Panasonic Digital Disk Recorder Wj Hd616 Wj Hd716 Operating Instructions

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 !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 previous 
page.
[SET] button: Press this button to determine the  edited settings on the setup menu.
    This button also can be used to turn the 
alarm suspension on/off. (☞ Page 58)
  !3  Mouse port [MOUSE]
    Use this port to connect a USB mouse (commer-
cially available). (No device other than a mouse 
can be connected.)
  * It is impossible to connect a mouse to the mouse 
connection port if the connector from the mouse 
is upside down. When it is hard to connect, check 
the upside down position of the connector from 
the mouse. 
  !4  SDHC/SD memory card slot/External output 
connector (AUDIO OUT, VIDEO OUT)
    The video output connector to be used for output 
to a VCR, audio output connector (RCA pin jack) 
and SDHC/SD memory card slot are provided 
inside the cover.
  !5	 Built-in DVD
    It is possible to install an optional built-in DVD 
(WJ-HDB611).
     
						

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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	from	 the slot, push the card until it clicks and pull it up 
straight.
 
    
Insert a DVD disc (commercially available)
Step 1
Open the DVD drive cover.
Step 2
After confirming that the power of the recorder is on, 
press the eject button located at the center of the 
DVD drive and pull the disc tray gently.
Note:
	 •	 After	copying	the	recorded	data	on	a	DVD,	per -
form the procedure to eject the DVD. (☞ Page 61)
    Otherwise, the tray may not open even after the 
eject button is pressed.
 
    
Pull the tab 
down.
SDHC/SD memory 
card slot
When inserting an SDHC/SD 
memory card, conrm that the 
label on the SDHC/SD memory 
card is upside and only the 
upper right corner of the card 
has different shape.
Pull the tab down.
Eject button 
						

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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:
	 •	 When	opening/closing	the	DVD	drive	tray,	do	not	 apply force on the tray. 
	 •	 When	not	using	the	DVD	drive,	close	the	disc	tray.
	 •	 When	removing	the	disc	from	the	tray,	press	the	 spindle to detach the disc. If trying to detach the 
disc forcibly, it can damage both the disc and the 
DVD drive.
 
Spindle 
						

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About the operation window
The default positions are indicated by the circled 
numbers. (Broken lined circles 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 "Upper 
left", "Lower left", "Upper right" and "Lower right".
    At the default, the camera title will be displayed at 
upper right (R-Upper).
Note:
	 •	 The	camera	title	will	be	displayed	with	up	to	14	 characters.
 
  w  Time and date display
    The current time (hour, minute, second) and date 
(year, month, day) will be displayed.
    The time and date display position can be select-
ed from "Upper left", "Lower left", "Upper right" 
and "Lower right".
    At the default, the time and date will be displayed 
at upper left (L-Upper).
Note:
	 •	 When	the	display	position	of	the	camera	title	and	 the time and date are set at the same position, the 
time and date will be displayed at the selected 
position.
	 •	 When	selecting	monitor	1,	it	is	possible	to	display/ hide the camera title and the time and date by 
pressing the [OSD] button.
 
    	e  Event display
    The event display will be display at the opposite 
side of the time and date display.
    When the time and date is displayed at the lower 
left, the event display will be at the lower right. At 
the default, the event occurrence will be displayed 
at upper right (R-UPPER).
    The event occurrence will be displayed as follows.
"*" 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 a terminal alarm occurred
EMR: Displayed during the emergency recording
SITE-*: Displayed when a camera site alarm  occurred
CMTN-*: Displayed when a motion is detected  (SD5Link camera)
CRMV-*: When an object appears/disappears  (SD5Link camera)
CSTY-*: Displayed when a staying object is  detected (SD5Link camera)
CDRT-*: Displayed when a object moving to the  specified direction is detected (SD5Link cam-
era)
CTRM-*: Displayed when a camera terminal alarm  occurred (SD5Link camera)
CSCD-*: Displayed when an interference with the  camera is detected (SD5Link camera)
Note:
	 •	 Refer	to	page	56	for	further	information	about	 each event and their event actions.
 
    
Monitor 1
(Monitor to display live images only)
     
						

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The default positions are indicated by the circled 
numbers. (Broken lined circles 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 camera title will be displayed at 
upper right (R-Upper).
  w  Status bar
    The current status will be displayed.
    The display position can be selected from "Upper" 
and "Lower".
    The default display position is "Lower".
Note:
	 •	 The	camera	title	will	be	displayed	with	up	to	14	 characters.
	 •	 When	selecting	monitor	2,	it	is	possible	to	display/ hide the camera title display and the status bar 
respectively by pressing the [OSD] button.
	 •	 Images	recorded	with	the	"Time	embed"	setting	 "On" will be played in the embedded recording 
mode.
EVT: Pre-event recording/Post-event recording
EMR: Emergency recording
 
  e  Shortcut launcher
    It is possible to execute a function such as play-
back by simply pressing each button on the short-
cut launcher.
    The shortcut launcher will be displayed only when 
a mouse (commercially available) is connected.
    
