Panasonic Hard Disk Storage Unit Ajhrw10g Operating Instructions

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Viewing slot numbers and HDD status
This indicates the P2 card or HDD containing the clip 
where the cursor is positioned.
This displays the P2 card slot number or HDD 
containing the clips, in yellow.
If the recording of a clip extends over a multiple 
number of P2 cards, all the numbers of the slots where 
the P2 cards with the recorded clip are inserted are 
displayed.
The numbers of the slots where the P2 cards are 
inserted are displayed in white.
One HDD mark indicates a RAID1 configuration, and 
two HDD marks indicate a JBOD configuration. As with 
P2 cards, the HDD containing the clip where the cursor 
is positioned is displayed.
Checking the clips in P2 card/HDD (continued)
Changing how clips are listed (SORT)
Change the displaying order of the selected clips.
The following display appears when the SORT button 
is pressed on the EXPLORE screen.
A
B
C
D
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A
 START TC button
This button rearranges the clips in the START TC 
order.  Each time it is pressed, the start TC of the 
clips is switched between ascending or descending 
order.
B
 CLIP NAME button
  This button rearranges the clips in the CLIP NAME 
order.  Each time it is pressed, the clip names are 
switched between ascending or descending order.
C
   CREATE DATE button
  This button rearranges the clips in the CREATE 
DATE order.  Each time it is pressed, the dates 
of the clips are switched between ascending or 
descending order.
D COPY TIME button
  This button rearranges the clips in the COPY TIME 
order.  Each time it is pressed, the copy times 
of the clips are switched between ascending or 
descending order.
E
 OK  button
This initiates the rearrangement of the clips as per 
the condition selected.
F CANCEL  button
This cancels the rearrangement of the clips, and 
restores the EXPLORE screen.   
						

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Playing the clips
The PLAYER application starts up when the PLAY button is pressed after the clips to be played have been 
selected on the EXPLORE screen.
A
 
 (PREV button)
Each time this button is pressed, play jumps to the 
start of the previous clip.
B
   
 (REW button)
When this button is pressed, clips are played 
rapidly in reverse, skipping frames, at the playback 
speed specified on the SETTING screen (page 33).
C
 
 (PLAY button)
Press this button to play the clip.
D
 
 (PAUSE button)
Press this button to stop playing temporarily.
E
 
 (FF button)
When this button is pressed, clips are played 
forward rapidly, skipping frames, at the playback 
speed specified on the SETTING screen (page 33).
F
 
 (NEXT button)
Each time this button is pressed, play jumps to the 
start of the next clip.
In the final clip, press the button again to jump to 
the end of the clip.
G
 
 (Volume Up button)
This increases the volume level of the sound.
H
 
 (Volume Down button)
This reduces the volume level of the sound.I VOLUME
The slider is slid by operating the + and - buttons 
on the left.
J SETTING button (page 33)
Set the speed in the REW and FF.
K
 CLOSE  button
Stop playing clips in PLAYER and go back to 
EXPLORE screen.
L
 TIME  CODE
  Indicate the time code of the clip being played now.
M
 CLIP  NAME
Indicate the name of the clip being played now.
N
 DURATION
Indicate the duration of the clip being played now.
O Slider
  You also can move the slider in the bottom of the 
screen to move to the designated position.
P Power supply indicator (page 16)
  Shows the power supply status. 
•  Black burst may occur between clips. This does not 
indicate a mechanical problem. 
•  Because playback relies on software codecs, some 
frames are skipped. Real-time playback is not 
ensured.  A
B
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G O
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Playing the clips (continued)
Setting the FF/REW rate
Set the speed in the REW and FF.
When SETTING button is pressed on the PLAYER 
application screen, the following screen appears.
A
BC D
A 4Xspeed  button
Clips are played rapidly while skipping frames at a 
speed equivalent to 4 times the normal speed.
B 8Xspeed  button
  Clips are played rapidly while skipping frames at a 
speed equivalent to 8 times the normal speed.
C   16Xspeed  button
Clips are played rapidly while skipping frames at a 
speed equivalent to 16 times the normal speed.
D CLOSE  button
This restores the PLAYER application screen.  
						

