Operating Instructions Network Disk Recorder WJ-NX400K WJ-NX400K/G WJ-NX400K/GJ Model No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Network Disk Re 9 corder WJ -NX400 Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. The model number is abbreviated in some descriptions in this manual. WJ-NX400K/GJ is the same model as the Network Disk Recorder WJ-NX400K/G.
CONTENTS Configure the settings and operations relating to the system [System management]........................67 Register the licenses for the recorder and the additional camera [Registration of license]...........70 Manage the hard disk drives [HDD management]....72 How to display the "HDD management" page......72 Check the hard disk drive information [General]...73 Format the hard disk drives [Format HDD]...........73 About the removal process and the link process of hard disk drives...................
Move to preset positions.....................................171 Auto mode/AUX/Wiper........................................172 Event function.........................................................173 Action to be taken upon an event occurrence....173 Cancel the alarm action......................................174 Cancel the error action........................................174 Play recorded images..............................................175 Play image recorded at a designated date & time.........
Preface About the user manuals There are 4 manuals provided for the WJ-NX400K, WJ-NX400K/G as follows. Installation Guide: Contains procedures how to install/connect this product, and descriptions of easy configurations. Important Information (PDF): Contains preface, precautions, and major operating controls and their functions and specifications. Operating Instructions (PDF: this document): Contains descriptions of how to operate this product with a PC. Make sure to read them when installing the recorder.
Restrictions when using this product When using this product, some functions have the following restrictions. Before using this product, keep the following in mind. When displaying live images from the camera When recording images • The actual time of recording trigger (event occurrence time, start time of the schedule recording, etc.) and the recording start time (time displayed on the recording event list) may not exactly be the same.
When registering the additional camera kit license • The following functions are not available when registering the additional camera kit license. • Display of the camera image on the main and the sub monitors connected to the recorder * Camera images will be displayed on the web browser of the PC, but not on the main or sub monitor. • Fisheye correction display of fisheye cameras * Please use video monitoring software WV-ASM300 (option, as of February 2017) when you use fisheye image correction display.
Before using this product Motion detection (VMD) function The motion detection (VMD) function of cameras detects motions referring to changes of luminance (brightness) in areas set in advance. The motion detection function will not effectively work in the following situations or may sometimes be malfunctioning.
Black screen displayed when playing recorded images In the following cases, a black screen may be displayed during playing recorded images. However, this is not malfunction.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Configure the basic settings [Basic setup] The basic settings of the recorder such as date & time and recording mode, etc. can be configured on the "Basic setup" page. The "Basic setup" page provides access to the [Date/Language], [Camera] and [REC & event] pages. Note: • Refer to "Configure the minimum settings [Easy Start]" of the Installation Guide for the [Quick setup] - [Easy Start] of the setup menu.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] [Date & time adjustment] tab Set the current date & time. ■ Date & time [Date] Set the current date. Select the year, month and day from the calendar. [<>] button: Selects the previous or next year. [] button: Selects the previous or next month. [Time] Set the current time. Important: • Click the [Apply] button after setting the date & time. →The second will be set to "00".
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] [Start/End date and time] Set up the rule of the Start/End date and time of daylight saving time. It is displayed when "Auto" is selected in "Daylight saving time". Select "Designate by day of the week" or "Designate by date" as a method to assign the starting (In) and ending (Out) date and time of daylight saving time. Master: Outputs a signal from ALARM/CONTROL connector on the rear panel of the recorder and adjusts time of other equipment.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Camera setup [Camera] The "Camera" page has the [Camera registration] tab, the [Camera setup] tab and the [Advanced setup] tab. [Camera registration] tab Perform settings such as the network settings of the camera (IP address and port number), and the display position on the main monitor. When performing the initial settings, displays camera information detected/set on the "Easy Start". [Change the display position of camera] The camera numbers can be interchanged.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Detect cameras for registration [Detect cameras] Clicking the [Setup >] button of "Detect cameras" on the [Camera registration] tab will display the following window. After editing the settings, click the [OK] button to save the settings and return to the [Camera registration] tab. [Results] New: Displayed when the camera is newly connected to the recorder. Replaced: Displayed when the camera has been replaced by another one.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Change the password of camera [Management of camera user] Click the [Setup >] button of "Management of camera user" on the [Camera registration] tab to display the following screen. Note: • For user name and password, enter those of camera administrator rights according to the specifications of the camera. (Please refer to the operating instructions of the camera.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Change the registered information [Registered information] Click the [Setup >] button for "Registered information" on the [Camera registration] tab to display the following items. After editing the settings, click the [OK] button to save the settings and return to the [Camera registration] tab. Note: • Assignment example by the application of camera stream ① Recording by compression of H.264, 1-screen live display, browser display: H.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] [Table to delete] To delete registration information or remove a previously connected camera, either select the camera number and click the [Delete] button, or delete the IP address of the respective camera. [Auto model number acquisition] Click the [Execute] button to acquire the model number from the camera registered for this product and update the model number information.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] [Camera setup] tab Transmit the date & time and text displayed on an image, the refresh rate, the VMD alarm and the Light control mode etc. settings to the camera. Click the [Setup >] button for each item to open the respective setup window. Note: • The settings of some models of Panasonic cameras only can be configured. Refer to the "readme.txt" on the provided CD-ROM about the supported cameras.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set up date & time display [Date & time display] Select the date & time display position for each camera and transmit it to the cameras to change the camera settings. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Date & time display" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the following items. ■ Camera selection Select the camera to which the date & time display setting is to be sent. Mark the checkbox of the camera to which the setup information is to be transmitted.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set up OSD [Display Title] Determine whether to display the title and select the title to display for each camera, the settings will be changed after the settings have been transmitted to the camera. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Display Title" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the following items. • [Display Title] Enter a character string to be displayed on the image using the on-screen keyboard.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set up how to turn on or off the indicators [Indicator] Select how to turn on or off the link indicator, access indicator or status indicators for each camera and transmit the information to the cameras to change the camera settings. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Indicator" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the setup page. [Indicator] On: All the indicators will light in accordance with the status.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set the camera image transmission priority [Transmission priority] Select the transmission priority setting for each camera and transmit the information to the cameras to change the camera settings. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Transmission priority" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the setup page. [Control time period] Select the period of controlling H.264 bit rate to be recorded from the following.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set up the refresh interval [Refresh interval] Select the image refresh interval for each camera and transmit it to the cameras to change the camera settings. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Refresh interval" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the setup page. [Refresh interval] Select an interval to update the image display. If used in a network environment where frequent errors occur, shorten the refresh interval to reduce image distortions.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set up the method of camera installation [Upside-down] Select the method of installation for each camera and transmit the information to the cameras to change the camera settings. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Upside-down" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the setup window. [Upside-down] On (desktop): Select this when the camera is to be installed with the dome side up. Off (ceiling): Select this when the camera is to be installed with the dome side down.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set the image rotation of camera [Image rotation] Select the image rotation for each camera and transmit it to the camera to change the camera settings. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Image rotation" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the setup window. [Image rotation] • 0 °(Off): Does not rotate the image. • 90 °: Rotates the image by 90 °. • 180 °(Upside-down): Inverses the image upside-down. • 270 °: Rotates the image by 270 °.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set up pan/tilt-flip [Pan/tilt-flip] Select the pan/tilt-flip function for each camera and transmit the information to the cameras to change the camera settings. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Pan/tilt-flip" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the setup page. [Pan/tilt-flip] Select whether or not to activate the pan/tilt-flip function that can achieve camera controllability equal to 360° endless cameras. On: The pan/tilt-flip function will work.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set up Super Dynamic [Super Dynamic (Wide dynamic range)] Select the Super Dynamic function for each camera and transmit the information to the cameras to change the camera settings. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Super Dynamic (Wide dynamic range)" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the setup page. [Super Dynamic (Wide dynamic range)] Select "On" or "Off" to determine whether or not to activate the super dynamic function.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set the adaptive black stretch function of the camera [Adaptive black stretch] Determine whether to enable the adaptive black stretch function for each camera. The settings will be changed after the settings have been transmitted to the camera. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Adaptive black stretch" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the setup window.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set the back light compensation function of the camera [Back light compensation (BLC)] Determine whether to enable the back light compensation function for each camera. The settings will be changed after the settings have been transmitted to the camera. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Back light compensation (BLC)" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the setup window.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set up Light control mode [Light control mode] Select how to control the amount of light for each camera and transmit the information to the cameras to change the camera settings. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Light control mode" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the setup page.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set the automatic slow shutter of the camera [Auto slow shutter (Maximum shutter)] Select the auto slow shutter setting for each camera and transmit the information to the cameras to change the camera settings. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Auto slow shutter (Maximum shutter)" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the setup page. Note: • When "Max. 16/30s" is selected, the electronic sensitivity will automatically be enhanced up to 16 times.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set the black and white switchover of the camera [Day & Night (IR/electrical)] Select the day and night setting for each camera and transmit the information to the cameras to change the camera settings. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Day & Night (IR/electrical)" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the setup window. ■ Camera Selection Select the camera to which the setting of the "Day & Night (IR/electrical)" is to be sent.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set the intelligent auto of camera [Intelligent auto] Select the intelligent auto for each camera and transmit it to the camera to change the camera settings. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "Intelligent auto" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the setup window. [Intelligent auto] Set whether or not to turn on the intelligent auto function.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set up VMD alarm [VMD alarm] Select the VMD function for each camera and transmit the information to the cameras to change the camera settings. Clicking the [Setup >] button for "VMD alarm" on the [Camera setup] tab will display the setup page. [VMD alarm] Select whether or not to use the VMD (VMD: Video Motion Detection) alarm function when a change (movement) is detected in the image.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] [Advanced setup] tab Set the connection method of the camera. Clicking the [Setup >] button of "Connection method" under the [Advanced setup] tab displays the setup screen. ■ Connection method [Connection method] Set the connection method for each camera. RTP: Connects with the RTP. RTSP: Connects with the RTSP. It is used for local camera connection and others. Internet mode: Connects in the Internet mode. It is used to connect remote cameras or for other connection.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set up recording/events [REC & event] The "REC & event" page has 3 tabs; the [Recording setup] tab, the [Event setup] tab and the [Advanced setup] tab. Recording setup tab [Recording setup] Configure the settings relating to schedule recording. Set the day(s), time table(s), frame rate and image quality for recording. [Schedule recording] Mark the checkbox (es) if you want to carry out the schedule recording based on the set time bar.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Important: • For a camera whose compression method is [MJPEG], "10 ips / 15 ips / 30 ips" cannot be selected. • If a camera whose compression method is [MJPEG] is included, [MJPEG] camera is set to "5 ips" even if "10 ips / 15 ips / 30 ips" is set by slider bar of frame rate setting. You can confirm the current setting value with [Advanced setup >] in Recording setup (All cameras).
