Panasonic Matrix Switcher Wj Sx150 Operating Instructions

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■MUX CAMERA TITLE
●How to Display
This menu will appear only when the Multiplexer board is
installed in the unit. To display this menu on the monitor,
move the cursor to 1000 MUX CAMERA TITLE in SETUP
MENU by moving the joystick to Dor C. Then, press the
CAM (SET) button. The submenu appears monitor.
●How to edit
The factory default settings are same as illustrations.
The editing procedure is the same as 500 CAMERA TITLE.
(Refer to p. 59.)
Notes:
•Up to 8 alphanumeric characters are available for
each multiplexer board camera title.
•When moving the joystick to Dat the last text box
of CAM 8 TITLE, the cursor will move to the first text
box of CAM 9 TITLE.
•When moving the joystick to Cat the first text box
of CAM 9 TITLE, the cursor will move to the last text
box of CAM 8 TITLE.
 1000 MUX CAMERA TITLE
     CAM  TITLE        CAM  TITLE
       1  C01            9  C09
       2  C02           10  C10
       3  C03           11  C11
       4  C04           12  C12
       5  C05           13  C13
       6  C06           14  C14
       7  C07           15  C15
       8  C08           16  C16
●Parameters
Move the joystick to move the cursor.
Press the NEXT or PREV button to select the desired para-
meters.
• ALARM
EXT:Select this to gen-lock the unit with the recorder
when an alarm is input to the unit.
002,004 to 128 (field):Select one of these alarm
recording rates if the asynchronous unit is connect-
ed to the unit.
The factory default setting is EXT.
• NORMAL
EXT:Select this to gen-lock the unit during the normal
operation.
002,004 to 255 (field):Select one of these normal
recording rates if the asynchronous unit is connect-
ed to the unit.
The factory default setting is EXT.
• DYNAMIC REC
PRI.:Select this to give recording priority to the camera
channel with the alarm input.
ONLY:Select this to record the images from the alarm-
associated camera channel.
GROUP:Select this to give recording priority to a group
of up to 4 camera channels associated to the alarm
input.
OFF:Select this to deactivate the alarm priority mode.
The factory default setting is OFF.
• DUMMY BLACK
ON:Select this to display the black picture for a cam-
era channel that is not connected to the camera.
OFF:Select this to skip the camera channels that are
not connected to the camera in the sequence/spot
mode.
The factory default setting is ON.
• CAM SW LOSS
ON:Select this to make “SW LOSS” blinking on the
associated monitor when loss of the camera switch-
ing pulse is detected.
OFF:Select this not to make “SW LOSS” appear on the
associated monitor when loss of the camera switch-
ing pulse is detected.
The factory default setting is ON.
Note:If EXT is selected for 910 ALARM/920 NORMAL,
the playback images cannot be displayed on the
monitors which are not connected to the EXT IN
connector. Confirm the images on those which are
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Platform
To install WJ-SX150 Administrator Console, the PC should
meet the following requirements.
•Hardware requirements
IBM PC or 100 % compatible, Pentium-400 MHz or
higher, 64 MB RAM, 2 MB hard drive space with addi-
tional space for configuration database (.sdt) and log.
In addition, the PC must be equipped with a serial port.
•Operating system requirements
Microsoft
®Windows®98, 98 SE, 2000, XP Professional
•Video display setting requirements
*High color (16 bit) or higher
*800 x 600 resolution
When installing in the default system setting, the software is
installed in the following directory:
C: \Program Files\Panasonic\SX150
■Installation/Uninstallation
●Installation
Insert the CD-ROM program disk into the CD-ROM drive on
the PC. Double-click Setup.exe to begin the installation.
Respond to the dialog boxes by following the directions
given.
●Uninstallation
1. Select Start – Settings – Control Panel.
2. Click on the Add/Remove Hardware button.
3. Select WJ-SX150 Administrator Console and click on
Add/Remove.
4. Operate according to the direction in the window.
●Before Using WJ-SX150 Administrator
Console
1. Select Start – Program – Panasonic – WJ-SX150
Administrator Console x.xx* or double-click the WJ-
SX150 Administrator Console x.x icon on the desktop.
2. When you launch WJ-SX150 Administrator Console for
the first time, the following window will appear on the
PC screen.
