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Introduction

Accessories

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Page 1: ...r Program For details see page 6 Operating Instructions Memory Card Portable Recorder Model No Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use Model No FRANÇAIS Pour des explications en français veuillez vous reporter au CD ROM fourni F0109T0 M D Printed in Japan VQT1X51 ENGLISH ESPAÑOL Para la explicación en español consulte el CD ROM umini...

Page 2: ...UTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY CAUTION Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss CAUTION THE MAINS PLUG OF THE POWER SUPPLY CORD SHALL REMAIN READILY OPERABLE THE AC RECEPTACLE MAINS SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO COMPLETELY DIS...

Page 3: ...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 correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the sep...

Page 4: ...ed to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5 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 replace...

Page 5: ...he 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 servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has...

Page 6: ...d 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 receive an extended warranty repair valid for up to five ye...

Page 7: ...als 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 If your apparatus is supplied with ferrite core s they must be attached on cable s following ins...

Page 8: ...ely affect the recorded images and sound When using the unit at the beach or similar locations take care to protect it from sand and dust Sand and dust may damage the unit and its cards Take particular care when inserting or ejecting the cards AC adapter and battery When the battery temperature is extremely high or extremely low or when the battery has not been used for a prolonged period and been...

Page 9: ...ompletely erase all the data on the card When a card is to be destroyed or given to another party it is recommended that you destroy the actual card physically or use a data deletion software program for use with personal computers available on the market to completely erase all the data on the card You the user are responsible for managing the data on your cards Liquid crystal display When the sa...

Page 10: ...Saving USER files on SD cards 34 Playback Thumbnail display 35 Playback formats 35 Names and functions of thumbnail display screen parts 35 Changing the displays on the thumbnail display screen 38 Setting the items to be displayed 39 Clip management 40 Selecting clips 40 Deleting clips 40 Repairing and connecting clips 41 Copying clips 42 Displaying the clip information 43 Editing the clip informa...

Page 11: ...the P2 card USB DEVICE mode 79 Editing in the USB DEVICE mode 79 Displays Screen displays 80 Normal displays 80 Major warning displays 82 Selecting what is to be displayed on the screen 85 Recording output supporting format 86 Menu Basic operations on the setting menus 88 Initializing the setting menu 88 Setting menu configuration 89 List of setting menus 90 RECORDING SETUP screen 90 TIMECODE SETU...

Page 12: ... output to the external monitor and played back Recording data on P2 cards 3 1394 connection Page 63 You can record data on P2 cards by connecting the unit to the external devices equipped with 1394 DVCPRO DV stream output such as a P2 camera recorder The unit s recording start and stop operations can be performed from some camera recorders Recording in AVC Intra100 and AVC Intra50 modes is not po...

Page 13: ...SD SDI output The unit s recording start and stop operations can be performed from some camera recorders When SDI input is selected For supporting devices refer to page 91 AG HPG20 HD SD SDI signal P2 card AG HPG20 this unit 6 Checking the content saved onto an external hard drive Page 78 The P2 content saved on an external HDD can be played back and checked Pulldown playback Playback with some im...

Page 14: ... the unit to a PC Page 79 The unit can be USB connected to a PC and the PC can then be used to edit i e exchanging data etc the data content on P2 cards USB DEVICE mode 1394 connection File transfer is not supported AG HPG20 USB 2 0 cable AG HPG20 this unit P2 card PC ...

Page 15: ...ou must turn off the power of all devices connected to the unit Devices equipped with earth terminals must be used in the grounded condition or in the connected condition to the commonly used GND When connecting the unit to a component which uses a 4 pin type of connector be sure to connect this unit s connector 6 pin type first IEEE1394 cable connector has a direction When connecting the unit to ...

Page 16: ... holes M5 5 mm diameter screws with a length of 10 mm can be used for the four screw holes on the side panels of the unit When using the screws do not tighten them too much The unit may be damaged if screws other than 10 mm long M5 5 mm diameter screws are used Screw holes The other side panel also has two screw holes Refer to page 8 for other operating precautions Before use continued ...

Page 17: ...uction Accessories For the model number of the battery refer to the ACCESSORIES item Page 118 Battery AC adapter CD ROM AC power supply cords AG HPG20P AG HPG20E For the U K For areas other than the U K DC cord ...

Page 18: ...button Page 24 7 STOP button Pages 23 58 8 MENU MODE CHK button Pages 23 32 9 COUNTER button Page 65 10 RESET button Pages 26 34 65 66 11 FF button Pages 23 58 12 USER EXIT ALT button Page 32 13 PAGE AUDIO MON VAR button Pages 40 59 62 The button names are described such as THUMBNAIL MODE in this manual from now Operation area EXIT 2 ALT 3 3 5 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 4 6 2 1 ...

Page 19: ... DV input output connector IEEE1394 Page 63 18 USB HOST connector USB2 0 Type A Page 67 19 USB DEVICE connector USB2 0 Type B Page 79 20 Headphone jack Pages 62 82 21 P2 card eject button Page 30 Mechanism area and input output connector area Use a cable equivalent level of 5C FB with a double layer shield to connect to HD SD SDI IN or HD SD SDI OUT connector Use a cable with a double layer shield...

Page 20: ...the above table are obtained at an ambient operating temperature of 20 C 68 F and an ambient relative humidity of 60 It may take longer to charge the battery at other temperature and humidity levels While the battery is being used or charged it will become hot If the playback and stop operations are repeated more than necessary the playback time will be shorter than the time given in the above tab...