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Sharing the folders
A shared setting can be established to allow the folders of an HDD selected on the EXPLORE screen to be 
accessed from another computer.
  Please set Network in SETTING screen in advance. 
(page 38) Accessing via network will not enable if you 
do not set so.
A
 SHARE button / UNSHARE button
Select the folder and press this button to share. 
Select the shared folder and press UNSHARE 
button to make it in unshared state.
B   
 SHARE ALL  button
Press this button to share all the folders.
C
   UNSHARE ALL  button
Press this button to make all the folders in 
unshared state.
Sharing is on the basis of individual folders. 
D
   DELETE  button
When this button is pressed, the selected folder can 
be deleted. (page 27)
E OPEN  button
Select the folder you want to view and press this 
button to open it.
F
 
In this status, the network is not shared.
G
 
In this status, the network is shared.
H
 Power supply indicator (page 16)
  Shows the power supply status. 
I
 CLOSE  button
This closes the EXPLORE screen and restores the 
main screen.
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F
G
I
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Returning the clips in the RECYCLE folder
When the RECYCLE button is pressed on the main screen, the RECYCLE screen is displayed.
The clips in the RECYCLE folder and folders can now be displayed, deleted or restored.
A   SELECT ALL button / UNSELECT ALL button
Pressing the SELECT ALL button enables you 
to select all clips and folders in the RECYCLE 
folder at once. Afterwards, the button is labeled 
UNSELECT ALL. 
Pressing the UNSELECT ALL button clears the 
selected status of all clips and folders and changes 
the button label to SELECT ALL. 
B   SELECT button / UNSELECT button
Move the cursor to desired clips and folders and 
press the SELECT button to select them.
The button label changes to UNSELECT when 
the cursor is moved to selected clips and folders.
Pressing the UNSELECT button clears the selected 
status.
When the button is double-clicked, its display is 
switched between SELECT and UNSELECT.
A
BCD
E
C   ERASE  button
This completely erases the selected folder and 
clips.
Folders and clips, once erased, cannot be restored.  
Check carefully if a folder or clip will be needed 
before erasing folders and clips.
D RESTORE  button
This returns the selected folder and clips to their 
original location.
E CLOSE  button
Return to the main screen.  
						

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Formatting
To format a P2 card or HDD, press the FORMAT button on the main screen. The device selection screen to be 
formatted now appears.
A
   FORMAT SLOTS button
   
SLOT1 button/SLOT2 button/SLOT3 button/
SLOT4 button/SLOT5 button
These buttons can be used to select the P2 cards 
inserted in any slot.
B
 FORMAT HDDS button
   
HDD1 button/HDD2 button/RAID1 button
  These buttons can be used to select any of the 
HDDs.
C
   
 START  button
This starts the formatting.
D CLOSE  button
Return to the main screen.
•  Be careful when formatting media or devices. 
Formatting will erase all data on P2 cards or HDDs. 
•  P2 cards cannot be formatted if the write-protect 
switch is set to Protect. 
The device is formatted by taking the following steps.
1  Select the device and press START button, 
the FORMAT confirming screen will display.
2  Press OK button in this screen, the further 
confirming screen will display.
3  Press OK button again and begin the 
formatting.
Please understand that it can not be canceled 
once the formatting begins.
The ending confirming screen will display after 
formatting, press OK button to go back to the device 
selecting screen.
If you press CANCEL button before formatting, you 
can go back to the device selecting screen.
An error message is displayed if formatting is not 
possible.
All the formats are FAT32. (The largest volume is limited 
to 2 TB by the FAT32 format. Please understand it 
when you install larger HDD in the future.)
A
B
C
D  
						

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Checking the state of all slots
Press INFO button in the main screen, the INFO screen will display.
You can check the volume of P2 cards in any slot or 
the HDDs. The default volume name is DVCPRO HD. 
If you want to check the volume in other format, please 
press FORMAT select button on the bottom of the 
screen.
A
 Slots
Write-protected P2 cards are identified by a (
) 
mark next to the slot number.
B
 Format select button
This indicates the used memory and total memory 
(USED/ALL) in minutes (MIN) for the corresponding 
format.
One of the following 5 buttons is displayed.
•  [DVCPRO]
•  [DVCPRO 50]
•  [DVCPRO HD]
•  [AVC-I50]
•  [AVC-I100]
C
 CLOSE  button
Close the INFO screen and go back to the main 
screen.
A
B
C   
						

