Panasonic AJ-HPD2500P Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Introduction: Features

Introduction

Features

The AJ-HPD2500 is a memory card recorder equipped with six P2 card slots and a 108 mm (4.3 inch) color LCD monitor.

It allows you to record and play back audio and video in the compressed DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO, DV and AVC-

Intra formats on the six P2 cards, to edit P2 card and hard disk video data and edit using an external VTR as a player. In addition,

you can use the unit like a conventional editing VTR player. The AJ-HPD2500 comes with the following features.

Summary of Contents for AJ-HPD2500P

Page 1: ...SH M0310AS1110 PS Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use AVCHD capability is available when the optional AVCHD Codec board AJ YCX250G is installed This product is eligible for the P2HD 5 Year Warranty Repair Program For details see page 15 ...

Page 2: ...accessible To completely disconnect this equipment from the AC mains disconnect the mains plug from the AC receptacle CAUTION In order to maintain adequate ventilation do not install or place this unit in a bookcase built in cabinet or any other confined space To prevent risk of electric shock or fire hazard due to overheating ensure that curtains and any other materials do not obstruct the ventil...

Page 3: ... apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all ser...

Page 4: ...energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to corr...

Page 5: ...d accessories only CAUTION To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock refer mounting of the optional interface boards to qualified service personnel CAUTION Do not remove panel covers by unscrewing them To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove the covers No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel CAUTION In order to maintain adequate ventilation do ...

Page 6: ...ed to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 13 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained A replac...

Page 7: ... If your apparatus supports AES EBU serial digital audio signals use cables designed for AES EBU Use shielded cables which provide quality performance for high frequency transmission applications for analog audio signals Other connecting cables IEEE1394 USB Use shielded cables which provide quality performance for high frequency applications as connecting cables When connecting to the DVI signal t...

Page 8: ...ding AVC video that was obtained from a video provider licensed to provide AVC video Additional information may be obtained from MPEG LA LLC http www mpegla com Using this product to make recordings on SD memory cards for distribution to end users for a commercial purpose requires a separate license agreement from MPEG LA End user refers to a person or organization using content for private purpos...

Page 9: ... Playback and P2 Card Handling 41 Insert a P2 Card 41 Recording and Playback 41 P2 card and recording times 42 LOOP REC Function 43 Removing P2 Cards 43 Preventing Accidental Deletion 44 Connections 45 Example of Connections in 23 98 24 29 97 25 Hz Mode 45 Example of Connections for Remote Control 45 Recording From a Variable Frame Rate Camera 46 Recording HD SDI Output Signals from a Variable Fra...

Page 10: ...ontaining Metadata 76 Using SD SDHC Memory Cards 77 Displaying Miscellaneous SD Memory Card Information 77 Formatting SD Memory Cards 77 Formatting P2 Cards 79 Formatting Individual P2 Cards 79 Formatting All P2 Cards 79 Checking Card Status 80 Selecting Information to Display 80 Displaying Card Status Information 81 Editing Playlist Function 82 Editing Workflow 83 Insert Editing Mode and Overwrit...

Page 11: ...Back Playlists 119 Reviewing Events 119 Creating New Clips from the Playlist Edit Copy 120 Editing and Overwriting Clips Rewrite Edit 122 Connections Using USB or eSATA Connectors 124 Using the Unit as a USB Device 124 Connecting the Unit to a Hard Disk 124 Connecting a PC to This Unit 125 Switching to USB Device Mode 125 Using This Unit With a Hard Disk 126 Supported Hard Disks 126 Formatting Har...

Page 12: ...t Function About the Clip Select Function 157 Clip Select Setting 157 Canceling Clip Select 157 AVCHD Recording and Playback Using an Optional AVCHD Board 158 SD SDHC Memory Cards 158 Operating the AVCHD Thumbnail Screens 161 Setting up for Playback 168 Playing Back AVCHD Clips 169 Recording AVCHD Material on P2 Cards 169 Recording AVCHD to an SD Memory Card 171 Setup Unit Setup 173 Changing Setti...

Page 13: ...Long and Trouble Free Operation Condensation 213 Maintenance 213 Error Messages 214 WARNING Information Display 215 HOURS METER Information Display 223 List of Shortcuts 224 List of Multiple Button Operations 225 Updating the Firmware in This Unit 226 Rack Mounting 227 Mounting the Recorder in the Rack 227 Handling P2 Card Recording 228 Handling SD Memory Card Recording 229 Specifications 230 Inde...

Page 14: ...loth may damage it Leaving an unchanging image on the screen for a long period of time may create a temporary afterimage burn in LCD response and brightness vary with ambient temperature In a high temperature and high humidity location the LCD panel characteristics may change and result in uneven image quality Information on software for this product 1 Included with this product is software licens...

Page 15: ...f hours the device has been used 1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year 5th year 5 P2HD device 2 Basic warranty 3 Extended warranty repair 4 Purchase P2 product Register online within 1 month Registration Notice e mail sent Details about user registration and the extended warranty http panasonic biz sav pass_e Free 5 years of Warranty Repairs Customers who register as users on the website will receiv...

Page 16: ...positions When opening the front panel be sure to secure it at one of the 5 positions 1 Pull up the levers at either end of the lower front pan el to release the lock 2 Lower the lower front panel while pulling on the lever to close it NOTE When closing the lower front panel make sure the eSATA USB HOST and USB DEVICE connector cover is closed Refer to Closing the eSATA USB HOST and USB DE VICE co...

Page 17: ... right end of the cover to release the lock 3 As shown below open the cover to 90 1 Disconnect all connected cables and close the con nector cover as shown below Opening the eSATA USB HOST and USB DEVICE connector cover Closing the eSATA USB HOST and USB DEVICE connector cover ...

Page 18: ...onitor It allows you to record and play back audio and video in the compressed DVCPRO HD DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV and AVC Intra formats on the six P2 cards to edit P2 card and hard disk video data and edit using an external VTR as a player In addition you can use the unit like a conventional editing VTR player The AJ HPD2500 comes with the following features ...

Page 19: ...1 This does not guarantee playback without frame skipping Gigabit Ethernet network supported FTP client In the thumbnail screen this network allows to select video stored on a P2 card or external hard disk and transfer it at high speed via an FTP server on the Internet Video stored on an FTP server can be displayed and selected as a thumbnail for downloading to a P2 card or external hard disk And ...

Page 20: ...vice control start and stop of recording of HD SDI signal input can be automatically controlled through recording start and stop signals in the input USB keyboard A USB keyboard can be connected to enable the following functions Entry and editing of clip metadata Network setup operation on browser NOTE Some USB keyboards may not enable normal input VANC data recording playback function 59 94 Hz 50...

Page 21: ...not use cards that have been edited or contain clips shot in different formats as the loss of management data may prevent normal playback Native recording The unit provides support for native recording a mode that records only active frames This provides longer recording time when a VariCam AJ HPX2000 2100 or AJ HPX3000 is connected to the HD SDI IN connector Variable frame rate VFR recording beco...

Page 22: ...r eSATA Connectors page 124 Refer to Connecting This Unit to a Network page 139 Refer to Operating the AVCHD Thumbnail Screens page 161 3 Mode indicators A lamp corresponding to the currently selected mode lights up 4 TCG switch Audio and Video Controller 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 25 27 23 22 24 26 17 19 16 18 21 20 15 14 13 REMOTE button is on This unit can be controlled via the 9 pin remote RS ...

Page 23: ...nd check video Each time you press the dial the SHTL Shuttle SLOW mode and the JOG mode are engaged alternatively The respective indicator lamp lights When the power is turned on the search dial will not operate unless it is first returned to the STILL position 13 SHTL SLOW button Press this button when the search dial is in SHTL shuttle SLOW mode to toggle between SHTL shuttle and SLOW modes 14 T...

Page 24: ...hange the setting press the EXIT button or wait for 3 seconds to allow the display of the current setting to vanish 21 AUDIO VOL SEL switch and audio level controls REC UNITY PB switch Audio level controls Use these controls to adjust the recording and playback levels of audio signals CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 For operation details refer to Setup Menu No 790 VOL SEL page 200 Pressing only th...

Page 25: ...mbnail display or while displaying a still picture by pressing the SEARCH button in the thumbnail display hold down the SHIFT button and press this button to play back only the clip at the cursor position or the currently located clip During playback only the STOP button is available 24 STOP button When the STOP switch is set to PB mode press this button to engage the stop mode to view still pictu...

Page 26: ... all track events with the same IN and OUT points as the event at the cursor 4 MENU DIAG OPERATION button MENU button Press this button to open the setup menu thumbnail or playlist menus Press again to return to the previous screen Refer to Moving Between Screens and Menu Operations page 37 Refer to Setup page 173 DIAG SHIFT MENU button When not in the thumbnail or playlist screen press this butto...

Page 27: ...he TRIM TRIM button to perform frame advance For details on the playlist mode refer to GO TO A DUB MODE button page 92 NOTE Cue up may fail when the time code is not continuous Be sure to use a continuous time code A DUB MODE SHIFT GOTO button Press this button to engage the A DUB mode and record voice overs Refer to Recording Voice Overs page 111 12 IN SLOT CLIP PF1 button IN button Use this butt...

Page 28: ...ve to slot 1 TRIM button Use this button to move to a hard disk partition Refer to Displaying Clip Thumbnails on a Hard Disk page 134 Use this button for trimming Refer to Buttons Used in Playlist Operations page 90 16 OUT ALL CLIP PF3 button OUT button Use this button to perform the following functions during clip playback or when the unit is controlled externally OUT ENTRY Press the ENTRY button...

Page 29: ... Pressing PLAY or other operation button will remote control an external device and display externally input video audio and time code In playlist mode Switches to player recorder Refer to Preparing for Playlist Creation page 94 Buttons Used in Playlist Operations page 90 SOURCE SELECT SHIFT PLAYER button In recording playback mode Switches to operation of an external device RS 422A In playlist mo...

Page 30: ...iniSD or microSD card be sure to use an adaptor dedicated for use with the miniSD or microSD card 1 The SDHC SD High Capacity miniSDHC microSDHC memory card is a new standard established by the SD Card Association in 2006 for large scale memory cards with capacities above 2 GB 2 MultiMediaCard MMC is a registered trademark of Infineon Technologies AG Cards that will be used on this unit should als...

Page 31: ...il the EJECT button pops out After inserting a card flip the EJECT button to the right 6 EJECT button Use this button to remove a P2 card inserted in a P2 card slot Raise the button and press it in firmly Do not use the EJECT button when a P2 card access LED flashes orange Refer to P2 card access LEDs and P2 card status page 42 ...

Page 32: ...inks if the input signal does not match the system format VIDEO AUDIO 1 AES EBU blinks when no recordable signal according to the system settings is input LCD Panel VIDEO CMPST SDI SG12 AUDIO ANALOG AES EBU SDI SG CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 5 CH 6 CH 7 CH 8 dB 0 4 8 12 16 20 25 30 CTL TC UB U INH WIDE REC REMOTE 59 94 29 97 23 98 24 25 50 1080i 720p DVCPRO AVC HD L R L R L R L R 50 dB 0 4 8 12 16 20 2...

