horizontal position set the alphanumeric text position horizontally. Follow the steps to set the Horizontal position. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Under the display setting menu place your cursor in front of Horizontal Position. Press the F.F button to select the horizontal position. A small box will pop up on the screen. Press + or - button to select the appropriate position. After selecting the position press the F.F button Exit out from all the menus to activate your selection.
VCR Status VCR Status if on displays all the VCR operating modes on the screen. Follow the procedure to turn VCR Status On/Off. 1 2 3 4 5 Under the Display setting place the cursor in front of VCR Status. Press the F.F button to make VCR Status a selection. Press + or - button to turn VCR Status either ON or OFF. After making selection press F.F button again. Exit out from all the menus to activate the selection.
7.6 Indicators RT-195 SW has four indicator inputs as shown below. The Indicator programing menu let you name the indicator input and then display it on screen as an alphanumeric format. you can enter up to 3 character for any indicator. Follow the steps to name any or all indicator. 1 2 3 Press and hold the Stop button of the indicator for 5 seconds, main menu will pop up on the screen. Place the cursor in front of Indicator using + or - button. To make this selection press the F.
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Place cursor in front of indicator you want to name. (e.g. if you connect to indicator 3 to breaks and want to name is as BRK) Press the F.F button to accept the selection. Enter the name you want to enter by using + , -, REW or F.F buttons. After entering title press the Stop button to exit out to Indicator text menu. Now select other indicator to name another input indicator or select Exit to exit out of indicator text menu.
7.8 Speedometer RT-195 SW can synchronize the speedometer of your vehicle with the on screen speedometer display. That can be done by calibarating the RT-195-SW with the speedometer sensor of the vehicle. After calibration RT-195 SW assigns a calibrate value that can be use with the other vehicle with the same make and model. We do recommend that you calibrate wach vehicle independently. Follow the steps to calibrate the vehicle speedometer.
5 6 7 8 9 Now place cursor in front of Calibrate and press F.F button. A message will pop up on the screen stating Calibration in Progress. Press Stop button to Finish. Now drive the vehicle for about a mile. RT-195 SW will calibrate the speedometer and assign a Calibrate value to that vehicle. Exit out from all the menus, RT-195 SW virtual speedometer has been calibrated.
8. TROUBLESHOOTING No Power in the VCR Check the wiring to the battery. The Red wire of the RT-195 SW should be connected to the positive terminal through a 3A fuse. The black wire should connect with negative terminal of the battery. Check the fuse. If the fuse blown, find out why the fuse blew and then replace it. Make sure the white wire connect to the ignition and ignition switch is on. If the VCR powers up when the temporary switch is pressed, the ignition switch connection may be faulty.
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