Panasonic AJ-HPM100P manual

Operating Instructions Memor y Car d P or table Recorder/Pla yer Model No. AJ-HPM100P Model No. AJ-HPM100E VQT1B5 7-2 ENGL ISH Printed in Japan S1106S2077 -P D Before operatin g this pr oduct, pleas e read th e instr uctions careful ly and sav e this man ual for f uture use . • AVC-Int ra capabili ty is availab le when the op tional AVC -Intra Co[...]

2 indicates safety information. Read this first! For AJ-HPM100P ■ THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE GROUNDED To en sure safe op erat ion, the t hree- pin p lug mu st be inserted onl y into a sta ndard thre e-pin power outl et which i s effectivel y groun ded through norma l househ old wirin g. Extension cords us ed with t he equi pment mu st have t hree cor[...]

3 Read this first! For AJ-HPM100P IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read these instructi ons. 2) Keep these instructi ons. 3) Heed al l warnin gs. 4) Follo w all instr uctions. 5) Do not use this apparatu s near water. 6) Clean o nly with dry cloth. 7) Do not b lock any ventilat ion ope nings. In stall in accorda nce with the manu facturer’ s inst[...]

4 Read this first! For AJ-HPM100P FCC NOTICE (U.S.A.) Declaration of Conformity Model Nu mber: AJ-HPM1 00P Trade Name : PANASONI C Resp ons ible P arty : Panas oni c Cor pora tion of No rth A meric a One Pan asonic W ay, Secau cus, NJ 07094 Support co ntact: Panason ic Broad cast & Tel evision Systems C ompany 1-800 -524-1448 This devic e compl[...]

5 indicates safety information. Read this first! For AJ-HPM100E Caution for AC Mains Lead FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY. This pro duct is equi pped with 2 types of AC m ains cable . One is fo r continent al Europe , etc. and the other one is only fo r U.K. Approp riate main s cable m ust be us ed in each loca l area, sinc[...]

6 indicates safety information. Read this first! For AJ-HPM100E ■ THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE E ARTHED To ens ure safe op eration, th e three- pin plug must be inser ted o nly i nto a stan dar d thr ee- pin po wer p oin t whi ch is effe ctiv ely ea rthe d thr ough nor mal hou seh old w irin g. Extens ion cords used wi th the equi pment must hav e thre[...]

7 Contents Includ ed Accessor ies ... ................... ............. .................... ............. ............. 11 Option al Access ories ................ ................. ........... ................. ........... ............12 Openi ng and Clos ing the To p Panel ................... ............. ................... ....... 13 Introdu c[...]

8 Prepar ing a Metadat a Upload File ............. ................ ............ ................ .......52 Setup to Attach Meta data .................... ........... ................. ........... ................. . 52 Loading Set Me tadata Valu es .............. ................. ........... ........... ................. . 54 Recording Clips Cont[...]

9 Indicati ng Event P roperty ... ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... .......91 Event Re view ........... ........... ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... .......92 Playing Back Play L ists ....... ............ .................... ............. ................... ....... 93 Se[...]

10 For Lon g and Trou ble-F ree Operatio n Cond ensation ......... ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. ..... 137 Mainten ance .......... ................... ............. ................... ............. .................. 137 Error Mes sages ............ ............. ................... .............[...]

Included Accessori es 11 Included Accessories Power cord ...................... ................. ........... .. 1 (AJ-HPM100P) 2 (AJ-HPM1 00E) CD-ROM .... ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... .......... 1 ■ Panasonic makes no guara ntees for your recordings Please un derstand that Panason ic makes no gua rantee[...]

12 Included Acce ssori es • AVC-Intra Codec board AJ-YBX200G ◆ NOTE: • Do not use optional boards other than the above product. Optional Accessories[...]

Opening a nd Clos ing the Top Panel 13 Opening and Closi ng the Top Panel ◆ NOTE • Tak e car e to av oid pinch ing your f inge rs whe n op ening and closing the top panel. • Check that th e card lock is s et to on before clo sing the top panel. Be s ure to set th e card lock to o n before clo sing the top panel . Never u se force t o close i [...]

14 Introdu ction: Feature s Introduction Features The AJ-HP M100 is a portab le memory card recorder/p layer eq uipped with s ix P2 card (*) slo ts and a 9-in ch colo r LCD monitor. Capability to record and p lay back audio and video in the compre ssed DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO50, DV CPRO/DV and AVC-I ntra (option ) formats on s ix P2 cards (*) al lows yo [...]

Introduction : Features 15 Introdu ction ■ Connecting a P2 Card Camera A P2 card re corded in a P2 camera rec order plugs directly into a PC ca rd sl ot for imm ediat e ac cess. The P2 car d is a semico nductor memory c ard that Panasoni c deve loped f or professi onal AV use. <About P2 cards> ● This un it cannot u se AJ- P2C002SG (2 GB) [...]

16 Introdu ction: Feature s ■ AVC-Intra Codec Option Supported The addit ion of an optiona l AVC-Intra Codec bo ard AJ- YBX200G wi ll ena ble use o f the AVC-In tra Codec.[...]

Introductio n: Contro l Reference Guide 17 Introdu ction Control Referenc e Guide 1. POWER swi tch Turns the power on and off. 2. METE R (FULL/FIN E) select or button Switches the sca le of the a udio leve l meter. 3. AUDIO MONITOR SELECT button Swit ches the aud io sign als to be ou tput to the M ONITO R L/ R conn ectors and the he adpho nes jac k[...]

18 Introdu ction: Control Re ference G uide 4. METER SELECT switch Switches to CH1 -4 or CH5- 8 in t he aud io meter and th e monit or. 5. INPUT SEL ECT buttons Switch betwee n video a nd audio i nput signa ls. You can also switch the inp ut sig nals to in ternal signals selected in set up menu N o. 601 (VI DEO IN T SG). 6. AUDIO REC VOL S EL switc[...]

Introductio n: Contro l Reference Guide 19 Introdu ction mode t o check E E mode video and audio on the monit or (EE mode is not av ailabl e during IEE E1394 input). Pres s the STOP butto n to return t o the or iginal video and audio . 16. REW /PREV but ton Press to re wind. Se lect the s peed in se tup me nu No. 102 (FF. REW MAX). In the PB mode, [...]

20 Introdu ction: Control Re ference G uide 1. PLAY LIST b utton Press to c reate pl ay lists or to play a created play l ist. The PLAY LI ST butto n lights a nd the pla y list sc reen appears on LCD p anel or on a monitor output i mage. Press agai n to exit th e play lis t screen. T he PLAY L IST button goes off. A play lis t menu s etting mak es [...]

Introductio n: Contro l Reference Guide 21 Introdu ction 5. MENU/DIAG b utton MENU button Press thi s button to open the M ENU. Pres s again to return to the previous screen. DIAG (SHIFT+MENU) button Press to s how inf ormation a bout this unit. P ress agai n to return to the pre vious sc reen. Howev er, this func tion is not av ailabl e while thum[...]

