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Chapter 5 Preparation Use of the external DC power supply 1 Connect the external DC power supply to the DC IN socket on the unit. DC IN Socket External DC power supply DC cable 2 Turn "ON" the power switch of the external DC power supply. (If the power switch is available on the external DC power supply) 3 Turn the camera-recorder power switch ON. Use of external DC power supply Make sure that the output voltage of the external DC power supply meets the rated voltage of the camera before making a connection. The output current of the external DC power supply should be large enough to provide the connected camera with its total amperage needs with a reasonable margin. Use the following formula to calculate the total amperage of the camera. total power consumption ÷ voltage When the power is turned on, a rush current occurs. If the power supply is insufficient during this time, the camera may be damaged. Therefore, we recommend using an external DC power supply that provides at least twice the total power consumed by the camera and all the devices connected to the unit that power on when the camera powers on (example: lens, wireless microphone receiver). The DC cable should be a two-core 18 AWG (or larger) shielded cable (nominal cross-sectional area: 0.824 mm2). • W hen using an external power supply other than the AC adapter, check the DC IN socket pin information to ensure correct polarity. If a +12 V power supply is accidentally connected to the GND terminal, this could cause a fire or personal injury. 1 2 4 3 Pin No. 1 2, 3 4 CASE Signal GND - +12 V Frame GND  NOTE • When both the battery and the external DC power supply are connected, power is supplied from the external DC power supply. The battery can be removed or mounted while using an external DC power supply. • When using an external DC power supply, make sure you turn on the external DC power supply before turning on the camera-recorder's power switch. If this sequence is reversed, the camera-recorder may malfunction due to slow rising of the external DC power supply voltage. • To connect a battery to the DC IN connector, select BATTERY in the menu option EXT DC IN SEL, and select the battery type in the menu option BATTERY SELECT in the BATTERY SETUP screen. Note that with these settings, the "%" indication cannot be displayed, even for batteries capable of indicating remaining power. 97

Section	Page
Read this first! (For AG-HPX370P)	2
Read this first! (For AG-HPX371E)	4
Precautions for Use	7
Chapter 1 Overview	11
Camera Unit Features	11
Recording and Playback Features	13
Outline of operations	15
Saving and editing on external devices	15
System Conﬁguration	16
Standard accessories	17
Chapter 2 Parts and Their Functions	18
Power Supply and Accessory Mounting Section	18
Audio (input) Function Section	19
Audio (output) Function Section	20
Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section	21
Menu/Thumbnail Operation Section	25
Time Code Section	26
Warning and Status Display Functions	27
LCD Monitor	27
Viewfinder	28
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback	29
Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock	29
P2 Cards	31
Inserting P2 Cards	31
Removing P2 Cards	31
To Prevent Accidental Erasure of P2 Card Content	32
P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards	32
P2 card recording times	33
Handling P2 Card Recording	34
Basic Procedures	35
Shooting	36
Normal Recording	37
Standard and Native Recording	38
Standard recording (pull-down recording)	38
Native recording	38
Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Recording	39
Native VFR Recording	39
Standard VFR recording(pulldown recording)	39
Using VFR Recording Function	40
Special Recording Modes	42
Pre-recording (PRE REC)	42
Interval recording (INTERVAL REC)	43
One-shot recording (ONE SHOT REC)	43
Loop recording (LOOP REC)	44
One-clip recording (ONE CLIP REC)	44
PROXY Recording Function (Optional)	45
Hot Swap Recording	46
REC REVIEW Function	46
Shot Marker (SHOT MARK) Recording Function	46
Text Memo Recording Function	46
Normal and Variable Speed Playback	47
Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording	48
Selecting recording signals	48
List of recording formats and functions	49
Recording settings and recording function table	51
Selecting video output	52
List of recording, playback and output formats	52
Adjusting the White Balance and Black Balance	55
Adjusting the White Balance	55
Adjusting the Black Balance	56
Setting the Electronic Shutter	58
Setting the Shutter Mode and Speed	58
Placing the Camera-recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode	59
FBC (Flash Band Compensation) Function	60
Setting FBC function	60
Assigning functions to USER buttons	61
Selecting Audio Input Signals and Adjusting Recording Levels	62
Selecting Audio Input Signals	62
Adjusting Recording Levels	62
Selecting Function for the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control	63
CH3 and CH4 Recording Levels	63
Setting Time Data	64
Recording time codes and user bits	65
Setting user bits	67
Entering the User Bits	67
Setting the Time Code	69
Externally Locking the Time Code	71
Outputting the time code externally	72
GENLOCK and time code input/output connection and setup	73
Counter Setting and Display	73
Viewfinder Screen Status Displays	74
Viewfinder Status Indication Layout	74
Selecting Viewfinder Display Information	74
Screen displays	75
Center Information Display	78
Checking and displaying shooting status	80
MODE CHECK indication	81
Center marker display	82
Safety zone markers	82
Audio level meter magnification	82
Zebra pattern display	83
Focus assist function	84
Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor	85
Waveform monitor function	86
Adjusting and Setting up the Viewfinder	87
Adjusting Right and Left Viewfinder Position	87
Diopter Adjustment	87
Using the Viewfinder	87
Emphasizing Image Outlines	88
Setting the viewfinder to monochrome mode	88
Handling setup data	89
Configuration of setup data files	89
Handling SD memory cards	90
Formatting, Writing and Reading an SD memory card	90
How to Use Scene File Data	91
Saving scene files and other settings on SD memory cards	93
Chapter 5 Preparation	95
Power Supply	95
Mounting the Battery and Setting the Battery Type	95
Use of the external DC power supply	97
Mounting and Adjusting the Lens	98
Mounting the Lens	98
Adjusting the Lens Flange Back	99
White Shading Compensation	100
Setting Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC)	101
Preparing for Audio Input	104
When Using the Front Microphone	104
Using a wireless receiver	104
When Using Audio Devices	105
Attaching Accessories	106
Mounting the Camera on a Tripod	106
Attaching the Shoulder Strap	106
Attaching the Rain Cover	107
Attaching the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control Knob	107
Attaching the Eye Cup	107
DC OUT Connector and External REC Start/Stop Switch Connection	108
Connecting the AJ-RC10G Remote Control Unit	109
Connecting the AG-EC4G Extension Control Unit	109
Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails	110
Thumbnail Operations	110
Thumbnail Manipulations Overview	110
Thumbnail Screen	111
Selecting Thumbnails	113
Playing back Clips	113
Switching the Thumbnail Display	114
Changing thumbnails	115
Shot Mark	115
Text Memo	116
Deleting Clips	117
Restoring Clips	118
Reconnection of Incomplete Clips	118
Copying Clips	118
Setting of Clip Meta Data	119
Setting of Proxy (optional)	123
Formatting a P2 Card	123
Formatting SD memory cards	124
Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode	124
Properties	125
Chapter 7 Menu Operations	129
Viewfinder and LCD Menus	129
Using the menus	129
Initializing the menu settings	130
Setup menu structure	131
Setup menu list	133
SCENE FILE screen	133
SYSTEM SETUP screen	135
SW MODE screen	137
RECORDING SETUP screen	138
AUDIO SETUP screen	140
OUTPUT SEL screen	142
DISPLAY SETUP screen	143
BATTERY SETUP screen	144
CARD FUNCTIONS screen	146
LENS SETUP screen	146
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen	147
DIAGNOSTIC screen	148
OPTION MENU screen	148
Chapter 8 Connecting to External Devices	149
Functionality Provided by Connections to USB 2.0 Connector	149
Connecting to a computer in USB device mode	149
USB host mode	150
Connections to the DVCPRO/DV Connector	155
Recording signals input to the DVCPRO/DV connector	155
Control of external devices through 1394 connection	156
Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections	157
Inspections Before Shooting	157
Preparing for Inspections	157
Inspecting the Camera Unit	157
Inspecting the Memory Recording Functions	158
Maintenance	160
Eyepiece Care	160
Cleaning Inside the Viewfinder	160
Charging the internal battery	160
Warning System	161
Warning Description Tables	161
Warning and Error Display for Thumbnail Operation and USB HOST MODE	163
Updating the firmware incorporated into the unit	165
Chapter 10 Index	166
Chapter 11 Specifications	170
Dimensions and specifications	170
Dimensions	170
Specifications	170

