User manual
Table Of Contents
- CONTENTS
- 1.0 GENERAL
- 1.1 SAFEGUARDS, WARNINGS, CAUTION, AND CARE
- 1.2 REGULATORY NOTICES
- 1.3 UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS
- 2.0 OVERVIEW
- 2.1 INTRODUCTION TO TIME-LAPSE RECORDERS
- 2.2 TLR2096 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS
- 3.0 QUICK START
- 3.1 BASIC START
- 3.2 ADDITIONAL ITEMS
- 4.0 INSTALLATION
- 4.1 PRE-INSTALLATION CAUTIONS
- 4.1.1 Securing The VCR Controls
- 4.1.2 Monitor Tips
- 4.2 INSTALLATION
- 4.3 CONNECTING THE VCR TO A MULTIPLEXER
- 5.0 CONTROLS
- 5.1 FRONT PANEL
- 5.2 FLUORESCENT DISPLAY
- 5.3 REAR PANEL
- 6.0 PROGRAMMING
- 6.1 GENERAL PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS
- 6.2 QUICK GUIDE TO TLR2096 MENU STRUCTURE
- 6.3 MAIN MENU
- 6.4 DISPLAY MENU
- 6.4.1 Display Mode
- 6.4.2 Time Date Size
- 6.5 TIME DATE SEARCH MENU
- 6.6 TIMER PROGRAM MENU
- 6.7 RECORDING SET UP MENU
- 6.8 REAR TERMINAL MENU
- 6.9 MAINTENANCE MENU
- 6.10 FIRST TIME SET UP MENU
- 6.10.1 Day And Time Display Modes
- 6.10.2 Set The Day And Time
- 7.0 LOADING/UNLOADING/PROTECTING THE TAPE CASSETTE
- 7.1 LOADING
- 7.2 UNLOADING
- 7.3 PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE
- 8.0 RECORDING
- 8.1 MANUAL RECORDING
- 8.1.1 Recording Mode
- 8.1.2 Record Check Function
- 8.1.3 Audio Recording
- 8.1.4 Repeat Recording
- 8.1.4.1 Number Of Tape Uses (Repeat Recording Times)
- 8.1.4.2 Recommended Number Of Tape Uses
- 8.1.5 Series Recording
- 8.1.6 Synchronous Recording
- LIST OF TABLES
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 1 Typical System Setup
- 2 Connecting VCR To Multiplexer
- 3 Front View
- 4 Fluorescent Display
- 5 Rear View
- 6 Not Used
- 7 Menu Tree
- 8 Main Menu
- 9 Display Menu
- 10 Time Date
- 11 Timer Program Illustration
- 12 Recording Set
- 13 Rear Terminal
- 14 Maintenance
- 15 First Time Set
- 16 Display Mode 1
- 17 Display Mode 2
- 18 Manual Recording Steps
- 19 Connecting VCRs in Series
- 20 Synchronous Recording Sequence
- 21 Connection For Synchronous Recording
- 22 Switching From Normal To Alarm Mode And Back
- 23 Alarm Recording Connection
- 24 Time Clock Adjustment Connection
- 25 Playback Controls
- 26 Shuttle Ring Speed Settings
- 27 Direct Shuttle Ring Speed Settings
- 28 Index Searching
- 29 Skip Searching
- 30 Tracking Adjustment
- 31 Picture Quality Adjustment
- 32 Vertical Picture Adjustment
- 8.2 TIMER RECORDING
- 8.2.1 Programming Procedure
- 8.2.2 Special DW Settings
- 8.2.3 Avoid Mistakes When Using The Timer
- 8.3 ALARM RECORDING
- 8.3.1 Alarm Recording Connection
- 8.3.2 External Time Clock Adjustment
- 8.3.3 Programming For Alarm Recording
- 8.3.4 Emergency Recording
- 8.3.5 Alarm Record Time Display
- 8.3.5.1 Reset The Alarm Recording List
- 8.4 RECORDING AFTER A POWER FAILURE
- 9.0 PLAYBACK
- 9.1 PLAYBACK PROCEDURE
- 9.1.1 Playback Mode
- 9.1.2 Audio Playback
- 9.1.3 End Of Tape
- 9.2 SPECIAL EFFECTS PLAYBACK
- 9.2.1 Shuttle Ring
- 9.2.2 Direct Shuttle Ring
- 9.2.3 Still Picture
- 9.2.4 Frame-By-Frame Playback
- 9.3 Locating The Start Of Alarm Recordings
- 9.3.1 Index Search
- 9.3.2 Skip Search
