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    Model PMD671 User Guide Portable Solid State Recorder[...]

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    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. The e[...]

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    - 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. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Fo[...]

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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 d[...]

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    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. - No cubra la ventilaci ó n con objetos como manteles, peri ó dicos, cortinas, e[...]

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    - 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. a. Plug the AC power pack into household power . b. Plug the power jack into the PMD671 at[...]

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    - 6 - T able of Contents Precautions W arnings and Cautions ........................... 2 Important Safety Instructions ................... 3 CE markings ............................................ 4 a/4b Quick Start ................................................... 5 T able of Contents ......................................... 6 US/Europe model[...]

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    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 carrier • Carry strap • Carry strap retainers (2) • Security screws (3) ISO 3x10 (3mm x 10mm long) For Memory compartment door (1) or Security [...]

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    - 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 SINGLE OFF ALL OFF ON INPUT LOCK TRACK JUMP MARGIN RESET REC UNDO MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL PLAY / PAUSE STOP USB - / REW FWD / + ALL OFF SINGLE R AUDIO [...]

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    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 ....................[...]

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    - 10 - # Control Page Display 1 REC label ............................................... 55 2 TOT AL label ............................................ 55 3 REMAIN label ........................................ 55 4 TRACK label .......................................... 55 5 TIME label .............................................. 55 6 kbps label[...]

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    - 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 computer to transcribe digital recordings An editing program (PMDEdit, available from Marantz Professional for PC users) lets you convert and edit audio fil[...]

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    - 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). Using the "Manual TR" feature, yo[...]

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    - 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 SINGLE OFF ALL OFF ON INPUT LOCK TRACK JUMP MARGIN RESET REC UNDO MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL PLAY / PAUSE STOP USB - / REW FWD / + 1 2 POWER -dB 00 40 20[...]

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    - 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. This a[...]

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    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. This [...]

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    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. LIMITER ALC MANUAL 1 1. ANC switch The ANC (Ambient Noise Cancel) switch lets you reduce ambie[...]

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    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 MIC -dB 00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over -dB R L REMAIN REC TIME - 17 - Example display Stereo* MIC *The stereo or mono mode displayed and recorded depends on [...]

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    - 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. A[...]

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    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. The recording is still on the CF card. The skipped EDL recording will play[...]

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    - 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 Renumber is flashing (3 seconds) press and release the MARK/ EDIT bu[...]

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    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. T rkMkERASE is flashing in the display . While TrkMkERASE is flashing (3 seconds[...]

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    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. Formatting the CF card will erase all recordings on the card. While FORMA T OK? is fl[...]

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    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 .REV button to Fast Reverse and, do an audible search in the reverse direction. Press [...]

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    - 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 SINGLE OFF ALL OFF ON INPUT LOCK TRACK JUMP MARGIN RESET REC UNDO MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL PLAY / PAUSE STOP USB - / REW FWD / + TRACK JUMP MARGIN RESE[...]

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    - 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. The display switches to RecFormat flash- Y ou can: • Press and release the ENTER button to switch [...]

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    - 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. Remote – Set the effect of the optional wired remote contact c[...]

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    - 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 . The minute will be flashing. Example display 8. With the minute flashing,[...]

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    - 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 . If the PMD671 is not operated for 30 minutes during stop or play pause, power ca[...]

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    - 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 .FWD+ button to tab through the Battery type choices. 1. From stop, press and hold the MENU/ STO[...]

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    - 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. The file extension (.wav , .mpg, .mp3) is set by the file format chosen (P[...]

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    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. wav/bwf mp3/bwf mp3/bwf mpg/bwf (160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32) 24, 22.05, 16 (320, 256, 160, 1[...]

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    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, 88.2, 48, 44.1 Mono BWF ext. wav/bwf mp3/bwf mp3/bwf mpg/bwf (160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32) 24, 2[...]

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    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. wav/bwf mp3/bwf mp3/bwf mpg/bwf (160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32) 24, 22.05, 16 (320, 256, 160, 1[...]

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    - 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. Digi-IN RecFormat chart 3. Press and release the [...]

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    - 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. [...]

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    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 .FWD/+ ........................ toggle Off/On Example display 3. Press and release the [...]

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    - 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. Press and release the F .FWD/+ button to toggle between Mono and LRMon[...]

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    - 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 ..................................... Off/On Press F .FWD/+ ........................ toggle Off/On Press ENTER ....................[...]

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    - 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 .FWD/+ button or the -/ F .REV button to [...]

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    - 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. 5. Press and release the F .FWD/+ button to toggle between On and Of[...]

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    -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 .................. RecFormat Press F .FWD/+ until ...................... SilentSkp Press ENTER ........[...]

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    - 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 . On/Off menu choice is flashing. 5. Press and re- lease the F .FWD/ + b[...]

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    - 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. Press and release the F .FWD/+ button to toggle betwee[...]

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    - 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. ?[...]

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    - 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. Defaults are listed for each menu item. Note: US defaults are used for illustration.[...]

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    - 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 REC MARK A-B REPEAT INPUT EDIT SINGLE OFF ALL OFF ON INPUT LOCK TRACK JUMP MARGIN RESET REC UNDO MENU/STORE ENTER CANCEL PLAY / PAUSE STOP USB - / REW[...]

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    - 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.SKIP -dB over 0 2 6 12 20 40 00 REC PAUSE TRACK TIME TRACK MIC INT -dB 00 40 20 12 62 0 over -dB R L b a c MARK TIME TRACK -dB 00 40 20 12 62 0 over -dB R L d[...]

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    - 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 . PHONES 8. DISPLA Y button Press and release to tab through alternate in[...]

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    - 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. "Locked" is displayed for three seconds. Only these controls will wor[...]

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    - 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. 1. Remove the plastic pin (c) and then the retainer (d)[...]

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    - 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. The CF card in the PMD671 appears as a re- movable device on your computer . The audio files [...]

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    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. REMOTE1 jack Plug a wired remote (not supplied) in this j[...]

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    - 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. PHANTOM +48V ON OFF 19 20 PUSH PU[...]

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    - 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. Alkaline batteries can power[...]

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    - 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. 10. kHz label The kHz label appears to indicate[...]

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    - 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. 20. Record The Record symbol appears when the PMD671 is in[...]

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    - 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). This recording time chart lists approximate recording times based on those factors. All times are [...]

  • Page 59

    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, 88.2, 48, 44.1 Mono BWF ext. wav/bwf mp3/bwf mp3/bwf mpg/bwf (160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32) 24, 22[...]

  • Page 60

    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 Application: -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Default 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 6-digit ASCII code ID3OrgRef 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000[...]

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    - 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 . If the condition cannot be remedied after the following check, please consult your dealer or contact Mar[...]

  • Page 62

    SPECIFICA TIONS* 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 I[...]

  • Page 63

    - 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. The following are not covered under warranty: 1. Damage, deterioration, malfunction or fail[...]

  • Page 64

    Marantz is a registered trademark. 2005/3[...]