Panasonic Digital Disk Recorder Wj Rt416 Operating Instructions

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Setup menu
It is necessary to configure the settings on the setup menu in advance to operate the recorder.
Display the setup menu on the monitor and configure the settings.
Setup menu chart
Setup item Description Page
System SetupConfigure the settings relating to the system such as the clock adjust-
ment, language setting, auto login user, etc.
Recording Setup
Common Setup Configure the basic settings to be applied regardless of the recording
type (manual recording, timer recording, alarm recording).
Manual Rec. Setup Configure the image quality and the recording rate for the manual
recording.
Timer Rec. Setup Configure the schedule settings of the timer recording.
Event Setup
Common Setup Configure the basic settings relating to the event action to be applied
regardless of the event type.
Alarm Rec. Setup Configure the settings for the alarm recording.
Display SetupConfigure the settings relating to image display.
Camera Control SetupConfigure the communication type for the camera control and the
cable compensation setting for each channel.
Communication Setup
Network Setup Configure the basic settings relating to the network connection.
RS485 Setup Configure the RS485 settings.
PS.Data Setup Configure the PS·Data settings.
User Management
User Level Setup Configure the operational level of operator and viewer for each
channel.
Password Set the password for each user level.
Logout Log out the recorder.
Maintenance
Alarm Log Log of event occurrences can be checked.
Error Log Log of error occurrences can be checked.
System Information System information such as the firmware version, MAC address, etc.
can be checked.
Current Recording Settings The current recording settings for each camera channel such as the
recording rate can be checked.
Disk Management Format of the built-in HDDs and restore of HDD management informa-
tion (list information of recorded images) are available.
Online User Information Information and operational status (user name, etc.) of the users who
is currently accessing the recorder can be checked.
Factory Default Reset the current settings to the default.
Reboot System Reboot of the recorder is available.
Advanced Information Log of operations and accesses can be checked.
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Basic operation of the setup menu
Screenshot 1
Display the setup menu by pressing the SETUP button.Step 1
Press the [SET] button after selecting the desired setup
item using the arrows button (Cor D).           Setup Menu
System Setup
Recording Setup
Event Setup
Display Setup
Camera Control Setup
Communication Setup
User Management
Maintenance
Screenshot 2
The submenu of the selected setup item will be displayed.
(Example: When Recording Setup is selected) Step 2
Press the [SET] button after selecting the desired submenu
using the arrows button (Cor D).
        Recording Setup
Common Setup
Manual Rec. Setup
Timer Rec. Setup
Screenshot 3
The setup window of the selected submenu will be dis-
played.
(Example: When Common Setup is selected) Step 3
Configure each setting on the setup window.
To select the setup item:Move the cursor onto the
desired setup item using the arrows button (CDAB).
To change the parameter, to move the cursor on the
setup window:Press the [SKIP s] or [SKIP d] button.
To enter a number:Press the camera selection buttons.
To go back to the previous page:Press the [ESC] button.
Step 4
To save the settings, move the cursor onto OK and press
the [SET] button.
To cancel the edited settings, move the cursor onto
Cancel and press the [SET] button.
Common Setup
Power On Manual Rec.
Off
Overwrite
On
Audio Select
Set
Advanced Setup
Set→
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Time & Date Setup (Time Zone)
Adjust the clock of the recorder. Select the time zone
according to the location where the recorder is.
Refer to page 17 for how to adjust the clock.
Default:GMT –5:00 (NTSC model)
GMT +0:00 (PAL model)
Language
Select the display language from the following.
English/Japanese/Chinese/Custom
When selecting Custom, display characters can be
changed according to your needs. Refer to the operating
instructions of the monitoring software (PDF) on the provid-
ed CD-ROM for further information.
Default:English
Auto Login User
Configure the auto login user setting.
Disable:No user can log in automatically.
Viewer/Operator/Manager:Log in the recorder with its own
user level.
Default:Manager
Auto Logout Time
When no operation has been made for a period specified in
advance by a currently logged user (who is not an auto
login user), this user will forcibly be logged out.
