Panasonic WJ-HD500B manual

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    Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. Model No. WJ-HD500B (V er . 2) Digital Disk Recorder Operating Instructions R E M O T O A L A R M G R O U P S E L E C T P L A Y P P A U S E R E V F W D IN D E X A L A R M S E A R C H D IS P L A Y A L A R M R E S E T A [...]

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    2 The serial number of this product may be found on the bot- tom of the unit. You should note the serial number of this unit in the space provided and retain this book as a permanent record of your purchase to aid identification in the event of theft. Model No. WJ-HD500B Serial No. Caution: Before attempting to connect or operate this product, plea[...]

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    3 PREFACE ......................................................................... 4 FEATURES ....................................................................... 4 PRECAUTIONS ................................................................ 5 MAJOR OPERATING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS .........................................................[...]

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    4 PREF ACE The WJ-HD500B Digital Disk Recorder is a combination of a Hard Disk Recorder with a Video Multiplexer; it is able to record the images of up to sixteen sequentially controlled video inputs on the built-in hard disk. A multi-recording function records simultaneously several images from various applications; this enables you to obtain reli[...]

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    5 PRECAUTIONS • Refer all work related to the installation of this product to qualified service personnel or system installers. • Do not block the ventilation opening or slots on the cover. To prevent the appliance from overheating, place it at least 5 cm (2 inches) away from the wall. • Do not drop metallic parts through slots. This could pe[...]

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    6 MAJOR OPERA TING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ■ Front View REMOTE TIMER OPERATE FULL HDD SEQUENCE SET LOCK ALARM ALARM RESET ALARM SUSPEND MULTISCREEN SELECT SETUP /ESC GROUP SELECT SPOT MULTISCREEN DA YLIGHT SAVINGS EL-ZOOM COPY REC PREVIEW INDEX STOP B PLAY/ P AUSE REC FWD REV ALARM SEARCH DISPLAY REC STOP 1 2 3 4 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 5 6 7[...]

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    7 !1 Numeric Buttons (1 - 16) These buttons are used for numeric input into the sys- tem such as the video selection, password, etc. The indicator in the button lights up to indicate as shown below. Green: The input is displayed on the monitor. Yellow: The input is displayed on the monitor and recorded on the Hard Disk. Orange: The input is recorde[...]

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    8 Designation ■ Rear V iew 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 1 1 SIGNAL GND 10/100 BASE-T SPOT OUT IN EXT STORAGE COPY CONTROL ALARM VIDEO MODE DATA REMOTE(WV-CU50) GEN-LOCK OUT SERIAL POWER ON AC IN OFF IN OUT OUT MUL TI SCREEN OUT AUDIO $1 ^0 $2 %9 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 $8 $9 %0 %1 %2%3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 $1 Multisc[...]

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    9 $7 Alarm Port (ALARM) This port accepts the alarm input from the associated alarm sensors through either Normally Open or Normally Closed contacts. The pin assignment of the port is shown below. $8 Copy Port (COPY) For connecting the optional DVD Extension Unit. $9 Mode Selector (MODE) Selects data termination for PS • Data system expansion. %0[...]

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    10 ■ WV -CU50 Remote Controller &1 Lock Button (LOCK) Toggles to enable or disable the button lock function on both front panels of the Disk Recorder and Remote Controller. The LED indicates the status as shown below. On: The button lock is enabled. Off: The button lock is disabled. While On, the button lock will be released only if the prese[...]

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    11 &6 Electronic Zoom Button (EL-ZOOM) Use this button to enter or exit the electronic zoom mode. In the EL-ZOOM mode an image presently displayed in single spot can be enlarged and compressed on the Multiscreen Monitor. &7 Group Selection Button (GROUP SELECT) Selects the camera group from among group 1, 2, 3 and 4. The LED will light whil[...]

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    12 4. Insert the absorbers on to the chassis as shown in the figure. 5. Place the hard disk on the chassis, then fix it with the four screws and sleeves with the earth lug as shown in the figure. 6. Set the unit address with the jumper connector on the hard disk drive, as shown in the figure, for example. 7. Install the hard disk with the chassis i[...]

