CARD FUNCTIONS screen

Item

Display

mode

Description of settings

 

SCENE FILE

(Camera)

You can save four SCENE FILE settings to the SD memory card, and can also

 

P2

 

 

title the saved files.

 

 

 

 

READ: Read

 

 

 

 

WRITE:Write

USER FILE

(Camera)

You can save four file settings (excluding SCENE FILE) to the SD memory

 

P2

 

 

card, and can also title the saved file.

 

 

 

 

READ: Read

 

 

 

 

WRITE:Write

SD CARD FORMAT

(Camera)

Formats the SD memory cards.

 

P2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER FUNCTIONS screen

 

 

Item

Display

Description of settings

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMOTE

(Camera)

Sets the operations of the supplied remote control unit. (Remote control setup

P2

 

TAPE

 

(MCR/

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VCR)

VCR1:

 

 

 

 

 

Accepts commands from the remote control set for VCR1.

 

 

 

 

 

VCR2:

 

 

 

 

 

Accepts commands from the remote control set for VCR2.

 

 

 

 

 

OFF:

 

 

 

 

 

Operations are not accepted from any remote control.

1394 CONTROL

(Camera)

Sets the control method for backup recording using a backup unit connected to

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

the 1394 terminal.

 

 

 

 

 

OFF:

 

 

 

 

 

The backup unit is not controlled.

 

 

 

 

 

EXT:

 

 

 

 

 

The backup unit can be controlled by the START/STOP button. The images

 

 

 

 

 

shot by the camera recorder are recorded by the backup unit. Note that the

 

 

 

 

 

camera recorder does not record them.

 

 

 

 

 

BOTH:

 

 

 

 

 

The images shot by the camera recorder are recorded by both the camera

 

 

 

 

 

recorder and backup unit.

 

 

 

 

 

CHAIN:

 

 

 

 

 

When the camera recorder’s media approaches its end during shooting, the

 

 

 

 

 

backup unit in the recording stand-by mode automatically starts recording

 

 

 

 

 

images.

1394 CMD SEL

(Camera)

Sets how the START/STOP button works for the backup unit.

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

REC_P:

 

 

 

 

 

This switches between recording and pause.

 

 

 

 

 

STOP:

 

 

 

 

 

This switches between recording and stop.

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

If the backup unit does not have a rec pause function, select STOP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicates the factory setting.

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Panasonic AG-HVX200AP operating instructions 115, Card Functions screen, Other Functions screen

AG-HVX200AP specifications

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