Panasonic Aj Pcs060g Operating Instructions Manual

							
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Control reference guide
Front
POWER button
Use this button to turn the unit ON and OFF.
When the unit is OFF, simply press the
[POWER] button to turn it ON. When ON, hold
the [POWER] button for at least two seconds
to turn it OFF.
POWER LED
Lights when the unit is ON. 
The POWER LED flashes during startup or
shutdown.
P2C button
Press to format P2 cards. After copying data to
the HDD, you can format the P2 card as
needed. (See page E-17)
Note: Data cannot be recovered after formatting.
Before formatting cards, make sure all the
data may safely be deleted.
HDD button
Press to format the internal HDD. All unneeded
data on the HDD can be deleted at once. 
(See page E-18)Note: Data cannot be recovered after formatting.
Before formatting the HDD, make sure all the
data may safely be deleted. 

P2C LED
Lights or flashes when the unit is accessing a
P2 card.(See pages E-16, E-17 and E-28)
HDD LED
Lights or flashes when the unit is accessing the
internal HDD.(See pages E-16, E-18 and E-28)
ERROR LED
Lights or flashes if errors occur. 
Errors are identified by the combination of
[COPY STATUS] LEDs on the front and [E1 to
E4], [P2C], and [HDD] LEDs on the top. 
(See pages E-15 and E-29 to E-31)
P2 card slot
A dedicated slot for P2 cards. Before inserting a
P2 card, make sure the EJECT button  is in.
Hold the card level as you insert it. 
Never insert anything in the slot except P2
cards.
EJECT button 
Press to eject P2 cards from the slot. 
(See page E-13)
COPY STATUS LEDs
Indicates the progress of copying or formatting. 
(See pages E-16, E-17, E-18, E-28 and E-31) 
						

							
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START button
Press to start copying or formatting. 
Hold the [START] button for  at least 2 seconds
to start either process.
CANCEL button 
Press to cancel copying. 
During copying, hold the [CANCEL] button for  at
least 2 secondsto cancel copying. 
Sliding knob 
To open the front panel cover, slide the knob in
the direction of the arrow. 
Battery level indicator button
[]
After this button is pressed, the remaining power
level of the battery pack will be displayed for
about 2 seconds in  , the [REMAIN] indicator.
(See page E-15)
The [USB] indicator remains lit (green) as long
as a USB 2.0 cable is connected. 

HDD capacity indicator button [HDD
CAP] 
After this button is pressed, the available HDD
capacity will be displayed for about 2 seconds in
, the [REMAIN] indicator.
The number in [REMAIN] represents how many
cards can be copied to the HDD. (See page E-14) The [USB] indicator remains lit (green) as long
as a USB 2.0 cable is connected .
Battery/HDD indicator and error LEDs
[REMAIN]
Indicates the remaining battery level, available
HDD capacity, and, if errors occur, error
identification. 
(See pages E-14, E-15, E-29 to E-31)
USB 2.0 connector (Type B)
When connecting the unit to a computer, plug
the USB 2.0 cable into this connector.  Note: Computers used with the unit must support
USB 2.0.

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Control reference guide (continued)
Left side

Back

Sliding switch cover
Sliding switch 
Slide toward the front to enable software
updates.
Normally, keep the switch toward the back. 
(See page E-28)
Power inlet
Insert an optional battery pack or AC adapter
here.
DC IN socket (7.9 V) 
Battery lock release button
When removing optional battery packs or AC
adapters, hold down the button as you slide it
toward the button side. 

VERIFY switch 
Use this switch to verify data after it has been
copied from P2 cards onto the internal HDD.
(See page E-16) ON  : Verify
OFF: Do not verify Note: To ensure accurate copying, slide the
VERIFY switch to ON. If it is set to OFF, the
unit may not be able to copy correctly in some
cases. However, note that copying will take
twice as long with verification (when ON) than
without (when OFF).

