Panasonic Memory Card Portable Recorder AG-HPG10P Operating Instructions

Saving data
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Copying data from P2 cards to the hard drive (USB HOST mode)
Switching to the USB HOST mode
1  Hold down [POWER] for at least 2 seconds 
to turn the power on.
The thumbnail screen now appears.
2  Press [MODE] to display the thumbnail 
display off screen.
3 Press [MENU].
4  Using [STOP], [PLAY] and [STILL], select 
“OTHER FUNCTIONS” – “PC MODE”, and 
press [STILL].
5  Using [STOP] and [PLAY], select 
“USBHOST”, and press [STILL].
6  Press [MENU] twice to display the thumbnail 
display off...

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Copying data from P2 cards to the hard drive (USB HOST mode) (continued)
Types of hard drives and usable functions
The functions that can be used differ from one hard drive to another. The hard drive type is displayed 
following [PARTITION:] on the left of the Explorer screen in the unit’s HOST mode.
Hard drive type Features Functions that can be used
TYPE S This is a special format for writing 
and reading all the data on one card 
at a time at high speed. This is the 
format used when a hard drive...

Saving data
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Formatting the hard drive
Formatting initializes the hard drive to a format which can be used by TYPE S.
•  Bear in mind that when the hard drive is formatted, all the existing data on that drive will be erased.
1  Switch to the USB HOST mode.
2  Connect the USB hard drive.
3 Press [MENU].
4  Using [STOP], [PLAY] and [STILL], select 
“HDD” – “EXPLORE”, and press [STILL].
The Explorer screen is opened.
5  Press [MENU], select “OPERATION” 
– “FORMAT (HDD)” using [STOP], [PLAY] 
and [STILL],...

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Copying data from P2 cards to the hard drive (USB HOST mode) (continued)
Exporting data to a hard drive in 1-card increments
If you are using a TYPE S hard drive, you can export all the data on one P2 card at a time to the hard 
drive (write data from P2 cards onto the hard drive). Before proceeding, use the unit to format the hard 
drive. The data of up to 23 cards can be stored on the hard drive. The computer or other device used will 
recognize each P2 card from which the data is exported to be a...

Saving data
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Hard drive data display
You can display the hard drive information.
1  Switch to the USB HOST mode.
2  Connect the USB hard drive.
3 Press [MENU].
4  Using [STOP] and [PLAY]and [STILL], select 
“HDD” – “EXPLORE”, and press [STILL].
The hard drive information is displayed.
With a TYPE S or P2 STORE hard drive
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With FAT
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1.  PARTITION Type of hard drive
2.  VENDER Name of vender
3.  MODEL Hard drive model name
4.  SIZE Total memory size of hard 
drive
5.  USED Amount of...

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Thumbnail displays of clips on the hard drive
You can also display and manage thumbnails of the clips stored on the hard drive just as you can with clips 
on the P2 cards installed in the unit.
1  Display the Explorer screen.
2  Using [STOP] and [PLAY], select the 
partition to be displayed, and press [STILL].
The clips of the partition are now displayed as 
thumbnails.
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2)4)
1) Display statuses
Display the thumbnail display status of the hard 
drive clips.
2) Partition information
The following...

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Saving data
Importing data from a hard drive to P2 cards
Importing clips one partition at a time 
from a TYPE S or P2 Store hard drive
You can import data (load data from the hard drive 
to a P2 card) at high speed one partition at a time 
(one card at a time) onto a P2 card of the same 
size as the original card.
1 Insert the P2 card that will serve as the 
import destination.
2 Display the P2 thumbnail screen.
3 Press the [MENU] button.
4 Using [STOP], [PLAY] and [STILL], select 
“HDD” – “EXPLORE”,...

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Copying data from P2 cards to the hard drive (1394 HOST mode)
Switching to the 1394 HOST mode
1  Turn on the power of the hard drive (which 
supports 1394. a SBP2) to be connected, 
connect it to the unit using the IEEE1394 
cable, and hold down [POWER] on the unit 
for at least 2 seconds to turn on its power.
The thumbnail screen now appears.
2  Press [MODE] to display the thumbnail 
display off screen.
3 Press [MENU].
4  Using [STOP], [PLAY] and [STILL], select 
“OTHER FUNCTIONS” – “PC MODE”, and...

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Saving data
Copying data from P2 cards to the 
hard drive
•  Use a hard drive with enough memory to 
accommodate the data to be copied.
•  Proceed with copying after checking that the unit 
has a sufficient remaining battery charge.
1  After inserting the copy source P2 card into 
the unit’s P2 card slot, press [MENU], select 
“COPY TO HDD” using [STOP] and [PLAY], 
and press [STILL].
COPY TO HDD
FORMAT (HDD)
PROPERTY
SETUP
•  The data is copied onto the hard drive one 
card at a time.
2  Using [STOP]...

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Editing the P2 card data (USB DEVICE mode/1394 DEVICE mode)
You can connect a personal computer to the unit using a USB cable (for a Windows machine) or a 1394 
cable (for a Macintosh machine), and operate the image data on the unit’s P2 card from the computer.
Editing by means of external devices
Editing in the USB device mode.
Before editing in the USB device mode, refer to “The following conditions must be met when using a USB 
connection” on page 52.
1 Hold down [POWER] for at least 2 seconds 
to...