22 Introdu ction: Control Re ference G uide 12. GO TO/MOVE butt on Use this button to move the IN, OUT, or SPLIT poin t of events regi stered in a play li st. It can also be use d for CUE UP when the THUMBNAIL a nd PLAY LIST buttons are off. Hold down the IN/OUT butto n and pres s the GO TO button to move and cue up to the IN and OUT points. Hol d [...]

Introductio n: Contro l Reference Guide 23 Introdu ction 1. 9-inch Color LCD Mo nitor Thumbnai l scre ens facil itate vide o searche s and checks. 2. Card Lock This leve r locks th e cards in plac e when the top panel is close d. Set the l ever to O N before closing the t op panel. 3. P2 Car d Access LEDs These LED s indic ate P2 card status . ➝ [...]

24 Introdu ction: Control Re ference G uide 1. Lev el me ter Indicates the lev el of au dio signa ls for CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4. The input signal level o f audio signa ls is in dicated during reco rding an d when E E is selecte d. During playback the meter indica tes output signal l evels. Use the ME TER sel ector button to swi tch the audio level d[...]

Introductio n: Contro l Reference Guide 25 Introdu ction 1. SERIAL DIGITAL COMP ONENT AUDIO and V IDEO IN/OUT conne ctors These co nnecto rs enab le input a nd outpu t of seria l digital co mpone nt audio a nd vide o signal s. ◆ NOTE: • The input digital au dio signals must be s ynchronized with the video input sig nals. Otherwise, the aud io s[...]

26 Introdu ction: Control Re ference G uide 7. DC IN sock et Connect a 12 V DC power supply he re. Use an externa l 12 V DC, 4.3 A (15 A peak or more) DC power supply. When the v oltage go es bel ow approx. 1 0.6 V, th e power supp ly of this unit sh uts down (when menu No. 180 BATTERY S EL is not “TYPE-A” or “ TYPE-B”). The unit does not a[...]

Introductio n: Contro l Reference Guide 27 Introdu ction 14. ANA LOG COMPOSITE VIDEO IN connec tor Inputs ana log co mposite v ideo sig nals. 15. ANALOG C OMPONEN T VID EO OU T conn ector s Inputs ana log co mposite v ideo sig nals during outpu t of HD sig nals. When SD is selec ted as the output signal, th ree compo site s ignals a re output. Setu[...]

28 Introdu ction: Control Re ference G uide 1. SD/SDHC M emory Card Slot Insert an SD/SDHC memory card. Insert the card with the label side f acing up a nd the end with the corner cut off faci ng in. Push in th e card unti l it loc ks int o pl ace. To re move the card , firs t ma ke sure that the lamp is not on, then push it in the d irection of in[...]

Int rodu ction: Moving Betwe en Sc reens and Me nu Oper atio ns 29 Introdu ction Moving Between Screens and Menu O perations This unit pro vide the three op erating modes descri bed below. Use the TH UMBNAIL and PLAY LIST buttons t o select t hese modes. L amps ind icate wh ich mode is cu rrently eng aged. Operatin g Modes Recording and play back m[...]

30 Introdu ction: Movin g Between Screens a nd Me nu Operati ons Press the MENU but ton in each mode to open th e menu. Perform m enu ope rations a s describe d below. 1 Press the MENU butto n to open the menu. 2 Use the curs or buttons to place the curs or on menu items. ◆ NOTE: • Press the ▲ an d ▼ buttons to move the cursor up and down. [...]

Introdu ction: Usin g the On-s creen Key board 31 Introdu ction Using the On-screen Keyboard The full keybo ard appears when ne cessary. Move the c ursor to the cha racter yo u want to enter an d press the SET bu tton. Use the cu rsor but tons to move the cu rsor. The key board keys have th e funct ions lis ted below . ◆ NOTE: • RESET deletes a[...]

32 Introdu ction: Recordin g, Playbac k and P2 C ard Handli ng Recording, Playback and P2 Card Han dling ◆ NOTE: • When you us e this unit for the first time, be sure to set the internal clock in setup menu No. 069 (CLOCK SET). 1 Turn on the PO WER swit ch of th is unit. 2 Insert a P2 card i n a P2 card slot, and p ush it in unti l the EJE CT b[...]

Introduct ion: Rec ording, Pla yback an d P2 Card Ha ndling 33 Introdu ction ◆ NOTE: • Do not remove P2 cards during access or d uring recognition directly after inser tion (when the P2 card access LED flashes orange). 1 Press th e STOP button . When the P2 card access L ED of a c ard to be rem oved flashes ora nge, pre ss the STOP button to st[...]

34 Introdu ction: Recordin g, Playbac k and P2 C ard Handli ng ◆ NOTE: • Detailed check of P2 card status is possible. Refer to “Checking Card Status” on page 58. A continu ous re cording th at is longer th an the durations given below wh en an 8 GB P2 card is used in this u nit will result in the autom atic divi sion of the reco rding in t[...]

Introducti on: Jog an d Shuttle O perations Using the Sear ch Dial 35 Introdu ction Jog and Shuttle Operations Using the Search Dial The searc h dial is used to search and che ck video . Each pr ess of th e dial alt ernates it betwe en SHTL mode and JOG mod e. When the power is turned on, the search di al will not o perate unless i t is first retur[...]

36 Clip M anagemen t: Thumbna il and Clip Ma nagement Clip Management Thumbnail and Clip Management This uni t provides a thumbn ail scree n for mana ging clips . A clip is a s ingle d ata item tha t contains v ideo, a udio, meta data and other additio nal inform ation. N ormally, a clip is one shot generated from the s tart of record ing un til re[...]

Clip Mana gement: T humbn ail and C lip Mana gement 37 Clip Ma nagement 1. Disp lay s tatus Display s tatus ind icates the type of th umbna ils displaye d on th e screen. ➝ For detail s on h ow to change display , refer to “Switching th e Type of Informa tion That is Displaye d” (page 3 9). 2. Record mo de Indicates the record m ode of the cl[...]

38 Clip M anagemen t: Thumbna il and Clip Ma nagement 16. P2 card sl ot number and ha rd disk dr ive st atus P2 card an d USB hard disk driv e sta tus is i ndicated a s described bel ow. 17. Status mess age Shows m essages in dicati ng proce ssing s tatus. For example , screen upd ating show s an [UPD ATING] te xt message and a rotating icon. - (wh[...]

Clip Mana gement: T humbn ail and C lip Mana gement 39 Clip Ma nagement The thum bnail screen can be custo mized to suit o perating condition s and improve e fficiency . 1 Open th e thumbn ail scre en. 2 Press th e MENU butto n. 3 Use the c ursor butt ons to se lect the c lip type tha t should a ppear un der [THUMBNA IL]. 4 Pres s the S ET but ton.[...]

