Panasonic P2HD AG-HPX250EJ Operating Instructions Manual page 5

Entering the user bits ...................................... 63
Setting the time code . ...................................... 66
Externally locking the time code . ..................... 67
Outputting the time code externally . ................ 70
Recording time codes and user bits ................ 71
Playback
Basic playback operations ............................... 74
Thumbnail operations ....................................... 75
Thumbnail manipulations overview ................. 76
Thumbnail screen . ........................................... 77
Selecting thumbnails ....................................... 79
Playing back clips . ........................................... 79
Switching the thumbnail display ...................... 80
Changing thumbnails . ...................................... 81
Shot mark ........................................................ 82
Text memo . ...................................................... 82
Deleting clips ................................................... 84
Restoring clips . ................................................ 85
Reconnection of incomplete clips . ................... 85
Copying clips ................................................... 86
Setting of clip meta data . ................................. 87
Formatting a P2 card . ...................................... 91
Formatting SD memory cards ......................... 92
Setting the thumbnail display mode ................ 92
Properties ........................................................ 93
Useful playback functions ................................ 99
Variable speed search ..................................... 99
Slow playback ................................................. 99
Fast forward/rewind playback . ......................... 99
Frame-by-frame playback ............................... 99
Clip skip . ........................................................ 100
Adjusting the volume ..................................... 100
Viewing images on a TV/monitor . .................. 100
Checking the date and time . .......................... 100
Editing
Connecting external units .............................. 101
Headphones .................................................. 101
External microphone ..................................... 101
Personal computer (non-linear editing/file
transfer) ..................................................... 102
Hard disk drive (data copying) . ...................... 102
Digital video equipment (Dubbing) ................ 103
TV/Monitor (playback/dubbing) ..................... 104
Connections to the DVCPRO/DV
connector ..................................................... 105
Control of external devices through 1394
connection ................................................. 105
Precautions in 1394 connections .................. 106
Nonlinear editing with P2 card (PC mode: USB
device) .......................................................... 107
Procedures for making connections to a
personal computer . .................................... 107
Using a hard disk drive (PC mode: USB
host) .............................................................. 109
Switching to the USB HOST mode . ............... 109
Using the USB HOST mode .......................... 110
Viewing hard disk drive information . .............. 110
Formatting a hard disk drive . ......................... 112
Writing data on a hard disk drive ................... 113
Direction for using a hard disk drive .............. 114
Warning and error display for thumbnail
operation and USB HOST MODE ............. 114
Displays
Screen displays ............................................... 117
Viewfinder screen status displays ................. 117
Screen displays ............................................. 118
Center information display . ............................ 122
Mode check (MODE CHK) indication ............ 128
Menu
Setup menu list ................................................ 129
SCENE FILE screen . ..................................... 129
SYSTEM SETUP screen ............................... 132
SW MODE screen ......................................... 135
AUTO SW screen .......................................... 137
RECORDING SETUP screen . ....................... 138
AUDIO SETUP screen .................................. 140
OUTPUT SEL screen .................................... 142
DISPLAY SETUP screen . .............................. 144
CARD FUNCTIONS screen .......................... 147
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen ........................ 148
DIAGNOSTIC screen .................................... 150
OPTION MENU screen ................................. 151
Reference
Before calling for service................................ 152
Updating the firmware incorporated into the
unit ................................................................ 155
Cleaning ........................................................... 156
Storage precautions ........................................ 157
How to handle data recorded on P2 cards .... 158
Checkpoints for using memory cards ........... 159
Information on software for this product ...... 160
Recording format list ...................................... 161
Index ................................................................. 162
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