Panasonic WJ-HDB502 User manual

Model No. WJ-HDB502
Network Board
User’s Manual
Before attempting to connect or operate this product,
please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.

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■Introduction .............................................................. 3
■Computer Requirements .......................................... 3
PREPARATIONS............................................................... 4
■Connection ............................................................... 4
■Network Setup of the WJ-HD500 ............................. 5
■PC Setup .................................................................. 5
■Main Page and Control Window .............................. 6
WJ-HDB502 BOARD SETUP ......................................... 7
WJ-HDB502 BOARD SETUP ........................................... 8
■Network Setup ......................................................... 8
■Video Mode Setup ................................................... 9
■Alarm Notice Setup .................................................. 10
■User Setup ............................................................... 10
■Host Setup ............................................................... 11
■PS.Data Setup .......................................................... 11
WJ-HD500 SETUP........................................................... 13
WJ-HD500 SETUP ........................................................... 14
■Programming Setup Window ................................... 14
■Timer Setting ............................................................ 14
Common Recording Setup .............................................. 15
■Recording Image Quality Setup .............................. 15
■Other Recording Settings ........................................ 15
■Group Setup (Camera Assignment) ........................ 16
■Group Setup (Title) .................................................. 16
Manual Recording Setup ................................................. 17
■Manual Recording Mode Setting ............................. 17
■Alarm Recording (Manual Recording) ..................... 18
Timer Recording Setup .................................................... 18
■Program Timer Recording ....................................... 18
■Program Timer ......................................................... 19
■Special Day Timer .................................................... 20
■Time Lapse Recording (Internal Timer) .................. 20
■Multi Shot Recording (Internal Timer) ...................... 21
■One Shot Recording (Internal Timer) ....................... 22
■Emergency Recording
(Time Lapse Recording) .......................................... 23
MULTIPLEXER SETUP ..................................................... 25
■Multiplexer Setup ..................................................... 25
■Power on Status Setup ............................................. 25
■Secret View Setting .................................................. 25
■Sequence Setup ...................................................... 26
■Sequence Setup (Multiscreen Monitor) ................... 26
■Sequence Setup (Spot Monitor) .............................. 27
■Multi Live Sequence Setting
(Multiscreen Monitor) ................................................27
■Quad Pattern Setup ..................................................28
■Spot Live Sequence Setting (Spot Monitor) ............. 28
ALARM SETUP ................................................................ 29
■Alarm Setup ............................................................. 29
■Alarm Port Setting .................................................... 30
■Video Motion Detector Setting ................................. 30
DISPLAY SETUP .............................................................. 32
■Display Setup ........................................................... 32
■Camera Title Setup .................................................. 33
COMMUNICATION SETUP .............................................. 34
PS.Data Setup ................................................................. 34
■PS.Data Setup .......................................................... 34
■Input (Camera) Number Setup ................................ 35
RS-232C Setup ................................................................ 35
SYSTEM SETUP ............................................................... 36
■System Setup ........................................................... 36
■Disk Management .................................................... 37
■Error Report ............................................................. 37
■System Information .................................................. 37
SYSTEM OPERATIONS ................................................. 39
ACCESS AUTHORIZATION ............................................. 40
■Control of Access Authorization .............................. 40
■Access Level ........................................................... 40
■Registration .............................................................. 40
CONTROLS AND OPERATIONS...................................... 42
■Main Page and Control Window .............................. 42
■Monitoring Live Images ........................................... 43
■Recording Live Images ............................................ 43
■Playing Back Recorded Images .............................. 43
■Search Record Function .......................................... 44
■Alarm Reset Function ............................................... 45
■Camera Controls ...................................................... 45
CONTENTS

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■Introduction
The WJ-HDB502 Network Board is an option for installation into the WJ-HD500 Digital Disk Recorder. The board enables the
disk recorder to be accessed from a personal computer through a 10/100Base-T Ethernet. Browsing live and recorded
images, and the relevant operations are available via remote input on the computer thanks to the adapted Internet protocols.
■Computer Requirements
The personal computer must have the following minimum requirements to set up the board.
OS:One of the following Operating Systems: Windows95/ Windows98/ WindowsNT
Browser:
Netscape Communicator 4.04 or later
Internet Explorer 4.01 SP or later
Display:
800 x 600 pixels or more
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States of America and/or other countries.

