Panasonic AG-CPDIOCRUP Operating Instructions Manual page 17

Recording and stopping
Write-protect switch
The P2 card is equipped with a write-
protect switch. If you set this switch to
the PROTECT position, no data can
be written to the P2 card and no
existing file can be deleted.
PROTECT
Notes:
• Any attempt to change the position
of the write-protect switch during
power-on will have no effect. To
produce the effect, turn the power
off and then turn it on again or
remove the card and then insert it
again.
• If the write-protect switch is set to
the PROTECT position on any of
the cards in the two card slots,
recording will not start.
Prerecording and post-recording
Prerecording is the capability of including
material from an interval before the
specified start point in a recording.
Similarly, post-recording is the capability of
including material from an interval after the
specified stop point in a recording. The
intervals (prerecord time and post-record
time) can be set using the Toughbook-
Arbitrator Front End Software.
write-protect switch
(continued)
REC button pressed
(Recording starts)
Actual recording time
Prerecord time
In the cases shown below, the actual
prerecord and post-record time may be
shorter than the respective setting.
If recording is started
immediately after system startup
Prerecord time will be shorter.
REC button pressed
Startup
(Recording starts)
completed
Actual recording time
Prerecord time
If recording is started during
post-record interval
Post-recording will be terminated
and next recording starts. There is
no prerecording interval for the
second recording.
STOP REC button pressed
(Post-recording halted and
button
next recording starts)
pressed
Actual recording time
Post-record time
Notes:
• If you press the REC button and
STOP button alternately in rapid
succession, the system may not
separate the two recording sessions,
resulting in a single video file.
• If the remaining capacity of the P2
card is low, the prerecord time or post-
record time may become shorter.
STOP button pressed
(Recording stops)
Time
Post-record time
STOP button pressed
(Recording stops)
Time
Post-record time
STOP button
pressed
(Recording stops)
Time
Post-record time
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