Panasonic P2 Series manual High-Speed Data Transfer via Ieee 1394b or USB

High-Speed Data Transfer via IEEE 1394b or USB 2.0

The AJ-PCD20 is equipped with an IEEE 1394b (800Mbps) interface in addition to the USB2.0 interface provided on the previous model (AJ-PCD10), enabling it to support both Mac and Windows PC.

P2 card driver software is also available for both Mac OS X and Windows XP/2000.

Five P2 card Slots

The AJ-PCD20's five PC card slots let you mount up to five P2 cards at the same time. This is especially convenient for editing a continuous clip recorded by a P2 cam in sequence onto multiple cards.

Use the AJ-PCD20 Externally or Install It into Your PC

Install the AJ-PCD20 into a 5-inch bay on a desktop PC* and use it as an internal drive in a PC. Or, with the AC adaptor and USB or IEEE1394b** cable, you can use it as a stand-alone external drive. You can also use the AJ-PCD20 as an external drive with a laptop PC that's not equipped with a 5-inch bay.

*A P2 card driver (standard equipped) must be installed in the PC.

The P2 card driver operates under Windows XP, Windows 2000.and Mac OS X.

**IEEE 1394b works on Windows XP and Mac OS X.

LAN

IEEE 1394b

orP2 DRIVE USB 2.0

P2 drive

Desktop PC	Desktop PC	Server
As a Stand-alone External Drive	As an Internal Drive

High-Speed Copying from 15 P2 Cards (4GB)

A portable hard disk unit with a P2 card slot, P2 store quickly and easily copies data from P2 cards, speeding up data acquisition and lowering costs. P2 store can copy 4GB of data in only about four minutes. P2 store also re-formats the cards so you can use them again right away. P2 store can copy up to 15 P2 cards on its 60GB capacity hard disk drive.

*The HDD is a high-precision device. Operating conditions may pose a risk of partial damage, and in a worst-case scenario, there is serious risk that data cannot be read or recorded. Thus, please do not consider the internal HDD a permanent storage place for data. Use it as a temporary storage device until you can back up date on other storage madia.

Compact and Lightweight,

Runs on Batteries or AC Adaptor

Small in size and weighing only about 600 g, P2 store offers outstanding portability. It runs on DC power, so you can use batteries or an AC adaptor.

Withstands Impact and Vibration

A special impact-absorbing material helps cushion the hard disk and a shock-resistant magnesium alloy is used for the main body parts. This gives the rugged P2 store excellent resistance to impact and vibration, lowering the risk of data loss or damage.

*No guarantee against data damage or loss is implied.

USB2.0 Connection Allows Use as External Drive

USB2.0 connection makes it easy to link to a PC and use the data on P2 store. The PC will recognize up to 16 (including P2 card slot) data volumes. To help safeguard data, the volumes are read-only and cannot be accidentally overwritten.

recorded card
P2 card Recycle	USB2.0
P2 cam	P2 store
	PC Interface
blank card	Non-Linear Editor

*Windows 2000/XP and Mac OS X (lead only). Mac of the Intel CPU base is not supported.

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