Page 33: ...cted recording status of a P2 card 8 Format display Indicates the recording format or the format of video recorded on inserted P2 cards 9 Counter display Indicates the CTL TC and UB counter and time code values 10 Operating mode Indicates the operating status of this unit Normal playback and recording Playback at speeds lower than 1 Playback at speeds higher than 1 FF Reverse playback at 1 speed R...

Page 34: ... OUT connectors 4 TIME CODE IN OUT connector This connector inputs and outputs time code signals NOTE When setup menu No 25 SYSTEM FREQ is set to 59 23 60 24 or 60 25 time code signals cannot be input to the TIME CODE IN connector Use double shielded cable for making connections to TIME CODE IN OUT connectors 5 REF VIDEO IN connectors This connector inputs and outputs HD and SD reference video sig...

Page 35: ...is is a 25 pin parallel remote connector NOTE Use COMMAND at TTL level low active negative logic and of electrical signals with an edge of 100 msec or more STATUS outputs open collector and sync current up to 6 mA OPERATION ENABLE STATUS becomes active when playback from PARALLEL REMOTE is available with the setup menu 213 EXTENDED CMD set to ON OPERATION ENABLE STATUS becomes active at the REMOTE...

Page 36: ...nnect P2 store and USB 2 0 compliant hard disk drives for use in the USB host mode Refer to Using USB or eSATA Connectors page 124 17 USB 2 0 DEVICE connector Type B Connect personal computers and other devices for use in the USB device mode Refer to Using USB or eSATA Connectors page 124 NOTE Use double shielded cable for making connections to USB 2 0 connectors 4 REM G 7 REM RX X REMOTE CONTROL ...

Page 37: ...Creates playlists External control mode In this mode the unit controls an external device connected to the REMOTE connector and monitors audio and video from this device PLAYER SOURCE SELECT THUMBNAIL PLAYLIST PLAYER SOURCE SELECT THUMBNAIL PLAYLIST PLAYER SOURCE SELECT THUMBNAIL PLAYLIST PLAYER SOURCE SELECT THUMBNAIL PLAYLIST PLAYER SOURCE SELECT THUMBNAIL PLAYLIST PLAYER SOURCE SELECT THUMBNAIL...

Page 38: ...lower level menu exists NOTE Use the and buttons to move the cursor up and down Press the a button or the SET button to open submenus Press the b button or the EXIT button to return to a higher level 3 Press the SET button NOTE Some menu items may display a confirmation dialog Use the cursor buttons to select a process and press the SET button A check mark appears at the beginning of the process s...

Page 39: ... functions listed below Using the Full Keyboard Key Function Shortcut keys BS Deletes one character SHIFT LAST X Caps Toggles between upper and lower case GO TO OK Saves made entries and closes the on screen keyboard ENTRY EXIT Cancels made entries and closes the on screen keyboard EXIT Moves the cursor to the first character SHIFT REW Moves the cursor 1 character space back Moves the cursor 1 cha...

Page 40: ... thumbnail screen 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the cursor buttons to choose THUMBNAIL SET UP KEYBOARD 4 Press the SET button This opens a menu for keyboard setup 5 Move the cursor to the keyboard layout you want and press the SET button NOTE Keyboard input is limited to alphanumeric characters Some keyboards may not operate normally Using a USB Keyboard Selecting keyboard layout ...

Page 41: ...ayback function however allows playback of all the clips including those in the P2 card inserted during playback Refer to Continuous Playback of Clips by Inserting Removing P2 Cards page 61 While a clip is selected a newly inserted P2 card will not be recognized The recorder will stay in this condition until the selected clip is cancelled A P2 card inserted in another slot during recording of a pr...

Page 42: ...ading or writing is being performed The unit is in USB DEVICE mode and is accessing a P2 card The unit is in LAN mode and a P2 card can be accessed or is being accessed NOTE Do not turn the unit off or remove a P2 card during recording or when the LED flashes orange Flashes rapidly in orange P2 card is being recognized Flashes green The P2 card has no remaining memory capacity Available only for r...

Page 43: ...55 AUTO REC is set to something other than OFF in remote control status LOOP A is displayed When setup menu No 041 LOOP REC is set to ON P2 card remaining free space indicates the minimum guaranteed recording time Minimum guaranteed recording time is the estimated time of a recording in a clip when loop recording stops immediately after deleting old data Shot marks cannot be added or deleted durin...

Page 44: ...g Bad Clips page 70 Removing a P2 card during formatting will in most cases destroy the formatting Reformat the card after restarting the unit Removing or inserting P2 cards that are not being recorded during recording on other cards may disrupt EE audio after recording but will not affect the recording Set the write protection switch to PROTECT to prevent accidental deletion of data recorded on a...

Page 45: ...xternal device to REMOTE Press the REMOTE button on this unit to turn the button off Example of Connections in 23 98 24 29 97 25 Hz Mode CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 5 CUE L R OUT AC IN SIGNAL GND IN PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH OUTPUT H C H C H C H C INPUT H C H C H C H C HD HD REMOTE IN 75 ON OFF 1 2 3 SUPER SUPER IN IN OUT HD SDI SD SDI WFM VIDEO OUT REF IN O I D U A L ...

Page 46: ...eously Recording starts NOTE Set setup menu No 155 AUTO REC to TYPE1 and press the REMOTE button to turn the button on The unit will then automatically start and stop recording as the REC and STOP buttons are pressed on the camera SDI is output in the 1080 23 98 PsF video format No time code can be input to the TIME CODE IN connector The SDI output is delayed relative to LCD monitor and monitor vi...

Page 47: ... SDI IN connector and press the VIDEO IN SHIFT EDIT MODE AUDIO IN SHIFT VIDEO button to select HD SDI 2 Make the following setup menu settings 3 While confirming the camera HD SDI output video press the REC button and PLAY button simultaneously Recording starts NOTE Set setup menu No 155 AUTO REC to TYPE2 and press the REMOTE button to turn the button on The unit will then automatically start and ...

Page 48: ...1 Press the search dial to release it This engages the shuttle mode When the power has just been turned on turn the search dial to its center position 2 Press the SHTL SLOW button to select the SHTL shuttle mode or SLOW mode 3 Turn the search dial The playback picture speed changes depending on dial position Use setup menu No 101 SHTL MAX to set maximum speed in shuttle mode to 8 16 32 60 or 100 T...

Page 49: ...that spans multiple P2 cards is handled as a single clip The thumbnail screen displays a list of thumbnails of the recorded clips These thumbnails allow you check and also perform the following clip management operations Play back copy delete and repair clips Attach text memos in clips Check and delete text memos Display and delete shot marks Format P2 cards Show clip property Show P2 card status ...

Page 50: ...bnail Editing page 57 8 Clip no Indicates the numbers assigned to P2 card clips which are normally assigned starting in order from the earliest shooting date Numbers of clips that cannot be played back are shown in red The SORT function allows you to change the order the clips appear Refer to Setting items to display page 55 9 Shot mark indicator Indicates that a shot mark has been attached to a c...

Page 51: ...tly displayed thumbnail among displayed thumbnails white The numbers of P2 card slots that contain a P2 card are indicated in white yellow The number of the P2 card slot of the P2 card that contains the clip at the cursor position is indicated in yellow When a clip spans multiple P2 cards the numbers of all the slots housing cards that contain the clip are indicated NOTE A slot number with a pink ...

Page 52: ...the cursor High speed cursor movement and jumping Hold down the SHIFT button and press the up or down cursor button to move the cursor to the first or last clip Hold down the SHIFT button and turn the search dial The thumbnails change to blue and only the scroll bar moves to allow high speed movement between cursor pages Cursor operations in thumbnail screen ...

Page 53: ...TEXT MEMO CLIPS SLOT CLIPS CONTINUOUS PB CLIPS SETUP OPERATION DELETE FORMAT REPAIR CLIP RE CONNECTION COPY EXCH THUMBNAIL PROPERTY CLIP PROPERTY CARD STATUS DEVICES PROPERTY SETUP SYSTEM INFO META DATA LOAD RECORD USER CLIP NAME INITIALIZE PROPERTY HDD USB EXPORT EXPLORE SETUP HDD eSATA EXPORT EXPLORE SETUP NETWORK EXPORT EXPLORE SETUP STATUS TOOLS INITIALIZE ...

Page 54: ...egarded as having the same audio bit recording as the setting of setup menu No 034 A SMPL RES SELECTED CLIPS Show clips selected using the SET button At this time the thumbnails appear in selected order Use this function to change the order clips are played back MARKED CLIPS Show clips to which shot marks have been attached TEXT MEMO CLIPS Show clips that contain text memo data Refer to Attaching ...

Page 55: ...mbnail Screen Names and Functions page 50 TC Time code UB User bit TIME Time of recording DATE Date of recording DATE TIME Date and time of recording CLIP NAME Clip name USER CLIP NAME The first fifteen characters in the user clip name SLOT Slot number THUMBNAIL TC Time code of thumbnail position DATE FORMAT Select the format for indicating the time Y M D Year month day M D Y 1 Month day year D M ...

Page 56: ...B POSITION Set the playback start position for playback in the thumbnail screen RESUME From the position where playback was stopped THUMBNAIL TC From the time code of thumbnail position START TC From the start time code beginning of the clip SORT Specify the order thumbnails appear OFF In recorded order SLOT Slot order clips in the same slot appear according to date and time of recording PROPERTY ...

Page 57: ...art playback For details refer to Playing Back Clips page 59 4 Hold down the ENTRY button and press the TEXT MEMO button during playback or while displaying a still picture with JOG VAR SHTL This selects the frame where the buttons were pressed as a thumbnail 5 Press the STOP button to return to the thumbnail screen The thumbnail is replaced You can also move to the beginning of the clip or allow ...

Page 58: ...or to indicate that it is selected NOTE Repeat steps 1 and 2 to select multiple clips After selecting a clip move the cursor to another clip hold down the SHIFT button and press the SET button to select another clip This method allows you to select the two clips as well as all the clips between them Selecting a clip updates the number of selected clips shown in the lower right corner of the screen...

Page 59: ...ursor moves to the clip played prior to stopping Video and audio playback may be disrupted between clips of different video formats DVCPRO HD DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV AVC Intra50 AVC Intra100 This is normal and not indicative of a malfunction If continuous playback is performed with clips whose video format is the same but whose audio bit depth is different the audio is muted between clips When a 24 bit...

Page 60: ... cursor then moves to the next clip All buttons other than the STOP button are not available during single clip playback Select PB POSITION from the menu to determine the playback start position for the single clip playback If RESUME is selected on the PB POSITION menu this setting is invalid STOP MODE is disabled for playback of single clips When playback is started in the thumbnail screen and a ...

