Panasonic WJ-RT416 manual

Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. Monitoring Software Digital Disk Recorder Operating Instructions Model No. WJ-R T416 E R R O R SEQ U EN C E S E T UP ESC SEARCH CO P Y ST O P PLA Y PA US E R E C R EC STOP S E T H D D 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0/0 11 1[...]

2 CONTENTS Limitation of Liability ................................................. 3 Disclaimer of Warranty ............................................. 3 Preface ..................................................................... 4 About These Operating Instructions ..................... 4 System Requirements for a PC ........................[...]

3 Limitation of Liability Disclaimer of W arranty THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THE THIRD PARTY’S RIGHT. THIS PUBLICATION COULD INCLUDE TECHNI[...]

4 Preface The Monitoring Software is the dedicated software that allows operation and configuration of the settings of Panasonic WJ-RT416 digital disk recorder (hereinafter referred to as recorders) connected to a network such as a LAN or the Internet using a PC. The following models are described as "WJ-RT416" in these operating instruct[...]

5 System Requirements for a PC It is recommended to install this software on a PC that meets the following system requirements. If installing on a PC that does not meet the following system requirements, it may cause problems such as slow imaging or the software becomes inoperable. OS Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Professional SP2* Microsoft ® Window[...]

6 Installation Step 1 Insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the PC. Step 2 Double-click "Setup.exe" on the CD-ROM. → The install program will be launched and the wizard will be displayed. Step 3 Install the software by following instructions displayed on the monitor. Select the display language and the television system fo[...]

7 Start the R T4Client Step 1 Select "RT4Client" from the "Start" menu ("Start" - "All Programs" - "Panasonic" - "RT4 Monitoring Software" - "RT4Client") or double-click the shortcut icon of the RT4Client on the desktop. → The monitoring software will start and the operation wi[...]

8 Error/alarm display area The status of the current login recorder will be displayed with the error status icons and the alarm status icon. When the [ALM] icon is clicked, the alarm will be reset, and the displayed icon will disappear. Refer to the operating instructions of the recorder for further information about the alarm reset. Recorder contr[...]

9 • Favorite display (Function to display images from the camera registered as a favorite in advance) ( ☞ page 32) • Map display (Function to display images from the camera by clicking the camera icon on the map) ( ☞ page 33) • Control panel ( ☞ page 24) • RT4Viewer ( ☞ page 52) The viewer software (RT4Viewer) that can play recorded[...]

10 Alarm Info History of alarm occurrences (occurred after logging in the recorder only) of the current login recorder will be displayed. The display style is the same as the display style of the alarm log of the recorder. Error Info History of error occurrences (occurred after logging in the recorder only) of the current login recorder will be dis[...]

11 Configure the Network Settings With the following network environment, it is not necessary to configure the network settings. It is possible to config- ure the settings or operate the recorder using the monitoring software after completing the connection. IP Address: 192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.249, 192.168.0.251 - 192.168.0.254 Subnet Mask: 255.255[...]

12 Screenshot 2 The control panel will be displayed. Step 2 Click the "Network and Internet Connections" icon. Screenshot 3 The "Network and Internet Connections" window will be displayed. Step 3 Click "Network Connections". Screenshot 4 The "Network Connections" window will be displayed. Step 4 Double click [...]

13 Screenshot 5 The "Local Area Connection Status" window will be dis- played. Step 5 Click "Properties". Screenshot 6 The "Local Area Connection Properties" window will be displayed. Step 6 Click "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", and then click "Properties". Screenshot 7 The "Properties" wind[...]

14 Settings relating to the connection with the recorder Before operating on the operation window, configure the network settings between the PC and the recorder. Screenshot 1 Click the [Monitor System Setup] button. The pop-up menu will be displayed. Select "Recorder Setup" under "Monitor System Config". The "Recorder Setu[...]

15 Monitor Live Images Screenshot 3 The "Connect" window will be displayed. Step 3 Select the recorder to access and the desired camera channel. Notes: • Only the recorders registered in advance can be selected on the "Connect" window. Refer to page 14 for further information. • The password registered when registered the re[...]

