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3-992-425-11(1) Digital Surveillance Recorder Operating Instructions HSR-X206/X206P 2004 Sony Corporation...
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The model and serial numbers are located on the body of the to operate this equipment. unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony All interface cables used to connect peripherals must be dealer regarding this product.
Table of Contents Precautions ..............4 Picture Searching ............. 46 Overview ..............6 Search Mode Selection ........46 Features ..............6 Searching From the Alarm Recording List ..47 System Configuration Example......7 Searching by the Thumbnail Image....47 Locations and Functions of Parts ......8 Searching by the Time/Date of Recording ..
Do not install it in an inclined position. when the power goes off. • To replace the backup battery (lithium battery), On operation contact your Sony dealer. When the unit is not in use, unplug the unit to conserve energy and to extend its life.
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If there are no feet on the replacement depends on various conditions. For bottom, attach them before setting the unit down. replacement, consult your authorized Sony dealer. Never operate the unit within 30 seconds after the power is turned off.
(Compact Flash Type II), data storage on time that is obtained. memory cards of various types is also possible. High resolution A high resolution of 720 × 240 pixels (HSR-X206) or 720 × 288 pixels (HSR-X206P) can be obtained.
STOP G PLAY ZOOM SEARCH ALARM FULL SEQUENCE COPY a REC TIMER STOP FULL PUSH DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE RECORDER HSR-X206 MONITOR/MON 1 MONITOR/MON 2 Computer Data storage VIDEO VIDEO Compact Flash card Main monitor Submonitor Memory Stick CF card adaptor...
ALARM FULL SEQUENCE COPY a REC TIMER STOP FULL PUSH DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE RECORDER HSR-X206 qj INPUT SELECTOR buttons wd CF card slot and indicators ws Menu reset button qh FULL indicator wa COPY button and indicator qg ALARM FULL indicator w;...
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8 Record/Playback buttons E TIMER button and indicator (red) When you press this button, the unit enters timer- standby status, and the indicator lights. Recording will begin at the starting time you specified using the A X PAUSE button and indicator B x STOP button menu, and the REC button indicator will light.
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Locations and Functions of Parts qd Jog dial (inner) ql SEQUENCE (automatic switching) button and By rotating the Jog dial in Playback mode (PLAY indicator button indicator lit), you can gradually change the When you press this button, the indicator begins to playback speed.
Rear Panel 5 SENSOR ALARM OUT and control terminals 6 ALARM IN and control terminals 1 Camera connectors 7 Control terminals 8 -AC IN connector 2 MONITOR connectors 9 Power cord holder ALARM ALARM IN RESET FULL -AC IN C 1 2 3 4 5 6 C SENSOR ALARM OUT ALARM NON REC EXT TIMER...
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Used to control this unit via a network. R1/R2 terminals (resistor-alley system) For remote control. qa ALL RESET button For reset or reboot of the HSR-X206/X206P. For the connections, see “Connections for Remote Control” on page 56. CLOCK terminals You may adjust the built-in clock using an external switch or synchronize the clocks of other connected devices to the clock of this unit.
9 Camera title camera input), the current date (month-day-year on the The number (or title if defined) of the camera being HSR-X206 or day-month-year on the HSR-X206P) selected is displayed. and time (hour:min:sec) are displayed. When an alarm is generated, “EA (external alarm)” or In playback, the date and time when the recording has “SA (sensor alarm)”...
COPY a REC TIMER STOP FULL PUSH DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE RECORDER HSR-X206 To return to the main menu from a submenu or a setting display Menu reset button INPUT SELECTOR buttons Turn the Shuttle dial counterclockwise. To switch to a submenu or a setting display of...
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Setting an item <LANGUAGE/LANGUE/SPRACHE/IDIOMA> When setting the highlighted item, simply turn the ENGLISH <CLOCK SET> Shuttle dial clockwise. 01-01-2004 THU 09:01:00 <SUMMER TIME SET> The current setting begins to flash. MODE : NO USE WEEK MONTH TIME ON LST-SUN 02:00 <LANGUAGE/LANGUE/SPRACHE/IDIOMA>...
