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Panasonic Network Disk Recorder Wj Nd400 Operating Instructions
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36Preventing illegal operations
You can lock the buttons on the front panel of t
he recorder to prevent them from being operated.
1 Press the arrow buttons (up or down) on the front panel.
Continue to press it until [Keylock Mode] is displayed.
2Press the [SET] button.
[Keylock Enabled] is displayed and Key Lock is set.
1Press the arrow buttons (up or down) on the front panel.
Continue to press it until [Keylock Mode] is displayed.
2Press the [SET] button.
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36Preventing illegal operations
You can lock the buttons on the front panel of t
he recorder to prevent them from being operated.
1 Press the arrow buttons (up or down) on the front panel.
Continue to press it until [Keylock Mode] is displayed.
2Press the [SET] button.
[Keylock Enabled] is displayed and Key Lock is set.
1Press the arrow buttons (up or down) on the front panel.
Continue to press it until [Keylock Mode] is displayed.
2Press the [SET] button.
[Locked] is displayed an d the password entry...")
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Checking logs
You can check logs of malfunctions, access, events (time/date, description)
, and network malfunctions.
You can view a listing of the errors that have occurred on the
recorder.
1Click the [Control] button.
2Click the [Error log] button in the [Log] box.
Errors that have occurred on the recorder are shown in a list
(Error Logs) on the rec event list. Refer to page 52 for more
information about Error logs.
3Click the [List] button.
The error log list closes.
Note:
A maximum of 100 logs...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/58/69384/w64_wj-nd400_en_om_d-36.png "Page 37
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Checking logs
You can check logs of malfunctions, access, events (time/date, description)
, and network malfunctions.
You can view a listing of the errors that have occurred on the
recorder.
1Click the [Control] button.
2Click the [Error log] button in the [Log] box.
Errors that have occurred on the recorder are shown in a list
(Error Logs) on the rec event list. Refer to page 52 for more
information about Error logs.
3Click the [List] button.
The error log list closes.
Note:
A maximum of 100 logs...")
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Checking logs
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You can view the Event log (when events occurred and a
description) in a list. For information about events, refer to page 33.
1Click the [Control] button.
2Click the [Event log] button in the [Log] box.
Event logs are shown in a list on the rec event list.
About Event logs
3Click the [List] button.
The event log list closes.
Note:
A maximum of 750 logs are listed on the Event log list. When
there are over 750 logs, t he oldest are overwritten.
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You can view the Event log (when events occurred and a
description) in a list. For information about events, refer to page 33.
1Click the [Control] button.
2Click the [Event log] button in the [Log] box.
Event logs are shown in a list on the rec event list.
About Event logs
3Click the [List] button.
The event log list closes.
Note:
A maximum of 750 logs are listed on the Event log list. When
there are over 750 logs, t he oldest are overwritten.
Live images will not be refreshed...")
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Copying recorded images
Images recorded to a disk can be selected and copied to an area on a HDD.
We recommend backing up important data in ca
se of HDD malfunction or unexpected accident.
You can copy images recorded in the Normal recording area/Event
recording area to the Copy ar ea while live images are being
displayed and while recorded images are being played back.
1Click the [Control] button.
2Click the [Copy] button.
This will display the [Data copy] window.
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Copying recorded images
Images recorded to a disk can be selected and copied to an area on a HDD.
We recommend backing up important data in ca
se of HDD malfunction or unexpected accident.
You can copy images recorded in the Normal recording area/Event
recording area to the Copy ar ea while live images are being
displayed and while recorded images are being played back.
1Click the [Control] button.
2Click the [Copy] button.
This will display the [Data copy] window.
3Click the camera channel you want...")
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Copying recorded images
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You can playback copied images.
1Click the [Control] button.
2Click the [Area select] button in the [Search] box.
This will display the [Area select] screen.
3Select the [Copy area] check box.
4Click the [OK] button.
Logs (when copied and a description) of copied images are
shown in a list in the rec event list.
5Click the [HDD] tab.
6Click the log to playback.
Playing [Step 1] is displayed in the status display area and
the recorded images on the selected disk are played...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/58/69384/w64_wj-nd400_en_om_d-39.png "Page 40
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You can playback copied images.
1Click the [Control] button.
2Click the [Area select] button in the [Search] box.
This will display the [Area select] screen.
3Select the [Copy area] check box.
4Click the [OK] button.
Logs (when copied and a description) of copied images are
shown in a list in the rec event list.
5Click the [HDD] tab.
6Click the log to playback.
Playing [Step 1] is displayed in the status display area and
the recorded images on the selected disk are played...")
