6 RECORDING

6-4 Alarm Recording

Preparation

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

1Press the [POWER] 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 “AL/SENSOR” to activate alarm recording.

When set to “AL/SENSOR”, both alarm recording and sensor recording will be performed.

The [ALARM] indication lights on the display.

2DURATION

Set the alarm recording duration to 5 sec., 10 sec., 15 sec., 30 sec., 60 sec., 120 sec., 180 sec., COUNTINUE (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”.

3TAPE 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.

5 Setting the alarm buzzer

Set the menu switch <AL/SENSOR IN> in <BUZZER> to “ON” to sound the alarm buzzer during alarm recording.

5 Setting 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.

5 Setting the HDR

To record in the HIGH DENSITY REC mode during timelapse recording, set the menu switch <HIGH DENSITY REC> in <VTR MODE> to “ON”.

ALARM/SENSOR MODE screen

* * * * * [ SR I / EX T * MODE ] * * * * *

1 . SR I / EX T * * * * * * * * * * * * OF F

2. EX T * REC * END * * * * * NORMAL

3. CNT * TAPESEND * * * * * * * OF F * * [ ALARM / SENSOR * MODE ] * * *

1. REC * MODE * * * * * * * * * ALARMSet to “ALARM” or “AL/

2 . REC * T - MODE * * * * * * * * * OF F SENSOR”. 3 . DURAT I ON * * * * * * * * 1 8 0 SEC

4. TAPE * END * MODE * * * * * * OF F

5. AUTO * REW* * * * * * * * * * * OF F

6. REPEAT * P LAY * * * * * * * * OF F

7. REPEAE * REC * * * * * * * * * OF F

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.

6When 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.

In this case, even if the menu switch <TAPE END MODE> is set to “STOP”, the operation executed at end of the tape is determined by the setting of the <AUTO REW> or <REPEAT REC> menu switch in the <VTR MODE> menu.

8The alarm input data can be checked in the main menu’s <ALARM RECALL/POWER LOSS> 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.

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Panasonic AG-TL950 Duration, Tape END Mode, Setting the alarm buzzer, Setting the on-screen brightness and display items

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