Page 21: ...H 2 AUDIO VIDEO HD SD SDI HD SD SDI DVCPRO DV DC cord s battery connector Removal 1 Press POWER for at least 2 seconds to turn the power off and check that the power display LED has gone off Page 22 2 Remove the DC cord s battery connector while pressing the battery eject button 3 Disconnect the AC power supply cord from the power outlet The battery cannot be charged when power is supplied to the ...

Page 22: ... REC PAGE AUDIO MON VAR POWER COUNTER RESET Using the LCD monitor In the clockwise direction the screen can be turned up to 90 degrees The monitor cannot be turned more than 90 degrees Applying excessive force beyond this limit may cause damage the unit Turn the LCD monitor screen 180 degrees counterclockwise so that it is facing the front The monitor cannot be turned more than 180 degrees Applyin...

Page 23: ... This is used to move the menu highlighting to the item on the left depending on the menu item it is used to change the value This is used to display the menus When it is pressed while a menu is displayed the menu is exited This is used to move the menu highlighting to the item below depending on the menu item it is used to change the value Example of a menu operation when the thumbnail display sc...

Page 24: ...itch to the PC mode Normal display screen Connect the unit to the devices equipped with the HD SD SDI input output or IEEE1394 connector or set INT SG Page 91 for playback and recording S LOCK QU JUN 19 2009 23 59 59 60 24P 1 TC 12 34 56 00 106 min 1 2 1080i C H 2 C H 3C H 4C H P2 60 USB HOST TEXT MEMO REPEAT HDD LACK AVC I100 Display the menu and perform the various settings CARD FUNCTIONS PUSH M...

Page 25: ...on method and purpose the USB HOST mode and USB DEVICE mode are available perform the mode settings using the setting menu on the normal display screen USB HOST mode Connect to a device equipped with a USB connector and operate the connected device USB DEVICE mode Connect to a device equipped with a USB connector and operate the data on the unit s P2 card from the connected device USB DEVICE ...

Page 26: ...EMAIN OTHER DISPLAY LCD BACKLIGHT LEVEL METER CARD BATT LCD SETTING OFF CH1 4 ON LCD ON TOTAL CHANGE RETURN 5 Using and select the item to be set LCD SETTING LCD CONTRAST LCD BRIGHTNESS LCD COLOR LEVEL PUSH MENU TO RETURN _ _ _ LCD COLOR LEVEL This adjusts the color density of the screen LCD BRIGHTNESS This adjusts the screen brightness LCD CONTRAST This adjusts the screen contrast Note that if yo...

Page 27: ...to move the setting item to MONTH CLOCK SETTING PUSH MENU TO RETURN YEAR DAY MONTH HOUR MINUTE APR 07 24 13 2009 SEL PUSH PUSH 8 Press or to set MONTH to MAY CLOCK SETTING PUSH MENU TO RETURN YEAR DAY MONTH HOUR MINUTE MAY 07 24 13 2009 SEL PUSH PUSH 9 Use the same method as in steps 7 and 8 to set DAY HOUR and MINUTE The 24 hour clock system is used by this unit CLOCK SETTING PUSH MENU TO RETURN ...

Page 28: ...card status Lights up green Data can be saved on the card or loaded from the card Lights up orange Data can be saved on the card or loaded from the card and currently this card is supposed to be used for recording Blinks in orange Data is now being saved or loaded Blinks rapidly in orange The recognition process of the P2 card is underway Blinks in green The P2 card is full Data can be read out on...

Page 29: ...ed If the card is not going to be formatted select EXIT If MENU MODE CHK is pressed the menu display is cleared 4 Select YES on the confirmation screen and press The selected P2 card is now formatted 5 When the completion message has appeared press OK If you format the P2 card all the data saved on the P2 card is deleted Formatting P2 cards To prevent the data recorded on the P2 card from being de...

Page 30: ...vent that a P2 card is ejected while being accessed or formatted TURN POWER OFF is displayed on the LCD monitor In a case like this turn the power off and then turn it back on When a card was ejected while it was being formatted Re format the card When a card was ejected while its data was being accessed Something may have gone wrong with one of the clips Page 35 Check the clips and repair the abn...

Page 31: ...1 clip in each capacity Depending on the number of clips available recording time on the whole may be shorter that the above time Depending on the type of P2 card you may need to update the driver installed in the unit Page 113 Dividing clips over 4 GB in size Dividing clips recorded on P2 cards If when a P2 card with a memory capacity of 8 GB or more is used in this unit the continuous recording ...

Page 32: ...th this function when the recording buffer is full the recording will loop back to the beginning and new contents will start overwriting the older contents of the buffer Using LOOP REC the recording will always consist of the most recent minutes recorded The size of the recording buffer is determined by the amount of available space on both of the P2 cards To use LOOP REC function set LOOP REC to ...

Page 33: ...RATION PROPERTY META DATA HDD EXIT DELETE FORMAT REPAIR CLIP RE CONNECTION COPY EXCH THUMBNAIL EXIT SLOT1 SLOT2 SD CARD EXIT 4 Select YES on the confirmation screen and press The selected SD card is now formatted 5 When the completion message has appeared press OK You can also format the SD card at the SD CARD FORMAT item on the setting menu CARD FUNCTIONS screen Page 105 With SDHC cards 32 KB of ...

