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

Saving data

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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. 
(Bear in mind that all the data recorded on the hard drive will be erased.) 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...



Copying data from P cards to the hard drive (continued)
Exporting one clip at a time to a hard drive
Clips can be copied onto the hard drive in FAT type.
1 Switch to the USB HOST mode.
 Display the thumbnail display screen.
 Select the clip on the P card to be copied onto the hard drive.
 Press [MENU/MODE CHK].
5 Using ,  and , select “OPERATION”–“COPY”–“HDD (FAT)”, and press .If the hard drive in FAT type is not connected, the menu cannot be activated.
6 Select...

Saving data



Clips cannot be copied when any of the following error messages are displayed.“LACK OF REC CAPACITY!” Clips will not be copied because there is insufficient space available on the hard disk.“UNKNOWN CONTENTS FORMAT!” Clips will not be copied because the selected clips include defective clips.“TOO MANY CLIPS!” Clips will not be copied because too many clips have been selected. Up to 1000 clips can be copied onto the FAT type of hard drive on this unit. If you have created on the...



Hard drive data display
You can display the hard drive information.
1 Switch to the USB HOST mode.
 Connect the USB hard drive.
 Press [MENU/MODE CHK].
 Using ,  and , select “HDD” – “EXPLORE”, and press .The hard drive information is displayed.
With a TYPE S or PSTORE hard drive
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1.  PARTITIONType of hard drive
2.  VENDOR
Name of vender
3.  MODEL
Hard drive model name
4.  SIZE
Total memory size of hard drive
5.  USED
Amount of hard...

Saving data

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Deleting the partition
You can delete the last partition on a TYPE S hard drive.
1 Switch to the USB HOST mode.
 Connect the USB hard drive.
 Press [MENU/MODE CHK].
 Using ,  and , select “HDD”–“EXPLORE”, and press .The hard drive information is displayed.
5 Move the cursor and select the last partition.
6 Select “OPERATION”–“DELETE LAST PARTITION”, and press .The last partition will be deleted. If the cursor is not present at the last partition, “DELETE LAST...

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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 HDD EXPLORE screen.
 Using  and , select the partition to be displayed, and press .The clips of the partition are now displayed as thumbnails.
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1)  Display statusesDisplays the thumbnail display status of the 
hard drive clips.
)  Partition information
The following...

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Importing data from a hard drive to P cards
Importing Data by the partition from 
TYPE S Hard Disk or P store
You can import data (load data from the hard drive to a P2 card) at one partition at a time (one card at a time) onto a P2 card of the same model number as the original card.
1 Insert the P card that will serve as the import destination.Insert the P2 card which has been formatted.
 Press [MENU/MODE CHK].
 Using ,  and , select “HDD” – “EXPLORE”,...


Easy playback of clips on the hard drive (For viewing materials)
Easy playback of clips saved on the hard drive can be performed.
1 Display the thumbnail display screen of the 
clips on the hard drive. (Page 6)
 With cross cursor operation, move the cursor to the clip you wish to play back.
 Press .The clip is played back.
The basic operation is the same as clip playback operation (Page 57). There are some different points as below.Depending on the playback format, playback...


Editing
Editing data content on the P card (USB DEVICE mode)
You can connect a personal computer (Windows, Apple Macintosh) to this unit using a USB cable, and operate the contents on the unit’s P2 cards from the computer.
AG-HPG20
USB cable (optional accessory)
Personal computerUSB DEVICE connector 
(USB.0 Type B)
This unit
Editing in the USB DEVICE mode
The following conditions must be met when using a USB connection.PCs mounted with Windows 2000 (SP4 or later version), Windows XP...

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Normal displays
Screen displays
1 Time code displaysEach time [COUNTER] is pressed, the following data (or no information displayed) is selected in turn.COUNTER: (Except for playback process)
  Counter value
 The counter value can be reset for each recording clip according to the setting menu “DISPLAY SETUP”–“REC COUNTER” (Page 105). In this case, CLIP is displayed at the beginning.TC:
 Time code value: [TC *] is displayed when the time code value could not be read correctly from the P2...