JVC DVR VR 510U User Manual

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

VR-510U

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

DISPLAY

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

For Customer Use:

Enter below the Serial No. which is

located on the rear of cabinet. Retain this

information for future reference.

Model No.

Serial No.

VR-510U

LLT0010-001A

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

CAUTION

ATTENTION

RISQUE D’ELECTROCUTION

NE PAS OUVRIR

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

ATTENTION: POUR EVITER TOUT RISQUE D’ELECTROCUTION

NE PAS OUVRIR LE BOITER.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

AUCUNE PIECE INTERIEURE N’EST

A REGLER PAR L’UTILISATEUR.

SE REFERER A UN AGENT QUALIFIE EN CAS DE PROBLEME.

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL

Le symbole de l’éclair à l’intérieur d’un triangle

équilatéral est destiné à alerter l’utilisateur sur la

présence d’une “tension dangereuse” non isolée dans

le boîtier du produit. Cette tension est suffisante pour

provoquer l’électrocution de personnes.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an

equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the

presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the

product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude

to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

Le point d’exclamation à l’intérieur d’un triangle

équilatéral est destiné à alerter l’utilisateur sur la

présence d’opérations d’entretien importantes au sujet

desquelles des renseignements se trouvent dans le

manuel d’instructions.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is

intended to alert the user to the presence of important

operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in

the literature accompanying the appliance.

*Ces symboles ne sont utilisés qu’aux Etats-Unis.

AVERTISSEMENT:

WARNING:

POUR EVITER LES RISQUES D’INCENDIE OU

D’ELECTROCUTION, NE PAS EXPOSER

L’APPAREIL A L’HUMIDITE OU A LA PLUIE.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC

SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO

RAIN OR MOISTURE.

This unit should be used with 120 V AC only.

Ce magnétoscope ne doit être utilisé que sur du

courant alternatif en 120 V.

CAUTION:

To prevent electric shocks and fire hazards, DO NOT

use any other power source.

ATTENTION:

Afin d’éviter tout resque d’incendie ou

d’électrocution, ne pas utiliser d’autres sources

d’alimentation électrique.

NOTE:

The rating plate (serial number plate) is on the bottom of the unit.

REMARQUE:

La plaque d’identification (numéro de série) se trouve sur le

panneau arrière de l’appareil.

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 installa-

tion. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance

with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interfer-

ence will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct

the interference by one or more of the following measures:

● Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

● Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

● Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different

from that to which the receiver is connected.

WARNING ON LITHIUM BATTERY

The battery used in this device may present a fire or chemical

burn hazard if mistreated. Do not recharge, disassemble, heat

above 100˚C (212˚F) or incinerate.

● Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for

help.

Replace battery with Matsushita Electric CR2032, use of

another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion.

• Dispose of used battery promptly.

• Keep away from children.

• Do not disassemble and do not dispose of in fire.

CAUTION

CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT APPROVED BY JVC

COULD VOID USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE

EQUIPMENT.

INFORMATION (FOR CANADA)

RENSEIGNEMENT (POUR CANADA)

THIS 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 OPERA-

TION.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-

003.

Cet appareil numérique de la Class B est conforme à la

norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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Thank you for purchasing the JVC

VR-510U digital video recorder.

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTIONS

8. HARD DISK CONTROL

1-1 Precautions .................................................................5

8-1 Hard disk maintenance .............................................36

Scanning the disk .....................................................36

Formatting .................................................................37

2. CONTROLS, CONNECTIONS AND DISPLAY

2-1 Front panel..................................................................6

2-2 Rear panel ..................................................................7

2-3 Display ........................................................................8

9. TROUBLESHOOTING

9-1 Error indication......................................................... 38

9-2 No error indication ....................................................39

3. CONNECTIONS

10. RS-232C INTERFACE

3-1 Recording video signals from a camera .....................9

3-2 Connecting more than one camera (using an external

switcher)....................................................................10

3-3 Connecting signal input/output terminals .................. 11

10-1 Specifications ..........................................................40

10-2 Protocols and commands........................................40

10-3 Commands ..............................................................42

4. PREPARATION

11. OTHERS

4-1 Installing a battery.....................................................12

4-2 Power supply ............................................................12

4-3 Setting the date and time ..........................................13

4-4 Daylight-saving time compensation ..........................13

11-1 Recording time ....................................................... 47

11-2 Signal input/output terminals ...................................48

11-3 Specifications ..........................................................49

5. ON-SCREEN DISPLAY/MENU SWITCHES

5-1 On-screen display .....................................................14

5-2 Menu switches ..........................................................15

Menu flow................................................................. 15

Jog/shuttle dial operation ..........................................16

Display ......................................................................17

Setting .......................................................................18

5-3 Menu switch details ..................................................19

6. RECORDING

6-1 Basic operation .........................................................22

Recording system

<Normal recording> <Repeat recording> .................22

6-2 Program timer recording ...........................................23

Weekly timer .............................................................23

Timer-recording for 24 hours or more .......................24

Daily timer .................................................................25

Estimated recordable duration ..................................26

6-3 Holiday timer recording .............................................27

6-4 Alarm recording.........................................................28

Repeat recording during alarm recording .................28

6-5 Sensor recording ......................................................29

Pre-sensor recording ................................................29

6-6 Recording with an external activation signal.............30

6-7 Automatic restart of recording after power failure .....30

7. PLAYBACK AND SPECIAL-EFFECTS PLAYBACK

7-1 Basic operation .........................................................31

Playback ...................................................................31

Simultaneous Playback mode ..................................31

7-2 Jog/shuttle playback .................................................32

7-3 Skip search ...............................................................33

Time search ..............................................................33

Event search .............................................................34

Alarm search.............................................................34

7-4 Alarm or day/time direct search .................................35

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1 INTRODUCTION

Major features

●Large-capacity hard disk (80 GB)

Large-capacity hard disk enables high-quality/high-capacity

recording/playback. (Can be increased up to 160 GB)

JVC cannot accept liability for loss or damage to recording

that result from a malfunction of this unit or the hard drive.

●Simultaneous recording/playback mode

You can play or back up programs even during recording.

Please note that it may be unlawful to use any material

recorded from television broadcast programs or pre-

recorded programs without the consent of the owner of

exclusively for personal use.

●Instant picture search

You can access images at a specified date/time or alarm

point instantly.

●Restoring recording after power failure

When power is restored after power failure, recording

automatically re-starts in the same mode engaged before

the power failure.

When the hard disk is replaced or the firmware is up-

graded, all recorded data on the hard disk is erased.

●Timer recording function

Up to 8 timer recording settings can be programmed,

including daily and weekly.

Characters and marks used in this text

●Alarm recording function

You can preset the VCR to automatically enter a specified

recording mode whenever an alarm signal is received.

Caution : Additional information about a specific

operation or procedure.

Memo

: Information about a function or specification.

Reference : Other items or pages containing information

●RS-232C control

on the topic.

1-1 Precautions

remove any excessive dirt, wipe the unit with a cloth dipped

in detergent and then wipe it with a dry cloth.

Installation and storage

● To avoid malfunctions or damage to your recorder, do

not use or store it in places subject to the following

conditions.

•Extreme heat or cold – temperature outside the allowable

range (5˚C to 40˚C)

Transportation

Ⅲ Do not apply a shock to this unit during transportation. Do

not move this unit during recording or playback.

Energy saving

•High humidity – outside the allowable operating range

(30% to 80%)

Ⅲ When the unit is not going to be used for a long time, turn

•Strong magnetic fields (generated by transformers,

motors, etc.)

the power off to avoid unnecessary power consumption.

•Electrical waves generated by equipment such as a

transceiver or cellular phone

Hard disk

Ⅲ The hard disk is a consumable item. Replacement is

recommended after 30,000 hours of use (if used in a 25˚C

environment). For information on maintenance planning

and costs, consult your nearest JVC dealer.

•Dust and soil

•Vibrations

•Condensation

Handling

Ⅲ To prevent unit from overheating, do not place it anything

on top of any other equipment or place other equipment on

top of it.

Ⅲ This unit should only be operated when it is in a horizontal

(flat) position.

Ⅲ Avoid violent shocks to the unit.

Ⅲ Do not move this unit when the power is ON. This could

cause it to malfunction.

Ⅲ To avoid a malfunction, do not place anything heavy such

as a TV monitor on this unit.

Ⅲ To clean this unit, wipe it gently with a soft cloth.

Do not use chemical solvents such as thinner or benzene

to clean this unit. Doing so could damage the surface. To

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2 CONTROLS, CONNECTIONS AND DISPLAY

2-1 Front panel

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

DISPLAY

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

*Behind

the cover

18 17 16 15

[LITHIUM BATTERY] 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.

[CLOCK RESET/CLEAR] button

In the Stop mode, press this button together with the [STOP]

button to reset the second value on the internal clock.

• With 29 seconds or less, the minute value stays the same and

the second value is reset to 00.

Reference: “4-1 Installing a battery” on page 12.

[POWER] indicator

When the [POWER] switch is turned ON, this indicator lights.

• With 30 seconds or more, the minute value is increased by 1

and the second value is reset to 00.

Pressing this button stops recording during alarm/sensor

recording.

When the alarm list screen or power-off list screen is displayed,

pressing this button clears the list.

[DISPLAY PANEL]

Shows the operation status or setting details.

Reference: “2-3 Display” on page 8.

[TIMER] button

Reference: “7-4 Alarm or day/time direct search” on page 35.

Use this button to cancel the [AUTO SCAN DISK] function.

Reference: “8-1 Hard disk maintenance” on page 36.

After programming the timer, press this button to engage the

Standby mode.

Reference: “6-2 Program timer recording” on page 23.

[CANCEL] button

[OPE.LOCK] operation lock key

Set to “ON” position with the provided key to lock switch

operation.

Security levels can be selected with menu switch <OPERATION

LOCK MODE>.

●ALL: Locks all switches.

●REC STOP: Prevents recording from being stopped when the

[STOP] button is pressed.

* Set to “ALL” for timer recording.

• When a line is selected on the [PROGRAM TIMER] or

[HOLIDAY SET] screen, press this button to clear it.

• When an alarm or warning occurs, press this button to stop the

buzzer.

Reference: “6-2 Program timer recording” on page 26 and “6-4

Alarm recording” on page 28

[MENU] button

Press this button in the Stop mode to display the main menu

setting screen.

Reference: “5-3 Menu switch details” on page 19.

[SKIP/ALARM SEARCH·EXECUTE] SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE

button

*The menu cannot be displayed when the

(see page 8) is on or during recording/playback.

[TIMER] indicator

Ⅲ Skip search

[SEARCH] button

In the Stop mode, press this button to go to the start or end of a

recording of the hard disk.

In the Play mode, press this button to start skip search.

There are three types of skip search:

●Time search: Goes to the point a specified time from the

current point.

●Event search: Goes to the start of an event recording.

●Alarm search: Goes to the start of an alarm recording.

Reference: “7-3 Skip search” on page 33

Ⅲ EXECUTE button

Press to display the search menu for alarm search or time/date

search. Pressing this button again restores the normal screen.

Reference: “7-4 Alarm or day/time direct search” on page 35.

[DISPLAY] display panel switching button

Each time this button is pressed, the display changes in order from

CLOCK to DATE to REMAIN to REC QUALITY-REC SPEED.

• Press [DISPLAY] button in any mode except Record for about 2

seconds. The recording setting display is displayed, allowing

you to set recording quality/number of frames.

Use this button to execute alarm direct search, day/time direct

search or “disk scan”/ “quick format”.

Jog dial

In the Play or Still mode, use this dial for frame-by-frame

playback.

Reference:“7-4 Alarm or day/time direct search” on page 35 and

“8-1 Hard disk maintenance” on page 36

Reference: “7-2 Jog/shuttle playback” on page 32.

With the menu/search screen, use this dial to set the item or

value.

[STILL] button

In the Play mode, press this button to engage the Still mode.

Reference: “Jog/shuttle dial operation” on page 16.

[PLAY] button

Press this button to start playback.

Shuttle search dial

Turn to vary the playback speed in the Play or Still mode.

Reference: “7-2 Jog/shuttle playback” on page 32.

With the menu/search screen, use this dial to set the item or

value.

●In the Stop mode: Playback starts at the position where

playback was last stopped.

* Just after the power is turned ON, playback starts from a point

about 5 seconds before the end point of the last recording.

●In the Record mode: Simultaneous Playback mode is

engaged.

Reference: “Jog/shuttle dial operation” on page 16.

[REC] indicator

Lights when recording on the hard disk.

Blinks during alarm/sensor recording.

Goes out during recording if you set <REC TALLY> of <FRONT

DISPLAY> to “OFF”.

Reference: “Simultaneous Playback mode” on page 31.

Reference: “5-3 Menu switch details” on page 19.

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2 CONTROLS, CONNECTIONS AND DISPLAY (contd.)

2-2 Rear panel

POWER

OFF

CAMERA IN

AUDIO

RS-232C

CAM SW ALARM

OUT IN1

ALARM CLOCK EXT

SPARE RESET RESET IN REC IN

CLOCK

HDD

COM

SPARE SPARE COM

RESET OUT FULL OUT

AC IN 120 V

50 Hz / 60 Hz

SIGNAL GND

AUDIO

OUT

MONITOR OUT

[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.

[AUDIO OUT] audio output connector

Outputs recorded audio during playback.

In the Record or Stop mode, outputs the input audio signal.

Audio is not output in the following cases.

● When playing back signals recorded with menu switch <REC

SPEED> set to “1/5” or “1/10”

[REC] button

Press in the Stop mode to start recording. The recording mode

can be set with the menu switch.

● In the Frame-by-Frame Playback, Still or Search mode

● When playing back signals recorded with menu switch <AUDIO

REC> set to “OFF”

Reference: “6-1 Basic operation” on page 22.

[SLEEP] button

Before turning the power OFF, press this button to stop the

rotation of the hard disk.

● When the menu is displayed

[MONITOR OUT] monitor output connector

Outputs video signals recorded on the hard disk in the Play

mode. In the Record mode, outputs video input signals from the

camera or frame switcher connected to the [CAMERA IN]

connector.

The picture signal from the [CAMERA IN] connector is output

through the [MONITOR OUT] connector even when the power is

turned OFF.

[SYSTEM RESET] button

This button is used for servicing. Normally, you do not need to

use this button.

[POWER] switch

Turns power ON/OFF.

*Before turning the power OFF, press the

stop the rotation of the hard disk.

[SLEEP] button to

[CAMERA IN] camera input connector

Connect to a camera.

[AC IN] socket

Connect to an AC 120 V outlet using the provided power cable.

[AUDIO IN] audio input connector

Connect to the audio output connector of the audio source

device.

Signal input/output terminal

Ⅵ CAM SW OUT

Outputs camera switch timing control signals when this unit is

connected to a frame switcher.

Reference: "3-2 Connecting more than one camera (using an

external switcher)" on page 10.

[RS-232C] remote connector

Connect a personal computer or compatible control unit for

external remote operation.

Reference: “10. RS-232C INTERFACE” on page 40.

Ⅵ ALARM IN 1

Accepts signals to start alarm or sensor recording.

