Panasonic WJ-RT208 manuale d’uso

Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. Digital Disk Recorder Operating Instructions Model No. WJ-R T208 ERROR ALARM HDD T IM E R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 M E N U E S C A L A R M R E S E T S E Q U E N C E S T IL L C O P Y 2 S E T P A U S E R E V F W D S K IP S T [...]

WARNING: • This apparatus must be earthed. • Apparatus shall be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection. • The mains plug or an appliance coupler shall remain readily operable. • To prevent fire or electric shock hazard, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. • The apparatus should not be expose[...]

3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat s[...]

4 Limitation of Liability THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WAR- RANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WAR- RANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PAR- TICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THE THIRD PARTY'S RIGHT. Disclaimer of W arranty IN NO EVENT SHALL MATSUSHITA[...]

5 Precautions • Refer all work related to the installation of this appliance to qualified service personnel or system installers. • Prevent condensation from forming on the surface of the hard disk. Wait until the moisture evaporates in any of the following cases: The recorder is moved to a place significantly different in temperature or humidi[...]

6 CONTENTS Important Safety Instructions ................................................................................................. ..................... 3 Limitation of Liability ....................................................................................................... ............................ 4 Disclaimer of Warranty .....[...]

7 Preface Features The Digital Disk Recorder WJ-RT208 is a professional security product with eight video and audio inputs. It is capable of recording high-quality video/audio data over an extended period of time. In addition to image recording and playback, the many features of the WJ-RT208 include motion detection, external alarm recording, remot[...]

8 Major Operating Controls & Their Functions ■ Front V iew ERROR ALARM HDD TIMER OPERA TE 12345 678 90 MENU ESC ALARM RESET SEQUENCE STILL PA U S E R E V F W D S K I P STOP PLA Y REC COPY 2 SET Digital Disk Recorder WJ-RT 208 208 qu ! 0 w ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 i ! 4 ! 5 ! 7 @ 1 @ 2 @ 3 @ 4 o ! 3 ! 6 ! 8 ! 9 @ 0 @ 6 @ 5 e r t y q Front Panel w Error Ind[...]

9 ↓ : Down button • Menu: The cursor moves downwards on the menu or dia- log. •C amera control: Controls the downward movement of the camera. Images will be zoomed out. ← : Left button • Menu: Moves the cursor to the left or changes option parameters. •C amera control: Controls the movement of the camera to the left. Shifts the focus ne[...]

10 ■ Rear V iew q Power Cooling Fan Prevents the temperature of the recorder from rising. Do not block the ventilation openings. w AC Power Connector (AC IN) Connect the supplied power cable to this AC power connector. e Power Switch (POWER) This switch turns the power of the disk recorder on and off. r Signal Ground Terminal (SIGNAL GND) t Mode [...]

11 Installation This installation should be made by qualified service personnel or system installers. ● Cautions Places to avoid • Direct exposure to sunlight or near a source of heat such as a radiator. • Very dirty and dusty places. Places subject to strong vibrations. • Near a transformer, dimmer, video player, radio, or monitor. These m[...]

12 4. Ready the hard disk and install wire jumpers. To connect two hard disks to one IDE interface, make sure to designate one as the Master HDD and the other the Slave HDD. If only one hard disk is connected, make this the Master HDD. (For connection of the Master and Slave HDD, refer to the operating instructions of the hard disk.) Pay attention [...]

13 7. Connect the flat hard disk data cable and power cord (Fig. 7). Seen from the front of the recorder, the IDE interface is numbered 0, 1, 2, 3 from left to right. Connect the four power sup- ply ports and four IDE data ports on the motherboard with the correspondingly numbered hard disk connectors. (For the relation between hard disk positions [...]

The WJ-RT208 is used to connect cameras, microphones, monitors, VGA monitors, PCs, networks, cameras, external HDDs, and more. (According to the interface type, some devices cannot be connected.) In regard to two types of system configurations and connections, a brief explanation is given below. In regard to more compli- cated system connections as[...]