Normal display Minimum display
Minimum display/Normal display: When the triangle 
is clicked, display of the shortcut launcher will be 
switched between the normal display and the 
minimum display.
Time and date search: When this button is clicked,  the "Go to date" window will be displayed.  
(☞ Page 43)
Latest recorded image: When this button is clicked,  playback of the latest recorded images will start 
and the "REC & Playback" panel will be displayed. 
(☞ Page 44)
Playback: When this button is clicked, playback will  start and the "REC & Playback" panel will be dis-
played. (☞ Page 39)
El-zoom: When this button is clicked, the displayed  images will be displayed at x2 and the "El-zoom" 
panel will be displayed. This button will work only 
when images are being displayed on a 1-screen. 
(☞ Page 31)
Camera control: When this button is clicked, the  camera control panel will be displayed. (☞ Page 
64)
Note:
	 •	 The	shortcut	launcher	will	be	displayed	(or	hidden)	 when the status bar is displayed (or hidden). 
When the status bar is displayed at the bottom of 
the screen (Lower), the shortcut launcher will be 
displayed at the lower right corner. When the sta-
tus bar is displayed at the top of the screen 
(Upper), the shortcut launcher will be displayed at 
the upper right corner.
	 •	 When	a	panel	such	as	the	operation	panel	is	dis- played, the shortcut launcher will be hidden.
    
Monitor 2
(Monitor to display live images, recorded images and the setup menu)
    
Minimum display/
Normal display
Camera 
control
El-zoom Latest recorded 
imageTime and date 
search
Playback 
						

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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 to enlarge images from the camera and to move 
the angular field of view using the electronic zoom.
REC & Playback
The recording/playback panel will be displayed. It is 
possible to perform operations relating to recording 
and playback.
 * The recording/playback panel cannot be operated 
using the buttons on the front panel of the record-
er.
     Go to last
The latest recorded image will be played. Playback 
will start from the point set in advance of the latest 
recorded image. Refer to the Installation Guide for 
further information about the point of the latest 
recorded image.
Search & Copy
It is possible to perform operations relating to search 
and playback and relating to copying of data (onto a 
DVD or an SDHC/SD memory card), etc. The search 
conditions panel or the data copy panel will be dis-
played. It is also possible to cancel the search filters 
and to validate the DVD eject button from this menu.
Setup Menu
The setup menu will be displayed. Refer to the 
Installation Guide for further information about the 
setup menu.
Logout
It is possible to log out from the recorder from this 
menu.
Description of the status bar
    
 
q  Submenu button [S.Menu]
The submenu window will be displayed.
In the submenu window, the following menu buttons 
are provided.
    
q
wry
et 
						

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 w  Status display area
Indication Description Indication
Live Indicates that live images are 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 displayed in sequence
Playback Indicates that recorded images are currently  being played. When playback is being per-
formed not at normal speed, the playback 
speed also will be displayed.
When the playback speed is being held, the 
playback speed will be displayed in orange. 
:   Currently recorded images 
are being played
:   Currently recorded images 
are being played reversely
:   Currently playback is paused
:   Currently recorded images 
are being played at a speci-
fied playback speed
:   Currently recorded images 
are being played reversely at 
a specified playback speed 
  e  Copy/Delete icon, source disk selection, mirror/RAID recovery display area
Indication Description Indication
Copy Indicates that copying is currently being per-
formed.
:  Currently data is being cop-
ied
Delete Indicates that data is currently being deleted
:  Currently data is being delet-
ed
RECOVER Indicates that RAID recovery is currently being  performed
:  Currently RAID recovery is 
being performed
DVD selection Indicates that an optional DVD drive  (WJ-HDB611) is currently being selected
:  Currently the DVD drive is 
being selected 
SDHC/SD  
memory card 
selection Indicates that an SDHC/SD memory card is 
currently being selected
:  
Currently the SDHC/SD 
memory card (optional) is 
being selected 
  r  Live/Playback time and date display area 
Indication Description Indication
Time Time and date of the displayed images will be 
displayed.
When live images are being displayed: The 
current time and date will be displayed.
When recorded images are being played: The 
time and date when the images were record-
ed will be displayed.
The asterisk "*" will be displayed before time 
and date during the summertime.
Year,	 
month,  
dayHour,  
minute,  
second 
						

