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Network Disc Recorder
WJ-ND3 300 00A
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Network Disk Recorder
Operating Instructions
Model No. WJ-ND300A
Before attempting to connect or operate this product,
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CONTENTS Preface ............................................................................................................................ 3 Features ...................................................................................................................... 3 About these Operating Instructions ............................................................................. 4 System Requirements for a PC ..................................................................................
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Preface Features The Network Disk Recorders WJ-ND300A series are designed for use within a surveillance system, and perform recordings and playbacks pictures from network cameras in the system. The network disk recorder is a recording device using a hard disk drive to record camera pictures instead of using video tapes so that pictures recorded by repeated overwriting will not experience deterioration of the recorded pic- ture quality. Up to 32 cameras can be connected via a network and it is po
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About these Operating Instructions There are 3 sets of operating instructions for the WJ-ND300A as follows. • Installation Guide (book) • Operating Instructions (PDF) • Setup Instructions (PDF, these operating instructions) These "Operating Instructions" contain descriptions of how to operate this unit using a PC via a network. Refer to the "Setup Instructions (PDF)" for descriptions of how to perform the required settings to operate this unit using a PC and how to connect to other devices. (The
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Abbreviations The following abbreviations are used in these operating instructions. ® ® Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 is described as Windows 2000. ® ® ® ® Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 and Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 are described as Windows XP. Terms Used in these Operating Instructions HDD Refers to a hard disk drive (mass storage medium). The unit records camera pictures on a hard disk rather than on video tape. Recording rate (ips, I-Frame) Refers to t
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External recording mode Function for changing the programmed time schedule through an external switch connected to the unit. Event An event is a phenomenon which triggers a specific operation (event operation) in the unit. Events are divided into terminal alarm, command alarm, and site alarm. Event Action Event action refers to a specific operation performed when an event occurs. Event operations are divided into ALM (Alarm Mode), ADM (Activity Detection Mode), and are selectable. In ALM, the o
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Recording/Playback/Live Image Transmission Recording Images will be transmitted from cameras to this unit and will be recorded. Images from up to 32 cameras can be recorded on a single network disk recorder. Recorded images are compliant with the JPEG format. Image data Network camera PC HDD This unit Playback Images recorded on the hard disk drive of this unit can be transmitted to a PC and they can be played. A single net- work disk recorder can transmit images to up to 8 PCs (web browsers). I
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Restrictions when operating MPEG-4 images There are following restrictions when "MPEG-4" is selected for the image compression method on the setup menu (advanced) ("NW camera setup" under "Camera"). 1. When displaying live images q Black screen may be displayed for the first few seconds ( ) when the following operations are performed while * displaying live images. • When MPEG-4 live images are displayed (by switching camera channel, etc.) • When MPEG-4 image is enlarged (or when enlarged MPEG-4
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4. When recording images q Time and date displayed on the recording event list (actual start time of recordings) may not exactly indicate the actual time of recording trigger (event occurrence time, start time of the schedule recording, etc.), and also the recording duration may be shortened for seconds worth two times of the refresh interval set on the camera. Example: When the set recording duration and the set refresh interval of the camera are 10 seconds and 1 sec- ond respectively 10 – (1 x
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Recording Start/stop recording manually. Refer to a system administrator for the required settings for manual recording. Refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF) for descriptions of how to turn on the unit and how to display the operation win- dow. Screenshot 1 Display the [HDD] tab. Step 1 Click the [D] button of the [Recording] box. Note: Hold down the [D] button until the recording button and the recording stop button are displayed. Screenshot 2 The recording button will be displayed in the [Rec
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About the recording mode and the priority There are 5 recording modes. Each recording mode and priority is as follows. When two or more recordings with different recording modes started simultaneously, only recording with the highest priority will start. Recording Mode Description Priority Emergency When an emergency event occurs, perform recording manually using an Highest recording external switch, etc.. Post-event recording Perform recording manually at any event occurrence. 2 Manual recordi
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Playback A recorded image can be played. Playback is also available during recording. Screenshot 1 Display the [HDD] tab. Step 1 Click the [PLAY] button. → Playback of a recorded image will be performed. will be displayed in the status display area. Playback will start from the finish point (time and date) of the last playback. Notes: • When played for the first time after login, the latest recorded image will be played. Playback will start 30 seconds before the time of the latest recorded image
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Other functions for playback Pausing • Playback will be stopped when this button is clicked during playback. • Playback will be resumed when this button is clicked during pausing. Frame play/reverse • Frame play/reverse frame play is available only during paus- frame play ing. • When the [NEXT IMAGE] button is clicked, the next frame is played and paused. • When the [PREV IMAGE] button is clicked, the previous frame is played and paused. Note: When the image currently being played is in MPEG-4 f
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Skips to the latest • Skips to the latest time of the image currently playing and recorded image. plays it. Skips to the point 30 seconds before the time of the latest recorded image with the default setting. The following points are available to be skipped to. 5 s/10 s/30 s/1 min/5 min Refer to a system administrator for further information. • When the [GO TO LAST] button is clicked while displaying live images, playback of the latest recorded images from the selected camera channel will start.
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A-B Repeat Playback Recorded images between two designated points (point A: start point, point B: end point) will be played repeatedly. q Designate a start point (A) by clicking the [Start] button during playback. → The time and date of point A will be displayed next to the [Start] button. w Designate an end point (B) by clicking the [End] button during playback. → The time and date of point B will be displayed next to the [End] button. e Playback between point A and B will start and keep playin
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Playback after Selecting a Disk Images from cameras will be recorded on the built-in hard disk drive of this unit. Select a disk and play images as follows. The following disks can be selected. • HDD normal recording area/event recording area: Recording area in the built-in hard disk of this unit. Recorded images by manual recording (page 10), event recording or SD memory data will be stored in this area. • HDD copy area: Copy area in the built-in hard disk of this unit. Recorded images will be
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Screenshot 2 The selected disk will be displayed on the status display Step 3 area. Click the [HDD] tab. Screenshot 3 The [HDD] page will be displayed. Step 4 Click the [PLAY] button. → Recorded images on the selected disk will be played. will be displayed in the status display area. Note: Playback will start from the finishing point (time and date) of the last playback by clicking the [PLAY] but- ton after stopping playback. Step 5 Click the [STOP] button to stop playback. → displayed in the st
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Playback from a Designated Time and Date Start playback by designating the desired time and date of a recorded image to be played. Playback is also available during recording. Screenshot 1 Click the [GO TO DATE] button in the playback point Step 1 operation area after selecting the desired camera chan- Click the [i] button and enter the desired time and nel to display the "GO TO DATE" window. date of a recorded image to be played. • Standard CH Determine which camera channel is to be used as a s
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Search and Play Recorded Event Search for a recording event and play it (recording event search) Recording events can be searched by filtering as follows. Note: Area of the hard disk drive subject to search for recording events is different depending on the disk area. To search for recording events in the HDD normal recording area and event recording are, select "NORMAL AREA" or "EVENT AREA". To search for recorded images in the copy area, select "COPY AREA". Refer to page 16 for further inform
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TRM: Recording at a terminal alarm occurrence COM: Recording at a command alarm occurrence CAM: Site alarm PRE: Pre-event recording SD: SD memory data TEXT: When text information is attached to the record- ed image, "Added" will be displayed. When text information is not attached to the recorded image, "None" will be displayed. How to Operate Screenshot 1 Click the [Search] button in the [Search] box of the Step 1 [Control] tab. The "REC Event Search" window is dis- Select searching conditions p