15 ● Connection with RS485 Camera Cautions: q Camera cable length (RS485) is a maximum of 1 200 m. w Only the 4-pin RS485 signal cable can be used. RS485 Camera TERMINAL IN RS485 ALARM OUT WJ-RT208 +12V GND 8 GND 7 COM3 6 NC3 5 NO3 4 COM2 3 NC2 2 NO2 1 COM1 RB NC1 RA NO1 TB GND TA TERMINAL/CONTROL interface ERROR ALARM HDD TIMER OPERATE 12345 678[...]

16 ● Connection with External HDD (For Data Backup) <Network System> ■ Example for Network System Connection ● Direct PC Connection ERROR ALARM HDD TIMER OPERATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 MENU ESC ALARM RESET SEQUENCE STILL PAU S E R E V FWD SKIP STOP PLA Y REC COPY 2 SET To COPY1 por t USB cable (Locally procured) External HDD External HDD MO[...]

17 ● Connections with any Existing Network System ● Connections with a Broadband W AN Network Caution: The number of clients that can be connected to each WJ-RT208 is defined in the next table. According to differences in the network communication protocol, the number of clients that can be connected can differ. In the next table, the num- ber [...]

• Connection with PS·Data systems This is an example of connection when the unit is used together with the PS·Data devices. If a connected system controller is PS·Data compatible, it is possible to operate this unit or connected devices using the sys- tem controller. Use the RS485 cable provided with the system controller. Important: • Termi[...]

19 When controlling cameras with coaxial and PS·Data communication systems ■ When using WJ-SX150 MODE D ATA 10/100BASE-T COPY1 SERIAL MONITOR(VGA) TERMINAL/CONTROL AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT AC IN SIGNAL GND POWER 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 ON OFF VIDEO IN AUDIO IN MODE D ATA 10/100BASE-T COPY1 SERIAL MONITOR(VGA) TERMINAL/CONTROL AUDIO OUT VIDEO [...]

The requirements of the alarm signal level are as follows: Low level: 0 V to 0.8 V High level: more than 3.3 V (max. 12 V) Pulse width: 2 s or more 3 s or less q Relay output: max. 30 VDC, 1 A or 125 VAC, 0.3 A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 20 ■ RS485 Connection A 25-pin connector is used to accept and supply c[...]

21 ■ DIP Switch Setting When this unit is connected to any other system unit, it is necessary to set up the 2-bit DIP termination switches located on the back of this unit. DIP termination switches: The dip switch positions are defined by the attribute of the unit connected to the system’s DATA terminal. * Refer to the label in regard to settin[...]

22 Setup Procedures 1. Preparation 1.1 T urning the Power On (1) Connect the AC power cord to the AC power connector on the rear panel. (2) Turn on the power switch on the rear panel. A hard disk detection screen appears on the monitor for a few seconds. After that, a live monitoring screen of the camera is dis- played. 1.2 User Registration (1) Wh[...]

23 1.3 Basic Operation of the Menu Understand the free type structure of the menu before you open this menu. B C D E G H F I q w q w WJ-RT208 SETUP MENU SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SEARCH REC&EVENT SETUP PTZ SETUP CAMERA SETUP COMMUNICATION SETUP REPORT USER INFORMATION DATA MANAGEMENT A B C D E F G H I SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SETUP DISK INFORMATION REB[...]

Menu type 1. Main menu Direction button (up or down): Used to move the cursor up or down. [SET] button: Used to move the cursor to the next submenu or the setup dialog box. [ESC] button: Used to close the setup menu, and returns the screen to the live monitoring images. 2. Sub menu Direction button (up or down): Used to move the cursor up or down. [...]

25 Note: If time is corrected in the middle of recording, part of the recorded data may fail to be played. This is because some turbulence can arise in the record start time and the end time. 1.5 T urning the Power Off The power supply for this unit cannot be turned off if hard disk data are being played or data are being recorded on the hard disk.[...]

