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

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Using a hard disk drive (PC mode: USB host)
In	this	mode,	it	is	possible	to	connect	to	a	hard	disk	
drive	(HDD),	store	card	data	(EXPORT):	Refer	to	
“Writing	data	on	a	hard	 disk	drive”	 (Page	 115),	view	
thumbnails	of	stored	clips	(EXPLORE):	Refer	to	
“Viewing 	hard 	disk 	drive 	information” 	(Page 	112), 	and	
write	data	back	to	P2	cards	(IMPORT):	Refer	to	
“Writing	data	back	to	P2	cards”	(Page	116).
Switching to the USB HOST mode
1  Select USB HOST in PC MODE SELECT on 
the setting menu SYSTEM SETUP screen, 
and press SET on the Operation lever.
•	Refer	to	the	section	“Basic	operations	of	
setup	menus”	(Page	28	of	Vol.	1)	for	menu	
operation.
PUSH  MENU  TO  RE\6TURN 
REC FORMAT
CAMERA MODE
ASPECT CONV
SETUP
PC MODE SELECT
SCAN REVERSE CAMERA
DVCPROHD/6\fi24PA
OFF
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REC SIGNAL
1\f8\f-59.9i
SYSTEM MODE S Y S T E M   S E T U P
US\b HOST
US\b DEVICE
2  Press MENU twice to exit the menus.
3 Turn the POWER/MODE switch to the MODE 
position to illuminate the PB/THUMBNAIL 
lamp, and then turn and hold it.
•	The	PC	lamp	illuminates,	the	camera	enters	
PC	mode,	and	it	goes	to	the	thumbnail	
screen.
•	 When	a	hard	disk	drive	is	connected,	the	
HDD	indication	in	the	upper	right	corner	
stays	illuminated.	However,	if	this	indicator	
illuminates	red,	it	means	that	the	hard	disk	
drive	is	not	in	a	usable	state.	Confirm	the	
HDD	type/state.
USB
	HOST 	display
•  In USB HOST mode, clips on P2 cards can 
be displayed but video from the camera-
recorder or an external device cannot be 
recorded.  
Clips written to a hard disk must be written 
back to a P2 card before it can be played 
back. 
	
· “Writing	data	back	to	P2	cards”	(Page	116)
• You cannot return to standard mode from 
USB HOST mode. Turn the power off and 
then turn it back on again. 
						

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Using a hard disk drive (PC mode: USB host) (continued)
Using the USB HOST mode
Usable hard disk drives
•	Hard	disk	drives	connectable	via	USB	2.0
•	 The	units	compatible	with	the	storage	unit	that	
has	Panasonic	USB	I/F
Refer	to	the	support	site	at	the	following	Website	
for	the	compatible	units.
http://pro-av.panasonic.net/
• While the USB HOST mode supports USB 
bus power (5 V, 0.5 
A), some hard disk 
drives may not activate. If this is the case, 
power must be supplied in a different way.
•  Do not connect more than one drive even 
through a hub or any other device. Even 
with devices other than a hard disk drive, 
do not connect to the drive together with 
the hard disk drive through a hub.
•  The unit does not support a hard disk drive 
of 2 TB (2048 GB) or more.
•  To prevent copying or formatting problems 
from occurring during connection to a 
hard disk drive, be sure that the camera’s 
battery is sufficiently charged or use the 
AC adaptor.
•  Versions 2.** and later of the P2 STORE 
(AJ-PCS060G) support USB host mode for 
this unit. 
 
Versions 1.** cannot connect. Please 
upgrade.
Viewing hard disk drive information
You	can	view	the	information	on	the	hard	disk	drive	
connected	via	USB	with	the	following	steps.
1  Switch the mode to USB HOST.
•	“Switching
	to 	the 	USB 	HOST 	mode” 	(Page 	111)
•	 The	thumbnail	screen	is	displayed.
(USB	HOST
	is	displayed	in	the	bottom	right.)
2 Connect the hard disk drive to the camera-
recorder via USB 2.0.
3 Press the MENU button and select HDD → 
EXPLORE from the thumbnail menu. 
The	screen	provides	the	information	about	the	
hard	disk	drive.
For Type S or P2 STORE
Press the EXIT button.  ↑ ↓ Press the SET button.
For the FAT
Press the EXIT button.  ↑↓ Press the SET button. 
						

