Panasonic wj-nd400 Operation Manual
Network Disk Recorder
Operating Instructions
Model No. WJ-ND400
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Before attempting to connect or operate this product,
please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
Preface
Contents
Preface
Preface.............................................................................................................................................................. 5
About these Operating Instructions................................................................................................................... 5
System Requirements for a PC ........................................................................................................................ 6
Trademarks and Registered Trademarks ......................................................................................................... 6
Restrictions when operating MPEG-4 images .....................................................................7
About operating windows......................................................................................................8
Display and close the operating window..................................... ...................................................................... 8
Names and functions of components.............................................................................................................. 10
Top page.................................................................................................................................................... 10
[Control] button .......................................................................................................................................... 11
[Cam. select] button................................................................................................................................... 12
[Setup] button .............................................. ... ... .... ... ... .............................................................................. 13
Status display area .................................................................................................................................... 14
Playback point operation area ................................................................................................................... 15
[HDD] tab................................................................................................................................................... 15
[CAM] tab........... ... ... .... .......................................... .................................................................................... 17
Recording and playing images
Recording images and audio...............................................................................................18
Manual recording of images and audio........................................................................................................... 18
Recording mode and priority...................................................................................................................... 18
Audio recording............................... ... .... ... .......................................... ....................................................... 18
Playback ................................................................................................................................19
Playback recorded images.............................................................................................................................. 19
Operations during playback ................................... ... ... ... .... ... .................................................................... 20
Playback from a designated time and date..................................................................................................... 22
Search for and playback images..................................................................................................................... 22
Filter conditions.......................................................................................................................................... 23
Rec event list display............ .... ................................................................................................................. 23
Search for and playback recorded events ................................................................................................. 24
Search for and playback images with motion at a specific time and date (VMD search) .......................... 25
Select an area to play back..... ... ..................................................................................................................... 26
Screen operations
Live images ...........................................................................................................................27
1-screen display............ .... ... ... ... .......................................... ........................................................................... 27
Useful functions while images are displayed............................................................................................. 28
Camera control .......................................................................................................................................... 29
4-screen (Multiscreen) ............................................................. ....................................................................... 31
Display switching (Sequence). ... ................................................................................. .................................... 31
Managing
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Event......................................................................................................................................33
Event functions .................................................... ... .... ... ... ... ........................................................................... 33
Contents
Operations during an event............................................................................................................................. 34
Canceling alarm action .............................................................................................................................. 34
Suspend alarm action................................................................................................................................ 34
Cancel the Error Status ............................................................................................................................. 35
Preventing illegal operations...............................................................................................36
Lock ................................................................................................................................................................ 36
Cancel............................................................................................................................................................. 36
Checking logs .......................................................................................................................37
Error log.. ... ... .................................................................................................................................................. 37
Access log....................................................................................................................................................... 37
Event log................................. ........................................................................................................................ 38
Network log..................................................................................................................................................... 38
Copying recorded images....................................................................................................39
Copying........................................................................................................................................................... 39
Playing back copied images ........................................................................................................................... 40
Deleting images ....................................................................................................................41
Manual deletion............................................................................................................................................... 41
Downloading images............................................................................................................42
Downloading images for playback.................................................................................................................. 42
Downloaded image operations ....................................................................................................................... 43
Downloading the viewer software .......................................................................... .................................... 43
Installing the viewer software..................................................................................................................... 43
Uninstalling the viewer software ................................................................................................................ 44
Playing back images.................................................................................................................................. 44
Saving images ........................................................................................................................................... 45
Printing images............ ... ... ... .... ... ................................................................................. ... .......................... 46
Alteration detection.................................................................................................................................... 46
Transmitting data..................................................................................................................47
Transmitting to the FTP server ....................................................................................................................... 47
Periodically transmit camera images......................................................................................................... 47
Transmit camera images when an event occur s ................................................... ... .... ... .......................... 47
Send mail................................ ... .... ................................................................................................................. 47
Checking system/disk information .....................................................................................48
System information ......................................................................................................................................... 48
Disk information .............................................................................................................................................. 48
Attachments
About mail notification.........................................................................................................49
Alarm mail notification............. ... ................................................................................. .................................... 49
Warning mail notification......... ................................................................................. ....................................... 49
Error log.................................................................................................................................52
About the error log .................................. .......................................... .............................................................. 52
Error operations....................................................................................................................58
About the error operations ...................... .... ... ... ... ........................................................................................... 58
Parameter in the logs above...................................................................................................................... 59
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Contents
Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................60
Problems......................................................................................................................................................... 60
Message display ............................................................................................................................................. 64
Glossary.................................................................................................................................65
Words used in the manual .............................................................................................................................. 65
Index.......................................................................................................................................68
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Preface
The Network Disk Recorder (WJ-ND400) is for recording images and audio from network surveillance cameras to a hard disk (hereafter HDD ). It
is possible to connect up to 64 cameras over a network.
