Panasonic Memory Card Video Recorder AG-CPD15P Operating Instructions

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Operation Using the Remote 
Control Panel (separately sold)
  Returning to previous screen
Press the [RETURN] button to return 
to the previous screen. The menu is 
cleared when the “Archive” screen, 
Officer setup top screen or Setup/
Admin top screen is displayed.
  Long menus
Menus with arrows at the top and 
bottom contain items that are 
currently not shown.
Basic Menu Operations (continued) 
						

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Setting up/Deleting Officer Data
when the USB memory device 
is connected again, check if the 
officer data file has been correctly 
saved to the USB memory device.  
If the above measures do not 
correct this problem, replace the 
USB memory device.
Notes:
•  If a USB memory device is connected 
and the officer data is read during 
recording, the file will be split up 
at the location where reading was 
effectuated.
•  Once the officer data has been 
read, the USB memory device 
may be removed.
•  Once the officer data has been 
set up, it is not deleted even when 
power is turned off or the mode 
changed.
MANUAL mode
Display the menu on the LCD panel. 
Then read and load the officer data 
from the Officer setup top screen.
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 
[Officer] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
The Officer setup top screen appears.
4.  Connect a USB memory device 
containing officer data to this 
unit.
5.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Officer1].
6.  
Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Load] and press [
] to confirm 
the entry.
  This registers officer1 and the name 
and ID appear. Before using this unit, you must create 
and configure officer data, such as an 
officer ID and officer name. For details 
on creating officer data, refer to “Text 
Files Used with the Recorder” on 
pages 43 - 46.
 
Three setup methods are available, called 
the AUTO, MANUAL and LIST modes.
 
Check with the administrator which 
mode is selected. (see “Setting Method” 
on page 83)
Note:
Starting up a PC application during 
officer data setup will abort the 
setup operation. The recorder will 
then freeze in the live screen and 
disable setup and deletion of officer 
data.
AUTO mode
When a USB memory device is 
connected to this unit, or when 
connection is detected after turning 
power on, the officer data for one or 
two officers is automatically read in 
and activated (see “Text Files Used 
with the Recorder” on pages 43 - 46).
Connect a USB memory device 
containing officer data to this 
unit.
   
The [READY] lamp flashes for 
one second:
    This indicates that the data was 
correctly read.
The [BUSY] lamp flashes for one 
second:
    This indicates that the data could 
not be correctly read. 
    Disconnect the USB memory 
device and then reconnect it. If 
the [READY] lamp does not flash  When a PC application is running, 
this unit freezes in the live screen 
and officer data cannot be set or 
deleted. 
						

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Operation Using the Remote 
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7.  To enter officer2, replace the 
current USB memory device 
with a USB memory device 
containing data for officer2.
8.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
[Officer2].
9.  
Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Load] and press [
] to confirm 
the entry.
  This registers officer2 and the name 
and ID appear.
Note:
Long names and IDs may not be 
displayed in full.
LIST mode
Open the menu on the LCD panel and 
read in the officer data registered in this 
unit from the Officer setup top screen.
 
For details on registering officer data, 
refer to “Load Officer” on page 79.
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 
[Officer] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
 
The Officer setup top screen appears.
4.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Officer1].
5.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
[Select] and press the [
] 
buttons to confirm the entry.
  A list of officers registered in this 
unit appears.
6.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
an officer, (use the [
,] buttons 
to go between pages) and press 
[
] to confirm the entry.
The Officer setup top screen 
appears when officer1 has been set.
7.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Officer2].
8.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
[Select] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
  A list of officers registered in this 
unit appears.
Note:
Long names and IDs may not be 
displayed in full.
9.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
an officer, (use the [
,] buttons 
to go between pages) and press 
[
] to confirm the entry.
 The Officer setup top screen 
appears when officer2 has been set.
Deleting entered data
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 
[Officer] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
The Officer setup top screen appears.
4.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Officer1] or [Officer2].
5.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
[Delete] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
  This deletes officer data selected in 
Step 4.
Note:
Officer data cannot be deleted in 
“AUTO mode”.
Setting up/Deleting Officer Data (continued) 
						

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You can lock specific buttons on the 
Remote Control Panel to prevent 
accidental pressing of the buttons.
Locking
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 
[Officer] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
 The Officer setup top screen appears.
4.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Operation Key Lock].
5.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
“ON”.
The [LOCK] lamp lights, and the 
buttons other than the [REC], 
[MENU], [CONTROL PANEL ON/
OFF] and [RETURN] buttons, the 
[REC] button on this unit, and the 
[REC] button on the Color Camera 
are locked.
Notes:
•  The button lock function is engaged 
after returning to the Live screen.
•  The key lock function in the 
administrator setup (see 
“Operation Key Lock” on page 83) 
is independent of officer setup, so 
that when locked by administrator 
setup, the keys cannot be 
unlocked from officer setup.
•  The Color Camera zoom and 
brightness buttons cannot be 
locked.
•  Trigger signal (GPIO1-8) control 
(see page 37) is not locked. 
Unlocking
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 
[Officer] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
The Officer setup top screen appears.
4.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Operation Key Lock].
5.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
“OFF”.
The [LOCK] lamp goes off and the 
buttons are unlocked.
Locking and Unlocking Buttons 
						

