SECTION 3: OSCOR MANUAL OPERATION
57 REI OSC-5000E
Tape Recorder Controls
Pressing the TAPE button activates and deactivates the tape recorder. Recordings provide
evidence of OSCOR’s received audio and can be useful in documenting evidence of
surveillance devices.
The record outputs have two plugs: one plug provides audio to the recorder’s
microphone input and the second provides a contact closure to remotely start the
recorder’s motor.
The OSCOR can also be configured for remote recording in Automatic Mode (see page
77 Auto Tape Recording of Threat Signals).
NOTE: There are many tape recorders that will work equally well for this option.
However, the tape recorder offered by REI does not contain a bias oscillator. It is also an
older technology tape recorder instead of a digital recorder. The main reason is that
digital tape recorders tend to have a short battery life when permanently connected to an
output source. If you use a tape recorder not supplied by REI, the recorder must have a
“remote” jack for on/off motor control. (Normally a smaller 2.5mm sub-mini phone jack
is used.)
To connect a recorder to OSCOR’s
outputs:
1. Plug a 3.5mm miniature phone plug patch cord into the RECORD output jack
and the MICROPHONE input of the tape recorder.
2. For remote start/stop operation, connect a 2.5mm patch cord to the REMOTE
output and REMOTE input of the tape recorder.
To set the recorder to a ready condition:
1. Press the RECORD and PLAY buttons simultaneously on the tape recorder.
2. This will prepare the recorder to run when the unit’s REMOTE output jack gives an
ALARM (see page 77 Auto Tape Recording of Threat Signals).
To manually record:
1. Press the TAPE button. An illuminated LED and the rotation of the micro-cassette
reels indicate recording.
2. To stop recording, press the TAPE button again.
NOTE: To reduce high and low frequency noise, all recordings utilize a band-filtered
response. The voice-band filter is toggled on and off by pressing the FILTER button.
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