Panasonic Video Multiplexer Wj Fs216 Operating Instructions

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MULTISCR:
Select this mode to monitor the camera pictures.
In MULTISCR mode you can perform the following
monitoring operations:
1. Camera picture
• Single spot picture
• Multi spot picture
• Single spot picture sequence
• Quad picture sequence
• Still multi spot picture
• Multi spot picture zoom
The menu content is different depending on the
selected mode.  (Compare MENU 1 OF 3 for MUL-
TIPLEX and MULTISCR mode below.) This is
described in more detail on the following pages.
    * MENU 1 OF 3 *
 DYNAMIC REC    OFF
 ALARM BUZZER   2S
 ALARM OUTPUT   2S
 REC MODE       4FIELDS
    * MENU 1 OF 3 *
 AUTO RESET       60S
 ALARM BUZZER      2S
 ALARM OUTPUT      2S
 MULTISCR CH SET *MULTIPLEX mode
MULTISCR modeBlinking
Blinking
4. Press the MENU button to return to monitoring.
• How to Operate the Menus
To select the desired item, press buttons 9-12 (D
D,
C C, A
A, B
B). Each time you press a button, the cursor
moves to the parameter of the selected item.
To set or select the desired parameter of the select-
ed item, press button 13 (-) or 14 (+).
Note:
Some items have a submenu (for example,
TITLE SETUP in MENU 2 OF 3).  To make set-
tings in a submenu, press button 15 (SET).
A. Setting up MENU 1 OF 3 in
MULTIPLEX mode
The content of MENU 1 OF 3 in MULTIPLEX mode
is as shown below.
    * MENU 1 OF 3 *
 DYNAMIC REC     OFF
 ALARM BUZZER     2S
 ALARM OUTPUT     2S
 REC MODE       4FIELDS
1. DYNAMIC REC
When  ON  is  selected for DYNAMIC REC, the
camera picture of a channel that receives an alarm
signal is recorded with more fields than normal. If
the alarm signal is received by multiple channels,
the pictures of all these channels are recorded.
1. Move the cursor to the DYNAMIC REC parameter.
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2. Select ON or OFF.
ON:The video signal of the channel that receives
the alarm signal is recorded with more fields
than normal.  If the alarm signal is received by
multiple channels, the pictures of all these
channels are recorded.
OFF:The video at field rate are recorded from
channels number 1 to 16 regardless of any
channels receiving the alarm signal.
The factory setting is OFF.
• If you do not change any other parameters, press
the MENU button for 2 seconds.  The setup menu is
closed and the display returns to the monitoring
picture.
Before turning the power off, make sure to finalize
your settings by pressing the MENU button.
Otherwise the new settings will not be stored and
the previous settings remain in effect.  Turn the
power off after the monitoring picture appears on
the display. 
						

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2. ALARM BUZZER
The buzzer beeps when this unit receives the alarm
signal.  You can adjust the buzzer time between 1
and 60 seconds by changing the ALARM BUZZER
parameter.
1. Move the cursor to the ALARM BUZZER parameter.
2. Select the buzzer time.
OFF:The alarm buzzer does not beep when the
alarm signal is received.
1-30, 60S:The buzzer keeps on beeping for the
duration you set.  The letter “S” stands for sec-
onds.
The factory setting is 2S.
    * MENU 1 OF 3 *
 DYNAMIC REC     OFF
 ALARM BUZZER     2S
 ALARM OUTPUT     2S
 REC MODE       4FIELDS
2. Select the duration the alarm signal is output.
1-30, 60S:The alarm signal is output for the dura-
tion you set. The letter “S” stands for seconds.
The factory setting is 2S.
3. ALARM OUTPUT
When alarm is received, the alarm signal is sup-
plied to the other device through the
ALARM/REMOTE connector.  You can adjust the
duration the alarm signal is output between 1 and
60 seconds.
1. Move the cursor to the ALARM OUTPUT parameter.
    * MENU 1 OF 3 *
 DYNAMIC REC     OFF
 ALARM BUZZER     2S
 ALARM OUTPUT     2S
 REC MODE       4FIELDS
2. Select the recording mode.
4-255 FIELDS:The output signal to be recorded on
the VTR is switched each time after the number
of fields you have set.
T/L:The recording output signal is supplied to the
VTR for time lapse recording.
The factory setting is 4 FIELDS.
