Basic shooting operations (continued)

Remove the P2 card

1 Lift up the viewfinder, press the side of the card slot cover (A), and slide the cover (B) to open it.

2 Check that the P2 card access lamp is not blinking orange.

3 Raise the P2 card eject button and press it. 4 Remove the P2 card.

During playback, a P2 card inserted into the empty slot will not be recognized and the P2 card access lamp will not light. When playback is completed, the P2 card recognition will begin.

You can use ACCESS LED on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen to set the P2 card access lamps so that they will always be off. In this case, either turn off the power or wait until enough time has passed after inserting the cards or stopping operation before ejecting the cards.

If a P2 card is ejected while thumbnails are displayed, the thumbnail screen is released.

Cautions in using P2 cards

Before using a P2 card, be sure to format it with a P2 device.

P2 card

P2 card eject

access lamp

button

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Do not eject the P2 card or turn the power off under the following circumstances, since doing so may cause a malfunction in the card:

1)While the orange P2 card access lamp is blinking after the card is inserted (and until it stops blinking).

2)During recording, during the recording finish process, or while the access lamp is blinking.

If a P2 card is ejected during formatting or while its data is being accessed, “TURN POWER

OFF” appears in the viewfinder, and a warning is indicated by the tally lamp. If this happens, turn the power off and back on again.

• When a card is ejected during formatting: Format the card again.

• When a card is ejected while its data is being accessed:

The clips may be thrown out of order.

(Page 57) Check the clips and repair them. (For details on repairing clips, see page 68.)

Immediately after pre-recording, a P2 card inserted into an empty slot will not be immediately recognized.

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Panasonic AG-HPX170P operating instructions Remove the P2 card, Access lamp Button