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

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ItemSettingNotes
25M REC CH SELSelects the audio channels to be recorded in the 
DVCPRO and DV formats. 
2CH: Only recorded on CH1 and CH2. 
4CH: Records on all four channels.  •  
Not available in the following 
conditions. 
-   When SYSTEM MODE is 1080-59.94i 
(1080-50i) or 720-59.94P (720-50P). 
-   When SYSTEM MODE is set to 480-
59.94i (576-50i) and REC FORMAT is 
set to the DVCPRO50 codec. 
-   REC SIGNAL is set to 1394 
(operation depends on 1394 input...

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ItemSettingNotes
1394 AUDIO OUTSelects audio channel output to 1394 OUT in DVCPRO 
or DV mode. 
CH1/CH2, CH3/CH4 •  
Available only when SYSTEM MODE 
is set to 480-59.94i (576-50i) and REC 
FORMAT is set to DVCPRO or DV. 
OUTPUT SEL screen
ItemSettingNotes
SDI SELECTSets the signal format type output from the SDI OUT 
connector. 
AUTO: Depends on SYSTEM MODE setting. 
1080i*1: Outputs 1080-59.94i (1080-50i) also when 
SYSTEM MODE setting is 720-59.94P...

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DISPLAY SETUP screen
ItemSettingNotes
EVF PEAK LEVELAdjusts the peaking level of the viewfinder and the 
LCD monitor.
–7 ... 0 ... +7
EVF PEAK FREQAdjusts the peaking frequency of the viewfinder and 
the LCD monitor.
HIGH, LOW
EVF SETTINGAdjusts viewfinder brightness and contrast on a 
subscreen.
(Subscreen)
EVF BRIGHTNESS
EVF CONTRAST
EVF B.LIGHTAdjusts viewfinder backlight brightness. 
HIGH, NORMAL, LOW
EVF COLORSelects whether the viewfinder image will...

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ItemSettingNotes
DATE/TIMESets the date and time display. 
TIME: Hours, minutes and second display
DATE: Year, month and day display
TIME&DATE: Hours, minutes, seconds and year, 
month and day display
OFF: Not displayed
LEVEL METERSets the Audio Level Meter display. 
ON, OFF
ZOOMSets the lens zoom value display. 
ON, OFF
CARD/BATTSets the remaining P2 card capacity and battery 
charge. 
ON, OFF
P2CARD REMAINDetermines how remaining P2 card capacity is...

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ItemSettingNotes
HYTRON50 NEARSets the near end voltage for HYTRON50. (Adjustable 
in 0.1 V units.)
11.0 V ... 13.4 V ... 15.0 V
HYTRON140 NEARSets the near end voltage for HYTRON140. 
(Adjustable in 0.1 V units.)
11.0 V ... 13.1 V ... 15.0 V
DIONIC90 NEARSets the near end voltage for DIONIC90. (Adjustable 
in 0.1 V units.)
11.0 V ... 13.7 V ... 15.0 V
DIONIC160 NEARSets the near end voltage for DIONIC160. (Adjustable 
in 0.1 V units.)
11.0 V ... 13.3 V ......

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CARD FUNCTIONS screen
ItemSettingNotes
SCENE FILEReads/writes scene files from/onto the SD memory 
card. 
FILE SELECT: Selects scene files (1 to 4).
READ: Reads the selected scene file (1 – 4) settings 
stored on the SD memory card.
WRITE: Saves the current scene file (1 – 4) settings to 
the SD memory card. 
TITLE RELOAD: Reloads title list.  •  
Not available when compiling to a clip 
in one-clip recording mode.
USER FILEReads/writes user files (files other...

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OTHER FUNCTIONS screen
ItemSettingNotes
USER FILESaves user files to camera memory, loads them into 
camera memory or initializes them. (For details, refer 
to page 89.)
LOAD, SAVE, INITIAL
•  This does not affect options in the SCENE FILE 
screen.  •  
Not available in the following 
conditions.
-   When USB DEVICE mode is 
enabled.
-   When compiling to a clip in one-clip 
recording mode.
1394 CONTROLSelects the method the camera uses for controlling...

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DIAGNOSTIC screen
ItemSettingNotes
VERSIONIndicates the version of the firmware used in this 
camera. 
A subscreen provides details on which firmware 
versions are used.
(Subscreen)
CAM SOFT: Camera microprocessor software
SYSCON SOFT: Software for system control 
microprocessor
P2CS BL2-1: Boot program 1 for P2 control 
microprocessor 
P2CS BL2-2: Boot program 2 for P2 control 
microprocessor 
P2CS KR: P2 control microprocessor kernel
P2CS AP: P2 control...

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Chapter8ConnectingtoExternalDevices

Chapter 8  Connecting to External Devices
Functionality Provided by Connections to USB 2.0 Connector
Connecting to a computer in USB 
device mode
A USB 2.0 connection to a computer or other device allows 
you to use P2 cards in the camera as mass storage.
Procedures for making connections to a 
computer
1 Connect aUSB cable tothe USB.0 connector. 
 NOTE
•  A USB 2.0 cable is not...

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3TerminatingUSBmode
Use one of the following three methods. 
•  Set the camera POWER switch to OFF. 
•   Set the PC MODE option in the SYSTEM SETUP 
screen to OFF. 
•   Press the USER button to which PC MODE has 
been assigned. 
USB host mode
This mode allows you to connect the camera to a hard 
disk drive that supports USB 2.0 to save card data, view 
thumbnails of the stored clips and write data back to P2 
cards....