26 2. Operation 2.1 Screen Operation 2.1.1 Spot display If you want to display only one screen of a specified chan- nel, press the channel number. Images from the selected camera channel will be displayed with a spot display. Note: In the case of a 6-split screen, the screen of the selected channel is displayed in the top left area (the largest are[...]

27 The playback is stopped, and live monitoring images are displayed on the channel 1 screen. The playback icon also disappears. Note: If you keep pressing the [STOP] button for 2 sec- onds or more when you want to stop playback of channel 1, recording of channel 1 is also stopped. 2.3.2 Playback the record (1) FWD/REV playback Press the [FWD] butt[...]

3. Even though an alarm occurs, no automatic recording is carried out unless "Period1" or "Period2" of "TERMI- NAL REC" and "VMD REC" has been set at "On". 4. Information about external alarms is directly sent to the PC through the network. It has no relation to the "TER- MINAL REC" and &q[...]

29 (3) Move the cursor to "PTZ SELECT" and press the [SET] button. Move the cursor to the desired channel by using the direction buttons (up/down). Select the channel by using the direction buttons (right/left). In the above figure, "Cam1" is selected in the "PTZ SELECT" menu. No other camera are selected in other chan[...]

30 2.5.3 Zoom (1) Select the zoom/focus mode by pressing the [SET] but- ton twice. The zoom/focus icon is displayed on the screen of the selected channel. (2) Press the direction button (up or down) to control the camera’s zoom. (3) Press the [SET] button twice. The zoom/focus mode is cancelled. 2.5.4 Focus (1) Select the zoom/focus mode by press[...]

31 (4) After completing the settings, press the [MENU] button again to close the camera setup menu. Caution: When displaying the Special Menu, move the cursor to "SPECIAL" on the camera setup menu and press the camera selection button [2]. When returning the camera settings to the default settings, move the cursor to "CAMERA RESET&qu[...]

32 3. Setup Setup Menu List Setting Item "SYSTEM MANAGEMENT" "SYSTEM SETUP" "DISK INFORMATION" "REBOOT SYSTEM" "PICTURE ADJUST" "TIME & DATE" "VERSION" "SEARCH" Description Basic operation settings of this unit HDD information and initialization Restart of this unit[...]

33 3.1 Operation for V arious Settings 3.1.1 System Management (SYSTEM MAN- AGEMENT) (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-RT208 SETUP MENU" appears. (2) Move the cursor to "SYSTEM MANAGEMENT" and press the [SET] button. (3) Move the cursor to "SYSTEM SETUP" and press the [SET] button. WJ-RT208 SETUP MENU SYSTEM MANAGEMENT [...]

Descriptions and remarks Selectable parameters [Default Setting] Item "Full, 1/2F, 1/4F, 1/8F, 1/16F" "Full" Note: When "Terminal Input" is set at "N.C.", an alarm unit of "N.O." should be connected to the alarm port of this unit. If no con- nections are made, the alarm port will be "N.O."[...]

35 Disk information (DISK INFORMATION) In regard to hard disc initialization and hard disc index recovery, refer to 3.4 herein. Reboot system (REBOOT SYSTEM) (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-RT208 SETUP MENU" appears. Move the cursor to "SYSTEM MANAGEMENT" and press the [SET] button. (Refer to steps (1) and (2) in 3.1.1.) (2) Mo[...]

36 Stream type: "CBR" or "VBR" Default: "CBR" (If screen changes seem extreme, the setting made at "VBR" is preferable.) Recording date: "SUN", "MON", "TUE", "WED", "THU", "FRI", "SAT", "DAILY" Two types of "Period1" and[...]

37 Video motion detector recording (VMD REC) (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-RT208 SETUP MENU" appears. Move the cursor to "REC&EVENT SETUP" and press the [SET] button. (Refer to steps (1) and (2) in 3.1.3.) (2) Move the cursor to "VMD REC" and press the [SET] but- ton. Camera ID: 1-8 Default: 1 Sensitivity: 01 - [...]

