Panasonic Memory Card Portable Recorder AG-HPG10P Operating Instructions

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Preparations
1  Hold down [POWER] for at least 2 seconds 
to turn the power on.
2  Press [MODE] to display the thumbnail 
display off screen.
3 Press [MENU].
Basic operations on the setting menus. (page 
70)
4  At the “TIME ZONE” item on the setting 
menu “OTHER FUNCTION” screen, set the 
time difference from Greenwich Mean Time 
(GMT) using [STOP] and [PLAY] (page 78).
If the unit is going to be used in Japan, set to 9 
hours ahead (factory mode) of GMT.
OTHER FUNCTIONS
PUSH  MENU  TO  RETURN
PC MODE
BEEP SOUND
CLOCK SET
TIME ZONE
POWER SAVE
LANGUAGE
SYSTEM FREQ
USER FILEUSB HOST
OFF
- - - -
+ 9:00
OFF
ENGLISH
59.94Hz
- - - -
5  Select “YES” at the “CLOCK SET” item 
on the setting menu “OTHER FUNCTION” 
screen.
OTHER FUNCTIONS
PUSH  MENU  TO  RETURN
PC MODE
BEEP SOUND
CLOCK SET
TIME ZONE
POWER SAVE
LANGUAGE
SYSTEM FREQ
USER FILEUSB HOST
OFF
- - - -
OFF
ENGLISH
59.94Hz
- - - -
YES
6  Press [FF] or [REW] to set “YEAR” to 
“2007”.
CLOCK  SET
PUSH  MENU  TO  RETURNYEAR
DAYMONTH
HOUR
MINAPR
7 24
13 2007
+/ /
/
-SEL: PUSH  
: PUSH  
Any year from 2000 to 2030 can be set.
7  Press [STOP] to move the setting item to 
“MONTH”.
CLOCK  SET
PUSH  MENU  TO  RETURNYEAR
DAYMONTH
HOUR
MINAPR
7 24
13 2007
+/ /
/
-SEL: PUSH  
: PUSH  
8  Press [FF] or [REW] to set “MONTH” to 
“MAY”.
CLOCK  SET
PUSH  MENU  TO  RETURNYEAR
DAYMONTH
HOUR
MINMAY
7 24
13 2007
+/ /
/
-SEL: PUSH  
: PUSH  
9  Use the same method as in steps 4 and 5 to 
set “DAY”, “HOUR” and “MIN”.
•  The 24-hour clock system is used by this unit.
CLOCK  SET
PUSH  MENU  TO  RETURNYEAR
DAYMONTH
HOUR
MINMAY
20 25
17 2007
+/ /
/
-SEL: PUSH  
: PUSH  
10  Press [MENU] 3 times to release the menu 
mode.
•  An error will occur in the time so check that 
the time is correct before shooting.
•  If the unit is going to be used overseas, do 
not set the “CLOCK SET” item to the current 
time but input the time difference from GMT 
using the “TIME ZONE” item.
Setting the calendar
The “CLOCK SET” value is recorded on the data content (clips), and it affects the sequence in which the 
thumbnails are played back. Before recording, be absolutely sure to check the “CLOCK SET” and “TIME 
ZONE” settings, and set them if necessary. Described below is the procedure for setting the clock to 5:20 
PM on May 25, 2007. 
						

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P2 cards
•  When the unit is to be used for the first time, the first step is always to set the internal clock. (Page 23)
Inserting P2 cards
1 Hold down [POWER] for at least 2 seconds 
to turn the power on.
2 Insert the P2 card into the P2 card slot as far 
as it will go.
•  When the P2 card is inserted into the unit, the 
P2 card status is displayed by the P2 card 
access LED.
  For details on the P2 card status displayed, 
refer to “P2 card access LED and P2 card 
status.”
1
P2 card access LEDP2 card status
Lights up greenData can be saved on the card or loaded from the card.
Lights up orangeData can be saved on the card or loaded from the card, and the data 
of the current recording is targeted.
Blinks in orangeData is now being saved or loaded.
Blinks rapidly in orangeThe recognition process of the P2 card is underway.
Blinks in greenThe P2 card is out of memory. Data can be read out only.
The write-protect switch on the P2 card is at the PROTECT setting.
Data can be loaded only.
OffThe P2 card has not been formatted properly. Re-format the card using 
the unit.
The card cannot be used by the unit. Replace the card.
The P2 card is not installed.
The P2 card is not being accessed in the USB DEVICE mode.
•  The P2 card statuses can be checked in detail.
Refer to “Displaying the P2 card status” on page 42.
P2 card access LED and P2 card status 
						