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    14 ■ Installing the Optional Network Board The Network Board WJ-HDB502 is installed exclusively in the WJ-HD500B Disk Recorder. 1. Unplug the power cord from the WJ-HD500B Digital Disk Recorder, or disconnect the plug from the AC out- let. 2. Remove the top cover of the Disk Recorder by remov- ing the 11 screws, as shown in the figure. 3. Remove [...]

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    13 5. Place the Motion Detector Board on the Analog Board, as shown below, and plug in the boards. 6. Fix both boards with the 3 supplied screws, as shown below. 7. After installing the board, connect CN403 and the main board, then secure them by tightening the screws shown below. ■ Installing the Optional Motion Detector Board The Motion Detecto[...]

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    15 ■ Mounting into the Rack The Disk Recorder can be mounted into the rack as described below. 1. Remove the four rubber feet by removing the four screws from the bottom of the Disk Recorder. 2. Place the rack mounting brackets on both sides of the Disk Recorder and tighten with the four supplied screws (M4 X10). 3. Install the Disk Recorder with[...]

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    16 CONNECTIONS Shown below are examples of system connections. <Basic System> ON OFF POWER ON OFF POWER REMOTO TIMER OPERATE FULL HDD SEQUENCE SET LOCK ALARM ALARM RESET ALARM SUSPEND MULTISCREEN SELECT SET UP /ESC GROUP SELECT SPOT MULTISCREEN DAYLIGHT SA VINGS EL-ZOOM COPY REC PREVIEW INDEX STOP PLAY/ PAUSE REC FWD REV ALARM SEARCH DISPLAY [...]

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    17 ■ Connection with the Remote Controller Connect the Remote Controller to the REMOTE port on the rear of the Disk Recorder with the supplied modular cable. ■ Connection with the Camera Sites Connect cameras (or camera site equipment) to the VIDEO IN connectors (1 to 16) on the rear of the Disk Recorder with the coaxial cable. ■ Connection w[...]

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    18 ■ Alarm Port Connection The ALARM port can be used for connecting the alarm sen- sor and alarm control switches. It is also used to synchro- nize the sequence as shown below. • Connect the sensor switches to the ALARM port on the rear of the Disk Recorder, as shown in the example below. Designation Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Alarm[...]

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    19 • Time adjustment can be enabled connecting with the external device as shown below. • The Extension Units are installed in the system for extending its disk capacity. Connect each thermal error output from the Extension Units with the CONTROL Port on the rear of the WJ- HD500B Disk Recorder as shown below. The WJ-HD500B will display the war[...]

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    20 (Remaining HDD Capacity Alarm Output) CONTROL Input/Output (15) Alarm Device Relay , etc. (6) Ground P ower F ailure Process Completion Output UPS Shut Down Line F ail signal (Normally Open) C Before connecting the UPS , refer to the man ual of your UPS . P ower F ailure Detect Input Ground Common P ower Cab le Disk Recorder WJ-HD500B CONTROL (1[...]

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    21 ■ Connection with the Extension Units ● SCSI Connection The Digital Disk Recorder WJ-HD500B controls the extension units through the SCSI chain. 1. Connect the supplied SCSI cable between the EXT STORAGE port on the WJ-HD500B and the EXT IN port on the 1st extension unit. 2. Connect the supplied SCSI cable between the EXT OUT port on the 1st[...]

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    22 ● Switch Settings 1. Set MODE switch #2 on the rear of the WJ-HD500B to OFF when connecting a DVD Extension Unit without an optional HDD. Set the MODE switch to ON if other Extension Units are installed in the system. 2. Set the SCSI ID and TERMINATION of the Extension Units as required. ■ Connection with the DVD Extension Unit The WJ-HD500B[...]

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    23 <Connection with the DVD Extension Unit with HDD> The figure shows the WJ-HDE510B with an HDD. The DVD-RAM is used for backup of the data recorded on the WJ-HD500B Digital Disk Recorder as well as for storing the data of the extension hard disk drive units in the system. 1. Connect between the COPY port on the WJ-HD500B and the COPY IN por[...]

