Panasonic Memory Card Portable Recorder Player Ajhpm100 Operating Instructions

							Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using This Unit With a Hard Disk101
 Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards
Use this function to view hard disk information. 
1Switch to the USB host mode.
2Connect a USB hard disk.
3Open the thumbnail screen. 
4Press the MENU button. 
5Use the cursor buttons to choose [HDD] – 
[EXPLORE] and press the SET button.
◆NOTE:
 Use the right and left cursor buttons to switch between date lists 
and partition names. 
1)Display status
The name of the screen (HDD-EXPLORE) 
2)Disk information
The following information appears. 
3)Partition information
(Details are provided on the next page.) 
◆NOTE: 
 The partition information for an invalid partition on a P2 
store is indicated in gray. 
 Only information for the primary partition is displayed for a 
hard disk that is formatted using FAT. 
4)USB HOST
The USB host mode indicator 
5)Hard disk drive status
Indicates whether or not a hard disk is connected and 
hard disk type. 
◆NOTE:
 To name a partition (up to 20 characters), choose 
[CHANGE PARTITION NAME] in the [OPERATION] menu 
in hard disk thumbnail screen. 
Displaying Hard Disk Information (Explorer Screen)
2)
1)
3)
4)
5)
Hard disk that 
makes it possible 
to read and write 
data by the card. PARTITION: TYPE S/
P2STORE
VENDOR: Name of vendor
MODEL: Model name
SIZE: Size (unit: GB)
USED: Memory used 
(unit: GB)
Used P2 card 
area (unit: cards) 
up to 23 cards 
REMAIN: Remaining 
memory 
(unit GB)
Regular hard disk PARTITION: FAT/OTHER
VENDOR: Name of vendor
MODEL: Model name
SIZE: Memory used 
(unit: GB) 
						

							102Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using This Unit With a Hard Disk You can display thumbnails and manage clips stored on the 
hard disk in the same way as clips on P2 cards. 
1Open the explorer screen.
2Use the cursor buttons to select the partition where 
you want to view thumbnails and press the SET 
button.
A thumbnail of the clip on the partition now appears. 
1)Display status
Indicates the status of thumbnails of hard disk clips. 
2)Partition information
The following information appears. 
3)Record mode and system format
Indicates the record mode and system format of the 
clip at the cursor location. 
4)Disk information
➝Details are provided on the previous page. 
◆NOTE: 
 Press the EXIT button to return to the explorer screen. 
 Change the thumbnail screen display as necessary. These 
changes are performed in the same way as when using P2 
cards. 
➝For details, refer to “Changing Thumbnail Display” (page 39).
 Hard disks formatted using FAT can handle up to 1000 clips. 
Any clips beyond that limit cannot be opened.
 Use the TRIM+ / – buttons to move to thumbnail displays on 
previous and subsequent partitions. 
You can view a variety of metadata on clips stored on a hard 
disk. The content is the same as that displayed by a P2 card 
clip property.
1Select a clip in the hard disk thumbnail screen.
Detailed clip information is displayed on the screen. 
2Press the MENU button. 
3Use the cursor buttons to select [PROPERTY] – 
[CLIP PROPERTY] and press the SET button.
➝For details, refer to “Viewing and Repairing Clip 
Information” (page 49).
Displaying Clip Thumbnails on a Hard Disk
SERIAL: P2 card serial number
MODEL: P2 card model name
NUMBER 
(No.):Partition number (1 -)
DATE/
TIME:Date and time of partition recording
2)
1)
3)
4)
SET EXIT
VERIFY: Verify setting and result at time of 
recording
ON: FINISHED Verification was 
successful
ON: FAILED Verification failed
OFF No verification
* “--” is displayed on P2 store.
NAME: User assigned partition names
Viewing Hard Disk Clip Information 
						

							Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using This Unit With a Hard Disk103
 Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards
You can import (loading data from a hard disk to a P2 card) 
data in partition units (card units) at high-speed to a P2 card 
that has the same capacity as the source card. 
1Insert the P2 card to which the data will be imported.
2Open the P2 thumbnail screen. 
3Press the MENU button. 
4Use the cursor buttons to select [HDD] – [EXPLORE] 
and press the SET button.
5Select the partition that will be copied and press the 
SET button.
6Press the MENU button.
7Use the cursor buttons to choose [OPERATION] – 
[IMPORT] – [ALL CLIP] and press the SET button.
8Select the number of the P2 card slot where the 
formatted P2 card resides to which the data will be 
imported and press the SET button. 
9Select [YES] and press the SET button.
This starts importing. When the import operation ends, 
“COPY COMPLETED!” appears. 
◆NOTE: 
 When data is imported to a P2 card that differs from the original 
P2 card, some clips may become incomplete (  indicator). 
Then use the reconnection function to rebuild the clip. Refer to 
“Reconnecting Incomplete Clips” (page 48).
 A menu setting allows you to turn verification during copying on 
or off.
You can select a hard disk clip and import it to a P2 card. 
1Insert the P2 card where the data will be imported to.
2Open the hard disk thumbnail screen.
3Press the MENU button. 
4Use the cursor buttons to select [HDD] – [EXPLORE] 
and press the SET button.
5Select the partition that will be copied and press the 
SET button.
6Select a clip to copy.
7Press the MENU button.
8Use the cursor buttons to choose [OPERATION] – 
[IMPORT] – [SELECTED CLIPS]. 
9Select the number of the P2 card slot that will import 
the data and press the SET button.
10 Select [YES] and press the SET button.
This starts importing. 
When the import operation ends, the message “COPY 
COMPLETED!” appears. 
◆NOTE:
 Verification is not performed when an entire clip is imported. 
 The operation of “importing data in clip units” is almost the same 
as that of “copying clips.”
➝For cautions to be observed when importing data in clip units, 
refer to “Copying Clips” (page 46).
Importing Data from the Hard Disk to a P2 Card 
Importing Data in Partition units from TYPE 
S Hard Disks and P2 Store
!
Importing Data to a P2 Card in Clip Units 
						

							104Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using SD/SDHC Memory Cards
Using SD/SDHC Memory Cards
This unit supports SD/SDHC memory cards. 
◆NOTE:
 Current SETUP menu settings can be saved to and loaded from an 
SD memory card. For details, refer to page 128.
Use the following procedure to display SD memory card 
status on screen for checking. 
1Open the thumbnail screen. 
2Press the MENU button.
3Use the cursor buttons to choose [PROPERTY] – 
[DEVICE] – [SD CARD] and press the SET button.
The following information may also appear depending on 
card status. 
 This unit cannot record proxies. 
4Press the SET button and the MENU button to end 
processing. 
Use the following procedure to format an SD memory card 
inserted in an SD memory card slot. 
1Open the thumbnail screen. 
2Press the MENU button.
3Use the cursor buttons to select [OPERATION] – 
[FORMAT] – [SD CARD]. 
4Select [YES] and press the SET button.
The card is now formatted. 
◆NOTE: 
 To cancel formatting, select [NO] and press the SET button. 
5Press the SET button (check) when the completion 
message appears. 
Displaying Miscellaneous SD 
Memory Card Information
SD STANDARD: Indicates that an SD memory 
card is formatted according to 
the SD/SDHC standard.
SUPPORTED: Complies with SD/
SDHC
NOT SUPPORTED: Does not 
comply with SD/SDHC
USED: Used capacity (bytes)
BLANK: Free space (bytes)
TOTAL: Total capacity (bytes)
NUMBER OF CLIPS: The number of clips on an SD 
memory card when clips have 
been copied to an SD memory 
card using a proxy or a P2 
camera recorder. 
PROTECT: Write protected
Formatting SD Memory Cards 
						

							Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards: Using SD/SDHC Memory Cards105
 Using USB Connectors and SD/SDHC Memory Cards
◆NOTE: 
 Repeat the procedures in steps 2 to 4 to format P2 cards in other 
P2 card slots. 
6Press the MENU button to end processing.  
						

