Basic Operation

Recording Camera Images

Recording Modes

There are four different recording modes.

●Recording Control Mode

●Manual Recording Mode

●EXT REC IN Signal Recording Mode

●Emergency Recording Mode

Recording Control Mode (A Page 53)

This mode performs recording according to the [Camera Record Setting].

The [REC CONTROL] indicator lights up.

You can switch the recording control mode on or off by pressing and holding the [REC CONTROL] button.

●Set each camera to on/off using the [Scheduler...] settings (A Page 53).

●Specify the frame rate and conditions for starting recording in [Camera Settings] (A Page 55).

Note :

●During the interval that is set as offline in [Scheduler...], recording will not be performed regardless of the [Camera Settings].

●The [REC CONTROL] button is AdisabledB when the main menu is displayed, when settings are being specified, and during recording.

●When there is an unconnected camera, it may take a while before the [REC CONTROL] indicator lights up.

Memo :

●Press the [REC/STOP] button to cancel the Arecording control modeB and enable manual recording mode.

●Press and hold down the [REC/STOP] button to cancel all Arecording modesB and stop recording.

●Setting [Operate] to ON switches the mode automatically to the Arecording control modeB. (When the AON at startupB checkbox of [Record Control] under [Unit Setting 1] of the main menu is selected.)

Manual Recording Mode

The manual recording mode executes recording from all cameras regardless of the [Camera Record Setting]. Recording is executed in the frame rate specified in [Recording Settings]-[Desired framerate] of the [Camera Settings] screen.

Manual recording lets you start and stop recording on all cameras by using the [REC/STOP] button. Press the [REC/STOP] button to start recording. Press and hold down the [REC/STOP] button to stop recording.

The [REC CONTROL] indicator lights up.

[EXT REC IN] Signal Recording Mode

Recording starts on all cameras when the [EXT REC IN] terminal of the rear input/output terminal is set to MAKE. Recording is executed in the frame rate specified in [Recording Settings]-[Desired framerate] of the [Camera Settings] screen.

Recording using [EXT REC IN] signals has priority over the recording control mode or manual recording.

When recording by the [EXT REC IN] signals is complete, the cameras return to the original recording mode.

Memo :

●When recording using signals from the [EXT REC IN] terminal, the light of the [REC CONTROL] indicator goes off, and the [REC] indicator appears blinking.

●Emergency recording lets you start and stop recording on all cameras regardless of the [Scheduler...] settings or [Camera Settings].

●Pressing the [REC/STOP] button cancels recording by signals from the [EXT REC IN] terminal and switches automatically to the Amanual recording modeB. The [REC] indicator also changes from AblinkingB to the AlitB mode.

●Pressing and holding down the [REC/STOP] button cancels recording by signals from the [EXT REC IN] terminal and stops recording.

Emergency Recording Mode

Recording starts on all cameras when a MAKE signal is detected by the [EMERGENCY] terminal of the rear input/output terminal. Recording is executed in the frame rate specified in [Recording Settings]-[Desired framerate] of the [Camera Settings] screen. Recording is only executed during the time specified in [Emergency Record] of [Unit Setting 1] (A Page 70).

Emergency recording has priority over the [recording control mode] or [manual recording] mode.

When emergency recording is complete, the cameras return to the original recording mode.

Memo :

●The [REC CONTROL] indicator goes off and the [REC] indicator appears blinking during emergency recording.

●Emergency recording lets you start and stop recording on all cameras regardless of the [Scheduler...] settings or [Camera Settings].

●Pressing the [REC/STOP] button cancels emergency recording and switches automatically to the Amanual recording modeB. The [REC] indicator also changes from AblinkingB to the AlitB mode.

●Press and hold down the [REC/STOP] button to cancel all recording modes and stop recording.

Note :

●When in the manual recording, [EXT REC IN] signal recording or emergency recording mode, motion detection and event recording settings are ignored.

Recording Operation During Power Failure

If a power failure occurs during recording, the system resumes recording in the mode selected before the power failure after recovery.

●In the recording control mode, recording by a motion or event does not resume unless another motion or event occurs after recovery from the power failure.

●The recording control mode returns to the status before the power failure.

Note :

●The recorded images may not be played back properly if they are not archived (A Page 108) before the power failure.

●It is recommended that an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) be used to protect the hard disk from damage in the event of a power failure. (A Page 136)

●If a power failure occurs while formatting a hard disk or archiving, subsequent operations may be affected even when a UPS is connected.

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