Marantz pmd671 Computer Hardware User guide

Model PMD671 User Guide

Portable Solid State Recorder

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 exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAITION:

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT,

FULLY INSERT.

ATTENTION:

POUR ÉVITER LES CHOC ÉLECTRONIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME A PLUS

LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE, CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER

JUSQU'A FOND.

NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER:

This reminder is provided to call the CATV (Cable-TV) system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC, which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

NOTE:

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 or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

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

NOTE:

Changes or modifications may cause this unit to fail to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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

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Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme

á la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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 these instructions.

2.

Keep these instructions.

3.

Heed all warnings.

4.

Follow all instructions.

5.

Do not use this apparatus near water.

6.

Clean only with dry cloth.

7.

Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacture’s instructions.

8.

Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9.

Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or groundingtype plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11.

Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

Additional Safety Information!

• This product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered to.

• Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

• When the switch is in the OFF position, the apparatus isn’t completely switched-off from the MAINS.

WARNINGS

• Do not expose the equipment to rain or moisture.

• Do not remove the cover from the equipment.

• Do not insert anything into the equipment through the ventilation holes.

• Do not handle the mains lead with wet hands.

• Do not cover the ventilation with any items such as tablecloths, newspapers, curtains, etc.

• No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the equipment.

• When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction's rules that apply in your country or area.

• Do not place anything about 0.1 meter above the top panel.

• Make a space of about 0.1 meter around the unit.

• No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

• When the switch is in the OFF position, the equipment is not completely switched off from

MAINS.

When setting up the recorder ensure that:

• it will not be exposed to interference from external equipment.

• it will not be exposed to electrostatic discharges.

• it will not be exposed to direct sunlight.

• heavy objects are not placed on the recorder.

Copyright

Recording and playback of any material may require consent. For further information refer to the following

US ordinances:

• Copyright act of 1956

• Dramatic and Musical Performance Act 1958

• Performers Protection Acts 1963 and 1972

• any subsequent statutory enactments and orders

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CE MARKING

English

The PMD671 is in conformity with the EMC directive and low-voltage directive.

Français

Le PMD671 est conforme à la directive EMC et à la directive sur les basses tensions.

Deutsch

Das Modell PMD671 entspricht den EMC-Richtlinien und den Richtlinien für

Niederspannungsgeräte.

Nederlands

De PMD671 voldoet aan de EMC eisen en de vereisten voor laag-voltage.

Español

El PMD671 está de acuerdo con las normas EMC y las relacionadas con baja tensión.

Italiano

Il PMD671 è conforme alle direttive CEE ed a quelle per i bassi voltaggi.

Português

O PMD671 conforma com as diretrizes EMC e de baixa voltagem.

Svenska

PMD671 är tillverkad i enlighet med EMC direktiven och direktiven för lågvoltsutrusning.

English

WARNINGS

- Do not expose the equipment to rain or moisture.

- Do not remove the cover from the equipment.

- Do not insert anything into the equipment through the ventilation holes.

- Do not handle the mains lead with wet hands.

- Do not cover the ventilation with any items such as tablecloths, newspapers, curtains, etc.

- No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the equipment.

- When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction’s rules that apply in your country or area.

- Do not place anything about 0.1 meter above the top panel.

- Make a space of about 0.1 meter around the unit.

- No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

- When the switch is in the OFF position, the equipment is not completely switched off from MAINS.

Deutsch

WARNHINWEISE

- Das Gerät nicht Regen oder Feuchtigkeit aussetzen.

- Die Abdeckung nicht vom Gerät abnehmen.

- Keine Gegenstände durch die Belüftungsschlitze stecken.

- Das Netzkabel nicht mit feuchten oder nassen Händen anfassen.

- Decken Sie die Lüftungsöffnungen nicht mit einem Tischtuch, einer

Zeitung, einem Vorhang usw. ab.

- Es dürfen keine Gegenstände mit offener Flamme, wie etwa brennende Kerzen, auf dem Gerät aufgestellt werden.

- Beachten Sie bei der Entsorgung der verbrauchten Batterien alle geltenden lokalen und überregionalen Regelungen.

- Darauf achten, daß über dem Gerät ein Freiraum von mindestens

0,1 meter vorhanden ist.

- Auf allen Geräteseiten muß ein Zwischenraum von ungefähr 0,1 meter vorhanden sein.

- Auf das Gerät dürfen keine mit Flüssigkeiten gefüllte Behälter, wie etwa eine Vase, gestellt werden.

- Wenn der Schalter ausgeschaltet ist (OFF-Position), ist das Gerät nicht vollständig vom Stromnetz (MAINS) abgetrennt.

Français Nederlands

AVERTISSEMENTS

- Ne pas exposer l’appareil à la pluie ni à l’humidité.

- Ne pas essayer de retirer le boîtier de l’appareil.

- Ne rien insérer dans l’appareil par les orifices de ventilation.

- Ne pas manipuler le cordon d’alimentation avec les mains mouillées.

- Ne pas recouvrir les ouïes de ventilation avec un objet quelconque comme une nappe, un journal, un rideau, etc.

- Ne placer aucune source de flamme nue, comme une bougie allumée, sur l'appareil.

- Pour mettre au rebut les piles usées, respecter les lois gouvernementales ou les règlements officiels concernant l’environnement qui s'appliquent à votre pays ou région.

- Ne placez aucun object à moins de 0,1 mètre environ du panneau supérieur.

- Veiller à ce qu’aucun objet ne soit à moins de 0,1 mètre des côtés de l'appareil.

- Aucun objet rempli de liquide, un vase par exemple, ne doit être placé sur l'appareil.

- Lorsque l'interrupteur est sur la position OFF, l'appareil n'est pas complètement déconnecté du SECTEUR (MAINS).

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WAARSCHUWINGEN

- Stel het apparaat niet bloot aan regen of vocht.

- Verwijder de afdekplaat van het apparaat niet.

- Duw niets door de ventilatieopeningen in het apparaat.

- Raak het netsnoer niet met natte handen aan.

- Bedek de ventilatieopeningen niet met enige voorwerpen, zoals tafelkleden, kranten, gordijnen, enz.

- Plaats geen brandende voorwerpen, zoals kaarsen, op het apparaat.

- V o l g b i j h e t w e g g o o i e n v a n v e r b r u i k t e b a t t e r i j e n d e overheidswetgeving of milieuvoorschriften op die van kracht zijn in het land of de regio waarin u zich bevindt.

- Zorg dat er tenminste 0,1 meter vrije ruimte boven het toestel is.

- Zorg dat er 0,1 meter vrije ruimte rond het toestel is.

- Plaats geen voorwerpen met een vloeistof erin, zoals een bloemenvaas, op het apparaat.

- Als de schakelaar op OFF staat, is het apparaat niet volledig losgekoppeld van de netspanning (MAINS).

Español

ADVERTENCIAS

- No exponga el equipo a la lluvia ni a la humedad.

- No extraiga la tapa del equipo.

- No introduzca nada en el interior del equipo a través de los orificios de ventilación.

- No maneje el cable de alimentación con las manos mojadas.

- No cubra la ventilación con objetos como manteles, periódicos, cortinas, etc.

- No deben colocarse sobre el equipo elementos con fuego, por ejemplo velas encendidas.

- Cuando se eliminen baterías usadas, deben cumplirse las r e g l a m e n t a c i o n e s o f i c i a l e s o l a s n o r m a s d e p r o t e c c i ó n medioambiental aplicables en su país o en su zona.

- No ponga nada a menos de 0,1 metro por encima del panel superior.

- Deje un espacio de unos 0,1 metro alrededor de la unidad.

- No se deben colocar sobre el aparato recipientes que contengan líquidos, como por ejemplo jarrones.

- Cuando el interruptor está en la posición OFF, el equipo no está completamente desconectado de la alimentación MAINS.

Italiano

AVVERTENZE

- Non esporre l’apparecchio alla pioggia o all’umidità.

- Non rimuovere il coperchio dell’apparecchio.

- Non introdurre oggetti all’interno dell’apparecchio attraverso i fori di ventilazione.

- Non toccare il cavo di alimentazione con le mani bagnate.

- Non coprire le fessure di ventilazione con tovaglie, giornali, tende od oggetti analoghi.

- Non posare sull'apparecchio sorgenti di fiamme scoperte quali candele accese.

- Smaltire le pile usate in conformità alle norme governative o disposizioni ambientali vigenti nel proprio paese o zona.

- Non posare alcun oggetto sopra il pannello superiore, lasciando libero uno spazio di circa 0,1 m.

- Lasciare 0,1 metro liberi tutto intorno l'unità.

- Non mettere sull'apparecchiatura alcun contenitore di liquido, come ad esempio dei vasi.

- Quando l'interruttore è nella posizione OFF, l'apparecchiatura non è completamente scollegata da MAINS.

Português

ADVERTÊNCIAS

- Não exponha o equipamento à chuva nem à humidade.

- Não retire a tampa do equipamento.

- Não atire nada para dentro do equipamento através dos orificíos de ventilação.

- Não manuseie o cabo de alimentação com as mãos molhadas.

- Não cobrir os orifícios de ventilação com objectos tais como toalhas de mesa, jornais, cortinas, etc.

- Não colocar chamas abertas tais como velas acesas, sobre o aparelho.

- Ao deitar foras as pilhas usadas, favor observar os regulamentos governamentais ou as regras com respeito ao meio ambiente que se aplicam no seu país ou área de residência.

- Deixar um espaço completamente livre de cerca de 0,1 metro acima do painel superior.

- Deixar um espaço de cerca de 0,1 metro ao redor do aparelho.

- Não colocar recipientes com água, tal como vasos, sobre o aparelho.

- Quando o interruptor está na posição OFF, o equipamento não fica totalmente desligado de MAINS.

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Svenska

VARNINGAR

- Utsätt inte utrustningen för regn eller fukt.

- Ta inte bort utrustningens hölje.

- För inte in föremål i utrustningen genom ventilationshålen.

- Hantera inte nätsladden med våta händer.

- Täck inte för ventilationsöppningarna med några föremål som till exempel bordsdukar, dagstidningar, gardiner e.d.

- Inga föremål med öppen låga, som till exempel tända stearinljus, bör placeras på utrustningen.

- Följ de lagar och miljöskyddsråd som gäller i det land eller område där du bor när du gör dig av med batterier.

- Placera inte någonting närmare än 0,1 meter ovanför apparaten eller enheten.

- Se till att det finns omkring 0,1 meter fri plats runt omkring enheten.

- Inga objekt som är fyllda med någon vätska, till exempel blomstervaser, bör placeras på apparaten.

- Även om strömbrytaren står i det avstängda läget OFF, så är utrustningen inte helt bortkopplad från det elektriska nätet (MAINS).

Quick Start

Follow the instructions on this page to Quick Start your new PMD671 Portable Solid State Recorder and begin recording.

Note: Outside of the USA, a CF card is not included.

See page 49 for installing a CF card and page 21 to format a CF card.

Quick Start Basic Instructions

L R

MIC

DC IN 15V a.

c.

2

3

1 2

3

1

1

GND

2

HOT 3

COLD g.

STOP

CANCEL

POWER b.

e.

REC PAUSE

REC d. f.

a. Plug the AC adapter in.

b. Slide the POWER switch to turn on.

c. Connect your microphones.

d. Slide the REC switch to start recording.

e. Push and release REC PAUSE when recording is not necessary.

f.

Slide the REC switch to resume recording.

g. Push the STOP button to stop recording.

Quick Start Detailed Instructions

The PMD671 comes with factory preset defaults for

MP3 recording using external microphones. These settings are for recording a vocal or musical performance. Quick Start ignores changing any of these presets. Battery installation is not required.

1. Unpack the AC power pack, power cord and the

PMD671.

2. Slide the POWER switch to the right and release.

POWER

On first power up, wait for the PMD671 to initialize.

A full display will appear momentarily.

TOTAL TRACKTIME

REC REMAIN kbps

A-B

TRACK

MARK

L kHz

-dB

R

AM

PM

00

INT

MIC

LINE

40 20

12

6 2

S.SKIP

0 over

-dB

The display will change to Loading then to

Reading.

L

-dB

R

00 40 20

12

6 2

0 over

-dB

The display will change to BlankCard for a newly formatted CF card.

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

MIC a

3. Connect your microphones (see p 53), then slide the REC button to the right and release.

Recording begins.

REC

The Rec indicator (a) will be lit and steady while recording.

The display will show the recording c time (b) of the current track (c).

b

TRACK

TRACK TIME

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

MIC

4. Push and release the STOP button to stop recording and end the track (close the audio file).

STOP

DC IN 15V a. Plug the AC power pack into household power.

b. Plug the power jack into the PMD671 at DC IN

15V.

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The display will show the remaining recording time at current settings for the CF card.

REC REMAIN

TIME

L

-dB

R

00

MIC

40 20 12 6 2 example shows 4 hours 21 minutes and 02 seconds remaining

0 over

-dB

To transfer audio files to your computer: transfer the CF card, see page 49, or connect via USB, see page 51.

Table of Contents

Precautions

Warnings and Cautions ........................... 2

Important Safety Instructions ................... 3

CE markings ............................................ 4a/4b

Quick Start ................................................... 5

Table of Contents ......................................... 6

US/Europe models ....................................... 7

Package Contents ........................................ 7

Control and Connection Diagrams

Top ........................................................... 8

Front ........................................................ 9

Left side ................................................... 9

Right side ................................................. 9

Bottom ..................................................... 9

Display ..................................................... 10

Introduction .................................................. 10

Features ....................................................... 12

Controls and Connections

Top

............................................................ 13

Speaker .................................................. 13

MIC (internal microphone) ...................... 13

POWER switch ....................................... 13

Security cover ........................................ 13

Recording setup controls

MONITOR switch ................................... 13

PRE REC switch .................................... 15

INPUT LOCK switch ............................... 15

AUDIO OUT switch ................................ 15

MIC ATTEN switch ................................. 15

REPEAT switch ...................................... 15

ANC switch ............................................. 16

EDL PLAY switch .................................... 16

LEVEL CONT. switch ............................. 16

INPUT button .......................................... 17

What the Input selections do ............... 17

Inputs / channels recorded .................. 17

A-B REPEAT button ............................... 18

A-B Repeat playback

......................... 18

MARK/ EDIT buttons ........................... 18

EDL Marks

.......................................... 18

Adding EDL Marks ........................... 18

Locating EDL Marks ........................ 18

Custom playback sequences ........... 19

Editing EDL Marks ........................... 19

EDL A-B looping .............................. 19

EDIT button ..................................... 20

Edit mode

........................................ 20

How to renumber tracks ................... 20

How to erase tracks .......................... 20

How to erase all EDL marks within one track ................................ 21

How to erase all EDL marks ................ 21

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How to format a CF card ..................... 21

How to check a CF card ...................... 22

TRACK JUMP buttons ............................ 23

TRACK JUMP reverse button ....... 23

REC UNDO button .............................. 23

TRACK JUMP forward button ....... 23

-/F.REV button .................................... 23

F.FWD/+ button .................................. 23

MARGIN RESET/

USB MENU/STORE button ................... 24

MARGIN RESET button ............................ 24

USB button ................................................ 24

MENU/STORE button ........................... 24

MENU operations

....................................... 24

Select Preset ............................................. 24

Menu settings ............................................ 25

How to set or change the

Date / time ................................................. 26

Date Form ................................................. 27

Beep .......................................................... 28

A.PowOff ................................................... 28

Batt Type ................................................... 29

RecFormat ................................................ 30

Digi-IN Rec Format ................................... 34

RAW Mode ................................................ 34

Verify ......................................................... 35

PupPreRec ................................................ 35

St Mode ..................................................... 36

Mono Mode ............................................... 37

Auto Mark .................................................. 37

Manual TR ................................................. 38

Auto TRK ................................................... 39

SeamlsPly ................................................. 40

SilentSkp ................................................... 40

Auto Cue ................................................... 41

S.Monitor ................................................... 42

SinglePly ................................................... 43

Remote Mode ............................................ 44

Broadcast Wave ID numbers .................... 44

Default ....................................................... 45

PLAY/PAUSE /

ENTER button .................................... 46

PLAY/PAUSE button ........................ 46

ENTER button ................................. 46

STOP/CANCEL button ......................... 46

Front

HP/SP VOLUME control............................ 47

Display ...................................................... 47

REC PAUSE button ............................... 47

REC indicator ............................................ 47

REC switch ................................................ 47

REC LEVEL controls ................................. 47

PHONES jack ............................................ 48

DISPLAY button ........................................ 48

LIGHT button ............................................. 48

KEY LOCK switch ..................................... 49

Left side

CHARGE indicator .................................... 49

CF card compartment ............................... 49

To eject a CF card .................................. 49

To insert a CF card ................................. 49

Security .................................................. 50

DIGITAL IN/OUT jacks .............................. 50

DC IN 15V jack .......................................... 50

USB port .................................................... 50

How to connect via USB port

.............. 51

Right side

REMOTE1 jack ......................................... 52

Remote Mode

........................................ 52

REMOTE2 jack ......................................... 52

LINE OUT/IN jacks .................................... 52

MIC IN jacks .............................................. 53

PHANTOM +48V switch ............................ 53

Microphone recommendations

........... 53

Carry studs ................................................ 53

Installing the carry strap

..................... 53

Bottom

Battery compartment ................................. 53

Battery power

....................................... 54

Installing AA size batteries

............... 54

Installing/Changing an optional

Ni-Cd or Ni-MH battery

...................... 54

Display

........................................................ 55

Care and maintenance ................................. 56

Recording time chart .................................... 57

Rec Format charts ........................................ 58

Menu defaults ............................................... 59

Troubleshooting ............................................ 60

Error Messages ............................................ 60

Specifications ............................................... 61

Optional accessories .................................... 61

Record setting recommendations ................ 61

Warranty ....................................................... 62

US/Europe models

The US model PMD671/UIB distributed in the USA, and

European model PMD671/N1B distributed elsewhere, differ slightly in supplied accessories and default settings.

