Panasonic p2hd ag-hpg20e User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Cover

  1
• Read this first!

  2
• IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

  5
• Recommendation for Use of Genuine Panasonic Battery (Rechargeable Battery)

  5
• Operating precautions

  8
• Contents

  10
• How to use the unit

  12
• About this manual

  15
• Before use

  15
• Accessories

  17
• Name of the parts

  18
  • Operation area

    18
  • Mechanism area and input/output connector area

    19
• Charging the battery

  20
  • Charging

    20
• Installing and removing the power supply

  21
  • Installing and removing the battery

    21
  • Connecting and disconnecting the power cable

    21
• Basic operations

  22
  • Turning the power on and off

    22
  • Using the LCD monitor

    22
  • Menu operations

    23
  • Operation modes

    24
  • LCD monitor settings

    26
  • Setting date and time

    27
• P2 cards

  28
  • Inserting P2 cards

    28
  • P2 card access LED and P2 card status

    28
  • Formatting P2 cards

    29
  • P2 card protection

    29
  • Ejecting P2 cards

    30
  • P2 card recording durations

    31
  • Dividing clips over 4 GB in size

    31
  • LOOP REC recording

    32
• Other

  32
  • USER button

    32
  • Charging the internal battery

    32
• Using SD/SDHC memory cards

  33
  • Inserting and removing the SD card

    33
  • Formatting SD cards

    33
  • Precaution for using SD cards

    33
• Saving USER files on SD cards

  34
• Thumbnail display

  35
  • Playback formats

    35
  • Names and functions of thumbnail display screen parts

    35
  • Changing the displays on the thumbnail display screen

    38
  • Setting the items to be displayed

    39
• Clip management

  40
  • Selecting clips

    40
  • Deleting clips

    40
  • Repairing and connecting clips

    41
  • Copying clips

    42
  • Displaying the clip information

    43
  • Editing the clip information

    45
  • Adding the meta-data to clips

    46
  • Adding shot marks to clips

    54
  • Displaying the P2 card status

    54
  • Displaying SD card information

    56
• Clip playback

  57
  • Playing back clips

    57
  • Single clip playback

    58
  • Variable-speed playback

    59
  • Clip and text memo forward/reverse

    59
  • Rapid forward/rapid reverse playback

    59
  • Frame feed playback

    59
  • Repeat playback

    59
  • Adding text memos

    60
  • Playback from text memo position

    60
  • Deleting text memos

    61
  • Dividing and copying clips using text memos

    61
  • Replacing thumbnail images

    61
• Outputting images to an external monitor for playback

  62
  • Setting the outputs

    62
  • Adjusting the output volume level during recording and playback

    62
  • Adjusting the output volume level during variable-speed playback

    62
• Recording data on P2 cards

  63
  • Recording

    63
  • 2-slot continuous recording

    64
  • Waveform monitor (WFM) displays

    64
  • Time code displays

    65
  • Setting the recording time code

    65
  • Set the user’s bit

    66
• Copying data from P2 cards to the hard drive

  67
  • Switching to the USB HOST mode

    68
  • Usable hard drives

    68
  • Types of hard drives and usable functions

    69
  • Formatting the hard drive

    70
  • Exporting data to a hard drive in 1-card increments

    71
  • Exporting one clip at a time to a hard drive

    72
  • Hard drive data display

    74
  • Deleting the partition

    75
  • Thumbnail displays of clips on the hard drive

    76
  • Displaying the clip information on the hard drive

    76
• Connecting the hard drive for use

  77
  • Importing data from a hard drive to P2 cards

    77
  • Easy playback of clips on the hard drive (For viewing materials)

    78
  • Deleting clips on the hard drive

    78
• Editing by means of external devices

  79
  • Editing data content on the P2 card (USB DEVICE mode)

    79
  • Editing in the USB DEVICE mode

    79
• Screen displays

  80
  • Normal displays

    80
  • Major warning displays

    82
  • Selecting what is to be displayed on the screen

    85
• Recording/output supporting format

  86
• Basic operations on the setting menus

  88
  • Initializing the setting menu

    88
• Setting menu configuration

  89
• List of setting menus

  90
  • RECORDING SETUP screen

    90
  • TIMECODE SETUP screen

    93
  • SW MODE screen

    97
  • PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen

    98
  • AV OUT SETUP screen

    99
  • DISPLAY SETUP screen

    103
  • CARD FUNCTIONS screen

    105
  • OTHER FUNCTIONS screen

    106
  • DIAGNOSTIC screen

    107
  • OPTION MENU screen

    108
• Warning system table

  109
• Troubleshooting (Q&A)

  110
• Software information for this product

  112
• Updating the drivers installed in the unit

  113
• Maintenance

  113
• Condensation

  113
• Storage precautions

  114
• Handling the data recorded on P2 cards

  115
• Use of SD/SDHC memory cards

  116
• Specifications

  117