Marantz PMD670 manual

Model PMD670 User Guide ® Portable Solid State Recorder[...]

W arnings and Cautions 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 exclamation point within an equilate[...]

- 3 - Important Safety Instructions READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. 1. Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read befor[...]

- 4 - ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE FIGURE 1 EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA 70 GROUND CLAMP GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, PART H) GROUND CLAMPS NEC - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE NOTE [...]

MARANTZ EUROPE B.V. 5600 EINDHOVEN THE NETHERLANDS SI DICHIARA CHE L'APPARECCHIO SINTO-AMPLIFACATORE SR-39 RISPONDE ALLE PRESCRIZIONI DELL'ART. 2 COMMA 1 DEL D.M. 28 AGOSTO 1995 N° 548. FATTO A EINDHOVEN, IL 1/1/1997. CE marking (only EU version) English This product is in conformity with the EMC directive and low-voltage directive. Fran[...]

- 6 - Quick Start Follow the instructions on this page to Quick Start your new PMD670 Portable Solid State Recorder and begin recording. Note: Outside of the USA a CF card is not included. See page 41 for installing a CF card and page 22 to format a CF card. a. Plug AC adapter into household power . b. Plug the adaptor jack into the PMD670 at DC IN[...]

- 7 - T able of Contents Precautions W arnings and Cautions ........................... 2 Important Safety Instructions ................... 3 Regulatory Compliance ........................... 4 Quick Start ................................................... 6 T able of Content s ......................................... 7 US/Europe models .........[...]

- 8 - Left side CHARGE indicator .................................... 41 CF card compartment ............................... 41 T o eject a CF card .................................. 41 T o insert a CF card ................................. 41 DIGIT AL IN/OUT jacks .............................. 42 DC IN 13V jack ...................................[...]

- 9 - SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD670 POWER MIC ATTEN 0dB -20dB FLAT ANC LEVEL CONT. LIMITER ALC MANUAL OFF ON EDL PLAY STEREO L ANALOG OUT R OFF ON AUTO MARK OFF ON PRE REC MARK A-B REPEAT INPUT EDIT SINGLE OFF ALL OFF ON INPUT LOCK TRACK JUMP MARGIN RESET REC UNDO MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL PLAY / PAUSE STOP I / O - / REW FWD / + MIC ATTEN 0dB -20dB FLA[...]

# Control Page Front 1 HP/SPK VOLUME control ...................... 39 2 Display (see next page) ......................... 39 3 REC P AUSE button ................................ 39 4 REC indicator . ........................................ 39 5 REC switch ......................................... 39 6 REC LEVEL controls ...........................[...]

- 1 1 - # Control Page Display 1 REC label .......................................... 47 2 TOT AL label ...................................... 47 3 REMAIN label .................................. 47 4 TRACK label ..................................... 47 5 TIME label ......................................... 47 6 kbps label .........................[...]

- 12 - Introduction Thank you for selecting the Marantz Professional PMD670 Portable Solid S tate Recorder . The PMD670 is an audio recorder that records in digital audio formats onto a Compact Flash™ memory card (CF card) or Microdrive™. Compact flash memory cards, also used in digital cameras, are widely available at consumer electronics reta[...]

- 13 - • T racks A new track (file) is automatically started each time recording is stopped using the STOP button. • Automatic recording The PMD670 can be set to stop recording when there is silence (Silent Skip) and auto- matically start when sound resumes. The PMD670 can be set to automatically add an EDL mark to the track at each such starti[...]

MIC ATTEN 0dB -20dB FLAT ANC LEVEL CONT. LIMITER ALC MANUAL OFF ON EDL PLAY STEREO L ANALOG OUT R OFF ON AUTO MARK OFF ON PRE REC MARK A-B REPEAT INPUT EDIT SINGLE OFF ALL OFF ON INPUT LOCK - 14 - SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD670 MARK A-B REPEAT iNPUT TRACK JUMP MARGIN RESET REC UNDO MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL PLAY / PAUSE STOP POWER EDIT - / REW FWD / + I[...]

MIC ATTEN 0dB -20dB FLAT ANC LEVEL CONT. LIMITER ALC MANUAL OFF ON EDL PLAY STEREO L ANALOG OUT R OFF ON AUTO MARK OFF ON PRE REC MARK A-B REPEAT INPUT EDIT SINGLE OFF ALL OFF ON INPUT LOCK 7 OFF ON INPUT LOCK a TIME REC REMAIN L R -dB over 0 2 6 12 20 40 00 -dB INT MIC 8 9 6. PRE REC switch Lets you turn of f pre record cache if it is not desired.[...]

