Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HVX200P Operating Instructions

							
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P2 card information screen
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4
1  Write protection mark
2  P2 card statusThe amount of memory remaining on the P2 
card is displayed using a percentage bar. The 
following displays may appear, depending on 
the card status.
FORMAT ERROR: 
  An unformatted P2 card has been inserted.
NOT SUPPORTED: 
  A card not supported by the unit has been inserted.
NO CARD: 
  A card has not been inserted.
•  The information on the card in the selected  slot (indicated by the yellow number) can be 
viewed by pressing the SET button.
 BRAND:  Name of manufacturer
 MODEL NO.:  Model number
 SERIAL NO.:  Serial number
 USER ID:  User ID
3  P2 card remaining memory/total memory The P2 card’s remaining memory and total 
memory are displayed here in 1-minute 
increments. Fractions of a minute are rounded 
off, meaning the display may not match the slot 
total.
4 Slot total The figure represents the total remaining 
memory of the cards in the two slots. If a P2 
card is write-protected, its remaining memory 
will not be included in the total remaining 
memory. SD memory card information screen
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THUMBNAIL
OPERATION
M E TA  D ATA
EXIT PROPERTYSD STANDARD  : : SUPPORTEDUSED : 96 KB
TOTAL
: 122.4 MBNUMBER OF CLIPS :
PROTECT : OFF
BLANK : 122.3 MB
OK
SD STANDARD:
  This indicates whether the SD memory card was 
formatted in compliance with the SD standard 
(SUPPORTED/NOT SUPPORTED).
USED:  Space used
BLANK:  Space available
TOTAL:  Total space
NUMBER OF CLIPS:  Number of clips
PROTECT:  
  This indicates that the SD memory card is write- protected.
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You can perform any of the following operations. If 
necessary, make preparations prior to undertaking 
the operations.
Loading the metadata
•  Insert the SD memory card on which the metadata is recorded into the unit. (For details on 
creating the metadata, see page 57.)
Selecting whether to record the metadata on 
the P2 card
Initializing the metadata inside the unit
Displaying the metadata inside the unit
1  On the thumbnail screen, press the MENU  button.
A menu now appears. (Page 64)
2  Select META DATA using the  and  
button, and press the  (or  ) button.
  
3  Select the item using the  and  buttons, 
and press the  button.
USER CLIP NAME
 
LOAD: 
  Select this to load the metadata recorded on  the SD memory card into the unit.
 When the 
 button is pressed with operation 
moved to LOAD, the metadata on the SD 
memory card will be displayed. Therefore, 
press the 
 button again.
  Select YES to load the metadata or NO to  cancel the loading, and press the 
 button.
RECORD: 
  Select this to set whether to record the  metadata to be loaded into the unit 
simultaneously on a P2 card.
  Select YES to record the metadata or NO to  cancel the recording, and press the 
 button. 
The factory setting for this mode is OFF.
USER CLIP NAME:
  The USER CLIP NAME recording method is  selectable. Please refer to Appendix (page 
130).
INITIALIZE: 
  Select this to initialize the metadata which has  been recorded in the unit.
  Select YES to initialize the metadata or NO  to cancel the initialization, and press the 
 
button. All the settings including the ON or 
OFF setting for RECORD are now cleared.
PROPERTY: 
  Select this to display the metadata which has  been recorded in the unit.
EXIT:  Select this to return to the last screen.
4  Press the MENU button to release the menu 
mode.
P2
Uploading the metadata (META DATA)
Thumbnail operations (continued) 
						

							
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Useful playback functions
Variable speed search (P2 card / Tape)
This function enables you to change the playback 
speed and search for specific scenes. 
1 Press the  button during playback.
On the remote control, press the VAR. 
SEARCH button.
INDEXSELECTSTOREOFF/ONP.B.DIGITAL
VAR.
SEARCHPB.
ZOOMMENU
SET
ITEM
STOP INDEX
Camera  or Remote control
[1x] appears on the screen and the media is 
played back at the normal speed. No sound is 
heard at this time. 
2  Press the PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR button to  change the playback speed.
On the remote control, press the [
] or [] 
button.
•  When a P2 card is used, the playback speed  increases as follows each time you press the 
button; 1/5x, 1x, 2x, 4x, 12x, and 24x.
•  When a tape is used, the playback speed  increases as follows each time you press the 
button; 1/5x (1/3x in LP mode), 1x, 2x, 5x, 
10x, and 20x.
•  Press the “+” button to increase the speed  and the “-” button to decrease the speed.
PA G E /
AUDIO MON/VAR
or
     INDEXSELECTSTOREOFF/ONP.B.DIGITAL
VAR.
SEARCHPB.
ZOOMMENU
SET
ITEM
STOP INDEX
To return to normal playback, press the   button or 
the VAR.SEARCH button on the remote control.
Slow playback (P2 card / Tape)
1  During play, press one of the STILL ADV (   
or  ) buttons on the remote control unit.
INDEX STOP INDEXSTILL ADVPA U S ESTILL ADVPLAY
INDEXSTOP
 V-/REW FF/
Press the  button to return to normal playback.
Fast forward/rewind playback (P2 
card)
1  During playback of a P2 card, press the  
(fast forward) or  (fast rewind) button.
This performs fast forward/rewind playback at 
4x speed.
When this button is held down, the playback 
speed becomes faster (32x speed).
     