005 - 999 (Sec)
Default:600 (Sec)
Error Buzz
Set the sounding duration of the buzzer that starts sounding
at an error occurrence.
000 - 180 (sec)
When 000 is selected, the buzzer will not sound.
Default:002 (sec)System Setup(Advanced)
The following window will be displayed when the [Set ] but-
ton is pressed after moving the cursor onto Set→.
Date Format
Select a time format from the following.
(Example: October 5, 2006)
yyyy-mm-dd: 2006-10-05
mmm-dd-yyyy: Oct-05-2006
mm-dd-yyyy: 10-05-2006
dd-mm-yyyy: 05-10-2006
dd-mmm-yyyy: 05-Oct-2006
Default:mmm-dd-yyyy (NTSC model)
dd-mm-yyyy (PAL model)
Note:
Display of month will be mm (numeric) except when
displaying images (page 15) and Highest
Temperature of System Information (page 69).
(Month will not be displayed in alphabet (mmm).)
Time Format
Select a time format to be displayed when displaying
live/recorded images from the following.
(Example for 3 o’clock in the afternoon)
12h: 3:00:00 PM
24h: 15:00:00
Default:12h (NTSC model)
24h (PAL model)
               System Setup
                       Month-Day-Year
Time & Date            10-22-2006 11:30:30
(Time Zone)            GMT-5:00
                       Set
Language               English
Auto Login User        Manager
Auto Logout Time       600 Sec
Error Buzz             002 Sec
Advanced Setup         Set→
OK Cancel
          System Setup (Advanced)
Date Format              mmm-dd-yyyy
Time Format              12h
Auto Adjust Time         off
Summer Time (DST)        off
Summer Time (DST) Table  Set
Auto Data Delete         000 Days
Default Search Time      15 Min Before
OK Cancel
Configure the system settings [System Setup]
Configure the settings relating to the system such as the clock adjustment, language setting, auto login user, etc. 
						

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Auto Adjust Time
When signal is input to the time adjust input terminal on the
rear of the recorder (page 50), the clock of the recorder
will be set to 00 minute. The clock will be set to 00 minute
only when signal is input at the following time.
• Between 00 minutes 00 seconds and 14 minutes 59
seconds, every hour
• Between 45 minutes 00 seconds and 59 minutes 59
seconds, every hour
The clock will be set to 00 minutes 00 seconds of the clos-
est hour.
Example:
When 15:00 is set for Time
Signal is supplied at 14:50:00 (hour:minute:second) →
Set at 15:00:00
Signal is supplied at 15:14:45 →Set at 15:00:00
Signal is supplied at 15:20:00 →Time will not be
adjusted.
On:Adjust the clock automatically.
Off:Do not adjust the clock automatically.
Default:Off
Summer Time (DST)
Select Auto or Off to determine whether or not to apply
summer time.
Auto:Apply summer time automatically in accordance with
the settings for switching to summer time.
Off:Do not apply summer time.
Default:Off
Summer Time (DST) Table
Set the start/end date and time for summer time. The follow-
ing window will be displayed when the [SET] button is
pressed after moving the cursor onto Set.
Default:As shown in the illustration above. Auto Data Delete
Configure the settings to delete recorded images automati-
cally when the set days have passed from the day the
images were recorded.
000 - 200 (Days)
When 000 is selected, images will not be deleted auto-
matically.
Default:000 (Days)
Default Search Time
It is possible to automatically set the start time (of time
ranged to be searched) that is specified minutes ago from
the current time when displaying the search window such
as the Time & Date Search window.
For example, when 15 (Min Before) is selected and the
search window is displayed at 10:00, 9:45 will automati-
cally be entered for the start time on the search window.
00 - 60 (Min Before)
Default:15 (Min Before)
Summer Time (DST) Table
INMonth-Day-Year TimeOUT
OKCancelMonth-Day-Year Time
1
03-25-2007 02 :00
203-30-2008 02 :00
303-29-2009 02 :00
403-28-2010 02 :00
503-27-2011 02 :0010-28-2007 02 :00
10-26-2008 02 :00
10-25-2009 02 :00
10-31-2010 02 :00
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Configure the recording settings [Recording Setup]
Configure the settings for recording (manual recording, timer recording, alarm recording).
qConfigure the common recording settings [Common Setup]
Configure the basic settings to be applied regardless of the recording type (manual recording, timer recording, alarm record-
ing).