Select “Yes”.
■Description of WJ-SX150
Administrator Console
WJ-SX150 Administrator Console is a utility software which
can configure the system settings and control data of this
surveillance system.
WJ-SX150 Administrator Console can configure the follow-
ing settings.
●RECORDER
•Recorder (p. 66)
●MANAGEMENT
•Put a File to SX150 (p. 67)
•Get a Configuration Data from SX150 (p. 68)
●SETUP
Sequence Settings
•Tour Sequence (p. 68)
•Group Sequence (p. 69)
Schedule Settings
•Timer Event (p. 70)
•Camera Cleaning (p. 71)
•Daylight Saving Time/Summer Time (p. 71)
Alarm Settings
•Alarm Mode (p. 72)
•Alarm Event (p. 74)
•Alarm Port (p. 74)
Operator Settings
•Operator Registration (p. 75)
•Level Table (p. 76)
•Monitor Selection (p. 76)
•Auto Login/Logout (Auto Log-in/Log-out) (p. 77)
System Settings
•Time & Date (p. 77)
•Cable Compensation/VD2/DATA (p. 78)
•Camera Title (p. 79)
•Data Port (p. 81)
Multiplexer Settings
•Multiplexer Mode (p. 82)
WJ-SX150 Administrator Console
•Select Setup Data File (p. 84)
•Account Manager (p. 85)
•Communication Port (p. 86)
Trademarks
•IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation.
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3. When terminating the software, click on the EXIT button
or press the ESC button on the PC keyboard. The main
window will close and WJ-SX150 Administrator Console
will be terminated.
Note: The operator name and password are changeable.
Operator addition is also available. The configuration of
each operator name, password and level are neces-
sary. (Refer to p. 85 Account Manager.)
■The Main Window
This window appears when starting up WJ-SX150
Administrator Console.
Clicking on each button in the window will display the asso-
ciated configuration window.
Refer to the description of each window for details. →The selection will be memorized to WJ-SX150
Administrator Console while launching it.
Note:To change the selection you have done in the
Startup Menu window, restart the WJ-SX150
Administrator Console while holding down the SHIFT
key on the PC keyboard.
●Startup/Termination
1. Select Start – Program – Panasonic – WJ-SX150
Administrator Console x.xx* or double-click the WJ-
SX150 Administrator Console x.x icon on the desktop.
*x.x: Software version
→The UserID and Password Required window will
appear on the PC screen.
2. Enter admin and sx150 in the boxes Name and
Password respectively.
Then, click on the OK button.
→WJ-SX150 Administrator Console starts up and the
main window will appear on the PC screen.
EXIT button
Minimizing button 
						

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In addition, the main window has the following buttons.
(File Open):
Select Setup Data File window (p. 84)
(Account Manager):
Account Manager window (p. 85)
(Communication Port):
Communication Port window (p. 86)
(Panasonic):
Opens the version information window of WJ-
SX150 Administrator Console.  Clicking on OK
button will close the window.
Notes:
•To reflect each configuration to the system, save the file
by pressing the SAVE button before closing the win-
dow.  After that, be sure to put the file from the PC to
the unit.
•When “No” is selected for Built in Multiplexer board in
the Recorder (refer to p. 66) window, you can open nei-
ther the Multiplexer Mode nor the Multiplexer Title win-
dow. Instead, a message window will appear and ask
you to select “Yes”. When the Multiplexer board is
installed in the unit, select “Yes”.
■Recorder
This window configures the recorder setting parameters:
whether the multiplexer board is installed in the unit, what is
the type of the recorder, what is the recorder unit address,
and whether the gen-lock is activated.
●How to Display
To display this window, click on the  (Recorder Mode)
button in the main window (p. 65).
●Parameters
Built in multiplexer board:Click on the desired radio but-
ton. 
Yes:Select this when the multiplexer board is installed in
the unit. If you select this, you can configure the
Multiplexer Mode window. (Refer to p. 82.)
No:Select this when the multiplexer board is not installed in
the unit.
The factory default setting is “No”.