ALARM OR SENSOR ACTIVITY SENSOR to the Activity Detection Sensor Set display 8. ALARM OPERATION SET ALARM RETRIGGER ON/OFF MAIN MON DISPLAY FULL/6/NC ALARM PRIORITY LAST/FIRST/SWITCH MON.2 DISPLAY ON/OFF 3) DAYLIGHT SAVINGS with HSR-X206 1) HSR-X206P only 2) mm-dd with HSR-X206...
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MAIN MENU Submenu Setting items Setting values or functions 3. GENERAL SET 1. DISPLAY SET DATE ON/OFF TIME ON/OFF QUALITY ON/OFF AUDIO ON/OFF ALARM COUNT ON/OFF ALARM TYPE ON/OFF TITLE ON/OFF VIDEO LOSS ON/OFF 2. BUZZER SET ALARM ON/OFF DISK FULL ON/OFF DISK ERROR ON/OFF...
COPY TIMER a REC STOP FULL In full-screen mode, you can zoom in on a detail of a DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE RECORDER HSR-X206 PUSH picture by pressing the ZOOM button. INPUT SELECTOR buttons SEQUENCE button ZOOM button Press the INPUT SELECTOR button corresponding to the camera to be monitored and display the picture full-screen.
The indicators of the INPUT SELECTOR buttons corresponding to the camera inputs displayed light. The image of the specified area is enlarged and You can change the combination of the 4 camera displayed full-screen. inputs to be displayed simultaneously and the position of the pictures on the screen by menu operation.
Live Picture Monitoring Setting the Display Conditions <QUAD POSITION SET MENU> QUAD1 QUAD2 You can specify the various conditions of the screen display of the monitor by selecting 4. SCREEN SET from the main menu. SCREEN SET display CHECK THE SCREEN 1 <SCREEN SET>...
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To check your settings The MAIN/MON.2 MONITOR SET menu Move the cursor to SCREEN CHECK, then turn the appears. Shuttle dial clockwise. The tiled screen with the MAIN MONITOR SET display camera combination you set is displayed. To return to the SCREEN SET display, turn the <MAIN/MON.
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Live Picture Monitoring Notes Masking the screen • When you set the MAIN or MON2 masking to You can select the setting of the mask function (ON or ON, the playback picture is also masked. (You OFF) for each camera individually. cannot monitor the playback picture.) Any camera input with the mask function ON is To monitor the playback picture, set the mask...
When the activity detection sensor is Alarm Display activated The unit informs you the existence of an alarm with a The internal activity detection sensor can be used as an buzzer, a message display, or flashing indicators when alarm trigger. When the sensor detects an activity, a the unit detects an alarm triggered in Live-Picture buzzer sounds, and the indicator of the INPUT mode or Playback mode.
Overview of Recording Types of Recording Areas for Recording The HSR-X206/X206P records video and audio (1 The built-in hard disk is partitioned into the normal channel) in normal recording, alarm recording, or recording area, alarm recording area, and archive area timer recording.
To record an audio channel along with images, set AUDIO RECORDING to ON. Note Audio recording can be activated when you select a REC RATE value more than 1 FPS (HSR-X206) or 8.333 FPS (HSR-X206P). REC RATE Set the recording rate in FPS (fields per second).
SET. Select 5. PROGRAM REC SET. Available Recording Rates for Program Recording The PROGRAM REC SET menu appears. HSR-X206 Without pre-alarm recording <PROGRAM REC SET> 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875, 1, 0.5, 0.33, 0.25, 0.2, 0.1, PROGRAM : P-1 0.05, 0.03 (unit: FPS)
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With pre-alarm recording Note 12.5, 6.25, 3.125, 1.563, 1, 0.5, 0.33, 0.25, 0.2, 0.1, The total recording rate is 30 FPS at maximum, to be 0.05, 0.03 (unit: FPS) shared by the cameras set to ON. The total recording rate depends on the number of the cameras set to ON. Note It can be 30 FPS only when all six cameras are ON and The total recording rate is 25 FPS at maximum, to be...
