Pelco c649m operation manual Controls, Front Panel

1.POWER button

Press for on; press again for off. The POWER indicator illuminates when the VCR is turned on.

2.EJECT button

Press to remove the cassette.

3.Cassette loading slot

Insert the cassette in this slot to load it.

4.STOP button

Press to halt all tape-related functions.

5.REC (record) button Press to begin recording.

6.JOG dial

Use to advance the tape frame-by-frame and to program the menus.

7.SHUTTLE ring

Use to adjust the playback speed and to program the menus. Turn this ring to the right to advance the tape or to forward search. Turn it to the left to rewind a tape or to reverse search. You can also use it to clear the alarm list, power loss list, and timer recording. It also lets you pro- gram or exit the menus after setup.

8.PLAY button

Press to play back a previously recorded tape.

9.PAUSE/SHUTTLE HOLD button

Press this button during recording to temporarily stop tape movement. Press again to resume recording. When it is pressed during playback, tape movement stops and a still field is displayed. Press again to restore normal playback. Pressing and holding this button after turning the SHUTTLE ring allows continuous high-speed playback even if the SHUTTLE ring is released.

10.COUNTER MEMORY/SKIP/INDEX button

Press this button to switch among counter memory (fluo- rescent display shows M), skip search (displays SKIP), and index search (displays INDEX).

•Counter Memory: Turn the SHUTTLE ring to the right and the tape rewinds to the 00000 counter position and stops (Section 10.1.1).

•Skip Search: The VCR fast forwards or rewinds until it locates an index signal and then plays back for about four seconds in 2H or 6H mode, doing this until it reaches the end or beginning of the tape (Section 9.3.2 ).

•Index Search: During fast forward or rewind, the VCR searches for alarm index signals. When it finds one, the VCR plays back the tape and stays in still mode (Sec- tion 9.3.1).

11.TIMER REC button

Press to make a timed recording.

12.REC/PLAY MODE buttons

•Set to 2H, L24H, 48H - 168H, or 0H mode to set the recording speed in SP (standard play) mode. Set to 2H, L24H, 24H, 48H - 168H, or 0H mode to set the playback speed in SP mode.

•Set to 6H, L18H, 48H - 168H, or 0H mode to set the recording speed in EP (extended play) mode. Set to 6H, L18H, 48H - 168H, or 0H mode to set the playback speed in EP mode.

13.COUNTER RESET button Press to reset the counter to 00000.

14.DISPLAY button

Press to display the Main menu. Press again to show the time display.

15.POSITION/VERTICAL ADJUST buttons (+/-)

•Pressing the (+) button moves the day and time display to the right. Pressing the (-) button moves the day and time display down the screen. The display cannot be adjusted if a warning is displayed.

•Pressing either button minimizes vertical jitter in the still mode or during fast playback. Refer to Section 9.4.3 for details.

16.TRACKING buttons (+/-)

Press these buttons if noise is present during playback, reverse playback, or slow playback.

17.PICTURE control

Use this control to adjust picture quality between soft and sharp.

18.S-VHS switch

Use this switch to toggle S-VHS mode on/off during recording.

•ON allows S-VHS mode recording when using an S-VHS cassette or allows S-VHS ET mode recording when using a VHS cassette.

•OFF restricts recording to VHS mode with both VHS and S-VHS cassettes.