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DIGITAL RECORDER
USERʼS MANUAL
MODEL
DX-TL4516E
THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. PLEASE READ IT BEFORE USING YOUR DIGITAL RECORDER.
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OTHERS NEDERLANDS IT ALIANO ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ENGLISH
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Caution and care HEAVY OBJECTS SHOULD NEVER BE PLACED ON THE UNIT (E.G., MONITOR) NEVER 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 shock hazard. If the power cord is damaged, turn OFF the MAIN switch and carefully unplug the cord by hol
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Note: This symbol mark is for EU countries only. This symbol mark is according to the directive 2002/96/EC Article 10 Information for users and Annex IV. Your MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and reused. This symbol means that electrical and electronic equipment, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of separately from your household waste. Please, dispose of this equipment at your local community waste
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Caution and care (continued) DISCLAIMER In any event, Mitsubishi assumes no responsibility or reliability for the following: 1. Disassembly, repair, or alteration of this unit by user or installer. 2. Failure or breakdown in or damage to this unit resulting from misuse or careless handling by user or installer. 3. Inconvenience or damages arising out of inability to display or record pictures due to any reason or cause other than breakdown or failure in this unit. 4. Failure in this unit due
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Contents Caution and care ............................................................ 2 Troubleshooting ........................................................... 34 Contents .......................................................................... 5 Warnings and CALL OUT output ................................. 36 Warnings and their appropriate countermeasures ........ 36 Note ................................................................................. 6 Software License Agreement .....
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Note Thank you for purchasing Mitsubishi digital recorder DX-TL4516E (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. This Product contains software programs that are covered by GNU Gene
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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. Us
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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 (camera number buttons) and letters A to E (SPLIT screen 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 OU
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Displaying a menu screen step 1. 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 left- click on “Next .” When you use a mouse, click the following area to operate. Exit E Click this area User Menu 100 000 000 Search 2 Copy Information Next 1 3 D 5 Protect Data 6 PTZ Control Exit E Closing a menu screen step 1. Press the E button or left-click on the “Exit” to close the menu. You cannot
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How to set the menus (continued) Inputting numbers Number input area Using the front buttons of the unit: step 1. Press the camera number buttons (0 to 9) to input and use that number. Time Date Setting 241 000 000 • The number displayed in red can be changed. ? Time Date Setting step 2. To move to the next input area, press the 16 button. 0 1 - 0 1 - 2 0 0 6 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 To go back to the previous area, press the 14 14 16 button. Set time and date. Using a mouse: step 1. Left-click on
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Symbols in the menus Up button Menu address Motion Search (Main - Normal) 116 000 000 Help button ? Camera Select A 1 11 15 Down button Search Start Position 13 Oldest Left button 0 1 - 0 1 - 2 0 0 6 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 14 16 Right button Setup date search starts from. Motion Detection Settings B Next > Same as Recording Setting C Motion A 12 same D Search E Return Some symbols appear in the menu screens. The meanings are as follows. (Help) When you press the HELP button or click this symbol, the
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Setting the time and date Time/Date Setting This item is used to set the present date, time, and auto day- light saving. Auto daylight saving function is used to automati- cally gain the clock of the unit 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. C
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Using the basic multiplexer functions Basic multiplexer functions Pressing the OUTPUT A/B button on the front panel switches the multiplexer video output. When OUTPUT A is This function is used to activate multiplexer functions using selected, the button light indicator is off. When OUTPUT the buttons on the front panel. B is selected, the button light indicator is on, and camera number buttons, SPLIT screen buttons, and SEQUENCE button are operated for the monitor screen connected to DI
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Controlling the camera This function is used to control the cameras connected via PTZ control using the front panel buttons RS-232C or RS-422/485 terminal. step 1. Press the camera number button of the PTZ camera number to be controlled and display the picture in PTZ control using the menu the single screen display. User Menu step 2. Press the PTZ button. • The unit switches to PTZ mode and the button lights up. “PTZ” appears on the LCD display on 6 PTZ Control the front panel during PTZ
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Recording the picture manually Basic manual recording Setting the recording rate and picture grade for normal recording This function is to setup the recording parameters of recording setting pattern A to start recording manually. Ensure step 1. Execute camera check. all the cameras are connected and time and date has been • The unit automatically detects the cameras set correctly. Before you start recording, check the repeat with video signal at their input when you select recording sett
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Playing back the recorded data step 4. To stop playback, press the STOP button. Basic playback • When executing playback again, the playback This function is used to playback recorded data. This unit starts from the stopped position of the previous allows recorded data to be played back using various playback. methods. The basic playback described below is the most Pressing the OUTPUT A/B button on the front panel common method for playback. switches the multiplexer video output. When OU
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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. Search by Time and Date This item is used to search recording picture by specifying date, hour, minute, se
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Searching the desired picture (continued) Search by Alarm List To clear the alarm list, erase the HDD data of which the alarm recording is recorded (System Menu Data Clear). This unit stores the start time of alarm recording and Beware that executing it erases all the data of the HDD emergency recording in the alarm list when such recording containing the picture data. begins. This item is used to search the desired picture using the list of alarm recording (emergency recording). The sea
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Copying the recorded data This item is used to copy the data from the main device to a When copying the data to DVD while “Overwrite” is set to copy device. “On,” the unit clears the existing data on the disc before overwriting with new data. Note that clearing the data Copy Data to Copy 1 Drive/Set Copy 1 Drive takes about 30 to 40 minutes. You cannot cancel opera- tion during clearing the data of the DVD. This item is used to copy the data to Copy 1 device by speci- fying the start and e
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Copying the recorded data (continued) Copy Data to Copy 2 Drive/Set Copy 2 Drive When copying the data to DVD while “Overwrite” is set to “On,” the unit clears the existed data of the disc before This item is used to copy the data to Copy 2 device by speci- overwriting with new data. Note that clearing the data fying only the start point. The point is specified by the date takes about 30 to 40 minutes. You cannot cancel opera- and time or the bookmark. The copy continues until the end tion