Those differences are noted in this User Guide.

MODEL NO. PMD670/U1B

MODEL NO. PMD671/UIB or

MODEL NO. PMD671/N1B

Package contents

• PMD671

• 64MB CF card (US only)

(shipped formatted and installed)

• AC power pack

• power cord

Europe models include 2 power cords

CEE

• USB cable (3 ft)

• AA battery carrier

• Carry strap

• Carry strap retainers (2)

BS

• Security screws (3)

ISO 3x10 (3mm x 10mm long)

For Memory compartment door (1) or Security cover (2 spares)

• Plastic pin and retainer

(spare -

for Memory compartment door)

• CD

Contents of the CD may vary.

Contents usually include:

• PDF format manual(s)

Several languages may be included.

• Demonstration copy of PMDEdit software

• Instructions for obtaining full copy of PMDEdit

• This User Guide

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• Customer Registration Document

Control and Connection Diagrams

POWER

SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD671

1 2

SOURCE FILE

MONITOR

OFF ON

L

STEREO

R

AUDIO OUT

OFF

SINGLE

ALL

0dB -20dB

MIC ATTEN

FLAT

PRE REC

OFF

ON

OFF

ON ALC

ANC

LIMITER

MANUAL

INPUT LOCK

EDL PLAY

LEVEL CONT.

EDIT

INPUT A-B REPEAT

TRACK JUMP

REC

UNDO

MARGIN RESET

-

MARK

PLAY / PAUSE

FWD / +

STOP

USB MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL

3

4

5

6

7


EDIT

MARK

8

SOURCE

PRE REC

OFF

FILE

MONITOR

OFF ON

ON

STEREO

L R

0dB -20dB

AUDIO OUT

OFF

SINGLE

ALL

MIC ATTEN

FLAT

REPEAT

OFF ON

ANC

ALC

LIMITER

MANUAL

INPUT LOCK


EDL PLAY

EDIT

LEVEL CONT.

MARK

14 15 16 17 18

9

10

11

12

13

19 20 21 22

-

/

F.REV

F.FWD

/ +

TRACK JUMP

REC

UNDO

MARGIN RESET PLAY / PAUSE STOP


23 24 25

#

Top

Control Page

1

Speaker ..................................................... 13

2

MIC (internal microphone) ......................... 13

3

POWER switch .......................................... 13

4

Security cover ........................................... 13

Setup controls

5

MONITOR switch ...................................... 13

6

PRE REC switch ....................................... 15

7

INPUT LOCK switch .................................. 15

8

AUDIO OUT switch ................................... 15

9

MIC ATTEN switch .................................... 15

10

REPEAT switch ......................................... 15

11

ANC switch ................................................ 16

12

EDL PLAY switch ....................................... 16

13

LEVEL CONT. ........................................... 16

14

INPUT button ............................................. 17

15

A-B REPEAT button .................................. 18

MARK/ EDIT controls

16

Mark reverse button .................................. 18

17

MARK/ EDIT button ................................ 18

18

Mark forward button .................................. 18

Record/Playback controls

19

TRACK JUMP reverse button

(playback) .................................................. 23

REC UNDO button (record) ...................... 23

20

TRACK JUMP forward button

(playback) .................................................. 23

21

-/F.REV button .................................... 23

22

F.FWD/+ button .................................. 23

23

MARGIN RESET/

USB MENU/STORE button

MARGIN RESET button (playback) .......... 24

USB button ................................................ 24

MENU/STORE button ........................... 24

24

PLAY/PAUSE button (playback) ......... 46

ENTER button (menu) ........................ 46

25

STOP/CANCEL button .......................... 46

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1 2 3 4 5 6

HP/SPK VOLUME

PHONES

REC PAUSE

REC

DISPLAY LIGHT KEY LOCK

L

R

REC

LEVEL

7 8 9 10

11 12 13

CHARGE

DC IN 15V

USB

DIGITAL

IN

OUT

14 15

# Control Page

Front

1

HP/SPK VOLUME control ...................... 47

2

Display (see next page) ......................... 47

3

REC PAUSE button ............................ 47

4

REC indicator. ........................................ 47

5

REC switch ............................................. 47

6

REC LEVEL controls .............................. 47

7

PHONES jack ......................................... 48

8

DISPLAY button ..................................... 48

9

LIGHT button .......................................... 48

10

KEY LOCK switch .................................. 49

Left side

11

CHARGE indicator ................................. 49

12

CF card compartment ............................ 49

13

DIGITAL IN/OUT jacks ........................... 50

14

DC IN 15V jack ....................................... 50

15

USB port ................................................. 50

16 17 18 19 20

REMOTE 2

REMOTE 1

LINE

IN

PUSH MIC

2

3

1

GND

PUSH

2

3

1

HOT COLD

PHANTOM

+48V

ON

OFF

21

22

Right side

16

REMOTE 1 jack ..................................... 52

17

REMOTE 2 jack ..................................... 52

18

LINE IN/OUT jacks ................................. 52

19

MIC IN jacks ........................................... 53

20

PHANTOM power switch ........................ 53

21

Carry studs ............................................. 53

Bottom

22

Battery compartment .............................. 53

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

TOTAL TRACKTIME

REC REMAIN kbps

A-B

TRACK

MARK

L kHz

-dB

R

AM

PM

00

INT

MIC

LINE

40

20 12

6 2

S.SKIP

0 over

-dB

# Control

Display

1

2

3

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Page

REC label ............................................... 55

TOTAL label ............................................ 55

REMAIN label ........................................ 55

4

TRACK label .......................................... 55

5

TIME label .............................................. 55

6

kbps label ............................................... 55

7

A-B label ................................................. 55

8

Upper alphanumeric display ................... 55

9

AM/PM label ........................................... 55

10

kHz label ................................................ 55

11

L -dB R level meter labels ..................... 55

12

Left level meter ....................................... 55

13

-dB over scale ....................................... 55

14

Right level meter .................................... 55

15

TRACK label ......................................... 55

16

MARK label ............................................ 55

17

Lower alphanumeric display ................... 55

18

INT MIC label ......................................... 56

19

LINE label ............................................... 56

20

Record .............................................. 56

21

Play ................................................... 56

22

Pause ............................................... 56

23

Battery .......................................... 56

24

S. SKIP label .......................................... 56

25

Margin level ............................................ 56

26

-dB label ................................................. 56

Introduction

Thank you for selecting the Marantz Professional

PMD671 Portable Solid State Recorder. The

PMD671 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 retailers and computer resellers.

Audio inputs

may be from:

• the built-in microphone,

• condenser or dynamic microphone(s) connected to the XLR jacks,

• line level audio sources connected to the LINE

IN jacks, or

• digital audio sources in SP/DIF format connected to the DIGITAL IN jack.

Audio outputs

may be from:

• the built-in speaker,

• headphones connected to the PHONES jack,

• analog audio devices such as an amplifier or other device connected to the LINE OUT jacks, and/or

• digital audio devices using SP/DIF format connected to the DIGITAL OUT jack.

Hint:

When making major changes to your recording setup, we suggest the following procedure:

1.

Identify the appropriate input device (internal microphone, microphone(s), Line input, Digital input).

2.

Select the input menu choice corresponding to your input device selection. (See page 17.)

3.

If necessary, set or change the Rec Format parameters for your recording situation. (See page 30.)

Computer compatible

The PMD671 records directly onto CF cards.

Recordings can be transferred to your desktop or laptop computer by removing the CF card from the PMD671. You may also use the supplied cable to connect the PMD671 to your computer via the

USB port. Audio recorded in the popular MP3 compression format is directly available for intranet or internet file sharing.

You can:

• log and archive audio files

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• play audio files on your computer

• save audio files to:

• your hard drive

• a floppy

• a CD-R disc

• post streaming audio files on your web site

• use software and your computer to transcribe digital recordings

An editing program (PMDEdit, available from

Marantz Professional for PC users) lets you convert and edit audio files that were recorded on the PMD671.

Presets

The PMD671 has three selectable Presets for commonly used recording situations.

Preset 1, MP3 Stereo using your microphones, for recording with relatively small files.

Preset 2, MP3 Mono using the internal microphone, for recording meetings or voice with very small files.

Preset 3, PCM Stereo using your microphones, for very high quality audio recording.

making 24 bit recordings. Simultaneous availability depends on recording conditions. See page 14.

• Security – CF cards

For added security, the CF card compartment door can be secured with a screw. This is especially recommended if you transfer audio files via the USB cable.

• Security – Input settings

After you have set up the input settings* for your application, the settings can be set to ON with the INPUT LOCK switch.

As an added precaution, the input setting switches (including the ability to change input devices) can be protected with the supplied screw-on cover preventing unintentional changes.

*Settings for recording meetings for example, will usually be the same from meeting to meeting.

• Security – recording

The PMD671 has several security features, not previously available on Marantz Professional digital recorders, that confirm recording is accurately written to the CF card.

Voice recording

The PMD671 has several helpful features for voice recording in situations such as meetings, conferences or other events.

•

Verify

Verify is electronic file verification. When turned on in the Preset menu, Verify runs a check between the audio at the source and information written to the CF card.

•

RAW

RAW (Read After Write / VTH - Virtual Third

Head) digitally mimics the third head of a three head tape deck. While recording, audio at the PMD671's outputs is audio that has already been written to the CF card. With about a 2 second delay, you can listen to the audio written to the CF card, monitoring that recording is actually taking place.

• Use less memory

(longer recording time)

For voice recording, the recording quality level

(bit rate recorded and/or sampling frequency) can be set to the lowest levels. This permits more time recorded on the CF card.

• Easy recording

One control begins recording. Simply slide and release the red REC switch.

Playback aids

A common problem with lengthy voice or other recordings is difficulty in locating one or more specific passages for playback. The PMD671 has several ways to mark or tag specific record starting points.

•

Time Shift Playback

Time Shift Playback allows you to listen to audio from anywhere on the CF card while simultaneously recording the current source.

Note:

These recording security features are not available when

• Date and time

A built-in date and time generator marks the beginning of each track.

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• Tracks

An audio recording is called a "track" when on the PMD671 and an audio "file" when on your computer.

Tracks are numbered from 01 to a maximum of

999.

A new track (file) is automatically started each time recording is stopped using the STOP button.

Using the "Auto TRK" feature, PMD671 can be set to start a new track at specific time intervals during recording (for example every minute).

Using the "Manual TR" feature, you can start a new track during recording by sliding and releasing the REC switch.

• Automatic recording

The PMD671 can be set to stop recording when there is silence (SilentSkp feature) and automatically start when sound resumes. The

PMD671 can be set to automatically add an

EDL mark (Auto Mark feature) to the track at each such starting point.

• EDL marks*

EDL (Edit Decision List) marks can be created during recording manually or automatically. EDL marks help you find those specific points in the recording.

*The EDL marking system is proprietary to Marantz Professional solid state recorders.

• During playback, you can search for EDL marks in forward or reverse.

• You can change an EDL mark into a skip mark or an A-B repeating point. That option allows you to create custom playback sequences which include skipping or repeating audio between EDL marks.

• Up to 255 EDL marks can be added to a CF card. EDL marks are numbered consecutively starting at one. During recording, you can manually add an EDL mark by pressing

MARK. EDL marks can be added automatically, for example, at the beginning of each track.

• PMDEdit computer software is specifically designed for the PMD671. PMDEdit recognizes EDL marks generated by the PMD671.

This is especially useful for editing audio files on your PC. Visit www.d-mpro.com for more information.

Features

• Stereo (2 channels) and mono (1 channel) audio recording and playback.

• Records onto various types of CF cards.

(Please refer to the Marantz Professional web site at www.d-mpro.com for a list of recommended cards.)

• Two different recording formats:

• Compressed recording using MPEG1 Layer

II (MP2) or MPEG1 Layer III (MP3) mono and stereo.

• Uncompressed recording using 16-bit or 24bit linear Pulse Code Modulation (PCM).

16-bit 44.1kHz PCM recordings are standard

CD quality.

24-bit 96kHz PCM recordings are high quality recordings used in professional audio and film studios.

• MS-DOS™ and Windows compatible file system.

• Selectable file types:

• Wave (.wav)

• Broadcast Wave Format (.bwf or .wav)

• MP2 (.mpg)/MP3 (.mp3).

• Recording bit rate is selectable:

• .mpg/mp3 compressed at 32kbps (recommended for dictation),

32, 48 or 64kbps (recommended for voice recording), or

128 or 192 kbps (recommended for recording music)

• PCM (.wav) uncompressed (very high quality mono audio recording)

• PCM (.wav) uncompressed 24 bit/96kHz

(stereo) (recommended for very high quality audio recording)

• Manual, manual with limiter and automatic record level control (ALC).

• An ANC (Ambient Noise Cancel) switch for reducing unwanted background noise.

• Electronic 'Read After Write' monitoring (time shift) feature.

• Automatic electronic file verification feature

(Verify).

• CF card compatibility check feature (Card

Check).

• Pre-Recording memory buffer that records 2 to

4 seconds* of audio before recording is started.

*Normally 4 seconds. Depends on Rec Format settings.

• Portions of multiple recordings can be played back in sequence using EDL marks.

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• There are four ways to power the PMD671:

• Included AC adapter

• AA Alkaline batteries (~ 5 hours @ 1450 mAh usage)

• Optional rechargeable Ni-Cd battery pack

RB1100 (~ 4 hours @1100 mAh usage).

• Optional rechargeable Ni-MH battery

RB1651 (~ 6 hours @1650 mAh usage).

• Built-in Time and Date generator marks the beginning of each track.

• REMOTE1 jack permits a wired remote button for controlling the recording process.

• REMOTE2 jack permits using the optional

RC600 remote for microphone interviews.

Controls and Connections

POWER


1 2

SOURCE FILE L

STEREO

R

MONITOR

OFF ON

AUDIO OUT

OFF

SINGLE

ALL

0dB -20dB

MIC ATTEN

FLAT

PRE REC

OFF

ON

OFF

ON ALC

ANC

LIMITER

MANUAL

INPUT LOCK

EDL PLAY

EDIT

LEVEL CONT.


TRACK JUMP

REC

UNDO

MARGIN RESET

-

/ REW

MARK

PLAY / PAUSE

FWD

/ +

STOP


When first powered up, the PMD671 takes some time to initialize.

Loading is displayed, then the screen goes blank momentarily.

L

-dB

R

00

40

20 12

6 2

0 over

-dB

Reading is displayed while the CF card is read.

L

-dB

R

00

40

20 12

6 2

0 over

-dB

Security cover

Use a small Phillips screwdriver to remove or replace the Security cover.

The Security cover makes setup controls relatively unavailable. The setup controls allow you to setup the PMD671 for your unique application. You can then have someone operate the PMD671 without concern that they might change something that could cause failure to record.

Note: Two 3mm machine screws

10mm long are used for the security cover.