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    24 ■ Connection to PS • Data Compatible Equipment Note the following when connecting the Disk Recorder to equipment with PS • Data capability. q Connect the controller and PS • Data equipment at the ends of the PS • Data line. w Set the termination to ON for the units at both ends of the PS • Data line. Use the MODE selector on the rear[...]

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    25 ■ Connection with the PC There are two options to communicate with the PC, the first is using Serial Port and the second is via Ethernet, when the speci - fied Network Board is installed in the Disk Recorder. ● Serial Port Connection The SERIAL Port on the rear of the Disk Recorder conforms to RS-232C, and it can communicate with the PC by c[...]

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    27 PREP ARA TIONS[...]

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    28 POWER UP PROCEDURE Before operating the Disk Recorder, confirm that the cam- eras and peripherals are connected correctly and securely and all system components are turned on. 1. Turn on the Disk recorder by pressing the POWER switch located on the rear of the Disk Recorder. Make sure that the OPERATE indicator on the front panel is illuminated.[...]

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    29 FORMA TTING THE HARD DISK The Hard Disk requires formatting before it can be used for storing images, as shown below. • When the Hard Disk in the Disk Recorder is replaced. (Disk formatting is required for the replaced Hard Disk.) • When the optional extension units are operated for the first time after installation. (Disk formatting is requ[...]

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    30 6. Select either "1DISK" or "ALL" by pressing the A or B button, then press the SET button. 1DISK: Enables formatting only a specified Hard Disk. ALL: Enables formatting all Hard Disks. If the "1DISK" is selected in the menu, move the cursor to the Hard Disk number to be formatted by pressing the A , B , D or C butt[...]

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    31 4. Select DVD FORMAT in the menu by pressing the D or C button, then press the SET button. The DVD FORMAT menu as shown below appears on the monitor. 5. Select "YES" in the menu by pressing the A or B but- ton, then press the SET button to start formatting. 6. When the formatting is completed, "COMPLETED!" appears in the cent[...]

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    32 The mirroring function uses an auxiliary array of inexpen- sive disks to record the same data on two disks at the same time. If an error or malfunction occurs on one of the hard disks, the other disk still records the data normally. This ensures reliability of the system, since the data will always be avail- able on one of the disks. To use this[...]

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    33 T o deactivate the mirror function: • Select “MIRROR RELEASE” in the menu by pressing the A , B , D or C button, then press the SET button during the step 7 procedure. When the mirror function is activated, the “MIRROR RELEASE” is displayed in the menu as shown below. • All procedures are similar to setting the mirror function. 5. Se[...]

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    34 3. Select “YES” in the menu by pressing the A or B but- ton, then press the SET button to execute the disk remove. 4. When the remove is completed, “DONE!” appears in the lower-left corner of the menu. The selected disks are displayed with “–” in the menu Normal camera images will appear on the monitor after five seconds. DISK REMO[...]

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    35 ■ Status Display The status display shows the system status of the Disk Recorder. It is displayed on the screen of the Multiscreen Monitor dur- ing recording and playback and contains the following information. The status display is only available on the screen of the Multiscreen Monitor. Pressing the DISPLAY button toggles all displays on the[...]

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    36 r Warning Display Displays the status in case of Disk Recorder trouble. THERMAL ✽ : Indicates thermal error in the Disk Recorder or the extension units. ( ✽ indicates the extension unit number) HDD ✽✽ %: Is displayed when the remaining space of the Hard Disk reaches a specified value. ( ✽✽ indicates the remaining capacity.) DISK FULL[...]

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    37 HARD DISK and RECORDING The WJ-HD500B Hard Disk Recorder records the images on the Hard Disk as shown below, dividing space into six disk sec- tors. There are three recording modes, Time Lapse, Multi Shot and One Shot, to obtain reliable records by selecting the mode best suited for your purpose. ■ Hard Disk As described above, the divided har[...]

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    38 ■ Time Lapse Recording The Time Lapse Recording records freeze images at regular intervals until the end of the recording operation. • Manual and External (Power-on) Timer Recording is recorded in this mode on the Manual Recorder. Refer to the Manual Recording Setup for further details. • Emergency Recording is also recorded in this mode o[...]

