Mitsubishi DX-TL4516E user manual

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DIGITAL RECORDER

USERʼS MANUAL

MODEL

DX-TL4516E

THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. PLEASE READ IT BEFORE USING YOUR DIGITAL RECORDER.

Caution and care

HEAVY OBJECTS SHOULD NEVER BE PLACED ON THE UNIT (E.G., MONITOR)

NEVER TOUCH OR INSERT ANY OBJECT INSIDE THE UNIT

Touching the inside of the cabinet or inserting foreign objects of any kind through the disc loading slot or ventilation holes not only creates a safety hazard but can also cause extensive damage.

PROTECT THE POWER CORD

Damage to carefully unplug the cord by holding the main plug. If this passed since the power cord and the connecting cords were disconnected, then move this unit. Make sure to take the disc out and close the disc loading slot.

UNPLUG THE POWER CORD DURING A

Turn off the power and unplug the power cord during a long absence.

MAINTAIN GOOD VENTILATION

Do not obstruct the many ventilation holes on the unit. For maximum ventilation, leave some space around the unit and place the unit on a hard level surface only, and ensure it is not covered during use. Heavy objects should never be placed on the unit.

WHEN NOT IN USE

When not in use, always eject the disc and turn OFF the MAIN switch.

CABINET CARE

Never use petroleum-based cleaners. Clean with a soft cloth moistened with soap and water and wipe dry. PVC cables or leads should not be left in contact with the cabinet surface for long periods.

INSTALLA

For excellent performance and lasting reliability install in a location that is:-

1. W

2. A solid vibration-free surface.

3. Free from high humidity, excessive dust and away from magnetic ﬁelds.

4. Please ensure that the ventilation fan located on the unit’s back panel is not blocked.

UNSUITABLE LOCATIONS

Placing the unit in the following places might shorten the product life:

• Extremely cold places, such as refrigerated warehouses and ice houses Places where excessive hydrogen sulﬁde is likely to be generated, such as hot-springs areas

•

• Places or locations with salt air environment.

THIS EQUIPMENT DOES NOT PROVIDE CONNECTION FOR USED WITH OUTDOOR OR CABLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS.

NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS V DO NOT PLACE HEAVY OBJECT ON THIS UNIT. DO NOT STEP ONTO THIS UNIT. DO NOT PLACE ANY OBJECTS IN FRONT OF THE DISC LOADING SLOT.

The unit may drop or fall by losing its balance. It may cause injury or failure of the unit.

WARNING:

the power cord may cause ﬁre or shock hazard. If the power cord is damaged, turn OFF the MAIN switch and

unit is moved with the power on status, the built-in HDD may be damaged. Conﬁrm that more than one minute have

LONG ABSENCE

TION LOCATION

ell ventilated, out of direct sunlight and away from direct heat.

ASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.

TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. THIS APPARATUS MUST BE GROUNDED.

MAINS LEAD CONNECTION

The mains the fuse, use a 5A fuse approved by BSI or ASTA to BS 1362, ensuring you reﬁt the fuse cover. If the mains plug is not suitable for the sockets in your home, and you require to remove the plug, remove the fuse, cut off the plug then dispose of the plug immediately, to avoid a possible electric shock hazard. To reﬁt a new plug, follow these instructions; Greenand-yellow: Earth, Blue: Neutral and Brown: Live. As the colours in the mains lead of this Unit may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows.

• The letter E or by the safety earth symbol

• The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black.

• The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.

This unit complies with the requirements of the EC Directive 89/336/EEC, “EMC Directive” and 73/23/EEC, “Low Voltage Directive”, as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC. The requirements for the susceptibility according to EN 55024 and the requirements for interference according to EN 55022 are observed for the operation on residential areas, business, light industrial premises and in small scale enterprises, inside as well as outside of the building. All places of operation are characterised by their connection to the public low voltage power supply system. This unit is manufactured in accordance with EN 60950.

lead on this Unit is ﬁtted with a non-rewireable mains plug, incorporating a 5A fuse. If you need to replace

wire which is coloured green-and-yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the

or coloured green or green-and-yellow.

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Note: This symbol mark is for EU countries only. This symbol mark is according to the directive 2002/96/EC Article 10 Information for users and Annex IV.

Your MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and reused. This symbol your household waste. Please, dispose of this equipment at your local community waste collection/recycling centre. In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used electrical and electronic product. Please, help us to conserve the environment we live in!

Notice about construction of the surveillance system using this unit

• This unit can be controlled by the external devices via RS-232C terminal or LAN terminal. This unit can also be used to control external devices via external terminal, RS-422/485 terminal, or RS-232C terminal. Owning to these functions, this unit ﬂexibly applies to the high grade security system, but the whole surveillance system may be affected by the malfunction of this unit or the external devices depending on the setting contents of this unit, the connection with the external devices, or combination between this unit and the external devices.

• W normally with the other devices connected.

• It is recommended to copy or back up the important recorded contents. Damages rising out of any operational error of the surveillance system or loss of the recorded data or any other

• damages because of any user malfunction of this unit are not covered.

• Do not use the notiﬁ

• When this unit cannot recognize the external device which is being used for recording due to the power failure, decreased voltage, or other failures, the recording point may be moved to the internal HDD of this unit or the other external HDD. To prevent occurrence of such problem, it is recommended to use uninterruptible power supply.

means that electrical and electronic equipment, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of separately from

hen configuring a surveillance system using this unit, it is recommended to confirm first that this unit operates

cation function of this unit for making critical judgement nor any purpose related to human lives.

There may be cases when the unit's built-in motion detection function does not operate properly due to external condition, video input signal, or other factors.

The user will not be indemniﬁed for problems (e.g., recording failure or playback failure) that occur with either the unit or a connected device during operation. It is recommended to back up the important recordings regularly as a precaution against possible breakdowns and accidents.

Recordable time and product warranty

Continuous recordable time and the estimated time displayed on the menu screen indicate the continuous time of recording operation of this unit. They indicate the period neither for product warranty nor that for reliability of used parts.

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This unit uses a built-in HDD, which is a precision device. Handle this unit with sufﬁcient care.

•

Do not subject this unit to vibrations or shocks. This may cause trouble specially when the power of the unit is turned

on or when the HDD is being accessed, and sufﬁcient care is required.

•

Do not disconnect the power plug while the power of the unit is turned on or while recording or playing.

•

For early detection of faults, we recommend that you request inspection once a year.

The HDD and cooling fan are not permanent items and will need replacing with time. When operated in an ambient temperature of 25 °C, it is recommended that both of the HDD and fan are replaced every 30,000 hours.

his figure is only a guide, and should not be taken as a guaranteed life-span of the products. Use the <Elapsed

(T Operating Time> (System Menu

Service Info) as a guide to perform checkups.)

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Caution and care (continued)

DISCLAIMER

In any event, Mitsubishi assumes no responsibility or reliability for the following:

1. Disassembly

2. Failure or breakdown in or damage to this unit resulting from misuse or careless handling by user or installer.

3. Inconvenience or damages arising out of inability to display or record pictures due to any reason or cause other than

breakdown or failure in this unit.

ailure in this unit due to combination with other equipment manufactured by a third party or inconvenience or

4. F

damages resulting from such failure.

nconvenience, damages, or claims arising out of breakdown in this unit or loss of recorded video data due to

5. I

replacement of the built-in HDD by user or installer.

6. Inconvenience or damages arising out of breakdown in this unit or inability to display or record pictures due to natural

disaster including earthquake and storm.

7. Inconvenience,

or vibration to the built-in HDD or an environmental factor such as temperature at the installation site.

8. Demand

public or are used for any purpose other than surveillance for whatever reason.

INSTALLATION LOCATION AND HANDLING

• Place this unit horizontally and in a stable place. If this unit is not placed correctly and used in an unstable place, the unit may be damaged such as removal of the DVD/CD disc.

• Do not place this unit close to other electronic or magnetic equipment. This will avoid video and audio distortion. When a monitor and this unit are placed vertically, the pictures may be distorted or DVD/CD disc may not be ejected.

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• Do not let stick your hands into the disc loading slot. You may get your hand caught in the slot and may got injured. If you get your hand caught, do not get out of the slot by force. Contact your dealer after turning off the power and disconnecting the plug.

DVD/CD DISC

• Do not use the disc cracked, deformed or repaired with adhesive. The disc may ﬂy into pieces and cause injury

• Do not touch the playback surface when holding the disc.

• When dew condensation occurs on the disc, wipe the surface off before use.

• Dirt such as ﬁngerprints or dust causes the deterioration of the picture quality and audio quality. Gently wipe the DVD/CD disc from the center to the outside with a soft cloth.

• When

• Do not use solvent such as benzine and thinner

• Do not use the disc described below. They may damage the disc itself or this unit.

Discs on which a piece of paper or sticker is put, or a disc damaged. Discs which the label is peeled or a disc with oozing. Discs cracked, deformed, or repaired with adhesive.

• Store the disc in the speciﬁed casing, avoiding the following places.

Places where it will be subjected to direct sunlight. Places with excessive dust. Places where it will be subjected to high temperatures or high humidity.

• DVD movie (cinema) or personal recorded picture cannot be played back on this unit. Only the pictures recorded on this

• Do

• A

MAINTENANCE OF THE LENS FOR RECORDING/PLAYBACK (LASER PICKUP)

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Be careful, do not use the commercial lens cleaning disc, they may damage the lens.

PRECAUTION CONCERNING EXTERNAL DEVICE

• The various external HDDs can be connected to this unit in order to expand the memory or to use as the copy device.

• Do not use the power control function of the external device which uses bus power of this unit.

•

the disc is very dirty, soak a soft cloth with water and screw water of it, wipe off the dirt lightly, then wipe with a dry

cloth.

unit can be played back.

not use the disc which has been used on the personal computer, failed to be copied, or stopped during copying due to

the power failure because they may cause malfunction of the unit.

lthough you can copy the data on DVD/CD with this unit and playback that data on the personal computer using the supplied application software, not all the personal computers or DVD/CD drives are ensured for proper playback of such data.

When any dust adheres on the lens for recording/playback, the picture may be distorted or the audio may skip. Also normal recording or playback may not work. Ask your dealer how to correct this problem.

However, during recording or playing back a picture at high rate, some pictures may be missed due to the slow rate of data transfer or the slow speed of response from the external device connected. Be sure to check the operation sufﬁciently in advance.