Page 34: ...SD CARD YES PUSH SET Saving USER files on SD cards 9 Press MENU MODE CHK four times to display the normal display screen To give titles to files 1 Perform steps 1 to 7 2 Select the characters using and and move to the next character using The number of characters which can be input is 8 Any of the following characters can be input Space A to Z 0 to 9 _ All the characters can be deleted using the u...

Page 35: ...0 50p 720 25pN native recording DVCPRO HD 1080 60i 30p over 60i 24p over 60i 24pA over 60i 1080 50i 25p over 50i 720 60p 30p over 60p 24p over 60p 720 30pN native recording 720 24pN native recording 720 50p 25p over 50p 720 25pN native recording DVCPRO50 25 DV 480 60i 30p over 60i 24p over 60i 24pA over 60i 576 50i 25p over 50i 24p 30p 60p and 60i operate with the actual frequencies of 23 98p 29 9...

Page 36: ... If you input a signal with the different format the thumbnail display will be distorted also 2 P2 card slot numbers and hard drive statuses 1 2 P2 HDD P2 card 1 2 Gray The numbers of the P2 card slots where P2 cards have not been inserted are displayed in gray 1 2 White The numbers of the P2 card slots where P2 cards have been inserted are displayed in white 1 2 Yellow The number of the P2 card s...

Page 37: ...ording contains problems for reasons such as the power being cut off while they were being recorded It may be possible to repair clips which are indicated by the yellow defective clip indicator For further details refer to Repairing defective clips Page 41 It is not possible to repair clips which are indicated by the red defective clip indicator so delete them If these clips cannot be deleted form...

Page 38: ...isplay all the clips SAME FORMAT CLIPS Select this to display the clips whose format is the same as the system format SELECTED CLIPS Select this to display the clips selected by the STILL SET button MARKED CLIPS Select this to display the clips to which shot marks have been added TEXT MEMO CLIPS Select this to display the clips with text memo data SLOT CLIPS Select this to display the clips on the...

Page 39: ...RMAT This menu enables you to select the display format for recording date Y M D Year month day M D Y Month day year D M Y Day month year This setting will also be reflected in the preparation dates of the file displays such as the dates of the recordings which are displayed as one of the clip properties the dates of the recordings which are displayed when DATE has been selected as the DATA DISPLA...

Page 40: ... 3 By repeating steps 1 and 2 you can select a multiple number of clips If you select a clip and move the cursor to another clip and then press while pressing and holding ALT 3 you can select from the last selected clip until the clip at the cursor position at a time To move from one page to another press or of To release the selection 1 Move the cursor to the selected clip and press again The sel...

Page 41: ... connected clip 1 Display the thumbnail display screen 2Select the incomplete clip to be connected 3 Press MENU MODE CHK 4 Using and select OPERATION RE CONNECTION and press 5 Select YES and press A clip is recognized as incomplete when A clip recorded on a multiple number of P2 cards has been copied separately from one card and then from another or other cards A clip recorded on a multiple number...

Page 42: ...ress When you copy some portion of a clip which has been recorded on a multiple number of P2 cards OVER WRITE also appears when copying the remaining portion of the clip 6 When the completion message has appeared press OK Clips cannot be copied when any of the following error messages are displayed LACK OF REC CAPACITY Clips will not be copied because there is not enough space left on the destinat...

Page 43: ...layed on clips to which voice memos have been added It appears only in the clip property mode Voice memos cannot be recorded or played back using this unit 2 Clip number 3 Thumbnail 4 Clip information The following information is displayed CLIP NAME The filename of the clip as recorded on the P2 card START TC Time code when recording was started START UB User s bit when recording was started DATE ...

Page 44: ...of person who shot the clip date on which shooting started date on which shooting ended shooting location information altitude longitude latitude shooting location information source shooting location SCENARIO Program name scene number etc program name scene number take number NEWS Reporter news gathering object etc reporter purpose of news gathering object of news gathering MEMO Text memo number ...

Page 45: ...Press MENU MODE CHK and select EXIT to exit the clip information screen You can edit the following information USER CLIP NAME This displays the name of the clip which has been set by the user the global clip ID is set as the default value ACCESS CREATOR Name of the person who did the recording SHOOT SHOOTER Name of the person who did the shooting LOCATION ALTITUDE Altitude of the shooting location...

Page 46: ...iewer the latest updated version You can also create meta data upload files using the P2 Contents Management System P2CMS software on either a Windows or Macintosh computer The P2 viewer is an application to operate clips recorded on the P2 card Distributed as free software this is used on a Windows PC https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av Install the P2 viewer or P2 Contents Management System P2C...

Page 47: ...ation move the cursor to META DATA USER CLIP NAME 4 Move the cursor to TYPE1 or TYPE2 and press Recording method USER CLIP NAME to be recorded Use clip meta data TYPE1 Loaded meta data setting value TYPE2 Loaded meta data setting value COUNT value Not use clip meta data TYPE1 The same as GLOBAL CLIP ID TYPE2 The same as CLIP NAME When the meta data upload file has been loaded but META DATA RECORD ...

Page 48: ...rd recording after the recording method of USER CLIP NAME is set to TYPE2 and the clip meta data is loaded Resetting the COUNT value You can reset the COUNT value according to the following operation 1 Display the thumbnail display screen 2 Press MENU MODE CHK 3 With cross cursor operation move the cursor to META DATA PROPERTY USER CLIP NAME and press Clip management continued ...

