Panasonic Memory Card Portable Recorder AG-HPG10P Operating Instructions

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Editing
USB DEVICE
DISCONNECT
10  Hold down [POWER] for at least 2 
seconds to turn off the unit’s power.
  The PC mode cannot be released simply by 
holding down [MODE].
 •  While files are being transferred, the power 
will not be turned off even if the POWER 
button is pressed.
•  Do not remove the P2 card while the USB 
connection is established.
•  While the USB connection is established, the 
P2 card access LEDs will remain off at all times 
except when the data on the cards is being 
accessed.
 
Editing in the 1394 device mode.
Before editing in the 1394 device mode, refer to “The following conditions must be met when using a 1394 
connection” on page 52.
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 “1394 
DEVICE”, and press [STILL].
6 Press [MENU] twice to display the thumbnail 
display off screen.
7 Hold down [MODE] for at least 2 seconds.
After “1394 DEVICE” is displayed, “1394 
DEVICE CONNECT” is displayed once the file 
access enable status is established.
•  The mode cannot be changed or menus 
displayed while the 1394 device mode is 
established.
8 Edit the data on the P2 card using the 
personal computer.
9 After the data has been edited, disconnect 
the 1394 cable.
The display on the LCD monitor changes from 
“1394 DEVICE CONNECT” to “1394 DEVICE 
DISCONNECT.”
•  After depositing all the drive icons into 
the recycle bin, check that “1394 DEVICE 
DISCONNECT” is displayed on the LCD 
monitor, and then disconnect the 1394 cable.
10  Hold down [POWER] for at least 2 
seconds to turn off the unit’s power.
  The PC mode cannot be released simply by 
holding down [MODE].
 •  While files are being transferred, the power 
will not be turned off even if the POWER 
button is pressed.
•  Do not remove the P2 card while the 1394 
connection is established.
•  Before replacing one P2 card with another, 
deposit the drive icon in the recycle bin.
  
						

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Normal displays
Screen displays
1  Time code displays
Each time [COUNTER] is pressed, the following 
data (or no information displayed) is selected 
in turn.
COUNTER: (Only during recording standby or 
recording)
 Counter value
TC:
  Time code value: [TC∗
] is displayed when the 
time code value could not be read correctly 
from the P2 card.
UB:
  User’s bit: [UB∗
] is displayed when the user’s 
bit value could not be read correctly from the 
P2 card or tape.
FR:
  Information on the frame rate of recordings 
shot by the camera recorder such as the AG-
HVX200 
  FR 60I  :  60i interlace mode 
 (60 fields per second)
  FR 60P :  60P progressive mode 
 (60 frames per second)
  FR 30P :  30P progressive mode 
 (30 frames per second)
  FR 24P :  24P progressive mode 
 (24 frames per second)
 
