Operator`s manual

Model VR240 Audio Logging Recorder
5-24
January 2000
The VR240 logger allows you to “suspend” recording on the drive so that you may temporarily
use it for other purposes. You then “resume” recording when the drive is available.
During the normal course of operation, the logger buffers data onto the hard disk before
transferring it to the drive. Once the drive is instructed to resume recording, the logger
automatically prepares the media for the next data transfer. The “resume” command is
sufficient to begin the record process. No further user intervention is required. The drive status
on the display will first read “fast-forward to end”, then “Recording.”
The suspend/resume function is activated in the following manner:
a. Press the
Drive
soft key until the desired drive is displayed on the top line of the VFD
display.
b. Press the
Stop
transport key.
c. Press the
Suspend
soft key. The logger will now suspend recording to the drive. The
hard disk continues to record.
d. You may now search the drive or press the
Eject
transport control after the drive has
stopped and the display indicates that the drive is ready. If desired, load archive media
for search and playback or new media for formatting.
Note: Be sure to write-protect your archive media to protect against accidental erasure.
5-16. RESUME RECORDING ON A DRIVE.
a. When you are ready (and if applicable, you have reloaded the original media back into
the drive), then press the
Resume
soft key.
b. The logger now prepares the media for the next transfer of recorded material from the
hard disk. The record process will automatically proceed.
5-17. DESCRIPTION OF SEARCH AND PLAYBACK OPERATION.
As with recording, there is a special menu available during
Play
operation. Some of the sub-
menus are similar to those available from the main
Ready
menu, and some are unique to the
Play
operation. The Play functions for playing media on a drive, and playing from the record
buffer on the internal hard disk are virtually the same. Here we will describe the functions in
detail. Step-by-step instructions on their use is described in greater detail in paragraphs 5-22
through 5-25.
5-17.1 Channel Status LED Array During Playback.
While playing the drive, the channel status display on the LED array takes on a somewhat
different appearance during playback. Your indications are: