Marantz PMD670 Portable Solid State Recorder User Manual

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TRACK
TRACK
Track number flash-
ing in the ERASE
display.
Press and release the FWD/+ button 
 or the
 -/REW button 
 to select the track number
you want to erase.
Example track
34.
While the track to be erased is flashing (5 sec-
onds) press and release the ENTER button
.
(Or press and release the STOP button 
 to
cancel.)
EXECUTING will
be displayed
momentarily.
Done will be dis-
played momen-
tarily.
The PMD670 and the display will return to stop
mode.
The recording time (file space on the CF card)
used by the erased track is available for record
ing.press and release the MARK/
EDIT button two
more times. While the display  is
flashing (5 seconds)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.
Renumber flashing in the display.
TrkMkErase flashing
in the display.
While TrkMkERASE is flashing (5 seconds) press
and release the ENTER button
.
Press and release the FWD/+ button 
 or the
 -/REW button 
 to select the track that con-
tains the EDL Marks you want to erase.
Example Track 12.
While the track number is flashing (5 seconds)
press and release the ENTER button
.  (Or
press and release the STOP button 
 to can-
cel.)
EXECUTING
will be displayed
momentarily.
Done will be
displayed mo-
mentarily.
The PMD670 and the display will return to stop
mode. 
						

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MARK
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While the display  is flashing (5 seconds) press
and release the MARK/
EDIT button three more
times. Renumber flashing
in the display. How to erase all EDL marks
From stop press and hold the MARK/
EDIT
button for about 2 seconds to enter Edit mode.
AllMkErase flash-
ing in the display.
While AllMkERASE is flashing (5 seconds) press
and release the ENTER button
.
AllMkErOK?
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.)
EXECUTING will be
displayed momen-
tarily.
Done will be dis-
played momentarily.
The PMD670 and the display will return to stop
mode.
How to format a CF card
From stop press and hold the MARK/
EDIT
button for about 2 seconds to enter Edit mode.
Renumber flashing
in the display.
While the display is flashing (5 seconds) press
and release the MARK/
EDIT button four more
times.FORMAT flashing
in the display.
While FORMAT is flashing (5 seconds) press and
release the ENTER button
.
FORMAT OK?
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 FORMAT OK? is flashing press and re-
lease the ENTER button 
 to confirm.  (Or
press and release the STOP button 
 to cancel.)
EXECUTING will be
displayed momen-
tarily.
Done will be dis-
played momentarily.
The PMD670 returns to stop mode.
BlankCard will be
displayed.
The CF card formats used by the PMD670 are
Windows compatible. You can copy audio files
using a Windows compatible computer* that can
read a CF card or be connected via the I/O port.
*Or a Macintosh computer that can recognize
Windows compatible removable drives.
CF cards with less than 2 GB capacity are auto-
matically formatted FAT16 (FAT = File Allocation
Table).
CF cards with 2 - 8 GB capacity are automatically
formatted FAT32.
The maximum CF card that can be formatted in
the PMD670 is 8 GB. If larger cards are used
please format in your computer. 
						

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Controls and Connections
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19, 20.  TRACK
JUMP buttons
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 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.
Example display for
3 seconds after
REC UNDO button
is pressed.
Example if REC
UNDO button is
pressed again
within the 3 sec-
onds.
Recording is at REC pause at the beginning of
the track.20.  TRACK JUMP forward button
During playback press and release to jump to the
next track. If pressed while playing the last track
jumps to the first track on the CF card.
21.  - /REW button 
22.  FWD/+ button 
During playback press and hold the -/REW button
 to "rewind", do an audible search in the
reverse direction. Press and hold the FWD/+
button
 to "forward", do a 2X speed audible
search in the forward direction.   Release to
return to normal forward playback.
During play pause, press and hold the -/REW
button
 or the FWD/+ button  to rewind or
fast forward quickly.  The rewind or fast forward is
at 10X speed for three seconds, then automati-
cally speeds up to 140X speed.
Notes:
If the -/REW button 
 or the FWD/+ button 
is held past the beginning or end of a track the
rewind or fast forward will continue onto the
previous or next track.
If REPEAT SINGLE or REPEAT ALL is on, the
rewind or fast forward will follow the repeat order.
Does not function in EDL playback or EDL A-B
repeat.
During Editing and Menu functions press and
release the -/REW button 
 to increment a
parameter in the - direction and press and re-
lease the FWD/+ button 
 to increment a
parameter in the + direction. 
						