RECORDER
(Recorder Control): 
Recorder window (p. 66)
MANAGEMENT
(Put to SX150):
Put a File to SX150 window (p. 67)
(Get from SX150):
Get a Configuration Data from SX150 window
(p. 68)
SEQUENCE
(Tour Sequence):  Tour Sequence window
(p.  68)
(Group Sequence):Group Sequence window
(p. 69)
SCHEDULE
(Timer Event):
Timer Event window (p. 70)
(Camera Cleaning):
Camera Cleaning window (p. 71)
(Daylight Saving Time/Summer Time):
Daylight Saving Time/Summer Time window
(p. 71)
ALARM
(Alarm Mode):
Alarm Mode window (p. 72)
(Alarm Event):
Alarm Event window (p. 74)
(Alarm Port):
Alarm Port window (p. 74)
OPERATOR
(Operator Registration):
Operator Registration window (p. 75)
(Level Table):
Level Table window (p. 76)
(Monitor Selection):
Monitor Selection window (p. 76)
(Auto Login/Logout):
Auto Login/Logout window (p. 77)
SYSTEM
(Time & Date):
Time & Date window (p. 77)
(Cable Compensation/VD2/DATA):
Cable Compensation/VD2/DATA window (p. 78)
(Camera Title):
Camera Title window (p. 79)
(Data Port):
Data Port window (p. 81)
MULTIPLEXER
(Multiplexer Mode):
Multiplexer Mode window (p. 82)
(Multiplexer Title):
Multiplexer Title window (p. 84) 
						

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Recorder Control: Click on the desired radio button to
determine the recorder type.
OFF:Select this when no recorder is connected to the
unit.
HD100:Select this when a WJ-HD100 Series recorder
is connected to the unit.
HD500:Select this when a WJ-HD500 Series recorder
is connected to the unit.
The factory default setting is HD500.
•Unit Address
This parameter is configurable only when HD100,
HD200 or HD500 is selected in the Recorder window.
When OFF is selected there, this parameter is dis-
played in gray and not configurable. 1 to 99 is selec-
table. The factory default setting is 1.
Note:If you use a time-lapse VCR for the recorder, do the
recorder setting in SETUP MENU. (Refer to RECORDER
in p. 60.)
•EXT IN: This stands for the setting of the EXT IN con-
nector at the units rear panel. 
GEN LOCK ON: Select this mode to gen-lock the unit
with the recorder.
GEN LOCK OFF:Select this mode if the asynchronous
unit is connected to the recorder.
Notes:
•If GENLOCK ON is selected, the playback images can-
not be displayed on the monitors which are connected
to the connectors MONITOR OUT 1 to 4. Confirm the
images on those which are connected to the recorder.
•If GENLOCK OFF is selected, the maximum rate
recording becomes unavailable for WJ-HD500 Series.
•When a Multiplexer board is installed in the unit, you
can select either HD100 (Recorder window) or VCR
(610 RECORDER CONTROL in SETUP MENU). (Refer
to p. 60 for SETUP MENU.) 
•When you select HD100 or VCR, make sure EXT IN is
set to GENLOCK OFF.■Put a File to SX150
Pressing this button will start the putting of the configuration
data from the PC to the unit.
●How to Display
To display this window, click on the  (Put to
SX150) button in the main window (p. 65).
●Parameters
The file name of the configuration data appears.
(OK) button
To put the configuration file from the PC to the unit, click on
this button.
(Cancel Exit) button
To cancel the putting of the configuration data from the PC
to the unit, click on this button.
Notes:
•The setup file has been configured at the factory, and
the file names appear on the main windows title bar.
•Put the file from the PC to the unit when the time with no
necessary to the continuous system operation, such as
after-hours. After the file putting, the system will auto-
matically restart. Then, the system controllers will tem-
porarily log out.
•To change a file, select a file again. (Refer to p. 84
Select Setup Data File.)
•The configuration file cannot be put to the unit while
opening SETUP MENU.
•It takes a few seconds to put a file to SX150, and you
might assume the PC has been freezing.
Wait until the message “Completed!” appears on the
screen. If the message “Connection error” appears, the
PC is incorrectly connected to the unit. Confirm the set-
tings of WJ-SX150 Administrator Console and retry the
file putting.
(Refer to p. 61 SERIAL PORT SPEED and p. 86
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■Get a Configuration Data from SX150
Pressing this button will start the getting of the configuration
data from the unit to the PC.
