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5-2 Recording/Playback Speed Mode Selection
5 PREPARATION
Record/playback speed
indication
[TIME MODE +/
–] buttons
Press the [OPERATE] button to turn the operating mode on.
Select the Record or Playback speed with the [TIME MODE +/
–] button. Refer to the table below.
The selected recording or playback speed mode is shown on the display.
Recording/
playback interval
(sec.)
Available recording
time (hour)
E-180 Audio
recording
Display
Mode
• Available recording time may vary depending on the type of cassette used.
• In the L12H and L24H Linear Slow mode, the tape runs continuously while sound is recorded. Pictures are timelapse-
recorded.
• For best results, use a E-180 tape.
• Replace the cassette at least once every 15 days when using the 3H - 168H modes. In the 240 - 960H modes,
replace the cassette with a new one at the completion of recording.
3H Standard (SP) 3 —
L12H 12-hour linear slow 12 0.1 Possible
L24H 24-hour linear slow 24 0.18
48H 48-hour timelapse 48 0.34
72H 72-hour timelapse 72 0.52
120H 120-hour timelapse 120 0.82 Impossible
168H 168-hour timelapse 168 1.14
240H 240-hour timelapse 240 1.62
480H 480-hour timelapse 480 3.22
960H 960-hour timelapse 960 6.42
6 RECORDING
[REC] indicator
[ON SCREEN f] button
[TIME MODE +/
–] buttons
6-1 Switch Setting During Recording
Connection
Connect the input and output connectors on the rear panel
correctly. Refer to
“CONNECTIONS
” on pages 14 to 16.
Menu switch settings
Set menu switches as required.
5
ON SCREEN/F. DISPLAY MODE
• Select the brightness and ON/OFF for each indication
(date, time and recording speed, etc).
During recording, the selected on-screen data is
recorded together with video signals.
If you do not want to display or record a specific item,
set it to “OFF”.
• <REC TALLY> setting
Set whether or not the [REC] indicator lights in the
Record mode.
5
VTR MODE
• HDR
Set to “ON” to record in the High-Density Recording
mode during timelapse recording.
• POWER ON REC
Set to “ON” for external timer recording or automatic
restart of recording after a power failure. For details,
refer to “6-9 How to Restore Recording After Power
Failure” and “6-10 External Timer Recording
” on page
45.
• AUTO REW
Select the mode engaged when the tape ends.
“OFF”: The Stop mode is engaged.
“ON”: The tape automatically rewinds to the
beginning.
When the <REPEAT REC> menu switch is set to
“ON”,
repeat recording takes place regardless of the setting
of this switch.
• REPEAT REC
Set to “ON” to perform repeat recording. For details,
refer to “6-7 Repeat Recording
” on page 43.
• AUTO REC CHECK
Set to “ON” to perform Recording Check automatically
at the beginning of a tape in the Repeat Recording
mode.
5
SRI/EXT MODE
• SRI/EXT REC
- Set to “SERIES” to perform series recording. For
details, refer to
“6-6 Series Recording
” on page 41.
- Set to “EXT” to execute automatic recording when
activated by an external signal.
For details, refer to
“6-8 Recording with External
VCR Activation Signal
” on page 44.
5
ALARM/SENSOR MODE
• REC MODE
- For alarm recording, set to
“ALARM” or “ALL”. For
details, refer to 6-4 Alarm Recording
” on page 38.
- For sensor recording, set to
“SENSOR” or “ALL”. For
details, refer to 6-5 Sensor Recording
” on page 40.
5
BUZZER
• TAPE END
Set to “ON” if you want the buzzer to sound when the
tape ends during recording.
5
IN/OUT
• CAMERA SW
Set the camera switching timing signal output to an
external sequential switcher during recording.
- To switch cameras every 1 field or 1 frame, set this
menu switch to “1 FIELD” or “2 FIELD”.
Front panel settings
5
Select the recording speed mode with the [TIME
MODE +/–] button.
For details, refer to
“5-2 Recording/Playback Speed
Mode Selection
” on page 28.
5
Select the on-screen display position with the [ON
SCREEN 7/f] button.
[ON SCREEN 7] button
