Panasonic Memory Card Video Recorder AG-CPD15P Operating Instructions

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C1   IRA  BL  TAL  LOCK 
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TRIGGER  A  B 
OWN /TGT MPH--- 000 
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C1   IRA  BL  TAL  LOCK 
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Operation Using the Remote 
Control Panel (separately sold)
 
  Speed (MPH / KPH)
  OWN  : own vehicle speed
  TGT    : target vehicle speed
  
Target vehicle speed indication 
depends on the type of radar gun 
that is connected. For example, one 
ProLaser3 measurement indicates 
vehicle speed for a period of about 
10 seconds. If another measurement 
is made within this 10 second period 
(approx.), the speed indication is 
updated accordingly.
Note:
“ERR” appears to indicate that the 
radar gun measurement result is 
not correct.
  Location information (latitude)  Location information (longitude)  Remaining P2 card recording time 
(HHH : MM)
  •  The remaining recording time is 
updated about every 30 seconds.
Note:
The total recording time does 
not include prerecording and 
postrecording time.
  Mode indication
 ( : paused : recording)
Viewing Live Video (continued)
  Status display
  PON : power ON recording “ON”
  INT   : intermittent recording “ON”
   (see “Status 
Display” on page 122)
  CARD FULL, CARD PROTECT, 
VUP CARD, UNFORMATTED, 
REFORMAT, ILLEGAL CARD, 
NO CARD, CARD ERROR, RUNDOWN  Remaining time on the P2 card  Date/Time   Trigger signal (GPIO1-8) input status  (GPIO 1 to 8 are displayed in order 
from the left.) 
  The characters assigned by 
[Printable] appear when the state 
set by [Detection] occurs.
  Appears only when there is a file 
that should be restored
  Mark position
   : Bookmark position  Setup status of this unit
  C1     :   [CAMERA1] connector input 
is selected 
  C2   :  [CAMERA2] connector input 
is selected 
  IR      : Camera IR mode is “ON”
  IRA   : Camera IR mode is “AUTO”
  BL   :  Camera backlight 
compensation is “ON”
  TAL   : Camera lamp is “ON”
  
LOCK : Operation button lock is “ON” 
						

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Viewing Live Video (continued)
 Disconnecting this unit from 
a PC application
Connecting a PC to this unit and 
starting up a PC application freezes 
this unit in the live screen and disables 
the following operations.
• Setting up/Deleting Officer Data
• A trial shoot
• Playback
• Restoring Files
• Administrator  Setup
Follow these steps to disconnect a PC 
application from this unit to enable the 
above operations. 
1.  Press the [MENU] button.
The Menu appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Setup/Info] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
3.  
Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Disconnect PC] and press [
] 
to confirm the entry.
These steps disconnect this unit 
from a PC application.
Note:
For details on how to restart the 
PC application, see the Operating 
Instructions of the PC application. 
						

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Operation Using the Remote 
Control Panel (separately sold)
Recording
 Starting and stopping recording
  Starting recording
Press the [REC] button.
This starts video and sound recording. 
The live screen appears automatically 
if not already on. The Remote Control 
Panel, the Color Camera and this unit 
[REC] lamps go on during recording.
Note:
The Color Camera [REC] lamp 
goes on regardless of camera input 
setting (for example, the [CAMERA2] 
connector input being selected with 
the [CAMERA SELECT] button).
There are also other methods for 
starting recording. For details, refer 
to “Recording” on page 21.
  Stopping recording
Press the [STOP] button ( ).
Pressing the [STOP] button turns off 
the [REC] lamp and video and sound 
recordings stop when the post record
∗ 
interval has elapsed. Then the [BUSY] 
lamp goes off.
There are also other conditions for 
stopping recording. For details, 
refer to “Stopping Recording” on 
pages 22, 23.
∗  Post record is a function that continues recording for a preset interval after 
recording is turned off. Changing the setting requires administrator setup. 
						