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] [Display the schedule list.] Display each time table from Schedule 1 to Schedule 16 and settings of the schedule recording, event recording, etc. The schedule list will be displayed when clicking [View] button. Manual: Recording will continue while receiving an alarm input signal. Recording will be performed for at least 8 seconds. Ext.: Alarm output will continue until the alarm action is reset.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set up recording for individual cameras [Advanced recording setup] Set up items such as the image capture size, frame rate and image quality for individual cameras. Clicking the [Advanced >] button on the [Recording setup (All cameras)] tab will open the advanced setup page. Note: • When configured to perform recording in high resolution and high quality, recording may sometimes not be performed at the specified rate.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] [Emergency] Set the frame rate of the emergency recording. 1 ips/ 3 ips/ 5 ips/ 10 ips/ 15 ips/ 25 ips/ 30 ips/ (Same as the basic) Default: Same as the basic [Referenced recording days] (☞ Page 36) [Back] button Click the button after completing the settings. The screen returns to the [Recording setup] tab.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Configure event-related settings [Event setup] tab Configure event-related settings such as the alarm output duration and buzzer duration. Note: • If the time set for "Output duration" or "Buzzer duration" is longer than that set for "Auto reset time", the time set for "Auto reset time" will be applied. [Message display] Select whether or not to display a message on a PC connected to a network when an alarm occurs. On: Display a message. Off: Does not display a message.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] [Event type] Displayed when "On" or "On(ACK/RESET)" is selected for "Main monitor action". A event type to be linked is selected. [Display] Displayed when "On" or "On(ACK/RESET)" is selected for "Main monitor action". It selects the display in which the main monitor action to be displayed. Ctrl screen: Displays in the Ctrl screen. Wide view: Displays in the Wide view.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set up terminal alarm [Advanced terminal alarm setup] Configure the settings relating to the recording triggered by an alarm signal supplied to the ALARM/CONTROL connector of the recorder from an external alarm device such as a door sensor. Configure the necessary settings for each alarm input terminal of the ALARM/CONTROL connector on the rear panel of the recorder.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set up camera site alarm [Advanced camera site alarm setup] Set up the action to be taken when a Panasonic alarm protocol received from a camera triggers camera site alarm. Refer to the "Set up terminal alarm [Advanced terminal alarm setup]" section (☞ Page 42) for further information about the items available for "Advanced camera site alarm setup"; "Mode" and "Alarm log", and also "Recording camera", "Preset" and "Terminal output" under "Setup by camera".
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Configure the advanced settings for recording and events [Advanced setup] Configure the special settings related to recording on this tab. Set up the recording mode, alarm disarm duration and Panasonic alarm port number (the port number for incoming site alarm). [Recording time of emergency recording] Select a recording duration for the emergency recording.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Important: • When the recording starting time set on the schedule has arrived without communication between the camera and the recorder, the SD memory backup will not be executed. • Do not set the SD memory backup function to the same camera from multiple network disk recorders. • The recording time of the acquired SD memory data will be time of the camera.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] [Sub-stream recording] Set the sub-stream recording*. The following screen of the special day will be displayed when the [Setup >] button is clicked. [Sub-stream recording] Set On/Off of the sub-stream recording*. On: Uses the sub-stream recording. Off: Does not use the sub-stream recording. Default: Off [Month] [Day] Select a date that you want to set as a special day. [Day] Select a day whose schedule you want to use.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Configure the settings relating to monitors [Monitor] The settings relating to the display of the main monitor or sub-monitor connected to the recorder are configured on the setup menu - the "Advanced setup" - the "Monitor" page. The settings relating to image switching such as multiscreen display and sequence display of live images are also configured on this page. The "Monitor" page has 3 tabs; the [Main monitor] tab, the [Sub monitor] tab and the [Advanced setup] tab.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Note: • Some cameras may take time to display images and the screen may be switched before images are displayed if the duration is short. In that case, set a longer time for the switching interval. ■ Other setup [Auto-hide the status display panel and the operation panel in wide view] Mark the checkbox to display or hide the status display panel and the operation panel in wide view in association with whether the mouse cursor is displayed or hidden.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Configure the settings relating to sub monitors [Sub monitor] Set up the sub monitor by selecting the camera images to display, the image display duration, etc. [Keep aspect ratio] Select whether to change the aspect ratio of the displayed area if the aspect ratio of the image is different from the displayed area.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] [Secret view] Secret view is a function that causes the camera image displayed on a 1-screen or the selected camera image on a multiscreen on the main monitor to be displayed as a black screen on the sub monitor. Determine whether or not to use secret view. On: Enables the secret view function. Off: Disables the secret view function. Default: Off Note: • When using the sub monitor, 64-screen in wide view is not available on the main monitor.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Configure the settings relating to network [Network] The settings relating to the network of the recorder are configured on the setup menu - the "Advanced setup" menu - the "Network" page. The "Network" page has [Basic], [e-Mail], [Panasonic alarm protocol] and [NTP/SNMP] tabs. Configure the basic network settings [Basic] The basic settings relating to the network can be configured on this tab. Note: • Enter the address octets and port numbers right-aligned.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] When using the "Viewnetcam.com" service [Primary server address] [Secondary server address] When the DNS is used, select the IP addresses for the primary and secondary DNS server. Enter in the same way as the IP address. Default: 0.0.0.0 [Domain name] Enter the domain name of the recorder. The first character of the domain name should be an alphabetical character. Enter 3 to 63 alphanumeric characters including hyphens (-) and periods (.).
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Procedure to register information for the "Viewnetcam.com" service ■ Other setup Click the [Advanced >] button to set bandwidth control, HTTP port number, and FTP port number. The setup menu (advanced) will be displayed. Step 1 Access the URL displayed on "Your account link" from the PC connected to the Internet. →→ The registration window for "Viewnetcam.com" will be displayed. Step 2 Register the information for "Viewnetcam.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] [FTP port number] Designate the FTP port number of the recorder. It is unnecessary to change it for normal use. 1 - 65535 Default: 21 [Port forwarding] Set whether to enable the port forwarding or not. On: Sets the port forwarding. Off: Does not set the port forwarding. [Port setup] Set the port number of each camera between 1 to 65535 if the port forwarding is set. Default: Cam.1 60001 ~ Cam.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Configure the settings relating to the mail notification [e-Mail] The settings of alarm mail notice, the settings of error report mail (☞ Page 196) and the settings to use the mail functions can be configured on this tab. [Authentic method - Password] Enter the password to be required together with the user name for the authentication. Enter up to 32 alphanumeric characters excluding "&" listed in the description of "Note".
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Configure the Panasonic alarm protocol settings [Panasonic alarm protocol] The settings to notify the PC of the event and error information when an event or an error occurs can be configured on this tab. To display the event and error information, it is necessary that the software (option) is installed on the recipient PC. Refer to the "readme.txt" on the provided CD-ROM for details on the software. [Port number(to PC)] Enter the port number of the recipient PCs.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Configure the settings relating to NTP/SNMP synchronization [NTP/SNMP] The settings to synchronize the system clock with the NTP (Network Time Protocol) and SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) server can be configured on this tab. Important: • It is possible to run the recorder as an NTP server to be referred by the cameras. In this case, set the port number of the camera to "123".
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Configure the settings relating to the user management [User management] The settings such as user authentication On/Off, administrator registration and operation levels can be configured on the setup menu - the "Advanced setup" menu - the "User management" page. The "User management" page has [Basic], [User registration], [Administrator setup] and [Host registration] tabs.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] ■ User level settings Set up the operations allowed at each user level (Administrator/Manager/Operator/Viewer) by marking the respective checkboxes. To stop a user from operating certain functions, do not check the respective function. The setting for the administrator cannot be changed. The system can also be set up to allow only live operation (image switching) after logout. * Administrators and managers can perform all operations.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set up the user level for individual cameras Select the cameras allowed for operation by each user level (operator/viewer/logged out) by marking the respective checkboxes. Remove the check mark from any cameras not to be displayed. The setting for the administrator/manager cannot be changed. [Back] button Click the button after completing the settings. The screen returns to the [Basic] tab.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] [Level] Display the operation level of a user. Operable functions can be set on the [Basic] tab (☞ Page 58). Manager/ Operator/ Viewer * Administrator and manager both have the same level, but the administrator has the higher priority. Default: Operator [Default screen] Select a startup screen to be displayed after login. Cam.1/ ... / Cam.64/ 4Screen-(1)/ ... / 4Screen-(16)/ 9Screen-(1)/ ... / 9Screen-(7)/ 16Screen-(1)/ ...