The external device to be used may be unsuitable for the operation you want to set. It is recommended to consult your dealer when using the external device.

, repair, or alteration of this unit by user or installer.

damages, or claims arising out of breakdown in this unit or loss of recorded video data due to impact

for damages or other claim of infringement of privacy if the pictures monitored or recorded by user become

, a record cleaner, and static-stopper. They may damage the disc.

Warning

This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

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Contents

Caution and care ............................................................ 2

Contents .......................................................................... 5

Note ................................................................................. 6

Software License How to set the menus

Setting the menus .......................................................... 8

Setting the menu using a mouse .............................. 8

Setting the menu using the front panel buttons ........

Displaying a menu screen ........................................ 9

Closing a menu screen .............................................

Selecting an item ...................................................... 9

Inputting numbers ...................................................

Setting parameters ................................................. 10

Symbols in the menus ..................................................

Agreement

....................................................

........................................ 7

Setting the time and date ............................................ 12

Time/Date Setting ......................................................... 12

Using the basic multiplexer functions ....................... 13

Basic multiplexer functions ........................................... 13

Multiplexer buttons ................................................. 13

Controlling the camera ................................................ 14

PTZ control using the menu ......................................... 14

PTZ control using the front panel buttons .................... 14

Recording the picture manually ................................. 15

Basic manual recording ................................................ 15

Setting the recording rate and picture grade for

normal recording .....................................................

Playing back the recorded data .................................. 16

Basic playback ............................................................. 16

Searching the desired picture ..................................... 17

Basic search ................................................................. 17

Search by Time and Date ....................................... 17

Search by Alarm List ............................................... 18

Copying the recorded data .......................................... 19

Copy Data to Copy 1 Drive/Set Copy 1 Drive .............. 19

Copy Data to Copy 2 Drive/Set Copy 2 Drive .............. 20

Copying the data of this unit to a video cassette ..........

Playback software ........................................................ 22

System requirements ..............................................

Starting up the application software ....................... 22

Operational panel ...................................................

File menu ................................................................ 23

Search menu ..........................................................

Operation menu ...................................................... 23

Bookmark menu .....................................................

View menu .............................................................. 23

Grouping menu .......................................................

Menus apperaing with right button clicking ............. 23

Communications by Web Browser ............................. 24

Communications by Web Browser ............................... 24

The personal computer product requirements ........

Connections ............................................................ 24

Main Menu

Conﬁguration Menu ...................................................... 28

User Registration ..................................................... 29

Recorder T

E-mail Setup ............................................................ 30

Access Mode Settings

Clock Setup ............................................................. 32

Logout .......................................................................... 33

Change Login User

.................................................................... 25

Live Monitoring .......................................................

Playback ................................................................. 27

itle & Camera Titles ............................... 30

............................................. 32

...................................................... 33

Troubleshooting ........................................................... 34

Warnings and CALL OUT output ................................. 36

Warnings and their appropriate countermeasures ........ 36

How to read this manual

Viewing displays

(Refer to this information when operating):

Reference information concerning operation

(Caution required):

Cautionary items concerning operation

Finding desired information

There is a “Contents” at the beginning of this manual.

Troubleshooting

Read Troublesh o o t i n g (pages 34, 35) for po s s i b l e remedies to the problem.

crosoft is either registered trademarks or trademarks

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l other company and product names appearing herein

Al are the property of their respective owners.

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Note

Thank you for purchasing Mitsubishi digital recorder DX-TL4516E (hereinafter referred to as “Product”). Before using this Product, please be sure to read the following Software License Agreement with regard to the software contained in this Product (hereinafter referred to as

terms and conditions of the following Software License Agreement.

This Product contains software programs that are covered by GNU General Public License or GNU Lesser General Public License. Such software programs are excluded from Licensed Software and not covered by the following Software License Agreement. For the terms and conditions for use of the software programs covered by GNU General Public License or GNU Lesser General Public License, please see “Notice about software to which GNU GPL/LGPL is applied”*.

addition, this Product contains “Apache” and “OpenSSL (including “Original SSLeay” library).” These software programs

In are also conditions for use of these software programs, please see “Notice about Apache software”* and “Notice about OpenSSL software”*.

Ea software programs the terms and conditions for use of these software programs, please see “Notice about other open source software”*.

excluded from Licensed Software and not covered by the following Software License Agreement. For the terms and

ch of “Berkeley Database,” “agetty,” “expat,” and “zlib” contained in this Product is other open source software. These

are excluded from Licensed Software and not covered by the following Software License Agreement. For

* The documents of “Notice about software to which GNU GPL/LGPL is applied,” “Notice about Apache software,” “Notice

about OpenSSL software,” and “Notice about other open source software” are contained (in the format of electronic

les as notice_GPL_LGPL_ja.pdf, notice_Apache_ja.pdf, notice_OpenSSL_ja.pdf, and notice_other_ja.pdf) in the

fi “OpenSoft_License” folder in theCD supplied with this Product.

“

Licensed Software”). By using this Product, you are agreeing to be bound by the

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Software License Agreement

This Software License Agreement (“Agreement”) is an agreement between you (“User”) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (“Licensor”) with regard to the license to use Licensed Software.

Article 1 (Grant of license)

Licensor hereby grants to User a nonexclusive, nontransferable license to use Licensed Software.

Article 2 (License)

1. The

2. User shall not reproduce, copy, or modify, in whole or in part, or make addition or alteration to Licensed Software and

3. User shall use Licensed Software in accordance with the operating instructions described in the user’

Article 3 (License conditions)

1. User shall not transfer to any third party the license stipulated in the preceding article.

Article 4 (Ownership of Licensed Software)

Article 5 (Disclaimer)

Article 6 (Responsibility toward third party)

Article 7 (Conﬁdentiality)

Article 8 (Termination)

Article 9 (Disposal of Licensed Software)

Article 10 (Update of Licensed Software)

Article 11 (Miscellaneous)

2. If

license to use Licensed Software granted hereunder shall mean the User’s right to use Licensed Software solely on this Product. User is hereby allowed to refer to the descriptions and instructions related to Licensed Software contained in the user’s guide of this Product to the extent necessary for use of such Licensed Software.

pertinent documents.

s guide.

User shall not disassemble, decompile, or otherwise analyze the source code of Licensed Software.

l and any rights including copyrights related to Licensed Software and pertinent documents shall be owned by

Al Licensor or the original right holder who granted to Licensor the right to sublicense Licensed Software (hereinafter referred to as “Original Right Holder”). User shall not own any rights other than the license granted hereunder with regard to Licensed Software and pertinent documents.

Licensor and no liability for any damages suffered by User or any third party arising out of User’s execution of the license granted hereunder, except in cases where any applicable laws are extended.

y issues related to intellectual property rights, including but not limited to rights of privacy, copyright, and

An patent, involving any third party arising out of User’s use of Licensed Software shall be settled by User on its own responsibility, and Licensor shall have no responsibilities for such issues.

User shall keep secret the details of Licensed Software and pertinent documents provided hereunder and the contents of this Agreement that are unknown publicly and shall not disclose or leak such details and contents to any third party without consent of Licensor.

In case of either of the following events, Licensor may terminate this Agreement immediately and may claim against User for resulting damages it suffers.

(1) User’s violation of any provision of this Agreement.

(2) Occurrence of filing against User for seizure, provisional seizure, provisional injunction, or other forcible

execution.

If this documents, and any copies thereof in its possession within two weeks after termination hereof and shall provide Licensor with a written certiﬁcation of such disposal.

User updates Licensed Software using an update CD supplied or sold by Licensor or any other means, this

If Agreement shall remain applicable to the updated version of such Licensed Software, unless Licensor provides additional separate terms and conditions for using the updated version of such Licensed Software.

If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid by law, the remaining provisions hereof shall remain valid and enforceable.

any doubt arises in relation to matters not deﬁned herein or interpretation hereof, Licensor and User shall discuss

such doubt and attain a solution in a faithful manner.

Original Right Holder shall make no warranties whatsoever with regard to Licensed Software and have

Agreement is terminated pursuant to the preceding article, User shall dispose of Licensed Software, pertinent

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How to set the menus

Setting the menus

The operations of this unit can be set via a menu displayed on OUTPUT A monitor. You can select and set the menu by using the buttons on the front panel or using a USB mouse connected to the unit. When using the front panel buttons, the numbers 1-16 (camera number buttons) and letters A to E (SPLIT screen buttons) represent the GUI button of the menu screen.

The menu can only be displayed through OUTPUT A monitor. The menu cannot be displayed through OUTPUT B monitor.

Setting the menu using a mouse

Use the standard USB mouse which has left and right

Wheel

Right buttonLeft button

Mouse

buttons as illustrated to the left. Note that you cannot use the mouse with this unit depending on the mouse connected.

step

1. Use the le ft and right mouse b uttons to set the

menu.

• Click the left button to open the menu or select a needed item, etc.

• Click

• The

the right button to set the active area for

motion detection function.

wheel on a mouse does not work with this

unit.

Setting the menu using the front panel buttons

step

1. Use the SET UP button, camera number buttons,

and the SPLIT screen buttons (A to E) to set the menu.

• Press the SET UP button to display the menu screen.

ress the camera number buttons (1 to 16)

• P and the SPLIT screen buttons (A to E) to open each menu or to select the needed item.

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Displaying a menu screen

100 000 000

Copy

Protect Data

Information

PTZ Control

Exit

User Menu

Setup Menu

Recording

System

Timer

Motion Det

Menu Data

Exit

200 000 000

Recording

System

Timer

Motion Det

Menu Data

Exit

Setup Menu

200 000

Exit

Reset to Factory Setting

On Screen Display Setting

Multiplexer Setting

Password Setting

Rear T

erminal Setting

Menu Language Selection

ime/Date Setting

Exit

Closing a menu screen

step

1. Press the SET UP button or click the left button on

the mouse to display a menu.

• The <User Menu> appears.

• To open other menu, press the D button or leftclick on “Next

.”

When you use a mouse, click the following area to

operate.

Click this area

step

1. Press the E button or left-click on the “Exit” to close

the menu.

You cannot close the menu by pressing the SET UP

button on the unit.

Selecting an item

step

1. Press the front panel button of the needed item

number or left click on the needed item.

• The selected item menu opens.

• Select an item and press the number, or click on the menu to open the item.

How to set the menus

How to set the menus (continued)

Time Date Setting

Day Light Saving Setting

Set time and date.