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Preparations
1  Hold down [POWER] for at least 2 seconds 
to turn the power on.
The thumbnail screen now appears.
2 Press [MENU].
3  Using [STOP], [PLAY] and [STILL], select 
“OPERATION” – “FORMAT”, and press 
[STILL].
•  A screen such as the one shown below 
now appears. Select the number of the slot 
in which the P2 card to be formatted has 
been inserted. If the card is not going to be 
formatted, select “EXIT”.
•  If [MENU] is pressed, the menu display is 
cleared.
4  Select “YES” on the confirmation screen, 
and press [STILL].
•  The selected P2 card is now formatted.
Formatting P2 cards
PROTECT
To prevent the data recorded on the P2 card from being deleted by mistake, set the write-protect switch on 
the P2 card to PROTECT.
P2 card protection 
						

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P2 cards (continued)
Ejecting P2 cards
1 Press [STOP].
When the access LED of the P2 card to be 
ejected is blinking in orange, press the [STOP] 
to stop it blinking.
2 Push the card eject button once, and when 
the button pops out, push it again.
•  Do not eject cards or turn off the power in the 
following situations: otherwise, this may cause 
P2 card trouble.
 a  While the orange card access lamp of the P2 
device is changing from blinking to lighting 
after the P2 card has been inserted
 b  During recording, during the process to 
complete recording or while the P2 card 
access lamp is blinking
•  In the event that a P2 card being formatted or 
accessed has been ejected, “TURN POWER 
OFF” is displayed on the LCD monitor. In a case 
like this, turn the power off and then turn it back 
on.
  When a card was ejected while it was being 
formatted:
  Re-format the card.
  When a card was ejected while its data was 
being accessed:
1
2
  Something may have gone wrong with one of the 
clips (page 28). Check the clips, and repair the 
abnormal one. (For details on repairing clips -> 
page 36)
•  During playback, a P2 card will not be recognized 
even if it has been inserted into the other empty 
slot, and the P2 card access lamp will not 
light. After playback is completed, the P2 card 
recognition process is started.
•  If the P2 card is ejected while thumbnails are 
displayed, the thumbnail display screen will be 
cleared.
Precaution for using P2 cards
P2 cards must always be formatted using a P2 
device prior to use. Card eject button 
						

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Preparations
Model number CapacityDVCPRO/DV 
Audio 2CHDVCPRO50 
Audio 4CHDVCPRO HD∗1
AJ-P2C004HG 4 GB Approx. 16 minutes Approx. 8 minutes Approx. 4 minutes
AJ-P2C008HG 8 GB Approx. 32 minutes Approx. 16 minutes Approx. 8 minutes
AJ-P2C016RG 16 GB Approx. 64 minutes Approx. 32 minutes Approx. 16 minutes
•  AJ-P2C002SG (2 GB) cards cannot be used.
•  The memory needed for management and other purposes is included in the memory figure displayed, so 
the amount of memory you can use for recording is less than what is displayed.
•  Concerning dividing the clips recorded on P2 cards
  If, when a P2 card with a memory capacity of 8 GB or more is used in this unit, the continuous recording 
time for a single session exceeds the time shown in the table below, the recording will automatically 
continue as another clip. Furthermore, when performing thumbnail operations (such as display, delete, 
repair or copy) for clips using the P2 device, these operations can be performed with all the clips treated 
as a single clip. The clips may be displayed as separate clips by non-linear editing software and PCs.
•  When any other kind of card is used, you may need to update the driver installed in the unit. (Page 86)
P2 card recording durations
Concerning P2 cards
Using the USER buttons
One of ten different functions can be allocated to 
each of USER1, 2 and 3 buttons.
USER1: SYS  FORMAT
USER2: SHOT  MARK
USER3: TEXT  MEMO
For details, refer to the USER1-3 items (page 74) 
on the setting menu “SW MODE” screen.
•  The function allocated to [USER] is displayed 
when [MENU] and [MODE] are pressed together 
on the thumbnail display off screen.
Charging the internal battery
The date (year/month/day) and time are stored in 
the memory by the internal battery. When the  
display has appeared on the LCD monitor screen, 
it means that the internal battery charge is low.
Follow the steps below to charge the battery. After 
the battery has been fully charged, set the date 
and time.
1  Connect the AC adapter to the unit.
Keep the unit’s power turned off.
2  Maintain this condition for about 4 hours.
The internal battery will now be charged.
After charging, check the TC and menu.
If 
 appears even after the internal battery has 
been charged, the battery must be replaced. Ask 
your dealer for another battery.
Recording format Recording time
DVCPRO HD∗1Approx. 5 minutes
DVCPRO50 Approx. 10 minutes
DVCPRO/DV Approx. 20 minutes∗1  720P/30PN and 720P/24PN are excluded from the 
DVCPRO HD formats.
Other 
						

