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ChaseCam PDR100 User Manual – 4/10/09
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Menus and Set Up and Use
Powering On and Recording Standby Mode/Recording
The opening screen on the LCD, when powering up the PDR, will briefly display the PDR
software version, along with the date of the software version. Then the PDR goes into automatic
Recording Standby mode. The LCD screen will be backlit for a period of 30 seconds.
Recording Standby. The LCD screen will show the date and time at the top. Below that is an
active audio input meter, which is shown as a bar graph. An asterisk at the end of the audio bar
graph will indicate that the sound is being clipped. Video status will be shown as “NO INPUT” or
“READY.” The Compact Flash status will be displayed as “NOT IN”, “FULL, or “READY.” The
bottom line will indicate the remaining capacity of the card (bar graph) and calculated recording
time available.
In Recording Standby mode, pressing and holding the Power/Record key (or remote button)
continuously for two seconds will turn off the PDR.
Recording. Pressing the Power/Record key (or remote button) will start and stop recording. When
recording, the LCD backlight is turned off, video output is turned off by default, audio output is
turned off. The LCD screen will show “RECORDING….” And a line identifying the file path and
name will be displayed. If the unit is not ready to record, the LCD backlight will flash and the LCD
will display “NOT READY TO RECORD” and return to Recording Standby mode.
NOTE: If an attempt was previously made to record to a CF Card that was not fast enough, there
will be an error message displayed "FLASH MEDIA WAS TOO SLOW!" after the recording is
stopped. The recording is made, but it will contain skips and may cause errors in player software.
There will be a number to indicate (0-10) the severity of the problem.
Recording will end when the CF Card is full, power in the batteries drops too low (the PDR will
also turn off), or the Power/Record (or remote) button is pushed.
Saved Settings
The PDR will store the settings as programmed by the user if when not powered. You will not
need to enter in the settings more than once unless you want to change the settings.
Top Menu
At the Recording Standby Mode, press the MENU key on the keypad. You will see four options.
RECORDINGS LIST, CONTROLS, SETUP, and FEATURES. Press MENU or ESCAPE (X) to
return to the Recording Standby Mode. Pressing the UP and DOWN keys will move between and
highlight selections. Pressing the center SELECT or ENTER key will bring up a new menu
related to your selection.
When in these MENUS, the LED Indicator will slowly flash RED to indicate that the unit is not
ready to record. Also, video and audio outputs will be disabled.
Recordings List and Playing Video
Selecting RECORDINGS LIST from the TOP menu is used to view details about the
recording stored on the Compact Flash card, to play them on the A/V output, or to remove
recordings from the Compact Flash.
If this selection is made when no Compact Flash card is inserted, a message appears on the LCD
saying "Compact Flash not in". If there are no recordings on the card, the message "No
Recordings" appears.