Panasonic Memory Card Video Recorder AG-CPD15P Operating Instructions

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Additional Information 
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∗7  When using a radar gun, contact your supplier.
∗8  Only the first 8 characters appear in the [Model Select] input field.
∗9  The number of pulses is obtained and set from the “Vehicle Speed Pulse 
Setting Table” (see “Vehicle Speed Pulse Setting Table (at 40 mph)” on 
pages 106, 107 and “Vehicle Speed Pulse Setting Table (at 60 kph)” on 
pages 108, 109) based on tire outside diameter and the number of pulses 
per wheel rotation. Verify that the set value is correct during actual driving. 
The outside diameter refers to the actual tire, and not rim size.
Setup (continued)
Setting ItemFactory Default ValueDescription
7Management 
ModeOfficer management setup
Setting Method AUTO Officer registration procedure
 Setting :  AUTO, MANUAL, LIST
Operation Key 
LockOFF Lock of buttons by an administrator  Setting : ON, OFF
8Radar/GPS Radar Gun, GPS and Speed Settings
Baud Rate 4800 Radar Gun communications rate (bps)∗7
 Setting :  1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 
38400
Bit Length 8 Radar Gun communications data bits∗7
 Setting :  7, 8
Stop Bit 1 Radar Gun communications stop bits∗7
 Setting :  1, 2
Parity NONE Radar Gun communications parity∗7
 Setting :  NONE, ODD, EVEN
Model Select ProLaser3Radar gun type selection 
 Setting :  ProLaser3∗8
   Others_Analyzed_PC∗8
Connection of 
RadarOFF Radar Gun connection∗7
 Setting :  VPU(Recorder), OFF
Connection of 
GPSVPU GPS connection Setting :  VPU(Recorder), PC, OFF
Collection Time 5 Interval for GPS Data Collection (seconds) Setting :  1, 2, 5, 10
Geodetic System WGS84Geographical coordinate system setting
 Setting :  WGS84, TOKYO
Speedpulse at 
Std Speed20Number of vehicle speed pulses per second 
at 60 kph or 40 mph
 Setting :  5 - 400∗9
Own Speed OFFOwn vehicle speed at which recording starts Setting :  OFF, 1 - 500
Target Speed OFFTarget vehicle speed at which recording starts Setting :  OFF, 1 - 500
Speed Unit MPH Speed measurement units Setting :  MPH(M/H), KPH(Km/H)
CAM Select in 
SpeedNO CHANGECamera selection when speed is exceeded Setting :  1, 2, NO CHANGE 
						

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Setup (continued)
Setting ItemFactory Default ValueDescription
9 Auto 
Maintenance
Auto maintenance interval and date setting
Operation OFF Auto maintenance operation setting Setting :  ON, OFF
Interval 6Interval setting (months) Setting :  1, 3, 6, 12
Day (week) 1st Week setting Setting :   
1st, 2nd, 3rd, Last
Day (day of the week)Mon Day of the week setting Setting :   
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Time (hour) 0Start time (hour) setting Setting :  0 – 23
Time (minute) 0 Start time (minute) setting Setting :  0 – 59 
						

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Additional Information 
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The following types of text files can be used by the recorder, and created with a 
commercially available text editor.
To display correctly, the files must meet the following specifications. Refer to “Sample 
Files” on pages 45, 46 for examples.
Text Files Used with the Recorder
File Types Contents File Name
Officer Data File This file type contains officer settings. It is 
required when the officer data setting method 
is “AUTO” or “MANUAL”. It is also used for 
log-in authentication on the administrator 
settings screen.\WIDKEY\
WID∗∗∗∗∗.TXT
Officer 
Registration FileThis file type contains batch officer registration 
data (for up to 500 officers) for the recorder. 
When the “LIST” officer data setting method is 
selected, officers can select their own names 
from the registration list to load their settings 
into the recorder.\WIDKEY\WOFFICER.TXT
Administrator 
Registration FileThis file type contains administrator registration 
data (for up to 10 administrators) that enables 
logging in to the administrator settings screen. 
An officer data file is required for log-in 
authentication on the administrator settings 
screen.\WIDKEY\
WADMIN.TXT
Event Type File
File used to store event types on the recorder.\WIDKEY\
EVTYPE.TXT
Note:
When the officer or administrator registration file is as follows, officer or 
administrator data is not registered, but is deleted along with previously 
registered officer and administrator data.
• When no officer or administrator data is present
•   
 
