Panasonic Matrix Switcher Wj Sx150a Operating Instructions

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●Video Cable Connection
Connect the camera input connectors of Master and the monitor output connectors of Slave with coaxial cables as described
in the diagram.
●DATA Port Connection
•Connect the DATA 3 port of the Master unit and the DATA 4 port of the Slave units.
•Connect the Master and Slave units with the supplied crossing cable.
•Connect Slave and Slave with Cable Kit WV-CA48/10K.
•Set the termination selectors of the Master and terminal Slave unit to ON.
•Set the termination selectors of other Slave units to OFF.
•Connect system controllers to the Master unit. (Refer to p. 39.) 
Note:System controllers cannot be connected to Slave units.
Connection Master Slave
Master and Slave 1
Master and Slave 2Camera Input 1 Monitor Output 1
Camera Input 2 Monitor Output 2
Camera Input 3 Monitor Output 3
Camera Input 4 Monitor Output 4
Camera Input 5 Monitor Output 1
Camera Input 6 Monitor Output 2
Camera Input 7 Monitor Output 3
Camera Input 8 Monitor Output 4
Monitor Output 1
Monitor Output 2
Monitor Output 3
Monitor Output 4
Monitor Output 1
Monitor Output 2
Monitor Output 3
Monitor Output 4 Master and Slave 3Camera Input 9
Camera Input 10
Camera Input 11
Camera Input 12
Master and Slave 4Camera Input 13
Camera Input 14
Camera Input 15
Camera Input 16
TERM
OFF ON
PS•DATA
DATA  4 DATA HDRTERM
OFF ON
PS•DATA
DATA  4 DATA HDR
DATA  3
TERM
OFF ON
PS•DATA
DATA  4 DATA HDR
Slave 1 Slave 2
Cable Kit WV-CA48/10K Cable Kit WV-CA48/10K
Connect the side 
marked as “Slave” 
to the DATA 4 port 
of Slave 1.
Crossing cable
(supplied to the unit)
Connect the side marked as
“Master” to the DATA 3 port 
of Master.Master
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Connect the cameras and the Master/Slave 1 to 4 with the coaxial cables according to the diagram.
●Recorder Connection
Connect recorders to each Master/Slave units. Refer to pp. 40 to 47 for connection procedures.
Example:Master, Slave 1 and 2 are connected in the system.
Notes:
•Recorders and/or the Multiplexer board cannot be connected to the Master unit when Slave 1 to 4 are connected in the
system.
•The Master unit’s camera channels which loop thru Slave units cannot be connected to the recorder. (In the illustration, the
Master unit’s CAM OUT 1 to 8 and the recorder’s VIDEO IN 1 to 8 cannot be connected.) The Master recorder can record
only images from directly-connected cameras when the Master and Slave 1/2/3 are connected together. (For example in
the illustration, the Master recorder can record images from Cam 33 to 40.) Camera input signals from Slave units to the
Master unit are not for recording but for cross point switching.
CAMERA1 12
23
3
OUTIN4 45
56
67
78
89
910
1011
1112
1213
1314
1415
1516
16
40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33
Connected to Slave 2 Connected to Slave 1
Master unit
Master recorderCamera
16
1615
1514
1413
1312
1211
1110
109
98
87
76
65
54
432
2 31
1
VIDEO IN
OUT
●Connection between the Units and Cameras
Connect each camera to CAMERA IN 1 to 16 of each unit. (Refer to p. 36 Connection with the Camera Sites.) Each camera has
its own logical camera number.
The default setting of the logical camera numbers is as follows. (The logical camera numbers can be configured in SETUP
MENU and WJ-SX150A Administrator Console.)
Camera total
number
1 to 16
17 to 28
29 to 40
41 to 52
53 to 641 to 16
17 to 28
33 to 40
49 to 52
––
1 to 16
1 to 16
1 to 16
1 to 16–
–
17 to 32
17 to 32
17 to 32–
–
–
33 to 48
33 to 48–
–
–
–
49 to 64 Cameras connected
to MasterCameras connected
to Slave 1Cameras connected
to Slave 2Cameras connected
to Slave 3Cameras connected
to Slave 4 
						

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●Connection with the PC
Connect the PC and the Master unit. (Refer to p. 48 for the
connection procedure.)