Ⅵ ALARM RESET

Accepts signals to stop recording during alarm or sensor

recording.

Ⅵ CLOCK RESET IN

Connect to a master clock or the [CLOCK RESET

OUT] terminal of another device. When a clock reset

signal is input, this unit can be set to the master clock

or the other device’s clock.

When the clock reset signal is input, the clock second

value is reset: .

●With 29 seconds or less, the minute value stays the same

and the second value is reset to 00.

●With 30 seconds or more, the minute value is increased by 1

and the second value is reset to 00.

Ⅵ CLOCK RESET OUT

Outputs a clock reset signal when the internal clock is 00:00

or 12:00.

Ⅵ EXT REC IN

Recording is automatically activated by an external signal

when menu switch <REC MODE> of <EXT MODE> is set to

“TRIG” or “MANUAL”.

Reference: “5-3 Menu switch details” on page 20.

Ⅵ HDD FULL OUT

Outputs a signal during recording when the hard disk’s

available space is 0% except in the following cases.

●Menu switch <HDD FULL OUT> set to “OFF”

●Menu switch <REPEAT REC> set to “ALL”

Reference: “5-3 Menu switch details” on page 20.

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2 CONTROLS, CONNECTIONS AND DISPLAY (contd.)

2-3 Display

WARNING indication

ⅷ CLOCK display

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

Displays the time.

During playback, the approximate time of the recording is

displayed. Accuracy of the display time varies depending

on the recording speed.

Simultaneous play

Play

Still

Simultaneous still Record

Reference: “4-3 Setting the date and time” on page 13.

Blinks alternately

ⅷ DAY display

Simultaneous search or

simultaneous Slow Motion play

Search or Slow Motion play

Switching with 1-second interval.

* Dotted line mark blinks

SENSOR ON indication

Lights when menu switch <REC MODE> of <ALARM/

SENSOR MODE> is set to “SENSOR”.

Reference: “6-5 Sensor recording” on page 29.

e.g.: Jan. 1, 2001 is displayed.

[MENU, SEARCH SET] indication

Lights during menu operation or search setting.

ⅷ REMAIN TIME display

[REPEAT REC] indication

Lights when repeat recording is set.

Reference: "5-3 Menu switch details" on page 20 and

“6-1 Basic operation” on page 22.

Remaining time

Lights

[TIMER] indication

Lights in the Timer Record Standby mode or during timer

recording.

Displays the remaining recording time.

Memo:

• If REPEAT REC is set, [REPEAT REC] and “RE-

PEAT” are displayed. Remaining time is not displayed.

Reference: “6-2 Program timer recording” on page 23.

[REMAIN] indication

Lights when the remaining time is displayed (refer to

[DISPLAY] button on page 6 for more details).

Counter and function display

The counter is displayed in the Play or Record mode.

Pressing the [DISPLAY] button on the front panel (see

page 6) switches the display consecutively through

CLOCK, DAY, REMAIN and REC QUALITY•REC SPEED.

ⅷ REC QUALITY·REC SPEED display

ⅷ SLEEP display

REC SPEED

REC QUALITY

* The 1/2, 1/5 and 1/10 frame are shown as below.

1/2 frame:

1/5 frame:

When the [SLEEP] button is pressed, the hard disk

stops rotating and “SLEEP” is displayed.

*When the Record mode is engaged from the Sleep mode,

the hard disk has to warm up before recording can start. No

images will be recorded during this period.

1/10 frame:

Reference: DVR MODE in “5-3 Menu switch details” on

page 19.

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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.

Amplifier

Video camera

Microphone

POWER

OFF

CAMERA IN

AUDIO

RS-232C

Provided

power cable

CAM SW ALARM

OUT IN1

ALARM CLOCK EXT

SPARE RESET RESET IN REC IN

CLOCK

HDD

COM

SPARE SPARE COM

RESET OUT FULL OUT

AC IN 120

50 Hz

60 Hz

SIGNAL GND

AUDIO

OUT

MONITOR OUT

ALARM IN

COM

To AC 120 V, 50 Hz/

60 Hz

Alarm sensor

Monitor

Connecting a camera

1. Connect the [MONITOR OUT] and [AUDIO OUT] connectors to the monitor’s video and audio connectors.

2. Connect [CAMERA IN] connector to the video camera’s video output connector.

3. To record sound, connect a microphone amplifier to the [AUDIO IN] connector.

4. To record an alarm, connect the alarm sensor to the [ALARM IN 1] and [COM] signal input/output terminals.

5. After all connections are complete, connect the power cable to the [AC IN] socket and connect the plug to an AC 120 V outlet.

6. Turn ON all connected equipment, then turn the [POWER] switch on the rear panel to ON.

Menu switch setting

Example of settings when using an alarm sensor and recording audio.

Ⅵ DVR MODE

[REC QUALITY] set to “N”

[REC SPEED] set to “30”

[AUDIO REC] set to “ON”

Ⅵ ALARM/SENSOR MODE

[REC MODE] set to “ALARM”

Reference: “5-3 Menu switch details” on page 19.

Caution:

● Before connecting or disconnecting any equipment,

turn the power of all connected equipment OFF.

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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.

Video camera

Alarm sensor

Video camera

COM

Switcher

ALARM IN

Video camera

VTR IN

VTR OUT

Monitor

VTR TRIGGER IN

COM

ALARM OUT

POWER

OFF

CAMERA IN

AUDIO

RS-232C

Provided

power cable

CAM SW ALARM

OUT IN1

ALARM CLOCK EXT

SPARE RESET RESET IN REC IN

CLOCK

HDD

COM

SPARE SPARE COM RESET OUT FULL OUT

AC IN 120

50 Hz

60 Hz

SIGNAL GND

AUDIO

OUT

MONITOR OUT

To AC 120 V,

50 Hz/60 Hz

ALARM IN

COM

CAM SW OUT

Connection procedures

1.Connect the video output connector of the frame switcher to the video input connector of the monitor.

2.Connect the camera to the [CAMERA IN] connector of the frame switcher.

* For camera connections, refer to the frame switcher’s instructions.

3.Connect the frame switcher’s [VTR OUT] connector to the [CAMERA IN] connector of this unit.

4.Connect the [MONITOR OUT] connector of this unit to the frame switcher’s [VTR IN] connector.

5.Connect the alarm sensor to the frame switcher.

6.Connect the frame switcher’s [VTR TRIGGER] and [ALARM OUT] signal input/output terminals to the [CAM SW OUT] and

[ALARM IN 1] terminals of this unit.

7.After all connections are complete, connect the power cable to the [AC IN] socket and connect the plug to an AC 120 V outlet.

8.Turn ON all connected equipment, then turn the [POWER] switch on the rear panel to ON.

Caution:

Menu switch setting

● Before connecting or disconnecting any equipment,

turn the power of all connected equipment OFF.

● When a field switcher is used, picture quality will be

degraded if [REC QUALITY] is set to "H". In some

cases, the specified camera may not be used or the

playback picture may move up and down.

Example of settings when alarm recording is performed

using an external switcher.

Ⅵ DVR MODE

[REC QUALITY] set to “N”

● As the camera switching signal is recorded, the picture

on the lower section of the monitor screen may be

missing. To record the external switcher’s on-screen

display, set the display to the upper section of the screen.

[EXT SWITCHER] set to “ON”

Ⅵ ALARM/SENSOR MODE

[REC MODE] set to “ALARM”

[REC DURATION] set to “MANUAL” when the alarm

time is set with the switcher

This unit continues recording for about 5 seconds

after the alarm duration set with the switcher has

passed.

Memo:

● Select the camera with the switcher.

● The monitor picture may not be switched during jog/

shuttle operation and skip search operation. This is

because the playback camera number is different from

the camera number selected with the switcher. To

display the picture from the selected camera on the

monitor, press the [PLAY] button.

Reference: “5-3 Menu switch details” on page 19.

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3 CONNECTIONS (contd.)

3-3 Connecting signal input/output terminals

[CAM SW OUT] camera switching signal

output terminal

[ALARM IN] alarm signal input terminal

Starts alarm or sensor recording when a signal is received.

To control the camera switching timing from this unit.

ALARM

CAM SW

OUT

COM

Frame switcher’s

camera switching signal

input

Frame switcher/alarm sensor’s

alarm output terminal

Reference: "3-2 Connecting more than one camera (using an

external switcher)" on page 10.

[HDD FULL OUT] HDD full-output terminal

[ALARM RESET] alarm signal reset input

terminal

Outputs a signal during recording when the hard disk is full.

HDD FULL

OUT

COM

To stop alarm recording when a signal is received during

alarm recording.

HDD full lamp

ALARM

RESET COM

External

interface

* Signal output is possible only when menu switch <HDD

FULL OUT> is set to “ON” and <REPEAT REC> is not set

to “OFF”.

Vcc

Vcc: 5 V-12 V

Switch

[CLOCK RESET OUT] clock reset terminal

[CLOCK RESET IN] clock reset input terminal

Outputs a clock reset signal. It is possible to set the clock of

the digital video recorders following this unit to that of this

unit in second unit.

To set the clock to the master clock or other device’s clock

using a signal from an external device.

CLOCK

RESET IN COM

External

Second digital

video recorder

Last digital video

recorder

master

This unit

clock

CLOCK

RESET OUT COM

CLOCK

RESET IN COM

CLOCK

RESET IN COM

External interface specifications example

[EXT REC IN] external recording control signal

input terminal

(Lamp, etc.)

Power supply

Relay

Recording can be started, stopped or controlled with an

external signal.

EXT REC

Control signal

COM

GND

● Use each device rated for using situation.

External control

device

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4 PREPARATION

4-1 Installing a battery

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

1. Turn the [POWER] switch OFF.

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

DISPLAY

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

2. Open the battery cover.

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

While pushing down the pawl in the upper section of the

battery cover, pull it towards you to open the cover.

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

3. Install a battery.

Install the provided battery (CR2032) with the + side

facing you.

4. Close the battery cover.

Close it until the pawl is locked firmly.

Caution:

● When the power is supplied, do not replace the battery.

Otherwise, a malfunction may occur.

● Replace the battery with a CR2032 type battery. Using

any other type of battery may present a risk of fire or

explosion.

Memo:

● When you replace the battery, be sure to set the date

and time again.

Reference: “4-3 Setting the date and time” on page 13.

● After replacing the battery, be sure to program the

program timer again because the programs are reset.

● When “LOW BATTERY” is displayed, check the battery

again.

4-2 Power supply

1. Connect the power cable.

[POWER] switch

Connect the provided power cable to an AC 120 V outlet.

POWER

2. Press the [POWER] switch to ON.

OFF

CAMERA IN

AUDIO

RS-232C

The system check starts for this unit and “SYSTEM

LOADING ...” is displayed on the monitor.

CAM SW ALARM

OUT IN1

ALARM CLOCK EXT

SPARE RESET RESET IN REC IN

CLOCK HDD

SPARE SPARE COM RESET OUT FULL OUT

COM

AC IN 120

50 Hz

60 Hz

SIGNAL GND

AUDIO

OUT

MONITOR OUT

“LoAd--” blinks on the display panel.

[AC IN] socket

Caution:

Memo:

● After all other equipment connections are complete,

turn the power of this unit ON.

● All operation functions are disabled during system

check. Wait until “SYSTEM LOADING ...” goes out.

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4 PREPARATION (contd.)

4-3 Setting the date and time

Jog dial

1. Turn the power ON.

[MENU] button

Shuttle dial

Check the connections and press the [POWER] switch

ON.

REV

FWD

2. Display the main menu.

Press the [MENU] button to display the main menu

screen.

EXECUTE

Refer to “Jog/shuttle dial operation” on page 16 and set

the jog dial function with the shuttle dial operation.

SKIP/ALARM

Characters

3. Display the [CLOCK SET] screen.

JOG

selected with

the cursor are

highlighted.

Set the cursor on [CLOCK SET] with [JOG ]. Turn the

shuttle dial to display the [CLOCK SET] screen.

4. Set the month.

Set “month” with [JOG – +].

5. Set the day.

Set the blinking cursor on “D” with [JOG p[] and set

the day with [JOG – +].

6. Set the year, hour and minute.

Repeat the procedure for step 5 for setting.

JOG

[

]

C LO C K S E T

7. Enter.

When all settings are complete, press the [MENU] button

twice to restore the normal screen.

0 0

2 0 0 1

Blinking

D A Y L I G H T SAV I N G

O F F

Note:

● If the date is changed when there is recorded data on

the hard disk, make sure the recording date and time

do not overlap.

Otherwise, playback operation, skip search and direct

search may not function correctly.

JOG

[

]

C LO C K S E T

0 0

2 0 0 1

Blinking

D A Y L I G H T SAV I N G

O F F

4-4 Daylight-saving compensation

Use the <DAYLIGHT SAVING> menu switch on the CLOCK

SET setting screen to turn the Daylight Saving mode ON or

OFF.

When <DAYLIGHT SAVING> is “ON”, the set time is

advanced one hour.

• When setting the time, make sure the <DAYLIGHT

SAVING> switch is “OFF”.

When the unit is shipped, this switch is set to “OFF”.

• Clock setting is not possible during timer recording.

During daylight-saving time

Standard time

1. Set the time one hour behind the actual time.

2. After setting the time, set the <DAYLIGHT SAVING>

switch to “ON”.

1. Set the clock to the actual time.

2. When the daylight-saving season starts, set the <DAY-

LIGHT SAVING> menu switch to “ON”.

• The display time advances one hour.

• The time advances one hour.

3. At the end of the daylight-saving time season, set the

<DAYLIGHT SAVING> switch to “OFF”.

• The standard time is displayed.

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5 ON-SCREEN DISPLAY/MENU SWITCHES

5-1 On-screen display

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 DATE REC> menu switch to “ON”.

Jog dial

[MENU] button

Shuttle dial

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

DISPLAY

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

<On-screen display>

Preparation

Month/day/year/

day of week

Time (24-hour)

Ⅵ Connect the monitor’s video signal input connector to the

VR-510U’s [MONITOR OUT] connector.

11 3 01

MON00 00 01

：� ：�

AL/SENS DET

MARK

AL 000056 70

1. Turn ON this unit and the monitor.

● When a signal is input to the video input connector, on-

screen data is superimposed on the picture.

● If no signal is input, on-screen data is superimposed on

a black screen.

Number of alarms*

Hard disk remaining

capacity

To change the position of the on-screen

display

* “SN-***” is displayed in the sensor recording mode.

Ⅵ Set with menu switch <ON SCREEN POSITION>.

Reference: “5-3 Menu switch details” on page 19.

[On-screen position]

11 3 01

MON 00 00 01

：� ：�

Upper

right

To select the contents of the on-screen

display

AL 000056 70

Ⅵ Set on the [ON SCREEN MODE] screen.

Set the items you want to display to “ON”.

Ⅵ If you do not want to display an item, set it to “OFF”.

* For menu switch setting, refer to “Setting” in “5-2 Menu

switches” on page 18.