Page 49: ...49 Playback 4 With cross cursor operation move the cursor to COUNT RESET and press The COUNT value is reset to 1 5 Press MENU MODE CHK or EXIT 2 to end the procedure Continued on the next page ...

Page 50: ...humbnail display and property display using the P2 device Clip 1 s thumbnail and COUNT value are displayed Loading the meta data setting value You can load the meta data setting value from the SD card according to the following operation 1 Insert the SD card containing the meta data upload file into this unit 2 Display the thumbnail display screen 3 Press MENU MODE CHK 4 With cross cursor operatio...

Page 51: ...TY from the thumbnail menu The following screen appears 3 With cross cursor operation move the cursor and press You can check each setting content of the loaded meta data 4 While checking each setting content of the meta data move the cursor with cross cursor operation to the item for which you wish to change the setting content and press The soft keyboard screen appears Now you can change the set...

Page 52: ...ject of news gathering MEMO Memo input person text information After checking the content press EXIT 2 or The information screen disappears To finish the setting change procedure select OK 5 Press MENU MODE CHK to end the procedure Deleting the meta data You can delete the meta data saved in this unit according to the following operation 1 Display the thumbnail display screen 2 Press MENU MODE CHK...

Page 53: ... With cross cursor operation move the cursor to META DATA RECORD 4 Move the cursor to ON and press With this setting you can record video and the loaded meta data at the same time USER CLIP NAME is added as meta data according to the set recording method 5 Press MENU MODE CHK to end the procedure 6 Recording video on this unit If you set OFF in step 4 meta data is not added to the clip ...

Page 54: ... added into the clips on a card whose write protect switch is at the PROTECT position Shot marks can be added during recording as well Page 63 Shot marks cannot be added or released during playback Shot marks cannot be added or released during LOOP REC Displaying the P2 card status The statuses of the P2 card slots operation statuses of the P2 cards and other card information can be displayed on t...

Page 55: ...n is cleared The card details are displayed as follows BRAND MODEL NO SERIAL NO USER ID Panasonic AJ P2C032RG AAF07L0520 OK 3 P2 card remaining memory or used memory and total memory A figure representing the remaining memory or used memory of P2 cards total memory is displayed in minute equivalent Fractions of a minute are discarded so that the total of the remaining memory or used memory on each...

Page 56: ...ORTED The card format does not comply with the SD SDHC standard USED Used memory bytes BLANK Free memory bytes TOTAL Total memory bytes NUMBER OF CLIPS Number of clips contained on the SD card when the clips were copied onto the SD card with a proxy or P2 camera recorder PROTECT Write protect status Proxy recording is not possible with this unit 4 Press 5 Press MENU MODE CHK to exit the procedure ...

Page 57: ...text memos have been inserted for instance If you press while playing back the clip the playback stops and the thumbnail screen is restored If the playback is stopped the cursor position moves to the clip played back just before this clip The next playback start position is determined according to the setting menu THUMBNAIL SETUP PLAYBACK RESUME Page 39 If you play back various formats AVC Intra10...

Page 58: ...is played rapidly in the reverse direction at 4x normal speed When the thumbnail display screen is not displayed this type of playback is possible even during stop If the button is held down the playback speed is increased The setting value for SPEED MAX on the setting menu PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS is set When it is pressed during pause the previous clip or text memo is selected for playback Depends on ...

Page 59: ...held down the speed increases The maximum speed is determined according to the setting value for SPEED MAX on the setting menu PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Page 99 or is displayed during operation To return to normal playback press Frame feed playback 1 Press during playback to establish the pause mode 2 Press The clips are fed frame by frame in the forward direction using and in the reverse direction using...

Page 60: ...n is restored and the cursor returns to the time code position where playback was started 6 Press MENU MODE CHK and then select EXIT using and press When EXIT is assigned to the USER if you press EXIT 2 the cursor returns to the top of the thumbnail screen Text memos can be added while clips are being played back or recorded Refer to the above Adding text memos Note that text memos cannot be added...

Page 61: ... is copied If there is no text memo after the selected text memo the block from the text memo position to the end of the clip will be copied While copying is underway the progress made in copying and cancel are displayed To stop the copying at any time press The YES NO confirmation screen now appears Using and select YES Replacing thumbnail images The thumbnail display image of clip can be replace...

Page 62: ...K to end the procedure Adjusting the output volume level during recording and playback The volume level of the sound from the speaker or headphone jack can be adjusted by pressing during recording or playback The volume level of the sound from the speaker or headphone jack can be adjusted by pressing ALT 3 and when the thumbnail display screen is displayed Refer to AV OUT SETUP screen on page 99 A...

Page 63: ...screen appears 106 min 1 2 1 C H 2 C H 3C H 4C H 60 AVC I100 3 Press MENU MODE CHK 4 Set the following items Setting item Menu Input signal RECORDING SETUP INPUT SELECT Recording format RECORDING SETUP SYS FORMAT REC FMT SD REC FMT HD Time code user s bit TIMECODE SETUP The video format of the input signal and the recording format on this unit must be the same For details refer to the setting menu...

Page 64: ...s you can continuously record images first on one card and then on the other While images are being recorded on one card you can replace the other card with a fresh card and in this way record continuously onto 3 or more cards This is called hot swap recording However the fresh P2 card may not be recognized when it is inserted into the empty slot at certain timings Before and after when recording ...

