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Panasonic AG-HPG20P Operation Instruction Manual

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Operating Instructions
Memory Card Portable Recorder
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  • Page 1 ■ This product is eligible for the P2HD 5 Year Warranty Repair Program. For Operating Instructions details, see page 6. Memory Card Portable Recorder AG-HPG20P Model No. AG-HPG20E Model No. A G -H P G FRANÇAIS Pour des explications en français, veuillez vous reporter au CD-ROM fourni.
  • Page 2 Read this first! indicates safety information. CAUTION: CAUTION THE MAINS PLUG OF THE POWER RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK SUPPLY CORD SHALL REMAIN READILY DO NOT OPEN OPERABLE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC THE AC RECEPTACLE (MAINS SOCKET SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). OUTLET) SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
  • Page 3 Model Number: AG-HPG20P Trade Name: Panasonic Responsible Party: Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094 Support contact: Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company 1-800-524-1448 This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 4 A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local Panasonic Dealer. For USA and Canada A lithium ion/polymer battery that is recyclable powers the product you have purchased. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to recycle this battery.

  • Page 5: Read This First

    Please be advised that we are not liable for any accident or failure occurring as a result of use of a counterfeit battery pack. To ensure that safe products are used we would recommend that a genuine Panasonic battery pack is used. •...
  • Page 6 Details about user registration and the extended warranty: http://panasonic.biz/sav/pass_e/ Please note, this is a site that is not maintained by Panasonic Canada Inc. The Panasonic Canada Inc. privacy policy does not apply and is not applicable in relation to any information submitted. This link is provided to...
  • Page 7 EMC NOTICE FOR THE PURCHASER/USER OF THE APPARATUS 1. Applicable standards and operating environment for AG-HPG20E The apparatus is compliant with: • standards EN55103-1 and EN55103-2 1996.and • electromagnetic environments E1, E2, E3, E4 and E5. 2. Pre-requisite conditions to achieving compliance with the above standards <1>...

  • Page 8: Operating Precautions

    Operating precautions When using the unit in rainy or snowy weather, AC adapter and battery at the beach or other locations, take care to • When the battery temperature is extremely high protect it from precipitation and sea water. or extremely low or when the battery has not •...
  • Page 9 Characteristics of the battery Liquid crystal display A rechargeable lithium-ion battery is used in this • When the same image or characters are left unit. Electrical energy is generated by the chemical displayed on the LCD monitor for a prolonged reactions taking place inside it.

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    Read this first! .......... Playback IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..5 Recommendation for Use of Genuine Thumbnail display ........5 Panasonic Battery Playback formats ..........35 (Rechargeable Battery) ......5 Names and functions of thumbnail display Operating precautions ........ screen parts ..........
  • Page 11 Saving data Menu Copying data from P cards to the Basic operations on the setting menus .. hard drive ..........6 Initializing the setting menu ......88 Setting menu configuration ...... Switching to the USB HOST mode ....68 List of setting menus ........
  • Page 12 How to use the unit Housed in a compact cabinet which can be battery-powered, this Memory Card Portable Recorder is a compact recording/playback unit coming with two P2 card slots, a 3.5-inch LCD monitor, USB 2.0, IEEE1394, composite signal, SDI and many other input/output signal connectors. It can be easily operated to play back the data content which has been shot by a P2 camera recorder.
  • Page 13 HD/SD-SDI connection (Page 6) You can record data on P2 cards by connecting the unit to the external devices equipped with HD/SD-SDI output. The unit’s recording start and stop operations can be performed from some camera recorders. (When SDI input is selected) (For supporting devices, refer to page 91) AG-HPG0 (this unit) P card...
  • Page 14 How to use the unit (continued) Using a PC Editing by connecting the unit to a PC (Page ) The unit can be USB-connected to a PC, and the PC can then be used to edit (i.e. exchanging data, etc.) the data content on P2 cards.

  • Page 15: About This Manual

    About this manual Note concerning illustrations in these instructions • Illustrations (portable recorder, menu screens, etc.) in these operating instructions differ slightly from the actual portable recorder. References • References are shown as (Page 15). Each explanation, company names and product names described in these operating instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of each company.
  • Page 16 Before use (continued) Media which can be used with this unit You may use the following media. For further details, refer to the pages on the media concerned. • P2 cards (Page 28) • SD/SDHC memory cards (Page 33) Screw holes M5 (5 mm diameter) screws with a length of 10 mm can be used for the four screw holes on the side panels of the unit.

