English 31 PREPARING FOR USEWhen the power is turned on, the operation display is shownat the top of the monitor screen. This area indicates the date,time, picture quality and other information needed foroperation.* The above is an example display. This is not the default.(1) Date display (JP.5)Be sure to specify the correct date using menu settings.(2) Time display (JP.5)Make sure to specify the time using menu settings. Recordingis not possible until the time is set.(3) Operation symbol displayDisplays the current operation, such as recording or playback.z The digital video recorder uses the date and time tomanage recording and playback points. Accordingly, if thetime has not been set correctly, it is not possible toeffectively search for video data.z During simultaneous recording and playback, the displayindicates playback ( ).(4) Remaining memory in recording areaIt is displayed while recording.Displays the remaining area memory as a percentage whenoverwriting in the recording area is not permitted. Ifoverwriting is permitted, “REPEAT” is displayed.(5) Picture quality displayDisplays the quality of the video that can be recorded on thehard disk. Set to “EN” (Enhanced) by default setting.[Settings] ( indicates default setting)(6) Audio recording display“A” is displayed when audio is being recorded. “A” is displayedwhen audio is being played back if audio is recorded.(7) Alarm display and alarm count displayWhen an alarm is set using the “ALARM REC MODE SET”menu item, the following information is displayed.z When alarm recording is set;“ALARM” and the alarm number are displayed in stand-bymode.“ALARM” flashes during alarm recording.z When pre-alarm recording is in progress;“PRE” and the alarm number are displayed in stand-bymode.When an alarm occurs, “PRE” disappears and “ALARM”and the alarm number are displayed.z When performing playback from the archive area;“ARCHIV” and the backup number are displayed.[MENU] button[EXIT/OSD] buttonShuttle dialJog dialOperation displayREC: Recording : Fast-forward playbackEXT: External timer recording : Fast-rewind playback: Normal playback : Slow playback: Reverse playback : Reverse slow playback: Still02001-01-07 00:00:00 REC REPEAT EN A ALARM 000000001-01-07 00:00:00 REC REPEAT EN A ALARM 000000002(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)(6) (7)(8)Operationdisplay areaBA BasicNO NormalEN EnhancedFI FineSF Super Fine