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Panasonic WJ-HD88 Operating Instructions Manual

Panasonic WJ-HD88 Operating Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    Digital Disk Recorder Operating Instructions WJ-HD88 Model No. ER R O AL AR M R ES ET ST ILL AL AR M SE QU EN CE H D D TI M ER O PE RA ST O P ES C...
  • Page 2 If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained. placed on the apparatus. A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local Panasonic • All work related to the installation of this product should be Dealer.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

  • Page 4: Limitation Of Liability

    AL CO., LTD. BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY OR ANY PER- CATION OF THE PRODUCT BY THE USER; SON, EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN WARRANTY PROGRAM OFFERED BY THE LOCAL DEALER OF PANASONIC, FOR (4) INCONVENIENCE OR ANY LOSS ARISING WHEN THE CASES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BELOW:...

  • Page 5: Precautions

    Adobe Systems Incorporated in the U.S. and/ or other countries. About These Operating Instructions The WJ-HD88 comes with the following instruction manuals: Refer to the Network Operating Instructions (PDF) for Operating Instructions (This Document) descriptions of how to operate this unit using a PC.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Important Safety Instructions ........................3 Limitation of Liability ........................... 4 Disclaimer of Warranty ..........................4 Precautions ..............................5 Trademarks and Registered Trademarks ....................5 About These Operating Instructions ......................5 Preface ............................... 7 Features ..............................7 Major Operating Controls & Their Functions ....................8 I Front View ............................

  • Page 7: Preface

    Preface The Digital Disk Recorder WJ-HD88 is a professional security product with eight video and audio inputs. It is capable of recording high-quality video/audio data over an extended period of time. In addition to image recording and playback, the many features of the WJ-HD88 include motion detection, external alarm recording, remote operation via a network, and net- work communication.

  • Page 8: Major Operating Controls & Their Functions

    Operate Indicator (OPERATE) While a channel is recording, the corresponding button Lights up when the power of the WJ-HD88 Digital Disk lights up in orange. Recorder is on. These buttons are used for password input to release the button lock function.
  • Page 9 ↓: Down button @1 Pause Button (PAUSE) • Menu: Pauses playback. The cursor moves downwards on the menu or dia- @2 Fast Reverse Play Button (REV) log. • Camera control: Starts fast reverse playback. Three playback speeds Controls the downward movement of the camera. are available.

  • Page 10: I Rear View

    I Rear View AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT POWER AC IN SIGNAL GND TERMINAL/CONTROL SERIAL MONITOR(VGA) VIDEO OUT MODE DATA 10/100BASE-T COPY1 VIDEO IN q Power Cooling Fan !0 Terminal/Control Port (TERMINAL/CONTROL) Prevents the temperature of the recorder from rising. Do This port controls terminal inputs 1-8 and alarm outputs not block the ventilation openings.

  • Page 11: Installation

    Installation This installation should be made by qualified service personnel or system installers. G Cautions Places to avoid • Direct exposure to sunlight or near a source of heat such as a radiator. • Very dirty and dusty places. Places subject to strong vibrations. •...
  • Page 12 4. Ready the hard disk and install wire jumpers. To connect two hard disks to one IDE interface, make sure to designate one as the Master HDD and the other the Slave HDD. If only one hard disk is connected, make this the Master HDD. (For connection of the Master and Slave HDD, refer to the operating instructions of the hard disk.) Pay attention to the following when choosing the connection position of the Master and Slave HDD.
  • Page 13 7. Connect the flat hard disk data cable and power cord (Fig. 7). Seen from the front of the recorder, the IDE interface is numbered 0, 1, 2, 3 from left to right. Connect the four power sup- ply ports and four IDE data ports on the motherboard with the correspondingly numbered hard disk connectors. (For the relation between hard disk positions refer to the figure above or the explanation on hard disk management on page 47.) 8.