Normal Recording Recording duration must be set to a value from 1 to 99 Easy Setup Function days. Using 1. NORMAL REC EASY SET of the RECORD REC RATE BASE display SET menu, you can easily perform menu setup for <REC RATE BASE>...
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Settings: If timer recording is to be made <RECORDING DURATION BASE> RECORDING DURATION : 90 DAYS Enter the recording duration, change the timer from TIMER RECORDING (DLY) : OFF OFF to ON, then enter the Start/Stop time. Also set the START --:-- STOP --:-- PICTURE QUALITY...
If the normal recording area is set to 0%, “ERROR!” ALARM FULL TIMER a REC STOP FULL is always indicated. The setup is not accepted unless DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE RECORDER HSR-X206 “ERROR!” is canceled. REC STOP button <RECORDING DURATION BASE> FULL indicator z REC button and indicator...
• When you specify pre-alarm recording, the recording only while timer recording is not in progress rate is limited to 30 FPS (HSR-X206) or 25 FPS OLY AL-REC ON TIMER: To execute alarm (HSR-X206P), and the recording rate in normal...
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SENSOR: Internal alarm generated by the built-in alarm recording. activity detection sensor ALARM AND SENSOR: Simultaneous occurrence of external and internal alarms HSR-X206 ALARM OR SENSOR: Occurrence of either an REC RATE Selectable DURATION values external or internal alarm (fps) 30.00...
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Alarm Recording Set the sensor (item 2). For details on time period setting, see “Setting the Time Period,” page 59. With the default setting (not to The default operation mode of the sensor is A. switch for each time period), set T-1 only. To change the mode, turn the Jog dial so that the Select the sensitivity of the sensor (item 4).
Color indications NC: To maintain the previous display even if an The point for which the level and operation mode have alarm is triggered been specified is indicated in green. It turns to red when an activity is detected. ALARM PRIORITY Select the display mode of the monitor for when If an activity is detected while you are setting multiple alarms are detected.
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Alarm Recording The overwriting ON/OFF setting and the value of the remaining for warning can be changed with the submenu 2. RECORDING AREA SET of the main menu 2. RECORD SET. For details, see “Recording Area Settings” on page 60. Note If the trigger is detected when normal recording is in progress, alarm recording will be executed without...
Timer Recording You can set the HSR-X206/X206P to perform The same picture quality selected for normal recording recording during a specified time every day or on a is used for timer recording. specified day of the week. When audio recording is valid, “A” appears before the Up to eight sets of built-in timer recording and external FPS value.
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The month (HSR-X206)/day (HSR-X206P) SET display is applied. column of the selected line flashes. Turn the Jog dial to set to the month (HSR-X206)/ day (HSR-X206P) and turn the Shuttle dial clockwise to register the setting. The day (HSR-X206)/month (HSR-X206P)
Turn the Jog dial to set to the day (HSR-X206)/ month (HSR-X206P) and turn the Shuttle dial clockwise to register the setting. Up to 20 days can be set in the same manner. When all settings are completed, press the EXIT button.
Area or a Compact Flash Card recording area directly to a Compact Flash, etc., the HSR-X206/X206P first copies the data to the archive To copy picture data in the normal or alarm recording area, then to the Compact Flash, etc.
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Turn the Shuttle dial clockwise when selecting the Notes destination of the data on the COPY TO line. • When you copy to Compact Flash cards, the ARCHIVE AREA: To copy the data from the maximum number of cards for continuous copying is normal or alarm recording area to the archive 40,000.
Data Storage Turn the Shuttle dial clockwise. Copying Data From the Archive Area to a Compact Flash Card Copying begins. The progress status is displayed during copying. When copying data already in the archive area to a When copying is completed, a completion message Compact Flash card, proceed as follows: is displayed, and the indicator of the COPY button goes dark.
Playback Using the B PLAY button or through a search Normal Playback operation, you can view the recorded images. Once the playback starts, you may also select high- Press the B PLAY button. speed or slow-motion playback in both the forward and The indicator of the button lights, and playback of backward directions, still-picture playback, and frame- pictures recorded on the normal recording area begins...
