Chapter 5 — Operation
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The Simplex has three basic operating modes: record, live with-
out record and tape playback. Record mode is the only mode
which sends camera images to the VCR and includes motion
(activity) detection. Live mode displays cameras without re-
cording the images. Tape playback mode is strictly for view-
ing a previously recorded tape.
Record Mode
Press
RECORD
to start sending images to the VCR. The VCR
also needs to be properly set up to record images from the
Simplex.
The
RECORD
LED is on.
The
TAPE
and
LIVE
LEDs are off.
The on-screen record status message (if set
ON
in the Setup
menu) is either
REC ALL
,
1 CAM=XX
or (four-camera
models only)
REC QUAD
.
Monitor Display: Pressing a
CAMERA
button shows the se-
lected camera displayed full screen on the monitor. Pressing
sequence
(
up arrow
) shows a full-screen sequence of camera
images at the programmed dwell rate. Multicamera images
do not display while in record mode.
Four-camera models only: if the
QUAD RECORD OPTION
is
ON
, multicamera images display in quad format. If the
QUAD
RECORD OPTION
is turned on in the setup menu, pressing
2x2
while in record mode displays the 2x2 image and sends
the quad image to the VCR. The on-screen record status mes-
sage (if set to
ON
in the setup menu) will display
REC QUAD
.
Changing to a full-screen display by pressing either a
CAM-
ERA
button or
sequence
(
up arrow
) will switch the unit back
to a normal recording mode and the message will change to
REC ALL
.
VCR Output: In record all mode, encoded full-screen multi-
plexed images are prioritized according to activity and alarms,
and sent to the VCR. The VCR’s time-lapse rate also affects
the number of recorded images.
Chapter 5 — Operation
OPERATING MODES