Page 61: ...es only clips connected to another P2 card When CONTINUOUS PB CLIPS is selected if the thumbnail list screen is exited by pressing the THUMBNAIL button and removing the P2 card the CONTINUOUS PB CLIPS thumbnail screen is resumed if you press the THUMBNAIL button To cancel CONTINUOUS PB CLIPS mode select a display mode other than CONTINUOUS PB CLIPS on the THUMBNAIL menu 4 Place the cursor on the c...

Page 62: ...rmally clips are played back in slot order However once playback of a clip recorded continuously with clips on other P2 cards inserted in multiple slots starts the clips recorded continuously will be played back first followed by playback of the remaining clips in the current slot Example when a clip is recorded continuously in P2 cards inserted in multiple slots when clips A B C and D are recorde...

Page 63: ...xt The symbol is displayed if no clip is played next NOTE The slot s and clip s located before the cursor position on the thumbnail screen when playback starts are not included for continuous playback The STOP and STILL PAUSE buttons are only operative during playback When THUMBNAIL SETUP STOP MODE is set to STAY the unit enters playback pause mode when the button is pressed and continuous playbac...

Page 64: ...k may temporarily halt playback This is normal and not a malfunction Text memos are not recorded during LOOP REC or VFR ON recording 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor 2 Press the MENU button and choose THUMBNAIL TEXT MEMO CLIPS from the thumbnail menu The thumbnails of clips with text memos appear at the top of the thumbnail screen Information on the sele...

Page 65: ...ng the text memo display from the thumbnail screen allows you to delete text memos 1 Open the text memo display from the thumbnail screen 2 Use the cursor buttons to move to the thumbnail for which you want to delete the text memo and press the SET button The cursor moves to the row below 3 Select the thumbnail for witch you want to delete the text memo and select DELETE from the menu 4 Select YES...

Page 66: ...ng NOTE To interrupt copying press the SET button or the CANCEL SHIFT EXIT button to cancel the operation The incomplete copy at the destination is deleted OVER WRITE appears when an attempt is made to place a copy having the same GLOBAL CLIP ID at a destination already containing an identical item Select YES to overwrite or NO to cancel copying and then press the SET button 6 Press OK SET button ...

Page 67: ...OTE The following clips cannot be converted They are ignored even if they are selected Clips in formats other than AVC Intra100 or AVC Intra50 Clips with audio channels other than 2 4 or 8 channels Clips with audio channels with different duration length of clip Duration is an odd number when a clip format is 50P 60P Clips with 16 bit and 24 bit audio channels mixed 3 Press the MENU button 4 Use t...

Page 68: ...EC CAPACITY Conversion failed because there was not enough space at the conversion destination UNKNOWN CONTENTS FORMAT Conversion failed because the selected clip was bad or unknown TOO MANY CLIPS Conversion failed because too many clips were selected NO CONVERTIBLE CLIP Conversion failed because no convertible clips were selected ...

Page 69: ... Use the cursor buttons to choose OPERATION DELETE and press the SET button 5 Select YES and press the SET button This deletes all selected clips NOTE Instead of steps 3 and 4 you can also use the DELETE SHIFT LAST X button to delete a clip To interrupt deleting press the SET button or the CANCEL SHIFT EXIT button to cancel the operation Clips being deleted will not be restored even though you int...

Page 70: ...l clip NOTE Incomplete clips occur under the following conditions When the individual clip segments on each P2 card that make up the clip are copied separately When the clip segments on each card that make up a clip recorded on multiple cards are separately copied to a hard disk and then copied back to a P2 card When a 5 minute or longer DVCPRO HD or AVC Intra100 clip 10 minute or longer DVCPRO50 ...

Page 71: ...E Voice memo Indicator Indicates that a voice memo has been attached to a clip This indicator appears only in the clip property mode This unit cannot record and play back voice memos 4 Clip information The following information appears 5 Clip metadata This area shows more detailed information on a clip 5 Browse the clip metadata as necessary Use the cursor buttons to select a metadata item and pre...

Page 72: ...he metadata of a clip marked cannot be revised Insert the P2 card with the remainder of the clip MEMO of metadata item to which a 100 character or larger memo has been attached cannot be revised USER CLIP NAME The name a user assigns to a clip This normally includes a GLOBAL CLIP ID VIDEO Video signal system FRAME RATE PULL DOWN ASPECT RATIO AUDIO Audio channel system and other information SAMPLIN...

Page 73: ...emory card formatted on this unit Refer to Formatting SD Memory Cards page 77 Make the required settings to enable this unit to read the metadata upload file Set the method for recording the USER CLIP NAME 1 Open the thumbnail screen 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the cursor buttons to choose META DATA USER CLIP NAME and press the SET button 4 Select TYPE 1 or TYPE 2 and press the SET button 1 The ...

Page 74: ...clips and the counter value is automatically incremented and recorded for each shot When an 8 GB or larger P2 card is used in this unit and each continuous recording exceeds a preset time For details refer to Dividing clips over 4 GB in length page 42 When one recording spans multiple cards A P2 device will indicate the thumbnail and the counter value of clip 1 when thumbnails and property of the ...

Page 75: ...e pointer and press the SET button Use this function to check loaded metadata settings 4 While viewing metadata settings use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the setting you want to change and press the SET button The on screen keyboard appears Make the required changes The USB keyboard also becomes available For details refer to Using the On screen Keyboard page 39 NOTE Metadata types tha...

Page 76: ...NU button to end processing This procedure attaches the loaded metadata to clip that is recorded 1 Open the thumbnail screen 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the cursor buttons to choose META DATA RECORD and press the SET button 4 Select ON and press the SET button This setting records the loaded metadata simultaneous with video recording The USER CLIP NAME is attached to metadata as specified by the...

Page 77: ...screen Use the following procedure to display SD memory card status on dialog for checking 1 Open the thumbnail screen 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the cursor buttons to choose PROPERTY DEVICES SD CARD and press the SET button The following information may also appear depending on card status This unit cannot record proxies 4 Press the SET button and the MENU button to end processing Use the foll...

Page 78: ...is now formatted NOTE To cancel formatting select NO and press the SET button Check that no important data remains on a card before formatting since data erased by formatting cannot be recovered 5 Press OK SET button when the completion message appears 6 Press the MENU button to end processing ...

Page 79: ...SET button when the completion message appears NOTE Repeat the procedures in steps 3 to 5 to format P2 cards in other P2 card slots or SD memory cards 6 Press the MENU button to end processing 1 Open the thumbnail screen 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the cursor buttons to choose OPERATION FORMAT ALL P2 and press the SET button 4 Select YES and press the SET button The card formatting starts NOTE T...

Page 80: ...uld appear in the P2 card information 1 Open the thumbnail screen 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the cursor buttons to choose PROPERTY PROPERTY SETUP P2 CARD CAP and press the SET button 4 Use the cursor buttons to select an item and press the SET button XX indicates factory default settings 5 Press the MENU button to end processing Selecting Information to Display REMAIN Remaining capacity indicat...

Page 81: ...e display so that the sum total of the remaining memory available for recording on each P2 card may not tally with the figure for the total memory 4 Slot remaining memory or memory used total The figure obtained by totaling the remaining free memory on the six P2 slots is shown here NOTE Free space of write protected P2 cards is not included in the free space total 5 Detailed P2 card status Select...

Page 82: ...cessed from the playlist screen Playlists can also be stored on a P2 card Voice overs can also be recorded Since the audio data should be saved to the same P2 card as the playlist first save the playlist to a P2 card Do not use 24PN clips that have undergone nonlinear editing in a playlist Edit points may not be correctly recorded Do not use and register multiple copies of the same clip since that...

Page 83: ...ists stored in the unit 4 Press the EDIT MODE button to select overwrite editing and select all tracks 5 Press the PLAYER button to switch to player left side operations The PLAYER button goes on during player operation 6 Start player playback set the IN point IN ENTRY button and OUT point OUT ENTRY button to specify the section of the clip you need 7 Press the PLAYER button to switch to recorder ...

Page 84: ... NOTE The following operations cannot be cancelled or redone Menu operations other than OPERATION menu operations Playlist name changes OPERATION CHANGE PLAYLIST NAME When something other than a P2 card is selected as the player a cancellation of a temporary registration made using a three point edit cannot be redone An undo redo operation cancels an event selection An event created through regist...

Page 85: ...ack for example because they are in a different format in red NOTE In A DUB mode the player screen does not show video but shows only the characters A DUB 1 Player time code indication Indicates the time code of the player playback position and other information Displayed information Names and Functions of the Playlist Screen Player screen Recorder screen Timeline Data bar Player screen 1 2 3 4 Pl...

Page 86: ... player is a P2 card Appears when the player is an external device Appears when the player is an external input Appears when the player is a hard disk Yellow bar Indicates the rough location of current playback NOTE When the player is an external device the yellow bar indicating playback location does not appear P2 Ext LIVE HDD Green triangle a Indicates the rough location of the IN point when a p...

Page 87: ... function indicates the duration between the set IN or OUT point and the current location Yellow bar Indicates the rough playback location of the recorder in the playback list Green triangle a Indicates the rough location of the IN point when a recorder IN point is set Red triangle b Indicates the rough location of the OUT point when a recorder OUT point is set Timeline INST Indicates insert editi...

Page 88: ... events to indicate that a change in audio level has occurred but only if the event has room for the mark 14 Seek bar Indicates the current playback position of the recorder Next playback will start from the location indicated on the seek bar 15 Indication of change in audio channels Indicates the channel numbers where material was switched for events whose audio channels were switched No indicati...

Page 89: ...white Slots that do not store a playlist are indicated in white symbol Slots containing read only files are indicated in gray Slots with P2 cards that do not contain any saved files are indicated in red symbol 5 Playlist file name indication Names of playlist files are indicated in white NOTE When a card does not contain files white appears Gray file name Indicates read only files Red file name In...

Page 90: ...8 18 19 22 20 5 SET Selects and deselects toggle button the event at cursor location Hold down the SET button for 1 second or longer Selects and deselects all events with the same IN and OUT points as the event at the cursor position NOTE The button is for selecting if all events are not yet selected MULTI SEL SHIFT SET button after selecting an event This operation selects all events from a previ...

Page 91: ...n Use this button to switch between player and recorder operation During player operation the button lights and the player screen is available During recorder operation the button goes out and the recorder screen and timeline become available SOURCE SELECT SHIFT PLAYER button Press this button and select a player from the devices interfaces listed in the menu that appears Select a device with the ...

Page 92: ...player and recorder page 101 When an event is selected blue frame Use to fine adjust IN and OUT points for recorder of selected event Refer to Revising Registered Events page 103 SHIFT IN TRIM button When an event is selected blue frame Use to simultaneously fine adjust the IN points for selected events on the player and recorder Refer to Revising Registered Events page 103 SLOT SELECT SHIFT TRIM ...

Page 93: ...el changes made using the audio level control during a preview are set in a registered event Refer to Setting Audio Level page 114 NOTE Events created from external devices or hard disks are indicated in orange as temporarily registered events Preview playback is disabled for an external input live recording A LEVEL REC SHIFT PREVIEW button Press this button to enable adjustment of the audio level...