FR 24PA :  24P advanced mode 
 (24 frames per second)
  FR 50I  :  50i interlace mode (50 fields per 
second)
  FR 50P :  50P progressive mode (50 frames 
per second)  FR 25P :  25P progressive mode (25 frames 
per second)
 FR―― :   No information
No information displayed
2 Warning information
P2 :
  This blinks when a P2 card has not been 
inserted or if it is write-protected.
P2 FULL :
  This blinks when there is no more free 
memory on the P2 card.
 :
  This blinks when there is no charge left in the 
battery.
:
  This blinks when the internal battery for the 
calendar has no charge left. (Page 25)
3 System format displays
HD1080i:
  Recording and playback in the 1080i 
DVCPRO HD format
HD720P:
  Recording and playback in the 720P 
DVCPRO HD format
HD720P30PN:
  720P 30PN native playback (in 60 Hz areas 
only), no recording
HD720P24PN:
  720P 24PN native playback (in 60 Hz areas 
only), no recording
HD720P25PN:
  720P 24PN native playback (in 50 Hz areas 
only), no recording
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Displays
50M:
  Recording and playback in the 480i, 576i 
DVCPRO50 format
25M:
  Recording and playback in the 480i, 576i 
DVCPRO25 format
DV:
  Recording and playback in the 480i, 576i DV 
format
4  System frequency displays
60:
 59.94 Hz
50:
 50 Hz
5  1394 TC display
This appears when ON has been selected as 
the 1394 IN PRESET item setting on the setting 
menu RECORDING SETUP screen.
6  Squeeze recording display
This appears when images which were 
squeeze-recorded in the 480i/576i format are 
played back.
7  Date and time display
The mm/dd/yyyy, hh:mm:ss format (month/day/
year/hours/minutes/seconds) is used to display 
the date and time.
8  Playback frame rate display
24P, 24PA, 60P, 30P, 50P, 25P
•  The following frame rates are displayed with 
native recordings shot by the AG-HVX200, 
for instance. The “Variable rate: recording 
rate” display appears during the playback of 
variable frame recordings.
•  The frame rate is not displayed during the 
playback of 60i or 50i content.
9  Audio level meter display
The meter indicates the levels of the signals 
which are output to the CH1 and CH2 audio 
output (AUDIO OUT) connectors (RCA 
connectors).
10  USB HOST display
This display appears while the USB HOST 
mode is established.
11  Text memo, shot mark displays
These displays appear for about 3 seconds 
when [USER], to which a shot mark or a text 
memo has been assigned ahead of time, is 
pressed and the shot mark or text memo is 
recorded.
MARK ON : 
 When a shot mark has been added
MARK OFF : 
 When a shot mark has been deleted
TEXT MEMO : 
 When a text memo has been added
INVALID : 
 When deletion is not possible
12 Information display
The following information is displayed 
depending on the circumstances.
•  Warning displays, error displays
•  Displays for mode switching using [USER] (V 
OUT OSD, AUDIO OUT, SLOT SEL)
•  The function assigned to [USER] is displayed 
while [MODE] is pressed.
13  Operation status displays
REC :Recording
PAUSE : Recording standby
 : Playback pause
REPEAT  : Repeat playback (  ) :
  Rapid forward playback (rapid reverse 
playback) 
  (   ) :
  Frame feed playback (reverse frame feed 
playback)
x 
 /x  (x  /x  ):
 Variable-speed playback (reverse variable-
speed playback)
CLIP 
  (CLIP   ) :
  Clip feed (reverse clip feed)
14  Repeat playback setting display
This appears when “ON” has been selected for 
the “REPEAT” item setting on the setting menu 
“PLAYBACK FUNCTION” screen.
15  Remaining battery charge display
As the remaining charge drops, the display 
changes in the following sequence: 
        and .When the charge is depleted,  () 
blinks.
(While the AC adapter is being used, a display 
other than  may appear: this is normal 
and is not a sign of trouble.) 
						

