Panasonic Aj-pcd20ej User manual

Memory Card Drive

Operating Instructions

Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this

manual for future use.

FJ0606AT9033 -FJ

Printed in Japan VQT0X89-8

Model No. AJ-PCD20P

Model No. AJ-PCD20E

Model No. AJ-PCD20EJ

ENGLISH

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indicates safety information.

CAUTION:

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock and annoying interference, use the recommended

accessories only.

CAUTION:

The mains plug of the power supply cord shall remain readily operable.

The AC receptacle (mains socket outlet) shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily

accessible.

To completely disconnect this equipment from the AC mains, disconnect the mains plug from the

AC receptacle.

WARNING:

zTo reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture.

zTo reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, keep this equipment away from all liquids. Use and

store only in locations which are not exposed to the risk of dripping or splashing liquids, and

do not place any liquid containers on top of the equipment.

WARNING:

This apparatus must be earthed.

To ensure safe operation the three-pin plug must be inserted only into a standard three-pin

power point which is effectively earthed through the normal house-hold wiring.

Extension cords used with the equipment must be three-core and be correctly wired to provide

connection to earth. Wrongly wired extension cords are a major cause of fatalities.

The fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply that the power point is earthed

and that the installation is completely safe. For your safety, if in any doubt about the effective

earthing of the power point, consult a qualified electrician.

Notice (U.S.A. only):

Disposal may be regulated in your community due to Environmental considerations. For disposal or

recycling information, please visit Panasonic website: http://www.panasonic.com/environmental or call

1-888-769-0149.

Manufactured by: Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, Japan

Importer’s name and address of pursuant to EU rules:

Panasonic Testing Centre

Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH

Winsbergring 15, 22525 Hamburg, Germany

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indicates safety information.

CAUTION:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,

uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with

the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause

harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the

following measures:

zReorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

zIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver.

zConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

zConsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

The user may find the booklet “Something About Interference” available from FCC local regional

offices helpful.

FCC Warning: To assure continued FCC emission limit compliance, follow the attached

installation instructions and the user must use only shielded interface cables when connecting

to host computer or peripheral devices. Also, any unauthorized changes or modifications to this

equipment could void the user’s authority to operate this device.

Declaration of Conformity

Model Number: AJ-PCD20P

Trade Name: Panasonic

Responsible Party: Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way, Secaucus,

NJ 07094

Support contact: 1-800-524-1448

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two

conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any

interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

To assure continued compliance, follow the attached installation instructions and do not make

any unauthorized modifications.

FCC NOTICE

NOTIFICATION (Canada)

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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indicates safety information.

Caution for AC Mains Lead

FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY.

This product is equipped with 2 types of AC mains cable. One is for continental Europe, etc. and

the other one is only for U.K.

Appropriate mains cable must be used in each local area, since the other type of mains cable is

not suitable.

FOR CONTINENTAL EUROPE, ETC.

Not to be used in the U.K.

FOR U.K. ONLY

This appliance is supplied with a moulded

three pin mains plug for your safety and

convenience.

A 13 amp fuse is fitted in this plug.

Should the fuse need to be replaced

please ensure that the replacement fuse

has a rating of 13 amps and that it is

approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362.

Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI

mark on the body of the fuse.

If the plug contains a removable fuse cover

you must ensure that it is refitted when the

fuse is replaced.

If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not

be used until a replacement cover is

obtained.

A replacement fuse cover can be

purchased from your local Panasonic

Dealer.

How to replace the fuse

1. Open the fuse compartment with a

screwdriver.

2. Replace the fuse.

Fuse

EEE Yönetmeliğine Uygundur.

EEE Complies with Directive of Turkey.

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Table of Contents

Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Supplied Accessories (AJ-PCD20P/AJ-PCD20E/EJ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Parts and their Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Power Switch Box (AJ-PCD20EJ only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Inserting a P2 Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Write-protection of P2 Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

To Connect the P2 drive to a Personal Computer for External Use . . . . . . . . . 10

To Mount the P2 drive in a Personal Computer 5-type Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

IEEE1394b Driver for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

1) Before installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2) Installation of the IEEE1394b driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3) Confirmation of installation of the IEEE1394b driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

IEEE1394b Driver for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installation of the IEEE1394b driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the

United States.

Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. of the United States.

Other names of companies and products are trademarks or registered trademarks

of the respective companies.

zIn these instructions, Microsoft®Windows®, Windows®XP Professional, Windows®7 Professional,

Windows®7 Ultimate, and Windows®8 are referred to as “Windows”, “Windows XP Professional”,

“Windows 7 Professional”, “Windows 7 Ultimate”, and “Windows 8”, respectively.

zSimilarly, in these instructions, Macintosh®and Mac OS®X are referred to as “Macintosh” and

“Mac OS X” respectively.

zIn these instructions, a P2 card and memory card adapter (AJ-P2AD1) are collectively referred to

as “P2 card”.

