Abbreviations; Terms Used In These Operating Instructions - Panasonic WJ-ND300 Setup Instructions

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in these operating instructions.
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 is described as Windows 2000.
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1a or SP2 and Microsoft
described as Windows XP.

Terms Used in these Operating Instructions

HDD
Refers to a hard disk drive (mass storage medium). The unit records camera pictures on a hard disk rather than on
video tape.
Recording rate (ips)
Refers to the unit that determines the smootheness with which the recorded images are played back. It expresses
the number of frames recorded per second. The higher the number, the smoother the movement, but the available
recording time becomes shorter.
Resolution
Resolution refers to the degree of fineness and quality of the camera pictures recorded by this unit. This unit dis-
plays the resolution in number of dots. For example, if the number of horizontal dots is 720 and the number of verti-
cal dots is 480, the display reads 720 x 480.
Manual recording
Function for starting and stopping recording manually by clicking the [REC] button or [REC STOP] button.
Schedule recording
Function for starting and stopping recording automatically at a preset time.
Event recording
Function for starting recording automatically when an event occurs.
Event recordings are divided into pre recordings (pictures before the event occurs) and post recordings (pictures
after the event occurs).
Emergency recording
Function for performing priority recording in emergency situations, etc. through an external switch connected to the
unit.
External recording mode
Function for changing the programmed time schedule through an external switch connected to the unit.
Event
An event is a phenomenon which triggers a specific operation (event operation) in the unit. Events are divided into
terminal alarm, command alarm, and camera site alarm.
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Windows XP Home Edition SP1a or SP2 are