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Model PMD670 User Guide
Portable Solid State Recorder
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Warnings and Cautions CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The ex
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Important Safety Instructions READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality 15. Lightning – Lightning – Unplug the unit from the wall outlet and and safety standards. There are, however, some installation and disconnect the antenna or cable system for added protection operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time. This will prevent dama
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ANTENNA WARNINGS LEAD IN WIRE Do not expose the equipment to rain or moisture. ANTENNA GROUND Do not remove the cover from the equipment. DISCHARGE CLAMP UNIT (NEC SECTION Do not insert anything into the equipment through 810-20) the ventilation holes. ELECTRIC GROUNDING SERVICE CONDUCTORS Do not cover the ventilation with any items such EQUIPMENT (NEC SECTION as tablecloths, newspapers, curtains, etc. 810-21) No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING
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CE marking (only EU version) English This product is in conformity with the EMC directive and low-voltage directive. Français Cet appareil est cnforme á la directive EMC et á la de directive sur les basses tensions. Deutsch Dieses Greät entspricht den EMC-Richtlinien und den Richtlinien für Niederspannungsgeräte. Nederlands Dit apparaat voldoet aan de EMC-richtlijnene en de richtlijnen vooor apparatuur met laag voltage. Italiano Quest' unitá è conforme alle diretive EMC ed alla direttiva sulle b
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Quick Start 2. Slide the POWER switch to the right and release. Follow the instructions on this page to Quick Start your POWER new PMD670 Portable Solid State Recorder and begin recording. Note: Outside of the USA a CF card is not included. On first power up, wait See page 41 for installing a CF card and page 22 to for the PMD670 to format a CF card. initialize. TOTALTRACKTIME A-B Quick Start Basic Instructions L REC REMAIN kbps -dB 00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over kHz R A full display will AM PM S.SKIP -
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Table of Contents How to erase all track EDL marks ....... 21 How to format a CF card ..................... 22 Precautions Warnings and Cautions ........................... 2 TRACK JUMP buttons ........................... 23 Important Safety Instructions ................... 3 TRACK JUMP reverse button ....... 23 Regulatory Compliance ........................... 4 REC UNDO button .............................. 23 Quick Start ................................................... 6 TRACK JUMP forward
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Left side CHARGE indicator .................................... 41 Package contents CF card compartment ............................... 41 To eject a CF card .................................. 41 To insert a CF card ................................. 41 • PMD670 DIGITAL IN/OUT jacks .............................. 42 DC IN 13V jack.......................................... 42 I/O port ...................................................... 42 • 64MB CF card (US only) How to connect via I/O port....
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Control and Connection Diagrams # Control Page Top 1 Speaker ..................................................... 14 1 2 2 MIC (internal microphone)......................... 14 3 POWER switch.......................................... 14 4 Security cover ........................................... 14 Setup controls STEREO 0dB -20dB OFF ON L R 5 AUTO MARK switch .................................. 14 AUTO MARK ANALOG OUT MIC ATTEN SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD670 OFF ON SINGLE FLAT OFF ALL
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# Control Page Front 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 HP/SPK VOLUME control ...................... 39 2 Display (see next page) ......................... 39 REC PAUSE REC 3 REC PAUSE button................................ 39 L HP/SPK VOLUME PHONES R 4 REC indicator. ........................................ 39 DISPLAY LIGHT KEY LOCK REC LEVEL 5 REC switch ......................................... 39 6 REC LEVEL controls .............................. 39
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 TOTALTRACKTIME A-B L REC REMAIN kbps 00 20 12 0 over 40 6 2 -dB kHz R AM PM S.SKIP -dB INT TRACK MIC LINE MARK 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 # Control Page Display 1 REC label.......................................... 47 2 TOTAL label ...................................... 47 3 REMAIN label .................................. 47 4 TRACK label ........................