Playback Pre-Reverse Playback – Still-Picture Playback Playback During Recording During playback, press the X PAUSE button. The indicator of the X PAUSE button lights, and the Press the B PLAY/PRE REVERSE PLAY button playback picture freezes. during recording. Press the X PAUSE button again to restore normal While maintaining recording in progress, playback playback.
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Direction and degrees of Shuttle Playback Still-Picture dial rotation +70° to +80° Skip playback 4-time normal in the forward speed in the direction forward direction +50° to +70° 8-time normal 2-time normal speed in the speed in the forward direction forward direction +30°...
Picture Searching You can find and play back the pictures recorded/ Search Mode Selection stored on each area of the hard disk. You may select from among five Search modes. Press the SEARCH button. Buttons and dials for search operations The SEARCH menu (search mode select display) appears.
You may skip to the previous alarm event with the Searching From the Alarm ALARM . button and to the next alarm event Recording List with the ALARM > button. You can find and play back a picture recorded in the alarm recording area from the Alarm Recording list.
Picture Searching If there is no event recorded at the specified date/time, Searching by the Time/Date of the image from the closest date and time is displayed. Recording The unit searches the alarm recording area first, then the normal recording area. You can find and play back a picture recorded on the normal or alarm recording area at the specified time To display the picture full-screen...
Searching Using the Activity <ACTIVITY DETECTION SEARCH> SEARCH FROM : ALARM /CHANNEL: -1 Detection Sensor START: The built-in activity detection sensor permits you to 12-20-04 08:00 END: find and play back the picture for which activity 12-20-04 10:00 (change in luminance) has been detected at specified Preview zone ACTIVITY SENSOR c points during the specified time period.
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Picture Searching To display a picture full-screen Highlight VIEW and turn the Shuttle dial clockwise. The unit enters Playback mode with full-screen display, starting from the picture displayed in the preview zone as a thumbnail image.
Basic Connection Example Video cameras (max. 6 units) VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT HSR-X206/X206P ALARM ALARM IN RESET FULL -AC IN C 1 2 3 4 5 6 C SENSOR ALARM OUT...
Connections and Settings Select a character at the cursor using the Jog dial, Camera Connections and then turn the Shuttle dial clockwise. Settings The cursor moves to the next position. Connect cameras to the camera connectors as in the Select the desired characters and figures for the illustration on the previous page.
Connection for camera 5 Attach a ferrite core to an Ethernet cable, and connect for camera 4 it to the LAN connector. for camera 3 for camera 2 HSR-X206/X206P for camera 1 MON 1 MON 2 HSR-X206/X206P ALARM IN ALARM...
Connections and Settings Saving/Loading of Menu Settings <NETWORK SET> NETWORK CONTROL : OFF NETWORK STATUS : OFF You can save the values you set with the menus on a IP ADDRESS : 192.168. 0. 1 Compact Flash and load the stored values from the SUBNET MASK : 255.255.255.000 Compact Flash to restore the menu settings.
In mirroring, when you set MIRRORING to ON, the is displayed. maximum recording cycle available will be limited to 30 FPS (HSR-X206) or 25 FPS (HSR-X206P) without To cancel loading before beginning the pre-alarm recording, or 15 FPS (HSR-X206) or 12.5 operation FPS (HSR-X206P) with pre-alarm recording.
Remote control with a special circuit connected to the R1/R2 terminals is possible. Connection example If you make a remote controller, use the layout shown below. Set the input to LOW. HSR-X206/X206P ALARM ALARM IN RESET FULL -AC IN C 1 2 3 4 5 6 C...
MODE : NO USE WEEK MONTH TIME ON LST-SUN 02:00 Turn the Jog dial to set the month (HSR-X206)/day 0FF LST-SUN 02:00 (HSR-X206P) and turn Shuttle dial clockwise. <EXT. CLOCK SET> ADJUST. TIME : 01:00 The next day (HSR-X206)/month (HSR-X206P) column flashes.
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C 1 2 3 4 5 6 C C To adjust the built-in clock of this unit and/or the SENSOR ALARM OUT ALARM clocks of another connected HSR-X206/X206P units NON REC EXT TIMER CLOCK WARNING C R1 R2 IN OUT...