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The described below are the connections and system setup before operating the system.
■Connection
The described below are examples of system connections.
<Basic Connection>
The figure below shows how the WJ-HD500 with the Network Board can be connected directly to a PC. The connection can
also be made via Hub.
• Direct Connection to a PC
• Connection to a Client PC via Hub
<System Expansion>
WV-
CL920
Digital Disk Recorder
(WJ-HDB502 mounted)
Camera
REMOTO
TIMER
OPERATE
FULL
HDD SEQUENCE
SET
LOCK
ALARM
ALARM
RESET
ALARM
SUSPEND
MULTISCREEN
SELECT
SET UP
/ESC
GROUP
SELECT
SPOT
MULTISCREEN
DAYLIGHTSAVINGS
EL-ZOOM
COPY
REC PREVIEW INDEX
STOP PLAY/ PAUSE REC
FWDREV
ALARM SEARCH
DISPLAY
REC STOP
1 2 3 4
13 14 15 16
9 10 11 12
5 6 7 8
Digital Disk
Recorder
WJ-HD
FS
16
Personal Computer
Ethernet Cross Cable
Super Dynamic
Hub
REMOTO
TIMER
OPERATE
FULL
HDD SEQUENCE
SET
LOCK
ALARM
ALARM
RESET
ALARM
SUSPEND
MULTISCREEN
SELECT
SET UP
/ESC
GROUP
SELECT
SPOT
MULTISCREEN
DAYLIGHTSAVINGS
EL-ZOOM
COPY
REC PREVIEW INDEX
STOP PLAY/ PAUSE REC
FWDREV
ALARM SEARCH
DISPLAY
REC STOP
1 2 3 4
13 14 15 16
9 10 11 12
5 6 7 8
Digital Disk
Recorder
WJ-HD
FS
16
Digital Disk Recorder
(WJ-HDB502 mounted) Personal Computer
Ethernet
Straigth
Cable
Ethernet
Straigth
Cable
Camera
LAN
Hub
Hub
REMOTO
TIMER
OPERATE
FULL
HDD SEQUENCE
SET
LOCK
ALARM
ALARM
RESET
ALARM
SUSPEND
MULTISCREEN
SELECT
SET UP
/ESC
GROUP
SELECT
SPOT
MULTISCREEN
DAYLIGHTSAVINGS
EL-ZOOM
COPY
REC PREVIEW INDEX
STOP PLAY/ PAUSE REC
FWDREV
ALARM SEARCH
DISPLAY
REC STOP
1 2 3 4
13 14 15 16
9 10 11 12
5 6 7 8
Digital Disk
Recorder
WJ-HD
FS
16
16
Digital Disk Recorder
WV-
CL920
WV-
CL920
System
Administrator User User
User User
Cameras 1-16
PREPARATIONS

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■Network Setup of the WJ-HD500
After the WJ-HDB502 Network Board is installed in the WJ-
HD500 Digital Disk Recorder, confirm that the communica-
tion parameters are set correctly in the WJ-HD500 SETUP
menu of the Disk Recorder.
Open the COMMUNICATION SETUP menu in the WJ-
HD500 SETUP menu, then set the IP Address, Netmask
and Gateway specified.
Refer to the Operating Instructions included in the WJ-
HD500 for further details.
Note: When the Disk Recorder with the Network board is
connected alone to a PC as Basic Connection, these
settings are not required and use the factory default
setting.
■PC Setup
The following procedures are only required setup when the
WJ-HD500 with the Network Board is connected alone to a
PC as Basic Connection.
The factory default settings of the WJ-HDB502 are as fol-
lows:
IP address: 192.168.0.10
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
For a client PC to access WJ-HDB502 factory default set-
tings, set the IP address of the PC to 192.168.0.✽✽ (✽✽
means any number from 2 to 254 except 10).
qPower up the client PC.
wChange the PC’s TCP/IP to match the factory default
settings of the WJ-HD500.
If your PC's OS is Windows95 or Windows98, proceed
as follows:
(1) Click the [Start] button, point to settings, and then
click Control Panel.
8 COMMUNICATION SETUP
PS•Data SETUP
RS232C SETUP
NETWORK SETUP
IP ADDRESS 192.168.000.010
NETMASK 255.255.255.000
GATEWAY 192.168.000.001
(2) Double-click Network.
(3) In the Network dialog box, click the Configuration
tab.
(4) Choose TCP/IP, and then click the [Properties]
button to display the TCP/IP Properties dialog box.
(5) Specify an IP Address and Subnet Mask as follows:
IP Address: 192.168.0.9
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
eRestart the PC to execute the setting.
rStart the WWW browser, and select [Do not use proxy
for address 192.168.0.10].
If your browser is Netscape Communicator, proceed as
follows:
(1) Click the Edit menu, and then click Preferences.

