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Digital Disk Recorders Network Operating Instructions WJ-HD309A Model Nos. WJ-HD316A MO NIT OR 1 TIM ER MO NIT OR 2 AL AR M ER RO R ST OP PL AY SH IFT PA US E AL AR M RE C-...
Contents Preface ..........................4 Features ........................4 Downloading/transmitting images ................4 Event notification function ................... 4 Host authentication ..................... 4 About these operating instructions ................4 System requirements for a PC ..................5 Trademarks and registered trademarks ..............5 Abbreviations ......................5 About notations ......................
It is possible to restrict devices from operating this unit if their IP addresses are not registered. About these operating instructions There are 3 sets of operating instructions for the WJ-HD316A/WJ-HD309A as follows. • Operating Instructions (book) • Network Operating Instructions (PDF, these Operating Instructions) •...
System requirements for a PC It is recommended to operate this unit using a PC that meets the following system requirements. If using a PC that does not meet the following system requirements, it may cause problems such as slow imaging or the browser becomes inoperable.
Display the operation window How to display the operation window Start up the PC and operate this unit using the installed web browser. The operation window will be displayed in the following procedures. Screenshot 1 Start just after the PC is started up. Step 1 Start up the web browser.
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Screenshot 3 The user authentication window will be displayed. This Step 3 window will not be displayed when "OFF" is selected for Enter the user name and password registered on this "User Authentication" on the "NW Setup 1" of "Comm" unit.
About the operation window Top page [Setup] tab Status display area Current time/recorded time displayed area [Control] tab Image display area Playback point operation area [Cam] tab [HDD] tab [Control] tab (page 9) Current time/recorded time displayed area The switcher functions such as switching camera chan- When monitoring live images, the current time will be nels or displaying them sequentially, are operable on displayed.
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→ 9 - 12 CH → 13 - 16 CH → 1 - 4 CH ... form in the log display area. (Refer to page 62.) For the WJ-HD309A: 1 - 4 CH → 5 - 8 CH → 9 CH [Event Log] button: The event logs (event →...
Status display area q The status of live/playback image will be Step1: Normal playback speed Step2: Approx. 4x playback speed displayed. Step3: Approx. 8x playback speed [LIVE]: Step4: Approx. 16x playback speed Indicates that a live image is being displayed. Step5: Approx.
Playback point operation area q Indicates the start time and the end time of a download. (Refer to page 66.) [GO TO DATE] button Indicates the time and date of a marked point. Use this button to designate the desired time and date of a record- ed image to be played.
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[Download (TO PC)] box this button is clicked during pausing. It is possible to edit Downloads the image currently playing to a PC. the displayed text information. Sets the time range of the desired image to be down- loaded by clicking the [Start] button and the [REC] box [End] button.
Adjust the clock Adjust the clock of this unit to the correct time. Check the clock periodically and adjust the clock if it shows the wrong time. Note: The following are the descriptions of how to adjust the clock on the setup menu (Quick). Refer to the Network Setup Instructions (PDF) for descriptions of how to adjust the clock on the setup menu (Advanced).
Recording/playback Recording (Manual recording) Start/stop recording manually. Refer to a system administrator for the required settings for manual recording. Screenshot 1 Start operation from the top page. Step 1 Click the [HDD] tab. Screenshot 2 The [HDD] page will be displayed. Step 2 Click the [D] button of the [REC] box.
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Screenshot 3 The [Recording] button will be displayed in the [REC] Step 3 box. Start recording by clicking the [Recording] button. • The REC indicator in the status display area will be lit red when recording has started. • Images from all cameras connected to this unit will be recorded with the default settings.
Playback Play recorded images. Playback is also available during recording. Screenshot 1 Start operation from the top page. Step 1 Click the [HDD] tab. Step 2 Click the [PLAY] button. → Playback of a recorded image will be performed. Screenshot 2 will be displayed in the status display area.