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A trial shoot
Recording (continued)
When a PC application is running, 
this unit freezes in the live screen, 
and a trial shoot is disabled.
The following is a description of a test to 
check if recording can be correctly made.
1.  Press the [MENU] button.
The Menu appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[RecCheck] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
A five-second recording is made 
and played back.
Notes:
•  A trial shoot cannot be performed 
during recording or playback.
•  The trial shoot portion of a 
recording is automatically deleted 
after playback.
  Adding bookmarks
A bookmark can be added to a file 
that is being recorded to mark it for 
playback. (see “Moving back to a 
previous skip location to start playback” 
and “Moving to the next skip location to 
start playback” on page 66)
Press the [BOOK MARK] button.
The bookmark icon  appears for 1 or 
2 seconds.
Notes:
•  The bookmark icon  appears 
on the On-Screen Display. When 
[On Screen Type] is “OFF” (see 
“Viewing the status of this unit” on 
page 60), the bookmark icon does 
not appear.
•  Bookmarks can be added with a 
minimum interval of 2 seconds.
•  A bookmark cannot be entered 
until about five seconds after 
recording starts.
•  It is possible to move the playback 
location to the bookmark during 
playback. 
•  Bookmarks can be added also 
during playback. (see “Adding 
bookmarks” on page 67)
•  Bookmarks can be deleted only 
during playback. (see “Deleting 
bookmarks” on page 67)
•  Bookmarks but not event types 
can be added during recording. 
•  Event types can be added only 
during playback. (See “Adding 
bookmarks” on page 67) 
						

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Operation Using the Remote 
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 Playback
Press the [LIVE/ARCHIVE] button.
The playback screen appears and 
playback starts from the location where 
playback was last made. 
If recording was started or stopped 
prior to pressing the [LIVE/ARCHIVE] 
button, playback starts from the 
beginning of the recorded file. 
Notes:
•  In the following cases, recorded 
files may not be played back from 
the beginning.
  
•  When [Setup/Admin]-[Date/Time]-
[Date/Time] is changed
  •  When [Setup/Admin]-[Date/Time]-
[TimeZone] is changed
  •  When [Setup/Admin]-[Rec/Play]-
[Rule of Filename] is changed
  
•  When the clock time is corrected 
by GPS
•  If playback was previously ended 
at the end of the file, playback is 
paused.
•  If the LCD panel is turned off by 
using the [CONTROL PANEL ON/
OFF] button, file playback stops.
•  File playback stops when a PC 
application is started during 
playback.
  Name of record file
A record file name that appears in the 
On-Screen Display or playback file list 
screen takes a name that is based on 
the local time when recording started. 
It is indicated in the format: 
Year - Month - Day  Hour: Min.: Sec.
Note:
A physical filename (for example, a 
filename that appears on a PC) can be 
indicated either in world or local time 
depending on administrator setup.
  Intermittent recording files
An intermittent recording file records 
only one video frame per second but 
no audio.
Note:
The playback speed of an intermittent 
recording file is slower than a normal 
file.
 Changing playback method
  Playback and pause
Press the [
] button.
Playback starts. Press again to pause 
playback. Use this button to pause 
slow, rewind and fast forward.
  Slow
Press the [
] button.
Slow plays back at 1/10 or 1/2 of normal 
speed. Each press changes playback 
speed from 1/10 to 1/2 and 1/10.
Note:
Intermittent recording files cannot 
be played back at slow speed.
  Quick Replay
Press the [
] button.
Playback starts 7 seconds prior to the 
current location. During slow playback, 
slow playback starts 7 seconds prior to 
the current location. 
Playback
When a PC application is running, 
this unit freezes in the live screen 
and the card cannot be played 
back. 
						

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Playback (continued)
  Moving to the next skip 
location to start playback
Press the [
] button.
 Playback starts from the next skip location.
If the current location comes after the last 
skip location in the file, playback starts 
from a skip location in the next file. If 
there is no next file, playback starts from 
the current location without skipping.
Notes:
•  The skip location may be a bookmark, 
head of file or a trigger position (one 
per file) at which recording began. 
However, no trigger position can exist 
in automatically divided files.
 