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Operation Using the Remote 
Control Panel (separately sold)
Viewing Live Video
Use the functions described below to 
manipulate video output by the camera 
and sound from the microphone.  
Press the [LIVE/ARCHIVE] button to 
view live video. A commercially available 
camera connected to the [CAMERA2] 
connector cannot be controlled.
 Selecting a camera
Press the [CAMERA SELECT] button.
Each press of the button toggles the 
unit between the [CAMERA1] and 
[CAMERA2] connector inputs. 
Note:
Color Camera operations in the 
Remote Control Panel menu cannot 
be accessed when the [CAMERA2] 
connector input is selected.
 Zooming
To view the overall scene, press the 
[W] button and zoom out. 
To view fine details, press the [T] 
button and zoom in.
1.  Press the [W] button or the [T] 
button.
The camera zooms in or out while 
the button is kept depressed.
2.  Release the button when reaching 
the desired image size.
Pressing [AUTO ZOOM] zooms in 
the image to the target ratio and 
then pauses before zooming out 
towards the wide angle end. When 
the zoom in operation goes beyond 
the target ratio, it first zooms out to 
the target ratio.
 Making a backlit image easier to view
A dark subject against a bright 
background can be made easier to view.
Press the [] button.
This button toggles between “ON” and 
“OFF” at each press. 
Set this button to “OFF” for normal 
operation.
 Making a dark image easier to view
Use the infrared mode to make dark 
images easier to view.
Press the [IR MODE] button.
The IRONappears.
Each press of this button switches the 
function from “AUTO”, “ON” and “OFF”. 
Set this function to “AUTO” for normal 
operation.
Note:
This function can be used together 
with “Adjusting image brightness” to 
make an image brighter.
 To mute Audio2 input sound
Press the [AUDIO2 MUTE] button.
Each press of this button toggles the 
button between record and mute.
Note:
It is not possible to switch Audio1 
sound recording in this manner.
 Turning off the LCD panel
Press the [CONTROL PANEL ON/
OFF] button.
  This turns off the LCD panel and lamps 
and disables all button functions. 
Pressing this button a second time 
turns on the LCD panel and lamps 
and button operations again become 
available. 
						

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Adjusting image focus
This menu is available only when the 
[CAMERA1] connector input is selected 
by the [CAMERA SELECT] button.
1.  Press the [MENU] button.
The Menu appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Camera] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
The Auto Focus (ENTER) appears.
3.  Use the [] button to confirm 
the entry.
The autofocus function automatically 
focuses the image.
4.  When the autofocus function 
cannot properly focus the 
image, use the [
,] buttons 
to select [Manual Focus].
The Manual FocusNF appears.
5.  To focus on a more distant 
subject, keep pressing the [
] 
button and release it when it 
comes into focus.
6.  To focus on a closer subject, 
keep pressing the [
] button 
and release it when it comes 
into focus.
Adjusting image brightness
This menu is available only when the 
[CAMERA1] connector input is selected 
by the [CAMERA SELECT] button.
1.   
Press the [MENU] button.
The Menu appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Camera] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
3.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
[AE [-2 -- +2]].
The AE[-2  --  +2]0appears.
4.  Press the [] button to make 
the image brighter.
Press the [
] button to make 
the image darker.
Set this button to “0” (zero) for 
normal operation.
Note:
When the [CAMERA2] connector 
input is selected by the [CAMERA 
SELECT] button, [Camera] cannot 
be selected and brightness cannot 
be adjusted.
Viewing Live Video (continued) 
						

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Operation Using the Remote 
Control Panel (separately sold)
Viewing Live Video (continued)
Setting LPR mode
Use of license plate recognition 
requires the following setup.  
This menu is available only when [Init 
LPR Mode] in administrator setup is 
set to “ENABLE”. 
And this menu is available only when the 
[CAMERA1] connector input is selected 
by the [CAMERA SELECT] button.
 
1.   
Press the [MENU] button.
The Menu appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Camera] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
3.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
[LPR Mode].
The LPR ModePATROL appears.
4.  Use the [,] buttons to 
select the recognition mode.
LPR:  Engages the License Plate 
Recognition and the [LOCK] 
lamp blinks. [LPR Shutter 
Speed] and [LPR Zoom] now 
become available. 
PATROL:  Engages the normal mode. 
[Patrol Shutter Speed] and 
[Patrol Zoom] now become 
available.
 
Notes:
•  Changing [Init LPR Mode] to 
“DISABLE” in administrator setup 
while setting “LPR” engages 
“PATROL” and [LPR Mode] is no 
longer available.
•  Setting “LPR” turns OSD off.
Setting shutter speed (in LPR mode)
Set a shutter speed to capture sharp
video of fast-moving subjects.  
This menu is available only when [Init 
LPR Mode] in administrator setup is 
set to “ENABLE” and [LPR Mode] is 
set to “LPR”. 
And this menu is available only when the 
[CAMERA1] connector input is selected 
by the [CAMERA SELECT] button.
 
