Recording by EXT REC IN signal has priority over recording control mode or manual recording.

When recording by EXT REC IN signal is finished, the cameras will return to the original recording mode.

Note

•The [REC CONTROL] indicator goes off and the [REC] indicator blinks during recording by EXT REC IN signal.

•Recording will start or stop from all cameras, regardless of the [Scheduler] settings or [Camera Settings].

•Press the [REC/STOP] button to cancel recording by EXT REC IN signal and enable manual recording mode. The [REC] indicator that has been blinking lights up.

•Press and hold down the [REC/STOP] button to cancel recording by EXT REC IN signal and stop recording.

●Emergency Recording Mode

Recording will start from all cameras when a MAKE signal is detected by the [EMERGENCY] terminal on the rear panel. It will be recorded at the frame rate that was set in [Image Storage settings] - [Desired framerate settings] of the [Camera Settings] window.

Recording will continue for the length of time specified in [Emergency Record] in [Unit Setting]. (☞Page 58) Emergency recording has priority over recording control mode or manual recording mode.

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

Note

•The [REC CONTROL] indicator goes off and the [REC] indicator blinks during emergency recording.

•Recording will start and stop from all cameras, regardless of the [Scheduler] settings or [Camera Settings].

•Press the [REC/STOP] button to cancel emergency recording and enable manual recording. The [REC] indicator that has been blinking lights up.

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

CAUTION

•During the manual recording, recording by EXT REC IN signal or emergency recording, motion detection and event recording settings are ignored.

Operations in Case of Power Failure

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

•In the [REC CONTROL] mode, recording by a motion or event will not resume unless another motion or event is generated after the power failure is recovered.

•The recording control mode returns to the status it had prior to the power failure.

CAUTION

•The recorded images may not play back properly if they were not archived (☞ Page 57) 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. (☞ Page 73)

•When a power failure occurs while formatting a hard disk or archiving, even when an UPS is connected, subsequent operations may be interrupted.

Selecting the Record Control Mode

1 Press and hold down the [REC CONTROL] button while recording is stopped ([REC] indicator is off).

The [REC] indicator lights up and the unit will enter the [REC CONTROL] mode. Recording will start in accordance with the settings in the [Camera Record Setting].

•To stop recording, press and hold down the [REC/STOP] button during recording other than [REC CONTROL] mode (the [REC] indicator lights up or blinks). The [REC] indicator turns off. Then, press and hold down the [REC CONTROL] button.

Note

•To exit the [REC CONTROL] mode, press and hold down the [REC CONTROL] button or [REC/STOP] button.

•Depending on camera status and other factors there may be a delay between entering the recording control mode and the start of actual recording.

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