Operator`s manual

Model VR240 Audio Logging Recorder
January 2000
3-21
It is your responsibility to set the timers sensibly and appropriately. For example, you cannot
make a two-hour recording “hourly,” and there is no point in stopping a recording before it starts.
If you set the timers inappropriately, we try to use sensible defaults as explained below. Since
these may not be what you intended, check your settings carefully.
The VR240 automatically gives you a
1-minute margin
on start and stop. It will start a minute
before you program it to, and stop a minute after you program it to stop. If this is undesirable,
take this margin into account when setting the timers.
You MUST set the
Start Time
before you can enable Auto Record. If the start time is earlier
than the current time, then recording will begin as soon as
AutoRec
is enabled.
If you set the
SwapRec
time on a two-drive recorder, the drives will change over at the specified
time. If you have selected a cycle other than
ONCE
, the swap timer will update by the
increment time. If, however, the media reaches the end before the swap time is reached, it will
swap without waiting for the swap time to be reached.
SwapRec
will be ignored if it is set to a
time earlier than
StartRec
or later than
StopRec
.
If
Stop Time
is set earlier than
Start Time, Stop Time
will be ignored, and the unit will record
continuously just as if the
Record
transport key had been pressed. The unit will drop out of
Auto Rec
should the media become full.
If you have not set a particular timer, it will show the current time when you select it. To have
the timer register the current time or the current time as modified by the increment or decrement
keys, you must hit
Set
, just as you would with any other time setting.
3-21.2 Options Available in Auto Record.
While in the
Auto Rec
mode, almost all keyboard functions are disabled, as explained above. It
is possible, however, to view the current state of the timers and also to monitor the input signals.
When the reverse-video
Auto Rec
legend appears on the display, and the unit is not
Locked
the following choices are offered.
Monitor
Allows you to select which channels you wish to listen to through the
internal speaker. This is explained in detail in paragraph 5-6 on recording.
DispTimer
(Display timer) presents a menu showing the current settings of the three
timers. Note that if you happen to be viewing a timer setting while an
event (such as the beginning of a recording) takes place, the display will
not be updated until you have dropped out of that display and requested it
again.
Start Timer
gives the time and date at which the next scheduled recording will start. If
the
Cycle
is set to
ONCE
and recording has already begun, it will show
the time at which the current recording started.
Swap Timer
gives the time and date at which the recording will stop on the current
drive and begin on the other. This selection appears only on dual-drive
recorders