40 Clip M anagemen t: Thumbna il and Clip Ma nagement The thum bnail display c an be cus tomized to sui t different operating needs. The follo wing des cribes pro cedures fo r changing thumbn ail displ ay indic ators a nd data se ttings. 1 Open th e thumbn ail scre en. 2 Press th e MENU butto n. 3 Use the cursor bu ttons to s elect th e item that s[...]

Clip Mana gement: T humbn ail and C lip Mana gement 41 Clip Ma nagement 4 Press th e SET b utton. ◆ NOTE: • S electing [THUMBNAIL INIT] opens a confirmation screen. Select [YES ]. 5 Press th e MENU butto n to end process ing. 1 Attach a text memo to video yo u want to edi t. ➝ For det ails, refe r to “Attac hing Te xt Memo s” (page 44). 2[...]

42 Clip Mana gement: Se lecting Cli ps Selecting Clips Select cl ips for proc essi ng in the t humbnail screen as described below. 1 Use the c ursor bu ttons to plac e the yell ow frame (curso r) on the desi red clip. ◆ NOTE: • Hold down the SHIFT button and press the REW/FF button or t he 4 / 5 button s to move the cursor to the fir st or last[...]

Clip Mana gement: Pl aying Back Clips 43 Clip Ma nagement Playing Back Clips 1 Open th e thumbn ail scre en. 2 Use the c ursor button s to select the clip you want to play ba ck. ◆ NOTE: • T he search dial can also move the cursor. • Hold down the SHIFT button and press the REW/FF button or the 4 / 5 button s to move the cursor to the fir st [...]

44 Clip Mana gement: Att aching Text Memos and Shot M arks Attaching Text Memos and Shot Marks A text me mo can be attache d in a cli p to mark a specifi c locat ion. The u ser can attach sh ot ma rks to dis tingui sh clips from each other. This fun ction i s not av ailable o n cards w here the writ e protec t switch has been set to PROTECT. Use th[...]

Clip M anagemen t: Attachin g Text Memos a nd Shot Marks 45 Clip Ma nagement 4 When the cursor i s in the lower hal f of the LCD monitor , use the right and left ( b a ) c ursor butt ons to go to th e thumb nail text memo you want to pla y bac k and pr ess t he PLAY but ton. The clip is playe d back from the text memo tim e code location se lected [...]

46 Clip Management: Copying Clips Copying Clips Clips can be cop ied to a P2 card in any slot . ◆ NOTE: • Take care not to turn of f the power or remove a card dur ing copying. Otherwise the copied clip may become bad. If the copied clip is bad, delete it and make a new cop y. • Reconnect incomplete clips bef ore copying them. 1 Open th e thu[...]

Clip Ma nagement : Del eting Cl ips 47 Clip Ma nagement Deleting Clips Use the fo llowing procedur e to delete a defecti ve clip from a P2 card. 1 Open th e thumbn ail scre en. 2 Selec t the clip to delete. 3 Press th e MENU butto n. 4 Use the c ursor bu ttons to choos e [OPE RATION] – [DELE TE]. 5 Selec t [YES] an d press the SET bu tton. This d[...]

48 Clip Mana gemen t: Repairing and Rec onnect ing Clip s Repairing and Re connecting Clips This se ction d escribes how to re store b ad clips t hat hav e been dama ged due sudde n power out ages during re cording or for ot her reason s. Such c lips a re marked by the bad clip indicator (yello w ). Use the fol lowing proce dure to repa ir bad clip[...]

Clip Man agement: Vie wing and Repa iring Clip I nforma tion 49 Clip Ma nagement Viewing and Repairing Clip Information Detaile d clip inf ormati on can be displaye d on the screen. 1 Open th e thumbn ail scre en. 2 Place the cursor on the des ired cli p 3 Press th e MENU butto n. Or with th e menu closed, hol d down t he SHIFT button an d press th[...]

50 Clip Mana gement: Vi ewing and Re pairing Cli p Informati on 6 Press the MENU butto n or the EXIT b utton to end process ing. Use the s teps b elow to revi se clip m etadata. 1 Display c lip metad ata. 2 Use the c ursor butt ons to se lect the m etadata you want to revise an d press the SET button. Data t hat ca n be r evised i s in dicated as ?[...]

Clip Man agement: Vie wing and Repa iring Clip I nforma tion 51 Clip Ma nagement 4 Select [O K] after re vising (or p ress the E NTRY butt on) . • This s aves the revised metadata t o the c lip and the meta data displ ay rea ppear s. • Select [EXIT] to cancel the entry and return to th e previous dis play. ◆ NOTE: • L atitude and longitude [...]

52 Clip Mana gement: Att aching Metadata to Clips Attaching Me tadata to Cl ips A metadata upl oad file co ntaining the name of the perso n who shot the vide o, the reporter , the shootin g location or a tex t memo and other informa tion can b e saved to an SD mem ory card. This d ata file ca n be read a nd reco rded as cli p metadat a. Use P2 vi e[...]

Clip Mana gement: Att aching Metadata to Clips 53 Clip Ma nagement 4 Selec t [TYPE 1] o r [TYP E 2] and pr ess the SET butt on. * The meta data uploa d file has been r ead, but [META DATA] – [RECORD] is set to [OFF] 5 Press th e MENU butto n to end process ing. The coun t value i s indica ted as a fo ur-digit number. Wh en recording metho d “TY[...]

54 Clip Mana gement: Att aching Metadata to Clips ■ Incrementing the COUNT value of the USER CLIP NAME for clips exceeding 4 GB In the fol lowing c ase, one shot i s recorded as mu ltiple cli ps and the C OUNT v alue is a utomatic ally i ncremente d and recorded fo r each sho t. • Whe n an 8 GB or larg er P2 ca rd is us ed in this un it an d ea[...]

Clip Mana gement: Att aching Metadata to Clips 55 Clip Ma nagement 3 Use the c ursor butt ons to mov e the point er and pr ess the SET b utton. Use this f unction to check lo aded m etadata se ttings. 4 While viewing m etadata se ttings, us e the cur sor buttons to move the cursor to the setting y ou want to change and pr ess the SET button. The on[...]

56 Clip Mana gement: Att aching Metadata to Clips 4 Select [O N] and press th e SET button . This se tting rec ords the l oaded meta data s imultane ous with video record ing. The USER CLIP NA ME is attached to metadata as spe cified by the recordi ng method . 5 Press th e MENU butto n to end setup. 6 Record video on this uni t. ◆ NOTE: • When [...]

Clip Manageme nt: Format ting P2 Cards 57 Clip Ma nagement Formatting P2 Cards 1 Open th e thumbn ail scre en. 2 Press th e MENU butto n. 3 Use the c ursor bu ttons to choos e [OPE RATION] – [FORM AT] – [SLOTn] ( the number of the P2 car d slot contain ing the c ard to for mat) and press the S ET butt on. 4 Selec t [YES] an d press the SET bu t[...]

