Panasonic WJ-HD716K manual

Before attempting to connect or operate this pr oduct, please read these instructions car efully and save this manual for future use. No model number suffix is shown in this manual. Operating Instructions Digital Disk Recor der Model No. WJ-HD616K WJ-HD716K WJ-HD616K/G WJ-HD716K/G ERROR ALARM ALARM SUSPEND STS HDD1 A/F TIMER HDD2 HDD3 OPERATE HDD4 [...]

2 CONTENTS Preface ....................................................................... 4 About the user manuals ......................................... 4 System requir ements for a PC ............................... 4 T rademarks and register ed trademarks ................. 5 Abbreviations .....................................................[...]

3 Search and play ........................................................ 93 Search and play r ecording events (recor ding event search) ........................................................ 93 Search for time and date when a motion was detected from r ecorded images and play (VMD search) ........................................................[...]

4 The digital disk recor der WJ-HD616K, WJ-HD716K, WJ-HD616K/G and WJ-HD716K/G (hereinafter WJ-HD616K or WJ-HD716K), are designed for use within a surveillance system, and r ecord images from up to 16 cameras on the hard disk drives. This product supports HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) standar d which allows displaying playback/ live i[...]

5 Other: CD-ROM drive: It is necessary to refer to the operating instructions on the provided CD-ROM. DirectX ® 9.0c or later Adobe ® Reader ® : It is necessary to refer to the operating instructions on the provided CD-ROM. * When using Microsoft ® Windows ® Vista ® Important:  • IfusingaPCthatdoesnotmeetthe[...]

6 Restrictions upon display of images When displaying images using this product, some functions have r estrictions as follows. Before using this prod- uct, keep the following in mind. When displaying live images from the camera on a web br owser  • Blackscreenmaybedisplayedforthefirstfewseconds(*)whenthe?[...]

7 Before using this product Video Motion Detection (VMD) function The VMD function of this product detects motions r eferring to changes of brightness in the areas set in advance. The VMD function will not effectively work in the following situations or may sometimes be malfunctioning.  • Whenthereisaverylittlediffer ence?[...]

8 Recor ding mode It is possible to directly connect up to 16 cameras to the r ecorder and recor d images from them on the har d disk drives. The following recor ding modes are available. Emer gency recor ding: Recor ding that is performed manually using an external switch, etc. when an emergen- cy occurs Manual rec. operation: Recor ding that is s[...]

9 Major operating controls and their functions q Status indicators ERROR: Blinks when an error that can become a problem for the r ecorder to run the system occurs. Blinks red: System err or Blinks orange: Thermal error , cooling fan mal- function, etc. ALARM: Blinks when an alarm occurs, and lights when the alarm output stops. The blinking or ligh[...]

10 Shuttle ring: The following functions are pr ovided.  • Fastforward/r everseplaybackcanbeper - formed during playback. y Hold button [HOLD] Pr ess this button during fast forward/r everse play- back started by the shuttle ring to hold the current playback speed (hold playback speed function). (During hold playback: Blinks [...]

11 !2 Menu operation button Arrows button: Use this button to move the cur - sor on the setup menu, the search menu, etc. [SETUP/ESC] button: Hold down this button for 2 seconds or more to display the setup menu. When the setup menu is being displayed, press this button to go back to the pr evious page. [SET] button: Press this button to determine [...]

12 Insert an optional SDHC/SD memory card Step 1 Open the SDHC/SD memory card slot. Step 2 Insert an SDHC/SD memory card to the slot until it clicks. Step 3 Close the cover of the SDHC/SD memory card slot. Note:  • WhenremovingtheSDHC/SDmemorycardfr om the slot, push the card until it clicks and pull it up straight. Ins[...]

13 Step 3 Place a disc with the label side up and fit the hole of the disc to the center (spindle) of the tray . Then, push the tray gently . Click sound will be heard and the inserted disk will be set. Step 4 Push the tray to the end. Click sound will be heard and the tray will be fixed. Step 5 Close the DVD drive cover . Important:  • Whe[...]

14 About the operation window The default positions are indicated by the cir cled numbers. (Broken lined cir cles are not the default positions.) Important:  • Thesetupmenuwillnotbedisplayedonmonitor 1. q Camera title The set camera title will be displayed. The camera title display position can be selected from &q[...]

15 The default positions are indicated by the cir cled numbers. (Broken lined cir cles are not the default positions.) q Camera title The set camera title will be displayed. The camera title display position can be selected from "Upper left", "Lower left", "Upper right" and "Lower right". At the default, the [...]

16 Camera control The camera control panel and the camera menu panel will be displayed. It is possible to control a camera, such as panning/tilting, preset position movement, on the camera control panel. On the cam- era menu panel, it is possible to operate the camera setup menu. El-zoom The electronic zoom panel will be displayed. It is pos- sible[...]

17 w Status display area Indication Description Indication Live Indicates that live images ar e currently being displayed. The sequence display function is the function that can automatically switch and display images from multiple cameras sequentially . (No indica- tion) : Currently live images are being displayed : Currently live images are being[...]