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Edit the administrator information [Administrator setup] The administrator information relating to the password and default screen, etc. can be registered on this tab. [Administrator name] Enter the administrator name using the on-screen keyboard (☞ Installation Guide Page 8). The administrator name must be between 1-32 characters including the half-width alphanumeric and the symbol.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Register, edit or delete host [Host registration] Register, edit or delete the host information of the PC which can access to the recorder via the Internet. ■ Register new host Register the host information that uses the recorder such as the host IP address and the operation level. Up to 32 hosts can be registered. [Host IP address] Enter the IP address. • Enter the IP address in half width digits from 0 to 255.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Configure the settings relating to maintenance [Maintenance] The version of the recorder and disk information is displayed, and the settings relating to hard disk drives can be configured on the setup menu - the "Advanced setup" menu - the "Maintenance" page. It is also possible to initialize the setup data of the setup pages, check the system logs and register the license on this page.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Confirm the hard disk drive information [HDD information] Capacity of the hard disk drive and the running time of this product or the extension unit (EXT1 ~ EXT5), time range of the recorded images, etc. will be displayed. Screen in Single mode (The display contents in RAID5/RAID6 mode are also similar) Screen in Mirroring mode [Recorded time range] Displays the time range of the images recorded on the hard disk drives.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] [Set password for HDD viewer] Set whether you will assign a password to the HDD mounted on the recorder. Setting it to "On" allows you to set a password to the HDD when removing HDD. When you use a HDD with a password set in HDD viewer, you need to enter the password. On: Sets a password for the HDD. Off: Does not set a password for the HDD. Default: Off Important: • Removing the HDD without the removal process of the HDD (☞ Page 74), the password is not set in the HDD.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Configure the settings and operations relating to the system [System management] The settings relating to the actions at an error occurrence and auto data deletion from hard disk drives can be configured on this tab. It is also possible to display the logs on this page. In addition, general maintenance, such as license registration, setting initialization and firmware upgrade, can be performed on this tab.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] ■ Logs The following logs can be checked. • Access log: Logs of accessing the recorder • Operation log: Logs of operating the recorder • Network log: Logs of network errors, etc. POWER ON (MAINTENANCE): The recorder has been rebooted by the operation of the setting menu. RESET HIGHEST TEMPERATURE: The highest temperature information has been cleared. About the network log The network error logs (occurrence date & time and error details) will be displayed in list form.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Note: • Depending on the firmware to be updated, it may take up to 30 minutes for upgrading, leaving the start screen displayed. • Usage time varies depending on the capacity of the USB medium or the recording content. Retry again later if you fail in operation. • Do not operate the recorder with multiple USB medium connected. • Use the USB medium formatted in exFAT, FAT (FAT 16) or FAT 32. • USB medium recognized by this recorder can be formatted by the recorder.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Register the licenses for the recorder and the additional camera [Registration of license] The licenses to operate the recorder and to add cameras are registered. The license for 64 cameras are included when purchasing the recorder. Cameras can be added to 96 or 128 units by adding the license. To register the options, the "Registration Key" that can be obtained from the Key Management System is required.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Execute functions for special maintenance and service [Other] All logs can be saved on the USB medium (external storage device) or the date and time of the camera can be synchronized with this product. Important: • Since this setting will change the settings of all cameras, please take an extra caution in case that the settings of each camera are customized individually.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Manage the hard disk drives [HDD management] The operations relating to the hard disk drives such as checking the capacity of each recording area and formatting the drives can be performed on the "HDD management" page of the setup menu - the "Advanced setup" menu. Important: • All other operations such as recording and playback will stop when the "HDD management" page is displayed.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Check the hard disk drive information [General] The capacities, operation time and statuses of the hard disk drives of this product or extension unit (EXT1 ~ EXT5) are displayed. Screen in Single mode (The display contents in RAID5/RAID6 mode are also similar) Screen in Mirroring mode Refer to the setup menu - the "Advanced setup" menu - the "Maintenance" page - the [HDD information] tab for further information about the items displayed on the [HDD information] tab.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] About the removal process and the link process of hard disk drives When replacing hard disk drives, it is necessary to perform the removal process/ the link process. Remove the HDD [Remove HDD] Step 1 Step 2 Click [Execute >] on the [Remove HDD]. →→ The HDD removing screen will be displayed. Check the HDDs to remove, and click the [Start] button. The HDDs can be removed when "OK" is displayed in the "Results" field. Click the [Back] button.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] About the change of the HDD operational mode About the HDD operational mode Single mode: Mirroring mode: RAID5 mode: RAID6 mode: Images and audio from the cameras will be recorded on each HDD in order. The same images and audio from the cameras will be recorded on 2 HDDs like HDD1 and HDD2, HDD3 and HDD4. When one of the 2 HDDs is replaced with a new one, it is possible to copy data (Mirroring recovery) on the other HDD to the replaced HDD.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Set the recording group [Recording group setup] You can set two groups of recording period (unlimited, 1 to 184 days) and assign each camera to either one. Also, you can set a HDD used for recording of each group. Note: • If either "Group1" or "Group2" are set other than "Unlimited" for the recording group, the recording group is displayed on each screen of the HDD management and of the HDD information of the Maintenance page.
[Setup via recorder's main monitor] Configure the settings relating to the extra functions [Extra function] Set the security settings on the extra function page of [Advanced setup] on the setup menu. Refer to the Operating Instructions of the Secure Communication Kit for the detailed setting methods and operations of the secure communication function. ■ Security between this product and PC Connect the recorder and the PC with the HTTPS.
Lists of the setting items (Setup menu) Quick setup (Easy Start) Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) Date & time adjustment Available range Default 2016/1/1 0:00 - 2037/12/31 23:59 20nn/mm/1 0:00 ("nn" and "mm" are calculated base on the serial number of the recorder.
Menu/Tab Language Camera Camera registration Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) Available range Language Japanese/ English/ Français/ English (Web Español/ Deutsch/ Italiano/ browser: English) Русский/ Português/ ไทย/ 中 文 (Web browser: Japanese/ English/ Français/ Español/ Deutsch/ Italiano/ Russian/ Português/ Thai/ Chinese) ◎ Model (Indication only) (Indication only) Address (Indication only) (Indication only) Compression (Indication only) (Indication only) Error i
Menu/Tab Camera setup Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) Transmission Setting items (Smart priority coding (GOP control)) Smart coding (GOP control) Camera selection Checked/Not checked 0.2 s, 0.
Menu/Tab REC & event Recording setup Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) Available range Default Schedule1 Mon, Tue, ...
Menu/Tab Recording setup Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) Days to record (Mon, Schedule2 ~ Tue, ..., Sun) Schedule16 Advanced Event Event setup recording recording duration Pre-event duration Schedule Time table1to record Schedule bar Advanced recording setup Available range Default Remarks Time table1, Time table2, Off Time table1 ◎ 30 s 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s, 30 s, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, Manual, Ext.
Menu/Tab Recording setup Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) Advanced Rate recording setup Quality ◎ Off Schedule Schedule1 Same as the basic ◎ Same as the basic ◎ (Calculated result will be displayed.) 2s ◎ 2s ◎ Ext. ◎ Message display Schedule1, Schedule2, ..., Schedule16 1 ips, 3 ips, 5 ips, 10 ips, 15 ips, 25 ips, 30 ips, Same as the basic 1 ips, 3 ips, 5 ips, 10 ips, 15 ips, 25 ips, 30 ips, Same as the basic (Calculated result will be displayed.
Menu/Tab Event setup Advanced setup Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) Advanced Mode command alarm setup Alarm log Available range Default Remarks Off, Recording only, Recording & alarm action Save, Not save Recording & alarm action Save Off, Cam.1, ..., Cam.64 (Up to Cam.
Advanced setup Menu/Tab Monitor Main monitor Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) Available range Default Camera title Display Off, On On Position Keep aspect ratio L-Upper, L-Lower, R-Upper, R-Upper R-Lower (Text will be entered.) CAM1, ..., CAM64 (Up to Cam.
Menu/Tab Main monitor Sub monitor Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) Other setup Stretch images to fit the areas in control screen display Fix the HDMI output to the following video mode Fix the HDMI output to the following video mode Camera title Display Available range Default Checked/Not checked Not checked ◎ Checked/Not checked Not checked ◎ 4K, 1080p 4K ◎ Off, On On 1-screen live sequence Keep aspect ratio 1-screen live sequence, 4-screen live sequence, 9-scree
Menu/Tab Basic e-Mail Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) DNS Setup Domain name (Text will be entered.) localdomain DDNS Setup DDNS Off, Viewnetcam.com Off Other setup Network setup [Maintenance port] IP address (IP address) 192.168.2.250 Subnet mask (IP address) 255.255.255.0 HTTP port number (Port No.) 80 FTP port number (Port No.
Menu/Tab Basic User registration Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) User level Camera operation settings Register new user Available range Default Checked/Not checked Manager: (Checked, Fixed) Operator: (Checked, Fixed) Viewer: (Checked, Fixed) Logged out: Checked Manager: (Checked, Fixed) Operator: Checked Viewer: Not checked Logged out: (Not checked, Fixed) Manager: (Checked, Fixed) Operator: Checked Viewer: Checked Logged out: (Not checked, Fixed) Manager: (Checked, Fixed)
Menu/Tab Administrator setup Host registration Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) Edit Administrator name administrator Password information Password (Retype) Level Default screen* Register new host Host IP address Level Default screen* Maintenance System information Software version Default (Text will be entered.) (Text will be entered.) (Text will be entered.) Administrator Cam.1, ... , Cam.64, 4Screen-(1), ... , 4Screen-(16), 9Screen-(1), ... , 9Screen-(7), 16Screen-(1), .
