Panasonic P2 Handheld Camcorder Advance Operating Instructions - Page 91

Formatting a P2 card

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Playback Example of recording (DVCPRO HD) a clip on one P2 card: REC start Recording pause Recording duration = Approx. 7 min. Clip 1 COUNT value = 0001 Clip 2 COUNT value = 0002 5 min. 2 min. Example of recording a clip on two P2 cards: REC start Recording pause Clip 1 COUNT value = 0003 Clip 2 COUNT value = 0004 1st card 2nd card If the clip thumbnails are displayed as shown in the example above or their properties are indicated using a P2 device, the thumbnail and COUNT value of clip 1 will be displayed. Clear the uploaded metadata Select META DATA → INITIALIZE from the thumbnail menu, and press the SET button on the Operation lever. A YES/NO confirmation screen asks you to confirm that you want to initialize. Select YES using the Operation lever to initialize META DATA and clear the data read. Formatting a P2 card 1 Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/ THUMBNAIL mode. The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor. 2 Press the MENU button and select OPERATION → FORMAT from the thumbnail menu. • When the screen shown below appears, select the slot number of the P2 card you want to format and press the SET button on the Operation lever. • Select EXIT if formatting is not required. 3 The following screen appears. Use the Operation lever to select YES. The selected P2 card is formatted. Check that no important data remains on a card before formatting since data erased by formatting cannot be recovered. 91

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Playback
Example of recording (DVCPRO HD) a clip on
one P2 card:
Recording pause
REC start
Recording duration = Approx. 7 min.
Clip 1
COUNT value
= 0001
Clip 2
COUNT value
= 0002
5 min.
2 min.
Example of recording a clip on two P2 cards:
Recording pause
REC start
Clip 1
COUNT value
= 0003
Clip 2
COUNT value
= 0004
1st card
2nd card
If the clip thumbnails are displayed as shown in the
example above or their properties are indicated
using a P2 device, the thumbnail and COUNT
value of clip 1 will be displayed.
Clear the uploaded metadata
Select META DATA → INITIALIZE from the
thumbnail menu, and press the SET button on the
Operation lever. A YES/NO confirmation screen
asks you to confirm that you want to initialize.
Select YES using the Operation lever to initialize
META DATA and clear the data read.
Formatting a P2 card
1
Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.
The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD
monitor.
2
Press the MENU button and select
OPERATION → FORMAT from the thumbnail
menu.
• When the screen shown below appears,
select the slot number of the P2 card you
want to format and press the SET button on
the Operation lever.
• Select EXIT if formatting is not required.
3
The following screen appears. Use the
Operation lever to select YES.
The selected P2 card is formatted.
Check that no important data remains on a
card before formatting since data erased by
formatting cannot be recovered.