Panasonic Agrt850 Operating Instructions Manual

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MENU SCREEN 6
The daylight savings mode and search dial and jog dial operation mode are set on Menu Screen 6.
!8Selecting the daylight savings mode
Select the daylight savings mode.
ON: The daylight savings mode is selected.
OFF: The daylight savings mode is not selected.
!9Setting the start time for the daylight savings
mode
Set the week, month and hour at which the daylight
savings mode is to start.
WEEK: Select 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH or LST (last)
and one of SUN through SAT.
MONTH: Select the starting...

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Date and Time Settings
This unit comes with a time/date generator which enables the date and time to be superimposed on the recording.
When the power is switched on, the date, time of the day and time mode are displayed (in the case of a regular
screen).
10-10-01  6H
10:14:30A
Date:
The date appears as month/day/year.
Time mode:
This is set by pressing the TIME MODE button. It 
flashes unless recording is in progress.
Time:
The 24-hour system is used.
Alarm display:
This appears during alarm...

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TIME TIMETIME
When the shift (    ) button is pressed, the hour 
digits flash.
Press the SET (+, –) buttons to set the hour to “3”.
When the shift (    ) button is pressed, minute digits 
flash.
Press the SET (+, –) buttons to set the minutes to 
“25”.t
y
   [TIME ADJUST]    P1
         3-03-2001 SAT
            3:00:00
   [TIME ADJUST]    P1
         3-03-2001 SAT
            3:25:00
When the MENU/REC LOCK switch is set to OFF, 
the clock automatically starts running from time and 
date set....

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Time Mode Selection
TIME MODE button
TRACKING /
V-LOCK RESET
PULL OPEN
COUNTER /TIME MODESEARCH
REC
ALARM
EJECTREC REVIEWREC
REVFWD
Refer to the table given below to select the mode that suits the intended purpose of use.
6 hours861/60 60 Yes 1/30
L18 hours24 18 0.05 20 Yes 0.05
L24 hours40 24 0.083 12 Yes 0.083
48 hours—* 48 0.150 6.67 No 0.150
72 hours—* 72 0.217 4.62 No 0.217
96 hours—* 96 0.283 3.53 No 0.283
120 hours—* 120 0.350 2.86 No 0.35
168 hours—* 168 0.483 2.07 No 0.483
180 hours—* 180...

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Recording Procedure
qSwitch on the power to the connected equipment.
wAdjust so that the images of the video cameras
appear properly on the TV monitor.
eCheck that the date and time displayed on the TV
monitor have been adjusted properly.
rInsert a cassette tape into the unit after checking
that the tab on the cassette is intact.
tSet the timer recording, auto repeat recording, alarm
recording, restoration-of-power-after-failure record-
ing or other recording function.
ySelect the time mode for the...

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Timer Recording
There are two methods of timer recording: one uses the internal timer and the other uses an external timer.
Internal Timer  Recording
Start time and stop time
Bear in mind the following points when setting these
times.
•When the stop time is set later than the start time:
Recording will commence at the start time on the day
concerned and stop at the end time on the same day.
Example: 8:30 → 17:00
•When the start time is set later than the stop time
or the start time and stop time for...

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Daily Recording (Daily Timer)/Weekly Recording (Weekly Timer)
Example:When recording from 8:30 to 12:00 from Sunday through
Thursday and from 9:00 to 12:00 on Fridays and Saturdays
SUN ON  0:00   0:00
SUN ON  8:00   0:00
SUN ON  8:00   0:00
SUN ON  8:30   0:00SUN ON  8:30   0:00
SUN ON  8:30  12:00
Check that OFF or ON for Sunday (SUN) is 
flashing. If the setting is OFF, press the set (+, –) 
buttons to display ON.
When the shift (    ) button is pressed, the setting 
moves to the start time and the...

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Timer Recording
External Timer  Recording
The unit can be made to record using an external timer to turn on its power.
(Audio timer available from dealer) Power Cord
To AC IN
Timer
TRACKING /
V-LOCK RESETPULL OPENCOUNTER /TIME MODESEARCHREC
ALARMEJECTREC REVIEWREC
REVFWD
External timer recording operations
qCheck that a video cassette with its tab intact has
been inserted.
•If the video cassette tape has not been inserted or if its accidental erasure prevention tab has been broken, EXT will
flash on...

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Alarm Recording (Emergency Recording)
When an emergency occurs at the monitoring site during prolonged monitoring and recording, the alarm function is
automatically triggered, and alarm recording is performed.
Principle of Alarm Recording
Alarm input Alarm reset input
Time lapse mode Alarm mode Time lapse modeTape end
Tape start
L18 to 240 hours 6 hours L18 to 240 hours
•When an alarm signal is supplied by an alarm sensor
(door or intercom switch, etc.) during recording in a
time lapse mode, the...

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Alarm Recording (Emergency Recording)
Alarm Recording Operation
Check that a video cassette with its tab intact has 
been inserted.
Set the MENU/REC LOCK switch to MENU to 
display the menu screens. Press the page button to 
display the alarm recording setting screen (Menu 
Screen 3) on the TV monitor.
Press the set (+ or –) button to display ALARM for 
MODE.q
w
ePress the shift (    ) button to move the flashing to 
DURATION.
Press the set (+ or –) button to set the recording 
duration.
Upon...