Rear panel 
side Front panel 
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Copying
When inserting a P2 card in the card slot, always hold the
card level and insert it carefully. Forcing cards in the slot at an angle may damage them
or the unit.
Do not eject P2 cards during access by the unit (when the [P2C] LED is \
lit). The data may be
lost or the P2 card damaged.  
Use an optional battery pack or AC adapter as the power source. (See page E-7)
In either case, make sure the power source is firmly connected to the un\
it. 
For connection instructions, refer to the user's manual of the accessory\
. Turn the unit ON before
all operations. When finished (and when the unit is not in use), turn \
the unit OFF. 
Power ON
To turn the unit ON, press the [POWER] button. The POWER LED flashes dur\
ing startup. When
the unit is ready for use, it remains lit (green). 
Note: • 
When a low voltage error occurs (when [ERROR] LED lights in red and [E2\
] in [REMAIN] flashes in red),
either replace the battery pack with a recharged one or switch to the AC\
 adapter and restart the unit. 
• When the temperature of the built-in HDD falls below the specified tempe\
rature (when [ERROR] LED
lights in red, and [E1] lights and [E2] flashes in red in [REMAIN]), th\
e unit warms up to the specified
temperature. During warm-up, the [START] button and other controls are t\
emporarily disabled. 
•  
More power is consumed during warm-up. In some cases a low-voltage error\
 may occur afterwards,
depending on the remaining level of the battery pack. If this occurs, tu\
rn the power OFF and then ON again.
Power OFF
To turn the unit OFF, hold the [POWER] button for  at least 2 seconds
. 
The POWER LED goes out. Note that during shutdown, this LED flashes. 

Turning the unit ON and OFF
To eject a card, press the EJECT button once, and after the button comes\
 out, press it again. 
Note:
If the unit is connected to a computer, wait until shutdown processing f\
or the card is complete before
pressing the EJECT button. 
•  For Windows: 
1. Go to [Start]
→[My Computer] 
2. Right-click on the P2 card drive (displayed as a removable disk) an\
d select  “Eject ” 
3. Press the EJECT button and remove the P2 card
•  For Macintosh: 
Select the P2 card volume displayed on the desktop. From the menu bar at\
 the top of the screen, select
[File]
→[Eject], or otherwise drag the volume to the trash. 
Ejecting P2 cards
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Capacity
(No. of cards that  can be copied) 
Write-protect switch settings
Data cannot be written to or deleted from
the card.
 Data may be written to or deleted from
the card. 

PROTECT

PROTECT

Copying (continued)
Up to 15 P2 cards worth of data can be copied to the unit's internal HDD\
. (However, in the case
of 8 GB P2 cards, the data on only 7 P2 cards can be copied.) To see ho\
w much space is
available on the HDD (how many cards can be copied), press the [HDD CA\
P] button and check
the [REMAIN] indicator.
See
²HDD Capacity (in Number of Cards)
³
With the unit ON, check how many P2 cards can be copied • When using 2 GB or 4 GB P2 cards:
Press the [HDD CAP] button once.
In [REMAIN],  [E1] lights in orange for a second.After
this, the display corresponds to information given in ²HDD Capacity (in Number of Cards) ³,
below. 
•  When using 8 GB P2 cards:
Press the [HDD CAP] button twice.
In [REMAIN],  [E1] and [E2] light in orange for a
second.After this, the display corresponds to information given in ²HDD Capacity (in Number
of Cards) ³, below.
² HDD Capacity (in Number of Cards) ³
The [REMAIN] indicator goes out after about 2 seconds. 
When P2 cards are inserted, the following operations will be prevented t\
o protect the data, even if
you adjust the write-protect switch. Thus, check the write-protect switc\
h before inserting P2
cards.
Write-protection on P2 cards
HDD capacity indicator 

REMAIN

R

G

G

G

G

G

0
2 1
3
4
5 or more
Full useable
(when the cards are not in use)
R

G

G

G

G

R

G

G

G

R

G

G

R

G
G
G
G
G

G

: LED lit : LED flashing
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Copying (continued)
When using an optional battery pack, you can check the remaining level. \
You can see how much
power is left by pressing the [ ] button and checking the [REMAIN] indicator. See²Battery
level ³, below.

Copy operations are not allowed when a low-voltage error occurs (when t\
he [ERROR] LED
lights in red and [E2] in [REMAIN] flashes in red). Use the battery pac\
k only if [E1] in [REMAIN]
is lit in green.
Once the level reaches 0 (zero), an error is displayed as described in\
 ²Battery level ³and the
unit goes OFF immediately. Switch to another optional battery pack that \
is fully charged or use
an optional AC adapter. 
With the unit ON, press the 
button
The display will correspond to ²Battery level ³, below. 
² Battery level ³

The [REMAIN] indicator goes out after about 2 seconds. 
Note:
With an AC adapter, in some cases the LED display may not indicate 100. \
This is not a problem.
High-speed copying from P2 cards to the HDD is possible because data is \
transferred directly to
the HDD. 
Do not turn the unit OFF or eject P2 cards when the [P2C] or [HDD] LEDs \
are lit. 
Battery level indicator 
Copying from P2 cards to the HDD
1. With the unit ON, insert a P2 card in the slot
2. Press the [HDD CAP] button and make sure there is enough space to copy a\
t least one
cardIf the capacity (in number of cards) is 0, copy needed data to other s\
torage media and format
the HDD. (See page E-14 and E-18) : LED lit , :  LED flashing
R : red G :  green