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1. PARTITIONThis	section	indicates	the	type	of	the	hard	disk	
drive.
The	available	functions	depend	on	the	type	of	
hard	disk	drive.
HDD type FeatureAvailable functions
TYPE	S A	special	format	that	
allows	high-speed	
writing	and	writing	back	
on	a	card-by-card	basis.	
A 	drive	formatted	with	
the	camera-recorder	
uses	this	format. Thumbnail	viewing,	
writing
	and 	writing 	back	
on	a	card	basis,	writing	
back	on	a	clip	basis,	
and	formatting
P2	
STORE P2	STORE	(AJ-
PCS060G).
No	writing	can	be	
performed. Thumbnail	viewing,	
writing	back	on	a	card	
basis,	and	writing	back	
on	a	clip	basis
FAT For	a	hard	disk	drive	
with	the	first	primary	
partition	formatted	in	
FAT	16	or	32,	as	seen	
on	personal	computers,	
etc.,	which	requires	a	
CONTENTS	directory	at	
its	root. Thumbnail	viewing,	
reading	on	a	clip	basis,	
and	formatting
*	Once	formatted,	the	
hard	disk	drive	can	be	
treated	as	a	
TYPE-S	
HDD.
OTHER Hard	disk	drives	not	
described	above.
*	They	are	hard	disk	
drives	that	have	no	
CONTENTS	directory	or	
use	the	NTFS	and	any	
other	file	system	instead	
of	FAT 	16	or	32. Formatting
*	Once	formatted,	they	
can	be	treated	as	a	
TYPE-S	HDD.
2. VENDOR
This	section	indicates	the	vendor	for	the	hard	
disk	drive.
3. MODEL This	section	indicates	the	model	of	the	hard	disk	
drive.
4. SIZE This	section	indicates	the	total	storage	on	the	
hard	disk	drive.
5. USED This	section	indicates	the	used	space	on	the	
hard	disk	drive	(in	GB)	and	the	number	of	P2	
cards	in	use.
6. FREE CAP. This	section	indicates	the	remaining	free	space	
on	the	hard	disk	drive	in	GB. 7. PARTITION #
This	section	indicates	the	partition	number	(one	
P2	card 	is 	used 	as 	a 	unit) 	on 	the 	hard 	disk 	drive.
The screen can show up to 10 partitions. 
If there are more than 10 partitions, push 
the Operation lever in the ▼ direction 
and scroll down to display the remaining 
partitions.
8. MODEL This	section	indicates	the	model	of	the	P2	card	
that	originally	contained	data	on	the	partition.
You can switch to PARTITION NAME by 
pushing the Operation lever in the ► 
direction. Push the Operation lever in the 
◄ direction to return to the original model 
name display.
9. DATE/TIMEThis	section	indicates	the	date	and	time	the	
data	on	the	partition	was	recorded.
10. SERIAL This	section	indicates	the	serial	number	of	the	
P2	card	that	originally	contained	the	data	on	
the	partition.
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Using a hard disk drive (PC mode: USB host) (continued)
11. VERIFYThis	section	indicates	the	verification	setting	
and	results 	at 	the	 time	 the	data	 on	the	 partition	
was	recorded.
ON:FINISHED : Verification	was	performed	and	the	results	
agreed.
ON:FAILED : Verification	was	performed	and	the	results	
did	not	agree.
OFF : No	verification	was	performed.
- - - : No	verification	information	is	available.
• Even for a FAT-type hard disk drive, the 
1001st or later clips are not shown.
•  For a FAT-formatted hard disk drive, the 
information about only the first partition 
is shown.
•  For a P2 STORE (AJ-PCS060G) that 
has an invalid partition, that partition 
information is shown in gray.
12. NAME This	section	indicates	the	PARTITION	NAME.
Enter 	the 	PARTITION 	NAME 	from 	the 	software	
keyboard	by	selecting	[CHANGE	PARTITION	
NAME]	in	the	OPERATION	MENU	while	the	
thumbnail	of	the	hard	disk	drive	is	displayed.	
(Max.	20	characters)
Formatting a hard disk drive
1  Switch the mode to USB HOST.
•	“Switching
	to 	the 	USB 	HOST 	mode” 	(Page 	111)
•	 The	thumbnail	screen	is	displayed.
(USB	HOST
	is	displayed	in	the	bottom	right.)
2 Connect the hard disk drive via USB.
3 Press the MENU button and select HDD → 
EXPLORE from the thumbnail menu. 
The	display	provides	a	screen	that	shows	the	
information	about	the	hard	disk	drive.
4 From the thumbnail menu, select 
OPERATION → FORMAT (HDD), and then 
select YES using the Operation lever. A 
confirmation message prompting to select 
YES or NO is displayed again. Select YES.
The	camera-recorder	starts	formatting	the	hard	
disk	drive.	Once	formatted,	the	hard	disk	drive	
can	be	treated	as	a	 TYPE-S	HDD.
• Formatting a hard disk drive erases 
all contents of it. Note that you cannot 
erase the contents of certain partitions 
by specifying them.
•  Operation of the hard disk drive with 
this unit, and the data in the hard disk 
drive are not guaranteed if a hard disk 
drive formatted by this unit is rewritten 
using another PC or similar.
•  Data erased by formatting cannot be 
restored, so be sure to perform the 
format after first confirming the data. 
						