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Other functions for playback Pausing • Playback will be stopped when this button is clicked during playback. • Playback will be resumed when this button is clicked during pausing. Frame play/reverse • Frame play/reverse frame play is available only during paus- frame play ing.
Playback after selecting a disk Images from cameras will be recorded on the built-in hard disk or external recording devices (DVD-RAM disk, DVD- R disk, CD-R disk). Select a disk and play images as follows. The following disks can be selected. •...
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Screenshot 1 Start operation from the top page. Step 1 Click the [Disk Select] button in the [Search] box of the [Control] tab. Screenshot 2 The [DISK SELECT] window will be displayed. Step 2 Check the radio button of the desired disk to be played. Step 3 Click the [OK] button.
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Screenshot 3 The [HDD] page will be displayed. Step 5 Click the [PLAY] button. → Recorded images on the selected disk will be played. will be displayed in the status display area. Note: Playback will start from the finishing point (time and date) of the last playback by clicking the [PLAY] but- ton after stopping playback.
Playback from a designated time and date Start playback by designating the desired time and date of a recorded image to be played. Playback is also available during recording. Note: This feature is available only when "HDD normal area", "event recording area" or "HDD copy area" is selected as the recording area.
Search and play Search for the desired recorded image and play it. The 4 ways to search are as follows. • Search for a recording event and play it (Recording event search) (page 23) • Search for a motion detected time and date from the recorded images and play it (VMD search) (page 27) •...
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About displaying the recording event list window [All List] button: Cancels filtering and lists all recording Number of the listed data events. [Refresh] button: Refreshes the displayed contents to the newest one. [Prev Page] button: Displays the previous page of the list.
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Screenshot 1 Start operation from the top page. Step 1 Click the [Search] button in the [Search] box of the [Control] tab. Screenshot 2 The [SELECT SEARCH] window will be displayed. Step 2 Click the [REC EVENT SEARCH] button.
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Screenshot 3 The [REC EVENT SEARCH] window will be displayed. Step 3 Select searching conditions • Filter by time and date Select a start time and an end time by clicking the [i] button. • Click to select the desired recording event to be dis- played when filtering by recording events.
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Search for a motion detected time and date from the recorded images and play it (VMD search) Searches time and date when motion was detected from recorded images in all the recording modes (page 15) and displays them in the list or the thumbnail window. Select the desired time and date from the search result list or thumbnail and play it.
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Screenshot 3 The [VMD SEARCH 1] window will be displayed. Step 3 Click the [i] button to designate a time period and camera channels for the VMD search. Step 4 Click the [OK] button. Screenshot 4 Step 5 The [VMD SEARCH 2] window will be displayed. Set the motion detection areas by dragging the mouse.
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<ANY AREA> Click the [i] button to select a mask period from Step 8 the following. Click the [OK] button. → Searching will start. 1 s/1 min/1 h/24 h <VECTOR> Notes: Click the [i] button to select an interval time for an •...
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Detection mode The three detection modes are as follows. Important: Activating two or more detection modes simultaneously is not possible. <ANY AREA mode> An event action will be performed according to the settings when "motion" is detected in any of the set motion detec- tion areas.
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Search for a marked point and play from that point (Marking search) Display the recording time of recorded images with a marked point in a list or a thumbnail and select the desired recording time to play. Refer to page 18 for further information about marking. Note: Recorded images will be played in a single screen.
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Screenshot 3 The search results (recording event list) will be dis- Step 3 played below the [Control] tab. Click the time when the point was marked to play. → Play a recorded image from the selected marked time. Notes: • It is possible to switch to the thumbnail window (page 24) by clicking the [Thumbnail] button.
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Search for copy data (Copy Data Search) Display a list or thumbnails of copy data. Copy data can be searched by filtering as follows. Notes: • This feature is available only when "COPY1" or "COPY2" is set as the recording area. When "HDD normal recording area", "event recording area"...
