Recording Basic Operation, Reset

6	RECORDING
6-2		Recording Basic Operation
		[STOP] button
	[REC] button		[REC CHECK] button
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					REC
		REC	STOP REC		EJECT OPERATE
			CHECK	OPERATE
				HDR	RESET/
					CANCEL ON SCREEN
		REW REVERSE PAUSE PLAY FF			SHIFT
			TRACKING	V. LOCK TIMER SEARCH DISPLAY LOCK CNT RESET	MENU TIME MODE
		FIELD REV	– +	– +	– S E T +
		FIELD REV	FIELD ADV

6 RECORDING U model 6-3 Timer Recording

This unit is provided with 2 different setting screens for timer recording program; one allows you to specify the day of week, the other allows you to specify a date (a holiday, for example). You can select the desired setting screen from the main menu screen.

•Program timer setting: Day-of-the-week (Sun. to Sat.) timer recording program and daily timer recording program are available (for up to 8 programs).

•Holiday setting: Timer recording can be programmed for a specified date.

*The holiday setting has priority over the program timer setting.

[SHIFT7] button	[SHIFT4] button
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RESET/

	[PAUSE] button		[PLAY] button
1Press the [OPERATE] button to turn the operating
	mode on.
2	[The [OPERATE] indicator lights.
	Insert a cassette with safety tab in place.
	[The (	) cassette indicator lights on the display.

	* If a cassette is loaded when the operating mode is off,
	the operating mode is switched on automatically (auto
3	operate on function).
	Press the [REC] button to start recording.
	[	The recording indictor lights on the display,
		showing that the Record mode is engaged.
	* No sound is recorded during Timelapse Recording
	(except in the L12H/L18H/L24H mode) : U model
	(except in the L12H/L24H mode) : E model.

4To stop recording temporarily Press the [PAUSE] button.

[	The record-pause indicator is shown on
	the display and the Pause mode is
	engaged.

[OPERATE] button To check the recording

●To check recording in the Timelapse mode, the recording duration must be equivalent to at least 8 seconds at 2H(SP) or 6H(EP) speed : U Model, 3H (SP) : E model speed. Recording check cannot be performed correctly if the recording duration is too short. (Example : In the 960-hour normal timelapse mode, the recording duration shoud be 64 : U model, 43 : E model minutes or more.)

●During recording check, the audio signal is not output.

5 Press the [REC CHECK] button during recording.

→The tape is automatically played back in reverse for about 5 seconds, then the Play mode is engaged to allow you to check recording. After the sequence has played back, the recording mode is automatically re-engaged at the point where the recording was interrupted.

•During playback in the Recording Check mode, check the picture to ensure that the recording is satisfactory. If the signals are not recorded properly, the built-in head cleaner cleans the heads and recording continues. In this case, the error code “E-09” is shown on the display for about 10 seconds.

			REC	CANCEL	ON SCREEN
REC	STOP REC		EJECT OPERATE			SHIFT
	CHECK	OPERATE		MENU	TIME MODE
		HDR	RESET/	MENU	TIME MODE
			CANCEL ON SCREEN
REW REVERSE PAUSE PLAY FF			SHIFT
	TRACKING	V. LOCK TIMER SEARCH DISPLAY LOCK CNT RESET	MENU TIME MODE
FIELD REV	FIELD ADV – +	– +	– S E T +		–	S E T	+
					–	S E T	+
		[TIMER] button	[MENU] button		[SET –] button		[SET +] button
		[TIMER] button			[SET –] button

Notes:

•Timer programming is not possible if the date and time are not set.

If you select program timer or holiday setting from the main menu when the date and time have not been set, the clock setting screen opens. Set the date and time.

•Do not try to program the regular timer or holiday timer when the Timer Record mode is engaged. To do so, you must first release the Timer Record mode by pressing the [TIMER] button.

Preparation

5 Make sure all equipment is connected correctly.

5 Check the current time.

5 Load a cassette with safety tab in place. If a cassette is loaded when the operating mode is off, the operating mode is switched on automatically (auto operate on function).

* If the VCR remains in the Record-Pause mode for

about 3 minutes, the head drum stops rotating to

protect the tape. Although the Record-Pause mode

remains engaged, there may be some distortion in the

picture at the recording transition when you start

recording again.

[REC CHECK] button
During	Recording		Normal	Recording
During	Recording		Normal
recording	check
recording	check
		Defective
		Defective

Main menu screen

[MENU]

CLOCK SET ONSCREEN/F. DISP MODE VIDEO/VTR MODE SRI/EXT MODE ALARM/SENSOR MODE BUZZER/IN OUT PROGRAM TIMER

Timer Recording Program Setting

5 Timer recording programming for the specified day of the week

(Example)

HDR is performed in the 24-hour recording speed mode from 8:00 a.m.

1to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.

2Turn on the VCR and monitor and engage the Stop mode.

5To start recording again Press the [PLAY] button.

[The record-pause indicator on the display goes out and the Recording mode is engaged.

6To stop recording Press the [STOP] button.

[The tape stops and the Stop mode is engaged.

Error code “E-09” is	Auto head	Recording
shown for 10 seconds.	cleaning
If the recording speed is as shown below, the VCR
cleans the heads automatically and continues recording
whenever continuous 24-hour recording is performed.
Normal timelapse mode: 72H or more
HDR timelapse mode: 240H or more (U model only)
Images recorded during the cleaning period may be
unstable due to the interference with the servo control.
This is not a malfunction.
Note:

•When a tape recorded in this unit is played back on another VCR (except another SR-9080), noise may appear in the picture.

HOLIDAY SET

HOUR METER

OTHER

	VIDEO/VTR MODE screen
	[VIDEO MODE]
	1. V. PULSE	OFF
	[VTR MODE]
HDR	1. HDR	OFF
	2. CNT MEM SW	OFF
	3. POWER ON REC	OFF
	4. AUTO REC CHECK	OFF
	5. AUTO REW	OFF
	6. REPEAT PLAY	OFF
	7. REPEAT REC	OFF

	Press the [MENU] button.
3	[The main menu is shown on the monitor.
	1Select the HDR mode.
	Press the [SHIFT 7] button to move the cursor to <VIDEO/VTR
	MODE> on the main menu. Then press the [SET +/–] button.
	[2The <VIDEO/VTR MODE> menu is shown on the monitor.
	3Press the [SHIFT 7] button to put the cursor on <HDR>.
4	Press the [SET +/–] button to set <HDR> to “ON”.
	Press the [MENU] button to restore the main menu screen.

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