AL 000056 70

1 3 01

Upper

left

MON 00 00 01

：� ：�

To record the on-screen display

[

ONSCREEN MODE ]

JOG

U P

Ⅵ Set menu switch <TIME DATE REC>, <DAY> and

<TIME> to “ON”.

ONSCREEN POS I T I O N

D AY

T I M E

* If <DAY> and <TIME> are set to “OFF”, the on-screen

display will not be recorded even if <TIME DATE REC> is

set to “ON”.

A L ARM COUN T

R EC REMA I N

Display items

A L SENS DET MAR K

WAR I N G

[

FRO NT D I SPLAY ]

R EC TAL L Y

S E NSOR

A L AR M

I N D I C AT I ON

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5 ON-SCREEN DISPLAY/MENU SWITCHES (contd.)

5-2 Menu switches

Menu flow

Main menu screen

[ MENU ]

C LOCK SET

JOG

CNSCREEN F . D I S P MOD E

DVR MODE

EXT MODE

A LARM

SENSOR MODE

BUZZER

PROGRAM T I MER

HOL I DAY SET

S YSTEM

L I ST

]

[

JOG

E X T MODE

[

]

JOG

C LO C K S E T

M ODE

OF F

1. R EC

2. H DD

F U LL OU T

[

0 0

ALARM SENSOR MODE ]

2 0 0 1

M ODE

OF F

SEC

OFF

1. R EC

180

D URAT I ON

2. R EC

D A Y L I G H T SAV I N G

O F F

S O

3. PR ES

4. PR ES

R EC DURATI ON

10SEC

[

I D

]

HO L

AY SET

]

JOG

[

BU ZZER

JOG

[

ONSCREEN MODE ]

JOG

U P

PRG

START END

MODE

E ND

1. H DD

ONSCREEN POS I T I O N

D AY

SENSOR

2. A L AR

3. WARN I NG

1 :

2 :

4 :

6 :

8 :

T I M E

3 :

5 :

7 :

9 :

A L ARM COUN T

R EC REMA I N

A L SENS DET MAR K

WAR N I N G

10 :

12 :

14 :

11 :

13 :

[

FRO NT D I SPLAY ]

R EC TAL L Y

15 :

16 :

S ENSOR

A L AR M

I N D I C AT I ON

]

[

AM T I MER

]

[

S Y STEM

PRO

JOG

[ DVR MODE ]

JOG

PRG

[

START END

MODE

UT I L I T

8 0 GB ]

1 . REC QUAL I T Y

NORM

3 0

SUN

MON

TUE

WE D

THU

FR I

2 . REC S PEED

REC T I ME

27 H

[

L I S T ]

HOUR METER

POWER LOSS L I ST

3 . AUD I O REC

4 . POWER ON REC

5 . SEARCH BUTT O N

T I ME

1HOUR

OFF

6 . SK I P DURAT I O N

7 . REPEAT REC

SAT

DAY

8 . T IM E DAT E R E C

9 . O PERATE LO CK MODE

SUN MON

SAT

DAI LY SET

A L L

FR I

THU

TUE

1 0 . EXT SW I TC HER

[

Y ]

UT I L I T

[

HOUR

ET E R ]

JOG

SCAND I SK

1. A UTO

2. MANU

OFF

S T D

H DD RU N T I M E

0 0 0 0 0 0 H

SCAND I SK

3. QU I C K ER AS E

[

LO S S L I S T ]

POWER

CURRENT FO RM AT

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5 ON-SCREEN DISPLAY/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.

REV

FWD

Shuttle dial operation

Shuttle dial

Turn the shuttle dial to the right or left so that it passes the

SELECT position.

Jog dial

Ⅵ Main menu or search menu screen

• Turning the shuttle dial displays the selected main menu

or search menu screen for menu switch setting.

Ⅵ Menu switch setting screen

• Each time the shuttle is turned, the jog operation function

is switched.

1. Menu or search screen

JOG

Jog dial operation

1. JOG function

Turn the jog dial to move the cursor or blinking mark up

and down.

Turn the shuttle dial.

2. Menu or search screen

JOG p[

2. JOG p[ function

Turn the jog dial to move the cursor or blinking mark to

the right and left.

3. JOG – + function

Turn the shuttle dial.

Turn the jog dial to change the set value.

3. Menu or search screen

JOG -

Memo:

● For setting procedure, refer to the page 17 and on.

Turn the shuttle dial.

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5 ON-SCREEN DISPLAY/MENU SWITCHES (contd.)

5-2 Menu switches (contd.)

Display

Jog dial

Shuttle search dial

[MENU] button

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

DISPLAY

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

[DISPLAY] button

Ⅵ Connect the [MONITOR OUT] connector to the

monitor’s video input connector.

The characters

selected with the

cursor are

[ MENU ]

C LOCK SET

JOG

1. Turn this unit and the monitor ON.

2. Display the main menu screen.

CNSCREEN F . D I S P MOD E

DVR MODE

highlighted.

Press the [MENU] button to display the main menu

screen on the monitor.

Switch the jog dial function with the shuttle dial as

described in “Jog/shuttle dial operation” on page 16.

EXT MODE

A LARM

SENSOR MODE

BUZZER

PROGRAM T I MER

HOL I DAY SET

3. Select the item to be set.

S YSTEM

L I ST

Turn the Jog dial (in JOG mode) to move the cursor

over the desired item.

4. Display the menu switch setting screen.

Turn the shuttle dial to display the menu switch setting

screen for the selected item.

5. Return to the main menu screen.

To restore the main menu screen, press the [MENU]

button. Press it again to restore the normal screen.

Main menu item details

Ⅲ Alarm/sensor recording setting

Ⅲ Clock setting

These menu switches are used to set alarm/sensor

recording preferences.

Ⅲ Buzzer setting

To display the date and clock setting screen. Before

using this unit for the first time, you must set the date

and time.

These menu switches switch the alarm/sensor buzzer

and the full hard disk warning buzzer ON/OFF.

Ⅲ Program timer setting

To display the program setting screen for timer recording.

Ⅲ Holiday setting

To display the timer recording program setting screen for

a specified date such as a holiday.

Ⅲ System setting

These menu switches are used to set maintenance

preferences such as disk scanning and formatting.

Reference: “4-3 Setting the date and time” on page 13.

Ⅲ On-screen display setting

To set items to be displayed on screen.

Ⅲ Front display setting

These menu switches are used to set indicator lighting

preferences.

Ⅲ DVR mode setting

These menu switches are used to set operation prefer-

ences including recording picture quality and repeat

recording/playback.

Ⅲ External recording setting

These menu switches are used to specify settings for the

externally activated automatic recording and switching

signal output ON/OFF when the hard disk is full.

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5 ON-SCREEN DISPLAY/MENU SWITCHES (contd.)

5-2 Menu switches (contd.)

Setting

Ⅵ Connect the [MONITOR OUT] connector to the

monitor’s video input connector.

[ MENU ]

C LOCK SET

JOG

1. Turn this unit and the monitor ON.

CNSCREEN F . D I S P MOD E

DVR MODE

Data is displayed on-screen.

EXT MODE

2. Display the main menu screen.

Press the [MENU] button to display the main menu

screen.

A LARM

SENSOR MODE

BUZZER

The characters

selected with

the cursor are

highlighted.

PROGRAM T I MER

HOL I DAY SET

Switch the jog dial function with the shuttle dial as

described in “Jog/shuttle dial operation” on page 16.

S YSTEM

L I ST

3. Select the item to be set.

Turn the Jog dial [JOG ] to move the cursor over the

desired item.

[ DVR MODE ]

JOG

4. Display the menu switch setting screen.

Turn the shuttle dial to display the menu switch setting

screen for the selected item.

NORM

3 0

1 . REC QUAL I T Y

2 . REC S PE ED

REC T I ME

27 H

3 . AUD

REC

5. Select the menu switch to be set.

4 . POW R

ON REC

Select with JOG

5 . SE A CH BU T T O N

T I ME

1HOUR

OFF

Select the menu switch item to be set with [JOG ].

6 . SK I

DURAT I O N

6. Change the set value.

7 . REPEAT REC

Change the set value with [JOG – +].

8 . T IM E DAT E R E C

9 . O PERATE LO CK MODE

A L L

* To change the other menu switches, press the [MENU]

button to return to the main menu screen.

1 0 . EXT SW I TC HER

7. Quit the menu switch setting.

[ DVR MODE ]

JOG

Select with

JOG – +.

When all settings are complete, press the [MENU] button

twice. The normal screen is restored.

1 . REC QUAL I T Y

NORM

3 0

2 . REC S PE ED

REC T I ME

27 H

3 . AUD

REC

4 . POW R

ON REC

5 . SE A CH BUT T O N

T I ME

1HOUR

OFF

6 . SK I

DURAT I O N

7 . REPEAT REC

8 . T IM E DAT E R E C

9 . O PERATE LO CK MODE

A L L

1 0 . EXT SW I TC HER

Ⅵ Set <REC QUALITY> and <REC SPEED> on the

display panel.

1. Set the recording set display.

Press the [DISPLAY] button for about 2 seconds (not

available during recording).

The <REC SPEED> setting section blinks slowly.

Switch the jog dial function with the shuttle dial as

described in “Jog/shuttle dial operation” on page 16.

2. Set <REC SPEED>.

REC QUALITY

REC SPEED

When the shuttle dial is turned, the <REC SPEED>

setting section blinks rapidly. Turn the jog dial to set the

required recording speed.

3. Set <REC QUALITY>.

Turn the shuttle dial so that the <REC SPEED> setting

section blinks slowly. Turn the jog dial so that the <REC

QUALITY> setting section blinks slowly. Repeat the

procedure in Step 2 to set the picture quality.

4. End setting.

Set when this indicator

blinks rapidly.

Press the [DISPLAY] button to restore the normal display.

* If the Record mode is engaged during setting, the

normal display is automatically restored (ALARM/

SENSOR MODE, etc.).

Set when this indicator

blinks rapidly.

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5-3 Menu switch details

The setting in [ ] is the factory setting.

Setting item

Menu switch

Setting value

Description

ON SCREEN

MODE

ON SCREEN

POSITION

[UP-L]

UP-R

Sets the on-screen display position.

LOW-L

LOW-R

DAY

[ON]

OFF

Sets the on-screen day/month/year display.

ON :Displayed.

OFF: Not displayed.

TIME

[ON]

OFF

Sets on-screen clock display

ON : Displayed.

OFF: Not displayed.

ALARM COUNT

REC REMAIN

[ON]

OFF

Sets the on-screen alarm/sensor number display.

ON : Displayed.

OFF: Not displayed.

[ON]

OFF

Sets the on-screen remaining hard disk capacity display.

ON :Displays the remaining capacity (does not display it

when the repeat recording is set to “ON”).

OFF:Does not display the remaining capacity.

AL/SENS DET

MARK

[ON]

OFF

Sets whether or not the “AL” mark is displayed on screen

during alarm/sensor recording.

ON :Displayed.

OFF: Not displayed.

WARNING

[ON]

OFF

Sets whether or not warnings are displayed on screen when

an abnormality occurs.

ON :Displayed.

OFF: Not displayed.

FRONT DISPLAY REC TALLY

[ON]

OFF

Sets whether or not the recording indicator on the front panel

lights during recording.

ON :Indicator lights.

OFF: Indicator does not light.

ALARM/SENSOR

INDICATION

[ON1]

ON2

OFF

Sets whether or not the recording indicator blinks when

an alarm/sensor signal is input.

ON1: Indicator blinks during alarm/sensor recording.

ON2: Indicator blinks when alarm/sensor recording is com

pleted (this mode can be released with the [CANCEL]

button).

* ON1 and ON2 are effective only when menu switch <REC

TALLY> is set to “ON”.

OFF: The indicator lights during alarm/sensor recording.

DVR MODE

REC QUALITY

REC SPEED

HIGH

[NORM]

BASIC

LOW

Sets the recording picture quality.

HIGH : High-quality recording.

NORM : Normal-quality recording.

BASIC : Middle-quality recording.

LOW : Low-quality recording.

Reference: “11-1 Recording time” on page 47.

[30]

Sets the number of frames to be recorded. The displayed

value shows the number of frames recorded in one second.

<REC TIME> shows the available recording time on the hard

disk. The amount of recording time available depends on the

settings of <REC SPEED> and <REC QUALITY>, as well on

the amount of free space remaining on the disk.

Reference: “11-1 Recording time” on page 47.

1/2

1/5

1/10

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5-3 Menu switch details (contd.)

Setting item

Menu switch

AUDIO REC

Setting value

Description

DVR MODE

[ON]

OFF

Sets whether or not audio signals are recorded during

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".

POWER ON REC

SEARCH BUTTON

Sets whether or not recording re-starts when the power is

restored after a power failure.

[OFF]

To automatically re-start recording, set this switch to “ON”.

[TIME]

ALARM

EVENT

Selects the [SEARCH] button function.

TIME : Executes time search when the [SEARCH] button is

pressed.

ALARM: Executes alarm search when the [SEARCH] button is

pressed.

EVENT: Executes event search when the [SEARCH] button is

pressed.

Reference: “7-3 Skip search” on page 33.

SKIP DURATION

1 MINUTE

5 MINUTE

10 MINUTE

30 MINUTE

[1 HOUR]

4 HOUR

Selects the duration to skip when time search is performed.

1 DAY

1 WEEK

REPEAT REC

[OFF]

AL•STOP

AL•LOCK

ALL

Sets whether or not repeat recording is executed.

OFF : Repeat recording is not executed.

AL·STOP : Repeat recording is not possible if an alarm

recording is executed even once.

AL·LOCK : The alarm recording is protected from overwriting

during repeat recording.

ALL

: When no space is available for recording, previous

recording are overwritten, starting with the oldest

recording.

Reference: “Repeat recording during alarm recording” on

page 28.

TIME DATE REC

[ON]

OFF

Sets whether or not time/date is recorded during recording.

ON : Records the time/date.

OFF: Does not record the time/date.

*If menu switches <DAY>, <TIME> and <AL/SENS DET

MARK> are set to “OFF”, the on-screen display is not

recorded regardless of this setting.

OPERATE LOCK

MODE

[ALL]

REC

Sets the lock operation when the operation lock is set to “ON”.

ALL : Locks all buttons on the front panel.

REC : Locks the [STOP] button on the front panel so hard disk

recording cannot be stopped.

* Set to “ALL” for timer recording.

EXT SWITCHER

REC MODE

[ON]

OFF

Sets whether or not to use an external switcher.

OFF: External switcher not used (no signal output from the

[CAM SW OUT] terminal).

ON : Uses an external switcher (signals output from the [CAM

SW OUT] terminal).

EXT MODE

[OFF]

TRIG

MANUAL

Sets whether or not automatic recording is executed with an

external trigger signal.

OFF

: Does not execute automatic recording.

: Starts recording with an external signal.

TRIG

MANUAL: Executes recording while external signals are input.

HDD FULL OUT

[OFF]

Sets whether or not the “HDD FULL” signal is output.

OFF: Does not output an HDD FULL signal.

ON : Outputs a signal when the remaining capacity of the

hard disk is 0%. When <REPEAT REC> is set to “ALL”,

signals are not output.

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5-3 Menu switch details (contd.)