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Screenshot 1 Start operation from the top page. Step 1 Click the [Search] button in the [Search] box of the [Control] tab. Step 2 Screenshot 2 Select searching conditions The [COPY DATA SEARCH] window will be displayed. • Filter by time and date Select a start time and an end time by clicking the [i] button.
Monitor live images Live image will be displayed. It is possible to display live images on a single screen or a multi-screen. It is also possible to display live images sequentially (sequential display). Display images from cameras on a single screen Screenshot 1 Start operation from the top page.
Display images in the sequential display Displayed images from cameras will be switched automatically. Camera images will be displayed sequentially according to the settings performed in advance. Screenshot 1 Start operation from the top page. Step 1 Click a button in the [Sequence] box of the [Control] tab. Screenshot 2 Live images will be displayed sequentially according to Step 2...
Control cameras When displaying live images, the following camera controls are possible. • Panning/tilting: Moves a camera horizontally/vertically. • Zooming: Zooms in/out of images. • Focus: Adjusts the focus. • Iris: Adjusts the iris of the lens. • Preset action: Moves a camera to the preset position registered in advance.
Zooming Zooms in/out of images. Depending on the models of the connected cameras, the image size for the respective zooming portion may be different. For further information, refer to the operating instructions for the camera. Screenshot 1 Start operation when a live image is displayed on a sin- Step 1 gle screen.
Focus adjustment Adjusts the focus. The auto focus function is available. Screenshot 1 Start operation when a live image is displayed on a sin- Step 1 gle screen. Click the [Cam] tab. Screenshot 2 The [Cam] tab will be displayed. Step 2 Adjust the focus by clicking the [Near] button or the [Far] button in the [Focus] box.
Iris adjustment Adjusts the iris of the lens. Screenshot 1 Start operation when a live image is displayed on a sin- Step 1 gle screen. Click the [Cam] tab. Screenshot 2 The [Cam] tab will be displayed. Step 2 Adjust the iris by clicking the [Open] button or the [Close] button in the [Iris] box.
Move a camera to the preset position Moves a camera to the preset position registered in advance. Refer to the provided Operating Instructions (book) for the descriptions of how to register the preset position. Screenshot 1 Start operation when a live image is displayed on a sin- Step 1 gle screen.
Auto function (Auto pan, etc) Moves a camera with an auto function set in advance. Screenshot 1 Start operation when a live image is displayed on a sin- Step 1 gle screen. Click the [Cam] tab. Screenshot 2 The [Cam] tab will be displayed. Step 2 The auto function can be performed by clicking the [ON] button in the [Autopan] box.
Operating the camera setup menu Perform the settings of the camera on the camera setup menu. For operating the camera connected to this unit, it is necessary to set the camera functions in advance. Setup of the camera functions can be performed on the setup menu of the connected camera. You can operate the camera setup menu by calling up it from this unit.
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Screenshot 3 The operation pop-up window of the camera setup Step 3 menu will be displayed, and the camera setup menu will Operate the camera setup menu using the buttons on be displayed in the image display area. the operation pop-up window. ↓...
About the event function The event action will be performed when the following events occur. • Motion detection: When motion is detected by the motion detection function (see below), this is stated as an event of a motion detection. • Video Loss: When a video signal supply is stopped because of a cable disconnection or malfunction of a camera, this is stated as an event of a video loss.
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About the alarm action These are the descriptions of how to perform the settings and confirm the alarm action from a PC. Refer to the provided operating instructions for further information about the alarm action available in this unit. • Display the alarm notification window. Note: The alarm notification window will not be displayed when "ON"...
Cancel the alarm action The alarm action will be performed when an event is detected. To cancel the alarm action manually, do the following. Screenshot 1 [ALARM RESET] will be displayed in the status display Step 1 area when an alarm occurs. Click the [ALARM RESET] button.
Other functions Copying (Duplicate) It is possible to manually copy (duplicate) the images recorded on the disk area selected with the [DISK SELECT] window (page 20) to the HDD copy area or the external recording device (DVD-RAM disk, DVD-R disk, CD-R disk) connected to the unit.
