DIGITAL RECORDER USERʼS MANUAL MODEL DX-TL4709U THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. PLEASE READ IT BEFORE USING YOUR DIGITAL RECORDER.
WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
AVERTISSEMENT DANGER D’ÉLECTROCUTION NE PAS OUVRIR AVERTISSEMENT: POUR ÉLIMINER TOUT RISQUE D’ÉLECTROCUTION, NE PAS OUVRIR LE COUVERCLE (OU LA PARTIE ARRIÈRE). AUCUNE PIECE RÉPARABLE PAR L’UTILISATEUR NE SE TROUVE À L’INTÉRIEUR. POUR TOUTE INTERVENTION D’ENTRETIEN OU DE RÉPARATION SE CONFIER AUX TECHNICIENS QUALIFIÉS.
Important safeguards PLEASE READ ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING YOUR RECORDER AND RETAIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. FOLLOW ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS MARKED ON THE RECORDER. 1. Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4.
16. Servicing Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 17. Damage requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: (a) W h e n t h e p o w e r - s u p p l y c o r d o r p l u g i s damaged. (b) If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product.
Caution and care HEAVY OBJECTS SHOULD NEVER BE PLACED ON THE UNIT (E.G., MONITOR) NEVER REMOVE THE TOP COVER AND TOUCH OR INSERT ANY OBJECT INSIDE THE UNIT Touching the inside of the cabinet or inserting foreign objects of any kind through the disc loading slot or ventilation holes not only creates a safety hazard but can also cause extensive damage. PROTECT THE POWER CORD Damage to the power cord may cause fire or electrical shock.
WARNING: The supplied power cord is used for 120 V only. Never connect to any outlet or power supply having a different voltage or frequency. Notice about construction of the surveillance system using this unit • This unit can be controlled by the external devices via RS-232C terminal or LAN terminal. This unit can also be used to control external devices via external terminal, RS-422/485 terminal, or RS-232C terminal.
Caution and care (continued) INSTALLATION LOCATION AND HANDLING • Place this unit horizontally and in a stable place. If this unit is not placed correctly and used in an unstable place, the unit may be damaged such as removal of the DVD/CD disc. • Do not place this unit close to other electronic or magnetic equipment. This will avoid video and audio distortion. • When a monitor and this unit are placed vertically, the pictures may be distorted or DVD/CD disc may not be ejected.
Contents Important safeguards ..................................................... i Caution and care ............................................................ 2 Contents.......................................................................... 5 Note ................................................................................. 6 Software License Agreement ........................................ 7 How to set the menus .................................................... 8 Setting the menus ........
Note Thank you for purchasing Mitsubishi digital recorder DX-TL4709U (hereinafter referred to as “Product”). Before using this Product, please be sure to read the following Software License Agreement with regard to the software contained in this Product (hereinafter referred to as “Licensed Software”). By using this Product, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of the following Software License Agreement.
Software License Agreement This Software License Agreement (“Agreement”) is an agreement between you (“User”) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (“Licensor”) with regard to the license to use Licensed Software. Article 1 (Grant of license) Licensor hereby grants to User a nonexclusive, nontransferable license to use Licensed Software. Article 2 (License) 1. The license to use Licensed Software granted hereunder shall mean the User’s right to use Licensed Software solely on this Product.
How to set the menus Setting the menus The operations of this unit can be set via a menu displayed on OUTPUT A monitor. You can select and set the menu by using the buttons on the front panel or using a USB mouse connected to the unit. When using the front panel buttons, the numbers 1-16 (number buttons) and letters A to E (A to E buttons) represent the GUI button of the menu screen. The menu can only be displayed through OUTPUT A monitor. The menu cannot be displayed through OUTPUT B monitor.
Displaying a menu screen step1. Press the SET UP button or click the left button on the mouse to display a menu. • The appears. • To open other menu, press the D button or leftclick on “Next .” When you use a mouse, click the following area to operate. E Exit Click this area 100 000 000 User Menu Search 1 2 Copy 3 Information D Next 5 Protect Data 6 PTZ Control E Exit Closing a menu screen step1. Press the E button or left-click on the “Exit” to close the menu.
How to set the menus (continued) Inputting numbers Number input area Time Date Setting 241 000 000 ? Time Date Setting 0 1 - 0 1 - 2 0 0 6 step2. 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 14 Using the front buttons of the unit: step1. Press the number buttons (0 to 9) to input and use that number. • The number displayed in red can be changed. To move to the next input area, press the 16 button. To go back to the previous area, press the 14 button. 16 Set time and date.
Symbols in the menus Up button Motion Search (Main - Normal) 116 000 000 Camera Select A 11 1 15 ? Menu address Help button Down button Search Start Position Oldest 13 0 1 - 0 1 - 2 0 0 6 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 14 16 Left button Right button Setup date search starts from. Motion Detection Settings B Next > Same as Recording Setting C Motion A D Search E 12 same Return Some symbols appear in the menu screens. The meanings are as follows.
