Panasonic Digital Disk Recorder Wj Hd616 Wj Hd716 Operating Instructions

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Search for time and date when a motion was detected from 
recorded images and play (VMD search)
Display a list of time and date when a motion was detected (by the VMD \
function) from images recorded by all 
the recording modes (☞ page 37), and then select a desired recorded image to play from the list. 
Camera channels, time and date when a motion was detected, detection area and detection sensitivity can be 
used as the filters for the VMD search. 
VMD search list window
    
[VMD search] button 
Displays the search filter window on which the search 
filters can be specified. 
[Select Medium] button
Displays the disk selection window on which a media 
(HDD, DVD, SDHC/SD memory card) subject to play 
can be selected. 
Time & date
The time and date when the images were recorded 
will be displayed.
Ch
Displays the camera channel used for recording. 
Playback of images recorded using the displayed 
camera channel will start on a 1-screen. 
Event
Displays the event type. Refer to page 8 for further 
information about the event type. 
HDD
Displays the hard disk drive number on which images 
were recorded. 
    Audio
Displays the icon to indicate whether audio is 
attached to the data or not. 
Number of the listed data
Displays a time and date range of the listed data. 
Number of the listed data (Total)
Displays the total number of listed data. When more 
than 200 data matched, the ">200" indication will be 
displayed. 
[Prev page] button
Displays the previous page. 
[Next page] button
Displays the next page. 
[B] (play) button
It is possible to play the selected recorded image.
     
						

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Step 1
Press the [SEARCH] button on the front 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 press the [SET] button on the front panel. 
  →  The search filter window will be displayed.
Step 4
Specify the VMD search conditions. 
When the [SET] button is pressed after moving the 
cursor onto a button relating to a search condition, 
the setup window respective to the selected search 
condition. 
When completing the VMD search condition setting, 
press the [SET/ESC] button to close the search filter 
window.
Select camera channels 
Move the cursor onto the [Ch] button, and then press 
the [SET] button.
  →  The camera channel setup menu will be dis-
played. 
To select a camera channel, rotate the jog dial 
(inside). 
    
How to operate
     
						

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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 keyboard (for time and 
date entry) will be displayed and the time and date 
can be entered using it. Refer to pages 21 and 25 for 
how to use the software keyboard (for time and date 
entry).
Filter by detection area or detection sensitivity 
Move the cursor onto the [Sensitivity] button, and 
then press the [SET] button.
  →  The sensitivity setup menu will be displayed. 
Up to 4 detection areas (A - D) can be set. It is also 
possible to set the whole displayed area as the detec-
tion area by pressing the [SET] button after moving 
the cursor onto the [All Area] button. 
Set detection areas and detection sensitivities for 
each of them as follows. 
     1.  Move the cursor onto the [Area] button of any of  the detection area (A - D), and then press the 
[SET] button. 
 2.  Set the start point of the detection area. 
    Move the cursor to a point to be set as the start  point of the detection area using the arrows but-
ton (C D A B), and then press the [SET] button. 
 3.  Set the end point of the detection area. 
    Move the cursor to a point to be set as the end  point of the detection area using the arrows but-
ton (C D A B), and then press the [SET] button. 
Up to 4 detection areas can be set by repeating 
steps 1 - 3.
  →  The area setup window will be displayed again. 
Note:
	 •	 When	creating	a	detection	area,	drag	to	the	lower	 right from the start point to determine the end 
point. It is impossible to determine the end point 
when dragging to any direction other than to the 
lower right.
     
						

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Note:
	 •	 To	delete	the	set	detection	area,	take	the	following	 procedures.
   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 [Area] button of any  of the detection area (A - D), and then press 
the [SET] button.
 
 4.  Set the detection sensitivity of each detection  area. 
    Move the cursor onto "Sensitivity" of the detection  area to be set, and then rotate the jog dial (inside) 
to select the detection sensitivity from the follow-
ing. 
Off: Does not detect motion in the selected area. 
Low: Low sensitivity 
Mid: Standard sensitivity 
High: High sensitivity 
 5.  Set the mask duration of each detection area. 
    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. 
    Rotate the jog dial (inside) to select the detection  sensitivity from the following. 
    1 s, 1 min, 1 h, 24h 
    
Step 5
After specifying the search conditions (filters), press 
the [SET] button after moving the cursor onto the [B] 
button. 
  →  Data matched the search conditions (filters) will be 
displayed on the VMD search list window. 
Step 6
Select time and date of recorded data from the list to 
play. To select a recorded data in which motion was 
detected, rotate the jog dial (inside). 
Note:
	 •	 When	the	shuttle	ring	(outside)	is	rotated,	the	pre- vious/next page of the list will be displayed.
     
