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SettingtheVideoStandard(PAL/NTSC)
TheMP6000MDcanbesettoPALorNTSC.Generallyifthe unitisboughtitEuropeitwillbesettoPAL
asadefault,whereasifitisboughtinthe U.S.orASIAitwillbesettoNTSCasadefault.
Ifyouwanttoswitchfromonestandardtoan otherhere’swhattodo.
StartwiththeMP6000MDLCDdisplayshowingthe GeneralDisplay.
PresstheMenubuttontocalluptheMen uoptions
PresstheDownArrowbuttontwicetocallup3.Video
Standard
PresstheEnterbuttontocalluptheVideo Standard
options
UsetheUporDownArrowbuttonstoselectthe video
standardyouwanttouse.
Onceyourchosenvideostandardisdisplaye d,press
theMenubuttontosaveandexit.
Note:NTSC“0IRE”isusedinJapan,NT SC“7.5IRE”isusedinotherNTSCcountriess uchastheU.S.,
Canadaetc.
GPIFunction
TheMP6000MDhasasimpleGPI(Gene ralPurposeInterface)functionthatallows hardwiredcontrolof
eitherRecord&PauseorPlay&Pause .GPIworksoneithermomentarycontactclosu re,ormaintained
closure,soitisveryeasytomakeasimp lecontrolcablewitha3.5mmstereojack plugatoneendanda
switchorbuttonofyourchoiceattheothe r.TheDipSwitchesontherearpaneloftheMP6000MD
determinethetypeofGPIremotecontrol .IfDipSwitch2isOff(up)theGPIismomen taryclosure(also
knownaspulse),thismeansthatone pressofthebuttonwillstarttherecording,and thenextpresswill
pausetherecording.IfDipSwitch2isOn(d own)theGPIbecomesmaintainedclosure(a lsoknownas
level),thismeanstheMP6000MDwillreco rdwhilethebuttonishelddown,andwillpauseassoonas the
buttonisreleased.