Power On Manual Rec.
Select On or Off to determine whether or not to automati-
cally start manual recording when the power of the recorder
is turned on.
On:Start recording automatically.
Off:Do not start recording automatically.
Default:Off
Overwrite
Select On or Off to determine whether or not to overwrite
recorded images when the available disk space is running
out.
On:Overwrite recorded images.
Off:Do not overwrite recorded images.
Default:OnAudio Select
Select On or Off for each camera channel to determine
whether or not to record images with audio.
The following window will be displayed when the [SET] but-
ton is pressed after moving the cursor onto Set.
On:Record audio together with images.
Off:Record only images.
Default:Off
Note:
When Off is selected, no audio will be heard through
this software.
        Recording Setup
Common Setup
Manual Rec. Setup
Timer Rec. Setup
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Common Setup
Power On Manual Rec.
Off
Overwrite
On
Audio Select
Set
Advanced Setup
Set→
OKCancel
Audio Select
OKCancel
Cam1Off
Cam3Off
Cam5Off
Cam7Off
Cam9Off
Cam11Off
Cam13Off
Cam15Off
Cam2Off
Cam4Off
Cam6Off
Cam8Off
Cam10Off
Cam12Off
Cam14Off
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Advanced Setup
The following window will be displayed when the [SET] but-
ton is pressed after moving the cursor onto Set→.
Time Per File
Determine the recording time length of the recorded
images to be saved as a file. Recorded images will be
divided into files and the recording time length of each file
will be the selected time length.
05 - 60 (Min)
Default:15 (Min)
I Frame Interval
Determine the I-Frame insertion interval.
1 - 4 (Sec)
Default:4 (Sec)
Resolution
Determine the resolution of recorded images. The following
window will be displayed when the [SET] button is pressed
after moving the cursor onto Set.
Select a resolution for each camera channel from the fol-
lowing.
Field:Standard (NTSC model: 704 x 240, PAL model: 704 x
288)
SIF:Low (NTSC model: 352 x 240, PAL model: 352 x 288)
---:No recording and image transmission is carried out.
Default:Field
Common Setup (Advanced)
Time Per File
15 Min
I Frame Interval
4
Resolution
Set
OKCancel
Resolution
OKCancel
Cam1Field
Field
Field
Field
Field
Field
Field
Field
Field
Field
Field
Field
Field
Field
Field
Field
Cam3
Cam5
Cam7
Cam9
Cam11
Cam13
Cam15Cam2
Cam4
Cam6
Cam8
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wConfigure the manual recording settings [Manual Rec. Setup]
Configure the settings for manual recording that starts recording when the [REC] button is pressed.
Camera No.
Select a camera channel to be used for manual recording.
Note:
The camera selection buttons (1 - 10/0) are available for
the camera channel selection.
Rec. Quality
Select an image quality for recorded images from the fol-
lowing.
SP Fine:Highest quality
Fine:High quality
Normal:Standard quality
Extended:Low quality
Default:SP FineRec. Frame Rate
Select a recording frame rate from the following.
Full, 1/2F, 1/4F, 1/8F, 1/16F
(When Full is selected, recording frame rate will be 30
frames/sec for NTSC model and 25 frames/sec for PAL
model.)
Default:Full
Note:
When the [SET] button is pressed after moving the cur-
sor onto All, the same settings for Rec. Quality and
Rec. Frame Rate will be applied to all of the camera
channels.
Camera No., Rec. Quality, Rec. Frame Rate
These settings can be configured in the same manner as
for Manual Rec. Setup. Refer to the Manual Rec. Setup
section.
Recording time range
Set the start time and end time for the desired day of the
week, and then select On.
Up to 2 time ranges can be set as the timer recording
schedule.To set the same time range for every day of the week, enter
the start and end time for DAILY.
When On and Off of 2 different schedules are set in the
same time range, the timer recording will be carried out
according to the schedule for which On is selected.
