Pelco Manual C650M (12/98) 11

3.0 QUICK START

3.1 BASIC START

1. Decide where to locate the VCR. Do all system hookups first (camera, multi-
plexer, etc.) if you are installing the VCR in a location where you cannot ac-
cess its rear panel.
2. Connect the VCR to other equipment (Sections 4.2 and 4.3).
3. Plug in the VCR and press the POWER button. You should see the time and
date displayed on the monitor.
4. To reset the time/date (First Time Set Up menu), see Section 6.9.2. Skip if you
do not want to reset the time/date.
5. Put in a T-120 or T-160 tape, refer to Table B for recording times.
6. Put the VCR in the recording mode you want by pressing the REC/PLAY (+)
and (-) buttons. Watch the fluorescent display. Set the recording speed to 2H,
6H, L12H, or L24H.
7. Press REC to begin recording.
8. Press STOP to stop. Turn the SHUTTLE ring right to fast forward and left to
rewind. Press PLAY to play back the tape.
9. Refer to Section 11.1 for initial system testing information.

3.2 ADDITIONAL ITEMS

You can also incorporate the following programming steps for more than a basic
quick setup.
1. If desired, set the tape end and quasi v-sync options (Section 6.9) on the First
Time Set Up menu.
2. If desired, set the display mode and time/date size options (Section 6.4) in the
Display menu.
3. If desired, program for timer recording in the Timer Program menu (Section
6.5).
4. If desired, in the Recording Set Up menu (Section 6.6), program for alarm
recording mode and duration (Section 8.3.3) and emergency recording (Sec-
tion 8.3.4).
5. If desired, in the Rear Terminal menu (Section 6.7), program for call out (Sec-
tion 8.1.5 for series recording), clock out, operation of the mode out terminal,
and operation mode of the REC IN terminal.
NOTE:

This section is intended

for people experienced in working

with time-lapse recorders and in-

stalling CCTV systems. (However,

you might want to take a few min-

utes to review the material in Sec-

tion 1.0.)