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Extension Unit

Instructions

Model No.

WJ-HDE300

WJ-HDE

300

Extension Unit

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Page 1: ...Extension Unit Instructions Model No WJ HDE300 WJ HDE300 Extension Unit Before attempting to connect or operate this product please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use ...

Page 2: ...he limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to pro vide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environ ment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to ...

Page 3: ...your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the points where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the app...

Page 4: ...ew 7 Inside the Front Lid 8 Replacing Mounting HDDs 9 Procedures 9 Mounting in a Rack 12 Unit Layout 12 How to Mount 13 Connections 14 Procedures 14 Setup Procedures 15 Basic Setups 15 Changing Setups 18 Recovery of RAID5 Disk 21 Unit Number Check 23 Troubleshooting 26 Specifications 27 Accessories 27 ...

Page 5: ...it is possible to read data by automatically attaching error correc tion data even though one of the drives is broken It is impossible to read data if 2 or more drives are broken RAID level 5 requires a minimum of 3 drives per unit When using the RAID function the logical disk size of the extension unit will be as below Logical disk size Smallest size of the disk among the disks in the extension u...

Page 6: ...ning normally Red Indicates that the respective HDD is the first faulty drive among the HDDs in the unit Red blink Indicates that the respective HDD is the second or subsequent faulty drive among the HDDs in the unit Orange red alternate blink Orange Indicates that the respective drive is currently being recovered in RAID level 5 mode These indicators normally show the status of the respective dri...

Page 7: ... to the SIGNAL GND terminal of other equipment to avoid a possible ground ing loop and noise 0 Power switch POWER Turn on the power of the unit with this switch before turning on the power of the digital disk recorder or turn them on simultaneously Otherwise the HDDs will not be mounted When turning off the power of the unit with this switch turn off the power of the digital disk recorder first an...

Page 8: ...h will not be accepted when the ERROR indicator lights red and or when HDD 1 4 indicate a system error status by lighting red and orange When this happens ask your dealer to solve the error When set to RAID5 the HDD preinstalled in the digital disk recorder will not work Instead it is applied only to the HDDs installed in the extension unit and the digital disk recorder will perform storage and re...

Page 9: ...ut will access only the HDDs in the extension unit Do not change the installed positions after the system has been operated Otherwise data readout will not be performed The replaced added HDDs will be formatted SINGLE mode Only the replaced added HDD will be formatted For example when the HDD 4 of the extension unit 2 is replaced only the HDD4 of the extension unit 2 will be formatted RAID 5 mode ...

Page 10: ...body before touching the HDDs Put the conductive bag in which the HDD was packed on a soft surface and place the HDD on it with the cir cuit board side down 5 Fix the HDDs on the brackets 5 1 Slide the HDD onto the bracket 5 2 Tighten the four screws supplied to fix the HDD on the bracket 5 3 Repeat above steps to fix all the HDDs on the bracket Do not use an electric screwdriver to fix them Recom...

Page 11: ...t edges of both the front cover and the unit and then push the front cover onto the unit 11 2 Slide the front cover to the right Note The front cover may be attached and detached as necessary in the next step of Setup Procedures Be careful not to damage the harness 12 Mount the unit referring to Mounting in a Rack 13 Connect the unit referring to Connections 14 Set up the unit referring to Setup P...

Page 12: ...HDE300 Unit 4 WJ HDE300 Unit 5 WJ HDE300 Unit 6 WJ HDE300 Unit 7 Digital Disk Recorder 2U 1U Space 2U 1U Space 2U 1U Space 2U 1U Space 2U 1U Space 2U 1U Space 2U 1U Space 2U Serial cable 1 m supplied COPY1 EXT STORAGE Digital Disk Recorder WJ HDE300 1 WJ HDE300 2 WJ HDE300 4 WJ HDE300 3 WJ HDE300 5 WJ HDE300 7 WJ HDE300 6 Layer1 Layer2 Layer3 Layer4 EXT STORAGE IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT1 OUT2 OUT1 ...

Page 13: ...ack securing it with four screws M5x12 not supplied 5 Turn on the power of the unit When the HDD POWER switch is turned off turn it on and attach the front cover as it was Cautions Make a space of 1U 44 mm between the units for ven tilation and install them in the rack as low as possible Keep the temperature in a rack below 45 C 113 F Install a fan in the rack when the ambient temperature is above...

Page 14: ...it 1 and the IN port of unit 2 using the supplied serial cable 3 Repeat connections in the same way for the remaining units 4 Confirm the cable layout after connections 5 Secure the cables using the clamp supplied and fix it to the rear of the units Connections You can connect up to seven extension units with the digital disk recorder the WJ HD316A WJ HD309A series as shown below using the supplie...

Page 15: ...ck the unit number using the HDD SAFETY MODE Notes Refer to the operating instructions of the digital disk recorder WJ HD316A WJ HD309A series for setup menu opera tions The MODE switches of all units in a system should be set to the same position SINGLE or RAID5 The HDDs should be installed in the proper positions in the order as shown in the figure Do not skip or reverse the order of the HDD pos...