Also, it is possible to access and operate the recorder via a network from the web browser on a computer (hereafter PC). A maximum of 16 PCs
can be connected (via a network).
• The network settings for the PC need to be done to do settings and operations from the PC. A web browser must also be installed.
About these Operating Instructions
There are four manuals, they include the Installation Guide, Setup Instructions (PDF file), Operating Instructions (PDF file), and the Quick
Reference Guide.
• Installation Guide : How to configure required settings and connect the equipment.
• Setup Instructions (PDF file) : How to configure required settings and connect the equipment to perform operations
from a PC over a network.
• Operating Instructions (PDF file) : How to perform operations from a PC.
• Quick Reference Guide : Basic settings and frequently used functions.
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Reader is required to refer to the “Operating Instructions” and the “Setup Instructions” on the provided CD-ROM. When the Adobe
Adobe
Reader is not installed on the PC, download the latest Adobe® Reader from the Adobe web site and install it.
In this manual and on the screen, the ND400 and the recorder are shown as WJ-ND400.
Refer to the "readme.txt" file on the CD-ROM bundled with the recorder for information about the versions and types of separately available
software and cameras supported.
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The following abbreviations are used in this document.
Microsoft
Microsoft
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Windows Vista® Business (32-bit) is called Windows Vista®.
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Windows® XP Professional SP2, and Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition SP2 are called Windows® XP.
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System Requirements for a PC
It is recommended to operate this unit using a PC that meets the following system requirements.
• OS : Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business (32-bit)
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:Microsoft
Windows ® XP Professional SP2
:Microsoft® Windows ® XP Home Edition SP2
• OS Language : English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese
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• CPU : Pentium
4 3.0 GHz or faster
• Memory : 1 GB or more (512 MB or more is required when using Microsoft
• Monitor : Resolution: 1 024 x 768 pixels or more
Color: 24-bit True color or better
• Network interface : 10/100/1 000 Mbps Ethernet port x1
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• Web Browser : Windows
:Microsoft
Internet Explorer® 7.0
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Internet Explorer® 6.0 SP2
• Audio interface : Sound card (when using the audio function)
• Other : CD-ROM drive: It is necessary to refer to the operating instructions and use the software on the provided
CD-ROM.
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9.0c or later
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Reader®: It is necessary to refer to the operating instructions on the provided CD-ROM.
*Microsoft
:DirectX
: Adobe
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Internet Explorer® 6.0 SP2 is required when using Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional SP2 or Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
Edition SP2.
Important:
• When using a PC that does not meet the above requirements, displaying of images may become slow or the web browser may become
inoperable.
• Audio may not be heard if a sound card is not installed on a PC. Audio may be interrupted depending on the network environment.
• Refer to "Notes on Vista
Windows Vista®.
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" (PDF) for further information about system requirements for a PC and precautions when using Microsoft
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Windows® XP.)
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Trademarks and Registered Trademarks
• Adobe and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
• Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, Internet Explorer, ActiveX, DirectX are either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
• Intel and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation and its subsidiaries in the USA and other countries.
• RSA is a registered trademark of RSA Security Inc. BSAFE is a registered trademark of RSA Security in the USA and other countries.