When the content of required items is invalid
  File Types
  Saving Location and File Naming
Text files to be used on this unit must be stored in a “WIDKEY” created under the 
root directory of a USB memory device. 
Be sure to save the Officer Data File to one USB memory device.
Officer data file names are composed of up to eight characters beginning with the 
prefix “WID”, and having the extension “.TXT”. There are no restrictions on naming 
other than the “WID” prefix. 
When multiple officer data files are saved in the “WIDKEY”, the file names are 
automatically sorted (in ascending order), and the first 1 or 2 files are used as 
officer data. 
						

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Text Files Used with the Recorder (continued)
Definition Lines:
• An identifier is a definition value. 
• These lines define names and other data. Leading spaces and tabs are ignored.
• Identifier descriptions are shown in the following table.
 Õ : Required item   Ó : An item with significance or an object of inspection   · : Ignored item
IdentifierMax.
char-
acters.DescriptionOfficer Data File
Officer/Administrator 
Registration File
Officer 1 Officer 2 OfficerAdministrator
FirstName 50 Specify officers first name
ÕÕÕÕ
MiddleName 1 Specify officers middle initial
ÓÓÓÓ
LastName 50 Specify officers last name
ÕÕÕÕ
ID 50
Officer number for authenticationÕÕÕÕ
Password 12This should be entered when 
making administrator settings.ÓÓ·Ó
SDate 10 Shift start date YYYY-MM-DD
Ó···
STime 5 Shift start time hh:mm
Ó···
EDate 10 Shift end date YYYY-MM-DD
Ó···
ETime 5 Shift end time hh:mm
Ó···
Shift 10A term for a work period, for 
example, early shift.Ó···
Area 10 Name of a location
Ó···
Source 50 Vehicle identification
Ó···
Border 73Borders may be assigned 
to multiple officers. Defined 
values are ignored. For use 
within registration files.··ÓÓ
IdentifierMax.
char-
acters.Description Event Type File
EvTypeN 99Defines event type N. 
(N is a number between 1 and 10.)Ó
  File Specifications
Syntax:
Officer data files may contain no more than one statement per line.
Multiple statements or definitions on one line are invalid.
Line Feed Codes:
Line feeds are coded as the hexadecimal values 0Dh 0Ah or just 0Ah.
Blank Lines:
Blank lines are ignored. Aside from the line feed code, a blank line may contain 
only space and tab (09h) characters.
Comment Lines:
Lines beginning with “#” (ignoring leading spaces or tabs) are considered to 
be comment lines. These have no special meaning, but may contain notes or 
descriptions. Valid comment characters are those from 20h to 7Eh. 
						

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•  If no definition is provided for a required item (that is, it is undefined), necessary 
data is considered to be incomplete and invalid for registration or testing. 
Identifiers are not case sensitive.
•  All item definition values are character strings consisting of alphanumeric 
symbols other than “” (3Eh), “\” (5Ch), “&” (26h) and “,” (2Ch), control 
character codes 00h to 1Fh, and “Delete” character code 7Fh. Characters 
(including spaces) following “=” on a line are considered to be the definition 
value. Any invalid characters are handled as spaces. Characters exceeding the 
maximum character length are ignored.
•  Identifiers having no defining characters are considered to be undefined. For 
example, if a line contains a “=” followed by a line feed character, that identifier 
is considered to be undefined. If an identifier is multiply defined on different lines, 
the last definition line has priority.
Text Files Used with the Recorder (continued)
  Sample Files
Officer data file:
FirstName=John
#MiddleName=
LastName=Smith
ID=ICV12345
Password=panasonic
SDate=2005-09-12
STime=08:15
#EDate=2005-09-12
#ETime=20:00
Shift=Patrol
Area=WEST
Source=Car123
# Structure of officer information file
# Identifier   Max. Chars.       Description
# FirstName    50      Specify officers first name
# MiddleName    1      Specify officers middle initial
# LastName    50      Specify officers last name
# ID        50      Officer name for authentication
# Password    12       Password required to register as administrator
# SDate      10      Shift start date YYYY-MM-DD
# STime        5      Shift start time hh:mm
# EDate      10      Shift end date YYYY-MM-DD
# ETime        5      Shift end time hh:mm
# Shift       10      A term for a work period
# Area       10      Name of a location
# Source     50      Vehicle identification 
						