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Introduction convert and edit audio files that were recorded Thank you for selecting the Marantz Professional on the PMD670. PMD670 Portable Solid State Recorder. The PMD670 is an audio recorder that records in Voice recording digital audio formats onto a Compact Flash™ The PMD670 has several helpful features for memory card (CF card) or Microdrive™. voice recording in situations such as meetings, conferences or other events. Compact flash memory cards, also used in digital cameras, are widely a
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Features • Stereo (2 channels) and mono (1 channel) • Tracks audio recording and playback. A new track (file) is automatically started each • Records onto various types of CF cards. time recording is stopped using the STOP (Please refer to the Marantz Professional button. web site at www.marantzpro.com for a complete updated list of approved cards.) • Automatic recording • Two different recording formats. The PMD670 can be set to stop recording • Compressed recording using MPEG1 Layer when there
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Controls and Connections 4. Security cover Use a small Phillips screw- 1 2 driver to remove or replace the Security cover. The Security cover makes setup controls relatively unavailable. The setup SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD670 controls allow you to setup the PMD670 for your EDIT iNPUT A-B REPEAT MARK unique application. You can then have someone TRACK JUMP - / REW FWD / + REC UNDO MARGIN RESET PLAY / PAUSE STOP POWER operate the PMD670 without concern that they I / O MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL mi
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8 STEREO OFF ON 0dB -20dB L R 9 AUTO MARK MIC ATTEN ANALOG OUT SINGLE FLAT OFF ON ALL OFF STEREO 6 LR 8. ANALOG OUT switch PRE REC ANC LIMITER OFF ON OFF ON ALC MANUAL Selects the audio output 7 INPUT LOCK EDL PLAY LEVEL CONT. EDIT channel for playback. ANALOG OUT INPUT A-B REPEAT MARK a Applies to playback output to LINE OUT, and Internal speaker or headphones. OFF ON 6. PRE REC switch Lets you turn off pre L: Audio recorded on the Left channel is output to record cache if it is not PRE REC b
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STEREO OFF 0dB -20dB ON L R High pass position reduces low fre- : quency ambient noise only. AUTO MARK MIC ATTEN ANALOG OUT 10 SINGLE FLAT OFF ON ALL OFF 11 ANC PRE REC 12 LIMITER US default: ANC switch at Band pass . ALC MANUAL OFF ON OFF ON 13 Europe default: ANC switch at FLAT. INPUT LOCK EDL PLAY LEVEL CONT. EDIT INPUT A-B REPEAT MARK OFF ON 2. EDL PLAY switch The EDL PLAY switch SINGLE 10. REPEAT switch OFF ALL turns EDL PLAY off or on. Lets you endlessly repeat EDL PLAY playback of a tr
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STEREO 0dB OFF ON -20dB L R Note: The PMD670 'listens' only to the selected input. For example if the input selected is AUTO MARK ANALOG OUT MIC ATTEN SINGLE FLAT OFF ON OFF ALL LRmono with LINE input, and no input source is PRE REC ANC LIMITER connected to the LINE IN jacks the PMD670 will OFF ON OFF ON ALC MANUAL record silence. INPUT LOCK EDL PLAY LEVEL CONT. EDIT INPUT A-B REPEAT MARK a US default: mono with INT MIC input. Europe default: stereo with MIC input. 14 What the input selections
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STEREO 0dB -20dB OFF ON R L Input device(s) and channels: AUTO MARK ANALOG OUT MIC ATTEN SINGLE FLAT ON OFF OFF ALL mono with INT MIC input PRE REC ANC LIMITER ON ALC MANUAL OFF ON OFF Mono audio input from the internal microphone is recorded as a mono file. INPUT LOCK EDL PLAY LEVEL CONT. EDIT INPUT A-B REPEAT MARK stereo with LINE input 15 Audio input from the L LINE IN jack is recorded on the Left channel. 15. A-B REPEAT button Audio input from the R LINE IN jack is recorded While in playb
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STEREO 0dB -20dB OFF ON R L Edit functions: editing EDL Marks to create AUTO MARK ANALOG OUT MIC ATTEN custom playback sequences, erasing and renum- FLAT SINGLE OFF ON OFF ALL bering Tracks, and formatting the CF card. ANC PRE REC LIMITER ALC MANUAL OFF ON OFF ON Custom playback sequences INPUT LOCK EDL PLAY LEVEL CONT. EDIT EDL Marks are numbered consecutively from 001 INPUT A-B REPEAT MARK and automatically renumbered when an EDL 16 17 18 Mark is added or erased. Playback is also con- se
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Edit mode Press and release the MARK/ EDIT button to Edit mode includes: Renumber (renumber tab through the EDL Mark types: Point, Skip, tracks), TrkERASE (erase a track), Loop_A, Loop_B, and Erase. When the type you TrkMkERASE (erase an EDL mark), want to change the EDL Mark to is flashing press AllMkERASE (erase all EDL marks), and FOR- and release the ENTER button . MAT (format the CF card). TRACKTIME L 00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over -dB How to renumber tracks R -dB If you have erased tracks from the
