Usb Host Mode; Switching To The Usb Host Mode; Using The Usb Host Mode - Panasonic AG-HPX300 Operating Instructions Manual

USB HOST mode

In this mode, it is possible to connect to a hard disc drive (HDD), store card data (EXPORT: Refer to "Writing data on a hard
disc drive" (page 139) ), view thumbnails of stored clips (EXPLORE: Refer to "Viewing hard disc drive information" (page
137) ), and write data back to P2 cards (IMPORT: Refer to "Writing data back to P2 cards" (page 139) ).

Switching to the USB HOST mode

1
By navigating the menu, set the PC MODE SELECT
menu option on the SYSTEM MODE screen to USB
HOST, then the PC MODE option to ON. This will
place the camera-recorder in USB HOST mode.
When the camera-recorder is in USB HOST mode,
the viewfinder indicates "USB HOST" and the USB
LED on the side panel stays illuminated. If the hard
disc drive is not
indications blink.
When a user button is assigned the PC MODE on/
off switching capability, you can press that user
button to switch between the normal and USB
HOST modes. For information about how to assign
functions to the user buttons, see [Assigning
Functions to USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2
Buttons] (page 51).
2
Press the THUMBNAIL button to go to the thumbnail
screen. Check to see that the screen indicates "USB
HOST" in the lower right corner. When a hard disc
drive is connected, the HDD indication in the upper
right corner stays illuminated. However, if this indica-
tor illuminates red, it means that the hard disk drive
cannot be copied. Confirm the hard disk drive type.
For information about the HDD indication, see
[Thumbnail Screen] (page 114).

Using the USB host mode

Usable hard disc drives
Hard disc drives connectable via USB 2.0
P2 STORE (AJ-PCS060G)
Notes
While the USB HOST mode supports USB bus power
(5V, 0.5 A), some hard disc 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.
136 Connection with external device : Connection with external devices using the USB 2.0 port
properly connected, both
Note
In USB HOST mode, clips on P2 cards can be displayed
but video from the camera or an external device cannot be
recorded. Clips written to a hard disc must be written back
to a P2 card before it can be played back. For information
about how to write clips back to P2 cards, see [Writing data
back to P2 cards] (page 139).
To return to normal mode from USB HOST mode, turn
OFF the PC MODE item or press the USER button so that
the PC MODE ON/OFF function is assigned to a state
where the thumbnail screen is closed.
USB HOST display