Panasonic Digital Disk Recorders Wj Hd309 Operating Instructions

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Record manually using an external switch at an emergency
event occurrence.
For example, install an external switch at the reception
counter, and start recording with it when a suspicious indi-
vidual appears.
Refer to a system administrator about the required settings
for emergency recording.
zPress the external switch.
The indicator on the REC button will light and recording will
start.
With the default setting, recording will be performed for 10
seconds.
Emergency recording is the highest priority. Emergency
recording will be performed even when this unit is record-
ing in other recording modes.
xStop recording.
When the recording duration set in advance has passed,
recording will stop automatically.
With the default setting, recording will stop automatically
after recording for 10 seconds.
When CONTINUE is selected for Recording Time of
Emergency REC on the SETUP MENU (Recording), press
the ALARM RESET button to stop recording.
The indicator on the REC button will go off and recording
will stop.
Important:
• The camera selection button will light orange (currently
recording) or blue (currently being recorded and dis-
played on the monitor) to indicate which camera is
being recorded.• When starting emergency recording while another
recording with a different recording mode (except event
recording) is being performed, the indicator on the REC
button will remain lit and the other recording will resume
after the emergency recording has finished.
 Recording duration of emergency
recording
Recording duration of emergency recording can be set as
follows. Refer to a system administrator for further informa-
tion.
Parameter Recording Duration
1 s - 10 s Record for the selected time (1 - 10 sec-
onds, can be set in 1 second intervals)
20 s Record for 20 seconds
30 s Record for 30 seconds
1 m - 10 m Record for the selected time (1 -10 min-
utes can be set in 1 minute intervals)
20 m - 60 m Record for the selected time (20 - 60 min-
utes, can be set in 10 minutes intervals)
MANUAL Record only while the external switch is
being pressed down
CONTINUE Record until the ALARM RESET button is
pressed
RECORDING (Emergency Recording)
ALARMTIMER
HDD 2 ERROR
HDD 1 ALARM
SUSPEND
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It is possible to play recorded images without stopping
recording.
The playback images will be displayed on monitor 2 and
the VGA monitor.
zSelect the camera respective to the recorded
images to be played. (Go to step 2 if not neces-
sary)
Press the desired camera selection button.
The pressed camera selection button will light green or
blue and the respective live images will be displayed.
xStart playback.
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
The indicator on the PLAY/PAUSE button will light and the
recorded images of the selected camera will be played.
First playback after login:The latest recorded image will
be played.
With the default setting, playback will start 5 seconds
before the start time of the latest recorded image. The
start time can be selected from the following:
5 s/10 s/30 s/1 m/5 m
Refer to a system administrator about the settings.
Other than those above:Playback will start from the end
point of the recorded image played last time.
cStop playback.
Press the STOP button.
The indicator on the PLAY/PAUSE button will go off and
playback will be stopped.
Live images will be displayed on monitor 2 and the VGA
monitor.
PLAYBACK
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 Available functions during playback
Pause Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button to pause playback. While pausing,
the indicator on the PLAY/PAUSE button will blink.
Pressing this button again will resume playback.
Single frame skip Rotating the jog dial during pause will skip to the next or previous
frame.
Rotating the jog dial clockwise will skip to the next frame and rotating
it counterclockwise will skip to the previous frame.
PLAYPAUSE
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Fast forward/Fast reverse Rotating the shuttle ring will change the playback speed (1/2x, 1x, 2x,
5x, 10x, 20x) according to rotated degree. When the shuttle ring is
held in the 20x position (rotated to the end) for 5 seconds, the play-
back speed will be 50x. When the shuttle ring is held 5 more seconds
after the playback speed became 50x, the playback speed will be
100x.
Rotating the shuttle ring clockwise will play images at a faster speed
and rotating it counterclockwise will play images in reverse at a faster
speed.
To play at normal speed, release the shuttle ring.
Hold playback speed Press the SET button while holding the rotated shuttle ring to hold a
desired playback speed. (Playback speed will be held even though
the shuttle ring is released.)
To return to the normal playback speed, press the SET button.
Skip Rotating the jog dial during playback will skip to the next or previous
recorded image.
Rotating the jog dial clockwise will skip to the start time of the next
recording and start playback, and rotating it counterclockwise will
skip to the start time of the previous one. (Rotating the jog dial coun-
terclockwise at the point around the start time of the recording will
skip to the start time of two more previous recordings).
If there is no next or previous recorded image, current playback will
continue.
Play the latest recorded image Press the GO TO LAST button to play the latest recorded image.
Multi-screen display It is possible to display recorded images in multi-screen format
(4/7/9/10/13/16 for the WJ-HD316, 4/7/9 for the WJ-HD309).
qPress the SHIFT button. The SHIFT indicator will light.
wPress a camera selection button (1 - 6 for the WJ-HD316, 1 - 3 for
the WJ-HD309) to select a desired multi-screen.
Camera selection button 1: 4-split screen
Camera selection button 2: 7-split screen
Camera selection button 3: 9-split screen
Camera selection button 4: 16-split screen (Only for the WJ-
HD316)
Camera selection button 5: 10-split screen (Only for the WJ-
HD316)
Camera selection button 6: 13-split screen (Only for the WJ-
HD316)
eTo display recorded images on a single screen, press the SHIFT
button again.
After the SHIFT indicator goes off, press the camera selection but-
ton.
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Marking It is possible to play from a marked point. Do the following to mark a
desired point.
1. Press the SHIFT button. The SHIFT indicator will light.
2. Press the camera selection button 12 (9 for the WJ-HD309) (MARK)
at a desired point to be marked during playback.
Up to 100 points can be marked. When more than 100 points are
marked, the older marked points will be overwritten by the newer
marked points. In this case, the oldest marked point is the first to
be overwritten.
When marked while displaying in multi-screen, the same number of
split screens will be counted as marked points. (When a point is
marked while displaying a 16-split screen, 16 points will be marked
simultaneously.)
Text display It is possible to display text information attached to a recorded image
during playback.
Text display is available only when playing on a single screen.
qPause playback.
wPress the SHIFT button. The SHIFT indicator will light.
ePress the camera selection button 11 (5 for the WJ-HD309) (TEXT).
A - B repeat playback It is possible to play recorded images between two designated points
repeatedly.
qDesignate a start point (A) by pressing the A - B REPEAT button
