Page 2 - Caution and care; Turn off the power and unplug the power cord during a long absence.
2 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...
Page 3 - Beginning; ENGLISH; normally with the other devices connected.; Recordable time and product warranty
3 Beginning ENGLISH 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 ...
Page 5 - Contents; How to read this manual; Reference information concerning operation; Finding desired information
5 Beginning ENGLISH Contents How to read this manual Viewing displays (Refer to this information when operating): Reference information concerning operation (Caution required): Cautionary items concerning operation Finding desired information There is a “ Contents ” at the beginning of this manual. ...
Page 6 - Note; Product; By using this Product, you are agreeing to be bound by the; CD supplied with this Product.
6 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 So...
Page 7 - Software License Agreement
7 Beginning ENGLISH 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 lic...
Page 8 - How to set the menus; Setting the menus; Setting the menu using a mouse; Use the left and right mouse buttons to set the; Setting the menu using the front panel buttons; Use the SET UP button, camera number buttons,
8 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 n...
Page 9 - Displaying a menu screen; Press the SET UP button or click the left button on; When you use a mouse, click the following area to; Closing a menu screen; Press the E button or left-click on the “Exit” to close; You cannot close the menu by pressing the SET UP; Selecting an item; Press the front panel button of the needed item; on the menu to open the item.; Click this area
9 How to set the menus ENGLISH Displaying a menu screen step 1. Press the SET UP button or click the left button on the mouse to display a menu. • The <User Menu> appears.• To open other menu, press the D button or left- click on “Next .” When you use a mouse, click the following area to opera...
Page 10 - Inputting numbers; Using the front buttons of the unit:; Press the camera number buttons (0 to 9) to input; To move to the next input area, press the 16 button.; Left-click on the number in red until the needed; Setting parameters; Press the A button or left-click on the parameter box
10 How to set the menus (continued) Inputting numbers Using the front buttons of the unit: step 1. Press the camera number buttons (0 to 9) to input and use that number. • The number displayed in red can be changed. step 2. To move to the next input area, press the 16 button. To g o b a c k t o t h ...
Page 11 - Symbols in the menus; Menu address
11 How to set the menus ENGLISH Symbols in the menus Some symbols appear in the menu screens. The meanings are as follows. (Help) When you press the HELP button or click this symbol, the detailed information on the menu appears. (Left) When you press the 14 button or click this symbol, the item to b...
Page 12 - Setting the time and date; System; Select the desired setting for daylight saving.; Date and time of Auto Day Light Saving Setting can
12 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 check...
Page 13 - Basic operations; Basic multiplexer functions; Multiplexer buttons; SPLIT screen buttons; Using the basic multiplexer functions; DIGITAL ZOOM button
13 Basic operations ENGLISH Basic multiplexer functions This function is used to activate multiplexer functions using the buttons on the front panel. Camera number buttons DIGITAL ZOOM button SPLIT screen buttons Move buttons SEQUENCE button OUTPUT A/B button Multiplexer buttons 1. Camera number but...
Page 14 - Controlling the camera; PTZ control using the menu; PTZ Control; PTZ control using the front panel buttons
14 Controlling the camera This function is used to control the cameras connected via RS-232C or RS-422/485 terminal. PTZ control using the menu 1 2 PTZ Control 6 step 2 step 1 step 3 step 4 Go to PTZ Control Zoom, iris, focus adjustment, AutoPan Preset Select PTZ Camera User Menu step 1. Pan or tilt...
Page 15 - Basic manual recording; Recording; Setting the recording rate and picture grade for; Execute camera check.; Set the normal recording menu.; To stop recording, press the REC/STOP button for; Recording the picture manually
15 Basic operations ENGLISH Basic manual recording T h i s f u n c t i o n i s t o s e t u p t h e r e c o r d i n g p a r a m e t e r s o f 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 record...
Page 16 - Basic playback; Playing back the recorded data
16 Basic playback This function is used to playback recorded data. This unit a l l o w s r e c o r d e d d a t a t o b e p l a y e d b a c k u s i n g v a r i o u s methods. The basic playback described below is the most common method for playback. step 1. Press the PLAY button inside of the front d...
Page 17 - Basic search; Search; To input the time and date to be searched manually,; Set the camera numbers to be searched.; To playback the searched picture, press either the; To stop playback or still frame playback, press the; Searching the desired picture
17 Basic operations ENGLISH 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 commo...
Page 18 - and sensor number to be searched.; Select “Alarm List.”; Select the alarm list you want to display.; Searching the desired picture (continued)
18 Search by Alarm List T h i s u n i t s t o r e s t h e s t a r t t i m e o f a l a r m r e c o r d i n g a n d 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 resu...
Page 19 - Copying the recorded data; Copy Data to Copy 1 Drive/Set Copy 1 Drive; Copy; Set the camera number to be copied.; Select “Other settings” and then set the detailed; Set the start, start/end, or end point of copy by; Select “Calculate” to calculate the capacity of data
19 Basic operations ENGLISH Copying the recorded data This item is used to copy the data from the main device 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 speci-fying the start and end points. The points are specified by the date...
