Video Recording; Audio Recording; Playing Back A Tape On The Monitor Vcr - RIDGID 120V Operator's Manual

Black and White Monitor
NOTE! The VCR is automatically powered ON and OFF by
the Power Button on the Power Supply. It is not
necessary to use the VCR Power Button.

Video Recording

1. Hook up and turn the system on as described above.
2. Place a tape into the VCR by carefully pushing it in
until it is automatically loaded. The VCR cover door
may then be closed if desired.
3. Prior to recording, you may want to set-up screen
displays using the CountIR. See SeeSnake manual
for details.
4. When ready to record, press the large red button on
the power supply (the One-Touch record button).
The "record light" on the VCR will illuminate, and the
word "Rec" will appear on the monitor screen for sev-
eral seconds. You can also press the small record
button on the VCR, but the button on the power sup-
ply is much more accessible.
NOTE! If you do not want to record audio, turn the VOL-
UME/AUDIO OFF knob counter-clockwise until it
snaps into the off position.
5. To stop recording, simply press the One Touch record
button on the power supply again or press STOP on
the VCR.

Audio Recording

Audio recording can be done with the internal "hands-
free" microphone or a Keyed Microphone (not included).
1. Make sure the Volume/Audio OFF knob is not in
the AUDIO OFF position (fully counter-clockwise).
This knob can be anywhere in the red band area for
Audio Recording. The red audio LED to the lower
left of the "hands-free" microphone will be illuminated
when the knob is not in the OFF position.
2. Begin recording on the VCR as described above.
3. To record all audio during the recording process,
make sure the red LED to the lower left of the "hands-
free" microphone is illuminated. To record, simply
speak toward the unit. All audio will be recorded. If you
do not want any audio to be recorded, turn the Volume
Control/Audio OFF knob to the OFF position.
4. If you do not want to record all audio, or you want to
eliminate background noise, plug a keyed hand held
microphone (not included) into the keyed microphone
jacks below the Volume Control/Audio OFF knob.
The audio LED will go out until the keyed micro-
phone is activated.
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NOTE! The LED to the left of the "hands-free" microphone
NOTE! The audio LED to the lower left of the "hands-free"
Playing Back a Tape on the
Monitor
To play a videotape on the Monitor
spection process, there is no need to disconnect the
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will not be illuminated until the keyed microphone is
activated by depressing the key on the side of the
microphone.
microphone has three settings:
OFF: Volume/Audio OFF knob is in the OFF posi-
tion or keyed microphone is plugged in and
not activated. No Audio will be recorded.
DIM: Unit is ready to record, but not picking up
strong audio signal.
Bright Red: Unit is recording strong audio signal
with "hands-free" microphone or activated
keyed microphone.
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1. Rewind the videotape.
2. Press PLAY on the VCR. The word "Play" will display
on the monitor for several seconds and the monitor
will display the contents of the tape.
3. The audio portion of the tape will normally be played
through the internal speaker. If a keyed microphone is
plugged in, the audio will be played through the keyed
microphone speaker.
4. The volume control knob on the power supply adjusts
the playback volume.
5. When finished viewing the videotape, press STOP on
the VCR. The system will automatically go back to dis-
playing the live SeeSnake
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