18 t Alarm display area Indication Description Indication Alarm Indicates that an alarm occurred. "*" indicates the camera channel (1 - 16). "#" indicates the alarm number . VMD-*: Displayed when a motion is detected LOSS-*: Displayed when a video loss occurred COM-#: Displayed when a command alarm occurred TRM-#: Displayed when[...]

19 Indication Description Indication Error 1DOWN: A single hard disk drive in RAID (RAID 5/RAID 6) is faulty (which can be recover ed by replacing the hard disk drive) 2DOWN: 2 hard disk drives in RAID (RAID 5/ RAID 6) are faulty (which can be recover ed by replacing the hard disk drives when operating in the RAID 6 mode) 3DOWN: 3 hard disk drives [...]

20 Basic operation T o directly operate the recor der , there are 2 ways of how to operate it: operations using the buttons on the fr ont panel and operations using a mouse connected to the recor der . The following are descriptions of how to perform the basic operation in these 2 ways. Important:  • Theinstructionsinthismanual?[...]

21 Move the position of a panel It is possible to move a panel to the other corner of the screen by r otating the jog dial (inside). When rotating the jog dial (inside) clockwise, the panel will move to the next corner in order clockwise. When rotating the jog dial counter clockwise, it will move counterclockwise. Operations on panels Panels can be[...]

22 Operations of the software keyboar d for character entry When it is necessary to enter characters such as when setting the camera titles on the setup menu, use the software keyboar d for character entry that can be displayed by pressing the [SET] button after moving the cur - sor onto the entry field. Functions of each button on the right of the[...]

23 Operations using a mouse The recor der can be operated using a mouse connected to the mouse port ( ☞ page 11) on the front panel. Move the mouse cursor onto a button or a tab on the screen, and then click on it. Note:  • Whennooperationismadefor10secondsormore,themousecursorwillbehidden.T[...]

24 Operations of the submenu The submenu will be displayed by clicking the [S.Menu] button ( ☞ page 16) on the status bar . The submenu window is the same window that can be displayed when operating the buttons on the front panel. Refer to page 16 for further information about the functions operable on the submenu and the descriptions about them.[...]

25 Operations of the software keyboar d for time and date entry When it is necessary to designate time and date such as when searching for images r ecorded at the specified time and date, use the software keyboar d for time and date entry that can be displayed by clicking the icon on the right of the console. The software keyboar d for time and dat[...]

26 The software keyboar d for character entry can be operated as follows. Up to 255 characters can be entered. Step 1 Select a desired character by clicking it. → The selected character will be displayed in the console and the cursor will move to the right. Step 2 Repeat step 1 to continue entering characters. Step 3 Click the [Enter] button when[...]

27 Login operation at startup When "Off" is selected for "Auto login", the login window will be displayed by pr essing any button on the front panel after completing the system check. Enter a user name and password as follows when the login window is displayed. Step 1 Enter a user name and password. When the [SET] button is pres[...]

28 Monitor live images from cameras When the recor der started up, live images from cameras will be displayed according to the configur ed settings. Live images from cameras ar e displayed via the recorder . It is possible to display live images on a 1-screen or on a multiscr een. It is also possible to display live images from multiple cameras seq[...]

29 Operation using the buttons on the front panel Step 1 Press the [MONITOR] button. Each time the [MONITOR] button is pressed, the monitor selection will change. → The monitor number will light to indicate the moni- tor currently being selected. Operations using a mouse Step 1 Display the operation panel by right-click, and then press the [MONIT[...]

30 Display images on a 1-scr een T o display live images on a 1-screen, take the following procedur es. Operation using the buttons on the front panel Step 1 Select a monitor to display images. ( ☞ Page 29) Step 2 Select a camera channel from which images ar e to be displayed on the selected monitor by pressing the camera selection button (1 - 16[...]

31 Us e t he ele ctr oni c z oom When displaying images on a 1-screen, it is possible to enlar ge the displayed live images using the electronic zoom. It is also possible to move the area of the enlar ged image to be displayed. Step 1 Press the [SUB MENU] button. → The submenu window will be displayed. Step 2 Move the cursor onto [El-zoom], and t[...]

32 Display images on a multiscr een T o display live images on a multiscreen (4-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 12-, 16-screen), take the following pr ocedures. Images will be displayed on a multiscreen with the scr een patter n selected on the setup menu ("Camera setup" under "Multi screen setup" on the "Common" tab under "Display[...]

33 Operation using the buttons on the front panel Step 1 Select a monitor to display images. ( ☞ Page 29) Step 2 Press the [MUL TI SCREEN] button. → Each time the button is pressed, the screen pat- tern of the multiscreen will change. Step 3 T o display images on a 1-screen, press any of the camera selection button (1 - 16). Operations using a [...]

34 Display images fr om multiple cameras sequentially (sequence display) The sequence display function is the function that can automatically switch and display images from multiple cameras sequentially . The sequence display will be performed according to the settings configur ed in advance. The setting for the sequence display can be configured o[...]

