Panasonic WJ-HL208A Operating Instructions Manual

Also see for WJ-HL208/G: Operating instructions

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13Chapter 1 — IntroductionFeaturesYour color digital disk recorder provides recording capabilities for 8 camera inputs. It provides exceptionalpicture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features:pp 8 Composite Video Input Connectorspp H.264 Codecpp Multiple Monitor Connectors: 1 VGA, 1 Spotpp Multiple Search Engines (Date/Time, Calendar, Record Table, Event)pp Real-time Recording (200 Images per Second with Very High (D1) Resolution)pp Continues Recording while Transmitting to Remote Site and during Playbackpp User-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) Menu Systempp Multiple Recording Modes (Time-lapse, Pre-event, Alarm, Motion and Panic)pp 4-Channel Audio Recording and 1-Channel Audio Playbackpp Live or Recorded Video Access via Ethernetpp Self-diagnostics with automatic notification including hard disk drive S.M.A.R.T. protocolTechnical OverviewIn addition to replacing both a time-lapse VCR and a multiplexer in a security installation, your recorder hasmany features that make it much more powerful and easier to use than even the most advanced VCR.The recorder converts analog PAL video to digital images and records them on a hard disk drive. Using ahard disk drive allows you to access recorded video almost instantaneously; there is no need to rewind tape.The technology also allows you to view recorded video while the recorder continues recording video.Digitally recorded video has several advantages over analog video recorded on tape. There is no need toadjust tracking. You can freeze frames, fast forward, fast reverse, slow forward and slow reverse withoutimage streaking or tearing. Digital video can be indexed by time or events, and you can instantly view videoafter selecting the time or event.Your recorder can be set up for event or time-lapse recording. You can define times to record, and theschedule can change for different days of the week and user defined holidays.The recorder can be set up to alert you when the hard disk drive is full, or it can be set to record over theoldest video once the disk is full.Your recorder uses a proprietary encryption scheme making it nearly impossible to alter video.You can view video and control your recorder remotely by connecting via Ethernet. There are two USB portsthat can be used to upgrade the system or copy video clips to external flash drives.