•  One of the following icons may 
appear On-Screen for about 
2 seconds depending on the 
location playback skips. When not 
shown in an On-Screen Display, 
they appear on the LCD panel.
  
 : File beginning
   : Trigger position
   : Bookmark position
•  It is recommended that the skip 
location be placed at the [Trigger/
Marker] or [Head of File] in the 
administration setup. (see “Skip 
Target” on page 78)
•  
Up to 999 bookmarks can be skipped. 
You cannot skip to the bookmark 
position exceeding this limit.
•  When the [] button or [] 
button is pressed, playback stops 
momentarily while the skip location 
is searched for, and then playback 
resumes from that position.
  Rewinding
Press the [
] button.
Rewinding is performed at 4, 20 or 200 
times normal speed. 
Each press changes the rewind speed 
from 4, to 20, 200 and back to 4 times 
normal speed.
  Fast forward
Press the [
] button.
Fast forwarding is performed at 4, 20 
or 200 times normal speed. 
Each press changes the fast forward 
speed from 4, to 20, 200 and back to 4 
times normal speed.
  Moving back to a previous 
skip location to start playback 
Press the [
] button.
  Playback starts from the previous skip 
location. 
If the current location is 5 seconds 
or less away from a skip location, 
playback starts from the skip location 
before the previous skip location. 
However, if the current location is 5 
seconds or less away from the first skip 
location in the file, playback starts from a 
skip location in the previous file. 
If there is no previous file, playback starts 
from the current location without skipping.
  
						

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Playback (continued)
 Setting  bookmarks
  Adding bookmarks
Bookmarks can be added to a 
file during playback, pause or slow 
playback. Loading event types from 
a USB memory device in advance to 
the recorder allows the operator to add 
both bookmarks and event types. (See 
“Load Event Type” on page 79)
When no event types are loaded
1.  
Press the [BOOK MARK] button.
• A bookmark icon  appears. 
•  Playback or slow playback stops for a 
short while and then resumes.
When event types are loaded
1.  
Press the [BOOK MARK] button.
Event Type––––∗ appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
an event type and press the 
[BOOK MARK], [RETURN] or 
[MENU] button to confirm the 
entry.
•  The recorder returns to previous 
playback status, and the bookmark 
icon 
 appears enabling insertion 
also of event types. 
•  Playback or slow playback stops for a 
short while and then resumes.
Notes:
•  The bookmark icon  appears 
on the On-Screen Display. When 
[On Screen Type] is “OFF” (see 
“Viewing the status of this unit” on 
page 60), the bookmark icon does 
not appear. •  Bookmarks can be added with a 
minimum interval of 2 seconds. 
•  Playing back a segment with a 
bookmark shows a bookmark icon 
 for about 2 seconds.
  Deleting bookmarks
When no event types are loaded
1.  
Press the [BOOK MARK] button 
when a bookmark icon 
 appears 
during playback, pause or slow 
playback.
• This deletes the bookmark icon . 
•  Playback or slow playback stops for a 
short while and then resumes.
When event types are loaded
1.  
Press the [BOOK MARK] button.
Event Type––––∗ appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
“DEL” and press the [BOOK 
MARK], [RETURN] or [MENU] 
button to confirm the entry.
•  The bookmark icon  and the event 
type are deleted and the recorder 
returns to previous playback status. 
•  Playback or slow playback stops for a 
short while and then resumes.
Note:
Bookmarks cannot be added or 
deleted during rewind and fast 
forward.
∗ •  The last used event type appears. 
 •  The last used event type remains even after a power off. However, an event 
type that is reloaded, appears as “----”. 
 •  Long event type character strings may not be displayed in full. 
 •  Event types where bookmarks cannot be set, for example a recording file with 
unregistered event types, are displayed in gray. 
						