Setting item

Menu switch

REC MODE

Setting value

Description

ALARM/

SENSOR MODE

[OFF]

ALARM

SENSOR

Sets the alarm or sensor recording.

OFF

: Does not execute alarm/sensor recording.

ALARM : Executes alarm recording.

SENSOR : Executes sensor recording.

Reference: “6-4 Alarm recording” on page 28 and “6-5 Sensor

recording” on page 29.

REC DURATION

10 SEC

15 SEC

Selects the recording duration when an alarm or sensor signal

is input.

30 SEC

60 SEC

120 SEC

[180 SEC]

MANUAL

10 SEC : Executes alarm/sensor recording for 10 sec.

15 SEC : Executes alarm/sensor recording for 15 sec.

30 SEC : Executes alarm/sensor recording for 30 sec.

60 SEC : Executes alarm/sensor recording for 60 sec.

120 SEC : Executes alarm/sensor recording for 120 sec.

180 SEC : Executes alarm/sensor recording for 180 sec.

MANUAL: Executes alarm recording for as long as an alarm

signal is input.

*Recording continues about 5 seconds after the set duration

has passed.

(<AL/SENS DET MARK> is also shown.)

PRESENSOR REC

[OFF]

Sets whether or not pre-sensor recording is executed.

To execute pre-sensor recording, set this switch to “ON”.

Reference: “Pre-sensor recording” on page 29.

PRESENSOR REC

DURATION

[10 SEC]

30 SEC

60 SEC

Selects the recording duration when menu switch

<PRESENSOR REC> is set to “ON”.

Reference: “Pre-sensor recording” on page 29.

BUZZER

HDD END

[OFF]

Sets whether or not the buzzer sounds when the hard disk is

full (during recording).

OFF:The HDD end buzzer does not sound.

ON :The buzzer sounds.

ALARM/SENSOR

[OFF]

Sets whether or not the buzzer sounds during alarm/sensor

recording.

OFF: The buzzer does not sound.

ON :The buzzer sounds.

WARNING

[OFF]

Sets whether or not the buzzer sounds when a warning occurs.

OFF: The buzzer does not sound.

ON :The buzzer sounds.

UTILITY

AUTO SCANDISK

[OFF]

Sets whether or not the disk is scanned when the power is

turned ON.

OFF:Disk is not scanned.

*The disk is not scanned unless the Record mode is engaged

before the power is turned OFF.

ON :Scans the disk when the power is turned ON.

Reference: “8-1 Hard disk maintenance” on page 36.

MANUAL SCAN

DISK

[OFF]

When this switch is set to “ON” and the [SKIP

SEARCH·EXECUTE] button is pressed, the disk is scanned.

Reference: “8-1 Hard disk maintenance” on page 36.

QUICK ERASE

[OFF]

STD

Selects whether the hard disk is formatted with standard or

extended mode.

EXTN

When the disk is formatted, all existing data on the hard disk

will be erased.

OFF : Does not format.

STD : Normally, use this position. Up to 13,000 alarm/

sensor events can be recorded.

EXTN : Set to this position if you want to be able to record

more than 13,000 alarm/sensor events (up to about

100,000 events).

* Extended formatting takes about 5 minutes to complete.

Recording time is shorter than with the standard format.

Reference: “8-1 Hard disk maintenance” on page 37.

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6 RECORDING

6-1 Basic operation

Jog dial

Shuttle search dial

[MENU] button

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

DISPLAY

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

[STILL] button

[REC] button

[STOP] button

Operation

Major menu switches

1. Turn the power ON.

Ⅵ [DVR MODE] menu switches

Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on

the rear panel to ON.

⅙ [REC QUALITY] : Sets the recording picture quality.

⅙ [REC SPEED]

⅙ [AUDIO REC]

: Sets the number of fields to be

recorded per second.

: Sets whether or not audio signals are

recorded when menu switch <REC

SPEED> is set to a position other than

1/5 or 1/10.

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.

⅙ [REPEAT REC] : Sets whether or not repeat recording

is executed.

Press the [REC] button to start recording.

4. Stop recording.

When set to “AL·STOP”, “AL·LOCK”

or “ALL”, the [REPEAT REC]

Press the [STOP] button to stop recording.

indication lights on the display panel.

Memo:

● Recording duration can be set with a menu switch.

For more details.

Reference: “11-1 Recording time” on page 47.

Lights

⅙ [TIME DATE REC]: Sets whether or not time/date is

recorded during recording.

Recording system

Beginning of the hard disk

Event 4

Beginning of the hard disk

● As shown in the figure on the

● Allows recording to continue

when the hard disk is full by

overwriting the oldest previous

recordings.

Start of

recording

Event 1

right, recording is performed

consecutively until the hard disk

is full.

● Each recorded section (Rec Start

To Rec End) is called an event.

● Recording stops when the hard

disk is full. Additional recording is

not possible.

* When the hard disk is full (remain-

ing capacity is 0%), a signal is

output from the [HDD FULL]

terminal.

(When menu switch <HDD FULL

OUT> is set to “ON” and menu

switch <REPEAT REC> is not set

to “OFF”)

Overwriting

Stop

Event 2

Stop

Start of

● Recording continues until the

[STOP] button is pressed.

● In the Repeat Record mode,

the on-screen hard disk

remaining capacity indication is

not displayed.

● When overwriting starts from

the beginning of an event, the

entire event will be erased.

Event 2

Event 3

recording

Stop

Start of

recording

Event 3

Start of

recording

Stop

Start of

recording

Event 4

Start of

recording

Event 4

Event 2 is

erased.

END

End of the hard disk

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6-2 Program timer recording

Two types of program timer recording are available: weekly and daily.

[CANCEL] button

Jog dial

[MENU] button

Shuttle search dial

[TIMER] button

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

DISPLAY

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

(

) TIMER indication

Weekly timer

1. Turn the power ON.

Select with JOG – +.

Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on

the rear panel to ON.

[

AM T I MER

]

PRO

JOG

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,

refer to “Setting” on page 18.

PRG

START END

MODE

SUN

MON

TUE

WE D

THU

FR I

4. Set the day of the week.

Select the day of the week with [JOG – +].

5. Set the start time (hours).

Move the blinking cursor to the start time “hour” with [JOG

p[]. Set the hours with [JOG – +].

6. Set the start time (minutes).

SAT

DAY

SUN MON

SAT

DAI LY SET

FR I

THU

TUE

Move the blinking cursor on the start time “minute” with

[JOG p[]. Set the minutes with [JOG – +].

7. Set the stop time hours and minutes.

Set the stop time hours and minutes as described in

steps 5 and 6.

*If the stop time is earlier than or the same as the start

time, the stop time is automatically set to the next day.

“T” will be displayed in front of the stop time.

8. Set the picture quality.

Set the start time.

[

GR ]

AM T I MER

PRO

JOG

PRG

START END

MODE

SAT

MON

TUE

WE D

THU

FR I

Move the blinking cursor to [MODE] with [JOG p[].

Then select the picture quality with [JOG – +].

H: High-quality recording

N: Normal-quality recording

SAT

DAY

B: Medium-quality recording

L: Low-quality recording

SUN MON

SAT

FR I

DAI LY SET

9. Set frame recording mode (REC SPEED).

Move the blinking cursor with [JOG p[] and select

<REC SPEED> with [JOG – +].

THU

TUE

[

GR ]

AM T I MER

10.Set the timer frequency.

PRO

JOG

10.

PRG

WLY

Move the blinking cursor to [PRG] with [JOG p[].

Then, select the frequency mode with [JOG – +].

ON : Timer recording is executed once at the specified

time.

START END

MODE

N 10

SAT

MON

TUE

WE D

THU

FR I

0 8 0 0 1 7 0 0

WLY: Timer recording is executed every week at the

specified time on the specified day of the week.

OFF : Timer recording is not executed regardless of

program settings.

SAT

DAY

11. End program timer setting.

When all settings are complete, press the [MENU] button

twice. The normal screen is restored.

12. Engage the Timer Recording Standby mode.

Press the [TIMER] button to engage the Timer Recording

Standby mode.

SUN MON

SAT

DAI LY SET

FR I

THU

TUE

Memo:

● When audio is not recorded, the [MODE] indication is

The [TIMER] indication ( ) lights on the display panel.

* To cancel or change the setting, refer to page 26.

reversed.

10 [ N

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6-2 Program timer recording (contd.)

[CANCEL] button

Jog dial

Shuttle search dial

[MENU] button

[TIMER] button

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

DISPLAY

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

(

) TIMER indication

Timer-recording for 24 hours or more

Example: High-quality recording at 1/5 frame per

second programmed from 9:00 p.m. Saturday to 8:00

a.m. Monday

Set to

[

]

PROGRAM T I MER

START END

JOG

PRG

MODE

1. Turn the power ON.

SUN

MON

TUE

WE D

THU

FR I

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,

refer to “Setting” on page 18.

**^:

7th line

2 1 0 0

SAT

DAY

4. Move the cursor to the 7th line.

SUN MON

SAT

DAI LY SET

Move the cursor to [SAT] on the 7th line with [JOG ].

5. Set the day of the week.

FR I

THU

TUE

Set the blinking cursor on [SAT] with [JOG – +].

6. Set the start time (hours).

Set the stop time

Move the blinking cursor to the start time “hour” with [JOG

p[]. Set “21” with [JOG – +].

[

]

PROGRAM T I MER

START END

JOG

7. Set the start time (minutes).

PRG

MODE

Move the blinking cursor to the start time “minute” with

[JOG p[]. Set “00” with [JOG – +].

8. Set the stop time (hours).

SUN

MON

TUE

WE D

THU

FR I

Move the blinking cursor on the “hour” for the stop time

with [JOG p[]. Set “ ” with [JOG – +].

As you turn the jog dial, the values change as shown

below.

**^:** **** ***

2 1 0 0

SAT

MON

...... “22” [ “23” [ “ ” p “0” p “1” p “2” ...

**^:**

0 8 0 0

8th line

The stop time indications show “

”. The start

** ** *** **

SUN MON

SAT

DAI LY SET

time indications on the 8th line show “

”.

** **

FR I

THU

TUE

9. Set the stop time.

Move the cursor to the day of the week with [JOG p[]

and move it to the 8th line with [JOG ]. Set the day of

the week (MON) and time (08:00) as described in steps 4

to 6.

[

]

PROGRAM T I MER

START END

JOG

10.

PRG

MODE

10.Set the picture quality.

SUN

MON

TUE

WE D

THU

FR I

Move the blinking cursor to [MODE] with [JOG p[].

Select “H” with [JOG – +].

11. Set the number of frames for recording.

Move the blinking cursor with [JOG p[] and select “1/

5” with [JOG – +].

12. Set timer frequency.

**^:** **** ***

2 1 0 0

SAT

MON

Move the blinking cursor to [PRG] with [JOG p[].

Select “WLY” with [JOG – +].

**^:**

0 0

WLY

SUN MON

SAT

DAI LY SET

13. End timer programming.

FR I

THU

TUE

When all settings are complete, press the [MENU] button

twice. The normal screen is restored.

14. Engage the Timer Recording Standby mode.

Press the [TIMER] button to engage the Timer Recording

Standby mode.

The [TIMER] indication ( ) lights on the display panel.

* To cancel or change the setting, refer to page 26.

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6-2 Program timer recording (contd.)

[CANCEL] button

Jog dial

Shuttle search dial

[MENU] button

[TIMER] button

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

DISPLAY

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

(

) TIMER indication

Daily timer

1. Turn the power ON.

Select [DAY].

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,

refer to “Setting” on page 18.

4. Set the day of the week.

Set the blinking day-of-the-week to “DAILY” with [JOG – +].

5. Set the start time (hours).

[

]

PROGRAM T I MER

START END

JOG

PRG

MODE

DAY

MON

TUE

WE D

THU

FR I

SAT

DAY

Move the blinking cursor to the start time “hour” with [JOG

p[]. Set the required time with [JOG – +].

6. Set the start time (minutes).

SUN MON

SAT

DAI LY SET

FR I

THU

TUE

Move the blinking cursor to the start time “minute” with

[JOG p[]. Set the required time with [JOG – +].

7. Set the stop time hours and minutes.

Set the stop time hours and minutes as described in

steps 5 and 6.

Move the cursor.

[

]

PROGRAM T I MER

START END

JOG

10.

PRG

MODE

N 30

DAY

MON

TUE

WE D

THU

FR I

1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0

8. Set the picture quality.

Move the blinking cursor to [MODE] with [JOG p[].

Then select the picture quality with [JOG – +].

H: High-quality recording

N: Normal-quality recording

B: Medium-quality recording

L: Low-quality recording

SAT

DAY

9. Set the recording frame mode (REC SPEED).

Move the blinking cursor with [JOG p[] and select

<REC SPEED> with [JOG – +].

SUN MON

SAT

DAI LY SET

FR I

THU

TUE

[PRG] is automatically set to “ON”.

10.Set the timer frequency.

Day of the week for timer

recording to be executed

Move the cursor to the day-of-the-week position with

[JOG p[] and move it to [DAILY SET] with [JOG ].

11. Select the day of the week for timer recording to be

executed.

Move the blinking cursor with [JOG p[] and select the

day of the week for timer recording with [JOG – +].

When “– –” is selected, timer recording is not executed.

12. End timer programming.

[

]

PROGRAM T I MER

START END

JOG

11.

PRG

MODE

N 30

DAY

MON

TUE

WE D

THU

FR I

1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0

When all settings are complete, press the [MENU] button

twice. The normal screen is restored.

13. Engage the Timer Recording Standby mode.

Press the [TIMER] button to engage the Timer Recording

Standby mode.

SAT

DAY

MON

SAT

DAI LY SET

The [TIMER] indication ( ) lights on the display panel.

* To cancel or change the setting, refer to page 26.

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6-2 Program timer recording (contd.)

Canceling a timer recording program

Changing timer program settings

1. Display the [PROGRAM TIMER] screen.

Display the [PROGRAM TIMER] screen. For details,

refer to “Setting” on page 18.

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 changed.

Set the cursor on the program to be changed with

[JOG ].

2. Select the program to be canceled.

Set the cursor on the program to be canceled with [JOG ].

3. Cancel the program.

3. Select the item to change.

Press the [CANCEL] button.

Set the blinking cursor on the item you want to change

with [JOG p[].

The specified program is canceled.

4. End timer program setting.

4. Change the contents of the program.

Change the setting with [JOG – +].

5. End program editing.

Press the [MENU] button twice. The normal screen is

restored.

Press the [MENU] button twice to restore the normal

screen.

Operation in the Timer Recording

Standby mode

ⅷ Press the [TIMER] button to turn off the [TIMER] indicator.

You can now operate the unit normally.

ⅷ Press the [TIMER] button again to turn on the [TIMER]

indicator. The Timer Recording Standby mode is engaged.

ⅷ When all timer recording programs have been executed,

the [TIMER] indicator goes out.

Estimated recording duration

ⅷ During normal timer recording (menu switch <REPEAT REC> set to “OFF”), recording capacity may be limited depending on

the recording picture quality and recording speed. If there is not enough space available on the hard disk, the programmed

recording may not be performed in its entirety. When the hard disk is full, the programmed timer recording is canceled.