						

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Step 7
Move the cursor onto the [B] (play) button, and then 
press	the	[SET]	button.	(Or	press	the	[PLAY]	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 time and date, playback may sometimes 
not start. In this case, wait for a while and try to 
play again. 
Step 8
To 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.
Note:
	 •	 When	starting	playback	from	the	displayed	VMD	 search list, only recorded images of the listed data 
are subject to play. 
    To make all recorded images available to play, 
stop playback and start playback again.
  
						

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Event function
The recorder will take an event action when any of the following events occur.
	 •	 Terminal	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 recorder. 
	 •	 Video	Motion	Detection	(VMD):	Regard	as	an	event	when	a	motion	is	detected	in	images	by	the	video	 motion detection function. (See below about the VMD function.)
	 •	 Video	loss:	Regard	as	an	event	when	the	video	input	signal	is	lost,	such	as	by	the	camera	cable	disconnec -
tion, malfunction of the camera, etc.
	 •	 i-VMD	camera	alarm:	Regarded	as	an	event	when	an	alarm	(motion	detection,	object	appearance/disap -
pearance, etc.) is detected by the SD5Link camera. 
	 •	 Camera	site	alarm:	Regarded	as	an	event	when	an	alarm	(motion	detection,	etc.)	is	detected	by	a	camera.
	 •	 Command	alarm:	Regarded	as	an	alarm	when	receiving	an	alarm	from	a	PC,	etc.	via	
a	network.
Note:
	 •	 Video	Motion	Detection	(VMD)	function
    When a motion (luminance change) is detected in the specified area (detection area), the recorder will regard 
this as an alarm detection.
    Refer to the Installation Guide for the settings required to use the video motion detection function.
	 •	 When	the	recorder	is	just	after	rebooted,	an	alarm	detected	by	an	SD5Link	camera	may	sometimes	be	dis -
played as a camera site alarm. In a similar way, an alarm detected by an SD5Link camera connected to the 
encoder (WJ-MP204C) may be displayed as a command alarm.
	 •	 Cameras	will	provide	a	notification	only	when	an	alarm	input	is	detected.	Therefore,	the	recorder	will	not	dis- play an alarm occurrence indication when the recorder is booted while an alarm input is being supplied.
 
Event action
When an event occurs and the recorder detects the event occurrence, the recorder will take the event action 
according to the settings configured in advance. 
The event action mode can be selected from the alarm mode (ALM), activity detection mode (ADM) and Off.  
(☞ Installation Guide) 
Refer to a system administrator for further information. A different event action will be taken depending on the 
selected event action mode. 
When selecting the alarm mode (ALM), the recorder will take an alarm action. 
Event action mode
	 •	 Alarm	mode	(ALM)
    When the alarm mode (ALM) is selected, notification of an event occurr\
ence will be provided to outside the 
system. In this manual, event actions to be taken in the alarm mode are called "alarm action". 
	 •	 Activity	detection	mode	(ADM)	
    When the activity detection mode (ADM) is selected, only recording and indication of an alarm occurrence 
will be performed at an event occurrence. No notification of event occurrence will be provided to any exter-
nal device in the activity detection mode (ADM). 
	 •	 Off
    Only filing logs of event occurrences will be performed. No other event action will be taken. 
     
