The users guide was excellent. It provided the information neeeded to connect and control the Crate system. Nothing was left to chance
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page 46) � When MPEG REC is set to �SPLIT�, recording is performed only when the VTR
LCD screen
trigger button on the side is pressed. The VTR trigger buttons on the front and on the lens are disabled.
CF
� Do not switch over the CAM/VTR mode during recording into the CF card. If the mode is switched over during recording, the display of the LCD viewer can go wrong once in a while. Also, if the mode is switched over immediately after the start of recording into the CF card, some black images can be mixed into a recorded picture.