Panasonic WJ-ND200/G User manual

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.

HDD Viewer

Operating Instructions

Model Nos. WJ-ND200, WJ-ND200/G

WJ-ND200K, WJ-ND200K/G

Limitation of Liability

Disclaimer of Warranty

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REPLACEMENT OR REASONABLE MAINTENANCE OF THE PRODUCT, FOR THE CASES, INCLUDING BUT

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TOGENIC SUBJECT, DUE TO VIOLATION OF PRIVACY WITH THE RESULT OF THAT SURVEILLANCE-

CAMERA’S PICTURE, INCLUDING SAVED DATA, FOR SOME REASON, BECOMES PUBLIC OR IS USED

FOR THE PURPOSE OTHER THAN SURVEILLANCE.

Features

The HDD viewer (Hard Disk Drive Viewer) is the software that can play recorded images and audio on the remov-

able hard disk drive of a network disk recorder (such as a one removed from the WJ-ND200 and connected to a

PC).

By using this software, playback of recorded images searched using the search filters (such as the time and date fil-

ter), saving and printing of the paused playback image are also available.

When the removable hard disk drive is needed to be checked, the removable hard disk drive can be checked using

this software.

Notes:

• Refer to the installation guide or the operating instructions (PDF) for how to remove the hard disk drive from the

WJ-ND200.

• Contact your dealer for further information about availability of the optional connection unit and specification of a

locally procured interface cable.

About copyright and license

This software can be distributed and used only if you agree to the copyright and license agreement of this software.

Distributing, copying, disassembling, reverse compiling, reverse engineering, and also exporting in violation of export

laws of the software provided with this product are expressly prohibited.

MPEG-4 Visual patent portfolio license

This product is licensed under the MPEG-4 Visual patent portfolio license for the personal and non-commercial use

of a consumer for (i) encoding video in compliance with the MPEG-4 Visual Standard ("MPEG-4 Video") and/or (ii)

decoding MPEG-4 Video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and non-commercial activity

and/or was obtained from a video provider licensed by MPEG LA to provide MPEG-4 Video. No license is granted or

shall be implied for any other use. Additional information including that relating to promotional, internal and commer-

cial uses and licensing may be obtained from MPEG LA, LLC. See http://www.mpegla.com.

PC in which this software is installed

Removed hard disk drive

Remove the removable hard disk drive.

Connect the removed hard

disk drive with the PC.

A locally procured interface cable

(USB-SATA cable) or an optional

connection unit (recommended)

Network disk

recorder

Trademarks and registered trademarks

•Adobe and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United

States and/or other countries.

•Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista Internet Explorer, and ActiveX are either registered trademarks or trade-

marks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

•Other names of companies and products contained in these operating instructions may be trademarks or regis-

tered trademarks of their respective owners.

•Intel and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries

and are used under license.

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in these operating instructions.

Microsoft®Windows Vista®is described as Windows Vista.

Microsoft®Windows®XP Professional SP2 and Microsoft®Windows®XP Home Edition SP2 are described as

Windows XP.

System requirements for a PC

It is recommended to operate this software using a PC that meets the following system requirements. If using a PC

that does not meet the following system requirements, it may cause problems such as slow imaging or this software

becomes inoperable.

OS Microsoft®Windows Vista®32-bit

Microsoft®Windows®XP Professional SP2

Microsoft®Windows®XP Home Edition SP2

OS Language English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese

CPU Pentium®4 3.0 GHz or faster

Memory 1 GB or more (512 MB or more for Windows XP)

Monitor 1 024 x 768 pixels or more, 24-bit True color or better

Audio Sound card (when using the audio function)

Interface USB port (USB 2.0 compliant)

Required hard disk drive space 200 MB or more

Other CD-ROM drive: It is necessary to read the operating instructions and use

the software on the provided CD-ROM.

Adobe®Reader®: It is necessary to read the operating instructions on the pro-

vided CD-ROM.

Notes:

•This software must be installed or started by the administrator. Otherwise, any problems will not be covered by

the warranty.

•In these operating instructions, the settings are performed on Windows XP as examples.

CONTENTS

Limitation of Liability .................................................................................................................. 2

Disclaimer of Warranty .............................................................................................................. 2

Features .................................................................................................................................... 3

About copyright and license ................................................................................................... 3

Trademarks and registered trademarks ................................................................................. 4

Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................... 4

System requirements for a PC ............................................................................................... 4

Installing This Software ............................................................................................................. 6

Uninstalling This Software ......................................................................................................... 7

Connect the Removed Hard Disk Drive with the PC ................................................................. 8

Start the Software ...................................................................................................................... 9

About the Operation Window .....................................................................................................10

Operations Flow ......................................................................................................................... 11

Search and Play Recording Event ............................................................................................. 15

About filtering .......................................................................................................................... 15

About displaying the recording event list window ................................................................... 15

How to operate ....................................................................................................................... 16

Save the Displayed Paused Playback Image ............................................................................ 18

Print the Displayed Paused Playback Image ............................................................................. 19

Check the Removal Hard Disk Drive ......................................................................................... 20

Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................... 21

Installing This Software

Install this software as follows.