						

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Event actionAlarm mode Activity detection mode Off
Start recording
b bX
Display event information on the screen
bX X
Blink the alarm indicator
bX X
Sound the buzzer
bX X
Switch to the camera channel in which an alarm occurred
bX X
Move a camera to the preset position
b bX
Send a mail that notifies of an event occurrence
bX X
Send a PS·Data command that notifies of an event occur-
rence
bX X
Output signals from the ALARM connector and the ALARM/
CONTROL connector on the rear of the recorder
bX X
File event logs
b bb
Send recorded images to an FTP serverbX X
Provide an alarm notification to a PC according to the 
Panasonic alarm protocol setting
bX X
Cancel the alarm action
The recorder will take an alarm action according to the settings configured in advance when an event occurs in 
the alarm mode (ALM). To cancel the alarm action, press the [Alarm reset] button on the front panel or click the 
alarm icon on the status bar displayed on monitor 2. 
When the "Alarm auto reset" setting on the "Common" tab under "Event" of the setup menu is set\
 to "2s", "5s",  
"10s", "20s", "30s", "1min", "3min"or "5min" (☞ Installation Guide), the following actions will automatically be 
taken without canceling the alarm action by pressing the [Alarm reset] button. 
	 •	 The	alarm	indicator	on	the	front	panel	will	stop	blinking	and	light	steadily.	
	 •	 The	event	information	displayed	on	the	monitor	will	disappear.	
	 •	 The	sounding	buzzer	and	the	alarm	output	will	stop.
	 •	 The	camera	where	the	alarm	had	occurred	will	return	to	the	previous	status.	
    
Step 1
Press the [ALARM RESET] button. Press the [ALARM 
RESET] button or click the [ALM] icon on the status 
bar displayed on monitor 2.
  →  The alarm action will be canceled and the alarm 
indicator will go off.
Note:
	 •	 When	the	alarm	action	is	canceled,	the	event	 recording will stop and return to the operational 
status just before the event occurred. 
 
     
						

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Suspend the alarm action
Configure the settings to not to perform the alarm action even when an event occ\
urs.
It is useful to suspend the alarm action for a certain period such as wh\
en configuring the settings of the record-
er.
However, recording filing of event logs, preset position function and alarm occurrence indication (on monitor) 
will be performed even though the alarm action is being suspended. 
    
Step 1
Press the [ALARM RESET] button and the [SET] but-
ton on the front panel simultaneously. 
  →  The alarm action will be suspended. The alarm 
suspension indicator will light. 
Step 2
To cancel the alarm suspension, press the [ALARM 
RESET] button and the [SET] button simultaneously 
again. 
  →  The alarm suspension will be canceled and the 
alarm suspension indicator will go off. 
    
Important:
	 •	 It	is	impossible	to	suspend	alarm	actions	using	 the mouse.
Note:
	 •	 It	is	possible	to	disable	the	alarm	actions	by	con- necting an external switch to the ALARM/
CONTROL connector (pin no. 22: alarm suspen-
sion input terminal) on the rear of the recorder. 
When setting the external switch to "On", the 
alarm action will be suspended. To cancel the 
alarm suspension, set the external switch to "Off".
 
    
Cancel the error action
When an error (trouble) occurred on the recorder, the recorder will take the error action. To cancel the error 
action, press the [ALARM RESET] button on the front panel or click the error icon on the status bar displayed 
on monitor 2.
Note:
	 •	 Depending	on	the	error	type,	the	error	indication	by	the	status	indicator	on	the	front	panel	will	not	go	off	 even when canceling the error action.  
						

