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Before use

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Be sure to perform a trial
recording

Before any important recording
application, be sure to first test the
system to confirm that video and
sound are recorded properly.
Checking the correct settings is
especially important when using the
“backlight compensation” and “IR
enabled night recording” functions.

Use with specified application

Use only the specified application
software for recorder and camera
setup and control. This application
software runs on a computer and
allows recorder and camera setup
and control via a network
connection. For information on how
to obtain the application software,
consult the supplier of this product.
In this manual, the application
software is referred to as the
“Toughbook-Arbitrator Front End
Software”.

Finding related information

In this manual, the format “see page
00” is used to indicate pages with
relevant information.

Compatible memory cards

Only P2 cards identified by the P2
logo can be used with the recorder.

Never remove the P2 card
while it is being accessed

In some rare cases, the P2 card slot
may become inoperative. When this
is detected, the recorder
automatically restarts itself.

Before disconnecting the
power cable, make sure that
recorder shutdown was
performed properly

Never disconnect the power cable while

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In no event will Panasonic be liable for
any damages, including any incidental
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 example by starting
an engine.

·

A P2 card is removed during
recording. 

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This product is licensed under the
MPEG-4 Visual patent portfolio
license for the personal and non-
commercial use of a consumer for
(i) encoding video in compliance
with the MPEG-4 Visual Standard
(“MPEG-4 Video”) and/or (ii)
decoding MPEG-4 Video that was
encoded by a consumer engaged
in a personal and non-commercial
activity and/or was obtained from
a video provider licensed by
MPEG LA to provide MPEG-4
Video. No license is granted or
shall be implied for any other use.
Additional information including
that relating to promotional,
internal and commercial uses and
licensing may be obtained from
MPEG LA, LLC.

See http://www.mpegla.com/

the recorder is operating. In particular, if
the power cable is disconnected during
recording, P2 card managing
information and data setting information
may be lost or damaged. If the P2 card
managing information has been
damaged and files can no longer be
read properly, you should format the P2
card. This must be performed in a
computer where the P2 card driver has
been installed.

Summary of Contents for AG-CPDIOCRUP

Page 1: ...ons Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use S0205N1035 M Printed in Japan D Memory Card Video Recording System ENGLISH VQT0Q80 1 Model No AG P Car Use only ...

Page 2: ...KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM ALL LIQUIDS USE AND STORE ONLY IN LOCATIONS WHICH ARE NOT EXPOSED TO THE RISK OF DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUIDS AND DO NOT PLACE ANY LIQUID CONTAINERS ON TOP OF THE EQUIPMENT CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY indicates safety information ...

Page 3: ... Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Warning To assure continued FCC emission limit compliance the user must only use shielded interface cables when connecting to external units Also any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment could void the u...

Page 4: ...h as radiators heat registers stoves or any other equipment including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer and as outlined in this manual 10 Refer all servicing requests to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the equipment has been damaged in any way such as damage to the power supply cord or plug liquid being spilled on o...

Page 5: ...ave the right to obtain change and redistribute the source codes of this software Details on GPL and LGPL can be found in the GPL and LGPL sections of this manual To obtain the source codes go to the following home page http panasonic biz sav The manufacturer asks users to refrain from directing inquiries concerning the source codes they have obtained and other details to its representatives Inclu...

Page 6: ...hival server via a LAN based network A specified application software running on a computer is required Configuration and included accessories This product consists of a recorder camera and the following accessories Power cable 1 Camera cable 1 External trigger cable 1 LAN cable crossing type 1 Wide conversion lens installed on the recorder 1 P2 card 4 GB AJ P2C004HG 1 USB 2 0 LAN adapter includin...

Page 7: ...ed properly Never disconnect the power cable while In no event will Panasonic be liable for any damages including any incidental 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 example by starting an engine A P2 card is remov...

Page 8: ...D Lights up during recording If 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 starts to flash READY LED Lights up when recording is possible on a P2 card inserted in a P2 card slot see page 20 BUSY LED Lights up or flashes while a P2 card is accessed recording or playback see page 20 Lock Serves to lock and unl...

Page 9: ...ack This is a microphone level signal input For details on the connection see the installation manual Cable clamp This clamp can be used to fasten the video cable audio cable camera cable and power cable LAN port This port allows a 100BASE TX connection to a computer Use the supplied LAN cable Camera cable connector Use the supplied camera cable to connect the camera to the supplied recorder GPIO ...

Page 10: ...2 30 1 5 32 Trunk mounting holes These holes are used to mount the recorder in the trunk For details see the installation manual Spaces for center console mounting holes In these spaces the holes can be made to mount the recorder on the center console For details see the installation manual ...

Page 11: ...ation panel illumination Each push of the button switches the illumination ON or OFF Camera cable connector Use the supplied camera cable to connect the camera to the supplied recorder Zoom buttons Control the zoom function The W button serves to zoom out and the T button to zoom in Auto zoom button Pressing this button causes the camera to automatically zoom in pause for a certain period and zoom...