35 Pre-event r ecording ar ea Hard disk drive Normal recor ding area Event recor ding area Recording ar ea used for manual recor ding/schedule recor ding Recording ar ea used for pre-event recor ding Recording ar ea used for event recor ding (recor ding to be performed at an event occurrence) Camera Hard disk drive Image data Recorder Record images[...]

36 Recor d images (Manual r ecor ding) Recording can be started and stopped manually . Operation using the buttons on the front panel Step 1 Press the [REC] button. → The [REC] button will light and recording will start. Step 2 T o stop recording, hold down the [REC] button for 2 seconds or more. → The [REC] button will go off and recor ding wi[...]

37 Step 1 Press the external switch to start recor ding. → The [REC] button will light and the emergency recor ding will start. Step 2 When the set recor ding duration has passed, the emer gency recor ding will automatically stop. The recor ding duration for the emergency recor ding can be set on the setup menu ("Recording duration" on [...]

38 Image data Monitor 2 Hard disk drive Recorder Play recorded images Images recor ded on the recorder will be displayed on monitor 2. Playback images will be displayed on monitor 2. Playback operation can be made while recor ding. Operation using the buttons on the front panel Step 1 Pressthe[PLA Y/P AUSE]button. →  The[PLA Y/P AU[...]

39 Operation using the buttons on the front panel Step 2 T o stop the playback, press the [STOP] button. →  The[PLA Y/P AUSE]buttonwillgooffandplayback will stop. Playback on monitor 2 will be switched to live image display . Operations using a mouse Step 3 Click the [Play] button. → Playback will start. The playback [...]

40 Functions during playback (when using the buttons on the front panel) Function Button Operation Pause [PLA Y/P AUSE] button  • Playbackwillresumewhenthisbuttonispr essedduringpause.  • The[PLA Y/P AUSE]buttonwillblinkduringpausing. Frame by frame play- back/Reverse frame by frame pl[...]

41 Functions during playback (when using the mouse) Function Operation Pause Frame by frame play- back/Reverse frame by frame playback Fast forward/Fast r ewind Skip Select "REC & Playback" from the submenu, and then operate the displayed "REC & Playback" panel. Skip to the latest recor d- ed data Select "Go to last[...]

42 Note:  • Whenusingthemouse,theplaybackspeedwillchangeeachtimethe[Rew]buttonorthe[FF]buttonis clicked. When the [Rew] button or the [FF] button is clicked during pausing, the playback speed will be 1/2.  • Whendisplayingimagesona1-screen,audioassigned[...]

43 Play images from a designated point It is possible to start playback from a designated time and date or the latest r ecorded image. Playback operation can be made while recor ding. Playback images will be displayed on monitor 2. Play image r ecor ded at a designated time and date Start playback by designating the desired time and date of a r eco[...]

44 Operation using the buttons on the front panel Step 1 Press the [GOTO LAST] button when displaying live images. → The latest recorded image will be played. Step 2 T o stop the playback, press the [STOP] button on the front panel. → Playback will stop. Playback on monitor 2 will be switched to live image display . Operations using a mouse Ste[...]

45 Search and play Search a desir ed recorded image and play it. Ther e are the following 3 sear ching methods.  • Searchforrecor dingeventsandplay(recor dingeventsearch)  • Searchfortimeanddatewhenamotionwasdetectedfromr ecordedimagesandplay(VMDsear ch)  [...]

46 Step 1 Press the [SEARCH] button on the fr ont panel. → The recording event list window will be displayed. Note:  • Whenusingthemouse,click"Search"fromthe submenu to display the recor ding event list win- dow . Step 2 Select search filters. Move the cursor onto [Filtering] by pressing the [SET] button [...]

47 Step 3 Specify the search conditions (filters). Date and time range: Designate the recor ding start time and date and the end time and date of recor ded images to be searched for by rotating the jog dial (inside). Move the cursor onto the entry field, and then press the [SET] button. The softwar e keyboard (for time and date entry) will be displ[...]

48 S e a r c h f o r c o p i e d r e c o r d e d i m a g e s a n d p l a y ( c o p y d a t a sear ch) Display a list of copied data (copied recor ded images) on an SDHC/SD memory card or a DVD, and then select a desired r ecorded image to play from the list. It is possible to search for copied data using the filters. A vailable filters are "Ti[...]

49 How to operate Step 1 Press the [SEARCH] button on the fr ont panel. → The recording event list window will be displayed. Step 2 Move the cursor into the recor ding event tab and move the cursor onto the [Select Medium] button. Then, press the [SET] button on the fr ont panel. → The "Select Medium" window will be displayed. Step 3 [...]

50 Step 6 After specifying the search conditions (filters), pr ess the [SET] button after moving the cursor onto the [OK] button. → Copied data matched the search conditions (fil- ters) will be displayed on the copied data list win- dow . Step 7 Select the desired copied data to play . T o select a copied data, rotate the jog dial (inside). Note:[...]