INDEX STOP INDEXSTILL ADVPA U S ESTILL ADVPLAY
INDEXSTOP
 V-/REW FF/
Camera or Remote control
Press the  
 button to return to normal playback.
Fast forward/rewind playback (Tape)
1  During playback of a tape, press the  
(fast forward) or 
 (fast rewind) button.
This performs fast forward/rewind playback at 
10x speed.
     
INDEX STOP INDEXSTILL ADVPA U S ESTILL ADVPLAY
INDEXSTOP
 V-/REW FF/
Camera or Remote control
Press the  
 button to return to normal playback.
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Useful playback functions (continued)
Frame-by-frame playback (P2 card / Tape)
1 Press the  button during playback to set 
the unit to the pause mode.
2  Press the PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR button to  play frame-by-frame.
On the remote control unit, press the STILL 
ADV ( 
 or  ) button.
•  Press and hold the button to perform frame- by-frame play continuously.
PA G E /
AUDIO MON/VAR
     
INDEX STOP INDEXSTILL ADVPA U S ESTILL ADVPLAY
INDEXSTOP
 V-/REW FF/
Camera or Remote control
Press the  
 button to return to normal playback.
Clip skip (P2 card)
1  During playback, press the  button to 
pause the camera.
2 Press the  (backward) or  (forward) 
button.
     
INDEX STOP INDEXSTILL ADVPA U S ESTILL ADVPLAY
INDEXSTOP
 V-/REW FF/
Camera or Remote control
End search (Tape)
You can find unrecorded parts or the end of the 
last scene shot.
1  In the setup menus, OTHER FUNCTIONS 
screen, END SEARCH, set the search 
method. (Page 115)
BLANK:   Find unrecorded parts.
REC END:   Find the end of the last scene shot.
2  When in the VCR mode
Press the END SEARCH button.
•  The unrecorded parts are found, and an 
unrecorded blank on the tape is found, and a 
still picture several seconds before the blank 
is displayed.
When in the camera mode
Press and hold the END SEARCH button for 
at least a second.
•  A blank portion of the tape is found, and  an unrecorded blank on the tape is found, 
and the pause status is established several 
seconds before the blank.
END SEARCH
•  If you change the tapes, the camera will not be  able to find the end of the last scene shot even if 
you have set REC END.
•  If the tape is blank, searching stops at the end of  the tape.
•  This function may not work properly if there are  blank parts near the beginning of the tape or part 
way through the tape.
•  Before recording, check the still picture first. 
						

							
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Index search (Tape)
This function searches for the index signals (page 
49) recorded on the tape. Index searches can be 
performed using the supplied wireless remote 
control unit.
1  During play, press the INDEX buttons  or .
•  The tape is cued at the next scene after  showing [S1] on the screen.
•  Each time you press the INDEX button  thereafter, [S2] and then [S3] are displayed, 
and the tape is cued up to the second and 
subsequent scenes. When the tape is cued 
up, playback starts from that section. (Up to 
nine scenes before or ahead on the tape can 
be specified for cue-up.
INDEX STOP INDEXSTILL ADVPA U S ESTILL ADVPLAY
INDEX INDEXSTOP
 V-/REW FF/
•  Press the STOP button () to stop the search.
The function may not work properly if the interval 
between one index and the next is less than one 
minute.
Adjusting the volume (P2 card / Tape)
PA G E /
AUDIO MON/VAR
1  With the PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR button, 
adjust the volume of the sound that is 
output from the internal speaker and 
headphone jack.
On the remote control, press the ZOOM/VOL 
button.
OSDCOUNTERRESET TITLE
 VOL +-MULTI/P-IN-PREC A.DUB
PLAY
/REW FF/ 
ZOOM
DATE/
TIME PHOTO
SHOT START/
STOP
Viewing images on a television 
(P2 card / Tape)
You can view the images on a television if you 
connect the unit to a TV set using an AV cable 
(not included), S-video cable (not included) or 
component video cable (included).
1  Connect the camera-recorder to the TV set. 
(Page 79)
2 Start playback.•  To show the information that appears on the  viewfinder and LCD, press the OSD button on 
the remote control. (However, the information 
does not appear when you are recording on 
tape.) Press the OSD button again to clear 
the display.
OSDCOUNTERRESET TITLEMULTI/ZOOM
DATE/
TIME PHOTO
SHOT START/
STOP
Checking the date and time (P2 card / 
Tape)
Press the DATE/TIME button on the remote control 
to show the date and time of shooting on the 
screen. The display changes as follows each time 
you press the button.
Time
Date
Time and Date
No display
OSDCOUNTERRESET TITLEMULTI/ZOOM
DATE/
TIME PHOTO
SHOT START/
STOP 
						

