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Operating Instructions

Memory Card Portable Recorder

Model No.

AJ-PG50

Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.

VQT5L34A-4 (E)

ENGLISH

W1214MN4017 -PS

Summary of Contents for AJ-PG50

Page 1: ...ating Instructions Memory Card Portable Recorder Model No AJ PG50 Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use VQT5L34A 4 E ENGLISH W1214MN4017 PS ...

Page 2: ...ecified type 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 ventilation CAUTION To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock and annoying interference use the recommended ...

Page 3: ...nce 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 or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connect...

Page 4: ...on 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 been exposed to rain or mo...

Page 5: ...ied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience A 5 amp fuse is fitted in this plug Should the fuse need 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 ...

Page 6: ...ables which provide quality performance for high frequency applications such as connecting cables for IEEE1394 or USB When connecting to the HDMI signal terminal use multilayer shielded cables which provide quality performance for high frequency applications When connecting to the DVI signal terminal use a cable with a ferrite core If your apparatus is supplied with ferrite core s they must be att...

Page 7: ...ttery Charger AC Adaptor Disconnect the AC mains plug from the AC mains socket when not in use Note regarding the Power Management function specified under COMMISSION REGULATION EC No 1275 2008 implementing Directive 2009 125 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council This device is designed and manufactured for use at a broadcasting station and or in a similar environment This device is not...

Page 8: ... ou o vazamento provocar calor ruptura da blindagem e produzir fogo devido ao curto circuito dos ter minais Não incinere nem aqueça as baterias elas não podem ficar expostas a temperaturas superiores a 100 C 212 F O gás liberado pela bateria pode irritar a garganta danificar o lacre do invólucro ou o vazamento provocar calor ruptura da blind agem e produzir fogo devido ao curto circuito dos termin...

Page 9: ... P2 memory card and microP2 memory card are referred to as a P2 card Furthermore a P2 memory card slot and microP2 memory card slot are referred to as a P2 card slot Recording with the system frequency at 23 98 Hz or 24 Hz is referred to as native recording In this manual the following operating system is referred to as Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 7 operating system In this manual the following op...

Page 10: ...Deselecting Clips 47 Adding Text Memos and Shot Marks 47 Copying Clips 48 Deleting Clips 49 Repairing and Reconnecting Clips 49 Viewing and Editing the Clip Information 50 Changing Thumbnails 51 Adding Metadata to Clips During Recording 52 Formatting P2 Cards and SD Memory Cards 54 Checking the Card Status 54 Manual and Automatic CPS Authentication 55 Connecting an External Device via the USB HOST...

Page 11: ...unit or a computer will only change the file management data and will leave the data on the memory card or storage device intact It is recommend ed that cards or storage devices either be physically destroyed or that commercially available software be used to completely delete any data they contain Management of data on memory cards and storage devices is the sole responsibility of the user LCD Th...

Page 12: ... person know the pass word Prior to the repair maintenance disposal or transfer of this product initialize the network settings to prevent the leak age of information Use the supplied AC adaptor Read the Operating Instructions Using the AC Adaptor page 23 before use Information on software for this product 1 This product includes software licensed under the GNU General Public License GPL and GNU L...

Page 13: ...ges on the unit or battery char ger This unit is shipped with the area of use unset Before using the unit for the first time refer to the included leaflet The clock setting affects the management of recorded content and playback order Before recording set and confirm the year month day time and time zone settings If the unit is left without an electric power supply for a long period of time approx...

Page 14: ...fer to installation manual on the Panasonic website For details on the supplied accessories refer to the included leaflet Battery VW VBD55 7 2 V 5400 mAh Battery VW VBD58 7 2 V 5800 mAh product equivalent to the supplied battery Driver installation For the latest information on drivers refer to the Panasonic website Refer to Website URL page 9 Accessories Optional Accessories ...

Page 15: ...C Time Code User Bits and CTL page 87 3 Power button This button turns the power on or off How to Turn On Off the Power page 24 4 Power lamp This button displays the operating status of the unit How to Turn On Off the Power page 24 When an error is detected after the power is turned on or during operation the POWER lamp and a beep sound notify you that an error has occurred Warning Details page 11...

Page 16: ...s this button to dis play the DIAG screen for viewing various conditions Deck Information DIAG Display page 86 14 EXIT CANCEL button EXIT button This button closes the menu or returns from the storage ex plorer to normal display CANCEL button This button cancels a selection stops copying etc 15 REW PREV button REW button This button fast rewinds playback The speed can be selected in the FF REW MAX...

Page 17: ...oP2 memory card access lamps P2 Card Access Lamp and P2 Card Status page 26 3 EJECT button P2 Cards page 26 4 P2 memory card slot P2 Cards page 26 5 P2 memory card access lamp P2 Card Access Lamp and P2 Card Status page 26 6 Speaker This speaker outputs the monitor audio Output from the speaker is disabled when headphones are connected 6 5 3 4 2 1 ...

Page 18: ... detected external output is stopped and recording will not be possible In addition the thumbnail screen will not be output This unit does not support 60 Hz JUST frequency signals For the input signals use 59 94 Hz or 50 Hz signals Even when using 59 94 Hz or 50 Hz signals if there is a discrep ancy in the frequency reception will not be possible in the case of some computers for example When an i...

Page 19: ...eo signals The output jack for superimposition can be changed in the OSD OUTPUT page 108 menu setting and the out put jack for thumbnail screen superimposition can be changed in the GUI OUTPUT menu setting page 108 Note Use 5C FB or equivalent double shielded cables to connect to these jacks 3 TIME CODE IN Jacks This jack is for recording an external time code onto a P2 card 4 Battery lock release...

Page 20: ...tely 10 0 V the unit is shutdown automatically Afterwards the power is not restored automatically even if the power supply voltage recovers Press and hold the button for at least 1 second to turn the power on Note When using an external DC power supply be sure to check the external DC power supply ratings and use one that is suit able for the unit Check the pin assignment of the DC output connecto...

