2 Connect the AC adaptor and a sufficiently charged battery to this unit, and press the recording/playback button to switch this unit to the Playback Mode.

If the AC adaptor is not connected to this unit, the USB HDD cannot be used.

3 Connect this unit to the USB HDD with the USB Connection Cable (commercially-available).

Use a USB Connection Cable (commercially-available) compatible with the USB terminals of this unit and the USB HDD. Connect the micro A end of the USB Connection Cable to the USB terminal of this unit.

For information on the USB terminal of the USB HDD, refer to the operating instructions of the

USB HDD.

It may take several minutes until the connection is completed.

4 Touch the desired item.

[Simple copy]: Copies all scenes and still pictures recorded with this unit that have not been copied yet. (l 111)

[Copy selected files]: Allows you to select desired scenes/still pictures, and then copy. (l 112)

[Playback HDD]: Plays back scenes and still pictures stored in a USB HDD on this unit. (l 113)

[Safe Removal]: Allows you to safely remove this unit and a USB HDD.

Following can be performed by connecting the USB HDD with the scenes and still pictures copied from this unit to other devices.

jPlayback on Panasonic TV with a USB terminal

jDub onto the Panasonic Blu-ray disc recorder with a USB terminal jSave on a PC or rewrite on USB HDD using HD Writer LE 2.1

When the USB HDD is connected to other devices such as Blu-ray disc recorder, a message prompting to format the USB HDD may display. All the scenes and still pictures recorded on the USB HDD will be erased if formatted. Do not format as important data will get erased and it will be impossible to restore.

When using an Eye-Fi card (commercially-available), set [Eye-Fi TRANSFER] to [OFF]. (l 118) When the item is set to [ON], even if you connect the USB HDD to this unit, it will not recognize the USB HDD.

Points to check before copying

When using a USB HDD for the first time, or using a USB HDD that has been used with other devices, first run [FORMAT MEDIA].

Before copying, go to [MEDIA STATUS] to check the amount of free space on the USB HDD.

In the following cases, copying may take longer: jThere are lots of scenes

jThe temperature of this unit is high

If you copy protected scenes or still pictures, the protection setting of the copied scenes or still pictures are canceled.

The order in which the scenes were copied cannot be changed.

Before you delete the data on the media after copying is complete, be sure to play back the USB HDD to check that they have been copied to correctly. (l 113)

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