Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording

4-9-2 Setup card operations

To format the setup card, save the setting data on the card or read the saved data from the card, first perform a menu operation to open the <CARD READ/WRITE> screen from the FILE page.

#< CARD READ/WRITE >

R.SELECT :1

READ

W.SELECT :1

WRITE

CARD CONFIG

TITLE READ

TITLE:

1:******** 5: ********

2:******** 6: ********

3:******** 7: ********

4:******** 8: ********

Formatting the setup card

1 Perform the menu operations, and display the “CARD READ/WRITE” screen.

2 Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow (cursor) to the CARD CONFIG item.

3 When the JOG dial button is pressed, the following message appears on the screen.

CONFIG?

YES

#NO

4 To proceed with the formatting of the setup card, turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow (cursor) to YES, and press the JOG dial button. When the formatting of the card is completed, the following message appears.

If one of the following messages appears when the JOG dial button is pressed, the card will not be formatted

 

Error message

Remedial action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONFIG NG NO CARD

Insert the card.

 

 

 

(setup card has not been inserted)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONFIG NG ERROR

The card may be defective.

 

 

 

(the card cannot be formatted)

Replace it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONFIG NG

Remove the card to cancel write

 

 

4

 

WRITE PROTECT

protect.

 

 

 

 

 

5 Press the MENU button to exit the menu operations.

 

 

 

The setting menu is cleared, and the displays showing

 

 

the unit’s current statuses appear at the top and bottom of

 

 

the viewfinder screen.

 

 

 

<Note>

Data titles cannot be recognized when the setup card was inserted while the CARD READ/WRITE screen was open. Move the arrow (cursor) to the TITLE READ item, and press the JOG dial button.

The data title is recognized, and the title is displayed.

Saving the data settings on the card

1 Perform the menu operations, and display the “CARD READ/WRITE” screen.

Selecting the file No.

2 Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow (cursor) to the W.SELECT item and press the JOG dial button.

< CARD READ/WRITE >

R.SELECT

:1

READ

 

# W.SELECT

:1

WRITE

CARD CONFIG

TITLE READ

TITLE:

1:******** 5: ********

2:******** 6: ********

3:******** 7: ********

4:******** 8: ********

3 Turn the JOG dial button to select a number from 1 to 8, and press the JOG dial button.

CONFIG OK

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Panasonic AJ-HDX400P Setup card operations, Formatting the setup card, Saving the data settings on the card

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