• Other names of companies and products contained in these operating instructions may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
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Restrictions when operating MPEG-4 images
There are following restrictions when "MPEG-4" is selected for the
image compression method on the setup menu. ("NW camera"
under "Camera")
1. When displaying live images
(1) Black screen may be displayed for the first few seconds (*)
when the following operations are performed while displaying
live images.
⋅ When MPEG-4 live images are displayed (by switching
camera channel, etc.)
⋅ When MPEG-4 image is enlarged (or when enlarged
MPEG-4 image is resized to the original size)
(2) It may take several seconds (*) for refresh interval of MPEG-4
image when displaying images on a 4-screen.
Example: When "3 seconds" is selected for the refresh
interval on the camera, MPEG-4 image will be
refreshed in 3 seconds intervals.
2. When displaying images sequentially
When "MPEG-4" is selected for the image compression method of
the camera selected for a camera channel on the setup menu, the
respective sequence step will be skipped.
3. When playing recorded images
(1) Displayed playback time may be fast for several seconds (*)
when the following operations are performed while playing
recorded images
⋅ When MPEG-4 recorded images are played (by changing
camera channel, etc.)
⋅ When MPEG-4 image is enlarged (or when enlarged
MPEG-4 image is resized to the original size)
(When operating to zoom in/out a paused MPEG-4
recorded image, image of several seconds later than the
displayed image may be enlarged.)
⋅ When the [PLAY] button is clicked again while playing
MPEG-4 image
⋅ When the first frame is displayed by clicking the [NEXT
IMAGE] button during pausing
(2) Playback may be performed in several seconds intervals (*)
when the following operations are performed while playing
MPEG-4 image. Refer to page 20 for operations during
playback.
⋅ Reverse playback ([REV PLAY])
⋅ Fast playback/fast reverse playback ([FF] / [REW])
⋅ Reverse frame playback ([PREV IMAGE])
Example: When "3 seconds" is selected for the refresh
interval on the camera, MPEG-4 image will be
played in 3 seconds intervals.
(3) When two records are played sequentially, the last few frames
of the former record and the first few frames of the next record
may be displayed overlapped.
(4) When playing MPEG-4 image by designating time and date,
playback may start from a point several seconds before or
after the designated time and date or from the first frame of
the next record.
4. When recording images
(1) Time and date displayed on the recording event list (actual
start time of recordings) may not exactly indicate the actual
time of recording trigger (event occurrence time, start time of
the schedule recording, etc.), and also the recording duration
may be shortened for seconds worth two times of the refresh
interval set on the camera.
Example: When the set recording duration and the set
refresh interval of the camera are 10 seconds and
1 second respectively
10 - (1 x 2) = 8 (sec)
The minimum actual recording duration is 8
seconds.
(2) When pre-event recording is set to be performed, pre-event
recording duration may be longer than the set duration.
Example: Depending on the size of the image data, pre-
recording duration may be around 10 seconds
even when setting 5 seconds for the pre-event
recording duration.
5. When copying images
Copying may start from a point several seconds (*) later than the
designated start time when copying MPEG-4 images. To copy the
desired images for sure, designate start time several seconds earlier
than the time when the desired images are recorded, and set time
range for copying longer than the refresh interval set on the camera.
6. When downloading recorded images
Download of recorded images may start from a point several
seconds (*) earlier than the designated start time. Set time range for
download longer than the refresh interval set on the camera.
7. When transmitting images recorded at an event
occurrence to the FTP server
Duration of images to be transmitted to the FTP server, which are
recorded at an event occurrence, may not be exactly the same as
the duration set for "Duration-Pre" and "Duration-Post". Set
"Duration-Pre" and "Duration-Post" longer than the refresh interval
set on the camera.
8. Other
MPEG-4 images will not be attached to alarm mails.
Even when images are to be transmitted to the FTP server
periodically, MPEG-4 images will not be transmitted.
* Time (seconds) differs depending on the refresh interval set on
the camera (0.2 - 5 seconds). To shorten time lag, set the refresh
interval on the camera shorter. Refer to the operating instructions
of the camera for how to configure the refresh interval.