							106Setup: Unit Setup
Setup
Unit Setup
The settings for this unit consist of SYSTEM, BASIC, OPERATION, INTERFACE, TIME CODE, VIDEO, AUDIO, DIF and MENU. The 
SYSTEM setting values are stored in the SYSTEM file. The other setting values are stored in the user setting file. Up to five user 
files (USER1 to USER5) can be saved. These settings (up to 4 files) can be written to and loaded from SD memory cards. 
This unit can possess up to five user files, each of which can 
be selected from a menu setting. 
Setting values can be changed as necessary. 
➝For details on change operations, refer to “Changing 
Settings” (page 107).
After a change, the content of USER1 can be saved (copied) 
to USER2 to USER5. 
➝For details, refer to “Setup menu No. A01 (SAVE)” (page 
127). 
SETUP menu settings can be saved to and loaded from an SD 
memory card. 
➝For details, refer to “Setup menu No. A10 (CARD READ), 
A11 (CARD WRITE)” (page 127).You can specify the user setting files that will be loaded in 
USER1 at power up. You can also decide to use the same 
settings as last time. 
➝For details, refer to “Setup menu No. A02 (P.ON LOAD)” 
(page 127).
A10 CARD READ A11 CARD WRITE
SD 
memory 
card System Basic
USER1 USER2 USER3 USER4
USER5USER5 Operation Interface TimeCode Video Audio DIF Menu
User settings fileSystemfile
SHIFT+FFSHIFT+FF SHIFT+FF
SHIFT+FF
SHIFT+FF
SHIFT+REWSHIFT+REW
SHIFT+REW
SHIFT+REW SHIFT+REW
Automatic Loading of User Setting File at 
Power up 
						

							Setup: Changing Settings107
 Setup
Changing Settings
The menus on the LCD monitor or a monitor (when the SUPER switch on the right side of the LCD monitor is set to “ON”) 
connected to the ANALOG COMPOSITE MONITOR OUT connector make it possible to change settings. 
1Press the MENU button.
The setup menu screen appears on the LCD monitor and 
the counter display indicates the setup menu number. 
2Select the file to change.
 Hold down the SHIFT button and press the FF  button 
or the REW  button to switch to the next or previous 
file. 
3Select items to change.
Turn the search dial or press the up (▲) or down (▼) 
buttons to move the cursor (*) to the item you want to 
change.
 Use the search dial in JOG mode. 
 Turn the dial clockwise to increment item numbers 
(001➝002➝003➝004➝) and counterclockwise to 
decrement them. 
 To switch to the next item, hold down the PLAY   
button and press the FF   button or the + button. To 
switch to a previous item, hold down the PLAY   button 
and press the REW   button or the – button.
4Change set values.
Select the item to change, hold down the STILL/PAUSE 
 button and turn the search dial or press the left (b) or 
right (a) button to change the setting. 
 Turn the dial clockwise (or press the right (a) button) to 
increment the set number and turn it counterclockwise 
(or press the left (b) button) to decrement it. 
 Release the STILL/PAUSE button after making the 
change. 
 In the SHTL mode, set the search dial to the center 
position or items will move. 
 Repeat the operations described in steps 3 and 4 when 
there are more items to change. 
5Finalize the change.
Press the MENU button. 
In the confirmation message that appears, press the SET 
button to accept the change or press the EXIT button to 
cancel it. The menu closes after this operation. 
You can assign three of the items that are most often changed 
to the PF buttons to enable quick changes of the setting 
values. 
Change Operations
1,54,5
5
2 3,4 3,4
Making changes using the PF buttons
2 1,3 
						

							108Setup: Changing Settings Assign a setting item to the PF button and perform the 
following operation to change setting values. 
➝For details on how to assign items to the PF button, refer to 
“Setup menu No. A04 to A06 (PF1 ASSIGN to PF3 ASSIGN)” 
(page 127).
1Press the PF (EXIT) button. 
Registered items appear on the LCD monitor. 
2Press the PF button (1 to 3) required to bring up the 
item to change.
Each press of the button updates the setting value. 
3Press the PF (EXIT) button to end changing settings.
◆NOTE: 
 The change process is automatically disengaged if left idle for 
5 seconds. 
 The PF button is not available in the thumbnail and play list 
modes. 
You can lock the system files and user setting files (USER2 to 
USER5) to prevent inadvertent changes. 
➝For details on releasing the system file lock setting, refer to 
“Setup menu No. 30 (MENU LOCK)” (page 110).
➝For details on releasing the user file lock setting, refer to 
“Setup menu No. A03 (MENU LOCK)” (page 127).◆NOTE:
 Files can be loaded from the SD card even if they are locked. The 
status after load operation depends on the setting defined by the 
loaded data.
When the menu is open, you can return the content of the user 
setting file that appear on the screen to its factory defaults. 
◆NOTE: 
 This operation returns the content of the user setting file displayed 
on the screen to its factory defaults. The setting files of other users 
are not affected. 
 System settings cannot be returned to their factory defaults when a 
system file is open. Other settings are returned to their factory 
defaults. 
 Settings cannot be returned to their factory defaults when MENU 
LOCK is engaged. Set MENU LOCK to OFF. 
1Press the RESET button when the menu is open. 
2Press the SET button. 
Using a Lock to Protect the User Setting File
Returning to Factory Defaults (Initial Settings)
PC
CONTROLREMOTELOCAL
UNITY
422 4UNITY
311 3
PBCH
30 10
010
20
2/4 CH1/3
1
2 
						