●Software Setup
After connecting the PC to the Master unit, do the setup
procedure with SETUP MENU or WJ-SX150A Administrator
Console.
• With SETUP MENU
1. Turn the power of each unit to ON.
2. Log-in the system with a system controller. (Refer to p.
104.)
3. Open SETUP MENU. (Refer to p. 63.)
4. Open “700 SYSTEM” - “710 MASTER-SLAVE”. (Refer to
pp. 72 and 73.)
5. Set the connected Slave units to ON. “Is the MASTER-
SLAVE changed? NO” will appear.
6. Change NO to YES by pressing the NEXT or PREV but-
ton on the system controller.
7. Press the SET button. The setting will be saved and you
will log-out from SETUP menu.
• With WJ-SX150A Administrator Console
1. Turn the power of each unit to ON.
2. Open WJ-SX150A Administrator Console. (Refer to p.
80.)
3. Open the Master-Slave window. (Refer to p. 81.)
4. Configure and save the settings by clicking on the Save
Exit button. (Refer to p. 82.)
5. Open the “Put a file to SX150A” window. (Refer to p.
83.)
6. Click on the “OK” button. The setting data will be trans-
ferred to the Master unit.
7. Close the main window (refer to p. 80) to quit WJ-
SX150A Administrator Console.
●Recorder Setup
When connecting a recorder with more than one video
input (WJ-HD500 or WJ-HD200 Series), conform the LCN
(logical camera number) settings of the unit to the camera
number setting of a recorder. (Refer to pp. 73/82 and the
recorder’s operating instructions.)  
						

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WJ-SX150A SETUP PROCEDURES 
						

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FIRMWARE UPDATE
This setting is required when there is a firmware version dif-
ference among each unit in the master-slave connection.
Before the procedure, confirm the versions written on the
label on each CD-ROM.
■Installation of SX150A Program
Writer
Note:Refer to p. 79 for the platform necessary for installa-
tion.
1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the PC.
2. Open the CD-ROM drive window.
The file is located in the following directory.
E: \PWriter\SetupPWriter.exe (E is the CD-ROM drive.)
3. Double-click the “SetupPWriter.exe” icon to begin the
installation. The Welcome window will appear on the PC
screen.
4. Press the NEXT button to continue the installation.
5. Respond to the dialog boxes by following the directions
given.
■Firmware Update of SX150A
Program Writer
1. Connect the matrix switchers serial port to that of the
PC with the 9-pin D-sub cable. (Refer to p. 48.)
2. Launch SX150A Program Writer by selecting “Start” –
“Programs” – “Panasonic” – “SX150A Program Writer”.
The RS232C Setting window will appear on the PC
screen.
3. Confirm whether the following are selected.
Then, click on SET.
Baud Rate:38400
Data Bit:8
Parity:NONE
Stop Bit:1
Com Port:1 (Select the usable communication-port
number of the PC.)
Note:Conform the baud rate to the SERIAL port setting
in 740 CAMERA/DATA 1 - 4 PORT. (Refer to pp. 74
and 75.) The factory default setting is 38400 bps.
4. Set the mode selector at the front panel as shown in the
Version confirmation mode window. Besides, make sure
the unit number selector is set to “0”. 
In case you have changed the selector settings, do the
following after Step 4.
(1) Turn off the unit.
(2) Turn on the unit again.  
						

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5.Click on the OK button in Version confirmation mode win-
dow.
Note:If the selector settings are wrong when you do
Step 5, the following message will appear to notify
that version confirmation was failed. 
In this case, confirm the connections and do Step 1 to 5
again.
6. Turn off the Master unit.
7. Set the mode selector as shown in the Firmware update
mode window.
8. Turn on the unit again.
9. Click on the OK button. The unit will be set to the
firmware update mode.
10. The Program Writer for SX150A window will be dis-
played.
When you power on the matrix switcher and the system
becomes ready for update, the following message will
appear on the PC screen.
“✽FIRMWARE UPLOAD START! WAIT…”11. Wait until the following message appears.
“✽✽SDRAM INITIALIZE COMPLETED.START LOAD-
ING…”
12. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the PC.