Page 12: ...ior to disconnecting any cables from the recorder Be sure to disconnect the power cable first and then disconnect any other cables A wrong power cable connection will lead to malfunction Make sure that the power cable is connected correctly To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard installation and wiring must only be performed by a professional installer To reduce the risk of fire the red BATT a...

Page 13: ...ut 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 constantly on regardless of ignition key ON OFF status White Rec Tally output line RS 232C Connect to equipment with serial connectors Black Connect to the negative terminal of the battery Connections con...

Page 14: ...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 touch to avoid the risk of injury Notes To prevent damage do not exert undue force on the open cover Do not try to turn the key further than the stop position and do not move it unnecessarily to prevent damage to the key and lock 3 Fold the protruding EJECT button to t...

Page 15: ...lose the cover Return the cover to its original closed position and press the section marked PUSH When you close the cover after inserting a P2 card the READY LED indicates the recorder status see page 20 5 Turn the key counterclockwise to lock the cover and to allow removal of the key from the lock Removing a P2 card 2 Raise the EJECT button 1 Open the cover see previous page 3 Push the EJECT but...

Page 16: ... will flash for about 1 second The video signal from the input selected with the Toughbook Arbitrator Front End Software will be recorded see page 18 Recording can be stopped by one of the following methods Pressing the STOP button on the recorder Clicking the STOP button in the Toughbook Arbitrator Front End Software When recording is stopped the post recording function operates to ensure that ma...

Page 17: ...button pressed Recording stops Actual recording time Prerecord time Post record time Prerecord time Post record time REC button pressed Post recording halted and next recording starts STOP button pressed Recording stops STOP button pressed Actual recording time REC button pressed Recording starts STOP button pressed Recording stops Startup completed Post record time Post record time In the cases s...

Page 18: ...d immediately after selecting the video signal the prerecord time may be shorter than the setting When the recorder is restarted the default video signal input setting is always the camera cable connector regardless of which selection was active before shutdown Note When the recorder is restarted the default audio signal setting is always the MIC regardless of which selection was active before shu...

Page 19: ...ached The same process is used to zoom out from the telephoto end Auto zoom function When you press the auto zoom button the camera will automatically zoom in pause for a certain period and zoom out The zoom factor and pause duration can be set with the Toughbook Arbitrator Front End Software Camera operation Backlight compensation function When you press the backlight compensation button the back...

Page 20: ...est by the Toughbook Arbitrator Front End Software 4 If the P2 card does not have sufficient free space the READY LED does not light 5 Recorder administrator settings can be changed from the Toughbook Arbitrator Front End Software If recording is already in progress or if recording cannot be started when the REC button is pressed or a recording start trigger is activated via the GPIO SERIAL port t...

Page 21: ... using the Toughbook Arbitrator Front End Software Do not place any container with liquid or any small metal objects on top of the recorder camera or P2 card Do not insert any foreign objects into the openings of the unit Do not attempt to modify the recorder camera or P2 card Take care not to damage the power cable or connection cables Do not modify bend twist curl or pull these parts or subject ...

Page 22: ... card slots or the cover Protect the connector section of the P2 card from dust sand moisture etc If a card has been exposed to any of these do not insert it in the P2 card slot Take care that no dust sand moisture etc can enter a P2 card slot Before closing the cover make sure that the EJECT button is folded to the right Do not exert undue force on the EJECT button to prevent damage What to do in...

Page 23: ...ficer1 ID Officer 1 ID Officer2 first name Officer 2 first name Officer2 mid name Officer 2 middle name Officer2 last name Officer 2 last name Officer2 ID Officer 2 ID 3 Vehicle ID Patrol car ID 4 Area Area number 5 Record Rate 512 K Recording bit rate Setting values 1M 1 Mbps 512 K 512 Kbps 6 Time and Date undefined Year Month Day Hour Minutes Seconds 7 Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time zone Saving...

Page 24: ...F Automatically start recording at SIGNAL ON Setting values ON OFF GPIO Settings for GPIO ports 1 8 common to all ports GPIO On Off ON Enable disable global GPIO Setting values ON Globally enable GPIO input OFF Globally disable GPIO input DETECTION H Individual trigger settings for GPIO 1 8 Setting values N No input H High edge trigger L Low edge trigger B Both edge trigger Name GPIO 1 8 names Set...

Page 25: ...isplay position Setting values 1lineUpperEnd 1 line display upper end 1lineUpper 1 line display top 1lineBottom 1 line display bottom 1lineBottomEnd 1 line display bottom end 2linesL upper 2 line display upper left 2linesR upper 2 line display upper right 2linesL bottom 2 line display bottom left 2linesR bottom 2 line display bottom right 3linesL upper 3 line display upper left 3linesR upper 3 lin...