Page 65: ...e following time code related items Page 93 TC MODE TCG TC PRESET Specifying the time code TC PRESET Set the time code value on TC PRESET so you can record a value of your choice as the initial setting for the time code to be used at the start of recording 1 Hold down POWER for at least 1 second to turn the power on 2 Select OFF on the EXT TC REGEN item on the setting menu TIMECODE SETUP Basic ope...

Page 66: ...Page 88 3 Select USER for the UB MODE item on TIMECODE SETUP 4 Select CHANGE for the UB PRESET item on TIMECODE SETUP and press TIMECODE SETUP PUSH MENU TO RETURN TCG TC PRESET TC MODE EXT UB REGEN REC RUN ON UB MODE USER VITC BLANK EXT TC REGEN DF OFF CHANGE UB PRESET RETURN 5 Set the user s bit Using and select the user s bit characters You can use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F UB ...

Page 67: ... A hard drive is a high precision device as such when it is used under certain conditions it may quite possibly fail to read or write data Panasonic disclaims all liability for the loss of data caused by a failure of or any form of trouble occurring in the hard drive and also for any direct and indirect damages suffered as a result of such failure or trouble Users are asked to bear this in mind Wh...

Page 68: ...n Use a hard drive with enough memory to accommodate the data to be copied To exit the USB HOST mode 1 Hold down THUMBNAIL MODE for at least 2 seconds The USB HOST mode is cancelled and USB HOST disappears at the bottom right of the screen Usable hard drives The following hard drive can be used Panasonic portable hard disk unit for P2 store AJ PCS060G Any hard drive which can be connected using US...

Page 69: ...a time clip playback formatting P2STORE This refers to the P2 store AJ PCS060G hard drive It cannot be used to write data Reading all the data on one card at a time thumbnail displays reading data one clip at a time clip playback FAT The first basic partition format is FAT16 or FAT32 When the CONTENTS folder is not present in the root folder of the partition create it Thumbnail displays Writing an...

Page 70: ...OST mode 2 Connect the USB hard drive 3 Press MENU MODE CHK 4 Using and select HDD EXPLORE and press The HDD EXPLORE screen is opened 5 Press MENU MODE CHK select OPERATION FORMAT HDD using and and press 6 Select YES and press 7 When the confirmation message appears again select YES and press The hard drive is now formatted 8 When the completion message has appeared press OK Copying data from P2 c...

Page 71: ...NU MODE CHK 5 Using and select HDD EXPORT and press 6 Select the number of the P2 card slot where the P2 copy source card was inserted and press If you select ALL SLOT all data on all cards which have been inserted is exported at a time 7 Select YES and press A progress bar is displayed while the data is being exported To stop exporting the data at any time press move the cursor to YES on the CANC...

Page 72: ...he power or eject the card Otherwise defective clips will be produced If defective clips are produced delete them and copy the original clips again Copy incomplete clips after having connected them Page 41 To stop the copying process at any time press to cancel the copying The partially copied clip at the copy destination will be deleted If there is a clip with the same GLOBAL CLIP ID one which fo...

Page 73: ...include defective clips TOO MANY CLIPS Clips will not be copied because too many clips have been selected Up to 1000 clips can be copied onto the FAT type of hard drive on this unit If you have created on the hard drive a clip whose size is larger than the capacity of one P2 card such a clip cannot be returned to the P2 card Clips displayed by the X defective clip indicator cannot be copied It may...

Page 74: ...rive As for the hard drive in FAT type the remaining memory only for the target area on the hard drive is displayed Using and you can switch the display between the list with the dates times and the names of the partitions given by the user If the hard drive is in FAT type switching is not possible If the hard drive is in TYPE S type when the hard drive thumbnail display or the EXPLORE display is ...

Page 75: ...information is displayed 5 Move the cursor and select the last partition 6 Select OPERATION DELETE LAST PARTITION and press The last partition will be deleted If the cursor is not present at the last partition DELETE LAST PARTITION menu cannot become effective Only the last partition can be deleted The deleted partition cannot be restored Check this point before deleting Partitions wherever in the...

Page 76: ...ase of a P2 store hard drive NAME Partition name When the menu is displayed and EXIT is selected the HDD EXPLORE screen is restored If necessary you can change the displays on the thumbnail display screen The steps taken to do this are the same as for the thumbnail displays for cards Refer to Changing the displays on the thumbnail display screen Page 38 Other operations repair connect adding text ...

Page 77: ...s the case use the connecting function to reconfigure these clips Refer to Connecting incomplete clips Page 41 Using a menu setting you can choose whether to verify the two sets of data when copying It is not possible to import data one partition at a time onto a P2 card of a different model number Instead import data one clip at a time Importing Data to a P2 Card by the clip You can select the ha...

Page 78: ...k or displaying thumbnails Do not make an impact on the hard drive When the P2 store operation setting Impact detection in USB mode is ON and if you make an impact on P2 store while the clip on the hard drive is played the playback may stop and the thumbnail display screen may be restored While the easy playback of a clip on the hard drive is performed do not insert or eject the P2 card The subseq...

Page 79: ... POWER for at least 1 second to turn the power on The thumbnail screen now appears 2 Press THUMBNAIL MODE to display the normal display screen 3 Press MENU MODE CHK 4 Using and select OTHER FUNCTIONS PC MODE SELECT and press 5 Using and select USB DEVICE and press 6 Press MENU MODE CHK twice to display the normal display screen 7 Hold down THUMBNAIL MODE for at least 2 seconds After USB DEVICE is ...

