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AG-HPG20
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This product is eligible for the P2HD
5 Year Warranty Repair Program. For
details, see page 6.
Operating Instructions
Memory Card Portable Recorder
AG-HPG20P
Model No.
AG-HPG20E
Model No.
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Read this first! indicates safety information. CAUTION CAUTION: THE MAINS PLUG OF THE POWER RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN SUPPLY CORD SHALL REMAIN READILY OPERABLE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC THE AC RECEPTACLE (MAINS SOCKET SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. OUTLET) SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR REFER TO SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY PERSONNEL. ACCESSIBLE. TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THIS The lightnin
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indicates safety information. FCC NOTICE (USA) Declaration of Conformity Model Number: AG-HPG20P Trade Name: Panasonic Responsible Party: Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094 Support contact: Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company 1-800-524-1448 This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer
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Read this first! (continued) For U.K. indicates safety information. Caution for AC Mains Lead FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY. This product is equipped with types of AC mains cable. One is for continental Europe, etc. and the other one is only for U.K. Appropriate mains cable must be used in each local area, since the other type of mains cable is not suitable. FOR CONTINENTAL EUROPE, ETC. FOR U.K. ONLY Not to be used in the U.K. FOR U.K. ONLY How to replace the fuse T
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IMPOR IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS TANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9) Do not defea
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To remove the battery Main Power Battery Back-up Battery (Lithium Battery) Remove the battery while pressing the battery For the removal of the battery for disposal at the eject button. end of its service life, please consult your dealer. OUTPUT INPUT VIDEO HD/SD-SDI HD/SD-SDI CH 1 AUDIO CH 2 DVCPRO/DV PUSH Battery eject button 1 P2HD 5 Year Warranty Repair Program* Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic P2HD device. Register as a user for this device to receive a special service warranty up
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EMC NOTICE FOR THE PURCHASER/USER OF THE APPARATUS 1. Applicable standards and operating environment for AG-HPG20E The apparatus is compliant with: • standards EN55103-1 and EN55103-2 1996.and • electromagnetic environments E1, E2, E3, E4 and E5. 2. Pre-requisite conditions to achieving compliance with the above standards <1> Peripheral equipment to be connected to the apparatus and special connecting cables • The purchaser/user is urged to use only equipment which has been recomme
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Operating precautions When using the unit in rainy or snowy weather, AC adapter and battery at the beach or other locations, take care to • When the battery temperature is extremely high protect it from precipitation and sea water. or extremely low or when the battery has not • Otherwise, trouble may occur in the unit and been used for a prolonged period and been left its cards. (It may not be possible to restore the discharged, the [CHARGE] lamp will blink several original functions) times,
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Characteristics of the battery Liquid crystal display A rechargeable lithium-ion battery is used in this • When the same image or characters are left unit. Electrical energy is generated by the chemical displayed on the LCD monitor for a prolonged reactions taking place inside it. These reactions period, they may become burned into the screen. are susceptible to the effects of the ambient However, the original condition of the screen will temperature and humidity, and the higher or the be r
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Contents Read this first! ................................................ Playback IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......... 5 Recommendation for Use of Genuine Thumbnail display ........................................5 Panasonic Battery Playback formats ............................................. 35 (Rechargeable Battery) .......................... 5 Names and functions of thumbnail display Operating precautions ................................... screen parts .........................
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Saving data Menu Copying data from P cards to the Basic operations on the setting menus ..... hard drive ..............................................6 Initializing the setting menu ............................. 88 Switching to the USB HOST mode .................. 68 Setting menu configuration ......................... Usable hard drives .......................................... 68 List of setting menus ...................................0 Types of hard drives and usable functions ..
