Operation examples (continued)

INFORMATION

Non-regular recording mode can be set using the P2 operational mode in the <TIMER

PROGRAM> menu. Once these settings are en- tered, the system can be switched between regular and non-regular operational modes as desired.

4) Set the Timer Program’s operational mode to P1.

Upon completing the above settings, press the TIMER REC button. The unit will be in timer recording stand-by mode.

Operation example 2: Endless Repeat recording

Copies and backups of up to 3 days’ volume of recorded data can be made when the unit is running in continuous recording mode. (Refer to page 52 for details on copying.)

System configuration

Example of a system using the following peripherals:

9 connected video cameras

Archive device connected to ID4 or copying device connected to ID5

Monitor

Monitor

(Up to 9 cameras)

• • •

ID4: archive device

ID5: copy device

Images input by each of the connected cameras are recorded 24 hours a day.

Set REC INTERVAL to “1.56F”.

Set REC P.GRADE to “STANDARD”.

Set AUDIO RECORDING to “ON”.

<RECORDING SET UP>￿

@REC

INTERVAL￿

 

1.56F￿

REC

P.GRADE￿

STANDARD￿

AUDIO RECORDING￿

ON￿

<ESTD TIME>

 

167H27M

• Set HDD FULL to “REPEAT”.

<INITIAL SET UP>￿

TIME DATE ADJUST￿ ARCHIVE OVERWRITE￿ OFF￿

@HDD

FULL￿

REPEAT￿

HDD

PB REPEAT

OFF

Upon completing the above settings, press the unit’s REC button to initiate continuous recording operation.

Making copies as needed

To copy segments of recorded data while the unit is running in continuous recording mode, make the following adjustments:

Change the automatic copy range setting to MANUAL, and enter the desired start-time and end-time of the data to be copied. (Refer to page 52.)

Making backups as needed

To make backups, while the unit is running in continuous recording mode, of portions of the total data stored in the unit’s hard disk, load the appropriate medium into the archive device and press the ARCHIVE button.

Operation example 3

The number of video cameras can differ between operational modes A and B, and you may specify which set of cameras goes into effect at what time and/or on which day(s). Recording intervals can be reduced when the number of operational cameras is large, and recording intervals can be increased when using fewer cameras.

System configuration

Settings are entered so that the backups are created every Monday morning between 00:00 and 05:00. To facilitate the exchange of the storage medium after the backup has been completed, AUTO EJECT is set to “ON”. Refer to “Audio-eject setting” on page 30 for details.

Cameras in CAMERA USAGE A are set to operate from 08:00 to 15:00 on Monday through Friday. Cameras in CAMERA USAGE B are set to operate from 15:00 to 20:00 on these same days.

Cameras in CAMERA USAGE B are set to operate from 08:00 to 17:00 on Saturday and Sunday.The overall schedule is as shown in the following chart.

00 : 00

05 : 00

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Archive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

replace archive medium

 

 

08 : 00

15 : 00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAMERA USAGE A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 : 00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday to Friday

 

CAMERA USAGE B

 

 

 

08 : 00

17 : 00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday and Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAMERA USAGE B

 

 

Settings

1)Camera settings are made as follows. (Refer to page 38 for details on the “Camera usage setting” screen.)

Set cameras #1 through #9 to operational mode A.

Set cameras #1, #2, #3, #8, and #9 to operational mode B.

2)Recording picture grade (REC P.GRADE) is set to “STANDARD”.

3)Settings for TIMER PROGRAM are made as follows.

Designate Monday to Friday as the days of operation (SPECIAL DW). Then, in Program #1, set the action (MODE) to “A– 1F” for 08:00 to 15:00 on the designated days(SPL).

In Program #2, set the action to “B– 1F” for 15:00 to 20:00 on the designated days.

In Program #3, set the action to “B– 1F” for 08:00 to 17:00 on Saturday.

In Program #4, set the action to “B– 1F” for 08:00 to 17:00 on Sunday.

In Program #5, set the action to BACKUP for Sunday’s start- time of 00:00 to end-time of 05:00.

Upon completing the above settings, press the unit’s TIMER REC button to initiate Timer operation.

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