Setting the time and date Time/Date Setting This function is used to set the present date, time, and auto daylight saving. Auto daylight saving function is used to automatically gain an hour for the specified time period. Start/end time of the auto daylight savings can be checked and if needed, changed. Before you start recording, accurately set the present date and time. The recording and playback are not performed properly when the clock of this unit does not run.
Using the basic multiplexer functions Basic multiplexer functions This function is used to activate multiplexer functions using the buttons on the front panel. DIGITAL ZOOM button 4. DIGITAL ZOOM button Pressing this button in single screen mode displays the screen at 100%. At this time, the magnification centre point (X) appears. Pressing the button again switches the magnification to 200%, and then 400%. By pressing the MOVE buttons, the centre point moves vertically or horizontally.
Controlling the camera This function is used to control the cameras connected via RS-232C or RS-422/485 terminal. PTZ control using the front panel buttons step1. Press the camera number button of the PTZ camera number to be controlled and display the picture in the single screen display. step2. Press the PTZ button. • The unit switches to PTZ mode and the button lights up. “PTZ” appears on the LCD display on the front panel during PTZ mode.
Recording the picture manually Basic manual recording This function is to setup the recording parameters of recording setting pattern A to start recording manually. Ensure all the cameras are connected and time and date has been set correctly. Before you start recording, check the repeat recording settings in the (System Menu Memory) first, and then make the recording settings. Make the manual recording settings on the .
Playing back the recorded data Basic playback step4. This function is used to playback recorded data. This unit allows recorded data to be played back using various methods. The basic playback described below is the most common method for playback. step1. Press the PLAY button inside of the front door. • Playback starts. • After turning the power on, the oldest recording data is played back first. Otherwise, playback resumes at the stopped position of the previous playback spot. STOP PAUSE REV.
Searching the desired picture Basic search This function is used to search the start point of needed picture. This unit is equipped with 5 search functions (Search by Time and Date, Search by Alarm List, Find data storage location, Search by Book Mark, and Search by Motion). In this section, the common search methods, search by time and date and search by alarm list, are described.
Searching the desired picture (continued) Search by Alarm List This unit stores the start time of alarm recording and emergency recording in the alarm list when such recording begins. This item is used to search the desired picture using the list of alarm recording (emergency recording). The search result displays in still frame playback of the single screen display. User Menu 1 Search steps 1, 2 3 Search by Alarm List step 3 D Alarm List step1. Select “Sensor Filter” and select needed sensor. step2.
Copying the recorded data This item is used to copy the data to a copy device. Copy Data to Copy 1 Drive/Set Copy 1 Drive This item is used to copy the data to Copy 1 device by specifying the start and end points. The points are specified by the date and time or the bookmark. This function is useful for copying the data of the short period of time. Before executing the copy, make sure that the Copy 1 device is connected and set in the and correctly.
Copying the recorded data (continued) Copy Data to Copy 2 Drive/Set Copy 2 Drive Copy 2 is a backup or archive feature. This item is used to copy the data to Copy 2 device by specifying only the start point. The point is specified by the date and time or the bookmark. The copy continues until the end point of the recording data reaches or the media to be copied becomes full unless the copy is stopped manually (when “FIFO Overwrite” is set to “Off”).
Copying the data of this unit to a video cassette This function is used to copy the data of this unit to a video cassette using an analogue video cassette recorder. Data can be copied even when the unit is in recording. For the recording operation, see the instruction manual for the analogue video cassette recorder used. step1. [Analogue video cassette recorder] Prepare the VCR for recording. • Set the input source of the VCR to the external input. step2.
Copying the recorded data (continued) Playback software When copying the data to CD/DVD or USB memory, the needed PC playback software is automatically copied on to the disc. Refer to the following for using the software. System requirements • OS: Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP. • CPU: IBM PC/AT compatible with an Intel Pentium series processor of at least 500 MHz. • RAM: 256 MB or more. • HDD: System drive with unused space of at least 200 MB.
In synchronized audio playback, the frequency of picture refreshing is reduced depending on the processing power of PC. When you want to playback giving priority to picture, select [Not Synchro.]. The settings on this panel remain intact for the next startup. Audio playback channel and picture display channel are not related. When data are played directly from a drive that is slow to read CD and DVD, audio may be output intermittently. For better results, copy to PC HDD then playback from PC.