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Chapter²5² Preparation

Use of the external DC power

supply

Connect²the²external²DC²power²supply²to²the²

DC²IN²socket²on²the²unit.

DC²IN²Socket

DC²cable

External²DC²²

power²supply

Turn²“ON”²the²power²switch²of²the²external²DC²

power²supply.²(If²the²power²switch²is²available²

on²the²external²DC²power²supply)

Turn²the²camera-recorder²power²switch²ON.



Use²of²external²DC²power²supply

Make²sure²that²the²output²voltage²of²the²external²DC²

power²supply²meets²the²rated²voltage²of²the²camera²before²

making²a²connection.

The²output²current²of²the²external²DC²power²supply²should²

be²large²enough²to²provide²the²connected²camera²with²its²

total²amperage²needs²with²a²reasonable²margin.

Use²the²following²formula²to²calculate²the²total²amperage²

of²the²camera.

total²power²consumption²÷²voltage

When²the²power²is²turned²on,²a²rush²current²occurs.²If²the²

power²supply²is²insufﬁcient²during²this²time,²the²camera²

may²be²damaged.²Therefore,²we²recommend²using²an²

external²DC²power²supply²that²provides²at²least²twice²the²

total²power²consumed²by²the²camera²and²all²the²devices²

connected²to²the²unit²that²power²on²when²the²camera²

powers²on²(example:²lens,²wireless²microphone²receiver).²

The²DC²cable²should²be²a²two-core²18²AWG²(or²larger)²

shielded²cable²(nominal²cross-sectional²area:²0.8±4²mm

•²²

When²using²an²external²power²supply²other²than²the²

AC²adapter,²check²the²DC²IN²socket²pin²information²

to²ensure²correct²polarity.²If²a²+1±²V²power²supply²is²

accidentally²connected²to²the²GND²terminal,²this²could²

cause²a²ﬁre²or²personal²injury.

Pin²No.

Signal

GND

±,²³

—

+1±²V

CASE

Frame²GND



NOTE

• When both the battery and the external DC power supply are

connected, power is supplied from the external DC power

supply. The battery can be removed or mounted while using

an external DC power supply.

• When using an external DC power supply, make sure you

turn on the external DC power supply before turning on the

camera-recorder’s power switch. If this sequence is reversed,

the camera-recorder may malfunction due to slow rising of

the external DC power supply voltage.

• To connect a battery to the DC IN connector, select BATTERY

in the menu option EXT DC IN SEL, and select the battery

type in the menu option BATTERY SELECT in the BATTERY

SETUP screen. Note that with these settings, the “%”

indication cannot be displayed, even for batteries capable of

indicating remaining power.