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(2) In the Preferences dialog box, click Advanced,
and then click Proxies.
(3) Select the Manual proxy configuration option, and
then click the [View] button to display the Manual
Proxy Configuration dialog box.
(4) In the space [Do not use proxy servers for
domains beginning with:], specify 192.168.0.10.
■Main Page and Control Window
Start the WWW browser of your PC, in the URL (Uniform
Resource Locators), type http://192.168.0.10 (or IP
Address set for WJ-HD500) /.
The browser displays the MAIN CONTROL PANEL of the
WJ-HDB502’s homepage shown in the figure.
Note: Specify “http//:192.168.0.10/”, when a client PC is
connected alone.
Specify “http//: (IP address previously set for the WJ-
HD500)/” such as LAN connection.

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WJ-HDB502 BOARD SETUP

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The described below are setup the WJ-HDB502 Network
Board.
1. On the MAIN CONTROL PANEL, click the [HDB502
MENU] button. The dialog box as shown in the figure
will appear on the display screen.
2. Enter your user name and password in the dialog box.
The default user name and password are “admin” and
“nil (not required)”, respectively.
The NETWORK SETUP window shown in the figure will
appear on the display screen.
Note: When the access is made from the PC that is pre-
viously registered host with the host authorization,
the NETWORK SETUP window will automatically
appear on the display.
WJ-HDB502 BOARD SETUP
3. On the NETWORK SETUP window, clicking the dis-
plays shown below will display the following setup win-
dow on the display.
VIDEO MODE: Specifies the image quality and
sequence for live video.
ALARM: Specifies the mail address for alarm notices
function.
USER: Specifies users and access levels.
HOST: Specifies hosts and access levels.
PS.Data: Specifies communication parameters for
using PS.Data mode.
4. To return to the previous MAIN CONTROL PANEL,
click the [MAIN MENU] button on the window.
■Network Setup
The items in the window let you set the communication
parameters of the WJ-HDB502 Network Board.
Changing the parameters will renew the “NETWORK
SETUP” (IP Address, Netmask and Gateway) in the COM-
MUNICATION SETUP menu of the WJ-HD500 SETUP
menu.
Note: The network setup of the board is automatically set
up from the WJ-HD500 Disk recorder when the board is
installed in the Disk Recorder.
Therefore, if no setup changes are needed in the win-
dow, the described setup procedures are not required.
1. Enter the IP Address to be used.
The factory default setting is 192.168.0.10.
2. Enter the netmask to be used.
The factory default setting is 255.255.255.0.
3. Enter the default gateway to be used.
The factory default setting is 192.168.0.1.

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4. Enter the host name.
Up to 8 alphanumeric characters can be set for the
name.
The factory default setting is HDB502.
5. Select the communication speed by clicking the pull-
down list.
AUTO, 100Mbps(FULL DUPLEX), 100Mbps(HALF
DUPLEX) and 10Mbps can be selected from the list.
The factory default setting is AUTO.
6. Click the [SET&REBOOT] button to execute the set-
tings and renews the settings of the WJ-HD500 Disk
Recorder.
■Video Mode Setup
Clicking the [VIDEO MODE] button in the window, the
VIDEO MODE SETUP window shown in the figure appears
on the display screen.
The items in the window let you set the image quality and
display mode for live video on the display.
●Video Mode Setup
The items let you set the image quality displayed on the
Computer Display.
1. Select an update speed for images on the display by
clicking the pulldown list.
The factory default setting is Middle.
2. Select a pixel number (resolution) for images on the dis-
play by clicking the pulldown list.
FRAME: High resolution (720 x 480) image
FIELD: Normal resolution (720 x 240) image
1/4FRAME: Lower resolution (360 x 240) image
The factory default setting is FIELD.
3. Select an image quality for the images on the display
by clicking the pulldown list.
The factory default setting is SUPER FINE.
4. Select a bandwidth (transmission speed) from the
board to the network by clicking from the pulldown list.
The factory default setting is UNLIMITED.
5. Click the [SET&REBOOT] button to execute the set-
tings.
●Sequence Mode Setup
A series of live images can be displayed in succession on
the display for the specified duration.
The items let you set the display mode on the Computer
Display.
1. Select either ON or OFF to enable or disable the
sequence mode by clicking the button.
The factory default setting is OFF.
2. Enter the dwell time to be specified in the box.
Dwell Time can be set to a value between 1 and 30
seconds in increments of 1 second.
The factory default setting is 1 SEC.
3. Select either ON or OFF to enable or disable display
for the inputs on the display screen in sequence by
clicking the buttons in the table.
The factory default settings are OFF.
4. Click the [SET&REBOOT] button to execute the set-
tings.
Fast Middle Slow Very Slow
SUPER FINE FINE QUAL NORMAL QUAL EX
UNLIMITED 32kbps 64kbps 128kbps
1024bps 512kbps 256kbps

