Sanyo DSR-C100 SETTING THE RECORDING METHOD

SETTING THE RECORDING METHOD

Before using this camera, make sure that you set the current date and time. Recording will not be

possible if they have not been set. (See page 22)

The images which are recorded by this camera (three images per second) are saved onto the hard disk. The initial

settings for the hard disk are shown in the illustration, but each of the settings can be changed if required.

For details on changing the hard disk settings, refer to “HDD SET” in the SETTINGS screen. (See page 24)

1Number of images that can be stored in the

suspicion recording area

2Total recording time available in the alarm

recording area

3Recording time available in the pre-alarm

recording area

4Recording time available in the post-alarm

recording area

5Used for changing the alarm time (automatic or

number of suspicion images)

6Used for hard disk initialization

The two available methods of recording the

captured images are alarm recording and

suspicion recording.

If the H (HOLD-UP) switch at the rear of the camera is

not operated while recording images in the alarm

recording area, then once recording has continued for

the full length of time that has been set, it starts again

automatically from the beginning of the hard disk and

the images which are already on the hard disk are

overwritten. This operation is continually repeated until

recording is stopped.

For example, if new images are recorded at the

beginning of the hard disk over the top of old images,

then once 2 minutes and 30 seconds of new images

have been recorded, 5 minutes’ worth of old images

will be deleted automatically.

Alarm recording

Alarm recording can be divided into pre-alarm

recording, post-alarm recording and backup recording.

For each method, images are recorded in the alarm

recording area of the hard disk. The recording time

can be set to between 10 and 90 minutes.

☞Pre-alarm (PRE1) recording

This is the normal method used for recording images.

When “RECORD START” is selected, pre-alarm

recording starts automatically. Images are recorded in

the pre-alarm (PRE1) recording area of the hard disk.

For example, if the ALARM TIME recording period is

set to the initial setting of 45 minutes, continuous

recording to the pre-alarm area for 45 minutes occurs

if no post-alarm recording is carried out. However, if

the H (HOLD-UP) switch at the rear of the camera is

turned on, the images recorded during the first 30

minutes of the 45-minute pre-alarm recording period

are deleted, and this space then becomes the

post-alarm recording area (POST ALARM 30 min) and

is used for post-alarm recording. The pre-alarm

recording area (PRE ALARM 15 MIN) is maintained

according to the settings.

☞Post-alarm (POST-1) recording

A switch must be connected to the H (HOLD-UP)

terminal at the rear of the camera for post-alarm

recording to be carried out. Post-alarm recording is

then carried out while the hold-up (H) switch is turned

on.

If the switch which is connected to the H terminal is

pressed and held during pre-alarm recording, the

recording mode changes from pre-alarm recording to

post-alarm recording. The images are recorded in the

post-alarm (POST1) recording area of the hard disk.

(HDD SET) (HDD SET)

SPACE SET SPACE SET

INITIALIZE INITIALIZE

[MENU] (SETTINGS) [MENU] (SETTINGS)

(HDD SET)

SPACE SET

INITIALIZE

[MENU] (SETTINGS)

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Alarm recording

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