Menu/Tab HDD information System management Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) Set password for HDD viewer Available range Default Off, On Off Password (Text will be entered.) (Blank) Retype password (Text will be entered.) (Blank) Remarks ◎ ◎ ◎ Save HDD viewer (to USB medium) (None) (None) Download HDD viewer (None) (None) ★ System setup Error output duration Error buzzer duration Safe shutdown time 0 s, 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s, 30 s, 1 min, Ext.
Menu/Tab System management HDD management General Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) Functions for Synchronize the maintenance camera's settings with this unit Acquire the SD backup data from camera Reboot this product HDD information Format HDD Available range Default Remarks (None) (None) ◎ (None) (None) ◎ (None) (None) Boot this product in Single mode, Mirroring mode, the board RAID5, RAID6 replacement mode. Clear the maximum (None) temperature record information.
Menu/Tab General Setting item (including those of the "Advanced setup" menu) Change the HDD information operation (Capacity) mode of HDD HDD information (Operation)*1 HDD information (Status) HDD information (Recording group) HDD information (Results) Operation mode of HDD Recording Group1 group setup Available range Default (Indication only) (Indication only) ◎ (Indication only) (Indication only) ◎ (Indication only) (Indication only) ◎ (Indication only) (Indication only) ◎ (Indication only)
About the error logs and the network logs Error logs This section describes the display contents on the status display panel of the main monitor, the logs of error occurrence (error logs) and their details. The display contents of each error logs are common between the main monitor and the web browser. • "x" indicates the extension unit number. • "y" indicates the HDD (hard disk drive) number. • "f" indicates the cooling fan number. • "cc" indicates the camera number.
Output from connector Display of the status display panel Error log Front LCD Display Hour meter warning: MAIN-y Hour meter warning: EXTx-y Hour meter warning: MAIN-y Hour meter warning: EXTx-y ＭＡＩＮ－ｙ ＥＲＲ ＨＤＤ ＨＯＵＲ ＭＥＴＥＲ HDD skip* – HDD skip: MAIN-y HDD skip: EXTx-y HDD skip: EXTx – – HDD write error – Write error: MAIN-y Write error: EXTx-y – – HDD read error – Read error: MAIN-y Read error: EXTx-y – – Alteration detection Altered: Cam.cc Altered: Cam.
Description Display of the status display panel Error log Front LCD Display Output from connector Failed to resolve an address of Panasonic alarm protocol from DNS – Address error: PANASONIC ALARM – Network error No response from a notified address of Panasonic alarm protocol – No response: PANASONIC ALARM – Network error Undefined error of Panasonic alarm protocol – Other error: PANASONIC ALARM – Network error Remove auto links (per unit) HDD removed: MAIN HDD removed: EXTx HDD logica
Description Parameter initialization error Display of the status display panel – Error log Front LCD Display Invalid unit: MAIN Invalid unit: EXTx ＭＡＩＮ ＥＲＲ ＩＮＩＴＩＡＬ ＥＲＲ Output from connector – ＥＸＴｘ ＥＲＲ ＩＮＩＴＩＡＬ ＥＲＲ Reboot (No extension unit connection detected) – System reboot(EXT) – – Mirroring Format error Format error: MAIN-y,y Format error: EXTx-y,y Format error: MAIN-y,y Format error: EXTx-y,y ＭＡＩＮ－ｙ，ｙ ＥＲＲ ＦＯＲＭＡＴ ＦＡＩＬ HDD error / Recording error output RAID1 1down: MAIN-y,y RAID1 1down:
Output from connector Description Display of the status display panel Error log Front LCD Display Camera SD Write end failure Backup error: Cam.cc [SD]End error: Cam.cc ＣＡＭＥＲＡｃｃ ＳＤ ＣＡＲＤ ＥＲＲＯＲ Camera error Camera SD List failure Backup error: Cam.cc [SD]Get list error: Cam.cc ＣＡＭＥＲＡｃｃ ＳＤ ＣＡＲＤ ＥＲＲＯＲ Camera error Camera SD Image acquisition failure Backup error: Cam.cc [SD]Get image error: Cam.cc ＣＡＭＥＲＡｃｃ ＳＤ ＣＡＲＤ ＥＲＲＯＲ Camera error Camera SD Image delete failure Backup error: Cam.
About the network log This section describes the details on the network logs and their details. The network logs are displayed by selecting the "Maintenance" page - [System management] tab - [Network log] on the setup menu. Contents to be displayed are the same as when using the web browser.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Operation window The recorder can be operated using the provided mouse connected to the mouse connection port on the recorder. When operating the recorder using a web browser, refer to "Network" (☞ Page 155). Main monitor (A monitor to display the live image, the playback image and the setup menu) The main monitor is used to switch between the control screen and the wide view. Ctrl screen This screen will be displayed after startup.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Wide view display This view offers a large image display area, especially suited for monitoring live images. However, operations are restricted. ① ② ③ ① Image display area Displays images from the camera. (☞ Page 107) ② Status display panel Displays the statuses of the recorder. Also displays alarm/error status and remedies. (☞ Page 102) When clicking alarm button or error button, this panel may be displayed overlapped on the operation panel.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Image display area The number of images that can be displayed on the multiscreen differs for the control screen and the wide view screen. Note: • It is possible to select whether to display or hide the wide view multi-screen selection button. Refer to the "Set up the main monitor" section (☞ Page 47) for further information. • "64 Screen" will become available only when one or more cameras are not selected at the "Cam. select" under "Sub monitor".
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] About the status display panel Normal operation ② ③ In case of alarm/error (When the associated buttons are displayed) ① ② ④ ⑤ ③ ⑥ ⑦ ① Status display area Recorder status indications and their details are shown in the table below. In the event that the recorder enters several statuses at the same time, these are displayed in their order of priority. If both statuses have the same priority, the one that occurred last will be displayed.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] ⑤ Alarm reset button Cancels the alarm action. If the recording time of emergency recording is set to "Ext.", the emergency recording will be stopped. Clickable only in the alarm state and emergency recording state. ⑥ Error log display button The error (trouble) logs are displayed on the operation panel of the control screen. Up to 1000 error logs are saved. When more than 1000 logs are filed, the older logs will be overwritten by the newer logs.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Sub monitor (monitor for display of live images only) Important: • Configuration and operation of the recorder from the sub monitor is not possible. Live images from the specified cameras can be displayed on 1-screen or 4-screen/9-screen/16-screen/32-screen on the sub monitor. When several cameras are selected on 1-screen or 4-screen/9-screen/16-screen, camera images will be switched sequentially at the selected switching interval (sequence display).