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About operating windows
Display and close the operating window
Operate the recorder from a web browser on a PC.
1 Start the PC.
2 Launch the web browser.
3 Enter the URL or IP address set for the recorder into the
address box and press the [Enter] key.
The authentication window is displayed.
• If [User authentication] is [Off], the authentication window
does not open (refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF file)).
Important:
• Refer to your system administrator about the IP address
settings.
• If the [Host authentication] is [On] (refer to the Setup
Instructions (PDF file)), only PCs that have an IP address that
is registered with the recorder can connect to the recorder.
For more information, contact your system administrator.
• Do not enter "0" on the front of the IP address when inputting
it.
Example:
OK: 192.168.0.50
NG: 192.168.0.050
• Refer to page 64 if a message appears in the information bar.
4 Enter a "User name" and "Password" that is registered
with the recorder, and click the [Login] button.
The top page is displayed.
Important:
• Refer to your system administrator for the user name and
password set for you.
Refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF file) for information about
user registration.
• The default user name and password settings are shown
below.
User name: ADMIN
Password: 12345
• To ensure security, change the ADMIN password before
starting operations. Also, change the password periodically.
Refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF file) for information about
changing passwords.
• When the unit is being operated without changing the default
administrator name and password, the pop-up window saying
that it is recommended to change the password will be
displayed.
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5 Click the buttons and tabs to set up operations.
Important:
• Refer to page 64 if a message appears in the information bar.
Note:
• The first time the recorder's top page is displayed on a PC the
wizard for installing ActiveX, which must be installed to view
images, is displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions.
• If WJ-ND200/WJ-ND300 ActiveX is already installed, delete
WebVideo ActiveX using Add or Remove Programs and then
install WJ-ND400 ActiveX.
• When the install wizard is displayed again even after
completing the installation of the ActiveX, restart the PC.
About operating windows
6 Close the web browser after operations and settings are
finished.
Follow the on-screen instructions for setting and ending
functions.
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About operating windows
Names and functions of components
Top page
(2) (3) (4) (5)
(1)
(6)
(9)
(8)
(1) [Control] button (page 11)
Performs operations such as searching for recorded images.
You can also perform the functions of the camera picture
switcher such as changing the display of camera live pictures
to multiscreen or sequential display.
(2) [Cam. select] button (page 12)
The switcher functions such as switching camera channels
are operable on this page.
(3) [Setup] button (page 13)
Sets up the recorder.
(4) Status display area (page 14)
Displays the recorder's status, such as the recording and
playback status.
(5) Current time display area
Displays the current time.
(6) Image display
Displays live and recorded images. Displays the camera title
in the upper left and the date/time in the upper right (current
for live, recorded for recorded images). Click the camera title
when viewing multiscreen to view the clicked image on a
single screen.
(7)
(8) [HDD] tab (page 15)
Controls recorded images, such as playing images or
downloading to save to a PC.
(9) [CAM] tab (page 17)
Controls the cameras' zoom, focus, and automatic functions.
(7) Playback point operation area (page 15)
Specify the playback position or skip to the latest images.
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[Control] button
The following operation panel appears when you click the [Control]
button.
(3)
(1)
(2)
(4)
(1) [Multiscreen select] box
Displays multiple images from up to 4 cameras at the same
time. Switches between the four screens with each clicking
the button following the preset camera combination (refer to
the Setup Instructions (PDF file)).
(2) [Sequence ] box
Switches the camera images automatically in a preset
sequence. The button indicator lights green during sequence
(refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF file)).
(3) [El-zoom] box
Displays the camera image at the magnification of the button
clicked.
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(4) [Search] box
[Search] button
Searches for recorded images. The search results are shown
on the rec event list window (page 24, page 25).
[Area select] button
Selects disk to play or search (page 26).
(5) [Copy] box
Copies recorded images into the Copy area of the HDD.
(6) [Log] box
The history is shown on the rec event list window.
[Error log] button
Displays a log of the errors that occur.
[Access log] button
Displays the log in/log out time and date, the user name or
IP address.
[Event log] button
Displays the event log (when it occurred and a description).