16 Switch the image display area between a single screen and a multi-screen Display images on a single screen in the image display area Click the desired area selection button. → The selected area will be displayed on a single screen in the image display area. The image display area will be switched to a single screen by clicking one of the area [...]

17 Screenshot 1 Start operation when the operation window is being dis- played. Step 1 Right-click on the displayed image that is from the cam- era to be disconnected. Screenshot 2 The pop-up menu will be displayed. Step 2 Select "Disconnect". → The connection with the selected camera will be dis- connected. : The camera respective to t[...]

18 Login to the recorder Log in the recorder as follows. Screenshot 1 Click the [Login] button. → The "Login" window will be displayed. Important: Depending of the firewall setting of Windows XP SP2, recorder information may sometimes not be displayed. Refer to page 6 for further information. Step 1 Select the desired recorder and enter[...]

19 Play recorded images on the recorder Recorded images can be played from the search result window. It is possible to search recorded images to be played by designating multiple search filters (List Search) or by designating the start time and date of recording (Time & Date Search). To play recorded images, log in the recorder as "Manager[...]

20 Screenshot 3 The "List Search" window will be displayed. Step 3 Set the desired search filter. Camera Check the radio button of the desired camera channel to be searched. Filtering Off: Searches without filtering Manual: Searches for only images recorded by the manual recording Timer: Searches for only images recorded by the timer reco[...]

21 Play recorded images from the search result window displayed after searching by designating the start time of recording (Time & Date Search Playback) Screenshot 1 Start operation when the operation window is being dis- played. Step 1 Right-click on a blank area in the image display area. Screenshot 2 The pop-up menu will be displayed. Step 2[...]

22 Screenshot 4 Playback of images recorded in the designated time and date will start in the area select in step 1. Notes: • When no recorded image was found at the designat- ed time and date, playback will start from the next record. • When there is no recorded image at all, playback will not start. Operations during playback can be made usin[...]

23 Stop playback When playback is stopped, the connection with the recorder will also be disconnected. Screenshot 1 Start operation when the operation window is being dis- played. Step 1 Right-click on the area where recorded images are being played. Screenshot 2 The pop-up menu will be displayed. Step 2 Select "Stop Playback". → Playba[...]

24 Control panel Control of the camera such as panning/tilting, saving an image, image capturing and operation of the setup menu of the camera can be made using the control panel. Operation during playback of recorded images can also be made using the control panel. Note: The following operations can be made both when displaying live images and whe[...]

25 Notes: • When the file size of the saved image is more than 500 MB, the file will be automatically divided into several files. • It is impossible to save the image while playback is being stopped or paused. • When this software starts the alarm recording during saving a file, the file saving will be cancelled automatically. • Depending o[...]

26 Control the cameras It is possible to operate the camera while displaying images. Note: To control the camera, configure the settings such as the communication type between the camera and the recorder, protocol, etc. Refer to the installation guide of the recorder for how to configure the required settings of the recorder. Refer to the operating[...]

27 Brightness, auto function When the [ A ] button is clicked, the extension panel with the buttons will be displayed on the left side of the control panel. Brightness and auto function can be operated with these buttons. To close the displayed extension panel, click the [ A ] button again. Brightness: Adjusts the iris of the lens Auto: Moves the c[...]

28 Operations during playback Operations during playback can be made using the control panel ( ☞ page 24). [Stop] button: Click this button to stop playback. [Pause] button: Click this button to pause playback. Click this button again to release pausing and resume the playback. [Previous record] button: It is possible to select the previous recor[...]

29 Other available operations when displaying live images When displaying live images, the following display functions are available. • Frame display • Sequential display • Favorite display • Map display These display function can be started by clicking the respective button of the system control buttons. Frame display Live images from the [...]

30 Screenshot 2 The frame display will start. Step 2 Number of areas in the image display area will change depending on a number of the selected cameras. Number of the selected cameras Image display 1 Single screen 2 - 4 4-screen 5 - 9 9-screen 10 - 16 16-screen When right-clicking on the displayed image, the follow- ing pop-up menu will be display[...]