51 Sear ch for time and date when a motion was detected fr om r ecor ded images and play (VMD sear ch) Display a list of time and date when a motion was detected (by the VMD function) from images r ecorded by all the recor ding modes ( ☞ page 37), and then select a desired recor ded image to play from the list. Camera channels, time and date when[...]

52 Step 1 Press the [SEARCH] button on the fr ont panel. → The recording event list window will be displayed. Step 2 Move the cursor onto the [VMD] tab, and then press the [SET] button on the front panel. → The "VMD" tab page will be displayed. Step 3 Designate the search filters. Move the cursor onto the [VMD search] button, and then[...]

53 Specify the time range Move the cursor onto the [Time & date] button, and then press the [SET] button. → The time & date setup menu will be displayed. Specify the time range by rotating the jog dial (inside). Move the cursor onto the entry field, and then press the [SET] button. The software keyboar d (for time and date entry) will be [...]

54 Note:  • T odeletethesetdetectionarea,takethefollowing procedur es. 1. Move the cursor onto the [Area delete] button on the search filter window , and then press the [SET] button. 2. Move the cursor onto the [Ar ea] button of any of the detection area (A - D), and then pr ess the [SET] button. 4. Set the detect[...]

55 Step 7 Move the cursor onto the [ B ] (play) button, and then pressthe[SET]button.(Orpr essthe[PLA Y]buttonon the front panel.) → Playback of the selected recorded data (in which motion was detected) will be displayed. Note:  • Whenselectedtimeanddateistooclosetothe current ti[...]

56 Event function The recor der will take an event action when any of the following events occur .  • T erminalalarm:Regardedasaneventwhenanalarminputsignalissuppliedfr omanexter naldevicesuch as a door sensor to the alarm input terminal on the rear of the r ecorder .  • Video[...]

57 Event action Alarm mode Activity detection mode O ff Start recor ding b b X Display event information on the screen b X X Blink the alarm indicator b X X Sound the buzzer b X X Switch to the camera channel in which an alarm occurred b X X Move a camera to the preset position b b X Send a mail that notifies of an event occurrence b X X Send a PS?[...]

58 Suspend the alarm action Configure the settings to not to perform the alarm action even when an event occurs. It is useful to suspend the alarm action for a certain period such as when configuring the settings of the recor d- er . However , recor ding filing of event logs, preset position function and alarm occurrence indication (on monitor) wil[...]

59 Copy recorded images Step 1 Set a destination media (DVD, SDHC/SD memory card). ( ☞ Installation Guide) Step 2 Press the [Copy] button on the fr ont panel. → The data copy window will be displayed. Note:  • Whenusingamouse,select"Datacopy"fromthe submenu to display the data copy window . It is pos[...]

60 Step 3 Specify the detailed conditions of recor ded images to be copied. Date and time range: Designate the start time and date and the end time and date of recor ded imag- es to be copied by rotating the jog dial (inside). Move the cursor onto the entry field, and then press the [SET] button. The softwar e keyboard (for time and date entry) wil[...]

61 Step 5 After checking the size of the data to be copied and the remaining capacity , press the [SET] button after moving the cursor onto the [Copy] button. → The copy data list window will close. Copying will startandthe[COPY]iconwillbedisplayedonthe task bar on monitor 2. When copying is complete, the[COPY][...]

62 Operation and configuration when connecting the recorders in cascading connection When connecting the recor ders (up to 5 recorders) in cascading connection, all images managed by the con- nected recor ders can be monitored on a single monitor . The following are descriptions of how to operate when the r ecorders are connected in cascading conne[...]

63 Example of video output (analog) connection Operation using the buttons on the fr ont panel It is possible to operate using the buttons on the front panel. When selecting monitor 2, images will be dis- played on monitor 2 connected to the first WJ-HD616K. When selecting monitor 1, images will be displayed on monitor 1 connected to the WJ-HD616K [...]

64 Operate the camera Step 1 Press the [SUB MENU] button on the fr ont panel. → The submenu window will be displayed. Step 2 Move the cursor onto the [Camera control] button of the submenu, and then press the [SET] button. → The menu list will be displayed. Move the cursor onto "Camera operation" on the displayed menu list, and then p[...]

65 Step 1 Display the camera control panel. ( ☞ Page 64) Step 2 Adjust the horizontal/vertical position of images from the camera using the arrows button ( C , D , A , B ). The camera direction will move to the dir ection com- manded by the arrows button. Note:  • Itispossibletomakethepanning/tiltingspeed slower by[...]

66 Step 1 Display the camera control panel ( ☞ page 64), and then press the camera selection button [2] on the front panel. → The [Focus] tab will be displayed. Step 2 Press the arr ows button ( A B ). When pressing A , the focal point will move to the near side. When pressing A , the focal point will move to the far side. It is possible to aut[...]

67 Step 1 Move the camera direction to a position to be r egis- tered as a pr eset position. Step 2 Display the [Pan/Tilt] tab of the camera control panel ( ☞ page 65) Step 3 Press the [SET] button on the fr ont panel. → The "Preset/Auto" window will be displayed. Step 4 Enter a preset position number to be r egistered. T o enter the [...]