Step 1

Insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on the PC.

Step 2

Double click "hdvsetup.exe" in the "HDD Viewer" or "HDD Viewer for ND200" folder.

The confirmation window will be displayed.

Step 3

Click the "OK" button and follow the installation wizard to install this software.

The "HDD Viewer" folder will be created (C:\Program Files\Panasonic\WJ-ND200\HDD Viewer) and the necessary

files will be copied in it.

When installation is complete, the application will be added to "Programs" in "Start" and the shortcut will be created

on the desktop.

Important:

Do not edit, remove, or move the directory path of the files above. Otherwise, this software may not function

properly.

Note:

When re-installing this software is needed, the existing software must be uninstalled first.

Uninstalling This Software

If required, uninstall this software as follows.

Step 1

Open "Add or Remove Programs" in "Control Panel".

The "Add or Remove Programs" window will be displayed.

Step 2

Select "HDD Viewer" and click the "Remove" button.

Step 3

Follow the uninstall wizard.

Connect the Removed Hard Disk Drive with the PC

Connect the removed hard disk with the PC in which this software is installed as follows.

Step 1

Remove the removal hard disk drive from the WJ-ND200.

Note:

Refer to the installation guide or the operating instructions (PDF) of the WJ-ND200 for how to remove the remov-

able hard disk drive.

Step 2

Connect the removed hard disk drive and the PC in which this software is installed using a locally procured interface

cable or the optional connection unit.

Note:

Contact your dealer for further information about availability of the optional connection unit and specification of

compatible interface cables (local procurement) to be used to connect the removable hard disk drive and the PC.

Step 3

Check if the connected hard disk drive is displayed in "My Computer".

Important:

The connected hard disk drive will be displayed as "Local Disk (*:)".

("*" varies depending on the system configuration of the PC.)

Do not perform the following operations on this local drive.

Otherwise, this hard disk drive may become inoperable on both the WJ-ND200 and the viewer software.

•Deletion of folders and files

•Move of directories of folders and files

•Edit of folders and files (contents, attributes, etc.)

•Defragmentation

•Formatting

Start the Software

Start the software as follows.

Screenshot 1

Start operation just after the PC is started up. Step 1

Select "HDD Viewer" from the "Start" menu ("Start" - "All

Programs" - "Panasonic" - "WJ-ND200" - "HDD Viewer")

or double click the shortcut icon of "HDD Viewer" on the

desktop.

→The software will start up.

Important:

the software.

Screenshot 2

The operation window will be displayed. Step 2

Click the [HDD select] button, and then select the

removal hard disk drive connected with the PC dis-

played as "Local Disk (*:)" under "My Computer".

Note:

"*" varies depending on the system configuration of

the PC.

Step 3

Close the window by clicking the button at the top

right of the window to exit the software.

Important:

•When the "Windows Security Alert" window is dis-

played, click the "Unblock" button on the displayed

"Windows Security Alert" window.

•The removable hard disk drive may merely become

inoperable (unrecognized) due to exogenous noise

or static electricity, etc.

When the removable hard disk becomes unrecog-

nized once, playback may stop or playback from the

event recording list may become inoperable.

In this case, remove the removable hard disk drive

and insert it again. Then, select the correctly insert-

ed removable hard disk drive using the HDD Viewer.

About the Operation Window

Tool bar

(Status display area): Indicates the cur-

rent playback status.

[Search] button: Click this button to start searching

recording events to be played.

[Save] button: Click this button to save the current-

ly displayed paused playback image.

(This button works only when the paused playback

image is displayed. It doesn’t work when the save

button is displayed as .)

[Print] button: Click this button to print the currently

displayed paused playback image using a printer

connected with the PC.

(This button works only when the paused playback

image is displayed. It doesn’t work when the print

button is displayed as .)

[HDD select] button (Open button): Click this but-

ton to select the connected removal hard disk drive.

The path of the selected removable hard disk drive

will be displayed on the left side of the HDD select

button (HDD path display area).

[HDD check] button: Click this button to start the

HDD check.

Recording event list

A list of recording events will be displayed with time and

date, camera channel, recording event type and addi-

tional information (audio).

Playback image display area

Playback images will be displayed in this area.

Various playback functions are available using the but-

tons located below the playback image display area.

The current playback point will be indicated by the point-

er on the slider.

Tool bar

Recording event list

Playback

image dis-

play area

Playback operation buttons

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