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Officer Registration File :
# John Smith
FirstName=John
MiddleName=
LastName=Smith
ID=ICV12345
Border=------------------------------------
# Jane White
FirstName=Jane
MiddleName=
LastName=White
ID=ICV12346
# Mike Brown
FirstName=Mike
MiddleName=
LastName=Brown
ID=ICV12347
Password=panasonic Administrator Registration File :
Text Files Used with the Recorder (continued)
EvType1=FOOTBALL
EvType2=BASEBALL
EvType3=HOCKEY
EvType6=TENNIS
EvType10=GOLF
# Defines event type file format
# Identifier  
Max.characters. Description
# EvTypeN 99        
Defines event type N (N is a number between 1 and 10.)
Event Type File : 
						

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Operation Using the Remote 
Control Panel (separately sold)
Control Reference Guide of the Remote Control Panel
Front panel
 LCD panel
Shows images and operation menus.
 AUTO ZOOM button∗1, 2
Provides automatic control of zoom-in, 
pause and zoom-out operation. 
The officer can set zoom ratio and 
pause time. (see “Zooming” on page 55)
 BOOK MARK button∗2
Press during recording or playback 
to enter bookmarks. A set bookmark 
displays an icon 
 on the display 
for 1 to 2 seconds when pressed. 
(see “Adding bookmarks” on pages 
64, 67)
  Backlight compensation button 
(
)∗1, 2
Press to compensate for strong 
backlighting. This button toggles 
between ON and OFF at each press. 
(see “Making a backlit image easier 
to view” on page 55)
 Zoom buttons∗1, 2
Use these buttons to zoom out (W-
button) and zoom in (T-button). 
(see “Zooming” on page 55)
 REC lamp
Lights or flashes during recording. 
(see “Indicator Lamps and Recorder 
Status” on page 110)
 REC button∗2
Press to start recording video and 
sound to P2 card. (see “Starting 
recording” on page 63)
 STOP button ( 
)∗2
Stops recording. (see “Stopping 
recording” on page 63)
 AUDIO2 MUTE button/lamp
Starts/releases recording for Audio2. 
Pressing this button turns the lamp 
on/off. While the lamp is lit,  Audio2 
is not being recorded. (see “To mute 
Audio2 input sound” on page 55)
 IR MODE button∗1
Switches the IR mode to one of the 
following modes.
AUTO:  Automatically changes IR mode 
depending on ambient brightness. 
ON:    Turns on the IR mode. 
OFF:  Turns off the IR mode.
 CAMERA SELECT button
Each press of the button toggles the 
recorder between the [CAMERA1] 
and [CAMERA2] connector inputs. 
(see “Selecting a camera” on page 55)
 Volume control buttons ()
Adjusts speaker sound volume.
 Brightness buttons ()
Adjusts LCD panel brightness.
∗1  
A commercially available camera connected to the [CAMERA2] connector cannot be controlled.
∗2 The lamp turns on when the [CONTROL PANEL ON/OFF] button is set to ON.
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Front panel
 CONTROL PANEL ON/OFF button
Turns on and off he LCD panel, lamp 
indications and buttons when the 
Memory Card Video Recorder is on. 
It cannot turn on or off the Memory 
Card Video Recorder or this unit 
(see “Turning off the LCD panel” on 
page 55).
 LIVE/ARCHIVE button
Switches between the live and 
playback screen. (see “Viewing Live 
Video” on page 55 and “Playback” 
on page 65) Press this button to 
open the Live screen when the 
“Information” screen, “Archive” 
screen, “Restore” screen, Officer 
setup top screen or Setup/Admin 
top screen is displayed (see “Menu 
List” on pages 93 - 102).
 Skip back button ()
Press to return playback to the 
previous skip location. (see “Moving 
back to a previous skip location to 
start playback” on page 66)
 Skip forward button ()
Press to move playback the next 
skip location. (see “Moving to the 
next skip location to start playback” 
on page 66)
 RETURN button
Returns to the previous menu or 
screen. (see “Returning to previous 
screen” on page 51)
 MENU button
Opens menus on the LCD panel.
 Cursor buttons

	









Use these buttons to manipulate 
menus and control playback.
 • During menu operation
   [
] :  Press the center position of 
the button to confirm an entry.
 