68 Step 1 Display the "Preset/Auto" window . ( ☞ Page 67) Step 2 Enter the preset position number to move the camera direction. The preset position number can be enter ed in the same manner as of the preset number r egistration ( ☞ page 67). When entering number "000", the camera direction will move to the home position. Not[...]

69 Step 1 Display the "Preset/Auto" window . ( ☞ Page 67) Step 2 Move the cursor onto "Auto mode", and then select the desired auto function by r otating the jog dial (inside). The following 8 auto functions can be selected. Auto track, auto pan, preset sequence, sort, patr ol 1, patrol 2, patr ol 3, patrol 4 Refer to the oper[...]

70 Step 1 Press the [SUB MENU] button. → The submenu window will be displayed. Step 2 Move the cursor onto the [Camera control] button of the submenu, and then press the [SET] button. → The menu list will be displayed. Move the cursor onto "Camera menu" on the displayed menu list, and then press the [SET] button. → The camera menu w[...]

71 D i s k m a n a g e m e n t Step 1 Press the [SUB MENU] button. → The submenu window will be displayed. Step 2 Move the cursor onto the [Setup Menu] button, and then press the [SET] button. → The setup menu will be displayed. Step 3 Move the cursor onto "Maintenance", and then press the [SET] button. → The [Product information] t[...]

72 Step 4 Move the cursor onto "Disk", and then press the [SET] button. → The [Disk] tab will be displayed. Step 5 Move the cursor onto [Next page C ], and then press the [SET] button to display the next page. Select the recor ding area on which data to be deleted from "Normal r ecording area" or "Event r ecording area&qu[...]

73 Step 1 Display the [Disk] tab. ( ☞ Pages 71 - 72) Step 2 Move the cursor onto the [Execute] button of "SD card format", and then pr ess the [SET] button. → The confirmation window will be displayed. Step 3 Move the cursor onto [OK], and then press the [SET] button. → Formatting of the SDHC/SD memory card will start and the format[...]

74 Configure the network settings Step 1 Click "Start" on the task bar , and then click "Control Panel". → The control panel will be displayed. Important:  • LogintothePCasanadministrator . Step 2 Click the "Network and Internet Connections" icon. → The "Network and Inter net Co[...]

75 Step 3 Click "Network Connections". → The "Network Connections" window will be dis- played. Step 4 Double-click "Local Area Connection". → The "Local Area Connection Properties" window will be displayed. Step 5 Click "Properties". → The "Local Area Connection Properties" window wi[...]

76 Router Router PC Recorder IP address: 192.168.1.1 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 IP address: 192.168.1.100 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Default gateway: 192.168.1.1 * Stands for Wide Area Network WAN* IP addr ess: 192.168.0.1 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 IP address: 192.168.0.250 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Default gateway: 192.168.0.1 Switching hub Fire[...]

77 Display the operation window Step 1 Start the web browser . Step 2 Enter the IP address or URL assigned to the r ecorder into the [Address] box, and then pr ess the [Enter] key . → The authentication window will be displayed. The authentication window will not be displayed when "Off" is selected fr o "User authentication" o[...]

78 About the operation window [Control] button ( ☞ page 79) It is possible to operate the switcher functions of the camera such as switching the camera channel to dis- play live images from a dif ferent camera or start the sequence display using the operation panel displayed by clicking this button. The search r esult will also be displayed on th[...]

79 [Cam. select] box Images from the selected camera channel will be dis- played on a 1-screen in the image display ar ea by clicking the button. [Multiscreen select] box Images from 4 - 16 cameras can be displayed simul- taneously on a multi-screen. 4-screen button: Each time this button is clicked, images from dif ferent camera groups will be dis[...]

80 [Ch]: A camera channel used for recor ding will be displayed. [Evt]: Event type will be displayed. ( ☞ Page 8) [HDD]: The hard disk drive number in which the cor - responding r ecorded images are stor ed will be displayed. [Audio]: When audio is attached to recor ded images, the audio icon will be displayed. [Zoom in] button Live images from t[...]

81 q The status of image (live image/recor ded image) display operation will be displayed. : Indicates that live images are being dis- played. : Indicates that playback images are being displayed. : Indicates that reverse playback images ar e being displayed. : Indicates that fast playback images are being displayed. : Indicates that fast reverse p[...]

82 [REW] button Plays recor ded images in reverse at high speed. Playback speed of fast reverse playback will change in the following order each time this button is clicked: Step1 (1x) → Step2 (Approx. 2x) → Step3 (Appr ox. 5x) → Step4 (Approx. 10x) → Step5 (Appr ox. 20x) → Step6 (Approx. 50x) → Step7 (Appr ox. 100x) [PLA Y] button Play[...]

83  • Whenthe[Timeslip]buttonorthe[Reversetime slip] button is clicked, the start point after the jump may sometimes be at a point several sec- onds later than the supposed point. [P AUSE] button Playback will be paused when this button is clicked during playback. Playback will resume when this but- ton is clicked[...]