Page 94: ... press the SET button This setting replaces the time code during playback NOTE When set to OFF the time code is not replaced instead the time code of each clip is output Then the drop frame flag of the clip referenced by the first event is used by all drop frame flags in the playlist During playback or Edit Copy on the recorder the time code of the video track clips is output intact and this may r...

Page 95: ...s 5 8 for playback or Edit Copy of playlists 1 Press the MENU button use the cursor buttons to choose SETTING AUDIO CH and press the SET button 2 Select CH5 8 and press the SET button to change settings Use setup menu No 731 PB FADE to set up audio fade that will become available when creating events When Auto Entry is enabled after confirming edit using the PREVIEW or REC button the IN point of t...

Page 96: ... buttons to choose FILE NEW and press the SET button NOTE Pressing the NEW SHIFT RESET button has the same effect as choosing FILE NEW 5 Select YES and press the SET button This registers an event where the start of the clip is the IN point and its end is the OUT point Use the steps below to name playlists 1 Press the PLAY LIST button to open the playlist screen 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the c...

Page 97: ...d video up to 24 hours excluding the preview time is inserted or starts overwriting data at the IN point of the recorder When an external input live recording is used as the player IN and OUT points of the player cannot be registered Select a P2 card hard disk external device RS 422A or external input live recording as a player A P2 card is normally used as a player Follow the steps below to selec...

Page 98: ...o recorder operations The PLAYER button goes off and the right side of the screen appears in a yellow frame NOTE All clips in thumbnail display become available when clips on a P2 card or hard disk are used as a player though it is possible to limit the number of clips Refer to Limiting the number of clips used as a player page 99 When an external device RS 422A or external input live recording is...

Page 99: ...CLIP 5 Press the SET button The player screen opens and the player will now only use the selected clips 1 Selecting insert or overwrite editing Use the EDIT MODE button to select insert or overwrite editing 2 Select tracks Use the VIDEO A1 A2 A3 A4 buttons to select the tracks that should be imported The names of selected tracks are indicated in yellow on the left side of the timeline 3 Switch to ...

Page 100: ...tton is held down NOTE The IN and OUT points for the player and the recorder can be set in any order Setting the fourth point when any three points of player or recorder IN and OUT points have been defined automatically cancels the point corresponding to the fourth point for example the recorder IN point when the player IN point has been set Set the IN point and OUT point so that the resulting eve...

Page 101: ...eview Start preview by pressing the PREVIEW button to play back the edited section on the recorder starting 3 seconds before the beginning of the edit section PREROLL TIME setting to 1 second beyond the end of the section 2 The result is assigned as events to the timeline NOTE To end preview press the STOP button The audio level for each event can be separately set during preview Refer to Setting ...

Page 102: ...t The margin before and after a temporarily registered section that is imported in a capture is a maximum of 2 seconds Data that exceeds the IN and OUT points when a hard disk is used as the player and data that exceeds the start and end points of material when the player is an external device are not imported Also the preroll needs a period of time equal to the set preroll time plus 2 seconds Whe...

Page 103: ...vents will exceed 100 after they are divided In such a case choose SETTING DIVIDED APPEND and select OFF 4 Press the MENU button 5 Use the cursor buttons to choose OPERATION APPEND SELECTED CLIPS 6 Press the SET button An event is registered with the start of a selected clip as the IN point and its end as the OUT point NOTE Clips not in the playlist format are indicated by red numbers and cannot b...

Page 104: ... trimming operation on the recorder side to enable simultaneous trimming on the player and recorder 4 Press the ENTRY button to finalize trimming NOTE Performing any of the following operations will discard the changes and redisplay the playlist screen Pressing the EXIT button Pressing the CANCEL SHIFT EXIT button You cannot make changes that go beyond the start and end points of the source clip Y...

Page 105: ...rsor location with IN points 1 Switch to recorder operation Press the PLAYER button to switch to recorder operation 2 Select the events to move Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the event to be moved and press the SET button to select it NOTE Select the events of all tracks VIDEO A1 A2 A3 and A4 Holding down the SET button for 1 second or longer will select or deselect all events with t...

Page 106: ... in the confirmation dialog and press the SET button This operation deletes the selected events You can use the following function to delete all events in a playlist This operation differs from creating new playlists refer to Creating a New Playlist page 96 the playlist format and the name of the playlist remain the same and only the events are deleted 1 Press the MENU button 2 Use the cursor butt...

Page 107: ...e unit to a P2 card 1 Press the PLAY LIST button to open the playlist screen 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the cursor buttons to choose FILE SAVE AS and press the SET button 4 Use the cursor buttons to select the number of the P2 card slot that will store the file and press the SET button 5 Select YES in the confirmation dialog and press the SET button NOTE The file name is automatically generated...

Page 108: ... names Press the right cursor button a to open a list of file names 6 Select YES in the confirmation dialog and press the SET button The selected playlist is loaded NOTE A playlist file that contains more than 100 events per track cannot be opened When the set audio level in a playlist file exceeds the level that the unit can handle no audio level can be imported Playlist files created on the AJ S...

Page 109: ...ter the referenced area is exported separately If the data are less than two seconds before and after the reference area the actual area is exported When there is not enough space to store the expected size of the clip created upon export LACK OF REC CAPACITY appears and export will not start If the destination is an FTP server export starts and a warning will appear once there is no space left in...

Page 110: ...names Press the right cursor button a to open a list of file names A selected playlist file is indicated by a check mark These steps can be repeated as necessary to select multiple playlists 6 Press the DELETE SHIFT LAST X button select YES and press the SET button The playlist files are deleted NOTE Press the MULTI SEL SHIFT SET button to quickly select continuous files Then all files from the fi...

Page 111: ...hing audio channels page 106 Voice overs cannot be recorded on players other than a P2 card Select a P2 card as the player before start of recording Make the required settings prior to a voice over recording For details on settings refer to Setup page 173 You can select whether to mix the playback sound with input sound during a voice over in setup menu No 793 A DUB PB MIX NOTE In playlist playbac...

Page 112: ... the OUT and ENTRY buttons simultaneously to assign an OUT point The OUT button turns on 3 Press the REC button The P2 card is returned to start of set preroll time and recording starts after preroll Recording stops when the OUT point is reached an OUT POINT is registered again by the OUT ENTRY button during recording or the STOP button is pressed Use the audio volume controls VR as necessary to a...

Page 113: ...ing Use the audio volume controls VR as necessary to adjust the playback sound level 4 Press the STOP button to end the voice over NOTE When the 24PN playlist format is set in setup menu No 026 PLY LST FMT the audio IN and OUT points are set in 4 frame increments If the recording starts or stops elsewhere the IN and OUT points are automatically corrected to fall within the recording range Like nor...

Page 114: ... the AUDIO VOL SEL switch to PB 3 Adjust the audio level using the audio level controls 4 Use the REC button or PREVIEW button to register the event This operation registers the event and an icon indicating that a constant audio level setting has been made appears on the event on the timeline 5 Check audio level by performing a review or playlist playback Check events for which a level has been se...

Page 115: ...s available at the start of each preview When a preview is interrupted during the preroll section the level setting is not made and the previous level setting is not cleared Pressing the STOP button to interrupt preview makes settings valid until stopping Audio level after the interruption point in the event is set to the same level as the interruption point Use the following steps to change the a...

Page 116: ...perform a playback check only of the section where the audio recording level was changed press the SEEK TO IN POINT IN GOTO button and playback will start after locating the IN point NOTE Refer to the NOTE in Changing Audio Level in an Event during Event Registration page 115 This method for setting the audio level is not available for a hard disk an external device or an external input live recor...

Page 117: ...bnails video that corresponds to the IN and OUT points in the source material for audio event and time code values Duration event length Number of events registered per track 2 Information on clips that are the source of an event Clip number same as thumbnail display number Clip thumbnail Clip name Recording date Recording time Duration length of source clip Serial number of P2 card storing the so...

Page 118: ...uttons to choose PROPERTY and press the SET button NOTE You can also press the PROP SHIFT TC PRESET button instead of performing the operations provided after step 3 1 Clip information Clip name Clip thumbnail Duration clip length 2 Clip metadata The metadata that appears is the information selected according to Selecting items to be displayed as properties page 56 1 2 ...

Page 119: ...laylist as a source for editing When an external device is used as a player the playback of temporarily registered edit operations will result in playback without video black and sound Use preview to check edited sections At the end of the playlist playback no video black is output In playlist playback repeat playback is always disabled Use the steps below to play back and check the event at the c...

Page 120: ... indicates that Edit Copy ended The clip created by Edit Copy is added to the P2 card hard disk or FTP server NOTE When there is not enough space on the installed P2 card to store the created Edit Copy clip LACK OF REC CAPACITY appears and Edit Copy will not start If the destination of Edit Copy is an FTP server Edit Copy starts and CANNOT COPY may appear once there is no space left in the FTP ser...

Page 121: ...e Playlist Edit Copy 121 Editing When SETTING AUDIO CH CH5 8 is set to NONE in the menu channels 5 to 8 are not output When set to channels 5 to 8 channels 5 to 8 of the video event are output to the clip at the destination of Edit Copy ...

Page 122: ...e SET button The frame of the clip turns blue Select only one clip The selected clip is the base clip 5 Press the MENU button 6 Use the cursor buttons to choose OPERATION REWRITE EDIT and press the SET button The unit enters Rewrite Edit mode and the editing mode indication on the timeline changes to ReW The playlist screen is initialized and the selected clip is registered on the timeline 7 Perfo...

Page 123: ...ing the clip REWRITE CLIP action cannot be cancelled Text memos are automatically inserted at the edit points the start of each video event of the Rewrite Edit clip Any text memos attached to the base clip are also inherited The proxy data of the base clip cannot be inherited with Rewrite Edit Rewrite Edit is not available for events that cannot be played back and events without video a video even...

Page 124: ...ss storage The PC then requires that a USB USB 2 0 driver be installed Use of P2 viewer which can be downloaded from the following site allows you to manipulate clips stored on a P2 card on a Windows PC For English http pro av panasonic net NOTE For details regarding connections refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the PC and the application software Connect a hard disk via USB 2 0 or...

Page 125: ...SCONNECT appears on the LCD monitor This message is replaced by a USB DEVICE CONNECT message when the connection with the PC is completed 3 Use USB device mode operations 4 Press the MODE SHIFT REMOTE button to return to regular mode NOTE Recording and playback are not available in the USB device mode In the playlist mode the MODE SHIFT REMOTE button is not available during remote operation In USB...

Page 126: ... in version Ver2 or later version P2 store hard disk in Ver1 cannot be connected Upgrade a hard disk in Ver1 to the latest version before use Available functions depend on the type of hard disk used Hard disk type is displayed next to the PARTITION on the left side of the hard disk explorer screen Refer to Displaying Hard Disk Information Explorer Screen page 130 NOTE This unit supports USB bus po...