10. REPEA T switch SINGLE OFF ALL REPEAT Lets you endlessly repeat playback of a track or entire memory card. OFF: No repeat. SINGLE: During playback the current track is repeated. When playback reaches the end of the track it automatically starts playback from the beginning of that track. ALL: During playback all tracks are repeated. When playback[...]

ALC is usually not desired when recording music (voice or instrument) because the transitions in input level may be audible in the recording, and can make the recording ‘hissy’ by raising the level during quiet passages and recording ambient noise. The REC LEVEL controls do not work when the LEVEL CONT . switch is set at ALC. US default: LEVEL [...]

Input device(s) and channels: mono with INT MIC input Mono audio input from the internal microphone is recorded as a mono file. stereo with LINE input Audio input from the L LINE IN jack is recorded on the Left channel. Audio input from the R LINE IN jack is recorded on the Right channel. mono with LINE input Audio input from the L LINE IN jack is [...]

16, 17, 18. MARK/ EDIT buttons This button group MARK EDIT controls EDL Marks and Editing functions. EDL Marks Mark functions: manually adding Marks, and locating Marks. Adding EDL Marks Press and release the MARK/ EDIT button to manually add an EDL Mark during recording. Press the MARK/ EDIT button during pause, recording, or playback to add an ED[...]

Skip An EDL Mark changed to 'Skip' will be skipped during EDL playback (playback with EDL PLA Y switch at ON). Playback will skip to the beginning of the next EDL Mark. A skipped EDL recording is not erased. The recording is still on the CF card. The skipped EDL recording will play if the EDL PLA Y switch is at OFF . Y ou can change the t[...]

TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK - 21 - TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK T rack number flash- ing in the ERASE display . Press and release the FWD/+ button or the -/REW button to select the track number you want to erase. Example track 34. While the track to be erased is flashing (5 sec- onds) press and release the ENTER button . (Or press and release the STOP butto[...]

- 22 - MARK MARK L R -dB over 0 2 6 12 20 40 00 -dB INT MIC While the display is flashing (5 seconds) press and release the MARK/ EDIT button three more times. Renumber flashing in the display . How to erase all EDL marks From stop press and hold the MARK/ EDIT button for about 2 seconds to enter Edit mode. AllMkErase flash- ing in the display . Wh[...]

SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD670 MARK A-B REPEAT iNPUT TRACK JUMP MARGIN RESET REC UNDO MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL PLAY / PAUSE STOP POWER EDIT - / REW FWD / + I / O TRACK JUMP MARGIN RESET REC UNDO MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL PLAY / PAUSE STOP I / O - / REW FWD / + 19 20 21 22 TRACK JUMP REC UNDO L R -dB over 0 2 6 12 20 40 00 -dB INT MIC TRACK TIME TRACK L R[...]

MARGIN RESET MENU/STORE i / O L R -dB over 0 2 6 12 20 40 00 -dB INT MIC TRACK TIME TRACK SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD670 MARK A-B REPEAT iNPUT TRACK JUMP MARGIN RESET REC UNDO MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL PLAY / PAUSE STOP POWER EDIT - / REW FWD / + I / O TRACK JUMP MARGIN RESET REC UNDO MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL PLAY / PAUSE STOP I / O - / REW FWD / + 23 - [...]

- 25 - TIME REC REMAIN L R -dB over 0 2 6 12 20 40 00 -dB INT MIC PM Then either: 8a. Press and release the FWD/+ button or the -/REW button to tab to another menu choice, or 8b. Press and release the MENU/STORE button to write the menu changes and return to stop mode, or 8c. Press and release the CANCEL button to cancel any menu changes and return[...]

- 26 - PM PM PM PM The day will be flashing. 5. With the day flashing press and release the FWD/+ button or the -/REW button to tab through days. When the day is correct, press and release the ENTER button . The year will be flashing. Example display . Example Display 6. With the year flashing press and release the FWD/+ button or the -/REW button [...]

TIME REC REMAIN L R -dB over 0 2 6 12 20 40 00 -dB INT MIC - 27 - How to set or change the Date Form The date form is the date order month/day/year or day/month/year . The US default is M/D/Y (month/day/year). The Europe default is D/M/Y (day/month/year). 1. From stop, press and hold the MENU/ STORE button for about 2 seconds. MENU will appear (fla[...]