Note:
When T/L is selected and no camera switching
signal supplied, there will be no correct time
lapse recording.  In this case, either supply the
camera switching signal or select 4 - 255 fields
in REC mode for normal recording.
4. REC MODE
The recording mode can be set to 4-255 fields or
time lapse recording.
1. Move the cursor to the REC MODE parameter.
    * MENU 1 OF 3 *
 DYNAMIC REC     OFF
 ALARM BUZZER     2S
 ALARM OUTPUT     2S
 REC MODE       4FIELDS 
						

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1. Move the cursor to SETUP in TITLE SETUP.
B. Setting up MENU 2 OF 3 in
MULTIPLEX mode
The context of MENU 2 OF 3 will not change if the
SYSTEM MODE parameter in MENU 3 OF 3 is
changed.
An example is shown below.
1. TITLE SETUP
A title consisting of up to 8 alphanumeric characters
can be displayed on the monitor.
    * MENU 2 OF 3 *
 TITLE SETUP *
 TITLE POSITION *
 TITLE DISPLAY     ON
 STILL/ALARM DISP  ON
    * MENU 2 OF 3 *
 TITLE SETUP *
 TITLE POSITION *
 TITLE DISPLAY     ON
 STILL/ALARM DISP  ON
      ** TITLE **
 1........   9........
 2........  10........
 3........  11........
 4........  12........
 5........  13........
 6........  14........
 7........  15........
 8........  16........
2. Press button 15 (SET). The TITLE menu appears on
the monitor.
3. Move the cursor to the channel number whose title
is to be edited by pressing buttons 9-12 (D
D, C
C, A
A,
B B).
4. Select the first character for the title by pressing
button 13 (-) or 14 (+).
Characters for the title can be selected from the fol-
lowing list:5. After selecting the first character, press button 12
(B
B). Then select the second character.
6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 above to complete the title.
7. Repeat steps 3 to 6 to edit the other channels.
8. Press button 15 (SET) to finalize the character
selection.  The title is set, and the display returns to
MENU 2 OF 3.
To erase a specific character
1. Select a character to be erased.
2. Select “•” (space mark) to erase the character.
To erase the title of a specific channel
1. Move the cursor to the channel number whose title
is to be erased.
2. Press buttons 13 (-) and 14 (+) simultaneously.
2. TITLE POSITION
You can select the position on the monitor where
you want the title to be displayed.
1. Move the cursor to POSITION in TITLE POSITION.
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 NOPQRSTUVWXYZÄÜÖÆÑÅØ
 0123456789
 
¬®=?’”#&()*+,
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·/:;.
(space mark)
2. Press button 15 (SET). The TITLE POSITION setting
is on stand by.
    * MENU 2 OF 3 *
 TITLE SETUP *
 TITLE POSITION *
 TITLE DISPLAY     ON
 STILL/ALARM DISP  ON
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3. Select the position where the title is to be displayed
by pressing button 11 (A
A) or 12(B
B).  You can
select any of the 7 positions shown in the diagram
above.
4. Press button 15 (SET) to finalize the title position.
The title position is set, and the display returns to
MENU 2 OF 3.
Note:
All channel titles will be displayed in the same
position.
You cannot specify a different position for each
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3. TITLE DISPLAY
This parameter lets you decide whether or not to
have the title displayed.
1. Move the cursor to the TITLE DISPLAY parameter.
    * MENU 2 OF 3 *
 TITLE SETUP *
 TITLE POSITION *
 TITLE DISPLAY     ON
 STILL/ALARM DISP  ON
2. Select ON or OFF.
ON:Title display
OFF:No title display
The factory setting is ON.
4. STILL/ALARM DISP
This parameter lets you decide whether or not to
have the word “STILL” displayed when a picture is
paused by pressing button 16 (STILL ON), or the
word “ALARM” when the unit receives the alarm
signal.
1. Move the cursor to the STILL/ALARM DISP parame-
ter.
2. Select ON or OFF.
ON:“STILL” and “ALARM” are displayed.
OFF:“STILL” and “ALARM” are not displayed.
The factory setting is ON.
    * MENU 2 OF 3 *
 TITLE SETUP *
 TITLE POSITION *
 TITLE DISPLAY     ON
 STILL/ALARM DISP  ON
1. BORDER
This parameter lets you select the colour of the bor-
ders that divide the screen.