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Screen displays (continued)
16  Remaining media memory displays
The amount of memory remaining on the 
card in the slot targeted for recording is 
displayed when “ONE CARD” is selected 
as the “P2 CARD REMAIN” item setting on 
the setting menu “DISPLAY SETUP” screen. 
The target slot can be switched to another 
slot using “SLOT SEL” assigned to [USER].
When “TOTAL” is selected, the total amount 
of memory remaining on the two cards is 
displayed.
17  Media information displays
The card slots in which P2 cards have been 
inserted and the basic information on the slots 
are displayed.
12 Lighted:
 Recordable P2 card
12 Lighted in green:
  P2 card targeted for recording
12 Blinking:
 Card recognition underway
 :
 No card inserted
P : Write-protected card
F : No more free memory
X : Card cannot be recognized
E :  Improperly formatted P2 card (which can be 
used if it is formatted properly)
18  Monitor volume level meter
When [PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR] is pressed, 
the level of the volume which is output from 
the internal speaker and headphone jack is 
displayed. You can adjust the volume level 
using the [+] and [–] buttons.
Warning displays
LOW BATTERY
  No operation is possible because the battery 
charge is depleted.
INCOMPATIBLE CARD
  The card complies with the different standard and 
so it cannot be used.
COPY INHIBITED
  The input signals are copy-guarded so they 
cannot be recorded correctly.
DIR ENTRY NG CARD
  The card contains folders which are organized 
illegally. It cannot be used for special types of 
recording (interval recording, one-shot recording 
or loop-rec). A warning will be displayed when 
this P2 card is inserted into a P2 device or when 
recording has ended.RUN DOWN CARD
  The P2 card has reached the end of its service 
life. It is recommended that you replace it. Even 
when a warning appears, it can still be used for 
recording or playback. However, a warning will 
be displayed when this P2 card is inserted into a 
P2 device or when recording has ended.
FORMAT ERR !
  The card does not comply with the P2 standard.
< Thumbnail screen>
CANNOT ACCESS!
  Data cannot be accessed because of a problem 
in the content or for some other reason. Restore 
the media or clips to the normal operating status, 
and then use the data.
WRITE PROTECTED!
  The P2 or SD card is write-protected. Insert a 
media on which data can be saved.
NO CARD!
  The P2 or SD card has not been inserted. Insert 
a media which is supported.
CARD FULL!
  There is no more free memory on the P2 or SD 
card. Insert a media with free memory.
CANNOT DELETE !
  Data cannot be deleted because of a mismatch 
in the content versions. Ensure that the same 
content version as the device is used.
CANNOT FORMAT!
  The P2 card cannot be formatted because of a 
problem. Check the P2 card.
CANNOT REPAIR!
  The content cannot be repaired because there 
is nothing wrong with it or because of a similar 
reason. Check the selected content.
CANNOT RE-CONNECT!
  Clips cannot be reconnected because content 
which is contained on no more than one card has 
been selected or because of a similar reason.
Check the selected content.
NO COPY TO SAME CARD!
  Data cannot be copied because the same card 
is being used for the copy source and copy 
destination. Copy the data onto a card which 
does not contain the selected clip.
TOO MANY CLIPS!
  Too many clips have been selected. Reduce the 
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Displays
LACK OF REC CAPACITY!
  There is not enough memory on the card for the 
clips to be recorded. Insert a card with enough 
memory on the card for the clips to be recorded.
HDD CAPACITY FULL!
  The hard drive does not have enough free 
memory. Use a new hard drive or formatted hard 
drive since the connection destination target 
does not have enough remaining memory.
TOO MANY PARTITIONS!
  There are too many partitions. The maximum 
number of partitions available on a hard drive 
is 15 so use a new hard drive or formatted hard 
drive.
HDD DISCONNECTED!
  The hard drive has been disconnected. Re-
establish the USB connection. If the hard drive 
still fails to operate properly, turn its power off, 
and then turn it back on.
CANNOT FORMAT!
  The media cannot be initialized (formatted).
Change the hard drive which is connected.
TOO MANY TARGETS!
  A multiple number of devices have been 
connected. After disconnecting the unnecessary 
devices, turn the power of the required device off 
and then turn it back on.
CANNOT ACCESS TARGET!
  An error occurred while accessing the connection 
destination target. Check the hard drive status 
and connections.
CANNOT ACCESS CARD!
  An error occurred while accessing the P2 card.
Check the P2 card.
MISMATCH COMPONENT!
  Data cannot be copied because of a mismatch in 
the memory or format of the copy source P2 card 
and copy destination P2 card. Use P2 cards with 
the right amount of memory.
UNKNOWN DEVICE CONNECTED!
  A DVD drive or other devices which are 
not supported have been connected. After 
disconnecting the unnecessary devices, turn the 
power of the required device off and then turn it 
back on.
P2 CARD IS UNFORMATTED!
  The P2 card has not been formatted. Use a P2 
card which has been formatted.
CARD IS EMPTY! CANNOT COPY!
  The P2 card whose data is to be copied is blank.
A blank card does not need to have its data 
copied so no data is copied.VERIFICATION FAILED!
  A mismatch was found by verification after 
copying. Copy the data again.
TURN POWER OFF!
  Turn the power off, and turn it back on for use.
CANNOT RECOGNIZE HDD!
  The connection destination target cannot be 
recognized correctly. Turn the power of the 
hard drive off and then back on or change the 
connected hard drive.
PLEASE FORMAT P2 CARD!
  This message warns the user that data cannot 
be copied when data is imported from a hard 
drive to a P2 card because the P2 card already 
has data recorded on it. No data can be copied 
because the copy destination P2 card is not a 
blank card. After formatting the card using the P2 
device, initiate copying again. 
						

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Screen displays (continued)
Error displays
Errors are displayed when trouble has occurred 
in the unit, P2 card, etc. If the error persists even 
after turning the power off and back on, depending 
on what the error message says, replace the card 
or contact your dealer.
SYSTEM ERROR
  This appears when trouble has occurred in the 
system. Turn the system’s power off and then 
back on. P2 MICON ERROR (no response from 
P2 microcomputer), P2 CONTROL ERROR (P2 
control trouble)
TURN POWER OFF
  This appears when trouble has occurred because 
a card was ejected while its data was being 
accessed. Turn the system’s power off and then 
back on.
REC WARNING
  This appears when trouble has occurred during 
recording. Initiate the recording again. If the 
warning is still displayed, consult your dealer.
CARD ERR (1) (2) (1/2) (Trouble with the P2 
card in the slot corresponding to the number 
shown)
•  If the warning persists, turn off the power.
•  If the warning persists even when recording is 
initiated again, replace the existing card with 
another one.
  REC RAM OVERFLOW
  (Recording RAM overflow)
 ERROR (Other errors)
CANNOT PLAY
  This appears when trouble has occurred during 
playback.
CARD ERR (1) (2) (1/2)
  (Trouble with the P2 card in the slot 
corresponding to the number shown)
 CLIP ERROR (Clip trouble)
 UPDATING (clip information now being read)
 ERROR (Other errors)
1394
  This appears when trouble has occurred in the 
1394 connection or signals.
 1394 INITIAL ERROR (Connection trouble)
 1394 INPUT ERROR (OTHER FORMAT)
(Wrong input format)
 1394 INPUT ERROR (Input trouble) 
						