- 28 - 2 3 PCM 45 6 .wav/.bwf 1 - - - - - - - - - default Algor/File Stereo Mono Dig-In MP2 MP3 PCM MP2 MP3 PCM MP2 MP3 384,256,192,128,96,64 320,256,160,128,80,64 160,128,80,64,40,32 160,128,80,64,40,32 - - - - - - - - - 192,128,96,64,48,32 384,256,192,128,96,64 320,256,160,128,80,64 .mpg/.bwf .mp3/.bwf .wav/.bwf .mpg/.bwf .mp3/.bwf .wav/.bwf .mpg[...]

- 29 - TIME REC REMAIN L R -dB over 0 2 6 12 20 40 00 -dB INT MIC kbps kHz kbps kHz kbps kHz 2 3 PCM 45 6 .wav/.bwf 1 - - - - - - - - - default Algor/File Stereo Mono Dig-In MP2 MP3 PCM MP2 MP3 PCM MP2 MP3 384,256,192,128,96,64 320,256,160,128,80,64 160,128,80,64,40,32 160,128,80,64,40,32 - - - - - - - - - 192,128,96,64,48,32 384,256,192,128,96,64 [...]

- 30 - In our example we press and release the ENTER button to accept the MP2 choice and switch to column 4. 4. Press and release the FWD/+ button or the -/REW button to tab to your sample frequency choice. In our example we press and release the ENTER button to accept the 44.1 choice and switch to column 5. 5. Press and release the FWD/+ button or[...]

- 31 - Other menu choices: Manual track incrementing. When Manual track incrementing is on, during recording slide and release the REC switch to increment the track. A new track is created at that point. There is no break in recording. When Manual track incrementing is off, sliding and releasing REC switch during recording does nothing. Default set[...]

-dB -dB -dB -dB -dB - 32 - Silent Skip. Silent skip automatically pauses recording when there is a period of silence and continues record- ing when sound resumes. Silent Skip looks for sound below a preset level for a preset period of time. When that occurs the PMD670 switches to record pause. When a signal of about -30 dB is input recording resume[...]

- 33 - -dB -dB -dB -dB -dB Auto Cue Auto Cue skips the silence at the beginning of an audio track and pauses playback at the point where the sound is loud enough for long enough. Y ou can adjust how loud (how many dB) and how long (milliseconds) the audio has to be before playback is cued. If S.Play is selected (see next page), when the end of the [...]

- 34 - Single Play During playback, when Single Play and Auto Cue are Off, and the end of a track is reached the next track automatically starts playing. During playback, when Single Play is On, and the end of a track is reached the PMD670 auto- matically pauses. This differs from Auto Cue in that Single Play does not cue to start of audio. Default[...]

- 35 - 6. Press and release the FWD/+ button to switch to another menu choice, or press and release the MENU/STORE button to write the menu change(s) and return to stop mode. Automatic Power Off If the PMD670 is not operated for 30 minutes during stop or play pause, power can be auto- matically shut off to conserve battery life. Default is A.PowOFF[...]

4. Press and release the FWD/+ button or the -/REW button to tab through the RemoteMode choices: StartStop, EDL Mark, PWR REC, or M.T rack 5. When correct Press and release the ENTER button to switch to RemoteMode flashing. 6. Press and release the FWD/+ button to switch to another menu choice, or press and release the MENU/STORE button to write th[...]

- 37 - 3. Press and release the ENTER button to accept the ID# choice and switch to the highest number position. 4. Press and release the FWD/+ button or the -/REW button to tab through the digits 0 through 9. 5. When correct Press and release the ENTER button to switch to the next digit. 6. Press and release the FWD/+ button or the -/REW button to[...]

- 38 - PLAY / PAUSE ENTER CANCEL STOP SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD670 MARK A-B REPEAT iNPUT TRACK JUMP MARGIN RESET REC UNDO MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL PLAY / PAUSE STOP POWER EDIT - / REW FWD / + I / O TRACK JUMP MARGIN RESET REC UNDO MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL PLAY / PAUSE STOP I / O - / REW FWD / + 24 25 PLAY / PAUSE ENTER Controls and Connections T op co[...]

- 39 - Front REC PAUSE DISPLAY LIGHT REC LEVEL L R REC HP/SPK VOLUME PHONES KEY LOCK 1 2 3 4 5 6 HP/SPK VOLUM E MARK TRACK TOTAL TRACK TIME REC REMAIN kbps A-B L R -dB PM kHz AM INT MIC LINE S.SKIP -dB over 0 2 6 12 20 40 00 REC PAUSE L R -dB over 0 2 6 12 20 40 00 -dB INT MIC TRACK TIME TRACK b a c L R -dB over 0 2 6 12 20 40 00 -dB TRACK TIME MAR[...]