  • Page 14: System Composition And Connections

    REV FWD SKIP TIMER OPERATE Digital Disk Recorder WJ-HD Cautions: q Camera cable length (BNC) is a maximum of 500 m. w The audio signals from a microphone are firstly amplified at the amplifier and then fed to the WJ-HD88.
  • Page 15 G Connection with RS485 Camera RS485 Camera WJ-HD88 ALARM STOP PLAY ERROR RESET STILL SEQUENCE COPY 2 ALARM MENU PAUSE REV FWD SKIP TIMER OPERATE Digital Disk Recorder WJ-HD TERMINAL IN RS485 +12V COM3 COM2 COM1 ALARM OUT TERMINAL/CONTROL interface Cautions: q Camera cable length (RS485) is a maximum of 1 200 m.

  • Page 16: Network System

    G Connection with External HDD (For Data Backup) AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN POWER AC IN SIGNAL GND TERMINAL/CONTROL SERIAL MONITOR(VGA) VIDEO OUT MODE DATA 10/100BASE-T COPY1 VIDEO IN To COPY1 port USB cable (Locally procured) External HDD ALARM STOP PLAY ERROR RESET STILL...
  • Page 17 (Each compatible machine should be assigned a global IP address.) Caution: The number of clients that can be connected to each WJ-HD88 is defined in the next table. According to differences in the network communication protocol, the number of clients that can be connected can differ. In the next table, the num- ber of clients that can be connected is defined for the TCP/UDP protocol and the MCAST protocol, independently of each other.
  • Page 18 • When connecting a PS·Data compatible device, it is necessary to set each item of "DATA PORT SETUP" of "COMMUNICA- TION SETUP" on the "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" according to the system configuration. • The following are available PS·Data compatible devices.
  • Page 19 When controlling cameras with coaxial and PS·Data communication systems I When using WJ-SX150 Matrix switcher Termination: ON Unit address: 1 - 4 Combination System camera camera BNC cable (option) Mode switch BNC cable (option) Second unit Unit address (system): 6 AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT POWER...
  • Page 20 I RS485 Connection A 25-pin connector is used to accept and supply control signals. Internal block diagram TERMINAL/CONTROL Pin No. Signal Operation Remarks RS485 camera sending + data RS485 camera sending – data RS485 camera receiving + data RS485 camera receiving – data Terminal input 1 Terminal input 2 The requirements of the alarm...
  • Page 21 I DIP Switch Setting When this unit is connected to any other system unit, it is necessary to set up the 2-bit DIP termination switches located on the back of this unit. DIP termination switches: The dip switch positions are defined by the attribute of the unit connected to the system’s DATA terminal. Machine connected to the DATA port Termination switch 1 Termination switch 2...

  • Page 22: Setup Procedures

    A hard disk detection screen appears on the monitor for a few seconds. The keyboard is automatically locked if any operation is not carried out by the preset time period of "Keylock Time" for "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" – "SYSTEM MAN- AGEMENT" – "SYSTEM SETUP". HDD CHECK 25 % After that, a live monitoring screen of the camera is dis- played.
  • Page 23 COMMUNICATION SETUP BACKUP TERMINAL REC VMD REC NETWORK SETUP RECORD LENGTH RS485 SETUP AUDIO SELECT DATA PORT SETUP Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" appears. WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SEARCH REC&EVENT SETUP PTZ SETUP CAMERA SETUP COMMUNICATION SETUP REPORT...
  • Page 24 Direction button (up or down): Used to move the cursor up or down. [SET] button: Used to move the cursor to the setup dialog box. [ESC] button: Used to return the screen to the main menu. Main menu Submenu (Example) WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SETUP SEARCH DISK INFORMATION REC&EVENT SETUP...

  • Page 25: Turning The Power Off

    (2) Move the cursor to "SYSTEM MANAGEMENT" and • For timer recording, terminal recording, or VMD record- press the [SET] button. ing, set up "On" or "Off" for each one with "WJ-HD88 The "SYSTEM MANAGEMENT" menu appears. SETUP MENU" – "REC&EVENT SETUP", and then stop recording in the above procedures.

