Before Use - Panasonic AG-CPD15P Operating Instructions Manual

Before Use

Always take a trial shoot.
Before making important recordings,
always take a trial shoot to confirm
that recording works as expected.
Especially when using "Backlighting
Compensation" or "Night Shooting
with the IR Function", verify that
your settings produce the desired
results.
When using for the first time
or when using in a place with
a different time zone, set the
correct time zone.
The factory default time zone setting
is "Eastern Standard Daylight Saving
Time".
When using in a different time zone,
set the time zone for that region.
(see "TimeZone" on page 79)
Recording officer data on this
unit allows you to find out the
person performed recording
later.
(see "Setting up/Deleting
Officer Data" on pages 52, 53)
Use together with the Remote
Control Panel and other
specified, separately sold
accessories.
This unit can be controlled by
application software running
on a Remote Control Panel
or a PC (referred to as PC
application in this manual).
In no event will Panasonic be liable for any damages, including any incidental
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or consequential damages, stemming from a failure to record data or from lost
settings or data.
Any of the following actions can result in problems:
Power supply to the recorder is interrupted or impaired during recording, for
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example by starting an engine.
If a P2 card is ejected while it is being accessed (for example during recording).
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• For details on how to run the PC
application, see the Operating
Instructions of the PC application.
• Connecting a personal computer
(referred to as PC in this manual)
to this unit and starting up
application software (referred to as
PC application in this manual) on
the PC 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
Usable memory cards
The recorder is designed to use any
P2 card having the "P2" logo.
Do not turn the power off while
recording.
Be sure to stop all operations before
turning the power off (see "Stopping
Recording" on page 22).
Turning the power off especially
during access (for example, during
recording) may damage the P2 card
or corrupt file management data,
setting information and other data
on the P2 card. If file data cannot
be read correctly due to corrupted
f i l e m a n a g e m e n t i n f o r m a t i o n
on the P2 card, the card should
be reformatted. For details on
reformatting, refer to "Format" on
page 86 or contact your supplier.
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