Panasonic Memory Card Portable Recorder Player Ajhpm100 Operating Instructions

							Using Play List: Viewing Event Information91
 Using Play List
Viewing Event Information
You can use this function to view and confirm miscellaneous 
event information. 
1Open the play list screen. 
2Use the cursor buttons to select the event that you 
want information about. 
3Press the MENU button. 
4Use the cursor buttons to choose [PROPERTY] – 
[EVENT PROPERTY] and press the SET button. 
Information on the event appears. 
◆NOTE:
 Holding down the SHIFT button in step 2 while pressing the 
SPLIT button will also open the event information screen. 
 You can use the cross cursor buttons to move to the previous or 
next event while viewing event information. 
1)Event information
Event number
IN point and OUT point thumbnails and TC value
TOTAL (length from the beginning of the 1st event to 
the end of the current event)
DURATION (event length)
A SPLIT (audio split length) 
TRACK / A CH
(Track status and audio channel status: AV = audio 
and video/FADE (CUT) = EXTRA audio splicing, 
indication of channels inserted in channels 1 - 4.) 
2)Original clip information for an event
Clip number (same as thumbnail display number)
Clip thumbnail
Various indicators and write protect status
CLIP NAME (name of clip)
START TC (start value of time code)
START UB (user bit start value)
DATE (record date) 
TIME (recording time)
USER CLIPNAME (clip name assigned by the user)
3)Timeline
5Press the EXIT button to end information display. 
Indicating Event Property
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							92Using Play List: Viewing Event Information You can use this function to check the content of an event by 
playing if from its IN point to its OUT point. 
1Open the play list screen. 
2Use the cursor buttons to select the clip you want to 
review.
3Hold down the SHIFT button and press the PLAY   
button.
This plays back the clip from before the IN point (preroll 
time is 3 s) to beyond its OUT point (postroll time is 1 s). 
◆NOTE: 
 The preroll time and postroll time for the first and last clip are 
both 0 s. 
 When review stops or you press the STOP  button, playback 
stops and you return to the play list screen. 
During review all buttons other than the STOP   button are not 
available. 
 A review operation can be re-started during the review currently 
in progress.
Event Review
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							Using Play List: Playing Back Play Lists93
 Using Play List
Playing Back Play Lists 
During play list playback, you can select whether the time 
code should be replaced and output as a continuous value or 
the time code of each clip should be output. You can set the 
time code start value when it is replaced at output. 
1Open the play list screen. 
2Press the MENU button. 
3Use the cursor buttons to choose [SETTING] – 
[REPLACE TC] – [REPLACE]. 
4Select [ON] and press the SET button.
This replaces the playback time code. 
◆NOTE: 
 When [OFF] is set, the time code is not replaced, instead the 
time code of each clip is output. 
 When [OFF] is set, go to step 7 and end setup. 
5Use the cursor buttons to choose [SETTING] – 
[REPLACE TC] – [START TC] and press the SET 
button to enter the start time code. 
The initial value of the start time code is 00:00:00:00 when 
replaced. 
6Use the cursor buttons to choose [SETTING] – 
[REPLACE TC] – [DROP FRAME]. Then press the 
SET button and select [DF] (drop frame) or [NDF] 
(non drop frame).
◆NOTE: 
 A [DF] setting cannot be made at 24PN. 
7Press the MENU button to end setup. 
Setting the Playback Time Code (TC) 
						

