Nonlinear editing with P2 card (PC mode: USB device)

A USB 2.0 connection to a computer or other device allows you to use P2 cards in the camera- recorder as mass storage.

Procedures for making connections to a personal computer

1 Connect a USB cable to the USB 2.0 connector.

A USB 2.0 cable is not supplied with the AG-HPX250P/EN. Use a commercially available USB cable (with shielding or other noise-reduction measures) that supports USB 2.0. (Page 102)

USB 2.0 Connector (DEVICE)

2 Select USB Device in PC MODE SELECT on the setting menu SYSTEM SETUP screen, and press SET on the Operation lever.

• Refer to the section “Using the setup menus” (Page 28 of Vol. 1) for menu operation.

SYSTEM SETUP

SYSTEM MODE

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REC SIGNAL

CAMERA

REC FORMAT

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CAMERA MODE

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SCAN REVERSE

OFF

ASPECT CONV

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SETUP

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PC MODE SELECT

USB DEVICE

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

3 Press MENU twice to exit the menus.

4 Turn the POWER/MODE switch to the MODE position to illuminate the PB/THUMBNAIL lamp, and then turn and hold it.

•The PC lamp illuminates, the camera enters PC mode, and video/audio output stops.

•You cannot switch to PC mode directly from CAMERA mode. Leaves the thumbnail screen of PB/THUMBNAIL mode.

To make a USB connection, you must first install the P2 software on the supplied CD-ROM on the computer. Select the “AG-HPX250” driver. This USB driver supports only the Windows operating system. For details, refer to the installation manual.

•A USB driver must be installed on the computer.

•Use a computer that supports USB 2.0 since the camera-recorder supports only USB 2.0.

•Connect only one camera-recorder to a personal computer via USB.

•Do not remove P2 cards when the camera- recorder is connect to a personal computer via USB.

•In a USB connection, the P2 CARD ACCESS LED is on only when the card is accessed.

•In USB device operation, recording, playback and clip thumbnail operations are not available.

•The free space and status of P2 cards is not displayed when operating as a USB device, and video/audio cannot be output or displayed.

Editing

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