ⅷ In the Repeat mode, previous recordings are overwritten. Be careful when using this mode.

ⅷ When setting timer recordings, be sure to check how much recording capacity is required for each program. For details,

refer to the table below.

<Hard disk space required for one-hour recording> (STANDARD Format) (80 GB)

AUDIO REC REC QUALITY 30 FPS

15 FPS

3.57%

1.85%

1.41%

0.96%

3.57%

1.79%

1.33%

0.88%

10 FPS

2.44%

1.25%

0.96%

0.66%

2.33%

1.18%

0.88%

0.59%

5 FPS

1.25%

0.66%

0.52%

0.37%

1.16%

0.59%

0.44%

0.29%

3 FPS

0.78%

0.43%

0.34%

0.25%

0.70%

0.35%

0.26%

0.18%

2 FPS

0.54%

0.31%

0.25%

0.19%

0.47%

0.23%

0.18%

0.12%

1 FPS

0.31%

0.19%

0.16%

0.13%

0.23%

0.12%

0.09%

0.06%

1/2 FPS 1/5 FPS 1/10 FPS

HIGH

7.14%

3.70%

2.78%

1.85%

7.14%

3.57%

2.70%

1.79%

0.19%

0.13%

0.12%

0.10%

NORMAL

BASIC

LOW

OFF

HIGH

0.12%

0.06%

0.04%

0.03%

0.046%

0.023%

0.018%

0.012%

0.023%

0.012%

0.009%

0.006%

NORMAL

BASIC

LOW

<Hard disk space required for one-hour recording> (EXTENSION Format) (80 GB)

AUDIO REC REC QUALITY 30 FPS

15 FPS

4.17%

2.08%

1.59%

1.08%

4.00%

2.00%

1.49%

1.00%

10 FPS

2.70%

1.41%

1.08%

0.75%

2.63%

1.33%

0.99%

0.66%

5 FPS

1.41%

0.75%

0.58%

0.41%

1.32%

0.66%

0.50%

0.33%

3 FPS

0.87%

0.48%

0.38%

0.28%

0.79%

0.40%

0.30%

0.20%

2 FPS

0.61%

0.35%

0.28%

0.22%

0.52%

0.26%

0.20%

0.13%

1 FPS

0.35%

0.22%

0.18%

0.15%

0.26%

0.13%

0.10%

0.07%

1/2 FPS 1/5 FPS 1/10 FPS

HIGH

8.33%

4.17%

3.13%

2.08%

8.33%

4.00%

3.03%

2.00%

0.22%

0.15%

0.13%

0.12%

NORMAL

BASIC

LOW

OFF

HIGH

0.13%

0.07%

0.05%

0.03%

0.052%

0.026%

0.020%

0.013%

0.026%

0.013%

0.010%

0.007%

NORMAL

BASIC

LOW

* Actual space used may vary depending on disk conditions and the presence of alarm recordings. This table is meant as a guide only.

For 160 GB, the values in the above table should be halved.

• When a 3-hour recording is executed with <REC QUALITY> set to “HIGH”, <REC SPEED> set to “30” and <AUDIO REC> set to “OFF”.

7.14 (%) x 3 (hour) = 21.4 (%)

Before programming the timer recording, confirm that the remaining capacity of the hard disk is 22% or more.

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6-3 Holiday timer recording

Timer 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.

[CANCEL] button

[MENU] button

Jog dial

Shuttle search dial

[TIMER] button

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

DISPLAY

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

(

) TIMER indication

1. Turn the power ON.

Set with JOG - +.

Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on

the rear panel to ON.

[

]

HO L I DAY SET

START END

JOG

PRG

2. Set [AUDIO REC] to ON/OFF with the <AUDIO REC>

menu switch under <DVR MODE>.

3. Display the [HOLIDAY SET] screen.

Display the [HOLIDAY SET] screen. For details, refer to

“Setting” on page 18.

MODE

1 :

2 :

4 :

6 :

8 :

3 :

5 :

7 :

9 :

4. Set the desired day.

10 :

12 :

14 :

11 :

13 :

The cursor blinks at the setting point. Set the day with

[JOG – +] and [JOG p[].

5. Set the start time (hours).

15 :

16 :

Move the blinking cursor to the “hour” for START with

[JOG ]. Set the required time with [JOG – +].

6. Set the start time (minutes).

Set with JOG - +.

Move the blinking cursor to the “minute” for START with

[JOG p[]. Set the required time with [JOG – +].

7. Set the stop time hours and minutes.

Set the hours and minutes for END as described in steps

4 and 5.

[

]

HO L I DAY SET

START END

JOG

PRG

MODE

1 :

1 5

1 2

2 :

4 :

1 5

2 3

3 :

5 :

7 :

9 :

8. Set the picture quality.

6 :

Move the blinking cursor to [MODE] with [JOG p[].

Select the picture quality with [JOG – +].

H: High-quality recording

N: Normal-quality recording

B: Medium-quality recording

8 :

10 :

11 :

13 :

12 :

14 :

15 :

16 :

L: Low-quality recording

9. Set the frame mode (REC SPEED).

Move the blinking cursor with [JOG p[] and select

<REC SPEED> with [JOG – +].

[PRG] is automatically set to “ON”.

10.End HOLIDAY SET.

[

]

HO L I DAY SET

START END

JOG

10.

PRG

MODE

1 5

2 3

0 0 2 3

1 5

0 0 N1/

When all settings are complete, press the [MENU] button

twice. The normal screen is restored.

11.Engage the Holiday Recording Standby mode.

Press the [TIMER] button to engage the Holiday Record-

ing Standby mode.

1 :

2 :

4 :

3 :

5 :

7 :

9 :

1 2

6 :

8 :

10 :

11 :

13 :

12 :

14 :

The [TIMER] indication ( ) lights on the display panel.

* To cancel or change the setting, refer to page 26.

15 :

16 :

Memo:

● Holiday recordings take priority over normal timer

recordings. (Only [TIMER] indicator lights on the

display panel.)

● Maximum recording for HOLIDAY SET is 24 hours.

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6-4 Alarm recording

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.

Jog dial

[CANCEL] button

Shuttle search dial

[MENU] button

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

DISPLAY

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

[REC] button

[ALARM/SENSOR] screen

]

[

E X T MODE

JOG

1. Connect an alarm sensor.

Connect the alarm sensor to the rear panel [ALARM IN]

terminal.

M ODE

OF F

1. R EC

2. H DD

F U LL OU T

[

ALARM SENSOR MODE ]

2. Turn the power ON.

M ODE

ALARM

1. R EC

Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on

the rear panel to ON.

180

D URAT I ON

SEC

OFF

2. R EC

S O

3. PR ES

4. PR ES

3. Set the menu switches.

R EC DURATI ON

10SEC

Set the required menu switches. For details, refer to

“Setting” on page 18.

Ⅵ [ALARM/SENSOR MODE]

Set to “ALARM”.

⅙ [REC MODE] : Set to “ALARM”.

⅙ [REC DURATION] : Select how long you want alarm

recording to continue after an alarm signal is input.

Ⅵ [BUZZER]

Memo:

● Recording continues for about 5 seconds after the set

duration has passed.

● Alarm recording speed <REC SPEED> is fixed at “30”.

<AUDIO REC> is fixed to “ON”.

● <REC QUALITY> setting for alarm recording is the same as the

normal recording setting (used before an alarm is detected).

⅙ [ALARM/SENSOR]: Set to “ON” to sound the buzzer

during alarm recording.

Reference: “5-3 Menu switch details” on page 21.

4. Start recording.

PROGRAM TIMER REC

<REC QUALITY>BASIC

ALARM REC

Refer to “Basic operation” on page 22.

When an alarm signal is received, alarm recording starts

(see step 3 above).

Recording with <REC

QUALITY> set to "BASIC"

* To stop the buzzer during alarm recording, press the

[CANCEL] button.

Before alarm detection

Alarm detection

Repeat recording during alarm recording

When set to “AL•LOCK”

Beginning of the hard disk

When set to “ALL”

Beginning of the hard disk

ⅷ Repeat recording is canceled if even one alarm

recording is performed when menu switch

<REPEAT REC> is set to “AL·STOP”.

ⅷ When menu switch <REPEAT REC> is set to

“AL·LOCK”, alarm recorded sections are protected

when repeat recording is executed.

ⅷ When menu switch <REPEAT REC> is set to

“ALL”, all alarm recordings are overwritten except

Alarm 1.

Alarm 1

Normal

recording 1

Normal

recording 1

Alarm 2

Overwriting

Alarm 2

Over-

writing

Normal

recording 2

Normal

recording 2

ⅷ To erase Alarm 1, erase all alarms with the

[CLEAR] button.

Alarm 3

ⅷ If the <REC DURATION> switch in <ALARM/

SENSOR MODE> is set to “MANUAL” and alarm

recording continues, recording will stop when the

disk is full even if menu switch <REPEAT REC> is

set to “ALL”.

Repeat

recording

Normal

recording 3

Repeat recording

Alarm 3

Alarm 4

Normal

recording 3

Alarm 5

End of the hard disk

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6 RECORDING (contd.)

6-5 Sensor recording

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.

Jog dial

[CANCEL] button

Shuttle search dial

[MENU] button

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

DISPLAY

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

(S) SENSOR ON indication

[REC] button

[ALARM/SENSOR MODE] screen

1. Connect an alarm sensor.

Connect the alarm sensor to the rear panel [ALARM IN]

terminal.

]

[

E X T MODE

JOG

M ODE

OF F

1. R EC

2. H DD

F U LL OU T

2. Turn the power ON.

Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on

the rear panel to ON.

[

ALARM SENSOR MODE ]

M ODE

SOR

SEC

OFF

1. R EC

3. Set the menu switches.

180

D URAT I ON

2. R EC

Set the required menu switches. For details, refer to

“Setting” on page 18.

S O

3. PR ES

4. PR ES

Ⅵ [ALARM/SENSOR MODE]

R EC DURATI ON

10SEC

⅙ [REC MODE] : Set to “SENSOR”. (S) lights on the

display panel for the [SENSOR] indication.

⅙ [REC DURATION] : Select how long you want sensor

recording to continue after an alarm signal is

received.

Set to “SENSOR”.

⅙ [PRESENSOR REC] : Set to “ON” to execute pre-

sensor recording.

⅙ [PRESENSOR REC DURATION] : Set the time for

pre-sensor recording.

Caution:

● Do not use the Sleep mode in the Sensor Recording

Standby mode. If the Sleep mode is engaged, there

will be a delay between the time an alarm signal is

received and sensor recording starts. No images will

be recorded during this period.

Ⅵ [BUZZER]

⅙ [ALARM/SENSOR]: Set to “ON” to sound the buzzer

during sensor recording.

Reference: “5-3 Menu switch details” on page 21.

4. Engage the Sensor Recording Standby mode.

Engage the Stop mode. When an alarm signal is

received, sensor recording starts (see step 3 above).

* To stop the buzzer during sensor recording, press the

[CANCEL] button.

Memo:

● Sensor recording speed <REC SPEED> is fixed at

“30”. <AUDIO REC> is fixed to “ON”.

● <REC QUALITY> for sensor recording is set with

<DVR MODE>.

Pre-sensor recording

ⅷ In the Pre-sensor Recording mode, recording starts from

the point before an alarm signal is input during sensor

recording.

Alarm signal

Time

<30 sec.>

• When <SENSOR REC> and <PRESENSOR REC> are

set to “ON” and <PRESENSOR REC DURATION> is set

to “30” sec.

Pre-sensor

Sensor Recording

recording:

Sensor recording

Normally recording

Standby (Stop)

is performed with

Memo:

mode

camera switching.

● Even though <PRESENSOR REC> is set to “OFF”,

pre-sensor recording may be performed for about 1

second.

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6-6 Recording with an external activation signal

Recording can be started and stopped externally when an activation signal is input to the rear panel [EXT REC IN] terminal.

POWER

Connection

OFF

CAMERA IN

AUDIO

RS-232C

CAM SW ALARM

OUT IN1

ALARM CLOCK EXT

SPARE RESET RESET IN REC IN

CLOCK

HDD

1. Connect an external control device.

Connect the external control device to the rear panel

[EXT REC IN] and [COM] terminals.

COM

SPARE SPARE COM

RESET OUT FULL OUT

AC IN 120

50 Hz

60 Hz

SIGNAL GND

AUDIO

OUT

MONITOR OUT

Signal input/output

terminals

Operation

EXT REC

COM

2. Turn the power ON.

Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on

the rear panel to ON.

3. Set the menu switches.

Set the required menu switches. For details, refer to

“Setting” on page 18.

External control device

Control signal of this unit (ground signal)

Ⅵ [DVR MODE]

⅙ [REC QUALITY] : Set the recording picture quality.

⅙ [REC SPEED] : Set the recording speed.

⅙ [AUDIO REC] : Sets whether or not audio signals

are recorded when menu switch

HV:5V

LV:OV

<REC SPEED> is set to a position

other than 1/5 or 1/10.

Stop

Start of recording

[EXT MODE] screen

Ⅵ [EXT MODE]

⅙ [REC MODE] : Set the recording mode to use when

an activation signal is input.

• When “TRIG” is selected, recording starts when a

signal is input.

]

[

E X T MODE

JOG

TRI

M ODE

1. R EC

2. H DD

F U LL OU T

OF F

To stop recording, press the [STOP] button.

• When “MANUAL” is selected, recording is per-

formed as long as a signal is input.

Reference: “5-3 Menu switch details” on page 19.

[

ALARM SENSOR MODE ]

M ODE

OF F

SEC

OFF

1. R EC

180

D URAT I ON

2. R EC

S O

3. PR ES

4. PR ES

4. Engage the Stop mode.

When an activation signal is input to the [EXT REC IN]

terminal, recording starts automatically.

R EC DURATI ON

10SEC

Memo:

● This function is disabled in the Timer Recording

Standby mode.

Select the automatic recording operation.

6-7 Automatic restart of recording after power failure

If a power failure occurs, recording re-starts automatically as soon as the power supply is restored.

To activate this function, set menu switch <POWER ON REC> to “ON”. When power is restored after a power outage, recording

starts again in the same mode in use when power was lost.

[ DVR MODE ]

JOG

1 . REC QUAL I T Y

NORM

3 0

2 . REC S PE ED

REC T I ME

27 H

3 . AUD

REC

4 . POW

ON REC

Caution:

5 . SE A CH BUTT O N

T I ME

1HOUR

OFF

● Because this device automatically performs a system

check when power is restored after a power failure,

there will be a delay before recording re-starts.

6 . SK I

DURAT I O N

7 . REPEAT REC

8 . T IM E DAT E R E C

9 . O PERATE LO CK MODE

Set to “ON”.

A L L

1 0 . EXT SW I TC HER

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7 PLAYBACK AND SPECIAL-EFFECTS PLAYBACK

7-1 Basic operation

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

DISPLAY

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

[STOP] button

[STILL] button

[PLAY] button

Operation

Memo:

1. Turn the power ON.

● When the <REC MODE> switch in <ALARM/SENSOR

MODE> is set to “SENSOR” (“SN-***” is shown on

screen), the following phenomena may occur.

