Sanyo DSR-C100 - Manuals

PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Front panel 1 Operation panel cover Remove this cover in order to use the MENU button and CURSOR button to operate the camera. • Removing the operation panel cover Use a screwdriver to loosen the fixingscrews, and then slide the operation panelcover to the left to remove it....

PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Front Panel Rear Panel 3 Camera mounting bracket The camera mounting bracket is provided withmounting holes (1/4” – 20 UNC). At the time ofshipment from the factory, the bracket is attachedto the top of the camera, but it can also beattached to the bottom of the camera. Usew...

Control terminals 5 VIDEO OUT terminal (BNC plug) This terminal is used to connect the camera to acomponent such as a monitor or camera controlunit. 6 RESET button Press the RESET button if an abnormality occurswith the camera. Settings are not changedwhen the camera is reset in this way. 7 Warning ...

WARNING DISPLAYS There is a caution indicator and a warning indicator on the front and back of the camera. These indicatorsoperate to notify you of the operating status of the camera and of any cautions and warnings. In addition,text messages indicating warnings are also displayed on the monitor scr...

Installing the Ni-Cd battery 1 Loosen the rear cover fixing screw ( A ) and open the cover. (The screw cannot be removed fromthe cover.) 2 Insert the battery into the battery compartmentso that the Ni-Cd battery label is facing upward. 3 Connect the battery plug to the connector. 4 Close the rear co...

CONNECTIONS Carefully read the documentation which is provided with each of the components being connected. Be careful to connect components correctly, as incorrect connections could cause fire or other damage. Basic connections 13.8 V DC (A) Hold-up switch Coaxial cable To VIDEO IN TV monitor (sold...

Connection to a computer If the camera is connected to a computer, you can then use the accessory application software to performoperations such as data transfer and printing of images by the computer. The method of connecting the power supply and peripheral devices is the same as described in “ Bas...

HARD DISK Hard disk recording areas The camera records the images being viewed onto the hard disk. The hard disk is divided into six areas ( 1 ~ 4 ). The folder and file structure on the hard disk is as shown below. 1 Pre-alarm recording area A PRE1 ALM: Pre-alarm images are recorded. B PRE2 ALM: Ba...

Protecting the hard disk When you have finished using the camera, set thehard disk to standby mode before turning off thepower. If the camera power is turned off at thefollowing times when recording or playback is inprogress, damage to the hard disk may result. (Seepage 18 ) • When the Ni-Cd battery...

FROM RECORDING TO PLAYBACK When using this camera for recording and playback for the first time, follow the steps given below. Refer tothe reference pages given for more details on each step. PRE1-ALARM REC PRE1-ALARM REC REMAIN SHOTS:6834 REMAIN SHOTS:6834 PRE1-ALARM REC REMAIN SHOTS:6834 POST1-ALA...

HARD DISK STANDBY MODE When shooting or recording ends, switch the hard disk to standby mode. Setting to standby mode 1 Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU screen will be displayed. 2 While pressing the MENU button, pressthe SET button. After the current image has been recorded onthe hard disk, the...

MENU SETTINGS Menu screen display (MAIN MENU) RECORD START PLAYBACK SETTINGS CONDITION MAIN MENU screen (SETTINGS) CLOCK SET SYSTEM SET HDD SET SUMMER TIME/DAYLIGHT SET KEYWORD SET [MENU] (MAIN MENU) SETTINGS screen MENU SET SET (CLOCK SET) YEAR------------------2001 MONTH----------------- 01 DAY---...

HARD DISK CAPACITY SETTINGS (HDD SET) Hard disk initialization settings are shown in Figure 1. This section explains how to change the hard diskrecording capacity and how to initialize the hard disk. Hard disk initialization If the hard disk is initialized, all data which has beenrecorded on the har...

HARD DISK CAPACITY SETTINGS (HDD SET) Changing the alarm capacity After the hard disk has been initialized and whenno post-alarm images have yet been recorded inthe pre-alarm recording area of the hard disk,“ SPACE SET ” will be displayed on the screen. If “ SPACE SET ” is displayed on the screen, y...

KEY WORD SETTING (KEY WORD SET) Entering a comments (up to 36 characters) Example: Entering “SANYO DIGITAL RECORDING CAMERA” as a comment 1 Use the CURSOR ( l or j ) button to select “SETTINGS” and then press the SETbutton. The SETTINGS screen will be displayed. 2 Use the CURSOR ( j or l ) button to...

Correcting characters The following two character palettes are used: ☞ For CAMERA ID and COMMENT settings ☞ For PASSWORD or CAMERA ID setting Example: If DIGITAL has been entered as DIHITAL (using COMMENT palettes) 1 Use the CURSOR button to select 4 (or 3 ) from the character palette. 2 Keep pressi...

CHECKING THE CAMERA SETTING STATUS The principal settings can be viewed on-screen. To check the settings, use the CURSOR ( j or l ) button to select “ CONDITION ” from the MAIN MENU screen and then press the SET button. • Press the MENU button to return to the MAIN MENU screen. 1 Checking the CLOCK ...

SETTING THE RECORDING METHOD Note: • Illumination The shutter speed for this camera is setautomatically in accordance with the brightness ofthe object being recorded. If the object beingrecorded is moving and the resulting images areout of focus, increase the amount of illumination. • Image quality ...

SETTING THE RECORDING METHOD Before using this camera, make sure that you set the current date and time. Recording will not bepossible if they have not been set. (See page 22) The images which are recorded by this camera (three images per second) are saved onto the hard disk. The initialsettings for...

☞ Backup recording If there is 20 minutes or more of available recordingtime remaining in the post-alarm recording area ofthe hard disk after post-alarm (POST1) recording iscompleted, pre-alarm 2 (PRE2) recording [which isdistinct from pre-alarm (PRE1) recording] startsautomatically. If the hold-up ...

SETTING THE RECORDING METHOD Pre-alarm recording flow 1 Pre-alarm (PRE1) recording starts from10:00:00 Images are stored to the pre-alarm recording area. 2 An emergency situation develops at10:20:00, and you want to record imagesin the post-alarm area. Post-alarm (POST1) recording starts when thehol...

Screen displays 1 Display during recording • During recording, the screen display will switch offafter 30 seconds have passed. You can make thescreen display re-appear by pressing the SET or CURSOR button. • The screen display can be set to switch off immediatelyfrom the start of recording. To do th...