  • Page 17: Accessories

    Accessories Battery * AC adapter AC power supply cords AG-HPG20P AG-HPG20E ( For the U.K.) ( For areas other than the U.K.) DC cord CD-ROM * For the model number of the battery, refer to the [ACCESSORIES] item. (Page 118)

  • Page 18: Name Of The Parts

    Name of the parts Operation area EXIT/2 ALT/3 REC button (Page 6) COUNTER button (Page 65) POWER button (Pages , 110) 10 RESET button (Pages 6, , 65, 66) PLAY button (Pages , 5) 11 FF button (Pages , 5) STILL/SET button (Pages , 5) 1 USER/EXIT/ALT button (Page ) REW button (Pages , 5)

  • Page 19: Mechanism Area And Input/Output Connector Area

    Mechanism area and input/output connector area 14 15 16 OUTPUT INPUT VIDEO HD/SD-SDI HD/SD-SDI CH 1 AUDIO CH 2 DVCPRO/DV POWER COUNTER RESET USER THUMBNAIL /MODE EXIT/2 MENU/MODE CHK ALT/3 AG -H PG PAGE / AUDIO MON / VAR HOST PUSH DEVICE LCD monitor (Pages , 6)

  • Page 20: Charging The Battery

    Charging the battery Charging The battery has not been charged at the time of Charging time and play time of supplied battery purchase. Capacity Charging Continuous Before using the battery, give it a full charge using the AC adapter. It is recommended that you have a time playback time spare battery available in case you need it.

  • Page 21: Installing And Removing The Power Supply

    Installing and removing the power supply Installing and removing the battery Insertion Removal Slide and insert the battery until it clicks Press [POWER] for at least  seconds to into place. turn the power off, and check that the power display LED has gone off.

  • Page 22: Basic Operations

    Basic operations Turning the power on and off Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second. • The power display LED lights, and the power is turned on. • When [POWER] has been held down for more than 2 seconds while the power is on, the power display LED will go off, and the power will be turned off.

  • Page 23: Menu Operations

    Menu operations This unit is provided with three kinds of screens: the thumbnail display screen, normal display screen (SDI/1394 input recording standby mode, INT SG (Page 91), playback standby mode, etc.) and PC mode screen (USB HOST mode, USB DEVICE mode). When [MENU/MODE CHK] is pressed on any of these screens, the menu will be displayed.

  • Page 24: Operation Modes

    Basic operations (continued) Operation modes This unit has the following 3 modes which can be selected by pressing [THUMBNAIL/MODE]. Turn on the power. Thumbnail display screen On this screen, the data content on the P2 cards is displayed as thumbnails to play back or manage the clips. Hold down this button Playback for at least 2 seconds...
  • Page 25 PC mode Connect the unit to an external device, and save or manage the clips. Depending on the connection method and purpose, the USB HOST mode and USB DEVICE mode are available; perform the mode settings using the setting menu on the normal display screen. •...

  • Page 26: Lcd Monitor Settings

    Basic operations (continued) LCD monitor settings Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second to Using , adjust the selected item. turn the power on. First check that an image is displayed on the • When [RESET] is pressed, the adjusted values of LCD monitor, and then adjust the angle of the the selected items can be restored to their factory monitor to the position where it is easiest to see...

  • Page 27: Setting Date And Time

    Setting date and time The “CLOCK SETTING” value is recorded on the data content (clips), and it affects the sequence in which the thumbnails are played back. Before recording, be absolutely sure to check the “CLOCK SETTING” and “TIME ZONE” settings, and set them if necessary. Described below is the procedure for setting date and time to 5:20 PM on May 25, 2009.

  • Page 28: P Cards

    P cards Inserting P cards When the unit is to be used for the first time, the first step is always to set the internal clock. (Page 27) Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second to turn the power on. Open the card slot cover, and insert the P card into the P card slot as far as it will go.

  • Page 29: Formatting P2 Cards

    Formatting P cards Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second to Select “YES” on the confirmation screen, turn the power on. and press The thumbnail screen now appears. • The selected P2 card is now formatted. Press [MENU/MODE CHK]. When the completion message has appeared, press “OK”...

  • Page 30: Ejecting P2 Cards

    P cards (continued) Ejecting P cards • In the event that a P2 card is ejected while being Confirm P card access LED is not blinking accessed or formatted, “TURN POWER OFF” is orange. displayed on the LCD monitor. In a case like this, turn the power off and then turn it back on.

  • Page 31: P2 Card Recording Durations

    P card recording durations DVCPRO50 DVCPRO HD DVCPRO/DV Audio CH Capacity AVC-Intra100 Audio /CH AVC-Intra50 Audio CH * Audio CH 4 GB Approx. 16 minutes Approx. 8 minutes Approx. 4 minutes 8 GB Approx. 32 minutes Approx. 16 minutes Approx. 8 minutes 16 GB Approx.