38 2. While "NetBackup" (data backup function) is being per- formed using the provided software, VMD response may be delayed. Record length (RECORD LENGTH) (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-RT208 SETUP MENU" appears. Move the cursor to "REC & EVENT SETUP" and press the [SET] button. (Refer to steps (1) and (2) in 3.[...]

39 (2) Move the cursor to "AUDIO SELECT" and press the [SET] button. (3) Use the direction button (up/down) and move the cur- sor to the setting channel. The radio button is lit up and recording takes place when the audio signals are sent. Note: Even though recording is performed within the same time period, much more hard disk capacity i[...]

40 Channel Name: Indicates the correlation between the camera title and serial number. Channel name can be changed using the provided software. Cautions: For the [All] operation and functions, refer to the timer recording explanation. Notes: 1. "CH Enable" of channel 1 cannot be set at "Off". During playback in channel 1, it is [...]

41 RS485 setup (RS485 SETUP) Refer to the step (7) in 2.5. Data port setup (DATA PORT SETUP) The settings relating to the serial data communication can be configured on "DATA PORT SETUP" of "COMMUNICA- TION SETUP" on the "WJ-RT208 SETUP MENU". (1) Press the [MENU] button. The "WJ-RT208 SETUP MENU" will be dis[...]

42 (3) Move the cursor to "SYSTEM LOG" and press the [SET] button. The result of queries into the system diary is displayed. Note: When the same operations are performed for three times or more, only the latest and the oldest system logs will be displayed. (4) Contents of system log descriptions are as follows: "System Startup" [...]

43 "[R] System Updated" "Disk Full" "User Allow Overwrite" "Full Records" "Disk Access Error" "Thermal Error" "Fan Error" Event log (EVENT LOG) (1) Select "REPORT" from "WJ-RT208 SETUP MENU". Move the cursor to "EVENT LOG" of the "REPORT" m[...]

44 Online user information (ONLINE USER INFORMA- TION) (1) Move the cursor to "ONLINE USER INFORMATION" on the "USER INFORMATION" menu, and press the [SET] button. (2) Move the cursor to [Prev] or [Next] in order to browse the on-line user list. For this unit, the remote on-line user can be turned off. (3) Move the cursor to the[...]

45 3.2 Search and Playback (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-RT208 SETUP MENU" is displayed. (2) Move the cursor to "SEARCH" and press the [SET] but- ton. The "SEARCH" dialogbox will be displayed. (3) Move the cursor to "Channel No.", and enter the desired number. Caution: If Channel No. is set at "0"[...]

46 Move the cursor to [Prev] or [Next] and press the [SET] button in order to browse data. Move the cursor to [Return] and press the [SET] button. The screen returns to "SEARCH". Caution: All record data from the starting time till the ending time are displayed. Up to 5 000 record data can be displayed. When there are 5 000 records or mor[...]

47 3.4 Disk Management It is possible to initialize the hard disk and recover the hard disk index with "SYSTEM MANAGEMENT" – "DISK INFOR- MATION". 3.4.1 HDD formatting Stop all recording operations and disconnect all the net- works. (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-RT208 SETUP MENU" appears. (2) Move the cursor to &q[...]

48 3.4.2 Recovery of hard disk index Move the cursor to the hard disk of the recovering index and press the [REC] button. Recovery of the hard disk index is then started. 3.5 Returning the Configuration to the Default Settings It is possible to return the configuration to the default set- tings with "DATA MANAGEMENT" – "FACTORY DEF[...]

49 System Screen Explanations All the system screens are shown below. Ordinary screen (9-split screen) Screen in a certain channel Note: During playback, an icon is displayed and "PLAYBACK" is displayed at the bottom left of the screen. If there is no video signal input in a channel, "NO SIGNAL" is displayed at the bottom left o[...]