Page 80: ...es per second FR No information No information displayed 2 Warning information P2 This blinks when no P2 cards have been inserted or if all inserted P2 cards are write protected P2 FULL This blinks when there is no more free memory on the P2 card P2 LACK This blinks when there is no more free memory necessary for LOOP recording on the P2 card or when only 1 P2 card is inserted This blinks when the...

Page 81: ...ayed when the unit is connected to the AG HVX200 or other camera recorder using a 1394 cable 9 Playback frame rate display 24P 24PA 60P 30P 50P 25P The Variable rate recording rate display appears when native recording clips shot by a camera recorder such as the AG HVX200 are played back Example 12 24P 12P for the variable rate recording of clips that are not native recording clips The frame rate ...

Page 82: ... remaining X Card cannot be recognized E Improperly formatted P2 card which can be used if it is formatted properly 19 Remaining media memory displays The amount of memory remaining on the card in the slot targeted for recording is displayed when ONE CARD is selected for the P2CARD REMAIN item on the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP The target slot can be switched to another slot using SLOT SEL assigned...

Page 83: ...been disconnected Re establish the USB connection If the hard drive still fails to operate properly turn its power off and then turn it back on I INCOMPATIBLE CARD The card complies with the different standard and so it cannot be used L LACK OF REC CAPACITY There is not enough memory on the card for the clips to be recorded Insert a card with enough memory on the card for the clips to be recorded ...

Page 84: ...processor P2 CONTROL ERROR P2 control trouble T TURN POWER OFF This appears when trouble has occurred because a card was ejected while its data was being accessed Turn the system s power off and then back on R RUN DOWN CARD The maximum number of overwrites on the P2 card has been exceeded Operation continues However recording or playback may not operate correctly It is recommended that you replace...

Page 85: ...arge display 18 Media information displays 19 Remaining media memory displays 20 Monitor volume level meter 21 Setting compressed recording format x x 22 USER SW x x 23 INPUT SELECT x x 24 Audio output channel x x Displayed x Not displayed Displayed by another setting in the MODE CHECK column indicates the items which are displayed when MENU MODE CHK is held down The FRAME RATE is not displayed wh...

Page 86: ...80i 576i 480i 576i CH1 8 8ch CH1 4 CH5 8 4ch 1394 720p Audio 4ch only ch1 4 AUTO 720p 8ch ch5 8 are muted 1080i 1080i 720P 720p 480i 576i 480i 576i CH1 8 8ch ch5 8 are muted CH1 4 CH5 8 4ch ch5 8 are muted 480 60i 576 50i 50M DVCPRO50 SDI INT SG 1394 480i 576i Audio 4ch ch1 4 480i 576i 4ch ch1 4 When SDI INT SG is selected AUTO 480i 576i 4ch 1080i 1080i 8ch ch5 8 are muted 720P 720p 25M DVCPRO DV ...

Page 87: ...480 59 94i CH1 8 8ch CH1 4 CH5 8 4ch 480 59 94i 480 29 97p over 59 94i 2 2 480 23 98p over 59 94i 2 3 480 23 98pA over 59 94i 2 3 3 2 480 59 94i 4ch ch1 4 2ch ch1 2 AUTO 480 59 94i 4ch ch1 4 1080i 1080 59 94i 8ch ch5 8 are muted 720P 720 59 94p 480i 480 59 94i 4ch ch1 4 50Hz 1080 50i 1080 25p over 50i 2 2 1080 25pN 1080 50i 8ch AUTO 1080 50i 8ch 1080i 1080 50i 720P 720 50p 576i 576 50i CH1 8 8ch C...

Page 88: ...ect the setting to be changed using and and press RECORDING SETUP PUSH MENU TO RETURN INT SG 25M REC CH LOOP REC REC FMT HD INPUT SELECT AUTO REC 2CH OFF 100 CB SDI OFF REC FMT SD SYS FORMAT 1080 60i 480 60i 720 60P To change a numerical value etc use and to change the setting 8 To change other items repeat steps 6 and 7 To exit the settings press MENU MODE CHK and return to the normal display scr...

Page 89: ... CONFIG SERIAL NO OPERATION LCD OPERATION SYSTEM FREQ USER FILE LCD SETTING LCD REVERSE LCD ASPECT 4 3MARKER MENU BACK DOWNCON MODE UPCON MODE EDGE CROP WFM REC COUNTER MAIN MENU TIMECODE SETUP EXT TC REGEN TC MODE TCG TC PRESET EXT UB REGEN UB MODE UB PRESET VITC BLANK VITC POS 1 VITC POS 2 HD EMBD VITC HD EMBD LTC SW MODE PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS USER1 USER2 USER3 REPEAT PLAY AV OUT SETUP SDI SEL SDI ...

Page 90: ...t in Signal Generator Page 91 Audio is set at 1kHz of standard level SYS FORMAT This is used to set the unit s recording system format When 59 94 Hz has been set 1080 60i Set 1080 60i as a recording system format 720 60P Set 720 60p as a recording system format 480 60i Set 480 60i as a recording system format When 50 Hz has been set 1080 50i Set 1080 50i as a recording system format 720 50P Set 72...

Page 91: ...REC or not ON Perform LOOP REC OFF Not perform LOOP REC Note This is set to OFF when the power is turned on again AUTO REC This is used to select whether to perform AUTO REC STOP according to the recording stop signal of HD SDI input signal sent from the camera recorder OFF Not perform AUTO REC STOP TYPE1 Perform AUTO REC STOP according to the Recording Mark in LTC information added to HD SDI TYPE...