Return

241 000 000

Auto

Set >

0 1 - 0 1 0 62 0 00

14 16

00 00::-

Time Date Setting

Day Light Saving Setting

Set time and date.

Return

241 000 000

Auto

Set >

0 1 - 0 1 0 62 0 00

14 16

00 00::-

Inputting numbers

Setting parameters

Number input area

Using the front buttons of the unit:

step

1. Press the camera number buttons (0 to 9) to input

and use that number.

• The number displayed in red can be changed.

step

2. To move to the next input area, press the 16 button.

To go bac k t o the pre v i ous area, pre s s the 14

button.

Using a mouse:

step

1. Left-click on the number in red until the needed

number appears.

step

o change another area, left-click on the needed

area or left-click

or .

1. Press the A button or left-click on the parameter box

until the item to be set appears.

• For s o m e i t e m s , more detailed setting is required. In this case, an item such as “D(Set >)” is displ aye d. If nec essary, pre ss the D button or left-click on the “Set >” to set more details.

When you close the menu, press the E button or left

click on “Return” or “Exit.”

You cannot close the menu by pressing the SET UP

button on the unit.

Setting or selecting area

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Symbols in the menus

Motion Search (Main - Normal)

Return

16 000 000

Motion Detection Settings

Oldest

Next >

Motion A

same

0 1 - 0 1 0 62 0 00

14 16

00 00::-

11 15

Same as Recording Setting

Search Start Position

Setup date search starts from.

Camera Select

Up button

Menu address

Help button

Down button

Left button

Right button

Some symbols appear in the menu screens. The meanings are as follows.

(Help) When you press the HELP button or click this symbol, the detailed information on the menu appears.

(Left) When you press the 14 button or click this symbol, the item to be set shifts to left.

(Right) When you press the 16 button or click this symbol, the item to be set shifts to right.

(Up) When you press the 11 button or click this symbol, the value of selected item increases.

(Down) When you press the 15 button or click this symbol, the value of selected item decreases.

Menu address A unique number for each menu page. You can go directly to each menu page by inputting the menu ad-

dress number using the front buttons of the unit.

For example, when opening the <Motion Search> menu, press the SET UP button and then press the camera number button in the order of 1, 6.

How to set the menus

Setting the time and date

steps

1, 2

step

System

Day Light Saving Setting

Setup Menu

ime/Date Setting

Time/Date Setting

This item is used to set the present date, time, and auto daylight saving. Auto daylight saving function is used to automatically gain period.

art/end time of the auto daylight savings can be checked

St and if needed, changed.

Before you start recording, accurately set the present

The recording and playback are not performed properly

the clock of the unit an hour for the speciﬁed time

date and time.

when the clock of this unit does not run. Check that the clock of this unit is running before operation.

step

1. Set the present month, date, year, hour, minute, and

second.

step

2. Select the desired setting for daylight saving.

Auto: Automatically adjust forward or back an

hour for the time period set in t he < Day Light Saving Setting>.

Off:

step

3. Date and time of Auto Day Light Saving Setting can

Auto daylight saving function is not used.

be adjusted as needed.

The time is indicated using the 24-hour system.

Th i s u ni t us e s 4 d i g i t s to d i s p l a y the y e a r . T h e

available display range is 37 years between 1/1/2001 to 31 / 1 2/ 2 03 7 . Th e u n i t i s a l so equ i pp e d wi th a fu

nction to automatically calculate leap years. The year

returns to 2001 after 31/12/2037.

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Camera number buttons

DIGITAL ZOOM button

SPLIT screen buttons

Move buttons

SEQUENCE button

OUTPUT A/B button

Using the basic multiplexer functions

Basic multiplexer functions

This function is used to activate multiplexer functions using the buttons on the front panel.

Pressing the OUTPUT A/B butt on o n the front panel

switches the multiplexer video output. When OUTPUT A is selected, the button light indicator is off. When OUTPUT B is selected, the button light indicator is on, and camera number buttons, SPLIT screen buttons, and SEQUENCE button are operated for the monitor screen connected to the OUTPUT B connector. Pressing the OUTPUT A/B button again switches the multiplexer output to OUTPUT A.

4. DIGITAL ZOOM button

Pressing this button in single screen mode displays the

screen at 100%. At this time, the magnification centre point (X) appears. Pressing the button again switches the magniﬁcation to 200%, and then 400%. By pressing the MOVE buttons, the centre point moves vertically or horizontally.

When the DIGITAL ZOOM button is pressed, camera number buttons 11, 14, 15, and 16 move the “X” in the screen.

Multiplexer buttons

1. Camera number buttons (1 to 16)

Displays the picture supplied from the cameras connected

to CAMERA IN terminals 1 to 16 on the rear panel in the single screen display.

Pictures can be displayed even if the camera is not set to

record.

2. SPLIT screen buttons

Each time the button is pressed, displays the split screen

in the following order. SPLIT4 (

SPLIT9 (

SPLIT10 (

SPLIT13 (

SPLIT16 (

3. SEQUENCE button

Displays the sequential scre en in the spli t screen or

the single screen display. Make the detailed settings of this display in the <Multiplexer Setting> (Setup Menu

System). Sequential display does not appear during

playback.

The sequential display is cancelled when you press the

SEQUENCE button again or display a different type of split screen or single screen.

) button : SPLIT 4a SPLIT 4b

SPLIT 4c

• • •

) button : SPLIT 9a SPLIT 9b

SPLIT 9a

) button : SPLIT 10a SPLIT 10b

SPLIT 10a

) button : SPLIT 13a SPLIT 13b

SPLIT 13a

) button : SPLIT 16 screen

SPLIT 4d SPLIT 4a

• • •

Basic operations

Controlling the camera

PTZ Control

step

Go to PTZ Control

Zoom, iris, focus adjustment, AutoPan

Preset

Select PTZ Camera

User Menu

adjusts the camera angle in the upward direction

adjusts the camera angle in the rightward direction

adjusts the camera angle in the leftward direction

adjusts the camera angle in the downward direction

01-01-2006 00:00:00 PTZ CAM1

01-01-2006 00:00:00 PTZ

01-01-2006 00:00:00 PTZ CAM1

This function is used to control the cameras connected via RS-232C or RS-422/485 terminal.

PTZ control using the menu

step

1. Pan or tilt the PTZ camera connected.

• Click the gray area by using the mouse to adjust the camera angle.

step

2. Adjust zoom, iris, and focus. And activate auto pan.

step

3. Preset the viewing points 1 to 16.

• The pres et points are regi stere d to the PTZ camera for auto pan function.

step

4. Switch the camera number to be controlled.

• The camera number to be controlled appears on the LCD display on the front panel.

PTZ control using the front panel buttons

step

1. Press the camera number button of the PTZ camera

number to be controlled and display the picture in the single screen display.

step

2. Press the PTZ button.

• The unit switches to PTZ mode and the button lights up. “PTZ” appears on the LCD display on the front panel during PTZ mode.

• The camera number to be controlled appears on the LCD display on the front panel.

step

3. Control the camera.

Tilt: Press the TILT button to tilt the camera in

the upward direction. Press the TILT tilt the camera in the downward direction.

Pan: Turn the SHUTTLE ring to the right to pan

he camera in the rightward direction. Turn the

t SHUTTLE ring to the left to pan the camera in the leftward direction.

Camera

zoom: Press the CAMERA ZOOM button

and then turn the JOG dial to the left (wide) or right (tele) to adjust the camera zoom.

ocus: Press the FOCUS button and then turn the

JOG dial to the left (far) or right (near) to adjust the focus of a camera.

Iris: Press the IRIS button and then turn the JOG

the left (close) or right (open) to adjust the

dial to iris of a camera.

Preset: Press the PRESET button and then press

he camera number buttons within 3 seconds to

t preset the viewing points. Up to 16 points can be set.

Auto pan:

Press the AUTO PAN button to activate

the auto pan function of the camera.

During PTZ operation using front panel buttons, POWER

button and functions related to playback do not work. Furthermore, menus cannot be displayed.

button to

<PTZ Control> can be set using the mouse only. You can-

not set it using front panel buttons.

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2 + D

step

Recording1

Set Recording Pattern A (Normal/T

imer)

Camera Check

Recording Setting A-Normal(Auto)

Recording Setting A-Normal(Easy)

Recording Setting A-Normal(Manual)

Recording Setting A-Normal

Setup Menu

Recording Setting A-Normal

REC/STOP

Recording the picture manually

Basic manual recording

This function is to setup the recording parameters of recording setting pattern A to start recording manually. Ensure all the cameras are connected and time and date has been set correctly. Before you start recording, check the repeat recording settings in the <Data Management Setting for Main Memory> (System Menu recording settings.

Mak e th e m a n ual re c or d i n g se t t i ng s on th e <S e t

Recording Pattern A (Normal/Timer)>.

<Set Recording Pattern A (Normal/Timer)> can be used

for manual or timer recording. <Set Recording Pattern B (Timer)> to <Set Recording Pattern D (Timer)> are used for timer recording only.

Settings here are for manual recording only. For timer

recording, settings must be made on the <Timer> menu.

Memory) ﬁrst, and then make the

Setting the recording rate and picture grade for

normal recording

step

1. Execute camera check.

• The u nit automaticall y detect s the cam eras with video signal at their input when you select “Execute.” The detected cameras are used in the Auto and Easy settings calculation in step 2.

After executing the camera check, the recording settings

are made only for the camera numbers with the video signal input when using auto or easy setting.

step

2. Set the normal recording menu.

Auto: Automatically sets the picture grade and

the recording rate by setting the recording cycle and the recording hour per day. Set the desired settings and then select “Execute.”

preview screen appears automatically when

• The the auto setting is executed.

Easy:

When you set frame recording, the recording rate display

in the preview screen turns green.

The r ecording rate displa y tu rns red when the value

exceeds 100 pps in total.

• The estimated continuous recordable time is displayed on the bottom of the preview screen which is dependent on the picture gr ade and the re cording ra te s ettings for normal recording. (The time does not reflect alarm recording settings.)

• W Recording Time> shows the estimated recordable time for normal recording.

step

3. Press the REC/STOP button.

step

4. To stop recording, press the REC/STOP button for

Sets the frame or ﬁeld recording, recording

te, and picture grade for normal recording to

ra the same settings for all the cameras. When the recording rate is set to “– – –” for all the camera numbers, normal recording does not perform. Set the desired settings and then select “Execute.”

preview screen appears automatically when

• The the easy setting is executed. an ual: Set s per cam e r a, the fra m e or fie l d

ecording, recording rate, and picture grade for

r normal recording. When you set “– – –” for the recording rate, the recording does not perform for that camera number.