3 4

Top

1. Speaker

The played back audio signal is simultaneously output to the built-in speaker, the

PHONES jack, LINE OUT jacks and DIGITAL

OUT jack. Headphones plugged into the

PHONES jack mute the internal speaker. The

HP/SPK VOLUME control controls the builtin Speaker and Headphone volume.

Recording setup controls

5

SOURCE

PRE REC

OFF

FILE

MONITOR

OFF ON

ON

STEREO

L

R

AUDIO OUT

OFF

SINGLE

ALL

0dB -20dB

MIC ATTEN

FLAT

REPEAT

OFF ON

ANC

ALC

LIMITER

MANUAL

INPUT LOCK


EDL PLAY

EDIT

LEVEL CONT.

MARK

POWER

2. MIC

(internal microphone)

3. POWER switch

Slide to the right and release to turn Power on or off.

If the AC power pack is connected at DC IN and plugged in, it powers the

PMD671.

If power is not detected at DC IN, battery power is automatically used if available.

SOURCE FILE

MONITOR

5. MONITOR switch

This switch turns the Read

After Write or Time Shift

Playback* feature on or off.

*Depending on the setting of RAW mode in the Menu.

When RAW Mode is at

MONITOR

, and the

MONITOR switch is at FILE

when recording begins,

Read After Write

is on.

When RAW Mode is at

TimeShft

, and the

MONI-

TOR switch is at FILE

when recording begins, the

Time Shift feature

is on.

continues

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RAW (VTH - Virtual Third Head)

RAW (Read After Write / VTH - Virtual Third

Head) digitally mimics the third head of a three head tape deck. When on and the PMD671 is recording, the audio that is output to the LINE

OUT, DIGI OUT, PHONES and SPEAKER is audio that has already been written to the CF card and not audio from the source. This allows you to actually listen to audio written to the CF card, monitoring that the recording is actually taking place. When RAW is off, the audio to the LINE

OUT, DIGI OUT, PHONES and SPEAKER is actually the source you are recording.

When the Time Shift feature is on and the MONI-

TOR switch is set to file, as you begin recording the outputs (for example headphones) monitor the source. While recording is in progress, you can press and release the -/F.REV button to search back through and play the file that is being recorded (to the point you began the Time Shift).

Audio played back through the headphones can be anywhere on the CF card. You can use the

TRACK JUMP reverse forward

or TRACK JUMP

buttons to change tracks.

Time Shift (Time Shift Playback)

Time Shift Playback works just like RAW, in that it monitors audio that has already been recorded to the CF card. However, Time Shift allows you the ability to listen to audio from anywhere on the card while simultaneously recording the current audio source.

FILE:

During recording, output to the PHONES and LINE OUT jacks is read from the CF card.

SOURCE:

During recording, output to the

PHONES and LINE OUT jacks is the audio source being recorded.

Factory defaults: MONITOR switch: SOURCE,

Presets 1, 2, and 3: RAW at MONITOR.

Press and release the PLAY/PAUSE button to return to monitoring the current recording.

Notes:

• In some instances, Verify and RAW or Time Shift are available simultaneously (see charts below).

• When using RAW (Read After Write) to monitor information already written to the CF card, the audio played back will be about 2 seconds behind current events.

• RAW and Time Shift are only available individually.

Never at the same time.

•

Not available when making 24-bit recordings

. RAW and Time Shift are not available when making 24-bit recordings.

The chart below details which features are available during which RecFormats.

Verify

RAW, Time Shift

PCM 16-bit PCM 24-bit MP3 n/a

MP2 n/a n/a

Notes:

• Active level meters verify that an audio source is being received by the PMD671.

• Another way to verify that audio is being recorded is to turn on the VERIFY menu choice (see page 35). When

VERIFY is ON, the PMD671 constantly compares the recorded information to the source input. It verifies that the file written to the card is exactly what was input.

• MONITOR is not available in 24 bit recording, or available for MP2.

• MONITOR is available for 16 bit PCM recording and

MP3.

• An audio drop out may occur when using RAW at high bit rates in MP3.

Time Shift

lets you select the Read After Write time delay. Time Shift playback allows you to play audio that has already been recorded from anywhere on the CF card while simultaneously recording the current audio. This is useful in applications such as court recording.

Additionally, Verify is available for use at the same time as RAW (Read After Write) or Time Shift

(Time Shift Playback) in the following circumstances:

Verify

PCM 16-bit with

RAW / Time Shift

PCM 24-bit

MP3 with RAW /

Time Shift

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6 a

7

SOURCE FILE

MONITOR

OFF ON

PRE REC

OFF ON

STEREO

L

R

AUDIO OUT

OFF

SINGLE

ALL

REPEAT

OFF

ON

0dB -20dB

MIC ATTEN

FLAT

ANC

ALC

LIMITER

MANUAL

INPUT LOCK


EDL PLAY

EDIT

LEVEL CONT.

MARK

8

9

10

STEREO

L

R

8. AUDIO OUT switch

This switch selects the audio output channel for playback.

AUDIO OUT

Applies to playback output to LINE OUT, DIGITAL

OUT, and Internal speaker or headphones.

L:

Audio recorded on the Left channel is output to both the left and right output channels.

OFF ON

6. PRE REC switch

This switch lets you turn off pre record cache if it

PRE REC

is not desired.

When power is on and the PMD671 is in REC/

PAUSE the recorder is constantly saving about 4 seconds* of audio input. This is called pre record cache. When recording is resumed from REC

PAUSE by sliding the REC switch, the prerecorded seconds are recorded.

STEREO:

Audio recorded on the Left channel is output to the left output channel, and audio recorded on the Right channel is output to the right output channel. Both channels are output to the internal speaker.

R:

Audio recorded on the Right stereo channel is output to both the left and right output channels.

OFF:

Turns the pre-record cache off.

ON:

Leaves the pre-record cache on.

*Cache time varies with recording conditions:

• 24-bit PCM – 1 second

• 16-bit PCM, MP2, MP3 – 4 seconds

• 16-bit PCM, MP3 with RAW – 2 seconds.

Factory default: PRE REC switch at ON.

OFF ON

INPUT LOCK

7. INPUT LOCK switch

The INPUT LOCK switch lets you lock your selected input settings with a switch covered by the Security cover.

OFF:

When the INPUT LOCK switch is at OFF, push and release the INPUT button (a) to tab through the input choices. The selection “times out” to the displayed input choice in 3 seconds.

REC REMAIN

TIME

Example display

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

MIC

MIC

ON:

When the INPUT LOCK switch is at ON, pushing the INPUT button (a) does nothing

(skips the input selection choices).

Factory default: INPUT LOCK switch at OFF.

Factory default: ANALOG OUT switch at STE-

REO.

0dB

-20dB

MIC ATTEN

9. MIC ATTEN switch

The microphone attenuation switch permits the direct use of microphones that differ in sensitivity.

0dB:

No microphone attenuation.

-

20dB:

Input from a microphone(s) connected to the XLR MIC IN jacks is cut by -20dB.

Factory default: MIC ATTEN switch at 0dB.

SINGLE

OFF ALL

REPEAT

10. REPEAT switch

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 reaches the end of the last track, it automatically starts playback from the beginning of the first track.

Factory default: REPEAT switch at OFF.

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Note:

For other methods of repeat playback, see the A-B REPEAT button and/or EDL A-B looping (pages 18 and 19).

14

SOURCE FILE

MONITOR

OFF ON

STEREO

L

R

AUDIO OUT

OFF

SINGLE

ALL

0dB -20dB

MIC ATTEN

FLAT

REPEAT

OFF ON

ANC

ALC

LIMITER

MANUAL

PRE REC

OFF ON

INPUT LOCK


EDL PLAY

EDIT

LEVEL CONT.

MARK

11

12

13

OFF ON

12. EDL PLAY switch

The EDL PLAY switch turns EDL PLAY off or on.

EDL PLAY

OFF:

When the EDL PLAY switch is at OFF,

PMD671 playback does not respond to EDL mark instructions.

ON:

When EDL PLAY is ON, PMD671 playback follows EDL mark instructions regarding playback order, skipping sections of recording on the memory card, or repeating a section of recording on the memory card.

Note:

If the EDL PLAY switch is at ON and there are no EDL marks on the CF card (recording was done with the AUTO

MARK switch at OFF, or no marks were placed manually), playback is not available. Switch to OFF for playback.

Factory default: EDL PLAY switch at OFF.

LIMITER

ALC MANUAL

LEVEL CONT.

FLAT

11. ANC switch

ANC

The ANC (Ambient Noise

Cancel) switch lets you reduce ambient noise before recording on the internal microphone or

MIC inputs.

Ambient Noise Cancel positions do not change the memory used in recording. Examples of low ambient noise sources include: traffic, air conditioning hum and wind noise.

:

Band pass

position reduces the lows and highs and passes (records) the center (voice level) audio frequencies. This reduces the recording of high and low frequency ambient noise.

FLAT:

No filtering applied.

:

High pass

position reduces low frequency ambient noise only.

MANUAL:

At MANUAL, you control the input level with the REC LEVEL controls.

LIMITER:

At LIMITER, peak sound levels that would distort the recording are limited.

ALC:

At ALC (Automatic Level Control = Automatic Gain Control), the PMD671 automatically responds to changes in input level. If recording is quiet, the input level is increased. If recording is loud, the input level is decreased. This is a desirable feature when recording a meeting with several speakers. A speaker close to the microphone and/or with a loud voice will be automatically recorded at a reduced level and a quiet speaker will be recorded at an increased level.

Both will be less likely to have their input missed.

ALC is usually undesirable when recording music

(voice or instrument) because the transitions in input level may be audible in the recording. ALC can also 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.

INPUT

13. LEVEL CONT. switch

The LEVEL CONT(rol) switch lets you select the type of input level control.

14. INPUT button

The INPUT button lets you select the audio input and audio channels for recording.

When the INPUT LOCK switch (a) is at OFF, press and release the INPUT button to tab through the input choices. When the desired input is displayed, switch the INPUT LOCK switch (a) to ON.

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a

SOURCE FILE

MONITOR

OFF ON

PRE REC

OFF ON

STEREO

L

R

AUDIO OUT

OFF

SINGLE

ALL

0dB -20dB

MIC ATTEN

FLAT

REPEAT

OFF ON

ANC

ALC

LIMITER

MANUAL

Use Preset 2 when using the internal microphone. Use Preset 3 for digital input.

Input device(s) and channels:

INPUT LOCK


EDL PLAY

EDIT

LEVEL CONT.

MARK

REC REMAIN

TIME

Example display

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

MIC

Stereo* MIC

*The stereo or mono mode displayed and recorded depends on the St Mode and Mono Mode menu settings.

Note:

The PMD671 'listens' only to the selected input. For example if the input selected is LINE input, and no input source is connected to the LINE IN jacks, the PMD671 will record silence.

What the input selections do:

Selects the input device(s)

The input selection allows you to choose which input(s) the PMD671 uses for recording.

You must select the Preset parameters that are appropriate to the input.

The PMD671 will record with the Rec parameters you select, even if they are inappropriate for the input. You can use the default Presets for a quick and easy way to set up for recording. Use Preset 1 for Stereo recording using mic or line inputs.

Inputs / channels recorded

INPUT Button

Selection

INT MIC

Line

Mic

Digi-in input (s) connected

Internal

Microphone

L&R LINE IN

L LINE IN only

R LINE IN only

L&R MIC IN

L MIC IN only

R MIC IN only

DIGITAL IN

Stereo with MIC input

The microphone connected to the L MIC IN XLR jack is recorded on the Left channel. The microphone connected to the R MIC IN XLR jack is recorded on the Right channel.

L-Ste with INT MIC input

Mono audio input from the internal microphone is recorded on the Left Channel, and the same audio input is recorded on the Right Channel as a

"stereo" 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.

Digi-IN

Digital audio data at 44.1kHz, 48kHz or 96kHz input through the DIGITAL IN jack can be recorded. Digital input always includes two channels. They are recorded as Left and Right stereo channels.

Mono with MIC, INT MIC or LINE input

The input from the Left channel or internal microphone is recorded as a mono file.

Menu Selection

Stereo

L

INT MIC

INT MIC

R

L

L LINE IN

R LINE IN

R

L

L LINE IN

—

R

L

—

R LINE IN

R

L

L MIC IN

R MIC IN

R

L

L MIC IN

—

R

L

—

R MIC IN

R

L

L DIGI IN

R DIGI IN

R

St. Mode

L-Stereo

L

INT MIC

INT MIC

R

L

L LINE IN

L

L LINE IN

L LINE IN

R

L

—

—

R

L

L MIC IN

L LINE IN

R

L MIC IN

R

L

L MIC IN

L MIC IN

R

L

—

—

R

L

L DIGI IN

R DIGI IN

R

0-20db

N/A

defaults to L-Stereo

N/A


N/A


N/A


L

L MIC IN

L MIC IN

(-20db) R

L

L MIC IN

L MIC IN

(-20db) R

L

—

—

R

L

L DIGI IN

R DIGI IN

R

Mono Mode

Mono (L CH.) LR Mono (Mix)

INT MIC

L LINE IN

L LINE IN

—

L MIC IN

L MIC IN

—

L + R DIGI IN

INT MIC

L + R LINE IN

L LINE IN

R LINE IN

L + R MIC IN

L MIC IN

R MIC IN

L + R DIGI IN

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SOURCE

PRE REC

OFF

FILE

MONITOR

OFF ON

ON

STEREO

L

R

AUDIO OUT

OFF

SINGLE

ALL

0dB -20dB

MIC ATTEN

FLAT

REPEAT

OFF ON

ANC

ALC

LIMITER

MANUAL

INPUT LOCK


EDL PLAY

EDIT

LEVEL CONT.

MARK

15 16 17 18

A-B REPEAT

15. A-B REPEAT button

While in playback, press and release to start point A to point

B repeat playback.

A-B Repeat playback

Point A (starting point) is set when the A-B RE-

PEAT button is pressed and released. The next press and release sets point B (ending point).

Playback repeats between A and B.

Note:

You can use the -/F.REV or F.FWD/+ buttons between setting the A and B points.

You cannot use the TRACK JUMP forward or reverse

buttons.

EDIT

MARK

16, 17, 18. MARK/

EDIT buttons

This button group controls EDL Marks and Editing functions.

EDL Marks

Mark functions:

manually adding and locating

Marks.

Adding EDL Marks

Press and release the MARK/ EDIT button during pause, recording, or playback to add an

EDL Mark. During recording, adding an EDL

Mark introduces an audible click in the recording when using the internal microphone.

Locating EDL Marks

From Stop, press and release the Mark forward button (18) or Mark reverse button (16) to tab through the EDL marks on the CF card.

EDL Mark location as recording time from the beginning of the track.

You can pause during A-B repeat playback by pressing and releasing the PLAY/PAUSE button

. Resume A-B playback by pressing the

PLAY/PAUSE button again.

Exit and cancel A-B repeat by pressing the STOP button or pressing the A-B REPEAT button.

A-

Example display when an A point has been set.

TRACK

TRACK TIME A

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

A-B

Example display during A-B repeat.

TRACK TIME A-B

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

TRACK

Example display.

TRACK TIME

MARK displayed (instead of TRACK)

MARK

EDL Mark number

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

EDL Mark type

To start playback from the displayed EDL Mark, press and release the PLAY/PAUSE button .

Note:

For other methods of repeat playback, see the REPEAT switch and/or EDL A-B looping.

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Edit functions:

editing EDL Marks to create custom playback sequences, erasing and renumbering Tracks, and formatting the CF card.

Custom playback sequences

EDL Marks are numbered consecutively from

001 and automatically renumbered when an

EDL Mark is added or erased. Playback is also consecutive from the point that playback begins.

EDL Mark custom playback can:

Skip playback from the beginning of a 'Skip' EDL

Mark to the beginning of the next EDL Mark.

A-B loop from a 'Loop_A' EDL Mark to a 'Loop_B'

EDL Mark.

EDL Marks are not automatically placed at the beginning of tracks. If you want your custom playback sequence to include track beginning points, add EDL Marks to coincide with track beginning points: a. Start playback by pressing and releasing

PLAY/Pause , and then pause playback by pressing and releasing PLAY/Pause again.

b. Press and release TRACK JUMP forward or TRACK JUMP reverse until the desired track number is displayed.

c. Press and release the MARK/ EDIT button.

Editing EDL Marks:

All EDL Marks are initially entered as 'Point' marks.

From Stop display the EDL Mark by pressing and releasing the Mark forward button (18) or Mark reverse button (16) to tab through the EDL marks on the CF card.

