Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HPX170P Operating Instructions

Displays
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Warnings
COPY INHIBITEDCan not record correctly because of the input signal copy-guarded.EXTERNAL19 DISCONNECTWhen the 1394 CONTROL item of the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen of the Setup menu is set to EXT and recording without connecting external units with 1394 terminal, this display appears.INCOMPATIBLE CARDThe card cannot be used since it does not comply with the specified standard.RUN DOWN CARDThe maximum number of overwrites on the P2 card has been exceeded.Operation continues....

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WARNINGWhen trouble occurs with camera systems, WARNING is displayed.FOCUS LOCK (Abnormal focus operation)PSD NG (Abnormal vibration detected)GYRO NG  (Abnormal Optical Image Stabilizer control)19This is displayed when trouble has occurred in the 1394 connections or signals.19 INITIAL ERROR (connection error)19 INPUT ERROR (input error)19 INPUT ERROR (OTHER FORMAT) (wrong input format)
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Displays
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Setting the DISPLAY items
Display the following items on the viewfinder and LCD monitor screen by pressing the DISP/MODE CHK button or by configuring OTHER DISPLAY of the DISPLAY SETUP screen of the setup menus. (Page 109)
DisplaysMODE CHECKDISPLAYOTHER DISPLAY settings
ALLPARTIALOFF
1 Time code displayü————
3 AUTO/MANUAL switch operation displayüüüüx
5 Recording formatüüüxx
7 Information displayü—xxx
8 Squeeze information displayüüüüx
9 Microphone level auto-control displayüüüxx
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Using the setup menus
Use the setup menus to change the settings to suit the scenes you are shooting or what you are recording.
MENU 
PUSH-SET
PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR
THUMBNAIL 
Operation lever
MENU button
Using the menus
If the thumbnail menu is displayed, press the THUMBNAIL button to release the display. (Page 66)The menu items indicated in the blue characters cannot be used.
1 When the unit is in other than playback or 
recording mode, press the MENU button.The following is displayed on the...

Menu
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Initializing the menu settings
The menu settings contain both the user file settings and the scene file settings. You can initialize them separately.
To initialize the user file (i.e. all the settings other than the scene file settings)Select INITIAL in USER FILE of the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen. The current menu settings of user file will return to the factory settings.
To initialize the scene fileFrom the 6 scene files, select the one you want to initialize with the scene dial. Then in the...

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Setup menu structure
CAM (camera) mode menu
CAMERA MENUSCENE FILELOAD/SAVE/INIT(Pages 98 - 100)OPERATION TYPEFRAME RATECAMERA SETUPASPECT CONVMID GAINSYNCRO SCAN(Page 100)SETUPHIGH GAINDETAIL LEVELATWV DETAIL LEVELSW MODEHANDLE ZOOMDETAIL CORING(Pages 101 - 103)IRIS DIALCHROMA LEVELUSER1CHROMA PHASEAUTO SWA.IRISUSER2COLOR TEMP Ach(Pages 103 - 104)AGCUSER3COLOR TEMP BchATWFOCUS ASSISTMASTER PEDAFMF ASSISTA.IRIS LEVELWFMDRSLCDGAMMAKNEERECORDING SETUPREC FORMATMATRIX(Pages 104 - 106)480i REC...

Menu
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Setup menu structure (continued)
MCR (playback) mode menu
MCR MENURECORDING SETUPMCR FORMAT(Pages 104 - 106)480i MCR MODE1394 TC REGENPLAYBACK FUNCTIONSAUDIO OUTTC MODE(Page 107)TCGTC PRESETAV IN/OUT SETUPCMPNT/SDI SEL1394 UB REGEN(Pages 107 - 108)SDI OUTUB MODESDI METADATAUB PRESETSDI EDH1394 IN PRESETDOWNCON MODEVIDEO OUT OSDDISPLAY SETUPDATE/TIME(Pages 108 - 109)LEVEL METERCARD/BATTOTHER FUNCTIONSUSER FILEP2CARD REMAIN(Pages 110 - 112)REMOTEOTHER DISPLAYPC MODECAMERA DATAACCESS LEDLCD...

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Setup menu list
SCENE FILE screen
ItemDisplay modeDescription of settings
LOAD/SAVE/INIT(Camera)LOAD:Loads the scene file settings saved using SAVE.SAVE: Saves the changed scene file settings.INITIAL: The settings of the scene file selected with the scene file dial are returned to the factory settings.OPERATION TYPE(Camera)Switches the shutter and frame rate operation to the video type or film type.VIDEO CAM: SYNCRO SCAN is displayed using 1/n units.FILM CAM: SYNCRO SCAN is displayed as an...

Menu
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ItemDisplay modeDescription of settings
DRS(Camera)Selects the DRS (Dynamic Range Stretcher) function.This function compresses the video signal level to extend the dynamic range making it possible to correctly render highlight areas without overexposure and loss of detail that would otherwise occur.OFF, 1, , Larger values indicate a higher compression level of highlight areas.Only effective in 60i and 60P VIDEO CAM.In slow shutter mode, the options are shown in blue and you cannot...

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ItemDisplay modeDescription of settings
V DETAIL FREQ(Camera)Sets the vertical detail for shooting in 480i progressive mode.THIN: Makes the detail thin.MID: Makes the detail slightly thicker.THICK: Makes the detail thicker.When images were shot in the progressive mode in which the vertical detail is set as “THIN” or “MID” and are played on a monitoring television (60i interlace), you will see flickers caused on horizontal lines and almost horizontal oblique lines. When playing back images in the...