• The playback picture appears to stop for a moment or

sound is interrupted.

● If no signal is input from the selected camera during

recording, the picture may freeze or a black screen

may be displayed.

Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on

the rear panel to ON.

2. Start playback.

Press the [PLAY] button. The [PLAY] indicator on the

display panel lights and playback starts.

3. Stop the playback temporarily.

Press the [STILL] button. The [STILL] indicator on the

display panel lights and the Still mode is engaged.

4. Re-start playback.

Press the [PLAY] button to start playback again.

5. Stop playback.

Press the [STOP] button to stop playback.

Playback

Simultaneous Playback mode

● Press the [PLAY] button to start playback from the point

where playback was last stopped.

● Lets you check a recording while recording is taking place.

● Jog/shuttle playback and skip search are available in

addition to normal playback.

● When the [PLAY] button is pressed, playback starts from

the point where playback was last stopped.

Beginning of the hard disk (full)

Event 1

Memo:

Event 2

● When an alarm signal is received, the playback picture

may appear to stop or sound may be interrupted.

However, this does not affect the recording.

Previous playback

Event 3

Playback starts

from the position

where the playback

was last stopped.

Event 4

End of the hard disk (0%)

Memo:

● The screen may go black or sound may be interrupted

during transitions between events.

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7 PLAYBACK AND SPECIAL-EFFECTS PLAYBACK (contd.)

7-2 Jog/shuttle playback

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 to find a specific scene or examine recorded images in more detail. The shuttle dial is the

outer ring and the jog dial is the inner dial.

Jog dial

Shuttle search dial

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

DISPLAY

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

[STOP] button

[PLAY] button

[STILL] button

Shuttle playback operation

1. Start playback.

Press the [PLAY] button to start playback.

Reverse search

Forward search

Still playback

2. Turn the shuttle dial.

To advance the recorded picture, turn the shuttle dial

clockwise (in the [FWD] direction). Search speed

increases when you turn the dial further.

To reverse the picture, turn the shuttle dial counterclock-

wise (in the [REV] direction).

REV

FWD

3. Stop shuttle playback.

EXECUTE

Press the [STOP], [STILL] or [PLAY] button to stop shuttle

playback. The operation starts according to the button

pressed.

SKIP/ALARM

Jog playback operation

1. Start playback.

Press the [PLAY] button to start playback.

Forward

Rewind

Center

2. Turn the jog dial.

To advance the recorded picture, turn the jog dial

clockwise (in the [FWD] direction). To reverse the picture,

turn the dial counterclockwise (in the [REV] direction).

While the jog dial is turned, frame-by-frame playback is

performed. When the dial is released, a still picture

playback is displayed.

×-60 p×-15p×-5p×-3p×-1p×-1/6pStill picture[× 1/6[× 1[× 3[× 5[× 15[× 60

3. Stop jog playback.

Press the [STOP] or [PLAY] button to stop jog playback.

The Stop or Play mode will be engaged.

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7 PLAYBACK AND SPECIAL-EFFECTS PLAYBACK (contd.)

7-3 Skip search

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.

Jog dial

Shuttle search dial

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

DISPLAY

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

[STOP] button [STILL] button

[SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button

[PLAY] button

Time search

Set to “TIME”.

1. Turn the power ON.

Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on

the rear panel to ON.

[ DVR MODE ]

JOG

1 . REC QUAL I T Y

NORM

3 0

2. Set the menu switches.

2 . REC S PE ED

REC T I ME

Display the [DVR MODE] screen and set the menu

switches. For details, refer to “Setting” on page 18.

⅙ [SEARCH BUTTON]: Set to “TIME”.

27 H

3 . AUD

REC

4 . POW R

ON REC

5 . SE A CH BUTT O N

T I ME

⅙ [SKIP DURATION]: Set the skip distance (time).

6 . SK I

DURAT I O N

1HOUR

OFF

3. Start playback.

7 . REPEAT REC

Press the [PLAY] button to start playback.

8 . T IM E DAT E R E C

9 . O PERATE LO CK MODE

A L L

4. Execute time search.

1 0 . EXT SW I TC HER

Press the [SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button to perform

time search. The Still mode is engaged.

To check the event, press the [PLAY] button.

About the time search

• Menu switch <SKIP DURATION> is set to “1H”.

10：00

Start of recording

12：15

Start of recording

15：00

Start of recording

Event 3

Event 2

Event 1

12：00

Stop

13：00

Stop

[SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE]

button

[SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE]

button

[SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE]

button

10：30

Current playback position

11：30

12：30

● If the current position is 10:30 and the [SKIP

SEARCH·EXECUTE] button is pressed, the position jumps

to 11:30.

● If the [SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button is pressed again,

the position jumps to 12:30 for event 2.

● If the [SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button is pressed once

more, the position jumps to the start of event 3 (15:00).

● If the [SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button is pressed and

held, it jumps to the end of recording.

Note:

● If date and time are not set, time search cannot be

executed. Set the date and time beforehand.

Reference: “4-3 Setting the date and time” on page 13.

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7 PLAYBACK AND SPECIAL-EFFECTS PLAYBACK (contd.)

7-3 Skip search (contd.)

Jog dial

Shuttle search dial

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

DISPLAY

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

[STOP] button [STILL] button

[SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button

[PLAY] button

Event search

Alarm search

1. Turn the power ON.

Check the connections and set the [POWER] switch on

the rear panel to 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 18.

Display the [DVR MODE] screen and set menu switch

<SEARCH BUTTON> to “ALARM”. For details, refer to

“Setting” on page 18.

3. Start playback.

Press the [PLAY] button to start playback.

4. Execute event search.

4. Execute the alarm search.

Press the [SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button to perform

event search. The Still mode is engaged at the start of

the next event.

Press the [SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button to perform

alarm search. The Still mode is engaged at the start of

the next alarm recording.

To check the event, press the [PLAY] button.

About event/alarm search

Event 1

Event 2

Event 6

Event 3

Event 5

(alarm

recording 2)

Event 4

(sensor

recording 1)

Pre-

sensor

recording

(alarm recording 1)

[SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button

In the Event

Search mode

[SKIP

SEARCH·EXECUTE]

button

[SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button

In the Alarm

Search mode

Current position

● Each time the [SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button is pressed in the Event Search mode, the head jumps to the start position of

the next recording regardless of whether it is a normal recording or alarm/sensor recording.

● Each time the [SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button is pressed in the Alarm Search mode, the head jumps to the start position of

the alarm/sensor recording.

● If the [SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button is pressed continuously, the head stops at the end of the recording.

● In the Event Search or Alarm Search mode, the head cannot jump to the beginning of the pre-sensor recording.

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7 PLAYBACK AND SPECIAL-EFFECTS PLAYBACK (contd.)

7-4 Alarm or day/time direct search

You can access a recording by specifying the alarm number or date/time.

[

MENU ]

S EARCH

DAT E

S EARCH

JOG

Alarm direct search

The cursor blinks.

ARM

I M

1. Turn 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 display the [SEARCH

MENU] screen on the monitor.

Switch the jog dial function with the shuttle dial as

described in “Jog/shuttle dial operation” on page 16.

3. Display the [ALARM SEARCH] screen.

Set the cursor to [ALARM SEARCH] with [JOG ]. Turn

the shuttle dial to display the [ALARM SEARCH] screen.

[

S EARC H ]

JOG

AL ARM

1 2

4. Search by “month”, “day”, “year”, “hour” and

“minute”.

2 0 0 1 1 2 : 1 2

EXECUT E : PR ESS

2 5

]

B UT TON

L I S T

AL ARM

Operate the shuttle dial so that the month area for the

search date blinks. Set “month”, “day”, “year”, “hour” and

“minute” with [JOG p[] and [JOG – +].

0 0 0 0 9 9 1 2 2 5

2 0 0 1 1 2 :

2 0 0 1 1 3 :

0 0 0 0 9 8 1 0

0 0 0 0 9 7

0 0 0 0 9 6

2 0 0 1 1 0 :

5. To search by Alarm No.

2 0 0 1

9 :

0 0 0 0 9 5

0 0 0 0 9 4

0 0 0 0 9 3

0 0 0 0 9 2

2 0 0 1 1 2 :

2 0 0 1 1 4 :

2 0 0 1 1 0 :

Select the alarm No. to be searched with [JOG ].

6. Start the search.

Press the [SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button to start the

2 0 0 1

9 :

0 0 0 0 9 1

0 0 0 0 9 0

1 0

2 0 0 1

8 :

5 :

search.

When the search ends, the Still mode is engaged. To

check the alarm recording section, press the [PLAY]

button.

Caution:

Ⅵ Clearing the alarm list

● Be sure to clear the alarm list in the Stop mode. If you try to

clear the list in any other mode, "ALARM LIST CLEAR %" is

In the Stop mode, open the <ALARM SEARCH> screen and

press the [CLEAR] button to clear the alarm list. "ALARM

not shown and you will be unable to check progress of the

deletion procedure.

LIST CLEAR %" is shown on the monitor.

● While the alarm list is being cleared, all buttons are disabled.

Clearing the alarm list can take up to 30 minutes or more. For

example, if the alarm list includes 10,000 events, it takes

about 5 minutes to clear the list.

* If recording is executed or <REC MODE> in <ALARM/

SENSOR MODE> is set to “SENSOR”, the list cannot be

cleared. To clear the list, first set <REC MODE> to

“ALARM”, then call the [ALARM SENSOR] screen and

press the [CLEAR] button.

Memo:

● In the Alarm/Sensor mode, jog/shuttle dial response may be

slow.

Day/time direct search

[

MENU ]

S EARCH

DAT E

S EARCH

JOG

ARM

The cursor blinks.

I M

1. Turn 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 display the [SEARCH

MENU] screen on the monitor.

Switch the jog dial function with the shuttle dial as

described in “Jog/shuttle dial operation” on page 16.

3. Display the [TIME/DATE SEARCH] screen.

Set the cursor to [TIME/DATE SEARCH] with [JOG ].

Turn the shuttle dial to display the [TIME/DATE SEARCH]

screen.

[

T E S EARC H ]

T I M E DA

JOG

4. Search by “month”, “day”, “year”, “hour” and

“minute”.

1 2 : 1

2 0 0 1

1 2

Set “M”, “D”, “Y”, “H” and “M” with [JOG p[] and [JOG – +].

5. Start the search.

EXECUT E : PR SS

B UT TON

Press the [SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button to start the

search.

When the search ends, the Still mode is engaged. To check

the alarm recording section, press the [PLAY] button.

* If no recording matching the specified date can be

found, the head jumps to the position closest to the

specified date and time.

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8 HARD DISK CONTROL

8-1 Hard disk maintenance

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.

To repair the hard disk, two disk scan functions (<AUTO SCANDISK> and <MANUAL SCAN DISK>) are available.

● <AUTO SCANDISK>

If <AUTO SCANDISK> is set to “ON”, the disk is scanned automatically whenever the power is turned on or restored. To cancel

disk scanning, press the [CLOCK RESET/CLEAR] button.

● <MANUAL SCAN DISK>

Execute <MANUAL SCAN DISK> from the menu. This cannot be canceled once it has been started. Do not turn the power

OFF while this operation is in progress. When <AUTO SCANDISK> is set to “OFF” and the power is kept turned on for long-

time recording, be sure to execute <MANUAL SCAN DISK> regularly.

It is recommended to perform <MANUAL SCAN DISK> once a month if recording is executed continuously.

Ⅵ Scan the disk when the power is ON.

Scanning the disk

1. Display the [UTILITY] screen.

Jog dial

Shuttle search dial

Display the [UTILITY] screen in the main menu

[SYSTEM/LIST]. For details, refer to “Setting” on page 18.

[MENU] button

2. Set the menu switches.

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

CANCEL

Set the cursor to [AUTO SCAN DISK] with [JOG ] and

REC

set to “ON” with [JOG – +].

When the setting is complete, press the [MENU] button

twice to restore the normal screen.

REV

FWD

STILL

DISPLAY

PLAY

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

[CLOCK

RESET/CLEAR]

button

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

When the power is turned ON, the disk is scanned and

the "SYSTEM LOADING

%" message is displayed.

SKIP/ALARM

Scanning progress is indicated in percentage. When disk

scanning is complete, the % indication goes out.

“LoAd --” blinks on the display panel.

[SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button

]

[

S Y STEM

JOG

[

UT I L I T

8 0 GB ]

Ⅵ Scan the disk manually.

[

L I S T ]

HOUR METER

1. Display the [UTILITY] screen.

POWER LOSS L I ST

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 [MANUAL SCAN DISK] with [JOG

]

and set to “ON” with [JOG – +].

“EXECUTE: PRESS

BUTTON” is displayed on the

monitor.

Reference: “5-3 Menu switch details” on page 21.

[

Y ]

UT I L I T

JOG

SCAND I SK

1. A UTO

2. MANU

3. Scan the disk.

SCAND I SK

A L

OFF

S T D

Press the [SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button to start

scanning the disk.

3. QU I C K ER AS E

CURRENT

O RMAT

ES S

“SCAN DISK

%” is shown on the monitor.

E XECUTE :

B U T T O N

Caution:

● Disk scanning can take up to 3 hours if the hard disk

contains a lot of data.

Memo:

● Even if <AUTO SCANDISK> is set to "OFF", "SYSTEM

LOADING %" may be displayed when the power is

turned ON.

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8 HARD DISK CONTROL (contd.)

8-1 Hard disk maintenance (contd.)

When the hard disk is full, re-format it in the standard or extended mode.

Jog dial

[MENU] button

Shuttle search dial

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

DISPLAY

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

[SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button

Ⅵ Erasing & formatting

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.

[ MENU ]

C LOCK SET

JOG

2. Set the menu switches.

CNSCREEN F . D I S P MOD E

DVR MODE

Set the cursor to [QUICK FORMAT] with [JOG ] and set

to “STANDARD” or “EXTENSION” with [JOG – +].

EXT MODE

“EXECUTE: PRESS

monitor.

STD : Normally, use this position. Up to 13,000 alarm/

sensor events can be recorded.

BUTTON” is displayed on the

A LARM

SENSOR MODE

BUZZER

PROGRAM T I MER

HOL I DAY SET

S YSTEM

L I ST

EXTEN: Set to this position if you want to be able to

record more than 13,000 alarm/sensor events.

* Extended formatting takes about 5 minutes to complete.

Recording time is shorter than with the standard format.

Reference: “5-3 Menu switch details” on page 21.

]

[

S Y STEM

JOG

[

Caution:

UT I L I T

8 0 GB ]

● Start-up time will be longer when the extended format

is used and a large number of events have been

recorded. (Start-up takes about 2 minutes with 20,000

events and about 25 minutes with 100,000 events

max.)

[

L I S T ]

HOUR METER

POWER LOSS L I ST

3. Erase & format the disk.

Press the [SKIP SEARCH·EXECUTE] button to start

formatting the disk.

“FORMAT %” is shown on the monitor.

