Panasonic AG-HPX170P Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive 1394 Host mode

Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive (1394 HOST mode) (continued)

To check the HDD status

The color of  indicates the HDD status, as below.

White: HDD is connected and can be used.

Black: HDD is not connected.

Red: Copy cannot be made to the HDD since it is incorrectly formatted, etc.

•When the color is red, correctly format the HDD at step 5 before copying data onto it.

To check the data copied into the hard disk drive

After completing step 4 on the previous page, push the Operation lever in the E or R direction to select PROPERTY and press it again.

The contents of the hard disk drive are displayed.

•To view detailed hard disk data, push the

Operation lever in the E or R direction to select an item and press it again.

To verify the data when copying it into the hard disk drive

After completing step 4 on the previous page, push the Operation lever in the E or R direction to select YES for the VERIFY option under SETUP.

•Copying to the P2 card is completed, even if you interrupt processing during verification.

•You cannot copy data from the hard disk drive to a P2 card.

•Use a hard disk drive under the following conditions.

•Power is supplied from a source other than the 1394 bus. (It is not supplied from the unit.)

•You may format the hard disk drive for usage by the unit.

•Use the hard disk drive within the guaranteed operating range (humidity and other environmental conditions).

•Do not place the hard disk drive in an unstable locations or locations subjected to vibrations.

•Some HDD may not operate correctly.

•During formatting or copying, do not remove any cables, eject the P2 card, or turn off the power for the unit or hard disk drive. The power will need to be turned on again.

•No guarantees are made for operation if the

1394 HOST mode is established without first connecting the HDD (1394.a SBP2 supported) and then the HDD is connected. In this case, turn off the power, and then release the 1394 HOST mode.

•The hard disk drive is an extremely highprecision device. Therefore, it is highly possible that data cannot be read in certain operating environments.

•Please note that our company will not be liable for any data losses due to hard disk drive failure or other faults, or any other direct or indirect damage related to these problems.

•If you rewrite the contents of the HDD used to carry out copying from the camera to another PC, the subsequent operation in the camera and the data in the HDD cannot be guaranteed.

•It is recommended that you first restore any defective clips contained in the P2 card before copying the data.

•In order to avoid the occurrence of trouble in copying, formatting or other operations, it is recommended that you perform these operations after ensuring that power supply has stabilized.

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