Panasonic Digital Disk Recorders Wj Hd500a Operating Instructions

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EXT:Alarm output continues until the ALARM RESET
button is pressed or the external alarm recover sig-
nal is received from the ALARM port.
The factory default setting is 2S.
Alarm Buzzer Setting
This item lets you select the ringing duration of the built-in
alarm buzzer when an alarm is activated.
1. Move the cursor to the ALARM BUZZER parameter in
the ALARM SETUP menu by pressing the Dor Cbut-
ton.
2. Select the desired duration by pressing the +or -
button.
OFF:Disables alarm buzzer, regardless of an incoming
alarm.
1S - 30S, 40S, 50S, 1M - 5M:Selects an alarm duration
between 1 second and 5 minutes.
EXT:Alarm buzzer continues to beep until the ALARM
RESET button is pressed or the external alarm
recover signal is received from the ALARM port.
The factory default setting is 2S.
Video Loss Alarm Setting
This item lets you enable or disable the video loss alarm
function when the Disk Recorder detects the interruption of
the video signal.
1. Move the cursor to the VIDEO LOSS parameter in the
ALARM SETUP menu by pressing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select either ON or OFF by pressing the +or -but-
ton.
ON:Enables the video loss function.
OFF:Disables the video loss function.
The factory default setting is ON.
Video Motion Detector Setting
The following settings are available when the Motion
Detector Board (Optional) is installed.
This item lets you enable or disable the motion detector
function when the Disk Recorder detects a motion on the
video image.1. Move the cursor to the VIDEO MOTION DETECTION
parameter in the ALARM SETUP menu by pressing the
Dor Cbutton.
2. Select either ON or OFF by pressing the +or -but-
ton.
ON:Enables the motion detector function.
OFF:Disables the motion detector function.
The factory default setting is OFF.
3. Move the cursor to VMD AREA SETUP in the ALARM
SETUP menu by pressing the Dor Cbutton, then
press the SETbutton.
The VMD AREA SETUP table shown below appears on
the monitor screen.
4. Move the cursor to the sensitivity editing area for the
camera by pressing the A, B, Dor Cbutton, then
select the desired mode by pressing the +or -but-
ton.
OFF:Disables the motion detector function.
LOW:Selects lower sensitivity.
MID:Selects normal sensitivity.
HIGH:Selects higher sensitivity.
The factory default setting is OFF.
5. If the parameter is set to something other than OFF in
step 4, press the SETbutton.
The detecting area setting window as shown below
appears on the monitor.
6-2 VMD AREA SETUP
CAM SENSITIVITY    CAM SENSITIVITY
  1   
*OFF           9   
*OFF
  2   
*OFF          10   
*OFF
  3   
*OFF          11   
*OFF
  4   
*OFF          12   
*OFF
  5   
*OFF          13   
*OFF
  6   
*OFF          14   
*OFF
  7   
*OFF          15   
*OFF
  8   
*OFF          16   
*OFF
1
                  +
                  
                  
AREA SET/ERASE:PRESS[SET] AT CORNER 
						

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6. Move the cross pointer on the screen to the starting
point for the area by pressing the A, B, Dor Cbut-
ton, then press the SETbutton.
7. Move the cross pointer on the screen to the ending
point for the area by pressing the A, B, Dor Cbut-
ton, then press the SETbutton to determine the rectan-
gular detecting area.
Four detecting areas can be set on the screen.
To assign another detecting area, repeat the above
steps 6 and 7.
8. To delete the area, move the cursor to the rectangle to
be delete on the screen, then press the SETUP/ESC
button.
9. To return to the previous table, press the SETUP/ESC
button.
10. Repeat the above steps 4 to 9 to set the detector func-
tion for other cameras.
11. Press the SETUP/ESCbutton to return to the previous
ALARM SETUP menu.
Note:When the detecting area is set small, the function
may not detect object.
It is recommended that the areas and sensitivity lev-
els are made test before the settings.
1             +
 
               
                  
AREA SET/ERASE:PRESS[SET] AT CORNER
1
                                    
+  
                  
                  
AREA SET/ERASE:PRESS[SET] AT CORNER
Alarm Mode on the Multiscreen
Monitor
This item lets you select the mode for displaying an alarm
on the Multiscreen Monitor.
1. Move the cursor to the ALARM MODE MULTI OUTPUT
in the ALARM SETUP menu by pressing the Dor C
button.
2. Select either SPOT or OFF by pressing the +or -but-
ton.
SPOT:The camera image that has activated the alarm
is displayed in single spot mode.
OFF:Ignores alarm activation and continues to display
the images in the mode selected previously.
The factory default setting is SPOT.
Alarm Mode on the Spot Monitor
This item lets you select the mode for displaying an alarm
on the Spot Monitor.
1. Move the cursor to the ALARM MODE SPOT OUTPUT in
the ALARM SETUP menu by pressing the Dor Cbut-
ton.
2. Select either SPOT or OFF by pressing the +or -but-
ton.
SPOT:The camera image that has activated the alarm
is displayed in single spot mode.
OFF:Ignores alarm activation and continues to display
the images in the mode selected previously.
The factory default setting is SPOT. 
						