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Playback (continued)
Selecting a file for playback
1.  Press the [MENU] button.
The Menu appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Archive] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
The playback file list screen appears.
Notes:
•  [Archive] is not available when 
there are no playback files.
•  Files appear in the order of the 
filenames (see “Rule of Filename” 
on page 76) that are assigned at 
recording.
“WT” (world time) files are displayed 
in recording start order (but the time is 
converted and indicated in local time)
ã
“LT” (local time) files are displayed 
in recording start order. 
•  When a file is recorded across two 
P2 cards and is split into two files, 
the start time of the latter file is 
suffixed by “∗”. Also, if two or more 
files have the same start time, 
the start time of the second and 
succeeding files are suffixed by “∗”.
3.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
a file to play back. 
  
(Use the following functions to go 
between pages.)
•  Press the [,] buttons once to 
turn pages one at a time.
•  
Keep pressing the [,] button to 
go quickly between pages. This 
function turns pages up to page 3 
in one-page increments and pages 
from page 4 in 10-page increments.
4.  Use the [] button to start 
playback.
Playback starts from the beginning 
of the file. 
When playback reaches end of the 
file, playback is paused.
Turning Audio1 and 2 ON and OFF
1.  Press the [MENU] button.
The Menu appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Audio].
3.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
[Audio1] or [Audio2].
4.  
Use the [,] buttons to select 
“ON” or “OFF”.
Note:
An administrator can set the audio 
output (Init Audio Out (Play)) 
selected at power-on. 
						

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Playback (continued)
Viewing the status of this unit
Use the following function to see the 
status of this unit or trigger signal 
(GPIO1-8) status when a played back 
file was recorded.
1.  Press the [MENU] button.
The Menu appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Setup/Info] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
3.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
[On Screen Type].
4.  
Use the [,] buttons to select 
“AUTO”, “SIMPLE”, “DETAILS” 
or “OFF”.
AUTO :

The simple On-Screen Display 
appears for 3 to 5 seconds 
when any of the following 
items have been changed.
        •   Playback filename
        
•   Mode indication
        • 
  Playback speed and 
status indication
SIMPLE: 
    The Simple On-Screen Display 
appears. 
DETAILS: 
    The Detailed On-Screen Display 
appears. 
OFF: 
    On-Screen Display closes.
Notes:
•  An administrator can set the 
Overlay OSD (Init On Screen Type) 
selected at power-on.
•  See the next page for how to read 
the On-Screen Display.
•  When “AUTO” is selected and the 
[BOOK MARK] button is pressed 
or the bookmark position is 
reached, the simple On-Screen 
Display does not appear but the 
bookmark icon
  appears for 1 to 
2 seconds. •  
When “AUTO” is selected and the 
trigger position is reached, the simple 
On-Screen Display does not appear 
but the trigger icon 
 appears for 1 
to 2 seconds. 
						

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  Speed (MPH / KPH)
  OWN: own vehicle speed
  TGT:   target vehicle speed
  Location information (latitude)
  Location information (longitude)
 Playback filename
  (Local time at start of recording)
  “NO FILE” appears when there is 
no file to play back.
 Mode indication
 
 :  Playback
 
 : Pause
 
  : Fast forward
 
 : Rewind
 
 : Slow
 Playback speed and status indication
 
 
x1/10, x1/2, x4, x20, x200
   (see “Status 
Display” on page 122)
  READ ERROR, META ERROR, 
 PLAY ERROR
Playback (continued)
  Playback location (in file units)  Date/Time 
  Trigger signal (GPIO1-8) input status
  (GPIO 1 to 8 are displayed in order 
from the left.)
  The characters assigned by 
[Printable] appear when the state 
set by [Detection] occurs.
  Appears only when there is a file 
that should be restored
  Mark position
  
 : File beginning
   : Trigger position
   : Bookmark position
  Sound output setting 
 (
: appears only during playback)
  A1 : Audio1 is output
  A2 : Audio2 is output