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    39 • Dynamic Recording is set to ALM-ONLY When an alarm is received, it records the assigned camera input in a specified number of pre-recordings, and then records the alarm images in a specified number of post-recordings. Notes: • The thumbnails are based on an image each time an alarm is received. • The recording number is automatically ass[...]

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    41 SETUP PROCEDURES[...]

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    42 SETUP MENU The Setup Menu provides a way for controlling functions which are not available by a direct operation. ■ Displaying the SETUP Menu To display the setup menu follow the procedure below. 1. Confirm that the camera and peripherals are connected correctly and securely and that all system components are turned on. 2. The Disk Recorder ha[...]

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    43 ■ Programming Menu Setup As shown below, the WJ-HD500 SETUP menu has eight main submenus. Seven of these are further divided into additional submenus. The mark indicates that the item has a submenu for more detailed setups. TIMER SETTING RECORDING SETUP Common Recording Setup Group Setup Program Timer Sequence Setup Alarm Port Setting Video Mo[...]

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    44 TIMER SETTING The timer recording mode is triggered by the internal or an external timer. This item lets you enable or disable the timer for recording. 1. Move the cursor to the TIMER parameter in the WJ- HD500 SETUP menu by pressing the D or C button. 2. Select a parameter to be activated by pressing the + or - button. INT: Selects the internal[...]

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    45 Common Recording Setup These items let you determine the common recording set- tings, camera assignment for the groups and playback set- tings. 1. Move the cursor to COMMON SETUP in the WJ-HD500 SETUP menu by pressing the D or C button, then press the SET button. The COMMON SETUP menu as shown below appears on the Multiscreen Monitor. 2. To sele[...]

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    46 ● Group Title Setup This item lets you edit the group title to be displayed on the monitor screen. Each title is composed of 8 alphanumeric characters. 1. Move the cursor to TITLE in the COMMON SETUP menu by pressing the D or C button, then press the SET but- ton. The GROUP SETUP (TITLE) menu as shown below appears on the monitor screen. 2. Mo[...]

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    47 ■ Playback Mode Setup This item lets you select the playback mode according to the recorded number when the PLAYBACK button is pressed. 1. Move the cursor to the PLAYBACK MODE parameter in the COMMON SETUP menu by pressing the D or C button. 2. Select the desired mode to be played back by pressing the + or - button. ALL: All the records are pl[...]

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    48 ■ Hard Disk End Setup This item lets you enable or disable uninterrupted recording when the hard disk space is used up. 1. Move the cursor to the HDD DISKEND parameter in the COMMON SETUP menu by pressing the D or C but- ton. 2. Select the desired mode by pressing the + or - but- ton. STOP: Stops recording when the disk is full. CONTINUE: Cont[...]

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    49 ✽✽ indicates the hours for recording time mode: 2, 12, 18, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 180, 240, 360, 480, 720, 960, 1200, 1440, 2160, 2880, 3600, 4320, 6480, 8640 (parameter A* indicates recording with audio) When the parameter SF/FQ/NQ/EX is selected for recording time, the recording rate and quality are auto- matically set according to the selec[...]

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    50 ■ Alarm Active Mode (Manual Recording) This item lets you select the active mode when an alarm is received during manual recording. 1. Move the cursor to TRIGGER ACTION SETUP in the MANUAL REC SETUP menu by pressing the D or C button, then press the SET button. The TRIGGER ACTION SETUP menu as shown below appears on the monitor screen. 2. Move[...]

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    51 8. Move the cursor to the editing area (NO. 2 to NO. 4) by pressing the D or C button, then repeat the steps 6 and 7 to edit the schedule. 9. When all settings are completed, press the SETUP/ESC button to return to the previous TIMER REC SETUP menu. ■ Special Day Timer Before programming this table, confirm that the Program Timer is programmed[...]

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    52 ■ External Program Timer The internal timer can be changed to the specified timer previously programmed by the input from the external timer. This function is enabled, when a contact is connect- ed with pin 22 of the ALARM port. This item lets you enable or disable the external timer for recording. 1. Move the cursor to the EXT REC MODE parame[...]

