Panasonic Monitoring Software Digital Disk Recorder Wj Rt416 Operating Instructions

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Firmware update of the recorder Firmware Update (Maintenance – Firmware Update)
Select Firmware Update under Maintenance from the pop-up menu (page 34).
Step 1
Click the [Choose File] button, and then select the update file.
→The file information (the file size and the updated time and date) and the version will be displayed.
Step 2
Click the [Firmware Update] button.
→Update of the firmware will start.
To validate the updated firmware, reboot the recorder.
Important:
Before rebooting the recorder, make sure that the recorder is not in the process of recording, playback and copy-
ing. 
						

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Download recorded images from the recorder
It is possible to search the desired recorded images by designating the camera channels, recording type, and the
start time and the end time of recording.
Screenshot 1
Click the [Data Download] button (page 8).
→The Data Download window will be displayed.
Step 1
Set the following search filters.
Camera: Select the camera channels.
To select all the camera channels, check
the All checkbox.
Filtering: Select the recording type.
• Off: Searches without filtering
• Manual: Searches for only images recorded by the
manual recording
• Timer: Searches for only images recorded by the
timer recording
• Alarm: Searches for only images recorded by the
alarm recording (triggered by a terminal
input, VMD and a command alarm recep-
tion)
• Terminal: Searches for only images recorded by the
alarm recording triggered by a terminal
input
• VMD: Searches for only images recorded by the
alarm recording triggered by VMD
• Com: Searches for only images recorded by the
alarm recording triggered by a command
alarm reception
Start: Enter the recording start time and date.
End: Enter the recording end time and date.
Step 2
Click the [Search] button.
Note:
The latest 5 000 recorded images will be displayed
in the list form. 
						

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Remote Talk
It is possible to communicate with the login recorder using audio. To communicate using audio, connect a speaker
and a microphone to both the recorder and the PC.
Click the [Remote Talk] button.
→Remote talk will start.
When remote talk starts, the [Remote Talk] button  will change to the [Stop Remote Talk] button  . To stop
remote talk, click the [Stop Remote Talk] button  .
Important:
• The volume level of remote talk can be adjusted by the Sound and Audio Device control panel of Windows.
• When starting the remote talk while playing recorded images on the PC, audio of the remote talk and of playback
may be heard simultaneously. Before starting the remote talk, stop playback or mute audio of playback (page
25).
Screenshot 2
The result list will be displayed in the Data Download
window.
Step 3
Click the [Choose Directory] button, and then designate
the directory in which recorded images are to be down-
loaded.
Step 4
Select the desired recorded images from the result list.
To select all of the listed recorded images, click the
[Select All] button.
Note:
It is possible to select multiple search results by
clicking them while pressing the [Ctrl] key on the
keyboard.
Step 5
Click the [Download] button.
→Download will start.
Step 6
To close the Data Download window, click the [Exit]
button.
Important:
• The file name of the recorded images to be down-
loaded cannot be edited.
• It is impossible to download recorded images which
is currently being played or copied on the recorder or
which is currently being played using the software. 
						

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Configure the settings of the monitoring software
(Monitor System Config)
When clicking the [Monitor System Setup] button, the pop-up menu will be displayed.
Recorder Setup (Monitor System Config – Recorder Setup)
The following operations can be made on the Recorder Setup window.
• Registration of the recorder to be operated using this software
• Edit of the recorder information
• Edit of the camera information
Screenshot 1
Select Recorder Setup under Monitor System Config
from the pop-up menu.
→The Recorder Setup window will be displayed.
Step 1
Configure the settings on the Recorder Setup window.
Refer to the following for further information about the
setup items on the Recorder Setup window.
Step 2
When completing the configuration, click the [Close]
button. 
						

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Setup items
Tree view of the recorders and the cameras
operable using the monitoring system
The names of the recorders and the camera channels
will be displayed. When the icon is clicked, the informa-
tion of the respective device will be displayed on the
right of the window.
Monitor System Info.
The name of the monitoring system will be displayed.
Edit the name of the monitoring system.
Click the [Edit] button, and then edit the name of the
monitoring system. To apply the edited name, click the
[OK] button.
Recorder Info.
Adding/deletion of a recorder to/from the monitoring
system and edit of the recorder information can be
made.

Refer to page 14 for how to add a recorder to the moni-
toring system.

Click the desired recorder icon, and then click the [Edit]
button. Edit IP Address, Name, Password or
Server Port. To apply the edited item, click the [OK]
button.

Click the desired recorder icon, and then click the
[Delete] button. Click the [OK] button on the displayed
confirmation window to delete the recorder from the
monitoring system.
Camera Info.
Edit of the information and the alarm recording duration
of the selected camera can be made. Click the desired
camera icon, and then click the [Edit] button.
Edit Name (up to 12 characters)or Rec. Duration.
To apply the edited item, click the [OK] button.
Images recorded by the alarm recording will be stored
the Mpeg folder in the directory selected in the
Choose Directory section on the Advanced Setup
window.
Important:
• The same camera channel name cannot be applied
to two or more camera channels when they are con-
nected to the same recorder.
• Before editing Name of Camera Info., make sure
that images from the camera channel currently edit-
ing are not being displayed.
Rec. Duration:Select the recording duration of the
alarm recording using this software from among 10 -
999 seconds.
Alarm images recorded by the alarm recording using
this software can be saved on the PC. (The alarm
recording starts when the recorder detects an alarm
occurrence.)
The default is 30 (sec.).
Alarm Recording:Select a camera channel to be used
for recording when an alarm occurs in the camera
channel respective to the currently selected camera
icon in the tree view on the Recorder Setup win-
dow.
The default is “Off”.
Important:
• It is impossible to configure/edit the settings of the
current login recorder.
• The alarm recording will start only when being
logged in the recorder.
• Depending on the timing to start recording images,
the first several seconds of the recorded image may
not be played on the RT4Viewer. 
						