58 Clip Mana gement: C hecking Card Stat us Checking Card Status Use the fo llowing procedur e to displ ay P2 card slot stat us and P2 card us age and ot her card informati on on the s creen for checkin g. Sele ct wh ethe r rema ining capa cit y or us ed cap acit y sho uld appear in the P2 card inf ormation. 1 Open th e thumbn ail scre en. 2 Press [...]

Clip Management: Checking Card Status 59 Clip Ma nagement After comp leting the settin gs descri bed on the previo us page, you can use th e procedure described below to check the stat us of P2 ca rds in P2 ca rd sl ots. 1 Open th e thumbn ail scre en. 2 Press th e MENU butto n. 3 Use the c ursor bu ttons to choos e [PROPERT Y] – [CARD ST ATUS] a[...]

60 Clip Mana gement: C hecking Card Stat us 6) Card warni ng mess ages This warni ng appears when the fol lowing P2 card s are inserted. • [RUN DOWN CARD] The car d has been overw ritten the m aximum number of times. • [DIR ENTRY NG CARD] Directory s tructure doe s not con form to sta ndard speci fications . Use Detaile d P2 Card Statu s for mo[...]

Using Play List : Play Lis t Function 61 Usin g Pla y List Using Play List Play List Function The play li st funct ion allows y ou to create lists (play lists) that regist er clip se ctions rec orded o n P2 cards to cont inuously play them back in list order. List editing is fast a nd efficie nt since no actua l data is involved . In normal playbac[...]

62 Using Play List: Play List Functio n 1. Disp lay s tatus The follo wing typ e of ev ent screen s are displaye d. 2. Play li st The play list sho ws a lis t of even ts. Up to 100 ev ents (up to 100 a udio e vents can al so be added). The current cursor pos ition is shown b y a yello w frame. The sele cted ev ent is sh own by blue ch aracters. The[...]

Using Play List : Play Lis t Function 63 Usin g Pla y List 7. Filename Shows th e number of the P2 ca rd slot w here the current play lis t is store d and it s filenam e. 8. Start T C Disp lays t he s tart ti me c ode va lue fo r chan ging the time code during pla yback. 9. REMA IN( EXTRA ) Indicates the remai ning time availabl e for v oice-over r[...]

64 Using Play List: Play List Functio n You can s et wheth er pressin g the S TOP button durin g play lis t playbac k should return you to the pla y list af ter playback or not . Use the fo llowing procedu re to mak e the desired sett ing. 1 Open th e play li st scree n. 2 Press th e MENU butto n. 3 Use the c ursor bu ttons to choos e [SETT ING] ?[...]

Using Play List : Play Lis t Function 65 Usin g Pla y List 1. PLAY LIST b utton Press to s witch to play lis t mode. T his button lights in the play l ist mode. In the sto p mode or when t humbnail s are disp layed , press thi s button to open th e play li st screen . To exit th e play list mo de, pres s this bu tton (whi ch is lit), the li ght goe[...]

66 Using Play List: Play List Functio n 6.IN + 9.OU T buttons Pressing the IN and OUT buttons simu ltaneou sly will show th e duration between the IN an d OUT point s. If an OUT p oint h as not been regis tered, it will sho w the duration up to the current loc ation. (In the play back screen) 10.SHIFT + 6.IN + 9. OUT but tons Holding down the SHIF [...]

Using Play List : Play Lis t Function 67 Usin g Pla y List 16. REVIEW button To review a ll ev ents at the cursor position , hold dow n the SHIFT bu tton and pre ss the PL AY button. P layback starts 3 s before the IN point and stops 1 s after t he OUT poin t. Any unfina lized events a re als o previewed in the overwrit e edit mod e regardles s of [...]

68 Using Play List: Crea ting Play Lists Creating Play Lists The workfl ow for cre ating a pla y list i s given b elow. A pl ay list c an be up to 24 hours long. This se ction d escribes how to de lete a pla y list s tored in the play lis t area of this un it and how to prepare a new pl ay list. 1 Select an edit form at in the s etup menu. • Sele[...]

Using Pla y List: Crea ting Play Lists 69 Usin g Pla y List Follow the st eps b elow to replace audi o channe ls after event registrati on. 1 Selec t one or mu ltiple e vents whose channe ls you want to r eplace in th e play li st scree n. 2 Press th e MENU butto n, use the cursor butto ns to choose [SETTING] – [A UDIO CH] and press the SET butt [...]

70 Using Play List: Crea ting Play Lists 6 Press th e SET b utton. This regi sters an event wher e the star t of the clip is the IN point and its end is the OUT p oint. ◆ NOTE: • W hen the selected clip has a different format from that of t he current pl ay list, an error occurs and the clip cannot be registered. • In the play list screen, yo[...]

Using Pla y List: Crea ting Play Lists 71 Usin g Pla y List This se ction describes ho w to im port pla y lists stored on a P2 card and h ow to add an event at the c ursor loca tion. 1 Open th e play li st scree n. 2 Use the c ursor butto ns to choose the loc ation where you want to insert th e event. 3 Press th e MENU butto n. 4 Use the c ursor bu[...]

72 Using Play List: Saving P lay Lists Saving Play Lists Use the s teps below t o name pl ay lists . 1 Open th e play li st scree n. 2 Press th e MENU butto n. 3 Use the c ursor bu ttons to choos e [OPE RATION] – [CHANGE PLAYLIS T NAME] and press the SET butt on. 4 Use the o n-screen keyb oard to e nter a nam e and pres s OK. 5 Close the me nu an[...]

Using P lay List : Saving Pl ay Lists 73 Usin g Pla y List ◆ NOTE: • T he filename is automatically generat ed and cannot be changed. Changing the filename on a P C will make it impossible to loa d. • U pdated play list fi les cannot be loaded by older versions or devices. Store old versions of the play list in the unit before using them. The[...]

74 Using Play List: Ed iting Pl ay Lists Editing Play Lists Play lis ts can be edited in a num ber of differe nt ways . Open the play lis t screen t o view the play lis t in the pla y list area of memo ry in thi s uni t. The pr ocedure b elow de scribe s how to load a play list s tored on a P2 card or SD mem ory card to rep lace the pl ay list in t[...]

Using Play List : Editin g Play Lis ts 75 Usin g Pla y List You can c hange t he IN an d OUT point s for a pla y list ev ent during video pla yback. 1 Open th e play li st scree n. 2 Selec t the event you want to chang e. 3 Press t he EVENT b utton. This acti vates th e even t edit mod e. 4 Register a new IN po int. Use the op eration buttons o r s[...]

76 Using Play List: Ed iting Pl ay Lists ◆ NOTE: • Pres sing the following butto ns will also finalize a change. - Pressing the curs or buttons. - Pressing the SE T button. • Perf orming any of the following operations will discard the changes and make you return to the play list screen. - Pressing the EXIT button. - Holding down the SHIFT bu[...]

Using Play List : Editin g Play Lis ts 77 Usin g Pla y List You can u se the fol lowing p rocedur e to delete event s in the play list. 1 Open th e play li st scree n. 2 Selec t the event to delete and press the SET button. The event is se lected and appea rs in blue. Thi s procedu re can be repe ated as necess ary to se lect m ultiple ev ents. ◆[...]