							Setup: Item Settings109
 Setup
Item Settings
The system menu specifies analog component (HD) output, analog composite output, phase adjustment of audio output, system 
frequency, phase of SD REF input of HD output, and system file lock. 
* An underlined setting
 indicates an initial value.
SYSTEM
ItemSetting
Settings and brief function descriptionFR
No.SUPER
DISP.FR
No.SUPER 
DISP.
12 SYS H(HD)0000
|
1375
|
2750–1375
|
0
|
1375Adjusts system phase of analog component (HD) output and HD SDI output (in 13.5 ns 
steps).
–: Advances the phase.
+: Delays the phase.
NOTE: 
A reset does not return this setting to its factory default. 
An item that flashes can be returned to its factory default by pressing the RESET button. 
14 SYS SC(SD)0000
|
0128
|
0255–128
|
0
|
127Adjusts the system phase of the analog composite output and SD SDI output (total variable 
range: ±180°).
NOTE: 
A reset does not return this setting to its factory default.
An item that flashes can be returned to its factory default by pressing the RESET button. 
15 SYS H(SD)0000
|
0864
|
1728–864
|
0
|
864Adjusts system phase of analog composite output and SD SDI output (in 37 ns steps). 
–: Advances the phase.
+: Delays the phase.NOTE: 
A reset does not return this setting to its factory default.
An item that flashes can be returned to its factory default by pressing the RESET button. 
18 SCH COAR(SD)
0000
0001
0002
0003
0
90
180
270Adjusts the SCH phase of analog composite output (four 90° positions).
19 SCH FINE(SD)0000
|
0032
|
0064–32
|
0
|
32Adjusts the SCH phase of analog composite output (total variable range ±45° or more).
Changes the SC phase but not the H phase. 
Covers ±180° in combination with No. 18 SCH COAR(SD).
20 AV PHASE0000
|
0128
|
0255–128
|
0
|
127Adjusts audio output phase relative to video output (in 20.8 µs steps).
–: Advances audio output phase relative to video output.
+: Delays audio output phase relative to video output.
25 SYSTEM FREQFor AJ-HPM100P Sets system frequency. 
0: 59.94Hz
1: 50Hz
NOTE: 
Changing this item will only cause the menu item to flash but the setting is not actually 
reflected to this unit. For the changes to take effect, turn the power off and turn it back 
on again. 
0000
0001
59.94
50
For AJ-HPM100E
0000
0001
59.94
50 
						

							110Setup: Item Settings
26 HD SYS H ADV
0000
0001
0H
90HSpecifies whether or not HD output should advance 90H phase relative to SD REF input 
during SD REF input. 
0: Outputs HD at the same phase as SD REF.
1: HD output is output at a phase that is 90H advanced relative to SD REF.
NOTE: 
 The audio output and TC output are output in the same phase as HD output. 
 At 720p, the phase difference is 120H. 
 This menu is not displayed when 50 is selected in menu No. 25 SYSTEM FREQ.
30 MENU LOCK
0000
0001
OFF
ONSets/releases the system file lock mode. 
0: Releases the lock (file data can be changed)
1: Lock is engaged (file data cannot be changed)
ItemSetting
Settings and brief function descriptionFR
No.SUPER
DISP.FR
No.SUPER 
DISP.