Panasonic WJHD500 Operations Instructions

Before attempting to connect or operate this product,please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.Model No. WJ-HD500B(

10 WV-CU50E Remote Controller&1 Lock Button (LOCK)Toggles to enable or disable the button lock function onboth front panels of the Disk Recorder

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11&6 Electronic Zoom Button (EL-ZOOM)Use this button to enter or exit the electronic zoommode.In the EL-ZOOM mode an image presently displayed ins

124. Insert the absorbers on to the chassis as shown in thefigure.5. Place the hard disk on the chassis, then fix it with thefour screws and sleeves w

135. Connect one end of the supplied flat cable to thebrown-coloured receptacle on the main board, asshown in the figure.6. Place the main board and C

14 Mounting into the RackThe Disk Recorder can be mounted into the rack asdescribed below.1. Remove the four rubber feet by removing the fourscrews f

15CONNECTIONSShown below are examples of system connections.<Basic System>ONOFFPOWERONOFFPOWERREMOTOTIMEROPERATEFULLHDDSEQUENCESETLOCKALARMALARM

16 Connection with the RemoteControllerConnect the Remote Controller to the REMOTE port on therear of the Disk Recorder with the supplied modular cab

17 Alarm Port ConnectionThe ALARM port can be used for connecting the alarm sen-sor and alarm control switches. It is also used to synchro-nize the s

18• Time adjustment can be enabled connecting with theexternal device as shown below.• The Extension Units are installed in the system forextending it

19(Remaining HDD Capacity Alarm Output)CONTROL Input/Output(15)(Earth)Alarm DeviceRelay, etc.(6)Power Failure ProcessCompletion OutputUPS Shut DownLin

2The 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 spaceprovided and ret

20 Connection with the Extension Units● SCSI ConnectionThe Digital Disk Recorder WJ-HD500B controlsthe extension units through the SCSI chain.1. Conn

21● Switch Settings1. Set MODE switch #2 on the rear of the WJ-HD500B toOFF when connecting a DVD Extension Unit without anoptional HDD.Set the MODE s

22<Connection with the DVD Extension Unitwith HDD>The figure shows the WJ-HDE510 with an HDD.The DVD-RAM is used for backup of the data recorded

23 Connection to PS•Data Compatible EquipmentNote the following when connecting the Disk Recorder to equipment with PS•Data capability.q Connect the

24 Connection with the PCThere are two options to communicate with the PC, the first is using Serial Port and the second is via Ethernet, when the sp

25PREPARATIONS

26POWER UP PROCEDUREBefore operating the Disk Recorder, confirm that the cam-eras and peripherals are connected correctly and securelyand all system c

27FORMATTING THE HARD DISKThe Hard Disk requires formatting before it can be used forstoring images, as shown below.• When the Hard Disk in the Disk R

286. Select either "1DISK" or "ALL" by pressing the A or Bbutton, then press the SET button.1DISK: Enables formatting only a speci

294. Select DVD FORMAT in the menu by pressing the D orC button, then press the SET button.The DVD FORMAT menu as shown below appears onthe monitor.5.

3PREFACE ... 4FEATURES ...

30The mirroring function uses an auxiliary array of inexpen-sive disks to record the same data on two disks at the sametime.If an error or malfunction

31To deactivate the mirror function:• Select “MIRROR RELEASE” in the menu by pressingthe A, B, D or C button, then press the SET buttonduring the step

323. Select “YES” in the menu by pressing the A or B but-ton, then press the SET button to execute the diskremove.4. When the remove is completed, “DO

33 Status DisplayThe status display shows the system status of the DiskRecorder.It is displayed on the screen of the Multiscreen Monitor dur-ing reco

34r Warning DisplayDisplays the status in case of Disk Recorder trouble.THERMAL ✽: Indicates thermal error in the DiskRecorder or the extension units

35HARD DISK and RECORDINGThe WJ-HD500B Hard Disk Recorder records the images on the Hard Disk as shown below, dividing space into six disk sec-tors.Th

36 Time Lapse RecordingThe Time Lapse Recording records still images at regular intervals until the end of the recording operation.• Manual and Exter

37• Dynamic Recording is set to ALM-ONLYWhen an alarm is received, it records the assigned camera input in a specified number of pre-recordings, and t

39SETUP PROCEDURES

40SETUP MENUThe Setup Menu provides a way for controlling functionswhich are not available by a direct operation. Displaying the SETUP MenuTo display

4PREFACEThe WJ-HD500B Digital Disk Recorder is a combination ofa Hard Disk Recorder with a Video Multiplexer; it is able torecord the images of up to

41 Programming Menu SetupAs shown below, the WJ-HD500 SETUP menu has eight main submenus. Seven of these are further divided into additionalsubmenus.

