Operation Of The Extension Unit; Add An Extension Unit To The System - Panasonic WJ-HD616/1000 Installation Manual

Operation of the extension unit
When connecting an extension unit, it is necessary to add the extension unit to the system. It is also necessary to start the shut-
down process of the extension unit to remove the extension unit from the system.
Add an extension unit to the system
The extension unit will be recognized as playback-only disks just after connecting it to the recorder.
To use as recordable disks, it is necessary to add the extension unit to the system. It is possible to use all the hard disk drives in
the extension unit as recordable disks by adding the extension unit to the system as follows.
Addition the playback-only disk to the system can be made on the HDD Configuration menu.
Before the following procedure, remove the front cover from the recorder.(+ page 21)
Step 1
Hold down the [USE] button for 2 seconds or more.
→ The buzzer will start sounding. The HDD Configuration
menu will be displayed on Monitor 2.
Step 2
Move the cursor onto the "Execute>" button of "Add HDD
unit".
→ The "Add HDD unit" window will be displayed.
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Step 3
Select the extension unit to add to the system, and select
the [OK] button.
Extension unit: Ext.x (x: unit number)
→ The addition process will start. When the addition pro-
cess is completed, all the hard disk drives in the exten-
sion unit will become recordable. The HDD indicator
(STS (status)) on the front panel will light green.
Note:
• It is impossible to add a hard disk drive to the system
when a pre-event recording area is created in the hard
disk drive. In this case, it is necessary to format the hard
disk drive.