Page 26: ...tting values 8 7 Stop Bit 1 Stop bits bit Setting value 1 2 Parity NON Parity Setting values ODD NON EVEN Delimit OFF Delimiter Character Setting value OFF D A Buffer Size 255 Transfer buffer size bytes Setting value 0 256 Data timeout 1 Transfer timeout 100 msec Setting value 1 999 IP Address 192 168 10 10 24 IP Address of the recorder This will not be changed 17 18 ...

Page 27: ...lues 1 22 integers 3 AUTO ZOOM 3 Interval of maintaining target zoom Maintenance Time factor when AutoZoom command is received Setting values 0 9 integers 4 Back Light OFF Backlight compensation enable disable Setting values ON Backlight compensation enabled OFF Backlight compensation disabled 5 Camera LED ON Camera REC LED enable disable Setting values ON Camera REC LED lights up during recording...

Page 28: ...ction time setting for IR auto switching mode seconds 2 Setting values 10 10 seconds 30 30 seconds 60 60 seconds 300 300 seconds 10 AGC HIGH Camera input gain setting Setting values LOW MID HIGH OFF 11 AE Shift 0 Auto exposure shift 3 Setting values 2 1 0 1 2 2 The IR Level and IR Time settings are only available when IR is set to AUTO 3 When the AE Shift value is 2 and the object is fairly dark t...

Page 29: ...r female 1 GND Black 2 BATT Red 3 SIGNAL White 4 N C DC IN connector recorder female Pin number Signal Pin number Signal Cable color 1 9 16 8 1 4 Power cable supplied Red Black White The SIGNAL pin can be used to turn power to the recorder on and off When an OFF signal is input at this pin while the recorder is powered the recorder will turn off after an interval set with the Toughbook Arbitrator ...

Page 30: ... Red 12 GPIO3 In Orange 13 GPIO4 In Yellow 14 N C 15 N C 16 N C 17 N C 18 N C 19 N C 20 DTR Serial 21 GPIO5 In Green 22 GPIO6 In Blue 23 GPIO7 In Purple 24 GPIO8 In Gray 25 GPIO9 Out White GPIO Serial connector recorder female Pin number Signal Remarks Cable color 13 25 14 1 External trigger cable supplied Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple Gray White Black RS 232C ...

Page 31: ...r signals continued Camera cable connector camera female 1 GND SHIELD 2 REC_LED_L 3 RxD 4 TxD 5 GND TxD RxD 6 GND V_OUT 7 DC_IN 8 GND DC_IN 9 REC_L 10 AUTO_ZOOM_L 11 BL_L 12 V_OUT Pin number Signal 9 12 5 10 1 11 ...

Page 32: ...he network settings on the computer correct Subnet mask of the recorder and that of the computer must be the same For details see the documentation of the Toughbook Arbitrator Front End Software When you press and hold the REC button and STOP button on the recorder simultaneously for about 10 seconds the recorder will restart Reset the computer after this To reset the unit hold down the REC button...

Page 33: ...tion manual Are the settings for the GPIO SERIAL port correct For details see the documentation of the Toughbook Arbitrator Front End Software Is the P2 card usable If file information cannot be obtained using the Toughbook Arbitrator Front End Software you should format the P2 card For information on formatting see the installation manual When you format a P2 card all existing data on it will be ...

Page 34: ...h the audio input connector selection and the input selection made with the Toughbook Arbitrator Front End Software the same Are the audio output settings correct for the connected equipment Consult the documentation of the connected equipment to check this Check the audio settings at the computer Check this with the Toughbook Arbitrator Front End Software Are the communication settings of the con...

Page 35: ...de with the Toughbook Arbitrator Front End Software the same Are the video output settings correct for the connected equipment Connect a monitor to the VIDEO OUT connector on the rear panel of the recorder and check the picture The IR function was enabled which results in a B W picture Under some circumstances correct focus may be difficult to achieve with auto focusing A few examples are listed b...

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Page 45: ...t 512 kbps 1 512 k approx 8 2 512 k approx 16 1 1 M approx 4 2 1 M approx 8 1 512 k approx 16 2 512 k approx 32 1 1 M approx 8 2 1 M approx 16 2 GB 4 GB Card model number Capacity Number of cards Recording rate bps Recording time hours AJ P2C002SG AJ P2C004HG Video Inputs Line CAMERA connector x 1 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω unbalanced Line Pin jack x 1 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω unbalanced Output outputs an original input ...

Page 46: ...ut wide conversion lens f 3 79 mm 83 4 mm With wide conversion lens f 2 65 mm 58 4 mm Maximum aperture ratio F1 6 WIDE F3 0 TELE Field angle without wide conversion lens Horizontal 2 6 TELE 52 3 WIDE With wide conversion lens Horizontal 3 5 TELE 68 4 WIDE Sensitivity 0 7 lx Color AGC HIGH SENS UP off 0 04 lx B W AGC HIGH SENS UP off Camera ...

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