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Deleting images
You can manually delete images and audio recorded on the Normal
recording area, Event recording area and Copy area of the
recorders HDD. By setting a time and date, the images recorded the
day before the set time and date will be subject to deletion.
1Click the [Setup] button and then click [Maintenance].
2On the sub-menu that appears, click [Disk].
This will display the Disk setting window.
3Select the area to delete from [Manual delete for normal
recording area], [Manual delete for...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/58/69384/w64_wj-nd400_en_om_d-40.png "Page 41
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Deleting images
You can manually delete images and audio recorded on the Normal
recording area, Event recording area and Copy area of the
recorders HDD. By setting a time and date, the images recorded the
day before the set time and date will be subject to deletion.
1Click the [Setup] button and then click [Maintenance].
2On the sub-menu that appears, click [Disk].
This will display the Disk setting window.
3Select the area to delete from [Manual delete for normal
recording area], [Manual delete for...")
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42Downloading images
You can download images to the PC by setting the start and end
time and date for download of images being played back.
Downloaded images are saved as
image data files (file name.n3r)
and audio data file (file name.n3a). Refer to page 44 for information
on playing back downloaded images.
1Click the [HDD] tab.
2Enter the playback time and date for the image being
played to be downloaded in Start.
You can click the [Start] button at the playback position you
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42Downloading images
You can download images to the PC by setting the start and end
time and date for download of images being played back.
Downloaded images are saved as
image data files (file name.n3r)
and audio data file (file name.n3a). Refer to page 44 for information
on playing back downloaded images.
1Click the [HDD] tab.
2Enter the playback time and date for the image being
played to be downloaded in Start.
You can click the [Start] button at the playback position you
want to start...")
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Downloading images
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When you download an image for playback, image data (file
name.n3r), and audio data (file name.n3a) are downloaded. Using
the viewer software available fo r download from the recorder, you
can playback, save, and print downloaded data.
1Click the [HDD] tab.
2Click the [Viewer] button in the [Download (TO PC)] box.
The [File Download] window is displayed.
3Click the [Save] button.
The window for specifying the save destination of the file is
displayed.
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When you download an image for playback, image data (file
name.n3r), and audio data (file name.n3a) are downloaded. Using
the viewer software available fo r download from the recorder, you
can playback, save, and print downloaded data.
1Click the [HDD] tab.
2Click the [Viewer] button in the [Download (TO PC)] box.
The [File Download] window is displayed.
3Click the [Save] button.
The window for specifying the save destination of the file is
displayed.
4Create a new folder in the sel...")
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Downloading images
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4Select [Anyone who uses this computer (all users)] and
then click the [Next >] button.
The wizard is ready to install.
5Click the [Install] button.
When the installation is successfully completed, the following
window will be displayed.
6Click the [Finish] button.
Installation of the viewer software is complete.
In Windows XP
1Select [Add or Remove Programs] from the Control
Panel.
2Select [ND_Viewer] from the list of installed programs,
and then click the [Remove] button.
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4Select [Anyone who uses this computer (all users)] and
then click the [Next >] button.
The wizard is ready to install.
5Click the [Install] button.
When the installation is successfully completed, the following
window will be displayed.
6Click the [Finish] button.
Installation of the viewer software is complete.
In Windows XP
1Select [Add or Remove Programs] from the Control
Panel.
2Select [ND_Viewer] from the list of installed programs,
and then click the [Remove] button.
The...")
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Downloading images
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3Select the downloaded image data (file name.n3r).
You can select multiple files while pressing either the[Ctrl] or [Shift] keys. A maximum of 32 files can be
selected.
When you play audio data, put both image data (file name.n3r) and audio data (file name.n3a) in the same
folder.
4Click the [Open] button.
This displays the image.
5Click the [PLAY] button.
When playback is finished, a black window is displayed
and playback is paused.
When multiple files are selected, click the...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/58/69384/w64_wj-nd400_en_om_d-44.png "Page 45
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3Select the downloaded image data (file name.n3r).
You can select multiple files while pressing either the[Ctrl] or [Shift] keys. A maximum of 32 files can be
selected.
When you play audio data, put both image data (file name.n3r) and audio data (file name.n3a) in the same
folder.
4Click the [Open] button.
This displays the image.
5Click the [PLAY] button.
When playback is finished, a black window is displayed
and playback is paused.
When multiple files are selected, click the...")
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You can pause playback and print images displayed on screen with
the viewer software.
1Play back an image with the viewer software.
2Click the [PAUSE] button when the image you want to
print is displayed.
3Click the [PRINT] button.
When printing n3r file images, the time and date at the
paused location is printed.