Notes Setting the Time Period • Set as T1<T2<T3<T4. • If you set T2 to “00:00,” you can also set T3 and T4 You can perform settings for various operations, such only to “00:00.” as the automatic switching operation, the mask Similarly, if you set T3 to “00:00,”...
Preparations You may set the normal recording area and the Recording Area Settings alarm recording area independently. The total value of the areas must be 99%. Of the built-in hard disk, 80% is assigned to the The percentage of the archive area is automatically normal recording area, 19% to the alarm recording calculated (in the range of 1 to 15 % according to area, and 1% to the archive area as the defaults.
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The RECORDING CONDITIONS SET display Limiting the data-retention period appears, displaying the current settings. It is possible to limit the data-retention period for recorded pictures. For example, if the period is set to <RECORDING CONDITIONS SET> 90 days, pictures recorded more than 90 days before NORMAL RECORDING AREA will not be played back.
Preparations On-Screen Data Selection <ALARM SEARCH> DATE TIME TOTAL ALARMS 0108 12-20 05:37 04 00234 You may independently turn on/off the on-screen data 0107 12-19 14:23 01 superimposed on the images on the monitor screen or 0106 12-16 11:13 02 0105 12-16 16:13 03 specify titles.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each item to be set. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each buzzer to be set. When the settings are completed When the settings are completed Press the EXIT button to exit the menu. Press the EXIT button to exit the menu.
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Preparations When the security lock is active turn the Shuttle dial clockwise to validate the The operations are limited depending on the menu USER password settings, as follows: Note ADMIN USER REC Security lock validity You cannot set only USER USE to ON. When you CONTROL set ADMIN USE to OFF, USER USE is also set to ADMIN...
For the connections and the preparatory settings on the HSR-X206/X206P, see “Network Connections and Associated Settings” on page 53. Notes • If you try to access an HSR-X206/X206P on which anther PC has logged, the message “THE HSR-X200 Viewer and ActiveX UNIT IS BUSY!” will be displayed.
• If communication with the PC is not detected for 2 and click on SET. minutes, the network is automatically disconnected. The Web Operations display for the HSR-X206/ To disconnect the network from the HSR- X206P (see below) appears. X206/X206P When NETWORK STATUS of NETWORK SET Hold the EXIT button pressed for more than 2 seconds.
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SIZE: You may select the image size: Date/time field: Shows the current date and time when (unit: pixels) the HSR-X206/X206P is in stop status or in a Full screen Multi screen recording mode. In a playback mode, the date and 320 ×...
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Web Operations 4 Operation buttons Button Button name Function Accessibility image REVERSE SKIP Skips to the previous alarm-recording event when clicked on during playback of an alarm-recording event (corresponds to pressing the ALARM . button of the recorder). FORWARD SKIP Skips to the next alarm-recording event when clicked on during playback of an alarm-recording event (corresponds to pressing the ALARM >...
Click on a numeric button to display the Preview 4. ARCHIVE AREA SEARCH image of the selected picture. When you click on the Preview image, the display return to the HSR-X206/ To find a picture stored in the archive area. X206P Web Operations Display, showing the selected The same information can be obtained as when you select picture in the Image display area.
Click on (DOWNLOAD). pictures recorded in the normal or alarm recording area to the archive area of the HSR-X206/X206P and The Download display appears. download the data to the hard disk of your PC. If you try to download data in the normal or alarm...
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In this case, please reduce the number of images for downloading and try downloading once again. • When controlling two HSR-X206/X206P via a network using two browsers on a single PC, note that simultaneous downloading from both units is not Specify the number of the images to be possible.
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5: 1280 × 960 pixels filenames. PLAY SPEED: You may select the playback speed Example: When you specify “SONY” as the from among 5 choices (The maximum speed is filename, the file will be created as follows: obtained with 5.): HTML file: SONY.htm...
You can select NETWORK SPEED from the information regarding the recording areas of the dropdown list. Set other items by directly entering built-in hard disk of the HSR-X206/X206P. While the values. you cannot change the area assignment via the Note...
