Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HPX370P AG-HPX371E Operating Instructions

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3Select YESintheconfirmationscreenand
presstheJOGdialbutton.
•   “SD CARD FORMAT OK” appears and the SD 
memory card is formatted.
  NOTE
Check that no important data remains on a card before 
formatting since data erased by formatting cannot be 
recovered. 
The card will not be formatted if the following message 
appears when the JOG dial button is pressed:
Error...

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Changing scene file settings
 Example1:   Change the name of the scene 
file.
1Turnthescenefiledial,thenselectthescene
filetobechanged.
2SelectthemenuoptionNAMEEDITinthe
SCENEFILEscreen,thenpresstheJOGdial
button.
For details on menu operation, refer to [Using the 
menus]...

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2SelectSAVEandpresstheJOGdialbutton.
PUSH  MENU  TO  RETURN 
VFRFRAME RATE(SYNCHRO SCAN)DETAIL LEVELV DETAIL LEVELDETAIL CORING
RETURNLOADSAVEINITIAL0
CHROMA LEVEL0
00
LOAD SAVE INIT
S C E N E   F I L E
3Select YESandpresstheJOGdialbutton.
•  To return to the menu level above, press the 
MENU button.
YES 
NO 
SAVE ? 
SCENE FILE 
PUSH SET
•...

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5Select WRITEandpresstheJOGdialbutton,
thenselectEXECUTEandpresstheJOGdial
button.
PUSH  MENU  TO  RETURN 
READWRITEFILE 1FILE 2FILE 3FILE 4
1>>>RETURNEXECUTENO FILE
TITLE RELOAD>>>
NO FILENO FILE
FILE SELECT
S C E N E   F I L E ( S D   C A R D )
6 Pressthecursorbutton,turntheJOGdial...

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Chapter5Preparation

Chapter 5  Preparation
Power Supply
A battery or an external DC power supply can be used as 
the power supply for the camera-recorder.
Using a Battery
The following is a list of batteries that have been tested and 
verified to work with the camera.
Anton/Bauer batteries
PROPAC14, TRIMPACK14
HYTRON50, HYTRON140
DIONIC90, DIONIC160
IDX batteries
NP-L7, ENDURA7, ENDURA10
Sony batteries
BP-GL65/95
PAG batteries
PAGL95
  NOTE
•   Although other batteries may be used by...

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When using a V-mount type battery
Mount the V-mount adapter plate. Insert the plate and slide 
it as shown below.
•  To remove the plate, slide the release lever downwards.
Releaselever
Setting the battery type
•  Select the battery type listed under BATTERY SELECT. 
Select the menu option BATTERY SELECT from the 
setting menu BATTERY SETUP screen.
•   When using a battery not listed under BATTERY SELECT: 
 
If it is a NiCd battery, select “NiCd14 (14 V)” and set...

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Use of the external DC power 
supply
1ConnecttheexternalDCpowersupplytothe
DCINsocketontheunit.
DCINSocket DCcable
ExternalDC

powersupply
2 Turn “ON”thepowerswitchoftheexternalDC
powersupply. (Ifthepowerswitchisavailable
ontheexternalDCpowersupply)...

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Mounting and Adjusting the Lens
Mounting the Lens
1Raisethelensclampingleverandremovethe
mountcap.
MountCap LensClampingLever
2
Tomountthelens,aligntheindentationatthe
topcenterofthelensmountwiththecenter
markofthelens.
Mark...

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Adjusting the Lens Flange Back
If images are not clearly focused at both telephoto and 
wide-angle positions during zoom operations, adjust the 
flange back (distance from the lens mounting surface to the 
image formation surface).
Once adjusted, the flange back does not need to be 
re-adjusted as long as the same lens is mounted on the 
camera.
 NOTE
Please also refer to the lens instruction manual for directions 
on adjustment and locations of individual lens parts....

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White Shading Compensation
The camera can use DEFAULT (fixed value) and three user 
adjustable functions (USER1, USER2, USER3) to store 
white shading compensation data.
Select SHADING SELECT in the setting menu LENS SETUP 
screen to set compensation data. Selecting OFF turns off 
shading compensation.
 NOTE
If white shading adjustments are made while the video image 
is distorted due to GENLOCK, the adjustments may not be 
correct. Wait for the video image to return...