Panasonic Arbitrator-CP User manual

Arbitrator-CP ver.1.9
Basic Operation
[For Officers]

Arbitrator-CP Basic Operation for Officers
-Contents-
(1) Control Reference Guide
zFront Camera (AG-CK10P)
zP2 Recorder-VPU (AG-CPD15P)
zControl Panel (AG-RCP30P)
zControl Panel - User Friendly Design
zDigital Wireless Microphone (TDSS-900-PNA)
(2-a) Control Panel Menu for Officer (for non LPR users)
(2-b) Camera Menu for LPR (License Plate Recognition)
(3) Record the video (Live Mode)
(4) Playback the recorded video (Archive Mode)
(5) Camera Control: (a) Zoom (b) Auto Zoom (c) IR Mode
(6) Officer Information - Register at the beginning of shift & delete at
the end of shift

Backlight compensation
to make it brighter T(TELE) for Zoom In
W(WIDE) for Zoom Out
*Keep pressing this button for
more than 2 seconds will stop recording.
Rear panel LED Control
Auto Zoom
Camera Control
Connector for VPU
(1) Control Reference Guide
Front Camera (AG-CK10P)
REC Start and STOP
SUN Shade
REC LED
Lights up in RED
while recording

(1) Control Reference Guide
P2 Recorder - VPU (AG-CPD15P)
REC
button
REC
LED
STOP
button
READY lamp
Lights up when
recording is ready
BUSY lamp
Lights up or flashes
while a P2 card is accessed.
Key Lock
Locks and unlocks
the P2 Card slot cover P2 card
slot cover
P2 card
slot 1, 2

LCD
Screen
Auto
Zoom
Book
Mark
Backlight
Compensation
T: Zoom In
W: Zoom Out
REC/STOP
Lamp Skip
(Back/Forward)
REC
Button Live/Archive
Switching Button
STOP
Button
Audio 2 Mute
Button/Lamp
Mute Audio 2 and lamp lights
on by pushing this button.
No recording while muting
(lights on)
Control Panel
ON/OFF
Return
To go back to previous
menu or setting
Cursor Button
1) Lock Lamp
Lock except “REC”, “Menu”,
“Control Panel ON/OFF”,
“Return” Button while lights on
2) Ready Lamp
3) Busy Lamp
Menu
(1) Control Reference Guide
Control Panel (AG-RCP30P)
IR Mode
(Auto/ON/OFF) Camera
Select
(Camera1/2)
Volume
Control Brightness Control
)

Live Control
Mode Buttons
Admin/Archive
Control
Mode Buttons
(1) Control Reference Guide
Control Panel (AG-RCP30P) - User Friendly Design
1. High Priority Buttons for Live Control Mode on the left side for easy access
High Priority Buttons REC, STOP, Zoom in/out, Bookmark Auto Zoom, Backlight compensation
2. The Same REC/STOP Button Size as that of VPU (P2 Recorder) for easy
recognition
3. Large Button Size and Space between buttons for Users

(1) Control Reference Guide
Digital Wireless Microphone TX and RX (TDSS-900-PNA)
Transmitter (TX)
With Receiver (RX) Transmitter (TX)
Talk ON : Green LED
BATT : Red-In charging, Green-Fully charged
Beep Tone
Talk Button:
Press for REC
Mute Button Mode Selection Button
Lavalier Mic
Input
Built-in Mic
Regarding Mode and Indication of LED Buttons, there are 3 different versions of TX
as below serial numbers.
Version Serial Number
Version 1.0 070601609 to 071103658
071103659 to 071104658
071104659 and above
Version 1.5.2
Version 1.5.3

(1) Control Reference Guide
Version 1.0: Digital Wireless Microphone TX
Mode Talk Push REC Low
Battery Out of
Range Mute
Push
Off On
BEEP Blue
on Blue blink Red on Red blink fast Red off blink
Vibration Blue
off Blue off Red on Red blink fast Red off blink
B+V Blue
on Blue blink Red on Red blink fast Red off blink
No
Indication Blue
off Blue off Red on Red blink fast Red off blink
Indication of LED BUTTON: TDSS-900 TX Version 1.0
Serial No: 070601609 to 071103658
Talk button Mute button Mode button
1. Goes this mode as initial when Power on.
2. After synchronized, the mode goes back to the last.