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2. Move the cursor to the camera title editing area you
want to edit by pressing the D, C, Aor Bbutton.
3. Select a character by pressing the +or -button.
The characters shown below can be selected in
sequence.
Numeral:0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Alphabet:A to Z, a to z
Symbols:←→= ?   # $ % & ( ) 
*+ , – . / : ;
Space:•
4. Move the cursor to the right in the editing area by
pressing the Bbutton, then select a character by
pressing the +or -button.
5. Repeat the above steps to select characters until the
title for a certain camera is completed.
6. If a wrong character is selected, move the cursor to the
character to be replaced by pressing the Aor Bbut-
ton.
Select a character again by pressing the +or -but-
ton.
7. Repeat the above procedures 2 to 6 to edit other cam-
era titles.
8. When satisfied with all of the camera titles, press the
SETUP/ESCbutton to return to the previous DISPLAY
SETUP menu.
Display Setting (Multiscreen Monitor)
These items let you determine the display mode of the
Multiscreen Monitor.
Clock Display
This item lets you enable or disable the clock display on the
Multiscreen Monitor.
1. Move the cursor to the CLOCK DISPLAY parameter in
the DISPLAY SETUP menu by pressing the Dor Cbut-
ton.
2. Select either ON or OFF by pressing the +or -but-
ton.
ON:Enables the clock display on the monitor screen.
OFF:Disables the clock display on the monitor screen.
The factory default setting is ON. The procedure described below let you determine the dis-
play such as the cameras title editing, display on and off
and displays position on the monitors.
1. Move the cursor to DISPLAY SETUP in the WJ-HD500
SETUP menu by pressing the Dor Cbutton, then
press the SETbutton.
The DISPLAY SETUP menu shown below appears on
the monitor screen.
2. Select an item or item parameter in the menu by press-
ing the Dor Cbutton.
3. To return to the previous WJ-HD500 SETUP menu,
press the SETUP/ESCbutton.
Camera Title Setup
This item lets you edit the camera title to be displayed on
the monitor screen.
Up to 8 alphanumeric characters can be displayed on the
monitor screen.
1. Move the cursor to CAMERA TITLE SETUP in the DIS-
PLAY SETUP menu by pressing the Dor Cbutton,
then press the SETbutton.
The CAMERA TITLE SETUP menu shown below
appears on the monitor screen.
7 DISPLAY SETUP
CAMERA TITLE SETUP
MULTI OUTPUT
  CLOCK DISPLAY       ON
  TITLE DISPLAY       ON
  STATUS DISPLAY      ON
  BOADER LINE         WHITE
SPOT OUTPUT
  TITLE DISPLAY       ON
ALARM DISPLAY         ON
CLOCK&STATUS POSITION L-UPPER
TITLE POSITION        R-LOWER
7-1 CAMERA TITLE SETUP
CAM  TITLE      CAM  TITLE
  1  1•••••••     9  9•••••••
  2  2•••••••    10  10••••••
  3  3•••••••    11  11••••••
  4  4•••••••    12  12••••••
  5  5•••••••    13  13••••••
  6  6•••••••    14  14••••••
  7  7•••••••    15  15••••••
  8  8•••••••    16  16••••••
DISPLAY SETUP 
						