78 Using Play List: Ed iting Pl ay Lists While edi ting a l oaded p lay list file or t he play li st file has been saved usi ng [FILE] – [SAVE AS], the file ca n subseque ntly be saved us ing th e followin g proced ure. Use [SAVE AS] f or the fi rst save operati on. 1 Open th e play li st scree n. 2 Press th e MENU butto n. 3 Use the c ursor bu t[...]

Using Play Lis t: Overwrit e Editi ng of Play Lists 79 Usin g Pla y List Overwrite Editing of Play Lists When an even t is registere d, an event can be overwrit ten on video and audio, or on EXTRA track . Overwri te editing is perf ormed by speci fying the IN and O UT poin ts of t he event that will be overw ritten (rec order si de) and the event t[...]

80 Usin g Pla y Lis t: Overw rit e Edit ing o f Play Lists Select tra cks to overwrit e. When V is selec ted, aud io on the channel other th an that se lected by video and EXT RA is overwri tten. When V and EXTRA T RACK are se lected , all audio and video tracks a re overwri tten. 1 Press th e MENU button and u se the cu rsor button s to choose [SE[...]

Using Play Lis t: Overwrit e Editi ng of Play Lists 81 Usin g Pla y List 5 Press S TOP to retur n to the pl ay list screen. The regis tered IN a nd OUT poi nts appear as R IN ▼ (green) and R OUT ▼ (pink ) at the top of the timeline. 1 Find a udio and vid eo to impo rt. Press th e INSERT button to find au dio an d video to impo rt. Find audio an[...]

82 Usin g Pla y Lis t: Overw rit e Edit ing o f Play Lists 1 Press th e PLAY b utton in the play list screen to disp lay video . 2 Press th e IN (OUT) + GOTO b uttons or operation buttons and pres s the IN (OUT) + E NTRY butto ns where th e revision wi ll be mad e to rer egister. You can perform fine adjus tment (trimm ing) by hold do wn the IN (OU[...]

Using Play Lis t: Overwrit e Editi ng of Play Lists 83 Usin g Pla y List The IN and OU T poi nts of a fi nal ized event can be reg ist ered again to a llow ed iting at th e same l ocation. (Re call func tion) 1 Move the cursor to th e event y ou want to r ecall. 2 Press th e REC button . 3 Registe r the time code at th e R IN/R OUT an d P IN poin t[...]

84 Using Play List: Aud io Split Editing Audio Split Editing Use audio s plit to shi ft the au dio IN poin t relative t o the vi deo IN point (au dio IN point s plit). Note tha t audio c hannels c annot be selected in thi s procedure . This fun ction is perform ed on all channe ls togethe r. Play lis t exampl e 1 Play list exa mple 2 6/A- 6 6 6 6 4[...]

Using Play List : Audio Split Editin g 85 Usin g Pla y List Use the fo llowing procedur e to newly register an even t containi ng an audi o split. ◆ NOTE: • Refer to the “Adding and Registering Audio Split Point (Changing Registered Point)” section to add an audio split to a registered event. • First s et the insert mode to I NSERT. 1 Ope[...]

86 Using Play List: Aud io Split Editing You can a dd an a udio spli t to an eve nt regi stered in t he play list and change the audio split point. 1 Open the play li st scr een. 2 Use the cu rsor button s to select the event wher e you want to add (or ch ange) an audio split point. 3 Press the EVENT button. This ac tivates th e eve nt edit mo de. [...]

Using Play List : Audio Split Editin g 87 Usin g Pla y List 4 Press th e ENTR Y button to finaliz e the chan ge. ◆ NOTE: • T rimming cannot b e performed bey ond the start point of an original clip. • T he IN, OUT and SPLIT buttons allow you t o use the TRIM+/– button for trimm ing in the event reg ister screen when t he time code is disp l[...]

88 Using Play List: Si mplified Voi ce-Over Simplified Voice-Over This func tion allow s you to ma ke voice-o vers and giv e priorit y to the voic e-over during playback. Recordin g is performed on one or two ch annels. The ch annel inpu t during rec ording can be mi xed with the playb ack soun d. ◆ NOTE: • The voice-over dat a is written to th[...]

Using Play List : Simplifi ed Voice-O ver 89 Usin g Pla y List 1 Open th e play li st scree n. 2 Use the c ursor button s to selec t the event where you want to pe rform a voi ce-over. 3 Find th e locatio n for the voice- over. Use the op eration buttons o r the s earch dial to find a location for a v oice-ove r and pre ss STILL . 4 Press the A.DUB[...]

90 Using Play List: Si mplified Voi ce-Over The voice-over appears in the play list screen as show n below. 1) Play List • The vo ice-over is add ed to the l ine af ter an eve nt with an audio star t point. • The “ No.” colu mn show s “EX*,” not an ev ent numb er. • The “SLOT ” column sh ows P2 card slot numbers stori ng audio dat[...]

Using Pl ay List: Viewi ng Event I nformation 91 Usin g Pla y List Viewing Event Information You can u se thi s functio n to vi ew and c onfirm mi scellane ous event in formation. 1 Open th e play li st scree n. 2 Use the c ursor bu ttons to s elect the event t hat you want info rmation abou t. 3 Press th e MENU butto n. 4 Use the c ursor bu ttons [...]

92 Using Play List: Vi ewing Even t Informati on You can use thi s function to ch eck the conten t of an event by playing if from its IN poin t to its O UT point . 1 Open th e play li st scree n. 2 Use the curs or buttons to selec t the clip you want to review. 3 Hold down th e SHIFT button and pr ess the P LAY butt on. This pla ys back the clip fr[...]

Using Play List : Playi ng Back Pl ay Lists 93 Usin g Pla y List Playing Back Play Lists During p lay list playback , you can selec t whethe r the time code shou ld be repla ced and output as a con tinuou s value or the time code o f each cli p should b e outpu t. You can set the time cod e start val ue when it is repl aced a t output. 1 Open th e [...]

94 Using Play List: Pl aying Back Play Lists Use the fo llowing procedu re to play back t he play li st. 1 Open th e play li st scree n. 2 Use the c ursor bu ttons to s elect the event you want to st art playbac k. 3 Set the p layback time co de as n ecessary . ➝ For detai ls, refer to “Setting the Playback Time Cod e (TC)” (page 93). 4 Press[...]

Using Pla y List: Cre ating New Clip s From th e Play Lis t (Edit Copy ) 95 Usin g Pla y List Creating New Clips From the Play L ist (Edit Copy) You c an us e the p lay list t o crea te a ne w cli p. This fun ction is called edit copy . ◆ NOTE: • The playback time code setting allows you to start the time code from a set value after ed it copy.[...]