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System setting
Press SETTING button to set the system in the main screen. 
This SETTING screen is constructed by plural TAB as the following.
For details, refer to the explanations for each individual tag
Configuring network settings (Network)
Set network access of LAN1 as well as LAN2.
F C
D
E
A
B
A   Adapter
Select rear panel LAN connector. (Page 7)
B   
 DHCP
This sets the IP address automatically.
The IP address is allocated automatically from the 
DHCP server if a DHCP server is available in the 
network environment connected.
C  STATIC IP
With this, the IP address is set manually.
Input from the numeric keypad on this screen and 
press CONFIG IP button to set.
 •  IP Address
   Indicate the IP address you set or set by the server.
 •  Sub Mask
  Indicate the sub mask you set.
 •  Gateway
  Indicate the gateway you set.
D
 Keyboard
Use this numeric keypad to input IP address when 
setting address manually.
E
 CONFIG IP button
Press this button to confirm manual IP address 
setting after inputting the address.
F CLOSE  button
Return to the main screen.
Specifying the display language (Language)
Select the language you want to use in all the screens.
A
B
C
D
A   
displaying in Chinese
B
   
 ENGLISH
displaying in English
C  APPLY button
Set to selected language.
D CLOSE  button
Return to the main screen.
Even if the APPLY button is pressed, the display will 
not be switched.
After the unit is restarted, the display will be in the 
selected language.   
						

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System setting (continued)
Specifying copy options (Copy Setting)
Set the option functions in copying.
A
B
C
D
E
A
 Verify
Compare source and destination data after copying 
is finished.
  ● ON button
     Compare data.
  ● OFF button
     Do not compare data.
B
   Card  Check
Check whether the same status applies to the data 
on the P2 card which has been inserted as that for 
the data copied onto the HDD.
If any changes have been made to a copied P2 
card such as when data has added or deleted, the 
card will not be treated as a copied card.
  ● ON button / OFF button
     Set the CARD CHECK function to Activate (ON) 
or Deactivate (OFF).
C   
 
 Automatic  COPY
This function will automatically copy inserted P2 
cards.
  ● ON button / OFF button
     Set the AUTO COPY function to Activate (ON) or 
Deactivate (OFF).
  ● Destination HDD button
     Set the destination for AUTO COPY.
“Destination HDD” will be displayed as “RAID1” 
when in RAID1 mode.
D
 DEFAULT VALUE button
Restore [Copy Setting] screen settings only to 
factory settings.
E
 CLOSE  button
Return to the main screen.
Changing thumbnail display (Thumbnail)
Specify how the thumbnail screen is organized for clips 
shown on the EXPLORE screen.
A
BCD
A
 3×2  button
The thumbnails are displayed in three rows on two 
levels.
B
 4×3  button
The thumbnails are displayed in four rows on three 
levels.
C   
 5×4  button
The thumbnails are displayed in five rows on four 
levels.
D CLOSE  button
Return to the main screen.   
						

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System setting (continued)
Checking SMART Info
“SMART” is an abbreviation of “Self-Monitoring, 
Analysis and Reporting Technology”.
This function is incorporated within hard disk drives in 
order to quickly discover any problems the drive and 
estimate the extent of the damage.
A
BC
E D
A
 S.M.A.R.T.  Information
  ● Drive Model
     The model numbers of the HDD currently used 
are displayed in this column.
  ● Temperature (°C)
     The current temperatures of the HDD are 
displayed in this column.
  ● Power On Hours
     The total power-on time of the HDD are 
displayed in this column.
  ●  Write Cache
     These can be used to set the Write Cache of the 
HDD to ON or OFF.
ON button:
   
The response to data writing is faster but it may 
actually take a short while for the data to be 
written on the HDD.
    OFF button:
     The response time is longer than at the ON 
setting, but the data will definitely be written.  
(This is the factory setting.)B
   Temperature Threshold Set
Alarm messages are displayed if HDDs exceed the 
specified temperature. If the APPLY button is not 
pressed after these settings have been changed, 
the new settings will not be reflected.
  ● Low (Setting range: 0 °C to 10 °C)
      
When the temperature falls below this setting, 
the low-temperature alarm is displayed. (Factory 
setting: 5 °C)
  ● High (Setting range: 50 °C to 60 °C)
     When the temperature rises above this setting, 
the high-temperature alarm is displayed. (Factory 
setting: 55 °C)
  ● + button
     When this is pressed, the temperature setting is 
increased.
  ● – button
     When this is pressed, the temperature setting is 
reduced.
When these settings are changed, the following 
message is displayed.
C  Operation Time
Displayed here is the main units operation time.
D APPLY  button
Set the Write Cache mode and the Temperature 
Threshold Set value in the S.M.A.R.T. Information 
box.
E
 CLOSE  button
Return to the main screen.