Panasonic VQT1H84 Slot continuous recording, Time code displays, Waveform monitor displays

•Before connecting or disconnecting the 1394 cable, you must turn off the power of the component connected to the unit.

•When connecting the unit to a component which uses a 6-pin type of 1394 connector, thoroughly check the 1394 cable and shapes of the connectors at its ends before initiating the connection. Connecting the

cable the wrong way round may result in damaging the unit’s inside	6-pin type of	4-pin type of
parts and trouble. Also connect the 1394 cable to the component
	connector	connector
equipped with the 6-pin connector first.

•Before recording signals from an external device, check that video signals are being input.

•While signals from an external device are being recorded, do not stop the signal output at the external device or disconnect the device’s cable. Otherwise, the device may not be recognized when recording is undertaken again.

•While signals from an external device are being recorded, do not change the format of the signals which are being output from the external device. Otherwise, it will not be possible for the signals to be recorded properly.

•Once the 1394 cable has been connected to the 1394 connector, do not subject the connector to heavy external loads. Doing so may damage the connector.

•When recording signals from external devices, no guarantees are made concerning the playback images. (This function is provided solely for monitoring the images.)

•The automatic video recording function on a DVD component may not work properly. If this is the case, record the images manually.

2-slot continuous recording

If P2 cards have been inserted into both of the P2 card slots, you can continuously record images first on one card and then on the other. While images are being recorded on one card, you can replace the other card with a fresh card and in this way record continuously onto 3 or more cards. (This is called hot swap recording.) However, the fresh P2 card may not be recognized when it is inserted into the empty slot at certain timings (Before and after when recording continuously from one slot to the other). It is recommended that you insert a fresh P2 card while the card on which images are being recorded still has at least one minute of remaining memory. When “SLOT SEL” is assigned to [USER] using the “USER” item (page 74) on the “SW MODE” screen, you can change the slot targeted for recording at the touch of a button.

•Changing slots is not possible while recording is in progress, so do this in the recording standby status.

•The unit does not support hot swap playback.

Recording

Time code displays

You can change what is displayed in the time code display area.

1 Press [COUNTER].

Each time the button is pressed, the data changes as follows.

TCG/TCR :	Time code displays
UBG/UBR :	User’s bit value
COUNTER :	Counter display (this appears
	only during 1394 input
	recording)
FR :	Frame rate information
No display:	No data displayed

•The thumbnail screen appears or, during playback, there is no display.

Resetting the counter value

On the thumbnail display off screen, press [RESET] while the counter value is displayed.

Waveform monitor displays

You can display the simplified waveform monitor on the recording-in-progress screen, and monitor the images being recorded, for instance.

The monitor can be displayed when the “WFM” item on the setting menu “DISPLAY SETUP” screen is set.

•When “WFM” is assigned to [USER] using the “USER” item (page 74) on the “SW MODE” screen, the selected setting will change in sequence from “WAVE” to “VECTOR” and then to “OFF” each time [USER] is pressed.

•The monitor will not be displayed during playback in the “USB HOST” mode.

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