Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AJ-HRW10G Panasonic
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Operating Instructions Hard Disk Storage Unit Model No. AJ-HRW10G Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
2 Read this first! indicate s safety inform ation. W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THI S EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR M OISTURE.
3 Read this first! (continued) A recharg eable bat tery that i s recycl able powers the produ ct you ha ve pu rchased. <For USA-California Only> This produ ct cont ains a CR Coin Cell Lithium Batte ry which cont ains Perchlo rate Materi al — special handling m ay apply .
4 Contents • Microsoft and Windows are the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation of the United States in the United States and other countries. • Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Inc. which has been registered in the United States and other countries.
5 Standard accessories Ferrite core × 4 When using a LAN cable (optional), make sure to attach ferrite cores to the ends of the cable. (page 13) Failure to attach ferrite cores could cause interference with nearby equipment.
6 Control reference guide A Front POWER LED Lights when the unit is ON. When the LED goes off and the rear POWER switch is ON, electric power is still consumed.
7 Control reference guide (continued) A Battery holder Y ou can install the battery directly if it is compatible with Anton Bauer battery holders. • Charge the battery with the battery charger before using it. (For details on the charging methods, refer to the operating instructions concerned.
8 Power Supply A battery or external DC power supply can be used as the power supply for the unit. Mounting the Battery 1 Mount an Anton/Bauer battery . Anton/Bauer Battery 2 Insert the battery and slide it in the direction of the arrow . Release lever 3 Set the battery type.
9 How to install the 5-inch bay units Follow the steps below to install the 5-inch bay units. 5-inch bay units and HDDs sold separately . 1 Remove the screws (x2) of the top panel, and remove the top panel. 2 Remove the screws (x2) at the left and right and also the screws (x2) at the top of the front panel, and remove the panel.
10 How to install the 5-inch bay units (continued) 5 Install the removed brackets on the 5-inch bay unit. (Use the screws provided.) 5-inch bay unit brackets 5-inch bay unit to install 6 Insert each 5-inch bay unit on a shelf, and then connect the wire harnesses to the power connector and SA T A signal connector on the back of the bay unit.
11 For better performance This unit is constructed to allow the HDDs to be installed on 5-inch bay units, but its design does not improve the HDD drop resistance or impact resistance performance. Remember to take extra care when handling the bay units.
12 For better performance (continued) Recorded data If P2 cards or HDDs are damaged, data on them will be lost. Always keep an extra copy of important data on separate media. This unit supports mirror (RAID1) operation. Please consider the worst situation of the operations.
13 For better performance (continued) Precautions when connecting the LAN cable • When connecting the unit to a computer using a LAN cable, attach the two ferrite cores (included) on the LAN cable, one 5–10 cm from the computer LAN port and the other 5–10 cm from the LAN port on the unit.
14 Basic operations Inserting P2 card When inserting a P2 card into the P2 card slot of the P2 drive provided in the unit, be absolutely sure to position the P2 card parallel to the slot and insert it straight into the drive. Insert the card with the logo facing up.
15 Basic operations (continued) T urning the unit ON and OFF / Exiting Confirm that the battery or external DC power supply is firmly connected to the unit. Please refer to the operation instructions of this unit for the details of access. Power ON After setting the rear POWER switch to ON, press the front POWER button to turn the unit on.
16 Basic operations (continued) Functions Described below are the functions of the buttons which are provided on the left and right sides of the main screen. A COPY button (page 22) Copy the clips from P2 cards to HDD. B EXPLORE button (page 25) Explore the clips in P2 cards or in HDD.
17 Setting the RAID function The RAID function must be set when a new HDD has been installed. RAID1 mode: The same data is written simultaneously onto two HDDs. The data safety is ensured by data redundancy (mirroring). When HDDs with different memory sizes are combined, the smaller memory size will be used.
18 Setting the RAID function (continued) When RAID is re-set, the data on the HDD will be deleted so take care before proceeding. This is used when specifying either JBOD mode with separate logical drive names for each HDD or RAID1 mode with mirrored HDDs.
19 Setting the RAID function (continued) Deleting RAID drives (Delete RAID) When switching between RAID1 and JBOD or otherwise changing the RAID level, delete the logical drive which is currently set. When the RAID level is re-set, the data on the HDD will be deleted so take care before proceeding.
20 Setting the RAID function (continued) Rebuilding RAID drives (Rebuild) When data rebuilding is necessary or during the rebuilding process, either “Need Rebuild” or “Rebuilding” is displayed under the HDD icon on the main screen. Press the RAID button in this status, and select the [REBUILD] tab.
21 RAID Settings The basic processing of the RAID1 function is set. A B C D E A Rebuild Rate Set the rebuilding rate. While the rebuilding process is underway , both playback and access from an external source via the LAN can be performed at the same time.
22 Copying The data on the recorded P2 cards is copied onto the HDD. The data is copied from the P2 card onto the HDD on a card by card basis or clip by clip basis (see page 27). Use the copying method that best suits the application concerned. Copying entire cards T wo copy modes are available when copying entire cards, as follows.
23 Copying (continued) Auto copy mode In auto copy mode, a popup screen is displayed when a P2 card is inserted. A BC A Copy All button Copy the currently inserted card. B Copy New button Copy new cards only . C Cancel button Return to the main screen without automatic copying.
24 Copying (continued) Confirmation after copying The results of copying can be checked on the copy confirmation screen displayed after copying is finished.