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Using SD memory cards
SCENE files and USER files can be saved or 
loaded using SD or SDHC memory cards (both 
types of cards will now be referred to as “SD 
memory cards”). (Page 27)
Inserting/ejecting SD memory cards
Insertion
1  Open the cover, and insert the card while 
paying attention to its direction.
2  Close the cover.
Removal
1  Open the cover, and check that the SD card 
access lamp is not lighted.
2  Push the card further into the unit, clasp it 
between your fingers, and remove.
3  Close the cover.
Formatting SD memory cards
1  Hold down [POWER] for at least 2 seconds 
to turn the power on.
The thumbnail screen now appears.
2 Press [MENU].
3  Using [STOP], [PLAY] and [STILL], select 
“OPERATION” – “FORMAT” – “SD CARD”, 
and press [STILL].
•  If the card is not going to be formatted, select 
EXIT.
THUMBNAIL
OPERATION
PROPERTY
META DATA
EXITDELETE
FORMAT
REPAIR CLIP
RE-CONNECTION
COPY
EXCH. THUMBNAIL
EXITSLOT1
SLOT2
SD CARD
EXIT
4  Select YES on the confirmation screen, and 
press [STILL].
•  The selected SD memory card is now 
formatted.
•  Cards can also be formatted from the SD CARD 
FORMAT item on the CARD FUNCTIONS 
screen. (Page 77)
•  With SDHC cards, 32 KB of memory will have 
already been used up.
Precautions for using SD memory 
cards
•  With this unit, use SD memory cards which meet 
the SD standard or SDHC standard. Always 
remember to use this unit to format the SD 
memory cards. If a card must be formatted using 
a PC, download the special software from the 
support site given below. SD memory cards with 
the following memory sizes can be used within 
this unit.
To obtain the latest information which is not 
provided in these Operating Instructions, access 
the P2 support page on the web site below.
http://panasonic.biz/sav/
•  When using the SD memory cards, always 
remember to close the cover.
•  Also refer to “Concerning the use of memory 
cards” on page 89. SD card
access 
lamp
SD (8 MB to 2 GB)
8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB
256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
SDHC (4 GB only)
4 GB 
						

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Preparations
Up to four sets of settings can be saved as four 
files on the SD memory card, and they can be 
loaded from the card.
1  Press [MODE] to display the thumbnail 
display off screen.
2  Select “USER FILE” on the setting menu 
“CARD FUNCTIONS” screen, select “YES”, 
and press [STILL].
•  Basic operations on the setting menus (page 
70) 
CARD FUNCTIONS
SD CARD FORMAT USER FILE- - - -
- - - -
3  Using [FF] or [REW], select the file number 
(1, 2, 3 or 4).
  
SCENE FILE (SD CARD)
FILE SELECT
READ
WRITE
FILE 1
FILE 2
FILE 3
FILE 4- - - - 
YES 
NO FILE
NO FILE
NO FILE
NO FILE
- - - -  TITLE RELOAD
4  Using [STOP] and [PLAY], select “WRITE”, 
and press [STILL].
  