13. Click on the “Browse…” button to select a .mot file.
The file is located in the following directory.
E: \PWriter\sx150A_v✽✽✽✽✽.mot 
(E is the CD-ROM drive and ✽is the software version.
For example, V111✽✽means Version 1.11.)
14. Make sure that the new software version is displayed in
the Transfer File box.
15. Press the Transfer button.
16. A message window will appear to ask you if it is OK to
overwrite the software. After confirmation, click on OK.
The .mot file will be copied from the CD-ROM to the
matrix switcher.
You can confirm the status by viewing messages.
(1) “✽✽✽LOAD OK…”: The copy is finished.
(2) “✽✽✽✽NOW ERASING…”: Data is being erased
from the flash memory.
(3) “✽✽✽✽✽NOW WRITING…”: New data is being
written in the flash memory.
(4) “✽✽✽✽✽✽COMPLETED!!”: The flash-memory
writing is finished.
Notes:
•Copying takes approx. 7 minutes.
•Avoid disconnecting or powering off the PC and the
matrix switcher. It may cause trouble.
17. After “✽✽✽✽✽✽COMPLETED!!” is displayed, power off
the matrix switcher.
18. Set the mode selector of the matrix switcher as follows.
19. Display the matrix switcher’s SETUP MENU. (Refer to
the matrix switcher’s operating instructions.)
20. Make sure that the version of the matrix switcher is dis-
played in SETUP MENU. That shows the software
update has been successfully executed.
MODE
1 ON
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■Error List
The following error messages are displayed through SX150
Program Writer.
●File Error
This error message is displayed during the following occa-
sions.
•You have selected a wrong file (whose file extension is
not “. mot”) in Step 13 of p. 59.
•The “.mot” file is broken.
To solve this problem, select the correct file. (Refer to p.
59.)
●Not Ready
This error message is displayed when the matrix switcher’s
mode is not “SX150 SOFTWARE UPLOAD”.
To solve this problem, do the following.
1. Power off the matrix switcher.
2. Set the mode selector of the matrix switcher to “SX150
SOFTWARE UPLOAD”. (Refer to p. 24.)
3. Power on the matrix switcher again.
●Timeout Error
This error message is displayed when a specified time has
passed since you started installing SX150A Program
Writer/updating the firmware. The following are the timeout
error statuses.
Status 0:30 seconds has passed since the PC
became idle.
Status 1:30 seconds has passed since the SD-RAM
started to be cleared.
Status 3:20 minutes has passed since the file transfer
was started.
Status 4:30 seconds has passed since the file transfer
was completed.
Status 5:30 seconds has passed since the file loading
became OK.
Status 6:5 seconds has passed since the file erasing
is started.
Status 7:5 seconds has passed since the file writing is
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SETUP PROCEDURES
■Setup Procedures
This unit has two setting procedures.
The one is SETUP MENU, which is the units on-screen dis-
play (OSD).
The other is WJ-SX150A Administrator Console, which
operates on the PC.
•SETUP MENU (OSD)
The basic functions, which are essential for the operation,
are configurable. However, some items are not config-
urable. The settings about group sequences, operators and
schedules, etc.•WJ-SX150A Administrator Console (PC)
All the functions of this unit (except camera manual clean-
ing) are configurable. You need a PC to use WJ-SX150A
Administrator Console.
Refer to p. 79 WJ-SX150A ADMINISTRATOR CONSOLE for
details on the platform and installation.
Notes:
•The Master unit administrates all the system settings.
Do the setup procedure with the Master unit only.
•To use WJ-SX150A Administrator Console, you need to
prepare a PC and a 9-pin D-sub cable.(Refer to p. 48.)
•When changing the configuration of WJ-SX150A
Administrator Console, configuration data getting and
putting are necessary between the unit and PC to acti-
vate your configuration.
■Description of Setup Procedures
This chapter describes about configurable items.
●Master-Slave Connection Settings
Both SETUP MENU and WJ-SX150 Administrator console
can configure the parameters of master-slave connection
and logical camera number.
•Master-slave: The composition of the master-slave con-
nection is configurable.
•Logical camera number: Logical camera number,
which is used for camera control and monitor display,
can be assigned to each camera.
