Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive (1394 HOST mode) (continued)

P2

To check the data copied into the hard disk drive After step 4 on the previous page, use the and buttons to select PROPERTY, and then press the button.

The contents of the hard disk drive are displayed.

To view details of the items, select an item using the and buttons, and press the button.

To verify the data when copying it into the hard disk drive

After step 4 on the previous page, use the and button to select YES from the VERIFY option on

SETUP.

Copying to the P2 card is completed, even if you interrupt processing during verification.

You cannot copy data from the hard disk drive to a P2 card.

Use a hard disk drive under the following conditions.

1)Power is supplied from a source other than the 1394 bus. (It is not supplied from the unit.)

2)You may format the hard disk drive for usage by the unit.

3)Use the hard disk drive within the guaranteed operating range (humidity and other environmental conditions).

4)Do not place the hard disk drive in an unstable locations or locations subjected to vibrations.

Some HDD may not operate correctly.

During formatting or copying, do not remove any cables, eject the P2 card, or turn off the power for the unit or hard disk drive. The power will need to be turned on again.

No guarantees are made for operation if the

1394 HOST mode is established without first connecting the HDD (1394.a SBP2 supported) and then the HDD is connected. In this case, turn off the power, and then release the 1394 HOST mode.

The hard disk drive is an extremely high- precision device. Therefore, it is highly possible that data cannot be read in certain operating environments.

Please note that our company will not be liable for any data losses due to hard disk drive failure or other faults, or any other direct or indirect damage related to these problems.

If you rewrite the contents of the HDD used to carry out copying from the camera to another PC, the subsequent operation in the camera and the data in the HDD cannot be guaranteed.

It is recommended that you first restore any defective clips contained in the P2 card before copying the data.

In order to avoid the occurrence of trouble in copying, formatting or other operations, it is recommended that you perform these operations after ensuring that power supply has stabilized.

Warnings

HDD CAPACITY FULL!

There is not enough free memory on the HDD.

TOO MANY PARTITIONS!

There are too many partitions.

HDD DISCONNECTED!

The HDD has been disconnected.

CANNOT INITIALIZE!

Initializing cannot be performed.

TOO MANY TARGETS!

There are too many 1394 connection destinations.

CANNOT ACCESS TARGET!

The connection destination cannot be accessed.

CANNOT ACCESS CARD!

The card cannot be accessed.

MISMATCH COMPONENT!

There is a mismatch with the connection destination.

UNKNOWN DEVICE CONNECTED!

A device other than an HDD has been connected.

P2 CARD IS UNFORMATTED!

The P2 card is still unformatted.

CARD IS EMPTY! CANNOT COPY!

There is no data on the P2 card and so it cannot be copied.

VERIFICATION FAILED!

A mismatch was discovered by verification.

TURN POWER OFF!

Turn off the power.

CANNOT RECOGNIZE HDD!

HDD recognition failed.

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Panasonic AG-HVX200AP operating instructions Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive 1394 Host mode

AG-HVX200AP specifications

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