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Basic operations To operate, use the mouse connected to the recorder to move the mouse cursor displayed on the main monitor and left-click the buttons or tabs displayed on the screen. (Hereinafter, "Left-click..." will be described as "Click..." in this document.) In lines where the [▲]/[▼] buttons are displayed, the value on which the cursor is placed can be changed by turning the mouse wheel.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Login operation at startup When "Off" is selected for "Auto login" (☞ Page 58), the recorder will start up in the logged-out state after completing the system check. When the operation window is displayed on the main monitor, enter a user name and password as follows: Step 1 Click the [Login] button on the operation screen. →→ The "Login" window will be displayed. Step 2 Enter a user name and password.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Monitor live images When the recorder started up, live images from cameras will be displayed according to the configured settings. Live images from cameras are displayed via the recorder. Image data Network cameras Main monitor (HDMI) Recorder Sub monitor (BNC) Sub monitor (HDMI) It is possible to display live images on a 1-screen or on a multiscreen.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Multiscreen buttons The 1-screen/4-screen/9-screen/16-screen buttons are displayed. Note: • When the camera number tab "1-64" is pressed, the camera number panel will not display camera titles, and will only display camera numbers as shown below. Digital zoom buttons When displaying images on a 1-screen or 4-screen, the images can be enlarged/reduced. (☞ Page 115) Mute button Each click of this button toggles between mute and mute cancel of the camera audio.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Wide view operation panel Camera number panel Multiscreen buttons Camera number switch button Camera number panel Camera number [CAM]: (Character color) White: Camera is registered. Gray: Camera is not registered. (Background color) Aqua: I mage display area is displaying images Blue: C amera is registered and image display area is not displaying images. Gray: Recording is not possible or camera is not registered.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Change the camera display position on the screen The default camera display positions are as follows: 1-screen (16:9) 4-screen (16:9) 1 1 1 16-screen (16:9) 1 1 5 5 5 9 9 9 13 13 13 2 2 6 6 6 10 10 10 14 14 14 3 3 7 7 7 11 11 11 15 15 15 6-screen (4:3) 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 24-screen (4:3) 4 4 8 8 8 12 12 12 16 16 16 1 1 1 7 7 7 13 13 13 19 19 19 2 2 2 8 8 8 14 14 14 20 20 20 1-screen (4:3) 3 3 3 9 9 9 15 15 15
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Note: • When a camera is assigned to a screen segment to which another camera is already assigned, the image of the camera originally assigned to that position will disappear. • The assigned camera position is retained even if the recorder is rebooted (note however that initializing the settings will also reset the camera positions to the defaults). • The audio of the camera assigned to the top left position will be output.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Switch between control screen and wide view screen Camera images will be displayed on a full screen. [Wide view] button of the control screen [Ctrl screen] button of the wide view screen Step 1 Click the [Wide view] button (☞ Page 99) on the operation window. →→ Images from the camera will be displayed on a full screen. The 1-screen is displayed by default. Step 2 To return from the full screen to the control screen, click the [Ctrl screen] button.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] 1-screen display Live images from cameras can be displayed on a 1-screen. Displaying images on a control screen If a camera that you want to display is not on the camera number panel, select it on the camera number tab and move to Step 2. Step 1 When displaying in a multi-screen, click the 1-screen button of the "Multiscreen select". →→ The image will be displayed on a 1-screen.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Display images from cameras on a multiscreen Live images from cameras can be displayed on a multiscreen. Displaying images on a control screen Step 1 Click one of the [Multiscreen select] buttons. →→ Live images from cameras will be displayed on a multi-screen. Displaying images on a control screen • 4-Screen button Displays images on the 4-screen including the selected camera.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Use digital zoom Images on the 1-screen or 4-screen of the control screen, or the 1-screen in wide view can be digitally zoomed. It is also possible to move the zoomed area within the displayed image. Displaying images on a control screen Note: • Digital zoom is not available on the 9-screen/16-screen. • To use this function on the 4-screen, do so after first selecting the desired camera image. To select a camera, click the camera number panel or the camera image.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Correct the fisheye image The Fisheye image can be corrected and displayed while the fisheye image is displayed on the 1-screen in the image display area of the control screen. Note: • The fisheye correction display is not available in wide view and on the 4-screen, 9-screen and 16-screen. The fisheye correction display button is not displayed.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Operate the camera When displaying live images from a camera with the panning/tilting function on a 1-screen or 4-screen, the following camera operations are available. Note: • It may be impossible to operate the camera or some functions may be inoperable depending on the model of the camera. • Operations are performed from the operation window.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] [Position] Registers the current orientation of the camera as a preset position. Moves the camera to a previously registered preset position. [Back] button Closes the "Camera control [Advanced]" and returns to the camera control panel. Note: • Controlling the cameras is not possible on the wide view screen and on the 9-Screen/16-screen.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Panning/Tilting Adjusts the horizontal/vertical position of the camera. Step 1 When displaying the images on a 4-screen, select the desired cameras. Note: • To enable operations in the displayed camera image from the recorder, check "Enable camera control with mouse" on the camera control panel. Step 2 Click the [Control] button. Click the desired point to be located at the center of the angular field of view.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Move to home position Move the camera to a previously registered home position. The home position needs to be registered in advance. (☞ Page 124) Step 1 When displaying the images on a 4-screen, select the desired cameras. Step 2 Click the [Call] button to move to the home position. Focus adjustment Adjusts the focal point. The auto focus function is available. Step 1 Step 3 When displaying the images on a 4-screen, select the desired cameras.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Auto mode Activates the auto mode function of the camera. Step 1 Step 4 When displaying the images on a 4-screen, select the desired cameras. Step 2 Click the [Start] button to start the selected auto mode function. Click the [Stop] button to turn off the auto mode function. Click the [Detail] button. →→ The "Camera control [Advanced]" panel will be displayed.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Register camera preset positions Register the current camera position as a preset position. The preset positions can be registered only when using a camera supporting the preset position function. Step 1 Step 4 When displaying the images on a 4-screen, select the desired cameras. Click the [▲]/[▼] button in the [Position] box to select a preset number. Select a preset number (1 - 256) to be registered. Step 2 Step 5 Click the [Detail] button.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] AUX operation Sets the device connected to the AUX terminal of the camera to the open/closed state. Step 1 Step 4 When displaying the images on a 4-screen, select the desired cameras. Step 2 Click the [Detail] button. →→ The "Camera control [Advanced]" panel will be displayed. (☞ Page 117) Click the [Open]/[Close] button after selecting the AUX terminal number. When [Open] button is clicked, the AUX terminal of the camera becomes open.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Register home position The home position is set with the camera positioned at an already registered preset position. Step 1 Step 4 Register the camera preset positions on the "Camera control [Advanced]" panel. (☞ Page 122) Step 2 Click the [Setup] button. →→ The camera setup window will be displayed. (☞ Page 118) Click the [Regist] button.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Set up mask areas Set up mask areas of the camera. For further information about this function, refer to the operating instructions of the camera in use. Step 1 Step 5 When displaying the images on a 4-screen, select the desired cameras. Click the [End] button. →→ The mask area setting will be completed and the grid will disappear. Step 2 Step 6 Display the "Camera control [Advanced]" panel (☞ Page 117), and click the [Setup] button.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Step 4 Step 5 Zooming can be adjusted by clicking the [–] button, the [×1] button or the [+] button. Focusing can be adjusted by clicking the [Near] button, the [Reset] button or the [Far] button. Click the [Back] button. →→ The screen will return to the camera setting page. Initial position setup Tilting degree adjustment, vertical angle adjustment, horizontal adjustment of image clipping position can be performed.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Event function The recorder will take an event action when any of the following events occur. • Terminal alarm: An event when an alarm input signal is supplied from an external device such as a door sensor to the alarm input terminal on the rear of the recorder. • Camera site alarm: An event when an alarm (camera terminal alarm, etc.) is detected by a camera. • Command alarm: An alarm when receiving an alarm from a PC, etc. via a network.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Event action Mode*1 Description A B C Alarm action Send a mail that notifies of an event occurrence An e-mail notifying of the event and its date & time (alarm mail) will be sent to registered e-mail addresses (up to 4). (☞ Page 37, 55) ● × × Provide an alarm notification to a PC according to the Panasonic alarm protocol setting When an event occurs, a notification will be sent to a PC in accordance with the settings made under [Panasonic alarm protocol].
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Cancel the alarm action The recorder will take an alarm action according to the settings configured in advance when an event occurs in the alarm mode (ALM). Information of the occurred alarm will be displayed on the status display panel of the main monitor. (☞ Page 102) To reset the alarm action, click the [Alarm] button on the status display panel, and click the alarm [Reset] button. When an item other than "Ext.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Record images Live images can be recorded on the recorder. The image of up to 128 cameras can be recorded in the recorder. Network cameras Image data HDD Recorder Record images (Schedule recording) Recording can be automatically started and stopped according to a previously specified schedule. Refer to page 35 for schedule recording. Note: • When event recording is triggered by an alarm during the schedule recording, event recording has the higher priority.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Emergency recording The recording is manually done using a switch connected to the "Emergency recording input" terminal of the "ALARM/CONTROL connector" on the back side of the recorder when the emergency occurs. For example, you can install a switch into the reception of the store and press the switch for the emergency recording when a suspicious person appears. Important: • The emergency recording records all images of all the connected cameras.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Play recorded images Display the images recorded on the recorder’s hard disk on the main monitor. Playback operation can be made while recording. Playback of images can be controlled from the operation display area or the wide view. Refer to page 137 and following pages for playback operation. Image data Main monitor HDD Recorder Note: • Images can be played on 1-screen and 4-screen in the control screen.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] 【Sub monitor display and re-encoding transmission enabled】 Display 1-screen 3-screen/4-screen FHD(1920×1080) HD(1280×720) (Not applicable) 50 ips or higher QXGA(2048×1536) (Not applicable) 25 ips or higher WQHD(2560×1440) ~ 9M(2992×2992) (Not applicable) 10 ips or higher 10 ips or higher 3 ips or higher (H.264/H.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Playback operation panel In playback mode, operation buttons are displayed on the playback operation panel. In addition to the operation buttons, the playback operation panel displays the playback status.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Function Next image/Previous image button Example Operation When the next image button is clicked during pausing, the next frame is played and paused. When the previous image button is clicked during a pause, the previous frame is played and paused. Note: • When playing H.264/H.265 images, some frames of recorded images will not be displayed. Reverse frame-by-frame playback will be performed with the refresh interval setting of the camera.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] About captured images The images captured by clicking the image capture button and saved on a USB medium will not be displayed with this recorder. To display those images on a PC monitor, the data format and destination to save are as follows: File format for recorded images: JPEG (DPOF-compatible) Destination to save: USB medium DCIM\100_PANA\ P1000001.jpg P1000002.jpg, ... * The folder will be created from 100_PANA to 999_PANA.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Play images from a designated point It is possible to start playback from a designated date & time or the latest recorded image. Play image recorded at a designated date & time Start playback by designating the date & time of a recorded image on the date & time operation panel. Date & time operation panel (normal display) Playback button Calendar Step 1 Step 4 Click the [▲]/[▼] button in the [Playback] box to set the date & time to be played.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Play the latest recorded image When this button is clicked, playback of the latest recorded images will start. The starting point is around 10 seconds before the date & time of the latest recorded images. Date & time operation panel (normal display) Operation panel (Wide view display) Step 1 Click the [Go to last] button. →→ Playback of the latest recorded images will start. The date & time operation panel will change to playback display (☞ Page 139).
