Prerecord time Postrecord timeActual recording time[REC] button pressed(Recording starts)[STOP] button pressed(Recording stops)StartupcompletedTime[REC] button pressed(Postrecording halted andnext recording starts)[STOP] buttonpressed(Recording stops)[STOP]buttonpressedPostrecord time Postrecord timeActual recording timeTimeRecording start trigger activationRecording of signal from[CAMERA2] connectorRecording of signal from[CAMERA1] connectorTimePrerecording Recording aftertrigger activation25Additional Informationon OperationIf recording is started immediatelyafter system startupPrerecord time will be shorter.If recording is started duringpostrecord intervalPostrecording will be terminated andnext recording starts. There is noprerecording interval for the secondrecording.In the cases shown below, the actualprerecord and postrecord time may beshorter than the respective setting.Notes:• If you press the [REC] button and[STOP] button alternately in rapidsuccession, the system may notseparate the two recording sessions,resulting in a single video file.• If the remaining capacity of the P2card is low, the prerecord time or post-record time may become shorter.• Postrecording is interrupted byplayback, trial shoot (RecCheck),file restoration or administratorsetup.You can select and record video inputat the [CAMERA1] or [CAMERA2]connector on the rear panel of therecorder. Also, when the action setfor the detection of trigger signals(GPIO1 - 8) is “CAM1REC” or“CAM2REC” and the trigger signalis enabled, the selected video isrecorded. If prerecording is enabledand the video source is switched by arecording trigger, the prerecord video istaken from the source selected beforeswitching, and the video is taken fromthe source selected after switching. Youcan select whether the video source isswitched by the recording trigger ornot, as well as selecting which video isrecorded upon switching.Notes:• When switching video input, thevideo or audio may be brieflydisrupted.• For best results, minimize theamount of video source switchingwhile recording.On Recording (continued)Selecting the video source to record