Home
>
Panasonic
>
Camcorder
>
Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HPX300P Operating Instructions
Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HPX300P Operating Instructions
Have a look at the manual Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HPX300P Operating Instructions online for free. It’s possible to download the document as PDF or print. UserManuals.tech offer 10737 Panasonic manuals and user’s guides for free. Share the user manual or guide on Facebook, Twitter or Google+.
11 ChapterMaintenanceandInspections Warning System Warning Description Tables If a problem is detected immediately after the power is turned on, or during operation, this will be indicated by the WARNING lamp, lamps inside the viewfinder and a warning tone. PriorityWarning type LCD or viewfinder indicationTally lampWarning lamp Alarm tone*6 Warning description and recording/playback operation Countermeasures 1System error SYSTEM ERROR Cause indication *1 Red blinking Blinks 4 times per second Blinks 4 times per second Continuous tone P2 microprocessor or control failure. Operation stops. Check the cause indication *1 and consult your distributor. 2 Incorrect P2 card removal TURN POWER OFF Blinks red Blinks 4 times per second Blinks 4 times per second Continuous tone A P2 card was removed during access and card data was corrupted. Both access LEDs light orange. Turn off the power. Repair the P2 card if the clips on the card are corrupted. 3 The battery is exhauseted LOW BATTERY Red blinking, and the battery level bar blinks with the empty status. (This indication appears also when MENU indications have been turned OFF.) Blinks 1 time per secondLightsContinuous tone The battery is exhausted. Recording and playback stop. The camera stops automatically when the voltage drops. Replace the battery. 4P2 card fully recorded P2 FULL Blinks red (appears only for 3 seconds in MCR mode.) Blinks 4 times per second after completion of recording. Lights after completing recording Continuous tone after completing recording No more space on P2 cards left for recording.Stop recording.*3 Delete clips that are no longer needed or insert a new card. 5Recording error REC WARNING Cause indication *2 Blinks red Blinks 4 times per second Blinks 4 times per second Intermittent tone 4 times per second A recording error has occurred. The error may terminate recording or let it continue. *4 Turn the power off and then back on again and check recording and playback. Replace any P2 card that does not enable normal recording. 6 Irregular reference signal TEMPORARY PAUSE IRREGULAR FRM SIG Blinks red. Blinks 4 times per second Blinks 4 times per second Intermittent tone 4 times per second An irregular reference signal input to GENLOCK IN prevents normal recording by pausing recording. The recorded clip is divided. • Recording resumes when the signal returns to normal. Recording does not resume if interval, one-shot or loop recording is in progress. Check the GENLOCK IN signal. 7 Drop in reception quality of wireless receiver transmission WIRELESS RF Blinks red Blinks 4 times per second (Recording only) Blinks 4 times per second No Indicates poor reception from the wireless receiver. Recording continues but wireless microphone cannot be received. Check microphone power supply and receiver reception status. (Continued on the next page)
1 ChapterMaintenanceandInspections (Continued from the previous page) PriorityWarning type LCD or viewfinder indicationTally lampWarning lamp Alarm tone*6 Warning description and recording/playback operation Countermeasures 8 1394 connection error 1394 INITIAL ERROR Blinks red Blinks 4 times per second Blinks 4 times per second No The DVCPRO/DV cable has become disconnected or multiple devices are connected. Check the camera and device connections, reconnect them if necessary, then turn the power off and back on again. 9Battery nearly empty The last bar in the battery level indication blinks (This indication appears also when MENU indications have been turned OFF.) Blinks 1 time per second Blinks 1 time per secondNoThe battery is near depletion. Operation continues.*5Replace the battery as necessary. 10 P2 card nearly fully recorded The P2CARD level indicator blinks. Blinks 1 time per second during recording. Blinks 1 time per second during recording. No Less than 2 minutes is left on the P2 cards (level indicator shows 1 minute or less). This warning appears only during recording. Replace or insert additional P2 cards. *1 P2 SYSTEM ERROR cause indication • P2 MICON ERROR: The P2 microprocessor does not respond. • P2 CONTROL ERROR: A P2 recording control error has occurred. • CAM MICON ERROR: The camera microprocessor does not respond. *2 REC WARNING cause indication • CARD ERROR*: P2CARD error (* indicates the number of the slot of the card with the error.) Stops recording. • REC RAM OVERFLOW: Overflow of recording RAM. Stops recording. • PULL DOWN ERROR: 24P, 30P video pulldown error. Recording continues. • ERROR: Other recording errors (When an attempt is made to record 1000 or more clips on one P2 card.) *3 Perform either of the following procedures to cancel this warning. • Press a playback control button. • Press the THUMBNAIL button. • Remove the P2 card and insert another card. *4 Perform either of the following procedures to cancel this warning. • Press the REC button. • Press a playback control button. • Press the THUMBNAIL button. • Remove all cards. *5 When NEAR END CANCEL is set to ON, you can press the DISP/MODE CHK button to cancel the alarm. *6 When the alarm sounds, audio is not output to the camera speakers or earphones. The D\ ISP/MODE CHK button cancels only the alarm tone when pressed during an alarm.
