User manual PANASONIC AG-RT600A

[. . . ] This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard and annoying interference, use the recommended accessories only. CAUTION: Do not install or place this unit in a bookcase, built-in cabinet or in another confined space in order to keep well ventilation condition. [. . . ] The time mode is set to 48 hours. q Set the MENU/REC LOCK switch to MENU. Menu Screen 1 appears, and the year digits flash. Monitor display [TIME ADJUST] P1 1-01-2000 SAT 0:00:00 e When the shift ( Display area m d ) button is pressed, the month digits flash. Press the SET (+, ­) buttons to set the month to "3". [TIME ADJUST] P1 3-01-2001 THU 0:00:00 m d w Press the SET (+, ­) buttons to set the year to "2001". [TIME ADJUST] P1 1-01-2001 MON 0:00:00 m d r When the shift ( ) button is pressed, the day digits flash. Press the SET (+, ­) buttons to set the day to "03". [TIME ADJUST] P1 3-03-2001 SAT 0:00:00 m d · The year can be set from 2000 to 2079. 12 t When the shift ( ) button is pressed, the hour digits flash. Press the SET (+, ­) buttons to set the hour to "3". [TIME ADJUST] P1 3-03-2001 SAT 3:00:00 TIME u When the MENU/REC LOCK switch is set to OFF, the clock automatically starts running from time and date set. 3-03-01 03:25:00 48H TIME y When the shift ( ) button is pressed, minute digits Flashing flash. Press the SET (+, ­) buttons to set the minutes to "25". [TIME ADJUST] P1 3-03-2001 SAT 3:25:00 TIME For the seconds, "00" is set. Even when the switch is set to MENU, the time will keep advancing if it has not been changed. · To clear the date and time display, set POSITION under (DISPLAY) on Menu Screen 2 to OFF. · Even if the power should fail for a period of up to one week, the date, time and other display time mode data are stored in the memory (but only if power has been supplied continuously to the unit for 3 or more days). When the unit has just been purchased or when it has not been used for along time, the data is not stored in the memory and the display shown below appears. [TIME ADJUST] 1-01-2000 SAT 0:00:00 P1 When the time is reset to "0:00:00" as described, check the menu settings. If any of the settings are incorrect, please set them again. · For the date setting, the unit automatically adjusts for leap years. Selecting the cassette tape The unit is designed as a product required to exhibit high reliability in surveillance, security, monitoring, etc. In order to maintain its recording reliability, it is recommended that the video tapes listed below be used. <VHS tapes> · T-160 · T-90 · T-30 · T-120 · T-60 · Avoid using 180-minute tapes with this unit. 14 Recording Procedure q Switch on the power to the connected equipment. w Adjust so that the images of the video cameras appear properly on the TV monitor. t Set the timer recording, auto repeat recording, alarm recording, restoration-of-power-after-failure recording or other recording function. e Check that the date and time displayed on the TV monitor have been adjusted properly. y Select the time mode for the recording. u Press the REC button. r Insert a cassette tape into the unit after checking that the tab on the cassette is intact. Notes on operation · If the PAUSE/STILL button is pressed during recording, the unit is set to the pause mode, and after about 5 minutes in this mode it is transferred to the stop mode. · Neat frame-to-frame continuity is not achieved if the recording mode is set again after the PAUSE/STILL button is pressed during recording. · When the MENU/REC LOCK switch has been set to OFF, other operations can be performed during recording. · When restoration-of-power-after-failure recording is performed, recording can be continued in the same time mode even if the power should fail provided that the power is restored within about one week. (This applies only if the power has been supplied continuously for 3 or more days. ) · When performing auto repeat recording or timer recording, do not neglect to conduct the routine inspections. · When recording images from a black-and-white camera, set the video signal mode on Menu Screen 4 to B_W. [. . . ] · Has the mode lock been applied through control exercised by the RS-232C interface?· Are the date and time on the regular displays correct?(See page 12) · Turn the time adjustment control on the frame switcher, and adjust it to a setting which is longer than the video recording duration in the recording time mode. · Connect a camera switching cable between the unit and frame switcher. [. . . ]