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Title Display
This item lets you enable or disable the display of the cam-
era and group title on the Multiscreen Monitor.
1. Move the cursor to the TITLE DISPLAY parameter in the
DISPLAY SETUP menu by pressing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select either ON or OFF by pressing the +or -but-
ton.
ON:Enables the display of the camera and group title
on the monitor screen.
OFF:Disables the display of the camera and group title
on the monitor screen.
The factory default setting is ON.
Status Display
This item lets you enable or disable the status display on
the Multiscreen Monitor.
1. Move the cursor to the STATUS DISPLAY parameter in
the DISPLAY SETUP menu by pressing the Dor Cbut-
ton.
2. Select either ON or OFF by pressing the +or -but-
ton.
ON:Enables the status display on the monitor screen.
OFF:Disables the status display on the monitor screen.
The factory default setting is ON.
Border Display
This item lets you enable or disable the display of borders
that divide the screen of the Multiscreen Monitor, or selects
a border color.
1. Move the cursor to the BORDER LINE parameter in the
DISPLAY SETUP menu by pressing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select the desired mode or color by pressing the +or
-button.
OFF:No border
WHITE:White border
GRAY:Gray border
BLACK:Black border
The factory default setting is WHITE.
Title Display Setting (Spot Monitor)
This item lets you enable or disable the display of the cam-
era and group title on the Spot Monitor.
1. Move the cursor to the TITLE DISPLAY parameter in the
DISPLAY SETUP menu by pressing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select either ON or OFF by pressing the +or -but-
ton.
ON:Enables the display of the camera and group title
on the monitor screen.
OFF:Disables the display of the camera and group title
on the monitor screen.
The factory default setting is ON.
Alarm Display Setting
This item lets you enable or disable the alarm display on
the Spot and Multiscreen Monitor.
1. Move the cursor to the ALARM DISPLAY parameter in
the DISPLAY SETUP menu by pressing the Dor Cbut-
ton.
2. Select either ON or OFF by pressing the +or -but-
ton.
ON:Enables the alarm display on the monitor screens.
OFF:Disables the alarm display on the monitor
screens.
The factory default setting is ON. 
						

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Title Display Position Setting
This item lets you select the position where the title display
is placed on the Spot and Multiscreen Monitor.
1. Move the cursor to the TITLE POSITION parameter in
the DISPLAY SETUP menu by pressing the Dor Cbut-
ton.
2. Select a position to be displayed on the monitors by
pressing the +or -button.
L-UPPER:Placed in the upper-left corner of the monitor
screen.
R-UPPER:Placed in the upper-right corner of the moni-
tor screen.
L-LOWER:Placed in the lower-left corner of the monitor
screen.
R-LOWER:Placed in the lower-right corner of the moni-
tor screen.
CENTER:Placed in the center of the monitor screen.
The factory default setting is R-LOWER.
Clock and Status Display Position
Setting
This item lets you select the positions where the clock and
status displays are placed on the Multiscreen Monitor.
1. Move the cursor to the CLOCK&STATUS POSITION
parameter in the DISPLAY SETUP menu by pressing
the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select a position to be displayed on the monitor by
pressing the +or -button.
L-UPPER:Placed in the upper-left corner of the monitor
screen.
R-UPPER:Placed in the upper-right corner of the moni-
tor screen.
L-LOWER:Placed in the lower-left corner of the monitor
screen.
R-LOWER:Placed in the lower-right corner of the moni-
tor screen.
The factory default setting is L-UPPER. 
						