  • Page 32: Loop Rec Recording

    P cards (continued) LOOP REC recording With this function, when the recording buffer is full, the recording will loop back to the beginning and new contents will start overwriting the older contents of the buffer. Using LOOP REC, the recording will always consist of the most recent minutes recorded.

  • Page 33: Using Sd/Sdhc Memory Cards

    Formatting SD cards provided in these Operating Instructions, access the P2 support page on the web site below. Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second to https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/ turn the power on. • When using the SD cards, always remember to Press [MENU/MODE CHK].
  • Page 34 Saving USER files on SD cards Up to four sets of settings can be saved as four Press [MENU/MODE CHK] four times to files on the SD card, and they can be loaded from display the normal display screen. the card. •...

  • Page 35: Thumbnail Display

    Thumbnail display The video data produced on a P2 card by a single shooting session is referred to as a clip. When the unit’s power is turned on, the clips are displayed as thumbnails on the LCD monitor. (If there are many clips, it will take a few moments for all the clips to be displayed) Playback formats The formats which can be played back by this unit are as follows.
  • Page 36 Thumbnail display (continued) Names and functions of thumbnail display screen parts (continued) 10 11 12 13 14 1 Display statuses  P card slot numbers and hard drive The types of information which are displayed on statuses the screen are displayed as follows. ALL: All clips •...
  • Page 37 • HDD Defective clip indicator Unknown clip indicator When a mode other than the USB This indicates clips whose recording contains HOST mode is established or when problems for reasons such as the power being the USB HOST mode is established (Gray) cut off while they were being recorded.

  • Page 38: Changing The Displays On The Thumbnail Display Screen

    Thumbnail display (continued) Changing the displays on the thumbnail display screen You can customize the thumbnail display screen to better suit your operating needs for more efficient operation. Display the thumbnail display screen. Press [MENU/MODE CHK]. Using , select the type of clip to be displayed at the lower level of “THUMBNAIL”, and press ALL CLIP:...

  • Page 39: Setting The Items To Be Displayed

    Setting the items to be displayed You can customize how the thumbnails are to be displayed to better suit your intended application. This enables you to change the display of the thumbnail indicators, data displays and other settings. DATE This menu enables you to select the Display the thumbnail display screen.

  • Page 40: Clip Management

    Clip management Selecting clips When performing operations on the thumbnail display screen, select the clip which will be the target of these operations as follows. Using , move the cursor (yellow frame) to the target clip. To move the cursor to left or right, use You can also use by pressing and holding [ALT/3].

  • Page 41: Repairing And Connecting Clips

    Repairing and connecting clips Repairing defective clips Connecting incomplete clips The defective clip indicator (yellow ) appears In some cases, clips recorded on a multiple in order to indicate that there is a problem in the number of P2 cards may not be recognized as clip such as the power having been suddenly cut a single continuous clip and may be recognized off while it was being recorded.

  • Page 42: Copying Clips

    Clip management (continued) Copying clips Clips can be copied onto the P2 card in the other P2 card slot. • While clips are being copied, do not turn off the power or eject the card. Otherwise, defective clips will be produced.

  • Page 43: Displaying The Clip Information

    Displaying the clip information You can display detailed information about clips on the screen, and check it. Display the thumbnail display screen. With cross cursor operation, move the cursor to the target clip. Press [MENU/MODE CHK]. Using , select “PROPERTY”, and press Select “CLIP PROPERTY”...
  • Page 44 Clip management (continued) Displaying the clip information (continued) NEWS: Reporter, news-gathering object, etc. If necessary, reference the clip meta-data (reporter, purpose of news gathering, contents. object of news gathering) MEMO: Text memo number, recording position, name, text content • The recording position is indicated by the number of frames from the beginning.

  • Page 45: Editing The Clip Information

    Editing the clip information You can edit the detailed clip information (clip meta-data). Display the thumbnail display screen. The soft keyboard screen now appears. With cross cursor operation, select With cross cursor operation, move the characters to be input, and while entering cursor to the target clip.