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    53 • “FPS” indicates as field per second or frame per second when the FIELD/FRAME parameter is set to FIELD or FRAME in the menu. Move the cursor to the REC QUALITY parameter by pressing the D or C button, then select a recording image quality by pressing the + or - button. SUPER FINE: For enhanced sharpness (Compression Rate 1/6) FINE: For f[...]

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    54 ■ Multi Shot Recording (Internal Timer) As described before, the Multi Shot Recording is an event recording function reacting to an alarm input. It records the number of images in pre- and post-recording. Pre-recording is the recorded images during standby, prior to the input of the alarm signal. Post-recording is the recorded images after the[...]

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    55 7. Move the cursor to the DYNAMIC REC parameter by pressing the D or C button, then select the recording pattern for post-recording by pressing the + or - but- ton. OFF: Records the images assigned to group inputs, including the one that has activated the alarm (the same as pre-recording). ALM-ONLY: Records the particular image that has acti- va[...]

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    56 Emergency Recording (T ime Lapse Recording) The Emergency Recording is given priority to record all video inputs in Time Lapse Recording reacting to a signal input form the CONTROL port. These items let you determine the recording parameters for Time Lapse Recording when the input signal is received from pin 21 of the CONTROL port located on the[...]

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    57 ■ Sequence Setup (Multiscreen Monitor) There are three sequence patterns to run on the Multiscreen Monitor. The items shown below let you program the sequence to run on the Multiscreen Monitor. ● Live Sequence Live sequence is a series of 16 steps assigned to the Multiscreen Monitor. The sequence steps can be combined with four screen segmen[...]

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    58 2. Move the cursor to the editing area to assign a camera by pressing the A , B , D or C button. 3. Select a camera number to be assigned by pressing the + or - button. AREA indicates the display pattern, including the cam- era assignment and display positions as shown below. 4. Repeat the above steps 2 and 3 to assign a camera for other areas. [...]

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    59 ■ Sequence Setup (Spot Monitor) This item lets you program the live sequence pattern to be run on the Spot Monitor. Live sequence is a series of 16 steps assigned to the Spot Monitor. This sequence can be run on the Multiscreen Monitor by operating the buttons. ● Live Sequence Pattern Setting 1. Move the cursor to SPOT LIVE SEQUENCE SETUP in[...]

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    60 6. Repeat the above steps 2 to 5 to set up the other steps. 7. When satisfied with all of the above steps, press the SETUP/ESC button to return to the previous SEQUENCE SETUP menu. ● Sequence Timing Setting This item lets you select between internal and external con- trol for advancing the sequence on the Spot Monitor. 1. Move the cursor to th[...]

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    61 Secret V iew Setting When the video input is displayed in the spot mode on the Spot Monitor, the Multiscreen Monitor is enabled to skip the step in sequence or display a blackout in multiscreen for that selected input image. This function is called Secret View and the item lets you enable or disable this function on the Multiscreen Monitor. 1. M[...]

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    62 1. Move the cursor to ALARM SETUP in the WJ-HD500 SETUP menu by pressing the D or C button, then press the SET button. The ALARM SETUP menu shown below appears on the monitor screen. 2. Select an item or item parameter in the menu by press- ing the D or C button. 3. To return to the previous WJ-HD500 SETUP menu, press the SETUP/ESC button. ■ A[...]

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    63 EXT: Alarm output continues until the ALARM RESET button is pressed or the external alarm recover sig- nal is received from the ALARM port. The factory default setting is 2S. ■ Alarm Buzzer Setting This item lets you select the ringing duration of the built-in alarm buzzer when an alarm is activated. 1. Move the cursor to the ALARM BUZZER para[...]

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    64 6. Move the cross pointer on the screen to the starting point for the area by pressing the A , B , D or C but- ton, then press the SET button. 7. Move the cross pointer on the screen to the ending point for the area by pressing the A , B , D or C but- ton, then press the SET button to determine the rectan- gular detecting area. Four detecting ar[...]

