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USB host mode, Switching to USB Host Mode, Using USB host mode

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3 Terminating USB mode Use one of the following three methods. • Set the camera POWER switch to OFF. • Set the PC MODE option in the SYSTEM SETUP screen to OFF. • Press the USER button to which PC MODE has been assigned. USB host mode This mode allows you to connect the camera to a hard disk drive that supports USB 2.0 to save card data, view thumbnails of the stored clips and write data back to P2 cards. Switching to USB Host Mode 2 Press the THUMBNAIL button. • The thumbnail screen opens. • Make sure that USB HOST appears at the bottom right of the screen. • When the camera is connected to a hard disk drive, the HDD icon appears at the top right of the screen. If the icon lights red this indicates that data cannot be copied to or from the hard disk. Check hard disk drive type. For details on hard disk drives, refer to [Thumbnail Screen] (page 111). Chapter 8 Connecting to External Devices 1 Set the menu option PC MODE SELECT in the SYSTEM SETUP screen to USB HOST and set PC MODE to ON. • This engages the USB host mode. • The USB LED on the camera lights in USB host mode and USB HOST CONNECT appears in the center of the viewfinder. When a normal connection cannot be established with the hard disk, the USB LED flashes and DISCONNECT appears in the viewfinder. • When PC MODE is assigned to a user button, press that user button to switch between USB host  NOTE The USB host mode allows playback of P2 cards but not recording of camera video or external input. And clips on the hard disk must be written back to a P2 card before they can be played back. For details, refer to [Writing back data to P2 cards] (page 153). mode and normal mode. However, a user button cannot be used for switching in the thumbnail 3 Terminating USB host mode. mode. For details, refer to [Assigning functions to USER Buttons] (page 61). Use one of the following three methods. • Set the camera POWER switch to OFF. • Close the thumbnail screen and set the menu option PC mode in the SYSTEM SETUP screen to OFF. • Press the USER button to which PC MODE has been assigned *1. *1 In thumbnail mode, pressing a user button will not terminate USB host mode. Using USB host mode Supported hard disks • A hard disk drive that supports the USB 2.0 interface • P2 STORE (the optional AJ-PCS060G hard drive) 150  NOTE • This camera supports USB bus power (5 V, 0.5 A) but some hard disks may not be able to use USB bus power. Such hard disk drives should be provided with a separate power supply. • To prevent copying or formatting problems from occurring during connection to a hard disk drive, be sure that the camera's battery is sufficiently charged or use the AC adapter. • Do not connect a hard disk to hubs or other connections that involve multiple units even if it is not powered on. Do not connect other devices to the hard disk drive via a hub or other device.

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Chapter²8² Connecting²to²External²Devices
3
²
Terminating²USB²mode
Use one of the following three methods.
• Set the camera POWER switch to OFF.
• Set the PC MODE option in the SYSTEM SETUP
screen to OFF.
• Press the USER button to which PC MODE has
been assigned.
USB host mode
This mode allows you to connect the camera to a hard
disk drive that supports USB 2.0 to save card data, view
thumbnails of the stored clips and write data back to P2
cards.
Switching to USB Host Mode
1
²
Set²the²menu²option²PC²MODE²SELECT²in²the²
SYSTEM²SETUP²screen²to²USB²HOST²and²set²
PC²MODE²to²ON.²
• This engages the USB host mode.
• The USB LED on the camera lights in USB host
mode and USB HOST CONNECT appears in
the center of the viewfinder.
When a normal
connection cannot be established with the hard
disk, the USB LED flashes and DISCONNECT
appears in the viewfinder.
• When PC MODE is assigned to a user button,
press that user button to switch between USB host
mode and normal mode. However, a user button
cannot be used for switching in the thumbnail
mode.
For details, refer to [Assigning functions to USER
Buttons] (page 61).
2
²
Press²the²THUMBNAIL²button.²
• The thumbnail screen opens.
• Make sure that USB HOST appears at the bottom
right of the screen.
• When the camera is connected to a hard disk
drive, the HDD icon appears at the top right of
the screen. If the icon lights red this indicates that
data cannot be copied to or from the hard disk.
Check hard disk drive type.
For details on hard disk drives, refer to [Thumbnail
Screen] (page 111).
NOTE
The USB host mode allows playback of P2 cards but
not recording of camera video or external input.
And clips on the hard disk must be written back to a P2
card before they can be played back.
For details, refer to [Writing back data to P2 cards]
(page 153).
3
²
Terminating²USB²host²mode.
Use one of the following three methods.
• Set the camera POWER switch to OFF.
• Close the thumbnail screen and set the menu
option PC mode in the SYSTEM SETUP screen to
OFF.
• Press the USER button to which PC MODE has
been assigned
*1
.
*1 In thumbnail mode, pressing a user button will
not terminate USB host mode.
Using USB host mode
Supported²hard²disks
• A hard disk drive that supports the USB 2.0 interface
• P2 STORE (the optional AJ-PCS060G hard drive)
NOTE
• This camera supports USB bus power (5 V, 0.5 A) but some
hard disks may not be able to use USB bus power. Such hard
disk drives should be provided with a separate power supply.
•
To prevent copying or formatting problems from occurring
during connection to a hard disk drive, be sure that the
camera’s battery is sufficiently charged or use the AC adapter.
• Do not connect a hard disk to hubs or other connections
that involve multiple units even if it is not powered on.
Do
not connect other devices to the hard disk drive via a hub or
other device.