  • Page 46: Adding Meta-Data To Clips

    The P2 viewer is an application to operate clips recorded on the P2 card. Distributed as free software, this is used on a Windows PC. https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/ Install the P2 viewer or P2 Contents Management System (P2CMS) software (the latest updated version) to PC, create the meta-data upload file and write it onto the SD card.
  • Page 47 Setting to add meta-data Make the setting to load the meta-data upload file onto this unit ■ Select the method to record USER CLIP NAME Set the recording method of USER CLIP NAME. Display the thumbnail display screen. Press [MENU/MODE CHK]. With cross cursor operation, move the cursor to “META DATA”–“USER CLIP NAME”. Move the cursor to “TYPE1”...
  • Page 48 Clip management (continued) Adding the meta-data to clips (continued) COUNT value COUNT value is displayed in 4-digit number. COUNT value is added by 1 increment every time a new clip is generated by P2 card recording after the recording method of “USER CLIP NAME” is set to “TYPE2” and the clip meta-data is loaded.
  • Page 49 With cross cursor operation, move the cursor to “COUNT RESET” and press The COUNT value is reset to 1. Press [MENU/MODE CHK] or [EXIT/] to end the procedure. (Continued on the next page)
  • Page 50 Clip management (continued) Adding the meta-data to clips (continued) How the COUNT value of USER CLIP NAME is added when the data exceeds  GB In the following cases, 1 shot is recorded as multiple clips and the COUNT value is added by 1 increment and recorded.
  • Page 51 Checking and revising the loaded meta-data You can check and revise the meta-data loaded from the SD card. Press [THUMBNAIL/MODE]. The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor. Press [MENU/MODE CHK] to select “META DATA”–“PROPERTY” from the thumbnail menu. The following screen appears. With cross cursor operation, move the cursor and press You can check each setting content of the loaded meta-data.
  • Page 52 Clip management (continued) Adding the meta-data to clips (continued) Checking and revising the loaded meta-data (continued) With cross cursor operation, move the cursor to the item of meta-data you wish to check and press Then the information is displayed. USER CLIP NAME: User clip name CREATOR: Creator...
  • Page 53 Recording clips to which the meta-data was added You can add the loaded meta-data to clips when recording clips. Display the thumbnail display screen. Press [MENU/MODE CHK]. With cross cursor operation, move the cursor to “META DATA”–“RECORD”. Move the cursor to “ON” and press With this setting, you can record video and the loaded meta-data at the same time.

  • Page 54: Adding Shot Marks To Clips

    Clip management (continued) Adding shot marks to clips You can differentiate one clip from all the other clips by adding shot marks. Display the thumbnail display screen. With cross cursor operation, move the cursor to the target clip. Press [USER] in which the shot mark function was allocated. (Page ) To release a shot mark, repeat the above steps.
  • Page 55 P2 card has been exceeded. • DIR ENTRY NG: The card details are displayed as follows. The directory structure on the P2 card is not BRAND : Panasonic supported. MODEL NO. : AJ-P2C032RG SERIAL NO. : AAF07L0520 USER ID...

  • Page 56: Displaying Sd Card Information

    Clip management (continued) Displaying SD card information You can display the usage statuses of SD cards on the screen, and check them. Display the thumbnail display screen. Press [MENU/MODE CHK]. Using , select “PROPERTY” – “DEVICES” – “SD CARD”, and press The following information is displayed.

  • Page 57: Clip Playback

    Clip playback Playing back clips Display the thumbnail display screen. With cross cursor operation, move the cursor (yellow frame) to the target clip. Press Playback starts from the clip where the cursor is positioned. When this clip has finished playing back, the subsequent clips are played back in turn, and when the last clip has been played back, the thumbnail screen is restored.

  • Page 58: Single Clip Playback

    Clip playback (continued) Playing back clips (continued) Basic playback operations Play ( ) When this button is pressed during stop, playback begins from the start of the selected clips . When it is pressed during playback, the variable-speed playback (Page 59) is set, and the clips are played back at the 1x speed.

  • Page 59: Variable-Speed Playback

    Variable-speed playback Frame feed playback You can change the playback speed and search Press during playback to establish the for specific locations. pause mode. Press during playback. Press is displayed. • The clips are fed frame by frame in the forward direction using and in the reverse Press...

  • Page 60: Adding Text Memos

    Clip playback (continued) Adding text memos During recording, playback or thumbnail • Up to 100 text memos can be added to one clip. display, press [USER] to which the “TEXT • During playback, if you press the [USER] to MEMO” was allocated. which the “TEXT MEMO”...

  • Page 61: Deleting Text Memos

    Deleting text memos Replacing thumbnail images The thumbnail display image of clip can be Perform the operation from steps 1 to  replaced with the still image at the text memo in “Playback from text memo position”, position. and move to the bottom of the text memo screen.

  • Page 62: Outputting Images To An External Monitor For Playback

    Outputting images to an external monitor for playback You can connect an external monitor to the output connector of the unit, output clips to the external monitor and play them back on the monitor. AUDIO OUT CH1/ HD/SD-SDI CH2 connectors OUT connector OUTPUT INPUT...