							
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Connecting external units
Headphones
External microphone
Microphone holder
Microphone 
holder adapter
6 mm 12 mm
•  When attaching an external microphone to the microphone shoe, use the supplied microphone holder  and microphone holder adapter.
•  When attaching the microphone holder and the microphone holder adapter, be sure to tighten the screws  firmly even though you might hear a squeaking sound.Stereo Microphone (optional) 
AG-MC100G
INPUT1 or 
INPUT23.5-mm stereo 
mini jack
•  Sound is no longer heard from the speaker when the headphones are connected. 
						

							
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1394
1394
USB 2.0
Computer (non-linear editing/file transfer)
Hard disk drive (data copying)
•  For details on the computer’s conditions and other factors, see page 82.
Hard disk drive ComputerUSB cable (optional)
•  For a Windows computer
1394 cable (optional)
•  For an Apple Macintosh computer
1394 cable (optional) 
Mini-B type4-pin type
 File transfer/nonlinear editing
 1394AVC transfer/nonlinear editing
1394
Computer (Windows/Apple Macintosh)
1394 cable (optional) 
4-pin type
4-pin type
•  When controlling this camera from a non-linear editor, cancel the thumbnail screen on the camera. (Page 66)
•  No guarantees are given for images and audio signals which are output simultaneously from the camera- recorder while data is being transferred from a computer to the camera-recorder.
When connecting the unit to an Apple Macintosh computer
•  Connect the 1394 cable after turning on the power of the Apple Macintosh computer.  Otherwise, the unit  may not be mounted.
•  The unit may not be recognized after the Apple Macintosh computer has been placed in the hibernation  state by its power-saving setting.  In this case, disconnect the 1394 cable and then re-connect it.
If the unit is not mounted properly on an Apple Macintosh computer
•  When the P2 card access lamp flashes orange
 1.   Select [Applications]  → [Utilities]  → and start up [Disc Utility].
 2.   Select a grayed-out volume among volumes of the X.X GB Panasonic disc, and click “Mount.”
•  When the P2 card access lamp is off
  Eject the P2 card, and insert it again.  If the unit is still not mounted, disconnect the 1394 cable and then  re-connect it.
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1 
2 
1394
Digital video equipment (Dubbing)
  You can connect a digital video unit equipped with a DV connector and digitally transfer video 
and audio signals as well as time code.
•  Before proceeding to connect or disconnect 1394 cable, be absolutely sure to turn off the power of the  units.
•  Before proceeding to connect the unit which uses a 6-pin type 1394 connecto\
r,  carefully check the shape of the 1394 cable and the connectors on the 1394 
cable. Connecting a connector upside down may damage the parts inside the 
unit and cause malfunctioning. Furthermore, connect the 1394 cable to the unit 
which uses a 6-pin type 1394 connector first. (
 →  )
•  When recording signals from an external unit, first check that video signals are  supplied.
•  While signals from an external unit are being recorded, do not stop output on  the external unit side or disconnect any of cables. This may lead to a failure to 
recognize the signals when you do recording again.
•  Do not apply force when connecting 1394 cable to 1394 connector as this may damage the connector.
•  No guarantees are made for the playback images when signals from an external device are recorded.  (Video check level)
•  The automatic recording function in the DVD unit may not function properly. In a case like this, proceed  with the recording manually. This camera
1394 cable (optional) 
4-pin type Other Digital video equipment
6-pin 
type
4-pin 
type
Connecting external units (continued)
•  Before proceeding to connect or disconnect 1394 cable, be absolutely sure to turn off the power of the 
units.
•  Before proceeding to connect the unit which uses a 6-pin type 1394  connector, carefully check the shape of the 1394 cable and the connectors 
on the 1394 cable. Connecting a connector upside down may damage the 
parts inside the unit and cause malfunctioning. Furthermore, connect the 
1394 cable to the unit which uses a 6-pin type 1394 connector first. (
 →  ). The above also applies to USB cable as well.
•  Do not apply force when connecting 1394 cable to 1394 connector as this may  damage the connector.
•  When connecting to a PC, attach the ferrite core (provided) to the 1394 cable  in such a way that the whole ferrite core fits within about 5 cm from the PC’s 
connectors. After threading the cable as shown in the figure on the right, close 
the ferrite core until it clicks into place and locks. 6-pin 
type
4-pin 
type
Ferrite core (provided) 
						