Page 21: ...onger under other temperature and humidity conditions Note The above table shows estimates for playback in AVC Intra 100 mode Operation is not guaranteed for battery pack VW VBD33 1500 mAh The battery and unit become hot during usage and charging Store the battery in a discharged state When the battery is stored for an extended period of time we recommend that once a year you charge the battery an...

Page 22: ...indicator function A battery LED indicator allows you to check an estimate of the battery level The level indicator may differ when the battery is being used in the unit and when it is separate from the unit The supplied battery is designed specifically for the unit Do not use it with other equipment 1 Slide the battery until it clicks into place 1 Press the button for two seconds to turn the powe...

Page 23: ...rn it off before removing the DC power cable plug 3 Disconnect the AC power cable for the AC adaptor from the power outlet Note The AC adaptor is designed to operate with all power supply voltages 100 V to 240 V and frequencies 50 Hz 60 Hz around the world However the shape of the power outlet differs depending on the country Use a plug that is de signed for the country of use If necessary contact...

Page 24: ...ssage is not displayed From the power on state press the button for at least two seconds to turn off the power The lamp flashes during the power off process and then turns off The unit has a function to automatically turn the power off after a short period of time if no operation such as recording playback copying or formatting is performed during that time To resume operation after the power turn...

Page 25: ...k and reset the time before use Time zone About the battery of the internal clock If the battery of the internal clock is empty because for exam ple power has not been supplied for a long period of time the BACKUP BATT EMPTY warning will be displayed If that happens connect the AC adaptor and then leave the unit for approximately 4 hours to charge the battery If the BACKUP BATT EMPTY warning is di...

Page 26: ...arget Flashing orange Card being accessed Writing or reading is in progress Fast flashing orange Card being recognized The P2 card is being recognized Slow flashing green Card full There is no available space on the P2 card Only reading is possible Write protected The write protect switch on the P2 card is set to Protect Only reading is pos sible Card not supported for re cording Recording is not ...

Page 27: ... which is a security function that prevents data leakage to third parties by recording in an encrypted format To use the CPS function you need to set a CPS password and enable the microP2 memory card authentication function Manual and Automatic CPS Authentication page 55 and encrypted format function Formatting P2 Cards and SD Memory Cards page 54 on the unit microP2 memory cards in an encrypted f...

Page 28: ... compatible device To prevent data loss when transferring the data on a P2 card to a computer or other device or when writing the data stored on a computer back to a P2 card be sure to use the ded icated P2 Viewer Plus software which can be downloaded from the Panasonic website For the URL refer to Website URL page 9 When transferring data to a computer using a general IT tool such as Microsoft Wi...

Page 29: ...rd version 3 0 established by the SD Card Association in 2009 for memory cards with capacities exceeding 32 GB When using a miniSD miniSDHC microSD microSDHC or microSDXC card in the unit be sure to use it with the correct ded icated adaptor attached Note that the unit will not operate normally when only an adaptor without a card is inserted Be sure to use the unit to format cards The unit support...

Page 30: ...playback screen Displays video time code and other information and enables recording and playback Thumbnail screen Displays clip thumbnails various properties and other information and enables the management and playback of clips 䚷MODE 䚷 Mode menu MODE SET Playlist editing mode Editing playlists via a network using a web browser USB device mode Connecting to computer or other devices PLAY STILL ST...

Page 31: ...io levels Follow the procedure below to change the volume level for recording 1 Press the AUDIO LEVEL REC button The recording volume appears 2 Operate the up or down cursor button 3 Use the left or right cursor button to select an audio channel The selected channel number flashes Each of the chan nels can be adjusted 4 After adjustment is finished press the AUDIO LEVEL REC button SET button or EX...

Page 32: ... Shot marks cannot be added or deleted Also text memos can not be added Canceling loop recording mode Select NORMAL in the RECORDING menu item AUTO REC When a camera compatible with the function is connected via HD SDI or HDMI starting and stopping recording on the unit can be automatically controlled using the REC START STOP function on the camera 1 Match the AUTO REC page 97 menu item to the cam...

Page 33: ...or higher If the recording for mat of the proxy data is SHQ 2CH MOV or AVC G6 2CH MOV use a card of class 4 or higher The SD memory card access lamp lights green during the re cording of proxy data to the SD memory card If short recordings are repeated the available recording time may decrease significantly compared to the available space When the number of clips becomes 1 000 or more proxy data c...

Page 34: ...n the power of the camera Note The setting values of the SD memory card can be saved as described below Select SAVE SD CARD in the STREAMING SET TING menu item page 106 Save the settings to the SD card using an application etc When saving the setting values in an SD memory card to the unit and then configuring the settings 1 Select INTERNAL in the SETTING DATA menu item page 106 2 Insert the SD me...

Page 35: ... streaming compatible application software and the operating environment visit the support desk at the following website http pro av panasonic net The streaming function cannot be used together with the dual codec recording and simultaneous recording The streaming function cannot be used together with the rec during upload function If available bandwidth of the network is low and streaming playbac...

Page 36: ...4P AVC I100 60P 1 AVC I50 60P 1 AVC G50 60P 1 AVC G25 60P 1 720 50P AVC I100 50P 1 AVC I50 50P 1 AVC G50 50P 1 AVC G25 50P 1 List of streaming modes and resolution frame rates Streaming mode Resolution Codec Frame rate Bit rate AVC G6 1920 1080 1 Video H 264 High Profile Audio AAC LC 2ch 30 fps 25 fps 6 Mbps 1280 720 2 60 fps 50 fps HQ 640 360 30 fps 25 fps 1500 kbps LOW 480 270 Video H 264 Baseli...

Page 37: ... the AUDIO LEVEL PB button or EXIT button The setting values are saved and the displayed informa tion disappears Note The setting values do not change when you turn off the pow er If you press the RESET button during the changing of the audio levels the level of the selected channel is restored to the default value The playback speed can be varied to search for a scene 1 Press the left or right cu...

Page 38: ... but ton in the USER BUTTON page 110 menu 2 Press the PAUSE button while a thumbnail is displayed or from the thumbnail display screen and then press the USER button with 1 CLIP PLAY as signed when in still image mode Only the clip at the cursor position or current position is played Only STOP is enabled during this playback Note One clip playback is also performed when the PLAY button is pressed ...