84 Brightness The brightness (lens aperture) can be adjusted by clicking the [–] (darker) button or the [+] (brighter) but- ton. It is possible to reset the adjusted brightness by click- ing the [Reset] button. Preset It is possible to register pr eset positions of the cam- era and to move the camera direction to the r egis- tered pr eset positio[...]

85 Step 1 Display the top page of the operation window . ( ☞ Page 77) Step 2 Select the camera channel from which images to be displayed. Click the camera channel button in the [Cam. select] box. → Live images from the selected camera channel will be displayed. Note:  • Selectingacamerafromtheright-clickpop-up menu [...]

86 Step 1 Click any of the [x1], [x2] and [x4] buttons to change the zoom factor of the electronic zoom. Note:  • Clickingapointinthezoomedimagemovesthe zoomed image by positioning the clicked point as the center point. Us e t he ele ctr oni c z oom When displaying live images on a 1-screen, it is possible to enla[...]

87 Step 1 Display the top page of the operation window . ( ☞ Page 77) Step 2 Click a multiscreen selection button in the [Multiscreen select] box. (4-screen button) Each time this button is clicked, images from dif ferent camera groups will be displayed on a 4-scr een. (9-screen button) Each time this button is clicked, images from dif ferent cam[...]

88 Step 1 Display the top page of the operation window . ( ☞ Page 77) Step 2 Click the button in the [Sequence] box. → Live images from multiple cameras will be dis- played sequentially according to the settings con- figured in advance. The indicator on the [Sequence] button will light green and the "SEQ" indication will be displayed [...]

89 Record images Step 1 Display the top page of the operation window . ( ☞ Page 77) Step 2 Click the [HDD] tab. → The [HDD] tab will be displayed. Step 3 Click the [ D ] button in the [Rec] box. Continue clicking the [ D ] button until the recor ding button and the recor ding stop button appear . → The recording button will appear in the [Rec[...]

90 Play recorded images Step 1 Display the top page of the operation window . ( ☞ Page 77) Step 2 Click the [HDD] tab. → The [HDD] tab will be displayed. Step 3 Clickthe[PLA Y]button. → Plays recorded images. The (play) indication will be displayed in the status display area. The playback start point varies depending on how many time[...]

91 Playb ack op eratio n Function Button Operation Pause  • Playbackwillbepausedwhenthisbuttonisclickedduringplay - back.  • Playbackwillresumewhenthisbuttonispr essedduringpause. Fast playback/Fast reverse playback /  • Playbackspeedoffastplaybackwill?[...]

92 Step 1 Display the top page of the operation window . ( ☞ Page 77) Step 2 Click the [HDD] tab. → The [HDD] tab will be displayed. Step 3 Click the [Go to date] button. → The time and date search window will be dis- played. Step 4 Click the button and determine the desir ed time and date. Step 5 Click the [Play] button. → Playback of imag[...]

93 Search and play Number of the listed data Displays the total number of listed copied data. When more than 10 000 data matched, the ">10000" indi- cation will be displayed. [All list] button Cancels filtering and lists all recor ding events. Search a desir ed recorded image and play it. Ther e are the following 2 sear ching methods. [...]

94 Step 1 Display the top page of the operation window . ( ☞ Page 77) Step 2 Select "HDD" for "Disk/Media" in the [Search] box, and then click the [REC Event] button. → The "REC event search" window will be displayed. Step 3 Specify the search conditions (filters). Time & date: Designate the recor ding start ti[...]

95 REC event: Select an event type of recor ded images to be searched for fr om the following. The check- box respective to the selected event type will be checked. (When selecting "All", all the checkbox- es will be checked.) Camera: Select the desired camera channel used for recor ding to be searched by clicking. Select the desir ed cam[...]

96 Step 1 Display the top page of the operation window ( ☞ page 77), and then select the camera channel to be searched for in the [Cam. select] box. Step 2 Click the [VMD] button in the [Search] box. → The VMD search filter window will be displayed. Step 3 Specify the search conditions (filters). Set detection area and detection sensitivity Up [...]

97 Specify the mask duration Click the [ C ] button, and then select the mask dura- tion from the following. 1 s, 1 min, 1 h, 24h When the mask duration is set, any motion will not be detected for the set duration after a motion detection. Use the mask duration when it takes time to detect motion or when motion is detected frequently . Specify the [...]

98 Number of the listed data Displays the total number of listed copied data. When more than 10 000 data matched, the ">10000" indi- cation will be displayed. [All list] button Cancels filtering and lists all copied data. [Refresh] button The displayed contents will be updated to the latest. [Prev page] button Displays the previous pag[...]

99 Step 1 Insert an SDHC/SD memory card on which r ecording data is copied into the SDHC/SD memory card slot. When recor ding data was copied on a DVD, insert it in the DVD drive. ( ☞ Installation Guide) Step 2 Display the top page of the operation window . ( ☞ Page 77) Step 3 Select "DVD" or "SD" for "Disk/Medium"[...]

