7!2 Electric Zoom Button (EL-ZOOM)This button specifies the zooming area in the multi-screen output picture. Pressing this button displays the“+” sign representing the center of the area to beenlarged. While the “+” sign is displayed for 5 seconds,move the “+” sign with the cursor buttons to the desiredposition and press the Increment (+) button. The desig-nated area is enlarged.To return to the normal picture press the Decrement (–)or the EL-ZOOM button.!3 MENU/ESC Button (MENU/ESC)Pressing this button for 2 seconds or more opens theSetup Menu of the Video Multiplexer. If pressed for lessthan 1 second, it functions as the Escape button andreturns you to the previous menu.To close the Setup menu when the setup is completed,press the button for 2 seconds.Notes:• Make sure to distinguish between 1-second and 2-second operation of this button.• Opening the Setup menu does not affect therecording signal (REC OUT) output from the rearpanel.!4 VCR/Camera Selection Button (VCR/CAM)This button selects either VCR playback or the camerapicture for display on the monitor. At the same time, itdisables or enables recording on the VCR, since theconnected VCR performs only playback or recording ata time. The playback picture is displayed on the moni-tor if you start playing back the VCR while the LED(Green) is on. The camera picture is displayed on themonitor while the LED is off. The camera picture isrecorded on the tape if you start the VCR recording.Notes:• If PLAYBACK AUTO is set to ON in the setup,pressing this button is ignored, instead this buttonfollows the VCR status automatically. VCR is select-ed while playing back, and CAMERA is selectedduring non-playback mode of the VCR.• There may be a delay of a few seconds afterswitching this button between VCR and CAMERAwhen PLAYBACK AUTO is ON.* The picture may be disturbed for a moment afterswitch between VCR and camera.• Blinking of the LED is a warning that the ID code ismissing in the playback signal. This may happenwhen using certain VCR types. In this case, theplayback picture goes straight to the monitorinstead of through the Video Multiplexer. As aresult, the playback picture will not be recognizableunless only a single channel is recorded throughoutthe tape.The 4A screen is a compressed picture of channels1 through 4, the 4B of channels 5 through 8, the 4Cof channels 9 through 12, and the 4D of channels13 through 16. The 9-segment screen shows thepictures of channels 1 through 9 in a 3x3 pattern.t Spot/Multiscreen Selection Button(SPOT/MULTISCREEN)This button is used to select either the Spot output orMultiscreen output.y Sequence Button (SEQ)This button activates the sequence mode. In this mode,a series of camera pictures is displayed in successionon the monitor screen for the specified duration.u Camera Selection Buttons (CAMERA SELECT)These buttons select the camera for live picture or pic-ture recorded on the tape. When the VCR is in playbackmode and the LED on the VCR/CAM button is on, thesebuttons select the specified camera picture from thetape for display on the monitor. When the LED is off, thebuttons select the live picture of the specified camera.i Cursor Buttons (C, D, A, B)These buttons move the cursor in the SETUP MENU ofthe Video Multiplexer, or select an area for ElectronicZooming.C: DownwardD: UpwardA: LeftB: Righto Increment/Decrement Buttons (–, +)Electronic Zooming is operated with these buttons,Zoom In with the + button and Zoom Out with the – but-ton. During the setup, these buttons are used to selectparameters.!0 Set Button (SET)This button executes the selected parameter in thesetup menu, and opens a submenu for more detailedsettings. Menu items having a submenu are identifiedby a return symbol at the end of the line.!1 Still Button (STILL)This button selects either still or moving mode for dis-play on the multiscreen output monitor. Pressing aCAMERA SELECT button will display the correspond-ing picture either in still or moving mode. When a stillpicture is displayed, the LED lights. Pressing the buttonagain restores the moving picture and turns off the LED.Note: Please note that the tape continues running whilethe picture is stilled. You may sometimes have torewind the tape to the desired position.Note: Do not press more than two buttons on the frontpanel simultaneously. This may cause malfunction.