Security Lock Settings

You can activate the security lock on operation by setting passwords.

Use SECURITY LOCK SET of MAIN MENU 2.

1 Press the MENU button to display MAIN MENU 1 and press the MENU button again to switch to MAIN MENU 2.

2 Select 4. SECURITY LOCK SET.

The SECURITY LOCK SET display appears.

 

<SECURITY LOCK

SET>

LEVEL

PASSWORD(4-8)

 

USE

ADMIN

AJE23535

 

OFF

USER

1593

 

OFF

REC CONTROL

:

ADMIN

The validity of the security lock depends on the USE ON/OFF and REC CONTROL settings (see the table below).

3 Set the ADMIN (administrator) password.

The password can be a character string of 4 to 8 alphanumerics.

Turn the Jog dial to select a character and turn the Shuttle dial clockwise to advance to the next.

4 To validate the ADMIN password, set USE OFF to ON and turn the Shuttle dial clockwise.

Setting USE to ON on the ADMIN line enables you to set the USER password.

5 Set the USER password in the same manner as the ADMIN password and set USE OFF to ON and turn the Shuttle dial clockwise to validate the USER password

Note

You cannot set only USER USE to ON. When you set ADMIN USE to OFF, USER USE is also set to OFF.

6 Select the lock level for recording operations on the REC CONTROL line.

USER: Not only administrators, but also users may perform recording operations.

ADMIN: Only administrators may perform recording operations. Users are permitted to perform playback operations only.

Turn the Jog dial to select, and turn the Shuttle dial clockwise to register your setting.

7 To exit the menu, press he EXIT/OSD button.

To activate the security lock

After exiting Menu mode, hold the SHUTTLE HOLD button pressed for more than 3 seconds.

The security lock with the specified conditions becomes active, and the LOCK indicator lights.

Note

You cannot activate the security lock when the unit is in Playback mode.

When the security lock is active

The operations are limited depending on the menu settings, as follows:

ADMIN

USER

REC

Security lock validity

USE

USE

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

ON

ON

ADMIN

All operations are locked.

 

 

 

Entering the USER password will

 

 

 

enable playback operations only.

 

 

 

Entering the ADMIN password

 

 

 

will enable all operations.

 

 

 

 

ON

ON

USER

All operations are locked.

 

 

 

Entering the USER password will

 

 

 

enable playback AND recording

 

 

 

operations. Entering the ADMIN

 

 

 

password will enable all

 

 

 

operations.

 

 

 

 

ON

OFF

ADMIN

Only recording and menu

 

 

 

operations are locked, and

 

 

 

playback operations are allowed.

 

 

 

Entering the ADMIN password

 

 

 

will enable all operations.

 

 

 

 

ON

OFF

USER

Only menu operations are

 

 

 

locked, and recording and

 

 

 

playback operations are allowed.

 

 

 

Entering the ADMIN password

 

 

 

will enable all operations.

 

 

 

 

OFF

OFF

ADMIN

All operations are allowed. This

 

 

 

is the default condition.

 

 

 

 

OFF

OFF

USER

All operations are allowed.

When a password input is required, a buzzer will sound, and the password input display will appear on the monitor screen.

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