Connecting To External Devices; Procedures For Establishing A Connection With A Pc - Panasonic AG-HPX500P Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting to external devices using the
IEEE1394 connector (PC mode)
Connecting an external PC or hard disk to this unit via
IEEE1394 makes it possible to use the P2 cards in this
unit as mass storage.
Procedures for establishing
a connection with a PC
1
Connect the IEEE1394 cable to the 1394
connector.
<Note>
• An IEEE1394 cable is not supplied. Purchase a
commercially available cable.
• Use a Macintosh computer running Apple
OS ® X in version 10.3 or later.
• This operation is not guaranteed under
Windows .
®
1394 cable
(separately sold)
Apple Macintosh
2
Open the setting menu <OTHER
FUNCTIONS> screen and set the menu
option PC MODE to 1394DEVICE.
OTHER FUNCTIONS
USER FILE
1394 CONTROL
1394 CMD SEL
PC MODE
ACCESS LED
ALARM
SAVE LED
CLOCK SET
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
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Connecting to external devices using the IEEE1394 connector (PC mode)
® Mac
4-pin connector
PC
1394
OFF
REC_P
1394DEVICE
OFF
OFF
SAVE
3
Press the setting menu button to end
menu operations.
4
Press the MODE button to turn on the
MCR mode LED and keep the button
held down.
• This lights the PC mode LED indicating that
the unit is in the PC mode.
5
Edit data on the PC.
• For details, refer to the Operating Instructions
supplied with the PC.
When using an IEEE1394 connection for the first time,
first install the P2 software on the supplied CD-ROM
on the computer. For details, refer to the Installation
Manual.
<Note>
• Do not remove P2 cards when using an IEEE1394
connection.
• In an IEEE1394 connection, the P2 CARD ACCESS LED
is on only when the card is accessed.
• Recording, playback and clip thumbnail operations
cannot be performed when the PC MODE is set to
1394DEVICE.
When the unit is connected to an IEEE1394 device,
"1394DEVICE CONNECT" is displayed in the system
information and warning area in the viewfinder. This
indication blinks when the devices are not correctly
connected.
6
To exit the PC mode, turn the POWER
switch OFF.