Marantz PMD670 Portable Solid State Recorder User Manual

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1REC label .......................................... 47
2TOTAL label ...................................... 47
3REMAIN  label .................................. 47
4TRACK label ..................................... 47
5TIME label ......................................... 47
6kbps label.......................................... 47
7A-B label ........................................... 47
8Upper alphanumeric display ............. 47
9AM/PM label...

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Introduction
Thank you for selecting the Marantz Professional
PMD670 Portable Solid State Recorder. The
PMD670 is an audio recorder that records in
digital audio formats onto a Compact Flash™
memory card (CF card) or Microdrive™.
Compact flash memory cards, also used in digital
cameras, are widely available at consumer
electronics retailers and computer resellers.
Audio inputs may be from:
• the built-in microphone,
• condenser or dynamic microphone(s) con-
nected to the XLR jacks,
• line level...

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

MIC ATTEN 0dB
-20dBFLAT
ANC
LEVEL CONT.LIMITER
ALC
MANUALOFFON
EDL PLAY
STEREO
L
ANALOG  OUTROFF
ON
AUTO MARKOFFON
PRE REC
MARK A-B REPEAT INPUT
EDIT
SINGLE
OFFALL
OFF
ON
INPUT LOCK
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SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD670
MARK A-B REPEAT iNPUTTRACK JUMPMARGIN RESETREC
UNDO
MENU/STOREENTERCANCELPLAY / PAUSE
STOPPOWER
EDIT- / REW FWD / +
I / O
Controls and Connections
To p
1. Speaker
The played back audio signal is simulta-
neously output to the built-in speaker, the
PHONES jack, LINE OUT jacks and DIGITAL
OUT...

MIC ATTEN 0dB
-20dBFLAT
ANC
LEVEL CONT.LIMITER
ALC
MANUALOFFON
EDL PLAY
STEREO
L
ANALOG  OUTROFF
ON
AUTO MARKOFFON
PRE REC
MARK A-B REPEAT INPUT
EDIT
SINGLE
OFFALL
OFF
ON
INPUT LOCK7
OFF
ON
INPUT LOCK
a
TIME
REC REMAINL
R -dBover 0
2 6 12 20
40 00-dB
INT
MIC
8
9
6. PRE REC switch
Lets you turn off pre
record cache if it is not
desired.
When power is on the PMD670 is constantly
saving 2 seconds of audio input. This is called
pre record cache. When recording is started by
sliding the REC switch, or resumed...

10.   REPEAT switchSINGLEOFF ALL
REPEAT
Lets you endlessly repeat
playback of a track or entire
memory card.
OFF:  No repeat.
SINGLE:During playback the current track is
repeated. When playback reaches the end of the
track it automatically starts playback from the
beginning of that track.
ALL:During playback all tracks are repeated.
When playback reaches the end of the last track
it automatically starts playback from the begin-
ning of the first track.
Factory default: REPEAT switch at OFF.
Note:
For...

ALC is usually not desired when recording music
(voice or instrument) because the transitions in
input level may be audible in the recording, and
can make the recording ‘hissy’ by raising the level
during quiet passages and recording ambient
noise.
The REC LEVEL controls do not work when the
LEVEL CONT. switch is set at ALC.
US default: LEVEL CONT. switch at ALC.
Europe default: LEVEL CONT. switch at
MANUAL.
MIC ATTEN 0dB
-20dBFLAT
ANC
LEVEL CONT.LIMITER
ALC
MANUALOFFON
EDL PLAY
STEREO
L
ANALOG  OUTROFF...

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

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

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...