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■Alarm Notice Setup
Clicking the [ALARM] button in the window, the ALARM
SETUP window shown in the figure will appear on the dis-
play screen.
The Disk Recorder is equipped the alarm notice function
that is automatically transmitted the notice to the specified
mail address in the network when the alarm is activated.
The items in the window let you set the alarm notice func-
tion.
●Alarm Notice Setup
1. Select either USE or NOT USE to enable or disable the
alarm notice function by clicking the button.
2. Specify the address of the mail server in the network
that the Disk Recorder is connected.
3. Enter the name of a sender in the box.
Up to 8 alphanumeric characters can be set for the
name
The alarm notice (e-mail) is sent in the name specified
here.
4. Select either ON or OFF to enable or disable an attach-
ment (attached file) of the e-mail by clicking the button.
The alarmed images can be attached in the attachment
of the e-mail when the mode is set to ON.
5. Click the [SET] button to execute the selections.
●Registration and Deletion
Up to 4 mail addresses can be registered for the alarm
notice.
To register or delete a mail address, follow the procedure
shown below.
1. Specify the mail addresses (destination) to notify the
activated alarm.
qEnter a mail address to notify the alarm.
wClick the [SET] button to register the entered
address.
eTo register other destination, repeat the procedure
qand w.
2. To delete the destination from the list.
qSelect a mail address by clicking the pulldown list.
wClick the [DELETE] button to execute the deletion
from the list.
■User Setup
Clicking the [USER] button in the window, the USER SETUP
window shown in the figure will appear on the display
screen.
The items in the window let you determine to enable or dis-
able user authorization and register or delete users that can
be accessed to the homepage.
Up to eight users can be registered in the system.
●User Authorization
1. Select either USE or NOT USE to enable or disable user
authorization.
The factory default setting is NOT USE.
2. Click the [SET] button to execute the selection.
●User Registration
To register users, follow the procedure shown below.
1. Specify the users.
qEnter a user name in the box
wEnter a password for the user.
eSelect an access level for the user by clicking the
button.
The access level is defined as shown below.
Refer to Access Authorization for further details.
1(ADMIN): Enables all controls and setup
2(PLAY): Enables monitoring live images and
playing back the recorded images.
3(USER): Enables only monitoring live images.
2. Click the [SET] button to register the user.
3. Repeat the above steps 1 and 2 to register the other
users.