●Sequence Settings
SETUP MENU can configure tour sequences. WJ-SX150A
Administrator Console can configure both of tour
sequences and group sequences.
•Tour sequence: Up to 32 tour sequences are config-
urable (64 steps per tour). 
•Group sequence: Tour sequences can be activated on
up to 4 monitors simultaneously (1 tour sequence per
monitor).
●Schedule Settings
SETUP MENU can configure daylight saving time. WJ-
SX150A Administrator Console can configure timer event,
camera cleaning, and daylight saving time.
•Timer event: A sequence or spot mode can be activat-
ed on the regular time of every month, week or day.
Up to 50 timer events can be registered.
•Camera cleaning: Camera cleaning can be executed
on the regular time of every month, week or day.
•Daylight saving time: Daylight saving time schedule for
20 years are configurable. 
SETUP MENU (OSD)
Master-slave connection settings
 • Master-slave 
 • Logical camera number
Sequence settings
 • Tour sequence
 • Group sequence
Schedule settings
 • Timer event 
 • Camera cleaning 
 • Daylight saving time
Alarm settings
 • Alarm mode 
 • Alarm event 
 • Alarm input/Alarm port
Operator settings
 • Operator registration
 • Level table 
 • Monitor select (Monitor selection) 
 •
Auto login/logout (Auto log-in/log-out)
System settings
 • Clock (Time and date) *1 
 • Cable compensation 
 • Camera title
 • Data port *
2
 • Recorder
 • Multiplexer
 • Mux camera (Multiplexer) title
 
Setup file operation
 • Put a file to SX150A
 •
Get a configuration data from SX150A
SX150A Admin Console configuration 
 • File open
 • Account manager
 • Communication (Serial) port
• Camera manual cleaning ON/OFF
WJ-SX150A Administrator Console (PC)
*1 WJ-SX150A Administrator Console can configure the 
display pattern.
*
2 WJ-SX150A Administrator Console can configure the 
communication speed (baud rate) of the ports Data 1 to 4. 
						

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●Alarm Settings
The operation parameters when an alarm is input to the unit
are configurable.
•Alarm mode: The  operation mode activated along with
an alarm input is configurable. Sequence mode or hold
mode is selectable. Alarm mode can be set to OFF
when not using it.
•Alarm event: The sequence number or spot camera is
selectable for the alarm event.
•Alarm input (Alarm port): The alarm polarity (N. O. or N.
C.) is assignable to each alarm input terminal.
•It is also selectable whether to activate the recording
and sequence/spot image monitoring when an alarm
signal is input to the unit. Alarm recording without the
sequence/spot image monitoring is also available.
●Operator Settings
If you control this unit with a terminal-mode system con-
troller, your operator information, controllable monitors and
auto log-in/log-out will be registrable and configurable.
•Operator registration: Up to 16 operators are available.
ID and password for operator identification are config-
urable. Level and priority can be assigned to each
operator. Each cameras control coverage is also con-
figurable.
•Level table: Restriction level for each password is cus-
tomizable.
•Monitor select (Monitor selection): Controllable monitor
can be assigned to each controller.
•Auto login/logout (Auto log-in/log-out): Auto log-in/log-
out is configurable for each controller.
Notes:
•These settings (except Operator registration) are con-
figurable only through WJ-SX150A Administrator
Console. Operator registration is configurable through
SETUP MENU and WJ-SX150A Administrator Console.
•When you control the unit with a PS·Data system con-
troller, the above settings will be invalid. Refer to the
system controllers operating instructions.
●System Settings
SETUP MENU can configure the clock (time and date),
cable compensation and camera title.
Besides these settings, WJ-SX150A Administrator Console
can select the data ports baud rates.
•Clock (Time and date): The units time and date are
configurable.
•Cable compensation: Cable compensation type is
selectable depending on the distance between a cam-
era and the unit. It is also possible to determine whether
to send the VD2 timing pulse or control data with the
camera output signals.•Camera title: Camera title is configurable to identify the
camera images on the monitor. WJ-SX150A
Administrator Console can configure the camera title
including original characters.
•Data port: Usually, the ports DATA 1 to 3 connect to the
terminal-mode system controllers. RS-485 cameras will
be connectable with the data port configurations
through WJ-SX150A Administrator Console and SETUP
MENU.