1 ChapterMaintenanceandInspections Warning and Error Display for Thumbnail Operation and USB HOST MODE ItemMessageDescriptionMeasure Thumbnails CANNOT ACCESS! Data cannot be accessed because it is corrupted or for other reasons. Restore media and clips to normal state before access. CANNOT CHANGE! Any thumbnails that cannot be produced on the AVC-Intra 100 or AVC-Intra 50 and displayed in gray cannot be changed at the text memo position. Set SYSTEM MODE according to the clips. CANNOT COPY!Images cannot be copied.Check the conditions for copying. CANNOT DELETE !P2 card contains contents version mismatches or bad clips. Match devices and contents versions, and repair bad clips. CANNOT FORMAT!P2 card problem prevents formatting. Check P2 card. CANNOT RECONNECT! A clip that does not span multiple P2 cards cannot be reconnected. Check selected content. CANNOT REPAIR!Data cannot be repaired since content that cannot be repaired is selected.Check selected content. CANNOT REPAIR IN SELECTION! Some of the selected clip could not be repaired.— CARD FULL!The P2 or SD card is full. Insert media with sufficient capacity. INVALID VALUE!Entered data was invalid.Enter data in a valid range. LACK OF REC CAPACITY! There is not enough recording capacity left on the card. Insert a card with sufficient recording capacity. MISSING CLIP! A shot mark will be added to the clips recorded on multiple P2 cards when all P2 cards are not inserted yet. Insert all P2 cards with recorded clips, and confirm that the ! incomplete clip indicators disappear, and then add shot marks. NO CARD!No P2 or SD card is inserted. Insert compatible media. NO COPY TO SAME CARD! A clip cannot be copied to the card storing the original clip. Copy the selected clip to a card that does not contain the original clip. NO FILE!The designated file is not found.Check the file. NO SD CARD!No SD card is inserted.Insert an SD card. SAME CLIP IS SELECTED! The clip cannot be copied because a clip that has already been copied and the original clip have been selected. Confirm the selected clip and release either the source clip or the destination clip and then execute the copy operation. TOO MANY CLIPS!Too many clips are selected. Reduce the number of selected clips. UNKNOWN CONTENTS FORMAT! P2 card contains contents version mismatches or corrupted content. Match devices and contents versions, and repair bad clips. UNKNOWN DATA!The metadata character code is invalid. Use UTF-8 for the metadata character code. Use the viewer to enter correct characters. USER CLIP NAME MODIFIED! Characters in the clip name had to be deleted in adding the counter value. The user clip name plus the counter value can only contain up to 100 bytes. Characters in the clip name are automatically deleted when the total exceeds 100bytes. WRITE PROTECTED!The P2 or SD card is write protected. Insert write-enabled media. Soft keyboard CANNOT CHANGE![PERSON] will be entered while the text memo is not available.Enter [TEXT] before entering [PERSON]. CANNOT SET! INVALID VALUE!The entered value is incorrect.Change the value. (Continued on the next page)
1 ChapterMaintenanceandInspections (Continued from the previous page) ItemMessageDescriptionMeasure HDD (USB HOST MODE) CANNOT ACCESS CARD!An error occurred during P2 card access. Check P2 card. CANNOT ACCESS TARGET!An error occurred during hard disk access. Check hard disk status and connection. CANNOT FORMAT!The hard disk cannot be initialized. Connect another hard disk drive. CANNOT RECOGNIZE HDD! The destination target cannot be properly recognized. Reboot the hard disk or connect a different hard disk. CARD IS EMPTY! CANNOT COPY!The P2 selected for copying is empty. Copying is not performed since the card is empty. HDD CAPACITY FULL!Not enough space left on the hard disk. There is not enough space on the connected hard disk. Use a new hard disk or formatted hard disk. HDD DISCONNECTED!The unit is not connected to a hard disk. Reconnect the USB cable. If the hard disk does not operate normally, turn it off and turn it back on again. MISMATCH COMPONENT! Copying cannot be made because the destination card is in the wrong format. Use a P2 card with the same model number or import video in clip units. P2 CARD IS UNFORMATTED!The P2 card is not formatted. Use a formatted P2 card. PLEASE FORMAT P2 CARD! This warning indicates that data could not be imported from a hard disk to a P2 card because the P2 card contained recorded data. You cannot copy to a P2 card that contains data. Format the card on a P2 device and copy again. TOO MANY PARTITIONS!There are too many partitions. Hard disks can handle up to 23 partitions. Use a new hard disk or formatted hard disk. TOO MANY TARGETS!Multiple devices are connected. Disconnect devices, turn off the unit and turn it back on again. UNKNOWN DEVICE CONNECTED!The connected DVD drive is not compatible. Disconnect devices, turn off the unit and turn it back on again. VERIFICATION FAILED!The compare check after copying failed. Copy the data again.