During downloads, you can perform alteration detection on data set
to have alteration detection data attached. Refer to page 42 for
information on how to attach...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/58/69384/w64_wj-nd400_en_om_d-45.png "Page 46
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You can pause playback and print images displayed on screen with
the viewer software.
1Play back an image with the viewer software.
2Click the [PAUSE] button when the image you want to
print is displayed.
3Click the [PRINT] button.
When printing n3r file images, the time and date at the
paused location is printed.
During downloads, you can perform alteration detection on data set
to have alteration detection data attached. Refer to page 42 for
information on how to attach...")
41 Deleting images You can manually delete images and audio recorded on the Normal recording area, Event recording area and Copy area of the recorders HDD. By setting a time and date, the images recorded the day before the set time and date will be subject to deletion. 1Click the [Setup] button and then click [Maintenance]. 2On the sub-menu that appears, click [Disk]. This will display the Disk setting window. 3Select the area to delete from [Manual delete for normal recording area], [Manual delete for event recording area], and [Manual delete for copy area] and enter a time and date. Images and audio recorded before the set time and date will be deleted. 4Click the [Delete] button. This will display a confirmation window. 5Click the [OK] button. The data is deleted. Manual deletion Important: Note that deleted images and audio cannot be recovered. You can set period of time, after which the images on the HDD are automatically deleted (HDD auto delete). For more information, contact your system administrator. When [Stop] is set under [Disk end mode] on the setup menu, disk space does not incr ease even after deletion.
42Downloading images You can download images to the PC by setting the start and end time and date for download of images being played back. Downloaded images are saved as image data files (file name.n3r) and audio data file (file name.n3a). Refer to page 44 for information on playing back downloaded images. 1Click the [HDD] tab. 2Enter the playback time and date for the image being played to be downloaded in Start. You can click the [Start] button at the playback position you want to start downloading the image being played. 3Enter the playback date and finishing time for the image being played to be downloaded in End. You can click the [End] button at the playback position you want to end downloading the image being played. The maximum time allowed for a single download is 20 minutes. 4Click the [Download] button. This will display the Download Settings window. The specified time and date are displayed in the Start and End boxes. Note: When an MPEG-4 image is downloaded, a few seconds beforeand after the specified start and end time may be downloaded. 5Select whether the data for download has audio or whether data for alteration detection is attached and click the [OK] button. The File Download window is displayed. The download time is longer if audio or alteration detection data is attached. 6Click the [Save] button. The window for specifying the save destination of the file is displayed. If you selected the [With Audio] check box in step 5, a redownload window appears after image data has been downloaded. 7Create a new folder in the selected destination and click the [Save] button. Image data (file name.n3r), and audio data (file name.n3a) are downloaded. Save the image data and audio data in the same folder. Downloading images for playback Important: During download, space* equal to at least twice the file size is required on the PC HDD. *Limited by Microsoft ® Internet Explorer. If a download is canceled while in progress, the downloaded file will not playback correctly on the PC.
Downloading images 43 When you download an image for playback, image data (file name.n3r), and audio data (file name.n3a) are downloaded. Using the viewer software available fo r download from the recorder, you can playback, save, and print downloaded data. 1Click the [HDD] tab. 2Click the [Viewer] button in the [Download (TO PC)] box. The [File Download] window is displayed. 3Click the [Save] button. The window for specifying the save destination of the file is displayed. 4Create a new folder in the sel ected destination and click the [Save] button. The viewer software is downloaded. You must uninstall any previous ve rsions of the viewer software before installing the latest version. 1Double-click the downloaded n3vsetup.exe file. This will display the end users license agreement. 2Select [I accept the terms in the licence agreement] and click the [Next >] button. This displays the entering user information. 3Enter the user information and click the [Next >] button. This will display the setup selection. You may leave some user information fields blank. Downloaded image operations Downloading the viewer software Installing the viewer software
