Panasonic Digital Disk Recorder Wj Hd616 Wj Hd716 Installation Guide

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Format the pre-event recording area
Configure the following settings relating to the pre-event recording area. 
	 •	 Assign	the	capacity	of	pre-event	recording	area	to	each	camera	channels.	
	 •	 Format	a	hard	disk	drive	set	for	another	recording	area	again	to	set	for	the	pre-event	recording	area.	
	 •	 Format	a	hard	disk	drive	to	add	a	camera	channel	not	assigned	to	the	existing	pre-event	recording	area.	Important:
	 •	 Before	formatting	the	hard	disk	drive	to	set	for	a	pre-event	recording	area,	configure	the	setting	for	the	pre-event	duration	  (+ page 80) for the camera channel to be assigned to the pre-event recording area. 
 
    
Step 1
Select the [Format] button on the disk configuration page. 
  →  The [Format] tab will be displayed. (+  Page 129)
Step 2
Select the [Pre-event area] tab. 
    Step 3
Select the method of how to set the pre-event recording 
area, and then select the [Set] button. 
Create a new pre-event recording area: A hard disk drive  will be newly set for the pre-event recording area. 
Add	a	camera	CH	to	the	existing	pre-event	recording	 area and determine its capacity: A camera channel 
will be newly assigned to the existing pre-event record-
ing area. 
     
						

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Step 4
Select the hard disk drive on which the pre-event recording 
area is to be created (or added) and select the [Set] button. 
Step 5
Select the desired camera channel for the selected hard disk 
drive, and enter the capacity to be assigned. 
	 •	 Pre-event	recording	areas	for	up	to	16	camera	channels	 can be created on a single hard disk drive. 
	 •	 It	is	impossible	to	select	the	camera	channels	set	for	 existing pre-event recording areas for other hard disk 
drives. 
	 •	 Enter	the	value	15	GB	or	greater	for	pre-event	recording	 areas for each camera channel.
    When it is unnecessary to assign the capacity, enter "0".
Step 6
Select the [Format] button. 
  →  Format will start. When the format ends, the result will be 
displayed.
Note:
	 •	 Capacities	displayed	for	pre-event	recording	areas	may	 be smaller than the set value.
  
						

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Step 1
Hold down the [USE] button for 2 seconds or more.
  →  The buzzer will start sounding. The HDD Configuration 
menu will be displayed on Monitor 2.
    Step 2
Select the "Execute>" button of "Remove".
  →  The HDD remove window will be displayed.
    
Replacement/addition	of	hard	disk	drives
Replace hard disk drives
To replace the HDD units, proceed as follows.
It is possible to replace an HDD unit without stopping operation.
    
Prepare for removing the hard disk drives.
(HDD shutdown process)
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(+ Page 133)
Remove the hard disk drives from the  recorder.(+ Page 53)
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Install the hard disk drives by following   
procedures of how to add the HDD unit.(+ Page 52)
Note:
	 •	 When	replacing	the	hard	disk	units	from	the	extension	unit,	take	the	same	procedures	as	replacement	of	the	recorder's.	 Refer to the operating instructions of the extension unit for how to ins\
tall the hard disk units on the extension unit.
	 •	 Refer	to	page	146	for	how	to	replace	a	faulty	hard	disk	drive	during	operating	in	the	RAID	mode.
 
Shutdown process of the hard disk drives
Before removing the hard disk drives, start the shutdown process of the hard disk drives first.
Before the following procedure, remove the front cover from the recorder.(+  page 146)
     
						

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Step 3
Select the hard disk drive to be shut down, and select the 
[OK] button.
When the hard disk drive on the recorder is to be shut down: 
Main-y ("y" indicates the hard disk drive number.)
When the hard disk drive on the extension unit is to be 
added to the system:  Ext.x-y ("x" indicates the unit 
number and "y" indicates the hard disk drive number.)
  →  When the shutdown process is complete, the HDD indi-
cator (STS (status)) on the front panel will go off.
Note:
	 •	 When	the	shutdown	process	of	the	hard	disk	drive	on	 which recording is being performed starts, recording will 
continue on another hard disk drive. Images may some-
times not be recorded for several seconds when switch-
ing the hard disk drive for recording. If there is no record-
able hard disk drive in the recorder, recording will stop.
	 •	 When	operating	in	the	RAID	mode,	it	is	impossible	to	 start the shutdown process.
 
