Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HPX255P AG-HPX255EN Operating Instructions

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1 
Time code displays
Each	press	of	the	COUNTER	button	displays	
(or	turns	off)	the...

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2 Warnings
REMOTE:
Flashes	when	device	settings	of	wireless	
remote	control	are	different.
P2 :
Blinks	when	no	P2	card	is	inserted	or	the	
card	is	write	protected.
P2 FULL:
Blinks	when	there	is	no	more	space	left	on	
the	P2	card.
P2 LACK:
Blinks	in	loop	rec	mode	when	there	is	not	
enough	space	left	on	the	P2	card.
:
Lights	when	the	battery	for	the	internal	clock	
is	depleted.
•	 “Charging	the	built-in	battery”	(Page	27	of	
Vol.	1)
3  Backup unit displays
The	following	indications	show	the	status	of...

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Displays
12 Audio level meter display
(Only for AG-HPX255P)
C
H 1-20dB 0dB
C
H 2
-12dB
(Only for AG-HPX255EN)
C
H 1-18dB0dB
C
H 2
-12dB
By	assigning	MAG	A.	LVL	(level	meter	
magnification)	to	a	USER	button	makes	it	
possible	to	switch	to	display	magnification.
•	 “Audio	level	meter	magnification”	(Page	55)
Also,	you	can	switch	between	level	meter	
display	and	audio	output	(excluding	1394)	for	
CH1/2	and	CH3/4	while	the	USER	button	to	
which	LVL 	METER	has	been	allocated	is	held	
down.
•	 “Using	the...

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26 Optical Image Stabilizer display
This	is	displayed	when	the	OIS	button	is	
pressed	and	Optical	Image	Stabilizer	is	
activated.
27  Scene file name display
Indicates	the	name	of	currently	selected	
SCENE	FILE	(F1	to	F6).
28  Remaining battery charge
As	the	remaining	battery	charge	drops,	the	
display	changes	as	follows:	
	→		→		→		→		.
When	the	battery	is	completely	discharged,	
	(		)	blinks.
(When	the	 AC	adaptor	is	being	used,	a	display	
other	than	
	may	appear:	this	is	not	a	sign	
of...

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Displays
33 Recording and playback
REC :	 Recording
PAUSE :  Recording	standby
  :  Playback	pause
 :  Play
 (  ) :
Slow	play	(Reverse	slow	play)
 (   ) :
Frame-by-frame	(Reverse	Frame-by-frame)
 () :  Fast-forward/Fast-forward 	play 	(Rewind/Fast-
backward	play)
×
/× (×/×)  : 
Variable-speed	search	(Reverse	variable-
speed	search)
CLIP   (CLIP   ) :  Clip	forward	(clip	reverse),	cue	up	of	single	
clips
CLIP &T   (CLIP &T   )  Cue	forward	(cue	back)	to	the	start	point	of	
clips	and	text...

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Errors and warnings
Errors	and	warnings	appear	when	something	
goes	wrong	with	the	camera-recorder	or	a	P2	card	
malfunctions.	If	the	problem	cannot	be	solved	by	
turning	off	the	camera-recorder	and	turning	it	back	
on,	try	replacing	the	card	and	if	that	does	not	help,	
it	may	be	necessary	to	consult	your	supplier.
1394This	error	occurs	in	a	1394	connection	or	when	
signal	faults	occur.
1394 INITIAL ERROR: a	connection	error
1394 INPUT ERROR: an	input	error	
1394 INPUT ERROR (OTHER FORMAT):...

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Displays
TEMPORARY PAUSEIRREGULAR FRM SIG:  This	message	indicates	that	the	input	
GENLOCK	reference	signal	is	irregular	and	
that	recording	has	been	paused.	
Check	the	signal	input	from	the	GENLOCK	IN	
terminal.
TURN POWER OFF This	message	indicates	that	an	abnormal	event	
has	occurred,	for	example,	that	a	card	was	
removed	during	access	or	that	a	system	mode	
change	was	made.	
Turn	the	power	off	and	then	turn	it	back	on	again.Camera-recorder status display  
(in alphabetical order)
ABB
ABB...

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Screen displays (continued)
SHUTTER 1/**** (OFF)Displayed	when	the	shutter	speed	is	changed.
SPOT LIGHT Displayed	during	iris	control	when	back	light	
status	is	changed	by	pressing	the	USER	button	
to	which	SPOT 	LIGHT	is	assigned.
VFR ON (OFF) Displayed	when	VFR	operation	has	been	
changedChecking and displaying shooting 
status
•	Hold	down	the	DISP/MODE	CHK	button	in	
recording	standby	or	during	recording	to	display	
the	settings	of	each	shooting	function,	the	list	of	
functions	assigned	to	USER...

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Displays
NoDisplays Displays 
that the 
mode check 
(MODE CHK)  brings up √ Displays that 
DISPLAY OFF  clears √ Displays opened or hidden by settings 
in the OTHER DISPLAY option  –: Not affected, √ : Opens, ×: Clears Other menus that 
clear displays  –: Not affected
ALL PARTIAL OFF
1 Time	code 	displays √Is	not 	cleared
– – – –
2Warnings √Is	not 	cleared– – –CARD&BATTERY*1
3Backup 	unit 	displays √Is	not 	cleared– – – –
4Recording
	format 	and 	
system 	frequency 	
indication √
√√× × –...

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NoDisplays Displays 
that the 
mode check 
(MODE CHK)  brings up √ Displays that 
DISPLAY OFF  clears √ Displays opened or hidden by settings 
in the OTHER DISPLAY option  –: Not affected, √ : Opens, ×: Clears Other menus that 
clear displays  –: Not affected
ALL PARTIAL OFF
29 Digital 	zoom 	display √ √
–– – –
30One-clip
	recording 	
mode 	display √
√√√
×Appears	when	
recording	to	a	
clip	is	started	or	 stopped–
31Media 	remaining 	
memory 	display √√
Goes 	on 	when 	
battery 	charge 	
drops– –...