1 ChapterMaintenanceandInspections Updating the firmware incorporated into the unit The firmware can be updated using either of the following two methods. 1 Checking the current version of firmware and performing the update using the dedicated tool (P2_Status_ Logger) PASS (P2 Asset Support System) is only available to customers who have completed customer registration with Panasonic. Log in to PASS and use the dedicated tool (P2_Status_Logger) to check the version\ information of the firmware on the unit and download links to pages containing the necessary firmware.For further information about downloading and using P2_Status_Logger, log in to PASS and refer to the relevant pages.Besides access to PASS, completing customer registration has a number of other benefits. For further details, refer to the PASS (P2 Asset Support System) website (https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/). 2 Checking the current version of the firmware using the unit and performing the update Check firmware version of the camera in the DIAGNOSTIC screen. Then access the site listed in the NOTE below to check the most recent firmware information and download any firmware you require. NOTE • The update is completed by loading the downloaded file onto the unit via an SD memory card. For further details about the updating methods, refer to the following website. https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/ • Be sure to use a compatible SD memory card. The unit is compatible with SD memory cards based on the SD and SDHC standards. Also, be sure to format the memory card using the unit before use.
1 Chapter10Index Chapter 10 Index 1 MENU 1394 AUDIO OUT ............................................131 MENU 1394 CMD SEL ................................................137 MENU 1394 CONFIG ..................................................138 1394 connection ..............................................146 MENU 1394 CONTROL ..............................................137 MENU 1394 STATUS ...................................................138 2 MENU 25M REC CH ..................................................131 A MENU A.IRIS LEVEL ...................................................125 MENU ACCESS LED ...................................................137 MENU ALARM ............................................................137 MENU ASPECT CONV ................................................127 MENU ATW .................................................................128 MENU ATW TYPE ........................................................128 Audio Input ........................................................54 Audio level meter magnification ........................73 MENU AUDIO SETUP screen .....................................130 Auto Black Balance ...........................................50 Auto Black Balance ...........................................50 MENU AUTO KNEE SW ..............................................129 MENU AUTO LEVEL CH3 ...........................................130 MENU AUTO LEVEL CH4 ...........................................130 Auto tracking white balance ..............................50 Auto tracking white balance ..............................50 B MENU BATTERY MODE ..............................................134 MENU BATTERY SELECT ...........................................134 MENU BATTERY SETUP screen .................................134 battery Setting ..........................................................86 Mounting ......................................................86 Black Balance ...................................................49 MENU BP-GL65/95 NEAR ..........................................135 C MENU CAC .................................................................136 MENU CAC CARD READ ...........................................136 MENU CAC FILE DELETE ...........................................136 MENU CAC FILE INIT .................................................136 MENU CAC PROPERTY ..............................................136 MENU CAMERA MODE ..............................................127 MENU CARD FUNCTION screen ................................136 MENU CARD/BATT .....................................................133 Center marker ....................................................73 MENU CHROMA LEVEL .............................................124 MENU CHROMA PHASE ............................................124 Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC) .....92 Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC) .....92 cine-like gamma ................................................37 clip ...................................................................101 MENU CLOCK SETTING ............................................137 MENU COLOR TEMP Ach ..........................................124 MENU COLOR TEMP Bch ..........................................124 Connector signal .............................................164 Control of external devices ..............................146 Copying ...........................................................109 Counter ..............................................................64 cue up ...............................................................43 D Date and Time ...................................................26 MENU DATE/TIME .......................................................133 DC power ..........................................................88 Deleting ...........................................................108 MENU DETAIL CORING ..............................................124 MENU DETAIL LEVEL .................................................124 MENU DIAGNOSTIC screen .......................................138 Dimensions ......................................................160 MENU DIONIC160 NEAR ...........................................134 MENU DIONIC90 NEAR .............................................134 Diopter Adjustment ............................................78 MENU DISPLAY SETUP screen ..................................132 MENU DOWNCON MODE ..........................................132 MENU DRS EFFECT ...................................................125 DVCPRO/DV Connector ..................................145 Dynamic Range Stretcher ...................................9 Dynamic Range Stretcher .................................53 E Electronic Shutter ..............................................52 MENU ENDURA10 NEAR ...........................................135 MENU ENDURA7 NEAR .............................................135 