  • Page 63: Recording

    Recording data on P cards You can connect a digital video component equipped with a SDI connector or IEEE 1394 connector, and record video signals, audio signals or time codes, etc. on the unit. DVCPRO/DV input/output connector (IEEE1394) This Unit AG -H PG 1394 cable (optional accessory)

  • Page 64: 2-Slot Continuous Recording

    Recording data on P cards (continued) Recording (continued) • By making HD-SDI/1394 connection to a camera recorder equipped with an external device control function, the unit can be made to start recording, pause recording, etc. by the camera recorder. For details on devices compatible with HD-SDI connection and settings on this unit, refer to “AUTO REC”...

  • Page 65: Time Code Displays

    Time code displays Specifying the time code (TC PRESET) You can change what is displayed in the time code Set the time code value on “TC PRESET” so you display area. (Page 80) can record a value of your choice as the initial setting for the time code to be used at the start of Press [COUNTER].

  • Page 66: Set The User's Bit

    Recording data on P cards (continued) Setting the recording time code Set the user’s bit. (continued) Using , select the user’s bit characters. • You can use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters Specifying the time code (TC PRESET) from A to F.

  • Page 67: Copying Data From P Cards To The Hard Drive

    Panasonic disclaims all liability for the loss of data caused by a failure of or any form of trouble occurring in the hard drive, and also for any direct and indirect damages suffered as a result of such failure or trouble.

  • Page 68: Switching To The Usb Host Mode

    Usable hard drives The following hard drive can be used. • Panasonic portable hard disk unit for P2 store (AJ-PCS060G) • Any hard drive which can be connected using USB 2.0 • USB bus power (5 V, 0.5 A) is also supported, but some hard drives cannot be started up using it. If this is the case, supply power from a separate source to the hard drive.

  • Page 69: Types Of Hard Drives And Usable Functions

    Types of hard drives and usable functions The functions that can be used differ from one hard drive to another. The hard drive type is displayed following [PARTITION:] on the left of the HDD EXPLORE screen in the unit’s HOST mode. Hard drive type Features Functions that can be used...

  • Page 70: Formatting The Hard Drive

    Copying data from P cards to the hard drive (continued) Formatting the hard drive Formatting initializes the hard drive to a format which can be used by TYPE S. • Bear in mind that when the hard drive is formatted, all the existing data on that drive will be erased. Switch to the USB HOST mode.

  • Page 71: Exporting Data To A Hard Drive In 1-Card Increments

    Exporting data to a hard drive in 1-card increments If you are using a TYPE S hard drive, you can export all the data on one P2 card at a time to the hard drive (write data from P2 cards onto the hard drive). Before proceeding, use the unit to format the hard drive. (Bear in mind that all the data recorded on the hard drive will be erased.) The data of up to 23 cards can be stored on the hard drive.

  • Page 72: Exporting One Clip At A Time To A Hard Drive

    Copying data from P cards to the hard drive (continued) Exporting one clip at a time to a hard drive Clips can be copied onto the hard drive in FAT type. Switch to the USB HOST mode. Display the thumbnail display screen. Select the clip on the P card to be copied onto the hard drive.
  • Page 73 Clips cannot be copied when any of the following error messages are displayed. • “LACK OF REC CAPACITY!” Clips will not be copied because there is insufficient space available on the hard disk. • “UNKNOWN CONTENTS FORMAT!” Clips will not be copied because the selected clips include defective clips. •...

  • Page 74: Hard Drive Data Display

    Copying data from P cards to the hard drive (continued) Hard drive data display You can display the hard drive information. PARTITION Type of hard drive Switch to the USB HOST mode. VENDOR Name of vender Connect the USB hard drive. MODEL Hard drive model name SIZE...

  • Page 75: Deleting The Partition

    Deleting the partition You can delete the last partition on a TYPE S hard drive. Switch to the USB HOST mode. Connect the USB hard drive. Press [MENU/MODE CHK]. Using , select “HDD”–“EXPLORE”, and press The hard drive information is displayed. Move the cursor and select the last partition.

  • Page 76: Thumbnail Displays Of Clips On The Hard Drive

    Copying data from P cards to the hard drive (continued) ) Disk information Thumbnail displays of clips on the hard drive NUMBER (NO.): Partition number (1 to 23) PARTITION: Type of the hard disk is You can also display and manage thumbnails of displayed.

  • Page 77: Connecting The Hard Drive For Use

    Connecting the hard drive for use Importing data from a hard drive to P cards Importing Data by the partition from • When data has been imported to a P2 card which TYPE S Hard Disk or P store is different from the source P2 card, some clips may be incomplete (in which case, they will be You can import data (load data from the hard drive indicated by the...