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AG-HPG20 AG-HPG20 AG-HPG20 How to use the unit Housed in a compact cabinet which can be battery-powered, this Memory Card Portable Recorder is a compact recording/playback unit coming with two P2 card slots, a 3.5-inch LCD monitor, USB 2.0, IEEE1394, composite signal, SDI and many other input/output signal connectors. It can be easily operated to play back the data content which has been shot by a P2 camera recorder. It is also capable of backup recording and file management, and it supports
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AG-HPG20 AG-HPG20 AG-HPG20 HD/SD-SDI connection (Page 6) You can record data on P2 cards by connecting the unit to the external devices equipped with HD/SD-SDI output. The unit’s recording start and stop operations can be performed from some camera recorders. (When SDI input is selected) (For supporting devices, refer to page 91) AG-HPG0 (this unit) P card HD/SD-SDI signal Using an external hard drive (HDD) Saving data onto an external hard drive 5 (Page 6) The data content on P2 car
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AG-HPG20 How to use the unit (continued) Using a PC Editing by connecting the unit to a PC (Page ) The unit can be USB-connected to a PC, and the PC can then be used to edit (i.e. exchanging data, etc.) the data content on P2 cards. (USB DEVICE mode) • 1394 connection (File transfer) is not supported. AG-HPG0 (this unit) PC P card USB .0 cable 1
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About this manual Note concerning illustrations in these instructions • Illustrations (portable recorder, menu screens, etc.) in these operating instructions differ slightly from the actual portable recorder. References • References are shown as (Page 15). Each explanation, company names and product names described in these operating instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of each company. Before use Be absolutely sure to check the date, time and time zone, and set them if necessa
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Before use (continued) Media which can be used with this unit You may use the following media. For further details, refer to the pages on the media concerned. • P2 cards (Page 28) • SD/SDHC memory cards (Page 33) Screw holes M5 (5 mm diameter) screws with a length of 10 mm can be used for the four screw holes on the side panels of the unit. When using the screws, do not tighten them too much. The unit may be damaged if screws other than 10 mm long M5 (5 mm diameter) screws are used. The othe
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Accessories * Battery AC adapter AC power supply cords AG-HPG20P AG-HPG20E (For the U.K.) (For areas other than the U.K.) DC cord CD-ROM * For the model number of the battery , refer to the [ACCESSORIES] item. (Page 118) 1 Introduction
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Name of the parts Operation area 1 9 2 10 11 3 4 5 6 12 EXIT/2 7 ALT/3 8 13 1 REC button (Page 6) COUNTER button (Page 65) POWER button (Pages , 1 10) 10 RESET button (Pages 6, , 65, 66) PLAY button (Pages , 5 ) 11 FF button (Pages , 5 ) STILL/SET button (Pages , 5 ) 1 USER/EXIT/ALT button (Page ) 5 REW button (Pages , 5 ) 1 PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR button 6 THUMBNAIL/MODE button (Pages 0, 5, 6) (Page ) STOP button (Pages , 5)
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AG-HPG20 Mechanism area and input/output connector area 13 14 15 16 17 20 OUTPUT INPUT VIDEO HD/SD-SDI HD/SD-SDI CH 1 8 1 AUDIO CH 2 DVCPRO/DV REC POWER COUNTER 2 SET RESET THUMBNAIL USER /MODE 1 EXIT/2 MENU/MODE CHK ALT/3 PAGE / AUDIO MON / VAR 3 6 7 4 10 5 HOST 18 PUSH 11 DEVICE 21 9 19 12 1 LCD monitor (Pages , 6) 1 AUDIO OUT CH1/CH connectors (Page 6) Power display LED (Pages , 10) 1 VIDEO OUT connector (Page 6) SD card access LED (Page ) 15 HD/SD-SDI OUT conn
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Charging the battery Charging The battery has not been charged at the time of Charging time and play time of supplied battery purchase. Capacity Charging Continuous Before using the battery, give it a full charge using the AC adapter. It is recommended that you have a time playback time spare battery available in case you need it. 5400 mAh Approx. 330 Approx. 230 minutes minutes 1 Place the battery horizontally while aligning it with the mark on the AC adapter, and • The times given in the