100 Event function The recor der will take an event action when any of the following events occur . T erminal alarm: Regarded as an event when an alarm input signal is supplied from an external device such as a door sensor to the alarm input terminal on the rear of the r ecorder . Video Motion Detection (VMD): Regard as an event when a motion is de[...]

101 Display the [ALM] button in the status display area Send a mail that notifies of an event occurrence A mail that notifies of the event occurrence with the time and date of the event occurr ence will be sent (Alarm mail). Up to 4 destination addresses for the alarm mail can be r egistered. T o send alarm mails at an event occurrence, configure t[...]

102 Step 1 Click the [ALM] button displayed in the status display area. → The alarm action will be canceled. Note:  • Whenthealarmactioniscanceled,theevent recor ding will stop and return to the operational status just before the event occurr ed.  • Theemergencyrecor dingwillnotstopbycl[...]

103 Cancel an err or action When an error occurr ed, this recorder will take an err or action. T o manually cancel an error action, perform the following operation. Step 1 When an error occurs, the [ERR] button will be dis- played in the status display area. Step 2 Click the [ERR] button. → The error action will be canceled. Note:  • Depn[...]

104 It is possible to manually copy images recor ded in the recorder onto a DVD or an SDHC/SD memory car d. It is recommended to make back-up copies on a r egular basis for unexpected situations such as malfunction of the hard disk drives. Refer to page 59 for further information about the copy function. Copy recorded images Step 1 Display the top [...]

105 Important:  • DonotremovetheSDHC/SDmemorycardduring copying on the SDHC/SD memory card. It may damage data on the SDHC/SD memory card.  • Inthefollowingcases,copyingwillnotstarteven whenthe[COPY]buttonisclicked.  • Whentheendtimeissete[...]

106 Download recorded images currently being played Step 1 Display the top page of the operation window . ( ☞ Page 77) Step 2 Operation can be performed when recor ded images are being played on a 1-scr een. Click the [Start] button in the download operation area at the desir ed point to set as the start point of the recor ded images to be downlo[...]

107 Step 5 Click the [OK] button after selecting "With audio" or "Without audio" to determine whether or not to down- load images with audio and "ON" or "OFF" for "Alter detect" to determine whether or not to attach an alteration detection code to recor ded images to be downloaded. → The file down[...]

108 Play the copied/downloaded recorded images Step 1 Click the [Viewer] button in the download operation area. → The "File download" window will be displayed. Step 2 Click the [Save] button. → The "Save As" window will be displayed. When recor ded images are copied/downloaded, recor ded images and audio will be copied/downl[...]

109 Step 3 Create a new folder in the desir ed directory and click the [Save] button. → The viewer software will be downloaded. Install the viewer softwar e When the older version of the viewer software is installed on a PC, uninstall it befor e installing the newer ver - sion. Step 1 Double-click the downloaded file (hdrsetup.exe). → The insta[...]

110 Step 5 Click the [Install] button. → When the installation is complete, the installation completion window will be displayed. Step 6 Click the [Complete] button. → Installation of the viewer software is complete. For Windows XP Step 1 Open "Add or Remove Programs" in "Contr ol Panel". Step 2 Select "HD_Viewer" [...]

111 Step 1 Select "HD_Viewer" from the start menu ("Start" – "All programs" – "Panasonic" – "HD_Viewer") or double- click the HD_Viewer icon on the desktop. Step 2 Click the [Open file] button. → The "Open" window will be displayed. Step 3 Select the downloaded image data file (fil[...]

112 Step 1 Start operation when playing images using the viewer software. Step 2 Click the [P AUSE] button. Step 3 Click the [SA VE] button. → The "Save As" window will be displayed. Step 4 Enter the file name, and then select "JPEG (*.jpg)" for "Save as type". Step 5 Designate the folder and click the [Save] button.[...]

113 Step 1 Launch the viewer software and display the following window . Step 2 Click the [Open file] button. → The "Open file" window will be displayed. Step 3 Select the downloaded image data file (filename.n3r). Step 4 Click the [Open] button. → The first frame of the image data will be displayed and paused. Step 5 Click the [AL T [...]

114 Operate the camera It is possible to operate the following camera operations when displaying live images from a combination cam- era. Panning/Tilting: Adjust the horizontal/vertical position of images from the camera. Zoom: Zoom in/out images from the camera Focus: Adjust the focus of the camera. Iris: Adjust the lens iris of the camera Preset [...]

115 Step 1 Display the [CAM] tab. ( ☞ Page 114) Step 2 Zooming can be adjusted by clicking the [–] button (wide) or the [+] button (tele) in the [Zoom] box. Note:  • Itispossibletoadjustzoomingusingthemouse wheel. Zooming Zoom in/out images from the camera. Depending on the models of the connected cameras, the[...]

116 Step 1 Display the [CAM] tab. ( ☞ Page 114) Step 2 Click the [ C ] button, and then select the preset posi- tion number from the following. Home, 1 - 256 Step 3 When the [Register] button is clicked, the confirma- tion window will be displayed. The camera direction will be register ed and assigned to the selected preset position number by cli[...]

