Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product pmd671 Marantz
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Model PMD671 User Guide Portable Solid State Recorder.
CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN W arnings and Cautions The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
- 3 - Important Safety Instructions READ BEFORE OPERA TING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however , some installation and op- eration precautions which you should be particularly aware of.
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.
Espa ñ ol 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 trav é s de los orificios de ventilaci ó n. - No maneje el cable de alimentaci ó n con las manos mojadas.
- 5 - 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.
- 6 - T able of Contents Precautions W arnings and Cautions ........................... 2 Important Safety Instructions ................... 3 CE markings ............................................ 4 a/4b Quick Start .................................
Package contents • PMD671 • 64MB CF card (US only) (shipped formatted and installed) • AC power pack • power cord Europe models include 2 power cords CEE BS • USB cable (3 ft) • AA battery.
- 8 - SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD671 POWER MIC ATTEN 0dB -20dB FLAT ANC LEVEL CONT. LIMITER ALC MANUAL OFF ON EDL PLAY STEREO L AUDIO OUT R SOURCE FILE MONITOR OFF ON PRE REC MARK A-B REPEAT INPUT EDIT S.
PUSH PUSH MIC GND HOT COLD OFF ON +48V PHANTOM REMOTE 1 REMOTE 2 IN LINE 1 3 2 1 3 2 R R R R L L L L 1 1 2 2 3 3 - 9 - REC PAUSE DISPLAY LIGHT REC LEVEL L R REC HP/SPK VOLUME PHONES KEY LOCK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DIGITAL IN OUT CHARGE DC IN 15V USB 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 21 # Control Page Front 1 HP/SPK VOLUME control .
- 10 - # Control Page Display 1 REC label ............................................... 55 2 TOT AL label ............................................ 55 3 REMAIN label ........................................ 55 4 TRACK label ......................
- 1 1 - • 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 comput.
- 12 - T racks are numbered from 01 to a maximum of 999. A new track (file) is automatically started each time recording is stopped using the ST OP 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).
- 13 - SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD671 POWER MIC ATTEN 0dB -20dB FLAT ANC LEVEL CONT. LIMITER ALC MANUAL OFF ON EDL PLAY STEREO L AUDIO OUT R SOURCE FILE MONITOR OFF ON PRE REC MARK A-B REPEAT INPUT EDIT .
- 14 - RA W (VTH - Virtual Third Head) RA W (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.
ALL OFF SINGLE R AUDIO OUT L STEREO FLAT -20dB 0dB MIC ATTEN REPEAT EDL PLAY ON OFF MANUAL ALC LIMITER LEVEL CONT. ANC INPUT LOCK ON OFF PRE REC ON OFF MONITOR FILE SOURCE EDIT INPUT A-B REPEAT MARK 7 OFF ON INPUT LOCK a 8 9 10 When power is on and the PMD671 is in REC/ P AUSE the recorder is constantly saving about 4 seconds* of audio input.
ALL OFF SINGLE R AUDIO OUT L STEREO FLAT -20dB 0dB MIC ATTEN REPEAT EDL PLAY ON OFF MANUAL ALC LIMITER LEVEL CONT. ANC INPUT LOCK ON OFF PRE REC ON OFF MONITOR FILE SOURCE EDIT INPUT A-B REPEAT MARK 11 12 13 - 16 - ANC FLAT : : OFF ON EDL PLAY LEVEL CONT.
ALL OFF SINGLE R AUDIO OUT L STEREO FLAT -20dB 0dB MIC ATTEN REPEAT EDL PLAY ON OFF MANUAL ALC LIMITER LEVEL CONT. ANC INPUT LOCK ON OFF PRE REC ON OFF MONITOR FILE SOURCE EDIT INPUT A-B REPEAT MARK a.
- 18 - ALL OFF SINGLE R AUDIO OUT L STEREO FLAT -20dB 0dB MIC ATTEN REPEAT EDL PLAY ON OFF MANUAL ALC LIMITER LEVEL CONT. ANC INPUT LOCK ON OFF PRE REC ON OFF MONITOR FILE SOURCE EDIT INPUT A-B REPEAT MARK 15 16 17 18 A-B REPEAT A TRACK TIME TRACK -dB 00 40 20 12 62 0 over -dB R L A- A-B TRACK TIME TRACK -dB 00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over -dB R L A-B 15.
MARK TIME TRACK -dB 00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over -dB R L - 19 - Skip An EDL Mark changed to 'Skip' will be skipped during EDL playback (playback with EDL PLA Y switch at ON). Playback will skip to the beginning of the next EDL Mark. A skipped EDL recording is not erased.
- 20 - MARK EDIT Renumber is flash- ing in the display . While Renumber is flashing (3 seconds) press and release the ENTER button . (Or press and release the ST OP button to cancel.) ENTER button to confirm. ing will increase to 100%. Renumber is flash- ing in the display .