Page 92: ...Panasonic camera recorder recording format and Recording Mark Model Recording format Recording Mark Type Remarks AJ HDC27F H 720 24p over 60p TYPE1 AJ HDX400P 1080 59 94i Possible to switch to TYPE1 TYPE2 For operations refer to the operating instructions of Panasonic s camera recorder AJ HDX400E 1080 50i 1080 25p over 50i AJ HDX900 720 59 94p TYPE1 720 23 98p over 59 94p TYPE1 720 29 97p over 59 ...

Page 93: ...erate new time code using the unit s time code generator ON The time code of the external input signal selected on the setting menu INPUT SELECT is recorded HD SDI input SLTC SD SDI input VITC 1394 input 1394 input time code information OFF The data is recorded using the time code set on the setting menu TC MODE or TCG Note When this item has been set to ON it takes priority over the TC MODE or TC...

Page 94: ...ion is recorded TIME The time of the recording is recorded DATE The date time of the recording are recorded TCG The value generated by the time code generator is recorded FRM RATE The information of the frame rate after frame conversion is recorded a b c d a Information on the verification of the user s bit value b Frame sequence number F is displayed in 60i 30p or 50i 25p mode c Frame rate inform...

Page 95: ...VITC POS 2 BLANK Not output THRU Output Note This setting is effective only for VIDEO output and SD SDI output VITC POS 1 This is used to set the insert position of VITC signal When 59 94 Hz has been set 10L I 16L I 20L When 50Hz has been set 7L I 11L I 22L Note You cannot select the same line as the lines for VITC POS 2 on the TIMECODE SETUP screen or UMID POS on the AV OUT SETUP screen This sett...

Page 96: ... I 13L I 22L Note You cannot select the same line as the lines for VITC POS 1 on the TIMECODE SETUP screen or UMID POS on the AV OUT SETUP screen This setting is effective only for VIDEO output and SD SDI output HD EMBD VITC This is used to set whether to superimpose the VITC information onto HD SDI output or not ON Superimpose OFF Not superimpose HD EMBD LTC This is used to set whether to superim...

Page 97: ...emo is recorded Page 60 LCD BL LCD backlight setting Page 103 OSD OUTSEL The OSD GUI WFM output destination is set Page 103 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT selection Page 98 SLOT SEL The P2 card slot for recording is switched Page 64 LCD RVS LCD reverse setting Page 104 WFM Waveform monitor Page 64 ONE CLIP Single clip playback is performed Page 58 USER2 This is used to set which function is assigned to EXIT ...

Page 98: ... back when repeat playback is next performed AUDIO OUT This is used to set the audio signals to be output from the AUDIO OUT connectors pin jacks speaker and headphone jack CH1 CH2 CH1 connector CH1 signal CH2 connector CH2 signal CH1 CH1 connector CH1 signal CH2 connector CH1 signal CH2 CH1 connector CH2 signal CH2 connector CH2 signal CH3 CH4 CH1 connector CH3 signal CH2 connector CH4 signal CH3...

Page 99: ... item controls whether the unit will jump to the beginning of the next clip or to the next text memo position CLIP The beginning of the clip CLIP TMEMO The beginning of the clip and text memo setting point AV OUT SETUP screen Item Description of settings SDI SEL This is used to set the video signal output from HD SD SDI OUT connector When the 59 94 Hz system format is set AUTO The output is automa...

Page 100: ...D REC is set to ON INT The newly created UMID information is always recorded EXT The UMID information superimposed onto the input signals is always recorded The newly created UMID information is recorded when the information is not superimposed onto the input signal UMID POS This is used to set the line on which the UMID information is superimposed BLANK 12L I 17L I 19L Note You cannot select the ...

Page 101: ... HPG20P FS 20 20dB FS 18 18dB FS 12 12dB AG HPG20E FS 20 20dB FS 18 18dB FS 12 12dB SD SDI AUDIO This is used to select the audio channel which is superimposed onto SD SDI when HD signal is down converted and output as SD SDI signal CH1 4 CH1 4 is output to CH1 4 CH5 8 CH5 8 is output to CH1 4 CH1 8 CH1 8 is output to CH1 8 VIDEO SETUP This item is displayed only when 59 94 Hz is set The setup lev...

Page 102: ...output and VIDEO output BLANK Forced blanking THRU Output Note In recording recording standby status the closed caption signals superimposed onto the input signals are output CC F2 BLANK Only when 59 94 Hz has been set This is used to make ON OFF setting of the closed caption signal in the second field output from SD SDI output and VIDEO output BLANK Forced blanking THRU Output Note In recording r...

Page 103: ...time on the LCD monitor TIME The time is displayed DATE The date is displayed TIME DATE The date and time are displayed OFF The date and time are not displayed LEVEL METER This is used to set the audio level meter display to ON or OFF CH1 4 The audio from CH1 to CH4 is displayed CH5 8 The audio from CH5 to CH8 is displayed OFF No display CARD BATT This is used to set the display of the amount of m...

Page 104: ...on the input signal information of the signal etc recorded on the P2 card 4 3 The aspect ratio is fixed at 4 3 Note When images are displayed with the 16 9 aspect ratio black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen No parts of the images are missing 4 3MARKER This is used to set whether to display 4 3 marker on the LCD monitor ON Display OFF No display MENU BACK This is used to reduce the...