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    65 2. Move the cursor to the camera title editing area you want to edit by pressing the D , C , A or B button. 3. Select a character by pressing the + or - button. The characters shown below can be selected in sequence. Numeral: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Alphabet: A to Z, a to z Symbols: ←→ = ? ' " # $ % & ( ) * + , – . / : ; Space: ?[...]

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    66 ● Title Display This item lets you enable or disable the display of the cam- era and group title on the Multiscreen Monitor. 1. Move the cursor to the TITLE DISPLAY parameter in the DISPLAY SETUP menu by pressing the D or C button. 2. Select either ON or OFF by pressing the + or - but- ton. ON: Enables the display of the camera and group title[...]

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    67 ■ Title Display Position Setting This item lets you select the position where the title display is placed on the Spot and Multiscreen Monitor. 1. Move the cursor to the TITLE POSITION parameter in the DISPLAY SETUP menu by pressing the D or C but- ton. 2. Select a position to be displayed on the monitors by pressing the + or - button. L-UPPER:[...]

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    68 The procedures described below let you set the parame- ters for the Disk Recorder to communicate with external devices. 1. Move the cursor to COMMUNICATION SETUP in the WJ-HD500 SETUP menu by pressing the C or D but- ton, then press the SET button. The COMMUNICATION SETUP menu shown below appears on the monitor screen. 2. Select an item or item [...]

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    69 ● Parity Check This item lets you set the parity bit for RS-485 communica- tion. 1. Move the cursor to the PARITY CHECK parameter by pressing the D or C button. 2. Select NONE, EVEN or ODD for parity check by press- ing the + or - button. The factory default setting is NONE. ● Stop Bit This item lets you set the number of stop bits for RS-48[...]

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    70 ● Baud Rate This item lets you set the transmission speed for RS-232C communication. 1. Move the cursor to the BAUD RATE parameter by pressing the D or C button. 2. Select the desired transmission speed shown below by pressing the + or - button. The factory default setting is 9 600 bps. ● Data Bit This item lets you set the number of data bi[...]

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    71 ● Stop Bit This item lets you set the number of stop bits for RS-232C communication. 1. Move the cursor to the STOP BIT parameter by press- ing the D or C button. 2. Select either 1 or 2 for the number of stop bits by press- ing the + or - button. The factory default setting is 1 bit. ● W ait Time This item lets you set the waiting time in m[...]

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    72 The described below let you determine the system desig- nation and display the system logs. 1. Move the cursor to SYSTEM SETUP in the WJ-HD500 SETUP menu by pressing the C or D button, then press the SET button. The SYSTEM SETUP menu shown below appears on the monitor screen. 2. Select an item or item parameter in the menu by press- ing the D or[...]

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    73 ■ Buzzer Setting This item lets you enable or disable the buzzer sound accompanying operation of the Disk Recorder’s buttons. 1. Move the cursor to the BUZZER parameter in the SYS- TEM SETUP menu by pressing the D or C button. 2. Select either ON or OFF by pressing the + or - but- ton. ON: Enables the buzzer. OFF: Disables the buzzer. The fa[...]

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    74 2. Select an item or item parameter in the menu by press- ing the D or C button. 3. To return to the previous setup menu, press the SETUP/ESC button. ● Disk Information 1. Move the cursor to DISK INFORMATION in the DISK MANAGEMENT menu by pressing the C or D button, then press the SET button. The DISK INFORMATION table appears on the monitor, [...]

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    75 ■ System Information The table indicates the version of the hardware and soft- ware. 1. Move the cursor to SYSTEM INFORMATION in the SYS- TEM SETUP menu by pressing the C or D button, then press the SET button. The SYSTEM INFORMATION table appears on the mon- itor screen. Note: “VMD” will be displayed when the optional motion detector boar[...]

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    76 DVD DRIVE SETUP The procedures described below let you select the DVD Drive function when the specified DVD drive is installed in the system. 1. Move the cursor to DVD on the WJ-HD500 SETUP menu by pressing the C or D button, then press the SET but- ton. The DVD menu shown below appears on the monitor screen. 2. Select an item or item parameter [...]