Page 20 - Copy Data to Copy 2 Drive/Set Copy 2 Drive; Set the start time of copy.
20 Copy Data to Copy 2 Drive/Set Copy 2 Drive This item is used to copy the data to Copy 2 device by speci-fying 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 fu...
Page 21 - Copying the data of this unit to a video; [Analogue video cassette recorder] Prepare the; • Set the input source of the VCR to the external; display the start position of copy.; Only the picture displayed on the monitor screen can be
21 Basic operations ENGLISH 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 man...
Page 22 - Playback software; System requirements; Operational panel
22 Copying the recorded data (continued) Field Reverse Click to display a still picture one field before. Stop Click to stop playback. Audio, if recorded, is played back after the stop when the audio command has been enabled. Field Advance Click to display a still picture one field after. Playback Cli...
Page 24 - Login; root; The personal computer product requirements; Communications by Web Browser
24 Login Start up the Microsoft Internet Explorer and log in. step 1. Start up the Microsoft Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of the recorder. • E n t e r t h e I P a d d r e s s w h i c h i s s e t i n < L A N (Communication) Setting> (System Menu COM/LAN). When shipped from the fac...
Page 25 - Main Menu
Communications by Web Browser 25 step 3 -1 . (If you make an error in entering the user ID or password • • • ) • The “[Caution]” screen appears. step 3 -2 . Select “Login” and either left-click or press ENTER. • The “[Login]” screen appears. step 3 -3 . Follow step 2-1 and enter the correct “User ID...
Page 26 - Live Monitoring; Select “Live Monitoring” and left-click.; Communications by Web Browser (continued)
26 Live Monitoring Retrieves live pictures and displays the pictures on the PC screen. step 1. Select “Live Monitoring” and left-click. • The “[Live]” screen appears. When picture acquisition is tried for the first time with the Web browser of a personal computer, a message as shown below may be dis...
Page 27 - Press the button.; Time Search
Communications by Web Browser 27 Playback Retrieves, plays back and searches for pictures that have been recorded by the recorder. step 1. Select “Playback” and left-click. • The “[Playback]” screen appears. step 2. Press the button. • Playback starts. <Function description> : Press to start p...
Page 28 - Alarm List Search; Set the desired date/time and number of alarm list; Image Search; Configuration Menu; Select “Configuration Menu” in the “[Main Menu]”; Select the desired “Configuration Menu” and left-
28 Alarm List Search Click “Alarm List” and the “Alarm List Search” screen appears in the sub-screen. step 1. Set the desired date/time and number of alarm list items to be acquired, and then click “Refresh” to acquire the alarm list. • T h e a l a r m l i s t c a n n o t b e a c q u i r e d w i t h...
Page 29 - User Registration
Communications by Web Browser 29 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. step 1. Select “User Registration” and left-click. • The “[User Registration]” screen app...
Page 30 - Recorder Title & Camera Titles; Select “Recorder Title & Camera Titles” and left-
30 Recorder Title & Camera Titles This is the screen for setting or changing the recorder and the camera titles. step 1. Select “Recorder Title & Camera Titles” and left- click. • The “[Recorder Title & Camera Titles]” screen appears. step 2. Enter the desired recorder or camera title to...
Page 31 - (When setting the receiver’s address • • •); Set the contents to be transmitted from the recorder; Select whether to activate or inactivate the e-mail
Communications by Web Browser 31 To view the attached picture: In the PC with DX-PC55E (version 2.1 or later) installed, click or double click the file. In the PC without DX-PC55E installed, drag the file and drop it into the “MPicViewer.exe” which is stored in the supplied CD. The displayed picture c...
Page 33 - In this screen, assign “Logout” settings to end the job.; Close the Web Browser.; If the browser is closed incorrectly (not logging out cor-; Change Login User; This screen is for changing the logged in user.; Select “Change Login User” and left-click.; • The logged in user is changed and the “[Main; (To log in without changing the user • • • )
Communications by Web Browser 33 Logout In this screen, assign “Logout” settings to end the job. step 1. Select “Logout” and left-click. • The “[Logout]” screen appears. step 2. Close the Web Browser. If the browser is closed incorrectly (not logging out cor- rectly), the user’s session ID is saved ...
Page 34 - Troubleshooting
34 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. INST ALLA TION RECORDING Consult the following Description of problem • Is the power cord properly plugged in? • Is the LOCK ind...
Page 35 - OTHERS
Troubleshooting 35 ENGLISH OTHERS PERIPHERAL RECORDING DEVICE Consult the following Description of problem The unit does not perform playback. The copy device dose not respond. The camera cannot be controlled via this unit. The unit does not perform the motion detection function. The unit cannot be ...
Page 36 - Warnings and their appropriate countermeasures; Options in the CALL OUT output column:; Warnings and CALL OUT output
36 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, bu...