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Copy recorded images
Step 1
Set a destination media (DVD, SDHC/SD memory 
card). (☞ Installation Guide)
Step 2
Press the [Copy] button on the front 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 possible to manually copy images recorded in the recorder onto a DVD (DVD–R, DVD+R) or an SDHC/SD 
memory card. 
It is recommended to make back-up copies on a regular basis for unexpected situations such as malfunction of 
the hard disk drives.
It is impossible to copy recorded images when the recorder is in the following statuses. 
	 •	 When	the	copy	window	is	being	opened	by	other	user	
	 •	 When	the	media	(SDHC/SD	memory	card/DVD)	is	being	selected	by	other	user	
	 •	 When	the	setup	menu	is	being	displayed
The copied recorded images can be played on the recorder or on a PC using the dedicated viewer software. 
The viewer software will automatically be copied on a media (DVD, SDHC/SD memory card) on which recorded 
images are copied. 
Refer to page 108 for how to operate the viewer software.
Refer to page 48 for how to play the copied recorded images on the recorder.  Note:
	 •	 Pause	the	playback	before	starting	copying	when	playing	recorded	images	on	the	recorder.	
	 •	 To	copy	recorded	images	onto	an	SDHC/SD	memory	card,	it	is	necessary	to	use	the	formatted	SDHC/SD	 memory card. Refer to page 73 for how to format an SDHC/SD memory card.
	 •	 Required	time	for	copying	varies	depending	on	the	data	size	to	be	copied.	It	will	take	longer	time	to	copy	 recorded images when they were recorded with a larger image capture size, in a higher quality or at a higher 
recording rate even though the same number of camera and the same duration ar\
e set for copying. 
	 •	 Copying	of	recorded	images	may	sometimes	be	performed	incorrectly	when	there	exist	2	or	more	images	 recorded at the same time and date resulting in change of the time and date setting or the auto time adjust-
ment function. 
	 •	 In	the	following	cases,	the	copying	
currently	being	performed	will	stop.
	 •	 When	any	of	the	settings	of	the	recorder	is	changed
	 •	 When	a	user	who	started	manual	copy	logged	out	(It	will	take	around	90	seconds	until	copying	is	 stopped after the web browser is closed.)
	 •	 When	the	original	data	(source	for	copying)	is	lost	(overwritten	or	malfunction	of	the	hard	disk	drive)	
	 •	 Copied	data	may	contain	private	information.	To	prevent	leakage	of	private	information,	manage	media	 with great caution.
     
						

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Step 3
Specify the detailed conditions of recorded images to 
be copied. 
Date and time range: Designate the start time and  date and the end time and date of recorded 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 software keyboard (for 
time and date entry) will be displayed and the time 
and date can be entered using it. 
    Refer to pages 21 and 25 for how to use the soft-
ware keyboard (for time and date entry).
Copy drive: Select a DVD or an SDHC/SD memory  card as a copying destination. 
    Move the cursor onto "HDD → DVD" or "HDD → 
SDHC/SD memory card", and then press the 
[SET] button. 
REC event: Select an event type of recorded images  to be copied from the following. The checkbox 
respective to the selected event type will be 
checked. (When selecting "All", all the checkbox-
es will be checked.)
	 •	 REC	event
    Manual recording, schedule recording, emer-
gency recording, video loss, terminal alarm, 
command alarm, motion auto-detection, cam-
era site alarm 
	 •	 i-VMD
    Motion detection, object appearance/disap-
pearance, terminal alarm, residence detection, 
direction detection, interruption detection
Camera: Select a camera channel used for recording. 
    Check the checkbox corresponding to  the 
desired camera channel. 
Alter detect: Determine whether or not to attach the  alteration detection code to the recorded images 
to be copied. 
    When the alteration detection code is attached, it 
is possible to check if the copied recorded images 
have been altered or not when playing the copied 
recorded images using the viewer software. 
    Move the cursor onto "Alteration detection", and 
then select "On" or "Off" by rotating the jog dial 
(inside). 
Note:
	 •	 Select	the	[Cancel]	button	to	cancel	the	condi- tions for copying. 
	 •	 When	selecting	"DVD"	as	the	destination	media	 even though an optional built-in DVD drive is not 
installed, the error message of "No media is 
inserted" will be displayed.
 
    Step 4
Move the cursor onto [OK], and then press the [SET] 
button. 
  →  The copy data list will be displayed and the 
recorded images matched the set conditions will 
be displayed in list form on it. 
Copying destination:
 The copying destination selected on 
the copy data window will be displayed. 
    DVD/SD 
Data size: The total size of the listed recorded imag- es will be displayed. 
    The displayed total size includes the viewer soft-
ware. It may take several minutes to display the 
total size. 
Remaining capacity: The remaining capacity of the  destination media (DVD/SD) will be displayed. 
List display: 8 recorded images matched to the set  conditions will be displayed in reverse chronologi-
cal order from the top. The following information 
of recorded images will be displayed.
    Time and date when images were recorded, cam-
era channel, event and hard disk drive number 
Time range of the listed data: Displays a time and  date range of the listed data. 
Number of the listed data (Total): Displays the total  number of listed copied data. When more than 10 
000 data matched, the ">10000" indication will be 
displayed.
[Prev page] button: Displays the previous page. 
[Next page] button: Displays the next page. 
Note:
	 •	 When	the	shuttle	ring	(outside)	is	rotated,	the	pre- vious/next page of the list will be displayed.