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    77 ■ Emergency Recording Backup This item lets you enable or disable automatic backup of Emergency Recording data. 1. Move the cursor to the AUTO COPY(EMERGENCY) parameter on the DVD menu by pressing the C or D button 2. Select either ON or OFF by pressing the + or - but- ton. OFF: Disables emergency data backup. ON: Enables emergency data backup[...]

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    79 OPERA TING PROCEDURES[...]

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    80 ● Single Sequence (Live) A series of camera images can be displayed in succession on the monitor screen for the specified duration. Refer to the 5 - 1 - 3 SPOT LIVE SEQUENCE SETUP for fur- ther details. 1. Press the SEQUENCE button to run the assigned sequence forward on the monitor screen. The indicator in the button lights to indicate that t[...]

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    81 3. To select another image, press a numeric button (1 - 16) corresponding to the image. The selected image appears on the monitor screen. The indicator on the button previously selected turns off and the indicator on the button currently selected lights up. ● Zooming Single Spot (Live) While the image on the monitor screen is displayed in Sing[...]

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    82 6. To return to Spot monitoring, select an image to be dis- played on the monitor by pressing a numeric button (1 - 16) . Notes: • You can also enable the Auto Skip function to skip any steps when no video signal is present. Refer to AUTO SKIP in the 5 - 1 SEQUENCE SETUP for further details. • The setting can be adjusted in such a way that t[...]

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    83 ● Multiscreen Spot (Live) The monitor can display the camera images on a 4, 7, 9, 10, 13 and 16 multiscreen shown below. 1. Select the input for all groups (or one group) by press- ing the GROUP SELECT button. Pressing this button toggles the group display on the monitor as shown below. G1: Group 1 G2: Group 2 G3: Group 3 G4: Group 4 none: All[...]

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    84 <All Input Display with Quad Shift On> <Group Display> (camera 1 to 5 are assigned to a group) 3. To display a Single Spot image, select an image to be displayed on the monitor by pressing one of the numer- ic buttons that the indicator in the button lights up. ● Multi Sequence (Live) A series of camera images can be displayed in s[...]

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    85 ● Group Multi Sequence The assigned group camera images can be displayed in succession on the monitor screen for the specified dura- tion. Each sequence step can be displayed as either four screen segments (quad) or a minimum quantity of the segment screen, depending on the setting. Refer to GROUP SEQ MODE in the 5 - 1 SEQUENCE SETUP for furth[...]

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    86 The alarm function activates the warning alarm status, when an externally connected alarm sensor is turned on, or an installed Video Motion Detector (optional) is activated. The Disk Recorder activates the recording alarm status within the specified recording mode; it also activates the status display, such as the ALARM indicator, monitor dis- p[...]

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    87 ■ Alarm Suspension This function disables the activation of the alarm link and instead enables storing of any alarm activated in the ERROR REPORT table. It is used to suspend the alarm link during the Disk Recorder’s setup. To suspend the alarm: 1. Press the ALARM RESET and REC PREVIEW buttons at the same time. The ALARM SUSPEND indicator li[...]

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    88 ■ Internal Timer Recording The internal timer recording begins when the reserved start time comes, and continues until the reserved end time is reached. The reservations are made in the TIMER REC SETUP menu, and the TIMER parameter is set to INT in the WJ-HD500 SETUP menu. As described before, the received video inputs can be assigned to four [...]

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    89 ■ Alarm Recording The Disk Recorder activates the recording alarm status within the specified recording mode, when an externally connected alarm sensor is turned on, or when the installed Video Motion Detector (optional) is activated. The alarm recording mode is determined by the setup in the WJ-HD500 SETUP menu. Described below is an alarm re[...]

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    90 • Set to ALM-PRI Records the alarm-activated input images preferentially over other video inputs. • Set to ALM-ONLY Records the particular images that have activated the alarm. • Set to ALM-MULTI • Records alarm images and creates thumbnails of images that have most recently received an alarm. • Records alarm images that is chosen dete[...]

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    91 HDD Emergency Recorder Manual Recorder Emergency Recorder Group 1 Timer Recorder Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 ■ Emergency Recording The Emergency Recording is given priority over any other recording modes. This recording is controlled through input from the CONTROL port on the rear of the Disk Recorder. It records all camera images in Time Lapse Re[...]