Software information for this product

Customer advisory: This product includes software licensed under the GNU General Public License

(GPL) and GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL); customers have the right to download,

modify, and redistribute source code for this software.

Descriptions of the GPL and LGPL are stored on the installation CD included with this camera-

recorder. See the folder named \LDOC. (The description is the original (written in English)). To

download the relevant source code, visit

http://pro-av.panasonic.net/.

Please note that we cannot answer any questions you may have about the content, etc. of any source

code you may obtain from the above Web site.

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Overview

The AJ-PCD20 (hereinafter referred to as “P2 drive”) is a data transfer device that uses a USB 2.0 or

IEEE1394b interface and is designed only for P2 cards.

The P2 drive is capable of making high-speed transfers of clip data shot with a memory card camera

recorder for P2 cards to a personal computer (Windows/Macintosh).

This device supports not only the transferring and copying of clips recorded on P2 cards, but also direct

editing.

Features

zThe P2 drive features five card slots.

zIt enables high-speed data transfer using a USB 2.0 or IEEE1394b interface.

zIt can be used as either an external or an internal drive.

zA memory card adapter (AJ-P2AD1) can be used.

This feature is supported with firmware version 3.00 or later of the unit.

For the latest information on firmware, visit the following Web site.

http://pro-av.panasonic.net/

Supplied Accessories (AJ-PCD20P/AJ-PCD20E/EJ)

While AJ-PCD20 is connected to the personal computer, install the required drivers from

the CD-ROM.

For details, refer to the install manual and “IEEE1394b Driver for Windows” (page 14) or

“IEEE1394b Driver for Macintosh” (page 18) in this document.

AC adapter Rubber feet (4) Mounting screws (8)

Power cable for AC adapter CD-ROM Power switch box

(AJ-PCD20EJ only)

For AJ-PCD20P

For AJ-PCD20E/EJ

(U.K.)

For AJ-PCD20E/EJ

(continental Europe,etc)

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Parts and their Functions

Front Panel

(1)Power Indicator

This indicator lights up in green when the P2

drive is running.

(2)Status Indicator

This indicator lights up in green during access

to a P2 card.

<Note>

Do not remove the P2 card during access of

the card, otherwise files may be corrupted, or

the P2 card may fail.

(3)Card Slots

The P2 drive’s card slots are designed for P2

cards.

The P2 drive does not operate with cards

other than P2 cards.

(4)EJECT Button

To remove a P2 card, press this button so that

the button pops out, then press it in again.

<Note>

For Macintosh only: To remove a P2 card,

drag the icon of the P2 card to “Trash,” and

then press the EJECT button after confirming

that the P2 card icon disappears.

Rear Panel

The picture shows the rear panel with its cover

removed.

(1)USB 2.0 connector (Type B)

This connects a USB cable. Use a USB cable

(shielded) compliant with USB 2.0.

<Note>

The P2 drive supports USB 2.0 only. It does

not support personal computers compliant

with USB 1.1. For Macintosh, USB 2.0

operations are not guaranteed.

(2)IEEE1394b connector

This connects an IEEE1394b cable.

<Notes>

zWhen cables are connected to both the

USB 2.0 connector and IEEE1394b

connector, only the interface that was

connected first after turning on the power is

available.

zFor Windows 8, IEEE1394b operations are

not guaranteed.

(3)DC IN 16V Socket

For external use of the P2 drive, connect an

AC adapter to this socket.

For the AJ-PCD20EJ only: For external use of

the P2 drive, connect the power switch box to

this socket.

(4)DC IN 12V Socket

To use the P2 drive mounted in a personal

computer, connect one of the power supply

connectors inside the personal computer to

this socket. (See page 12)

<Note>

Do NOT supply power to both the DC IN 12V

socket and DC IN 16V socket at the same

time.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

(1) (2) (3) (4)(5)(6)

USB 2.0

DC IN 16V DC IN 12V

IEEE 1394b

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Parts and their Functions (continue)

(5)Cable Clamp

Use this clamp to secure the AC adapter cable

when connecting the P2 drive to a personal

computer for external use of the Drive.

For the AJ-PCD20EJ only: Use this clamp to

secure the power switch box cable when

connecting the P2 drive to a personal

computer for external use of the drive.

(6)Antitheft Lock

A commercially available antitheft cable can

be connected to this lock.