96 Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using USB Connectors Using USB Conne ctors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards Using USB Connectors You can u se the U SB 2.0 conn ector o n this uni t to conne ct a hard di sk or a PC to sav e and man age clips efficientl y. Connect a USB 2.0 hard d isk to save P2 car d data, vie w saved d ata and im port dat[...]

Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Connecting a PC to This Unit 97 Using US B Connect ors and SD/SDHC M emor y Cards Connecting a PC to This Unit 1 Press th e PC button when this unit is idl e. 2 Select [U SB DEVICE ] in the c onfirma tion scree n and press t he SET butto n. “USB DEVI CE” fl ashes o n the LCD monitor to indicate tha[...]

98 Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Me mory Cards: Using This Unit With a Hard Disk Using This Unit With a Hard Disk This uni t supports the follo wing hard disks type s. • Panason ic porta ble hard di sk unit P 2 store (AJ- PCS060G ) • A hard dis k that sup ports the U SB 2.0 in terface Availabl e function s depend o n the type of hard disk us[...]

Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using This Unit With a Hard Disk 99 Using US B Connect ors and SD/SDHC M emor y Cards 1 Press th e PC button when this unit is idl e. ◆ NOTE: • In the play list m ode, the PC button is not available during remote operation. 2 Select [US B HOST] i n the confi rmation scr een and pres s the S ET b ut[...]

100 Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using This Unit With a Hard Disk 7 When the confirm ation mes sage app ears aga in, select [Y ES] and pr ess the SE T button . This star ts hard disk formatting . A TYPE S hard disk allows y ou to expo rt data to a hard dis k (by wri ting data from a P 2 card to a hard disk) i n P2 card units . Fir[...]

Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using This Unit With a Hard Disk 101 Using US B Connect ors and SD/SDHC M emor y Cards Use this function to view hard disk informa tion. 1 Swit ch to the US B host m ode. 2 Connect a USB h ard disk. 3 Open th e thumbn ail scre en. 4 Press th e MENU butto n. 5 Use the curs or buttons to choose [HDD] –[...]

102 Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using This Unit With a Hard Disk You can d isplay thumbna ils and m anage clips sto red on the hard disk in the s ame way as clips o n P2 ca rds. 1 Open th e explorer screen. 2 Use the c ursor bu ttons to s elect the partition where you want to view th umbnails and pres s the SE T butt on. A thumbn[...]

Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using This Unit With a Hard Disk 103 Using US B Connect ors and SD/SDHC M emor y Cards You can i mport (load ing dat a from a hard di sk to a P 2 card) data in pa rtition units (ca rd units) at high-spee d to a P 2 card that h as the sa me cap acity as the source card. 1 Inse rt the P2 card to w hich t[...]

104 Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using SD/SDHC Memory Cards Using SD/SDHC Memory Cards This unit supports SD/SDHC memory cards. ◆ NOTE: • Current SETUP menu settings can be saved to and loaded f rom an SD memory card . For details, refer to page 128. Use the fo llowing procedure to display SD memory ca rd stat us on scre en fo[...]

Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using SD/SDHC Memory Cards 105 Using US B Connect ors and SD/SDHC M emor y Cards ◆ NOTE: • Repeat the procedures in steps 2 to 4 to format P2 card s in other P2 card slots. 6 Press th e MENU butto n to end process ing.[...]

106 Setup: Unit Setup Setup Unit Setup The settin gs for this u nit consis t of SYSTEM, BAS IC, OPERATION, I NTERFACE , TIME CODE, VID EO, AUDIO, DIF a nd MENU. Th e SYSTEM s etting val ues are s tored in the SYSTEM file. The other set ting va lues are stored i n the use r setti ng file. Up to five u ser files (USER1 to USER5) can be sa ved. Thes e[...]

Setup: Changi ng Settings 107 Setup Changing Settings The menu s on t he LCD m onitor or a monitor (w hen the S UPER switc h on the right sid e of the LC D monitor is set to “ON”) connecte d to the ANALOG COMPO SITE MO NITOR OUT co nnecto r make it possible to change settings . 1 Press th e MENU butto n. The setup me nu scree n appears on the L[...]

108 Setup: Changing Se ttings Assign a setting item to the PF butto n and p erform t he following operati on to ch ange sett ing value s. ➝ For detai ls on how to ass ign items to the PF button, refer to “Setup menu No. A04 to A0 6 (PF1 ASSIGN to PF3 ASSIGN)” (pag e 127) . 1 Press th e PF (EX IT) butto n. Registered items ap pear on the LCD m[...]

Setup: Ite m S ettings 109 Setup Item Settings The syst em menu spe cifies analog com ponent (HD) output, ana log compos ite outp ut, phase adj ustment of audio out put, system frequency , phase of SD REF in put of HD output, a nd syste m file lo ck. * An un derlined setting indicates an in itial value. SYSTEM Item Set ting Settings and br ief func[...]

110 Setup: Item Settin gs 26 HD SYS H ADV 0000 0001 0H 90H Specifies whether or not HD output should advance 90H phase relative to SD REF input durin g SD RE F in put. 0: Out puts HD at the same phase as SD REF. 1: HD output is output at a phase that is 90H advanced relative to SD REF. NOT E: • The audio output and TC out put are output in the sa[...]

Setup: Ite m S ettings 111 Setup This me nu set s buttons availabl e on the k ey panel in REMOT E mode, s witches display of the CT L counter d ispla y betwee n 12 and 24-ho ur cloc k display , sets s uperimpos ed displa y, cha racter disp lays in superim posed di splay, SE TUP-MENU and other display s, sets record ing form ats, set s the f ormats [...]

112 Setup: Item Settin gs 008 CHAR A V-POS When set to 59.94 Hz Specifies the vertical character position output via the VIDEO MON connector or displayed in the superimposed display of the LCD panel. 0000 | 0020 | 0022 0 | 20 | 22 When set to 50 Hz 0000 | 0022 | 0028 0 | 22 | 28 009 CHARA TYP E 0000 0001 WHIT E W/OUT Specifies the display type outp[...]

Setup: Ite m S ettings 113 Setup 032 REC REF 0000 0001 NORMAL SLTC Specifies the reference to synchronize the frames for record ing. 0: The inpu t video signal is automatically id entified and serves as reference. 1: The time code which is input to the SD I IN connector is identified and serves as reference. NOT E: When the SLTC is s elected, the f[...]

114 Setup: Item Settin gs ◆ NOTE: • The c lock is accurate to within about ±30 seco nds a month with the power of f. • When t he precise time is required, check and reset the time while the power is on. This me nu all ows you t o set method for engagi ng sea rch dial o peratio ns, maxi mum shuttle s peed o peratio n, maximum spee d of FF and[...]

Setup: Ite m S ettings 115 Setup 103 SEEK SEL 0000 0001 CLIP CLI P& T Specifies where a NEXT(SHIFT+REW) and PREV(SHIFT+FF) s eek operation moves t o. 0: The start of the clip 1: The start of the clip or video text memo NOT E: This setting is not av ailable during FF and REW opera tion. 104 REF AL ARM 0000 0001 OFF ON Selects whether or not a wa[...]

