Using the special recording functions (continued)

P2

One-shot recording (ONE-SHOT REC)

This function records a single shot at each unit of time which has been set.

1 Check that the settings given on page 48 have been established for the OPERATION TYPE item and recording format.

2 Select ONE SHOT under REC FUNCTION. (Page 107)

• For menu operations (Page 97)

3 Set the recording time using ONE-SHOT TIME. (Page 107)

4 Press the START/STOP button.

Recording continues for the duration set in step 2 and then goes on standby.

To stop operation, press the among the operation buttons.

To release standby, either turn off the unit’s power or select NORMAL under REC FUNCTION.

The following displays will appear on the left of the operation status display.

While recording is underway: I-REC lights up.

In temporary standby: I-PAUSE lights up.

While recording is stopped: The “I-” of I- PAUSE flashes.

No other operations are acknowledged during operation.

The pre-recording function does not work.

No sound is recorded.

All data recorded while this mode is active will be contained in one file.

No guarantees are made for the 1394 output images.

Operation is not possible even if only one of the inserted cards is DIR ENTRY NG CARD. (Page 94)

When continuous one-shot recording is performed, there may be delays in acknowledging the recording operation.

After one-shot recording has started, a recordable P2 card cannot be used even if it is inserted into an empty slot.

The slots for recording in this mode are indicated by the orange P2 card access lamps. The slots for recording P2 cards that are inserted later are indicated by the green P2 card access lamps.

Loop recording (LOOP REC)

This function is used to record first on one card and then on the next when you have inserted two P2 cards into the card slots. If there is not enough free memory remaining on the second card, recording returns to the first card whose data will then be overwritten. When data is overwritten, the saved clips are deleted, and then the new clips are recorded in their place.

(Clip deletion is performed approximately 30 seconds before the overwrite.)

1 Check that the settings given on page 48 have been established for the OPERATION TYPE item and recording format.

2 Select LOOP under REC FUNCTION. (Page

107)

• For menu operations (Page 97)

3 Press the START/STOP button. Recording starts.

To stop operation, press the START/STOP button.

To release the function, either turn off the unit’s power or select NORMAL under REC FUNCTION.

The following displays will appear on the left of the operation status display.

While recording is underway: L-REC lights up.

While recording is stopped: L-PAUSE flashes. Insufficient memory space:

P2 LACK L- flashes.

Use two P2 cards each with a recording capacity of more than one minute. Recording stops when either card is ejected.

This function does not work during IEEE1394 input recording.

The pre-recording function does not work.

Operation is not possible even if only one of the inserted cards is DIR ENTRY NG CARD. (Page 94)

Stopping may take some time. The following operations are not acknowledged until the P2 card access lamps change from blinking to fully lit up.

After loop recording has started, a recordable P2 card cannot be used even if it is inserted into an empty slot.

The slots for recording in this mode are indicated by the orange P2 card access lamps.

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Panasonic AG-HVX200AP Using the special recording functions, One-shot recording ONE-SHOT REC, Loop recording Loop REC

AG-HVX200AP specifications

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