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My Favorite Display Setup (Monitor System Config – My Favorite Display Setup)
Assign the desired camera channel to the desired area as a favorite. Up to 10 favorites (Favorite1 – Favorite10)
can be registered.
Screenshot 1
Select My Favorite Display Setup under Monitor
System Config from the pop-up menu (page 44).
→The My Favorite Display Setup window will be dis-
played.
Step 1
Select the favorite name (Favorite1 – Favorite10) from
the pull-down menu.
Step 2
Select the recorder to access and the desired camera
channels to be assigned to each area.
It is also possible to assign the desired camera channel
by dragging the desired camera icon in the tree view
onto the desired area icon.
Step 3
To cancel all of the assignments, click the [Clear] but-
ton.
To edit the name of the favorite, click the [Rename] but-
ton.
→The Rename window will be displayed.
Enter the new name and click the [Apply] button.
Step 4
Click the [Apply] button on the My Favorite Display
Setup window. 
						

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Sequential Display Setup (Monitor System Config – Sequential Display Setup)
Configure the settings relating to the sequential display.
Screenshot 1
Select Sequential Display Setup under Monitor
System Config from the pop-up menu (page 44).
→The Sequential Display Setup window will be dis-
played.
Step 1
The Sequential Display Setup window contains 2 tabs;
the Normal Sequence tab and the My Favorite
Sequence tab.
On the Normal Sequence tab, the settings for the
sequential display using the cameras connected to the
registered recorder can be configured.
On the My Favorite Sequence tab, the settings for the
sequential display using the cameras registered as
favorite can be configured.
Total time, Dwell Time and Screen Mode are the
common settings to be applied to the both of them.
Refer to the following for further information about the
setup items.
Step 2
When completing the settings, click the [OK] button. 
						

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Setup items
Out Sequence Cameras
In Sequence Cameras
To not use a specified camera for the sequential dis-
play, select the camera not to be used, and then click
the []
button.Total Time
Set the total time of the sequential display to 0 - 999
minutes. When 0 is entered, the sequential display will
not stop until manually stopped.
The default is 30 minutes.
Dwell Time
Set the dwell time (interval of switching from a camera
channel to the next camera channel) to 15 - 999 sec-
onds.
The default is 60 seconds.
Screen Mode
Select a screen mode to be used for the sequential dis-
play from 1, 4, 9 and 16.
The default is 4 (4-screen).
Map Setup (Monitoring System Config – Map Setup)
Set a map (diagram of the camera location arrangement) used for the map display.
When remotely operating the recorder, the map offers a visual way of understanding the camera locations.
Screenshot 1
Select Map Setup under Monitor System Config from
the pop-up menu (page 44).
→The Map Setup window will be displayed.
Step 1
Click the [Insert] button and enter a name in the Name
box.
Then, select the cameras to be displayed on the map.
When the checkbox of the recorder name is checked, all
of the cameras connected to the recorder will be select-
ed.
To select independently, select them on the following
window to be displayed when the [Detail] button is
clicked. After selecting the cameras to be displayed on
the map, click the [OK] button. 
						

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Screenshot 2
The map will be created.
Step 2
Select the created map displayed in the Map column,
and then click the [Load] button to apply the background
image.
For example, a schematic image of inside a bank, a
supermarket, etc.
The background image should be a bitmap image (bmp)
or a jpeg image (jpeg).
To cancel the applied background image, click the
[Clear] button.
Step 3
Click the [Layout] button.
Screenshot 3
The Map Edit window will be displayed.
Step 4
Locate each of the camera icons onto the actual posi-
tions on the background image.
Step 5
Click the [OK] button.
→The Map Edit window will close.
Step 6
Click the [Close] button on the Map Setup window. 
						

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Screenshot 1
Select Advanced Setup under Monitor System
Config from the pop-up menu (page 44).
→The Advanced Setup window will be displayed.
Step 1
Configure the following setup items.
Disconnect Time
The live image will be disconnected when no operation
of the PC has been made for the selected duration.
The following are available for Wait Time.
30Min, 1Hour, 2Hours, Never
When the Auto Reconnect checkbox is checked, the
disconnected live image will be automatically connected
again within 5 minutes even when the recorder is dis-
connected due to a connection error, etc.
Default: Never (Auto Reconnect ON)
Subtitle Setup
Information to be displayed on the monitor can be
selected.
Check the desired checkbox to display the respective
information.
Time & Date:When displaying live images, the current
time and date will be displayed. When displaying
recorded images, the recording time and date will be
displayed.
Stream:The speed of image transmission will be dis-
played.
Recorder Name:The recorder name will be displayed.
Camera Info.:The camera name and the set image
quality will be displayed.
Default: All checkboxes are checked
Alarm Sound Setup
Select On or Off to determine whether or not to
sound the alarm buzzer (will be heard from the PC
speaker) when the software receives an alarm notifica-
tion.
Default: On
Advanced Setup (Monitoring System Config – Advanced Setup)
Configure the advanced setup on the Advanced Setup window.