- 40 - Front continued REC PAUSE DISPLAY LIGHT REC LEVEL L R REC HP/SPK VOLUME PHONES KEY LOCK 7 8 9 Adjust headphone volume with the HP/SPK volume control. Headphones are active during recording and playback. During playback plugging in headphones mutes the internal speaker . PHONES 8. DISPLA Y button Press and release to tab through alternate inf[...]

- 41 - REC PAUSE DISPLAY LIGHT REC LEVEL L R REC HP/SPK VOLUME PHONES KEY LOCK 10 Front continued 10. KEY LOCK switch The KEY LOCK switch secures the PMD670 in the state it is in during Record, Playback or Stop. KEY LOCK Slide the switch to the right to turn KEY LOCK on. Only these controls will work: Display LIGHT button. POWER switch - Works duri[...]

- 42 - d c DIGITAL IN OUT CHARGE DC IN 13V I/O 13 14 15 DIGITA L OUT IN DC IN 13V I/O (3mm x 10mm long) The supplied Memory compart- ment security screw requires using a small Phillips screwdriver to open the Memory compartment door . That reduces the possibility that the CF card will be misplaced or stolen. 1. Remove the plastic pin (c) and then t[...]

- 43 - 1. Connect the cable to the PMD670 and your computer . 2. Slide the POWER switch on the PMD670 to the right and release to power off. 3. Press and hold the I/O MENU/ST ORE button while you slide the POWER switch on the PMD670 to the right and release to power on. This display appears: The CF card in the PMD670 appears as a re- movable device[...]

3 COLD 2 HOT 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 GND L R MIC L R LINE IN REMOTE LINE OUT PHANTOM +48V ON OFF 16. Remote jack Plug a wired remote (not supplied) in here. REMOTE Right side - 44 - L R LINE IN LINE OUT LINE OUT jacks Plug Left and Right RCA audio cables in here to connect to the input of an amplifier or other external unit. During playback what is output on[...]

- 45 - Right side continued OFF : No microphone power is supplied. Microphone recommendations Professional condenser microphone(s) (which require additional power either phantom power from the PMD670 or from another source) are recommended because they provide greater sensitivity , and higher quality audio recording. Dynamic microphone(s) can be us[...]

- 46 - Battery power The PMD670 can operate on several types of battery power . Hint: Keep fully charged batteries in the PMD670 when recording using AC power . Otherwise if AC power is interrupted, as much as 30 minutes of your recording could be lost. Eight AA alkaline batteries and the supplied battery carrier can be used. Alkaline batteries can[...]

- 47 - Display MARK TRACK TOTAL TRACK TIME REC REMAIN kbps A-B L R -dB PM kHz AM INT MIC LINE S.SKIP -dB over 0 2 6 12 20 40 00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1. REC label The REC label appears with other labels in this area to indicate T OT AL REC TIME or REC TIME REMAINING displayed on the upper alphanumeric display [...]

- 48 - Mark number , number of EDL Marks on CF card etc. Associated labels are display items 15 and 16. 18. MIC/INT MIC label The MIC label appears when external micro- phones are selected. The INT MIC label appears when input se- lected for recording is the internal micro- phone. 19. LINE label The LINE label appears when input(s) se- lected for r[...]

- 49 - bitrate 32 kbps 64 kbps 40 kbps 80 kbps 64 kbps 128 kbps 80 kbps 160 kbps 128kbps 256 kbps 160 kbps 320 kbps .mp3 mono stereo mono stereo mono stereo mono stereo mono stereo mono stereo 32 MB 2:13:00 1:06:30 1:46:24 0:53:12 1:06:30 0:33:15 0:53:12 0:26:36 0:33:15 0:16:38 0:26:36 0:13:18 64 MB 4:26:00 2:13:00 3:32:48 1:46:24 2:13:00 1:06:30 1[...]

- 50 - TROUBLESHOOTING Should faults occur , it is in many cases not necessary to consult your dealer or technical service department. On the basis of the following checks, you will be able to rectify a number of conditions yourself without difficulty . If the condition cannot be remedied after the following check, please consult your dealer or con[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS* Digital audio system System ........................................ Solid State Recorder Usable Media ................................... CF memory cards (Microdrive) cards Recording and media methods .mp2 ........................ MPEG1 Layer II compression .mp3 ....................... MPEG1 Layer III compression .mp3 ............[...]

- 52 - LIMITED W ARRANTY Y our Marantz Professional product is warranted against manufacturer defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year parts and labor . Except as specified below , this warranty covers defects in material and workmanship. The following are not covered under warranty: 1. Damage, deterioration, malfunction or fail[...]

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