  • Page 78: Easy Playback Of Clips On The Hard Drive (For Viewing Materials)

    Connecting the hard drive for use (continued) Easy playback of clips on the hard Deleting clips on the hard drive drive (For viewing materials) You can delete unwanted clips from a FAT hard Easy playback of clips saved on the hard drive can drive by proceeding as follows.

  • Page 79: Editing By Means Of External Devices

    Editing by means of external devices Editing data content on the P card (USB DEVICE mode) You can connect a personal computer (Windows, Apple Macintosh) to this unit using a USB cable, and operate the contents on the unit’s P2 cards from the computer. This unit Personal computer...

  • Page 80: Screen Displays

    Screen displays Normal displays TC 12 : 34 : 56 : 00 106 min REPEAT LACK 1080i AVC-I100 LOCK TEXT MEMO 2009 23 : 59 : 59 60 : 24P USB HOST VOLUME [ + ] 1 Time code displays  Warning information Each time [COUNTER] is pressed, the following data (or no information displayed) is selected...
  • Page 81  Compressed recording format display  Playback frame rate display During recording or on standby, the recording P, PA, 60P, 0P, 50P, 5P format of the setting menu is displayed. • The “Variable rate: recording rate” display During playback, the compressed recording appears when native recording clips shot by a format of the clip being played back is displayed.

  • Page 82: Major Warning Displays

    Screen displays (continued) : Normal playback 1 Remaining media memory displays : Playback pause The amount of memory remaining on the REPEAT : Repeat playback card in the slot targeted for recording is 1CLIP : Single clip playback displayed when “ONE CARD” is selected for 1CLIP R : Single clip repeat playback the “P2CARD REMAIN”...
  • Page 83 ■ CANNOT RE-CONNECT! INCOMPATIBLE CARD Clips cannot be reconnected because The card complies with the different standard content which is contained on no more than and so it cannot be used. one card has been selected or because of a similar reason.
  • Page 84 Screen displays (continued) ■ Error displays RUN DOWN CARD Errors are displayed when trouble has occurred The maximum number of overwrites on the in the unit, P2 card, etc. If the error persists even P2 card has been exceeded. after turning the power off and back on, depending Operation continues.

  • Page 85: Selecting What Is To Be Displayed

    Selecting what is to be displayed on the screen The following items appearing on the LCD monitor screen are displayed when [MENU/MODE CHK] is held down or when a setting for the “OTHER DISPLAY” item (Page 103) on the setting menu “DISPLAY SETUP”...

  • Page 86: Recording/Output Supporting Format

    Recording/output supporting format ■ Setting the system frequency The recording/output format is selected as below by setting the setting menu. AG-HPG0 output format (EE/recording) Setting Setting Setting menu Recording Output Output Output menu menu Signal 1394 signal SYSTEM REC FMT REC FMT INPUT SD SDI recorded format SDI SEL...
  • Page 87 AG-HPG0 output format (during playback) Setting menu Playback Output Setting menu Output Setting menu Output 1394 signal SD SDI SDI AUDIO SYSTEM FREQ Signal recorded on P2 card SDI SEL SDI output packet * format AUDIO AUDIO 1080/59.94i AUTO 1080/59.94i 1080/29.97p over 1080i 1080/59.94i...

  • Page 88: Menu

    Basic operations on the setting menus Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second to Using , move to the item to be set. turn the power on. First press , then select the setting to be Press [THUMBNAIL/MODE] to switch to the changed using , and press normal display screen.

  • Page 89: Setting Menu Configuration

    Setting menu configuration MAIN MENU RECORDING SETUP DISPLAY SETUP INPUT SELECT OSD OUT SEL SYS FORMAT DATE/TIME REC FMT(SD) LEVEL METER REC FMT(HD) CARD/BATT INT SG P2CARD REMAIN 25M REC CH OTHER DISPLAY LOOP REC LCD BACKLIGHT AUTO REC LCD SETTING CC REC LCD REVERSE WIDE SELECT...

  • Page 90: List Of Setting Menus

    List of setting menus RECORDING SETUP screen Item Description of settings INPUT SELECT This is used to select the input signals for video and audio. SDI: Set the input signal to SDI. <Note> When the SDI input signal differs from the recording system format, the images are displayed black and sound is muted.
  • Page 91 TYPE: This is selected when non-Panasonic camera recorders are used. <Note> • When selecting TYPE1 or TYPE2, refer to “Panasonic camera recorder, recording format and Recording Mark” (Page 92). • The devices supporting TYPE3 are Sony Corporation’s HDW-F900R and PDW-700.
  • Page 92 When 1394 has been selected as an input signal, the closed caption signals superimposed onto the input signal is recorded regardless of what setting is made on this menu. The underlined settings are the factory mode settings. Panasonic camera recorder, recording format and Recording Mark Model Recording format Recording Mark Type...

