Panasonic AG-HPX500 User Guide

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Setup menu list
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RECORDING SETUP screen
Item
Description of settings (Items in bold are factory settings.)
REC FORMAT
Selects the recording format for P2 card.
 59.94Hz System: 1080i/60i, 1080i/30P, 1080i/24P, 1080i/24PA, 
720P/60P, 720P/30P, 720P/24P, 
720P/30PN, 720P/24PN, 480i/60i, 480i/30P, 480i/24P, 480i/24PA
50 Hz System: 
1080i/50i, 1080i/25P, 720P/50P, 720P/25P, 720P/25PN, 576i/50i, 576i/25P
480i (576i) 
REC MODE
Selects the 480i (576i) recording mode.
Enabled during SD mode recording. 
DVCPRO50 / DVCPRO/DV
REC FUNCTION
Selects the special recording mode.
NORMAL, INTERVAL, ONE SHOT, LOOP
ONE SHOT TIME
Selects the one-shot recording time.
1F, 2F, 4F, 8F, 16F, 1s
INTERVAL TIME
Sets the interval time (INT) for interval recording (INTERVAL REC).
2F, 4F, 8F, 16F, 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 30s, 1m, 5m, 10m
START DELAY
Sets the START delay time for INTERVAL REC and ONE SHOT REC. 
ON, 
OFF
PREREC MODE
Sets PRE RECORDING to ON or OFF. (Fixed to 3 seconds for HD and 7 seconds for SD)
ON, 
OFF
TC MODE
(only when set to 
59.94 Hz)
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Selects the time code correction mode when recording the time code output by the internal time code 
generator.
DF: Uses the drop frame mode.
NDF: Uses the non-drop frame mode.
The non-drop frame mode is used when a frame rate of 24P, 24PA, or 24PN is selected in a recording 
format regardless of TC MODE setting.
TC IN UB REGEN
Selects the user bits to be recorded when recording signals from a device connected to the TC IN 
connector.
ON: Records the user bits of the signal input to the TC IN connector.
OFF: Records the user bits selected in the menu option UB MODE.
•  Setting this option to ON prioritizes the input signal over the settings made in the menu option UB 
MODE.
•  No user bits are recorded when the input signal does not contain any user bits.
•  Settings of the menu option UB MODE are used when no signal is input to the TC IN connector.
UB MODE
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Set the content for user information.
USER: Records the information of user.
TIME: Records the time at recording.
DATE: Records the date at recording.
TCG: Records the values of the time code generator.
FRM. RATE: Records the frame rate information for frame conversion.
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a: Checking information for user information
b: Frame sequence No.
• 0 to 4 are displayed in 24P/24P (ADV) mode.
• F is displayed in the modes other than above.
c: Frame rates
• Frame rate (60/30/24)
• I/P ID
• Conversion data
• Frame rate coefficient
d: Recording management data
• Frame update information
• REC START/STOP information
When connecting the HD SDI output to an external device (with HD SDI input) for backing up data, set 
UB MODE to FRM.RATE to enable control of recording start/stop from the camera.
The external device has to be set up when automatic recording is desired. For details, refer to the 
Operating Instructions supplied with the device. 
MCR FORMAT
Selects playback or 1394 input format. 
When operating at 59.94 Hz: 1080i/60i, 
720P/60P, 720P/30PN, 720P/24PN, 480i/60i
When operating at 50 Hz: 
1080i/50i, 720P/50P, 720P/25PN, 576i/50i
720P/30PN, 24PN and 25PN are available only for playback.
480i (576i)  
MCR MODE
Selects the 480i (576i) playback mode, or 1394 input format.
DVCPRO50 / DVCPRO/DV