Web Operations 3. Alarm event audio notification via a network Audio Operations When the alarm recording starts, it can be notified to the PC connected via a network by the original sound. In Full-Screen (single image) mode, you can transmit For details, see “Notifying an alarm event by audio via a and download audio data via a network.
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Transmitting audio via a network Downloading audio LIVE window DOWNLOAD window Audio transmission (Initial setting: OFF) Audio download (Initial setting: OFF) You may set audio transmission at AUDIO 1. To download audio along with video, set AUDIO 2 OFF: No audio transmission is made. to ON when the data with audio.
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Web Operations Image Viewer When the saving is complete, and the confirmation Playing audio dialog box appears, click on OK. Click on PLAY AUDIO 3 to play back downloaded audio. To save images only Select “Save As...” from the File menu in Internet Explorer, specify the saving location and filename in Saving images with audio the “Save as Web Page”...
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Notifying an alarm event by audio via a Downloading picture and audio being network monitored When the alarm recording starts, it can be notified to When you connect to a network with ID2 or ID3, the PC connected via a network by the original sound. “SAVE TO PC”...
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Web Operations Set the download time and specify the Start downloading. folder in which to save the data. By your clicking on the START button 7, The download time is set at DURATION 5. downloading of the pictures and audio begins. After downloading begins, it will stop automatically when the specified time elapses.
It can be used to play back image and sound data that has been copied from this unit onto media such as computer hard disk drives, and Compact Flash. For HSR-X200 Viewer, consult your Sony dealer. Installing HSR-X200 Viewer Install HSR-X200 Viewer ver. 1.5.1 or later by the...
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Web Operations Starting the installation Click on the Next button in the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for HSR-X200 Viewer window to start the installation process. Completion of installation When the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears. Click on the Finish button.
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Menu structure The basic menus for HSR-X200 Viewer are located on the menu bar and toolbar in the upper-left of the window. Click a command to open the corresponding menu. 1. Menu Bar This is the basic menu for HSR-X200 Viewer. Click a command to view the details for that command.
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Web Operations Note Opening files To play back sound, be sure to specify a folder that When HSR-X200 Viewer is opened, you can open contains “sound.wav” files. files to be played back by the following procedure. In the following case, specify D:\HSR-X200\Sample. Click “Open (O)”...
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Viewing images When image files are opened, the images that have been loaded appear. The display window consists of a main window and a thumbnail window, and you can use various operations in these windows such as a slideshow. 1 Main window 3 Thumbnail window When you double-click a thumbnail image, the image All images that are stored in the specified folder...
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Web Operations Control panel 1 TOP button 9 IMAGE SIZE (Default setting: 1) Moves to the start of a slideshow. The display size for images in the main window can be set to one of five sizes. 2 PREV button Moves to the previous image in a slideshow regardless 0 PLAY SPEED (Default setting: 3) of the setting for “SKIP”...
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“Title Input (T)” from the File menu to display the Printing images Title Input dialog box. Specified images can be printed as full images together The title entered will appear underneath the printed with date and time information. image. 1. To print the image in the main window Select “Print”...
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Web Operations Saving images (In the case of select the open images on a CD-R) In the case of images on a CD-R, the control panel includes buttons that can be used for saving images, so that images can be saved on another storage medium as described below.
“DISK ERROR.” Press the All Reset button on the rear panel. If such an error is generated, consult your Sony dealer. If the recorder still does not operate, please consult your Sony dealer.
Maintenance Checking the Information on Checking the Initialization Logs Power Failure and Usage Times The main menu 6. INITIALIZATION LOG permits you to know when the HDD was initialized (for all the The main menu 5. POWER LOSS /USED TIME areas) and when recording was restarted in each area.
Specifications General Alarm and control input/output Recording method Motion JPEG compression 10Base-T/100Base-TX, RJ-11 Color system HSR-X206: NTSC color R1/R2 Resister alley switches HSR-X206P: PAL color ALARM RESET Normal open (Pulse width 100 Picture resolution HSR-X206: ms or more) 720 × 240 pixels ALARM OUT +5 V, 5.7 kΩ...