  • Page 93: Timecode Setup Screen

    RECORDING SETUP screen (continued) Item Description of settings WIDE SELECT This is used to set whether to record WIDE information when the setting menu “SYS FORMAT” has been set to 480/60i or 576/50i. WIDE: Record NORMAL: Not record <Note> When 1394 input has been selected on the setting menu “INPUT SELECT”, the input signal information is recorded.
  • Page 94 List of setting menus (continued) TIMECODE SETUP screen (continued) Item Description of settings EXT UB REGEN This is used to select whether to clone the incoming user's bit information, or generate new user's bit information. The signals are recorded using the user’s bit of the external input signal selected on the setting menu “INPUT SELECT”.
  • Page 95 TIMECODE SETUP screen (continued) Item Description of settings VITC BLANK This is used during playback to set whether to output VITC signal to the position set on the setting menu “VITC POS-1” or “VITC POS-2”. BLANK: Not output THRU: Output <Note>...
  • Page 96 List of setting menus (continued) TIMECODE SETUP screen (continued) Item Description of settings VITC POS- This is used to set the insert position of VITC signal. (When 59.94 Hz has been set) (When 50Hz has been set) <Note> • You cannot select the same line as the lines for “VITC POS-1” on the “TIMECODE SETUP”...

  • Page 97: Sw Mode Screen

    SW MODE screen Item Description of settings USER1 This is used to set which function is to be assigned to the USER1 button. INPUT SEL: Input signal setting (Page 90) SYS FORMAT: The system format is selected. (Page 90) REC FMT/SD: The recording format for SD is selected.

  • Page 98: Playback Functions Screen

    List of setting menus (continued) PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen Item Description of settings REPEAT PLAY This is used to set repeat playback. (Page 59) After playing back the last clip, the first clip is played back in succession. OFF: After playing back the last clip, playback stops. <Note>...

  • Page 99: Av Out Setup Screen

    PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen (continued) Item Description of settings SDI IN LOCK This is used to select whether the P2 playback output signal is locked (synchronized) to the SDI input signals. INT: It is not locked (synchronized). INPUT: When the SDI input signal is present, it is locked (synchronized) to the input signal. It is not locked (synchronized) when the input signal is not present.
  • Page 100 List of setting menus (continued) AV OUT SETUP screen (continued) Item Description of settings UMID REC This is used to set whether to record UMID information. Record OFF: Not record UMID GEN This is used to set the creation method of UMID information to be recorded when the setting menu “UMID REC”...
  • Page 101 AV OUT SETUP screen (continued) Item Description of settings EMBEDDED AUDIO This is used to set whether to superimpose the audio data onto HD-SDI output and SD-SDI output. Superimpose OFF: Not superimpose AUDIO REF LEVEL This is used to set the normal level. (AG-HPG0P) FS-0: –...
  • Page 102 List of setting menus (continued) AV OUT SETUP screen (continued) Item Description of settings CC(F1) BLANK Only when 59.94 Hz has been set This is used to make ON/OFF setting of the closed caption signal in the first field output from SD-SDI output and VIDEO output. BLANK: Forced blanking THRU:...

  • Page 103: Display Setup Screen

    DISPLAY SETUP screen Item Description of settings OSD OUT SEL This is used to select to output the information displayed on the LCD monitor to the video output signal and SDI output signal. LCD: The information is displayed only on the LCD monitor. LCD·VIDEO: The information is displayed both on the LCD monitor and VIDEO output.
  • Page 104 List of setting menus (continued) DISPLAY SETUP screen (continued) Item Description of settings LCD SETTING This is used to adjust the display level of the images on the LCD monitor. (Page 26) RETURN: No adjustment CHANGE: Adjusted LCD COLOR LEVEL LCD BRIGHTNESS LCD CONTRAST <Note>...

  • Page 105: Card Functions Screen

    DISPLAY SETUP screen (continued) Item Description of settings UPCON MODE This is used to select the aspect ratio for up-conversion to HD-SDI output. S-PANEL: The magnification is changed while matching the input size to the output size along the vertical axis. (The aspect ratio is unchanged.) CROP: The magnification is changed while matching the input size to the output size along the horizontal axis.