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Playback by designating a timeline When playback starts, the date & time operation panel will change to playback display. This section explains how to use the timeline display to designate a playback date & time by operating the playback slider.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] • The time-saving playback only functions when the image is played back at the actual size on 1-screen ~ 4-screen. It does not function while fisheye correction is displayed. • When the time-saving playback functions in the fast playback mode, is displayed. During this time, no audio is output. • When an image is played with a recorded time close to the current time, fast playback is not available.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Search and play Search a desired recorded image and play it. There are the following 3 searching methods.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Note: • Playback can also be stopped and live images can also be displayed by the following operations: • Clicking the [x] button on the date & time operation panel (playback display) • Clicking the [Live] button on the date & time operation panel (playback display) • Changing the playback medium Step 4 To stop playback and return to live images, click the stop button on the playback operation panel.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Step 6 Step 7 Click a thumbnail that you want to play and then click the playback button on the playback operation panel. →→ Starts playback from the date and time of the selected thumbnail. To stop playback and return to live images, click the stop button on the playback operation panel. →→ Playback will stop, and live images will be displayed.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Note: • Playback can also be stopped and live images can also be displayed by the following operations: • Clicking the [×] button on the date & time operation panel (playback display) • Clicking the [Live] button on the date & time operation panel (playback display) • Changing the playback medium Step 4 Click the [Search] button. →→ This will run a VMD search within the designated search range and display a list of results as follows.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Set up VMD areas, etc. [Filtering] Assign the search area, setup the motion detection area in the image and masking period. Step 1 Click [Search] button on the playback operation panel and click [VMD] tab. (☞ Page 143) Step 2 Select a camera that you want to search on the camera number panel. Step 3 Click the [Filtering] button. →→ The filtering panel will be displayed.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Copy recorded images Copy the recorded image on the recorder to an external storage device (external HDD, USB memory stick, NAS). Refer to page 205 for the details of copying with the NAS (NAS backup function). Personal information may be included in copied images. Take an extra caution to handle and manage the medium used for copying to prevent from information leakage. It is impossible to copy recorded images when the recorder is in the following statuses.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Note: • The copy panel cannot be displayed in the web browser when it has already been opened by another user. When copying is already underway, the copying window will be displayed. • When the license of NAS backup function has been registered and the NAS setup has been completed on the recorder, the copy destination of the copy panel becomes the pulldown display and USB or NAS can be selected. Note: • Images recorded in H.264 or H.265 can be copied in MP4 format.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] • Due to characteristics of the file system, the copying time becomes longer as the number of recording data copied to the external storage device at one time increases. To copy a massive number of files, keep the number of files to handle at one time less than 10000. And every time the copy is finished, it is recommended to disconnect the memory device and connect it again. • The progress of the copy is calculated based on the size displayed as "Data size".
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Format USB medium USB medium recognizable by the recorder can be formatted by the recorder. Important: • Formatting will delete all data and setup information stored on an SD memory card. Image data once deleted cannot be restored. • The file systems recognizable by the recorder are exFAT, FAT (FAT 16) and FAT 32. • This recorder can format in FAT (FAT 16), FAT 32 and exFAT according to the capacity of the USB medium.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Play back copied images with this recorder Display recording images copied to the external storage device (copy data) on the list, select among them and playback. It is possible to search for copied data using filters. Important: • The n3r (video)/n3a (audio) file or MP4 file copied to the external storage device can be played back. • For the data copied to the NAS, it is not possible to display the list or playback by this function.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Step 5 Select the line with the desired date & time, and click the playback button on the playback operation panel. →→ Playback will start from the date & time selected. If the multiscreen was displayed, it will change to the 1-screen. Note: • Playback can also be started by double-clicking the desired date & time line. • If the selected copied data is password protected, the password entry screen will be displayed.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] List of operation items The following "Top items" mainly shows operation and "Middle items", "Bottom items" and "Details" mainly show each operation menu of the main monitor and the browser. ○, △ and × indicate operable, partially limited, inoperable respectively.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Top items Middle items Camera operation Camera setup Alarm action Recording Search/ Playback Action to be taken upon an event occurrence Stop buzzer only.
[Operation via recorder's main monitor] Top items Middle items Search/ Playback Search and play Copy/ Download Copy Format USB medium Download data (to PC) Download viewer (to PC) Main body Browser − ○ ○ − ○ ○ ○ × − × ○ − ○ ○ − ○ ○ − ○ × ○ ○ Bottom items Details Play image recorded at a designated date & time Play the latest recorded image Playback by designating a timeline Remarks − * The timeline is not displayed on the browser.
[Setup Network] Configure the network settings The recorder can be operated using a mouse or from a web browser on a PC (excluding certain functions and settings). On the following pages, operation from a web browser, setting up the PC and related matters will be described. When operating the recorder using a web browser, it is necessary in advance to configure the network settings of the recorder and a PC. When the network settings of the PC are as follows, it is unnecessary to configure the settings.
[Setup Network] Step 2 Step 4 Click "View network status and tasks". Click [Properties] →→ The "Network and Sharing Center" window will be displayed. Step 3 Click "Local Area Connection". →→ The "Local Area Connection Properties" window will be displayed. Step 5 Click "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)", and then [Properties]. →→ The "Local Area Connection Status" window will be displayed. →→ The "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties" window will be displayed.
[Setup Network] Step 6 Select [Use the following IP address] and set "IP address" and "Subnet mask" as follows: • IP address: 192.168.0.9 • Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Depending on the network configuration, it is necessary to configure "Default gateway". Contact the system administrator for further information about the settings. Step 7 Click the [OK] button and close the window.
[Setup Network] Network security of the recorder The security function of the recorder ① Access restriction by the user authentication It is possible to restrict users to access the recorder by selecting "On" for "User authentication". (☞ Page 58) ② Access restriction by changing the HTTP port number By changing the HTTP port number, it is possible to prevent illegal access such as a port scanning, etc.
[Setup Network] [Connection example] Firewall Router Router IP address: 192.168.1.1 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Network IP address: 192.168.0.1 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Switching hub IP address: 192.168.1.100 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Default gateway: 192.168.1.1 PC Recorder IP address: 192.168.0.250 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Default gateway: 192.168.0.
[Operation via PC web browser] Display the operation window Boot the PC and operate the recorder using a web browser. • When any ActiveX control for a Panasonic recorder other than this product is already installed, uninstall "WebVideo ActiveX" from "Uninstall a program" and then install ActiveX control for this product. (☞ Page 188) • When the installation wizard is displayed each time displaying other page even though installation of ActiveX control for this product has been completed, reboot the PC.
[Operation via PC web browser] About the operation window Top Page Status display area Current time display area Image display area Download operation area [CAM] tab [HDD] tab [Control] tab Displays operations such as searching for and copying recorded images, search results and log information. It can also be used to switch camera images between display of live images on a multiscreen, wide screen, etc. [Cam. select] tab Can be used for camera operations such as switching camera images.
[Operation via PC web browser] Control panel The following operation panels will be displayed when the [Control] tab is clicked. List display area • [Copy data] button Select [USB] for "Disk/Medium" to display this button. Displays the copy data search window. [Multiscreen] box Images recorded using up to 4 cameras can be played simultaneously on a multi-screen. Each click of the button switches to the next 4 screens in the sequence: camera 1 to 4→camera 5 to 8→camera 9 to 12→camera 13 to 16.
[Operation via PC web browser] List display area Total: Displays the total number of listed data. No.: The number will be displayed in the order of occurrence. Date & List: Date & time when an event or trouble occurred will be displayed. Log: Details of the occurred event are displayed. The following are the maximum number of logs that can be saved. When the number of logs exceeds the limit, the older logs will be overwritten by the newer logs. In this case, the oldest log is the first to be overwritten.
[Operation via PC web browser] Setup panel The following setup panel will be displayed when the [Setup] tab is clicked. The settings such as the date & time display of the recorder can be configured. Refer to the "Setup via recorder's main monitor" section starting from page 9 for setup items and their further information. Refer to page 194 for basic operations. [Date/Language] button Displays the "Date/Language" page. Perform settings such as date & time and daylight saving time.
[Operation via PC web browser] Status display area Live/playback status display area Other status display area Recording indicator Live/playback status display area The status of an image (live image/recorded image) will be displayed. The following information will be displayed: : Indicates that live images are being displayed. : Indicates that playback images are being displayed. : Indicates that reverse playback images are being displayed. : Indicates that fast playback images are being displayed.
[Operation via PC web browser] Download operation area [Start]/[End] setup [Start]/[End] setup Specify the time range for downloading images and audio by setting a start and end time. This operation is available only during playback on a 1-screen. (☞ Page 184) [Viewer] button Download the viewer software for playing the downloaded images and audio. [Download] button Downloads recorded images and audio at the designated date & time.
[Operation via PC web browser] [Preset Position] box • [Regist] button Register the current camera position as a preset position. Select a preset position number (1 - 256) by clicking the [▼] button after moving the camera to a position to be registered as a preset position, and then click the [Regist] button. It is impossible to register the position as "Home". • [Call] button Moves the camera to the preset position registered in advance.
[Operation via PC web browser] Monitor live images Live images will be displayed in the web browser window. It is possible to display live images on a 1-screen or a 4-screen (multiscreen) and to expand the image display area across the full screen. Display images on a 1-screen To display live images on a 1-screen, take the following procedures. Step 1 Click the [Cam. select] tab. (☞ Page 161) →→ A list of the registered cameras will be displayed in the [Camera selection] box.
[Operation via PC web browser] Display images in wide view Display live images across the full screen. When working on a 1-screen, click the [Wide view] button (the operation panel will disappear). To return the wide view image to the original size, right-click on the image and select [Ctrl screen] from the displayed menu. Note: • To enlarge the displayed live images, also right-click on the live images and select [Wide view] from the displayed menu.
[Operation via PC web browser] Operate the camera When displaying live images from a camera with the panning/tilting function, the following camera controls are available. It may be impossible to operate the camera or some functions may be inoperable depending on the model of the camera. • • • • • Panning/Tilting: Adjusts the horizontal/vertical position of the camera. Zoom: Zoom in/out the displayed image. Focus: Adjust the focal point. Brightness: Adjusts the lens iris of the camera.