50 Setting item Setup Menu Parameters and Initial Setup V alues 1. System Management (SYSTEM MANAGEMENT) 1.1 System Setup (SYSTEM SETUP) 1.2 Disk Information (DISK INFORMA TION) 1.3 Reboot System (REBOOT SYSTEM) 1.4 CH1 Picture Adjustment (PICTURE ADJUST) Note: The parameters for this unit can be defined for each channel. 1.5 Time & Date (TIME [...]

51 Setting item Setting item Setting item 2. Recording Search (SEARCH) 3. Recording & Event Setup (REC & EVENT) 3.1 Timer Recording (TIMER REC) Note: The parameters for this unit can be defined for each channel. 3.2 T erminal Recording (TERMINAL REC) Note: The parameters for this unit can be defined for each channel. The underlined paramete[...]

52 Setting item Setting item 3.3 VMD Setup (VMD REC) Notes: • The parameters for this unit can be defined for each channel. • The underlined parameters will not be copied when the channel copy is performed. * At the default, no area is selected. Up to 140 (14 x 10) areas are available. 3.4 Recording Length (RECORD LENGTH) 3.5 Audio Selection (A[...]

53 Setting item Available values Available values Available values "Alarm Port" "Alarm Enable" "Line Speed" 5. Camera Setup (CAMERA SETUP) Note: The parameters for this unit can be defined for each channel. 6. Communication Setup (COMMUNICA TION SETUP) 6.1 Network Setup (NETWORK SETUP) 6.2 RS485 Setup (RS485 SETUP) Set[...]

54 7. Report (REPORT) 7.1 System Log (SYSTEM LOG) Note: n: On-line user number m: HDD position number 7.2 Event Log (EVENT LOG) Note: n: Channel No. (1 - 8) 7.3 Oldest Data Information (OLDEST DA T A INFORMA TION) Possible displayed contents "System Startup" "Invalid Password" "[MANAGER] Login" "[OPERATOR] Login&q[...]

55 Setting item Setting item 8. User Information (USER INFORMA TION) 8.1 User Level Setup (USER LEVEL SETUP) Note: The parameters for this unit can be defined for each channel. 8.2 Online User Information (ONLINE USER INFORMA TION) 8.3 Password (P ASSWORD) 8.4 Keylock (KEYLOCK) 9. Data Management (DA T A MANAGEMENT) 9.1 Factory Default (F ACTOR Y D[...]

56 Operation using the system controller The following are descriptions of how to operate the unit using the system controller WV-CU650. To operate the unit using the system controller WV-CU650, configure the settings required to use a PS·Data compatible system controller in advance. ■ Operation using the WV -CU650 Operation WJ-RT208 WV-CU650 No[...]

57 Operation WJ-RT208 WV-CU650 Note Pause playback Skip to the next frame PA USE PLA Y/P AUSE Available only during playback Available only during pause PLA Y Skip to the next/previous record SKIP Available only during playback Select a camera Select a multi-screen 5 CAM (SET) Switches in the following order each time the button is pressed 4-split [...]

– These may be occurred due to the performance of this unit. However, this is not an error. 58 Confirm whether the power plug is inserted in an AC wall outlet. Tr oubleshooting Prior to repairing services, verification should be carried out for the respective items specified below. Contact a dealer if a problem cannot be solved even after checkin[...]

59 Specifications ■ Basic Specifications General Power supply 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption (approx.) 120 W Ambient operating temperature +5 °C - +45 °C (41 °F - 113 °F) Ambient operating humidity 5 - 90 % (without condensation) Dimensions 430 mm (W) x 88 mm (H) x 470 mm (D) [16.9" (W) x 3.5" (H) x 18.5" (D)] Weight (approx[...]

Recording mode 60 ■ T able of Recording Length Approximate recording days Table 1 Caution: 1. Recording conditions: 8CH, Recording time: 10 hours/day, Stream type: "CBR", Audio selection: "Off", VMD: "Off", "I frame Inter.": 4 (default) 2. The recording time may differ from the values in the table above acc[...]

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