  • Page 106: Other Functions Screen

    List of setting menus (continued) OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Item Description of settings PC MODE SELECT This is used to select the data transfer mode. USB HOST: USB-connected HDD can be controlled. USB DEVICE: Recognizable from a PC connected via USB BEEP SOUND This is used to set the beep sound to ON or OFF.

  • Page 107: Diagnostic Screen

    OTHER FUNCTIONS screen (continued) Item Description of settings POWER SAVE This is used to select the power-saving mode which is to be established when none of the buttons have been operated for 5 or so minutes. The unit’s power is turned off. OFF: The unit’s power is not turned off, and it remains in the power ON mode.

  • Page 108: Option Menu Screen

    List of setting menus (continued) OPTION MENU screen If [MENU/MODE CHK] is pressed with held down on the normal display screen, OPTION MENU is displayed on the setting menu. Item Description of settings 1 STATUS The 1394 status display sub-screen is displayed. FORMAT: Format of the input or output signals RATE:...

  • Page 109: Warning System Table

    Warning system table When trouble is detected immediately after the power is turned on or during operation, the user is alerted by the power display LED and beep sound (provided that “ON” is selected for the “BEEP SOUND” setting on the setting menu “OTHER FUNCTIONS” (Page 106)). Type of LCD monitor screen Power display...

  • Page 110: Troubleshooting (Q&A)

    Troubleshooting (Q&A) Power-related Q&A No power. • Has the battery or AC adapter been connected properly? Check the P 21 connections. • When turning on the power, hold down [POWER] for at least 1 P 22 second. The power suddenly goes •...
  • Page 111 Recording Recording does not start. • Is the unit’s power on? P 22 • Has the battery reached the end of its service life? The battery may — have reached the end of its service life. Although the service life will differ depending on how the battery has been used, if the battery can be used only for short periods of time even after it has been fully charged, it means that it has reached the end of its service life.

  • Page 112: Software Information For This Product

    Descriptions of the GPL and LGPL are stored on the installation CD included with this camera-recorder. See the folder named \LDOC. (The description is the original (written in English)) To download the relevant source code, visit https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/ Please note that we cannot answer any questions you may have about the content, etc. of any source code you may obtain from the above Web site.

  • Page 113: Updating The Drivers Installed In The Unit

    Besides access to PASS, completing customer registration has a number of other benefits. For further details, refer to the PASS (P2 Asset Support System) website (http://panasonic.biz/sav/pass_e/). . Checking the current version of the driver using the unit and performing the update From the MAINTENANCE menu page, check the current version of the driver on the unit using the setting menu “DIAGNOSTIC”–“VERSION”.

  • Page 114: Storage Precautions

    Storage precautions Before storing the unit, remove its battery. P card, SD card Select a location with minimal moisture and a • After removing the P2 cards from the unit, always relatively constant temperature to store the unit. remember to cover their terminals with the [Recommended ambient temperature: 15 °C to 25 °C dedicated caps to keep sand and dust away from (59 °F to 77 °F)]...

  • Page 115: Handling The Data Recorded On P Cards

    (For supporting OS, refer to the following web site as well.) https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/ When transferring data to a personal computer using a regular IT tool such as Microsoft Windows Explorer or Apple Finder, proceed as follows.

  • Page 116: Use Of Sd/Sdhc Memory Cards

    It is recommended that the SD and SDHC memory cards or the miniSD and miniSDHC cards made by Panasonic be used. For the latest information on the unit and the memory cards which can be used by the unit, access the P2 support page on the web site below.

  • Page 117: Specifications

    Specifications [GENERAL] Sampling frequency AVC-Intra100/DVCPRO HD: Y: 74.176MHz (59.94Hz) Supply voltage DC7.2 V/7.9 V 74.25MHz (50Hz) Power consumption 12 W : 37.088MHz (59.94Hz) 37.125MHz (50Hz) indicates safety information. DVCPRO50: Operating ambient temperature Y: 13.5MHz 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) : 6.75MHz Operating ambient humidity DVCPRO:...
  • Page 118 Specifications (continued) [MEMORY CARDS] [OTHER INPUTS/OUTPUTS] IEEE1 digital input/output Recording/playback time IEEE1394a 6-pin x 1 Formatting USB .0 Capacity No. of DVCPRO50 DVCPRO/ DVCPRO HD HOST x 1 (type A, bus power) of the P2 cards Audio 4CH DV Audio AVC-Intra 100 card used...
  • Page 119 For Europe Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment and used Batteries These symbols on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling of old products and used batteries, please take them to applicable collection points, in accordance with your national legislation and the Directives 2002/96/EC and 2006/66/EC.

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