SCENE FILE (SD CARD)
FILE SELECT
READ
WRITE
FILE 1
FILE 2
FILE 3
FILE 4- - - - 
YES 
NO FILE
NO FILE
NO FILE
NO FILE
- - - -  TITLE RELOAD
5  Display “YES” using [REW] and [PLAY], and 
press [STILL].
•  In the figure below, “TITLE1” is the filename.
•  After the data has been saved, “WRITE OK” 
is displayed.
  
WRITE FILE  1
   YES - - - - PUSH STILL 
TITLE EDIT
    T I T L E 1
SCENE FILE (SD CARD)
Saving USER files on SD memory cards
6
  Press [MENU] four times to release the 
menu mode.
To give titles to files
1)  Perform steps 1 to 4.
2)  Select the characters using [STOP] and [PLAY], 
and move to the next character using [STILL].
•  Any of the following characters can be input.
(Space), A to Z, 0 to 9, :  ; < = > ? @ [¥] ^ _ 
-. /
•  All the characters can be deleted using the 
unit’s [RESET] button.
3)  After all the characters have been input, press 
[FF] at the left end of the characters (or [REW] 
at the right end), and press [STILL].
To re-load files from SD memory cards
1)  Performs steps 1 and 2.
2)  Move to [READ] using [STOP] and [PLAY], 
display “YES”, and press [STILL]. The files are 
now re-loaded.
3)  If “TURN POWER OFF” appears after loading, 
turn off the power, and then turn it back on. The 
loaded files are now set.
•  If “WRITE NG FORMAT ERROR” is displayed, 
format the SD memory card. (Page 26)
•  If “WRITE NG WRITE PROTECT” is displayed, 
release the SD memory card protection.
•  If “WRITE NG CANNOT ACCESS” is displayed, 
complete the other operations (such as 
playback), and then proceed to operate.
•  If “WRITE NG ERROR” is displayed, the SD 
memory card may be defective. Replace the 
card. 
						

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Thumbnail display
The video data produced on a P2 card by a single shooting session is referred to as a clip.When the unit’s 
power is turned on, the clips are displayed as thumbnails on the LCD monitor. (If there are many clips, it 
will take a few moments for all the clips to be displayed.)
Playback formats
The formats which can be played back by this 
unit are as follows.
DVCPRO HD
  1080/60i (30P over 60i/24P over 60i/24PA over 
60i) 
∗  1080/50i (25P over 50i)
  720/60P (30P over 60P /24P over 60P) ∗  720/30PN (native recording) ∗
  720/24PN (native recording) ∗
  720/50P (25P over 50P)
  720/25PN (native recording)
DVCPRO50/25,DV
  480/60i (30P over 60i/24P over 60i/ 24PA over 
60i)
  576/50i (25P over 50i)
∗ 
24P: 23.98P; 30P: 29.97P; 60P: 59.94P; 60i: 
59.94i
Names and functions thumbnail display screen parts
!
2
1
5 4
3
6
7
P
!X
816910
11 12 13 14 15
Switching playback formats
To play back clips with different recording formats, 
switch the playback format.
•  The numbers of the clips which cannot be played 
back are displayed in red.
1  Press [MODE] to display the thumbnail 
display off screen.
2 Press [MENU].
3  Using [STOP], [PLAY] and [STILL] select 
“RECORDING SETUP” – “SYS FORMAT”, 
and press [STILL].
4  Select the format using [STOP] and [PLAY], 
and press [STILL].
5  Press [MENU] twice to exit the menu.
6  Press [MODE] to return to the thumbnail 
display screen.
•  By allocating “SYS FORMAT” to [USER], 
the format can be selected on the thumbnail 
display screen. (Page 80) 
						