							94Using Play List: Playing Back Play Lists Use the following procedure to play back the play list. 
1Open the play list screen. 
2Use the cursor buttons to select the event you want 
to start playback. 
3Set the playback time code as necessary.
➝For details, refer to “Setting the Playback Time Code 
(TC)” (page 93).
4Press the PLAY   button. 
Playback starts from the cursor location and continues 
until the end of the play list or until all playable events have 
been played. 
◆NOTE: 
 During play list playback, insert all the P2 cards that contain 
events that belong to the play list or normal playback will not be 
possible. The number of the first and subsequent events that 
cannot be played back are indicated in red. 
 Use the STOP   button to stop ongoing playback. 
 The default stop mode setting of this unit is RETURN. Thus you 
return to the play list screen when playback is stopped by 
pressing the STOP
  button or the automatic stop function 
stops playback upon reaching the beginning or end of all 
events. The cursor position then moves to the event where the 
STOP button was pressed. 
 If the menu stop mode is set to STAY, stopping playback does 
not return you to the play list screen but a still image is 
continuously displayed. 
 If the menu stop mode is STAY, press the PLAY LIST button or 
the EXIT button after playback stops to return to the play list. 
 Remote switching is available also during play list playback. The 
STAY stop mode is a convenient setting in remote control using 
RS-422A.
 When the format is 24PN, editing is performed in multiples of 24 
frames/s while playback time code is 30 frames/s. 
Playing Back the Play List
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							Using Play List: Creating New Clips From the Play List (Edit Copy)95
 Using Play List
Creating New Clips From the Play List (Edit Copy)
You can use the play list to create a new clip. 
This function is called edit copy. 
◆NOTE: 
 The playback time code setting allows you to start the time code 
from a set value after edit copy. Set the playback time code as 
necessary.
➝For details, refer to “Setting the Playback Time Code (TC)” (page 
93).
 You cannot use edit copy to create clips that span multiple cards. 
Since they will be created on one card, be sure to check the 
remaining space on the card you will copy the clip to. 
 Play list files created on the AJ-SPD850 can be loaded but not 
edited. However, edit copy becomes available after saving the file 
under another name using SAVE AS. 
1Open the play list screen. 
2Press the MENU button. 
3Use the cursor buttons to choose [OPERATION] – 
[EDIT COPY].
4Select the number of the P2 card slot that will store 
the edit copy data and press the SET button.
5Select [YES] and press the SET button.
This starts edit copy. 
◆NOTE: 
 If there is not enough free space left on the P2 card where edit 
copy will save the data, “WARNING: LACK OF REC CAPCITY!” 
is displayed and edit copy does not start. 
 Edit copying indicates its approximate progress during 
operation. 
 Use the SET button or the CANCEL button to cancel an ongoing 
edit copy operation. 
 Text memos are automatically inserted at the edit points (the 
start of each event) of edit-copied clips. 
 Edit copying does not copy any information other than the user 
clip name. 
 The presence of different aspect ratios in the data will generate 
an error. 
 Edit copy will copy only events that can be played back. 
 Do not remove a P2 card that is being accessed (the LED of the 
related P2 card slot flashes).  
						

							96Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using USB Connectors
Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards
Using USB Connectors
You can use the USB 2.0 connector on this unit to connect a hard disk or a PC to save and manage clips efficiently. 
Connect a USB 2.0 hard disk to save P2 card data, view 
saved data and import data to P2 cards. 
A USB 2.0 connection with a PC allows you to use P2 cards 
inserted in the slots on this unit as mass storage. The PC then 
requires that a USB (USB 2.0) driver be installed. 
Use of P2 viewer, which can be downloaded from the 
following site, allows you to manipulate clips stored on a P2 
card on a Windows PC. 
https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/
◆NOTE: 
 For details regarding connections, refer to the Operating 
Instructions supplied with the PC and the application software. 
Using the Unit as a USB Host
Portable hard disk drive
P2 store USB2.0
Using the Unit as a USB Device
USB2.0 
						

							Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Connecting a PC to This Unit97
 Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards
Connecting a PC to This Unit
1Press the PC button when this unit is idle. 
2Select [USB DEVICE] in the confirmation screen and 
press the SET button.
“USB DEVICE” flashes on the LCD monitor to indicate that 
the unit is entering the USB host mode. After the mode 
switch, “USB DEVICE DISCONNECT” appears on the LCD 
screen. This message is replaced by a “USB DEVICE 
CONNECT” message when the connection with the PC is 
completed. 
3Use USB device mode operations.
4Press the PC button to return to regular mode. 
◆NOTE: 
 Recording and playback are not available in the USB device 
mode. 
 In the play list mode, the PC button is not available during 
remote operation. 
 In the USB device mode, USB is displayed on the panel and the 
VIDEO and AUDIO INPUT SELECT indications disappear. 
Switching to USB Device Mode
PC
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							98Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using This Unit With a Hard Disk
Using This Unit With a Hard Disk
This unit supports the following hard disks types. 
 Panasonic portable hard disk unit P2 store (AJ-PCS060G)
 A hard disk that supports the USB 2.0 interface
Available functions depend on the type of hard disk used. In 
the host mode, “PARTITION:” in the left half of the Explorer 
screen provides information on the hard disk that is 
connected to the unit. ◆NOTE: 
 This unit supports USB bus power (5 V, 0.5 A) but some hard disks 
may not be able to use USB bus power. Use a separate power 
supply with hard disks that do not support USB bus power.
 This unit does not support hard disks that are 2 TB (2048 GB) or 
larger. 
◆NOTE: 
 Use hard disks under the following conditions. 
1) Operate hard disks within its operating specifications 
(temperature, etc.). 
2) Do not use hard disks in locations that are unstable or exposed to 
vibration. 
 Some hard disks may not operate normally. 
 Use a hard disk with sufficient space for copying. 
 Do not connect a hard disk to hubs or other connections that involve 
multiple units even if it is not powered on. Do not use other devices 
that are connected via hubs with a hard disk. 
 During formatting and copying, do not disconnect cables, do not 
remove a P2 card that is involved in any of these activities and do 
not power off this unit and the hard disk. Otherwise this unit and the 
hard disk must be rebooted. 
 A hard disk is a precision instrument whose read and write functions 
may fail in some operating environments. 
Please note that Panasonic accepts no liability whatsoever for data 
loss or other losses either direct or indirect arising from hard disk 
damage or other defects.  When data from this unit is copied to a hard disk and is managed on 
another PC, the data can no longer be guaranteed to work in this unit 
and the integrity of the hard disk data cannot be guaranteed, either. 
 Repair bad clips on P2 cards before copying them to a hard disk. 
 Clips on hard disks cannot be played back. 
 SATA (serial ATA) or PATA (parallel ATA) interface hard disks 
connected using a USB cable may not be recognized. 
Supported Hard Disks
Hard Disk Types and Available Functions
Hard disk typeFeaturesavailable functions
TYPE S A special format that permits high-speed loading of 
and writing in card units. This unit uses this format for 
formatting.Loading and writing in card units, thumbnail display, 
loading and formatting in clop units.
P2STORE This is a P2 store (AJ-PCS060G). It cannot be written 
to.Loading in card units, thumbnail display, loading in 
clip units. 
FAT The basic primary partition on a PC is FAT 16 or FAT 
32 that require a CONTENTS directory created in its 
foot directory.Thumbnail display, loading in clip units, formatting
* After formatting on this unit, the card is handled as a 
“TYPE S” hard disk. 
OTHER Hard disk other than those above
*  If root does not contain a directory called 
“CONTENTS” or if a file system other than NTFS, 
FAT16 or FAT32 is used. Formatting
* After formatting on this unit, the card is handled as a 
“TYPE S” hard disk.  
						

							Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using This Unit With a Hard Disk99
 Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards
1Press the PC button when this unit is idle. 
◆NOTE:
 In the play list mode, the PC button is not available during 
remote operation. 
2Select [USB HOST] in the confirmation screen and 
press the SET button.
“USB HOST” flashes on the LCD monitor to indicate that 
the unit is entering the USB host mode. After the mode 
switch, the thumbnail screen appears and “USB HOST” is 
indicated in the lower right corner. 
3Use USB host mode operations.
◆NOTE: 
 While P2 cards played back in USB host mode will appear on 
the LCD monitor, the inputs and output on the rear panel will not 
work. 
 Recording on P2 cards is not available, either. 
4Press the PC button to return to regular mode. 
The PC button will not work during card access. 
◆NOTE: 

 You cannot switch to the play list mode from the USB mode. 
 In USB host mode, the VIDEO and AUDIO INPUT SELECT 
indications in the display panel disappear. 
Initialize the hard disk in a TYPE S format. 
◆NOTE: 
 Formatting a hard disk deletes all data on the disk. 
1Switch to the USB host mode.
2Connect a USB hard disk.
3Press the MENU button.
4Use the cursor buttons to choose [HDD] – 
[EXPLORE].
This opens Explorer. 
5Press the MENU button and use the cross cursor 
buttons to choose [OPERATION] – [FORMAT 
(HDD)] and press the SET button. 
6Select [YES] and press the SET button.
Switching to USB Host Mode
PC
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USB DEVICE
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Formatting Hard Disks 
						

							100Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using This Unit With a Hard Disk
7When the confirmation message appears again, 
select [YES] and press the SET button.
This starts hard disk formatting. 
A TYPE S hard disk allows you to export data to a hard disk 
(by writing data from a P2 card to a hard disk) in P2 card units. 
First use this unit to format the hard disk. Up to 23 cards can 
be exported to a hard disk. 
The exported data from a P2 card is recognized as a separate 
drive on a computer. 
1Switch to the USB host mode.
2Connect a USB hard disk.
If the hard disk has not been formatted by this unit, use this 
unit to format it. 
➝For details, refer to “Formatting Hard Disks” (page 99). 
3Insert a P2 card
4Open the thumbnail screen. 
5Press the MENU button. 
6Use the cursor buttons to choose [HDD] – 
[EXPORT]. 
7Select the number of the source P2 card slot and 
press the SET button.
Selecting ALL SLOT will result in a batch export of all 
cards. 
8Select [YES] and press the SET button.
This starts exporting. 
◆NOTE: 
 A progress bar appears during exporting. 
 To interrupt exporting, press the SET button, select [YES] in the 
cancel confirmation screen and press the SET button again. 
 The export operation will end earlier if the verify setting is not 
engaged. 
To turn off this setting, choose [HDD] – [SETUP] – [VERIFY] – 
[OFF].
 Copying of a P2 card that is interrupted during verification will 
still be successful. 
 To export data to the specified folder when the hard disk is 
connected to a PC running under Windows, use the drive mount 
converter that you can download freely from the following web 
site. You may use the drive mount converter when there is un 
invisible partition because the drive overlaps an already 
assinged network.
https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/
When the export operation ends, “COPY COMPLETED!” 
appears. 
Exporting to a Hard Disk in Card Units