     
						

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Add a hard disk drive
Hard disk drives will be locally procured.
When adding an HDD unit, proceed as follows.
It is possible to add an HDD unit without stopping operation.
Install an HDD unit in the recorder
(+ Page 52)
Hard disk drive auto recognition
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The hard disk drive is installed as a record-able disk.
Add a hard disk drive to the system.
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The hard disk drive is installed as a playback- only disk.
The hard disk drive is installed as a recordable  disk.
The hard disk drives can be installed/removed from the HDD slots covered by the front cover.
Contact your dealer for purchasing, installing, and replacing the hard disk drives.
Important:
	 •	 Hard	disk	drives	are	precise	devices.	Handle	with	care	while	keeping	the	following	in	mind.
	 •	 Do	not	subject	the	hard	disk	drive	to	any	vibration	or	impact.
	 •	 Before	touching	the	hard	disk	drive,	eliminate	static	electricity	by	touching	a	steel	locker,	etc.	When	holding	the	hard	disk	 drive, hold the both sides of the hard disk drive.
	 •	 Do	not	touch	the	circuit	board	or	the	connectors	to	prevent	the	hard	disk	drive	from	damaging	by	static	electricity.
	 •	 Contact	your	dealer	for	hard	disk	drives	that	works	on	the	recorder.	Please	be	forewarned	that	operation	with	any	hard	disk	 drive other than the specified models is not guaranteed under any circumstances.
	 •	 When	using	multiple	hard	disk	drives,	use	the	same	model.
    If different models are used together, even when the capacities of them are the same, the available capacity may be a few 
percent smaller.
	 •	 Install	the	hard	disk	drives	
one

	by	one	in	order	starting	from	HDD1.
    (The leftmost slot of the HDD slots is HDD1 and the rightmost one is HD\
D4.)
	 •	 Once	the	operation	has	started	in	the	RAID	5	or	RAID	6	mode,	do	not	change	the	positions	of	the	HDD	units.	If	they	are	 changed, it may become impossible to read recorded data.
 
     When a hard disk drive is 
not formatted
Start auto format
âžœWhen a hard disk drive is 
formatted
âžœWhen recording on the newly 
installed hard disk drive
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Auto recognition of hard disk drives
When installing an HDD unit while the power of the recorder is on, the hard disk drive recognition process will automatically start.
During the hard disk drive recognition process, the HDD indicator (STS (status)) on the front panel will blink orange.
When an unformatted hard disk drive is installed
Format of the hard disk drive will automatically start. When formatting of the hard disk drive is completed, the HDD indicator (STS 
(status)) on the front panel will light green and the hard disk drive will become recordable.
After the format, the hard disk drive will become a normal recording area.
When a formatted hard disk drive is installed
The installed hard disk drive will be recognized as a playback-only disk.
The HDD indicator (STS (status)) on the front panel will blink green.Important:
	 •	 It	is	impossible	to	add	(install)	an	HDD	unit	when	the	recorder	is	running	with	the	RAID	function.	It	is	also	impossible	to	start	 the RAID function even by adding an HDD unit in a blank slot.
  Note:
	 •	 The	HDD	indicator	(STS	(status))	sometimes	may	light	green	before	blinking	orange	when	a	hard	disk	drive	is	inserted.
 
     
						

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Add a hard disk drive to the system
To use the recognized playback-only disk as a recordable disk, it is necessary to add it to the system. Addition the playba\
ck-only 
disk to the system can be made on the HDD Configuration menu.
Before the following procedure, detach the front cover from the recorder. (+ Page 21)
    
Step 1
Hold down the [USE] button for 2 seconds or more.
  →  The buzzer will start sounding. The HDD Configuration 
menu will be displayed on Monitor 2.
Step 2
Move the cursor onto the "Execute>" button of "Add HDD".
  →  The "Add HDD" window will be displayed.
    Step 3
Select the hard disk drive to add to the system, and select 
the [OK] button. When the hard disk drive on the recorder is to be added to the system: Main-y ("y" indicates the 
HDD number.)
When	the	hard	disk	drive	on	the	extension	unit	is	to	 be added to the system: Ext.x-y ("x" indicates the 
unit number and "y" indicates the HDD number.)
  →  The addition process will start. When the addition pro-
cess is completed, the hard disk drive will become 
recordable.
    The HDD indicator (STS (status)) on the front panel will 
light green.
Note:
	 •	 It	is	impossible	to	add	a	hard	disk	drive	to	the	system	 when a pre-event recording area is created in the hard 
disk drive. In this case, it is necessary to format the hard 
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When connecting an extension unit, it is necessary to add the extension \
unit to the system. It is also necessary to start the shut-
down process of the extension unit to remove the extension unit from the system.
Add	an	extension	unit	to	the	system
The extension unit will be recognized as playback-only disks just after connecting it to the recorder.
To use as recordable disks, it is necessary to add the extension unit to the system. It\
 is possible to use all the hard disk drives in 
the extension unit as recordable disks by adding the extension unit to the system as follows.
Addition the playback-only disk to the system can be made on the HDD Con\
figuration menu.
Before the following procedure, remove the front cover from the recorder.(+ page 21)
    