Page 127: ...l if used in an unsuitable environment Please note that Panasonic accepts no liability whatsoever for data loss or other losses either direct or indirect arising from hard disk damage or other defects When data from this unit is copied to a hard disk and is edited on another PC the data may no longer work in this unit and hard disk data may become corrupted Repair bad clips on P2 cards before copy...

Page 128: ...rtant data remains on the hard disk before formatting since data erased by formatting cannot be recovered This unit provides high speed export writing data from a P2 card to a hard disk of data from a P2 card to a hard disk The copy result and and the maximum number of copies differ depending on the hard disk format type 1Folders are created in two levels date year month date and time hour minute ...

Page 129: ...erifying is disabled though exported data is not checked To turn off this setting choose HDD USB or eSATA SETUP VERIFY OFF When the hard disk is in FAT format verifying is always disabled regardless of the menu setting To interrupt exporting press the SET button select YES in the CANCEL confirmation that appears and press the SET button again Data copied from a P2 card will not be affected if proc...

Page 130: ...errupt copying use the cursor buttons to select CANCEL and press the SET button Then select YES in the confirmation dialog that appears and press the SET button again The incomplete copy at the destination is deleted When a clip is copied to a TYPE S hard disk it will not be possible to import data by card from the partition The card model number is then displayed as UNKNOWN When the copy operatio...

Page 131: ...g Playlists page 97 Use the following steps to select up to six partitions or folders to use in this way 1 Use the cursor buttons to select a partition or folder in the hard disk explorer screen 2 Press the ENTRY button Hard disk that makes it possible to read and write data by card TYPE S P2 store PARTITION TYPE S P2 STORE VENDOR Name of vendor MODEL Model name SIZE Total capacity unit GB USED Me...

Page 132: ... partition name appears in PARTITION NAME in the explorer screen 1 Use the cursor buttons to select a partition or folder to name Or press the SET button repeatedly to open the thumbnail list screen 2 Press the MENU button and use the cursor buttons to choose OPERATION CHANGE PARTITION NAME and press the SET button 3 Enter the name of the partition using the on screen keyboard that appears 4 Press...

Page 133: ... appears NOTE When data is imported to a P2 card that differs from the original P2 card some clips may become incomplete showing the indicator Then use the reconnection function to rebuild the clip Refer to Reconnecting Incomplete Clips page 70 The HDD USB or eSATA SETUP VERIFY menu setting allows you to turn verification during copying on or off It is not possible to import data by partition betw...

Page 134: ...re performed in the same way as when using P2 cards Refer to Changing Thumbnail Display page 54 1 Open the hard disk explorer screen A list of folders appears 2 Use the cursor buttons to select the folder whose thumbnails you want to view and press the SET button Thumbnails of the clips in the folder will now appear NOTE When a volume is selected pressing the MULTI SEL SHIFT SET button will displa...

Page 135: ... to choose PROPERTY CLIP PROPERTY and press the SET button You can also use the PROP SHIFT TC PRESET button For details refer to Viewing and Revising Clip Information page 71 But repairs cannot be made Use the steps below to delete clips that are no longer necessary on a hard disk 1 Select a clip to delete in the hard disk thumbnail screen 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the cursor buttons to choose...

Page 136: ...annot be played back To rewind or fast forward press the REW or FF button instead of the PLAY button Pressing the STOP button during clip playback stops playback and reopens the thumbnail screen When playback is stopped the cursor moves to the clip played prior to stopping Video and audio playback may be disrupted between clips of different formats DVCPRO HD DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV AVC Intra50 and AVC ...

Page 137: ...n and the unit provides the following indications The LED goes on to indicate external device status Indicates the external device counter The unit is forcibly set to EE to enable reception of audio and video from the external device Counter status and P mark indications for the external device are superimposed on the screen The control buttons listed below enable remote control of an external dev...

Page 138: ...e card The PLAYER button flashes during operation The current point is registered as an IN point if an IN point has not been registered Recording stops automatically when the OUT point is reached If an OUT point has not been registered recording continues until the STOP button is pressed Automatic Recording of Cards IN ENTRY Registers IN points IN RESET Deletes IN points OUT ENTRY Registers OUT po...

Page 139: ...ng thumbnails and metadata on computers and other devices Browser function for accessing web sites Network functions require LAN setup and other settings Make the settings that your needs require NOTE Made network settings are saved Use the steps below to make the LAN settings that are required to connect this unit to a network 1 Open the thumbnail screen 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the cursor b...

Page 140: ...nt setup screen appears Current settings appear Use the cursor buttons to select an item and press the SET button to set it FTP CLIENT The set password cannot be displayed on this unit Item Description Set value Factory defaults MAC ADDRESS MAC ADDRESS unique ID Cannot be changed Set value cannot be changed DHCP DHCP setting ENABLE Uses DHCP automatic assignment DISABLE DISABLE Does not use DHCP a...

Page 141: ...VER Turns PROXY server on or off ENABLE Enables PROXY server DISABLE DISABLE Disables PROXY server PROXY SERVER URL Name or address of a PROXY server Enter using the full keyboard No setting PROXY SERVER PORT Number of port used for PROXY Enter using the ten keypad 8080 Setting server service FTP server service Receives access from an FTP client and transfers files However it cannot write files to...

Page 142: ... INPUT appears Changing password and deleting user 1 Move the cursor to the user whose password is to be changed or deleted 2 Select DELETE USER or CHANGE PASSWORD from the menu 3 To change password change it on the screen for changing passwords NOTE A password should be between 6 to 15 characters long Use the LAST X button to go between items in the screens for registering users and changing pass...

Page 143: ... next section to determine the cause of a failure Opening the connection log LOG 1 Open the thumbnail screen 2 Press the MENU button to open the menu 3 Use the cursor buttons to choose NETWORK TOOLS LOG and press the SET button Check the content of the log 4 To return to the menu after checking press the EXIT button NOTE The content of the log is cleared every time a connection except PING is made...

Page 144: ...er names using multi byte characters are not correctly displayed Each folder can display up to 100 folders The folder 101 and subsequent folders cannot be accessed in the FTP explorer screen However if folder names are directly described in the FTP CLIENT URL of the FTP client setting it is possible to access the contents of 101 and subsequent folders Connectivity and folder display may differ fro...

Page 145: ...view and press the SET button Thumbnails of the clips in the folder appears NOTE Pressing the SET button in the CONTENTS folder will not display thumbnails Be sure to press the SET button in folders above the CONTENTS folder or in the current folder indicated by When both upper case CONTENTS and lower case contents folders exist the contents of the upper case folder is displayed When there are fol...

Page 146: ...es are left open This will prevent subsequent thumbnail displays Should this happen return to the FTP explorer screen and open the FTP thumbnail display or properties again Use the steps below to transfer clips on P2 cards or hard disks to an FTP server or write back clips from the FTP server to P2 cards or hard disks 1 Open the thumbnail screen to select a clip to transfer turning its frame blue ...

Page 147: ...the result of a transfer on a PC it may be necessary to use refresh on the PC Use the steps below to write back selected clips from an FTP server on the network to a P2 card or hard disk 1 Open the FTP thumbnail screen 2 Select the clip to copy from the thumbnails displayed on the server 3 Press the MENU button 4 Use the cursor buttons to choose OPERATION COPY and press the SET button 5 Select a d...

Page 148: ... FTP server are deleted if the network connection has not been broken If it has incomplete files may remain on the FTP server When exporting starts communications cut errors will no longer be detected Use the above procedure to interrupt an export operation that has stalled Since it is not possible to check the remaining capacity of the FTP server ask your FTP server administrator Whether an error...

Page 149: ... after switching modes 4 To return to normal operating mode press the MODE SHIFT REMOTE button again MAIN MODE will appear to indicate that you have returned to the normal operating mode NOTE Operations including recording and playback are not available in server mode Although P2 cards can be inserted without problem in server mode removing a P2 card will result in an E 30 error message SD memory ...

Page 150: ... with proxy data appear in a light red cell Clicking such thumbnails starts playback of proxy data NOTE Check browser settings proxy server etc when the page displays Some settings may prevent correct display of clip metadata Playing back proxy data requires a browser that supports MPEG4 format audio and video decoding Clips that span two or more cards are handled as independent clips Depending on...

Page 151: ...sing browser screen THUMBNAIL button Turns on off the mouse mode Cursor buttons When mouse mode is on moves the mouse cursor When mouse mode is off moves link focus SET button When mouse mode is on press for click operation When mouse mode is off press to confirm setting MENU button Displays menus Search dial Vertical screen scrolling SHIFT search dial Moves link focus Menu Menu item Description F...

Page 152: ...right Proceeds to the next page Ctrl Tab Moves to the right tab Ctrl Shift Tab Moves to the left tab Ctrl T Opens a new tab A new tab shows the home page Ctrl D Adds page to book marks Ctrl B Displays list of book marks F5 Reloads the page refresh giving priority to cache data Shift F5 Reloads the page overrides cache data giving priority to the server Ctrl Q Stops page loading Ctrl 0 Changes font...

Page 153: ...TX Conditions for receiving commands via an RS 232C interface Hardware Specifications Pin No Signal Description 1 Not used 2 TXD Transmitted data data received from PC 3 RXD Received data data sent to PC 4 DSR Data set ready Positive voltage output announces communication ready status 5 SG Signal ground signal GND 6 DTR Data terminal ready no processing 7 CTS Clear to send shorted with pin 8 8 RTS...

Page 154: ...d in the deck 1 Returns a reception completed message 2 Returns an error code Error code list Return format command A return message data or execution completed message identifier data The data returned This item may be omitted RS 232C Interface ACK 06h STX 02h 03h XX XX XX XX XX command data ETX STX Send command Return message data STX OPL OPL ETX ETX ACK NACK 15h ER001 Invalid command Incompatib...

Page 155: ...epends on setup menu No 102 FF REW MAX setting For details refer to each setup menu 216 and 32 speed are restricted by setup menu No 101 SHTL MAX setting Command table Command Operation Send command Argument data Return completion message STOP Stops current operation OSP OSP PLAY Start of playback OPL OPL REWIND 1 Fast reverse ORW ORW FAST FORWARD 1 Fast forward OFF OFF REC Start of recording ORC ...

Page 156: ...letion message data CTL TC DATA REQUEST Counter value QCD CD data data f w gh mm ss ff f F w S gh CTL mode When plus g SP 20h When minus 2Dh h 0 9 hours TC mode gh 00 23 hours mm 00 59 minutes ss 00 59 seconds When set to 59 94 Hz ff 00 29 frames When set to 50 Hz ff 00 24 frames STATUS REQUEST Operating mode QOP data OFF FAST FORWARD OPL PLAY ORC REC ORW REWIND OSP STOP SRS IN OUT PREROLL OSF SHT...

Page 157: ...s on the value set in setup menu No 165 CLIPSEL MODE page 189 NOTE The clip select function is available when setup menu No 25 SYSTEM FREQ is set to 50 or 59 94 The CLIP SELECT function cannot be applied to clips in a hard disk The clip select function does not work in the AVCHD mode The CLIP SELECT function is not available on the playlist player thumbnail screen If playback is started immediatel...