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The procedures described below let you set the parame-
ters for the Disk Recorder to communicate with external
devices.
1. Move the cursor to COMMUNICATION SETUP in the
WJ-HD500 SETUP menu by pressing the Cor Dbut-
ton, then press the SETbutton.
The COMMUNICATION SETUP menu shown below
appears on the monitor screen.
2. Select an item or item parameter in the menu by press-
ing the Dor Cbutton.
3. To return to the previous WJ-HD500 SETUP menu,
press the SETUP/ESCbutton.
PS•Data Setup
These items let you set the parameters for communication
between the System Controllers and the Disk Recorders
when the system is controlled with the PS
•Data mode
(Panasonic Security Data).
1. Move the cursor to PS
•Data SETUP in the COMMUNI-
CATION SETUP menu by pressing the Cor Dbutton,
then press the SETbutton.
The PS
•Data SETUP menu shown below appears on
the monitor screen.2. Select an item or item parameter in the menu by press-
ing the Dor Cbutton.
3. To return to the previous setup menu, press the
SETUP/ESCbutton.
Unit Address Setting
This item lets you set the unit address of the Disk Recorder
in the system for RS-485 communication.
1. Move the cursor to the UNIT ADDRESS parameter by
pressing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select the unit address number to be used for RS-485
communication by pressing the +or -button.
Select a parameter value between 001 and 099.
The factory default setting is 001.
Baud Rate
This item lets you set the transmission speed for RS-485
communication.
1. Move the cursor to the BAUD RATE parameter by
pressing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select the desired transmission speed shown below by
pressing the +or -button.
The factory default setting is 9 600 bps.
Data Bit
This item lets you set the number of data bits for RS-485
communication.
The factory default setting is 8 bits and fixed.
8 COMMUNICATION SETUP
PS•Data SETUP
RS232C SETUP
NETWORK SETUP
  IP ADDRESS  192.168.000.010
  NETMASK     255.255.255.000
  GATEWAY     192.168.000.001
8-1 PS•Data SETUP
UNIT ADDRESS   001
BAUD RATE      9600
DATA BIT       8
PARITY CHECK   NONE
STOP BIT       1
WAIT TIME      OFF
ALARM DATA     1S
CAMERA NUMBER SETUP
↔ 2 400 ↔ 4 800 ↔ 9 600 ↔19 200 ↔ 38 400 ↔
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Parity Check
This item lets you set the parity bit for RS-485 communica-
tion.
1. Move the cursor to the PARITY CHECK parameter by
pressing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select NONE, EVEN or ODD for parity check by press-
ing the +or -button.
The factory default setting is NONE.
Stop Bit
This item lets you set the number of stop bits for RS-485
communication.
1. Move the cursor to the STOP BIT parameter by press-
ing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select either 1 or 2 for the number of stop bits by press-
ing the +or -button.
The factory default setting is 1 bit.
Wait Time
This item lets you set the waiting time in milli-seconds (ms)
to retry after confirming that no data is received from the
controller for RS-485 communication.
1. Move the cursor to the WAIT TIME parameter by press-
ing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select OFF, 100, 200, 400, or 1 000 ms for the wait time
by pressing the +or -button.
When no transmission is needed, select OFF.
The factory default setting is OFF (no retry).
Alarm Data
This item lets you enable or disable notification of the alarm
data received to the controller (Unit Number 1).
1. Move the cursor to the ALARM DATA parameter by
pressing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select the desired mode by pressing the +or -but-
ton.OFF:Select this parameter if the system controller is
not connected to the system.
0S:Each time an alarm is received, it is transmitted to
the system controller.
1S:The received alarm is stored for 1 second, and that
data is sent to the system controller.
5S:The received alarm is stored for 5 seconds, and
that data is sent to the system controller.
The factory default setting is 1S.
Input (Camera) Number Setup
This item lets you assign numbers for the input from the
system cameras for RS-485 communication.
1. Move the cursor to CAMERA NUMBER SETUP by
pressing the Dor Cbutton, then press the SETbutton.
The CAMERA NUMBER SETUP table shown below
appears on the monitor screen.
2. Move the cursor to the input (CAM-PORT) parameter to
edit by pressing the D, C, Aor Bbutton, then select
a camera number by pressing the +or -button.
---:No assignment.
001 - 128:Assigns the selected number.
Note:Make sure not to assign the same number to
more than one system camera for RS-485 communi-
cation.
3. Repeat the above procedure to edit other input para-
meters.
4. After completing the settings, press the SETUP/ESC
button to return to the previous setup menu.
8-1-1 CAMERA NUMBER SETUP
CAM-PORT CAM NO.    CAM-PORT CAM NO.
    1      001          9      009
    2      002         10      010
    3      003         11      011
    4      004         12      012
    5      005         13      013
    6      006         14      014
    7      007         15      015
    8      008         16      016  
						

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Baud Rate
This item lets you set the transmission speed for RS-232C
communication.
1. Move the cursor to the BAUD RATE parameter by
pressing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select the desired transmission speed shown below by
pressing the +or -button.
The factory default setting is 9 600 bps.
Data Bit
This item lets you set the number of data bits for RS-232C
communication.
1. Move the cursor to the DATA BIT parameter by press-
ing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select either 7 or 8 for the number of data bits by press-
ing the +or -button.
The factory default setting is 7 bits.
Parity Check
This item lets you set the parity bit for RS-232C communica-
tion.
1. Move the cursor to the PARITY CHECK parameter by
pressing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select NONE, EVEN or ODD for parity check by press-
ing the +or -button.
The factory default setting is ODD.
RS-232C Setup
These items let you set the parameters for communication
between the SERIAL port of the Disk Recorder and an
external device.
1. Move the cursor to RS232C SETUP in the COMMUNI-
CATION SETUP menu by pressing the Cor Dbutton,
then press the SETbutton.
The RS232C SETUP menu shown below appears on the
monitor screen.
2. Select an item parameter in the menu by pressing the
Dor Cbutton.
3. To return to the previous setup menu, press the
SETUP/ESCbutton.
Unit Address Setting
This item lets you set the unit address of the Disk Recorder
in the system.
1. Move the cursor to the UNIT ADDRESS parameter by
pressing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select the unit address number to be used for RS-232C
communication by pressing the +or -button.
Select a parameter value between 001 and 099.
The factory default setting is 001.
8-2 RS232C SETUP
UNIT ADDRESS   001
BAUD RATE      9600
DATA BIT       7
PARITY CHECK   ODD
STOP BIT       1
WAIT TIME      OFF
↔ 2 400 ↔ 4 800 ↔ 9 600 ↔19 200 ↔ 38 400 ↔ 
						