31 Sequential display The displayed images from multiple cameras will be switched automatically. To start the sequential display, configure the settings relating to the sequential display in advance. Refer to page 47 for how to configure the settings relating to the sequential display. Screenshot 1 When clicking the [Sequential display] button, the[...]

32 Favorite Display It is possible to register a camera channel as a "favorite" and assign it to the desired area. Refer to page 46 for how to register a camera channel as a "favorite". Screenshot 1 Click the [My Favorite Display] button. → The "My Favorite Display" window will be displayed. Step 1 Select the desired[...]

33 Map display It is possible to display the diagram of the camera location arrangement (map). Camera connection can be estab- lished on the map. Configure the settings relating to the map display in advance ( ☞ page 48). Screenshot 1 Click the [Map] button. → The "Map" window will be displayed. Step 1 The camera icons will be display[...]

34 Recorder operation The following operations of the recorder are available using this software. • Configuration of the settings of the recorder • Check of each log of the recorder • Check of the system information and disk information of the recorder • Start/stop of the manual recording using this software • Determination whether to ena[...]

35 Recording/Event Setup (Setup – Recording/Event Setup) Configure the basic settings relating recordings and the event action of the recorder. Communication Setup (Setup – Communication Setup) Configure the basic network settings of the recorder. Screenshot 1 Select "Communication Setup" under "Setup" ( ☞ page 34) from th[...]

36 [NTP Setup] tab ■ Time Adjustment Select "On" or "Off" to determine whether or not to adjust time by synchronizing with the NTP server. Default: Off ■ NTP Server Address Enter the NTP server IP address when "On" is selected for "NTP Synchronization". Enter up to 128 alphanumeric characters (including h[...]

37 Check of each log of the recorder (Log) It is possible to check the alarm log, error log, operation log and access log of the recorder. The contents of each log are the same as the contents that can be checked by operating the recorder directly. Refer to the installation guide of the recorder for further information. It is also possible to save [...]

38 Start/stop of the manual recording using this software (Manual Rec. Control) It is possible to start and stop the manual recording using this software. Screenshot 1 Select "Manual Rec. Control" ( ☞ page 34) from the pop- up menu. → The "Manual Rec. Control" window will be displayed. Step 1 Select "On" or "O[...]

39 Download the setup data Step 1 Click the [Download] button. → The "Save…" window will be displayed. Step 2 Designate the directory in which the setup data is to be downloaded (default name: RT4Set.bin), and then click the [Save] button. → Download of the setup data will start. Upload the setup data Step 1 Click the [Choose File] [...]

40 Download/upload of the language data from/to the recorder Language Data Download/Upload (Maintenance – Language Data Download/Upload) It is possible to download/upload the customized language data from/to the recorder. The default language of the custom language is English. Select "Language Data Download/Upload" under "Maintenan[...]

41 Firmware update of the recorder Firmware Update (Maintenance – Firmware Update) Select "Firmware Update" under "Maintenance" from the pop-up menu ( ☞ page 34). Step 1 Click the [Choose File] button, and then select the update file. → The file information (the file size and the updated time and date) and the version will[...]

42 Download recorded images from the recorder It is possible to search the desired recorded images by designating the camera channels, recording type, and the start time and the end time of recording. Screenshot 1 Click the [Data Download] button ( ☞ page 8). → The "Data Download" window will be displayed. Step 1 Set the following sea[...]

43 Remote T alk It is possible to communicate with the login recorder using audio. To communicate using audio, connect a speaker and a microphone to both the recorder and the PC. Click the [Remote Talk] button. → Remote talk will start. When remote talk starts, the [Remote Talk] button will change to the [Stop Remote Talk] button . To stop remote[...]

44 Configure the settings of the monitoring software (Monitor System Config) When clicking the [Monitor System Setup] button, the pop-up menu will be displayed. Recorder Setup (Monitor System Config – Recorder Setup) The following operations can be made on the "Recorder Setup" window. • Registration of the recorder to be operated usin[...]

