Panasonic Mpeg2 Encoder Wj Gxe900 Operating Instructions

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SymptomPossible cause / Possible solutionReference page
•Is the correct cable (straight or cross) being used?
Use the straight cable when connecting the unit to a
switching hub or router.
Use the cross cable when cascading two switching
hubs. When using a switching hub with the
cascading port, refer to the operating instructions of
the switching hub.
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•Are the pins inside the connector contacting or
shorting?
Check the pins.
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•Have the encoder and the decoder been assigned
the same subnet mask?
When...

•Is a temporary network trouble (a broken wire,
connection trouble, etc.) occurring?
When temporary software trouble occurs, it will be
recovered automatically.
Depending on the status of the trouble, communi-
cation might be disconnected. In this case, try to
connect again.
If this happens frequently, reconsider the network
connections.
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SymptomPossible cause / Possible solutionReference page
•Is the same IP address assigned to other devices?
Check for devices assigned incorrectly.56, 73
•Are you...

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SymptomPossible cause / Possible solutionReference page
•Are "RECEIVING IP ADDRESS" and "RECEIVING
PORT No." of the decoder set correctly to receive
streaming video and audio data?
Check "DESTINATION IP ADDRESS" and
"DESTINATION PORT No." on the VIDEO page of
the encoder, and set the same values for
"RECEIVING IP ADDRESS" and "RECEIVING
PORT No." of the decoder.
To confirm temporarily, click the [START] button
after entering a value on the CONTROL/STATE...

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SymptomPossible cause / Possible solutionReference page
•Is a temporary network trouble (a broken wire,
connection trouble, etc.) occurring?
When temporary software trouble occurs, it will be
recovered automatically.
Depending on the status of the trouble, communication
might be disconnected. In this case, try to connect again.
If this happens frequently, reconsider the network
connections.
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•Transmission delay may have occurred on the network.
Perform the setting of "LATENCY BUFFER" on the...

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The HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) is used to control the encoder and decoder. The following can be controlled:
•Camera control
•Camera settings menus control
•Switching streaming video
•Controlling start / stop of the encoder
•Controlling start / stop of the decoder
•Displaying the status of the encoder
•Displaying the status of the decoder
•Controlling the bit rate of streaming video and audio data
•Resetting the alarm / Displaying the alarm status
•Displaying the contact input status...

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CAMERA CONTROL
When a Panasonic combination camera (WV-CW860, WV-CS850, etc.) or a pan-tilt head is connected to the VIDEO IN
connector of the encoder, it is possible to control the camera using the CGI commands.
■Format
■Response
■Item List
Item Parameter name Parameter value Description
Video input channel CHSEL 1 - 4  To designate VIDEO IN to be controlled
Preset position PRESET 0 - 64 To move to a preset position set in
advance
0: Home position
1 - 64: Preset position
Horizontal control of the...

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Item Parameter name Parameter value Description
Iris control IRIS –10 - –1 CLOSE
0RESET
1 - 10 OPEN
It will take around 60 ms for one step
increment or decrement of the IRIS param-
eter to adjust the iris.
Defroster control DEF on, off
Wiper control WIPER on, off
AUX1 output control AUX1 on, off
AUX2 output control AUX2 on, off
■Important Notices
•It is necessary to enter the parameter value for the "CHSEL" parameter.
•When controlling the pan-tilt head, it is necessary to enter the parameter...

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CAMERA SETTINGS MENUS CONTROL
When a Panasonic camera is connected to the VIDEO IN connector of the encoder, it is possible to control the camera
settings menus using the CGI commands.
■Format
■Response
■Important Notice
It is necessary to enter the parameter value for the "CHSEL" parameter.
The parameter name should be used in combination with the "CHSEL" parameter.
■Control Item List
Item Parameter name Parameter value Description
VIDEO IN connector number CHSEL 1 - 4  To designate...

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■Examples
1. To display the menu of the camera connected to the VIDEO IN 1 connector
http://192.168.0.10/cgi-bin/camctrl.cgi?CHSEL=1&MENU=on
2. To move the cursor on the menu of the camera connected to the VIDEO IN 2 connector downward
http://192.168.0.10/cgi-bin/camctrl.cgi?CHSEL=2&DOWN=1 

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SWITCHING STREAMING VIDEO
When using the multicast transmission, it is possible to switch the streaming video displayed on the monitor using the
following CGI commands. When using the unicast transmission, change the settings on the VIDEO page.
■Format
■Response
■Important Notices
•It is necessary to enter "decode=start& ch=(parameter value)&address=(parameter value)".
•When not designating "enc_addr=(parameter value)&address=(parameter value)", it will take up to 500 ms to switch...