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Writing data on a hard disk drive
1 Switch the mode to USB HOST.
•	“Switching
	to 	the 	USB 	HOST 	mode” 	(Page 	111)
•	 The	thumbnail	screen	is	displayed.
(USB	HOST
	is	displayed	in	the	bottom	right.)
2 Connect a hard disk drive via USB.
A	hard	disk	drive	that	has	not	been	formatted	
with	the	camera-recorder	must	be	formatted	
as	directed	in	“Formatting	a	hard	disk	drive”	
(Page	114).
3  Insert a P2 card.
4 Press the MENU button and select HDD → 
EXPORT from the thumbnail menu. 
Specify	the	slot	that	contains	the	P2	card	
bearing	the	data	to	be	written	to	the	hard	disk	
drive.
5  Select YES.
•	This	starts	the	write	process.
•	 When	the	data	is	being	written,	a	progress	
bar	
is	displayed. 	To	 discontinue	 writing,	press	
the	SET 	button	on	the	Operation	lever,	and	
select	 YES	when	a	confirmation	message	for	
cancellation	appears.
•	 When	the	writing	is	completed,	the	message	
“COPY
	COMPLETED!”	is	displayed.
• To disable verification at the time of 
writing, select HDD → SETUP from the 
thumbnail menu and set the option 
VERIFY to OFF. This speeds up writing 
without verifying data writing.
•  Select ALL SLOT to write data 
collectively onto all P2 cards currently 
inserted in the unit to the hard disk 
drive.
• For a Type-S hard disk drive, data can be 
written on a card basis. The data on up 
to 23 P2 cards can be stored on the hard 
disk drive. The data set on each P2 card is 
recognized as a separate drive by the PC.
•  If data on a P2 card that contains a 
defective clip must be written to a hard 
disk drive, then we recommend fixing or 
deleting that clip before writing the data.
•  When the process is discontinued during 
verification, the data on the P2 card has 
been written to the hard disk drive.  
						