Operation	of	the	extension	unit
Step 1
Hold down the [USE] button for 2 seconds or more.
  →  The buzzer will start sounding. The HDD Configuration 
menu will be displayed on Monitor 2.
Step 2
Move the cursor onto the "Execute>" button of "Add HDD 
unit".
  →  The "Add HDD unit" window will be displayed.
    Step 3
Select the extension unit to add to the system, and select 
the [OK] button.
Extension unit: Ext.x (x: unit number)
  →  The addition process will start. When the addition pro-
cess is completed, all the hard disk drives in the exten-
sion unit will become recordable. The HDD indicator 
(STS (status)) on the front panel will light green.
Note:
	 •	 It	is	impossible	to	add	a	hard	disk	drive	to	the	system	 when a pre-event recording area is created in the hard 
disk drive. In this case, it is necessary to format the hard 
disk drive.
     
						

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Step 1
Hold down the [USE] button for 2 seconds or more.
  →  The buzzer will start sounding. The HDD Configuration 
menu will be displayed on Monitor 2.
Step 2
Move the cursor onto "Execute>" of "Remove HDD unit".
  →  The "Remove HDD unit" window will be displayed.
Step 3
Select the extension unit to shut down, and select the [OK] 
button.
Extension unit: Ext.x (x: unit number)
  →  When the shutdown process is complete, the HDD indi-
cator (STS (status)) on the front panel will go off.
Note:
	 •	 When	the	shutdown	process	of	the	extension	unit	on	 which recording is being performed starts, recording will 
continue on another HDD unit. Images may sometimes 
not be recorded for several seconds when switching the 
HDD unit for recording. If there is no recordable HDD 
unit in the recorder, recording will stop.
 
Shutdown	process	of	the	extension	unit
It is also necessary to start the shutdown process of the extension unit to remove the extension unit from the system.
It is possible to shut down all the hard disk drives in the extension unit by operating as follows.
The shutdown process can be started from the HDD operation change menu.
Before the following procedure, detach the front cover from the recorder. (+  Page 21)
     
						

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About the error log
The following are the descriptions about the contents of the error log and the network log.
	 •	 "x"	indicates	the	extension	unit	number.
	 •	 "y"	indicates	the	HDD	unit	number.
ContentError log Network LogDisplay on 
Monitor	2Output from the 
connector at  
the rear panel
Outage detection POWER LOSS –POWER Error + Outage 
processing end*
Recover from a power out-
age POWER RECOVERED
–––
Alteration detection ALTERED **CH –ALT–*  
(*: camera ch)Error
No response from an 
address of Panasonic 
alarm protocol PANASONIC_ALM_RES_ERR –
––
Failed to resolve a address 
of Panasonic alarm proto-
col from DNS PANASONIC_ALM_ADD_ERR –
––
Other error for an address 
of Panasonic alarm proto-
col PANASONIC_ALM_OTHER_
ERR
–
––
Parameter initialization 
error –
–––
FAN warning Recorder: MAIN FANy ERROR 
Extension unit: EXTx FANy 
ERROR –
FANError
Thermal error warning Recorder: MAIN THERMAL  ERROR 
Extension unit: EXTx THERMAL 
ERROR –
THERMAL Error
Reboot by the system 
error SYSTEM REBOOT
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HDD remove error (proper-
ly recognized HDD was 
removed without opera-
tions on the front panel) Recorder: MAIN-y SWAP 
WARNING 
Extension unit: EXTx-y SWAP 
WARNING –
SWAP_ERR HDD error
HDD write error •	Per	HDD	(In	the	single	mode) 
Recorder: MAIN-y WRITE 
ERROR 
Extension unit: EXTx-y WRITE 
ERROR 
•		Per	unit	(in	the	RAID	5	or	
RAID 6 mode)
Recorder: MAIN WRITE ERROR 
Extension unit: EXTx WRITE 
ERROR –
––
HDD read error •	Per	HDD	(In	the	single	mode) 
Recorder: MAIN-y READ 
ERROR 
Extension unit: EXTx-y READ 
ERROR 
•		Per	unit	(in	the	RAID	5	or	
RAID 6 mode)
Recorder: MAIN READ ERROR 
Extension unit: EXTx READ 
ERROR –
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