116 Setup: Item Settin gs Panasoni c camera-rec orders, rec ording format s and Re cording Mark *1: Reco rding Marks a re not a dded to the HD SDI signal in default mode. 181 TYPE-A NEAR 0000 | 0023 | 0044 10.6 | 12.9 | 15.0 Specifies the voltage (in 0. 1 V steps) when the counter display will flash to warn that the voltage of a TYPE-A battery sele[...]

Setup: Ite m S ettings 117 Setup This me nu specif ies th e ID data tha t will be ret urned to the contro ller. * An un derlined setting indicates an in itial value. This me nu set s the t ime code. * An un derlined setting indicates an in itial value. INTERFACE Item Set ting Settings and br ief function description FR No. SUPER DISP. FR No. SUPER [...]

118 Setup: Item Settin gs 504 RU N MODE 0000 0001 REC FREE Specifies an operating mode t hat adv ances the internal time code generator. 0: The internal time code generator is advanced only during recording. 1: W hen the power is on, t he internal time code generator is advanced regardless of operating mode. 505 TCG REGEN 0000 0001 0002 TC&UB T[...]

Setup: Ite m S ettings 119 Setup Definit ion of term s: This me nu is us ed for vide o settings . * An un derlined setting indicates an in itial value. 515 H D EMBD LTC 0000 0001 OFF ON Specifies whether or not LTC data will be s uperimposed on HD SDI output. 0: Not s uperimposed 1: Superimposed 518 VITC GEN 0000 0001 OFF ON Specifies whether or no[...]

120 Setup: Item Settin gs 626 D/C ENH H 0000 0001 0dB +1dB Specifies whether or not horizontal outl i nes be emp hasized in down-conver sion. 0: 0dB 1: +1dB 627 D/C ENH V 0000 0001 0dB +1dB Specifies whether or not vertical out li nes be emphasized in down-conversion. 0: 0dB 1: +1dB 643 OUT MODE SEL When set to 59. 94 Hz Specifies the video signal [...]

Setup: Ite m S ettings 121 Setup 659 Pb LVL(SD) 0000 | 1000 | 1413 0.0 % | 100.0% | 141.3% Adjusts the PB level of SD SD I and analog comp osite output (– ∞ to 0 dB to +3 dB). NOT E: This setting is av ailable when CMPNT is set in menu No. 650 STYLE. 660 Pr LVL(SD) 0000 | 1000 | 1413 0.0 % | 100.0% | 141.3% Adjusts the PR level of SD SD I and a[...]

122 Setup: Item Settin gs 677 LCD ASPECT 0000 0001 0002 0003 AUTO 4:3 16:9 15:9 Specifies the aspect ratio of image displayed on the LCD panel. 0: Switch es aspect ratio automatically. 1: Displ ays 480i or 57 6i images in the 4:3 a spect ratio. (Displays 108 0i or 720p video in the 16:9 aspect r atio.) 2: Displ ays images in the 16:9 aspect ratio. [...]

Setup: Ite m S ettings 123 Setup This me nu is us ed for au dio setti ngs. * An un derlined setting indicates an in itial value. 692 UMID P OS 0000 0001 : 0006 : 0008 BLAN K 12L : 17L : 19L Specifies the line that superim poses UMID dat a. NOT E: • You cannot select the same line as in menu No. 501 VITC POS-1 and No. 502 VITC POS- 2. • Holding [...]

124 Setup: Item Settin gs 725 R EC CH1 0000 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1+2 CH3+4 Specifies the input signal to b e recorded on the audio CH1. 0: A udio input CH1 signal 1: A udio input CH2 signal 2: A udio input CH3 signal 3: A udio input CH4 signal 4: M ixed audio input CH1 and CH2 signal 5: M ixed audio input CH3 and CH4 signal 72[...]

Setup: Ite m S ettings 125 Setup 777 CH2 MIC PWR 0000 0001 OFF ON Turns on and off the CH2 mi crophone power supp ly. 0: Does not use the microphone power su pply. 1: Us es the jack switch to turn the microphone p ower supply on and off. 785 PB M IX 0000 0001 OFF ON Sets a mix of anal og and SDI audio output. NOT E: Press the STOP or SET button to [...]

126 Setup: Item Settin gs This me nu is us ed for setti ng up th e digital video interface. * An un derlined setting indicates an in itial value. This me nu is us ed for menu setti ngs. * An un derlined setting indicates an in itial value. DIF Item Set ting Settings and br ief function description FR No. SUPER DISP. FR No. SUPER DIS P. 880 DI F SPE[...]

Setup: Ite m S ettings 127 Setup A01 SAVE 0000 0001 0002 0003 0004 USER2 USER3 USER4 USER5 LOCKED Specifies the user file that saves USER 1 settings. 0: Save d to USER 2 1: Save d to USER 3 2: Save d to USER 4 3: Save d to USER 5 4: Appears when all user files are write p rotected. NOT E: • A user file in change prohibit status cannot be selected[...]

128 Setup: Item Settin gs Use the steps below to writ e SETUP menu settings to or loa d from SD memory c ards. The unit ca n handle u p to fou r files and enabl es the in put of ti tles. 1 Press th e MENU butto n, select A 10 CARD READ from USER 1 in the SETUP men u and press the SET butt on. 2 Selec t the files to be read i n the file menu th at a[...]

Setup: Ite m S ettings 129 Setup 2 The forma t confir mation sc reen ap pears. • Press the SET butt on to start formatt ing. • To can cel format ting and ret urn to th e previ ous screen, press the EXIT but ton. 3 A comp letion mes sage app ears when th e format prog ress bar clo ses.[...]

130 Setup: Time Code, User Bit and CTL Time Code, User Bit and CTL The time code i s used whe n the tim e code signal ge nerated by the ti me cod e generato r is to be recorded . The time code values are ind icated on the dis play and in the sup erimpose display . User bit ref ers to the 3 2-bit (8 digits ) data fr ame of the time code sig nal made[...]

Setup: Ti me Code, Us er Bit and CTL 131 Setup 1 Engage t he stop mo de. 2 Use the C OUNTER butto n to selec t [TC]. 3 Set the TCG s witch to [E XT]. (Exter nal time code sele ction) 4 Make the following settings i n setup me nu No. 507 (EXT TC SEL ). ◆ NOTE: • When SLTC and SVITC is set and an anal og composite or SD SDI input signal is select[...]

132 Setup: Time Code, User Bit and CTL *1: The internal TCG value is used when a signal cannot be detected from the TI ME CODE IN connector input. *2: The internal TCG value is used when the SLTC, SVITC and VITC cannot be detected on the input video signal. *3: Nothing is recorded if the SVITC and VITC cannot be detected on the i nput video signal.[...]

