User guide

Manual Issue 046 Ovation Systems Ltd. Page 9
Time-Lapse DVD Recorder
User Guide
3.4 Start / Stop Recording
Once the record time, quality and burn options are set, the recorder may be set into
record mode by pressing the “REC” key. The key will show constant red when
recording in real-time, flashing red when recording in time lapse. Pressing the record
key again will cause the unit to enter “stop” or “Record-Pause” (see below).
IMPORTANT: Record-pause mode is new feature for firmware version 043c onwards,
Feb 2007. Record-pause mode is selected in the “Set Disk Options”
advanced menu, see Section 4.1 page 12. In this mode, pressing the
“Record” button whilst recording causes AfterBurner to enter “Record-
pause”, indicated by a slowly flashing record button. A short press of
the “Record” button then starts recording again to the same file.
Pressing the record button for 2 seconds stops recording and closes
the file on the hard disk.
This mode is especially useful when the recorder is being started and
stopped frequently as all the recordings are appended to one DVD file,
rather than generating many separate files.
Whilst recording, the LCD scrolls though a summary of the machine’s status including:
● Whether recording is taking place, in either time-lapse, real-time or record-
pause.
● The size of the video file so far (4.7 GB max)
● Estimated burn time, taking into account if burn “at given time” option has been
set in the “Set Burn Mode” main menu (see Section 3.3, page 8).
● The remaining free space, shown as GB and estimated time, on the internal
hard disk (except endless loop mode).
NB: It is possible to record and burn simultaneously.
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