Mode Talk Push REC Low
Battery Out of range Mute Button
Push
OFF ON
Mode 1
BEEP Blue OFF Blue ON Blue Blink Fast Blue LED OFF
Beep ON
Blue LED
OFF Blink Slow
Mode 2
Vibration Blue
OFF Blue OFF Blue OFF Blue LED OFF
Vibr ON Blue LED
OFF OFF
Mode 3
B+V Blue
OFF Blue ON Blue Blink Fast Blue LED OFF B+V ON Blue LED OFF Blink Slow
Mode 4
No Indication Blue
OFF Blue OFF BLUE OFF BLUE OFF Blue LED OFF
Talk button
Mode button
1. Blink 2 time and then LED OFF: this mode as initial when Power on.
2. After synchronized, the mode goes back to the last.
3. When TX is Off and inserted to RX, there will be no synchronized.
4. RED LED is not available any mode.
(1) Control Reference Guide
Version 1.5.2: Digital Wireless Microphone TX
Indication of LED BUTTON: TDSS-900 TX Version 1.5.2
Serial No: 071103659 to 071104658

Mode Talk REC Low
Battery Out of
range Mute
Push
Off On
Vibration Blue
on Blue blink Red on Red Blink Red off
No
Vibration Blue
off Blue off Red off Red off Red off
Talk button Mute button Mode button
(1) Control Reference Guide
Version 1.5.3: Digital Wireless Microphone TX
Indication of LED BUTTON: TDSS-900 TX Version 1.5.3
Serial No: 071104659 and above
Push
Talk button
Mode
button
Red/Blue Blink
(Mute/Talk button)
1. LED ON: this mode as initial when Power on
2. After synchronized, the mode goes back to the last.
3. When TX is Off and inserted to RX, there will be no synchronized.

When appeared in
Control Panel OSD, execute
“Restore”
[Camera] For users who do not use LPR (License Plate Recognition mode)
(“Init LPR Mode” in Admin set up is “Disable” as a factory default.)
*For LPR users, please go to ”Camera Menu for LPR” for details
(2-a) Control Panel Menu for Officer
Adjust manual focus
Adjust image brightness
1. “IN CAR” for In car Mic (Mic in)
2. “WMIC” for 2nd Wireless Mic (Audio 2 in)
3. “LINKCAM” to change the Audio 1 or 2
by linking with the camera changes,
*Audio 1 for Wireless Mic 1 (Audio 1 in)
[Audio]
[Archive]
Playback the recorded video
[Setup/Info]
[Restore]
[Top Menu]
On Screen Type for Control Panel
“Auto”, “SIMPLE”, “DETAILS” or “OFF”
Camera LED (Camera Tally Light),
for “ON” or “OFF”
Check Audio
Re-Auto Focusing

(2-b) Camera Menu for LPR (License Plate Recognition)
In order to use LPR (License Plate Recognition) mode, the Administrator needs to set up
“Init LPR Mode” as “Enable” in Admin/Camera menu.
*If setting up “Init LPR Mode” as “Disable”, there will be no “LPR Mode”, “LPR/Patrol Shutter Speed”, “LPR/Patrol Zoom” on screen as shown
below. (Just “Auto Focus”, “Manual Focus” or “AE” can be selectable and changed in “Camera” menu.)
[Camera]
1) [LPR Mode] is set to “LPR”
[Top Menu] while recording is
being stopped 2) [LPR Mode] is set to “PATROL” in the live screen
[Top Menu] while the live screen
is being recorded
Select “Auto”,
“1/500”, or “1/1000”
“LPR” for LPR ON
“Patrol” for LPR OFF
Select “Auto”, “1/100”
“1/500”, or “1/1000”
Set x1.0 to x22.0
[Camera]
1) [LPR Mode] is set to “LPR” 2) [LPR Mode] is set to “PATROL”
LPR ON LPR OFF

(3) Record the video (Live Mode)
Press REC button for (1) Control Panel, (2) Camera (Rear Panel), or (3) VPU (P2 Recorder)
*If the trigger is set, VPU will start recording automatically when the trigger is on.
<Camera>
<Control Panel>
<VPU-P2 Recorder>

(4) Playback the recorded video (Archive Mode)
(a) Press “Live/Archive” button of Control Panel to playback the video.
(Playback starts from the location where playback was last made. Or if the recording was started or stopped
prior to pressing “Live/Archive” button, playback starts from the beginning of the file.)
Or
(b) Press “Menu” of Control Panel and go to “Archive”.
(a)
(b)
[Live mode]
[Archive mode]