Page 39: ...able clip During repeat playback REPEAT PLAY is displayed for the operating status on the OSD Clip and text memo forward rewind Repeat playback SHTL SHTL 2 0 SHTL 1 0 PLAY SHTL 0 67 SHTL 0 SHTL SHTL 0 0 Right Left Right Right Left Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Up Down NEXT PREV Overview of all clip playback transitions This unit allows you to vary audio and...

Page 40: ...ing and deleting text memos Viewing and deleting shot marks Formatting P2 cards Viewing clip properties Viewing P2 card status Note Thumbnails are generated from only a sample of the recorded video Therefore they appear coarser than the actual video The menu items for thumbnails can be set when the thumbnail screen is displayed 1 Press the button on the unit for one second to turn the power on Not...

Page 41: ...and the playback times for each are displayed Setting the display of the number and durations of clips page 44 When BONDING DEV INFO is selected the signal strength and battery information for the bonding device is displayed 6 Clip information display One of the following is indicated TC time code UB user bits at the start of clip recording time of shooting day of shooting date and time of shootin...

Page 42: ...y only clips i e clips that have been copied to a card in the SD card slot or clips copied using FTP PROXY will be displayed as bad clips as they do not contain AV data 16 P2 card slot and storage device or NETWORK sta tus indication Indicates the P2 card and storage device or NETWORK connection status as shown below Yellow This indicator is displayed when the inserted P2 card contains even one ba...

Page 43: ...he status of up to 100 clips registered in the upload list as follows 23 P only indicator Indicates a clip with proxy only FTP explorer screen only Yellow Yellow indicates that a LAN cable is connected and that there is a link Red Red indicates an error with the unit Consult your dealer because the unit may have malfunctioned Gray Gray indicates that the wireless LAN is not working properly White ...

Page 44: ... setting and then align the cursor with the item you want to set 2 Press the SET button 1 Select BONDING DEV INFO below the INFOR MATION SEL page 95 menu item using the cur sor buttons 2 Press the SET button NOTE When information cannot be acquired from the bonding de vice nothing will be displayed 1 Select THUMBNAIL INFO below the INFORMA TION SEL page 95 menu item using the cursor buttons 2 Pres...

Page 45: ...clip you do not need to select it so that the thumbnail appears inside a blue frame You can change the thumbnail display settings to play back clips only from specified slots or play back only clips with text memos added You can change the order that clips are played back 1 Select the clips in the order you want them to be played back 2 Select SELECTED CLIPS in the REPOSITION page 92 menu item to ...

Page 46: ...ck screen Variable speed playback page 37 Frame by frame playback page 38 1 Select TEXT MEMO CLIPS in the REPOSITION page 92 menu item The thumbnails of clips with text memos are displayed at the top of the LCD monitor Information on the clip text memo selected with the cursor is displayed at the bottom of the LCD monitor Note When a text memo clip with different settings for the SYS TEM MODE page...

Page 47: ...ck or copying and seek move to the text memo position by pressing the NEXT or PREV button during video playback Setup Menu SEEK POS SEL page 98 1 Assign TEXT MEMO to any USER button It is assigned to USER3 by default Setup Menu USER BUTTON page 110 2 Press the USER button to which TEXT MEMO has been assigned during recording playback or thumb nail display Press this button during recording or play...

Page 48: ...ps are selected the number of selected clips is indicated when you press the SET button When the copy destination is a storage device Con necting an External Device via the USB HOST Port page 57 select the details of the copy destination When COPY is assigned to a USER button you can also perform the copy operation by pressing the USER button instead of making a menu selection When the copy destin...

Page 49: ...amaged they cannot be repaired Such clips are indicated by a red indicator A clip that is recorded on multiple P2 cards may become an incomplete clip indicator due to not being recognized as a continuous clip When this happens you can use the recon nection function to reconnect the continuous clip segments to restore the original clip Note Incomplete clips occur under the following conditions When...

Page 50: ...f recording START UB User bit value at start of recording DATE Date recorded TIME Time at start of recording DURATION Clip length V_FORMAT Clip recording format FRAME RATE Playback frame rate REC RATE Recording frame rate 2 4 1 3 5 GLOBAL CLIP ID Global clip ID This is a unique number and there is no clip anywhere in the world with the same number USER CLIP NAME The clip name the user assigns This...

Page 51: ... memo dis play Select TEXT MEMO CLIPS in the REPOSITION page 92 menu item 3 Use the cursor buttons to move to the thumbnail to be changed and press the SET button The cursor moves to the bottom 4 Use the left or right cursor button to move to the thumbnail you want to change 5 Press the MENU button 6 Use the cursor buttons to align the cursor with the EXCH THUMBNAIL page 93 menu item and press the...

Page 52: ... the USER CLIP NAME and RECORD menu items Counter value The counter value is indicated as a four digit number When the recording method of USER CLIP NAME is set to TYPE2 and a metadata file is loaded the counter value is increment ed by 1 each time recording is performed to generate a new clip You can use the following procedure to reset the counter val ue 1 Use the cursor buttons to align the cur...

Page 53: ...e metadata settings use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the item for which you want to change the setting and press the SET but ton When the software keyboard appears change the setting Note Metadata types that can be set Use the cursor button to align the cursor with the metadata item you want to check and press the SET button to display the information After checking the information pre...

Page 54: ...at appears when you select the slot If you select CPS ENCRYPT the microP2 memory card will be encrypted 2 Select YES in the confirmation message and press the SET button Formatting begins Note To cancel formatting select NO and press the SET but ton Be sure to check the data before formatting since data erased by formatting cannot be recovered 3 When the confirmation message appears select OK pres...

Page 55: ...password cannot be authenticated is inserted microP2 memory cards in an encrypted format are authenti cated automatically by the unit and can be used if authenti cation is successful If a microP2 memory card in a different encrypted format is in serted in a card slot of a device authenticated with a different CPS password an authentication error occurs To temporarily use the card for which the aut...

