On Recording; Starting Recording - Panasonic AG-CPD20P Operating Instructions Manual

On Recording

Starting Recording

Recording Start Methods
• Press the [REC] button (the REC buttons on the
recorder, Color Camera, Remote Control Panel, and
Front-End application all operate the same way).
• Apply a recording trigger.
• When power-on recording is enabled, recording starts
when the recorder is turned on.
The prerecord function (see "Pre-recording and
post-recording" on page 10) records video for a pre-specified
period prior to a recording-start trigger event (or pressing the
[REC] button). The amount of the prerecord time is set on
the Rec/Play screen (see "Rec/Play" on page 81). An audio
prerecord time, as well as an audio postrecord time, can
be set independently, although it cannot be longer than the
specified video prerecord/postrecord time. You can use this
function to prerecord video without audio.
Recording Triggers
The following types of recording triggers are available.
• When [Action] set for detection of trigger signals (GPI1-16)
is "REC", "P1REC", "PREC", or "PREC" and the trigger
signal is valid.
• Vehicle Speed Signal
Speed data detected by the recorder serves as a recording
trigger when the specified speed is exceeded.
Select from the following detection methods according to
the intended application or installation conditions.
Detection of own vehicle speed:
Uses GPS or a radar gun
Target vehicle speed:
Uses a radar gun
Note:
To use the GPS or radar gun as the recording trigger, check
with your supplier to ensure that connections have been
made correctly, then specify the source device (see "Radar/
GPS" on page 90).
Notes:
• If the GPS is enabled, and the recording trigger is detected
by GPS, if the vehicle is stopped or a speed of 5 MPH or 5
km/h below the set speed is detected, the recording trigger
can be used again.
• Recording is allowed only when the [READY] lamp on the
recorder and the Remote Control Panel is lit. If pressing
the [REC] button or applying a recording trigger fails to
start recording, the [REC] lamps on the recorder, Color
Camera and Remote Control Panel blink at a high rate.
• The Remote Control Panel, the Color Camera and the
recorder [REC] lamps go on during recording.
• Video signals set for Preset1, Preset, and Preset are
recorded (see "Preset1, Preset, Preset" on page 80 and
"Trigger" on page 86).
• Audio signals input to the [AUDIO IN] [1] to [4] connectors
are recorded, and recording of audio input to the [AUDIO
IN ] connector can be turned on or off with a trigger
signal (see "Trigger" on page 86).
• Recording stops if the SDHC Memory Card slot cover is
opened.
• Recording cannot start unless the SDHC Memory Card
slot cover is closed.
• Recording will not start while the user is configuring
administrator settings, even if the level signal satisfies the
recording start conditions. In this case, recording will still
not start when the user quits the administrator settings.
To start recording, the recording start conditions must
be satisfied again after configuration of the administrator
settings is finished.
• When multiple recording triggers are enabled, recording
starts when the first recording start criteria are met, and if
a prerecord time has been set, the specified period before
the start event is also recorded.
• If Loop recording is not activated, recording will not start
under the following condition even if there is space left on
an SDHC Memory Card.
- When the number of files recorded on any SDHC Memory
Card inserted in slots 1, ,  or 4 totals over 5,000 files.
Playback with the remote control panel is not available
at present. Upgrading is scheduled for the future.
For playback, it is recommended to use the Front-End
application or Back-End Client application.
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