Panasonic Memory Card Portable Recorder AG-HPG20P AG-HPG20E Operating Instructions

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Installing and removing the power supply
Insertion
1 Slide and insert the battery until it clicks into place.
PUSH
OUTPUTINPUTCH 1
CH 2AUDIOVIDEOHD/SD-SDIHD/SD-SDI
DVCPRO/DV
Removal
1 Press [POWER] for at least  seconds to turn the power off, and check that the power 
display LED has gone off. (Page )
 Remove the battery while pressing the battery eject button.Support the battery with your hand to ensure that it will not drop down.
PUSH
OUTPUTINPUTCH 1
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Basic operations
Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second.The power display LED lights, and the power is turned on.When [POWER] has been held down for more than 2 seconds while the power is on, the power display LED will go off, and the power will be turned off.
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Turning the power on and off
1 Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second to turn the power on.
 Raise the LCD monitor while pressing the LCD monitor open button in the \
direction shown by the arrow.
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Preparations

This unit is provided with three kinds of screens: the thumbnail display screen, normal display screen (SDI/1394 input recording standby mode, INT SG (Page 91), playback standby mode, etc.) and PC mode screen (USB HOST mode, USB DEVICE mode). When [MENU/MODE CHK] is pressed on any of these screens, the menu will be displayed. (No menus are displayed in the USB DEVICE mode)
  Operations performed when the function buttons are pressed
Menu operations
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EXIT/2
ALT/3
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Basic operations (continued)
This unit has the following 3 modes which can be selected by pressing [THUMBNAIL/MODE].
Operation modes
                Turn on the power.
  Thumbnail display screen
         On this screen, the data content on the P2 cards is displayed as 
thumbnails to play back or manage the clips.
Playback(PLAY, STILL, FF, REW)
Stop (STOP)
Hold down this button for at least 2 seconds to switch to the PC mode.
  Normal display screen
     •    Connect the unit to the devices...

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Preparations

   Press and hold at least 2 seconds to return to the thumbnail display screen.
  PC mode
          Connect the unit to an external device, and save or manage the clips. Depending on the 
connection method and purpose, the USB HOST mode and USB DEVICE mode are available; perform the mode settings using the setting menu on the normal display screen.
    • USB HOST mode
      Connect to a device equipped with a USB connector, and operate the connected device.
   • USB DEVICE mode...

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LCD monitor settings
1 Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second to turn the power on.
First check that an image is displayed on the LCD monitor, and then adjust the angle of the monitor to the position where it is easiest to see its displays.
 Press [THUMBNAIL/MODE] to display the normal display screen.
 Press [MENU/MODE CHK].Basic operations on the setting menus (Page 88)
 Using , , and , select “CHANGE” for the “LCD SETTING” item on the setting menu “DISPLAY SETUP” screen....


Preparations

1 Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second to turn the power on.
 Press [THUMBNAIL/MODE] to display the normal display screen.
 Press [MENU/MODE CHK].Basic operations on the setting menus (Page 88)
 At the “TIME ZONE” item on the setting menu “OTHER FUNCTIONS”, change the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time using  and , and press . (Page 106)
OTHER FUNCTIONS
PUSH  MENU  TO  RETURN
PC MODE SELECTBEEP SOUNDCLOCK SETTINGTIME ZONEPOWER SAVESYSTEM FREQUSER FILE
USB...



P cards
When the unit is to be used for the first time, the first step is always to set the internal clock. (Page 27)
Inserting P cards
1 Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second to turn the power on.
 Open the card slot cover, and insert the P 
card into the P card slot as far as it will go. 
Push further until the P card eject button 
pops out.When the P2 card is inserted into the unit, the P2 card status is displayed by the P2 card access LED. For details on...


Preparations

1 Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second to turn the power on.
The thumbnail screen now appears.
 Press [MENU/MODE CHK].
 Using ,  and , select “OPERATION” – “FORMAT”, and press .A screen such as the one shown below now appears. Select the number of the slot in which the P2 card to be formatted has been inserted. If the card is not going to be formatted, select “EXIT”.If [MENU/MODE CHK] is pressed, the menu display is cleared.
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 Select “YES” on the...

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P cards (continued)
Ejecting P cards
1 Confirm P card access LED is not blinking orange.
 Open the card slot cover and raise the P card eject button.
 Push the P card eject button to remove the 
P card.
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P card eject button
 After ejecting the P card, close the card slot cover.Do not eject cards or turn off the power in the 
following situations: otherwise, this may cause P2 card trouble.
  1)    While the orange P2 card access LED is...