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●User Deletion
To delete a registered user, follow the procedure shown
below.
1. Select a user name by clicking the pulldown list.
2. Click the [DELETE] button to execute the deletion.
■Host Setup
Clicking the [HOST] button in the window, the HOST
SETUP window shown in the figure appears on the display
screen.
The items in the window let you determine to enable or dis-
able host authorization and register or delete hosts (PCs)
that can be accessed to the homepage.
Up to eight hosts can be registered in the system.
●Host Authorization
Note: If the access levels is exclusively set to user autho-
rization, select “NOT USE”to disable host authorization
by clicking the button then proceed to set the User
Setup.
1. Select either USE or NOT USE to enable or disable host
authorization.
The factory default setting is NOT USE.
2 Click the [SET] button to execute the selection.
●Host Registration
To register hosts, follow the procedure shown below.
1. Specify the host (PC).
qEnter a IP address of the host (PC) in the box
wSelect an access level for the host by clicking the
button.
The access level is defined as shown below.
Refer to Access Authorization for further details.
1(ADMIN): Enables all controls and setup
2(PLAY): Enables monitoring live images and
playing back the recorded images.
3(USER): Enables only monitoring live images.
2. Click the [SET] button to register the host.
3. Repeat the above steps 1 and 2 to register the other
hosts.
●Host Deletion
To delete a registered host, follow the procedure shown
below.
1. Select a host address by clicking the pulldown list.
2. Click the [DELETE] button to execute the deletion.
■PS.Data Setup
Clicking the [PS.Data] button in the window, the PS.Data
SETUP window shown in the figure will appear on the dis-
play screen.
The items in the window let you set the parameters for com-
munication when the system is controlled with the PS.Data
(Panasonic Security Data) mode.
1. Enter a unit address (001 - 099) of the board for RS-485
communication in the box.
The factory default setting is 001.
2. Enter a group address (00A - 00Z) of the board for RS-
485 communication in the box
The factory default setting is 00A.
3. Select a transmission speed for RS-485 communication
by clicking the pulldown list.
The factory default setting is 9 600 bps.
2400bps 4800bps 9600bps
38400bps 19200bps

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4. Select either 1 or 2 for the number of stop bits for RS-
485 communication by clicking the button.
The factory default setting is 1 bit.
5. Select NONE, EVEN or ODD for parity bit for RS-485
communication by clicking the button.
The factory default setting is NONE.
6. Select one of the waiting time in milli-seconds (ms) to
retry for RS-485 communication by clicking the pull-
down list.
The factory default setting is OFF (no retry).
7. Click the [SET] button to execute the selections.
8. To return to the previous NETWORK window, click the
NETWORK display in the underneath of the window.
OFF 100 200 400 1000

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WJ-HD500 SETUP

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WJ-HD500 SETUP
When the WJ-HDB502 Network Board is installed in the WJ-
HD500 Disk Recorder, it is enabled setup the WJ-HD500
SETUP menu from the PC in the network
On the MAIN CONTROL PANEL window, clicking the
[HDB500 MENU] button will display the user ID and pass-
word dialog box.
Enter your user ID and password in the dialog box.
The WJ-HD500 SETUP MENU window shown in the figure
will appear on the display.
Note: When the access is made from the PC that is previ-
ously registered host with the host authorization, the
WJ-HD500 SETUP MENU window will automatically
appear on the display.
If the registration is not completed yet, enter the default
user name and password as shown below.
User Name: admin
Password: nil (not required)
■Programming Setup Window
As shown in the figure, the WJ-HD500 SETUP MENU win-
dow has eight main submenus. Seven of these are further
divided into additional submenus.
The display underlined indicates that the item has a sub-
menu for more detailed setups.
■Timer Setting
The timer recording mode is triggered by the internal or an
external timer.
This item lets you enable or disable the timer for recording.
Select a parameter to be activated by clicking the pulldown
list.
INT: Selects the internal timer for recording as sched-
uled in the programmed menu.
EXT: Selects the external timer for recording when
detecting power on and off.
OFF: Timer recording is disabled.
To record manually, set to this mode.
The factory default setting is OFF.
Note: When the parameter is set to something other
than OFF, the Disk Recorder does not start record-
ing even if the REC button is pressed.