When using an optional battery pack, check the remaining level before co\
pying data. 
If [E1] in [REMAIN] flashes in red, switch to a fully charged optional b\
attery or use an optional
AC adapter.
REMAINBattery pack level

G

G

G

G

R

R

100
0G

G

G

G

R

G

G

G

R

G

G

R

G

R

G

R 
						

							
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Copying (continued)
: LED lit,, : LED flashing
G: greenOR : orange

4. Make sure all the [COPY STATUS] LEDs are lit in green
5. Press the [POWER] buttonCopying is complete and the [COPY STATUS] LEDs go out.
Note:• Once the data on a P2 card has been copied to the HDD, it cannot be copi\
ed to the HDD again. If this is
the case, one of the following operations will be performed depending on\
 the [VERIFY] switch setting. [VERIFY] switch is OFF:  Even when step 3 is taken, 100% is immediately displayed as the copying progress status.
[VERIFY] switch is ON:  When step 3 has been taken, the data is not copied, 40-59% is displayed \
as the copying progress status, and the verification is conducted.
•  Even after data on a P2 card has been edited, added or deleted by a comp\
uter or other device, it may be
recognized as the same data. If this is the case, one of the following o\
perations will be performed
depending on the [VERIFY] switch setting. [VERIFY] switch is OFF:  Even when step 3 is taken, 100% is immediately displayed as the copying progress status.
[VERIFY] switch is ON:  When step 3 has been taken, the data is not copied, 40-59% is displayed \
as the copying progress status, the verification is conducted, the data is
recognized as different, and operation ends with the Verify NG error
2). (See
page E-31)
•  If the unit heats up during copying, it will automatically copy at a slo\
wer rate. The [P2C] and [HDD] LEDs
also flash slowly at this time.
•  
If copying is not completed normally (if the unit is turned OFF or the \
P2 card is pulled out during copying), the HDD
capacity (number of cards that can be copied) is decreased by as many \
P2 cards that could not be copied. 
• All [COPY STATUS] LEDs flash in green if a blank P2 card is inserted an\
d step 3 above is finished.
•  In the case of P2 cards that include a Bad clip3), be sure to first restore any lost data using a P2 camera-
recorder or other device before copying using this unit. When a defectiv\
e clip is copied without correcting
its defects, it may not be possible to repair the copied defective clip.\
1) This function conducts the verify whether the data on P2 cards and the d\
ata recorded on the internal HDD are the same.
2) When the Verify NG error has occurred,  “ERROR ” appears in the status column of the HDD partition
information section (see page E-23). If this is the case, the data on \
the P2 card concerned can be copied
again, but the partition with the  “ERROR ” status will remain unchanged.
3) Improperly recorded clip due to accidental removal of the P2 card or sud\
den power loss during recording.
Clips with a yellow  marker displayed on the thumbnail screen when using a P2 camera-recorder\
 or
similar device.
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3. Hold the [START] button for at least 2 secondsCopying begins, and the verification1)is conducted (when the [VERIFY] switch is set to ON).
The copying progress is indicated by the LEDs, as follows.
Progress (%)

COPY STATUS

00-19
20-39
40-59
60-79
80-99
100G
G
G
G
G
G

G
G
G
G
G

G
G
G
G

G
G
G

G
G

During
access
OR
During
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Formatting
You can delete all data on P2 cards. 
3. Within 2 seconds, press the [START] button The [COPY STATUS], [P2C], and [HDD] LEDs go out, and P2 card formatting \
begins.
Formatting is complete when the [P2C] LED flashes in orange.
Note:
While the [COPY STATUS], [P2C], and [HDD] LEDs are on in step 2, if you \
do not press the [START]
button  within 2 seconds
(step 3), the P2 card will not be formatted. To format the card, repea\
t the
process from step 2. 
Formatting P2 cards
Data cannot be recovered after formatting. Before formatting cards, make\
 sure all the data may
safely be deleted. 
Do not turn the unit OFF or eject P2 cards when the [P2C] LED is flashin\
g. 
This may damage the P2 card.  
P2 cards cannot be formatted if the write-protect switch is set to PROTE\
CT. Additionally, when P2
cards are inserted in the slot, you cannot adjust the write-protect swit\
ch to prepare them for formatting. 
1. With the unit ON, insert a P2 card in the slot
2. Hold the [P2C] button for at least 2 seconds The [COPY STATUS], [P2C], and [HDD] LEDs change as follows.
: LED lit : LED flashing
OR : orange