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 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 a terminal alarm 
occurred
SITE-*:   Displayed when a camera site alarm 
occurred 
CMTN-*:   Displayed when a motion is detected 
(SD5Link camera) 
CRMV-*:   When an object appears/disappears 
(SD5Link camera) 
CSTY-*:		 Displayed	when	a	staying	object	is	
detected (SD5Link camera) 
CDRT-*:   Displayed when a object moving to the 
specified direction is detected (SD5Link 
camera) 
CTRM-*:   Displayed when a camera terminal 
alarm occurred (SD5Link camera) 
CSCD-*:   Displayed when an interference with the 
camera is detected (SD5Link camera) 
EMR:   Displayed when an emergency recording 
started
Note:
	 •	 Refer	to	page	56	for	further	information	about	each	event	and	their	event	actions.
 
	y  Error display area
Indication Description Indication
Error Indicates that an error occurred.
ALT-*:  Alteration is detected
SMART:    HDD early warning (predictable fail-
ure) 
H-METER:    Reached the set time for the hour 
meter warning  
When the HDD operation time 
reached the set time
THERMAL:  Thermal error occurred
POWER:  Power outage is detected
C-**%:  Remaining capacity warning 
C-FULL:  No disk space
CPY-ERR:	 Copy	error	(Destination)
REMOVE:    When the HDD on which an access 
error occurred was automatically 
removed 
Indicates an event occurrence.
Alarm icon
Indicates an error occurrence.
Error icon
Partition Indication
Normal recording area
Event recording area NML
EVT
Partitions indicated by "C" 
						

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Indication DescriptionIndication
Error 1DOWN:   A single hard disk drive in RAID 
(RAID 5/RAID 6) is faulty (which can 
be recovered by replacing the hard 
disk drive)
2DOWN:    2 hard disk drives in RAID (RAID 5/
RAID 6) are faulty (which can be 
recovered by replacing the hard 
disk drives when operating in the 
RAID 6 mode)
3DOWN:    3 hard disk drives in the RAID 6 
mode are faulty (which cannot be 
recovered by replacing the hard 
disk drives)
FAN:  Cooling fan error occurred
SWAR-ERR:    A hard disk drive was removed 
without pressing the [USE] button 
during the recording is running
R-FAIL:    RAID recovery failed (RAID 5/RAID 
6) 
F-FAIL:  Failed to format the hard disk drive 
"*" indicates the camera channel  (1 - 16).
"C"   indicates the partition (See the descrip-
tions.)
"**" indicates a number (%) of the remaining disk
Note:
	 •	 Refer	to	the	Installation	Guide	for	further	information	about	each	error.	
  
						

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Basic operation
To directly operate the recorder, there are 2 ways of how to operate it: operations using the buttons on the front 
panel and operations using a mouse connected to the recorder.
The following are descriptions of how to perform the basic operation in these 2 ways. Important:
	 •	 The	instructions	in	this	manual	are	mainly	using	the	buttons	on	the	front	panel.	Instructions	for	both	are	pro- vided for operations only when different procedures are to be made depending on whether using the but-
tons on the front panel or the mouse. 
    When preferring to use the mouse, operate the recorder using the mouse by referring the instructions of how 
to operate the recorder using the buttons on the front panel after understanding how to operate the recorder 
using the mouse by referring the instructions in the "Operate using the mouse" chapter. 
 
Operations using the buttons on the front panel
The recorder can be operated using the buttons on the front panel to which the functions are assigned.
Refer to the "Major operating controls and their functions" section (☞ page 9) for further information about the 
functions assigned to each button.
Operations of the submenu
The submenu will be displayed by pressing the [SUB MENU] button on the front panel. 
    
Refer to page 16 for further information about the functions operable on\
 the submenu and the descriptions 
about them. 
The following are instructions for how to operate the submenu window and a panel display\
ed by selecting a 
submenu (camera control panel, camera menu panel, El-zoom panel, REC & playback panel). 
    
Menu selection
Move the cursor using the arrows button (C D A B), 
and then press the [SET] button. The panel of the 
selected menu will be displayed. 
Close the submenu window
Press the [SETUP/ESC] button. It is also possible to 
close the submenu window by pressing the [SET] 
button after moving the cursor onto the [Cancel] but-
ton. 
     Tab selection on a panel
When a number (1 - 4) is provided for the tab name, 
press the camera selection button (1 - 4) to select the 
tab.
When no number is provided for the tab name, press 
the [SET] button after moving the cursor using the 
arrows button (C D A B).