Panasonic HPX300 Operating Instructions - Page 29

To Prevent Accidental Erasure of P2 Card Content, P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards - ag is

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Chapter 3 Recording and Playback  NOTE • When a P2 card is being accessed or recognised after insertion (P2 CARD ACCESS LED blinks in orange), do not remove the P2 card. Removing a P2 card during access could damage it. • If a P2 card being accessed is removed, the viewfinder displays "TURN POWER OFF" and the AG-HPX300P gives a warning using an alarm and the WARNING LED. In addition, all P2 CARD ACCESS LEDs blink rapidly in orange. If this is the case, turn the power off. For details, refer to [Warning System] (page 151). • Removing a P2 card during access may corrupt clip data. Check the clips and restore them if required. For details, refer to [Restoring Clips] (page 109). • If a P2 card being formatted is removed, it may be not be formatted properly. In this case, the viewfinder displays "TURN POWER OFF". If this message appears, turn off the power, then restart the AG-HPX300P to reformat the card. • If a P2 card is inserted while another P2 card is being played back, the inserted P2 card is not recognised and the P2 CARD ACCESS LED for that card does not come on. Card recognition starts when playback ends. • A P2 card inserted in an empty slot during recording may not be immediately recognized during the following events. • Immediately following PRE REC operation • The CARD ACCESS LED can be set to stay off in the menu option ACCESS LED in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen. When the camera is used in this way, remove cards when the camera has been powered down or a sufficiently long time after terminating recording, playback and other operating modes. • Removing a P2 card during thumbnail display terminates the thumbnail display. To Prevent Accidental Erasure of P2 Card Content To prevent the content of a P2 card being accidentally erased, position the write-protect switch on the P2 card at [Protect]. Write-protect switch P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards P2 CARD ACCESS LED Status of P2 Card MODE CHECK indication *1 Stays on Recording Writing and in green enabled reading enabled. ACTIVE Writing and reading enabled Stays on Selected for in orange recording for current recording mode (loop, interval ACTIVE or one-shot recording). Blinks in orange *2 Being accessed Writing or reading being performed. ACCESSING Quickly blinks in orange Being recognized The P2 card is being recognised. INFO READING The P2 card has Card full no free space. Only reading is FULL enabled. Blinks in The write-protect green switch on the P2 Writeprotected card is positioned at [PROTECT]. PROTECTED Only reading is enabled. The card is not Card not supported by your NOT supported AG-HPX300P. SUPPORTED Replace the card. The P2 card Stays off Incorrect format is not properly formatted. FORMAT ERROR Reformat the card. No P2 card is Card not inserted inserted. Card recognition NO CARD standby. *1 MODE CHECK appears in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor. For details, see [Viewfinder Screen Status Displays] (page 65) *2 Blinks orange also when a PROXY card (optional accessory) is inserted in slot 2.  NOTE Write-protect switchover can be performed while the card is being accessed (during recording or playback), but does not take effect until access to the card ceases. 29

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Chapter²³² Recording²and²Playback
NOTE
• When a P2 card is being accessed or recognised after
insertion (P2 CARD ACCESS LED blinks in orange), do not
remove the P2 card. Removing a P2 card during access could
damage it.
• If a P2 card being accessed is removed, the viewfinder
displays “TURN POWER OFF” and the AG-HPX300P gives a
warning using an alarm and the WARNING LED. In addition,
all P2 CARD ACCESS LEDs blink rapidly in orange. If this is
the case, turn the power off.
For details, refer to [Warning System] (page 151).
• Removing a P2 card during access may corrupt clip data.
Check the clips and restore them if required.
For details, refer to [Restoring Clips] (page 109).
• If a P2 card being formatted is removed, it may be not be
formatted properly. In this case, the viewfinder displays
“TURN POWER OFF”. If this message appears, turn off the
power, then restart the AG-HPX300P to reformat the card.
• If a P2 card is inserted while another P2 card is being played
back, the inserted P2 card is not recognised and the P2
CARD ACCESS LED for that card does not come on. Card
recognition starts when playback ends.
• A P2 card inserted in an empty slot during recording may not
be immediately recognized during the following events.
• Immediately following PRE REC operation
• The CARD ACCESS LED can be set to stay off in the menu
option ACCESS LED in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen.
When the camera is used in this way, remove cards when the
camera has been powered down or a sufficiently long time
after terminating recording, playback and other operating
modes.
• Removing a P2 card during thumbnail display terminates the
thumbnail display.
To Prevent Accidental Erasure of
P2 Card Content
To prevent the content of a P2 card being accidentally
erased, position the write-protect switch on the P2 card at
[Protect].
Write-protect²switch
NOTE
Write-protect switchover can be performed while the card is
being accessed (during recording or playback), but does not
take effect until access to the card ceases.
P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status
of P2 cards
P2
CARD
ACCESS
LED
Status of P2 Card
MODE
CHECK
indication
*1
Stays on
in green
Recording
enabled
Writing and
reading enabled.
ACTIVE
Stays on
in orange
Selected for
recording
Writing and
reading enabled
for current
recording mode
(loop, interval
or one-shot
recording).
ACTIVE
Blinks in
orange
*2
Being
accessed
Writing or reading
being performed.
ACCESSING
Quickly
blinks in
orange
Being
recognized
The P2 card is
being recognised.
INFO
READING
Blinks in
green
Card full
The P2 card has
no free space.
Only reading is
enabled.
FULL
Write-
protected
The write-protect
switch on the P2
card is positioned
at [PROTECT].
Only reading is
enabled.
PROTECTED
Stays off
Card not
supported
The card is not
supported by your
AG-HPX300P.
Replace the card.
NOT
SUPPORTED
Incorrect
format
The P2 card
is not properly
formatted.
Reformat the card.
FORMAT
ERROR
Card not
inserted
No P2 card is
inserted.
Card recognition
standby.
NO CARD
*1
MODE CHECK appears in the viewfinder and on the
LCD monitor.
For details, see [Viewfinder Screen Status Displays]
(page 65)
*2
Blinks orange also when a PROXY card (optional
accessory) is inserted in slot 2.