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Common Recording Setup
On the WJ-HD500 SETUP MENU window, click the COM-
MON SETUP display in the window.
The COMMON SETUP window shown in the figure will
appear on the display screen.
These items let you determine the common recording set-
tings, camera assignment for the groups and playback set-
tings.
To return to the previous WJ-HD500 SETUP MENU window,
click the [HD500 MENU] button.
■Recording Image Quality Setup
These items let you determine the image quality recorded
on the Hard Disk.
1. Select one of the modes by clicking the FIELD/FRAME
pulldown list.
The item lets you select the pixel numbers (number of
horizontal x vertical image elements) or resolution of the
video image.
FRAME 3DIM ON: High resolution (720 x 480) distor-
tion-free image
FRAME 3DIM OFF: High resolution (720 x 480) image.
FIELD: Normal resolution (720 x 240) image
The factory default setting is FIELD.
2. Select one of the modes by clicking the COLOR MODE
pulldown list.
The item lets you enable or disable recording in color or
black and white.
COLOR FINE: Images are recorded with enhanced col-
ors.
COLOR STD: Images are recorded with normal colors.
B/W: Images are recorded in black-and-white.
The factory default setting is COLOR STD.
■Other Recording Settings
1. Select either ON or OFF by clicking the button.
The item lets you enable or disable recording of the
camera and group titles with the image on the Hard
Disk.
ON: Enables recording of the titles on the Hard Disk.
OFF: Disables recording of the titles on the Hard Disk.
The factory default setting is OFF.
2. Select either ON or OFF by clicking the button.
The item lets you enable or disable recording of the
clock (date and time) with the image on the Hard Disk.
ON: Enables recording of the clock on the Hard Disk.
OFF: Disables recording of the clock on the Hard Disk.
The factory default setting is OFF.
3. Select either 8 or 16 by clicking the button.
The item lets you select the maximum number of
thumbnail images displayed in the search window.
8: Displays a maximum of 8 thumbnail images.
16: Displays a maximum of 16 thumbnail images.
The factory default setting is 8.
4. Select one of the modes to be played back by clicking
the pulldown list.
The item lets you select the playback mode according
to the recorded number when the [PLAYBACK] button
is pressed.
ALL: All the records are played back with automat-
ic switching.
LOOP: Repeats playing back the selected number
of the recording.
ONE: Switches to standby mode for the next opera-
tion, after the selected recording number has
been played back once.
The factory default setting is ALL.
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5. Select one of the modes by clicking the pulldown list.
The item lets you enable or disable uninterrupted
recording when the hard disk space is used up.
STOP: Stops recording when the disk is full.
CONTINUE: Continues recording by overwriting the
oldest data when the disk is full.
ALM CONTINUE: Continues only recording the data
while an alarm is activated by overwriting the oldest
data, when the disk is full.
The factory default setting is STOP.
6. Click the [SET] button in the window to execute the
selections.
■Group Setup
(Camera Assignment)
The Disk Recorder activates the recording function of the
assigned cameras in four groups when the TIMER is set to
INT (internal).
These items let you determine the camera’s group for
recording.
Click the GROUP SETUP (CAMERA ASSIGNMENT) dis-
play on the COMMON SETUP window.
The GROUP SETUP (CAMERA ASSIGNMENT) window as
shown in the figure will appear on the display screen.
1. Select a group number (1to 4) to be assigned for a
camera by clicking the pulldown list in the GROUP col-
umn.
The factory default settings is 1.
2. Repeat the above step to assign the group number for
other cameras.
3. When all camera assignments are completed, click the
[SET] button to execute the selections.
4. To return to the previous COMMON SETUP window,
click the HD500 SETUP MENU display in the window.
■Group Setup (Title)
This item lets you edit the group title to be displayed on the
monitor screen.
Each title is composed of 8 alphanumeric characters.
Click the GROUP SETUP (TITLE) display on the COMMON
SETUP window.
The GROUP SETUP (TITLE) window as shown in the figure
will appear on the display screen.
1. Type the character to be edited in an editing box for a
group.
The characters shown below can be selected.
Numeral: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Alphabet: A to Z, a to z
Symbols: ←→= ? ' " # & ( ) * + , –. / : ;
Space:
2. Repeat the above step to edit other group titles.
3. When satisfied with all the group titles, click the [SET]
button in the window to execute the selections.
4. To return to the previous COMMON SETUP window,
click the COMMON SETUP display in the window.