Communications by Web Browser Communications by Web Browser The Web browser on the personal computer can display the live video and the pictures that have been recorded from the camera that are connected to the recorder. Also, some of the recorder settings can be made via the personal computer. Login Start up the Microsoft Internet Explorer and log in. step1. Start up the Microsoft Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of the recorder.
step3-1. (If you make an error in entering the user ID or password • • • ) • The “[Caution]” screen appears. step3-2. Select “Login” and either left-click or press ENTER. • The “[Login]” screen appears. step3-3. Follow step 2-1 and enter the correct “User ID” and “Password.” step4-1. (If you do not log in • • • ) Select “If you won’t log in, please go to Logout.” and left-click. step4-2. The message “Session ID removed from recorder & browser. Please close the browser.” is displayed.
Communications by Web Browser (continued) Live Monitoring Displays live video on the PC screen. step1. Select “Live Monitoring” and left-click. • The “[Live]” screen appears. When video retrieval via web browser is tried for the first time, a message as shown below may be displayed. If it is displayed, click “Yes.” When the unit is recording at the full rate (240 pps), the picture supplied from the camera which is not used for recording at that time may not be updated.
Playback Retrieves, plays back and searches for pictures that have been recorded by the recorder. step1. The following searches can be selected in single-screen display. Select “Playback” and left-click. • The “[Playback]” screen appears. The function of searching for recorded picture data is effective only when the single-screen display has been selected in the “Playback” menu. The function cannot operate during picture data playback so to make a search of any type first stop the playback. step2.
Communications by Web Browser (continued) Alarm List Search Click “Alarm List” and the “Alarm List Search” screen appears in the sub-screen. step1. Set the desired date/time and number of alarm list items to be acquired, and then click “Refresh” to acquire the alarm list. • The alarm list cannot be acquired without clicking “Refresh.” • Enter the needed number of alarm list items to be acquired in “Alarm Cnt.
User Registration This is the screen for changing the settings for registered user authorization, and for deleting a registration. It can also be used for registering new users. step1. Select “User Registration” and left-click. • The “[User Registration]” screen appears. step2-2. (To change settings • • • ) Select “change” and left-click. The “[Change Confirmation]” screen appears. step2-3. If you want to make the change, left-click “change.” If you want to cancel a change, left-click “cancel.
Communications by Web Browser (continued) Recorder Title & Camera Titles This is the screen for setting or changing the recorder and the camera titles. step1. Select “Recorder Title & Camera Titles” and leftclick. • The “[Recorder Title & Camera Titles]” screen appears. step2. Enter the desired recorder or camera title to “New Text.” • The recorder and the camera titles currently set are shown in the “Current Text.” step3. Select “change” and left-click.
When the multiple alarm signals are input at the same time, only the picture from the camera corresponding to the lowest sensor number is attached. To view the attached picture: In the PC with supplied application software installed, click or double click the file. In the PC without supplied application software installed, drag the file and drop it into the “MPicViewer.exe” which is stored in the supplied CD. The displayed picture can be printed or can be saved in general image formats. step5-1.
Communications by Web Browser (continued) Access Mode Setup Clock Setup This is the screen for changing the SSL settings. This is the screen for setting the clock of the recorder via PC. step1. step1. Select “Clock Setup” and left-click. • The “[Clock Setup]” screen appears. step2-1. Set “Month,” “Date,” “Year,” “Hour,” “Min.,” “Sec.,” “Time Zone” to the desired time. step2-2. Select “set” and left-click. step3.
Logout Change Login User In this screen, assign “Logout” settings to end the job. This screen is for changing the logged in user. step1. Select “Logout” and left-click. • The “[Logout]” screen appears. step1. Select “Change Login User” and left-click. • The “[Login]” screen appears. step2. Close the Web Browser. step2-1. (To change the logged in user • • • ) If the browser is closed incorrectly (not logging out correctly), the user’s session ID is saved for 5 minutes.
Troubleshooting If problems with the unit persist even after you’ve followed the suggestions below, disconnect the power cord and contact the retailer from whom you purchased the unit. Description of problem Consult the following The unit does not be turned • Is the power cord properly plugged in? on.
PERIPHERAL RECORDING DEVICE PLAYBACK Description of problem Consult the following The unit does not perform • Is the LOCK indicator light on? playback. • Has the data been erased? • Is the correct playback device selected? The copy device dose not • Has the recording medium been inserted correctly into the unit? respond.
Warnings and CALL OUT output Warnings and their appropriate countermeasures #1 • • • Options in the CALL OUT output column: Selectable: Selects to output CALL OUT signal or not on the menu screen. Fixed: Outputs CALL OUT signal from the CALL OUT terminal regardless of the menu setting. None: Does not output CALL OUT signal, but displays a warning on the screen. The warning display appears when the HELP button is pressed during “ALERT” is displayed on the screen.
Warning Display No Camera Signal Camera signal is lost or distorted. Please check the camera and cable connection. It can use as it is though a slight error occurred. System suspended due to unstable processing. Recording will be resumed. HDD was disconnected. System suspended due to unstable processing. Start operation again. Countermeasure • Check whether the unit and camera are properly connected and turned on. • Check whether the video signal is being properly outputted.
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