[Network log] button
Displays a log of the problems that occur on the network.
(7) Rec event list
Number of events
Displays the total number of events in a list. If there are more
than 10 000 events, [>10000] is displayed.
[All list] button
Removes any conditions and all rec events are listed.
[Refresh] button
Updates the display to the most recent status.
[Prev page] button
Displays the previous page of the list.
[Next page] button
Displays the next page of the list.
[Time & date]
Displays the time and date.
[Ch]
Displays the channel of the recorded data.
[Rec]
Displays the recording mode (page 23).
[HDD]
Displays the number of the disk where data is stored.
[Info]
An icon is displayed on the image when audio is available.
:1x
:2x
:4x
(8) [Zoom in] button
Enlarges the display of live and recorded images.
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Note:
• The rec event list is displayed when the [Refresh] button is
pressed, or when searching (page 24, page 25) or when
selecting an area (page 26).
• The [All list] button is disabled during playback. Stop playback
and then do the search operation.
• When there are many cameras, the recording start time may
vary for each channel.
[Cam. select] button
The following operation panel appears when you click the [Cam.
select] button.
(1)
(2)
Group title
Camera title
(1) [Multiscreen select] box
Displays multiple images from up to 4 cameras at the same
time. Switches between the four screens by each clicking of
the button following the preset camera combination (refer to
the Setup Instructions (PDF file)).
(3)
(4)
(2) [Sequence] box
Switches the camera images automatically in a preset
sequence. The button indicator lights green during sequence
(refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF file)).
(3) [El-zoom] box
Displays the camera image at the magnification of the button
clicked.
:1x
:2x
:4x
(4) [Cam. select] box
Displays the group titles of the cameras connected to the
recorder when clicking [WJ-ND400]. Refer to the Setup
Instructions (PDF file) for information about group settings.
Displays the cameras the belong to that group when clicking
a group title. Displays the image of camera when clicking a
camera title on 1-screen.
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[Setup] button
The following operation panel appears when you click the [Setup]
button.
Refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF file) for more information.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(7) [Server] button
Displays a menu for setting the server of recorder.
(8) [Network] button
Displays a menu for setting the network of recorder.
(9) [User mng.] button
Displays a menu for setting authentication.
(10) [Maintenance] button
Displays a menu for setting HDDs.
(11) [Config.] button
Displays a menu for disk information, data encryption
settings, and formatting disks.
Important:
• When settings are activated, all logged in users log out.
(12) [Help] button
Displays the Help window.
(1) [Quick] button
Displays a menu with the minimum settings necessary to
operate the recorder.
(2) [Basic] button
Displays a menu for system and date/time settings
necessary for basic operations of the recorder.
(3) [Emergency rec.] button
Displays a menu for emergency recording settings.
(4) [Event] button
Displays a menu for setting the operations for the occurrence
of each type of event (site alarm, terminal alarm, command
alarm).
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(5) [Schedule] button
Displays a menu for setting recording/event action for
specified days and times.
(6) [Camera] button
Displays a menu for setting the network, group, and
sequence of cameras.
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Status display area
(1) (3) (4)(2)
(1) Displays the status of live and playback
images.
: Live images are being displayed.
: Recorded images are being played back.
: Images are being played back reversely.
: Images are being played back at fast
forward.
: Images are being played back reversely
at fast forward.
: Playback is paused.
: Recorded images and audio are being
downloaded.
: Recorded images and audio have been
downloaded.
[Step 1] to [Step 7]
: The playback speed is displayed.
:1x
: Approx. 4x
: Approx. 8x
: Approx. 16x
: Approx. 32x
: Approx. 48x
: Approx. 96x
: The sequence is being activated.
: Normal recording area or event recording
area of the HDD on the recorder is
selected.
: HDD copy area is selected.
: SD memory data is currently being
obtained.
(2) [REC] indicator
Displays the recording status.
: Recording is being performed.
: Recording is not being performed.
(3) Display the following statuses.
: Camera cannot be operated because a
user with a higher priority is using the
camera.
: Copying is being performed.
