Panasonic WJ-HD309 manual Contents

CONTENTS

PREFACE	4
FEATURES	4
PRECAUTIONS	5
TRADEMARKS AND REGISTERED
TRADEMARKS	6
ABOUT THESE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS	6
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY	6
MAJOR OPERATING CONTROLS AND
THEIR FUNCTIONS	7
■ Front View	7
■ Rear View	9
■ On Monitor 1 (To display only live image)	10
■ On Monitor 2
(To display live or recorded image)	11
STARTUP	16
CLOCK ADJUSTMENT	17
SHUTDOWN	18
RECORDING (Manual Recording)	19
RECORDING (Emergency Recording)	21
PLAYBACK	22
PLAYBACK IMAGE ON A DESIGNATED DISK	25
PLAYBACK FROM A DESIGNATED
TIME AND DATE	27
SEARCH AND PLAY	28

■Search for a Recording Event and Play it back

(Recording Event Search) 28

■Search for a motion detected time and date from

recorded images and play it (VMD search)	32
■ To delete the motion detection area	36

■Search for a marked point and play from that point

(Marking search)	37
MONITOR LIVE IMAGES	38
■ Displaying Live Images on a Single Screen	38
■ Electronic Zoom	38
■ Displaying on a Multi-screen	39
■ Sequential Display	40
CONTROL CAMERAS	41
■ Panning/Tilting	41
■ Zoom	41
■ Focus	41
■ Iris	42
■ Preset Action	42
■ Move a camera to the preset position	43
■ Auto Function (Auto Pan, etc)	44
ABOUT THE EVENT FUNCTION	45
■ Action at an event occurrence	45
■ Alarm Function	46
■ Cancel the Alarm Action	47
■ Suspend the Alarm Actions	47
COPYING (Duplicate)	48
DELETE DATA ON THE DISK	50

■Deletion of recorded images saved on the

hard disk manually	50
FORMAT (INITIALIZE) A DVD-RAM DISK	52
DISPLAY/EDIT TEXT INFORMATION	54
ERROR/WARNINGS	56
OPERATION USING A SYSTEM CONTROLLER	58
OPERATION USING A PC	62
■ Features	62
■ System Requirements of a PC	62

OPERATION OF THE UNIT IN THE CASCADE
CONNECTION	63
■ Features	63
■ Operation using the buttons on the front panel	63
■ Operation using a system controller	63
INSTALLATION IN THE RACK	64
MANAGEMENT OF USERS/HOSTS	65
OPERATING THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST TIME	67
Preparation for maintenance (HDD replacement,
installation, etc.)	68
CONNECTIONS	70
■ Connections when the unit is used
independently	70
■ Connections with an extension unit	71
■ Connections with DVD-RAM, CD-R, and
DVD-R drives	72
■ Connections with the VTR	73
■ Connections with PS·Data systems	74
■ Cascade connection of multiple units	76
■ Connection with the RS485 camera	80
■ Mode Switch	82
■ RS485 Port	82

■How to Use the Terminals of the ALARM/

CONTROL Connector 83

■How to Use the Terminals of the ALARM

Connector	87
■ How to Use the SERIAL Connector	89
SETUP	90
■ Item list of the SETUP MENU	90
■ About the SETUP MENU	92
■ Basic Operation with the SETUP MENU	93
■ [Maintenance] Functions for Maintaining	94
■ [Recording]	98
■ [Event] Function for Events	100
■ [Schedule] Settings for the recording/
event action schedule	105
■ [Switcher] Settings for the switcher function	110
■ [Display]	113

■[Comm] Settings for communication with other

devices	116
■ [System] Settings on System	121
DISPLAY SETUP MENU OF CAMERA	127
DISK MANAGEMENT	128
■ Notes on hard disk	128
■ How to replace the built-in hard disk	128
■ About the HDD DISK MENU	131
■ Display of the HDD DISK MENU	131
■ RAID 5 Function of the Extension Unit	132
■ Formatting (Initialization) the Hard Disk	133
■ Setting for Mirroring	137
SERIAL (RS232C) CONNECTOR COMMAND
REFERENCE	141
■ SERIAL (RS232C) Communication Protocol	141
■ Command Format	141
FLOWCHART OF THE SETUP MENU	151
PARAMETERS AND THE DEFAULT SETTINGS
OF THE SETUP MENU	152
TROUBLESHOOTING	158
SPECIFICATION	162
STANDARD ACCESSORIES	163

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