  • Page 26: Operation

    (2) Press the [PLAY] button. play stops. Playback images are displayed on a single screen. If a channel of "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" – "CAMERA The playback icon is displayed during playback. SETUP" – "CH Enable" is set at "Off", the channel is skipped in the sequential display.
  • Page 27 Note: The FWD and REV speeds are set up with "I Frame by sensing the variation in brightness. Inter." and "Frame Rate" of the "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" – "SYSTEM MANAGEMENT" – "SYSTEM SETUP" menu. Video Loss: Loss of a video signal caused as a result of...

  • Page 28: Camera Control

    SEARCH "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" - "REC & EVENT" - "TERMI- REC&EVENT SETUP NAL REC" - "VMD REC" - "PTZ Preset" or "WJ-HD88 PTZ SETUP CAMERA SETUP SETUP MENU" - "REC & EVENT" - "VMD REC" - "PTZ COMMUNICATION SETUP Preset"...
  • Page 29 (3) Move the cursor to "PTZ SELECT" and press the [SET] Note: When the Panasonic's camera is used, make set- button. tings of the respective parameters according to the above-mentioned procedures. In other cases, refer to the relevant operating instructions.
  • Page 30 2.5.4 Focus to the operating instructions for the camera. 2. If the camera is not a Panasonic, the present posi- (1) Select the zoom/focus mode by pressing the [SET] but- tion is saved as an origin, in principle, if the [STILL] ton twice.
  • Page 31 (4) After completing the settings, press the [MENU] button Notes: again to close the camera setup menu. * If the Graphic Memory is not over 32 MB, only a maxi- mum of four channels can be connected to the Caution: When displaying the Special Menu, move the NetClient.

  • Page 32: Setup

    3. Setup Setup Menu List Setting Item Description "SYSTEM MANAGEMENT" "SYSTEM SETUP" Basic operation settings of this unit "DISK INFORMATION" HDD information and initialization "REBOOT SYSTEM" Restart of this unit "PICTURE ADJUST" Screen adjustment of each channel "TIME & DATE" Time and date setting "VERSION"...
  • Page 33 3.1 Operation for Various Settings 3.1.1 System Management (SYSTEM MAN- AGEMENT) (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" appears. WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SEARCH REC&EVENT SETUP PTZ SETUP CAMERA SETUP COMMUNICATION SETUP REPORT USER INFORMATION DATA MANAGEMENT (2) Move the cursor to "SYSTEM MANAGEMENT" and press the [SET] button.
  • Page 34 System setup (SYSTEM SETUP) Selectable parameters Item Descriptions and remarks [Default Setting] "Power On Rec." Recording will automatically start when the power is turned on. "On/Off" "Off" "Seq. Dwell" Sequential changeover time intervals. 02 - 30, "05" "Video Format" The video output format is fixed to the PAL system. Therefore, the user "PAL"...
  • Page 35 3.4 herein. CH1 PICTURE ADJUST Reboot system (REBOOT SYSTEM) Contrast (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" appears. Move the cursor to "SYSTEM MANAGEMENT" Brightness and press the [SET] button. (Refer to steps (1) and (2) in 3.1.1.)
  • Page 36 3.1.3 Recording & event setup (REC & EVENT) "FRI", "SAT", "DAILY" Timer recording (TIMER REC) Two types of "Period1" and/or "Period2" can be set (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" up for one day. appears. If the same setting is used every day, the setting should be made with "DAILY".
  • Page 37 Video motion detector recording (VMD REC) TERMINAL REC (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" Terminal Input appears. Move the cursor to "REC&EVENT SETUP" and press the [SET] button. (Refer to steps (1) and (2) in Alarm Output 3.1.3.) Alarm Time REC &...
  • Page 38 Record length (RECORD LENGTH) the setting made at "VBR" is preferable.) Period: "Period1/Period2" (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" Default: 00:00 - 24:00 appears. Move the cursor to "REC & EVENT SETUP" (The setup time for "Period1" (or "Period2") is dis- and press the [SET] button.
  • Page 39 3.1.5 Camera setup (CAMERA SETUP) Note: Even though recording is performed within the same time period, much more hard disk capacity is (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" needed for recording with audio signals than appears. recording without audio signals.
  • Page 40 Channel Name: Indicates the correlation between the 3.1.6 Communication setup (COMMUNICA- camera title and serial number. Channel name can TION SETUP) be changed using the provided software. Network setup (NETWORK SETUP) Move the cursor to "COMMUNICATION SETUP" on "WJ- Cautions: For the [All] operation and functions, refer to the HD88 SETUP MENU"...
  • Page 41 PS·Data. TION SETUP" on the "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU". Numbers, "001"-"099", are to be assigned as the unit (1) Press the [MENU] button. The "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" addresses to the system devices. will be displayed. • "Baud Rate"...
  • Page 42 "[MANAGER] Login" "[OPERATOR] Login" 3.1.7 Report (REPORT) "[VIEWER] Login" System log (SYSTEM LOG) "[L] Update Sys Settings" (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" "[L] Modify Time" appears. "[L] Reset System" "Modify Timer Rec." "Modify VMD Rec." WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU "Modify Terminal Rec."...
  • Page 43 "[R] System Updated" 3.1.8 User information (USER INFORMATION) "Disk Full" User level setup (USER LEVEL SETUP) "User Allow Overwrite" (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" "Full Records" appears. "Disk Access Error" "Thermal Error" "Fan Error" WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU...
  • Page 44 Online user information (ONLINE USER INFORMA- Keylock (KEYLOCK) TION) (1) Move the cursor to "KEYLOCK" on the "USER INFOR- (1) Move the cursor to "ONLINE USER INFORMATION" on MATION" menu, and press the [SET] button. The confir- the "USER INFORMATION" menu, and press the [SET] mation dialog box will be displayed.