: Image data is being deleted.
(4) Information about the events and errors is
displayed.
"Alarm suspend [ALARM SUSPEND]" button
: Clicking this button to temporarily disable
alarm detection (page 34).
: This indication will be displayed while an
alarm is being suspended.
"Alarm [ALM]" button
: Displays when an event occurs. Clicking
this button clears the alarm action
(page 34).
"Error [ERR]" button
: An error has occurred. Clicking this button
clears the error occurrence. Refer to page
55 for details about errors.
Note:
• Emergency recording does not stop even if you click the "Alarm
[ALM]" button while recording. However, recording does stop if
the recording time is set to [Continue] for emergency recording.
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: RAID is being recovered.
: Rec event list is filtered. For details on
filtering of recording event searches, refer
to page 24 for information on conditions
for filtering.
Playback point operation area
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(1) (2) (3)
(1) Displays the time and date for the download
start point/ending point. (page 42)
[Start] : Set the time and date to start the
image to be downloaded.
[End] : Set the time and date to end the image
to be downloaded.
[HDD] tab
(1)
(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (11) (12)
(7) (8) (9) (10)
(1) [REW] button
Plays recorded images in reversely at high speed.
Each time the button is clicked, the reverse speed changes
Step 2 (4x) > Step 3 (8x) > Step 4 (16x) > Step 5 (32x) >
Step6 (48x) > Step 7 (96x).
(2) [PREV RECORD] button
Skips backward to play back recorded images.
(3) [REV PLAY] button
Plays recorded images in reverse.
(2) [Go to date] button
Used to playback images from a specified time and date.
(page 22).
(3) [Go to last] button
Skips to the latest recorded image on the displayed camera
channel and starts playback.
(10) [NEXT IMAGE] button
Clicking during playback or pause plays back one frame at a
time forward and then pauses.
(11) [Download (TO PC)] box
Downloads the image being played to the PC.
[Download] : Images and audio can be
downloaded.
[Viewer] : Downloads viewer software for playing
back downloaded images.
(4) [PLAY] button
Plays recorded images.
(5) [NEXT RECORD] button
Skips forward to play back recorded images.
(6) [FF] button
Plays recorded images at high speed.
Each time the button is clicked, the speed changes Step 2
(4x) > Step 3 (8x) > Step 4 (16x) > Step 5 (32x) > Step6 (48x)
> Step 7 (96x).
(7) [PREV IMAGE] button
Clicking during playback or pause plays back one frame at a
time reversely, and then pauses.
(8) [PAUSE] button
Clicking during playback pauses playback.
Clicking during pause restarts playback.
(9) [STOP] button
Stops playback and displays live images from the camera.
(12) [Rec] box
Click [Up] button to display the [Recording] and [Recording
stop] buttons.
Click [Down] button to hide the [Recording] and [Recording
stop] buttons.
[Recording] button : Starts recording manually.
[Recording stop]
button
Important:
• When displaying the [Recording] or [Recording stop] buttons,
click and hold [Up] button until displayed.
: Stops recording manually.
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Note:
• The operations are as follows when the image for playback is
an MPEG-4 image.
Date/Time Search : Playback may start a few seconds
before or after the specified time.
Reverse Playback : Not all recorded images are
displayed. Reverse playback is
performed at the refresh rate set for
the camera at the time of recording.
Playback During
Playback
Single Frame Reverse : Not all recorded images are
Fast Forward/Fast
Reverse
Downloading Images
During Playback
: Performing the playback operations
again during playback skips ahead a
few seconds.
displayed. Single frame reverse is
performed at the refresh rate set for
the camera at the time of recording.
: Not all recorded images are
displayed. Fast forward and fast
reverse are performed at the refresh
rate set for the camera at the time of
recording.
: Image may be saved including a few
seconds before the starting time and
date and a few seconds after the
ending time and date.
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[CAM] tab
The camera can be controlled (pan/tilt, zoom, focus, brightness, preset, auto mode) when the live image is from a camera that can pan and tilt.
Some camera operations cannot be done depending on the type of camera connected.