   

COPY STATUS

OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
  
µ
: LED lit
OR : orange

You can cancel copying in progress as follows.
1. Hold the [CANCEL] button for at least 2 seconds The [COPY STATUS], [P2C], and [HDD] LEDs change as follows.
2. Press the [POWER] button Copying is canceled and the [COPY STATUS] LEDs go out.
Note:
Canceling copy automatically deletes copied data.
Canceling copy operations

COPY STATUS

OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
µ
µ
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Formatting (continued)
Auto power OFF during use
If left unused, the unit will automatically turn OFF after ten minutes i\
f no copying or formatting
operations are in progress. To use the unit, turn it ON again. 
If the unit is left unused while connected to a computer via the USB 2.0\
 cable, auto power OFF
is deactivated, even if no copying or formatting is in progress. To turn\
 the unit OFF, hold the
[POWER] button for at least 2 seconds.
Note that auto power OFF is disabled while waiting for an error check af\
ter an error has
occurred or when copying has ended.
Note:You can set the time until auto power OFF on the P2Store Manager Setup p\
age, in  “Auto power off
mode. ” 
Options: [Never], [5 min], [10 min], [15 min], [20 min], [25 min], and [\
30 min]. Default: [10 min]. (See page
E-26) 
2. Within 2 seconds, press the [START] button
The [COPY STATUS], [P2C], and [HDD] LEDs go out, and HDD formatting begi\
ns. Formatting
is complete when the [HDD] LED flashes in orange. 
Note:
• While the [COPY STATUS], [P2C], and [HDD] LEDs are on in step 1, if you \
do not press the [START]
button within 2 seconds (step 2), the internal HDD will not be formatt\
ed. 
To format the HDD, repeat the process from step 1. 
•  15 partitions are created automatically on the internal HDD.
Formatting the HDD
: LED lit : LED flashing
OR : orange

You can delete all data copied onto the internal HDD.
Put the unit on a solid surface before formatting the HDD. 
Vibration or impact may damage the unit during formatting. 
Data cannot be recovered after formatting. Before formatting the HDD, ma\
ke sure all the data
may safely be deleted. 
Do not turn the unit OFF when the [HDD] LED is lit.
1. With the unit ON, hold the [HDD] button for at least 2 seconds The [COPY STATUS] LED, [P2C] LED, and [HDD] LED change as follows.

COPY STATUS

OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
µ
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Connecting to a computer
Connect the unit to a computer with the USB 2.0 cable to back up data fr\
om P2 cards and the
internal HDD on the computer. System requirements
Your computer must meet these requirements for the P2 driver, the dedica\
ted driver for this
unit, and the dedicated software. 
Operating system: Windows XP Professional SP2 or later Windows 2000 SP4 or later
Macintosh OS X (10.4.2 or 10.4.6), running on a PowerPC-based computer\
Interface: Equipped with a USB 2.0 port
Note: This unit and the dedicated driver and software are not compatible with \
Intel-based Macintosh
computers running Mac OS X. 
Installation
•  For Windows:
Install the P2 driver on your computer from the included CD-ROM. 
The dedicated software is installed at the same time. 
For installation instructions, refer to the provided installation manual\
. 
Note:
The P2 driver is software enabling high-speed access of the P2 card via \
a USB 2.0 cable. 
• For Macintosh:
Follow these steps to install the dedicated driver and software applicat\
ions. 
1. Insert the included CD-ROM in your computer
2. Double-click the Macintosh folder in the CD-ROM
3. Copy the AJ-PCS060G folder to a location such as the desktop using dr\
ag and drop
4. Double-click the  “P2StoreDriver.dmg ” disk image module in the AJ-PCS060G folder
5. Double-click  “P2StoreDriver.pkg ” 
The installation screen will now appear. Follow the instructions on the \
screen to complete
the installation.
Note:
If the dedicated driver is not installed, you cannot access the internal\
 HDD from your computer. 
Uninstallation
•  For Windows:
For uninstallation instructions, refer to the provided installation manu\
al. 
•  For Macintosh: 
To uninstall the P2 driver and dedicated software, drag the AJ-PCS060G f\
older from where
it is installed on the computer directly to the trash and empty the tras\
h.