during playback.
The A - B REPEAT indicator will light, and the time of point A will
be displayed.
To cancel the designated point, press the SETUP/ESC button.
wDesignate an end point (B) by pressing the A - B REPEAT button
during playback.
When the start point and the end point are set, the A - B REPEAT
indicator will start blinking.
Playback between point A and B will start and keep playing
repeatedly.
The time of point A and B will be displayed during playback.
ePress the A - B REPEAT button during A - B repeat playback to
return to normal playback.
Notes: 
• Playback will be paused if the playback time caught up with the recording time (present time) when recording and play-
back are performed simultaneously.
• When playing images recorded at a high recording rate, unsteady playback speed and audio break-up may occur.
Time of point A
Time of point A and B
ZOOM/
FOCUSA-B
REPEAT
Blink: During the A-B repeat playback
Light: When designating a start point (A)
(For the WJ-HD316)Mark
12
SHIFT+
Mark
9
SHIFT+(For the WJ-HD309)
(For the WJ-HD316)
(For the WJ-HD309)
TEXT
11
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Images from a camera will be recorded on the built-in hard
disk or external recording devices (DVD-RAM drive, DVD-R
drive or CD-R drive) connected to this unit.
Available disk areas are as follows.
Note:External recording devices can be used as a copy
area for images recorded on the hard disk. It is impos-
sible to record images on the external recording
devices directly.
HDD Normal Recording Area/Event Recording Area:
Disk space for recording on the built-in hard disk
Recorded images by manual recording (refer to page
19) or event recording will be stored in this area.
HDD Copy Area:Disk space for recording on the built-in
hard disk
Recorded images will be copied in this area (refer to
page 48).
Notes:
• Playback images will be displayed only on monitor 2
and the VGA monitor.
• Playback can be performed during recording.
• When a pre-recording area is created in an optional
extension unit, it is possible to play the images record-
ed on the pre-recording area.
• Disk space size of each recording area differs depend-
ing on the settings.
Refer to a system administrator for further information.
zPress the SHIFT button.
The SHIFT indicator will light.
xPress the camera selection button 9 (7 for the
WJ-HD309) (DISK SELECT).
The DISK SELECT window will be displayed on monitor 2
and the VGA monitor.
PLAYBACK IMAGE ON A DESIGNATED DISK
Copy area
Built-in hard disk
Normal recording area
Event recording area
Recording area for 
manual recording and 
normal schedule 
recording
Recording area for 
event recording and 
emergency recording
Recording area for 
copying
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DISK SELECT
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cSelect a disk to be played using the jog dial
and move the cursor to OK using the arrows
button. Press the SET button to determine the
selection.
The recording event list window will be displayed. (Refer to
page 28for further information.)
To close the DISK SELECT window, move the cursor to
select CANCEL and press the SET button.
Important:
In the following cases, the recording event list window will
not be displayed even when you move the cursor to OK
and press the SET button after selecting HDD COPY
AREA:
• When another user has selected the HDD copy area
• When copying is being performed manually in the HDD
copy area using a PC via a network
vRotate the jog dial to select a desired recorded
image to be played, and press the SET button
to determine the selection.
bPress the PLAY/PAUSE button to play the
selected recorded image.
The indicator on the PLAY/PAUSE button will light and play-
back will start.
nTo stop playback, press the STOP button.
The indicator on the PLAY/PAUSE button will go off and
playback will stop.
Live images will be displayed on monitor 2 and the VGA
monitor.
Note:Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button after stopping play-
back will start playback from the end point of the
recorded image played last time.
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DISK SELECT
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It is possible to play recorded images from a designated
time and date without stopping recording.
Playback images will be displayed on monitor 2 and the
VGA monitor.
zPress the SEARCH button repeatedly until the
time and date designation window is dis-
played.
The time and date designation window will be displayed on
monitor 2 and the VGA monitor.
xEnter the start time using the jog dial and the
arrows button.
Select the time and date using the jog dial. To move the
cursor, use the arrows button (AB).
cPress the PLAY/PAUSE button.
The indicator on the PLAY/PAUSE button will light and start
playback from the entered time and date.
If there is no recorded image after the entered time:
When there are images recorded after the entered time, the
oldest recorded image after the entered time will be played.
When there are no images recorded after the entered time,
the newest recorded image before the entered time will be
played.
vPress the STOP button.
The indicator on the PLAY/PAUSE button will go off and
stop playback.
Live images will be displayed on monitor 2 and the VGA
monitor.
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PLAYBACK FROM A DESIGNATED TIME AND DATE
TIME&DATE    SEARCH    REC EVENT     SEARCH    VMD    SEARCH    MARK
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There are 3 ways to search for a recorded image and play it.
• Search for a recording event and play it (Recording event search)
• Search for a motion detected time and date from the recorded images and play it (VMD search)
• Search for a marked point and play it (Marking search)
Note:Playback images will be displayed on a single screen on monitor 2 and the VGA monitor. To play in a multi-screen,
switch to a multi-screen after starting playback.
 Search for a Recording Event and Play it back (Recording Event
Search)
Display a list or a thumbnail of recording events, and select the desired recording event from them to play it.
It is possible to search using the following filters:
Search Filters
TIME & DATE Search for only images recorded in the entered time range.
CAMERA Search for only recorded images from the selected camera channel.
REC EVENT Search for only images recorded in the selected recording mode.
It is possible to search for images recorded in the following recording modes:
EMERGENCY: Emergency recording (Refer to page 21.)
VMD: Event recording performed when motion was detected (Refer to page 32.)
TERMINAL: Event recording performed when a terminal alarm was detected.
COMMAND: Event recording performed when a command alarm was detected.
VIDEO LOSS: Event recording performed when video loss occurred.
MANUAL: Manual recording (Refer to page 19.)
SCHEDULE: Schedule recording (Refer to page 105.)
TEXT Search for only images recorded with text information
 Recording Event List Window
SEARCH AND PLAY
TIME&DATE
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Searching filter buttons
Filter cancel button
Recording event
Text information
Number of listed data
Searching information Camera Channel
Time and date
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Search filter buttons:Selects the search filter
Filter cancel button:Cancels the selected search filter and lists all recording events
Time and date:
The time when recording started will be displayed.

