Panasonic Monitoring Software Digital Disk Recorder Wj Rt416 Operating Instructions

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Play recorded images from the search result window displayed after searching by
designating the start time of recording (Time & Date Search Playback)
Screenshot 1
Start operation when the operation window is being dis-
played.
Step 1
Right-click on a blank area in the image display area.
Screenshot 2
The pop-up menu will be displayed.
Step 2
Select T&D Search Playback.
Screenshot 3
The T&D Search Playback window will be displayed.
Step 3
Set the following items.
Camera
Select the desired camera to be searched.
Start
Enter the start time and date for the search.
Step 4
When completing the settings, click the [OK] button. 
						

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Screenshot 4
Playback of images recorded in the designated time and
date will start in the area select in step 1.
Notes:
• When no recorded image was found at the designat-
ed time and date, playback will start from the next
record.
• When there is no recorded image at all, playback will
not start.
Operations during playback can be made using the con-
trol panel. Refer to page 28 for further information. 
						

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Stop playback
When playback is stopped, the connection with the recorder will also be disconnected.
Screenshot 1
Start operation when the operation window is being dis-
played.
Step 1
Right-click on the area where recorded images are
being played.
Screenshot 2
The pop-up menu will be displayed.
Step 2
Select Stop Playback.
→Playback will stop and the connection with the
recorder will be disconnected. 
						

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Control panel
Control of the camera such as panning/tilting, saving an image, image capturing and operation of the setup menu of
the camera can be made using the control panel. Operation during playback of recorded images can also be made
using the control panel.
Note:
The following operations can be made both when displaying live images and when playing recorded images.
• Saving an image on the PC
• Capturing of images from the camera
• Muting audio
• Displaying of images from the camera on a full screen
Display the control panel
When the [Control Panel] button is clicked, the control panel will be displayed. 
When displaying on a full screen, right-click on the screen and select Control Panel from the pop-up menu.
Close the control panel
Click the [×] button at the right top of the control panel or click on somewhere out of the selected area.
→The control panel will be closed.
Save the image currently being displayed on the PC
Click the [Real Time Save] button  .
→The image currently displayed will be saved.
The [Real Time Save] button will change as follows to indicate the current status.
: The [Real Time Save] button is operable.
: In the process of saving of the image.
: The [Real Time Save] button is inoperable.
The saved image will be stored the Mpeg folder in the directory selected in the Choose Directory section on the
Advanced Setup window.
The Advanced Setup window can be displayed by selecting Advanced Setup under Monitor System Config from
the pop-up menu displayed when the [Monitor System Setup] button is clicked.
Capture
Real Time SaveFull Screen
Mute 
						

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Notes:
• When the file size of the saved image is more than 500 MB, the file will be automatically divided into several files.
• It is impossible to save the image while playback is being stopped or paused.
• When this software starts the alarm recording during saving a file, the file saving will be cancelled automatically.
• Depending on the timing to start saving images, the first several seconds of the saved image may not be played
on the RT4Viewer.
Capture the images currently being displayed
When the [Capture] button  is clicked, the image currently being displayed will be captured as a still picture and
saved.
The [Capture] button will change as follows to indicate the current status.
: The [Capture] button is operable.
: The [Capture] button is inoperable.
The captured image will be stored the Picture folder in the directory selected in the Choose Directory section on
the Advanced Setup window.
The Advanced Setup window can be displayed by selecting Advanced Setup under Monitor System Config from
the pop-up menu displayed when the [Monitor System Setup] button is clicked.
Note:
It is impossible to capture the recorded image when playback is being stopped.
Muting audio
When the [Mute] button  is clicked, audio will be muted.
The [Mute] button will change as follows to indicate the current status.
: Audio is not muted.
: Audio is being muted.
Display images from the camera on a full screen
When the [Full Screen] button  is clicked, the images currently being displayed will be displayed on a full screen.
When clicking the [Full Screen] button while displaying images on a 4-screen the 4-screen will be enlarged to fit to
the screen. When clicking the [Full Screen] button while displaying images on a single screen or on a multi-screen
except 4-screen, the selected area will be displayed on a single screen and be enlarged to fit to the screen.
To return to the previous size, click the [Full Screen] button again or press the [Esc] button on the keyboard. 
						