Page 56: ...e appears For details on the warning refer to Warn ing Details page 119 If a warning message is displayed check the insertion status of the SD memory card the save location of the CPS password file file name p2p generat ed in step 2 etc Setting the CPS password with the software key board 1 Select the CPS PASSWORD SET page 92 menu item The software keyboard for entering the CPS password ap pears 2...

Page 57: ...nd two byte character file names are not supported Example 3 Audio and video dropouts may occur during playback from a storage device depending on its performance and operating condi tions Perfect playback cannot be guaranteed 4 2 TB or larger storage devices cannot be formatted Connecting an External Device via the USB HOST Port Supported storage devices Storage device types and available functio...

Page 58: ...clips on P2 cards before copying them to a storage device SATA serial ATA or PATA parallel ATA interface storage devices connected via a USB adaptor cable may not be recognized Do not connect or disconnect cables during recording or playback with the unit Recording or playback may not be performed nor mally Depending on the storage device the performance of the initial playback confirmation after ...

Page 59: ...lign the cursor with YES in the confirmation mes sage and press the SET button Exporting begins A progress bar is displayed during ex porting When exporting is completed COPY COMPLETED ap pears Note When the TYPE S format is used for exporting the P2 card data and the copied data on the storage device can be ver ified compared automatically after exporting In the factory default settings verificat...

Page 60: ... message and press the SET button Partially copied clips at the copy destina tion are deleted When a clip is copied to a TYPE S storage device it will not be possible to import data by card to that partition In that case UNKNOWN will be displayed for the card model number 5 Press the SET button to complete the process You can display storage device information select the display of a storage devic...

Page 61: ...lip recording that spans a partition whose MODEL has be come UNKNOWN 1 and another partition on a TYPE S storage device will not become one normal clip 1 When a clip is copied to a TYPE S storage device MODEL of the copy destination partition changes to UNKNOWN Partition names can be set for a TYPE S storage device A set partition name is displayed in PARTITION NAME in the EX PLORE screen Setting ...

Page 62: ... 2 Storage device information When TYPE S When FAT 1 The creation date and time are not displayed for root Note You can change the thumbnail screen display if necessary The operation is the same as when displaying thumbnails for a P2 card Changing the Thumbnail Display page 44 There is a limit of 1000 clips and clips that exceed this limit will not be displayed EXIT SET 1 2 SERIAL P2 card serial n...

Page 63: ...ion When the clip at the cursor position ends subsequent clips are played back in order When the last clip has been played the thumbnail screen of the storage device is redisplayed Note To play back a clip you do not need to select it so that the thumbnail appears inside a blue frame You can change the thumbnail display settings to play back only selected clips or play back only clips with text me...

Page 64: ...pears Note When data is imported to a P2 card that differs from the orig inal P2 card some clips may become incomplete display the incomplete indicator Should this happen use the re connection function to rebuild the clips Reconnecting incomplete clips page 49 You can select whether to perform verification at the time of copying in the VERIFY page 96 menu item It is not possible to import data by ...

Page 65: ... Displaying and editing metadata Adding and deleting metadata shot marks and text memos Simple editing of clip playlist using proxy Sending and receiving clips with the unit transferring clips using the FTP client function Streaming function The following operating environment is required to connect to a network Windows Microsoft Windows 8 1 Professional 32 64 bit Internet Explorer 11 Classic View...

Page 66: ...OST port on the unit Note For the USB 2 0 extension cable sold separately we recommend using a cable that is no longer than 0 5 m 19 5 8 inches between the Type A male and female connectors and is double shielded to reduce noise For the 4G LTE USB modems and other wireless modules that can be connected visit Support Desk on the website Website URL page 9 Connect the cable 1 Connect the LAN cable t...

Page 67: ...NDARY DNS Alternate DNS server setting Factory default setting 0 0 0 0 This cannot be set DHCP SERVER Set whether to use the DHCP SERVER function ENABLE Use the DHCP SERVER function DISABLE Do not use the DHCP SERVER function Factory default setting EN ABLE 4 Select the SSID from the mobile device and comput er access point list and then enter the password en cryption key Display the access point ...

Page 68: ...he value is unset when it is 0 0 0 0 SECONDARY DNS Alternate DNS server setting Factory default 0 0 0 0 If DHCP is set to ENABLE and assignment from the DNS server is possible the value will be overwritten by the ex ternally assigned DNS server value The value is unset when it is 0 0 0 0 DHCP SERVER Set whether to use the DHCP SERVER function ENABLE Use the DHCP SERVER function DISABLE Do not use ...

Page 69: ...is stored Even if a connection destination is out of range the SSID is displayed on the last row of the list Use the up or down cursor to select an SSID and press the SET button 4G LTE Mode These settings are for connecting with a 4G LTE USB modem 1 Select 4G LTE in the NETWORK SEL page 105 menu setting When you change these settings restart the unit if necessary 2 When the menu 4G LTE PROPERTY pa...

Page 70: ...ER function DISABLE Do not use the DHCP SERVER function Factory default setting DIS ABLE 3 Set the wired LAN of the computer For Windows Display Properties of Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and configure the settings For details on the dis play procedure refer to Start Help and Support When DHCP SERVER is set to ENABLE in the unit settings Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain...

Page 71: ...s of the client service are loaded from the SD memory card and then reflected in the settings of the unit Client settings Item Description Setting value Factory default setting SETTING DATA Sets from where client service settings are acquired INTERNAL Uses the settings set on the unit INTERNAL SD CARD Uses the settings of the file inside the SD memory card inserted in the SD card slot When this it...

Page 72: ...up to 31 characters long and the password can be from 6 to 15 characters long For information on P2 Browser refer to Operating Instruc tions of P2 Web Application available from the following website http pro av panasonic net en manual index html Note When NETWORK SEL is WLAN 4G LTE or LAN the startup time when the power is turned on may be longer than usual due to the network function starting Wh...

Page 73: ...nformation in the log The password is indicated as in the log Status display 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Menu Operations page 89 2 Use the cursor buttons to align the cursor with the STATUS DISPLAY page 108 menu item and press the SET button The connection status appears 3 After you finish checking press the EXIT button to return to the menu Note The status information is not updat...