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Displays
Selecting what is to be displayed on the screen
The following items appearing on the LCD monitor screen are displayed when [MENU/MODE CHK] is held 
down or when a setting for the “OTHER DISPLAY” item (page 76) on the setting menu “DISPLAY SETUP” 
screen has been selected. 
Item displayed MODE CHECKOTHER DISPLAY item setting
ALL PARTIAL OFF
1    Time code displays — — — —
2  Warning display — — — x
3    System format displays
x
4    System frequency displays
x
5  1394 TC display
xx
6  SQU display
x
7    Playback frame rate display∗xx
8    Audio level meter display
———
9    Data/time and time display
———
10  USB HOST display —
11  TEXT MEMO, SHOTMARK display — — — —
12  Repeat playback setting display
x
13  Remaining battery charge display
———
14  Remaining media memory displays
———
15  Media information displays
———
16  Operation status displays —
17 Information display — — — —
18  Monitor volume level meter — — — —
   :  Displayed
x   : Not displayed
— : Displayed by another setting
“
” in the MODE CHECK column indicates the items which are displayed when [MENU/MODE CHK] is 
held down.
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List of recording/playback and output formats
For system format 60 Hz regions
Format 
settingRecording statusOutput 
settingOutput status
SYS 
FORAMT1394 recording/
playback formatRecording/
playback 
audio 
channelsCMPNT/
SDI SELSDI OUTSDI OUT 
AUDIOCOMPONENT 
OUTVIDEO OUTPlayback 1394 
output
1080i/
60iDVCPRO 
HD1080i/59.94i4chAUTO1080i/
59.94i
4ch1080i/
59.94i
480i/
59.94iDVCPRO 
HD1080i/59.94i 1080i1080i/
59.94i1080i/
59.94i
480i480i/
59.94i480i/
59.94i
720P/
60PDVCPRO 
HD720P/
59.94P4chAUTO720P/
59.94P
4ch720P/
59.94P
480i/
59.94iDVCPRO 
HD720P/59.94P 1080i1080i/
59.94i1080i/
59.94i
480i480i/
59.94i480i/
59.94i
720P/
30PN60P recording 
disabled/
playback only∗
14ch∗4
AUTO720P/
59.94P
4ch∗
4
720P/
59.94P
480i/
59.94iDVCPRO 
HD720P/59.94P 1080i1080i/
59.94i1080i/
59.94i
480i480i/
59.94i480i/
59.94i
720P/
24PN60P recording 
disabled/
playback only∗
24ch∗4
AUTO720P/
59.94P
4ch∗
4
720P/
59.94P
480i/
59.94iDVCPRO 
HD720P/59.94P 1080i1080i/
59.94i1080i/
59.94i
480i480i/
59.94i480i/
59.94i
480i/
60iDVCPRO50/
DVCPRO/
DV480i/59.94i∗
5
4ch
or 2 
channels∗
7Invalid480i/
59.94i4ch
or 2 
channels∗6480i/
59.94i480i/
59.94iDVCPRO50/
DVCPRO/
DV480i/59.94i ∗4
∗1  The signals are converted to OVER 60P by 2:2 pull-down for playback.
∗2  The signals are converted to OVER 60P by 2:3 pull-down for playback.
∗3  The signals are converted to OVER 50P by 2:3 pull-down for playback.
∗4  Clips recorded with the sound muted are played back with the sound muted.
∗5  The DVCPRO50, DVCPRO or DV format is selected according to the [SD MODE] setting.
∗6  The sound is delivered through 4 channels with the DVCPRO50 format and through 2 channels or 4 
channels with the DVCPRO or DV format.
∗7  When 32 kHz 4-channel sound of the DV format is input, it is converted to 48 kHz 4-channel sound and 
recorded. 
						

