Changing Setups. Panasonic WJ-HDE300

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Changing Setups

Changing the total number of HDD in

RAID5

Do the following when the total number of the hard disks in the extension unit is increased (3 to 4) or reduced (4 to 3) after the system has been operated.

Important:

• The MODE switches of all extension units in a system should be set to the same position, SINGLE or RAID5.

Otherwise, the system will malfunction.

• At least three hard disk drives per extension unit are needed to run it in the RAID5 mode.

• When the total number of the hard disks in an extension unit is increased or reduced, all data previously stored in the unit will be erased.

1 SAFETY MODE ON

Select ON for "HDD Safety Mode" and close the SETUP

MENU.

SETUP MENU

Advanced

REC Rate

Disk Info

Version Info

Disk End Mode

Disk Capacity

Date Delete

Event Log

Error Log

Access Log

Quick Menu

System

Switcher

Recording

Display

Event

Comm

MAIN

EXT1

EXT2

EXT3

EXT4

EXT5

EXT6

EXT7

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Warning for Disk Life Time

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HDD Safety Mode

Schedule

Maintenance

LIVE

Remaining

Normal REC Area

Event REC Area

Copy Area

COPY 1 (Rear)

COPY

2

(Front)

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OFF

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The recorder will restart and the HDD SAFETY MODE window will be displayed.

3 Initializing the unit

1 Set the MODE switch to SINGLE.

2 While holding down the RECOVER button, press the RESET button.

MODE

SINGLE RAID5

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3 While holding down the RECOVER button, release the RESET button about 1 second later.

4 Release the RECOVER button after the HDD

POWER indicator turns on (5 seconds later).

5 Repeat the above steps when initializing two or more units.

HDD

POWER

HDD

POWER

ERROR

RESET

HDD

POWER

OPERATE

MODE

SINGLE RAID5

HDD POWER

OFF ON

RECOVER

2

3

Press Release

2

4

Hold Release

MODE

SINGLE RAID5

4 Set the MODE switch back to RAID5.

5 SAFETY MODE OFF

• Select OFF on the HDD SAFETY MODE window and press the SET button.

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2 Install/uninstall the hard disk

• Confirm that the HDD POWER indicator on the front panel of the extension unit went out.

• Install or uninstall the hard disk referring to

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Replacing/Mounting HDD.

• Go to the next step below after finishing the connection of the front cover harness with the unit while the switches and buttons remain operable (step 11 of

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Replacing/Mounting HDD).

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The recorder will restart and the HDD

DISK MENU will be displayed after the system check is completed (3 - 5 minutes later).

SET

Digital Disk Recorder

WJ-HD300A

HDD DISK MENU

TOP MENU THE CANDIDATE FOR A FORMAT

ALL UNIT ONE UNIT

MAIN

EXT1

EXT2

EXT3

EXT4

EXT5

EXT6

EXT7

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480GB

480GB

480GB

*(480GB)

ADD (480GB)

480GB

LOST

RETURN: [SETUP/ESC] OK : [SET]

• Perform the formatting of the changed extension unit.

Changing hard disk mode

Do the following when the hard disk mode is changed from SINGLE to RAID5 or vice versa after the system has been operated.

Skip this section and perform settings in the same way as "Setup to the SINGLE mode" or "Setup to the RAID5 mode" when the power switches of the recorder and extension units are accessible.

Important:

• The MODE switches of all extension units in a system should be set to the same position, SINGLE or RAID5.

Otherwise, the system will malfunction.

• At least, three hard disk drives per extension unit are needed to run it in the RAID5 mode.

• When the hard disk mode of the extension unit is changed, all data previously stored in the unit will be erased.

1 SAFETY MODE ON

Select ON for "HDD Safety Mode" and close the SETUP

MENU.

SETUP MENU

Advanced

REC Rate

Disk Info

Version Info

Disk End Mode

Disk Capacity

Date Delete

Event Log

Error Log

Access Log

Quick Menu

System

Switcher

Recording

Display

Event

Comm

Schedule

Maintenance

LIVE

MAIN

EXT1

EXT2

EXT3

EXT4

EXT5

EXT6

EXT7

1 2

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Warning for Disk Life Time

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HDD Safety Mode

Remaining

Normal REC Area 1800GB

Event REC Area

Copy Area

Copy

1

(Rear)

Copy

2

(Front)

1200GB

1000GB

1000GB

1000GB

30000h

ON

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The recorder will restart and the HDD SAFETY MODE window will be displayed.

2 Change the mode

• Confirm that the HDD POWER indicator on the front panel of the extension unit went out.

• Change the MODE switch on the unit to SINGLE or

RAID5. The default position is SINGLE.

MODE

SINGLE RAID5

MODE

SINGLE RAID5

• Press the RESET button.

RESET

3 SAFETY MODE OFF

• Select OFF on the HDD SAFETY MODE menu and press the SET button.

SET

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The recorder will restart and the HDD DISK

MENU will be displayed after the system check is completed (3 - 5 minutes).

• Perform the formatting of the changed extension unit.

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