Page 74: ... 101st folder or a subsequent folder Connectivity and folder display may differ from that of a computer connected to an FTP server Depending on the FTP server and the connection envi ronment error messages may not be displayed correct ly To stop an operation when connected press the SET button If an error occurs perform the operation again An error may be generated when a network operation is perf...

Page 75: ...S folder will not display thumbnails Be sure to press the SET button in fold ers above the CONTENTS folder or in the current folder indi cated by When there is both an uppercase CONTENTS folder and lowercase contents folder the contents of the uppercase folder are displayed When there is a mixture of folders with uppercase names and folders with lowercase names below the CONTENTS folder correct ac...

Page 76: ... CLIP PROPERTY page 92 menu item and press the SET button Note Metadata can be viewed but not edited The FTP server may disconnect the connection if you leave the FTP thumbnails and FTP properties displayed without performing an operation and it will not be possible to per form operations such as displaying thumbnails after that Should this happen return to the FTP EXPLORE screen dis play the FTP ...

Page 77: ...eration Clips cannot be copied to an FTP server folder that contains more than 1000 clips To use SSH the FTP server must be SSH compliant Setting SSH to ENABLE will reduce the transfer speed Before you can check the result of a transfer on a computer or other device you may need to refresh the display on the computer or other device If a file that exceeds 4 GB was recorded with the FILE SPLIT page...

Page 78: ...porting may take a long time depending on factors such as the number of files file sizes and network conditions To stop exporting press the SET button align the cursor with YES in the CANCEL confirmation message and press the SET button If the network is not disconnected the partially exported files on the FTP server are deleted If the network is disconnected incomplete files may remain on the FTP...

Page 79: ...ory card before importing whenever possible To use SSH the FTP server must be SSH compliant Setting SSH to ENABLE will reduce the transfer speed When importing is completed COPY COMPLETED ap pears Clips recorded in the P2 card can be automatically transferred to a server device on the network during recording playback with the unit The rec during upload function has the following two modes Automat...

Page 80: ...ad list The format function of the P2 card will not operate during the transmission or waiting to transmit the clips registered in the upload list If a file that exceeds 4 GB was recorded with the FILE SPLIT page 98 menu item set to ONE FILE that file cannot be copied 1 Establish the network connection between the unit and a server device Refer to Client settings page 71 for the settings 2 Set the...

Page 81: ...WAIT Waiting for upload 3 SIZE Displays the file size 4 LAST UPDATE Displays the date and time STATUS display changed Operations on the upload list screen You can delete cancel or re transfer items from the upload list 1 Use the up or down cursor button to select an item in the upload list and then press the SET button 2 Perform one of the following operations To delete the item use the up or down...

Page 82: ... to the operating instructions sup plied with your computer and software 1 Press the MODE button when the unit is in the idle state 2 Align the cursor with USB DEVICE in the selec tion screen and press the SET button USB DEVICE flashes on the LCD monitor and the unit switches modes After the mode is switched USB DE VICE CONNECTING appears on the LCD monitor This message is replaced with the USB DE...

Page 83: ... set a user account name and password in the USER ACCOUNT page 105 menu setting You can register a new account delete an account or change a password in the ACCOUNT LIST page 105 menu setting The user account name can be up to 31 characters long and the password can be from 6 to 15 characters long For information on P2 Playback Editor refer to Operating Instructions of P2 Web Application available...

Page 84: ...tes the amount of remaining recording space r indicates the amount of remaining proxy recording space Note 600 minutes and longer time periods are indicated in hours with an h appended after the number When the remaining time and card length information are not defined the indication is blank Time exceeding 99 hours is indicated as 99 h When recording to an SD memory card with proxy recording is n...

Page 85: ...e timing of the bat tery level indicator varies depending on the operating con ditions 11 Network status indicator Indicates the status of the network function WLAN Connected to wireless LAN linked state WLAN Not connected to wireless LAN unlinked state WLAN Error with wireless LAN connection LAN Connected to wired LAN linked state LAN Not connected to wired LAN unlinked state or when error 4G LTE...

Page 86: ...s the left or right cursor button The information displayed changes with each press of the button Information displayed USER BUTTON Indicates the functions assigned to the USER buttons 1 to 6 and currently set values WARNING Warning and error information Display of warning information page 120 3 Press the DIAG button The previous display is redisplayed You can also return to the previous display b...

Page 87: ... 100 and UBG MODE page 100 menu items 5 Use the TC PRESET button to set the start values of the time code and user bits How to set TC UB 1 Press the TC PRESET button The left most digit starts flashing 2 Press the up or down cursor button to change the value 3 Press the left or right cursor button to select the digit to set The selected digit starts flashing The setting ranges are as follows 6 Rep...

Page 88: ...t again See Setting the Year Month Day and Time page 25 and BACKUP BATT EMPTY page 121 When the setting of the LINE FREQ page 114 menu item is changed the run data is cleared 1 Press the STOP button to switch to stop mode 2 Use the COUNTER button to select TC 3 Set the TCG MODE page 100 and UBG MODE page 100 menu items to EXT External time code selection 4 Select the external input time code type ...

Page 89: ...tton to return to a higher level menu 3 Press the SET button Note A confirmation screen is displayed for some menu items Use the cursor buttons to select a process and press the SET button A check mark is displayed before a set item A screen for setting a numerical value is displayed for some menu items Changing the system frequency requires rebooting the unit In some menus a message is displayed ...

Page 90: ...RTY THUMBNAIL SETUP MENU REPOSITION FORMAT FORMAT㧔STORAGE㧕 DELETE COPY EXPORT IMPORT REPAIR RE CONNECT EXCH THUMBNAIL EXPLORE AUTHENTICATE CHANGE PARTITION NAME DELETE LAST PARTITION DELETE FOLDER REC PB REC PB FUNCTION REC PB SETUP DUAL CODEC SETUP TC UB CTL REC META DATA Enabled in thumbnail screen mode Disabled in recording playback screen mode ...

Page 91: ...etup Menu SETUP DATA SD CARD FILE SYSTEM SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM MODE HOURS METER VERSION OPTION MENU SD CARD PROPERTY FORMAT SD CARD LOAD USER DATA INITIALIZE Enabled in recording playback screen mode Disabled in thumb nail screen mode ...