Note:
When the [SET] button is pressed after moving the cur-
sor onto All, the same settings for Rec. Quality, Rec.
Frame Rate and Recording time range will be applied
to all of the camera channels.
eConfigure the timer recording settings [Timer Rec. Setup]
Designate a day of the week and time when the timer recording is to be started (timer recording schedule).
Manual Rec. Setup
Camera No.
01
Rec. Quality
SP Fine
Rec. Frame Rate
Full
OK
AllCancel
Timer Rec. Setup
01
SUNCamera No.
SP FineFull
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
DAILY
All
OK Cancel 00: 00 24: 00 Off 00: 00 24: 00 Off
00: 00 24: 00 Off 00: 00 24: 00 Off
00: 00 24: 00 Off 00: 00 24: 00 Off
00: 00 24: 00 Off 00: 00 24: 00 Off
00: 00 24: 00 Off 00: 00 24: 00 Off
00: 00 24: 00 Off 00: 00 24: 00 Off
00: 00 24: 00 Off 00: 00 24: 00 Off
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Configure the alarm action settings [Event Setup]
Configure the settings relating to the alarm action that is to be taken at an event occurrence.
Refer to page 27 for further information about the event type and the alarm action.
qConfigure the common settings for the alarm recording [Common Setup]
Configure the common settings relating to the alarm action that is to be taken when an event (terminal alarm, VMD alarm, com-
mand alarm) occurred.
Alarm Buzz
Select On or Off to determine whether or not to sound the
buzzer at an event occurrence. The selected duration for
Alarm Duration of Alarm Rec. Setup (page 59) will be
applied as the sounding duration of the buzzer. 
On:Sound the buzzer
Off:Do not sound the buzzer
Default:On
Alarm Spot
Select On or Off to determine whether or not to display
images from the camera that is selected for Alarm Spot
Camera No. of Alarm Rec. Setup (Advance) (page 59)
on a single screen at an event occurrence. 
On:Display images from the selected camera.
Off:Do not display images from the selected camera.
Default:On
Note:
The screen that was displayed immediately before an
event resumes after the event is finished.
Pre Alarm Recording
Select On or Off to determine whether or not to start
recording from the specified seconds before an event
occurrence (pre-alarm recording). 
On:Start the pre-alarm recording.
Off:Do not start the pre-alarm recording.
Default:Off
Notes:
• Maximum recording duration of the pre-alarm recording
is approximately 5 seconds. Recording duration of the
pre-alarm recording varies depending on the following
settings.
• I Frame Interval
• Capture Resolution
• Rec. Quality
• Rec. Frame Rate
• Audio is not recorded during pre-alarm recording.
Common Setup
Alarm Buzz
On
Alarm Spot
On
Pre Alarm Recording
Off
OKCancel
Event Setup
Common Setup
Alarm Rec. Setup
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wConfigure the alarm recording settings [Alarm Rec. Setup]
Configure the settings relating to the alarm recording that starts upon an event occurrence.
Alarm No.
Alarm No. indicates the following according to the event
type.
Terminal input:Terminal used for the terminal alarm
recording.
VMD:Camera channel
Command alarm reception:Camera channel
Note:
The camera selection buttons (1 - 10/0) are available for
the camera channel selection.
Rec. Quality
Rec. Frame Rate
These settings can be configured in the same manner as
for Manual Rec. Setup. Refer to page 57 for further infor-
mation.
Term (Alarm Duration)
Determine the alarm action to be taken and the time range
when the alarm action is to be taken upon a terminal input
or a command alarm reception. The alarm action to be
taken can be determined from the following.
AL-M:All the set alarm actions will be taken upon a termi-
nal input.
AD-M:Some of the alarm action will be taken upon a termi-
nal input.
(Refer to the Action at an event occurrence (alarm
action) section on page 27.)
Off:No alarm action will be taken.
Default:Alarm Duration 1: 00:00 - 24:00, Off
Alarm Duration 2: 00:00 - 24:00, AL-M
Note:
When AL-M and AD-M of 2 different alarm durations
are set in the same time range, the alarm action will be
taken according to the setting for the alarm duration
with AL-M.
