Chapter 8  Connecting to External Devices

Functionality Provided by Connections to USB 2.0 Connector

Connecting to a computer in USB

device mode

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

Procedures for making connections to a computer

NOTE

You can use the menu option USER MAIN/USER1/ USER2 in the SW MODE screen to assign PC MODE settings to a user button.

Note that the USER button functions are not available when the menu is open.

To make a USB connection, you must first install the P2 software on the supplied CD-ROM on the computer. Select the “AG-HPX370” driver. This USB driver supports only the Windows operating system. For details, refer to the installation manual.

1 Connect a USB cable to the USB 2.0 connector.

NOTE

•A USB 2.0 cable is not supplied with the AG- HPX370P/AG-HPX371E. Use a commercially available USB cable (with shielding or other noise-reduction measures) that supports USB 2.0.

•The camera supports USB cable lengths up to 5 meters. However, we recommend use of a USB cable shorter than 3 meters.

USB 2.0 Connector (DEVICE)

2 Set the menu option PC MODE SELECT in the SYSTEM SETUP screen to USB DEVICE and set PC MODE to ON.

For details on menu operation, refer to [Using the menus] (page 129).

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

SIDE CROP

SETUP

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PC MODE SELECT

USB DEVICE

PUSH MENU TO EXIT

NOTE

•A USB driver must be installed on the computer.

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

•Connect only one camera to a computer via USB.

•Do not remove P2 cards when the camera is connect to a 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.

•When a USB device is running, the remaining capacity of P2 cards is not indicated. Audio is not output through the SDI OUT or DVCPRO/DV connector and the AUDIO level meters do not appear.

•The USB lamp on the camera lights during USB connection and USB DEVICE CONNECT appears in the center of the viewfinder. If a normal connection cannot be established, the USB lamp blinks and DISCONNECT appears in the viewfinder.

USB LED

(Viewfinder display)

USB DEVICE

CONNECT

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