When the EDL mark to be edited is displayed, press and release the MARK/ EDIT button. The current EDL Mark type will be flashing.

TRACK TIME

Example display

MARK

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

Press and release the MARK/ EDIT button to tab through the EDL Mark types: Point, Skip,

Loop_A, Loop_B and Erase. When the type you want is flashing, press and release the ENTER button .

TRACK TIME

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

MARK

Writing will be displayed briefly, and the PMD671 will return to stop mode.

Skip

An EDL Mark changed to 'Skip' will be skipped during EDL playback (playback with EDL PLAY 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 PLAY switch is at

OFF. You can change the type later.

EDL A-B looping

To playback an EDL A-B loop, press the PLAY/

PAUSE button to begin playback, then press and release the A-B REPEAT button.

If there is an error, for example there is an EDL

Mark of type Loop_A but no EDL Mark of type

Loop_B, an error message is displayed.

Only one EDL A-B loop can programmed. When a 'Loop_A' or 'Loop_B' exists on a CF card and another is created, the old mark automatically changes to a 'Skip'.

Erase

When an EDL mark is erased, the remaining EDL marks are automatically renumbered from 1 through the number of EDL marks on the CF card.

Example display

TRACK

TRACK TIME

L

-dB

R

00

40

20 12

6 2

0 over

-dB

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EDIT

MARK

EDIT button

Press and hold the

EDIT button for about 2 seconds to enter Edit mode.

Edit mode

Edit mode includes: Renumber (renumber tracks), TrkERASE (erase a track), TrkMkERASE

(erase an EDL mark), AllMkERASE (erase all

EDL marks), FORMAT (format the CF card), and

CARD CHECK.

How to renumber tracks

If you have erased tracks from the CF card it is easier to locate recordings if the tracks are renumbered.

From stop, press and hold the MARK/ EDIT button for about 2 seconds to enter Edit mode.

Renumber is flashing in the display.

While Renumber is flashing (3 seconds) press and release the ENTER button and release the STOP button

Renum OK? will be flashing. Press and release the

ENTER button

EXECUTING will be displayed, and the percentage executing will increase to 100%.

100% done will be displayed momentarily. The

to confirm.

PMD671 and the display will return to stop mode.

. (Or press

to cancel.)

How to erase tracks


TrkERASE is flashing in the display.

While TrkERASE is flashing (3 seconds) press and release the ENTER button

Track number is flashing in the

ERASE display.

Press and release the F.FWD/+ button or the

-/F.REV button to select the track number you want to erase.

.

Example track

34.

While the track to be erased is flashing (3 seconds), press and release the ENTER button

(Or press and release the STOP button to cancel.)

.

EXECUTING will be displayed momentarily.

Done will be displayed momentarily.

The PMD671 and the display will return to the first track so you can choose to erase another track.

The recording time (file space on the CF card) used by the erased track is available for recording.

Press and release the STOP button to exit.


While Renumber is flashing (3 seconds) press and release the MARK/ EDIT button again.

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How to erase all EDL marks within one track



While the display is flashing (3 seconds) press and release the MARK/ EDIT button two more times.

TrkMkERASE is flashing in the display.

While TrkMkERASE is flashing (3 seconds) press and release the ENTER button .

Track number is flashing in the

ERASE display

Press and release the F.FWD/+ button or the

-/F.REV button to select the track that contains the EDL Marks to erase.

Example to erase all

EDL marks in Track

12.

While the track number is flashing, press and release the ENTER button . (Or press and release the STOP button to cancel.)



The PMD671 and the display will return to the first track, so you can choose another track to erase its EDL marks.

Press and release the STOP button to exit.

How to erase all EDL marks



While the display is flashing (3 seconds) press and release the MARK/ EDIT button three more times.

AllMkERASE is flashing in the display.

While AllMkERASE is flashing (3 seconds), press and release the ENTER button .

AllMkErOK? is flashing in the display.

The display asks you to confirm that you want to erase all EDL Marks on the CF card. While

AllMkErOK? is flashing, press and release the

ENTER button to confirm. (Or press and release the STOP button to cancel.)



The PMD671 and the display will return to stop mode.

How to format a CF card



While the display is flashing (3 seconds) press and release the MARK/ EDIT button four more times.

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How to check a CF card (CARD CHECK)

FORMAT is flashing in the display.

While FORMAT is flashing (3 seconds), press and release the ENTER button .

FORMAT OK? is flashing in the display.

The display asks you to confirm that you want to format the CF card. Formatting the CF card will erase all recordings on the card.

Although rare, manufacturing defects in CF cards occasionally prevent a CF card from being able to read and write at the speeds required by the

PMD671. CARD CHECK does a sample read/ write to check if a CF card has problems. If a

CARD CHECK fails, you can usually return the

CF card for a replacement.



While FORMAT OK? is flashing, press and release the ENTER button to confirm. (Or press and release the STOP button



to cancel.)

The PMD671 returns to stop mode.

BlankCard will be displayed.

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

LINE

The CF card formats used by the PMD671 are

Windows compatible. You can copy audio files using a Windows compatible computer* that can read a CF card or be connected via the USB port.

*Or a Macintosh computer that can recognize Windows compatible removable drives.

While the display is flashing (3 seconds) press and release the MARK/ EDIT button five more times.

CARD CHECK is flashing in the display.

While CARD CHECK is flashing (3 seconds) press and release the ENTER button .

EXECUTING will be displayed and the percentage will go to 100%.

Read: and Write: numbers will be displayed. If the

Example display read and write numbers are the same, the CF card check is successful.

CF cards with less than 2 GB capacity are automatically formatted FAT16 (FAT = File Allocation

Table).

Note:

The number times 2 equals the actual read and write speed in kbps. For the example card, the total speed of the

PMD671 and CF card was thus 6646 kbps. To read and write audio at 24-bit 96 kHz requires at least 4680 kbps.

CF cards with 2 - 8 GB capacity are automatically formatted FAT32.

The maximum CF card that can be formatted in the PMD671 is 8 GB. If larger cards are used, please format in your computer.

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POWER


SOURCE FILE

MONITOR

OFF ON

L

STEREO

R

AUDIO OUT

OFF

SINGLE

ALL

PRE REC

OFF ON

0dB -20dB

MIC ATTEN

FLAT

OFF ON ALC

ANC

LIMITER

MANUAL

INPUT LOCK EDL PLAY

EDIT

LEVEL CONT.


TRACK JUMP

REC

UNDO

MARGIN RESET

-

/ REW

MARK

PLAY / PAUSE

FWD / +

STOP


20. TRACK JUMP forward button

During playback, press and release to jump to the next track. If pressed while playing the last track, playback jumps to the first track on the CF card.

-

/

F.REV

F.FWD

/ +

TRACK JUMP

REC

UNDO

MARGIN RESET

-

/

F.REV

PLAY / PAUSE

F.FWD

/ +

STOP

USB MENU/STORE

ENTER CANCEL

TRACK JUMP 19, 20. TRACK

JUMP buttons

REC

UNDO

TRACK JUMP reverse button

REC UNDO button

TRACK JUMP forward button

19. TRACK JUMP reverse button

During playback, press and release to jump to the previous track. If pressed while playing the first track, playback jumps to the last track on the CF card.

19. REC UNDO button

During recording, press and release twice to undo

(erase) the recording and pause recording at the beginning of the track.

Example display during record.

TRACK

TRACK TIME

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

LINE

Example display for

3 seconds after

REC UNDO button is pressed.

TRACK

TRACK TIME

L

-dB

R

00

INT

MIC

40

20 12

6 2

0 over

-dB

Example if REC

UNDO button is pressed again within the 3 seconds.

TRACK

TRACK TIME

L

-dB

R

00

INT

MIC

40

20 12

6 2

0 over

-dB

Recording is at REC pause at the beginning of the track.

21. - /F.REV button

22. F.FWD/+ button

During playback, press and hold the -/F.REV

button to Fast Reverse and, do an audible search in the reverse direction. Press and hold the F.FWD/+ button to Fast Forward and, do a 2X speed audible search in the forward direction. Release to return to normal forward playback.

During play pause, press and hold the -/F.REV

button or the F.FWD/+ button to Fast

Reverse or Fast Forward quickly. The Fast

Reverse or Fast Forward is at 10X speed for three seconds, then it automatically speeds up to

140X speed.

During Editing and Menu functions, press and release the -/F.REV button to increment a parameter in the - direction, and press and release the F.FWD/+ button to increment a parameter in the + direction.

Notes:

• If the -/F.REV button or the F.FWD/+ button held past the beginning or end of a track, the Fast

is

Reverse or Fast Forward will continue onto the previous or next track.

• If REPEAT SINGLE or REPEAT ALL is on, the Fast

Reverse or Fast Forward will follow the repeat order.

• The buttons do not function in EDL playback or EDL A-B repeat.

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POWER


SOURCE FILE

MONITOR

OFF ON

STEREO

L R

AUDIO OUT

SINGLE

OFF ALL

0dB -20dB

MIC ATTEN

FLAT

PRE REC

OFF ON OFF ON ALC

ANC

LIMITER

MANUAL

INPUT LOCK EDL PLAY LEVEL CONT.

EDIT


TRACK JUMP

REC

UNDO

MARGIN RESET

-

/ REW

MARK

PLAY / PAUSE

FWD / +

STOP

USB MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL d c

TRACK JUMP

REC

UNDO

MARGIN RESET

-

/

F.REV

PLAY / PAUSE

F.FWD

/ +

STOP

POWER


SOURCE FILE

MONITOR

OFF ON

L

STEREO

R

AUDIO OUT

OFF

SINGLE ALL

PRE REC

OFF ON

0dB -20dB

MIC ATTEN

FLAT

OFF ON ALC

ANC

LIMITER

MANUAL

INPUT LOCK EDL PLAY

EDIT

LEVEL CONT.


TRACK JUMP

REC

UNDO

MARGIN RESET

-

/ REW

MARK

PLAY / PAUSE

FWD

STOP

/ +


-

/

F.REV

23

TRACK JUMP

REC

UNDO

MARGIN RESET

USB MENU/STORE

PLAY / PAUSE

ENTER

F.FWD

/ +

STOP

CANCEL

ENTER CANCEL

USB

MENU/STORE a b

Press and release during menu operations to store the changed values.

MARGIN RESET

USB

MENU/STORE

23. MARGIN RESET/

USB MENU/STORE buttons

Several functions depending on state of the PMD671.

Menu operations

Menu operations let you fine tune how the

PMD671 is set up, including the recording parameters for your specific recording situation.

MARGIN RESET button

During record, press and release to reset the peak level margin.

Example display with level margin at

OV before pressing the MARGIN RE-

SET button.

TRACK

TRACK TIME

L

-dB

R

00

INT

MIC

40

20 12

6 2 level margin

0 over

-dB

The level margin displays the highest level achieved since the track began, or the MARGIN

RESET button was pressed and released. OV indicates a margin over 0dB.

The PMD671 is always recording using Preset1,

2 or 3. To modify the recording setup, you modify one of those three presets.

The Menu procedure starts with selecting one of the Presets, then modifying either the settings within that Preset, or the General settings for

Date and time, date format, beep and/or battery type.

Select Preset

USB button

Connects the CF card via the USB port to a connected device (usually a computer).

Quick instructions

Press & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... Preset

Press ENTER ................................... Preset#

Press F.FWD/+ ..................................... set #

Press ENTER ...... save & switch to next item

Press MENU/STORE ..................... save & exit

From power off, press and hold the USB button while you slide the PMD671's POWER switch to the right.

This display appears.

1. Press and hold the MENU/STORE button

(a)

for about 2 seconds. Preset will appear

(flashing) in the display.

The CF card in the PMD671 appears as an external drive on a connected computer.

Example display

Power off to disconnect.

See page 51, How to connect via the USB port.

MENU/STORE button

Press and hold for about 2 seconds to enter menu mode.

2. While Preset is flashing, press and release the ENTER button

(b)

.

The flashing switches to the

Preset choice.

continues

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3. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button

(c)

or the -/F.REV button

(d)

to tab through

Preset1, Preset2 and Preset3.

Date Form

– For selecting the date order.

Beep

– Turn the beep on or off.

Example display

A.PowOff

– Enable or disable the Automatic

Power Off feature.

4. When the correct choice is displayed, press and release the ENTER button

(b)

to select your Preset choice.

The display switches to

RecFormat flashing for your Preset choice.

You can:

• Press and release the ENTER button to switch to editing the Rec Format parameters of your Preset choice.

• Press and release the MENU/STORE button to store your Preset choice and exit Menu mode.

• Press and release the CANCEL button to exit menu

• mode without changing your Preset.

Press and release the F.FWD/+ button

F.REV button

or the -/

to change menu settings that are not specific to a Preset. (The F.FWD/+ button to MONITOR Mode, and the -/F.REV button

switches switches to Default.)

Menu settings

1. Press and hold the MENU/STORE button

(a)

for about 2 seconds. Preset will appear


Example display

Batt type

– Set the battery type.

Preset

- Choose 1, 2 or 3.

Within Preset choice:

RecFormat

– For setting or changing the recording compression algorithm, bit rate, sampling frequency, audio file type, and if one or two input channels are to be recorded.

RAW Mode

- Choose Monitor or TimeShft.

Verify

- Set the automatic recording verify feature on or off.

PupPreRec

- Set the power up pre record feature on* or off.

*If PupPreRec is on in the preset menu, AutoTrk will not work, even if it is set to on.

St Mode

- If Stereo is set in RecFormat this sets how Left and Right input channels are recorded

(Stereo, L-Stereo or 0-20dB).

Mono Mode

- If Mono is set in RecFormat this sets how the source is recorded onto the MONO channel (Mono or L/R mix mono).

2. While Preset is flashing, press and release the F.FWD/+ button .

The display switches to Date/

Time flashing.

Auto Mark

- Turn the automatic EDL mark feature on or off.

Manual TR

– Turn manual track incrementing feature on or off.

The Menu choices are:

Auto TRK

- Turn the automatic track incrementing feature on or off, and if on, set the time interval.

General settings

(common to Presets 1, 2 and 3)

SeamlsPly

– Turn the Seamless play feature on or off.

Date/Time

– For setting or changing the Date and Time associated with when an audio track (file) was created.

SilentSkp

– Turn Silent Skip feature ON, Off or

ON with new track, set the number of seconds

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the dB level must meet or exceed the set threshold, and set the dB threshold level.

continues

Auto Cue

– Turn the Auto Cue feature on or off, set the number of milliseconds the dB level must meet or exceed the set threshold, and set the dB threshold level.

1. From stop, press and hold the MENU/

STORE button for about 2 seconds. Preset will appear (flashing) in the display.

Example display

S.Monitor

- Turn the Stop Monitor feature on or off.

SinglePly

– Turn the single track play feature on or off.

2. With Preset flashing, press and release the

F.FWD/+ button .

Remote

– Set the effect of the optional wired remote contact closure switch plugged into the

REMOTE 1 jack.

ID1Dscrpt

– Set the description ID code for broadcast wave file recordings.

The Date/Time

Menu choice will most likely appear.

Note

If another Menu choice appears (Date Form, Beep,

A.PowOff, Batt type) press and release the F.FWD/+ button repeatedly until Date/Time is displayed.

ID2Origin

– Set the origin ID code for broadcast wave file recordings.

3. Press and release the ENTER button .

ID3OrgRef

– Set the origin reference ID code for broadcast wave file recordings.

Default

– Reset all Menu settings to factory default settings.

The current date and time information will be displayed with the month flashing.

PM

Example display

How to set or change the Date and time

The date and time are written on each audio track

(file) when the track is started. When an audio track is viewed on a computer, this date and time appears as when the file was 'modified'. (US date format is illustrated.)



Press F.FWD/+ ............................. Date/Time

Press ENTER ..................................... month

Press F.FWD/+ repeatedly ..... correct month

Press ENTER ......................................... day

Press F.FWD/+ repeatedly ......... correct day

Press ENTER ........................................ year

Press F.FWD/+ repeatedly ........ correct year

Press ENTER ........................................ hour

Press F.FWD/+ repeatedly ........ correct hour

Press ENTER .................................... minute

Press F.FWD/+ repeatedly .... correct minute

Press ENTER ............................... Date/Time

Press MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

4. With the month flashing press and release the

F.FWD/+ button or the -/F.REV button to tab through the months. When the month is correct, press and release the

ENTER button

.

PM

Example display

The day will be flashing.