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Manual Recording Setup
The Disk Recorder can be recorded the images in Time
Lapse recording when the REC button is pressed manually.
Manual Recording is disabled when the TIMER in the setup
window is set to something other than OFF.
These settings are also valid for External Timer Recording
when the TIMER in the setup menu is set to EXT.
These items let you determine the image quality and active
mode for manual recording.
1. Select either parameter by clicking the MANUAL pull-
down list in the WJ-HD500 SETUP MENU window.
W/OUT AUDIO: Enables Manual Recording without
audio.
WITH AUDIO: Enables Manual Recording with audio.
The factory default setting is W/OUT AUDIO.
2. Clicking the MANUAL display will call up the MANUAL
REC SETUP window according to the specified audio
function, as shown in the figure.
3. To return to the previous WJ-HD500 SETUP MENU win-
dow, click that display in the window.
■Manual Recording Mode Setting
The items let you determine the recording image quality
and recording mode on the Hard Disk.
1. Select a recording image quality to be set by clicking
the pulldown list.
SF: Selects the recording mode in enhanced fine qual-
ity.
FQ: Selects the recording mode in fine quality.
NQ: Selects the recording mode in normal quality.
EX: Selects the recording mode in extended quality.
SP: Selects freely
2. Select the recording time mode to be set by clicking the
pulldown list.
The numeric indicates the hours for recording time
mode:
2, 12, 18, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 180, 240, 360, 480, 720,
960, 1200, 1440, 2160, 2880, 3600, 4320, 6480, 8640.
When the parameter SF/FQ/NQ/EX is selected for
recording mode, the recording rate and quality are
automatically set according to the selected recording
time mode.
Note: The recording time mode may not be set accord-
ing to the remain space of the Hard Disk.
The factory default setting is SF-24H.
3. If the parameter “SP”is selected for recording time
mode, select the REC RATE parameter by clicking the
pulldown list.
1 - 30fps: Records the selected number of freeze
images every second.
0.5fps: Records a freeze image every 2 seconds.
0.4fps: Records a freeze image every 2.5 seconds.
0.3fps: Records a freeze image every 3.3 seconds.
0.2fps: Records a freeze image every 5 seconds.
0.1fps: Records a freeze image every 10 seconds.
Notes:
•30fps is the active selection when the FIELD/
FRAME parameter in the COMMON SETUP window
is set to FIELD.
•15fps is the active selection when the FIELD/
FRAME parameter in the COMMON SETUP window
is set to FIELD or FRAME 3DIM OFF.
4. If the parameter “SP”is selected for recording time
mode, select the REC QUALITY parameter for record-
ing image quality by clicking the pulldown list.
SUPER FINE: For enhanced sharpness (Compression
Rate 1/6)
FINE: For fine image quality (Compression Rate 1/10)
NORMAL: For normal image quality (Compression Rate
1/16)
EXTENDED: For extended time recording quality
(Compression Rate 1/25)
The factory default setting is SUPER FINE.

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■Alarm Recording
(Manual Recording)
These items let you set the recording mode in Time Lapse
Recording when an alarm is activated during manual
recording.
1. Select the alarm recording time mode by clicking the
pulldown list.
The parameters are the same as MANUAL REC MODE.
The factory default setting is SF-24H.
2 Select the alarm recording rate by clicking the pulldown
list.
For details refer to REC RATE in this window.
3. Select the alarm recording image quality by clicking the
pulldown list.
For details refer to REC QUALITY in this window.
4. Select the alarm recording duration by clicking the pull-
down list.
OFF: Disables alarm recording.
10S - 6M: Enables alarm recording for between 10 sec-
onds and 6 minutes.
MANUAL: Enables alarm recording while the alarm sig-
nal is received from the ALARM port on the WJ-
HD500 Disk Recorder.
CONTINUE: Enables alarm recording until the REC
STOP is pressed.
The factory default setting is 10S.
5. Select the alarm recording pattern by clicking the pull-
down list.
OFF: Records all input images starting from input 1.
ALM-PRI: Records the alarmed input images preferen-
tially over other video inputs.
ALM-ONLY: Records the particular images that have
activated the alarm.
The factory default setting is OFF.
6. Click the [SET] button to execute the selection.
7. To return to the previous WJ-HD500 SETUP MENU win-
dow, click that display in the window.
Timer Recording Setup
The Disk Recorder can record the images triggered by the
internal timer. The internal timer comprises four event times
common to the recording groups, and is programmed in
the setup.
1. Select either parameter by clicking the TIMER pulldown
list in the WJ-HD500 SETUP MENU window.
W/OUT AUDIO: Enables Timer Recording without
audio.
WITH AUDIO: Enables Timer Recording with audio.
The factory default setting is W/OUT AUDIO.
2. Clicking the TIMER display will call up the TIMER REC
SETUP window according to the specified audio func-
tion, as shown in the figure.
3. To return to the previous WJ-HD500 SETUP MENU win-
dow, click the HD500 SETUP MENU in the window.
■Program Timer Recording
●Internal Program Timer
These items let you set the program timer for each day of
the week.
There are 4 programs timer can be assigned in the window.
1. Select a program timer (PROG1 to PROG4) to be
assigned for a day by clicking the PROGRAM pulldown
list.
It is recommended to assign a program to a weekday, a
weekend or on a daily basis.
Selecting the (—) will disable the program timer.
2. Repeat the above step to assign the program timer for
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3. Click the [More] button of the assigned program num-
ber (PROG1), the assigned program number window as
shown in the figure will appear on the display.
For further recording settings, refer to Program Timer
detailed.
Note: The program number menu (with audio) displays
only the Group 1 editing area.
●External Program Timer
The internal timer can be changed to the specified timer
previously programmed by the input from the external. This
function is enabled, when a contact is connected with pin
22 of the ALARM port on the Disk Recorder.
This item lets you enable or disable the external timer for
recording.
1. Select a program timer (PROG1 to PROG4) to be
changed for the EXT REC MODE parameter in the
TIMER REC SETUP window by clicking the pulldown
list.
PROG1 - 4: Selects a timer assigned program number.
—:Disables the external program timer.
The factory default setting is PROG1.
2. Click the [More] button to display the assigned pro-
gram number window previously programmed.
If the program number window has not been edited
previously, edit the assigned program number window
as described follows.
3. Click the [SET] button to execute the selections.
■Program Timer
The described below let you determine the program timer
schedule and recording mode.
Click the [More] button of the assigned program number
(PROG1) in the TIMER REC SETUP window, the assigned
program number window as shown in the figure will appear
on the display screen.
1. Select the time to start and end the recording for a timer
(NO. 1) by pressing the keyboard.
Notes:
•If the timer (NO. 1) to end recording is set to 24:00,
the editing function for the timers (NO. 2 to No. 4) is
disabled.
•If the timer (NO. 1) to end the recording is set to
12:00, the timer (NO. 2) to start a recording can not
be set to a time before 12:00.
2. Select the recording mode for groups by clicking the
pulldown list.
T/L: Time Lapse Recording
M/S: Multi Shot Recording
O/S: One Shot Recording
—: Disables Recording
Note: For further recording settings, refer to the record-
ing mode selected described later.
3. Repeat the above steps to program the timers (NO. 2 to
NO. 4).
4. When all settings are completed, click the [SET] button
to execute the selections.
For further settings, refer to the recording mode corre-
sponding to the selection.