The time when motion was detected will be displayed.

The time when the point was marked will be displayed.
Camera channel:The camera channel of the recorded image will be displayed. The recorded image of
the displayed camera channel will be played on a single screen.
Recording event:The recording mode will be displayed.
Text information:The first several characters of text information will be displayed if the image has text
information.
Time range of the listed data:The time range of the listed data will be displayed.
Number of the listed data:The number of the listed data will be displayed.
Search information:The search filter will be displayed. (A filter of the currently displayed list will be dis-
played in orange.)
 Recording Event Thumbnail Window
Time and date
Camera channel/Recording event
Number of listed data
Time and date:
The time when recording started will be displayed.

The time when motion was detected will be displayed.

The time when the point was marked will be displayed.
Camera channel/Recording event:The camera channel of the recorded image will be displayed. The recorded image of
the displayed camera channel will be played on a single screen. The recording mode
also will be displayed.
Number of the listed data:The number of the listed data will be displayed.
Note:Some images displayed in the thumbnail window may not match with their respective displayed recorded time due to
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zPress the SEARCH button repeatedly until the
recording event list window is displayed.
The recording event list window will be displayed on moni-
tor 2 and the VGA monitor.
Use the arrows button (CD) to switch between displaying
the list window and the thumbnail window alternately.
To search using a search filter, go to step 4.
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xUse the arrows button (AB) to select a search
filter (TIME & DATE, CAMERA, EVENT, TEXT),
and press the SET button.
When a search filter is selected, the respective search filter
window will be displayed.
Select UNLOCK FILTER and press the SET button to can-
cel the selected filter.
Refer to page 28about search filters.


TIME&DATE
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