5. With the day flashing press and release the

F.FWD/+ button or the -/F.REV button to tab through days. When the day is correct, press and release the ENTER button .

The year will be flashing.

Example display

PM

6. With the year flashing press and release the

F.FWD/+ button or the -/F.REV button to tab through years (2005 - 2099). When the year is correct, press and release the ENTER button .

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The hour will be flashing.

Example display.

PM

7. With the hour flashing, press and release the

F.FWD/+ button or the -/F.REV button to tab through hours. AM, PM will change when you pass 12, check that it is correct.

When the hour and AM/PM is correct, press and release the ENTER button .

The minute will be flashing.

How to set or change the Date Form



Press F.FWD/+ 2X ....................... Date Form

Press ENTER ...................... M/D/Y or D/M/Y

Press F.FWD/+

Press ENTER

Press

.................... M/D/Y or D/M/Y

.............................. Date Form

MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

Example display

PM


STORE button for about 2 seconds.

Preset will appear (flashing) in the display.

8. With the minute flashing, press and release the F.FWD/+ button button to tab through minutes. When the minute is correct*, press and release the

ENTER button

Date/Time will be flashing.

.

or the -/F.REV

*To set time correct to the second, set to the next minute and wait for that minute to begin before pressing the ENTER button .

9. Press and release the MENU/STORE button. If you have made changes to the date and/or time,

Stored will be displayed briefly.

The display will return to stop mode.

Note:

The date and time settings will remain for about 5 years if the AC Adapter is not plugged in and no batteries are installed.

Date Form

The Date Form is the date order month/day/year or day/month/year.


F.FWD/+ button

repeatedly until Date Form is displayed.

3. Press and release the ENTER button again. The M/D/

Y choice will flash.

4. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button or the -/F.REV

button to toggle between

M/D/Y and D/M/Y.

5. When the desired form appears, press and release the ENTER button .

The display returns to Date

Form flashing.

You can:

• Press and release the F.FWD/+ button

F.REV button

or the -/

to tab to another menu choice, or

• Press and release the MENU/STORE button to write the menu changes and return to stop mode, or

• Press and release the CANCEL button to cancel all menu changes and return to stop mode.

The US default is M/D/Y (month/day/year).

The Europe default is D/M/Y (day/month/year).

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Beep

When battery charge can provide no more than

1-3 minutes of recording or playback and Beep is set to On, the CHARGE indicator, REC indicator and the battery indicator in the display will flash, and the PMD671 will beep through the headphones or speaker.

5. When the desired state appears press and release the ENTER button .

The display returns to Beep flashing.

Example display

If the PMD671 is not operated for 30 minutes during stop or play pause, power can be automatically shut off to conserve battery life. (See

A.PowOFF.) If A.PowOFF is set to Yes, and Beep is set to ON, the PMD671 will beep to alert you that the power is shutting off.

You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




Default is Beep On.

How to set or change the Beep



Press F.FWD/+ 3X ................................ Beep

Press ENTER ................................ Off or On

Press F.FWD/+ .............................. Off or On

Press ENTER ....................................... Beep




Example display

Automatic Power Off

If the PMD671 is not operated for 30 minutes during stop or play pause, power is automatically shut off to conserve battery life when A.PowOff is set to Yes.

Default is A.PowOFF Yes

How to set or change Automatic Power Off



Press F.FWD/+ 4X ......................... A.PowOff

Press ENTER ................................ Yes or No

Press F.FWD/+ .............................. Yes or No

Press ENTER ................................ A.PowOff


2. While Preset is flashing, press and release the F.FWD/+ button repeatedly until Beep is displayed.

Example display



Example display


The On-Off choice will flash.

Example display

2. While Preset is flashing, press and release the F.FWD/+ button repeatedly until

A.PowOff is displayed.

Example display

4. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button or the -/F.REV button to toggle between

On and Off.

Example display


The Yes-No choice will flash.

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Example display


button to toggle between

Yes and No.

5. When the desired state appears, press and release the ENTER button .The display returns to

A.PowOff

flashing.

You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




Battery Type

The PMD671 can operate on 8 standard AA size

Alkaline, Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries.

An optional Ni-Cd battery pack (Model RB1100 available from Marantz Professional) will be charged by the built-in charger when the AC adaptor is plugged in.

An optional Ni-MH battery pack (Model RB1651 available from Marantz Professional) will be charged by the built-in charger when the AC adaptor is plugged in.

The Battery Type setting is used for the battery indicator in the display and "Low Battery" warning. If the setting does not match installed batteries the PMD671 will not show the appropriate battery status.

Default is Alkaline.

How to set or change Battery Type



Press F.FWD/+ 5X .......................... Batt type

Press ENTER ............... battery type flashing

Press F.FWD/+ ........... tab thru battery types

Press ENTER ................................. Batt type


1. From stop, press and hold the

The Batt type choice will flash.

MENU/


Example display


F.FWD/+ button

repeatedly until Batt type is displayed.

3. Press and release the MENU button .

4. Press and release the F.FWD+ button to tab through the

Battery type choices.

5. With the desired battery type displayed, press and release the ENTER button .The

display returns to

Batt type flashing.

You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




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Rec Format

The PMD671 can record from analog or digital inputs, on one channel (mono) or two (stereo), in

PCM at 24 or 16 bits, and in MP2 or MP3 compression formats.

Channel(s)

Audio

Format

For given channels and formats the PMD671 can record at several bit rates and sample frequencies.

The file extension (.wav, .mpg, .mp3) is set by the file format chosen (PCM, MP2, MP3) except for

BWF files (Broadcast Wave Format). The BWF file extension can be either .wav, or .bwf.

As audio quality goes up (more bits, less compression, higher sampling frequency, greater bit rate), the amount of information recorded increases so the amount of time that can be recorded on a CF card of a specific size goes down. See Recording time chart on page 57.

The PMD671 has a sizeable range of file format parameter choices available, but it does not present you with every possible combination.

Fs kHz and

(Bit rate kbps)

File ext.

BWF ext.

Stereo

Mono

24 bit

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)

48, 44.1, 32

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)

24, 22.05, 16

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

24 bit

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32)

48, 44.1, 32

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

24, 22.05, 16

(80, 64, 40, 32, 24, 16) wav/bwf mpg/bwf mp3/bwf mp3/bwf wav/bwf mpg/bwf mp3/bwf mp3/bwf wav/bwf

The RecFormat setting procedure is usually unnecessary for Digital Input. See page 34. The following applies to inputs from MIC, LINE IN, and the Internal mic.

Your decisions about which File Format parameters to use will depend on the quality level you need for the purpose(s) of your recording versus limitations in recording time.

Note:

At very high audio quality levels, processor power also becomes a limitation. The RAW (Read After Write) and Time

Shift features are processor intensive, so in some instances the MONITOR and Verify features and 24-bit recording cannot be used simutaneously. See charts on page 14.

The File Format chart below follows the PMD671

File Format menu setting procedure as you read columns from left to right.

Note

A full size copy of this chart is on page 58.

Rec Format Chart

Channel(s)

Choose between Stereo and Mono recording

(two or one channel). For PCM recording, Stereo is about twice as time intensive as Mono.

Format

Choose between PCM (16 or 24 bit) or a compression format (MP2 or MP3).

Fs

(Sampling Frequency)

Choose the Sample Frequency (in kHz).

Bit rate

You can select a bit rate in kilobits per second

(kbps) for a compression format (MP2 or MP3).

File ext.

(File extension)

In most cases, you have chosen the file extension by choosing the Format. If you desire a

BWF file choose between .wav and .bwf for the file extension.

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How to set or change the Rec Format parameters.



Double Click ENTER .................. RecFormat

Press ENTER ...................... Mono or Stereo

Press F.FWD/+ .................... Mono or Stereo

Press ENTER ................. PCM, MP2 or MP3

Press F.FWD/+ ............... PCM, MP2 or MP3

If MP2 or MP3 ................................................ khz

Press F.FWD/+ .......................... select khz

Press ENTER ..................................... kbps

Press F.FWD/+ ........................ select kbps

Press ENTER ............. select file extension

Press F.FWD/+ .......... mp3, mpg, wav, bwf

If bwf .................................... Exten (.bwf, wav)

Press F.FWD/+ .......................... bwf, wav

If PCM ............................................... 24 or 16 bit

Press F.FWD/+ ........................ 24 or 16 bit

Press ENTER ....................................... khz

Press F.FWD/+ .......................... select khz

Press ENTER ............. select file extension

Press F.FWD/+ ............................ wav, bwf

If bwf .................................... Exten (.bwf, wav)

Press F.FWD/+ .......................... bwf, wav

Press ENTER ............................. RecFormat



Mono or Stereo will be flashing.

Note

The circled items in the chart below reflect the settings in the example.

Channel(s)

Audio

Format

kbps

Fs kHz and

(Bit rate kbps)

kHz

File ext.

Stereo

Mono

24 bit

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

24 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)

48, 44.1, 32

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)

24, 22.05, 16

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32)

48, 44.1, 32

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

24, 22.05, 16

(80, 64, 40, 32, 24, 16) wav/bwf mpg/bwf mp3/bwf mp3/bwf wav/bwf mpg/bwf mp3/bwf mp3/bwf

BWF ext.

wav/bwf continues

1. Press and hold the MENU/

STORE button.

Preset flashing appears.

2. Double click the

ENTER button

so

RecFormat is flashing.

Note

If another menu item is flashing, press and release the

F.FWD/+ button played and flashing.

repeatedly until RecFormat is dis-

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4. Press and release the

F.FWD/+ kbps kHz button to toggle between Mono and Stereo. When correct, press and release the ENTER button

. The kbps display kHz switches to

Format flashing.

Note

In the example, the change from Mono to Stereo automatically doubled the bit rate. The change is illustrated in the chart below.

Channel(s) Audio

Format

Fs kHz and

(Bit rate kbps)

File ext.

BWF ext.

Stereo

Mono

24 bit

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)

48, 44.1, 32

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)

24, 22.05, 16

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

24 bit

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32)

48, 44.1, 32

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

24, 22.05, 16


Channel(s)

Audio

Format

Fs kHz and

(Bit rate kbps)

File ext.

BWF ext.

Stereo

Mono

24 bit

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

24 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)

48, 44.1, 32

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)

24, 22.05, 16

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32)

48, 44.1, 32

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

24, 22.05, 16


6. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button to toggle between 16 bit and 24 bit PCM.

When correct, press and release the

ENTER button

.

The display switches to the next kHz kHz

RecFormat menu choice flashing.

Note

The chart below reflects the settings change.

5. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button to tab through MP3, MP2 and PCM. Note that other changes kHz occur when the format changes.

When correct, press and release the ENTER button .

The display switches to the next kHz


Note

In our example, we chose PCM. The chart below reflects the settings change.

Channel(s)

Audio

Format

Fs kHz and

(Bit rate kbps)

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Stereo

Mono

24 bit

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)

48, 44.1, 32

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)

24, 22.05, 16

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

24 bit

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32)

48, 44.1, 32

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

24, 22.05, 16

(80, 64, 40, 32, 24, 16)

File ext.

wav/bwf mpg/bwf mp3/bwf mp3/bwf wav/bwf mpg/bwf mp3/bwf mp3/bwf

BWF ext.

wav/bwf

7. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button to tab through the available bit rate settings.

When correct, kHz press and release the ENTER button .

The display switches to the next


Notes

In the example there is no choice of sample frequency so the next RecFormat choice is displayed.

The chart below reflects the settings change.

Channel(s)

Audio

Format

Fs kHz and

(Bit rate kbps)

Stereo

Mono

24 bit

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)

48, 44.1, 32

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)

24, 22.05, 16

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

24 bit

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32)

48, 44.1, 32

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

24, 22.05, 16

(80, 64, 40, 32, 24, 16)

File ext.


BWF ext.

wav/bwf

Channel(s)

Audio

Format

Fs kHz and

(Bit rate kbps)

File ext.

BWF ext.

Stereo

Mono

24 bit

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)

48, 44.1, 32

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)

24, 22.05, 16

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

24 bit

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32)

48, 44.1, 32

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

24, 22.05, 16


8. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button to toggle between a bwf file and the other available file type.


The display switches to the next RecFormat menu choice flashing.

Notes

In the example bwf was chosen so the wav/bwf RecFormat choice is displayed.

The chart below reflects this settings change.

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9. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button to toggle between a .wav and a

.bwf file extension.


The display returns to the


You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




Digi-IN Rec Format

Most of the RecFormat parameters recorded from a digital input source are determined by the input source. They are not changed because of settings made in the RecFormat menu.

mpg/bwf mp3/bwf

Notes:

• An audio drop out of the monitoring signal may occur during RAW during high bit rate MP3 recording.

• RAW and 24-bit recording requires high CF card access speed (see CARD CHECK page 22).

• RAW is not available for 24-bit recording.

• Verify is simultaneously available with RAW or Time

Shift for appropriate files (see charts on page 14).

How to set or change the RAW Mode

The shaded areas in the chart below are set by the input source and ignore RecFormat menu settings.

Digi-IN RecFormat chart

Channel(s)

Stereo

Mono

Audio

Format

24 bit

PCM

16 bit

MP2

MP3

24 bit

Fs kHz and

(Bit rate kbps)

96, 88.2, 44, 44.1

48 , 44.1

48, 44.1

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)

48, 44.1

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)

96, 88.2, 44, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48 , 44.1

48, 44.1

(192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32)

48, 44.1

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

RAW Mode

File ext.

wav/bwf wav/bwf mpg/bwf mp3/bwf

BWF ext.

wav/bwf




Press F.FWD/+ ........................... RAW Mode

Press ENTER .................... Monitor/TimeShft

Press F.FWD/+ ....... toggle Monitor/TimeShft

Press ENTER ............................. RAW Mode




Example display

RAW (Read After Write) mode sets the operation of the MONITOR switch.

RAW is an electronic Read After Write. In all modes except 24 bit recording, the PMD671 can read a recording on the CF Card while simultaneously recording onto the CF Card.

When RAW Mode is at Monitor and if the MONI-

TOR switch is at FILE when recording begins, the monitoring signal sent to the PHONES jack and

LINE OUT jacks is read from the CF card a maximum of 2 seconds after it is recorded. Thus, the monitored signal is not the source but is the recording.

When RAW Mode is at TimeShft and if the MONI-

TOR switch is at FILE when recording begins, the monitoring signal sent to the PHONES jack and

LINE OUT jacks is the same as the source until a playback button is activated. (PLAY/PAUSE,

TRACK JUMP, F.FWD or F.REV) The recording before the playback button was activated, and previously recorded tracks, can then be monitored and reviewed using normal playback controls while recording continues.

2. While Preset is flashing, double click the

ENTER button .

Example display

A menu choice will be flashing.


F.FWD/+ button until RAW Mode is displayed.

4. With RAW Mode flashing, press and release the ENTER button .

The RAW

Mode menu choice is flashing.

5. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button to toggle between

Monitor and

TimeShft.

6. When the desired state is displayed, press and release the

ENTER button

.

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The display returns to RAW Mode flashing.

You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




Verify

Verify is an automatic, electronic, Read After

Write check. With Verify On, the PMD671 continually reads the CF card about one second after the recording. It compares what is recorded to the source signal. A mismatch results in an error message.

Verify does not depend on the position of the

MONITOR switch.

Verify does not function during MP2 recording.

See charts on page 14.

How to set or change Verify




Press F.FWD/+ until ............................ Verify

Press ENTER ..................................... Off/On

Press F.FWD/+ ........................ toggle Off/On

Press ENTER ...................................... Verify




2. While Preset is flashing, double click the EN-

TER button .

Example display

A menu choice will be flashing.

3. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button until

Verify is displayed.

4. With Verify flashing, press and release the

ENTER button .

Verify menu choice is flashing.

5. Press and release the F.FWD/

+ button to toggle between On and Off.


ENTER button

.

The display returns to Verify flashing.

You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




PupPreRec

Power Up Pre Record buffers (remembers) audio during REC PAUSE. When you slide the REC switch to engage record, CONT? is displayed.

• Press and release the PLAY button to record the buffered audio and continue recording.

• Slide and release the REC switch again to discard the buffered audio and continue recording from that point.

• Press and release the STOP button to discard the buffered audio and stop recording.

Note:

If there is less than 5 minutes of REC REMAIN time

PupPreRec does not work.

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How to set or change PupPreRec




Press F.FWD/+ until ................... PupPreRec




MENU/STORE button for about 2 seconds.