Page 158: ... available in the Operating Instructions visit the support desk at the following Web site For English http pro av panasonic net 1 PH mode and HA mode recording requires class 4 or better cards NOTE SDHC memory cards can only be used in SDHC compatible devices SD speed class 4 Indicates class 4 SD speed class of the standard that regulates continuous write speeds between an SD compatible device and...

Page 159: ...own below that appears To cancel formatting select NO 3 Select YES in the confirmation dialog The SD memory card will now be formatted 4 Press the MENU button to end processing Check that no important data remains on a card before formatting since data erased by formatting cannot be recovered 1 Check that the SD memory card access lamp is not flashing 2 Press the center of the SD memory card and r...

Page 160: ... can still be repaired using AVCCAM Restorer 1 a content repair utility An SD memory card that has not generated an error may display the Repair Clip message but a repair will not take place whether YES or NO is selected The time required by a repair depends on the number of errors but can take up to 20 minutes A repair that fails displays SYSTEM ERROR TURN POWER OFF Use the AVCCAM Restorer a cont...

Page 161: ...lar AJ HPD2500 operations and AVCHD optional operations Screen configuration is shown below AVCHD clips are played back from the AVCHD mode thumbnail screen Operating the AVCHD Thumbnail Screens Screen configuration Normal mode AVCHD mode THUMBNAIL PLAY MODE SHIFT REMOTE button MENU selection STOP THUMBNAIL PLAY MENU ...

Page 162: ...utton For details of playback refer to Playing Back AVCHD Clips page 169 Opening menus Press the MENU button when thumbnails are displayed 1 Thumbnail display status page 163 Displays the type of clips that displays thumbnails 2 Repeat play indicator page 168 Indicates that repeat play is on 3 Card status indicator page 165 Displays SD memory card status 4 Record mode indicator Indicates the recor...

Page 163: ...NU button 3 Select THUMBNAIL SETUP and press the SET button 4 Press the up and down 4 5 cursor buttons to select an item and press the SET button THUMBNAIL MODE Select the clip to display XX indicates factory default settings INDICATOR Turns indicators on and off The factory default is on Clip protect indicator and resume playback indicator are displayed also when indicator is set to off DATA DISP...

Page 164: ...e page 162 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the cursor buttons to choose SYSTEM INFO and press the SET button Deleting and protecting clips OPERATION ALL CLIPS Deletes all clips Select YES NO and press the SET button SELECT Deletes selected clips Select SELECT press the SET button move the cursor to the clip you want to select and then press the SET button again The selected clip will be indicated by...

Page 165: ...ARD STATUS SD memory card information appears CLIP PROPERTY Displays information regarding the selected clip Use the left and right b a cursor buttons to view information on surrounding clips 1 Clip no 2 Thumbnail 3 Clip information Displays indicators added to clips and a variety of data Formatting card checking clip and card information CARD FUNCTIONS REMAIN Displays remaining SD memory card cap...

Page 166: ...e USER CLIP NAME recording method is selectable For details refer to page 167 2To enter SCENARIO be sure to enter a PROGRAM NAME It is not possible to enter only the SCENE NO and TAKE NO 3To enter MEMO be sure to enter TEXT It is not possible to enter PERSON only NOTE It is not possible to repair metadata attached to a clip About clip metadata GLOBAL CLIP ID Global clip ID This is a unique number ...

Page 167: ... up to 10 metadata items on an SD memory card in order from the most recently created item File names of loaded metadata that use characters other than alphanumeric characters are replaced by RECORD Determines whether or not metadata loaded into the unit be recorded on an SD memory card Select whether to record or not ON OFF and press the SET button The factory default setting is OFF USER CLIP NAM...

Page 168: ...d press the SET button Available formats When SYSTEM FREQ is set to 59 94 Hz 1080 60i 30P 1080 24P 720 60P 30P 720 24P When SYSTEM FREQ is set to 50 Hz 1080 50i 25P 720 50P 25P 5 Press the MENU button to return to the thumbnail screen Clips with black numbers can be played while clips with red numbers cannot be played back Switching to the normal mode will replace a set playback format with a play...

Page 169: ...yed back with gaps every 0 5 sec interval In JOG mode not like during P2 card playback a smooth playback is not possible In SHTL mode 16x playback speed is available maximum 1 Play back or enter pause mode 2 Press the PREV SHIFT FF NEXT SHIFT REW button The unit will now perform set skip operation Use the steps below to record AVCHD video to a P2 card in the DVCPRO HD or AVC Intra format Preparing...

Page 170: ...e the start position and press the STILL button to stop When dubbing is started by a thumbnail dubbing starts from the start of the selected clip NOTE When resume play is activated dubbing starts from the resume position 3 Press the SHIFT REC button Recording on the P2 card starts simultaneous with AVCHD clip playback If the P2 card is not ready for recording or if PB FORMAT and SYS FORMAT differ ...

Page 171: ...d deleted Reformat such SD memory cards in the unit before use Formatting an SD memory card will delete all data recorded on the card and make subsequent recovery impossible Store important data on a PC One recording session from start to end is one clip Pressing the STOP button to stop a short recording will not immediately stop data write operations to an SD memory card The unit will not recogni...

Page 172: ...cording 1 Set up for AVCHD recording Set setup menu No 170 AVCHD REC to ON 2 Select a recording format Set the P2 card and AVCHD recording formats as shown below in the listed setup menus 3 Set recording audio channels AVCHD recording uses 2 channels for recording Use setup menu No 774 AVCHD A CH to set recording channels Recording to P2 cards and SD memory cards 1 Engage P2 card recording playbac...

Page 173: ... the content of USER1 can be saved copied to USER2 to USER5 For details refer to Setup menu No A01 SAVE page 202 SETUP menu settings can be saved to and loaded from an SD memory card For details refer to Setup menu No A10 CARD READ page 202 A11 CARD WRITE page 202 You can specify the user setting files that will be loaded in USER1 at power up You can also decide to use the same settings as last ti...

Page 174: ...o decrement them To switch to the next item hold down the PLAY button and press the FF button or the button To switch to a previous item hold down the PLAY button and press the REW button or the button 4 Change set values Select the item to change hold down the SEARCH button and turn the search dial or press the left or right cursor button b a to change the setting Turn the dial clockwise or press...

Page 175: ...nges For details on releasing the system file lock setting refer to Setup menu No 30 MENU LOCK page 179 For details on releasing the user file lock setting refer to Setup menu No A03 MENU LOCK page 202 NOTE Files can be loaded from the SD memory card even if they are locked The status after load operation depends on the setting defined by the loaded data When the menu is open you can return the co...

Page 176: ...EC REF 034 A SMPL RES 040 VFR REC 041 LOOP REC 050 P ON GUI 100 SEARCH ENA 051 GUI OUTPUT 101 SHTL MAX 052 GUI HOLD 102 FF REW MAX 053 UNFOCUS SCRN 103 SEEK SEL 069 CLOCK SET 104 REF ALARM OPERATION 108 PLAY DELAY page 187 147 WFM DISP 148 WFM POS INTERFACE 202 ID SEL 155 AUTO REC page 189 213 EXTEND CMD 160 REPEAT PLAY 165 CLIPSEL MODE EDIT 315 AFTER CUE UP 170 AVCHD REC page 190 TIME CODE 500 VI...

Page 177: ... SD 750 A CH1 2 SEL 659 Pb LVL SD 767 METER SELECT 660 Pr LVL SD 774 AVCHD A CH 661 BK LVL SD 775 25M REC CH 662 V LEVEL 776 REF LEVEL 663 C LEVEL 778 AUD OUT DLY 664 HUE C PHASE 782 EMBD CH SEL 665 SETUP BK LVL 785 PB MIX 669 SETUP 790 VOL SEL 676 BLK CLIP 793 A DUB PB MIX 677 LCD ASPECT 797 A DUB MONI 680 CC F1 BLANK 681 CC F2 BLANK 684 EDH SD 685 ESR MODE SD 688 CC REC 689 COMP MODE 690 UMID RE...

Page 178: ...aved Thus when adjustments using an external encoder remote controller are completed wait 1 minute or more before turning off the unit 12 SYS H HD 0000 1375 2750 1375 0 1375 Adjusts system phase of a HD SDI output in 13 5 ns steps Advances the phase Delays the phase NOTE A reset does not return this setting to its factory default An item that flashes can be returned to its factory default by press...

Page 179: ...series and AJ HPX2700 series camera 7 25 Hz 8 60 25 Hz Receives 60 Hz input Select this frequency to record a variable frame rate set to 25p from VariCam AJ HDC27 series camera 0000 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0007 0008 59 94 50 23 98 24 29 97 59 23 60 24 25 60 25 For AJ HPD2500E 0000 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0007 0008 59 94 50 23 98 24 29 97 59 23 60 24 25 60 25 26 HD SYS H ADV 0000 0001 0...

Page 180: ...DIS STOP ENA Restricts the number of buttons on the key panel that are available when the REMOTE LOCAL switch is set to REMOTE 0 No buttons are available 1 Only the STOP button is available 2 All buttons are available 002 CTL DISP 0000 0001 12h 24h Switches the CTL counter display between 12 and 24 hour clock display 0 12 hour clock display 1 24 hour clock display 003 REMAIN SEL 0000 0001 0002 000...

Page 181: ...a and REC DATE year month day 5 Data and REC DATE month day year 6 Data and REC DATE day month year 7 Data and user bit However when UB is selected with the COUNTER button the time code is indicated after the user bit 8 Data and CTL However when CTL is selected with the COUNTER button the time code is indicated after CTL data 9 Data and time code NOTE An error message appears in the superimposed d...

Page 182: ...SYSTEM FREQ The 720p recording format is used 0000 0001 0002 1080i 720p 480i When set to 50 Hz 0000 0001 0002 1080i 720p 576i When set to 29 97 Hz 25 Hz 59 23Hz 0000 0001 1080p 720p 024 REC FMT SD 0000 0001 0002 50M 25M DV Specifies the recording format when setup menu No 020 SYS FORMAT is set to 480i or 576i 0 DVCPRO50 50 Mbps 1 DVCPRO 25 Mbps 2 DV 25 Mbps 025 REC FMT HD 0000 0001 0002 DVCPRO AVC...

Page 183: ... No 25 SYSTEM FREQ the format selected in menu No 020 SYS FORMAT and No 025 REC FMT HD is used This AVC Intra format also depends on the audio bit number setting in setup menu No 034 A SMPL RES 0000 0001 0002 SYSFMT 30PN 24PN When set to 50 Hz 0000 0001 SYSFMT 25PN 028 AVCHD FMT 0000 0001 0002 0003 PH HA HG HE Specifies AVCHD recording rate 0 PH mode approx 21 Mbps 1 HA mode approx 17 Mbps 2 HG mo...

Page 184: ...REC Function page 43 0 Does not make loop recording 1 Makes loop recording NOTE Turning the power off cancels this setting The unit will then start up using the default value OFF next time it is powered up 050 P ON GUI 0000 0001 0002 OFF THUMB PLYLST Specifies whether or not the thumbnail screen or playlist screen appears when the power is turned on 0 Does not display thumbnail screen and playlist...