45 Setup items ■ Tree view of the recorders and the cameras operable using the monitoring system The names of the recorders and the camera channels will be displayed. When the icon is clicked, the informa- tion of the respective device will be displayed on the right of the window. ■ Monitor System Info. The name of the monitoring system will be[...]

46 My Favorite Display Setup (Monitor System Config – My Favorite Display Setup) Assign the desired camera channel to the desired area as a "favorite". Up to 10 favorites (Favorite1 – Favorite10) can be registered. Screenshot 1 Select "My Favorite Display Setup" under "Monitor System Config" from the pop-up menu ( [...]

47 Sequential Display Setup (Monitor System Config – Sequential Display Setup) Configure the settings relating to the sequential display. Screenshot 1 Select "Sequential Display Setup" under "Monitor System Config" from the pop-up menu ( ☞ page 44). → The "Sequential Display Setup" window will be dis- played. Ste[...]

48 Setup items ■ Out Sequence Cameras ■ In Sequence Cameras To not use a specified camera for the sequential dis- play, select the camera not to be used, and then click the [<] button. To not use all the cameras for the sequential display, click the [<<] button. To use the camera in the "Out Sequence Cameras" list for the seq[...]

49 Screenshot 2 The map will be created. Step 2 Select the created map displayed in the "Map" column, and then click the [Load] button to apply the background image. For example, a schematic image of inside a bank, a supermarket, etc. The background image should be a bitmap image (bmp) or a jpeg image (jpeg). To cancel the applied backgro[...]

50 Screenshot 1 Select "Advanced Setup" under "Monitor System Config" from the pop-up menu ( ☞ page 44). → The "Advanced Setup" window will be displayed. Step 1 Configure the following setup items. ■ Disconnect Time The live image will be disconnected when no operation of the PC has been made for the selected dur[...]

51 ■ Video Format Setup Select a video format. ■ Choose Directory Designate the directory in which downloaded recorded images or captured images are to be stored. ■ Transport Type Select "TCP" or "UDP" for the communications protocol. Default: TCP The following is added to " ■ Transport Type". Important: When s[...]

52 Playback downloaded recorded images using the R T4Viewer It is possible to search and play the downloaded recorded images. Start the RT4Viewer Select "RT4Viewer.exe" from the "Start" menu ("Start" - "All Programs" - "Panasonic" - "RT4 Monitoring Software" - "RT4Viewer") or cli[...]

53 ■ Help The current version of the RT4Viewer will be displayed. ■ Image display area Downloaded recorded images will be played in this area. It is possible to temporarily change color of text dis- played in the image display area by right-clicking on the text and select the desired color from displayed pop-up menu. ■ Playback list display a[...]

54 Playback downloaded recorded images Select "Open File(O)" under "File(F)" on the menu bar. → The file selection window will be displayed. Select the desired file to be played and click the [Play] button. Playback of the selected file will start in the image dis- play area. Control the playback image using the playback contr[...]

55 Search and play Important: Only the images in the "Mpeg" folder in the directory selected in the "Choose Directory" section on the "Advanced Setup" window of the monitoring software can be searched. (When the monitoring software is started, the "Advanced Setup" window can be displayed by selecting "Ad[...]

56 Alteration check Check whether the downloaded recorded image selected in the playback list display area has been altered or not. Screenshot 1 Open the desired image to be checked. ( ☞ page 54) Step 1 Stop playback and select "Alteration Detection(A)" under "Tool(T)" on the menu bar. → The confirmation window will be displ[...]

• If the PC in use that does not meet the system requirements, it may cause problems such as slow imaging or the software becomes inoperable. 57 • Depending on the data size being transmitted, it may have difficulties in displaying images from a specified camera channel. • If the network traffic is heavy or the bandwidth is nar- row, the imag[...]

• The network traffic may be heavy or the bandwidth is getting narrower. 58 • Depending on the network traffic, audio may be inter- rupted or repeated. • If the PC in use that does not meet the system requirements, audio may be interrupted. Cause/solution • Check the login status. Audio is interrupted or repeated Cannot use the system con- [...]

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