●How to Display
To display this window, click on the  (Get from
SX150) button in the main window (p. 65).
●Parameters
The file name of the configuration data appears.
(OK) button
To get the configuration data from the unit to the PC, click
on this button.
(Cancel Exit) button
To cancel the getting of the configuration data from the unit
to the PC, click on this button.
Notes: 
•The configuration data getting is also possible during
the surveillance, for it will not interfere with the system
operation.
•The past data will be overwritten when getting a new
configuration data.
•To change the getting directory, select it. (Refer to p. 84
Select Setup Data File.)
•When the file getting has been successfully executed,
“Completed!” will appear. If “Connection Error”
appears, confirm the connection and the serial port set-
ting of the PC and the unit. (Refer to p. 47 and p. 72.) If
“Failed!” appear, retry the file getting.
■Tour Sequence
This window configures the parameters of tour sequences:
the operating camera, dwell time*, preset position** in each
step.
Each sequence has up to 16 steps, and up to 16
sequences are configurable.
The configuration of a tour sequence can be copied to
another one.
*the display time of a camera image
** the panning/tilting position which has been preset in
advance
Notes: 
•Enter the parameters from Step 1 in a sequential order. 
If you skip a step, it will result in an error.
•After selecting a camera number, be sure to select the
dwell time, too. If you skip either of them, the message
requesting the parameter entry will appear.
●How to Display
To display this window, click on the  (Tour Sequence)
button in the main window (p. 65). Or click on the 
(Tour Sequence) button in the Group Sequence window.
●Parameters
Cam
Selects the operating camera in each step.
The camera is selectable from Camera 1 to 16. After select-
ing Camera 1 to 16 for Cam, select the time for Dwell. To
invalidate a step, select -- for both of Cam and Dwell. 
Preset
Selects the preset position of the operating camera.
The preset position is selectable from Preset 1 to 64.
Note:Refer to p. 93 Program Preset Position for details of
how to program preset positions.
Dwell
Selects the dwell time of the operating camera.
The dwell time is selectable from 1 to 30 seconds (by a
second). Set -- for Dwell when you have selected -- for
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■Group Sequence
This window configures the parameters of group
sequences.
Each group sequence has up to 4 tour sequences which
are assigned to the monitors.
●How to Display
To display this window, click on the  (Group
Sequence) button in the main window (p. 65).
●Parameters
Mon 1 - Mon 4
Selects the tour sequence displayed on each monitor.
(Tour Sequence) button
Displays the Tour Sequence window for the tour sequence
configuration.
(Save Exit) button
Saves the configuration and closes the Group Sequence
window.
(Cancel Exit) button
Cancels the configuration and closes the Group Sequence
window.
Note:The tour sequences with different total step number
and dwell time are not configurable in a group
sequence.
(DELETE) button
Deletes the configuration of all the steps of the selected
tour sequence.
(COPY) button
Copies the configuration of all the steps of the selected tour
sequence to the another tour.
(PASTE) button
Pastes the cut or copied configuration to another tour
sequence.
(Save Exit) button
Saves the configuration and closes the Tour Sequence win-
dow.
(Cancel Exit) button
Cancels the configuration and closes the Tour Sequence
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■Timer Event
This window configures the parameters of timer events:  the
schedule (daily, weekly or monthly) and action.
Up to 30 events are configurable.
tour sequence or spot mode is selectable.
●How to Display
To display this window, click on the  (Timer Event) but-
ton in the main window (p. 65).
●Parameters
• Enable
Checking on the box will enable the configuration.
• Schedule Mode Group
Check on the desired box for the timer event configuration.
Daily:To execute the event at a desired time every
day, check on this boxes.
To determine the time, click on the Hour and Minute
boxes.
Weekly:To execute the event at a desired time and
day(s) of the week, check on this box.
To determine the time, click on the Hour and Minute
boxes.
Multiple selection is available for days of the week.
Monthly:To execute the event at a desired time and
day(s) of the month, check on this box.
To determine the time, click on the Hour and Minute
boxes.
• Action Group
Check on the desired action to execute.
Tour Sequence:Configures and executes the tour
sequence according to the schedule in the
Scheduled Mode group. When you have selected
Tour Sequence, select the number of monitor (Mon
1 to 4) and tour (Tour 1 to 16).