Page 185: ...set the clock date To exit the subscreen without setting a date press the STOP or EXIT button again Subscreen 00 YEAR 0000 0037 2000 2037 Sets the year 01 MONTH 0001 0012 JAN DEC Sets the month NOTE Setting a nonexistent day for February April June September and November will automatically set the equivalent day in the following month 02 DAY 0001 0031 1 31 Sets the day NOTE Setting a nonexistent d...

Page 186: ... 06 30 Yangon 07 00 Bangkok 07 30 08 00 Beijing 08 30 09 00 Tokyo 09 30 Darwin Islands 10 00 Guam 10 30 Lord Howe Island 11 00 Solomon Islands 11 30 Norfolk Islands 12 00 New Zealand 12 45 Chatham Islands 13 00 12 00 Kwajalein Atoll 11 30 11 00 Midway Islands 10 30 10 00 Hawaii 09 30 Marquesas Islands 09 00 Alaska 08 30 08 00 Los Angeles 07 30 07 00 Denver 06 30 06 00 Chicago 05 30 05 00 New York ...

Page 187: ...ds transferred via 9P and RS 232C are performed at 100 normal speed Note that seek operations initiated by the FF and REW commands via 9P behave differently when ORIG is set in setup menu No 202 ID SEL The cursor moves to left or right in thumbnail screens The seek operation is available in playback mode 103 SEEK SEL 0000 0001 CLIP CLIP T Specifies where a NEXT SHIFT FF and PREV SHIFT REW seek ope...

Page 188: ...d information screen Press the REMOTE button to turn the button on Refer to Panasonic camera recorders recording formats and recording stopping signals Recording Mark on this page before selecting TYPE1 or TYPE2 To start automatic recording press the STOP button to place this unit in the stop mode Automatic recording does not start in the mode other than the stop mode The unit returns to the stop ...

Page 189: ...ding to an SD card either in AVCHD mode or simultaneous with recording to a P2 card 0 No AVCHD recording 1 Makes an AVCHD recording to an SD card either in AVCHD mode or simultaneous with recording to a P2 card NOTE Displayed only when an AJ YCX250G AVCHD codec board optional is installed AVCHD recording is not available when 480i or 576i is set in setup menu No 020 SYS FORMAT Select up conversion...

Page 190: ...2 during playback 0 VITC signals are not output 1 VITC signals are output NOTE This setting is available only during analog composite output and SD SDI output In EE mode the input signal is output with the VITC signal 501 VITC POS 1 When set to 59 94 Hz 29 97 Hz Specifies the position where the VITC signal will be inserted NOTE You cannot select the same line as in setup menu No 502 VITC POS 2 The...

Page 191: ...e 0 Regenerates both the time code and the user bit 1 Regenerates only the time code 2 Regenerates only the user bit 507 EXT TC SEL 0000 0001 0002 EXT_L SLTC SVITC Specifies the time code used when an external time code is used 0 LTC of the TIME CODE IN connector 1 LTC data attached to serial signal input to HD SDI IN 2 VITC data attached to serial signal input to HD SDI IN NOTE When SLTC and SVIT...

Page 192: ...0 0001 OFF ON Specifies whether or not the internal time code generator value should be recorded in the VAUX area 0 The internal time code generator value is not recorded Record the time code value when it is superimposed on input video signals 1 The internal time code generator value is recorded NOTE When 23 98 24 29 97 59 23 60 24 25 60 25 is selected in menu No 25 SYSTEM FREQ the internal time ...

Page 193: ...The aspect ratio stays the same 2 Changes the ratio to adjust input size to output size as required by horizontal and vertical axis The aspect ratio may be distorted 621 UPCONV MODE 0000 0001 0002 FIT_V FIT_H FIT_HV Specifies the aspect ratio during up conversion 0 Changes the ratio to adjust input size to output size as required by vertical axis The aspect ratio stays the same 1 Changes the ratio...

Page 194: ...Rotates in a perfect circle in an analog composite style vectorscope NOTE This menu is not displayed when 50 is selected in menu No 25 SYSTEM FREQ 653 Y LVL HD 0000 1000 1413 0 0 100 0 141 3 Adjusts the Y level of HD SDI output to 0 dB to 3 dB NOTE This setting is available when CMPNT is set in setup menu No 650 STYLE 654 Pb LVL HD 0000 1000 1413 0 0 100 0 141 3 Adjusts the PB level of HD SDI outp...

Page 195: ...ting is available when CMPST is set in setup menu No 650 STYLE Setup level adjustment is available only for output 669 SETUP 0000 0001 THRU CUT AD Specifies recording and output method for analog composite signals 0 Records the input signal in its original form and outputs it without setup 1 Records the signal with the 7 5 setup processing removed and outputs it with the 7 5 setup added 676 BLK CL...

Page 196: ... 0001 NORMAL DARK Selects the compression method used during video recording 0 Records using normal compression processing 1 Records video suppressing compression video distortion that is generated by dark areas that are about 10 IRE 70 mV or less NOTE This setting is available in DVCPRO HD 720p mode recording 690 UMID REC 0000 0001 OFF ON Specifies whether or not UMID data should be recorded 0 UM...

Page 197: ...e of the audio monitor output to the setting of the headphone volume control knob 0 Outputs the sound at a fixed level regardless of volume control knob position 1 Links the volume level to volume control knob position 725 REC CH1 0000 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1 2 CH3 4 Specifies the input signal to be recorded on the audio CH1 0 Audio input CH1 signal 1 Audio input CH2 signal 2 ...

Page 198: ...CH3 4 CH5 6 CH7 8 12 34 13 24 Specifies the recording audio for AVCHD dubbing from P2 cards or AVCHD recording to an SD Memory Card when setup menu No 170 AVCHD REC is set to ON 0 Audio selected as REC CH1 and REC CH2 will be recorded as CH1 and 2 1 Audio selected as REC CH3 and REC CH4 will be recorded as CH1 and 2 2 Audio CH5 and 6 will be recorded a CH1 and 2 3 Audio CH7 and 8 will be recorded ...

Page 199: ...02 003 004 005 006 007 CH1 CH1 2 CH1 3 CH1 4 CH123 CH124 CH134 CH1234 Specifies the playback channels that will be output via CH1 0 Audio output of CH1 1 Audio output of CH1 and CH2 2 Audio output of CH1 and CH3 3 Audio output of CH1 and CH4 4 Audio output of CH1 CH2 and CH3 5 Audio output of CH1 CH2 and CH4 6 Audio output of CH1 CH3 and CH4 7 Audio output of CH1 CH2 CH3 and CH4 02 PB CH2 000 001 ...

Page 200: ...layback sound are mixed in the recording NOTE Press the STOP or SET button to open the subscreen to select the channels that will be mixed To exit the subscreen press the STOP or SET button again Subscreen 01 CH1 MIX 0000 0001 0002 0003 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Specifies the playback channels that will be mixed and recorded on CH1 02 CH2 MIX 0000 0001 0002 0003 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Specifies the playback channe...

Page 201: ...tness of the LCD monitor 910 CONTRAST 0000 0030 0060 30 0 30 Adjusts the contrast of the LCD monitor NOTE This setting multiplied by the R G and B contrast settings setup menus No 911 R CONTRAST No 912 G CONTRAST No 913 B CONTRAST makes the R G and B contrast setting 911 R CONTRAST 0000 0030 0060 30 0 30 Adjusts the R Red contrast of the LCD monitor NOTE This setting multiplied by the setting in s...

Page 202: ...tings should be used in startup when the power is turned on 0 Operation is started with the settings of the previously set user file 1 The content of USER 2 is loaded into USER 1 2 The content of USER 3 is loaded into USER 1 3 The content of USER 4 is loaded into USER 1 4 The content of USER 5 is loaded into USER 1 Setting available for USER1 only A03 MENU LOCK 0000 0001 OFF ON Sets releases the u...

Page 203: ...MENU button select A10 CARD READ from USER1 in the setup menu and press the SET button 2 Select the files to be read in the file menu that appears and press the SET button Files that are not written are indicated as NO FILE NO CARD is indicated when no SD memory card is inserted 3 Press the button with the desired function see below in the load confirmation dialog that appears 4 A completion messa...

Page 204: ...or that indicates the title A completion message appears when the write progress bar closes 1 Press the MENU button select A12 CARD FORMAT from USER1 in the setup menu and press the SET button 2 The format confirmation dialog appears Press the SET button to start formatting To cancel formatting and return to the previous screen press the EXIT button 3 A completion message appears when the format p...

Page 205: ...d down the SEARCH button and turn the search dial to change the value 3 Press the left or right cursor button b a or turn the search dial to select digit to set The selected digits start flashing The setting ranges are as follows 4 Repeat steps 2 3 to change other values Pressing the RESET button resets the preset value to 0 5 When the start value is set press the SET button The time code starts t...

Page 206: ...vide long term about one year operation Accuracy when no power is supplied is about 30 s per month NOTE Under the conditions listed below when the time code generator advances regardless of operation mode the backup function is enabled When the TCG switch on the front panel is set to PRESET and setup menu No 504 RUN MODE is set to FREE When the TCG switch on the front panel is set to EXT and the e...

Page 207: ...tup menu No 016 CTL COUNT is set to DOWN It decreases in forward playback and reaches 00 00 00 00 at the end The IN point registration IN ENTRY and the OUT point registration OUT ENTRY during recording become invalid If the unit receives an RS422 command or RS232 CTL query when setup menu No 016 CTL COUNT is set to DOWN it replies with the value obtained by subtracting the value relative to the en...

Page 208: ...superimposed display Use setup menu No 006 DISPLAY SEL to indicate deck operating mode CTL Relative location from the beginning DWN Relative location from the end of playback TCR Recorded time code data TCR Time code data recorded in the VAUX area UBR Recorded user bit data UBR User bit data recorded in the VAUX area TCG Time code data of the time code generator UBG User bit data of the time code ...

Page 209: ...i 59 94 1080 59 94i 720 59 94P 480 59 94i 1080 50i 50 1080 50i 720 50P 576 50i 1080 29 97PsF 29 97 1080 29 97PsF 720 59 94P 1 480 59 94i 1 1080 23 98P over 59 94i 5 59 23 1080 23 98PsF 1080 23 98PsF 23 98 1080 23 98PsF 1080 24PsF 24 1080 24PsF 1080 25PsF 25 1080 25PsF 720 50P 1 576 50i 1 720 59 94P 59 94 720 59 94P 1080 59 94i 480 59 94i 720 50P 50 720 50P 1080 50i 576 50i 720 29 97P over 59 94P 6...

