Operator`s manual

Model VR240 Audio Logging Recorder
5-18
January 2000
over the programmed switchover point the counter will be able to go. As you become familiar
with the operation of the unit, you will get a good idea of how much the counter advances
between convenient manual switchover times. You can then plan the best time to change the
media.
Note that the unit behaves as described above only when it has been recording and reaches the
(Almost) Full point. You cannot start recording manually beyond this point. If you attempt to,
the recorder will tell you that the media is already fully recorded.
A few more points about drive switch-over: If you do have a dual-drive unit but there is no media
ready in one of the drives, it will record the same way as a single drive unit. However, you can,
even while the drive
Full LED
is blinking, use the second drive to format and load new media. If
you do, the drives will switch over just as soon as the media in the second drive is ready. If you
have two VR240s, you can make a simple interconnect cable that will allow them to behave, in
effect, as a dual-drive unit. When one stops recording, it sends a message to the other one
telling it to start. The other one will start only if it is in Ready mode with media loaded. You
need not be concerned during this process as the internal hard disk will continue to record to
capacity while you load and format new media.
5-12. AUTOMATIC MEDIA FORMATTING.
The VR240 permits you to use the second drive to manually format media while recording on
the first. As an additional convenience, media will be automatically formatted under certain
circumstances. If (and only if) one drive is recording, the second is primed to format media
without manual intervention when blank media is inserted. This allows you to insert new media,
walk away, and come back later to do another without wasting time waiting for it to be loaded.
The automatic formatting feature may be defeated, if desired, by deselecting it during
configuration. This manual assumes that it has NOT been defeated.
If you insert new media, it will be unreadable by the drive, and will be formatted immediately
upon loading. If you insert media that was previously formatted on the same VR240, it does not
need to be formatted (unless the descriptors are changed) and will be loaded.
If you insert media that was previously formatted on a different VR240 (or if the descriptors have
changed), a message,
MEDIA WILL BE FORMATTED
, is displayed for several minutes, giving
you a chance to change your mind and eject it. Because of this feature and other opportunities
for accidents, we strongly recommend that you write protect any media that you do not wish to
record on any time you insert it in the VR240. Write protecting the media unconditionally
prevents it from being erased.
5-13. OTHER OPERATIONS DURING RECORD.
In addition to the date, time, and counter, other functions are available while a unit is recording.
Use the
Drive
soft key to select either drive or the internal hard disk. Different functions apply
to and are available from the recording drive, the ready drive, and the internal hard disk. As you
select each one, menu options on the VFD display will change to what is available from each
position. Functions that apply to a second drive will only be available on dual-drive VR240s.