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

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Playback

Deleting text memos
1 Perform the operation from steps 1 to  in “Playback from text memo position”, 
and move to the bottom of the text memo screen.
 Move the cursor to the text memo to be deleted, and press .A multiple number of text memos can be selected.
 Press [MENU/MODE CHK], and then select “OPERATION” – “DELETE” using ,  and .
 Select “YES”, and press .The text memo is now deleted.
Dividing and copying clips using text memos
1 Perform the operation from steps 1 to...

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You can connect an external monitor to the output connector of the unit, output clips to the external monitor and play them back on the monitor.
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OUTPUTINPUTCH 1
CH 2AUDIOVIDEOHD/SD-SDIHD/SD-SDI
DVCPRO/DV
AUDIO OUT CH1/CH2 connectors
VIDEO OUT connector
HD/SD-SDI OUT connector
HD/SD-SDI output
Video output/audio output
This unitExternal monitor
Setting the outputs
1 Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second to turn the power on.
 Press [THUMBNAIL/MODE].The normal display screen...

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Recording
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Recording data on P cards
You can connect a digital video component equipped with a SDI connector or IEEE 1394 connector, and record video signals, audio signals or time codes, etc. on the unit.
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HD/SD-SDI IN connector
SDI
DVCPRO/DV input/output connector (IEEE1394)
1394 cable (optional accessory)
Digital component
This Unit
1 Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second to turn the power on.The thumbnail screen appears.
 Press [THUMBNAIL/MODE].The normal display screen...

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Recording (continued) 
By making HD-SDI/1394 connection to a camera recorder equipped with an external device control function, the unit can be made to start recording, pause recording, etc. by the camera recorder. For details on devices compatible with HD-SDI connection and settings on this unit, refer to “AUTO REC” on the setting menu “RECORDING SETUP” (Page 91). Also, refer to the operating instructions of the camera recorder.Recording is not available in PC mode (Page 25).The unit does not...

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Recording

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Time code displays
You can change what is displayed in the time code display area. (Page 80)
1 Press [COUNTER].Each time the button is pressed, the data changes as follows.
TC:Time code displaysUB:User’s bit valueFR:Frame rate informationNo display:No data displayedCOUNTER:Counter display (Except for playback process)
Resetting the counter valueOn the normal display screen, press [RESET] while the counter value is displayed.When the time code display during recording is COUNTER, you can...

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Setting the recording time code (continued) 
Specifying the time code (TC PRESET) 
(continued)
5 After the time code value has been set, press .
6 Using , move to “YES”, and press .
TC  PRESET
PRESET  OK?
NOPUSH  SETYES___
 Press [MENU/MODE CHK]  times to release the menu mode.
Set the user’s bit
Setting user’s bit allows you to store 8-digit information (such as the date and time) in the hexadecimal format on the sub code area.User’s bit is automatically saved in the memory and retained...

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Saving data
Recording
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You can connect a hard drive equipped with a USB 2.0, and copy data from P2 cards onto the hard drive.
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USB cable (optional accessory)
USB HOST connector 
(USB.0 Type A)Hard drive
The following conditions must be met when using a USB connection.This unit supports only USB 2.0. Use a USB 2.0-compatible hard drive.Only one hard drive must be connected.Operations can not be guaranteed if a hub or other device is connected between the unit and hard drive. Use of a...

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Switching to the USB HOST mode
1 Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second to turn the power on.
The thumbnail screen now appears.
 Press [THUMBNAIL/MODE] to display the normal display screen.
 Press [MENU/MODE CHK].
 Using ,  and , select “OTHER FUNCTIONS” – “PC MODE SELECT”, and press .
5 Using  and , select “USB HOST”, and press .
6 Press [MENU/MODE CHK] twice to display the normal display screen.
 Hold down [THUMBNAIL/MODE] for at least 
 seconds.
The USB HOST mode is...

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Saving data

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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 HDD EXPLORE screen in the unit’s HOST mode.
Hard drive typeFeaturesFunctions that can be used
TYPE SThis 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 is formatted by the unit.
Writing and reading all the 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.
 Connect the USB hard drive.
 Press [MENU/MODE CHK].
 Using ,  and , select “HDD” – “EXPLORE”, and press .The HDD EXPLORE screen is opened.
5 Press [MENU/MODE CHK], select “OPERATION” – “FORMAT (HDD)” using ,  and , and press .
6 Select “YES”,...
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