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Control the cameras
It is possible to operate the camera while displaying images.
Note:
To control the camera, configure the settings such as the communication type between the camera and the
recorder, protocol, etc. Refer to the installation guide of the recorder for how to configure the required settings of
the recorder.
Refer to the operating instructions of the camera for how to configure the required settings of the camera.
Depending on the models of the connected cameras, it may be impossible to control the camera or some func-
tions may be not available.
Panning/tilting, zooming, focusing, preset position operation
Click the buttons on the right side of the control panel to control the camera.
Panning/tilting: Moves the camera horizontally (AB)/vertically (CD)
Zooming: Zooms in/out of images (+: TELE, –: WIDE)
Focusing: Adjusts the focus (+: FAR, –: NEAR)
AF: Adjusts the focus automatically
Preset position: Moves the camera to the preset position registered in advance
Notes:
• When Home is selected for Preset position, the camera will move to the home position (only when controlling
Panasonic’s camera). Refer to the operating instructions of the camera for how to configure the related settings.
• It is also possible to pan/tilt the camera by clicking on the image displayed in the image display area (only when
displaying images from Panasonics camera on a single screen or on a 4-screen). The camera moves to position
the clicked point as the center point of its image.
Zooming Preset position
Focusing
CDAB 
						

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Brightness, auto function
When the [A] button is clicked, the extension panel with the buttons will be displayed on the left side of the control
panel.
Brightness and auto function can be operated with these buttons. To close the displayed extension panel, click the
[A] button again.
Brightness: Adjusts the iris of the lens
Auto: Moves the camera with an auto function set in advance
Operation of the setup menu of the camera
When the [B] button is clicked, the extension panel with the buttons will be displayed on the right side of the control
panel.
Operation of the setup menu of the camera is available with these buttons. To close the displayed extension panel
and the setup menu of the camera, click the [B] button again.
SET: Determines the setting, moves to the submenu
ESC: Moves to the parent page
CDAB: Moves the cursor, changes the parameter
Reset: Displays the special menu (Refer to the operating instructions of the camera in use for further informa-
tion about the special menu.)
All Reset: Resets the settings of the setup menu of the camera to the default
Click this button to display/close the extension panel. Auto
Brightness
Click this button to display/close the extension panel. ESC SET
Reset
CDABAll Reset 
						

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Operations during playback
Operations during playback can be made using the control panel (page 24).
[Stop] button: Click this button to stop playback.
[Pause] button: Click this button to pause playback. Click this button again to release pausing
and resume the playback.
[Previous record] button: It is possible to select the previous record by clicking this button when multiple
results have been selected on the search result window.
[Play/frame by frame play] button: Click this button to start playback. When this button is clicked during pausing,
the next frame will be displayed.
[Next record] button: It is possible to select the next record by clicking this button when multiple
results have been selected on the search result window.
[Playback speed] button: Playback speed will change in the following order each time the fast playback
button is clicked:
1x →2x →4x →1/4x →1/2x →1x →2x …
Playback point slider: The current playback point will be indicated by the pointer. It is possible to des-
ignate a playback point by clicking the desired playback point.
Stop Pause Previous record Play/frame by frame play Next record Playback speed
Playback point slider 
						

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Other available operations when displaying live images
When displaying live images, the following display functions are available.
• Frame display
• Sequential display
• Favorite display
• Map display
These display function can be started by clicking the respective button of the system control buttons.
Frame display
Live images from the camera will be displayed in the frame play. Display interval can be set by configuring I Frame
Interval on the Common Setup tab of the Recording/Event Setup window (page 35).
The default of I Frame Interval is 4. (The frame display switches the displayed image at 4 seconds interval.)
Important:
When the value set for I Frame Interval is changed, it also affects recording.
Screenshot 1
Click the [Frame display] button.
→The Frame Display window will be displayed.
Step 1
Select the desired recorder and the cameras, and then
click the [OK] button.
The password registered when registered the recorder
will be entered automatically.
Note:
Only the recorders registered in advance can be
selected on the Frame Display window. Refer to
page 14 for further information. 
						

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Screenshot 2
The frame display will start.
Step 2
Number of areas in the image display area will change
depending on a number of the selected cameras.
Number of the selected cameras Image display
1 Single screen
2 - 4 4-screen
5 - 9 9-screen
10 - 16 16-screen
When right-clicking on the displayed image, the follow-
ing pop-up menu will be displayed.
• Stop Frame Display: Stops the frame display
• Full Screen: Display the selected image on a full
screen
• Default Screen: Returns to the multi-screen from the
full screen display
Step 3
To exit from the frame display, click the [×] button at the
right top of the window.
Notes:
• When 5 cameras are selected, the frame display will
start on a 9-screen as shown is the image of
Screenshot 2.
• When the resolution setting (Field/SIF) for the
selected cameras are set differently, frame display
works only for the cameras whose resolution setting
is the same as one for the youngest camera num-
ber.
When the selected cameras and their resolution set-
tings are as table 1 below, Cam 1 and Cam 4 are
available for the frame display since the resolution
setting of Cam 4 is same as of the youngest cam-
era number Cam 1.
Camera number Resolution
Cam 1 Field
Cam 2 SIF
Cam 3 SIF
Cam 4 Field