[

Y ]

UT I L I T

JOG

SCAND I SK

1. A UTO

2. MANU

SCAND I SK

A L

OFF

S T D

3. QU I C K ER AS E

CURRENT

O RMAT

ES S

Memo:

E XECUTE :

B U T T O N

● When the disk is formatted, all existing data on the

hard disk will be erased.

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9 TROUBLESHOOTING

9-1 Error indication

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).

On-screen indication/

[WARNING] indication

Cause

Possible solution

Page

reference

“HDD ERROR”

The [WARNING]

indication lights.

The hard disk is not functioning properly.

Consult your nearest JVC dealer.

–

“HDD FULL”

The [WARNING]

indication lights.

There is no space on the hard disk for

recording. Even if the required recording

time is short, the number of allowable

recordable events may have been

Format the disk to clear all data and

optimize available disk space. Or, set

<REPEAT REC> to “AL•STOP”,

“AL•LOCK” or “ALL”.

exceeded (13,000 for standard format or

about 100,000 for extended format).

* When the disk is formatted, the re-

corded data is erased.

“LOW BATTERY”

The [WARNING]

indication lights.

The backup battery is not installed or

need to be replaced.

Replace the battery with a new one.

Consult your nearest JVC dealer.

–

“FAN MOTOR ERROR”

The [WARNING]

indication lights.

The fan motor is not functioning properly.

No video signal is input.

“INPUT SIG ERROR”

The [WARNING]

● Engage the Stop mode and check the

connections.

indication lights.

* When “Camera abnormal” is displayed

and recording continues, recording may

not be performed normally. First,

remove the cause of the abnormality.

“PLEASE SET TIMER

PROGRAM”

No events are programmed for timer

recording.

Check the timer program.

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9-2 No error indication

Problem

Cause

● The power cord may be disconnected.

Possible solution

Page

reference

No power is supplied.

● Connect the provided power cord to a

120 V AC outlet.

Operation buttons such ● The Operation Lock mode may be

● Release the Operation Lock mode.

as [REC] and [PLAY] do

not respond when

pressed.

engaged.

No picture is shown

during playback.

● The monitor may not be properly

connected.

● Connect the monitor correctly.

● Select the camera for recording.

● The selected camera may not be

transmitting a signal.

Timer recording is not

possible.

● The clock may not be set.

● The Timer Standby Mode may have

been turned off. Is the [TIMER]

indication lit?

● The timer program may not be set

correctly.

● Check the clock setting.

● Press the [TIMER] button to engage the

Timer Recording Standby mode.

● Check the timer program settings. The

[TIMER] indication blinks if a program

cannot be executed.

The menu screen can’t

● The Timer Standby Mode may be

● Press the [TIMER] button to release the

be displayed.

engaged. Is the [TIMER] indication lit?

timer program.

● The Record, Play or Simultaneous Play ● Stop the operation, then press the

mode may be engaged.

[MENU] button.

The date/time is not

shown on screen.

● <ON SCREEN MODE> may be set to

“OFF”.

● Set <ON SCREEN MODE> to “ON”.

The date/time is not

recorded.

● The clock may not be set.

● Menu switch <TIME DATE REC> may

be set to “OFF”.

● Set the clock.

● Set menu switch <TIME DATE REC> to

“ON”.

The timer indication

blinks.

● The timer is not programmed or a set

program cannot be executed.

● There may not be enough space

available on the hard disk.

● Re-set the program timer.

● Re-format the hard disk to clear existing

data.

23 – 25,

Recording/playback is

not possible.

● Cameras may not be connected in

sync.

● Input the signals in sync.

No sound in playback.

● <AUDIO REC> may not be “ON”.

● Set <AUDIO REC> to “ON”.

If <REC SPEED> is set to “1/5” or “1/

10”, audio signals cannot be recorded.

Skip search or direct

search is not possible.

● The clock may not be set correctly.

● Set the clock.

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10 RS-232C INTERFACE

10-1 Specifications

9-pin connector specifications

Pin No. Signal

Operation

Transmission data

Reception data

Data set ready

Signal ground

Signal direction

DVR [ CPU

DVR p CPU

TXD

RXD

DSR

GND

DTR

Output level

OFF : –5 V or less

ON : +5 V or more

Data terminal ready DVR [ CPU

Data format

• Mode

:Non-synchronous

:8 bits

• Character length

• Data rate

• Parity check

• Stop bit

:9600 bps

:None

0(SPACE) Start

Stop

bit

1(MARK)

10-2 Protocols and commands

This section provides programming information needed to control the VR-510U via RS-232C.

Ⅵ Basic table

[Upper

Lower

Data 0 ENTER

ALARM

FWD

COMPLETE

Data 1 CLEAR

ERROR

ALARM

REV

ERROR

Data 2

Data 3

Data 4

Data 5

NOT

TARGET

FWD

SHUTTLE

ALARM

Data 6

Data 7

CLEAR

REV

SHUTTLE

JVC-1

TABLE ON

BASIC

TABLE ON

STATUS

SENSE

STATUS

SENSE

Data 8

Data 9

PLAY

ACK

NAK

REV

PLAY

REC

REQUEST

VTR INQ

FWD x3 REV x3

FWD x1/6 REV x1/6

FWD

REW

REV

FWD

STILL

STEP

FWD x15 REV x15

DATE SET

TIME SET

REV

STEP

DATE

SENSE

STOP STILL

TIME

SENSE

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10 RS-232C INTERFACE (contd)

10-2 Protocols and commands (contd.)

Ⅵ JVC table 1

[Upper

Lower

Data 0 ENTER

TIMER ONSCREEN

TDSKIP

FWD

TDSKIP

REV

EVSKIP

FWD

EVSKIP

REV

RESET

ALARM OPE LOCK FORMAT

SENSE

ALARM OPE LOCK DEVICE

FWD

COMPLETE

ERROR

Data 1 CLEAR

ERROR

TIMER ONSCREEN

OFF

REV

OFF

TYPE

Data 2

Data 3

Data 4

Data 5

Data 6

Data 7

Data 8

Data 9

PLAY

PROGRAM ROM

VERSION

DOWN POSV+

H.METER

SENSE

RIGHT ONSCREEN

SEL

SET+ POSH+

REMAIN

SENSE

NOT

TARGET

ALARM

FWD

SHUTTLE

PL/AL

CNT SNS

CLEAR SET- CANCEL PB CAM

SET

REV

SHUTTLE

VR STS

SENSE

JVC-1

TABLE ON

BASIC

TABLE ON

STATUS

SENSE

EXECUTE

STATUS

SENSE

DOWN ALLIST

RIGHT + DISP

LEFT -

HLD SET

DVR

SETTING

DVR SETTING

DISK

SNS UTILITY

AL/SN REC

ACK

NAK

SELECT AL/SNMODE

SET

REC

REQUEST

VTR INQ

MODE SNS

DVR REC

MODE

DVR REC

SENSE

REPEAT

REC

REW REPEAT

REC

REC CAM

SET

FWD

DVR REC

STEP CAM SNS

DATE SET

REV

STEP

DATE

SENSE

STOP

STILL PB STOP

TIME SET

TIME

SENSE

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10 RS-232C INTERFACE (contd.)

10-3 Commands

Ⅵ Preparation

Commands

Description

Connect the RS-232C connector.

91H

TD SKIP REV: Jumps by the search distance set in the

menu X times in the reverse direction. For the number of

jump times X, specify 2 digits with 30-39H.

ⅷ Operation commands

(Effective only in the Play mode)

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.

92H

TD SEARCH: Jumps to the position with the specified

date. Specify the “month”, “day”, “year”, “hour” and

“minute” for the date with numeric commands (10 digits).

Day

Month

Year

TXD 92H

RXD

3%H

TXD

RXD

0AH

e.g.: Playback

93H

94H

ABH

EVENT SKIP FWD: Jumps by the event (recording start to

end) X times in the forward direction. For the number of

jump times X, specify 2 digits with 30-39H.

Commands

Description

3AH

3BH

3CH

3DH

3EH

3FH

40H

41H

PLAY: Playback

(Effective only in the Play mode)

SHUTTLE FWD x 3: 3x playback (Play mode only)

SHUTTLE FWD x 1/6: 1/6x playback (Play mode only)

SHUTTLE FWD STILL: Temporal stop (Play mode only)

SHUTTLE FWD x 15: 15x playback (Play mode only)

STOP: Stop

EVENT SKIP REV: Jumps by the event (recording start to

end) X times in the reverse direction. For the number of

jump times X, specify 2 digits with 30-39H.

(Effective only in the Play mode)

FF: In Repeat Recording mode, jumps to the sector with

the last time stamp and enters the Still mode. Otherwise,

jumps to the last address sector of the LBA recording area

and enters the Still mode.

Performs alarm search, time/date search and event search

in the forward direction in the Play mode (depending on

the menu setting).

ENTER: Enter

CLEAR ERROR: Clears the last numeric

command received. Releases the error condition.

4AH

4BH

4CH

4DH

4EH

4FH

56H

5FH

60H

61H

62H

REV PLAY: Reverse playback

SHUTTLE REV x 3: Reverse 3x playback

SHUTTLE REV x 1/6: Reverse 1/6x playback

SHUTTLE STILL: Temporal stop

ACH

REW: In Repeat Recording mode, jumps to the sector with

the oldest time stamp and enters the Still mode.

Otherwise, jumps to the last address sector of the LBA

recording area and enters the Still mode.

Performs alarm search, time/date search and event search

in the reverse direction in the Play mode (depending on

the menu setting).

SHUTTLE REV x 15: Reverse 15x playback

STILL: Temporal stop

CLEAR: Releases the current mode and error condition.

PB STOP: Stops the playback.

ADH

AEH

BOH

FWD STEP: Advances one frame in the Still mode.

REV STEP: Reverses one frame in the Still mode.

TIMER ON: Sets the Timer mode to ON.

TIMER OFF: Sets the Timer mode to OFF.

ALARM FWD: Advances by a specified number of alarms.

Specify the search number as 2 digits with 30-39H.

(Effective only in the Play mode)

PRG: Displays the timer program screen.

Restores the normal screen when the timer program

screen is displayed. (Effective only in the Stop mode)

BOH

3%H

TXD

RXD

63H

64H

DOWN, RIGHT: Shifts the item when the timer

program/holiday timer is set or the alarm search is set.

0AH

B1H

B5H

ALARM REV: Reverses by a specified number of alarms.

Specify the search number as 2 digits with 30-39H.

(Effective only in the Play mode)

65H

66H

SET +/-: Selects the setting after SHIFT operation.

68H

69H

DOWN RIGHT PLS/LEFT UP MNS: Corresponds

to JOG operation on the alarm search screen.

SHUTTLE FWD/REW: Specify shuttle search speeds as 1

digit with 3-3AH.

70H

71H

72H

ON SCREEN ON: Displays on-screen display.

ON SCREEN OFF: Releases on-screen display.

30:STILL

31:x1/18

32: x1/18

33: x1/6

34: x1/2

35: x1

36: x3

37: x5

38: x15

39: x60

3A: x360

ROM VER: Returns the ROM version in the

section managing RS-232C.

COH

C1H

C9H

OPE LOCK ON: Locks all operation buttons.

73H

75H

POS V+: Moves the on-screen display vertically.

OPE LOCK ON: Sets the Operation Lock mode to OFF.

POS H+: Moves the on-screen display

horizontally.

DISK UTILITY: Launches the disk utility by specifying this

command after REC/DUB REQUEST (FAH).

76H

77H

78H

CANCEL: Cancels the setting for program.

Clears the alarm list on the [ALARM SEARCH] screen.

FAH

C9H

%%H

TXD

RXD

0AH

EXECUTE: Execute alarm search on the alarm search

screen.

1 byte

01H

02H

03H

04H

Status details

ALARM LIST DISPLAY: Enters the alarm search screen

from the normal screen. Restores the normal screen from

the alarm search screen.

Standard format

Scan disk

79H

HOLIDAY SET DISPLAY: Displays the holiday set screen.

Restores the normal screen from the holiday set screen.

(Only effective in the Stop mode)

Extension format

7AH

90H

SELECT: Switches the JOG operation in the alarm search

screen.

CAH

REC: Starts recording by specifying this command after

REC/DUB REQUEST (FAH).

TD SKIP FWD: Jumps by the search distance set in the

menu X times in the forward direction. For the number of

jump times X, specify 2 digits with 30-39H.

(Effective only in the Play mode)

9%H

3%H

TXD

RXD

0AH

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10-3 Commands (contd.)

ⅷ Setup commands

Commands

Description

Sets switches on this unit. When the signal is received

normally, this unit returns ACK (0Ah) and is ready to execute

the command received.

89H

DVR SETTING: Sets the DVR-related status data.

89H

%%H

TXD

RXD

0AH

1 byte

Bit

Status details

Commands

Description

Time date rec 0: OFF, 1: ON

74H

ON SCREEN SELECT: Switches the on-screen display

details.

Repeat rec 0: OFF, 1: AL•STOP,

AL•LOCK, ALL

5 ~ 3

74H

%%H

TXD

RXD

5-bit

4-bit

3-bit

Skip duration

0AH

1 minute

5 minutes

10 minutes

30 minutes

1 hour

1 byte

Bit

Status details

4 hours

1 day

AL/SENS DET MARK

WARNING

1 week

2 ~ 1

Search button

00: Time, 01: Alarm, 10: Event

REMAIN

ALARM

Power ON rec 0: OFF, 1: ON

TIME

DATE

2 bytes

Bit

Status details

Operation Lock mode 0: ALL, 1: REC

86H

DVR PB CAMERA SET: Specifies which camera signal to

output to the monitor.

HDD full out

Ext mode

00: OFF, 1: Trig, 10: Manual

0: OFF, 1: ON

86H

%%H

TXD

RXD

4 ~ 3

0AH

2 ~ 1

Alarm/sensor indication

00: OFF, 01: ON1, 10: ON2

1 byte

Bit

Rec tally

0: OFF, 1: ON

Status details

7 ~ 3

2 ~ 0

3 bytes

2-bit 1-bit 0-bit Playback

camera

Bit

Status details

External switcher

0: OFF, 1: ON

Fixed

5 ~ 4

Warning buzzer 0: OFF, 1: ON

Alarm/sensor buzzer 0: OFF, 1: ON

HDD end buzzer 0: OFF, 1: ON

8AH

ALARM/SENSOR MODE SET: Sets alarm/sensor

recording-related data

8AH

%%H

TXD

RXD

0AH

1 byte

Bit

Status details

6 ~ 4

6-bit

5-bit

4-bit

PRESENSOR REC DURATION

10 sec.

15 sec.

30 sec.

60 sec.

120 sec.

180 sec.

Manual

3 ~ 2

1 ~ 0

1-bit

0-bit

REC MODE

OFF

ALARM

SENSOR

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10-3 Commands

ⅷ SENSE commands

Commands

Description

8AH

ALARM/SENSOR MODE SET: Sets alarm/sensor

recording-related data

When the command is sent, this unit returns the information

corresponding to the command received.

8AH

%%H

TXD

RXD

0AH

Command

Description

67H

D7H

STATUS SENSE: Returns unit status (5 bytes).