Page 92: ... Used space indication FREE CAP OF PARTITION Displays the free space on a partition Note This is displayed while the thumbnail screen for the TYPE S storage device is displayed Item Settings and brief function description FREQ indications REPOSITION Selects the clips to display in the thumbnail screen ALL CLIP Displays thumbnails for all clips SAME FORMAT CLIP Displays thumbnails only for clips re...

Page 93: ...re damaged by for example a sudden power outage during recording Note Some clips may be so badly damaged they cannot be repaired Bad clips that are beyond repair are indicated by a red indicator RE CONNECT Use this reconnection function to rejoin continuous clips that span across multiple P2 cards but are not recognized as continuous clips and are indicated by the incomplete clip indica tor Note I...

Page 94: ...ess of the above settings the bad clip indicator unknown clip indi cator and incomplete clip indicator are always displayed DATA DISPLAY Selects the items to display in the time display TC Time code UB User bits TIME Time of recording DATE Date of recording DATE TIME Date and time of recording CLIP NAME Clip name USER CLIP NAME Up to the first fifteen characters in the user clip name SLOT Slot num...

Page 95: ...h item has been selected no other unchecked item can be selected Clearing the check mark from a checked item allows you to select another item INFORMATION SEL Selects whether thumbnail information such as the number of selected clips the clip play back time and so on or the bonding device information will be displayed THUMBNAIL INFO Displays thumbnail information such as the number of selected cli...

Page 96: ...ng STORAGE COPY SETUP Item Settings and brief function description FREQ indications VERIFY Sets whether to perform verification during exporting ON Performs verification OFF Does not perform verification Note This is enabled only for TYPE S formatted storage devices 59 94Hz 50Hz ...

Page 97: ...sed screen To start automatic recording press the REC and PAUSE buttons simultane ously to switch the unit to the REC PAUSE state This function does not work in any state other than REC PAUSE Also the unit switches to the REC PAUSE state after an auto matic stop For the details on devices for which compatibility has been verified visit the website Website URL page 9 In normal recording mode this s...

Page 98: ...on of one continuous recording is approximately 3 5 hours After ap proximately 3 5 hours pass recording stops and REC WARNING appears SHORT SPLIT is disabled during loop recording CC REC Selects whether to record a closed caption signal superimposed on the SD SDI input signal ON Records a closed caption signal superimposed on an input signal OFF Does not record a closed caption signal The EE outpu...

Page 99: ...EAMING MODE Sets the streaming transfer mode LOW HQ AVC G6 SHQ QoS AVC G QoS QoS MAX RATE Sets the maximum bitrate for video data when the QoS is operating This setting is used when the streaming distribution is started from the operation of the unit This can be set when the menu START TRIGGER page 106 is set to AJ PG50 256Kbps 512Kbps 1Mbps 1 5Mbps 2 5Mbps 3 5Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 9Mbps cannot be sele...

Page 100: ...sed EXT LTC LTC of TIME CODE IN connector S H LTC LTC information added to the signals input to the SDI IN connector or HDMI IN con nector S H VITC VITC information added to the signals input to the SDI IN connector or HDMI IN connector Note When S H LTC or S H VITC is set and SD SDI is selected as the input video signal the VITC of the input video signal is used VITC GEN Sets whether to record th...

Page 101: ...rimpose the VITC information on HD SDI output ON Superimposes VITC OFF Does not superimpose VITC REC META DATA Item Settings and brief function description FREQ indications LOAD Loads a metadata upload file stored on an SD memory card RECORD Sets whether to add the loaded metadata during recording ON Adds the metadata OFF Does not add the metadata CARD SERIAL Enables disables the function for stor...

Page 102: ...fter which to turn off the power automatically 10min Turns off the power after 10 minutes of inactivity 30min Turns off the power after 30 minutes of inactivity 60min Turns off the power after 60 minutes of inactivity 90min Turns off the power after 90 minutes of inactivity OFF Does not turn off the power of the unit and maintains the energized state Note Even when this setting is other than OFF t...

Page 103: ...aying a square that automatically changes its position on the INT SG ON Displays OFF Does not display WIDE SEL Sets whether to record the WIDE information when LINE FREQ is set to 480 59 94i or 576 50i WIDE Records the information NORMAL Does not record the information EDH SD Selects whether to superimpose EDH on SD SDI output signals ON Superimposes EDH OFF Does not superimpose EDH OUTPUT FORMAT ...

Page 104: ...input signal V IN SEL Selects the same signal as the VIDEO input signal selection ANALOG Selects the ANALOG AUDIO IN connector INPUT CH1 LEVEL Selects the level for the CH1 analog audio input 4 dB 0 dB 3 dB 20 dB INPUT CH2 LEVEL Selects the level for the CH2 analog audio input 4 dB 0 dB 3 dB 20 dB MONITOR CH Sets the audio to output to the monitor outputs Select the outputs for L and R HDMI output...

Page 105: ...the user ID for the connection LOGIN PASS WORD Sets the password for the connection SSH Set this for transferring files using SSH ENABLE Uses SSH DISABLE Does not use SSH SSH PORT Sets the network port number for using SSH Set this to the same number as on the server side Initial setting 22 The setting value is not displayed due to security purposes LOAD SD CARD Loads the settings of the client se...

Page 106: ...d in START TRIGGER the streaming distribution is started stopped from the unit START Starts streaming STOP Stops streaming LAN PROPERTY MAC ADDRESS Displays the MAC address of the LAN connector of the unit This cannot be changed DHCP Automatically sets the network settings by DHCP ENABLE Uses DHCP automatic assignment DISABLE Enter the settings without using DHCP automatic assignment When DISABLE ...

Page 107: ...TEWAY Set the default gateway when INFRA is selected for TYPE and DISABLE is selected for DHCP Factory default setting 192 168 0 254 PRIMARY DNS Set the primary DNS server when INFRA is selected for TYPE and DISABLE is selected for DHCP or when ENABLE is selected for DHCP and the primary DNS server cannot be obtained Factory default setting 0 0 0 0 SECONDARY DNS Set the alternate DNS server when I...