117 Step 1 Display the [CAM] tab. ( ☞ Page 114) Step 2 Click the [ C ] button in the [Auto mode] box, and then select the desired auto function fr om the following. Auto track: The camera will automatically track an object moving on the screen. Auto pan: The camera direction will automatically move (pan) between the start point and end point set [...]

118 Step 1 Display the [CAM] tab. ( ☞ Page 114) Step 2 Click the [OPEN] button in the [Menu] box. → The setup window will be displayed and the setup menu of the camera will be displayed in the image display area. Step 3 Operate the setup menu of the camera. Operate the setup menu of the camera T o control the camera connected to the recor der ,[...]

119 Disk management Step 1 Display the top page of the operation window . ( ☞ Page 77) Step 2 Click the [Setup] button. → The setup menu will be displayed. Step 3 Click the [Maintenance] button. → The [Product information] tab of "Maintenance" of the setup menu will be displayed. Step 4 Click the [Disk] tab. → The [Disk] tab will [...]

120 Step 5 Set time and date after selecting "NML rec." or "EVT rec." for "Data delete". Images recor ded until the day before the set date are subject to deletion. Step 6 Click the [Execute] button. → The confirmation window will be displayed. Step 7 Click the [OK] button. → Images recorded until the day befor e t[...]

121 Step 1 Display the [Disk] tab. ( ☞ Pages 119 - 120) Step 2 Click the [Execute] button of "SD card format". → The confirmation window will be displayed. Step 3 Click the [Execute] button. → Formatting of the SDHC/SD memory card will start. Important:  • Donottur noffthepowerofther ecorderinth[...]

122 Notification by e-mail Alarm mail A link address to the alarm image that is saved in the r ecorder contained in an alarm mail as follows. Contents of the alarm mail: In HD600 (192.168.0.250), alarm was occurred. Alarm date: xx-xxx-xxxx xx:xx:xx GMT xx:xx (Example: 01-JAN-2009 GMT +0:00) Cause of alarm: Displays an event type and a camera channe[...]

123 W ar ning mail The following mail will be sent to notify of a trouble occurr ence to a registered addr ess when the trouble occurs. HD600 (192.168.0.250) ST A TUS REPORT DA TE: 2009-1-1 12:00:00 ST A TUS: The description of the trouble will be displayed. (Example: MAIN THERMAL ERROR) Indication Description DA TE Time and date when the tr ouble [...]

124 T roubleshooting Before asking for r epairs, check the symptoms with the following table. Contact your dealer if a problem cannot be solved even after checking and trying the solution in the table or a problem is not described below . Symptom Cause/solution Reference pages Cannot access from the browser .  • IstheEther netcable[...]

125 Symptom Cause/solution Reference pages The image displayed on the browser is not being refr eshed.  • Dependingonthetrafficofthenetwork,theremightbe difficulties in displaying images. Pr ess the [F5] button on the keyboard to r equest images. _ Image refr esh of the browser is slow . Response of the browser[...]

126 Symptom Cause/solution Reference pages When displaying images on a multi-screen, images from two cameras or more ar e displayed in sequence on a screen of multi- screen  • Thismayoccurduetothedisplayadapteranddriver combination. When this occurr ed, update the driver of the display adapter to the latest ver[...]

127 Message displayed on the information bar Depending on the operation system in use, the following may occur . Follow the instructions below when the fol- lowing occurred. By performing the following solutions, other applications may not be af fected. The "Information Bar" expressed in the following symptom and solutions will be display[...]

128 Symptom Cause/solution Reference pages The following message is displayed on the information bar . "T o help protect your security , Internet Explorer blocked this site from downloading files to your computer . Click here for options..."  • Clicktheinformationbarandselect"DownloadFile...". When d[...]

129 Glossar y ActiveX Control A software module developed by Micr osoft. It is used to add functions, downloaded from a web server via the Internet or intranet, to Inter net Explorer . The recorder uses it to display video. DDNS (Dynamic DNS) A technology for dynamically translating DNS server information to enable the transfer of only differ ences[...]

130 SMTP authentication (Simple Mail T ransfer Protocol authentication) SMTP mail transfer protocol appended with a user authentication function. It authenticates passwords and user accounts between SMTP servers and clients. Both SMTP servers and clients must support SMTP authenti- cation. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A protocol for mo[...]

131 Default gateway Network device used as a gateway for networks, such as a local network, to access PCs on an external net- work. Data is sent using the default gateway if a gate- way is not specified in the destination IP address. Cable compensation Generally , video signals will be attenuated when using a long cable to connect between the recor[...]

132 Protocol A set of rules that allows the exchange of data amongst differ ent types PCs with information. The Internet uses the TCP/IP protocol as its base and information is transferred following http and ftp pr oto- cols depending on the application. Port number A sub address set below the IP addr ess to connect mul- tiple parties simultaneousl[...]

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