1.   
Press the [MENU] button.
The Menu appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Camera] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
3.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
[LPR Shutter Speed].
The LPR Shutter Speed1/1000 appears.
4.  Use the [,] buttons to 
select a shutter speed.
AUTO:  Automatically adjusts the 
shutter speed to ambient light.
1/500, 1/1000:  Set as required by 
the subject.
Note:
A recording started by a recording 
trigger during license plate 
recognition will automatically switch 
the shutter speed to “AUTO”. When 
recording stop criteria are met, the 
shutter speed automatically returns 
to the value set in step 4. 
						

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Viewing Live Video (continued)
Setting camera zoom (in LPR mode)
The camera zoom can be set in the 
range 1.0 to 22.0 x.  
This menu is available only when [Init 
LPR Mode] in administrator setup is 
set to “ENABLE” and [LPR Mode] is 
set to “LPR”. 
And this menu is available only when the 
[CAMERA1] connector input is selected 
by the [CAMERA SELECT] button.
 
1.   
Press the [MENU] button.
The Menu appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Camera] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
3.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
[LPR Zoom].
The LPR ZoomX 1.0 appears.
Press the [
] button to raise and the 
[
] button to lower the ratio.
Note:
A recording started by a recording 
trigger during license plate 
recognition will automatically switch 
the camera zoom setting to [Patrol 
Zoom]. When recording stop criteria 
are met, the camera zoom setting 
is automatically switched to [LPR 
Zoom].
Setting shutter speed (in PATROL mode)
Set a shutter speed to capture sharp
video of fast-moving subjects.
This menu is available only when [Init 
LPR Mode] in administrator setup is 
set to “ENABLE” and [LPR Mode] is 
set to “PATROL”. 
And this menu is available only when the 
[CAMERA1] connector input is selected 
by the [CAMERA SELECT] button.
 
1.   
Press the [MENU] button.
The Menu appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Camera] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
3.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
[Patrol Shutter Speed].
The Patrol Shutter SpeedAUTO appears.
4.  Use the [,] buttons to 
select a shutter speed.
AUTO:
      Automatically adjusts the shutter 
speed to ambient light.
1/100, 1/500, 1/1000:  
      Set as required by the subject.
Setting camera zoom (in PATROL mode)
The camera zoom can be set in the 
range 1.0 to 22.0 x.  
This menu is available only when [Init 
LPR Mode] in administrator setup is 
set to “ENABLE” and [LPR Mode] is 
set to “PATROL”. 
And this menu is available only when the 
[CAMERA1] connector input is selected 
by the [CAMERA SELECT] button.
 
1.   
Press the [MENU] button.
The Menu appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Camera] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
3.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
[Patrol Zoom].
The Patrol ZoomX 1.0 appears.
Press the [
] button to raise and the 
[
] button to lower the ratio. 
						

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Operation Using the Remote 
Control Panel (separately sold)
Viewing Live Video (continued)
To turn off the [REC] lamp during recording
The Color Camera [REC] lamp lights 
during recording. The following steps 
allow you to keep this lamp off at all 
times.
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 
[Camera LED].
4.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
“OFF”.
The lamp will now remain off at all 
times.
Selecting Audio2 input
1.  Press the [MENU] button.
The Menu appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Audio] and press [
] to 
confirm the entry.
3.  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Audio2 Select].
4.  Use the [
,] buttons to select 
“INCAR”, “WMIC” or “LINK 
CAM”
INCAR :
    Sound input through the [IN CAR 
MIC] terminals
WMIC (Wireless Microphone) :
    Sound input through the [AUDIO 
IN 2] terminals
LINK CAM :
    Being linked with the change of 
camera, sound input changes.
∗
Checking audio
Sound output is normally off when 
viewing live video. Use the following 
steps to check that sound is input 
normally.
1.  Press the [MENU] button.
The Menu appears.
2.  Use the [,] buttons to 
select [Audio] and press [
] 
to confirm the entry.
3. 
  Use the [,] buttons to select 
[Audio1 Test] or [Audio2 Test], 
and then press the [
] button.
Sound is output while the [] button 
is depressed.
Note:
The output sound may be too loud 
depending on the sound volume 
setting. Lower the sound volume as 
required.
∗  
Changing to the [CAMERA1 (CAMERA2)] connector input, sound comes from the 
[AUDIO IN 2 (IN CAR MIC)] connector input. 
						

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Viewing the status of this unit
The following function is provided to 
enable viewing the status of this unit 
and the trigger signal (GPIO1-8) status.
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.
   •  
 Mode indication
   • 
  Status display
SIMPLE: 
    The simple On-Screen Display 
appears. 
DETAILS: 
    The detailed On-Screen Display 
appears. 
OFF: 
    The On-Screen Display closes.
Notes:
•  The 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, 
the simple On-Screen Display does 
not appear but the book mark icon 
 appears for 1 to 2 seconds. 
Viewing Live Video (continued)