42TIMER SETTINGThe timer recording mode is triggered by the internal or anexternal timer.This item lets you enable or disable the timer for recording.

43Common Recording SetupThese items let you determine the common recording set-tings, camera assignment for the groups and playback set-tings.1. Move

44● Group Title SetupThis item lets you edit the group title to be displayed on themonitor screen.Each title is composed of 8 alphanumeric characters.

45 Playback Mode SetupThis item lets you select the playback mode according tothe recorded number when the PLAYBACK button ispressed.1. Move the curs

46 Hard Disk End SetupThis item lets you enable or disable uninterrupted recordingwhen the hard disk space is used up.1. Move the cursor to the HDD D

47✽✽ 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,

48 Alarm Active Mode (ManualRecording)This item lets you select the active mode when an alarm isreceived during manual recording.1. Move the cursor t

498. Move the cursor to the editing area (NO. 2 to NO. 4) bypressing the D or C button, then repeat the steps 6and 7 to edit the schedule.9. When all

50 External Program TimerThe internal timer can be changed to the specified timerpreviously programmed by the input from the externaltimer. This func

5PRECAUTIONS• Refer all work related to the installation of thisproduct to qualified service personnel or systeminstallers.• Do not block the ventilat

51• “FPS” indicates as field per second or frame persecond when the FIELD/FRAME parameter is set toFIELD or FRAME in the menu.Move the cursor to the R

52 Multi Shot Recording (Internal Timer)As described before, the Multi Shot Recording is an eventrecording function reacting to an alarm input.It rec

537. Move the cursor to the DYNAMIC REC parameter bypressing the D or C button, then select the recordingpattern for post-recording by pressing the +

54Emergency Recording (Time Lapse Recording)The Emergency Recording is given priority to record allvideo inputs in Time Lapse Recording reacting to a

55 Sequence Setup (MultiscreenMonitor)There are three sequence patterns to run on theMultiscreen Monitor.The items shown below let you program the se

562. Move the cursor to the editing area to assign a cameraby pressing the A, B, D or C button.3. Select a camera number to be assigned by pressingthe

57 Sequence Setup (Spot Monitor)This item lets you program the live sequence pattern to berun on the Spot Monitor.Live sequence is a series of 16 ste

586. Repeat the above steps 2 to 5 to set up the other steps.7. When satisfied with all of the above steps, press theSETUP/ESC button to return to th

59Secret View SettingWhen the video input is displayed in the spot mode on theSpot Monitor, the Multiscreen Monitor is enabled to skip thestep in sequ

601. Move the cursor to ALARM SETUP in the WJ-HD500SETUP menu by pressing the D or C button, thenpress the SET button.The ALARM SETUP menu shown belo

6MAJOR OPERATING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Front ViewREMOTETIMEROPERATEFULLHDDSEQUENCESETLOCKALARMALARMRESETALARMSUSPENDMULTISCREENSELECTSETUP/ESC

61EXT: Alarm output continues until the ALARM RESETbutton is pressed or the external alarm recover sig-nal is received from the ALARM port.The factory

626. Move the cross pointer on the screen to the startingpoint for the area by pressing the A, B, D or C but-ton, then press the SET button.7. Move th

632. Move the cursor to the camera title editing area youwant to edit by pressing the D, C, A or B button.3. Select a character by pressing the + or -

64● Title DisplayThis 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

65 Title Display Position SettingThis item lets you select the position where the title displayis placed on the Spot and Multiscreen Monitor.1. Move

66The procedures described below let you set the parame-ters for the Disk Recorder to communicate with externaldevices.1. Move the cursor to COMMUNICA

67● Parity CheckThis item lets you set the parity bit for RS-485 communica-tion.1. Move the cursor to the PARITY CHECK parameter bypressing the D or C

68● Baud RateThis item lets you set the transmission speed for RS-232Ccommunication.1. Move the cursor to the BAUD RATE parameter bypressing the D or