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    92 The recorded images on the disk can be played back on the Multiscreen Monitor. The procedures described below are for operations playing back the hard disk. Refer to the PLAYBACK MODE or THUMBNAIL parameter in the COMMON SETUP menu for the play back setup. ■ Basic Playback 1. Select the group to be played back by pressing the GROUP SELECT butt[...]

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    93 ■ Search Record Function The Disk Recorder has two search functions. The procedures below describe how to search and play back records. 1. Select the group to be played back by pressing the GROUP SELECT button. 2. Pressing the ALARM SEARCH button toggles the indi- cator in the button on and off. Selecting either mode will display the list as s[...]

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    94 The procedures below describe how to search and play back alarm logs. 1. Select the alarm log search window by pressing the DISPLAY button. 2. Select an alarm number or emergency record by press- ing the + or - button. Pressing the + or - button will toggle the display in the search editing area. 3. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to start the searc[...]

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    95 ● Zooming Single Spot (Playback) While the image on the monitor screen is displayed in Single Spot mode, the image can be zoomed following the procedure below. 1. Select an image to be zoomed on the monitor by press- ing a numeric button (1 - 16) . The indicator in the selected button lights up and the camera image corresponding to the button [...]

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    96 ● Displaying Camera and Playback Image One segment of the multiscreen for camera images can be assigned to playback. The playback image will be displayed in the upper left seg- ment of the multiscreen. 1. Display the live camera images on the multiscreen by pressing the MULTISCREEN SELECT button. 2. Press the REC PREVIEW button. The indicator [...]

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    97 5. Move the cursor to the position to be edited in the search editing area by pressing the A , or B button. 6. Select the desired digit or month by pressing the + or - button. 7. Repeat procedures 5 and 6 to edit the other positions. 8. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to start the search. A list of records including the most recent recording will ap[...]

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    98 While the record list is displayed on the monitor, pressing the DISPLAY button will toggle the window between time and date and alarm log search as shown in the figure. The procedures below describe how to copy the selected alarm logs. 1. Select the alarm log search window by pressing the DISPLAY button. 2. Select an alarm number or emergency re[...]

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    99 The Disk Recorder can erase recorded data past due either automatically or manually. ■ Auto Erase Function 1. Press the SETUP/ESC button for two seconds or more, the WJ-HD500 SETUP menu as shown below appears on the screen of the Multiscreen Monitor. 2. Select SYSTEM SETUP in the menu by pressing the D or C button, then press the SET button. T[...]

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    100 ■ Manual Erase Function 1. Repeat the procedures until the ERASE menu is dis- played on the monitor screen for auto erase. 2. Move the cursor to the ERASE DATA BEFORE parame- ter in the menu by pressing the D or C button. 3. Select the month by pressing the + or - button, then press the B button to select the date and year by repeating the pr[...]

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    101 3. Select the ALL or OPERATION password (5-digit) by pressing the Numeric buttons (1 - 10) . • To select “0” for numeric input, press the numeric 10 button. • Entering input will automatically verify a password. If the password is not correct, “PASSWORD ERROR!” is displayed on the monitor screen and returns to the step 2 display. To[...]

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    102 PLA YBACK OF BACKUP DA T A The stored images on the DVD-RAM disk for backup can be played back on the Multiscreen Monitor. The procedures described below are for playing back the DVD-RAM disk. Note: To enable this function, the AUTO COPY(ALARM) and AUTO COPY(EMERGENCY) parameters on the DVD menu must be set to OFF. 1. Insert the DVD-RAM disk to[...]

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    103 General Power Source: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power Consumption: 58 W Ambient Operating Temperature: +5°C - +45°C (41°F - 113°F) Ambient Operating Humidity: Less than 85 % Dimensions: 420 mm (W) x 88 mm (H) x 350 mm (D) 16-9/16” (W) x 3-7/16” (H) x 13-3/4” (D) Weight: 8 kg (17.6 lbs.) Input and Output Video Input: 1.0 V[p-p]/75 Ω Composite [...]

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