(1) (3) (4) (5)
(2)
(1) [Zoom] box
Click [-] or [+] to adjust the zoom. Click [x1] to return the
zoom to normal.
(2) [Focus] box
Click [Near] or [Far] to adjust the image focus.
Click [Auto] to adjust the focus automatically (auto focus).
(3) [Auto mode] box
Select the camera's auto mode function. Click [V] and select
an auto mode function (auto track, auto pan, preset
sequence, sort, patrol), and then click [Start]. Click [Stop] to
turn off the auto mode function.
(4) Control pad/buttons
Click the buttons on the control pad to move the camera to
the direction of the button (pan/tilt). Also, click in the control
pad to adjust the horizontal/vertical position (pan/tilt) of the
image. The pan/tilt movement increases if a clicked point
gets farther from the center point of the control pad.
(5) [Brightness] box
Click [-] (Dark) or [+] (Bright) to adjust the lens iris
(brightness).
Click [Reset] to reset the brightness.
(6)
(6) [Preset] box
[Go] button
The camera moves to the pre-registered preset position.
Click [V], select a preset number ([Home], 1 to 256), and then
click [Go]. To perform the preset operation, register the
camera's preset positions in advance.
[Set] button
Register preset positions that specify the direction of the
camera. Move the camera to the direction to register, click
[V], select a preset number (1 to 256), and then click [Set]
([Home] cannot be registered.).
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Recording and playing images
Recording images and audio
Manual recording of images and audio
You can set the recorder for manual recording of images and audio.
Check with your system administrator about the manual recording
settings.
1 Click the [HDD] tab.
2 Click the [Up] button in the [Rec] box.
Click the [Up] button until the [Recording] and [Recording
stop] button are displayed.
3 Click the [Recording] button.
The [REC] indicator in the status display area lights (red),
and recording starts.
Recording mode and priority
The recorder has 5 recording modes. The access priority of the
recording modes is shown below. Images are recorded in the
highest priority mode when two or more recordings with different
recording modes started simultaneously, only recording with the
highest priority will start.
Priority Recording mode
1 Emergency recording
2 Post-event recording
3 Manual recording
4 Schedule recording
5 Pre-event recording
Audio recording
Audio can be recorded together with images. Audio recording can be
set for each of the camera channels. Refer to the Setup Instructions
(PDF file) for more information.
Note:
• Audio recording without images cannot be done. Only image
can be recorded.
• Audio recording and SD memory recording cannot be done at
the same time. When recording rate of the SD memory
recording is set to other than [Off], audio recording for that
camera channel is automatically turned [Off].
4 Click the [Recording stop] button.
The [REC] indicator in the status display area turns off, and
recording stops.
Note:
• When recording in a recording mode that has a higher priority
than Manual, Manual recording goes to standby until the other
recording finishes. Refer to the "Recording mode and priority"
(table) for information about access priority.
• When recording in modes other than Manual recording
(Emergency recording, Event recording, or Schedule
recording), recording continues even if you press the
[Recording stop] button.
• It is impossible to record images when images are not being
received from cameras.
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Playback
Playback recorded images
Play back recorded images. There are three ways to play recorded images, specify a time and date, specify search conditions, or select a disk.
1 Click the [HDD] tab. 2 Click the [PLAY] button.
Plays recorded images. "Playback operation [Step 1]" is
displayed in the status display area.
Playback will start from the finish point (time and date) of the
last playback.
3 On the [HDD] tab, click the [STOP] button.
"Playing [Step 1]" disappears from the status display area
and playback is stopped.
• The live image from the camera is displayed in the Image
display.
Note:
• The audio with the images is played when single screen is displayed.
• The audio from the upper-left camera channel is played when multiscreen are displayed.
• Play the most recent images the first time images are played after logging in. The default setting is to start playing 30 seconds before the
most recent images. The settings for the playback start schedule are shown below.
5s/10s/30s/1min/5min
For information about settings, contact your system administrator.
• If multiple browsers and viewers are running at the same time, audio playback may not be correct.
To play back the audio correctly, run either the browser or the viewer only.