Example display

2. With Preset flashing in the display, double click the ENTER button .

3. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button until

PupPreRec is displayed.

4. With PupPreRec flashing, press and release the

ENTER button

.

PupPreRec menu choice is flashing.

5. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button to toggle between On and Off.

St Mode

Stereo Mode determines which input channels are recorded onto the Left and Right channels.

There are three Stereo Modes:

Stereo

- The Left input channel is recorded onto the Left channel, and the Right input channel is recorded onto the Right channel.

L-Stereo

- The Left input channel is recorded onto the Left channel, and onto the Right channel.

0-20dB

- For secure recording, the Left channel is recorded at the normal record level and the Right channel is reduced by 20dB.

Notes:

• If the input is set to INT MIC and St Mode is set to 0-

20dB, the St Mode of the recording is automatically switched to L-Stereo.

• If a mono source input (INT MIC or L channel only) the mono input is also recorded on the R channel reduced by 20dB.

How to set or change St Mode




Press F.FWD/+ until ........................ St Mode

Press ENTER ......... Stereo/L-Stereo/0-20dB

Press F.FWD/+ ..................... tab thru modes

Press ENTER .................................. St Mode





ENTER button

.

The display returns to PupPreRec flashing.


You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




3. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button until St Mode is displayed.

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4. With St Mode flashing, press and release the

ENTER button .

St Mode menu choice is flashing.

5. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button to tab through Stereo, L-Stereo and 0-20db.

6. When the desired mode is displayed, press and release the ENTER button .

The display returns to St Mode flashing.

You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




Mono Mode

Mono Mode determines which input channel(s) are recorded as the mono channel.

There are two Mono Modes:

Mono - The Left input channel is recorded as the mono channel.

LR Mono - The Left input channel and the Right input channel are mixed (combined) and recorded

[(L+R)/2] as the mono channel.

How to set or change Mono Mode




Press F.FWD/+ until .................. Mono Mode

Press ENTER ........................ Mono/LRmono

Press F.FWD/+ ..................... tab thru modes

Press ENTER ............................ Mono Mode




2. With Preset flashing in the display double click the ENTER button .

3. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button until Mono Mode is displayed.

4. With Mono Mode flashing Press and release the

ENTER button .

Mono Mode menu choice flashing.

5. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button to toggle between Mono and LRMono.

6. When the desired mode is displayed, press and release the ENTER button .

The display returns to Mono Mode flashing.

You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




Auto Mark

Auto Mark turns the automatic EDL mark feature on or off.

On - During record after a REC PAUSE, an EDL mark is added to the track.

As recording is resumed and the EDL mark is added, the following appear for a few seconds.

TRACK TIME

Example display

MARK

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

a b c

MARK (a) is displayed to indicate that the number

(b) is the EDL mark number. "In Total" (c) reminds you that EDL marks are counted from the beginning of the CF card, not the beginning of the current track.

Off - Pause during record does not add an EDL mark to the track.

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How to set or change Auto Mark

Manual TR




Press F.FWD/+ until ..................... Auto Mark



Press ENTER ............................... Auto Mark


When Manual track incrementing is on, slide and release the REC switch during recording 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 setting is On.

How to set or change Manual TR



2. With Preset flashing in the display double click the ENTER button .


+ button until

Auto Mark is displayed.

4. With Auto Mark flashing. press and release the

ENTER button

.

Auto Mark menu choice is flashing.




Press F.FWD/+ until .................... Manual TR



Press ENTER .............................. Manual TR






+ button to toggle between

On and Off.

3. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button until Manual TR is displayed.

6. When correct, press and release the ENTER button .

The display returns to Auto Mark flashing.

4. With Manual TR flashing, press and release the

ENTER button

. Manual TR menu choice is flashing.

5. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button to toggle between On and Off.

You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




6. When correct, press and release the ENTER button

.

The display returns to Manual TR flashing.

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You can:

• Press and release the F.FWD/+ button or the -/

F.REV button to tab to another menu choice, or



Auto TRK

During recording, Auto Track Incrementing breaks the recording into multiple tracks of a preset length of time. At the preset time, the next track number is begun without stopping recording.

Timed tracks are helpful when recording long sessions such as meetings, speeches, surveillance sessions, or recordings for transcription.

During playback, timed tracks make finding a particular passage easy because of the relationship between track numbers and time.

Auto Track Incrementing can be On or Off. If On, the time interval can be set to: 1, 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes; or 1, 2, 6, 8, 12 or 24 hours.

For example, if

Minute Track

is recorded (a new track every minute) you can select track 3 to play approximately the 3rd minute of recording. To go directly to the beginning of the 10th minute, select track 10, etc.

The table below shows the relationship between time and tracks in Minute Track.

Track Recording time

# minutes:seconds

1 ............................... 0:00 - 0:59

2 ................................ 1:00-1:59

3 ................................ 2:00-2:59

.

.

.

.

80 ............................. 79:00-79:56

.

.

How to set or change Auto TRK




Press F.FWD/+ until ...................... Auto TRK



Press ENTER .................................. duration

Press F.FWD/+ .......................... tab duration

Press ENTER ................................ Auto TRK





3. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button until Auto TRK is displayed.

4. With Auto TRK flashing, press and release the

ENTER button .

On/Off menu choice is flashing.


F.FWD/+ button

6. When correct, press and release the

ENTER button ing.

to toggle between On and Off.

7. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button tab through the duration choices.


ENTER button

.

. Duration choice is flash-

The display returns to Auto TRK flashing.

to

You can:

• Press and release the F.FWD/+ button or the -/

F.REV button to tab to another menu choice, or



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Seamless Play.

When Seamless Play is On during playback, multiple tracks will be played back in sequence without any break (space) between the tracks.

When Seamless Play is Off during playback, multiple tracks will be played back in sequence with breaks (brief periods of silence) between the tracks.

Default setting is Off.

How to set or change SeamlsPly




Press F.FWD/+ until .................... SeamlsPly



Press ENTER .............................. SeamlsPly





until SeamlsPly is displayed.

MENU/

3. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button

4. With SeamlsPly flashing, press and release the

ENTER button .



F.FWD/+ button

to toggle between On and Off


ENTER button .

The display returns to SeamlsPly flashing.

You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




Silent Skip.

When set to On, Silent skip automatically pauses recording when there is a period of silence and continues recording when sound resumes. Silent

Skip looks for sound below a preset level for a preset period of time. When that occurs, the

PMD671 switches to record pause. When a signal exceeding the dB level you set is input, recording resumes. If set to TR, a new track is started when recording resumes.

You can set the preset time for 01, 02, 03, 04 or

05 seconds.

You can set the decibel level (dB) to- 20, -25, -30,

-35, -40, -45, -50, -55 or -60 dB.

For example, if you are both the recorder and master of ceremonies for an event, you can preset the PMD671 for recording and automatically start recording when you start speaking into the microphone.

When the Auto Mark feature is at On, resumption of recording after a record pause by Silent Skip adds an EDL mark.

S.SKIP

The S.SKIP icon appears in the display while Silent

Skip is On.

TRACK

TRACK TIME

L

-dB

R

00

40

20 12

6 2

S.SKIP

0 over

-dB

The S.SKIP icon is flashing during a

TRACK

Silent Skip record pause.

TRACK TIME

L

-dB

R

00

INT

MIC

40

20 12

6 2

S.SKIP

0 over

-dB

Manual overrides:

Pause

During recording press and

TRACK TIME

L

-dB

R

00

INT

MIC

40 20 12 6 2

S.SKIP

0 over

-dB release the REC PAUSE button to force a recording pause. S.SKIP icon is steady. Slide the REC

Button to resume recording.

Resume

During Silent Skip pause, slide the REC

Button to resume recording. Silent Skip remains active.

TRACK

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How to set or change SilentSkp continued

Default settings are Off, 03 seconds and -40 dB.

Note

If you don't want to change the seconds or dB settings press and release the ENTER button

SilentSkp flashing.

several times to tab to

How to set or change SilentSkp




Press F.FWD/+ until ...................... SilentSkp

Press ENTER ............................... Off/On/TR

Press F.FWD/+ ....................... tab Off/On/TR

Press ENTER .................................. seconds

Press F.FWD/+ .......................... tab seconds

Press ENTER .................................. decibels

Press F.FWD/+ .......................... tab decibels

Press ENTER ................................ SilentSkp





+ button to tab through seconds.

-dB


Decibel choice flashing.

-dB


+ button to tab through decibel choices.


The display returns to

SilentSkp flashing.

-dB

-dB


You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




3. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button until SilentSkp is displayed.

4. With SilentSkp flashing, press and release the

ENTER button .

On/Off/TR menu choice is flashing.

-dB

-dB

Auto Cue

Auto Cue skips the silence at the beginning of an audio track and pauses playback at the point where the audio begins (sound is loud enough for long enough). You can adjust how loud (dB's) and how long (milliseconds) the audio has to be before playback is cued.


+ button to tab between On, Off and TR.


-dB

ENTER button . Seconds choice is flashing.

-dB

If Single Play is selected, Auto Cue pauses playback and cues to the sound of the next track when the end of the track is reached.

The Auto Cue Menu settings permit:

• turning Auto Cue On or Off.

• adjusting the millisecond period in 5 millisecond intervals from 5 to 95 milliseconds.

• adjusting the margin sound level that defines where audio begins in -5 dB increments from

-20 to -60 dB.

Default settings are Off, 20 milliseconds, and -40 dB.

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How to set or change Auto Cue




Press F.FWD/+ until ...................... Auto Cue



Press ENTER ............................ milliseconds

Press F.FWD/+ .................... tab milliseconds

Press ENTER .................................. decibels

Press F.FWD/+ .......................... tab decibels

Press ENTER ................................ Auto Cue



F.FWD/+ button

to tab through milliseconds.


Decibel choice flashing.

-dB

-dB


F.FWD/+ button

to tab through decibel choices.

-dB


MENU/


10. When correct, press and release the EN-

TER button .

The display returns to Auto Cue flashing.

-dB


You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




3. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button until Auto Cue is displayed.

-dB

4. With Auto Cue flashing, press and release the

ENTER button .


-dB

S.Monitor

Stop Monitor lets you monitor the source signal when in stop as well as during record. The source signal is available at the PHONES jack or Internal Speaker.



-dB


How to set or change S.Monitor


ENTER button

. Milliseconds choice flashing.

-dB




Press F.FWD/+ until ...................... S.Monitor



Note

If you don't want to change the Milliseconds or dB settings press and release the ENTER button tab to Auto Cue flashing.

several times to

Press ENTER ................................ S.Monitor


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2. With Preset flashing, in the display, double click the ENTER button

3. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button until S.Monitor is displayed.

SinglePly

Off

- During playback, when Single Play and

Auto Cue are Off and the end of a track is reached, the next track automatically starts playing.

.

4. With S.Monitor

flashing, press and release the

ENTER button .





ENTER button .

The display returns to S.Monitor flashing.

You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




How to set or change SinglePly




Press F.FWD/+ until ...................... SinglePly



Press ENTER ................................ SinglePly






F.FWD/+ button

until SinglePly is displayed.

4. With SinglePly flashing, press and release the

ENTER button .

On/Off menu choice flashing.


F.FWD/+ button

to toggle between On and Off.

On

- During playback, when Single Play is On and the end of a track is reached, the PMD671 automatically pauses. If Auto Cue is also On in play cues to start of audio.



The display returns to

SinglePly flashing.

You can:


F.REV button

or the -/




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Remote Mode

(REMOTE1 jack only)

Use a wired remote (not supplied) to control the

PMD671. There are five remote modes:

• StartPause – during recording or playback, switch off to pause and on to resume (recording on the same track).

• StrtStp TR - during recording, switch off to pause recording and on to start recording a new track.

• EDL Mark – during recording, switch remote to on to add an EDL mark.

• PWR REC – during power off, switch remote on to turn power on and begin recording.

During recording, switch remote off to stop recording and power off.

• Manual TRK – during recording, switch remote on to increment the track. Recording continues with a new track created at that point.

3. Press and release the ENTER button to accept the

Remote choice and switch to

RemoteMode choices.


button to tab through the

RemoteMode choices: StartPause, StartStp

TR, EDL Mark, PWR REC, or Manual TRK.

5. When correct, press and release the ENTER button to switch to RemoteMode flashing.

Default is StartPause.

How to set or change the Remote Mode

You can:


F.REV button

or the -/







Press F.FWD/+ until ......................... Remote

Press ENTER ........... StartPause/StrtStp TR/

............... EDL Mark/PWR REC/Manual TRK

Press F.FWD/+ ............... tab Remote Modes

Press ENTER ................................... Remote


1. Select the RemoteMode menu choice: a. From stop, press and hold the MENU button for about 2 seconds. Preset will appear


b. While Preset is flashing, double click the

ENTER button .

The last Menu choice selected will appear.

2. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button repeatedly until

Remote is displayed and flashing.

Broadcast Wave ID numbers

Broadcast Wave Format (.bwf) has three identification numbers in the header (Extension Chunk):

Description, Originator, and Originator Reference.

For example, if the IDs are used for a broadcast station ID1 could be the identifier of the station,

ID2 could be used for the department code, and

ID3 for the badge number of the reporter.

Default is all ID numbers at 000000.

How to set or change ID numbers




Press F.FWD/+ until ..................... ID1Dscrpt

................................. ID2Origin or ID3OrgRef

Press ENTER ..................... 1st digit flashing

a

Press F.FWD/+ .............................. tab 0-9

b

Press ENTER ................. save & next digit

Repeat a, b until ................................ 6th digit set

Press ENTER ............................... ID1Dscrpt

................................. ID2Origin or ID3OrgRef


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1. Select the ID1 menu choice: a. From stop, press and hold the

MENU button for about 2 seconds. Preset will appear (flashing) in the display.

b. While Preset is flashing, double click the

ENTER button .

The last Menu choice selected will appear.

2. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button repeatedly until an

ID choice is displayed and flashing.

3. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button the -/F.REV

button tab through the

ID choices.

When correct press and release the ENTER button accept the ID# choice and switch to the highest number position.


button

to

to

to tab through the digits

0 through 9.

or

or

5. When correct, press and release the ENTER button to switch to the next digit.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 until all six digits are set.

7. Press and release the ENTER button to switch to ID# flashing.

8. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button switch to the next ID#.

9. Repeat 5 - 8 for all three ID numbers.

10. When the upper display is flashing, press

to and release the F.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.

Menu Default

The Default menu choice resets all Menu items to their defaults. This is convenient if you are setting up a new configuration because you don't have to check all the settings, you know they are at the default.

Defaults are listed for each menu item.

Note:

US defaults are used for illustration. See page 59 for a table of menu defaults.




Press F.FWD/+ until .......................... Default

Press ENTER .................................. Execute

Press ENTER .......................... EXECUTING

............................................................... exits


button

9.

to tab through the digits 0 through

or



Preset is flashing.

2. With Preset flashing in the display, double click the ENTER button . Menu item is flashing.

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3. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button until Default is displayed.

4. With Default flashing, press and release the

ENTER button

. Execute will be flashing*.


EXECUTING is displayed briefly.

The PMD671 returns to stop mode.

*Press and release the STOP button to exit without changing your Menu settings.


Top continued

TRACK JUMP

REC

UNDO

MARGIN RESET

-

/

F.REV

PLAY / PAUSE

F.FWD

/ +

STOP

POWER


SOURCE FILE

MONITOR

OFF ON

STEREO

L R

AUDIO OUT

OFF SINGLE ALL

0dB -20dB

MIC ATTEN

FLAT

PRE REC

OFF ON OFF ON

ANC

ALC

LIMITER

MANUAL

INPUT LOCK EDL PLAY LEVEL CONT.

EDIT

INPUT

A-B REPEAT

TRACK JUMP

REC

UNDO

MARGIN RESET

-

/ REW

MARK

PLAY / PAUSE

FWD / +

STOP


USB

MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL

24 25

PLAY / PAUSE

24. PLAY/PAUSE button

(playback)

ENTER button

(menu)

ENTER

PLAY/PAUSE button

From stop, press and release to begin playback.

During playback, press and release to pause playback.

During playback pause, press and release to resume playback.

PLAY / PAUSE

ENTER

ENTER button

During menu functions, press and release to accept the current setting and switch to the next menu item to be set.

STOP

25. STOP/CANCEL button

During recording, press and release to stop recording and end the track (file).

CANCEL

During playback, press and release to stop playback and end the playback session. When you resume, playback starts at the beginning of the first track.

