Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HVX200P Operating Instructions

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Input channels and the tracks recorded
The sound track to be recorded when shooting 
can be changed by CH1 SELECT switch and CH2 
SELECT switch.
The sound track to be recorded when dubbing 
can be changed at A. DUB INPUT item on the AV 
IN/OUT SETUP screen. (Page 111)
Adjusting the audio input level
Use the AUDIO control to adjust the recording level 
of audio signals input from the built-in microphone 
or INPUT 1/2 terminal.
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Nonlinear editing with P2 card (PC mode)
You can edit the video data on P2 cards nonlinearly 
by connecting the unit to a computer used for 
editing by means of a USB cable (Windows) or 1394 
cable (Apple Macintosh). (Connections : Page 77)
The following conditions must be met if 
the USB cable is to be used to make the 
connection.
•  Your computer must run Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
•  USB dedicated driver (provided on the CD-ROM  supplied) must be installed in your computer.
•  Your computer must...

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5  Press the mode button to light up the MCR lamp and then hold the button down (for 2 
or more seconds).
The PC lamp now lights, and PC mode is 
established.
When the P2 card is in an accessible status, 
USB (or 1394) DEVICE CONNECT is displayed 
on the camera.
(If DISCONNECT is displayed, you cannot 
operate the camera.)
6  Proceed with nonlinear editing using your computer.
An icon for the P2 card contents appears as 
a removable disk in My Computer of your 
computer.
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Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive (1394 HOST mode)
•  Use an HDD (hard disk drive) that has sufficient capacity to permit copying.
•  Before copying the data, format the hard disk  drive so that it can be used by the unit. Bear in 
mind that this process will delete all the data on 
the drive.
•  Connect the camera to an HDD using the 1394  cable. (Page 77)
  Do not connect the camera to two or more HDD  (chain, hub, etc.), even if they are not turned ON.
•  Insert the P2 card into the...

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P2
To check the data copied into the hard disk driveAfter step 4 on the left, use the  and  buttons to 
select PROPERTY, and then press the  button.
The contents of the hard disk drive are displayed.
•  To view details of the items, select an item using  the 
 and  buttons, and press the  button.
To verify the data when copying it into the hard 
disk drive
After step 4 on the left, use the 
 and  button to 
select YES from the VERIFY option on SETUP.
•  Copying to the P2 card is completed,...

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Dubbing
You can dub any clips from a P2 card to a tape that 
you have inserted into the unit.
The recording formats of clips that can be dubbed 
are all of the 1080i and 720P formats. In all cases, 
the data is recorded in the DV format.
•  Check to see if the tape is in a write-protected state. (During the dubbing operation, an error 
message does not appear.)
•  Insert the P2 card and tape into the unit, and set  the MEDIA switch to the TAPE position. (Pages 
25 and 29)
•  When recording for the...

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6  Press the two REC buttons simultaneously.If you are using the remote control, press the 
PLAY button while holding down the REC 
button.
Dubbing now starts. When it finishes, it will 
automatically stop, and the thumbnail display 
will be restored. (To stop dubbing while it is 
underway, press the 
 button.)
•  When you wish to start dubbing from a point  mid-way along a clip, first play back the 
clip, then press the 
 button at the desired 
position to pause playback.
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Dubbing (continued)
•  In the VCR mode, the recording standby status is established when these two buttons 
are pressed together in the playback pause 
status. (The recording standby status will not 
be established in the MCR mode.) Each time 
you press the 
 button, the status switches 
between recording and recording standby.
5  Stop recording in the recorder. •  On this unit, press the 
 button.
6  Stop playback on the other unit.•  On this unit, press the  button.
•  In the case of tape, the...

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Analog input (Tape)
Video contents on S-VHS (VHS) cassettes can be 
copied to tape, and TV programs can be recorded.
•  Set the MEDIA switch to the TAPE position. (Page 29)
1  Connect this unit to a video deck or a television. (Page 79)
2  Press the mode button on the unit to switch to the MCR/VCR mode.
VCR
DUB
MCR
PC
CAMERA
3  Set the external device to playback.
4  Press the two REC buttons simultaneously.On the remote control, while pressing the REC 
button, press the PLAY button....

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Regular displays
Screen displays
1  Time code displaysEach time you press the COUNTER button, the 
display switches over to the following data (or 
no indication).
COUNTER:  (Tape or P2-camera mode only)
 Counter value
M COUNTER:  (Tape only)
  Counter value in memory stop mode
TC:
  Time code value. When the time code value  could not be read correctly from the P2 card 
or the tape, [TC
∗] is displayed.
  When it acts in drop frame mode, the colon  between seconds and frames become “.”.
tc: (P2 card...