- 9.4 ADJUSTMENT DURING PLAYBACK
- 9.4.1 Tracking Adjustment
- 9.4.2 Picture Quality Adjustment
- 9.4.3 Vertical Adjustment
- 10.0 ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES
- 10.1 COUNTER
- 10.1.1 Counter Memory
- 10.1.2 Tape Counter
- 10.1.3 Counter Reset
- 10.2 MEMORY BACKUP IN CASE OF POWER FAILURE
- 10.3 POWER FAILURE TIME DISPLAY
- 10.4 ELAPSED TIME DISPLAY
- 11.0 TESTING
- 11.1 INITIAL SYSTEM TESTING
- 11.2 REGULAR SYSTEM TESTING
- 12.0 TROUBLESHOOTING
- 12.1 SELF-DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION AND WARNING DISPLAY
- 12.2 BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE
- 13.0 SPECIFICATIONS
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30 Pelco Manual C651M (7/99)
8.0 RECORDING
8.1 MANUAL RECORDING
See Figure 18.
1. Load a cassette with the erasure prevention tab intact.
2. Press the REC/PLAY MODE buttons (+/-) to select the desired recording mode.
3. Use the VIDEO switch to pick either color or black and white (B/W) recording.
(Do not connect color and black and white cameras together.)
4. To record the day and present time, display the day and present time on the
monitor. (If you are not using a switcher and the time/date do not appear on
the monitor and you want them to be recorded on the tape, you must turn
them on using the VCR’s menu system. If you already have time/date sup-
plied by a switcher, you will probably not want them turned on via the VCR’s
menu.)
5. Press the REC button to begin recording.
6. Press the STOP button to stop recording.
Figure 18. Manual Recording Steps
REW
FF
JOG/ADJUST
CLEAR/ ENTER/
SHUTTLE
REC
STOP
PLAY
POWER
EJECT
PICTURE
TRACKING
POSITION/
VERTICAL
ADJUST
REC/PLAY
MODE
COUNTER
RESET
COUNTER MEMORY/
SKIP/INDEX
PAUSE/
SHUTTLE HOLD
DISPLAY
TIMER REC
VIDEO
SOFT
SHARP
COLOR
B/W
3 4 2
561
NOTES:
• Press the PAUSE/SHUTTLE
HOLD button to momentarily
stop recording. Press the button
again to resume recording.
• To protect the tape, the pause
mode is automatically released
after about five minutes.
• The REC button will not function
unless the tape is in the stop or
pause mode.
• If the cassette you insert in the
VCR has the erasure prevention
tab removed, the VCR will auto-
matically eject it if you try to
record on it.
• Both 2-hour (SP) and 6-hour
(EP) tapes are VHS compatible
with other VCRs. Time-lapse re-
cordings can be played correctly
by other VHS-compatible time-
lapse recorders when the record-
ing interval and head type (SP/
EP) matches the recording.
NOTE:
Do not use T-160 tape
when recording in 72H or 96H
modes. T-160 tape in lengthy time-
lapse recording can stretch, result-
ing in poor playback or no play-
back.
Table C. Recording Times In Hours
2H 6H L18H 72H 96H
T-120 2 hrs. 6 hrs. 18 hrs. 78 hrs. 102 hrs.
T-160 2 hrs. 40min. 8 hrs. 24 hrs. Not allowed Not allowed
8.1.1 Recording Mode
Pressing the REC/PLAY MODE button, the recording mode switches in the follow-
ing order: 2H, 6H, L18H, 72H, 96H, 2H.
In recording mode, the VCR indicates the recording time with a T-120 cassette.
Table C shows recording times with T-120 and T-160 cassettes.