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Using a hard disk drive (PC mode: USB host) (continued)
Writing data back to P2 cards
Selecting clips on the hard disk drive
You	can	select	clips	on	the	hard	disk	drive	to	be	
written	back	to	P2	cards.
1 Switch the mode to USB HOST.
•	“Switching
	to 	the 	USB 	HOST 	mode” 	(Page 	111)
•	 The	thumbnail	screen	is	displayed.
(USB	HOST
	is	displayed	in	the	bottom	right.)
2 Connect a hard disk drive via USB.
3 Insert the target P2 card in a slot.
4 Press the MENU button and select HDD → 
EXPLORE from the thumbnail menu. Move 
to the appropriate partition and select it 
with the SET button on the Operation lever. 
5  From among the thumbnails, select the 
clips to be written to the P2 card.
6 Press the MENU button and select 
OPERATION → COPY. Then, specify the 
slot that contains the target P2 card.
7 Select YES.
•	This	starts	the	data	write	to	the	P2	card.
•	 When	the	writing	is	completed,	the	message	
“COPY
	COMPLETED!”	is	displayed.
• When only selected files are written, no 
verification is performed.
•  Copy data in clip units from cards with a 
different model number as data cannot be 
imported by the partition between such 
cards. Copy data by clip.
Selecting clips from the thumbnail 
menu
For	a	
Type-S	or	P2	STORE	hard	disk	drive,	you	
can	write	data	back	to	a	P2	card	with	the	same	
model 	number 	on 	a 	card 	basis. 	The 	target 	P2 	cards	
must	be	preformatted.
1  Switch the mode to USB HOST.
•	“Switching
	to 	the 	USB 	HOST 	mode” 	(Page 	111)
•	 The	thumbnail	screen	is	displayed.
(USB	HOST
	is	displayed	in	the	bottom	right.)
2 Connect a hard disk drive via USB.
3 Insert the target P2 cards in slots.
4 Press the MENU button and select HDD → 
EXPLORE from the thumbnail menu. Move 
to the appropriate partition and select it 
with the SET button on the Operation lever.
5  From the thumbnail menu, select 
OPERATION → IMPORT. Then, specify 
the slots that contain the empty target P2 
cards.
6 Select YES.
•	This	starts	the	write	process.
•	 When	the	writing	is	completed,	the	message	
“COPY
	COMPLETED!”	is	displayed.

To	disable	verification	during	writing,	select	
HDD	→	SETUP 	from	the	thumbnail	menu	and	
set	the	option	VERIFY 	to	OFF.	This	speeds	up	
writing	without	verifying	data	writing.
•  If a clip is written back to a P2 card different 
from the original card that contained that 
clip, then the clip may be incomplete. If this 
is the case, reconnect the clip.
•	 “Reconnection	of	incomplete	clips”	(Page	85)
•  Copy data in clip units from cards with a 
different model number as data cannot be 
imported by the partition between such 
cards. Copy data by clip. 
						

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Direction for using a hard disk drive
•	A
	hard	disk	drive	(including	the	P2	STORE	(AJ-
PCS060G))	must	be	used	under	the	following	
conditions:
	
· It	must	meet	the	operating	requirements	(e.g.	
temperature).
	