  • Page 45: Search And Playback

    3.2 Search and Playback SEARCH RESULT (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" is CH Quality Start displayed. 2005-01-24 10:43:22 2005-01-24 10:53:22 2005-01-24 10:43:22 2005-01-24 10:53:22 2005-01-24 10:43:22 2005-01-24 10:53:22 2005-01-24 10:43:22 2005-01-24 10:53:22 WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU 2005-01-24 10:43:22...
  • Page 46 (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" BACKUP LIST appears. CH Quality Start 2005-01-24 10:43:22 2005-01-24 10:53:22 WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU 2005-01-24 10:43:22 2005-01-24 10:53:22 2005-01-24 10:43:22 2005-01-24 10:53:22 2005-01-24 10:43:22 2005-01-24 10:53:22 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 2005-01-24 10:43:22 2005-01-24 10:53:22 SEARCH...

  • Page 47: Disk Management

    1. Possible hard disk errors Stop all recording operations and disconnect all the net- Unformatted disk works. Failure in hard disk identification (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" Disk access error appears. Fatal errors in hard disk 2. Hard Disk Setup Position...

  • Page 48: Default Settings

    3.5 Returning the Configuration to the Default Settings It is possible to return the configuration to the default set- tings with "DATA MANAGEMENT" – "FACTORY DEFAULT". (1) Press the [MENU] button. "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU" appears. WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SEARCH REC&EVENT SETUP...

  • Page 49: System Screen Explanations

    System Screen Explanations All the system screens are shown below. Ordinary screen (9-split screen) Hard disk volume prompt 2004-11-04 16:00:00 System time Mute Previous channel Channel name Screen in a certain channel CAM1 MANUAL NQ PLAY 2004-11-03 15:00:00 Playback status Playback time Pan/tilt control Iris adjustment...