When you use the system controllers via the PS·Data
protocol, you need to configure the DATA 4 port setting
through SX150A Admin Console or SETUP MENU.
•Recorder: The type and unit address of the recorder
are configurable.
•Multiplxer: The parameters of the recorder mode are
configurable. You can set the alarm and normal record-
ing rate. You can also activate/deactivate dynamic
recording, dummy black, and CAMSW LOSS Rn” indi-
cation. (Rn is a recorder number.) 
•Mux camera (Multiplexer) title: Camera titles which are
displayed with multiscreen segments are configurable.
●Setup File Operation
WJ-SX150A Administrator Console can send a configura-
tion file from the PC to this unit. The utility can also send the
file from the unit to the PC for configuration. 
•Put a file to SX150A: A configuration data is sent from
the PC to the unit.
•Get a configuration data from SX150A: A configuration
data is sent from the unit to the PC.
•Select setup data file: A configuration data is selected
when sending it from the PC to the unit (or from the unit
to the PC.)
Note:These settings are configurable only through WJ-
SX150A Administrator Console.
●WJ-SX150A Administrator Console
Configuration 
The PC-related settings are configurable.
•Account Manager: WJ-SX150A Administrator Console
operators are registrable and changeable.
•Communication (Serial) port: PCs usable communica-
tion port number and its baud rate (communication
speed) are configurable.
MUX
MUX 
						

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WJ-SX150A SETUP MENU (OSD)
The WJ-SX150A SETUP MENU (SETUP MENU) enables
function controls that are not available by direct operation.
Note: Only one operator can enter SETUP MENU.
■Displaying SETUP MENU
To display SETUP MENU, follow the procedure below.
1. Confirm that the camera and peripherals are correctly
and securely connected and that all components are
turned on.
2. To execute the selection, select one of the monitors (1
to 4) by pressing the numeric button, then press the
MON (ESC) button. 
The MONITOR indicator will light up.
3. Press the SETUP button while holding down the SHIFT
button on the system controller.
WJ-SX150A SETUP MENU will appear on the active
monitor as shown below, and the system controllers
SETUP indicator will light up.
The tree of SETUP MENU is shown in the next page.
Note:“x.xx” in SETUP MENU shows the firmware ver-
sion.
The following functions and buttons are valid in SETUP
MENU:
Joystick to UP(D):Moves the cursor up or returns to
the previous page.
Joystick to DOWN(C):Moves the cursor down or dis-
plays the next page.
Joystick to L(A):Moves the cursor to the left.
Joystick to R (B):Moves the cursor to the right.
PREV button:Selects the previous mode or parameter.
NEXT button:Selects the next mode or parameter.
Numeric buttons:Enters numerals.
CLEAR button:Deletes a character when editing a
camera title.
CAM (SET) button:Executes the selections and dis-
plays a submenu for items with the (O) mark.
MON (ESC) button:Returns to SETUP MENU or the
previous menu.
This operating instructions uses the symbols to
describe the buttons. 4. To end the setting and return to the normal view, press
the SETUP button while holding down the SHIFT button
when SETUP MENU is displayed.
The system controllers SETUP indicator will go off.
■ Programming SETUP MENU
As shown in the tree, SETUP MENU has 10 submenus:
TIME & DATE, D. S. T., SEQUENCE, ALARM, CAMERA
TITLE, RECORDER, SYSTEM, OPERATOR REGISTRATION,
MULTIPLEXER, and MUX CAMERA TITLE. The submenus
except TIME & DATE and D. S. T. are divided into addition-
al submenus.
The (O) mark indicates that the item has a submenu for
more detailed setups.
Refer to the figure in p. 65 for the composition of SETUP
MENU.
SETUPSHIFT WJ-SX150A SETUP MENU                x.xx
  100 TIME&DATE     Aug/21/2002 10:55 AM
  200 D.S.T.        ON           
  300 SEQUENCE
O  400 ALARMO  500 CAMERA TITLEO  600 RECORDERO  700 SYSTEMO  800 OPERATOR REGISTRATIONO 
  900 MULTIPLEXERO 1000 MUX CAMERA TITLEO
* This is the factory default setting.