Panasonic Memory Card Video Recording System AG-CPD10CRU Operating Instructions

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Control reference guide(continued)
Camera front, rear, and top
REC LED
Lights up during recording.
The LED starts to flash when the
combined remaining recording time
for the cards inserted in the P2 card
slots 1 and 2 is less than 30
minutes (see page 20). The LED
can also be permanently turned off
using a Toughbook-Arbitrator Front
End Software setting. For details on
the setting procedure, see the
documentation of the Toughbook-
Arbitrator Front End Software.
Sun shade
Protects the lens from direct...

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Connections
•Turn power to all components off and disconnect the power cables before making
any connections. Be sure to finish all other connections first, and then connect
the power cables last. Also refer to the connector signal diagram on page 29 and
to the documentation of the components that are to be connected.
•
Verify that recording is not in progress prior to disconnecting any cables from the recorder.
Be sure to disconnect the power cable first, and then disconnect any other cables.
•A wrong...

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Video
Input Output
(line level) (mic level)
Audio input
Camera
(supplied)Camera cable (supplied)LAN cable (supplied) External trigger 
cable (supplied)
Power cable (supplied)Computer
(available separately)Others: Input signal lines
White (SIGNAL): Connect the signal line via 
                            timer equipment and a fuse Black (GND): Connect to the negative
                       terminal of the battery
Red (BATT): 
Connect via a fuse to a power supply 
                        that is...

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P2 card insertion and removal
Never open the cover or remove the P2 card while the P2 card is being
accessed. Otherwise the data on the card may be lost or damaged, and the P2
card slot may become inoperative.
Inserting a P2 card
(1) Open the cover.
Insert the key into the lock and
turn it clockwise by 60 degrees.
(2) Insert a P2 card into the P2
card slot and push it in until
the EJECT button pops out.
Do not push in this
direction.
EJECT button
Insert the card
with the P2 logo
facing up.
Do not...

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P2 card insertion and removal (continued)
Note:
If a P2 card was removed while
data was being accessed, files may
be corrupted. In some rare cases,
the P2 card slot may become
inoperative. If this case, the files
must be restored by controlling the
recorder from the Toughbook-
Arbitrator Front End Software.
When this is detected, the recorder
automatically restarts itself.
(4) Close the cover.
Return the cover to its original
closed position and press the
section marked  .
PUSH
When you close the...

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Recording and stopping
Recording
Recording can be started by one of the
following methods:
•
Pressing the REC button on the recorder.•Pressing the REC button on the camera.•Clicking the REC button in the
Toughbook-Arbitrator Front End
Software.
• Activating a recording start trigger
from a device connected via the
GPIO/SERIAL connector on the
recorder. (A setting must first be
made with the Toughbook-
Arbitrator Front End Software.)
•
Setting the SIGNAL pin of the power
cable connected to the DC IN...

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Recording and stopping (continued)
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
write-protect switch
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...

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Recording and stopping (continued)
Selecting the video source to record
You can select to record from either
the camera cable input signal or the
VIDEO IN connector input signal on
the rear panel. This selection is made
using the Toughbook-Arbitrator Front
End Software.
If a recording start trigger signal is
activated while recording a signal from
the VIDEO IN connector, recording of
the VIDEO IN signal will stop and
recording of the camera cable input
signal will begin. In this case, separate
files...

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Zoom function
The camera has the capability for
optical zoom (x22) and digital zoom
(x10). The zoom function is controlled
with the W button and the T button.
The maximum zoom factor is x220.
When zooming in on a subject from
the wide end, zooming automatically
pauses at the x22 limit of the optical
zoom. To zoom beyond this limit with
the digital zoom, release the zoom
button momentarily and press it
again, holding it down until the
desired zoom factor is reached. The
same process is used to zoom...

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LEDs and recorder status
The relationship between the on/flashing status of the indicator LEDs on the recorder
and camera and the operation status of the recorder is shown in the table below.
: LED lit : LED flashing : LED out
1“REC LED” refers to the following indicators and pins:
•REC LED on recorder
•REC LED on camera
•GPIO9 (pin 25) output of GPIO/SERIAL port (Rec Tally)
The REC LED on the camera and the GPIO9 output connector will not flash
immediately after power-on.
2Shows the following P2 card...