Chapter 5 — Operation
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Live Mode Without Record
Live mode is used for viewing a multicamera image on the
main monitor. No recording takes place while in live mode.
The
LIVE
LED is lit.
The on-screen record status message (if set
ON
in the Setup
menu) flashes
REC OFF
.
The
RECORD
and
TAPE
LEDs are off.
Pressing the
LIVE
button displays the images from multiple
cameras. You can change the position of each camera on the
monitor by pressing and holding a display format button (
2x2
,
3x3
or
4x4
), while pressing camera buttons in the order you
prefer. To see a 2x2 display with cameras 4, 2, 3 and 1, you
would press and hold the
2x2
button, while pressing
CAM-
ERA
buttons
4
,
2
,
3
and
1
.
Pressing a
CAMERA
button shows the selected camera image
displayed full screen on the monitor. If the
CALL
LED is off,
the camera displays on the main monitor. If the
CALL
LED is
lit, the camera displays on the call monitor. To change which
monitor displays a camera, press the
CALL
button, then the
CAMERA
button.
Pressing
sequence
(
up arrow
) shows a full-screen sequence
of camera images at the programmed dwell rate.
Press
VCR VIEW
if you need access to the VCR programming
menus.
In live mode, nothing is sent to the VCR and motion is NOT
detected.
Alarms
A full-screen live display of the camera associated with the
alarm is shown on the main and call monitors. An
ALARM
message will also show on the main monitor above the camera
number (unless the
ALARM MESSAGE DISPLAY
menu op-
tion is
OFF
). If multiple alarms occur, a sequence of full-screen
images from each alarm camera will display on both monitors.