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6-4 Alarm Recording
4Select the timelapse recording mode with the [TIME
MODE +/–] button on the front panel.
[The selected recording speed mode is shown on the
VCR’s display and on the monitor.
5Follow the procedure described in “Recording Basic
Operation” on page 30.
6 When an alarm signal is input to the rear panel’s
[ALARM IN] terminal, alarm recording is executed in
accordance with the specified settings.
7To stop alarm recording and clear the [ALARM]
indication, press the [RESET/CANCEL] button.
• If the [RESET/CANCEL] button is pressed when the
[AL] indication is lit (during alarm recording), alarm
recording stops, the [AL] indication goes out, and
timelapse recording is restored. If the alarm buzzer is
on, the buzzer sound also stops.
• If the [AL] indication blinks and the [RESET/CANCEL]
button is pressed, the [AL] indication goes out.
8 The alarm input data can be checked in the main
menu’s <OTHER> menu (refer to page 21).
Display the alarm list screen and press the [RESET/
CANCEL] button to reset the alarm input data.
* There may be some picture distortion at the start
or end of an alarm recording. This is not a
malfunction.

Connect an alarm sensor to the rear panel’s alarm input terminal.

Preparation
1Press the [OPERATE] button to turn the operating mode
on.
2Open the main menu’s <ALARM/SENSOR MODE> and
set the alarm recording-related menu switches.
1 REC MODE
Set to “ALARM” or “ALL” to activate alarm recording.
•When set to “ALL”, both alarm recording and sensor
recording will be performed.
•The [ALARM] indication lights on the display.
2 REC SPEED
Select the alarm recording speed from the 2H (SP)
mode or the 6H (EP) mode.
3 DURATION
Set the alarm recording duration to 5 sec., 10 sec., 15
sec., 30 sec., 60 sec., 120 sec., 180 sec., TAPE END
(to tape end) or MANUAL (for as long as alarm
signals are input).
* When the alarm recording time is set to “MANUAL”,
the alarm cue signal (index code) will not be
recorded correctly if alarm input lasts for less than 5
seconds.
* When alarm recording duration is set with an
external switcher, set the alarm recording duration to
“MANUAL”.
4 TAPE END MODE
Selects whether or not the Stop mode is forcibly
engaged when the tape ends even if there is an alarm
recording during recording.
•When set to “STOP”, the Stop mode is engaged at
tape end even if repeat recording or auto rewind is
set.
•When set to “OFF”, VCR operation is determined by
the repeat recording or auto rewind setting.
3Set the other menu switches.
5Setting the alarm buzzer
Set the menu switch <AL/SENSOR IN> in
<BUZZER> to “ON” to sound the alarm buzzer during
alarm recording.
5Setting the on-screen brightness and display
items
Select the monitor display setting with the menu
switch.
On-screen information is recorded together with the
video signals.
You can change the on-screen display position with
the [ON SCREEN 7/f] buttons on the front panel.
5Setting the HDR
To record in the HDR mode during timelapse
recording, set the menu switch <HDR> in <VTR
MODE> to “ON”.
6 RECORDING
Set to “ALARM” or “ALL”.
ALARM/SENSOR MODE screen