(5) Camera Control
(a) Zoom
“W”: Zoom Out
“T”: Zoom In
(b) Auto Zoom
Press “Auto Zoom” button of Control Panel or Camera.
(c) IR Mode
Press “IR Mode” button switching to IR “Auto”, “On”, “Off”
Auto Zoom
W: Zoom Out
T: Zoom In
IR Mode

(6) Officer Information
Register at the beginning of shift & delete at the end of shift
(A) Register the Officers information (At the beginning of shift)
(1) “Auto”: Plug USB memory (saved the officer information) to VPU.
(2) “Manual”: Plug USB memory to VPU and press “Load” button.
If 2 officers need to be loaded, plug 2 different USB memories to VPU.
(3) “List”: Press “Select” button in “Officer” by Control Panel menu.
(B) Delete the Officer information (At the end of shift)
“Manual”, “List”: Press “Delete” button in “Officer” by Control Panel menu.
[Manual]
[List]
[Top Menu]
-while REC stopped-
Register
Officers
Delete
Officers

Arbitrator-CP ver.1.9
Basic Set up & Operation
[For Administrators]

Arbitrator-CP Basic Set up & Operation for Administrator
-Contents-
(1) -Before Use, Format 16GB P2 Card
-16GB P2 Card Format by Products / Combination with Windows version
(2) Control Panel Menu for Administrator
(3) REC/Play Set up by Administrator
(4) Camera Control - Auto Zoom / IR Set up by Administrator
(5) Control Panel Key Lock
(6) On Screen Type set up by Officer / OSD set up by Administrator
(6-a) Live Mode On Screen Type
(6-b) Archive Mode On Screen Type
(7) Trigger
(a) Set up by Administrator
(b) Stop recording by Trigger OFF
(8) Menu (VPU Setting) Copy
(9) Event Type for Bookmark
(a) Create an Event Type text and register it to VPU
(b) How to Add / Delete the Bookmark?
(10) Officer/Admin Information Set up

(1) Before use, Format 16G P2 card
zFormatting 16G P2 card is mandatory at the first time usage.
zWhen modified (copy, delete, move etc) folders in P2 Card, please format the card.
(If you copy the folders/files from 5 slot P2 drive or PC PCMCIA to PC HDD, please format the card.)
zThe format of 16G P2 card is available by Control Panel, 5 slot P2 drive and PC PCMCIA slot.
zNote that 16GB P2 card limit the number of files that can be recorded per below chart.
# of maximum recording files per day# of
recording days With Bookmark
340 files
Without Bookmark
62 days 508 files
<How to format 16GB P2 card by Control Panel?>
•Insert new 16GB P2 cards to P2 Recorder (VPU)
•By Control Panel Menu, go to “Setup/Info”, “Admin (page 2/2)”, “File Management” and select “Format”
•Press “Format” when “Format all P2 cards!!!” message is appeared.
Then, you will see “All cards are formatted” message when the format is completed.
[Setup/Info] [File Management]
[Admin] Page 2/2
[Top Menu]

Format by How to format?
SI
(FE Application) By SI Menu, go to “Config”-”Operations”-”Format”.
Control Panel By Control Panel Menu, go to “Setup Info”-”Admin”-”File Management”-
”Format”
5 slot P2 Drive
(AJ-PCD20P)
Before format, install the P2 driver (from “P2 ICV Filter w/ P2 Drivers” CD included in
Arbitrator kit) to PC. Then, select the removable disc drive in PC that inserted P2 card.
Right click on that drive and select “format”
P2 Store
（AJ-PCS060G)
Before format, Install the P2 driver (from “P2 ICV Filter w/ P2 Drivers” CD included in
Arbitrator kit) to PC. Then, press “Format P2C” button on the unit
Before format, install the P2 driver (from “P2 ICV Filter w/ P2 Drivers” CD included in
Arbitrator kit) to PC. Then, select the removable disc drive in PC that inserted P2 card.
Right click on that drive and select “format”
PC PCMCIA slot
(Windows)
(1) 16GB P2 Card Format by Products /
Combination with Windows version
Vista XP
SP2 2000 SP4 + Hot Fix* Server 2003
YN
5 slot P2 Drive (AJ-PCD20P)
through USB YY Y N
5 slot P2 Drive (AJ-PCD20P)
though IEEE1394 YY NN
Y
N
NY
Y
Y
PCMCIA slot (Card Bus) in PC
P2 Store (AJ-PCS060G)
through USB
*For the users who need Win2000 Hot Fix, please contact 1-800-LAPTOP5 (1-800-527-8675) to obtain it.