To Prevent Accidental Erasure Of P2 Card Content; P2 Card Access Led And Status Of P2 Cards - Panasonic AG-HPX301E Operating Instructions Manual

 NOTE
• W hen a P2 card is being accessed or recognised after
insertion (P2 CARD ACCESS LED blinks in orange), do not
remove the P2 card. Removing a P2 card during access could
damage it.
• I f a P2 card being accessed is removed, the viewfinder
displays "TURN POWER OFF" and the AG-HPX301E gives a
warning using an alarm and the WARNING LED. In addition,
all P2 CARD ACCESS LEDs blink rapidly in orange. If this is
the case, turn the power off.
For details, refer to [Warning System] (page 157).
• R emoving a P2 card during access may corrupt clip data.
Check the clips and restore them if required.
For details, refer to [Restoring Clips] (page 114).
• I f a P2 card being formatted is removed, it may be not be
formatted properly. In this case, the viewfinder displays
"TURN POWER OFF". If this message appears, turn off the
power, then restart the AG-HPX301E to reformat the card.
• I f a P2 card is inserted while another P2 card is being played
back, the inserted P2 card is not recognised and the P2
CARD ACCESS LED for that card does not come on. Card
recognition starts when playback ends.
• A P2 card inserted in an empty slot during recording may not
be immediately recognized during the following events.
• I mmediately following PRE REC operation
• I mmediately before or after a recording that bridges P2
cards in two slots (hot swap recording, etc.)
• T he CARD ACCESS LED can be set to stay off in the menu
option ACCESS LED in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen.
When the camera is used in this way, remove cards when the
camera has been powered down or a sufficiently long time
after terminating recording, playback and other operating
modes.
• R emoving a P2 card during thumbnail display terminates the
thumbnail display.
To Prevent Accidental Erasure of
P2 Card Content
To prevent the content of a P2 card being accidentally
erased, position the write-protect switch on the P2 card at
[Protect].
 NOTE
Write-protect switchover can be performed while the card is
being accessed (during recording or playback), but does not
take effect until access to the card ceases.
Write-protectswitch
P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status
of P2 cards
P2
CARD
Status of P2 Card
ACCESS
LED
Stays on Recording
in green enabled reading enabled.
reading enabled
Stays on Selected for
recording mode
in orange recording
(loop, interval
Blinks in Being Writing or reading
orange accessed being performed.
*2
Quickly
Being The P2 card is
blinks in
recognized being recognised.
orange
The P2 card has
no free space.
Card full
Only reading is
Blinks in The write-protect
green
switch on the P2
Write- card is positioned
protected at [PROTECT].
Only reading is
The card is not
Card not supported by your
supported AG-HPX301E.
Replace the card.
Incorrect is not properly
Stays off
format
Reformat the card.
No P2 card is
Card not
inserted Card recognition
*1 M ODE CHECK appears in the viewfinder and on the
LCD monitor.
For details, see [Viewfinder Screen Status Displays]
(page 70).
*2 B links orange also when a PROXY card (optional
accessory) is inserted in slot 2.
MODE
CHECK
indication
*1
Writing and
ACTIVE
Writing and
for current
ACTIVE
or one-shot
recording).
ACCESSING
INFO
READING
FULL
enabled.
PROTECTED
enabled.
NOT
SUPPORTED
The P2 card
FORMAT
formatted. ERROR
inserted.
NO CARD
standby.