30 Pelco Manual C651M (7/99)

8.0 RECORDING

8.1 MANUAL RECORDING

See Figure 18.
1. Load a cassette with the erasure prevention tab intact.
2. Press the REC/PLAY MODE buttons (+/-) to select the desired recording mode.
3. Use the VIDEO switch to pick either color or black and white (B/W) recording.
(Do not connect color and black and white cameras together.)
4. To record the day and present time, display the day and present time on the
monitor. (If you are not using a switcher and the time/date do not appear on
the monitor and you want them to be recorded on the tape, you must turn
them on using the VCR’s menu system. If you already have time/date sup-
plied by a switcher, you will probably not want them turned on via the VCR’s
menu.)
5. Press the REC button to begin recording.
6. Press the STOP button to stop recording.
Figure 18. Manual Recording Steps
REW FF
JOG/ADJUST
CLEAR/ ENTER/
SHUTTLE
REC
STOP
PLAY
POWER
EJECT
PICTURE
TRACKINGPOSITION/
VERTICAL
ADJUST
REC/PLAY
MODE
COUNTER
RESET
COUNTER MEMORY/
SKIP/INDEX
PAUSE/
SHUTTLE HOLD
DISPLAY
TIMER REC
VIDEO
SOFT SHARP
COLORB/W
3 4 2
561
NOTES:
• Press the PAUSE/SHUTTLE
HOLD button to momentarily
stop recording. Press the button
again to resume recording.
• To protect the tape, the pause
mode is automatically released
after about five minutes.
• The REC button will not function
unless the tape is in the stop or
pause mode.
• If the cassette you insert in the
VCR has the erasure prevention
tab removed, the VCR will auto-
matically eject it if you try to
record on it.
• Both 2-hour (SP) and 6-hour
(EP) tapes are VHS compatible
with other VCRs. Time-lapse re-
cordings can be played correctly
by other VHS-compatible time-
lapse recorders when the record-
ing interval and head type (SP/
EP) matches the recording.
NOTE:
Do not use T-160 tape
when recording in 72H or 96H
modes. T-160 tape in lengthy time-
lapse recording can stretch, result-
ing in poor playback or no play-
back.
Table C. Recording Times In Hours
2H 6H L18H 72H 96H
T-120 2 hrs. 6 hrs. 18 hrs. 78 hrs. 102 hrs.
T-160 2 hrs. 40min. 8 hrs. 24 hrs. Not allowed Not allowed

8.1.1 Recording Mode

Pressing the REC/PLAY MODE button, the recording mode switches in the follow-
ing order: 2H, 6H, L18H, 72H, 96H, 2H.
In recording mode, the VCR indicates the recording time with a T-120 cassette.
Table C shows recording times with T-120 and T-160 cassettes.