Panasonic AJ-PCD20EJ, AJ-PCD20E, AJ-PCD20P Operating Instructions 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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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:

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

For AJ-PCD20P and AJ-PCD20E/EJ

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:

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indicates safety information.

Panasonic Testing Centre
Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH
Winsbergring 15, 22525 Hamburg, Germany

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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:

z Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
z Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
z Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.
z Consult 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.

For AJ-PCD20P

indicates safety information.

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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

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

For AJ-PCD20E/EJ

EEE Yönetmeliğine Uygundur.
EEE Complies with Directive of Turkey.

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indicates safety information.

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.

z In these instructions, Microsoft® Windows®, Windows® XP Professional, Windows® 7 Professional,

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

z Similarly, in these instructions, Macintosh

“Mac OS X” respectively.

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

as “P2 card”.

®

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

®

and Mac OS® X are referred to as “Macintosh” and

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

For AJ-PCD20P

For AJ-PCD20E/EJ
(U.K.)

For AJ-PCD20E/EJ
(continental Europe,etc)

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.

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

z The P2 drive features five card slots.
z It enables high-speed data transfer using a USB 2.0 or IEEE1394b interface.
z It can be used as either an external or an internal drive.
z A 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)

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

Power cable for AC adapter CD-ROM Power switch box

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(AJ-PCD20EJ only)