1. Move the cursor to the BORDER parameter.
2. Select the colour of the borders.
OFF:No borders
BLACK:Black borders
GRAY:Grey (Gray) borders
WHITE:White borders
The factory setting is WHITE.
2. AUTO SKIP
This parameter lets you select automatic skipping of
channels to which no camera is connected.
1. Move the cursor to the AUTO SKIP parameter.
C. Setting up MENU 3 OF 3 in
MULTIPLEX mode
The content of MENU 3 OF 3 in MULTIPLEX mode
is as shown below.
      * MENU 3 OF 3 *
 BORDER          WHITE
 AUTO SKIP       OFF
 SEQUENCE SETUP *
 START SCREEN    1-SEQ
 SYSTEM MODE    MULTIPLEX
      * MENU 3 OF 3 *
 BORDER          WHITE
 AUTO SKIP       OFF
 SEQUENCE SETUP *
 START SCREEN    1-SEQ
 SYSTEM MODE    MULTIPLEX
      * MENU 3 OF 3 *
 BORDER          WHITE
 AUTO SKIP       OFF
 SEQUENCE SETUP *
 START SCREEN    1-SEQ
 SYSTEM MODE    MULTIPLEX
2. Select ON or OFF.
ON:Channels to which no camera is connected are
skipped.
OFF:No channels are skipped.
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2. Press button 15 (SET). The SEQUENCE menu
appears on the monitor.
3. Move the cursor to the sequence number by press-
ing buttons 9-12 (D
D, C
C, A
A, B
B).
4. Select the channel by pressing button 13 (-) or 14
(+).
5. Move the cursor to the dwell time by pressing but-
ton 12 (B
B).
6. Select the desired dwell time by pressing button 13
(-) or 14 (+).
If you select OFF for the dwell time, the selected
channel is automatically skipped.
7. Repeat steps 3 to 6 to determine the sequential
order and dwell time.
8. Press button 15 (SET) to finalize the sequential
order.  The display returns to MENU 3 OF 3.
Note:When monitoring a quad picture, the dwell time
indicated for sequence numbers 1-4 refers to that of
the four quad pictures.
4. START SCREEN
This parameter lets you select a display pattern for
your startup screen.  When the power is turned on,
the picture is displayed in the selected pattern.
1. Move the cursor to the START SCREEN parameter.
2. Select FULL or 1-SEQ.
FULL:A single picture is displayed.
1-SEQ:A sequence of a single picture is displayed.
The factory setting is 1-SEQ.
5. SYSTEM MODE
See “Selecting the system mode” on page 6 for set-
tings and procedures.
      * MENU 3 OF 3 *
 BORDER          WHITE
 AUTO SKIP       OFF
 SEQUENCE SETUP *
 START SCREEN    1-SEQ
 SYSTEM MODE    MULTIPLEX
     ** SEQUENCE **
 1 1CH 2S     9   9CH 2S
 2 2CH 2S    10  10CH 2S
 3 3CH 2S    11  11CH 2S
 4 4CH 2S    12  12CH 2S
 5 5CH 2S    13  13CH 2S
 6 6CH 2S    14  14CH 2S
 7 7CH 2S    15  15CH 2S
 8 8CH 2S    16  16CH 2S
Sequence NumberChannel Dwell Time
     * MENU 3 OF 3 *
 BORDER          WHITE
 AUTO SKIP       OFF
 SEQUENCE SETUP *
 START SCREEN    1-SEQ
 SYSTEM MODE    MULTIPLEX
3. SEQUENCE SETUP
This parameter lets you set the sequential order and
dwell time for camera switching.
1. Move the cursor to SEQUENCE SETUP. 
						

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    * MENU 1 OF 3 *
 AUTO RESET      60S
 ALARM BUZZER     2S
 ALARM OUTPUT     2S
 MULTISCR CH SET *
    * MENU 1 OF 3 *
 AUTO RESET      60S
 ALARM BUZZER     2S
 ALARM OUTPUT     2S
 MULTISCR CH SET *
      ** CH SET **
 1 1CH        9   9CH
 2 2CH       10  10CH
 3 3CH       11  11CH
 4 4CH       12  12CH
 5 5CH       13  13CH
 6 6CH       14  14CH
 7 7CH       15  15CH
 8 8CH       16  16CH
      ** CH SET **
 1 1CH         9   9CH
 2 2CH        
 3 3CH        
 4 4CH        
 5 5CH        
 6 6CH        
 7 7CH        
 8 8CH        
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2. Select the recover time.