  • Page 50: Setup Menu Parameters And Initial Setup Values

    Setup Menu Parameters and Initial Setup Values 1. System Management (SYSTEM MANAGEMENT) 1.1 System Setup (SYSTEM SETUP) Setting item Default setting Available values "Power On Rec." "Off" "Off/On" "Seq. Dwell" 02 - 30 "Video Format" "PAL" "PAL (fixed)" "Overwrite" "On" "Off/On"...
  • Page 51 2. Recording Search (SEARCH) Setting item Default setting Available values "Channel No." 0 - 8 "Start" – – "End" – – "Event Only" "No" "Yes/No" 3. Recording & Event Setup (REC & EVENT) 3.1 Timer Recording (TIMER REC) Setting item Default setting Available values "Channel"...
  • Page 52 3.3 VMD Setup (VMD REC) Setting item Default setting Available values "Channel No." 1 - 8 "Sensitivity" 01 - 99 "Area Setup" – * – "Alarm Output" 0 - 3 "(Alarm Time)" 000 - 999 "Rec. Interval" 030 - 999 "PTZ Preset"...
  • Page 53 – – "Mask Enable" "Off" "Off/On" "PTZ Protocol" "PANASONIC" "PANASONIC/TYPE 1/TYPE 2/TYPE 3/TYPE 4" "Rec. Reserve" 000 - 200 "Channel Name" "CH1" en: 10 letters, em: 5 letters Note: The parameters for this unit can be defined for each channel.
  • Page 54 7. Report (REPORT) 7.1 System Log (SYSTEM LOG) Possible displayed contents Possible displayed contents "System Startup" "Format Disk=m" "Invalid Password" "Repair Directory Disk m" "[MANAGER] Login" "Disconnect User=n" "[OPERATOR] Login" "[R] Control User Login" "[VIEWER] Login" "[R] Video User Login" "[L] Update Sys Settings"...
  • Page 55 8. User Information (USER INFORMATION) 8.1 User Level Setup (USER LEVEL SETUP) Setting item Default setting Available values "Channel No." 1 - 8 "Operator - Live Viewer" "Yes" "Yes/No" "Operator - Playback" "Yes" "Yes/No" "Viewer - Live Viewer" "Yes" "Yes/No" "Viewer - Playback"...

  • Page 56: Operation Using The System Controller

    To operate the unit using the system controller WV-CU650, configure the settings required to use a PS·Data compatible system controller in advance. I Operation using the WV-CU650 Operation WJ-HD88 WV-CU650 Note After displaying the "System Setup (301)" submenu of the...
  • Page 57 Operation WJ-HD88 WV-CU650 Note REV FWD Fast forward/rewind When the shuttle ring is rotated clockwise: Slow play- back, Normal speed playback, >>, >>>>, >>>>>> Press for 2 seconds or more When the shuttle ring is rotated counterclockwise: Slow playback PLAY <<, <<<<, <<<<<<...

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    Refer to 2.5.8 To dis- Preset Number 065 or greater – play the camera setting menu of Operating Instructions. (On the cannot be registered. "WJ-HD88 SETUP MENU", Preset Number 001 to 064 can be registered.)

  • Page 59: Specifications

    Symptom Cause / solution Are two or more channels being played back on the multiscreen with the NetClient Software? Playback speed of recorder Playback speed may be slower than single channel playback. (That is not a mal- becomes slow. function.) Check if any client performs multiple channel playback, and ask the client to decrease the number of channels to be played back.

  • Page 60: I Table Of Recording Length

    I Table of Recording Length Approximate recording days Table 1 HDD capacity Recording mode Image quality 250 GB 500 GB 750 GB 1000 GB 1250 GB 1500 GB 1750 GB 2000 GB SP Fine Fine 25 frame/sec Good Normal Extended Caution(s): 1.
  • Page 61 Information on Disposal for Users of Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (private households) This symbol on the products and/or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling, please take these products to designated collection points, where they will be accepted on a free of charge basis.
  • Page 62 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Osaka, Japan http://www.panasonic.net © 2005 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Ns1005-3076 3TR004238DAA Printed in China...

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