Panasonic Digital Disk Recorders Wj Hd500a Operating Instructions

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(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 succession
on the monitor screen for the specified duration.
Each sequence step can be combined with four screen
segments (quad) and single image.
Refer to the 5 - 1 - 1 MULTI LIVE SEQUENCE SETUP for fur-
ther details.
1. Select the input mode for all groups by pressing the
GROUP SELECTbutton (indicator off).
2. Press the MULTISCREEN SELECTbutton to display
the one of the screen segments on the monitor.
3. Press the SEQUENCEbutton to run the assigned
sequence forward on the monitor screen.
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4. During the sequence, press the SEQUENCEbutton to
pause the sequence that is being run on the monitor
screen.
The indicator in the button blinks to indicate that the
sequence is paused.
5. Press the SEQUENCEbutton to restart the sequence
forward from the step that was previously paused by
pressing the SEQUENCE button.
The indicator in the button changes to a steady light.
6. To return to Single Spot monitoring, select an image to
be displayed by pressing a numeric button (1 - 16).
Or to return to screen segments display, press the
MULTISCREEN SELECTbutton.
Notes:
• You can also enable the Auto Skip function to skip
any steps when no video signal is present.
(or a screen segment is blacked out on the quad
display.)
Refer to AUTO SKIP in the 5 - 1 SEQUENCE SETUP
for further details.
• The setting can be adjusted in such a way that the
sequence step for displaying an image on the Spot
Monitor screen in the single spot mode can be
skipped automatically.
(or a screen segment is blacked out on the quad
display.)
Refer to the SECRET VIEW in the 5 MULTIPLEXER
SETUP for further details.
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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 further details.
1. Select one of the group displays by pressing the
GROUP SELECTbutton.
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 Inputs
2. Press the SEQUENCE button to run a sequence on the
monitor screen starting from group 1.
The display pattern varies according to the group
assignment and setting, shown below is an example of
monitor displays.
If the cameras are assigned to the group as follows:
Group 1 Cameras 1, 2, 6, 9, 15
Group 2 Cameras 3, 4, 5
Group 3 Cameras 7, 8, 10, 11
Group 4 Cameras 12, 13, 14,16


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3. During the sequence, press the SEQUENCEbutton to
pause the sequence that is being run on the monitor
screen.
The indicator in the button blinks to indicate that the
sequence is paused.
4. Press the SEQUENCEbutton to restart the sequence
forward from the step that was previously paused by
pressing the SEQUENCE button.
The indicator in the button changes to a steady light.
5. To return to Spot monitoring, select an assigned cam-
era image by pressing one of the numeric buttons that
the indicator in the button lights up.
If you attempt to press any button other than the one
assigned to the group, it will be ignored.
Notes:
• You can also enable the Auto Skip function to skip
any steps when no video signal is present.
(or a screen segment is blacked out on the multi-
screen display.)
Refer to the AUTO SKIP in the 5 - 1 SEQUENCE
SETUP for further details.
• The setting can be adjusted in such a way that the
sequence step for displaying an image on the Spot
Monitor screen in the single spot mode can be
skipped automatically. 
(or - on a multi-screen display - the screen segment
is blacked out.)
Refer to the SECRET VIEW in the 5 MULTIPLEXER
SETUP for further details.
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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-
play and alarm buzzer, to indicate that an alarm signal has
been received.
Described below is an example of an alarm status activa-
tion.
For further details related to the recording of images during
an alarm, refer to chapter Alarm Recording.
Alarm Input
The Disk recorder can handle the following alarms.
•Interface Alarm
Alarm received from the ALARM port on the rear of the
Disk Recorder.
•Video Input Signal Loss Alarm
Alarm indicating that a camera video signal loss has
occurred.
“CH✽✽LOSS” is displayed on the monitor screen.
•Motion Detector Alarm
Alarm that the Disk Recorder detects a motion on the
video image when the Video Motion Detector (optional)
board is installed.
Alarm Operation
When an alarm signal is received, the Disk recorder, Spot
Output and Multiscreen Output of the Disk Recorder are
activated as shown below.
Refer to the ALARM SETUP menu of the WJ-HD500 SETUP
menu for further settings.
Front Panel Display
When an alarm function is activated, the ALARMindicator
and corresponding camera input button (1 to 16)blink.
After the programmed time has elapsed, the indicator
changes to a steady light.
If another alarm is received during output of the previous
alarm, the alarm signal is output for the programmed dura-
tion.
Alarm Buzzer
The buzzer beeps for the programmed duration.
The buzzer stops beeping before that duration when the
alarm is reset.
Alarm Log
The alarm logs are stored in the Record List table or the
ERROR REPORT table.
The tables also indicate the alarm mode.
Alarm Notice
When the optional Network Board is installed in the Disk
Recorder, notice of the received alarm can be automatically
transmitted to the Mail Address of the external device by e-
mail.
For further setting, refer to the Operating Instructions of the
board.