OFF:The alarm condition is maintained until the
ALARM RESET button on the front panel is
pressed or the alarm recover signal from the
time lapse VTR is supplied to the ALARM/
REMOTE connector. 
1-30, 60S:The alarm condition is maintained for the
length of the recover time you set.  The letter
“S” stands for seconds.
The factory setting is 60S.
2. ALARM BUZZER
This item is the same as in MENU 1 OF 3 in the
MULTIPLEX mode. See page 9 for the settings and
procedures.
3. ALARM OUTPUT
This item is the same as in MENU 1 OF 3 in the
MULTIPLEX mode. See page 9 for the settings and
procedures.
4. MULTISCR CH SET
This parameter lets you assign the channel to be
displayed to a specific divided screen.
1. Move the cursor to CH SET in MULTISCR CH SET.2. Press button 15 (SET). The CH SET menu appears
on the monitor.
3. Press button 1 ( ) or 2 ( ) to select the CH
SET menu for MULTISCREEN.
Button 1:Displays the CH SET menu for quad and
4x4 multiscreen.
Button 2:Displays the CH SET menu for 3x3 multi-
screen.
4. Move the cursor to the number of the divided
screen by pressing buttons 9-12 (D
D, C
C, A
A, B
B).
5. Select the channel number to be assigned to the
selected divided screen by pressing button 13 (-)
or 14 (+).
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 above to assign the other
channels to the divided screens.
7. Press button 15 (SET) to finalize channel assign-
ment.  The display returns to MENU 1 OF 3.
A. Setting up MENU 1 OF 3 in
MULTISCREEN mode
1. AUTO RESET
This parameter lets you set the time until the unit
recovers after receiving the alarm signal.
1. Move the cursor to the AUTO RESET parameter. 
						

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B. Setting up MENU 2 OF 3 in
MULTISCREEN mode
MENU 2 OF 3 in the MULTISCR mode is the same
as in the MULTIPLEX mode. See page 10 for the
settings and procedures of the MENU 2 OF 3.
C. Setting up MENU 3 OF 3 in
MULTISCREEN mode
1. BORDER
This item is the same as in MENU 3 OF 3 in the
MULTIPLEX mode. See page 11 for the settings
and procedures.
2. AUTO SKIP
This item is the same as in MENU 3 OF 3 in the
MULTIPLEX mode. See page 11 for the settings
and procedures.
3. SEQUENCE SETUP
This item is the same as in MENU 3 OF 3 in the
MULTIPLEX mode. See page 12 for the settings
and procedures.
4. START SCREEN
This item is the same as in MENU 3 OF 3 in MULTI-
PLEX mode, although the parameters are different.
1. Move the cursor to the START SCREEN para-
meter.
2. Select a display pattern for your startup screen.
FULL:A single spot picture is displayed.
QUAD:Four pictures are displayed on a screen
divided into four segments.
3x3:Nine camera pictures are displayed on a
screen divided into nine segments.
4x4:Sixteen camera pictures are displayed on
a screen divided into sixteen segments.
1-SEQ:A sequence of a single spot picture is
displayed.
4-SEQ:Sequences of pictures from four cam-
eras are displayed on a screen divided into
four segments.
5. SYSTEM MODE
See “Selecting the system mode” on page 7 for set-
tings and procedures. 
						

							A. Single Spot Picture
1. Set the MODE SELECT/CAMERA SELECT switch to
CAMERA SELECT.
2. Press one of the camera selection buttons for dis-
play on the monitor.
The LED on the selected button lights and the
selected camera picture appears on the monitor.
B. Single Spot Picture Sequences
1. Set the MODE SELECT / CAMERA SELECT switch
to CAMERA SELECT.
2. Press the SEQUENCE / ALARM RESET button.
A sequence of single pictures is displayed in the
order and dwell time selected for the SEQUENCE
SETUP parameter in MENU 3 OF 3.
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Before starting operation, set up the items in MENU 1-3
OF 3.
Set SYSTEM MODE in MENU 3 OF 3 to MULTIPLEX or
MULTISCR depending on your specific needs.
MULTIPLEX Mode
Select this mode to monitor camera pictures or play-
back pictures.
