Manual Record Mode - CDI CD42 Instruction Manual

When the operator presses the RECord button to begin recording, the caption on the RECord button
changes to STOP RECord. Press this button again to end the recording of pig passages. To setup
the CD42-R for Automatic recording, refer to the section titled "Recording Options" on page 35.
Note: While in record mode, the other options on the Main Menu do not function. To enter
setup, adjust GAIN, etc. you must press the STOP RECord button first.

Manual Record Mode

When the CD42-R is operated in Manual record mode, the receiver will record PICture data for as
long as the operator desires. For instance: if the CD42-R were in Manual record mode and the
operator pressed the RECord button in the lower left-hand button of the Main Screen (refer to
Figure 23) the unit would begin recording a PICture file. The CD42-R would continue to record the
same PICture file until the operator pressed the RECord button again to halt it, or the CD42-R had
exhausted its internal memory.
The Manual mode function is most useful when the operator wishes to record something of interest
that may not be a transmitter passage (such as interference from motors, etc.). It may also be
necessary, when in an extremely noisy magnetic environment, to use the Manual mode
Figure 25) to capture a pig passage manually rather than using Automatic mode.
Figure 25 Manual Recording
When the operator presses the RECord button to begin recording, the caption on the RECord button
changes to become STOP RECord. Press this button again to end the recording of pig passages. To
setup the CD42-R for Manual recording, refer to the section titled "Recording Options" on page 35.
Note: While in record mode, the other options on the Main Menu do not function. To enter
setup, adjust GAIN, etc. you must press the STOP RECord button first.
CD42 Pipeline Pig Location & Tracking System
Main features of Manual recording mode:
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Manual mode never auto-starts.
Once started, Manual mode continues to
record indefinitely until the operator
presses the RECord button again, or
memory is full.
Useful for recording in magnetically noisy
environments.