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Chapter 3 Preparation — P2 card
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If a P2 card is inserted into another slot during playback, the inserted card is not recognized and the P2 card access LED does not light up. The P2
card will be recognized when playback ends.
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Even if a P2 card is inserted in a vacant card slot during recording, the P2 card may not be recognized immediately in the following instance:
- Immediately after a pre-recording
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The P2 card access LED can be set to continuously off in the main menu
→
[OTHER FUNCTIONS]
→
[ACCESS LED]. In this case, turn off the power
before removing the card, or after the card is inserted or after operation (recording, playback, etc.) has stopped, and wait for the charging to complete
before removing the card.
Preventing accidental erasure
In order to prevent erasing the recorded contents of the P2 card by mistake, turn the write protect switch on the P2 card to the Protect side (or the LOCK
side).
Write-protect switch
Write-protect switch
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Write-protect switch can be switched while the card is being accessed (during recording or playback), but does not take effect until accessing of the
card stops.
P2 card access LEDs and status of P2 cards
P2 card access LED
P2 card status
Mode check display*
Is illuminated green
Recording possible
Reading/writing are both possible.
[ACTIVE]
Is illuminated orange
Recording target
Reading/writing are both possible. The card is currently
the recording target (including loop recording).
[ACTIVE]
Flashing orange
Accessing card
Reading/writing are currently being performed.
[ACCESSING]
Flashing orange rapidly
The card is being
recognized.
The P2 card is being recognized.
[INFO READING]
Flashing green slowly
Card full
There is no free space on the P2 card. Reading only is
possible.
[FULL]
Write protect
The write-protect switch on the P2 card is at the Protect
position. Reading only is possible.
[PROTECTED]
Unrecordable card
Recording is not possible by the currently set recording
format since the SD memory card, etc. is inserted. To
record the card, change the recording format or use a
P2 card.
[REC IMPOSSIBLE]
Off
Card not supported
This card cannot be used on the camera. Replace the
card.
[NOT SUPPORTED]
Illegal format
The P2 card is not properly formatted. Reformat the
card.
[FORMAT ERROR]
No card
The P2 card is not inserted. The card is waiting to be
recognized.
[NO CARD]
Unauthenticated card
This microP2 memory card cannot be authenticated.
Select the main menu
→
[CLIP]
→
[AUTHENTICATE],
and enter the password.
For details, refer to “Manual CPS authentication”
[AUTH NG]
USB non-access
The P2 card cannot be accessed since the mode is the
USB device mode.
No display
* Mode check is displayed in the viewfinder. For details, refer to “Screen status display” (page 154).
P2 card recording time
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P2 cards supported on the camera
Optional P2 memory cards and microP2 memory cards with a capacity of 4 GB to 64 GB can be used with the camera.
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AJ-P2C002SG (2 GB) cards cannot be used.
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It cannot be recorded on following P2 card when AVC-Intra 200 or AVC-Intra 100 for 1080/59.94P or 1080/50P is selected.
- P2 memory cards of R, A, or E series
- microP2 memory card to which microP2 adaptor is attached