25 Checking the clips in P2 card/HDD Open EXPLORE screen, you will find that data in different device displays in dif ferent ways. A Device selection button (page 29) Select the device displays in the thumbnail screen. The selected device will be displayed on the button.
26 L Shot marks These are displayed on the clips which have been provided with shot marks. The clips can be filtered depending on whether they are provided with shot marks or not. (page 30) M Icons : Displayed for high-definition clip. : Displayed if certain clips from a sequence are missing.
27 Checking the clips in P2 card/HDD (continued) Copying individual clips (COPY) This function button is not displayed when HDD is selected. When the COPY button is pressed after the file has been selected (blue framed) on the EXPLORE screen, the copy destination selection screen appears.
28 Checking the clips in P2 card/HDD (continued) Viewing clip properties (PROP) When the PROP button is pressed on the EXPLORE screen, the properties of the clip where the cursor is located (yellow framed) will be displayed. A B E F C D A Clip properties Items are displayed as follows: ● CLIP NAME Displays name of clip.
29 soft keyboard GH A B C D E F A MODE The names of the modes corresponding to the items are displayed here. • Alphanumeric characters can be inputted when [Character String Mode] is displayed. • Only numbers can be inputted when [Number Mode] is displayed.
30 Selecting clips to display (FIL TER) When the FIL TER button is pressed on the EXPLORE screen, the combinations to be displayed on the thumbnail screen can be selected. A B C D G H F E A ALL CLIPS button All the clips of the displayed devices are displayed.
31 Viewing slot numbers and HDD status This indicates the P2 card or HDD containing the clip where the cursor is positioned. This displays the P2 card slot number or HDD containing the clips, in yellow .
32 Playing the clips The PLA YER application starts up when the PLA Y button is pressed after the clips to be played have been selected on the EXPLORE screen. A (PREV button) Each time this button is pressed, play jumps to the start of the previous clip.
33 Playing the clips (continued) Setting the FF/REW rate Set the speed in the REW and FF . When SETTING button is pressed on the PLA YER application screen, the following screen appears. A BC D A 4Xspeed button Clips are played rapidly while skipping frames at a speed equivalent to 4 times the normal speed.
34 Sharing the folders A shared setting can be established to allow the folders of an HDD selected on the "EXPLORE" screen to be accessed from another computer . Please set Network in SETTING screen in advance. (page 38) Accessing via network will not enable if you do not set so.
35 Returning the clips in the RECYCLE folder When the RECYCLE button is pressed on the main screen, the RECYCLE screen is displayed. The clips in the RECYCLE folder and folders can now be displayed, deleted or restored.
36 Formatting T o format a P2 card or HDD, press the FORMA T button on the main screen. The device selection screen to be formatted now appears. A FORMA T SLOTS button SLOT1 button/SLOT2 button/SLOT3 button/ SLOT4 button/SLOT5 button These buttons can be used to select the P2 cards inserted in any slot.
37 Checking the state of all slots Press INFO button in the main screen, the INFO screen will display . Y ou can check the volume of P2 cards in any slot or the HDDs. The default volume name is DVCPRO HD. If you want to check the volume in other format, please press FORMA T select button on the bottom of the screen.
38 System setting Press SETTING button to set the system in the main screen. This SETTING screen is constructed by plural T AB as the following. For details, refer to the explanations for each individual tag Configuring network settings (Network) Set network access of LAN1 as well as LAN2.
39 System setting (continued) Specifying copy options (Copy Setting) Set the option functions in copying. A B C D E A V erify Compare source and destination data after copying is finished. ● ON button Compare data. ● OFF button Do not compare data.
40 System setting (continued) Checking SMART Info “SMART” is an abbreviation of “Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting T echnology”. This function is incorporated within hard disk drives in order to quickly discover any problems the drive and estimate the extent of the damage.
41 System setting (continued) Setting battery level warnings (Battery) Change battery settings. Settings can be made for two different batteries – Battery1 and Battery2 – which may then be selected as required A B C D A BA TTERY1 button / BA TTERY2 button Individual settings may be made.
42 System setting (continued) Undoing the setting (Default) The setting is undone. A B A INITIALIZE button Use this to restore all the settings except the ones below to the factory settings. • Network • Battery B CLOSE button Return to the main screen.
43 Maintenance Checking HDD status (Maintenance) The operations of the installed HDD can be checked on the screen which appears when the maintenance button on the SETTING screen is pressed.
44 Creating P ASS registration data Register as a P ASS (P2 Asset Support System) member to use P2 Status Logger , an inspection utility for P2 devices. With this utility , you can check the software version of registered devices, update the software, and manage usage records.
45 V ersion up Follow the steps below to proceed with version updating. 1 The version update module which is downloaded from the Panasonic home page contains compressed files so unzip them. For further details about the updating methods, refer to the following website.
46 Backing up the data For Windows ● Using Windows Explorer Select top-level folders and files of a displays drive on the unit. Copy the folder to your preferred target folder on the computer .
47 Specifications Power supply DC 12 V (1 1 V to 17 V) Power consumption 70 W indicates safety information. External IF LAN1/LAN2 : Gigabit Ethernet LAN port Dimensions (W) × (H) × (D) 368 mm × 177 mm × 303 mm (14.49 inches × 6.97 inches × 1 1.93 inches) (Excluding protrusions) Weight Approx.
Information for Users on C ollection and Disposal of Old Eq uipment and used Batteries These sym bols on the products, packaging, and/o r accompanying do cuments mean that used electr ical and electronic products and batteries should not be m ixed with general ho usehold waste.
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