Panasonic p2hd ag-hpg20 Benutzerhandbuch

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)).

Priority

Type of 

warning

LCD monitor screen 

display

Power display 

LED

Beep sound

Warning description and 

record/playback operation

Action to be taken

1

System error

SYSTEM ERROR 

Cause displayed*

1

, 

blinks in red.

Blinks at a 

rate of 4 times 

per second.

Beeps 

continuously.

P2 microprocessor or 

control trouble. Operation 

is stopped.

Check the cause 

display*

1

, and consult 

your vendor.

2

P2 card 

ejection 

trouble

TURN POWER OFF

Blinks in red.

Blinks at a 

rate of 4 times 

per second.

Beeps 

continuously.

Trouble has occurred in the 

internal memory because a 

P2 card was ejected while 

its data was being accessed. 

Both access LEDs blink in 

orange (4 Hz).

Turn off the power.

If something is wrong 

with the clips on the 

ejected P2 card, repair 

them.

3

Low battery 

charge

LOW BATTERY 

Blinks in red. Blinks with 

the remaining battery 

display empty. (This 

display appears even 

when it has been set to 

OFF on the setting menu.)

Blinks at a 

rate of once 

per second.

Beeps 

continuously.

The battery charge is low.  

Recording or playback 

stops. If the voltage falls 

further, the power is 

automatically turned off.

Replace the battery.

4

P2 card full

P2

 FULL

Blinks in red (display 

appears only for 3 

seconds when [REC] is 

pressed).

Blinks at 

a rate of 4 

times per 

second upon 

completion of 

recording.

Beeps 

continuously 

upon 

completion of 

recording.

There is no more free 

memory left on the P2 

card.  Recording is 

stopped*

3

.

Delete the unnecessary 

clips or insert a new 

card.

5

Recording 

trouble

REC WARNING

Cause displayed*

2

, 

blinks in red.

Blinks at a 

rate of 4 times 

per second.

Beeps 

intermittently 

at a rate of 

4 times per 

second.

Recording trouble.  

Recording is stopped*

4

.

Turn off the power and turn 

it back on.  Then check 

the recording/playback.  

Replace the P2 card 

if recording cannot be 

performed properly.

6

Near low 

battery 

charge

One block on the 

remaining battery 

display is blinking. (This 

display appears even 

when it has been set 

to OFF on the setting 

menu.)

Blinks at a 

rate of once 

per second.

None

The battery charge is 

falling to low. Operation is 

continued.

Replace the battery as 

necessary.

7

P2 card 

nearly full

Remaining media 

memory display blinks.

Blinks at a 

rate of once a 

second during 

recording.

None

Under 2 minutes of 

memory remaining on 

the P2 card (remaining 

memory display shows 

less than one minute). 

This warning appears only 

during recording.

Replace the P2 card 

or add another card as 

necessary.

8

Input image 

frame 

distorted 

during 

recording

IRREGULAR FRM SIG

Blinks at a 

rate of once a 

second during 

recording.

Beeps 

intermittently 

at a rate of 

2 times per 

second.

Recording stops due to 

the input signal distortion. 

The recording will 

automatically resume 

when input signals are 

stabilized.

Check the input signals.

*

1   P2 SYSTEM ERROR Cause display

P2 MICON ERROR: P2 microprocessor does not respond.

P2 CONTROL ERROR: Trouble has occurred in the P2 recording control.

REC RAM OVERFLOW: Recording RAM overflow

*

2   REC WARNING Cause display

CARD ERROR*: P2 card trouble (slot number of trouble card is displayed in 

*

)

REC RAM OVERFLOW: Recording RAM overflow

ERROR: Other recording trouble

*

3   The warning is cleared when any one of the following operations is performed.

When a playback function button (STOP, PLAY, STILL, FF or REW) is pressed

When the PC mode is selected while [THUMBNAIL/MODE] is held down for more than 2 seconds

When a P2 card has been ejected or another card has been inserted

*

4   The warning is cleared when any one of the following operations is performed.

When a playback function button (STOP, PLAY, STILL, FF or REW) is pressed
When a P2 card has been ejected 

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