Page 16: ...eck Select OFF on the menu and press the SET button on the recorder s front panel The recorder will restart Notes It will take about 3 or 5 minutes to complete the sys tem check When the system has been already run HDD SAFETY MODE menu will not appear Skip to step 6 6 HDD DISK MENU will appear when the system check is completed Perform formatting on the menu Refer to Formatting the Hard Disk of th...

Page 17: ... mode and press the SET but ton The RECORDING AREA SETUP OF ALL DISKS will be displayed Digital Disk Recorder WJ HD300A HDD DISK MENU TOP MENU FORMAT MIRROR ON REMOVELINK RESTART EXIT MIRROR OFF Information of recording areas SETUP ESC OK SET 160GB 160GB 160GB 160GB 160GB ADD 160GB 160GB LOST MAIN EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 EXT4 EXT5 EXT6 EXT7 160GB 160GB 160GB 160GB ERROR ADD ERROR 160GB 160GB 160GB 160GB 16...

Page 18: ...elect HDD to be formatted and press SET key Digital Disk Recorder WJ HD300A HDD DISK MENU THE CANDIDATE FOR A FORMAT UNIT SELECTION RETURN SETUP ESC OK SET Select HDD to be formatted and press SET key 480GB 480GB 480GB 480GB ADD 480GB 480GB LOST MAIN EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 EXT4 EXT5 EXT6 EXT7 SINGLE mode RAID5 mode Auto Setup All Copy Area All Pre REC Area Detailed Setup Digital Disk Recorder WJ HD300A HD...

Page 19: ...dicator turns on 5 seconds later 5 Repeat the above steps when initializing two or more units 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 The recorder will restart and the HDD DISK MENU will be displayed after the system check is completed 3 5 min utes later Perform the formatting of the changed extension unit SETUP MENU E...

Page 20: ... to SINGLE or RAID5 The default position is SINGLE Press the RESET button 3 SAFETY MODE OFF Select OFF on the HDD SAFETY MODE menu and press the SET button 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 SETUP MENU Event Schedule Display Comm Switcher LIVE Recording System Mainten...

Page 21: ...ond 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 The HDD access indicator of the drive will blink red and orange alternately during the recovery process and will go out when the process is completed Notes For reference it will take about 12 hours to complete the recovery process for 160 GB dat...

Page 22: ...splay the HDD DISK MENU Select EXIT and press the SET button to close the menu SET SET Digital Disk Recorder WJ HD300A HDD DISK MENU TOP MENU THE CANDIDATE FOR A FORMAT ALL FORMAT SELECTED DISC MIRROR FORMAT RETURN SETUP ESC OK SET 160GB 160GB 160GB 160GB 160GB ADD 160GB 160GB LOST MAIN EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 EXT4 EXT5 EXT6 EXT7 160GB 160GB 160GB 160GB ERROR ADD ERROR 160GB 160GB 160GB 160GB 160GB 160GB 1...

Page 23: ...D Go to the next step below after finishing the con nection of the front cover harness with the unit while the switches and buttons remain operable step 11 of Replacing Mounting HDD 3 Initialization 1 Set the MODE switch to SINGLE 2 While holding down the RECOVER button press the RESET button 3 While holding down the RECOVER button release the RESET button about 1 second later 4 Release the RECOVE...

Page 24: ...respective to the selected mode SINGLE or RAID5 will be dis played automatically Perform formatting referring to Formatting Initialization the Hard Disk of the operating instruc tions of the recorder SINGLE RAID5 MODE SINGLE RAID5 MODE Digital Disk Recorder WJ HD300A HDD DISK MENU TOP MENU THE CANDIDATE FOR A FORMAT RETURN SETUP ESC OK SET ALL UNIT ONE UNIT 480GB 480GB 480GB 480GB ADD 480GB 480GB ...

Page 25: ...it 3 SAFETY MODE OFF Select OFF on the HDD SAFETY MODE window and press the SET button The recorder will restart After 3 or 5 minutes of system check it will run in normal operation mode Note The HDD access indicator that is lit red or blink ing due to failure of the hard disk in RAID5 will keep its state while the other indicators of the unit are lit red to display the unit number SETUP MENU Even...

Page 26: ... the first faulty drive the blinking light means it is one of the later ones HDD access indicator lights red and orange System fault Red and orange lighting of these four bits dis plays error status as shown below 8 Red 9 Orange 9 8 8 8 Hardware error 8 9 8 8 Hardware error 9 9 8 8 Hardware error 8 8 9 8 Hardware error 9 8 9 8 Hardware error 8 9 9 8 Hardware error 9 9 9 8 Hardware error 8 8 8 9 Ha...

Page 27: ...s 420 mm W x 88 mm H x 350 mm D rubber feet exclusive 19 9 16 W x 3 7 16 H x 13 13 16 D Weight 7 2 kg 16 lbs not including hard disk drives Weight and dimensions indicated are approximate Specifications are subject to change without notice Accessories Operating instructions this document 1 pc The following are for installation Power cord 1 pc Serial cable 1 pc Rack mounting bracket 2 pcs Bracket f...

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