Term (Rec. Channel)
Set the camera channel to be used for the alarm recording
upon a terminal input or a command alarm reception.
00 - 16
When 00 is selected, images from all of the camera
channel will be recorded.
Default:(Same value set for Alarm No.)
VMD (Alarm Duration)
Determine the alarm action to be taken and the time range
when the alarm action is to be taken upon a VMD alarm.
The alarm action to be taken can be determined from the
following.
AL-M, AD-M, Off
Default:00:00 - 24:00, Off (for both Alarm Duration 1 and
2)
VMD (Rec. Channel)
The camera channel used for the alarm recording upon a
VMD alarm will be displayed.
The displayed camera channel is the same camera channel
number as Alarm No. (camera channel number from
which the VMD alarm is detected). Editing is unavailable.
VMD (Sensitivity)
Set the sensitivity level of the VMD function.
01 (high) - 99 (low)
Default:10
Alarm Rec. Setup
Alarm No.
Set→
SP FineFull
Rec. Channel
01 Term
00:0024:00Off00:0024:00AL-M
Rec. Channel01
Sensitivity
10
Area Setup
Set VMD
00:0024:00Off00:0024:00Off
01
Advanced Setup
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VMD (Area Setup)
Set the VMD area.
The following window will be displayed when the [SET] but-
ton is pressed after moving the cursor onto Set.
Green area:Set as the VMD area.
Clear area:Not set as the VMD area.
Red area:Cursor
Light blue area:Set as the VMD area, and currently motion
is being detected.
The VMD area can be set using the following buttons.
Arrows button: Select an area.
[SKIP d]/[SKIP s] buttons: Determine whether or not to
set the selected area as the VMD area (green: set as the
VMD area, clear: not set as the VMD area). 
When completing the VMD area setting, press the [ESC]
button.
The Alarm Rec. Setup window will be displayed.
Move the cursor onto OK and press the [SET] button to
apply the settings.
Default:All areas are set as the VMD area.
Notes:
• The colors of the VMD areas may look not exactly as
described depending on the brightness or contrast of
the images displayed in the areas.
• The VMD area cannot be set for Alarm No. to which no
video signal is supplied.
Advanced Setup
The following window will be displayed when the [SET] but-
ton is pressed after moving the cursor onto Set→.
Configure the following settings on the setup window of
each Alarm No. (page 59).Rec. Duration
Set the alarm recording duration.
000, 030 - 999 (sec)
When 000 is selected, recording will not stop until the
alarm is reset.
Default:030 (sec)
Alarm Duration
Set the active duration of the alarm action (LED blinking,
buzzer sounding, alarm output from the terminal on the rear
of the recorder).
001 - 999 (Sec)
Default:030 (Sec)
Alarm Output Port
Select a port from which an alarm signal is output.
0 - 4
When 0 is selected, no alarm signal will be output.
Default:0
Alarm Spot Camera No.
Select a camera channel from which images are to be dis-
played on a single screen at an event occurrence.
1 - 16
Default:(Same value set for Alarm No.)
Preset Camera No.
Select a camera channel that the connected camera is to
be moved to the preset position at an alarm occurrence.
1 - 16
Default:(Same value set for Alarm No.)
Preset Position
Set the preset position to which the camera moves at an
event occurrence.
000 - 256
When 000 is selected, the camera will not move at an
event occurrence.
Default:000
[All] button
When the [SET] button is pressed after moving the cursor
onto All, the same settings will be applied to the following
for all of the Alarm No..
• Rec. Quality
• Rec. Frame Rate
• Time range of each schedule
• Sensitivity
• Rec. Duration (Advanced Setup)
• Alarm Duration (Advanced Setup)
• Alarm Output Port (Advanced Setup)
Cursor (red)
Green areas 
(set as the 
VMD areas)Clear (colorless) 
areas (not set as 
the VMD areas)
No.01 Alarm Rec. Setup(Advanced)
Rec. Duration
060 Sec
030 Sec
Alarm Duration
Alarm Output Port
0
Alarm Spot Camera No.
01
Preset Camera No.
01
Preset Position
000
OKCancel