Page 210: ...59 94 1080 29 97PsF 720 59 94P 1 480 59 94i 1 1080 23 98P over 59 94i 5 59 94 1080 23 98PsF 3 1080 59 94i 2 720 59 94P 2 480 59 94i 2 1080 23 98PsF 1080 24PsF 1080 25PsF 720 59 94P 59 94 720 59 94P 1080 59 94i 480 59 94i 720 50P 50 720 50P 1080 50i 576 50i 720 29 97P over 59 94P 6 29 97 720 59 94P 1 1080 29 97PsF 480 59 94i 1 720 23 98P over 59 94P 6 59 23 1080 23 98PsF 720 24P over 60P 6 60 24 10...

Page 211: ...iple P2 cards or a clip that has been automatically divided and recorded on an 8 GB P2 card A clip created using the Edit Copy function on an AJ SPD850 Settings in setup menu No 731 allow you to play back the above two clips and do the following When CUT is selected When AUTO is selected V fade processing is performed automatically between clips and events The following items are not V fade proces...

Page 212: ...input CH3 input CH4 input CH1 CH2 inputs CH3 CH4 inputs CH2 CH1 input CH2 input CH3 input CH4 input CH1 CH2 inputs CH3 CH4 inputs CH3 CH1 input CH2 input CH3 input CH4 input CH1 CH2 inputs CH3 CH4 inputs CH4 CH1 input CH2 input CH3 input CH4 input CH1 CH2 inputs CH3 CH4 inputs CH5 No CH6 No CH7 No CH8 No Recorded track Recorded signal CH1 CH1 input CH2 input CH3 input CH4 input CH1 CH2 inputs CH3 ...

Page 213: ...ed from a cold location to a hot or humid location When moving the unit to locations such as these leave it standing for about 10 minutes rather than switching on the power immediately Before starting any maintenance work switch the power to off and holding the plug unplug the cable from the socket Use a soft cloth to clean the outside of this unit For stubborn dirt or stains wipe the unit with a ...

Page 214: ...utton or the left or right cursor button b a Each press of the button changes the display between WARNING HOURS METER and UMID INFO etc 3 Press the DIAG button You return to the original display T R 00 00 00 00 EJECT DIAG MENU WARNING 0 0 0 DIAG MENU HOURS METER H00 OPERATION 0h H20 LCD ON 0h H30 POWER ON 0T END DIAG MENU UMID INFO MATNO COPY OWNR JPN ORG USER JAN 28 02 23 30 30 03 00 POS DATE TIM...

Page 215: ... An attempt was made to play a clip when no clips were present An attempt was made to play back a card that cannot be used The card could not be played back or playback stopped for some other reason Playback was attempted when the unit was BUSY STOP CANTPLAY CANNOT REC Displayed when data cannot be recorded on a P2 card Meaning An attempt was made to record to a write protected disk An attempt was...

Page 216: ...when an SD memory card clip is being repaired When an AJ YCX250G AVCHD codec board optional is installed Operation continues REPAIR R OUT NOT AVAILABLE Displayed when an attempt was made to use a recorder OUT point during insert editing in playlist mode Operation continues Counter value SLOT SEL INVALID Displayed when the SLOT SELECT button was pressed while it is not possible to switch P2 card re...

Page 217: ... 60 24 25 or 60 25 is selected in setup menu No 25 SYSTEM FREQ Operation continues 96 INVALID TC SEQUENCE Appears during playback when frame rate data in user bit cannot be detected or when the playback time code is not continuous The video output is distorted and audio output is muted in sections where the time code is not continuous Check the playback clip Appears during EE or recording when fra...

Page 218: ...o a different name CARD FULL The P2 or SD memory card is full Insert media with sufficient capacity INVALID VALUE Entered data was invalid Enter data in a valid range IP ADDRESS IS USED The set IP address is used on another device Consult the network administrator and set another IP address LACK OF REC CAPACITY There is not enough recording capacity left on the card Insert a card with sufficient r...

Page 219: ...DD DISCONNECTED The unit is not connected to a hard disk Reconnect the USB cable If the hard disk does not operate normally turn it off and turn it back on again MISMATCH COMPONENT Copying is not possible since the model numbers of the two cards differ Use a P2 card with the same model number or import video in clip units P2 CARD IS UNFORMATTED The P2 card is not formatted Use a formatted P2 card ...

Page 220: ...nnot be used A playlist with mixed 16 bit and 24 bit audio cannot be loaded CANNOT OPERATE MULTI FORMAT INCLUDED The files are not in the same format Playlist files in different formats cannot be loaded CANNOT OPERATE MULTI SOURCE INCLUDED IN SELECTED EVENTS Since the selected event references multiple clips operation is not possible Select only events that reference the same clip CANNOT OPERATE P...

Page 221: ... has reached the upper limit The upper limit of the number of events on each track is 100 Operate within this limit NUMBER OF FILE LIMITATION The number of playlist files has reached the upper limit One card can store up to 999 playlist files Delete files no longer needed or use a new card READ ONLY PLAYLIST VERSION The playlist file is opened as read only because it is in a different version Play...

Page 222: ...atting failed This card must be reformatted CHECK CARD Check the card CONTROL DATA ERROR HAS BEEN DETECTED A control data error was detected NO CARD No card is inserted NO FILE The metadata file cannot be found REPAIR CLIP Repair clip THE CLIP IS PROTECTED PLEASE CANCEL PROTECTION The clip is protected Cancel protection THUMBNAIL DATA ERROR IS DETECTED A thumbnail data error was detected UNABLE TO...

Page 223: ...OPERATION Indicates the number of hours that the unit has been on 0h 99999h H20 LCD ON Indicate the number of hours that the LCD monitor has been turned on 0h 99999h H30 POWER ON Indicates the number of times the power has been turned on 0T 99999T Recording format PH 1080 60i Recording format HA 1080 60i Recording format HE 1080 60i Recording format HA 1080 60i Recording format HG 1080 60i Video s...

Page 224: ...cal line of matching IN and OUT points SHIFT EXIT CANCEL Releases the selected item and interrupts copying and other operations CANCEL Releases the selected item and interrupts copying and other operations 3 SHIFT MENU OPERATION Displays and selects OPERATION menu OPERATION Displays and selects OPERATION menu SHIFT PLAY 1 CLIP PLAY Plays back only the clip at the cursor location from the beginning...

Page 225: ... trimmed When no events are selected the OUT point is moved SHIFT IN TRIM IN TRIM Trims IN points for both player and recorder IN RESET IN POINT RESET Deletes the IN point OUT RESET OUT POINT RESET Deletes the OUT point SHFIT A1 A3 Selects unselects A3 track SHIFT A2 A4 Selects unselects A4 track SHFIT GOTO A DUB MODE Starts ends A DUB mode SHIFT PLAYER SOURCE SELECT Opens a menu for selecting dev...

Page 226: ...tomer registration For English http panasonic biz sav pass_e 2 Customers not registered for a P2 HD 5 year warranty program Check firmware version of the unit in the PROPERTY SYSTEM INFO in the thumbnail menu Then access the site listed below to check the most recent firmware information and download any firmware you require Download the update file to the unit by placing it on an SD memory card F...

Page 227: ...rews There is no alphabetic legend stamped on the side panels 2 Attach the outer member brackets to the rack Check that the right and left brackets are the same height 3 Remove the four screws on the front panel that attach the right and left side panels 4 Use the removed screws to attach the AJ MA75P rack mount adapter 5 Remove the four rubber feet from the bottom of the recorder 6 Fasten the rec...

Page 228: ...icated software P2 viewer or P2 content management software from the following web site and use it for this purpose For supporting OS refer to the following web site as well http pro av panasonic net Follow the steps below to use general IT tools such as Microsoft Windows Explorer or Apple Finder to transfer the data to a PC Be sure to use P2 Viewer to write data back to a P2 card Process the CONT...

Page 229: ...en writing back PC data to an SD memory card be sure to use AVCCAM Viewer which you can download from the Web site below For English http pro av panasonic net How this unit handles metadata The metadata supported by this unit occupies a special area in the AVCD standard management file area For this reason using editing software and camera recorders that do not support the metadata of this unit to...

Page 230: ...n single clips are recorded continuously one after the other on the P2 card Depending on the number of the clips to be recorded the recordable time may be shorter than the times given above DIGITAL VIDEO Sampling frequencies AVC Intra100 DVCPRO HD 59 94 Hz Y 74 1758 MHz PB PR 37 0879 MHz 50 Hz Y 74 2500 MHz PB PR 37 1250 MHz DVCPRO50 Y 13 5 MHz PB PR 6 75 MHz DVCPRO Y 13 5 MHz PB PR 3 375 MHz Quan...

Page 231: ...DVCPRO DV 16 bits 24 bits selectable AVC Intra100 AVC Intra50 Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 0 dB at the reference level Dynamic range Better than 85 dB 1 kHz emphasis off A weighted Distortion Less than 0 1 1 kHz emphasis off reference level Crosstalk Less than 80 dB 1 kHz between 2 channels Headroom 12 18 20 dB selectable De emphasis T1 50 µs T2 15 µs auto on off AUDIO INPUT Analog input C...

Page 232: ... 1 RS 422A D sub 9 pin RS 422A interface 1 Parallel D sub 25 pin 1 Remote encoder D sub 15 pin 1 USB 2 0 Host 1 Device 1 LAN 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T 1 eSATA eSATA 3Gbit port 1 Other input output Inrush current measured according to European standard EN55103 1 7 A Mass and dimensions are approximate values Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 233: ...105 Playlist 83 D Data bar 88 E Edit Copy 120 Error messages 214 eSATA connector 124 Event 82 Deleting 106 Moving 105 Property 117 Registering 103 Revising 103 Export 148 Export copy 146 External control mode 37 F Folder 131 Formatting Hard disk 128 P2 card 79 SD memory card 77 159 FTP client functions 144 FTP server 149 Transferring to 146 148 Writing back from 147 148 FTP thumbnail 145 H Hard di...

Page 234: ...mode 37 Player 83 85 Property Clip 117 Event 117 R Rack mounting 227 Recorder 83 86 Recording playback mode 37 Review 119 Rewrite Edit 122 RS 232C interface 153 S Samba server 149 SD SDHC memory card 158 Formatting 77 159 Protection 159 Recovery 160 Removing 159 Server service Setting 141 User settings 142 Setup 173 Shot mark 65 AVCHD 168 Shuttle mode 48 Slow mode 48 Specifications 230 Superimpose...

Page 235: ... 133 DELETE 135 DELETE LAST PARTITION 132 FORMAT HDD 128 IMPORT 133 PROPERTY CLIP PROPERTY 135 FREE CAP OF PARTITION 131 EXPORT SD CARD 148 OPERATION COPY 146 IMPORT 148 PROPERTY CLIP PROPERTY 146 CARD FUNCTIONS 165 CARD FORMAT 165 CARD STATUS 165 CLIP PROPERTY 165 META DATA 167 CARD READ 167 CLIP COUNT RESET 167 META INITIAL SET 167 META DATA PROP 167 RECORD 167 USER CLIP NAME 167 OPERATION 164 C...

Page 236: ... more information about collection and recycling of old products and batteries please contact your local municipality your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste in accordance with national legislation For business users in the European Union If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipmen...

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