Monitor Display
The alarm-activated input image and alarm display are dis-
played on the monitors as shown below.
Described below are several examples; the selected mode
varies, depending on the menu setting.
•Alarm Spot Mode
• The alarm-activated input image is displayed in the
Single Spot mode on the monitor.
When another alarm is received, the display switch-
es to the most recent alarm-activated input image in
the Single Spot mode.
• The camera title and alarm display blink alternately
on the monitor.
• When a camera video signal loss has occurred, the
display switches to blackout.
If the Disk Recorder plays back images on the
Multiscreen Monitor, it quits playback and switches
to a blackout display.
“CH✽✽LOSS” is displayed on the monitors.
•Alarm Ignore Mode
• The camera images selected before the alarm was
activated remain on the monitor screen.
• If the alarm-activated input image is selected, the
camera title and alarm display blink alternately on
the monitor screen.
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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 RESETand REC PREVIEWbuttons
at the same time.
The ALARM SUSPEND indicator lights to indicate that
this function is selected.
2. Press the ALARM RESETbutton to reset the alarm sus-
pension.
The ALARM SUSPEND indicator goes off.
Alarm Reset
Manual Reset
When the alarm is activated, the ALARM indicator blinks.
The indicator keeps blinking until all alarms are cleared by
pressing the ALARM RESETbutton.
The blinking or lit indicator goes off.
Auto Reset
The alarm is automatically reset after the programmed
alarm Auto Reset time has elapsed or the lost video signal
has been recovered.
The ALARM indicator changes from blinking to a steady
light.
Pressing the ALARM RESETbutton will clear the alarm
and switch the indicator off.
External Reset
The alarm is reset by a recovery signal received from the
external equipment at pin 8 of the ALARM port located on
the rear of the Disk Recorder.
The ALARM indicator changes from blinking to a steady
light.
ALARM
ALARM
RESET
ALARM
RESETALARM
SUSPEND
ALARM
RESETALARM
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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 groups, and those groups are assigned to
the programmed timer.
It enables the use of different recording modes for each
group (Time Lapse, Multi Shot or One Shot), depending on
the requirements for the surveillance environment.
Power-on Time Lapse Recording
The Disk Recorder can record images at the specific time
every day, using the timer switch that controls the AC mains
supplied to the Disk Recorder.
When the Disk Recorder is powered-on, the Time Lapse
Recording mode is activated, and records the data in the
manual recording space.
To use this function, set the TIMER parameter to EXT in the
WJ-HD500 SETUP menu.
Manual Recording
The video signal supplied to the VIDEO IN connectors is
recorded in Time Lapse Recording mode with the parame-
ters which were preset in the MANUAL REC SETUP menu:
recording mode, field rate and image quality.
The following procedure describes how to record manually
in the selected mode.
Note:When the TIMER parameter is set to something other
than OFF in the WJ-HD500 SETUP menu, the Disk
Recorder does not start recording even if the REC but-
ton is pressed.
1. Press the RECbutton to start recording.
REC ✽✽% is displayed on the Multiscreen Monitor.
(✽✽% indicates the remaining space of the Hard Disk.)
2. To stop recording, press the REC STOPbutton.
HDD
Manual Recorder
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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 recording
mode for each recording mentioned above.
Note:The received alarm is ignored when the Disk Recorder is recording images in the Emergency Recording. (the alarm
log is stored in the ERROR REPORT table.)
Alarm Recording for Manual and Power-on Recording
The Disk Recorder records an alarm status based on the setup made in the MANUAL REC SETUP menu of the WJ-HD500
SETUP menu.
It records the images as shown below in Time Lapse Recording mode with the specified recording rate, quality and duration.
The recording pattern varies according to the setting for the Dynamic Recording (DYNAMIC REC) parameter.
• Set to OFF
Records all input images in sequence starting from video input which have activated alarm.
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Records the alarm-activated input images preferentially over other video inputs.
• Set to ALM-ONLY
Records the particular images which have activated the alarm. Notes:
• When the TIMER parameter is set to EXT in the
setup menu for Power-on Recording, the Internal
Timer Recording is disabled.
• Make sure to keep the POWER switch on the rear of
the Disk Recorder set to ON.
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• 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 detecting the rest of alarm duration every alarm inputs. 
• Records alarm images according to the REC RATE(BASE) in evenly until reaches REC RATE(MAX). Then the
sum exceeds the maximum recording rate, it records images at maximum rate.
Alarm Recording for Internal Timer Modes
As described before, there are three recording modes for Timer Recording: Time Lapse, Multi Shot and One Shot Recording.
Two of these, Multi Shot and One Shot recording, are event-recording functions reacting to an alarm input. Therefore, there is
no difference compared to an alarm recording.
The procedure described below is an example for alarm recording in the Time Lapse Recording mode.
•Time Lapse Recording
When the Time Lapse Recording mode is selected for Timer recording, it records the alarm-activated images in this mode
with the specified recording rate, image quality and duration, as shown below.