During menu operations, press and release to cancel all entries made and return to stop mode.

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Front

1 2 3 4 5 6

HP/SPK VOLUME

PHONES

REC PAUSE

REC PAUSE

REC


3. REC PAUSE button

During recording, push and release to pause.

When paused, the REC indicator will flash.

L

R

REC

LEVEL

HP/SPK VOLUME

1. HP/SPK VOLUME control

Turn to adjust the volume of headphones plugged into the

PHONE jack or the built-in speaker.

During playback, what is heard on the L or R headphone depends on the recording. For a

Stereo or Dual Mono recording, the setting of the

AUDIO switch determines what is heard on headphones.

TOTAL TRACKTIME

REC REMAIN kbps

A-B

TRACK

MARK

Example display

L kHz

-dB

R

AM

PM

00

INT

MIC

LINE

40

20 12

6 2

S.SKIP

0 over

-dB

TRACK

TRACK TIME

2. Display

See Display on page 55 for details.

L

-dB

R

00

INT

MIC

40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

A REC PAUSE does not increment the track.

If the AUTO MARK switch is at ON, after a REC

PAUSE an EDL mark is added when recording is resumed. The following is displayed for a couple of seconds.

TRACK TIME

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

MARK

d e f

MARK (d) is displayed to indicate that the number (e) indicates the count of EDL marks.

"inTotal" (f) reminds you that EDL marks are counted from the beginning the Flash memory card, not the beginning of the current track.

REC

4. REC indicator

Red indicator light is lit and steady during

Record and flashing during Record pause.

REC

5. REC switch

From Stop, slide to the right and release to start recording.

From REC PAUSE, slide to the right and release to resume recording.

If Manual TR is on during recording, slide to the right and release to increment the track (start a new audio file).

To stop recording, press and release STOP .

b a c

The Pause symbol (a) will be displayed.

The Record symbol (b) will flash in the display

The Level meter (c) will remain active.

To resume recording, slide the REC switch to the right and release.

L

R

REC

LEVEL

6. REC LEVEL controls

Turn to adjust the record level when the

LEVEL CONT. switch is at MANUAL.

The inside control (Right channel) and outside control (Left channel) turn together unless you hold one while turning the other.

The optimum record level is when the level meter goes as close to 0dB as possible but not OVER.

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Front continued

HP/SPK VOLUME

PHONES

REC PAUSE

REC

DISPLAY LIGHT

KEY LOCK

7 8 9

L

R

REC

LEVEL

bit rate

After the third press,

file parameters

are displayed.

kbps compression algorithm sampling frequency kHz

L

-dB

R

00

40

20 12

6 2

0 over

-dB recording type

PHONES

7. PHONES jack

Plug stereo headphones in this jack.

Adjust headphone volume with the HP/SPK volume control.

After the fourth press,

Date and

Time

information is displayed.

Current clock time hours:minutes:seconds

TIME

PM

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

After the fifth press, the display returns to the default: remaining record time on the card.

Headphones are active during recording and playback.

During playback, plugging in headphones mutes the internal speaker.

After the first press,

track information

is displayed.

TRACK

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

MIC

Total tracks on CF card.

Record time on track

During Record:

the default display is Record time on the current track.

TRACK

TRACK TIME

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

LINE

DISPLAY

8. DISPLAY button

Press and release to tab through alternate information displays.

Displays are slightly different in Stop, Record and

Play.

remaining record time on card

During Stop:

Default display is

Remaining record time for the card

.

REC REMAIN

TIME

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

MIC

Example display.

After the second press,

EDL mark information

is displayed.

MARK

L

-dB

R

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

Total EDL marks on CF card.

The first press of the DISPLAY button switches to remaining record time for the card.

The second press switches to file parameters.

The third press switches to date and time.

The fourth press returns to the default.

During Playback:

the default display is playing time on the current track.

TRACK

TRACK TIME playing time

L

-dB

R

00

40

20 12

6 2

0 over

-dB

The first press switches to file parameters.

The second press switches to date and time.

The third press returns to the default.

LIGHT

9. LIGHT button

Press and release to momentarily turn the Display light on.

Press and hold for three seconds to switch the

Display light on.

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Press and release to switch the Display light off.

Front continued

HP/SPK VOLUME

PHONES

REC PAUSE

REC


L

R

REC

LEVEL

Door Open is displayed.

The PMD671 automatically turns off.

10

KEY LOCK

10. KEY LOCK switch

The KEY LOCK switch secures the PMD671 in its present state during

Record, Playback or Stop.

Slide the switch to the right to turn KEY LOCK on.

"Locked" is displayed for three seconds.

Only these controls will work:

Display LIGHT button.

POWER switch - Works during Playback or Stop.

PRE REC switch.

If you try to operate a button or switch that is locked, "Locked" appears briefly in the display.

Example display: TRACK TIME

L

-dB

R

00 40

INT

MIC

20 12 6 2 0 over

-dB

TRACK

Slide the switch to the right to turn KEY LOCK off. "Unlocked" is displayed for three seconds.

Card eject button

CF card slot

CF card door

Card eject button

The Card eject button has two positions: click out (a) and click in (b).

a b

Left side

CHARGE

DC IN 15V

USB

11 12

DIGITAL

IN

OUT

CHARGE

11. CHARGE indicator

The CHARGE indicator is lit when an optional Ni-Cd or

Ni-MH battery is charging.

12. CF card compartment

Pull the compartment door open to access the

CF card.

To eject a CF card:

1. If recording or in playback, push STOP .

If other operations are in progress, cancel them by pushing STOP or wait for them to complete.

2. Open the CF card door*.

3. Push and release the Card eject button so it is in the click out position (a).

4. Push the Card eject button from the click out position to the click in position (b).

*Opening the CF card door turns the PMD671 off. If recording is in progress, opening the CF card door automatically stops recording and writes critical track information to properly close the file before turning off. Close the CF card door to restart the PMD671.

To insert a CF card:

1. Push and release the Card eject button so it is in the click in position (b above).

2. Fully insert the CF card.

3. Close the CF card door.

Note: If the CF card door won't latch, check that the Card eject button is in the click in position (b above).

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Security

The supplied

security screw requires using a small Phillips screwdriver to open the Memory compartment door. The screw

(3mm x

10mm long) reduces the possibility that the CF card will be misplaced or stolen.

d c

1. Remove the plastic pin (c) and then the retainer (d).

2. Add the screw. Tighten the screw enough so that the screw cannot be removed with a fingernail.

IN:

Connect to the digital out of a digital audio component. PCM audio data input at 44.1. 48,

88.2 and 96 kHz can be recorded.

Digi-IN must be selected using the INPUT button.

for the signal to be recorded. See page 18.

OUT:

Connect to the digital in of a digital audio component.

• Only files with sampling frequencies of 44.1,

48, 88.2 or 96 kHz can be output.

• Digital audio is only output during normal or

EDL playback.

• The receiving component must be able to accept audio in SPDIF (IEC-958-II) format.

• The receiving component must be able to accept a sampling frequency of 44.1, 48, 88.2

or 96 kHz.

DC IN 15V

14. DC IN 15V jack

Plug the supplied AC power pack in this jack. The power supplied is 1.0A at

15V AC.

The PMD671 automatically switches to adapter power if it was running on battery power. If AC power is interrupted by a power outage or unplugging the power pack, the PMD671 automatically switches to battery power.

Left side continued

CHARGE

DC IN 15V

USB

14 15

13

DIGITAL

IN

OUT

DIGITAL

IN

OUT

13. DIGITAL IN/OUT jacks

RCA jacks for connecting the PMD671 to an audio component that accepts or outputs digital audio signals.

USB

15. USB port

Plug the supplied USB cable in this port and connect the other end to your computer (PC or

MAC).

The USB (2.0) connection makes it easy to copy audio files to your computer's hard drive or a CD.

This connection can only be made active when the PMD671 is off (neither recording nor during playback).

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How to connect via the USB port

1

MARGIN RESET

3

A file titled PMD670.EDL and a folder (directory) titled MPGLANG1 will appear on your computer.

Files within the MPGLANG1 folder are numbered from 1001 through the number of tracks recorded to a maximum of 1999. The file extension will be

.mp3, .wav, .bwf or .mpg depending on the Rec

Format parameters that were set for the recording.

2

POWER i / O MENU/STORE

Root PMD670.EDL

1. Connect the cable to the PMD671 and your computer.

2. Slide the PMD671's POWER switch to the right and release to power off.

3. Press and hold the USB MENU/STORE button while you slide the POWER switch to the right and release to power on.

This display appears:

The CF card in the PMD671 appears as a removable device on your computer. The audio files are in a folder named MPGLANG1.

CAUTION:

Only copy audio files (tracks) to other volumes. Do not modify or delete the EDL file. If the EDL file is missing or damaged the PMD671 will be unable to recognize recorded tracks.

See the enclosed CD for demo PMDEdit software for computer audio file manipulation.

PMDEdit is a full featured software suite designed for Marantz Professional digital recorders.

It is available for purchase at www.d-mpro.com

or by calling toll free (866) 405-2154.

Power off and power the PMD671 back on to resume recording or playback.

MPGLANG1

1001.MP3

1002.MP3

1003.MP3

.

.

.

.

.

.

1999.MP3

Diagram of file structure (assuming .mp3 files).

Changes made to file names or file structure on your computer will prevent file recognition and therefore playback in the PMD671.

However, audio files from your computer that are renamed using the file names and file structure above may be playable on the PMD671. For example, if you name an mp3 audio file

1234.MP3 and place it in the MPGLANG1 folder, the PMD671 may play it.

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Right side

16 17 18

REMOTE 2

REMOTE 1

LINE

IN

L

L

L

L

PUSH

2

3

1

R

R

1

1

GND

MIC

2

2

HOT

PUSH

2

3

1

3

3

COLD

R

R

PHANTOM

+48V

ON

OFF

microphone interviews. It attaches to your microphone.

REMOTE 2

REMOTE 1

LINE

IN

L

PUSH MIC

2

3

1

GND

PUSH

2

3

1

HOT COLD

PHANTOM

+48V

ON

OFF

REMOTE 1

16. REMOTE1 jack

Plug a wired remote (not supplied) in this jack.

A switch connected to the 2.5mm mini jack off (open)

Wiring diagram and on

(closed) does the following,

2.5 mm jack depending on the RemoteMode setting:

RemoteMode:

StartPause

From Rec or Playback Pause, switch remote on to start recording. During record or playback, switch remote off to pause and on to resume. If Auto Mark is On, an EDL mark is added when recording resumes.

StrtStp TR

Start or stop recording. When re-started, a new track is begun.

EDL Mark

During record or playback, switch remote to on to add an EDL mark.

PWR REC

During POWER off, switch remote to on to turn power on and begin recording.

During recording, switch remote to off to stop recording and power off.

Manual TRK

During recording, switch remote to on to increment the track. A new track is created at that point. There is no break in recording.

See page 44 for instructions on how to set or change the Remote Mode.

REMOTE 2

17. REMOTE2 jack

The REMOTE2 jack is for the optional RC600 remote.

The RC600 is designed for

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The remote's four foot cord with a four contact mini plug, plugs into the PMD671 while you carry the PMD671 via its carry strap.

The RC600 does not require any menu changes for use. The RC600 includes:

a b c d a

An indicator light:

• (green) lit and steady during standby or stop

• (red) lit and steady while recording

• (flashing red) during rec pause

• (orange) flashes for 1/2 second when an over peak level signal is input during recording or rec pause, then it goes back to red

• (green flash) for 2 seconds when an EDL mark is added during recording

b

press to pause recording

c

press to start/resume recording and to manually increment tracks

d

press to add an EDL mark while recording

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

L

18. LINE IN/OUT jacks

Plug external line level audio devices in these jacks.

R

LINE IN jacks

Plug Left and Right RCA audio cables in here to connect to the output of an external unit.

To record, mono, stereo, or LR mono LINE input must be selected in the input select menu. See

INPUT button.

Right side continued

19 20

21

REMOTE 2

REMOTE 1

LINE

IN

L

L

R

R

L

L

PUSH

2

3

1

1

1

GND

MIC

2

2

HOT

2

3

PUSH

R

R

PHANTOM

+48V

ON

1

3

COLD

3

OFF

LINE OUT jacks

Plug Left and Right RCA audio cables into these jacks to connect to the input of an amplifier or other external unit.

During playback, the output on the L or R channel depends on the recording. For a Stereo or Dual

Mono recording, the setting of the AUDIO OUT switch determines the output channel(s).

L

2

3

1 GND

1

MIC

2

3

1

R

2

HOT

3 COLD

.

19. MIC IN jacks

Plug external microphones in these jacks.

MIC must be selected using the INPUT button.

Dynamic microphone(s) can be used but do not yield optimum audio quality recordings.

Consult with your local dealer to select the appropriate microphone(s) for your specific application. They can demonstrate the various performances and characteristics of microphones for your use.

REMOTE 2

REMOTE

Installing the carry strap

1. Push the end of a strap retainer with a round hole onto a carry stud.

2. Attach the carry strap.

21. Carry studs

Attach the supplied carry strap to these studs.

REMOTE 2

REMOTE

REMOTE 2

REMOTE

For mono recording. use the Left jack.

To record stereo with MIC input or LRmono with

MIC input, use both jacks.

Notes:

• XLR pin out is 1 ground, 2 hot and 3 cold.

• Microphones with a PHONE jack can be used with an

PHANTOM

+48V

ON

adapter (not supplied) from

PHONE to XLR.

20. PHANTOM +48V switch

Switch to ON to provide 48V of power for a condenser microphone(s).

OFF

ON

: +48V is supplied to power condenser microphone(s).

OFF

: No microphone power is supplied.

Microphone recommendations

Professional condenser microphone(s) (which require additional power either from phantom power from the PMD671 or another source) are recommended because they provide greater sensitivity and higher quality audio recording.

3. Close the strap retainer by 'buttoning' the other end of strap retainer over the carry stud.

4. Repeat 1-3 for other carry stud.

22

Bottom

REMOTE 2

REMOTE

22. Battery compartment

Press and slide at arrow to open the Battery compartment.

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Battery power

The PMD671 can operate on several types of battery power.

Hint:

Keep fully charged batteries in the PMD671 when recording using AC power because as much as 30 seconds of your recording could be lost if AC power is interrupted.

Eight AA alkaline batteries and the supplied battery holder can be used. Alkaline batteries can power recording or playback for about *6 hours.

AA size rechargeable Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries can be used in the supplied battery holder, but they cannot be recharged with the PMD671's built in charger.

ribbon

tab

Install the battery holder with tab as shown and over the ribbon for easy battery holder removal.

Replace the battery compartment cover**.

Installing an optional Ni-Cd or Ni-MH battery

An optional Ni-Cd battery model RB1100 can be charged in the PMD671. Ni-Cd batteries can power recording or playback for about *5 hours.

An optional Ni-MH (Nickel metal hydride) battery model RB1651 can be used and recharged with the PMD671's built-in charger. Ni-MH batteries can power recording or playback for about *7 hours.

*Using compact flash media.

ribbon

tab

Install the battery with tab as shown and over the ribbon for easy battery removal**.

Installing AA size batteries:

Power off and turn the PMD671 upside down.

Press and push in the direction of the arrow to remove the battery compartment cover.

Install 8 AA size batteries to the battery holder with the

ends towards the springs.

Charging the optional Ni-Cd battery

• Load the Ni-Cd battery correctly in the battery compartment.

• Connect the AC power pack and plug into power supply.

• Select Ni-Cd in the Batt type menu (page

30).

• Power the PMD671 on, then off for the charging cycle to begin.

• The PMD671 must be off during battery charging.

While charging (about 3 hours), the CHARGE indicator will be lit and steady.

When the Ni-Cd battery charge cycle is complete, the CHARGE indicator will be off.

**When changing battery type, be sure you change the Batt type menu setting for optimal battery performance.

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Display

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

settings etc. Associated labels are display items 1-7, 9 and 10.

9. AM / PM label

Displays AM or PM when clock time is displayed.

TOTAL TRACKTIME

REC REMAIN kbps

A-B

TRACK

MARK

L kHz

AM

PM

-dB

R

00

INT

MIC

LINE

40 20 12 6 2

S.SKIP

0 over

-dB

15 16 17

10. kHz label

The kHz label appears to indicate that the last five places in the upper alphanumeric display show frequency in kilohertz.

1. REC label

The REC label appears to indicate TOTAL

REC TIME or REC TIME REMAINING displayed on the upper alphanumeric display.