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Displays
[For 50 Hz system format regions]
Format 
settingRecording statusOutput 
settingOutput status
SYS 
FORAMT1394 recording/
playback formatRecording/
playback 
audio 
channelsCMPNT/
SDI SELSDI OUTSDI OUT 
AUDIOCOMPONE 
NT OUTVIDEO OUTPlayback 1394 
output
1080i/
50iDVCPRO 
HD1080i/50i4chAUTO1080i/
50i
4ch1080i/
59.94i
576i/50iDVCPRO HD
1080i/50i 1080i1080i/
501080i/
59.94i
576i576i/
50i480i/
59.94i
720P/
50PDVCPRO 
HD720P/50P4chAUTO720P/
50P
4ch720P/
59.94P
576i/50iDVCPRO HD
720P/50P 1080i1080i/
50i1080i/
59.94i
576i576i/
50i480i/
59.94i
720P/
25PN50P recording 
disabled/
playback only∗
34ch∗4
AUTO720P/
50P∗6
4ch∗4
720P/
59.94P
576i/50iDVCPRO HD
720P/50P 1080i1080i/
50i1080i/
59.94i
576i576i/
50i480i/
59.94i
576i/
50iDVCPRO50/
DVCPRO/
DV576i/50i
∗
5
4ch
or 2 
channels∗
7Invalid576i/
50i4ch
or 2 
channels∗6
720P/
59.94P
576i/50iDVCPRO50/
DVCPRO/DV
576i/50i∗
41080i/
59.94i
480i/
59.94i
∗1  The signals are converted to OVER 60P by 2:2 pull-down for playback.
∗2  The signals are converted to OVER 60P by 2:3 pull-down for playback.
∗3  The signals are converted to OVER 50P by 2:3 pull-down for playback.
∗4  Clips recorded with the sound muted are played back with the sound muted.
∗5  The DVCPRO50, DVCPRO or DV format is selected according to the [SD MODE] setting.
∗6  The sound is delivered through 4 channels with the DVCPRO50 format and through 2 channels or 4 
channels with the DVCPRO or DV format.
∗7  When 32 kHz 4-channel sound of the DV format is input, it is converted to 48 kHz 4-channel sound and 
recorded. 
						

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Basic operations on the setting menus
1
  Hold down [POWER] for at least 2 seconds 
to turn the power on.
2  Press [MODE] to switch to the thumbnail 
display off screen.
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HD720P60
1C
H2C
H
3  Press [MENU] to display the menu.
Example:
MAIN MENU
PUSH MENU TO EXIT 
1 . SW MODE2 . RECORDING SETUP
3 . PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS
4 . AV OUT SETUP
5 . DISPLAY SETUP
6 . CARD FUNCTIONS
7 . OTHER FUNCTIONS
4  Using [STOP] and [PLAY], move the 
highlighting to the function to be set.
5  Press [STILL] to display the setting item.
Example:
RECORDING SETUP
PUSH  MENU TO RETURN  
TCG
TC PRESET
1394 UB REGEN 1394 TC REGENTC MODE
UB MODEREC RUN
ON
FRM.RATE
SD(480i/576) MODESYS FORMAT720P/60P 1080i/60i720P/30PN720P/24PN480i/60i
6  Using [STOP] and [PLAY] , move to the item 
to be set.
RECORDING SETUP
PUSH  MENU TO RETURN  
TCG
TC PRESET
1394 UB REGEN 1394 TC REGENTC MODE
UB MODEDV
ON
DF
REC RUN
ON 720P/60P
FRM.RATE
SD(480i/576) MODESYS FORMAT
7  Press [STILL] to set the item.
To change a numerical value, etc., use [FF] and 
[REW] to change the setting.
8  To change other items, repeat steps 6 and 7.
To exit the settings, press [MENU] and return to 
the thumbnail display off screen.
9  To change another function, repeat steps 4 
to 7.
To exit the settings, press [MENU] and return to 
the thumbnail display off screen.
Initializing the setting menu
You can return (initialize) the setting menu user 
files to the factory status.
1  Switch the display to the thumbnail display 
off screen.
2 Press [MENU].
3  Using [STOP], [PLAY] and [STILL], select 
“OTHER FUNCTIONS” – “USER FILE” 
– “INITIAL”.
4 Press [STILL].
The menu settings of the user files currently 
being used are returned to the factory status.