Page 105: ...ote LCD monitor remains in LETTER BOX size WFM This is used to switch the display of the waveform monitor OFF No display WAVE Wave shape display VECTOR Vector display When WFM is assigned to USER the setting value circulates as follows When the WFM setting value is OFF OFF WAVE VECTOR OFF When the WFM setting value is WAVE OFF WAVE OFF When the WFM setting value is VECTOR OFF VECTOR OFF Note Even ...

Page 106: ...head of GMT Note that 12 30 cannot be set but 12 45 can be set Refer to the table below 0 00 Time difference from GMT Region city Time difference from GMT Region city 00 00 Greenwich 00 30 01 00 Azores 01 30 02 00 Central Atlantic 02 30 03 00 Buenos Aires 03 30 Newfoundland 04 00 Halifax Nova Scotia 04 30 05 00 New York 05 30 06 00 Chicago 06 30 07 00 Denver 07 30 08 00 Los Angeles 08 30 09 00 Ala...

Page 107: ...frequency 59 94 Hz 50 Hz AG HPG20P 59 94 Hz 50 Hz AG HPG20E Note When the system frequency has been changed turn the unit s power off and then back on so that the setting takes effect USER FILE LOAD The settings of the user files last saved are loaded SAVE The settings of the user files which have been changed are stored INITIAL The user file settings are returned to the factory settings In order ...

Page 108: ... Format of the input or output signals RATE Transfer rate of the input or output signals 60 50 System of input or output signals CH Value of the channels whose signals are input or output SPEED Transfer speed of the input or output signals STATUS Status of the signals which are input or output by the IEEE1394 digital interface VIDEO Status of the input or output video signals AUDIO Status of the i...

Page 109: ...times per second Beeps intermittently at a rate of 4 times per second Recording trouble Recording is stopped 4 Turn off the power and turn it back on Then check the recording playback Replace the P2 card if recording cannot be performed properly 6 Near low battery charge One block on the remaining battery display is blinking This display appears even when it has been set to OFF on the setting menu...

Page 110: ...existing battery with a fully charged battery P 82 Battery related Q A The battery charge is depleted quickly Was the battery charged sufficiently Charge the battery until the CHARGE lamp on the AC adapter goes off P 20 Is the battery being used in a location where the temperature is low Batteries are affected by the ambient temperature Batteries operate for shorter periods of time at low temperat...

Page 111: ...s not possible Is the P2 card s write protect switch at the PROTECT position Images cannot be recorded while this switch is at the PROTECT position P 29 Does the P2 card have very little remaining memory Either save the data concerned on another media and delete the unnecessary data on the P2 card concerned or replace the P2 card with a new card Has the P2 card been formatted properly Does the car...

Page 112: ...ther card P 64 SD card Data cannot be read on the SD card Has the SD card been formatted properly Format the card using the unit P 33 Software information for this product 1 Customer advisory This product includes software licensed under the GNU General Public License GPL and GNU Lesser General Public License LGPL customers have the right to download modify and redistribute source code for this so...

Page 113: ...a an SD card For further details about the updating methods refer to the following website https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av Be sure to use a compatible SD card The unit is compatible with SD cards based on the SD and SDHC standards Also be sure to format the memory card using the unit before use Maintenance Do not use benzine or paint thinners to clean the unit Doing so may deform the unit or...

Page 114: ...t with any metal objects such as necklaces or hairpins Otherwise the terminals may be shorted and generate heat which could cause burns if touched When the battery is to be stored for a prolonged period it is recommended that you charge it once a year use the battery in the unit until its charge is used up and then return it to storage P2 card SD card After removing the P2 cards from the unit alwa...

Page 115: ...d in a personal computer onto a P2 card be absolutely sure to download the dedicated 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 https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av When transferring data to a personal computer using a regular IT tool such as Microsoft Windows Explorer or Ap...

Page 116: ...Card SD cards with the following memory sizes can be used within this unit SD 8 MB to 2 GB 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB SDHC 4 GB to 32 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB It is recommended that the SD and SDHC memory cards or the miniSD and miniSDHC cards made by Panasonic be used For the latest information on the unit and the memory cards which can be used by the unit access the P2...

Page 117: ... over 59 94i 1080 50i 25p over 50i 720 59 94p 29 97p over 59 94p 23 98p over 59 94p 720 29 97pN native recording 720 23 98pN native recording 720 50p 25p over 50p 720 25pN native recording DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV 480 59 94i 29 97p over 59 94i 23 98p over 59 94i 23 98pA over 59 94i 576 50i 25p over 50i Sampling frequency AVC Intra100 DVCPRO HD Y 74 176MHz 59 94Hz 74 25MHz 50Hz PB PR 37 088MHz 59 94Hz 37...

Page 118: ...nals in the DV format are converted into 48 kHz 16 bits and 4 channels and recorded Audio input SDI input BNC 1 HD Compliance with SMPTE 292M 296M 299M SD Compliance with SMPTE 259M C 272M A ITU R BT 656 4 Audio outputs SDI output BNC 1 HD Compliance with SMPTE 292M 296M 299M SD Compliance with SMPTE 259M C 272M A ITU R BT 656 4 LINE output Pin jacks x 2 CH1 CH2 Headphones Stereo mini jack 3 5 mm ...

Page 119: ...ling For 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 ...

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