The recording pattern varies according to the setting of the Dynamic Recording parameter (DYNAMIC REC).
(If the camera inputs 2, 4 and 5 are assigned to a group.)
• Set to OFF
Records the group input images in sequence starting with the lower number of the video input.
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HDD
Emergency Recorder
Manual Recorder
Emergency Recorder
Group 1
Timer
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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 Recording mode with the specified recording rate, quality and duration.
Refer to EMERGENCY REC SETUP menu for further details.• Set to ALM-MULTI
• Records alarm images and creating thumbnails that have received an alarm most recent.
• Records alarm images that is chosen detecting the rest of alarm duration every alarm inputs. 
• Records alarm images according to the REC RATE(BASE) in evenly until reaches REC RATE(MAX). Then the
sum exceeds the maximum recording rate, it records images at maximum rate.
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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 SELECTbutton.
Note:Ensure to select one of groups for playing back
when the recording was made in internal timer
recording that is recorded images with a group unit.
2. Pressing the PLAY/PAUSEbutton will play back the
most recent recordings in the forward direction.
The indicator in the button lights, and the selected
images appear on the monitor screen.
(B) and recording number appear on the monitor
screen to indicate that playback is selected.
Note:When the ALARM SEARCH button is on, the Disk
Recorder plays back for alarm and emergency
recordings on the Hard Disk.
3. Pressing the PLAY/PAUSEbutton during playback will
pause playback.
The indicator in the button blinks and (y) appears on
the monitor to indicate that playback pause is selected.
4. To resume playback, press the PLAY/PAUSEbutton.
The indicator in the button lights again and (B)
appears on the monitor screen.
5. To stop playback, press the STOPbutton.
The indicator in the PLAY/PAUSEbutton goes off, and
the live images previously selected appear.
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•Forward or Backward search
The recorded images can be searched playing back at
variable speeds.
During playback or playback pause, hold down the
Shuttle Ring clockwise or counterclockwise to search
images as shown below.
By rotating the ring angle the search speed can be
controlled in either direction.
q1/2 times speed
w1 times speed
e2 times speed
r5 (50, 100) times speed
Note:The search speed can be selectable by the set-
ting when the Shuttle Ring is rotated maximally.
Refer to SHUTTLE SPEED in the 1 COMMON
SETUP for further details.
Clockwise:Search Forward
Counterclockwise:Search Backward
•Forward or Backward field advance
The recorded images can be searched one-by-one,
displaying field by field.
During playback pause, rotating the JogDialclockwise
or counterclockwise to advance an image field by field
as shown below.
Clockwise:Forward Field Advance
Counterclockwise:Backward Field Advance
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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 SELECTbutton.
2. Pressing the ALARM SEARCHbutton toggles the indi-
cator in the button on and off.
Selecting either mode will display the list as shown
below.
On:Displays only the Alarm (REC+ALM) and
Emergency Record List of the selected group.
Off:Displays all Record Lists for the selected group.
3. Press the INDEXbutton to display the list selected on
the Multiscreen Monitor as shown below.
Pressing the INDEXbutton will toggle the window
between List and Thumbnail search.
Notes:
• The displayed list can be switched to the selected
group by pressing the GROUP SELECTbutton.
• The display mode of the Record List can be
changed by pressing the ALARM SEARCHbutton
as explained in 2. above.
• If alarm and emergency records are selected while
displaying thumbnails, any thumbnails exceeding
255 are blacked out on the screen.
Thumbnails (up to 255) can be displayed by
searching according to the procedure described
below. •Jump search
The recorded images can be searched by jumping to
the next recording from the currently selected record
number.
During playback, rotate the JogDialclockwise or coun-
terclockwise to move to the beginning of the next
record from the record number currently selected.
After jumping to the next recording, the Disk Recorder
resumes playback.
Note:Confirm that the indicator in the ALARM
SEARCH button is not lit by pressing the button.
Clockwise:Jumps to the beginning of the next record-
ing in a forward direction.
Counterclockwise:Jumps to the beginning of the next
recording in a backward direction.
•Alarm jump search
The recorded alarm images can be searched by jump-
ing to the next alarm recording from the currently
selected record while the ALARM SEARCHbutton is
on.
During playback, rotate the JogDialclockwise or coun-
terclockwise to move to the beginning of the next alarm
recording from the record currently selected.
After jumping to an alarm recording, the Disk Recorder
resumes playback.
Notes:
• Confirm that the indicator in the ALARM SEARCH
button is lit by pressing the button.
• The recorded alarm images that the TRIGGER
ACTION is set to REC+ALM are only enabled play-
back.
The recorded alarm images that the TRIGGER
ACTION is set to REC are disabled playback.
Clockwise:Jumps to the beginning of the next alarm
recording in a forward direction.
Counterclockwise:Jumps to the beginning of the next
alarm recording in a backward direction.
INDEX
Search Editing Area
• Thumbnail Display
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