While the display is flashing (3 seconds) press and release the MARK/ EDIT button two more times. Renumber is flash- ing in the display . How to erase all EDL marks within one track From stop, press and hold the MARK/ EDIT button for about 2 seconds to enter Edit mode.
LINE -dB 00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over -dB R L FORMA T is flash- ing in the display . While FORMA T is flashing (3 seconds), press and release the ENTER button . FORMA T OK? is flashing in the display . The display asks you to confirm that you want to format the CF card.
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. 21. - /F .REV button 22. F .FWD/+ button During playback, press and hold the -/F .
- 24 - SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD671 POWER MIC ATTEN 0dB -20dB FLAT ANC LEVEL CONT. LIMITER ALC MANUAL OFF ON EDL PLAY STEREO L AUDIO OUT R SOURCE FILE MONITOR OFF ON PRE REC MARK A-B REPEAT INPUT EDIT .
- 25 - Example display 3. Press and release the F .FWD/+ button (c) or the -/F .REV button (d) to tab through Preset1, Preset2 and Preset3. 4. When the correct choice is displayed, press and release the ENTER button (b) to select your Preset choice.
- 26 - 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. S.Monitor - Turn the Stop Monitor feature on or off. SinglePly – T urn the single track play feature on or off.
- 27 - PM PM Example display . 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 .
- 28 - 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 head- phones or speaker .
- 29 - 4. Press and release the F .FWD/+ button or 2. With Preset flashing, press and release the F .FWD/+ button repeatedly until Batt type is displayed. 3. Press and release the MENU button . The Batt type choice will flash. 4. Press and release the F .
- 30 - 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 com- pression formats. For given channels and formats the PMD671 can record at several bit rates and sample frequen- cies.
16 bit PCM 24 bit 16 bit mp3/bwf (80, 64, 40, 32, 24, 16) 24, 22.05, 16 mp3/bwf (160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32) 48, 44.1, 32 MP3 mpg/bwf (192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32) 48, 44.1, 32 MP2 16, 12, 11.025, 8 48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05, wav/bwf 96, 88.2, 48, 44.1 Mono BWF ext.
kHz kHz kHz kbps kHz kbps 16 bit PCM 24 bit 16 bit mp3/bwf (80, 64, 40, 32, 24, 16) 24, 22.05, 16 mp3/bwf (160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32) 48, 44.1, 32 MP3 mpg/bwf (192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32) 48, 44.1, 32 MP2 16, 12, 11.025, 8 48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05, wav/bwf 96, 88.
16 bit PCM 24 bit 16 bit mp3/bwf (80, 64, 40, 32, 24, 16) 24, 22.05, 16 mp3/bwf (160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32) 48, 44.1, 32 MP3 mpg/bwf (192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32) 48, 44.1, 32 MP2 16, 12, 11.025, 8 48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05, wav/bwf 96, 88.2, 48, 44.1 Mono BWF ext.
- 34 - 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. The shaded areas in the chart below are set by the input source and ignore RecFormat menu settings.
- 35 - The display returns to RA W Mode flashing. Y ou can: • Press and release the F .FWD/+ button or the -/ F .REV button 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.
How to set or change PupPreRec Quick instructions Press & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... Preset Double Click ENTER .................. RecFormat Press F .FWD/+ until ................... PupPreRec Press ENTER ..................................... Off/On Press F .
- 37 - 5. Press and release the F .FWD/+ button to tab 1. From stop, press and hold the MENU/STORE button for about 2 seconds. 2. With Preset flashing in the display double click the ENTER button . until Mono Mode is displayed. 4. With Mono Mode flashing Press and release the 5.
- 38 - How to set or change Auto Mark Quick instructions Press & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... Preset Double Click ENTER .................. RecFormat Press F .FWD/+ until ..................... Auto Mark Press ENTER ................................
- 39 - 1. From stop, press and hold the MENU/STORE button for about 2 seconds. 2. With Preset flashing in the display , double click the ENTER button . 3. Press and release the F .FWD/+ button until Auto TRK is displayed. 4. With Auto TRK flashing, press and release the Y ou can: • Press and release the F .
- 40 - STORE button for about 2 seconds. 2. With Preset flashing in the display , double click the ENTER button . 3. Press and release the F .FWD/+ button until SeamlsPly is displayed. 4. With SeamlsPly flashing, press and release the ENTER button . On/Off menu choice is flashing.
-dB -dB -dB -dB -dB -dB -dB -dB - 41 - How to set or change SilentSkp continued Default settings are Off, 03 seconds and -40 dB. How to set or change SilentSkp Quick instructions Press & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... Preset Double Click ENTER ....