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■Special Day Timer
Click the TIMER SPECIAL DAY display in the underneath of
the TIMER REC SETUP window will display the TIMER SPE-
CIAL DAY SETUP window as shown in the figure.
This window allows for up to 30 days to be defined as spe-
cial days.
In this table, 30 specific user defined days are assigned to
one day of the week.
Before programming this table, confirm that the Program
Timer is programmed completely.
1. Enter a month and then date in the box by pressing the
keyboard.
Note: The programmed month and date will be valid for
every year.
2. Select the day of the week to be activated the pro-
grammed timer by clicking the pulldown list.
3. Repeat the above steps to program the other special
days.
4. If the another table to program the special days, click
the NEXT 10 display. The new programming table will
appear on the display screen.
5. When satisfied with all special days, click the [SET]
button to execute the selections.
■Time Lapse Recording
(Internal Timer)
These items let you set the recording parameters for Time
Lapse Recording assigned in the program number window.
(Continued from Program Timer)
Select the recording mode T/L in the program number win-
dow by clicking the pulldown list, then click the [More] but-
ton.
The selected Time Lapse Recording window as shown in
the figure will appear on the display screen.
●Timer Recording Mode
These items let you set the recording mode in Time Lapse
Recording with the internal programmed timer.
1. Select the recording time mode to be set by clicking the
pulldown list.
SF-✽✽H: Selects the recording time mode in enhanced
fine quality.
FQ-✽✽H: Selects the recording time mode in fine quali-
ty.
NQ-✽✽H: Selects the recording time mode in normal
quality.
EX-✽✽H: Selects the recording time mode in extended
quality.
SP: Freely selectable
OFF: Enables only the alarm recording.
✽✽ indicates the hours for recording time mode:
2, 12, 18, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 180, 240, 360, 480, 720,
960, 1200, 1440, 2160, 2880, 3600, 4320, 6480, 8640
When the parameter SF/FQ/NQ/EX is selected for
recording mode, the recording rate and quality are
automatically set according to the selected recording
time mode.
Note: It may no be possible to set the recording time,
depending on the remaining storage capacity of the
Hard Disk.
The factory default setting is SF-24H