TLC2100SHD Operating Instructions
Document 900.0060 Rev 1.01
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Periodic Maintenance
The most important ways to maintain cleanliness and maximize the useful life of the
video heads and regular system testing are described in this section. Regular system
testing is also recommended to keep your system operating properly.
Periodic Maintenance Guidelines
Keeping the video heads and lower cylinder clean are the major periodic maintenance
procedures recommended.
•
Use only recommended tapes. GYYR, TDK, MAXELL, BASF tapes are the only
recommended tapes.
•
Stay within the recommended maximum tape passes as shown in the table to the
left.
•
Operate in an environment as cool (no lower than 40° F, 4
°
C) and as dust free as
possible.
•
Clean heads every 750 hours or once a month. Head cleaning is a simple
procedure that can be done using an approved video cassette cleaning tape.
•
The recorder should be inspected and serviced by a competent, trained technician
every year, or after approximately 8,000 total usage hours.
Regular System Testing
Perform regular system testing as described below.
1.
Check the operation of the surveillance system at least once a day.
a.
Verify tape movement by watching the counter number increment.
b.
Check that the monitor is displaying camera video with Time/Date
information, and that any camera sequencing is working properly.
c.
Perform the Record Check procedure and be sure that you see two separate,
sequential playback images on the monitor, approximately one second apart.
Record/
Play Hours
2–6
18–72
120–168
175–240
360–960
00 (One
Shot)
Maximum
Passes
50
20
15
10
5
2
Recommended Tape Passes