Downloading images 44 4Select [Anyone who uses this computer (all users)] and then click the [Next >] button. The wizard is ready to install. 5Click the [Install] button. When the installation is successfully completed, the following window will be displayed. 6Click the [Finish] button. Installation of the viewer software is complete. In Windows XP 1Select [Add or Remove Programs] from the Control Panel. 2Select [ND_Viewer] from the list of installed programs, and then click the [Remove] button. The uninstall program launches. 3Uninstall the program following the instructions on the window. In Windows Vista 1Select [The uninstall program] from the Control Panel. 2Select [ND_Viewer] from the list of installed programs, and right click. Select [Uninstall and Change] in the menu that is displayed. The uninstall program launches. 3Uninstall the program following the instructions on the window. 1When you launch the viewer software, the following window appears. 2Click the Open File [OPEN] button. The file open window opens. Uninstalling the viewer software Playing back images
Downloading images 45 3Select the downloaded image data (file name.n3r). You can select multiple files while pressing either the[Ctrl] or [Shift] keys. A maximum of 32 files can be selected. When you play audio data, put both image data (file name.n3r) and audio data (file name.n3a) in the same folder. 4Click the [Open] button. This displays the image. 5Click the [PLAY] button. When playback is finished, a black window is displayed and playback is paused. When multiple files are selected, click the [NEXT RECORD] or [PREV RECORD] buttons to switch between images. Click the [Zoom] button to enlarge the image twice the size. Depending on the specifications of the PC, playback may not be smooth. You can turn audio on or off by clicking the [Speaker (audio on)] or the [Speaker (audio off)] button. If browser, viewer, or HDD vi ewer are running at the same time, audio playback may not be correct. To play back the audio correctl y, run just the browser, the viewer, or the HDD viewer only. Image and audio sometimes may not be synchronized. Displayed images are saved to the PC as jpeg files. 1Perform operations on playback with the viewer software. 2Click the [PAUSE] button. 3Click the [SAVE] button. The Save As window will be displayed. 4Enter a file name and select JPEG (*.jpg) as the file type. 5Designate the folder and click the [Save] button. The image data is saved. Saving images
Downloading images 46 You can pause playback and print images displayed on screen with the viewer software. 1Play back an image with the viewer software. 2Click the [PAUSE] button when the image you want to print is displayed. 3Click the [PRINT] button. When printing n3r file images, the time and date at the paused location is printed. During downloads, you can perform alteration detection on data set to have alteration detection data attached. Refer to page 42 for information on how to attach alteration detection data. 1When you launch the viewer software, the following window appears. 2Click the [Open File (OPEN)] button. The [Open] window opens. 3Select the downloaded image data (file name.n3r). 4Click the [Open] button. Playback is paused on the first image of the data. 5Click the [ALT CHECK] button. Alteration detection starts. The [ALT CHECK] button is displayed only when alteration detection can be performed on image data that is open. Printing images Alteration detection [OK (Not Altered)] : Alterations were not detected. [NG (Altered)] : Alterations were detected.
47 Transmitting data You can transmit camera images to the FTP server. You can either use image transmission by peri odic timer [Image transmission by periodic timer] to transmit images periodically to the FTP server or an alarm [Image transmission by alar m] to send camera images to the FTP server during an event. It is necessary to perform the se ttings on the setup menu to transmit images from cameras to an FTP server periodically. Set the directory on the destination server, the transmission interval, and the camera channel to transmit images from under [Server] on the setup menu. Also, configur e image transmission by periodic timer settings under [Image transmiss ion by periodic timer] on the setup menu. Refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF file) for information about settings. Image transmission by periodic timer cannot be used when the image compression format of the camera channel set in [Image transmission by periodic timer] is [MPEG-4]. You must configure settings for se nding camera images to the FTP server when an event occurs in advance on the setup menu. Configure the settings for the destination server name, and the transmit time of pre-event and post-event images under [Image transmission by alarm] on the se tup menu. Also, configure image transmission by alarm settings under [FTP image transmission by alarm] on the setup menu. Refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF file) for information about settings. Alarm mail (notification of the time and date of an event) is sent to registered e-mail addresses w hen an event occurs. You must configure the settings on the setup menu in advance to send an alarm mail when an event occurs (refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF file)). Note: A single image is attached to the e-mail. Up to 4 addresses can be regist ered to receive the alarm mail. Transmitting to the FTP server Periodically transmit camera images Transmit camera images when an event occurs Send mail