• Select “View” to display the preview screen and check your settings.

hen t h e mai n de v i c e i s pa r t i tio n e d , <E s t i m ate d

• The REC/STOP button lights up and recording starts.

more than 2 seconds.

• Recording stops and the light turns off.

Basic operations

STOP

PAUSE

REV. PLAY

PLAY

JUMP TO END SPEED

Playing back the recorded data

Basic playback

This function is used to playback recorded data. This unit al l o w s recor d e d data to b e played b a c k using v a r ious methods. The basic playback described below is the most common method for playback.

step

1. Press the PLAY button inside of the front door.

• Playback starts.

• After turning the power on, the oldest recording data is played back first. Otherwise, playback resumes at the stopped position of the previous playback spot.

When the “Playback Device Repeat Setting” is set to

“Repeat Off,” playback stops when reaching the physical end of the HDD or end point of the recording section. When the “Playback Device Repeat Setting” is set to “Repeat On,” recorded data is played back repeatedly. (System Menu Setting)

[To change the playback device:]

step

2-1. Select the playback device and playback area in the

<Select Source Device>. (User Menu

Main: Plays back the contents from the main HDD

device.

Normal: Normal recording area Alarm: Alarm recording area LPA:

Copy

“Alarm” appears when “Alarm Recording Area” is set

to other than “0 %.” (System Menu Management Setting for Main Memory)

“LPA” appears when “Long Pre-Alarm Area” i s set to

ot her t han “ 0 %.” (Syst em Me nu Management Setting for Main Memory)

step

2-2. Press the PLAY button.

When you press the PAUSE/JUMP TO END button during

the playback is stopped, the still frame playback picture around the end point of the latest recording is displayed.

step

3. To pause playback, press the PAUSE button.

1: Plays back the recorded contents of the

copy 1 device. “SerialBus,” “DVD/CD,” “USBmemory”

2: Plays back the recorded contents of the

copy 2 device. “Internal,” “SerialBus,” “DVD/CD”

• Playback of the selected device starts.

• To resume playback, press the PAUSE button again or press the PLAY button.

Memory Recording Data Readout

Long pre-alarm recording area

Memory Data

M emor y Dat a

Search)

step

4. To stop playback, press the STOP button.

• When executing playback again, the playback starts from the stopped position of the previous playback.

Pressing the OUTPUT A/B butt on o n the front panel

switches the multiplexer video output. When OUTPUT A is selected, the button light indicator is off. When OUTPUT B is selected, the button light indicator is on, and the buttons related to playback function are operated for the monitor screen connected to the OUTPUT B connector. Pressing the OUTPUT A/B button again switches the multiplexer output to OUTPUT A.

The playback of each camera may not be executed at a

constant speed depending on the recorded condition.

During the split screen display, the playback speed may

be slower than the speed used for recording.

Wh e n p l a y i n g b a c k on both OUTPUT A a n d B, the

playback speed may be affected and become slower.

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Search by Time and Date

User Menu

Searching the desired picture

Basic search

This function is used to search the start point of needed picture. This unit is equipped with 5 search functions (Search by Time and Date, Search by Alarm List, Find data storage location, Search by Book Mark, and Search by Motion). In this section, the common search methods, search by time and date and search by alarm list, are described.

Search by Time and Date

This item is used to search recording picture by specifying date, hour, minute, second, and camera number. The search result is displayed in still frame playback. When searching for 1 camera number, the search result is displayed in the single screen display. When searching for 2 or more camera numbers, it is displayed in SPLIT16 screen.

step

1. To input the time and date to be searched manually,

select “Manual” and then set the month, date, year, hour, minute, and second.

• To input the start and end points of recording, select “Start” and “End” respectively.

step

2. Set the camera numbers to be searched.

step

3. Select “Search.”

step

4. To playback the searched picture, press either the

PLAY button or the PAUSE button.

step

5. To stop playback or still frame playback, press the

STOP button.

To change the source device to be searched, set the

desired device in the <Select Source Device>. (User Menu

To displ a y the sin g l e screen d i splay o f the desi r e d

camera number when the search result is displayed in the SPLIT16 screen, press the desired camera number button.

When there is no recording data o f th e se t time, the

picture of the closest time and date for the set camera number is displayed in still frame.

When the multiple recording data of the same date and

time are existed, execute search by time and date more than once until the desired picture is searched.

Depending on the recording condition, search by time and

date function may not operate correctly.

When you change the display from single to split or from

split to single during still frame playback, the recording picture may not be existed at that point or picture may not be displayed depending on the selected camera number or timing of displaying the still frame playback picture.

Search)

Basic operations

steps

1, 2

step

Search by Alarm List

Alarm List

User Menu

Searching the desired picture (continued)

Search by Alarm List

Thi s u n i t stores t h e start time o f alarm reco r d i n g and emergency recording in the alarm list when such recording begins. This item is used to search the desired picture using the list of alarm recording (emergency recording). The search result displays in still frame playback of the single screen display.

step

1. Set the month, date, year, hour, minute, second,

and sensor number to be searched.

Latest: Displays the date and time of the latest

recording.

step

2. Select “Alarm List.”

The alarm list may take longer time to display completely

when there are many items in the list.

The displayed alarm list shows the list of alarm recordings

wh i c h h ave been s t a r ted befor e and c l o s e st to the speciﬁed time.

step

3. Select the alarm list you want to display.

To change the source device to be searched, set the de-

sired device in the <Select Source Device>. (User Menu

Search)

To execute alarm list search while the “Alarm area” and

“LPA area” are set, set the playback area to “Alarm” and “LPA” respectively.

“Sensor” display indicates the sensor number to which

the alarm signal is input.

When repeat recording setting for normal and alarm areas

are set to “Repeat Off” and there is an alarm recording (e m e rgency rec o r ding) a t the e n d of the HDD , that recording may not be stored in the alarm list and that item may be missed.

Wh e n the data of t h e camera numbe r w h i c h is not

corresponded to the alarm sensor number is copied to the external media, the alarm list of that data is not exactly similar to that of listed in the digital recorder.

When the detection of the motion or the ground of the

ALARM IN terminal occurs numerously at the same time, not all the start times of the alarm re cording may b e registered in the alarm list. In this case, the sensor of the lowest number is registered in the list.

In the a l arm l i st, it e ms wi t h the AL A RM IN t ermin a l

gr o u n d e d are indica t e d in o r a n g e , items that w e r e detected with motion are indicated in white, items with the EMERGENCY terminal grounded are indicated in magenta, and items that were input with alarm signal via communication are indicated in green.

To clear the alarm list, erase the HDD data of which the

alarm recording is recorded (System Menu Beware that executing it erases all the data of the HDD containing the picture data.

Alarm list search is not performed if there are no index

signals.

When alarm recording (emergency recording) is started

while displaying the <Alarm List>, you must ﬁrst exit the <Alarm List> and then display it again. The new item is added to the list. In this case, you may have to specify the date and time to be searched again.

For alarm list search of LPA area, the list from the start

point of media is displayed when selecting “To latest,” and the list from the end point of media is displayed when selecting “ To oldest.”

Data Clear).

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Copying the recorded data

1 + 2

Copy

steps

1, 2

step

steps

4, 5

Copy Data to Copy 1 Drive

Set Copy 1 Drive

Range of Copy

User Menu

This item is used to copy the data from the main device to a copy device.

Copy Data to Copy 1 Drive/Set Copy 1 Drive

This item is used to copy the data to Copy 1 device by specifying the start and end points. The points are specified by the date and time or the bookmark. This function is useful for copying the data of the short period of time.

Before executing the copy, make sure that the Copy 1

device is connected and set in the <Add/Remove HDD Device> and <Add/Remove DVD/CD Drive> correctly. (System Menu

step

1. Set the camera number to be copied.

• The button function changes between “All Off” and “All On” each time you select this button. You can switch on and off for all the cameras easily by using this button.

he pict u r e is not c o pied whe n t here i s no

• T recorded picture of the set camera number or time. Make sure to check that the picture of the specified camera has been recorded on the speciﬁed copy start point.

step

2. Select “Other settings” and then set the detailed

settings.

From Device: Sets the device which contains the

data to be copied. The available setting items are “Main” and “Copy 2.”

rom Group: Sets the group which contains the

data to be copied. The available setting items are “Normal,” “Alarm,” and “LPA” for main, “SerialBus,” “DVD/CD,” and “Internal” for copy 2.

o Copy 1: Sets the group to where the data is

copied. The available setting items are “SerialBus,” “DVD/CD,” and “USBmemory.”

Copy Data: Sets the data area to be copied. The

available setting items are “Alarm” and “All.”

Overwrite:

existed data.

Auto Eject:

DVD) automatically when the copy is over.

“Alarm” appears for “From Group” when “Alarm Recording

Area” is set to other than “0 %.” (System Menu

Data Management Setting for Main Memory)

“LPA” appears for “From Group” when “Long Pre-Alarm

Area” is set to other than “0 %.” (System Menu

Data Management Setting for Main Memory)

Memory)

Selects whether or not to overwrite the

Selects whether to eject media (CD/

Memory

When copying the data to DVD while “Overwrite” is set to

“On,” the unit clears the existing data on the disc before overwriting with new data. Note that clearing the data takes about 30 to 40 minutes. You cannot cancel operation during clearing the data of the DVD.

When copying the data while “Copy Data” is set to “Alarm,”

the unit performs copy operation, however, the data is not copied if there is no alarm recording data within the speciﬁed range

of copy. In case of CD/DVD disc, the remaining capacity becomes low because only the management information is recorded. It is recommended to carry out “Calculate” in <Copy Data to Copy 1 Drive> to confirm whether or not there is alarm recording data in the speciﬁed range.

step

3. Set the start, start/end, or end point of copy by

spe c i f y i ng the date and t i m e o r the bookmark number.

Start: Sets only the start point of copy. The data

is copied from the specified start point as much data as possible with the remaining capacity of the media to be copied.

Start/End:

Sets the start and end points of copy.

End: Sets only the end point of copy. The data

is c o p i e d as much data a s possib l e with t h e remaining capacity of the media to be copied until the speciﬁed end point reaches.

• To set the bookmark point, select “Bookmark” and then select the desired bookmark number.

