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Simplex Multiplexer
The Simplex can be set to record just one camera. This feature
can be turned on or off at any time. If one camera recording is
turned on, the
FUNCTION
LED flashes, the
RECORD
LED is
on and the status message
1 CAM=XX
shows on the main moni-
tor (
XX
represents the camera number).
NOTE: When the FUNCTION LED is flashing, only the selected
camera is recorded. You must press the RECORD but-
ton to resume recording all cameras.
To start one camera recording:
NOTE: Four-camera units only: if the REC QUAD message is
displayed on the monitor, press either a CAMERA but-
ton or sequence to get into REC ALL mode. You can
start one camera recording when you see the REC
ALL message on the monitor.
1.
Press and hold the
FUNCTION
button.
2.
Simultaneously press the
CAMERA
button to record just
that camera.
3.
Release both buttons. The monitor displays the selected
camera and the
FUNCTION
LED flashes to indicate the
system is in the one camera record mode.
To end one camera recording:
Press the
RECORD
button to start multicamera recording. The
FUNCTION
LED will go out and the
RECORD
LED will begin
flashing.
Tape Playback
To play back a videotape, simply press play on the VCR and
press the
TAPE
button on the Simplex. The Simplex system
decodes the video signal and displays images in the format
you choose. You can press a display format button (
2x2
,
3x3
or
4x4
) to see a multicamera display, or you can even custom-
ize the display by pressing and holding down the (
2x2
,
3x3
or
4x4
) button while pressing
CAMERA
buttons in the order you
want them displayed. You can press a
CAMERA
button to see
that camera image full screen, or press
sequence
(
up arrow
)
to display sequenced full screen images from tape. Cameras
are decoded in the order they were encoded when the record-
ing was made.
One Camera Recording