· It	must	not	be	placed	in	an	instable	place	or	a	
place	exposed	to	vibrations.
•	 Some	hard	disk	drives	and	cables	do	not	operate	
properly.
•	 Some	hard	disk	drives	with	the	SATA
	(Serial	ATA)	
interface	or	the	PATA 	(Parallel	ATA)	interface	
connected	by	a	USB	conversion	cable	may	not	
be	recognized.
•	 When	copying	data,	a	hard	disk	drive	must	have	
sufficient	free	space.
•	 Please	be	aware	that	removing	the	cable	or	
destination	P2	card	during	format	or	copy,	or	
turning	off	the	power	of	this	camera	or	hard	disk	
drive	can	cause	corruption	of	data	and	faults	on	
the	P2	card	and	camera.	Furthermore,	ensure	
that	the	unit	is	fully	charged,	or	use	an	external	
DC	power	source.
•	 Since	hard	disk	drives	are	high	precision	devices,	
there	is	a	high	possibility	that	they	may	become	
incapable	of	writing	data	depending	on	the	
conditions	of	use.
•  Take note that we will not be liable for loss 
of data caused by failed hard disk drives or 
any other problem as well as direct or indirect 
damages resulting from the loss of data.
•	 We	do	not	guarantee	that	hard	disk	drives	will	
operate	properly	with	the	camera-recorder	or	that	
the	data	on	them	will	be	properly	retained	if	data	
copied	to	them	from	the	camera-recorder	has	
been	replaced	with	other	data	using	a	PC.
•	 By	using	the	drive	mount	converter	distributed	
on	the	following	URL,	the	hard	disk	drive	can	
be	mounted	in	the	designated	folder	when	
connected.
http://pro-av.panasonic.net/
Warning and error display for thumbnail 
operation and USB HOST MODE
■	Thumbnails
Message
Description/Measure
CANNOT ACCESS! Data	cannot	be	accessed	because	it	is	
corrupted	or	for	other	reasons.
Restore 	media 	and 	clips 	to 	normal 	state 	before	
access.
CANNOT CHANGE! With	the	 AVC-Intra100	or	 AVC-Intra50,	clips	for	
which	thumbnails	cannot	be	created,	and	for	
which	the	
	mark	is	displayed	cannot	 have	
the	thumbnail	for	their	text	memo	position	
changed.
Please	set	the	SYSTEM	MODE	item	to	match	
the	clip.	 The	menu	item	SYSTEM	MODE	is	
found	on	the	setting	menu	SYSTEM	SETUP 	
screen.	(Page	135)
CANNOT COPY! Images	cannot	be	copied.
Check	the	conditions	for	copying.
CANNOT DELETE! Contents	version	mismatch	prevents	deletion.
Match	devices	and	contents	version.
CANNOT FORMAT! P2	card	problem	prevents	formatting.
Check	P2	card.
CANNOT RECONNECT! A	clip	that	does	not	span	multiple	cannot	be	
reconnected.
Check	selected	content.
CANNOT REPAIR! Data	cannot	be	repaired	since	content	that	
cannot	be	repaired	is	selected.
Check	selected	content.
LACK OF CAPACITY! There	is	not	enough	recording	capacity	left	on	
the	card.
Insert	a	card	with	sufficient	recording	capacity.  
						

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Using a hard disk drive (PC mode: USB host) (continued)
MISSING CLIP!A	shot	mark	will	be	added	to	the	clips	recorded	
on	multiple	P2	cards	when	all	P2	cards	are	not	
inserted	yet.
Insert	all	P2	cards	with	recorded	clips,	and	
confirm	that	the	
	incomplete	clip	indicators	
disappear,	and	then	add	shot	marks.
NO CARD! No	P2	or	SD	card	is	inserted.
Insert	compatible	media.
NO COPY TO SAME CARD! A	clip	cannot	be	copied	to	the	card	storing	the	
original	clip.
Copy	the	selected	clip	to	a	card	that	does	not	
contain	the	original	clip.
NO FILE! The	designated	file	is	not	found.
Check	the	file.
SAME CLIP IS SELECTED! Images	cannot	be	copied	since	the	clip	has	
already	been	copied	from	the	original	clip.
Confirm	the	selected	clip	and	release	either	
the	source	clip	or	the	destination	clip	and	then	
execute	the	copy	operation.
TOO MANY CLIPS! The	number	of	clips	on	the	copy	target	card	
exceeds	1000.
Reduce	the	number	of	selected	clips.
UNKNOWN CONTENTS FORMAT! Warning	displayed	to	indicate	contents	version	
mismatch.
Match	devices	and	contents	version.
UNKNOWN DATA! The	metadata	character	code	is	invalid.
Use	UTF-8	for	the	metadata	character	code.	
Use	the	viewer	to	enter	correct	characters.
USER CLIP NAME MODIFIED! Characters	in	the	clip	name	had	to	be	deleted	
in	adding	the	counter	value.
The	user	clip	name	plus	the	counter	value	can	
only	contain	up	to	100	bytes.	Characters	in	the	
clip	name	are	automatically	deleted	when	the	
total	exceeds	100	bytes.
WRITE PROTECTED! The	P2	or	SD	card	is	write	protected.
Insert	write-enabled	media.
■	Soft keyboard
MessageDescription/Measure
CANNOT CHANGE! [PERSON]	will	be	entered	while	the	text	memo	
is	not	available.
Enter	[TEXT]	before	entering	[PERSON].
CANNOT SET!
INVALID VALUE! The	entered	value	is	incorrect.
Change	the	value.
■	HDD (USB HOST MODE)
MessageDescription/Measure
CANNOT ACCESS CARD! An	error	occurred	during	P2	card	access.
Check	P2	card.
CANNOT ACCESS TARGET! An	error	occurred	during	hard	disk	access.
Check	hard	disk	status	and	connection.
CANNOT FORMAT! The	hard	disk	cannot	be	initialized.
Connect	another	hard	disk	drive.
CANNOT RECOGNIZE HDD! The	destination	target	cannot	be	properly	
recognized.
Reboot	the	hard	disk	or	connect	a	different	
hard	disk.
CARD IS EMPTY!
CANNOT COPY! The	P2	selected	for	copying	is	empty.
Copying	is	not	performed	since	the	card	is	
empty.
FORMAT P2 CARD! This	warning	indicates	that	data	could	not	
be	imported	from	a	hard	disk	to	a	P2	card	
because	the	P2	card	contained	recorded	data.
You	cannot	copy	to	a	P2	card	that	contains	
data.
Format	the	card	on	a	P2	device	and	copy	
again. 
						