2. TOTAL label

The TOTAL label appears to indicate TOTAL

REC TIME or TOTAL REC TIME REMAINING displayed on the upper alphanumeric display.

3. TRACK label

The TRACK label appears with other labels in this area to indicate TRACK TIME displayed on the upper alphanumeric display.

4. REMAIN label

The REMAIN label appears to indicate REC

TIME REMAINING or TOTAL REC TIME

REMAINING displayed on the upper alphanumeric display.

11. L -dB R level meter labels

L is the label for the Left (upper) level meter.

-dB is the label for the center level meter scale in decibels.

R is the label for the Right (lower) level meter.

12. Upper level meter

The louder the sound input to the recorder on the Left channel, the more bars are displayed.

13. Decibel scale

The scale in dB (decibels) for the upper and lower level meters.

5. TIME label

The TIME label appears to indicate REC TIME

REMAINING, TOTAL REC TIME REMAINING or TRACK TIME displayed on the upper alphanumeric display.

6. kbps label

The kbps label appears to indicate that the first five places in the upper alphanumeric display are kilobytes per second.

7. A-B label

A- indicates that the beginning (A point) of an

A-B loop has been set.

A-B indicates that the ending (B point) of an

A-B loop has also been set.

8. Upper alphanumeric display

Displays a variety of information including remaining recording time, clock time, menu

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14. Lower level meter

The louder the sound input to the recorder on the Right channel, the more bars are displayed.

15. TRACK label

The TRACK label appears to indicate that the number displayed on the left of the lower alphanumeric display is the track number.

16. MARK label

The MARK label appears to indicate that the number displayed on the left of the lower alphanumeric display is the EDL Mark number.

17. Lower alphanumeric display

Displays a variety of information including remaining recording algorithm, date, track number, number of tracks on CF card, EDL

Mark number, number of EDL Marks on CF card etc. Associated labels are display items

15 and 16.

TOTAL TRACKTIME

REC REMAIN kbps

A-B kHz

AM

PM

L

-dB

R

00

INT

MIC

LINE

40 20 12 6 2

S.SKIP

0 over

-dB

TRACK

MARK

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

18. MIC / INT MIC label

The MIC label appears when external microphones are selected.

The INT MIC label appears when input selected for recording is the internal microphone.

19. LINE label

The LINE label appears when input(s) selected for recording is (are) the LINE IN jacks.

20. Record

The Record symbol appears when the

PMD671 is in record mode. It appears with the Play symbol when recording. It appears with the pause symbol and flashing when in record pause.

21. Play

The Play symbol appears when the PMD671 is in playback, playback pause, recording or record pause.

22. Pause

The Pause symbol appears when the

PMD671 is in playback pause or record pause.

23. Battery

When on battery power, the Battery symbol appears in most displays to indicate battery charge.

indicates that the battery charge is good.

flashing indicates that the battery has approximately 1 to 3 minutes of record or playback time remaining.

The CHARGE indicator light will flash. If

BEEP is set to On, the PMD671 will also beep.

If the PMD671 continues to operate, it will automatically shut down. If recording, it will write track information, stop recording and power off. If in playback, it will stop playback and power off.

indicates that the battery charge is depleted.

24. S.SKIP label

The S.Skip label appears when Silent Skip is enabled.

25. Margin level

The Margin level is displayed. The PMD671 holds this display at the highest level achieved during the current recording. If more than 0 dB, OV is displayed. To reset the Margin level, press and release the

MARGIN RESET button.

26. -dB label

The -dB label applies to the Peak level display.

Care and Maintenance

indicates that the battery charge is getting low and there is approximately 5 to 10 minutes of record or playback time available.

Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild detergent solution.

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Recording time chart

The recording time available (Hours:Minutes:Seconds) on a CF card depends on the size of the card in megabytes

(MB), the recording type (PCM, MP2 or MP3), mono or stereo, bit rate, sample rate, and byte size (8, 16, or 24).

This recording time chart lists approximate recording times based on those factors.

All times are approximate.

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Rec Format charts

Analog inputs

Channel(s) Audio

Format

Fs kHz and

(Bit rate kbps)

File ext.

Stereo

Mono

24 bit

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)

48, 44.1, 32

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)

24, 22.05, 16

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

24 bit

PCM

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32

(192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32)

48, 44.1, 32

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

24, 22.05, 16

(80, 64, 40, 32, 24, 16)

Digital input

(shaded values set by input source)

Channel(s)

Stereo

Audio

Format

24 bit

PCM

16 bit

MP2

MP3

24 bit

Fs kHz and

(Bit rate kbps)

96, 88.2, 44, 44.1

48 , 44.1

48, 44.1

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)

48, 44.1

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)

96, 88.2, 44, 44.1

PCM

Mono

MP2

MP3

16 bit

48 , 44.1

48, 44.1

(192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32)

48, 44.1

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)

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File ext.

wav/bwf mpg/bwf mp3/bwf wav/bwf mpg/bwf mp3/bwf

BWF ext.

wav/bwf

BWF ext.

wav/bwf

Menu defaults

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Should faults occur, it is often unnecessary to consult your dealer or technical service department. On the basis of the following checks, you may 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 contact

Marantz Professional toll free at (866) 405-2154.

The PMD671 does not turn on

Check power

• install fresh batteries

• check AC adaptor connections

The PMD671 turns on then turns itself off

• install fresh batteries

The PMD671 seems to record, but there is no sound on playback

• check input setting (For example, if LINE input is selected and no input is connected to the LINE IN jacks, the PMD671 will record silence.)

The PMD671 will not playback

• check EDL switch, if ON switch to OFF

No audio playback through headphones or internal speaker

• check HP/SPK VOLUME control setting

• check a different track or CF card

The PMD671 will not record

• try a different CF card

• check that the maximum of 999 tracks have not been recorded

• check that the PMD671 acknowledges the CF card

No signal from microphone input

• check input selection

• check REC level control settings

• check if microphone(s) require Phantom power

Excessive noise

• check cable connections

• turn off power to the PMD671, unplug the AC adapter, remove batteries, and then reinstate power to the unit (Complete Reset).

Playback on a PC results in poor sound

• check quality of PC sound card and program

• check frequency conversion program*

*The PMD671 records audio files with a sampling frequency of 48kHz. Some PC programs convert the files to 44.1kHz (using a sample rate converter). Only high quality sample rate converters should be used.

Cannot Read After Write (display says Cannot . . ,)

Cannot Time Shift (display says Cannot . . .)

• Read After Write/Time Shift features are not available in 24 bit recording

PC cannot read files

• check if the files are MP2 or MP2 with a .wav file extension. Some PC's cannot interpret this combination. Try renaming the MP2 file so it has a .mp2 or .mp3 file extension.

• check the capability of the PC program

Some playback and editing programs do not support MP2/MP3, Broadcast Wave (.bwf) or 24bit formats. Consult the Marantz Professional web site at www.d-mpro.com for links to programs that support MP2/MP3 and Broadcast Wave Format.

The rechargeable battery is not recharging

• check that the CHARGE indicator is lit and steady during charging and off when charging is complete

• check AC power pack connections

• check that Power is turned off on the PMD671

The rechargeable battery life is low

• make sure you fully charge and discharge the Ni-

Cd battery during each charge cycle

• replace battery

Media cards that are heavily used should be occasionally reformatted to avoid audio problems due to fragmentation.

If the PMD671 exhibits erratic behavior, the microprocessor can be reset by, powering off, disconnecting

AC power and removing batteries.

Error Messages

Description Display

CF Card

NO_CARD

UNFORMAT

FULL_CARD

"You Need

FormatOnPC"

Format Fail

NO_FILE

FULL_999

Can not

Mark_255

No_Good

Others

UnLock

Unsupport

No CF card inserted, or card is not detected.

Initializing of CF card failure or track information renewal failure.

Remaining capacity of CF card is less than a few kbytes.

CF card is not formatted.

Formatting failure.

Correct file does not exist.

The number of tracks on the CF card has reached the 999 maximum.

A track for which playback is not available was output.

The number of EDL marks on the card has reached the 255 maximum.

Accessing speed of the CF card is not suitable.

A corrupt digital audio signal was received during recording with digital input.

A digital audio signal with a corrupt sample rate was received during recording with digital input, or a corrupt file format is set up.

A or B point for EDL A-B loop was not found.

"NO_EDL

EDLERROR-A"

Verify Err

DSP ERROR

Can not E1

Can not E2

Can not E3

Can not E4

Can not E5

Can not E6

Can not E7

A verify error was detected during recording while the menu choice Verify is "On".

DSP processing error.

Time Shift Playback is not available on the CF card which was recorded on the PMD660.

Time Shift Playback is not available between tracks having different sampling frequencies or audio formats i.e. MP2 and MP3.

Read After Write is not available during recording with MP2, or 24 bits and

96/88.2 kHz PCM.

Verify is not available during recording with MP2, or 24 bits and 96/88.2kHz PCM

F.FWD/F.REV or Seek+/- search is not available on the VBR (Variable Bit Rate) file.

Cannot Card Check because there is too little remaining card capacity.

Wave format error was detected during PCM file playback.

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SPECIFICATIONS*

Digital audio system

System ........................................ Solid State Recorder

Usable Media ................. CF memory/Microdrive cards

Recording and media methods

.mp2 ......................... MPEG1 Layer II compression

.mp3 ........................ MPEG1 Layer III compression

.mp3 ...................... MPEG2 Layer III compression*

*for all half sample rates.

PCM ....................................... 16/24 bit linear PCM

Recording bit rate (selectable)

MP2 mono .................. 192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32 kbps

MP2 stereo ................ 384, 256,192,128, 96, 64 kbps

MP3 mono ...... 160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32, 24, 16 kbps

MP3 stereo ... 320, 256, 160,128, 80, 64, 40, 32 kbps

Sampling frequency

Analog

24bit PCM ........................... 96, 88.2, 48, 44.1 kHz

16bit PCM ..................................... 48, 44.1, 32, 24,

....................................22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8 khz

MP2 ............................................. 48, 44.1, 32 kHz

MP3 ..................... 48, 44.1, 32 , 24, 22.05, 16 kHz

Digital ..................................... 96, 88.2, 48, 44.1 kHz

Number of channels ...................... 2 (stereo), 1 (mono)

Frequency response ........... 44kHz (-0.5dB, fs=96kHz)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

IEC-A weighted ....................................... LINE 92 dB

MIC 65 dB

Total Harmonic Distortion at 0 VU (PCM) ........................................ LINE 0.01%

MIC 0.03%

Dynamic Range ................................................... 94 dB

Inputs

MIC IN L/R

Type ....................... XLR (1:GND, 2:HOT, 3:COLD)

Input Sensitivity (MIC) ............ 1.2 mVrms/3 kohms

LINE IN L/R

Type ......................................................... RCA jack

Input Sensitivity ................... 300 mVrms/22 kohms

DIGITAL IN

Type ......................................................... RCA jack

Input impedance ....................................... 75 ohms

Standard input level .................................. 0.5 Vp-p

Sampling frequency ............ 96, 88.2, 48, 44.1 kHz

Format .............................. SPDIF (IEC 958 TypeII)

General

Headphone Output power ............... 20 mW/32 ohms

Speaker Output power ...................... 70 mW/4 ohms

Phantom power ......................................... +48V/7mA

Power consumption

Recording/Playback ......................................... 6 W

Charging ................................................ 12 W max

Standby (battery driven) ............................ 2.9 mW

Battery life (Alkaline) ........................ 6 hours (typical)

Dimensions

Width ............................................. 264 mm (10.4")

Height ................................................ 55 mm (2.0")

Depth ............................................... 185 mm (7.3")

Weight ....................................... 1.3 kg (2 lbs. 14 oz.)

Included accessories

AC adapter ........................................................... 1

Battery holder ....................................................... 1

Carry strap ............................................................ 1

Carry strap retainers ............................................. 2

Screws (ISO 3x10 mm) ........................................ 3

Plastic pin and retainer ......................................... 1

USB cable ............................................................. 1

User Guide ........................................................... 1

Optional accessories

** [availability]

Ni-Cd battery pack ..................................... RB1100

Ni-MH battery pack .................................... RB1651

Carrying cover (vinyl) ................................ CLC670

Carrying bag [US, Europe, only] ............... PRC300

Professional reporter's bag

[US, Europe, only] .............................. PRC600

Attache carrying case [US only] .................. CA200

**See www.d-mpro.com for details.

*Specifications subject to change without notice.

Record setting recommendations

Recording a meeting

LEVEL CONT. switch at ALC.

ANC switch at .

Factory default settings.

Input: INT MIC mono or MIC mono

Menu settings:

Preset 2

Outputs

LINE OUT L/R

Type ......................................................... RCA jack

Standard level ...................... 2 Vrms max./2 kohms

DIGITAL OUT

Type ......................................................... RCA jack

Output impedance .................................... 75 ohms

Standard output level ................................ 0.5 Vp-p

Sampling frequency ............ 96, 88.2, 48, 44.1 kHz

Format ............................. SPDIF (IEC-958 Type II)

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Recording music

LEVEL CONT. switch at MANUAL.

ANC switch at FLAT.

Input: MIC stereo

Menu settings:

Preset 1

Menu settings (highest quality):

Preset 3

LIMITED WARRANTY

Your 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 failure to meet performance specifications resulting from: a) Accidents, acts of nature, misuse, abuse, neglect or unauthorized product modification.

b) Improper installation, removal or maintenance, or failure to follow supplied instructions.

c) Repair or attempted repair by a non-Marantz authorized agent.

d) Any shipment (claims must be presented to the carrier).

e) Any cause other than a defect of manufacturing.

2.

Cleaning, check-ups with no fault found or changes incurred for installation, removal or reinstallation of the product.

3.

Any serialized product on which the serial number has been defaced, modified or removed.

4.

Batteries and battery chargers.

5.

Accessories, including but not limited to: cables, mounting hardware and brackets, cleaning accessories, power cords and adapters, and carry cases.

Non-transferable warranty

This Warranty may be enforced only by the original purchaser.

What We Will Pay For

We will pay for all labor and material expenses for items covered by the warranty.

How You Can Get Service (Americas only)

1.

If your unit needs service in the USA, contact our service referral at the appropriate telephone number indicated below. We will advise you of the name and location of one or more authorized service centers from which service may be obtained. Please do not return the unit directly to us.

2.

You must pay any shipping charges if it is necessary to ship the product for service. If the necessary repairs are covered by the warranty, we will pay return shipping charges to your location anywhere in the

United States or its territories.

3.

Whenever warranty service is required, you must present the original dated sales receipt or other proof of date purchased.

Limitation of Implied Warranties

All implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are limited in duration to the length of this warranty.

Exclusion of Damages (Americas only)

Liability for any defective product is limited to repair or replacement of the product at manufacturer’s option.

Manufacturer shall not be liable for damage to other products caused by any defects in Marantz products, damages based on inconvenience or loss of use of the product, or any other damages, whether incidental, consequential, or otherwise.

Some States do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts and/or do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you.

How State Law Relates to the Warranty (Americas only)

This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights which may vary from State to State.

Marantz Professional Service Number (Americas only):

Marantz Professional Factory Service (630) 741-0330, toll free within the US (866) 405-2154.

Products purchased outside of the United States, its possessions or territories.

This warranty is enforceable only in the United States and its possessions or territories.

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Marantz is a registered trademark.

2005/3

Marantz pmd671 Computer Hardware User guide

Model PMD671 User Guide

Portable Solid State Recorder

Warnings and Cautions

CAUTION

WARNING

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT,

FULLY INSERT.

POUR ÉVITER LES CHOC ÉLECTRONIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME A PLUS

LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE, CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER

JUSQU'A FOND.

Important Safety Instructions

WARNINGS

CE MARKING

Quick Start

CHARGE

DC IN 15V

USB

Key Features

Related manuals

Frequently Answers and Questions

Can I use external microphones with the PMD671?

What is the maximum recording time?

Can I use the PMD671 as a USB audio interface?

Table of contents

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Marantz pmd671 Computer Hardware User guide

Model PMD671 User Guide

Portable Solid State Recorder

Warnings and Cautions

CAUTION

WARNING

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT,

FULLY INSERT.

POUR ÉVITER LES CHOC ÉLECTRONIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME A PLUS

LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE, CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER

JUSQU'A FOND.

Important Safety Instructions

WARNINGS

CE MARKING

Quick Start

CHARGE

DC IN 15V

USB

Key Features

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