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Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Parts and their functions . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Performing initial settings . . . . . . . . . . .11

Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Simple time adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Simple date and time adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Setting the recording time mode and number of cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Setting the recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Frame recording and field recording . . .17 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Normal playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Still-picture playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Changing over the screen display . . . . .22

Changing over the screen during playback . . . . .22 Changing between the 1-screen and 4-in-1 screen display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Switching between the cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Useful functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Memory stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Alarm recording and sensor (emergency) recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Alarm memory recall and power loss memory recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Search playback (cue/review) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Alarm search (alarm recording section search) . .27 Time/date search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Internal timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 External timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Terminal connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Alarm recording connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Tape-end output connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Auto OFF output connections and recording output connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 External timer input connections . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Time setting connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 External timer input connections . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Terminal signal levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Setting menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Setting method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Menu page P1

TIME/DATE PRESET screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 REC LOCK screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 HOUR METER screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Menu page P2

DISPLAY screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 REC LOSS INDICATOR screen . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 DAYLIGHT SAVING screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Menu page P3

RECORDING T-MODE & CAMERA screen . . . .43

Menu page P4

RECORDING MODE screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 ALARM/SENSOR REC screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Menu page P5

VTR MODE SELECT screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Menu page P6

TAPE REMAIN screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 REC REVIEW screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 ERROR WARN BUZZER screen . . . . . . . . . . . .47 REC WARNING screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Menu page P7

TERMINAL INPUT SELECT screen . . . . . . . . . .48 TERMINAL OUTPUT SELECT screen . . . . . . . .48 VIDEO OUT SEQUENCE screen . . . . . . . . . . . .49 EXT SWITCHER screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Menu page P8

PROGRAM TIMER screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 INTERNAL WEEKLY TIMER screen . . . . . . . . . .50

Menu page P9

FREE SET TIMER screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Menu page P10

RS-232C PARAMETERS screen . . . . . . . . . . . .52 USER ID REC screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

RS-232C interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

1. Hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

(1) Interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

(2) Communication parameters . . . . . . . . . . .53

2. Software specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

(1) External interface specifications . . . . . . . .54

(2) Transmitting format (PC 5 unit) . . . . . . . .54

(3) Receiving format (unit 5 PC) . . . . . . . . . .55

(4) List of commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Video head cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

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