Setup: Ti me Code, Us er Bit and CTL 133 Setup 1 Engage t he stop mo de. 2 Use the C OUNTER butto n to selec t [CTL]. During p layback, the counte r display s the p lay positio n relative to the start position . Recording s tarts from the counte r valu e [0:00:00: 00]. When r ecording s tops, the c ounter shows t he positi on relative to the start [...]

134 Setup: Superimpos e Screen Superimpose Screen Control signals , time co de and other info rmatio n are indi cated by abbr eviation s. Abbreviations : ◆ NOTE: • [T*R] or [U*R] app ears when card data could not be p roperly read. Use setup menu No. 009 (CHARA TYP E) to cha nge the backgroun d of di splay cha racters in the su perimpos ed disp[...]

Setup: Audio V Fade Fu nction 135 Setup Audio V Fade Function This se ction des cribes the differen ces betw een audi o process ing provid ed by setu p menu N o. 731 (PB F ADE) setti ngs. Setup menu No. 731 (PB F ADE) sett ings mak e it poss ible to p erform audio V fade or cu t proce ssing bet ween cl ips and e vents dur ing clip sel ection an d p[...]

136 Setup: Audio Record ing Chan nels Selection Audio Recording Channels Selection Dependi ng on se tup me nu 725 - 728 (REC CH1 to 4 ) settings , the INPUT SEL ECT button on the fro nt panel a llows you to select the fol lowing in put signa ls. When 1394 is selected, the input si gnal is re corded i n its or iginal fo rm regardle ss of setting. An[...]

For Long and Troub le-Free Operat ion: Con densa tion 137 For Long and T rouble-F ree Operati on For Long and Troubl e-Free Operation Condensation Condens ation oc curs due to the same princi ple invo lved wh en dropl ets of water form on a window pane of a heated room. It occurs w hen this unit or a car d is mo ved between places where th e temper[...]

138 For Long and T rouble- Free Opera tion: Error M essages Error Messages When a w arning oc curs in th is unit, t he error num ber is indicated on the counter di splay. O pen the DIAG menu to view a descri ption of the error on the coun ter display or a LCD monitor. When an op eration al ma lfunction occurs in the un it, an error nu mber wil l fl[...]

For Long a nd Trou ble-Free O peration: Er ror Messa ges 139 For Long and T rouble-F ree Operati on • A warnin g messa ge is dis played w henever a warning occurs. When no warnings ha ve been d etected , “NO WARNING” is di splayed. • When mu ltiple w arnings oc cur, turn th e search d ial to check the descripti ons of eac h warnin g. If “[...]

140 For Long and T rouble- Free Opera tion: Error M essages If “E- * * ” Iights in the m onitor displa y, hold do wn the SHIFT b utton and pr ess the M ENU button to open the DIAG -MENU and read the war ning in formation . 15 BUSY Displayed while clip information is be ing read or when cli p configuration has changed. No operations can b e perf[...]

For Long a nd Trou ble-Free O peration: Er ror Messa ges 141 For Long and T rouble-F ree Operati on ◆ NOTE: *1 Thi s warning appears only during recor ding. Then the video recording goes black and the audi o signal is muted. *2 Thi s warning appears only during recording. Then the audio is recorded mute. *3 Thi s warning appears only during recor[...]

142 For Long and T rouble- Free Opera tion: Error M essages Thumbnails USER CLIP NAME MODI FIED! Characters in the clip name had to be deleted in adding the counter value. The use r clip name plus the counter value can only contain up to 100 bytes. Characters in the clip name are automatically deleted when the total exceeds 100 bytes. TOO MANY CLIP[...]

For Long a nd Trou ble-Free O peration: Er ror Messa ges 143 For Long and T rouble-F ree Operati on Play list DIFFERENT PLAYLIST VERSION! The play list con tains files in different versions. P lay list files in a different version cannot be imp orted. INCLUDE ILLEGAL EVENT! The play list con tains illegal events. Repair or d elete as necessary. WRI[...]

144 For Long and T rouble- Free Opera tion: Error M essages Use t he 4 / 5 buttons to move the cursor (*) and the item at t he cursor a ppears on the cou nter displ ay. ◆ NOTE: • The HOURS METER does not appear on the counter display when an error is indicated. Error inform ation Error Description Operation Remarks No. Message E-30 TURN POWER O[...]

For Long a nd Trou ble-Free O peration: Er ror Messa ges 145 For Long and T rouble-F ree Operati on List of Shortcuts Shortcut keys Thumbnail GUI Play list GUI Name De scription Name Description REC --- --- FINALIZE/ RECALL Finalizes overwrite edited unfinalized event / Turns the overwrite edited event at the cursor position into unfinalized status[...]

146 For Long and T rouble- Free Opera tion: Error M essages IN+ENTRY ENTRY I N POINT Register s CUEUP poi nt to I N button ENTRY IN POINT Registers event I N point OUT+ENTRY ENTRY OUT POINT Regis ters CUEUP point t o OUT button ENTRY OUT POINT Registers eve nt OUT po int IN+GOTO CUEUP TO IN POINT Cues up to p oint for IN button registration SEEK TO[...]

For Long and Tro uble-Free O peration: Updating the Firmwa re in This Unit 147 For Long and T rouble-F ree Operati on Updating the Firmware in This Unit Visit the web sit e listed b elow and go to P2 supp ort des k page for t he latest informatio n on firm ware. English: https:/ /eww.pa vc.panas onic.co.j p/pro-av/ Before updatin g the firmware , c[...]

148 For Long and T rouble- Free Opera tion: Handl ing P2 Ca rd Recording Handling P2 Card Recording The P2 ca rd is a se micon ductor mem ory card d esigned fo r the DVCPRO P2 serie s, Pan asonic’s li ne of p rofession al video and broadcast equipmen t. ■ Since th e DVCP RO P2 form at records d ata as fil es, it is ideally suit ed for com puter[...]

For Lon g and Troub le-Free Operation : Speci fications 149 For Long and T rouble-F ree Operati on Specifications ind ica tes s afe ty in fo rma tio n. Opera ting am bient temperat ure: 0 °C to 40 °C (32 ° F to 104 °F) Operating ambient humidity : 10 % t o 80 % (no c onde nsat ion) Mass: 6.5 kg (14. 33 lb) Dime nsio ns (W × H × D ): 301 mm ×[...]

150 For Long and T rouble -Free Opera tion: S pecificati ons Reference inpu t: Autom atic switch ing of black bur st/HD 3 value SYNC, BNC × 1 (loop thro ugh × 1), automatic 75 Ω termin ation provide d SDI input: BNC × 1, com pli es w ith S MPT E 29 2M/ 29 6M/29 9M dur ing HD SDI in put , comp lie s with SMPTE 259M-C/272M-A, I TU-R BT.656- 4 dur[...]

For Long an d Troub le-Free Operation : M enu index 151 For Long and T rouble-F ree Operati on Menu index Thumbnail m enu THUMBNAIL .......................... ........... ................. ........... ........ 39 ALL CLIP ...................... ................. ........... ................. ........39 SAME FORMAT CLIPS .................. .........[...]

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