[Operation via PC web browser] Focus adjustment Adjusts the focal point. The auto focus function is available. Focusing can be adjusted by clicking the [Near] button or the [Far] button. The auto focus function can be performed by clicking the [Auto] button. Iris (brightness) adjustment Adjusts the lens iris of the camera. The brightness (lens iris) can be adjusted by clicking the [–] (darker) button or the [+] (brighter) button.
[Operation via PC web browser] Auto mode/AUX/Wiper Select and activate the auto mode function/AUX function/wiper function of the camera. Auto mode function Wiper function Wiper/Washer of WV-SUD638 can be operated. Step 1 Select "Auto mode" for the operation mode. Click [▼] button and select an auto mode that you want to operate. Auto track: The camera will automatically track an object moving on the screen.
[Operation via PC web browser] Event function The recorder will take an event action when any of the following events occur. Terminal alarm: An event when an alarm input signal is supplied from an external device such as a door sensor to the alarm input terminal on the rear of the recorder. Camera site alarm: An event when an alarm (camera terminal alarm, etc.) is detected by a camera. Command alarm: An alarm when receiving an alarm from a PC, etc. via a network.
[Operation via PC web browser] Cancel the alarm action To cancel the alarm action manually, click the [ALM] button in the status display area. →→ The alarm action will be canceled. The event recording will stop and return to the operational status just before the event occurred. Cancel the error action When an error (trouble) occurred on the recorder, the recorder will take the error action (a series of actions that notifies of the error occurrence).
[Operation via PC web browser] Play recorded images Display camera images recorded on the recorder’s hard disk. There are 2 ways to play recorded images as follows. Play image recorded at a designated date & time. Search and play recorded images. Playback operation can be made while recording. Step 1 Click the [HDD] tab on the top page of the operation window. →→ The [HDD] tab will be displayed. Step 2 Click the [Play] button. →→ Playback of a recorded image will be performed.
[Operation via PC web browser] About playback operation The following operations are available during playback: Function [Play]/[Rev play] button Example / Operation • Plays recorded images. • Plays back recorded images in reverse. * Playback and reverse playback may not work when the [Play] or [Rev play] button is clicked while recording images at a lower frame rate. [Stop] button • Playback will stop and live images will be displayed when this button is clicked during playback.
[Operation via PC web browser] Play image recorded at a designated date & time Start playback by designating the desired date & time of a recorded image. Playback operation can be made while recording. Step 1 Click the [Cam. select] tab on the top page of the operation window, and select a camera for playback from the camera selection box. (☞ Page 163) Step 2 Click the [HDD] tab. (☞ Page 161) Step 3 Click the [▼] button and determine the date & time of the desired images.
[Operation via PC web browser] Search and play recording events (REC event search) Search the recording event list for a recording event and play it back. Important: • To use recording event search, "HDD" must be selected for [Disk/Medium]. It is also possible to filter recording events using the search filters.
[Operation via PC web browser] Step 3 Click the [OK] button. →→ "FILTERING" appears in the status display area, and the filtered result will be displayed in the list display area. [Date] Start time of recording will be displayed. [Cam] The camera which recorded the images will be displayed. [Evt] Event type will be displayed. (☞ Page 178) [HDD] The hard disk drive number in which the corresponding recorded images are stored will be displayed.
[Operation via PC web browser] Motion detection search and playback (VMD search) Search for recorded images from images recorded triggered by the VMD function of cameras by designating a time range. Click a date & time on the result list to play corresponding recorded images. Important: • To perform the VMD search, it is necessary to configure the settings of the connected cameras that support the motion detection function in advance. Refer to the "readme.
[Operation via PC web browser] Step 5 Click the date & time of the desired recording event. →→ Playback of recorded images of the selected recording event will start. (About playback operation (☞ Page 176)) Note: • Up to 100 logs are saved in the list. When more than 100 logs are filed in the search result, "> 100" will be indicated. • Recorded images will be played on a 1-screen. To play on a multi-screen, click the [Multiscreen] button after starting playback.
[Operation via PC web browser] Copy recorded images Copy the recorded image on the recorder to an external storage device (external HDD, USB memory stick, NAS). Refer to page 146 for further information about the copy function. Refer to page 188 for information on how to play copied images. Refer to page 205 for the details of copying with the NAS (NAS backup function). Step 3 Specify the detailed conditions of recorded images to be copied. Specify the information to be set as conditions.
[Operation via PC web browser] [Password] To copy with password protection, mark the corresponding checkbox and enter a password. (5 to 8 alphanumeric characters) The password will be required to play back the copied data. [Data size] When the [Measurement] button is clicked, size of the data to be copied will be displayed. [Free] The remaining capacity of the destination medium (external storage device) will be displayed. Step 4 When the [OK] button is clicked, the confirmation window will be displayed.
[Operation via PC web browser] Download recorded images currently being played Designate the start point and the end point of recorded images currently being played and download images to a PC. If the original format is selected for the file format of the data to be downloaded, the recorded images will be downloaded as an image data file (filename.n3r) and an audio data file (filename.n3a). If MP4 format is selected, the recorded images will be downloaded as an MP4 file (filename.mp4).
[Operation via PC web browser] Step 6 Operate it following the instructions on the web browser. →→ Recorded images and audio will be downloaded as an image data file (filename.n3r) and an audio data file (filename.n3a) respectively, or as an MP4 file (filename.mp4). Note: • Copying (☞ Page 146) and downloading in MP4 format are available for up to 2 users at the same time. • When "Original (n3r/n3a)" and "With audio" is selected, the "Download" window will be displayed again after the download is complete.
[Operation via PC web browser] Check a list of copied recorded images Display a list of data (recorded images) copied on the external storage device and confirm them. It is possible to search for copied data using filters. Available filters are "Date & time range" and "Camera". Step 1 Insert the external storage device on which the recording data is copied. Step 2 Click the [Control] tab on the top page (☞ Page 161) of the operation window.
[Operation via PC web browser] [Next page (>)] button Displays the next page. [Date] Start time of recording will be displayed. [Cam] The camera number of the recorded data will be displayed. [Evt] Event type will be displayed. (☞ Page 178) [Format] Displays a file format. Important: • Do not remove the external storage device during playback of copied data on the external storage device. Otherwise the data stored on the SD memory card or the external storage device could be lost.
[Operation via PC web browser] Play back the copied/downloaded images on a PC The original file or MP4 file is copied to the destination when the playback image is copied or downloaded. It is possible to play, save and print the copied/downloaded data files using the dedicated viewer software. The MP4 file can be played on the general playback software. To play recorded images copied on the media device The executable file of the viewer software (NX_Viewer.
[Operation via PC web browser] Install the viewer software When the older version of the viewer software is installed on a PC, uninstall it before installing the newer version. Step 1 Double-click the downloaded file (wvasetupnx.exe). →→ The installer launches. Follow the instructions of the installation wizard. Note: • If agreed to the displayed license agreement, select "I accept the terms in the license agreement". Step 2 Click the [Install] button. →→ The Installation will start.
[Viewer software] How to use the viewer software Select "NX_Viewer" from the start menu ("All programs" – "Panasonic" – "Network Disk Recorder" – "NX_Viewer") or double-click the NX_Viewer icon on the desktop. For images copied on the external storage device, double-click the execution file (NX_Viewer.exe) to launch (refer to page 188 for the destination of the execution file). Note: • The license agreement window will be displayed when you first launch the viewer.
[Viewer software] Select recorded images currently being played Step 1 Click the [ ] button. →→ The "Open" window will be displayed. Note: • When you run the executable file copied to the external storage device, the file open window will be automatically displayed. Step 2 Select the image data file (filename.n3r, filename. mp4), and click the [Open] button. →→ The information on the file selected in the list display area will be displayed.
[Viewer software] The playback position can be changed with the slider bar. When the slider bar is moved, the image will be paused. Restart the playback with the [Play] button. Change the playback time and date Play image recorded at a designated date & time Selecting a date from the calendar, assigning time and a recording channel and clicking the [Search and play] button will start to play the image of the assigned date and time. The filtered date is displayed with a red circle on the calendar.
[Viewer software] Adjust the volume When the audio data is available, a button to adjust the audio will be displayed. Adjusts the volume. Clicking the button can switch the volume in three levels. Toggles Audio playback/Silent. If the audio is controlled or adjusted by another application, the audio may not be played correctly on the viewer software. To play the audio correctly, adjust the audio only with the viewer software.
[Setup on browser] Setup Basic operations Step 1 Click the [Setup] tab. Step 3 Click the button for the desired submenu. Step 4 Configure each setting item. Click the [Set] button after completing the settings. →→ The settings will be applied. When moving to another page without clicking the [Set] button, the configured settings will be canceled. Important: • If the settings are applied, other login users will be forcibly logged out.
[Setup on browser] Set the web browser [Web browser] Set the settings related to the display of the web browser such as a group title of the camera. Click the [Monitor] button on the setup menu and then click the [Web browser] tab. [Grouping] Assign the camera to each group (G1 ~ G8). Group display of camera tree [Group display] Set whether to use the group display or not. On: Uses the group display. Off: Does not use the group display.
Notification by e-mail Alarm mail The camera/PC port address are indicated in an alarm mail as follows. Contents of the alarm mail (example) In NWDR (192.168.0.250), alarm was occurred. Occurrence date and time: xxxx-xx-xx xx:xx:xx GMT+xx:xx (Example. 2016-11-18 12:00:00 GMT+9:00) Alarm descriptions: Alarm descriptions, camera channel or alarm number will be described. (Example: SITE ALARM 5ch) URL: http://192.168.0.