• Playback may slow down or briefly stop if the load on the main unit is too large (many cameras are connected, many images are being
played or shown etc.).
• When playing images on multiscreen, images will be played with frame dropping.
• When playing image recorded a different recording rate (one at a higher rate and the other at a lower rate) simultaneously on multiscreen,
the difference between the displayed time for each channel will be widen.
• To play SD memory data, search for a recording event and select the images from the rec event list (page 24).
• Image and audio sometimes may not be synchronized.
• Click the [Cam. select] button while playing back images, click a camera title to change the camera channel.
• You can change to the multiscreen display by clicking the [Multiscreen select] button during playback.
• Click the camera title when viewing miltiscreen to view the clicked image on a single screen.
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Playback
Operations during playback
Function Button Operation
Playback/reverse playback • Plays recorded images.
• Plays recorded images in reverse.
Note:
• Clicking the [Play] or [Reverse play] button while recording at a low rate
may not play the images being recorded either forward or reverse.
Stop
Pausing • Clicking during playback pauses play back.
Frame play/reverse frame
play
• Clicking during playback stops playback and displays the live image.
• Clicking while paused restarts playback.
• Clicking [NEXT IMAGE] during play or pause plays one frame at a time in
forward, or pauses.
• Clicking [PREV IMAGE] during play or pause plays one frame at a time
backward, or pauses.
Note:
• Not all recorded images are displayed if the image being played back is
MPEG-4. Single frame reverse occurs at the refresh rate set for the
camera.
Skip/reverse skip • Clicking [NEXT RECORD] starts playing preceding images.
• Clicking [PREV RECORD] starts playing previous images.
• If the skip destination does not exist, playback continues. In this c ase, the
play time may go back one minute.
Fast playback/fast reverse
playback
• Each time the [FF] button is clicked, the speed changes, Step 2 (4x), Step
3 (8x), Step 4 (16x), Step 5 (32x), Step 6 (48x), Step 7 (96x).
• Each time the [REW] button is clicked, the reverse speed changes, Step 2
(4x), Step 3 (8x), Step 4 (16x), Step 5 (32x), Step 6 (48x), Step 7 (96x).
• Clicking the [PLAY] or [REV PLAY] button during fast forward or reverse
changes the speed to normal speed.
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Note:
• Not all recorded images can be displayed if the image being played back
is MPEG-4. Fast forward/reverse is played back at the refresh cycle set
on the camera.
Skip to the latest image [Go to last] • Skips to the latest image and starts playback. The default setting is to skip
to 30 seconds before the most recent image.
The settings for skipping to the latest image are shown below.
5s/10s/30s/1min/5min
For information about settings, contact your system administrator.
Note:
• Clicking the [Go to last] button while recording at a low rate, the latest
image being recorded may pause or may not be displayed.
Playback
Function Button Operation
Playback on a multiscreen • Images being played back are displayed on a split screen (4-screen).
• Displays multiple images from up to 4 cameras at the same time. Each
time the button is clicked, the 4 screens change. Refer to the Setup
Instructions (PDF file) for information about camera group settings.
• To return to a single screen display, click the camera title in the [Cam.
select] box or a camera title displayed in the image.
Note:
• The various channels may lose synchronization while viewing
multiscreen. The times can be synchronized by pausing and then clicking
the [PLAY] button again.
• Using the single frame function while multiscreen are displayed may
cause discrepancies in the image of that channel.
Electronic zoom • Enlarge the size of the image.
Clicking the button in the [El-zoom] box while one screen is being
displayed enlarges the image.
[x1] button: Digitally zooms image by 1x.
[x2] button: Digitally zooms image by 2x.
[x4] button: Digitally zooms image by 4x.
• The point where a zoomed image is clicked becomes the center of the
screen.
Zoom in [Zoom in] • Enlarges images being played.
• Right click on the image being played, and select [Zoom in] from the menu
that is displayed.
• To return from the zoomed display to the regular display, right click on the
image being played, and select [BACK] from the menu that is displayed.
Note:
• When MPEG-4 image is enlarged, it may take the first few seconds for
refresh interval of image.
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