Spot Camera:Executes the spot mode according to
the schedule in the Scheduled Mode group. When
you have selected Spot Camera, select the number
of monitor (Mon 1 to 4), camera (Cam 1 to 16) and
preset position (Pre 1 to 64).
(Save Exit) button
Saves the configuration and closes the Timer Event win-
dow.
(Cancel Exit) button
Cancels the configuration and closes the Timer Event win-
dow.
Note:In order to stop a scheduled event on a monitor, you
need to program another event or manually select
another activity. (For example, you need to select a
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Notes:
•When the camera cleaning is active, cleaning will begin
from CAM 1 in numerical order.
•Surveillance is impossible during the cleaning.
•The cleaning cannot be stopped after it is started.
■Daylight Saving Time/Summer Time
This window configures the parameters of daylight saving
time (summer time). 
●How to Display
To display this window, click on the  (Daylight Saving
Time) button in the main window (p. 65).
●Parameters
• Enable
Checking on the box will enable the configuration.
• Date Group
1. Select the start date of the daylight saving time in the
Start drop-down menu.
2. Select the end date of the daylight saving time in the
End drop-down menu. Select a later date than the Start
date. When selecting an earlier date, a message will
appear.
Note:When clicking on the Cbutton beside a drop-down
menu, a calendar will pop up. To determine the start
and end dates, click on the desired date on the calen-
dar.  To go to the next or previous month, click on the
[A] or [B] button and select the dates when the day-
light saving time starts and ends.
■Camera Cleaning
This window configures the parameters of camera cleaning
function:  the schedule (daily, weekly or monthly) and cam-
eras to be cleaned.
●How to Display
To display this window, click on the  (Camera
Cleaning) button in the main window (p. 65).
●Parameters
• Camera Auto Cleaning
Checking on the box will enable the configuration.
• Schedule Mode Group
Check on the desired box for the auto cleaning configura-
tion.
Daily: To execute the cleaning at a desired time every
day, check on this box.
To determine the time, click on the Hour and Minute
boxes.
Weekly: To execute the cleaning at a desired time and
day(s) of the week, check on this box.
To determine the time, click on the Hour and Minute
boxes.
Multiple selection is available for days of the week.
Monthly: To execute the cleaning at a desired time and
day of the month, check on this box. 
To determine the time, click on the Hour and Minute
boxes.
• Auto Cleaning Camera
Check on the desired camera to execute the cleaning.
(Save Exit) button
Saves the configuration and closes the Camera Cleaning
window.
(Cancel Exit) button
Cancels the configuration and closes the Camera Cleaning
window. 
						

							■Alarm Mode
This window configures the operation parameters when an
alarm signal is input: an alarm mode, auto reset time and
alarm input. 
●How to Display
To display this window, click on the  (Alarm Mode) but-
ton in the main window (p. 65).
●Parameters
• Alarm Mode
Checking on the box of the desired alarm mode.
OFF:The system operation does not change into any
other mode.
Sequence Mode:Camera images are displayed on the
monitor in either the spot mode or tour sequence.
When more than one alarm are input, the image
associated to each alarm is displayed in the
sequence mode.
Note:Click on the Dwell drop-down menu to select
the dwell time.
Hold Mode:Camera images are displayed on the mon-
itor in either the spot mode or tour sequence.  Even
more than one alarm are input, the image associat-
ed to the initial alarm is continuously displayed.
Notes:
•The alarm mode is activated when alarm input signals
are assigned to the same monitor through 420 ALARM
EVENT or the Alarm Event (refer to p. 56 or p. 74) win-
dow.
•While alarm is activated, you cannot operate the func-
tions related to the multiplexer board.
• Alarm Input Group
Select the alarm input to be accepted. Multiple Selection is
available.
Camera
This stands for that an alarm input is accepted via the
CAMERA IN connectors or the RS-485 ports.
ON:The alarm-associated sequence/spot image is dis-
played on a monitor, and alarm recording will start
(if a recorder is connected to the unit).
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(Save Exit) button:
Saves the configuration and closes the Daylight Saving
Time window.
(Cancel Exit) button:
Cancels the configuration and closes the Daylight Saving
Time window.