Page 108: ...io bit rate T REC TIME Data and REC TIME T REC DATE Data and REC DATE T UB Data and user bits However when UB is selected with the COUNTER button the time code is indicated after the user bits T CTL Data and CTL However when CTL is selected with the COUNTER button the time code is indicated after the CTL data T T Data and time code Note When T S M is set an error message appears in the superimpose...

Page 109: ...tting becomes the contrast adjustment value for R G and B R CONTRAST Adjusts the R Red contrast of the LCD monitor 30 to 0 to 30 Note This setting multiplied by the CONTRAST setting becomes the contrast setting G CONTRAST Adjusts the G Green contrast of the LCD monitor 30 to 0 to 30 Note This setting multiplied by the CONTRAST setting becomes the contrast setting B CONTRAST Adjusts the B Blue cont...

Page 110: ...gs SEEK POS SEL Changes the SEEK POS SEL settings CTL DISPLAY Changes the CTL DISPLAY settings TCG MODE Changes the TCG MODE settings UBG MODE Changes the UBG MODE settings RUN MODE Changes the RUN MODE settings EXT TC SEL Changes the EXT TC SEL settings VIDEO IN SEL Changes the INPUT SEL VIDEO settings INT SG Changes the VIDEO INT SG settings AUDIO IN SEL Changes the INPUT SEL AUDIO settings MONI...

Page 111: ...rd to the unit SAVE Overwrites the file selected in the list of existing files saved to an SD memory card with the current menu settings of the unit SAVE AS Saves the current menu settings of the unit to an SD memory card after a file name and title have been entered SD CARD PROPERTY SD STANDARD Indicates whether an SD memory card is formatted in compliance with the SD SDHC SDXC standard SUPPORTED...

Page 112: ...ters you want to set from the key board Using a Keyboard page 117 2 After entering the file name and title name use the cursor buttons to select the OK button 3 Align the cursor with YES in the confirmation mes sage and then press the SET button Saving of the file begins 4 When the completion message appears press the SET button Note Setup files saved with the unit cannot be used with other mod el...

Page 113: ...emory of the unit 3 When the confirmation message appears select OK and press the SET button The SAVE USER DATA menu item is redisplayed Loading written user data 1 Move the cursor to the LOAD USER DATA page 111 menu item and then press the SET button A confirmation message appears 2 Move the cursor to YES in the confirmation mes sage and then press the SET button The setup data is loaded from the...

Page 114: ...00 Selects AVC Intra200 AVC I100 Selects AVC Intra100 AVC I50 Selects AVC Intra50 AVC G50 Selects AVC LongG50 AVC G25 Selects AVC LongG25 AVC G12 Selects AVC LongG12 DVCPRO HD Selects DVCPRO HD 100 Mbps DVCPRO50 Selects DVCPRO50 50 Mbps DVCPRO Selects DVCPRO 25 Mbps DV Selects DV 25 Mbps Note The frame rate of the recording will be displayed for of each setting value However 59 94 will be displaye...

Page 115: ...ttings and brief function description VERSION Displays the overall firmware version representative version of the unit MODEL NAME Displays the model name of the unit SERIAL NO Displays the serial number of the unit NETWORK ID Displays the network ID of the unit UID Displays the unique ID of the unit OPTION MENU Item Settings and brief function description INT LOCK MODE Sets whether to use the func...

Page 116: ...10 bit Recording playback Recording playback Recording playback 3G SDI AVC Intra50 4 2 0 10 bit Recording playback Recording playback AVC LongG50 4 2 2 10 bit Recording playback Recording playback AVC LongG25 4 2 2 10 bit Recording playback Recording playback Recording playback 3G SDI AVC LongG12 4 2 0 8 bit Recording playback Recording playback Recording playback 3G SDI DVCPRO HD 4 2 2 8 bit Reco...

Page 117: ...hat displays the full keyboard or nu meric keyboard is selected The type of keyboard must first be set in the menu KEYBOARD page 102 menu item Note Input is limited to alphanumeric characters and symbols Some keyboards may not work properly Full Keyboard Key Function BS Deletes one character Caps Toggles between upper and lower case OK Saves the entered characters and closes the software keyboard ...

Page 118: ...n moving the unit to locations such as these leave it standing for about 10 minutes rather than switching on the power im mediately Store the unit in a location where the humidity is low and the temperature is relatively constant Recommended ambient temperature 15 C to 25 C 59 F to 77 F Recommended relative humidity 40 to 60 Unit Wrap the unit in a soft cloth to protect it from dust Do not place t...

Page 119: ...apidly Warning description SYSTEM mode is internally inconsistent and a restart is required Recording playback operation Not possible Measure Turn the power off and then back on as described in the message and then check that an error is not displayed Monitor display Displays the error code power lamp Flashes 4 times per second Card Access Lamp Beep sound Repeats rapidly Warning description An err...

Page 120: ...ialization error To continue operation turn the power off and then back on System error E 50 BATTERY TOO LOW Displayed when the battery voltage is below the undercut voltage Low voltage Display of warning information Displayed message Description Deck operation CANNOT REC Displayed when data cannot be recorded on a P2 card Cause The card is write protected No more free space on the card Recording ...

Page 121: ...es REC WARNING FRAME SIGNAL Displayed when a video or audio error occurs during recording To continue operation turn the power off and then back on If the input signal becomes disrupted during recording recording will continue but disrupted video will be recorded Check the signal input to the unit Even if recording is continued video and sound will be recorded correctly when the signal returns to ...

Page 122: ...slot and recording is not possible in the current system mode is the slot number mark for indicating where the error occurred Change the system mode page 114 or record to a microP2 memory card or P2 memory card Operation continues AUTH NG CARD CPS authentication of the microP2 memory card failed is the slot number mark for indicating where the error occurred Recording and playback are not possible...

Page 123: ...T OVER MAX Clips cannot be added for registration because the number of registra tions in the upload list of the rec during upload function has reached the upper limit When additional clips need to be registered delete unnecessary clips in the upload list Operation continues INVALID TC MODE Displayed during playback when the time code has been recorded in drop frame mode The video output is distor...