The operations enabled in MULTIPLEX mode are
described below.
nMonitoring the Camera Picture
Caution:Set the time lapse VTR to the stop mode or
recording mode.
1. Set the MODE SELECT/CAMERA SELECT switch to
MODE SELECT.
2. Press button 8 (CAMERA/VTR). The CAMERA / VTR
indicator goes off.
3. Press button 16 (STILL ON). The STILL ON indicator
goes off.
CAMERA/VTR
8
STILL ON
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ENTRANCE
Camera Picture
OPERATION
Camera 3 Picture
Camera 6 Picture Example of  single spot picture sequence
CAMERA
SELECTMODE
SELECT
3. To cancel the sequence, press the desired camera
selection button.
The selected camera picture appears in spot on the
monitor. 
						

							nRecording on the Time Lapse VTR
Confirm the REC MODE parameter. See page 9 for
details.
Note:When T/L is selected but no camera switching
signal is supplied, time lapse recording will not
work properly.  In this case, supply the camera
switching signal or set REC MODE to 4-255 FIELDS
for normal recording.
nMonitoring the Playback Picture
Caution:
Set the time lapse VTR to the playback mode.
Recorded tapes should be played back in NOR-
MAL or TIME LAPSE for the time mode.
Notes:
• This unit does not reproduce a clear picture in
reverse playback.
• The playback picture may be skewed (horizon-
tally distorted) under certain circumstances,
but this does not indicate a malfunction.
• The picture or title may vibrate vertically
because they are recorded at field rate, but
this does not indicate a malfunction.
• Depending on the condition of the video
heads, the picture of a channel other than the
selected one may be displayed.  If this occurs
frequently, adjust the tracking or slow-tracking
of the VTR.  This usually eliminates the prob-
lem.
• The size of pictures displayed in quad format is
smaller than in single picture format, which
makes the titles hard to read.  Select single
picture (spot) to make titles easier to read.
• While playing back a tape in forward or reverse
search, or a tape that has been recorded in
MULTISCR mode, the looped through video
may appear on the monitor.
• Playing back in linear mode (L12H, L18H,
L24H) may produce noise or the picture of the
other channel is reproduced on the monitor in
any recording mode of the time lapse VTR. In
this case, play back in normal mode (3H) or
time lapse mode.
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ENTRANCE
Playback Picture
A. Single Spot Picture
1. Operate the VTR in playback mode.
2. Set the MODE SELECT / CAMERA SELECT switch
to MODE SELECT.
3. Press button 8 (CAMERA / VTR). The CAMERA /
VTR indicator lights.
4. Set the MODE SELECT / CAMERA SELECT switch
to CAMERA SELECT.
5. Press one of the camera selection buttons to dis-
play the desired playback picture on the monitor.
The LED on that button lights up, and the selected
playback picture appears on the monitor.
CAMERA/VTR
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B. Multi Spot Picture
First select a display pattern.
1. Operate the VTR in playback mode.
2. Set the MODE SELECT/CAMERA SELECT switch to
MODE SELECT.
3. Press button 8 (CAMERA/VTR).
The CAMERA/VTR indicator lights.
4. Set the MODE SELECT/CAMERA SELECT switch to
CAMERA SELECT.
5. Press the ZOOM/MULTISCREEN/QUAD SHIFT but-
ton. The multi spot playback picture appears on the
monitor screen.
6. Set the MODE SELECT/CAMERA SELECT switch to
MODE SELECT.
7. Press button 1 ( ), 2 ( ), or 3 ( ) to select
multiscreen pattern (quad, 3x3, or 4x4).
Note:The channel assignment is as shown in the
following diagrams.
Quad
3 x 3
4 x 4
12
34
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456
789
1256
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9 101314
11 12 15 16
12
34
56
78
910
11 12
13 14
15 16
Quad Shift
The LEDs on the camera selection buttons light to
indicate the channels now displayed on the monitor
screen.
• Quad Shift
When you monitor the quad picture while the MODE
SELECT/CAMERA  SELECT  switch  is  set  to
CAMERA SELECT, the quad picture will be
switched to another quad  picture  by pressing the
ZOOM/MULTISCREEN/QUAD SHIFT button.
Note:
The quad picture is skipped to another quad
picture if there is no picture in the next quad
picture.
ZOOM
MULTI SCREEN
QUAD SHIFT
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