• To copy from the oldest recording time, select “C o py St a r t Ti m e. ” To co p y t o t h e la t e s t recording time, select “Copy End Time.”

step

4. Select “Calculate” to calculate the capacity of data

to be copied.

When using “End,” the copy cannot be executed unless

the calculation of the capacity of data to be copied is completed.

When using “Start” or “Start/End” and executing copy

without calculating the capacity of data to be copied, the progress or the time of the copy may not be displayed correctly because the unit cannot determine the capacity of data to be copied.

step

5. Select “Execute.”

• The copy starts.

• To stop copy manually, select “Cancel” in the pr ogres s scre en. T he da t a whi ch has bee n copied before cancelling is copied.

Basic operations

step

1 + 2

steps

1, 2

step

Copy

Copy Data to Copy 2 Drive

Set Copy 2 Drive

Range of Copy

User Menu

Copying the recorded data (continued)

Copy Data to Copy 2 Drive/Set Copy 2 Drive

This item is used to copy the data to Copy 2 device by specifying only the start point. The point is speciﬁed by the date and time or the bookmark. The copy continues until the end point of the recording data reaches or the media to be copied becomes full unless the copy is stopped manually (when “FIFO Overwrite” is set to “Off”). This function is useful for making backup of the recording data.

Before executing the copy, make sure that the Copy 2

device is connected and set in the <Add/Remove HDD Device> and <Add/Remove DVD/CD Drive> correctly. (System Menu

step

1. Set the camera number to be copied.

• The button function changes between “All Off” and “All On” each time you select this button. You can switch on and off for all the cameras easily by using this button.

he pict u r e is not c o pied whe n t here i s no

• T recorded picture of the set camera number or time.

step

2. Select “Other settings” and then set the detailed

settings.

From Main: Sets the area which contain s the

data to be copied. The available setting items are “Normal,” “Alarm,” and “LPA.”

To Copy 2: Sets the group to where the data is

copied. The available setting items are “SerialBus,” “DVD/CD,” and “Internal.”

Copy

available setting items are “Alarm” and “All.”

Overwrite:

existed data.

Auto

DVD) automatically when the copy is over.

FIFO Overwrite: Selects whethe r t o repeat

co p y i n g f rom the sta r t point o f the m e d i a b y overwriting the existed data, or to stop copying wh en th e capa city o f the media be come s full during copying. This setting is available only when the copy destination is HDD.

“Alarm” appears for “From Main” when “Alarm Recording

Area” is set to other than “0 %.” (System Menu

Data Management Setting for Main Memory)

“LPA” appears for “From Main” when “Long Pre-Alarm

Area” is set to other than “0 %.” (System Menu

Data Management Setting for Main Memory)

Memory)

Data: Sets the data area to be copied. The

Selects whether or not to overwrite the

Eject: Selects whether to eject media (CD/

Memory

When copying the data to DVD while “Overwrite” is set

to “On,” the unit clears the existed data of the disc before overwriting with new data. Note that clearing the data takes about 30 to 40 minutes. You cannot cancel operation during clearing the data of the DVD.

When copying the data while “Copy Data” is set to “Alarm,”

the unit performs copy operation, however, the data is not copied if there is no alarm recording data within the speciﬁed range

of copy. In case of CD/DVD disc, the remaining capacity becomes low because only the management information is recorded.

Do not use the disc which has been used on the personal

computer, failed to be copied, or stopped during copying due to the power failure because they may cause malfunction of the unit.

step

3. Set the start time of copy.

Start: Sets the start point of copy. Continue: Starts copying from the end point of the

previous copy.

• To set the sta r t p o i n t u s ing the bookmark, select “Bookmark” and then select the desired bookmark number.

• To copy from the oldest recording time, select “Copy Start Time.”

step

4. Select “Execute.”

• The copy starts.

• To stop copy manually, select “Cancel” in the screen of <Copy Data to Copy 2 Drive>. The data which has been copied before cancelling is copied.

The warning is displayed when the copied range exceeds

the available capacity of the device to be copied when “FIFO Overwrite” is set to “Off” and the copy destination is HDD. In this case, set the copy setting again with narrower copy

range or use a copy device with larger capac-

ity.

When the copy is performed during recording, the picture

of the recording start and end points may not be recorded.

When the recording data of the main device which is be-

ing copied is about to be overwritten or has been over-

itten, copy is stopped. Be careful for the copy which

wr requires long time such as overwriting copy of DVD.

The progress bar of copy is not displayed for copy 2.

The picture data is processed in 2 MB unit. Therefore the

data is copied in 2 MB unit from the start point of the designated range when copying.

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Copying the data of this unit to a video

cassette

This function is used to copy the data of this unit to a video cassette using an analogue video cassette recorder. Data can be copied even when the unit is in recording. For the recording operation, see the instruction manual for the analogue video cassette recorder used.

step

1. [Analogue video cassette recorder] Prepare the

VCR for recording.

• Set the input source of the VCR to the external input.

step

2. [This unit] Display the picture in its format (single/

split) that you want to record.

step

3. [This unit] If needed, use the search function to

display the start position of copy.

step

4. [Analogue video cassette recorder] Start recording.

step

5. [This unit] Press the PLAY button to start playback.

step

6. To stop copying, press the STOP button on this unit

ﬁrst. And then, stop the recording on the analogue video cassette recorder.

Only the picture displayed on the monitor screen can be

copied to the video cassette.

Basic operations

Copying the recorded data (continued)

Playback software

When copying the data to CD/DVD or USB memory, the needed PC playback software is automatically copied on to the disc. Refer to the following for using the software.

System requirements

• OS: Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

• CPU: IBM PC/AT compatible with an Intel Pentium series processor of at least 500 MHz.

• RAM: 256 MB or more.

HDD: System drive with unused space of at least 200 MB.

•

• Display device: XGA (1024 pixels X 768 pixels) or higher.

Starting up the application software

step

1. Load the CD/DVD/USB memory to the personal

computer which has been used for copy.

step

2. Double-click the icon of the disc to open.

step

3. Start up the application software.

• Double-click the “FSM Player Lite.exe.” The application software starts up and the operation panel appears.

hen the picture cannot be loaded, use the

[Folder] command in the [File] menu to select the picture folder to be played back.

You can open the FSMPlayerLite panel in 4 stages by

clicking select playback, search and bookmark operations. In the second stage, you can select a camera to display. In the third stage, you can adjust playback speed (reducing only) and in the fourth stage, you can make various settings for audio playback.

Operational panel

Rewind

Click to jump to the head of the recording data.

Reverse Search

Click to playback the picture in the reverse direction with a higher speed than normal playback. The speed changes from X1 to X2, X4, X8 and back to X1 at every press of this button during reverse playback.

Reverse Playback

Click to playback the picture in the reverse direction.

on the right side. In the ﬁrst stage, you can

Operational

Panel

Field Reverse

Click to display a still picture one ﬁeld before.

Stop

Click to stop p lay bac k. Audio, if recorded , is play ed back after the stop when the audio command has been enabled.

Field Advance

Click to display a still picture one ﬁeld after.

Playback

Click to playback the picture in the forward direction.

Forward Search

Click to playback the picture in the forward direction with a higher speed than normal playback. The speed changes from X1 to X2, X4, X8 and back to X1 at every press of this button during playback.

to Camera

(These butto n s are disp l a y e d when t h e located on the lower right of the Forward Search button is pressed.) Click to display the picture of the camera corresponding to the number of the button. The indicator tur n s green f o r the camer a number w h i c h is bein g displayed, and it turns black for the camera number which is not being displayed. The picture is not displayed even when the indicator turns green if the data has not been copied for that camera number.

Refresh Speed

his slider is displayed when the

(T lower right of the Camera button is pressed.) Drag with the mouse to adjust the playback speed. When setting to [Fast], it may disrupt the operation depending on the performance of the personal computer used. Use this setting with the proper picture playback speed suitable to the personal computer used.

e pla yback speed slider may not be chang ed at a

Th constant interval when the data which is additionally copied is played back.

Output

his is displayed when the

(T lower right of the Refresh Speed slider is pressed.) [Not Synchronized playback]

checkmark to [Output] on the FSMPlayerLite panel

Put a and select a playback channel from the drop-down menu. Then select [Not Synchro.] in the [Playback] field. Play back the copied data and stop at a point where you want to hear the audio. The audio data around the stop point are played back. You can change the duration of audio playback in 3 levels using the slide bar on the right side. The actual duration of audio playback varies depending on the frame rate of the recorded picture. Adjust the duration for every data to be played back. [Synchronized playback]

lect [Synchro.] in the [Playback] field. You can play

Se back simultaneously the audio and picture of the data downloaded in blocks via network or the data copied together with audio by a recorder. Only one playback channel is displayed in this case. Audio is not played back during other than normal playback (such as fast-forward playback and reverse playback). The [LipSync] slide bar should be adjusted according to the PC to be used and the recording status of data to be played back. In some cases, there may not be found an optimum position where the picture and audio synchronize with each other.

button located on the

button

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In synchronized audio playback, the frequency of picture

refreshing is reduced depending on the processing power of PC. When you wa nt to playb ack givi ng p riority to picture, select [Not Synchro.].

The settings on this panel remain intact for the next start-

up.

Audio playback channel and picture display channel are

not related.

When data are played directly from a drive that is slow

to read CD and DVD, audio may be output intermittently. Play back data after copying it to a HDD.

File menu

Convert

When clicking during the playback is stopped, [Convert] screen appears. Specify the range to be converted and the camera number, and then press the [JPEG] or [AVI] button to convert and save the picture data collectively. Collective conversion requires adequate free space in the physical memory and the HDD for temporary files (the system partition and save drive). The limitations of available memory your operating conditions. Perform conversion starting from a small ﬁle that requires only several seconds to be converted while checking the state of the memory and the HDD.

space and HDD space vary depending on

Search menu

Whe n clicking , the [Ti me Search] scr e e n appears . Specify the date and time to be searched, and then click the [Search] button. The picture of the speciﬁed time or around such time appears. The search may not be performed when ed contents added to the existing data.

the date and time information of the record-

is not chronological such as the data which is

Operation menu

For [Playback], [Stop], [Reverse Playback], [Forward Search], [Reverse Search], [Field Advance], [Field Reverse], or [Rewind], refer to the section of the “Operation panel.”

Bookmark menu

A-, B-

Click to register the current playback position as Point A or Point B to repeat playback between those positions.