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Screenshot 2 The [Data Copy] window will be displayed. Step 6 Click the [OK] button. → will be displayed in the status display area when copying starts. When the warning window is displayed, copying will be canceled. However, copying will not be performed in the following cases (the pop-up window will be displayed): •...
Disk Management Perform the settings for the built-in hard disk of the unit and the DVD-RAM disk. These are the descriptions of how to delete recorded images on the hard disk and how to format a DVD-RAM disk. Refer to a system administrator for further information about the other disks. Deletion of recorded images saved on the hard disk manually Delete recorded images saved in the normal area or the event area of the hard disk manually.
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Screenshot 3 The setup menu (Advanced) will be displayed. Step 3 Click the [Maintenance] button. Screenshot 4 The [Maintenance] submenu will be displayed in the Step 4 [Setup] tab. Click "Data Delete". [Maintenance] submenu Screenshot 5 The [Data Delete] menu will be displayed. Step 5 Set the time and date for "Manual Delete for the normal recording area"...
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Screenshot 6 The confirmation window will be displayed. Step 7 Click the [OK] button. → Start deletion.
Format (initialize) a DVD-RAM disk To copy (duplicate) recorded images onto the DVD-RAM disk, formatting (initializing) the DVD-RAM disk is required in advance. Format (initialize) the DVD-RAM disk to delete images recorded on the DVD-RAM disk. Screenshot 1 Start operation from the top page. Step 1 Click the [Setup] tab.
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Screenshot 3 The setup menu (Advanced) page will be displayed. Step 3 Click the [Maintenance] button. Screenshot 4 The [Maintenance] submenu will be displayed in the Step 4 [Setup] tab. Click "Data Delete". [Maintenance] submenu...
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Screenshot 5 The "Data Delete" menu will be displayed. Step 5 Click the [FORMAT] button of [COPY1] or [COPY2] of [Disk format of DVD]. (Click the [FORMAT] button for the port to which the disk to be formatted is connected.) Screenshot 6 The confirmation window will be displayed.
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Screenshot 7 The formatting completion window will be displayed. Step 7 Click the [OK] button.
Display/edit the text information It is possible to attach text information to images when recording. It is possible to enter up to 200 characters for text information. These are the descriptions of how to display/edit the attached text information to images. Note: Displaying/editing text information is possible during pausing playback on a single screen.
Check logs The following logs can be checked. • Error log • Access log • Event log (event occurrence time and details) • Network trouble log Check the error log. The error log will be displayed in list form. Screenshot 1 Start operation from the top page.
About the error log Indication Description Cause AL*-YYMMDDhhmmss Asterisk (*) indicates the camera chan- Detects alteration nel number YYDDMMhhmmss indicates the time when the alteration was detected. W-ERR X-Y X indicates the unit/unit number that Failed to write data on the HDD has the hard disk error Y indicates the disk number in the unit (unit number)
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Indication Description Cause MEDIUM -# # indicates the port number to which Incompatible disk the external recording device is con- nected UNFORMATTED -# # indicates the port number to which Unformatted disk the external recording device is con- nected W-ERR (MEDIUM-#) # indicates the port number to which Failed to write data on the disk (CD-R, the external recording device is con-...
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Check the access log Information on logging on/out for this unit such as the time, user name, and IP address will be displayed. Screenshot 1 Start operation from the top page. Step 1 Click the [Access Log] button in the [Log] box of the [Control] tab.
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Check the event log The event log (event occurrence time and details) will be displayed in list form. Refer to page 46 for further information about each event. Screenshot 1 Start operation from the top page. Step 1 Click the [Event Log] button in the [Log] box of the [Control] tab.
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Check the network trouble log The network log (network event) will be displayed in list form. Screenshot 1 Start operation from the top page. Step 1 Click the [Net Log] button in the [Log] box of the [Control] tab. Screenshot 2 The network trouble log (the NW log window) will be dis- Step 2 played in list form below the [Control] tab.