   [,,,] :  Press to move the 
cursor or change a 
set value.
 • During playback
   [
] :  Press the center position of 
the button to toggle between 
playback and pause.
   [
] :   Press to return to a playback 
position that is 7 seconds 
earlier.
   [
] :  Engages slow playback. Each 
press changes playback 
speed between 1/10 and 1/2.
   [
] :  Press to rewind. 
        
Each press changes the rewind 
speed from x4 to x20 and x200.
   [] :  Press to fast forward. 
        Each press changes the fast 
forward speed from x4 to x20 
and x200.
Control Reference Guide of the Remote Control Panel (continued) 
						

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Operation Using the Remote 
Control Panel (separately sold)
Rear panel
 Speaker
In playback screen mode:
           
Outputs audio. However, 
during [
] slow playback, 
[
] rewind, and [] fast 
forward, audio is not output.
 
In Live screen mode:
           The audio sound track 
is not normally available. 
For how to monitor the 
audio, refer to “Checking 
audio” on page 59. 
 Anchoring groove
Provides attachment for a commercially 
available stand.
 Securing screw holes
Use the supplied screws to attach 
a commercially available mounting 
bracket.
Front panel
 BUSY lamp
Lights or blinks when accessing 
a P2 card (for example during 
recording and playback). (see 
“Indicator Lamps and Recorder 
Status” on page 110)
 READY lamp
Lights, flashes or goes off to indicate 
whether or not a P2 card can be 
recorded. (see “Indicator Lamps and 
Recorder Status” on page 110)
 LOCK lamp
When lit:
    Indicates whether or not buttons 
other than the [REC], [MENU], 
[CONTROL PANEL ON/OFF] and 
[RETURN] buttons are locked.  
When blinking:
    Indicates that the license plate 
recognition mode is running.
    For details, refer to “License 
Plate Recognition (LPR) Mode” 
on page 33.
Control Reference Guide of the Remote Control Panel (continued) 
						

							Menu
Camera
Audio
Restore
Setup/Info
RecCheck
Archive
Menu
Camera
Audio
Restore
Setup/Info
RecCheck
Archive
Audio
Audio1 Test (Press ENTER Key)
Audio2 Test (Press ENTER Key)
Audio2 SelectINCAR
AE[-2  --  +2]0
(Screen example) (Screen example)
Trigger GPIO 
Action
DetectionPrintable Trigger1 NONEHOFF
ON 
Trigger2 NONEHOFFTrigger3 NONEHOFFTrigger4 NONEHOFFTrigger5 NONEHOFFTrigger6 NONEHOFFTrigger7 NONEHOFFTrigger8 NONEHOFF
Audio
Audio1 Test (Press ENTER Key)
Audio2 Test (Press ENTER Key)
Audio2 SelectINCAR
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1. Press the [MENU] button.
  The Menu appears. 
A triangle displayed at the right 
edge of a menu item indicates that 
it contains a submenu.
2.  Use the cursor buttons [,] 
to select an item.
 
3.  Press the center position of 
the cursor button [
] or [] 
to confirm the entry.
  The selected item opens to reveal 
selection details. 
  Use the [,,,] buttons to 
set a value.
   
•  A selected item with tiny triangles 
at the top and bottom allow you to 
change its value by pressing [
] 
or [
].
Basic Menu Operations
For a list of all the menus, refer to “Menu List” on pages 93 - 102.
(This list also describes menus available only to administrators.) 
•  A selected item with tiny triangles 
to the left and right allow you to 
change its value by pressing [
] 
or [
].
4.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Audio1 Test].
5.  
Press the [] button to confirm 
the entry.
  The Audio1 test is now ready to run. Example: Audio1 Test