Page 124: ...epaired Check the selected content CANNOT REPAIR Content that cannot be repaired is selected Check the selected content CANNOT SAVE FILE NAME IN USE A configuration file with the same file name al ready exists on the SD memory card Save the file under a different name CARD FULL The P2 card or SD memory card is full Insert media with sufficient free space INVALID VALUE The entered data is invalid E...

Page 125: ... that amount WRITE PROTECTED The P2 card or SD memory card is write protect ed Insert write enabled media CANNOT OPERATE THIS MENU WHILE REC DURING UPLOAD ENABLED The menu cannot be executed Change the REC DURING UPLOAD menu item set ting to DISABLE before executing Stor age CANNOT ACCESS CARD An error occurred during P2 card access Check the P2 card CANNOT ACCESS TARGET An error occurred while at...

Page 126: ...r the correct password Net work CANNOT CONNECT A connection cannot be established to the net work Check that the LAN settings are correct LAN cable is connected properly and network is working properly CANNOT FIND FTP SERVER The connection destination FTP server cannot be found Check whether the URL item of FTP CLIENT is cor rect LOGIN FAILED Logging in to the connection destination FTP server fai...

Page 127: ...nt firmware information and download the firmware if necessary Download the update file place the update file on an SD memory card and then insert the SD memory card in the unit For how to update the firmware visit the Panasonic website Website URL page 9 Note Only use SD memory cards that comply with the SD SDHC or SDXC standards in this unit Be sure to format the SD memory cards with this unit U...

Page 128: ... 50p 480 59 94i 576 50i Audio recording signals AVC Intra200 AVC LongG50 AVC LongG25 48 kHz 24 bit 4 channels AVC LongG12 48 kHz 16 bit 4 channels AVC Intra100 AVC Intra50 48 kHz 16 bit 4 channels 48 kHz 24 bit 4 channels DVCPRO HD 48 kHz 16 bit 4 channels DVCPRO50 48 kHz 16 bit 4 channels DVCPRO DV 48 kHz 16 bit 4 channels Recording times Note With 1080 59 94p and 1080 50p the times are half of t...

Page 129: ...ongG25 10 bit AVC LongG12 DVCPRO HD DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV 8 bit Video compression methods AVC Intra200 AVC Intra100 AVC Intra50 MPEG 4 AVC H 264 Intra Profile AVC LongG50 AVC LongG25 AVC LongG12 MPEG 4 AVC H 264 High Profile DVCPRO HD DV Based Compression SMPTE ST 370 Color sampling AVC Intra200 AVC Intra100 AVC LongG50 AVC LongG25 Y PB PR 4 2 2 Resolution AVC Intra100 AVC LongG25 AVC LongG12 1920 10...

Page 130: ...onitor L R Stereo mini jack 3 5 mm 1 8 inchs dia Headphone output Stereo mini jack 3 5 mm 1 8 inchs dia variable level HDMI output 2 channels linear PCM 16 bit Internal speaker Round 1 monaural OTHER I O Time code input BNC 1 0 5 V p p to 8 0 V p p 10 kΩ LAN RJ 45 1 100BASE TX 10BASE T USB HOST USB 3 0 Host Type A 1 USB device USB 2 0 Device Type B 1 AC adaptor Power source 110 V 240 V AC 50 Hz 60...

Page 131: ...r Power source 100 V 240 V AC 50 Hz 60 Hz 0 4 A Power output 8 4 V DC 1 2 A indicates safety information Ambient operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Ambient operating humidity 10 to 80 non condensing Weight Approx 160 g 0 35 lbs Dimensions W H D 70 mm 44 5 mm 116 mm 2 3 4 inches 1 3 4 inches 4 9 16 inches ...

Page 132: ...ot 31 CHANNEL 2 4GHz 107 CHANNEL 5GHz 107 CHARA V POSI 108 Charging the Battery 21 Charging time 21 CLIP 92 Clip Copying 48 Deleting 49 63 76 Frame by frame playback 38 One clip playback 38 Playing back 37 45 Reconnecting 49 Recording 31 Repairing 49 Repeat playback 39 Selecting 47 Variable speed playback 37 forward rewind 39 Clip metadata Adding 52 Changing 51 Viewing 50 CLIP PROPERTY 92 CLOCK 25...

Page 133: ...TOR 94 INFORMATION SEL 95 INFRA Mode 68 INITIALIZE 73 101 108 112 Initializing Network settings 73 Initializing the network settings 73 INPUT CH1 LEVEL 104 INPUT CH2 LEVEL 104 INPUT SEL 103 104 INT LOCK MODE 115 INT SG 103 IP ADDRESS 107 K KEYBOARD 102 Keyboard 117 L LAN port 18 LAN PROPERTY 106 LCD 115 LCD MONITOR 109 LCD REVERSE 109 LINE FREQ 114 List of compatible input and output formats 116 L...

Page 134: ...card 55 84 REPAIR 93 REPEAT PLAY 97 Repeat playback 39 REPOSITION 92 RESET button 15 REW button 16 RTSP PORT 106 RUN MODE 100 S SAVE 111 SAVE SD CARD 105 106 SAVE AS 111 SAVE LOG SD CARD 105 SAVE USER DATA 112 SD CARD 92 SD CARD PROPERTY 111 SD Memory Card 78 SD memory card 29 Formatting 54 SD SDHC SDXC memory card access lamp 18 SD SDHC SDXC memory card slot 18 SDHC memory card 29 SDXC memory car...

Page 135: ...le indicator 43 Update 127 UPLOAD LIST 105 USB 2 0 device port 18 USB 3 0 HOST port 18 USB 3 0 Type A 18 USB Device Mode 82 USB HOST port 57 USB Keyboard 117 USER 110 USER 1 3 4 6 buttons 16 USER ACCOUNT 105 User bits 87 USER BUTTON 110 USER CLIP NAME 52 101 USER ID 107 V Variable speed playback 37 VERIFY 96 VERSION 115 VIDEO 103 Viewing the connection log 73 VITC BLANK 100 VITC GEN 100 VITC POS 1...

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