- 42 - -dB -dB -dB -dB -dB -dB -dB -dB STORE button for about 2 seconds. 2. With Preset flashing in the display , double click the ENTER button . 3. Press and release the F .FWD/+ button until Auto Cue is displayed. 4. With Auto Cue flashing, press and release the ENTER button .
- 43 - 2. With Preset flashing, in the display , double 1. From stop, press and hold the MENU/ STORE button for about 2 seconds. 2. With Preset flashing in the display , double click the ENTER button . 3. Press and release the F .FWD/+ button 4. With SinglePly flashing, press and release the 5.
- 44 - 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 (record- ing on the same track). • StrtStp TR - during recording, switch of f to pause recording and on to start recording a new track.
- 45 - 1. Select the ID1 menu choice: 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.
- 46 - PLAY / PAUSE ENTER CANCEL STOP SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD671 POWER MIC ATTEN 0dB -20dB FLAT ANC LEVEL CONT. LIMITER ALC MANUAL OFF ON EDL PLAY STEREO L AUDIO OUT R SOURCE FILE MONITOR OFF ON PRE .
- 47 - Front REC PAUSE DISPLAY LIGHT REC LEVEL L R REC HP/SPK VOLUME PHONES KEY LOCK 1 2 3 4 5 6 HP/SPK VOLUME MARK TRACK TOTAL TRACK TIME REC REMAIN kbps A-B L R -dB PM kHz AM INT MIC LINE S.
- 48 - Front continued REC PAUSE DISPLAY LIGHT REC LEVEL L R REC HP/SPK VOLUME PHONES KEY LOCK 7 8 9 Adjust headphone volume with the HP/SPK volume control. Headphones are active during recording and playback. During playback, plugging in headphones mutes the internal speaker .
- 49 - REC PAUSE DISPLAY LIGHT REC LEVEL L R REC HP/SPK VOLUME PHONES KEY LOCK 10 Front continued 10. KEY LOCK switch The KEY LOCK switch secures the PMD671 in its present state during Record, Playback or Stop. KEY LOCK Slide the switch to the right to turn KEY LOCK on.
- 50 - d c DIGITAL IN OUT CHARGE DC IN 15V USB 13 14 15 DIGITAL OUT IN DC IN 15V USB (3mm x 10mm long) The supplied security screw requires using a small Phillips screwdriver to open the Memory compartment door . The screw reduces the possibility that the CF card will be mis- placed or stolen.
- 51 - 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/ST ORE button while you slide the POWER switch to the right and release to power on.
PUSH PUSH MIC GND HOT COLD OFF ON +48V PHANTOM REMOTE 1 REMOTE 2 IN LINE 1 3 2 1 3 2 R R R R L L L L 1 1 2 2 3 3 REMOTE 1 - 52 - 16 17 18 REMOTE 2 PUSH PUSH MIC GND HOT COLD OFF ON +48V PHANTOM REMOTE 1 REMOTE 2 IN LINE 1 3 2 1 3 2 R R R R L L L L 1 1 2 2 3 3 a b c d L R LINE IN LINE OUT 16.
- 53 - Right side continued 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.
- 54 - 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.
- 55 - MARK TRACK TOTAL TRACK TIME REC REMAIN kbps A-B L R -dB PM kHz AM INT MIC LINE S.SKIP -dB over 0 2 6 12 20 40 00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 Display settings etc. Associated labels are display items 1-7, 9 and 10. 9. AM / PM label Displays AM or PM when clock time is dis- played.
- 56 - 18. MIC / INT MIC label The MIC label appears when external micro- phones are selected. The INT MIC label appears when input se- lected for recording is the internal micro- phone. 19. LINE label The LINE label appears when input(s) se- lected for recording is (are) the LINE IN jacks.
- 57 - 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).
Rec Format charts - 58 - 16 bit PCM 24 bit 16 bit mp3/bwf (80, 64, 40, 32, 24, 16) 24, 22.05, 16 mp3/bwf (160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32) 48, 44.1, 32 MP3 mpg/bwf (192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32) 48, 44.1, 32 MP2 16, 12, 11.025, 8 48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05, wav/bwf 96, 88.
Menu defaults *Default when the function has been set to On. Compressed Uncompressed Uncompressed Uncompressed Compressed Compressed Music Highest Quality High Quality Highest Quality Meeting Audio Ap.
- 60 - 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 dif fi- culty .
SPECIFICA TIONS* Digital audio system System ........................................ Solid State Recorder Usable Media ................. CF memory/Microdrive cards Recording and media methods .mp2 ......................... MPEG1 Layer II compression .
- 62 - LIMITED W ARRANTY Y our Marantz Professional product is warranted against manufacturer defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year parts and labor . Except as specified below , this warranty covers defects in material and workmanship.
Marantz is a registered trademark. 2005/3.
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