Repeat between A

Put a check mark to repeat playback between Point A and Point B you speciﬁed.

and B

View menu

Picture Size

When clicking, the options of [100%], [75%], [50%], and [25%] appear. Pictures are zoomed in or out according to the selected magniﬁcation.

Decode Level

When clicking, appear. When setting the decode level to rough, the picture becomes comes faster.

itle Bar

When clicking, the options of [Date Time] and [Alarm] ap-

Put a check mark to the item to be displayed on the

pear. screen.

the options of [Fine], [Middle], and [Rough]

rough and the playback update speed be-

Grouping menu

Grouping Pattern

When clicking, the [Grouping Pattern] screen appears. When you click the [4 Multi], [6 Multi], [9 Multi], [10 Multi], [13 Multi], or [16 Multi], the split screen of the selected pattern appears. Click “Setting” to display the screen to set the display position of the camera in each screen.

Menus appearing with right button clicking

To use the following functions, click the right button of the

mouse on the screen to be operated. The following functions are performed only for the clicked screen.

During playback: Picture Size

Refer to the section of the “View menu.”

Decode Level

Refer to the section of the “View menu.”

During stopping playback: Copy

ick to copy the picture being displayed onto the clip-

board.

Save As

hen clicking, the [Save As] screen appears. You can

W save the picture being displayed as either a Windows bitmap ﬁle (.bmp) or a JPEG ﬁle (.jpg).

Picture Size

Refer to the section of the “View menu.”

Decode Level

Refer to the section of the “View menu.”

en clicking, the [Print] screen appears. After setting

Wh the [Margins], [Printer Settings...] and other options, click [Print] button to print the picture being displayed.

When playing the data recorded in frame recording, the

outline of the picture may be serrated. In such case, change the picture size to larger setting.

When loading the media with a lot of picture data copied,

playback software may take time to be started up.

Basic operations

Communications by Web Browser

The Web browser on the personal computer can capture the pictures that have been recorded and live pictures from the camera that is connected to this recorder. Also, some of the recorder settings can be made via the personal computer.

The personal computer product requirements

• OS: Microsoft Windows 98SE, Windows 2000,

Windows Me or Windows XP.

• CPU: IBM PC/AT compatible with an Intel Pentium series processor of at least 500 MHz.

• RAM: 256 MB or more.

HDD: System drive with unused space of at least 200 MB.

•

• Web Browser Soft: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later.

• Display device: XGA (1024 pixels x 768 pixels) or higher.

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the

Microsoft Corporation in the US and other regions.

The official na me of Window s is Micros oft Windows

(

Operating System.)

other company and product names appearing herein

All

are the property of their respective owners.

• Windows 98SE is an abbreviation of Microsoft

Windows 98 Second Edition.

• Windows 2000 is an abbreviation of Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional.

• Windows Me is an abbreviation of Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition.

• Windows XP is an abbreviation of Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Professional.

Th e product r e q u i r e m e nt describ e d above c a n n o t

guarantee operations in all environments.

Lack of compatibility between Web functions and the PC

peripheral driver may, in rare instances, result in abnormal operation. If this happens, upgrade to the newest version of Internet Explorer and try again.

Connections

• When making a direct connection between this unit and a personal computer (hereinafter PC), use a cross cable, and when making a connection through a HUB, use a straight cable.

• Refer

to the PC instruction manual for instructions on how

to set the Web settings on the PC.

Start up the Microsoft Internet Explorer and log in.

step

1. Start up the Microsoft Internet Explorer and enter

the IP address of the recorder.

• E n t e r the IP a d d r e s s which is set i n < L A N (Communicatio n) Setting> (System Me nu COM/LAN). When shipped from the factory, the IP address is set to “192.168.000.100.”

• The “[Login]” screen appears.

step

2-1. (When logging in • • • )

Fi r s t, ente r t he “Use r I D” and t h e “Passw o r d.”

When s hip ped from the f actory, the user ID for the full-rights user is “root,” and the password is “admin000,” the user ID for the live user is “guest” and the password is “guest.”

More than one user can log in simultaneously using the

same user ID and password.

However, there are restrictions depending on authoriza-

tion. The maximum number of users that can be connected at the same time is 10.

step

2-2. Select “login” and then left-click or press ENTER.

• The “[Main Menu]” screen appears.

step

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3-1. (If you make an error in entering the user ID or

password • • • )

• The “[Caution]” screen appears.

step

3-2. Select “Login” and either left-click or press ENTER.

• The “[Login]” screen appears.

step

3-3. Follow step 2-1 and enter the correct “User ID” and

“Password.”

step

4-1. (If you do not log in • • • )

Select “If you won’t log in, please go to Logout.” and

left-click.

step

4-2. The message “Session ID removed from recorder

& browser. Please close the browser.” is displayed. Close the Web Browser at this point.

step

5-1. (To change password • • • )

Th e pass word c an be c hange d in th e “[Lo gin]”

screen only by the user who has the authorization to change a pass w ord. F ollow the instr uction s in the menu and enter the current “User ID” and “Password.”

step

5-2. Enter the new password in “New password” and

again in “New password (Conﬁrmation).”

The number of characters that can be used in registering

a password is 16. Both alphabet letters and numbers can be used with a distinction made between upper and lower case. You cannot use spaces.

step

5-3. To change to a new password, select “change” and

left-click or press ENTER. To cancel the change, select “clear” and left-click or press ENTER.

Main Menu

This is the screen for selecting, from “Main Menu,” “Live Mo n i t o ring” with w h i ch live p i c t u res are re t r i e v ed and displayed, “Playback” with which pictures that have already been recorded are retrieved and displayed, “Configuration Menu” which allows changes to the settings of the recorder, “Logout” for ending a job, or “Change Login User” for making a change in the logged-in user.

Depending on the user’s authorization, there are certain

menus that cannot be selected.

The transfer rate at communication changes depending

on the communication environment or unit’s status. For stable communication, use this unit with the proper image transfer speed suitable to the conditions of the communication line.

The user’s session ID (connection data) is lost in 5 min-

utes from the ﬁnal operation that includes picture retrieval. If no operations are made within that 5 minutes, no other operations can be made after that so close the browser and then log in again.

If the unit’s MAIN switch is “OFF,” live and recorded pic-

tures cannot be retrieved.

step

1. Select the desired menu from “Main Menu” and left-

click.

Communications by Web Browser

Communications by Web Browser (continued)

Live Monitoring

Retrieves live pictures and displays the pictures on the PC screen.

step

1. Select “Live Monitoring” and left-click.

• The “[Live]” screen appears.

When picture acquisition is tried for the first time with

the Web browser of a personal computer, a message as shown below may be displayed. If it is displayed, click “Yes.”

STOP : Stops the retrieval of an picture.

GO : Starts (or restarts) the retrieval of an pic-

Display :

Layout : For selecting from the 12 types of display

(default: 4(1-4) screen)

Camera

When the unit is recording at the full rate (100 pps), the

picture supplied from the camera which is not used for recording at that time is not updated.

Transfer Rate

(default: middle)

Save Layout

Main Menu :

Logout : For logging out.

Setting “Transfer Rate” to “Hi” may present a problem

to the PC o peration s. This could be due to the PC’s hardware/software performance you are using. Adjust the image transfer rate that best meets your machine.

De p end i n g on th e ne t wor k ca p a cit y an d th e lo a d

conditions, the transfer rate may be affected.

Picture may vibrate vertically when displaying the live

picture of the camera of which picture is set for frame recording.

ture.

For selecting either the display or nondisplay of a camera number.

patterns.

: Selects the camera number that you want

to display and check.

: Selects one of 5 stages from “Lo” to “Hi”

for picture retrieval speed.

: The layout of the screen display is regis-

tered to “Local PC.”

Returns to the “Main Menu.”

Playback

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Retrieves, plays back and searches for pictures that have been recorded by the recorder.

step

1. Select “Playback” and left-click.

• The “[Playback]” screen appears.

step

2. Press the button.

• Playback starts.

: Press to start playback.

: Press to start speed search in the forward direc-

tion at speeds of x2, x4, x8 and x16.

: Press to frame-by-frame playback in the forward

direction.

: Press to start reverse playback.

: Press to start speed searches in the reverse direc-

tion at speeds of x2, x4, x8 and x16.

: Press to frame-by-frame playback in the reverse

direction.

: During playback or searching, press to stop play-

back for still frame.

Device : (default: Normal)

The date, time, and the camera number for the picture ac-

Selects the HDD for playback and search.

quired are displayed in “Image Information.” Clicking “Save Image” stores the picture that is still-frame displayed in the PC in bit map format.

The following searches can be selected in single-screen

display.

The function of searching for recorded picture data is

effective only when the single-screen display has been selected in the “Playback” menu. The function cannot operate during any type ﬁrst stop the playback.

picture data playback so to make a search of

Time Search

Select the date and time and click “Search.”

Communications by Web Browser

Communications by Web Browser (continued)

Alarm List Search

Click “Alarm List” and the “Alarm List Search” screen appears in the sub-screen.

step

1. Set the desired date/time and number of alarm list

items to be acquired, and then click “Refresh” to acquire the alarm list.

• T h e alarm list cannot be a c q uired w i t h o u t clicking “Refresh.”

• Enter

• “Sensor”

step

2. Select the “No.” desired, and then click “Search.”

• Click “Prev(number)” for a search in the reverse

• C

the needed number of alarm list items to be acquired in “Alarm Cnt.” If number entered is too large, depending on the recording condition, it may take a long time to acquire the list or the d esired number o f list ite ms may not be acquired.

: Check the desired sensor number for

acquiring the alarm list items.

direction and click “Next(number)” for a search in the forward direction.

lick “Refresh” again to re-acquire the “Alarm List,” and click “Close” to hide the “Alarm List Search” menu.

Image Search

Click to display the picture of the next alarm list item.

to display the picture of the previous alarm list item.

Click

Conﬁguration Menu

This is the screen for making some of the recorder settings.

step

1. Select “Configuration Menu” in the “[Main Menu]”

screen.

• The “[Conﬁguration Menu]” screen appears.

step

2. Select the desired “Configuration Menu” and left-

click.

User Registration

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This is the screen for changing the settings for registered user authorization, and for deleting a registration. It can also be used for registering new users.

step

1. Select “User Registration” and left-click.

• The “[User Registration]” screen appears.

step

2-1. (To change registered user settings • • • )

Select the user ID for changing the settings in the

“Change authorities of users” settings.

