Advanced Setup Options

Recording with a VCR

Whether you have set up your camera to use the wireless receiver or the secure video connection, you can configure your Sentinel Camera so that you can record its video signal on your VCR. It’s easy:

ADVANCED ONSCREEN MENU OPTIONS

The onscreen menus change the low-level, technical operation of the Sentinel camera. In most cases you do not need to change any of these settings.

1.Make sure your VCR is connected to play back on your TV.

2.Set up your camera according to the instructions on pages 4 thru 11 (for wireless transmission) or pages 13 and 14 (for secure connection).

3.Connect the video cable from the camera or video receiver into the Video In jack on your VCR.

With the camera connected to the VCR, you will be able record surveillance video while watching on your TV. Check your VCR owner’s manual if you aren’t sure how to select the Sentinel Camera as the video source.

1.Press C1, C2, C3, or C4 to select the camera you want to control.

2.Press and hold Setup until the camera button light stays on. Press and hold setup again until the camera button stays on again.

3.Press the Right arrow button to bring up the onscreen menu.

To open the onscreen menus, follow these three steps:

When it’s open, the onscreen menu is displayed over the picture from the camera. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select items from the main menu. Use the Right arrow button to select a menu item and move into its sub-menu.

To exit the onscreen menu, press the Left arrow button until the menu disappears. Then press C1, C2, C3, or C4 as appropriate.

To discard all changes made in the onscreen menus and restore the default settings to the camera, select the PRESET submenu, and change the PRESET option to ON. See page 37 for more details.

If you leave the onscreen menu open for a while without pressing any buttons on the remote, you will stop being able to control the menu. Follow the steps 1 through 3 above to enter the menu mode again. You can then close the menu by pressing the Left arrow button, or continue working with menu options.

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VK79A specifications

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