Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder Ajhpx2000 Operating Instructions

131Connection with external device : Connection with external devices using the USB 2.0 port
 Connection with external device
By connecting AJ-HPX2000 with an external PC using USB 2.0, the P2 card connected to AJ-HPX2000 can be used as a 
mass storage device.
1Connect the USB cable to the USB 2.0 port.
‹Notes
zThe USB 2.0 cable is not included with the camera-
recorder. Please use a commercially available USB
2.0 cable (shield with a ferrite core).
zAlthough the unit supports USB cables up to 5 
meters...

132Connection with external device : Connection with external devices using the USB 2.0 port AJ-HPX2000 can be connected to a hard disc drive that
supports USB 2.0 to store data from cards on it, view
thumbnails for stored clips, and write data back to P2
cards.
1By navigating the menu, set the PC MODE SELECT 
menu option on the SYSTEM MODE screen to USB 
HOST, then the PC MODE option to ON. This will 
place the camera-recorder in USB HOST mode.
zWhen the camera-recorder is in USB HOST mode,
the...

133Connection with external device : Connection with external devices using the USB 2.0 port
 Connection with external device
You can view the information on the hard disc drive
connected via USB 2.0 with the following steps. 
1Switch the mode to USB HOST. For more infor mation, 
see [
Switching to the USB HOST mode] (page 132).
2Connect the hard disc drive to the camera-recorder 
via USB 2.0.
3Press the thumbnail button to display the thumbnail 
screen.
4Press the MENU button and select HDD > 
EXPLORE...

134Connection with external device : Connection with external devices using the USB 2.0 port
8.MODEL
This section indicates the model of the P2 card that
originally contained data on the partition.
‹Note
Press the cursor button (!) to switch to the PARTITION
NAME. Press the ["] button to return to the original
model name display.
Enter the PARTITION NAME from the software
keyboard by selecting [CHANGE PARTITION NAME]
in the OPERATION MENU while the thumbnail of the
hard disk drive is displayed. (Max....

135Connection with external device : Connection with external devices using the USB 2.0 port
 Connection with external device
1Switch the mode to USB HOST. For more infor mation, 
see [
Switching to the USB HOST mode] (page 132).
2Connect a hard disc drive via USB.
A hard disc drive that has not been formatted with the 
camera-recorder must be formatted as directed in 
[
Formatting a hard disc drive] (page 134).
3Insert a P2 card.
4Press the thumbnail button to display the thumbnail 
screen.
5Press the...

136Connection with external device : Connection with external devices using the USB 2.0 port
6Select YES to start writing data to the cards.

To disable verification during writing, select HDD 
> 
SETUP from the thumbnail menu and set the option 
VERIFY to OFF. This speeds up writing without 
verifying data writing.
7When the writing is completed, the message “COPY 
COMPLETED!” is displayed.
‹Note
If a clip is written back to a P2 card different from the
original card that contained that clip, then the...

137Connection with external device : Connection using the SDI IN connector (when AJ-YA350AG attached)
 Connection with external device
1Confirm that the HD/SD-SDI input board (AJ-
YA350AG: optional accessory) is attached to the unit 
and that the wires are connected properly. For details, 
refer to the installation manual for the AJ-YA350AG.
2Confirm that the connected device has the same 
signal format as camera-recorder.
3When signals are input from the SDI IN connector, set 
the REC SIGNAL in the...

138Maintenance and Inspections : Inspections Before Shooting Make sure you check that the system is operating normally before embarking on a shoot. We recommend using a color 
video monitor to check the image. 
1Mount a charged battery pack. 
2Turn the power switch ON and check that 5 or more 
BATT indication marks appear. 
zIf fewer than 5 BATT indication marks appear,
replace the battery with a fully-charged battery. 
3Insert a P2 card into the card slot and close the slide 
cover. 
Confirm that the P2...

139Maintenance and Inspections : Inspections Before Shooting
 Maintenance and Inspections
Make sure you successively carry out the inspections from
[1. Inspecting the P2 Card Recording] to [4. Inspecting the
Earphone and Speaker]. 
1. Inspecting the P2 Card Recording 
1Check on the display inside the viewfinder that the 
remaining P2 card recording capacity is sufficient. 
Please refer to [P2 Card Remaining Free Space/
capacity Indication] (page 76) for information about 
P2 card remaining recording...

140Maintenance and Inspections : Maintenance 6. Inspection of the clock, time code, and user bits
1Set the user’s bit as required. 
Please refer to [
Setting of the user bits] (page 57) for 
the setting procedures. 
2Set the time code. 
Please refer to [
Setting the Time Code] (page 61) for 
the setting procedures. 
3Set the TCG switch to [R-RUN]. 
4Press the REC START/STOP button. 
Check that the counter display number changes as 
recording progresses. 
5Press the REC START/STOP button again. 
Check...