Pelco TLR3040 VCR User Manual


 
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QUICK START
BASIC START
1. Decide where to locate the VCR. Do all system hookups first (camera, multiplexer,
etc.) if you are installing the VCR in a location where you cannot access its rear panel.
2. Connect the VCR to other equipment (refer to the
Installation
and
Connecting the VCR
to a Multiplexer
sections.)
3. Set the time and date with the power off by pressing the MENU button for more than
three seconds and then adjusting the time and date on the fluorescent display. (Refer
to the
Adjusting the Clock
section.) Skip if you do not want to set the time and date.
4. Plug in the VCR and press the POWER button.
5. Insert a T-120 or T-160 tape. Refer to Table C for recording times.
6. Put the VCR in the recording mode you want by pressing the REC/PLAY MODE + and
– buttons. Watch the fluorescent display. Set the recording speed to 8H, L24H, or
L40H.
7. Press REC to begin recording. Press STOP to stop.
8. Turn the SHUTTLE ring right to fast forward and left to rewind. Press STOP to stop.
Press PLAY to play back the tape.
9. Refer to the
Initial System Testing
section for information on testing.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
You can also incorporate the following programming steps for more than a basic quick
setup.
If desired, set the tape end and quasi v-sync options (refer to the
First Time Set Up
Menu
section).
If desired, set the display mode and time and date size options (refer to the
Display
Menu
section).
If desired, program for timer recording (refer to the
Timer Program Menu
section).
If desired, program for alarm recording mode and duration (refer to the
Recording Set
Up Menu
section).
If desired, refer to the
Rear Terminal Menu
section to program for call out (refer to the
Series Recording
section), clock out, operation of the mode out terminal, and
operation mode of the REC IN terminal.
NOTE:
This section is
intended for people experi-
enced in working with
time-lapse recorders and
installing CCTV systems.
(However, you might want to
take a few minutes to review
the material in the
General
section.)