Power Switch Box

(AJ-PCD20EJ only)

During external use of the P2 drive, connect the

power switch box between the drive and the AC

adapter.

When the power switch box is connected, you

can use the switch to turn off the P2 drive instead

of unplugging the power cord.

(1)DC IN Socket

Connect the AC adapter to this socket.

<Note>

Do not connect anything other than the

supplied AC adapter.

(2)DC OUT connector

Connect this to the DC IN 16V socket on the

P2 drive.

(3)Switch

Turn ON the switch when using the P2 drive.

Turn OFF the switch when the P2 drive is not

in use. When the drive is connected to a

personal computer, perform the safe

hardware removal procedure of your OS

before turning OFF the switch.

For Windows XP

Select “Safely Remove Hardware” in the

“Task Tray” and stop the “Panasonic P2

Series USB/SBP2 Device” before turning

OFF the switch.

For Windows 7

Click the arrow pointing up in the “Task Tray”,

select “Safely Remove Hardware and Eject

Media”, and perform one of the following.

During USB connection:

If "Eject P2 drive" is enabled, select "Eject P2

drive" and turn OFF the switch. If "Eject P2

drive" is enabled but "P2 Drive" does not

appear, remove all inserted P2 cards before

turning OFF the switch.

During 1394 connection:

Remove all of the P2 cards that appear under

“MATSHITA AJ-PCD20 #1” before turning

OFF the switch.

For Windows 8

Click the up arrow in the task tray in the

desktop screen and then select “Safely

Remove Hardware and Eject Media” before

turning OFF the switch.

If “Eject P2 drive” is active, select this item

before turning OFF the switch. If the ejecting

of P2 cards is enabled without “P2 Drive”

being displayed, eject all of the P2 cards and

then turn OFF the switch.

For Macintosh

Drag and drop the P2 card icon into “Trash”,

and confirm that the P2 card icon disappears

before turning OFF the switch.

<Notes>

zTurning OFF the switch during data transfer

may result in loss of data.

zFailure to perform the safe hardware removal

procedure before turning OFF the switch may

result in loss of data.

(1)(2) (3)

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Inserting a P2 Card

When inserting a P2 card into the slot in the P2

drive, make sure you keep the card horizontal as

you ease it in.

Forcing the card in on an angle may cause a

problem.

Write-protection of P2 Card

A P2 card has a write-protect switch. Setting this

switch to “PROTECT” can prevent writing and

deleting of data.

Note: The write-protect switch is not effective

when the P2 card is inserted in the P2 drive.

Make sure you remove the P2 card from the P2

drive, set the switch, then re-insert the card, in

order to effect the switch setting.

To prevent the writing and deleting of data when

using a memory card adapter (AJ-P2AD1), set

the memory card write-protect switch on the

adapter.

Installation

There are two ways to connect the P2 drive to a personal computer (Windows/Macintosh) :

1. Using the P2 drive as an external drive connected to a personal computer (Windows/Macintosh)

2. Mounting the P2 drive in a 5-type bay of a desktop personal computer (Windows)

PROTECT

Setting the write-

protect switch to

“PROTECT” can

prevent writing and

deleting of data.

Setting the write-

protect switch to

this side allows

writing and

deleting of data.

Write-protect

switch

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Installation (continue)

To Connect the P2 drive to a Personal Computer for External Use

1Attach the rubber feet to the dimples on the

base of the P2 drive.

2Start the personal computer.

3Plug the AC adapter supplied with the P2

drive into the DC IN 16V socket on the P2

drive.

The P2 drive will start.

For the AJ-PCD20EJ only:

Plug the power switch box supplied with the

P2 drive into the DC IN 16V socket on the P2

drive, then plug the supplied AC adapter into

the power switch box. The P2 drive will start

when you turn ON the switch.

<Note>

Disconnect the AC mains plug from the AC

mains socket when not in use.

4(To be connected by USB 2.0)

Plug a USB 2.0 cable B connector into the

USB connector on the P2 drive. then plug the

other end (A connector) of the USB 2.0 cable

into the USB 2.0 port on the personal

computer.

<Note>

No USB 2.0 cable is supplied with the P2

drive in the package. Use a commercially

available USB 2.0 cable (shielded).

Take care to use a USB cable that is no

longer than 3 metres. The P2 drive may not

operate properly with a cable longer than 3

metres.

For Macintosh, USB 2.0 operations are not

guaranteed.

Dimples

USB 2.0

DC IN 16V DC IN 12V

IEEE 1394b

USB 2.0

DC IN 16V DC IN 12V

IEEE 1394b

AC adapter

USB 2.0

DC IN 16V DC IN 12V

IEEE 1394b

USB 2.0 connector

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