Panasonic WJ-HL208A Operating Instructions Manual page 40

Note: If you have set the "Port" as "None", you will not be able to make any changes to the screen.
When using the USB to serial text-in device, do NOT remove the USB cable from the port while
the system is running.
Text-in data might be lost when the text-in buffer is filled by simultaneous text-in transactions
from all 16 LAN channels.
Highlight "Setup...", and press the
USB-Serial or LAN ports.
Highlight the box beside "Text-In Product", and press the
Note: The following description is for a Generic Text Device. The screen changes for different types of
text input devices, and there will be different parameter boxes for you to enter information.
Highlight the box beside "Transaction Start", and press the
Transaction Start string. Refer to the device manufacturer's documentation for the text string that the device
first sends when a transaction starts.
If you want the recorder to react to any character sent from the text input device, you will want to turn On "Any
Character". Highlight "Any Character", and press the
Note: If "Any Character" is turned On, you will not be able to enter any text in the "Transaction Start"
box.
Highlight the box beside "Transaction End", and press the
Transaction End string. Refer to the device manufacturer's documentation for the text string that the device
sends when a transaction ends.
Highlight the "more line(s)" box, and press the
want the recorder to record. You can choose from 0 to 10.
Highlight the box beside "Line Delimiter", and press the
character(s) that the device uses to indicate the end of a line. Special characters can be created using ^ and
a capital letter; e.g., ^J for NL (New Line), ^M for CR (Carriage Return). Refer to the device manufacturer's
documentation for Line Delimiter character(s).
Highlight the box beside "Ignore String", and press the
of text that you want the recorder to ignore. Refer to the device manufacturer's documentation for text strings
that the device sends during transactions, so you will know which ones you do not want recorded.
Highlight the "Case Sensitive" box, and press the
manufacturer's documentation to determine if the text strings are Case Sensitive. If the device distinguishes
between upper and lower case letters, make certain the "Case Sensitive" box is turned On.
Highlight the box beside "Time Out", and press the
string. The recorder will consider a transaction complete if no new text strings are entered between the last
text input and the dwell time out. You can adjust the Time Out dwell from 5 seconds to 15 minutes.
Each input can be given a title. Highlight the desired "Title" box and press the
appears allowing you to enter a title name.
Highlight the box under the "Actions" and press the
Text input can be associated with cameras, trigger an Alarm-Out connector, sound the recorder's internal
buzzer, notify a number of different devices, move PTZ cameras to preset positions, and/or display a camera
on a SPOT monitor.
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button. Use serial device settings when configuring the RS232, RS485,
button. Select your device from the list.
button to toggle between On and Off.
button. Select the number of additional lines of text that you
button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the
button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter any strings
button to toggle between On and Off. Refer to the device
button. Set the length of time to wait for the new text
button. The recorder can be set to react to text input.
button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the
button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the
button. A virtual keyboard