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Stop Bit
This item lets you set the number of stop bits for RS-232C
communication.
1. Move the cursor to the STOP BIT parameter by press-
ing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select either 1 or 2 for the number of stop bits by press-
ing the +or -button.
The factory default setting is 1 bit.
Wait Time
This item lets you set the waiting time in milli-seconds (ms)
to retry after confirming that no data is received from the
controller for RS-232C communication.
1. Move the cursor to the WAIT TIME parameter by press-
ing the Dor Cbutton.
2. Select OFF, 100, 200, or 1 000 ms for the wait time by
pressing the +or -button.
When no transmission is needed, select OFF.
The factory default setting is OFF (no retry).
Network Setup
When the optional Network Board is installed in the Disk
Recorder, the Disk Recorder can be controlled from a
Client PC via the Ethernet Hub.
These items let you set the parameters for communication
between the 10/100BASE-T port of the Disk Recorder and
outboard device via Ethernet.
1. Move the cursor to IP ADDRESS in the COMMUNICA-
TION SETUP menu by pressing the Cor Dbutton,
then press the SETbutton.
The cursor moves to the right editing area.
2. Select the value for the IP Address by pressing the +
or -button.
3. Move the cursor to the right by pressing the Bbutton,
then select the value for the IP Address by pressing the
+or -button.
4. Repeat the above steps 2 and 3 until the IP Address is
completed.
5. When the IP Address is completed, press the
SETUP/ESCbutton to return the cursor to IP ADDRESS
in the menu.
6. Similarly repeat the above steps 1 to 5 to set the
Netmask and Gateway. 
7. To return to the previous setup menu, press the
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The described below let you determine the system desig-
nation and display the system logs.
1. Move the cursor to SYSTEM SETUP in the WJ-HD500
SETUP menu by pressing the Cor Dbutton, then
press the SETbutton.
The SYSTEM SETUP menu shown below appears on
the monitor screen.
2. Select an item or item parameter in the menu by press-
ing the Dor Cbutton.
3. To return to the previous setup menu, press the
SETUP/ESCbutton.
Clock Setup
This item lets you set the current time and date.
1. Move the cursor to CLOCK in the SYSTEM SETUP
menu by pressing the Cor Dbutton, then press the
SETbutton to move the cursor to the right editing area.
2. Select the month by pressing the +or -button.
3. Move the cursor to the right by pressing the Bbutton,
then select the date by pressing the +or -button.
4. Move the cursor to the right by pressing the Bbutton,
then select the last 2 digits for the year by pressing the
+or -button.
5. Move the cursor to the right by pressing the Bbutton,
then select the hours (military time) by pressing the +
or -button.
6. Move the cursor to the right by pressing the Bbutton,
then select the minutes by pressing the +or -button.
9 SYSTEM SETUP
CLOCK   JAN 1.00  0:00
TIME ADJUSTING         OFF
  SET TIME              0:00
AUTO KEY LOCK          OFF
PASSWORD ALL           
*****
         OPERATION     
*****
BUZZER                 ON
USER DEFINED SETUP     
*LOAD
DISK MANAGEMENT
ERROR REPORT
SYSTEM INFORMATION
SYSTEM SETUP
7. After completing the setting, press the SETUP/ESC
button to move the cursor to CLOCK.
Note:The date and time are updated when the SETUP/
ESCbutton is pressed.
Time Adjustment Setting
This Disk Recorder has a time adjustment input/output at
the CONTROL port on the rear of the Disk Recorder.
This item lets you enable or disable time adjustment by the
input/output from the CONTROL port.
1. Move the cursor to the TIME ADJUSTING parameter in
the SYSTEM SETUP menu by pressing the Cor Dbut-
ton.
2. Select the desired mode by pressing the +or -but-
ton.
OFF:Disables the time adjustment from the CONTROL
port.
MASTER:Enables the time adjustment output from the
CONTROL port to set the time for connected exter-
nal device.
SLAVE:Enables to set the time of this recorder by the
input from the CONTROL port.
The factory default setting is OFF.
3. If the parameter is set to something other than OFF,
move the cursor to SET TIME by pressing the Cor D
button, then press the SETbutton.
The cursor moves to the right editing area.
4. Select the hour (military time) to execute the time
adjustment by pressing the +or -button.
5. Press the SETUP/ESCbutton to return the cursor to
SET TIME.