• Select the items that you want to change.

Live Monitoring :

Allows viewing of live pictures. It is a mandatory rank to be registered.

Playback : Allows viewing of recorded pictures.

All Cameras

: Allows viewing of pictures from all the

cameras. (The picture of the cameras set

to “Off” in the covert camera

setting can also be displayed.)

Change Passwords :

Allows changing of user’s password.

Configuration : Allows viewing and editing of user

registration information.

Certain items cannot be selected depending on what the

user authorization is.

“Configuration” authorization can be used by only one

user. From the time that a user logs in until that user logs out and gives up authorization, any other user that logs in is regarded as a user who does not have “Conﬁguration” authority.

“Playback” authorization can only be used by one user.

From the time that a user logs in until that user logs out and gives up authorization, any other user that logs in is regarded as a user who does not have “Playback” authority.

step

2-2. (To change settings • • • )

Select “ c h a nge” a n d left- c l i c k . The “[ C h a n g e

Conﬁrmation]” screen appears.

step

2-3. If you want to make the change, left-click “change.”

If you want to cancel a change, left-click “cancel.”

step

2-4. (When you have selected “change” • • • )

The “[Completed]” screen appears, so then left-click

“User Registration.”

• The “[User Registration]” screen reappears.

step

2-5. (When you have selected “cancel” • • • )

• The “[User Registration]” screen reappears.

step

3-1. (To delete a registered user • • • )

Left-click on “remove” in the user ID that you want

to delete in “Change authorities of users.”

• The “[Remove Conﬁrmation]” screen appears.

step

3-2. If you want to delete it, left-click “remove.” If you

don’t want to delete it, left-click “cancel.”

step

3-3. (If you have selected “remove” • • • )

The “[Completed]” screen appears, so left-click “User

Registration.”

• The “[User Registration]” screen reappears.

step

3-4. (If you have selected “cancel” • • • )

• The “[User Registration]” screen reappears.

step

4-1. (To register a new user • • • )

Enter the new user ID and new password in “Add

New User.”

step

4-2. Refer to step 2-1, select the “Authority” desired and

put a check mark.

A user ID with the same name cannot be registered. The

maximum number of characters that can be used in registering a bers can

password is 16. Both alphabet letters and num-

be used with a distinction made between upper

and lower case. You cannot use spaces.

step

4-3. If you want to make a new registration, left-click

“register.” If you want to cancel a new registration, left-click “clear.”

step

4-4. (If you have selected “register” • • • )

It is added to “Change authorities of users.”

step

4-5. (If you have selected “clear” • • • )

Clears the speciﬁed contents.

Communications by Web Browser

Communications by Web Browser (continued)

Recorder Title & Camera Titles

This is the screen for setting or changing the recorder and the camera titles.

step

1. Select “Recorder Title & Camera Titles” and left-

click.

• The “[Recorder Title & Camera Titles]” screen appears.

step

2. Enter the desired recorder or camera title to “New

Text.”

• The recorder and the camera titles currently set are shown in the “Current Text.”

step

3. Select “change” and left-click.

E-mail Setup

This is the screen for setting the information related to the e-mail server or sender, and for setting the e-mail address of the receiver.

step

1. Select “E-mail Setup” and left-click.

• The “[E-mail Setup]” screen appears.

step

2. (When making the settings to send the e-mail • • •)

Input the desired settings for “SMTP Server (Host

Name or IP),” “POP Server (Host Name or IP),” “POP User ID,” “POP User Password,” “DNS Server 1 Address,” “DNS Server 2 Address,” “From:,” and “Recorder ID.”

• The s etti ngs c urre ntly set are shown i n the “Current Settings.”

step

3. To send the test e-mail, select “From Address Test

(send test mail)” and left-click.

step

4. (When attaching alarm recording picture to e-mail •

• •)

Put a check mark on “Picture” checkbox.

• E-mail with the picture which is captured during alarm recording is sent to the marked user. The file extension of the picture data file which is attached to e-mail is “.aap”.

• “Delay

time to attachment” is used to determine th e t i m i n g o f c a pt u r i n g t h e pi c t u r e to b e attached. The time period between occurrence of alarm and capture of the picture can be set up to 10 seconds.

You cannot send the picture when the alarm recording is

not performed.

The pi ctu re to be attached is cap tur ed durin g alarm

recording of which trigger is input of the rear terminal.

To perform this function, put a check mark on “Sensor.”

When the multiple notiﬁcations are occurred at the same

time, notiﬁcation may be delayed or not all the items may be notiﬁed.

Wh e n the alarm r e c o r ding time is sho r t e r than t h e

speciﬁed delay time, the picture cannot be attached.

When the multiple alarm signals are input at the same

time, only the picture from the camera corresponding to the lowest sensor number is attached.

To view the attached picture:

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In the PC with DX-PC55E (version 2.1 or later) installed,

click or double click the ﬁle.

In the PC without DX-PC55E installed,

drag the ﬁle and drop it into the “MPicViewer.exe” which

is stored in the supplied CD.

The displayed picture can be printed or can be saved in

general image formats.

step

5-1. (When setting the receiver’s address • • •)

Enter the desired e-mail address to “New Address.”

step

5-2. Set the contents to be transmitted from the recorder

to the PC.

• “Rema in,” “Temp/F an,” “Reb oot, ” “Rec ord, ” “Alarm,” and “Sensor” settings can be set.

step

5-3. Select whether to activate or inactivate the e-mail

address you have set.

• When a check mark is put to “Active” column, the selected e-mail address becomes active.

step

5-4. Select “set” and left-click.

step

5-5. Select “send” to send the test e-mail.

When the e-mail notifications or IP notifications have

been occurred frequently, the operation of the recorder may become unstable.

Communications by Web Browser

Communications by Web Browser (continued)

Access Mode Setup

This is the screen for changing the SSL settings.

step

1. Select the item to be changed in the “Access Mode

Setup.”

• Use SSL for Web Access: Sets the level of the encoding function (SSL). “No SSL”: Does not use the encoding function. “Menus only”: Uses the encoding function for the

menus only.

“Menus + Pictures”: Uses the encoding function

for the menus and pictures.

Port Settings:

• SSL Sets the port number used for SSL communication.

• Band-Width Limit:

Controls the band width of the communication.

When you use SSL, the following message appears. Se-

lect “Yes” and then continue the operation.

When displaying live or playback picture while “Use SSL

for Web Access” is set to “Menus only,” the following message appears.

Select “Yes” to display the live or playback

picture.

n t h is case, the key- s h aped ic o n which s h o ws the

encoded communication of the browser is not displayed, however, communication is carried out with encoded.

step

2. Set the desired setting in “New Settings” and then

select “change” and left-click.

Clock Setup

This is the screen for setting the clock of the recorder via PC.

step

1. Select “Clock Setup” and left-click.

• The “[Clock Setup]” screen appears.

step

2-1. Set “Month,” “Date,” “Year,” “Hour,” “Min.,” “Sec.,”

“Time Zone” to the desired time.

step

2-2. Select “set” and left-click.

step

3. (When setting the clock using “Synchronize with

PC’s clock” • • •)

When you want the clock of the recorder to b e

synchronized with the PC clock, select “Synchronize with PC’s clock” and left-click.

• The clock of the recorder is set to the same time as that of the PC.

• When

using this function on the timing that the year, month, day, hour, or minute is changed, check the clock after synchronizing with the PC clock.

step

4. (When setting the daylight saving time function • • •)

Select “No” when you do not w a n t t o u s e the

daylight saving time function.

Select “Auto” to use the daylight saving function.

• When select ing “A uto,” set th e desired time period for activating the daylight saving time function and then select “set.”

Logout

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Change Login User

In this screen, assign “Logout” settings to end the job.

step

1. Select “Logout” and left-click.

• The “[Logout]” screen appears.

step

2. Close the Web Browser.

If the browser is closed incorrectly (not logging out cor-

rectly), the user’s session ID is saved for 5 minutes. If the Log in is made with the same user ID within that 5 minutes, operation limits may take effect.

This screen is for changing the logged in user.

step

1. Select “Change Login User” and left-click.

• The “[Login]” screen appears.

step

2-1. (To change the logged in user • • • )

In the “Lo g i n (or cha n g e login u s er)” set t i ngs,

execute step 2-1 and 2-2 in “

the logged in user.

• The logged in user is changed and the “[Main Menu]” screen appears.

step

2-2. (To log in without changing the user • • • )

Select “Return” button on the browser and left-click.

step

2-3. (To log out • • • )

Select “If you won’t log in, please go to Logout.” and

left-click.

Communications by Web Browser

INSTALLATIONRECORDING

Consult the followingDescription of problem

• Is the power cord properly plugged in?

• Is the LOCK indicator light on?

• Is the TIMER indicator light on?

• Is the MAIN switch on the rear of the unit set to “OFF” ?

• Is the LOCK indicator light on?

• Is the POWER indicator flashing? (The unit cannot be operated while the POWER

indicator is flashing.)

• The safety features may be in operation.

Reset the unit by pressing the RESET button on the rear panel using a ballpoint

pen or similar object, and then turn the power on again.

• Are the monitor and camera(s) connected correctly?

• Is the unit receiving an input signal from the selected camera?

Check this by displaying the SPLIT16 screen.

• Is the connecting cord connected correctly?

• Is the camera’s focus adjusted correctly?

• Is repeat recording set to "Repeat Off"?

• The recording starts after the time set for recording rate is passed.

Was the unit stopped during that time?

• Is the LOCK indicator light on?

• During normal recording, alarm recording, and emergency recording, press the

REC/STOP button for more than 2 seconds.

• Is timer recording in progress?

To stop timer recording, press the TIMER button for more than 2 seconds.

• Is repeat recording set to "Repeat On"?

• Are the date and current time set accurately?

• Are the recording start-/end-times and the recording rate set correctly?

• Is repeat recording set to "Repeat Off"?

• Is the recording rate for alarm recording set to “– – –”?

• Is the recordable capacity for alarm recording area full?

• Is the unit in timer recording stand-by mode?

(Is the TIMER indicator light on?)

• Are the peripheral switches, etc., connected correctly?

The unit does not be turned

on.

Power is on, but the unit

does not operate.

Pictures are not appearing

on the monitor.

The quality of the monitor

picture is poor.

The unit does not start

recording.

The unit does not stop

recording.

The unit does not repeat the

recording.

The unit does not perform

timer recording.