Indication Description Status RAID1 1down: RAID5 1down: RAID5 2down: RAID6 1down: RAID6 2down: RAID6 3down: Mirroring recovery failure: RAID5 Recovery failure: RAID6 Recovery failure: Copy media FULL: Number of data on the copy medium exceeded: Starting mirroring recovery: MAIN-y,y RAID1 1 DOWN EXTx-y,y RAID1 1 DOWN MAIN RAID5 1 DOWN EXTx RAID5 1 DOWN MAIN RAID5 2 DOWN EXTx RAID5 2 DOWN MAIN RAID6 1 DOWN EXTx RAID6 1 DOWN MAIN RAID6 2 DOWN EXTx RAID6 2 DOWN MAIN RAID6 3 DOWN EXTx RAID6 3 DOWN MAIN-y,y M
Addendum In combination with the network microphone This section provides an explanation of how to use the network microphone with NX400 in connection with the fisheye network camera (hereinafter referred to as "fisheye camera"). Supported software version The functions of the network microphone described in this section are available when the software version is V1.10 or later.
Register the network microphone Step 1 Register the network microphone and the fisheye camera with the recorder. The network microphone can be registered via Network in the same manner as the Panasonic cameras. Note: • Registration of a network microphone occupies one camera registration field in the setup window. • When a network microphone is detected, its ID (last 4 digits of the MAC address) will be displayed in "Results".
Adjust the sensitivity of the network microphone Step 1 Click the [Setup >] button of "Microphone sensitivity" in the [Camera setup] tab. [Back] button Click the button after completing the settings. The screen returns to the [Camera setup] tab. Step 2 Set the "Microphone sensitivity", mark the "Select" checkbox, and then click the [Transmission] button. →→ The setting will be applied to the selected microphones, and transmission result will be displayed in "Results".
Hear audio from the main monitor The audio will be output when a fisheye camera connected with a network microphone is selected in the main monitor. Non-directional audio will be output in the default state. Important: • The audio of the network microphone cannot be heard on a web browser. • The audio cannot be heard by selecting a camera number with which a network microphone is registered. • When the network microphone is used in the multicast transmission, the audio of the live image will not be output.
Step 2 Click the [Mic setup] button. →→ The "Microphone setup" panel will be displayed. [Mic Directionality] The sound directionality can be set up. Off: No directionality On: Directionality set over a specified sound collecting position The sound collecting position will be displayed on the camera image with icon. To change the sound collecting position, click on the image at any place where you wish to hear a sound.
Hear audio from PC The copied/downloaded data files can be played using the dedicated viewer software. When the audio from the network microphone is recorded to the audio data (filename.n3a), audibility around the specified location can be improved with the mouse operation on the image. • The audibility can be adjusted with the "Voice clear" setting. OFF: Not adjustable Low: Low effect High: High effect • The audio noise reduction function will always be enabled if "Noise Reduction" is marked.
Concurrent user license function This section explains how to use the concurrent user license function in the recorder. Supported software version The function is available when the software version is V2.1 or later. About the concurrent user license function Refer to the operating instructions of i-PRO Management Software WV-ASM300 for the concurrent user license function.
NAS backup function This section provides an explanation of how to use the NAS backup function with NX400 (hereinafter referred to as recorders). Professional knowledge and experience with the NAS are required for the operation of the NAS backup function. Supported software version The functions of the NAS backup described in this section is available when the software version is V2.0 or later.
About license registration Register the license of the NAS backup function to use it. To register the options, the "Registration Key" that can be obtained from the Key Management System is required. Refer to the "Activation Key Card" attached to the recorder for how to obtain the registration key. Enter the following number for the Activation Key No. and the registration ID. Activation Key No.
[Connection test] Click the [Execute >] button, the system starts the connection test and displays [Results/Free]. [Schedule setup of the NAS backup] Click the [Setup >] button to set cameras to be backed up, a file format and a schedule. (⇒Refer to "Configure the schedule settings") [Current backup status] Displays the storage destination connection status. Normal (Storage-1), Normal (Storage-2) : Backup is available. Error (No remaining capacity) : No remaining capacity on storage destinations.
Configure the schedule settings Set the target camera and the time zone for which to perform the backup. Click the [OK] button at the end to complete the schedule settings. [Camera] Check cameras to be backed up. [File format] Select a file format used for saving. Original (n3r/n3a)/MP4 [Time (indication) required for backup one day’s data] Displays the indication time. When you click the [Refresh] button, the approximate current time will be re-displayed.
Back up manually Data can be backed up to the NAS manually by selecting the NAS as the copy destination of the copy panel. Important: • When backing up manually, up to 6 million pieces of data can be backed up to the NAS separately from the scheduled backup. [Operation via recorder's main monitor] Click the [Copy] button on the operation panel of the main monitor. →→ The copy panel will be displayed.
[Operation via PC web browser] Click the [Control] tab on the top page (☞ Page 161) of the operation window, then click the [Copy] button of the copy box. →→ The copy panel will be displayed. Select [NAS (Storage-1)] or [NAS (Storage-2)] as the copy destination of the copy panel and click the [OK] button, then click the [OK] button when the confirmation window is displayed. →→ The data copy window will close. Copying will start and the "COPY" icon will be displayed in the status display area.
Failover function This section provides an explanation of how to use the failover function with NX400 (hereinafter referred to as recorders). The failover function requires operation by the system administrator. Supported software version The function of the Failover described in this section is available when the software version is V2.0 or later.
• The slave recorder can not perform recording, playback, camera operation and camera setting etc during failover operation. Camera settings that were already set are deleted. • Operation will not be switched while HDD management screen is displayed. • It may take time until a communication error with the master recorder is detected and failover is executed.
[Failover setup] Select the operational settings. On (monitoring): Master recorders are monitored to switch recording of the recorder if an error occurs. Off (not monitoring): The failover function is not used. Default: Off (not monitoring) [Registered information] Click the [Setup >] button to set the master recorders. (⇒Refer to "Configure the settings of the monitoring target recorder") [Update] button Acquires the state of the master recorders and updates the display.
[Address] Enter the IP address of the recorder. [User name] Enter the user name of the recorder. [Password] Enter the password of the recorder. [Table to delete] Select a recorder No. and click the [Delete] button to delete the recorder information. Display in the failover mode During operation as the slave recorder, it can not perform recording, playback, camera operation and camera setting etc.
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 in the table or a problem is not described below. Symptom Recording cannot be performed. Cannot play back images. Audio is not output from the camera. Or audio is accompanied by noise. Cannot control the cameras. The message "Please insert a medium." is displayed even after an external storage device is inserted.
Symptom Cannot access from the web browser. Cause/solution • Is the Ethernet cable firmly connected to the 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 1000BASE-T port on the rear side? Confirm the cable is firmly connected. Reference Installation Guide • Is the connection indicator of the network port lit on the rear side? When it is not lit, connection to a LAN is not estabInstallation lished or a network is not working correctly. Guide Confirm that the connection indicator of the network port is lit.
Symptom An error message is displayed when trying to launch the viewer software by dragging and dropping multiple files onto it. When displaying images on a multiscreen of the browser, images from two cameras or more are displayed in sequence on a screen of multiscreen. The external storage device is not recognized. Cause/solution • Decrease the number of the selected files or select files after launching the viewer software. • This may occur due to the display adapter and driver combination.
Symptom Cause/solution Reference When opening the web browser of the camera from the setup menu of the web browser, H.264 images or H.265 images are not displayed. • The port forwarding function of this recorder is available only in HTTP traffic and therefore, images are not displayed. To display images, access the address of the camera directly in the web browser. 54 The live image or the playback image turns to the black screen on the web browser. • The PC memory may be insufficient.
Message displayed on the information bar Depending on the operation system in use, the following may occur. Follow the instructions below when the following occurred. By performing the following solutions, other applications may not be affected. The "Information Bar" expressed in the following symptom and solutions will be displayed just below the address bar only when there is information to communicate.
Glossary ActiveX Control A software module developed by Microsoft. It is used to add functions, downloaded from a web server via the Internet or intranet, to Internet Explorer. The recorder uses it to display video. Bit rate Indicates how many bits of data can be processed or transmitted in a unit of time. Generally, the units are in bps, or bits per second. Used to indicate the compression rate of video and audio data, and how much data a communications line can send and receive in 1 second.
movement, but the available recording time becomes shorter. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) A protocol that is commonly used for transferring files over the Internet. Full duplex Communications method that allows simultaneous sending and receiving by transmitting in both directions using an independent sending line and receiving line. Global (IP) address IP address assigned to each device connected to the Internet that is equivalent to an address on the Internet.
RAID6 Even if 2 HDDs become faulty, recorded images can be recovered using the remaining HDDs since RAID6 has 2 parity data (error correction code data). 4 or more HDDs are required. POP 3 A protocol for receiving e-mail stored on a server on the Internet or an Intranet. POP 3 Server A server that supports POP3, currently the most widely used mail sending protocol. Resolution (Image capture size) Resolution refers to the degree of fineness and quality of the camera pictures recorded by this product.
VMD (Motion detection) search The function that automatically detects motion in images. In this product, it is possible to search for date & time of motion detection in recorded images. SMTP server A server that supports SMTP, currently the most widely used mail transfer protocol. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A protocol for monitoring and managing networked communications devices, such as routers, PCs, cameras and Network Disk Recorders via a network.
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