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Playback
Menu configuration of thumbnail display screen 
1 Display statuses
The types of information which are displayed on 
the screen are displayed as follows.
ALL:All clips
SAME FORMAT:Clip whose format is the 
same as the system format
SELECT:Clip selected by the SET 
button
MARKER:Clip to which the shot mark 
has been added
TEXT MEMO:Clip with text memo data
SLOT n:Clip on the P2 card in slot 
“n”
PROPERTY:Detailed clip information
P2/REMAIN:Media information 
(remaining memory)
P2/USED:Media information (used 
memory)
2  P2 card slot numbers and hard drive 
statuses
The statuses of for the P2 cards and USB hard 
drive are displayed as follows.
12
(White)
The numbers of the P2 card slots 
where P2 cards have been inserted 
are displayed in white.
12
(Yellow)
The number of the P2 card slot , 
which contains a P2 card with a clip 
that has its cursor position recorded, 
is displayed in yellow. When a single 
clip has been recorded on a multiple 
number of P2 cards, all the slot 
numbers of the cards on which the 
clip is recorded will be displayed.
(Gray)
When a mode other than the USB 
HOST mode is established or when 
the USB HOST mode is established 
but the hard drive is not connected, 
this status is displayed in gray.
(White)
When the USB HOST mode is 
established and the hard drive can 
be used, this status is displayed in 
white.
(Yellow)
When the USB HOST mode 
is established and the clips on 
the hard drive are displayed as 
thumbnails, this status is displayed 
in yellow.
(Red)
When the USB HOST mode is 
established and the hard drive is 
in the data copy enable status, this 
status is displayed in red.
12P2 HDD 
THUMBNAIL OPERATION PROPERTY
ALL CLIP
SAME FORMAT CLIPS
SELECTED CLIPS
MARKED CLIPS
TEXT MEMO CLIPS
SLOT CLIPS
SETUP
EXITDELETE
FORMAT
REPAIR CLIP
EXCH 
THUMBNAIL RE-
CONNECTION
COPY
EXITCLIP PROPERTY
CARD STATUS
DEVICES
PROPERTY SETUP
SYSTEM INFO
EXIT
HDD
EXPORT
EXPLORE
FORMAT
SETUP
EXIT 
						

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Thumbnail display (continued)
3 Time display
Depending on what has been set, the time code 
at the clip recording start point or the user’s bit 
at the clip recording start point, shooting time, 
shooting date, shooting date/time or USER 
CLIP NAME is displayed.
4 Recording mode
The recording mode of the clip where the 
pointer is positioned is displayed.
5 System format
The recording format of the clip where the 
pointer is positioned is displayed.
6 Duration
The duration of the clip where the pointer is 
positioned is displayed.
7  USB HOST mode indicator
This appears when the USB HOST mode has 
been selected.
8 Clip number
These are the numbers which have been set 
by the unit for all the correctly recognized clips 
on a P2 card. The numbers are allocated in 
sequence starting from the earliest shooting 
date/time. Clips which cannot be played 
back because, for instance, they have wrong 
recording formats are displayed in red.
9 
X Defective clip indicator ? Defective clip indicator
This indicates clips whose recording contains 
problems for reasons such as the power being 
cut off while they were being recorded. It may 
be possible to repair clips which are indicated 
by the yellow defective clip indicator. For further 
details, refer to “Repairing clips” (→ page 
36). It is not possible to repair clips which are 
indicated by the red defective clip indicator so 
delete them. If these clips cannot be deleted, 
format the P2 card. In the case of clips with the 
wrong formats, 
? is displayed instead of X.
Names and functions of thumbnail display screen parts (continued)
10 ! Incomplete clip indicator
This appears when a single clip has been 
recorded onto a multiple number of P2 cards 
and one of the P2 cards concerned has not 
been inserted into the P2 card slot.
11  
M Shot mark indicator
This indicates clips where a shot mark has 
been added to their thumbnails.
12 
P Clip-with-proxy indicator
This indicates clips for which a proxy has been 
additionally recorded.
13 
T Text memo indicator
This indicates clips with text memo data.
14 
E Edit-copy clip indicator
This indicates clips which have been edit-
copied by the AJ-SPD850 or other model which 
supports the edit-copy function. For details on 
the edit-copy function, refer to the operating 
instructions of the model which supports the 
function.
15 
w Wide indicator
This indicates clips which have been recorded 
using the 16:9 aspect ratio. It does not indicate 
clips which were formatted by a hard drive.
16 
 Remaining battery charge display
As the remaining charge drops, the display 
changes in the following sequence: 
, , , , , , ,  and .When the charge is depleted,  () 
blinks.
(While the AC adapter is being used, a display 
other than  may appear: this is normal 
and not a sign of trouble.)