Loop Recording (Loop Rec) - Panasonic AGHPX255 Operating Instructions Manual

Using special recording modes (continued)

Loop recording (LOOP REC)

• When two P2 cards are inserted in the P2 card
slots, each card is recorded in succession.
• When there is no longer any space left on the
second cards, recording starts over from the first
card by recording new clips over saved old clips.
· "Splitting clips recorded on P2 cards" (Page 14)
1st card
Before
starting loop
recording
Recording start
First loop
recording
Second loop
recording
Recording will be made on the areas with no
recording consecutively (A, B, then C). When all
areas on all cards are recorded, new recording
(C) will be made by overwriting the area A.
1
Check that the SYSTEM SETUP screen is
set up as described on page 43.
• Refer to the section "Basic operations of
setup menus" (Page 28 of Vol. 1) for menu
operation.
2
Select LOOP in the menu option REC
FUNCTION in the RECORDING SETUP
screen. (Page 141)
3
Press the START/STOP button.
• Recording starts.
• Press the START/STOP button to stop
recording.
• To cancel this function, turn the camera-
recorder off or select NORMAL in the REC
FUNCTION item.
• The following indications appear to the left of
the operation status display.
· During recording: "L-REC" stays lit.
· During a pause: "L-PAUSE" stays lit.
· When remaining memory is low:
" LACK" blinks.
P2
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2nd card
No recording Recorded
A
C
• Use two P2 cards with at least one minute
of remaining recording time.
• The mode check screen shows standard
recording time depending on recording
format as remaining P2 card time. When
loop recording is stopped right after
deleting old data, the time of recordings on
the card may be shorter than indicated.
• This function is not available when
recording video input via IEEE1394.
• The pre-recording and one-clip recording
functions are not available.
B
• Canceling this function may take some
time. The succeeding operations are not
B
available until the P2 card access lamp
goes from blinking to steady lighting.
• During loop recording, the P2 card access
lamps for all P2 cards used in the recording
light orange or blinks. Note that removing
any of the P2 cards will terminate loop
recording.
• Irregularity in the input GENLOCK reference
signal during loop recording may terminate
recording.