							
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S-VIDEO IN/OUT 
COMPONENT  OUT 
VIDEO IN/
OUT
IN/
OUT
AUDIO
CH1CH2
S-VIDEO 
IN/OUT 
COMPONENT  OUT 
VIDEO IN/
OUT
IN/
OUT
AUDIO
CH1CH2
Video deck (Dubbing)
When a component video cable is used for the connection, only the output signals from the unit 
will be available.
S-video cable 
(optional)VCR
  Connect to the output terminal on the 
external device when the video signals and 
audio signals of an external device are to be 
input to the unit. (Tape mode only)
  Connect to the input terminal on the external 
device when the unit’s video signals and 
audio signals are to be output to an external 
device. •  Except when performing audio dubbing on 
existing recordings, audio signals cannot be 
recorded unless video signals are input to the 
S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector and/or VIDEO 
IN/OUT jack.
•  The signals of the S-VIDEO IN/OUT terminal  take priority over the signals of the VIDEO IN/
OUT terminal.
TV/Monitor (playback/dubbing)
When a component video cable is used for the connection, only the output signals from the unit 
will be available.
Video cable 
(optional) TV/Monitor
Audio cable (optional)
White: CH1 (left channel) sound
Red: CH2 (right channel) sound
Connect one of these 
cables to the terminal on 
the video deck.
Video cable (optional)
Audio cable (optional)
White: CH1 (left channel) sound
Red: CH2 (right channel) soundComponent video 
cable (included)
Component video 
cable (included)
Connect one of these 
cables to the terminal on 
the television.
S-video cable 
(optional)
•  When the COMPONENT OUT connectors and the S-VIDEO OUT or VIDEO OUT connector have been  connected concurrently, the COMPONENT OUT connectors take priority. Signals cannot be output 
through both sets of connectors at the same time.
•  When connecting the camera to another device using the component video cable, if the terminal on the  device to which it is to be connected is a BNC type, use the pin-BNC conversion plug provided. 
						

							
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6  Find the scene you want to add and set the unit to the still mode.
7  Press the AUDIO DUB button to establish the status ready for audio dubbing.
Press the A. DUB button on the remote control 
unit.
• “A.DUB 
 ” appears.
8 Press the  button, input the sound and 
start audio dubbing. 
When the 
 button is pressed again, the pause 
mode is established.
To resume audio dubbing, repeat steps 7 and 8.
•  To end audio dubbing while it is underway,  press the 
 button.
REC
SET
MENU END SEARCH
PA G E /
AUDIO MON/VAR
  AUDIO
  DUB/
THUMBNAIL
•  Audio dubbing cannot be performed in the LP 
mode because the track width on the tape is 
narrower than the head width.
Audio dubbing
Background music or narration can be added to the 
images you have recorded on the tape.
1  Set the POWER switch to ON.
2  In the setup menus, select an audio recording system in RECORDING SETUP 
screen, AUDIO REC.
•  For menu operation (Page 96)
32K(12bit):
  The sound is recorded using the 12-bit/32kHz  (4-channel) system.
  Use this mode when you want keep the sound  that recorded while you were shooting even 
after audio dubbing has been performed.
48K(16bit):
  The sound is recorded using the 16-bit/48kHz  (high-quality stereo) system.
  When audio dubbing is performed, the sound  that was recorded while you are shooting will 
be erased.
3 Start shooting.
4  Press the mode button to switch to the VCR mode.
VCR
DUB
MCR
PC
CAMERA
5  In the setup menus, select an audio recording system in the AV IN/OUT SETUP 
screen, A. DUB INPUT.
•  For menu operation (Page 96)
MIC:
  The sound of the built-in microphone or  the external unit connected to INPUT 1/2 
connector is recorded. (Select by CH1 
SELECT switch and CH2 SELECT switch.)
A_IN:
  The sound of audio component connected  to AUDIO IN/OUT connector (pin jack) is 
recorded.
TA P E
AUDIO DUB button Menu operation 
controls