Recording
Proceed with recording after having performed the
connections and followed the steps for "Setting the
date and time" (page 11) and "Setting the recording
time mode and number of cameras" (page 14).
STOP button
1
2
1
∫
4
6
5
H
2
2
1
Set the power switch to ON.
When the power is turned on, the POWER lamp
lights, and the buzzer is sounded once.
2
Insert the cassette tape.
Press the EJECT button to eject the cassette tape.
It will not work unless it is pressed firmly.
<Note>
Always use S-VHS cassette tapes. If a VHS tape
is inserted instead, it will be automatically ejected
when the REC button is pressed.
A cassette tape will also be ejected when the REC
button is pressed if its accidental erasure
prevention tab has been broken out.
This unit is designed to provide the high level of
reliability required of a time lapse recorder for use
in such applications as surveillance, security and
monitoring.
In order to ensure that this unit will perform
reliably
in
recording
recommended that the following Panasonic video
tape be used:
S-VHS tape: ST-120 series (120-minute tape)
3
Press the TIME MODE buttons to set the recording
time mode.
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4
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3
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4
Press the REC button.
Recording is started in the set time mode using the
set
cameras
automatically.
To stop the recording, press the STOP button.
When 8 cameras are to be used, select "N" (NO) for
C9—C16 in the RT0 camera setting columns
(CAMERA SELECT) on the setting menu shown on
the P3 RECORDING T-MODE & CAMERA screen.
[RECORDING T-MODE & CAMERA]
REC T-
TYPE MODE NO C1 C3 C5 C7 C9 C11 C13 C15
RT0 OFF¢ 8
RT1 OFF¢ 16
RT2 OFF¢ 16
RT3 OFF¢ 16
RT4 OFF¢ 16
RT5 OFF¢ 16
RT6 OFF¢ 16
is
RT7 OFF¢ 01 C1
When recording always in the same recording time
mode instead of setting the mode using the TIME
MODE button, set RT1 through RT7 for the REC
TYPE item on the setting menu shown on the P3
RECORDING T-MODE & CAMERA screen, and set
the REC TYPE (RT1 through RT7) to be used for
recording for the REC-TYPE item on the P4
RECORDING MODE screen.
Select RT7 when using one camera for the
recording. This enables the images of the camera
connected to the camera input 1 connector to be
recorded.
20
which
are
switched
P3
C.
(CAMERA SELECT)
C2 C4 C6 C8 C10 C12 C14 C16
Y Y
Y Y
N
N
N
N
Y Y
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