Panasonic AG-CPD15P, Operating Instructions Manual

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PROTECT
write-protect switch
[REC] button pressed
(Recording starts)
[STOP] button pressed
(Recording stops)
Actual recording time
Prerecord time Postrecord time
Time
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Write-protect switch
The P2 card is equipped with a write-
protect switch. Sliding this switch to the
PROTECT position prevents writing
data, formatting P2 cards and deleting
files.
Prerecording and postrecording
Prerecording is the capability of
including material from an interval
before the specified start point in a
recording. Similarly, postrecording is
the capability of including material from
an interval after the specified stop point
in a recording.
Prerecording and postrecording times
can be set for each recording time.
Audio prerecording and postrecording
times can be set separately from video,
so prerecording and postrecording
audio may be partly omitted. Because
video prerecording and postrecording
time settings have priority, audio
prerecording and postrecording times
cannot be set longer than video
prerecording and postrecording times.
Notes:
• Any attempt to change the position
of the write-protect switch during
power-on will have no effect. To
produce the effect, turn the power off
and then turn it on again or remove
the card and then insert it again.
• If the write-protect switch is set
to the PROTECT position on any
of the cards in the two card slots,
recording will not start.
On Recording
Note:
Pressing the [STOP] button turns
off the [REC] lamp and video and
sound recordings stop when the
post record interval has elapsed.
Then the [BUSY] lamp goes off.