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Pelco Manual C586M (9/99) 29
CUSTOM VCR SETUP (Live/VCR Key)
To program the advanced VCR parameters:
1. Press the MAIN MONITOR key.
2. Use the number keypad to enter the address of the multiplexer (1-16 if the keyboard is
connected to a multiplexer; 1-8 if the keyboard is connected to a server), then press
the UNIT key.
3. Press the LIVE/VCR key for approximately three seconds. The Record Setup menu
appears (refer to Figure 10). The currently selected menu item blinks.
4. Make sure the VCR Type in the Record Setup menu is set to CUSTOM.
5. Use the joystick to highlight CONFIGURE CUSTOM VCR.
6. Press the OPEN key. The Custom VCR Setup menu appears (refer to Figure 11) .
7. Use the joystick to move between items on the screen. When the menu item you
desire is highlighted (blinking), press the OPEN key to cycle through the options.
Record Speeds
Sets the speed at which the VCR normally records video and the speed at which it
records when there is an alarm(s).
Setting the speeds in the Custom VCR Setup menu also sets the speeds in the System
Setup and Record Setup menus.
Interval
Interval is the number of fields recorded by the VCR before switching to the next camera.
8. When you have completed all the changes you want to make, go to EXIT or BACK.
9. Press the OPEN key to exit the programming mode or to return to the Record Setup
menu.
When HELP is highlighted, you may press the OPEN key to display a help screen that will
tell you which keys to press to configure specific options. Refer to Figure 15.
NOTE:
For proper
recording, the switching rate
of the multiplexer must
match that of the VCR. If
they do not match, the VCR
may skip frames or record
duplicate frames.
Figure 11. Custom VCR Setup Menu
NORMAL RECORD SETUP
RECORD SPEED 2/6/8 Hr
SWITCH INTERVAL 003
ALARM RECORD SETUP
RECORD SPEED 2/6/8 Hr
SWITCH INTERVAL 003
EXIT
BACK
003 TO 509 **
*2,6,or 8 Hr 120 Hr
12 Hr 168 Hr
16 Hr 180 Hr
18 Hr 240 Hr
24 Hr 360 Hr
48 Hr 480 Hr
72 Hr 600 Hr
84 Hr 720 Hr
96 Hr 960 Hr
*2/6/8 HR FOR NTSC/EIA MODEL MULTIPLEXERS, 3 HR FOR PAL/CCIR MODELS.
REMAINING RECORD SPEEDS DEPEND UPON VCR MODEL.
** VCR TYPE IN RECORD SETUP MENU MUST BE SET TO CUSTOM IN ORDER TO
MAKE SELECTIONS.