69● Stop BitThis item lets you set the number of stop bits for RS-232Ccommunication.1. Move the cursor to the STOP BIT parameter by press-ing the D or

70The described below let you determine the system desig-nation and display the system logs.1. Move the cursor to SYSTEM SETUP in the WJ-HD500SETUP me

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

71 Buzzer SettingThis item lets you enable or disable the buzzer soundaccompanying operation of the Disk Recorder’s buttons.1. Move the cursor to the

722. 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 theSETUP/ESC button.●

73 System InformationThe table indicates the version of the hardware and soft-ware.1. Move the cursor to SYSTEM INFORMATION in the SYS-TEM SETUP menu

74DVD DRIVE SETUPThe procedures described below let you select the DVDDrive function when the specified DVD drive is installed inthe system.1. Move th

75 Emergency Recording BackupThis item lets you enable or disable automatic backup ofEmergency Recording data.1. Move the cursor to the AUTO COPY(EME

77OPERATING PROCEDURES

78● Single Sequence (Live)A series of camera images can be displayed in successionon the monitor screen for the specified duration.Refer to the 5 - 1

793. To select another image, press a numeric button (1 -16) corresponding to the image.The selected image appears on the monitor screen.The indicator

806. 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 th

81● 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 gr

8Designation Rear View16161515141413131212111110109988776655443 22311SIGNAL GND10/100BASE-TSPOTOUTIN EXT STORAGE COPYCONTROL ALARMVIDEOMODEDATAREMOTE

82<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

83● Group Multi SequenceThe assigned group camera images can be displayed insuccession on the monitor screen for the specified dura-tion.Each sequence

84The alarm function activates the warning alarm status, whenan externally connected alarm sensor is turned on, or aninstalled Video Motion Detector i

85 Alarm SuspensionThis function disables the activation of the alarm link andinstead enables storing of any alarm activated in theERROR REPORT table

86 Internal Timer RecordingThe internal timer recording begins when the reserved starttime comes, and continues until the reserved end time isreached

87 Alarm RecordingThe Disk Recorder activates the recording alarm status within the specified recording mode, when an externally connectedalarm senso

88• Set to ALM-PRIRecords the alarm-activated input images preferentially over other video inputs.• Set to ALM-ONLYRecords the particular images that

89HDDEmergency RecorderManual RecorderEmergency RecorderGroup 1TimerRecorderGroup 2Group 3Group 4 Emergency RecordingThe Emergency Recording is given

90The recorded images on the disk can be played back onthe Multiscreen Monitor.The procedures described below are for operations playingback the hard

91 Search Record FunctionThe Disk Recorder has two search functions.The procedures below describe how to search and playback records.1. Select the gr

9$7 Alarm Port (ALARM)This port accepts the alarm input from the associatedalarm sensors through either Normally Open orNormally Closed contacts.The p

92The procedures below describe how to search and playback alarm logs. 1. Select the alarm log search window by pressing theDISPLAY button.2. Select a

93● Zooming Single Spot (Playback)While the image on the monitor screen is displayed inSingle Spot mode, the image can be zoomed following theprocedur

94● Displaying Camera and Playback ImageOne segment of the multiscreen for camera images can beassigned to playback.The playback image will be display

955. Move the cursor to the position to be edited in thesearch editing area by pressing the A, or B button.6. Select the desired digit or month by pre

96While the record list is displayed on the monitor, pressingthe DISPLAY button will toggle the window between timeand date and alarm log search as s

97DATA ERASE FUNCTIONThe Disk Recorder can erase recorded data past due eitherautomatically or manually. Auto Erase Function1. Press the SETUP/ESC bu

985. When the erase is completed, “DONE!” appears on thelower-centre in the menu.6. Press the SETUP/ESC button for two seconds or moreto close the men

993. Select the ALL or OPERATION password (5-digit) bypressing the Numeric buttons (1 - 10).• To select “0” for numeric input, press the numeric 10but

100PLAYBACK OF BACKUP DATAThe stored images on the DVD-RAM disk for backup canbe played back on the Multiscreen Monitor.The procedures described below

101GeneralPower Source: 220 V - 240 V AC, 50 HzPower Consumption: 55 WAmbient Operating Temperature: +5°C - +45°C (41°F - 113°F)Ambient Operating Humi