Sanyo MPX-CD162, MPX-MD162 Setting the VCR Output, VCR SET menu, VCR MODE, REC SPEED, ALARM REC SPEED, PROGRAM REC MODE, COLOR KILLER

Menu 3

VCR SETTING AND EXTERNAL CONTROL COMMUNICATION SPEED SETTING

(VCR SET)

You must set this unit output to match the type (Timelapse or Real time VCR) and settings of the VCR used for recording.

Setting the VCR Output

1 Press the MENU button 3 times to display the (VCR SET) menu.

2 Using the + (or –) button, select the desired “VCR MODE” setting, then press the l button.

Following this procedure, select the settings for REC SPEED, ALARM REC SPEED, PROGRAM REC MODE and COLOR KILLER.

3 ☞Press the l button to go to the (SERIAL SET) menu, or

☞Press the MENU button to go to the next menu screen, or

☞Press the EXIT button to exit the menu display.

2 (Timelapse VCR)			(Real time VCR)
(VCR SET)			(VCR SET)
VCR MODE	TLS		VCR MODE	REAL
REC SPEED	2	H	REC SPEED	6	H
ALARM REC SPEED	2	H	ALARM REC SPEED	6	H
PROGRAM REC MODE	OFF		PROGRAM REC MODE	OFF
COLOR KILLER	OFF		COLOR KILLER	OFF
VIDEO LOSS	ON		VIDEO LOSS	ON
DATA	ON		DATA	ON
DISPLAY	FREEZE		DISPLAY	FREEZE
<RS232C SET>			<RS232C SET>
DATA SPEED	19200		DATA SPEED	19200

VCR SET menu

If the VCR is not Equipped with a SW (switching) Output Connector

VCR MODE

TLS: If using a timelapse VCR. (Default setting)

REAL: If using a real time VCR.

REC SPEED

The recording speed settings on this unit correspond to recording durations on a T-120 tape.

With a timelapse VCR

Set the recording speed to match the recording speed of the timelapse VCR.

The available speeds are: 2 (2H) (Default setting), 12 (12H),

24 (24H), 48 (48H), 72 (72H), 96 (96H), 120, 168, 240, 360, 480, 720, 960 (960H)

With a real time VCR

Set the recording speed to match the recording speed of the real time VCR.

The available speeds are: 6 (6H) (Default setting), 18 (18H), 30 (30H), 48 (48H), 72 (72H), 96 (96H), 120, 168, 240, 360 , 480, 720, 960 (960H)

NOTE: Real time VCRs speed is based on a T-160 cassette tape. When setting this unit to 6H, 18H or 30H, refer to the table 1 for the speed correspondence, and select the speed on the VCR accordingly.

English

Table 1

REC SPEED setting		Recording speed setting on the
REC SPEED setting		real time VCR
		real time VCR
6	(6H)	8H	(8-hour mode)
18	(18H)	24H	(24-hour mode)
30	(30H)	40H	(40-hour mode)

ALARM REC SPEED

With a timelapse VCR

Set the recording speed to use when an alarm trigger is received to match the alarm recording speed of the timelapse VCR.

The available speeds are:

2 (2H) (Default setting), 12 (12H), 24 (24H), NC, F2

NC: When an alarm trigger is received, the recording speed is not changed and stays as set under “REC SPEED”.

F2: Use this setting when using the SW output terminal on a timelapse VCR that does not output a switching signal in 2H mode.

With a real time VCR

Set the recording speed to use when an alarm trigger is received to match the alarm recording speed of the real time VCR.

The available speeds are:

6 (6H) (Default setting), 18 (18H), NC, F6

NC: When an alarm trigger is received, the recording speed is not changed and stays as set under “REC SPEED”.

F6: Use this setting when using the SW output terminal on a real time VCR that does not output a switching signal in 6H mode.

PROGRAM REC MODE

Using the programmed recording mode you can decided to only output the recorded live pictures from a certain camera or to give priority to the pictures from a certain camera.

This will set the programmed recording mode.

MODE1: Only the live pictures from the camera for which programmed recording is set are recorded.

MODE2: The live pictures from the camera for which programmed recording is set are recorded together with the live pictures from the other cameras.

OFF: Programmed recording will not be done. (Default setting)

NOTE:

•Programmed recording of multiple cameras is done by switching to each camera in order.

•In the (CAMERA SET) menu, set for each camera if programmed recording is to be conducted or not (see page 36).

•The recording mode set here is the same as the ACTIVE REC recording mode (see page 34). The programmed recording mode is the normal recording mode applied to the camera, while the active recording mode will modify the recording mode for the camera when an external alarm or a video sensor trigger is received.

•Any camera for which programmed recording is turned off, will not be recorded when an external alarm or a video sensor trigger is received. To record from a camera for which programmed recording is turned off, when an external alarm or a video sensor trigger is received, set the active recording mode to on.

COLOR KILLER (Default setting: OFF)

Used to playback a tape recorded through a black and white multiplexer, using a color multiplexer.

ON: When using a black and white tape, the color killer function is active.

OFF: The color killer function is not active.

NOTE: Model MPX-MD162 does not have COLOR KILLER.