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About the network trouble log Indication Description SMTPMAIL_SEND Send mail SMTPATTEST_ERR Authentication error SMTPPOP3ADD_ERR Failed to resolve POP3 server address from DNS SMTPPOP3SVR_ERR Failed to find POP3 server SMTPSVRADD_ERR Failed to resolve SMTP server address from DNS SMTPSVR_ERR Failed to find SMTP server SMTPMAILFROM_ERR MAIL FROM command error SMTPRCPTTO_ERR...
Download recorded images Designate the start point and the end point of played images and download images to a PC. Recorded images will be downloaded as image data files (filename.h3r). Refer to page 69 for the descriptions of how to play the downloaded images. Important: •...
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Screenshot 2 Step 2 The [HDD] page will be displayed. Click the [Start] button in the [Download (TO PC)] box at the desired point of the image to be downloaded. → The time and date of the start point will be displayed in the playback position display area.
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Screenshot 5 The window designating a directory for the downloaded Step 7 file will be displayed. Create a new folder in the desired directory and click the [Save] button. → The image data file (extension: h3r) will be down- loaded.
Play downloaded images Recorded images will be downloaded as image data files (filename.h3r). Use the viewer software on the provided CD-ROM to browse downloaded image data. Screenshot 1 Double click the viewer software on the provided CD- Step 1 ROM to start up and display the following window. Click the [Open file] button.
Save downloaded images When playback of the downloaded images using the viewer software is paused, it is possible to save the paused image as a bitmap file (extension: bmp) or a jpeg file (extension: jpg). Screenshot 1 Start operation when playing the downloaded images Step 1 using the viewer software.
Print the displayed image When playback of the downloaded images using the viewer software is paused, it is possible to print the paused image. Refer to an administrator for further information about the settings of printers. Screenshot 1 Start operation when playing the downloaded images Step 1 using the viewer software.
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Screenshot 2 The [Open file] window will be displayed. Step 2 Click the [OPEN] button after selecting the desired copied image data file (extension: h3r). Screenshot 3 The paused image (the first frame of the data file) will Step 4 be displayed.
Notification by e-mail Alarm mail notification The following mail will be sent to notify of an alarm occurrence to a registered address when an alarm occurs. In HD316A (192.168.0.250), alarm was occurred. Alarm date: xxx-xx-xxxx xx:xx:xx (Example: JAN-1-2004 12:00:00 AM) Cause of alarm: Displays an event type and a camera channel or an alarm number (Example: VMD 5CH) File name of alarm image:...
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List of characters to be replaced Item to be displayed Display style of Example entered characters Time and date when the alarm occurred %#05100000 Month, day, year (4-digit), hour, minute, second (JAN - 1 - 2004 12:00:00) Year when the alarm occurred (4-digit) %#05000000 4-digit display (2002 - 2099) Month when the alarm occurred (number)
Warning mail notification The following mail will be sent to notify of a trouble occurrence to a registered address when the trouble occurs. WJ-HD316A (192.168.0.250) STATUS REPORT. DATE: xxx-xx-xxxx xx:xx:xx JAN-1-2004 12:00:00 AM STATUS: The description of the trouble will be displayed. (Example: THERMAL ERROR) Display Description DATE...
About error mail An error mail with the following contents will be sent to a registered address when the available hard disk space of the copy area or an external recording disk (DVD-RAM disk, DVD-R disk, CD-R disk) is less than the set level, or when the disk has no available disk space.
Troubleshooting Before asking for repairs, check the symptoms with the following table. Contact your dealer if a problem cannot be solved even after checking and trying the solution or a problem is not described below, and when having a problem with installations. Reference Symptom Cause/solution...
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Reference Symptom Cause/solution pages • Depending on the traffic of the network, there The image is not being might be difficulties in displaying images. Press – refreshed. the [F5] button on the keyboard to request images. • Are the correct user name and password entered? Refer to the Cannot close the authenti- Confirm the correct user name and password.
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