48Checking system/disk information For checking information about the HDDs and the recorder system. Displays software and hardware versions, MAC address, serial number, internal temperature, and Extension unit software version information. 1Click the [Setup] button. 2Click the [Maintenance] button and then click [Product information]. You can view the capacities and the remaining space available of the recorders HDDs and Extension units (Ext.1 to 5). You can also check the date range of images recorded on the selected HDD. Refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF file) for more information on the recorders HDD. You can also conf igure settings for operating time (hour meter) warnings for the HDD.1Click the [Setup] button. 2Click the [Maintenance] button and then click [Disk information]. This will display the Disk information window. 3Click the [Display] button on the [Disk information] window. The capacity, hour meter, and time and date range of images saved on each HDD are displayed. System informationDisk information
49 Attachments About mail notification The main units address appears in the alarm mail as shown below. Contents of the alarm mail The following mail will be sent to notify of a trouble occurrence to a registered address when the trouble occurs. ND400 (192.16 8.0.250) STATUS REPORT. DATE: 1-JAN-200 8 12:00:00 GMT+0:00 STATUS: The description of the trouble will be displayed. (Ex. MAIN THERMAL ERROR) Alarm mail notification ND400 (192.168.0.250), alarm was occurred. Alarm date: xx-xxx-xxxx xx:xx:xx GMT xx:xx (Example: 01-JAN- 200 8 GMT+0:00) Cause of alarm: Displays an event type and a camera channel or an alarm number (Example: COMMAND ALARM 5CH) File name of alarm image: The file name of the image attached to an e-mail. URL:http://192.168.0.250/ Warning mail notification ItemDescription DATE Time and date when the trouble occurred will be displayed. STATUS The description of the trouble will be displayed. HDD capacity warning *1: NORMAL-HDD CAPACITY REMAINS **% EVENT-HDD CAPACITY REMAINS **% COPY-HDD CAPACITY REMAINS **% ** is remaining capacity (%). : EVENT-HDD FULL COPY-HDD FULL Power outage detection : POWER LOSS Recover from a power outage : POWER RECOVERED NW camera error detection : CAM** COMMUNICATION ERROR ** is camera channel. NW camera error recovery : CAM** COMMUNICATION RECOVERED ** is camera channel. NW camera error detection (audio) : CAM** COMMUNICATION ERROR (AUDIO) ** is camera channel. NW camera error recovery (audio) : CAM** COMMUNICATION RECOVERED (AUDIO) ** is camera channel. HDD smart warning *2: Recorder: MAIN-y SMART WARNING Extension unit: EXTx-y SMART WARNING x is unit number, y is disk number. HDD hour meter warning : Recorder: MAIN-y HOUR METER WARNING Extension unit: EXTx-y HOUR METER WARNING x is unit number, y is disk number. Remove auto links (per HDD) : Recorder: MAIN-y LOGICALLY REMOVED Extension unit: EXTx-y LOGICALLY REMOVED x is unit number, y is disk number. Remove auto links (per unit) : Recorder: MAIN LOGICALLY REMOVED Extension unit: EXTx LOGICALLY REMOVED x is unit number.
About mail notification 50 RAID5 recovery failure: Recorder: MAIN RAID5 RECOVERY FAILURE Extension unit: EXTx RAID5 RECOVERY FAILURE x is unit number. RAID6 recovery failure : Recorder: MAIN RAID6 RECOVERY FAILURE Extension unit: EXTx RAID6 RECOVERY FAILURE x is unit number. Fan trouble : Recorder: MAIN FANy ERROR Extension unit: EXTx FANy ERROR x is unit number, y is FAN number. Thermal trouble : Recorder: MAIN THERMAL ERROR Extension unit: EXTx THERMAL ERROR x is unit number. NW link error : NETWORK LINK ERROR RAID5 1 DOWN : Recorder: MAIN RAID5 1 DOWN Extension unit: EXTx RAID5 1 DOWN x is unit number. RAID5 2 DOWN : Recorder: MAIN RAID5 2 DOWN Extension unit: EXTx RAID5 2 DOWN x is unit number. RAID6 1 DOWN : Recorder: MAIN RAID6 1 DOWN Extension unit: EXTx RAID6 1 DOWN x is unit number. RAID6 2 DOWN : Recorder: MAIN RAID6 2 DOWN Extension unit: EXTx RAID6 2 DOWN x is unit number. RAID6 3 DOWN : Recorder: MAIN RAID6 3 DOWN Extension unit: EXTx RAID6 3 DOWN x is unit number. Camera SD memory card error : CAM xx SD ERR ** is camera channel. Camera SD memory card starting write error : CAM xx SD START ERR ** is camera channel. Camera SD memory card ending write error : CAM xx SD END ERR ** is camera channel. Camera SD memory card list request error : CAM xx GET LIST ERR ** is camera channel. Camera SD memory card data obtainment failure : CAM xx GET IMG ERR ** is camera channel. Camera SD memory card data deletion failure : CAM xx DEL IMG ERR ** is camera channel. Video loss detection : CAM xx VIDEO LOSS ** is camera channel. Video loss recovery : CAM xx VIDEO RECOVERED ** is camera channel. Single mode format failure : Recorder: MAIN-y SINGLE FORMAT ERROR Extension unit: EXTx-y SINGLE FORMAT ERROR x is unit number, y is disk number. RAID5 mode format failure : Recorder: MAIN RAID5 FORMAT ERROR Extension unit: EXTx RAID5 FORMAT ERROR x is unit number. ItemDescription