● 1st byte

2 bytes

Bit

Status details

7 Not defined

6 Not defined

5 Not defined

4 REC INHIBIT

Always outputs “1” .

Always outputs “0”.

Outputs with loop recording set to

OFF when no remaining capacity is

available.

6 ~ 5

6-bit

5-bit

PRESENSOR REC DURATION

10 sec.

30 sec.

60 sec.

3 Not defined

2 Not defined

1 Not defined

0 ERROR

Always outputs “0”.

When the command which cannot be

received is received. To release this

mode, input CLEAR ERROR (41H).

PRESENSOR REC 0: OFF, 1: ON

3 ~ 0

3 bytes

Bit

Status details

● 2nd byte

7 ~ 0

7 EE MODE

Outputs video signals input

from an external source.

Outputs audio signals input from an

external source.

Always outputs “0”.

HDD warning occurs.

Always outputs “0”.

Detects the stream start point.

8BH

DVR REC MODE: Sets the Record mode.

6 A1 EE MODE

8BH

%%H

TXD

RXD

0AH

5 VIDEO MUTE

4 AUDIO MUTE

3 WARNING

2 Not defined

1 STREAM START

1 byte

Bit

Status details

0 STREAM END

Detects the stream end point.

Audio recording 0: OFF, 1: ON

● 3rd byte

5 ~ 4

5-bit

4-bit REC QUALITY

HIGH

NORM

BASIC

LOW

7 Not defined

6 TIMER REC ON Timer standby is on.

5 Not defined

4 REPEAT

3 Not defined

2 REPEAT MODE During repeat recording.

1 SEARCH MODE During search

0 Not defined

Always outputs “0”.

3 ~ 0

3-bit 2-bit 1-bit 0-bit

REC SPEED

Always outputs “0”.

● 4th byte

7 PLAY MODE

6 Not defined

5 Not defined

4 STOP MODE

3 Not defined

2 Not defined

1 REC MODE

0 Not defined

During playback

1/2

1/5

1/10

Always outputs “0”.

Stops playback or recording.

Always outputs “1”.

Always outputs “0”.

During recording

8CH

REPEAT REC MODE SET: Sets the repeat recording mode.

Always outputs “0”.

8CH

%%H

TXD

RXD

● 5th byte

0AH

7 PAUSE MODE

6 Not defined

5 SHUTTLE FWD Shuttle search is being executed in

Still pictures are played back.

Always outputs “0”.

1 byte

Bit

Status details

the forward direction.

7 ~ 2

1 ~ 0

4 SHUTTLE REV Shuttle search is being executed in

the reverse direction.

3 SPEED CODE3 Current running mode (see table below)

2 SPEED CODE2 Current running mode (see table below)

1 SPEED CODE1 Current running mode (see table below)

0 SPEED CODE0 Current running mode (see table below)

1-bit

0-bit

REPEAT REC

OFF

AL•STOP

AL•LOCK

ALL

5-byte speed code details

8DH

DVR REC CAMERA SET: Sets the camera for recording.

SPEED CODE 3210

Running mode

8DH

%%H

TXD

RXD

0AH

Bit

0000

Still pictures being

played back.

1 byte

Bit

0010

0011

0100

0101

0110

0111

1000

1001

1010

x1/18

x1/6

x1/2

Status details

7 ~ 1

1: Camera recording ON

8EH

8FH

DATE SET: Sets month, day and year.

Day

Month

Year

3%H

TXD 8EH

RXD

3%H

0AH

x15

x60

x360

TIME SET: Sets hour, minutes and seconds.

Hour

Minutes

3%H

Seconds

3%H

TXD 8EH

RXD

3%H

0AH

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10-3 Commands (contd.)

Commands

Description

Commands

Description

B9H

DVR SETTING SENSE: Returns settings status.

BAH

2 bytes

Bit

B9H

TXD

RXD

Status details

%%H

1 st byte 2nd byte 3rd byte

6 ~ 5

6-bit

5-bit

PRESENSOR REC DURATION

10 sec.

1 byte

Bit

Status details

30 sec.

Time date rec 0: OFF, 1: ON

Repeat rec 0: OFF, 1: AL•STOP,

60 sec.

PRESENSOR REC 0: OFF, 1: ON

Status details

AL•LOCK, ALL

3 ~ 0

5 ~ 3

5-bit

4-bit

3-bit

Skip duration

1 minute

5 minutes

10 minutes

30 minutes

1 hour

3 bytes

Bit

7 ~ 0

4 hours

1 day

BBH

DVR REC MODE SENSE: Returns the recording mode

information.

1 week

BBH

TXD

RXD

2 ~ 1

Search button

00: Time, 01: Alarm, 10: Event

%%H

1st byte

Power ON rec 0: OFF, 1: ON

1 byte

2 bytes

Bit

Status details

Audio recording 0: OFF, 1: ON

Bit

Status details

Operation Lock mode 0: ALL, 1: REC

5 ~ 4

5-bit

4-bit REC QUALITY

HDD full out

Ext mode

00: OFF, 1: Trig, 10: Manual

0: OFF, 1: ON

HIGH

NORM

BASIC

LOW

4 ~ 3

2 ~ 1

Alarm/sensor indication

00: OFF, 01: ON1, 10: ON2

3 ~ 0

3-bit 2-bit 1-bit 0-bit

REC SPEED

Rec tally

0: OFF, 1: ON

3 bytes

Bit

Status details

External switcher

0: OFF, 1: ON

1/2

1/5

1/10

5 ~ 4

Warning buzzer 0: OFF, 1: ON

Alarm/sensor buzzer 0: OFF, 1: ON

HDD end buzzer 0: OFF, 1: ON

BCH

REPEAT REC ON MODE SENSE: Returns Repeat

Recording mode settings.

BCH

TXD

RXD

%%H

BAH

ALARM/SENSOR MODE SENSE: Sets the alarm/sensor

recording-related settings.

1 byte

Bit

Status details

BAH

TXD

RXD

7 ~ 2

1 ~ 0

%%H

1st byte 2nd byte 3rd byte

1-bit

0-bit

REPEAT REC

OFF

AL•STOP

AL•LOCK

ALL

1 byte

Bit

Status details

6 ~ 4

6-bit

5-bit

4-bit

Alarm/sensor recording duration

10 sec.

BDH

DVR REC CAMERA SENSE: Returns recording camera

status.

15 sec.

30 sec.

BDH

TXD

RXD

60 sec.

120 sec.

%%H

1st byte

180 sec.

Manual

1 byte

3 ~ 2

1 ~ 0

Bit

7 ~ 1

Status details

Always returns “1” .

1-bit

0-bit

REC MODE

OFF

ALARM

SENSOR

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10-3 Commands

Commands

Description

Commands

Description

BEH

DATE SENSE: Returns current settings for month, day,

and year.

D6H

VR STATUS SENSE: Returns DVR-related status.

D6H

TXD

RXD

%%H

BEH

TXD

RXD

1 st byte 2nd byte 3rd byte

3%H

Month

Day

Year

1 byte

Bit

Status details

BFH

D0H

TIME SENSE: Returns current settings for hour, minutes

and seconds.

BEH

Not defined

Always outputs “0”.

TXD

RXD

3%H

Always outputs “0”.

Hour

Minutes

Seconds

HDD FORMAT SENSE: Returns hard disk format

information.

D0H

TXD

RXD

JVC TABLE 1 Returns “1” when JVC

%%H

1st byte

TABLE 1 is open.

LOCAL

Always outputs “0”.

1 byte

Status details

Not defined

2 byte

Bit

00H

01H

02H

Status details

ScanDisk

Standard format

Extension format

Returns “1” when the disk

is being scanned.

D1H

D2H

DEVICE TYPE: Returns the connected device type.

Format

Returns “1” when the disk

is being formatted.

D1H

TXD

RXD

35H

31H

30H

55H

HddFull

Returns “1” with HDD FULL.

TrackFull

Returns “1” with track

full.

HOUR METER SENSE: Returns the hour meter.

D2H

TXD

RXD

SensorRec

AlarmRec

Returns “1” during sensor

recording.

3%H

Returns “1” during alarm

recording.

D4H

D5H

REMAIN SENSE: Returns the remaining capacity.

D4H

TXD

RXD

3 byte

3%H

Bit

Status details

Not defined

Cam in

100

Returns “0”.

PL/AL COUNT SENSE: Returns the number of PL/AL.

D5H

TXD

RXD

Returns “1” with camera

3%H

input.

ALARM

Not defined

Returns “0”.

2 ~ 0

PB CAM/MONI CAM

TXD

RXD

3%H

95H

F6H

PL RESET: Resets the PL memory and the PL number.

POWER LOSS

JVC TABLE ON: Enables JVC TABLE 1. JVC TABLE 1 is

maintained until F7H command is output.

F7H

FAH

BASIC TABLE ON: Enables BASIC TABLE.

REC/DUB REQUEST: This command is sent before

sending REC/UTILITY command.

FBH

VTR/DVR INQ

Returns ACK to check that the connected device is DVR.

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11 OTHERS

11-1 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.

[Unit: Hours]

AUDIO REC ON (80 GB)

Format

Standard

Rec quality

HIGH

30 FPS

15 FPS

10 FPS

5 FPS

3 FPS

129

2 FPS

185

1 FPS

325

1/2 FPS

523

1/5 FPS

1/10 FPS

NORMAL

BASIC

LOW

104

151

194

271

134

172

241

234

295

398

115

208

262

354

323

399

520

164

287

354

462

520

614

749

289

462

546

665

749

841

960

465

666

748

853

Extension HIGH

NORMAL

BASIC

LOW

134

* If audio signal recording is set to “ON”, it will be automatically set to “OFF” when 1/5 fps or 1/10 fps is selected. No sound will be recorded in this case.

AUDIO REC OFF (80 GB)

[Unit: Hours]

Format

Standard

Rec quality

HIGH

30 FPS

15 FPS

10 FPS

5 FPS

3 FPS

143

2 FPS

215

1 FPS

430

1/2 FPS

861

1/5 FPS

2153

1/10 FPS

4306

NORMAL

BASIC

LOW

113

170

101

151

170

227

340

151

202

302

284

379

568

127

252

337

504

426

568

852

191

379

505

757

853

1137

1704

382

758

1011

1514

1706

2275

3408

765

1516

2022

3029

4265

5687

8520

1914

3792

5056

7574

8531

11375

17041

3828

7584

10113

15149

Extension HIGH

NORMAL

BASIC

LOW

100

AUDIO REC ON (160 GB)

[Unit: Hours]

1/10 FPS

Format

Standard

Rec quality

HIGH

30 FPS

15 FPS

10 FPS

5 FPS

3 FPS

2 FPS

1 FPS

1/2 FPS

1068

1528

1716

1957

1010

1445

1624

1851

1/5 FPS

111

146

213

105

138

201

163

213

308

154

202

291

164

308

396

553

156

291

375

523

264

478

602

812

250

452

569

768

378

659

813

1061

357

623

664

1061

1253

1527

628

1004

1185

1444

NORMAL

BASIC

LOW

Extension HIGH

NORMAL

BASIC

LOW

105

769

1003

* If audio signal recording is set to “ON”, it will be automatically set to “OFF” when 1/5 fps or 1/10 fps is selected. No sound will be recorded in this case.

[Unit: Hours]

AUDIO REC OFF (160 GB)

Format

Standard

Rec quality

HIGH

NORMAL

BASIC

30 FPS

15 FPS

10 FPS

5 FPS

175

3 FPS

292

2 FPS

439

1 FPS

878

1/2 FPS

1756

3479

4639

6949

1661

3291

4388

6573

1/5 FPS

4390

1/10 FPS

8780

17397

23197

34749

8305

16456

21942

32869

115

154

231

109

146

219

173

231

347

164

219

328

347

463

694

166

329

438

657

579

773

1158

276

548

731

869

1159

1737

415

822

1097

1643

1739

2319

3474

830

1645

2194

3286

8698

11598

17374

4152

8228

10971

16434

LOW

Extension HIGH

NORMAL

BASIC

LOW

109

1095

* Up to 13,000 events (standard) or 100,000 events (extension) can be recorded (including alarm/sensor events). If many short-duration alarm/sensor events are

recorded, the actual recording time may be less than that shown above.

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11 OTHER (contd.)

11-2 Signal input/output terminals

Terminals

Signal level

Remarks

[CAM SW OUT] camera

switching signal output

Open collector

output

(When menu switch <REC

SPEED> is set to "30")

1^stfield

2^ndfield

Ref.Sig

CAN SW OUT

GND

5 ms

[ALARM IN 1] alarm

signal input

Ground input

High voltage = 5 V

Min. 400 ms

Low voltage = 0 V

[ALARM RESET] alarm

signal reset input

High input

About 47 kohms

High voltage = 5 V to 12 V

[CLOCK RESET OUT]

clock reset output

Ground output

Ground input

High voltage = 5 V

Low voltage = 0 V

Min. 400 ms

[CLOCK RESET IN]

clock reset input

High voltage = 5 V

Low voltage = 0 V

[EXT REC IN] external

automatic recording

signal input

High voltage = 5 V

Low voltage = 0 V

Min. 400 ms

[HDD FULL OUT] HDD

full signal output

Ground output

Output imped-

ance of 1 kohm

or less

High voltage = 5 V

Low voltage = 0 V

2.5 s to 3.0 s

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11 OTHER (contd.)

11-3 Specifications

•Instruction manual

•Power cord

•Lithium battery (CR2032)

•Operation lock key

ⅢPicture compression : MPEG 2 (1 frame only)

ⅢRecording capacity : 80 GB (can be increased up to

160 GB)

ⅢPower supply

ⅢPower consumption : 34 W

x 1

x 1 (for operation check)

x 2

: AC 120 V, 60 Hz

ⅢAllowable operation

temperature

ⅢAllowable storage

temperature

SA-K51U (optional HDD kit)

* For details, consult an authorized JVC dealer.

: 5˚C to 40˚C

: – 20˚C to 60˚C

ⅢAllowable operation

humidity

ⅢWeight

Unit: mm (inches)

: 30% to 80%

: Approx. 6.0 kg

ⅢLine input

: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms (BNC unbal-

anced)

ⅢLine output

: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms (BNC unbal-

anced)

ⅢEffective number of

pixels

: 720 x 480 (high picture quality)

360 x 240 (normal picture quality)

360 x 240 (medium picture quality)

360 x 240 (low picture quality)

420 (16-9/16)

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-510U

POWER

TIMER

CANCEL

REC

REV

FWD

WARNING

DISPLAY

CLOCK RESET/ CLEAR

OPE. LOCK

EXECUTE

REC

STOP

PLAY

STILL

SLEEP

SKIP/ALARM

ⅢNumber of tracks

ⅢLine input level

ⅢLine output level

: 1 ch

: – 8 dBs, 50 kohms (unbalanced)

: – 8 dBs, 1 kohm (unbalanced)

ⅢFrequency response : 100 Hz to 10 kHz

ⅢAudio compression

system

: 32 kHz sampling, 16-bit MPEG

layer 2

* Design and specifications subject to change without notice.

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