The unit does not perform

alarm recording.

Troubleshooting

If problems with the unit persist even after you’ve followed the suggestions below, disconnect the power cord and contact the retailer from whom you purchased the unit.

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OTHERS

PERIPHERAL RECORDING DEVICE

Consult the following

Description of problem

The unit does not perform

playback.

The copy device dose not

respond.

The camera cannot be

controlled via this unit.

The unit does not perform

the motion detection

function.

The unit cannot be controlled

via the personal computer.

There is a camera number

with a blue screen during

split screen display.

Button operation is not

working.

Cameras cannot be

switched with the

camera number buttons.

Menus cannot be set.

Following functions do not

work:

• Copy1

• Deletion of copy 1 device

data

• Loading/Saving menu

• Restore

• Picture copy

• Is the LOCK indicator light on?

• Has the data been erased?

• Is the correct playback device selected?

• Has the recording medium been inserted correctly into the unit?

• Is the unit currently in the middle of loading the recording medium?

• Is the correct playback device selected?

• Has the recording medium's write-protect been removed?

• Is the power supply of peripheral recording device set ON?

• Is the copy device registered in the <Add/Remove HDD Device> or

<Add/Remove DVD/CD Drive>?

• Is the camera to be controlled connected correctly?

• Is the <PTZ Setting> menu set correctly?

• Is trigger for alarm recording of the camera number for which the motion

detection function to be executed set to “External” ?

• Is the alarm recording rate of the camera number for which the motion detection

function is executed set to “– – –”?

• Is the value set in “Motion Threshold” of the <Motion Det> menu larger than that

of “Motion Mask Settings” ?

• Is the detection area set correctly?

• Is the <COM/LAN> menu set correctly ?

• Are the unit and the personal computer connected correctly ?

• Is there a defect in the connecting cable ?

• Is the proper connecting cable being used ?

• The screen of camera number with no video signal input appears blue even when

setting for operation.

• Is the POWER indicator flashing?

(The unit cannot be operated when the POWER indicator is flashing.)

• Is the LOCK indicator light on?

• Is the menu screen being displayed?

Camera number buttons cannot be used when the menu screen is displayed.

• When OUTPUT B is selected, the cursor of the mouse is displayed, however, the

menu screen is not displayed and cannot be set. The menus can be set only

when the OUTPUT A is selected.

• Is section download function (the function to copy the picture data remotely using

the supplied application software, DX-PC55E) performed via communication?

The functions described to the left are not performed while section download

function is in use.

PLAYBACK

Troubleshooting

#2 : #3 : #4 : #5 : #6 :

#8 :

#7 :

Warning Display

CALL OUT

output

Cancelling

the warning

Log number

Countermeasure

LOG1200

LOG1201

LOG1202

LOG7200

LOG1100#3 LOG4100#4 LOG1101#3 LOG4101#4 LOG1102

LOG3100

LOG7100

LOG3701#5 LOG7701#6 LOG4701#4

LOG3702#5 LOG7702#6 LOG4702#4

LOG3703#5 LOG7703#6 LOG4703#4

LOG3704#5

LOG7704#6

Selectable

Selectable None Selectable None Selectable

None

Selectable

None

The remaining capacity of Normal Area in Main device has become less than **%.#2 The remaining capacity of Alarm Area in Main device has become less than **%.#2 The remaining capacity of LPA Area in Main device has become less than **%.#2 The remaining capacity of Copy 2 disk has become less than **%.#2 The remaining capacity of Normal Area in Main device has become 0%. The remaining capacity of Alarm Area in Main device has become 0%. The remaining capacity of LPA Area in Main device has become 0%. The remaining capacity of disc in Copy 1 drive has become 0%. The remaining capacity of disc in Copy 2 drive has become 0%. Copy data size error.

Check the range of copy data or the disk space of copy media. Copy media error.

Cannot copy the data. Check the copy device.

No disk.

The drive has no disk or wrong type of disk. Put a proper disk into the drive. The remaining capacity of disc in Copy 1 drive has become 0%. Put a new disk into the drive. The remaining capacity of disc in Copy 2 drive has become 0%. Put a new disk into the drive.

• Copy data as necessary.

• When the warning is cancelled, the unit starts overwriting the oldest data remaining in the HDD.

• Copy data as necessary.

• Replace media if necessary.

• Set the copy/restore range again.

• Replace with new media.

• Check that media is in the recording device. (If not, insert the media.)

•

Check whether that the write-protect of the media is enabled. Is so, cancel the protection.

• After turning off the power of the peripheral recording device and the unit, reboot in order of peripheral recording device and the unit.

• After turning off the power of the peripheral recording device and the unit, check a cable.

• Insert the disc.

• Replace the disc.

Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button.

Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button. Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button. Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button.

Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button. Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button.

The value depends on the setting. Log number for recording Log number for restore Log number for copy 1 Log number for copy 2

13 ,14 : Recording 23 ,24 : Playback 33 ,34 : Copy 1 43 ,44 : Restore 73 ,74 : Copy 2 (The following numbers are entered in ) 00 : A (Internal) 01 : B (Internal) 10 to 25 : USB (External)

(The following numbers are entered in ) 01 : CH 1 02 : CH 2 03 : CH 3 04 : CH 4 05 : CH 5 06 : CH 6 07 : CH 7 08 : CH 8 09 : CH 9 10 : CH 10 11 : CH 11 12 : CH 12 13 : CH 13 14 : CH 14 15 : CH 15 16 : CH 16

Warnings and CALL OUT output

Warnings and their appropriate countermeasures

#1 Options in the CALL OUT output column:

• Selectable: Selects to output CALL OUT signal or not on the menu screen.

• Fixed: Outputs CALL OUT signal from the CALL OUT terminal regardless of the menu setting.

• None: Does not output CALL OUT signal, but displays a warning on the screen.

The warning display appears when the HELP button is pressed during “ALERT” is displayed on the screen. The contents

of last 16 warnings are stored and can be displayed. The contents older than them are cleared and output of CALL OUT is cancelled. CALL OUT signal output can be stopped by pressing the E button or clicking “Clear Warning” while displaying the warning display.

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Warning Display

CALL OUT

output

Cancelling

the warning

Log number

Countermeasure

LOG54 #7

LOG13 #8 LOG33 #8 LOG43 #8 LOG73 #8 LOG23 #8

LOG14 #8

LOG74 #8 LOG24 #8 LOG34 #8 LOG44 #8 LOG55

LOG6200

LOG5100

LOG5200

LOG5201

LOG5300

LOG3500#5 LOG7500#6

LOG3600#5 LOG7600#6

LOG5101 LOG5102 LOG5103

Fixed

None

Fixed

None

Fixed

None

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No Camera Signal

Camera signal is lost or distorted. Please check the camera and cable connection.

It can use as it is though a slight error occurred.

System suspended due to unstable processing. Recording will be resumed. HDD was disconnected. System suspended due to unstable processing. Start operation again.

The recorder detected the data altered or data recorded by other recorder.

Recorder detected technical problems on the device.

The recorder has been rebooted. The problem is not critical, but check the recorder.

Internal temperature is getting too high, check the ventilation of the recorder.

Internal temperature is getting too high, stop the operation of the recorder immediately.

The fan of the recorder needs to be checked.

Copying data stopped because of new record overwrites the old data.

New record will soon overwrite the old data in copying. Stop the recording, if you want to continue the copying. (NONE)

• Check whether the unit and camera are properly connected and turned on.

• Check whether the video signal is being properly outputted.

• Check whether the camera with no video signal input is set for operation.

• Continue the operation when there is no abnormality.

• When the error occurs continuously, check the HDD/media and cable and then restart the unit.

• Restart the unit.

• Check the unit.

• Turn off the power and change the installation condition.

• Turn off the power and stop using.

• Stop HDD recording to continue copy/backup.

• Stop copy/backup to continue HDD recording.

• Restarts by watchdog operation or for self-recovery.

Stop recording.

Output video signals. Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button. Automatically clears after 1 minute.

Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button.

Automatically clears after 1 minute. Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button. Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button. Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button. Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button. Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button. Lower the temperature. Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button. Rotate the fan. Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button. Click "Clear Warning" or press the E button.

Regarding LOG14 : Displays during recording. The system shuts down once and then resumes recording. (The error HDD is automatically deleted from the recording device. The recording is continued until all the registered HDDs are used up.)

Regarding LOG24 to 74: Displays during copying or playback. The playback or copy stops because the system shuts down. Carry out playback or copy again.

Regarding LOG 54 : Displays during recording when the video signal is not existed for the camera being recorded for 2 seconds or more. This warning may not be displayed for the recording of which recording time is less than 2 seconds.

Warnings and CALL OUT output

UK Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. UK Branch Ofﬁce Visual Information Systems Division Travellers Lane Hatﬁeld Herts AL10 8XB

Telephone: +44 (1707)-278 684 Fax: +44 (1707)-278 541

GERMANY Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. German Branch Ofﬁce Electric Visual Systems Gothaer Str. 8 40880 Ratingen Germany

Telephone: +49 (2102)-486 9250 Fax: +49 (2102)-486 7320

SPAIN Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. Spanish Branch Ofﬁce Ctra. de Rubi, 76-80 Apdo.420 08190 Sant Cugat del Valles (Barcelona) SPAIN

ITALY Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. Italian Branch Ofﬁce Centro Direzionale Colleoni Palazzo Perseo - Ingresso 2, Via Paracelso 12, 20041 Agrate Brianza, Italy

Telephone: +39 (039)-605 31 Fax: + 39 (039)-605 3214

The Netherlands Mitsubishi Electric Benelux A Division of Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. Niiverheidsweg 23A, 3641 RP Mijdrecht Netherlands.

Telephone: +31 (297)-282 461 Fax: +31 (297)-283 936

Sweden Mitsubishi Electric Scandinavia Hammarbacken 14 Box750 SE-191 27 Sollentuna Sweden

Telephone: +34 (93)-565 3154 Fax: +34 (93)-589 4388

FRANCE Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. French Branch Ofﬁce 25, Boulevard des Bouvets 92741 Nanterre Cedex

Telephone: +33 (1)-5568 5500 Fax: +33 (1)-5568 5731

Telephone: +46 (8)-625 1000 Fax: +46 (8)-35 1132

Ireland Mitsubishi Electric Ireland A Division of Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. Westgate Business Park, Ballymount, Dublin 24. Ireland

Telephone: +353 (1)-419 8800 Fax: +353 (1)-419 8895

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