Starting And Stopping Recording - Panasonic AG-CPD15P Operating Instructions Manual

Starting and Stopping Recording

Recording
Recording Start Methods
• Press the [REC] button (the REC
buttons on the recorder, Color
Camera and Remote Control Panel
all operate the same way)
• Apply a Recording Trigger
• When power-on recording is
enabled, recording starts when the
recorder is turned on
• Programmed Recording (page 26)
The prerecord function (page 22)
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 from the Remote Control Panel.
You can use this function to prerecord
video without audio. An audio pre-
record time, as well as an audio post-
record time, can be set independently,
although it cannot be longer than the
specified video prerecord/postrecord
time.
About Recording Triggers
The following types of recording
triggers are available.
• GPIO Signals
The rising or falling edge, or the
high or low level, of a GPIO signal
can be specified as a recording
trigger.
When using edge trigger, recording
starts when the signal transitions
through the specified edge (for
example, when a rising edge trigger
is specified, recording starts when
the signal transitions from low to
high level).
When using a signal level as a
trigger, recording starts and ends
when the signal reaches and then
departs from the specified level,
respectively.
• Vehicle Speed Signal
Speed data detected by the recorder
serves as a recording trigger when
the specified speed is exceeded.
This signal is handled as an edge
signal to start recording, and is not
used to stop recording.
Select from the following detection
methods according to the intended
application or installation conditions.
Detection of own vehicle speed:
Uses the vehicle speed
pulse (page 44) or GPS
Target vehicle speed:
Uses a radar gun
Note:
To use the vehicle speed pulse,
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 (refer to the Operating
Instructions of the Remote Control
Panel).
Notes:
• If both the vehicle speed pulse
and GPS are enabled, the vehicle
speed pulse has priority as the
recording trigger.
After the recording trigger is
detected by vehicle speed pulse or
GPS, if the vehicle is stopped or a
speed of 5 mph or 5 kph below the
set speed is detected, the recording
trigger can be used again.
• Recording is allowed only when
the [READY] lamp on the recorder
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.
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