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LACK OF CAPACITY!Not	enough	space	left	on	the	hard	disk.
There	is	not	enough	space	on	the	connected	
hard	disk.	Use	a	new	hard	disk	or	formatted	
hard	disk.
HDD DISCONNECTED! The	unit	is	not	connected	to	a	hard	disk.
Reconnect	the	USB	cable.	If	the	hard	disk	
does	not	operate	normally,	turn	it	off	and	turn	it	
back	on	again.
MISMATCH COMPONENT! Copying	is	not	possible	since	the	model	
number	of	the	destination	card	does	not	match	
that	of	the	source	card.
Use	a	P2	card	with	the	same	model	number	or	
copy	video	in	clip	units.
TOO MANY PARTITIONS! There	are	too	many	partitions.
Hard	disks	can	handle	up	to	23	partitions.	Use	
a	new	hard	disk	or	formatted	hard	disk.
TOO MANY TARGETS! Multiple	devices	are	connected.
Disconnect	devices,	turn	off	the	unit	and	turn	it	
back	on	again.
UNKNOWN DEVICE CONNECTED! The	connected	DVD	drive	is	not	compatible.
Disconnect	devices,	turn	off	the	unit	and	turn	it	
back	on	again.
VERIFICATION FAILED! The	compare	check	after	copying	failed.
Copy	the	data	again.
•	 For	details	on	the	error	display	of	“Screen	
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Screen displays
Viewfinder screen status displays
In	addition	to	video,	the	viewfinder	or	LCD	monitor	
shows	messages	indicating	camera-recorder	
settings	and	operating	status,	center	markers,	
safety	zone	markers,	zebra	patterns	and	other	
indications.
Viewfinder status indication layout
The	illustration 	below 	shows 	the 	indications 	(except	
mode	check	(MODE	CHK))	that	can	be	displayed	
in	the	viewfinder.	
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Selecting viewfinder display 
information
To	select	items	in	the	viewfinder	screen,	open	the	
DISPLAY 	SETUP	screen	and	turn	on	or	off	each	
item	or	type.
•	 For	details	on	menu	operation,	refer	to	“Basic	
operations	of	setup	menus”	(Page	28	of	Vol.	1).	
PUSH  MENU  TO  RE\BTURN 
EVF PEAK FREQ
EVF SETTING
EVF B\f LIGHT
EVF COLOR
ZEBRA\b DETECT
ZEBRA2 DETECT 0
LOW >>>
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70%
85%
EVF PEAK LEVEL
D I S P L A Y   S E T U P
Displays