MENU ENDURA-D NEAR............................................135 errors ..........................................................69,153 MENU EVF B.LIGHT ...................................................133 MENU EVF COLOR .....................................................133 MENU EVF PEAK FREQ ..............................................132 MENU EVF PEAK LEVEL ............................................132 MENU EVF SETTING ..................................................133 MENU EXT DC IN SEL ................................................134 external DC power .............................................88 external power ...................................................88 F MENU F.MIC LEVEL ....................................................131 MENU F.MIC POWER ..................................................131 Fast-forward playback .......................................43 Fast-reverse playback .......................................43 firmware ...........................................................155 Flange Back ......................................................90 Focus assist .......................................................75 MENU FOCUS BAR ....................................................133 Formatting P2 Card ......................................................114 SD memory card ..................................81, 115 Hard Disks .................................................142 MENU FRAME RATE ...................................................124 FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control ..........................55 FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control Knob .................98 Front Microphone ..............................................95 MENU FRONT VR CH1 ...............................................130 MENU FRONT VR CH2 ...............................................130
1 Chapter10Index G MENU GAMMA ...........................................................125 GENLOCK .........................................................64 MENU GL PHASE .......................................................137 H MENU H PHASE .........................................................137 MENU HEADROOM ....................................................131 MENU HIGH GAIN ......................................................128 Hot Swap Recording .........................................41 MENU HYTRON140 NEAR .........................................134 MENU HYTRON50 NEAR ...........................................134 I internal battery .................................................150 Internal Clock ....................................................26 Interval recording ..............................................40 Interval recording ..............................................40 MENU INTERVAL TIME ............................................129 MENU IRIS ADJUST ...................................................136 K MENU KNEE ...............................................................125 L LCD .................................................................120 MENU LCD BACKLIGHT ............................................133 LCD monitor ......................................................76 MENU LCD SETTING ..................................................133 MENU LENS SETUP screen ........................................136 Lens Mounting ......................................................89 Adjusting ......................................................89 MENU LEVEL METER .................................................133 MENU LIMITER CH1 ...................................................130 MENU LIMITER CH2 ...................................................130 MENU LOAD/SAVE/INIT ..............................................124 Loop recording (LOOP REC) .............................41 Loop recording (LOOP REC) .............................41 MENU LOW GAIN .......................................................128 M MENU MAIN MENU ....................................................122 MENU MARKER ..........................................................133 MENU MASTER PED ..................................................125 MENU MATRIX ............................................................125 MENU MENU BACK ...................................................134 MENU MENU INIT .......................................................137 menu THUMBNAIL MENU ...................................102 menus ........................................................120 menus Using ..........................................................120 Initializing ...........................................121, 120 Meta Data ........................................................110 MENU MIC LOWCUT CH1 ..........................................130 MENU MIC LOWCUT CH2 ..........................................130 MENU MIC LOWCUT CH3 ..........................................130 MENU MIC LOWCUT CH4 ..........................................130 Microphone ........................................................95 MENU MID GAIN ........................................................128 MODE CHECK ...................................................72 MENU MODEL NAME .................................................138 MENU MONITOR SELECT ..........................................131 N MENU NAME EDIT ......................................................126 Native recording ................................................35 Native recording ................................................35 Native VFR Recording .......................................36 Native VFR Recording .......................................36 MENU NEAR END CANCEL .......................................135 MENU NiCd14 END ....................................................135 MENU NiCd14 NEAR ..................................................135 Normal Recording .............................................34 Normal speed playback ....................................43 MENU NP-L7 NEAR ....................................................134 O MENU ONE SHOT TIME .............................................129 One-shot recording (ONE SHOT REC) ..............40 One-shot recording (ONE SHOT REC) ..............40 MENU OPERATION .....................................................138 MENU OPTION MENU screen ....................................138 MENU OTHER DISPLAY .............................................134 MENU OTHER FUNCTIONS screen ...........................137 MENU OUTPUT SEL screen .......................................132 overcranking effects ..........................................38 P P2 Cards Inserting .......................................................28 Writing back ...............................................143 Recording times ...........................................30 Status ...........................................................29 Status Display ..............................................72 Removing .....................................................28 Formatting ..................................................114 Prevent Accidental Erasure ...................29, 28 MENU P2CARD REMAIN ............................................134 MENU PAG L95 NEAR ................................................135 MENU PC MODE ........................................................127 MENU PC MODE SELECT ..........................................127 playback ............................................................43 Playing back ....................................................104 MENU PREREC MODE ...............................................129 Pre-recording .....................................................39 Pre-recording .....................................................39 MENU PROPAC14 NEAR ............................................134 Properties ........................................................116 PROXY .......................................................41, 114 PROXY .......................................................41, 114 pull-down recording ..........................................35 R MENU R.MIC CH1 LEVEL ...........................................131 MENU R.MIC CH2 LEVEL ...........................................131 MENU R.MIC POWER .................................................131 Rain Cover .........................................................98
1 Chapter10Index MENU REC COUNTER ...............................................134 MENU REC FORMAT ..................................................126 MENU REC FUNCTION ..............................................129 REC REVIEW Function ......................................41 REC REVIEW Function ......................................41 MENU REC SIGNAL ...................................................126 Reconnection ..................................................109 Recording formats .............................................45 Recording functions ....................................39, 45 Recording level ..................................................54 MENU RECORDING SETUP screen ...........................129 remote control ..................................................100 Restoring .........................................................109 MENU RET SW ............................................................128 S MENU SAFETY ZONE .................................................133 Safety zone markers ..........................................73 MENU SCAN REVERSE ..............................................127 Scene File ..........................................................82 MENU SCENE FILE .....................................................136 Scene File Data .................................................82 MENU SCENE FILE screen .........................................124 MENU SD CARD FORMAT ..........................................136 SD memory cards Insert ............................................................81 Status Display ............................................119 Formatting, Writing and Reading .................81 Handling ......................................................81 Remove ........................................................81 Format ....................................................81, 21 MENU SDI EDH ..........................................................132 MENU SDI METADATA ................................................132 MENU SDI SELECT .....................................................132 MENU SELF SHOOT ...................................................133 Self-portrait Shooting .........................................77 MENU SERIAL NO. .....................................................138 MENU SETUP .............................................................127 MENU SHADING (USER) ............................................136 MENU SHADING SELECT ..........................................136 Shooting ............................................................33 Shot Marker (SHOT MARK) ...............................42 Shot Marker (SHOT MARK) ...............................42 Shoulder Strap ...................................................97 Shutter Mode .....................................................52 Shutter Speed ....................................................52 MENU SKIN TONE DTL ..............................................125 Specifications ..................................................160 Standard VFR recording ....................................36 MENU START DELAY ..................................................129 MENU SW MODE screen ............................................128 MENU SYNC SCAN DISP ...........................................133 SYNCHRO SCAN...............................................52 SYNCHRO SCAN...............................................52 MENU SYNCHRO SCAN.............................................124 MENU SYSTEM MODE ...............................................126 MENU SYSTEM SETUP screen ...................................126 T MENU TC MODE ........................................................129 MENU TC OUT ............................................................132 MENU TC VIDEO SYNCHRO ......................................132 MENU TEST TONE ......................................................131 Text Memo ........................................................42 THUMBNAIL ....................................................101 Thumbnail Switching ...................................................105 Selecting ....................................................104 Changing ...................................................106 menu ..........................................................101 Time Code .........................................................60 Time Data ..........................................................56 Time zone ..........................................................26 MENU TIME ZONE ......................................................137 MENU TRIMPAC14 NEAR ...........................................134 Tripod .................................................................97 MENU TYPE A END ....................................................135 MENU TYPE A FULL ...................................................135 MENU TYPE A NEAR ..................................................135 MENU TYPE B END ....................................................135 MENU TYPE B FULL ...................................................135 MENU TYPE B NEAR ..................................................135 U MENU UB MODE ........................................................129 undercranking effects ........................................38 Updating ..........................................................155 USB device mode ..............................................139 host mode ..................................................140 User bits ............................................................56 USER buttons ....................................................53 USER CLIP NAME ...........................................112 MENU USER FILE ...............................................136, 137 MENU USER MAIN .....................................................128 MENU USER1 .............................................................128 MENU USER2 .............................................................128 V MENU V DETAIL FREQ ...............................................126 MENU V DETAIL LEVEL ..............................................124 Variable Frame Rate (VFR) ................................36 Variable Frame Rate (VFR) ................................36 Variable Speed Playback ..................................43 MENU VERSION .........................................................138 MENU VFR ..................................................................124 MENU VIDEO OUT CHAR ..........................................132 MENU VIDEO OUT ZEBRA .........................................132 Viewfinder screen displays ............................................66 Status Displays ............................................65 Setting up .....................................................78 Adjusting ......................................................78 W MENU W.BAL.PRESET ................................................128 Warning System ...............................................151 warnings ............................................................69 Waveform monitor function ................................77 MENU WFM ................................................................128 White Balance ...................................................49
1 Chapter10Index White Shading Compensation ...........................91 wireless receiver ................................................95 MENU WIRELESS TYPE ..............................................131 MENU WIRELESS WARN ............................................131 Z Zebra pattern .....................................................74 MENU ZEBRA1 DETECT ............................................133 MENU ZEBRA2 ...........................................................133 MENU ZEBRA2 DETECT ............................................133 MENU ZOOM ..............................................................133
10 Chapter11Specifications Chapter 11 Specifications Dimensions and speci fications Dimensions 251mm (9-7/8 inches) 150mm (5-7/8 inches)343mm (3-1/2 inches) 441mm (17-3/8 inches) 246mm(9-11/16 inches) Speci fications General Power supply: DC12 V (11 V to 17 V) Power consumption: 18 W (with the supplied lens, 3.2 LCD monitor) indicates safety information. Ambient operating temperature/humidity:0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)/10% to 85% (relative humidity) Storage temperature:–20 °C to 60 °C (–4 °F to 140 °F) Weight:Approx. 3.6 kg (7.93 lb) (camera unit only) Approx 5.0 kg (11.02 lb) (Including lens and lens hood) Dimensions: (Camera, viewfinder only) (With supplied lens) 246 mm (width) × 251 mm (height) × 441 mm (depth) 9-11/16 inches (width) × 9-7/8 inches (height) × 17-3/8 inches\ (depth) (excluding protrusions) 246 mm (width) × 251 mm (height) × 549 mm (depth) 9-11/16 inches (width) × 9-7/8 inches (height) × 21-5/8 inches\ (depth) (excluding protrusions)