Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder Ajhpx3700g Operating Instructions

							141Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Formatting SD memory cards
Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails
SD memory cards can also be formatted from the thumbnail 
screen. With an SD memory card inserted into the unit, 
perform the following operation:
1Press the THUMBNAIL button.
The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor.
2Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select 
OPERATION  FORMAT from the thumbnail menu.
The following screen appears. Select “SD CARD”, then 
press the SET button.
Select “EXIT” if formatting is not required.
3The following screen appears. Use the cursor buttons 
and the SET button to select YES.
4The SD memory card is formatted.

						

							142Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode The thumbnail display mode can be customized to suit your 
preferences.
1Press the THUMBNAIL button.
The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor.
2Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select 
THUMBNAIL  SETUP from the thumbnail menu.
The following screen appears.
ALL HIDE:
ON:All indicators are not displayed.
OFF:Indication/No indication will be set depending 
on the following menu. The factory settings 
are as follows.
MARKER IND.:
Switches the shot mark marker between 
indication and no indication (ON/OFF). The 
factory setting is ON (indication).
TEXT MEMO IND.:
Switches the text memo marker between 
indication and no indication (ON/OFF). The 
factory setting is ON (indication).
WIDE IND.:
Switches the wide marker between indication 
and no indication (ON/OFF). The factory 
setting is ON (indication).
PROXY IND.:
Switches the proxy marker between indication 
and no indication (ON/OFF). The factory 
setting is ON (indication).
DATA DISPLAY:
The time display field of the clip offers a 
choice of Time Code (TC), User Bits (UB), 
Shooting Time (TIME), Shooting Date (DATE), 
Shooting Date and Time (DATE/TIME) or 
USER CLIP NAME. The factory setting is 
Time Code.DATE FORMAT:
You can specify the display order for the 
shooting date as either Year/Month/Day (Y-M-
D), Month/Day/Year (M-D-Y) or Day/Month/
Year (D-M-Y).
The factory setting is Month/Day/Year.
This setting is reflected in the recording date 
shown in the clip property and the shooting 
date shown when DATE is selected under the 
item DATA DISPLAY.
THUMBNAIL SIZE:
For the size of thumbnails displayed on one 
screen, either LARGE (3
						

							143Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Properties
Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails
The clip’s properties and the P2 card’s status are displayed.
It is possible to edit and rewrite recorded clip metadata while clip properties are displayed.
From the thumbnail menu, select PROPERTY  CLIP 
PROPERTY. The following screen appears.
1. Clip Number
2. Thumbnail
3. Clip Information
Indicates the indicators added to the clip and the 
number of text and voice memos added to the clip.
The   mark appears if the clip is recorded on a write-
protected P2 card.

						

							144Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Properties
3Press the SET button.
The input window (soft keyboard) for modifying 
metadata is displayed. Use the keyboard to modify the 
metadata.
The keyboard operation is the same as [Checking and 
modifying read metadata] (page 138).4Press OK on the keyboard to write the modified 
metadata on the clip and return to the metadata window.

						

