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Menu Screens
MENU SCREEN 3
The alarm recording mode and terminal output are set on Menu Screen 3.
i Alarm recording mode selection (see page 20)
The recording mode in the event of an alarm input
is selected. (OFF ↔ ALARM)
ALARM: When there is an alarm input during
recording in the time lapse mode, the recording time
mode is switched to 6H (alarm recording) and the
details of the alarm status are recorded faithfully.
OFF: Alarm recording is not possible even when an
alarm signal is input during recording.
o Alarm recording duration setting
This sets the time elapsing from the start of alarm
recording until its end. (30SEC ↔ 1MIN ↔ 2MIN ↔
3MIN ↔ 5MIN ↔ 10MIN ↔ CONTINUE ↔
MANUAL ↔ 30SEC...)
CONTINUE
: Alarm recording continues until the
tape end.
MANUAL: Alarm recording is performed while the
alarm input continues.
!0 Alarm recall (see page 20)
This checks the date/time (up to 4) of the alarm
signals.
!1 Terminal connector output signal setting
ERR WARN: When trouble has occurred in the unit
(AUTO OFF), the LOW signal is output.
REC: The LOW signal is output during recording.
MENU SCREEN 4
Recording mode and video output are selected on Menu Screen 4.
!2 Recording time mode selection (see page 14)
When recording starts, the set time mode is always
established.
(OFF ↔ 6H ↔ L18H ↔ L24H ↔ 48H ↔ 72H ↔
96H ↔ 120H ↔ 168H ↔ 180H ↔ 240H ↔ OFF...)
OFF: Any time mode can be set using the TIME
MODE button on the front panel. It can be changed
even while recording is in progress.
6H: 6-hour mode (compatible with the standard
mode of ordinary VTR’s).
L18H/L24H: L18-/L24-hour mode (linear slow
recording).
48H/72H/96H/120H/168H/180H/240H
: 48-/72-/96-/
120-/168-/180-/240-hour mode (time lapse recording).
!3 Selection of VTR operation when cassette is
inserted
STOP: Stop mode
REC: Simply by inserting the cassette tape, record-
ing is started automatically.
REW REC: When the cassette is inserted, it is first
rewound to the start of the tape and then recording
is started automatically.
!4 Selection of operation when tape end is de-
tected during recording (see page 18)
STOP: Stop mode
REW: The tape is automatically rewound to the
start where it stops.
REPEAT: The tape is automatically rewound to the
start, and recording is repeated.
EJECT: The tape is ejected.
!5 Video signal mode
This selects the operation of the color/black-and-
white automatic selector circuit.
AUTO: The circuit automatically identifies the type
of video input or playback signals, and selects the
color or black-and-white mode accordingly.
COLOR: The color mode is forcibly established.
B_W: The black-and-white mode is forcibly
established.
!6 Playback picture quality selection
The detail of the playback images can be
emphasized.
OFF: Regular mode
ON: The playback picture has emphasized outlines.
MENU SCREEN 5
The internal timer recording modes are set on Menu Screen 5.
!7 Internal timer recording mode setting (see page
16)
This sets the weekly timer or daily timer recording
mode. (OFF/ON)
OFF: Internal timer recording is not set.
ON: Internal timer recording is set. (The start and
stop times are set.)
Note:
Internal timer recording does not operate when the
date and time have not been set.