							145Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Properties
Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails
From the thumbnail menu, select PROPERTY  CARD STATUS. The following screen appears.
When “REMAIN” is selected:
1. Write-protect Mark
The   mark appears if the P2 card is write-protected.
2. P2 Card Status (remaining free space)
The remaining memory capacity of the P2 card is 
indicated by a bar graph and percentage. The bar graph 
indicator moves to the left as the remaining free space 
decreases.
The following indications may appear, depending on the 
card status:
FORMAT ERROR!:
An unformatted P2 card is inserted.
NOT SUPPORTED!:
An unsupported card is inserted in the camera.
NO CARD!:
P2 cards are not inserted.
Use the cursor button to place the cursor on the P2 card 
for data you want to access and press the SET button to 
display detailed information about the P2 card to check 
individual information such as the serial number and the 
user ID.
3. P2 Card Remaining Capacity/Total Capacity
Displays the P2 card remaining capacity and total 
capacity in minutes. The total of the remaining memory 
capacity for each P2 card that is displayed may not 
match the actual total remaining memory capacity for 
the P2 cards because only the figure in minute is 
displayed.
Note that the indicated capacity will vary according to 
the frame rate in native recording with VFR operation.
4. Total remaining free space for the slot
Displays the total remaining free space for all 5 slots.
Please note that the remaining capacity of a write-
protected P2 card is not included in the total remaining 
capacity.
5. Warning symbol
When the following P2 card is detected, the   symbol 
is displayed.
RUN DOWN CARD:
The maximum number of overwrites on the P2 card has 
been exceeded.
DIR ENTRY NG CARD:
The directory structure on the P2 card is not supported.
The warning can be confirmed on the P2 card detailed 
information indication in [2. P2 Card Status (remaining 
free space)].When “USED” is selected:
1. Write-protect Mark
The   mark appears if the P2 card is write-protected.
2. P2 Card Status (used memory capacity)
The used memory capacity of the P2 card is indicated 
by a bar graph and a percentage figure. The bar graph 
indicator moves to the right as the used memory 
capacity increases.
The following indications may appear, depending on the 
card status:
FORMAT ERROR!:
An unformatted P2 card is inserted.
NOT SUPPORTED!:
An unsupported card is inserted in the camera.
NO CARD!:
P2 cards are not inserted.
Use the cursor button to place the cursor on the P2 card 
for data you want to access and press the SET button to 
display detailed information about the P2 card to check 
individual information such as the serial number and the 
user ID.
3. P2 Card used memory capacity/Total Capacity
Displays the used memory capacity on a P2 card and 
the total capacity, in minutes. Because fractions are 
truncated, the figure shown for used memory capacity 
on a P2 card may differ from the figure for total capacity.
The used memory capacity of a write-protected P2 card 
is displayed as 100%.
Note that the indicated capacity will vary according to 
the frame rate in native recording with VFR operation.
4. Total used memory capacity for all slots
Displays the total used memory capacity for all 5 slots.
5. Warning symbol
When the following P2 card is detected, the   symbol 
is displayed.
RUN DOWN CARD:
The maximum number of overwrites on the P2 card has 
been exceeded.
DIR ENTRY NG CARD:
The directory structure on the P2 card is not supported.
The warning can be confirmed on the P2 card detailed 
information indication in [2. P2 Card Status (used 
memory capacity)].
Contents of P2 Card Status Display Settings
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							146Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Properties The status display enables a confirmation of the SD memory 
card formatted condition, available memory capacity etc.
From the thumbnail menu, select PROPERTY  DEVICES 
 SD CARD.
If the format is compatible with SD standards, the message 
“SD STANDARD: SUPPORTED” is displayed.
If the format is not compatible with SD standards, the 
message “SD STANDARD: NOT SUPPORTED” is 
displayed. If this is the case, writing or reading will not be 
successful. Format the card with the unit. For more 
information on formatting SD memory cards, see [Formatting 
SD memory cards] (page 141).

						

							Connection with external device
147Connection with external device: Connection with external devices using the USB 2.0 port
Connection with external device
By connecting the unit with an external PC using USB 2.0, the P2 card inserted to the unit can be used as a mass storage 
device.
1Connect the USB cable to the USB 2.0 port.

						

							148Connection with external device: Connection with external devices using the USB 2.0 port The unit can be connected to a hard disk 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  screen on the 
SYSTEM SETTING page to “USB HOST”, then the PC 
MODE option to “ON”. This will place the unit in USB 
HOST mode.
yWhen the unit is in USB HOST mode, the viewfinder 
indicates “USB HOST” and the USB LED on the side 
panel stays illuminated. If the hard disk drive is not 
properly connected, then the LED blinks.
yWhen a user button is assigned the PC MODE on/off 
switching capability, you can press that user button to 
switch between the normal and USB HOST modes. 
For information about how to assign functions to the 
user buttons, see [Assigning Functions to User 
Buttons] (page 59).
2Press the THUMBNAIL button to go to the thumbnail 
screen. Check to see that the screen indicates “USB 
HOST” in the lower right corner. When a hard disk drive 
is connected, the HDD indication in the upper right 
corner stays illuminated. However, if this indicator 
illuminates red, it means that the hard disk drive cannot 
be copied. Confirm the hard disk drive type.For information about the HDD indication, see 
[Thumbnail Screen] (page 127).
a.USB HOST display

						

							149Connection 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 disk drive 
connected via USB 2.0 with the following steps.
1Switch the mode to USB HOST. For more information, 
see [Switching to the USB HOST mode] (page 148).
2Connect the hard disk drive to the unit via USB 2.0.
3Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thumbnail 
screen.
4Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select HDD 
 EXPLORE from the thumbnail menu. The screen 
provides the information about the hard disk drive.
For TYPE S or P2 STORE
For the FAT
1. PARTITION
This section indicates the type of the hard disk drive. 
The available functions depend on the type of hard disk 
drive.
2. VENDOR
This section indicates the vendor for the hard disk drive.
3. MODEL
This section indicates the model of the hard disk drive.
4. SIZE
This section indicates the total storage on the hard disk 
drive.
5. USED
This section indicates the used space on the hard disk 
drive (in GB) and the number of P2 cards in use.
6. REMAIN
This section indicates the remaining free space on the 
hard disk drive in GB.
7. NO.
This section indicates the partition number (one P2 card 
is used as a unit) on the hard disk drive.

						

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8. MODEL
This section indicates the model of the P2 card that 
originally contained data on the partition.