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MARK A-B REPEAT iNPUTTRACK JUMPMARGIN RESETREC
UNDOMENU/STOREENTERCANCELPLAY / PAUSE
STOPPOWER
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MARGIN RESET REC
UNDO
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SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD670
MARK A-B REPEAT iNPUTTRACK JUMPMARGIN RESETREC
UNDOMENU/STOREENTERCANCELPLAY / PAUSE
STOPPOWEREDIT- / REW FWD / +I / OTRACK JUMP
MARGIN RESET REC
UNDO
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Controls and Connections
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23.  MARGIN RESET/
I/0
MENU/STORE
button
Several functions depend-
ing on state of the
PMD670.
MARGIN RESET button
During record press and release to reset the
peak level margin.
Example display
with level margin at
-02dB before press-
ing the MARGIN
RESET button.
level margin
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.
I/O button
Connects the CF card via the I/O port to a con-
nected device (usually a computer).
From power off press and hold the I/O button
while you slide the POWER switch on the
PMD670 to the right to power on.
This display
appears.
The CF card in the PMD670 appears as an
external drive on a connected computer.
Power off to disconnect.
See page 43, How to connect via the I/O port.
MENU/STORE  button
The PMD670 Menu lets you preset various
parameters.  To access the Menu with POWER
on and the PMD670 in Stop:
Menu operations
1. Press and hold the 
MENU/STORE button
for about 2 seconds. MENU will appear
(flashing) in the display.
Example
display:
2. While MENU is flashing (for about 3 seconds)
press and release the ENTER button
. The
Menu choice will appear. If the flashing MENU
times out start over at 1.
The last Menu choice entered appears, the
following starts from the Date/Time menu
choice.
3. Press and release the FWD/+ button 
4. or the -/REW button to tab through the
menu choices.
The rest of the menu setting procedure differs
slightly depending on the menu item. In
general you:
5. Press and release the ENTER button
 to
select a menu choice.
6. Press and release the FWD/+ button 
 or
the -/REW button
 to change the menu
setting.
7. Press and release the ENTER button
 to
confirm the menu setting. 
						

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Then either:
8a.  Press and release the FWD/+ button 
 or
the -/REW button
 to tab to another menu
choice, or
8b. Press and release the  
MENU/STORE
button to write the menu changes and return
to stop mode, or
8c. Press and release the CANCEL button 
 to
cancel any menu changes and return to stop
mode.
 The Menu choices are:
Date/Time – For setting or changing the Date and
Time associated with when an audio track (file)
was created.
DateForm – For selecting the date order.
Algor/File – For setting or changing the recording
compression algorithm, associated bit rate, audio
file type, and channels recorded.
M. Track – Turn manual track incrementing
feature on or off.
SeamlsPly – Turn the Seampless play feature on
or off.
S.Skip – Turn Silent Skip feature on or off, set the
number of seconds the dB level must meet or
exceed the set threshold, and set the dB threshold
level.
A.Cue– Turn the Auto Cue feature on or off, set
the number of micro-seconds the dB level must
meet or exceed the set threshold, and set the dB
threshold level.
S.Play – Turn the single track play feature on or
off.
Beep – Turn the beep on or off.
A.PowOff – Enable or disable the Automatic
Power Off feature.
Batt_Type – Set the battery type.RemoteMode – Set the effect of the optional
wired remote switch.
ID1 – Set the description ID code for broadcast
wave file recordings.
ID2 – Set the origin ID code for broadcast wave
file recordings.
ID3 – Set the origin reference ID code for broad-
cast wave file recordings.
Default – Reset all Menu settings to factory
default settings.
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 'modi-
fied'. (US date format is illustrated.)
1. From stop, press and hold the 
MENU/
STORE button for about 2 seconds. MENU
will appear (flashing) in the display.
Example
display:
2. While MENU is flashing (for about 3 seconds)
press and release the ENTER button 
.
The Date/Time
Menu choice
will appear.
(If the flashing MENU times out start over at 1.)
3. Press and release the ENTER button 
again.  The current date and time information
will be displayed with the month flashing.
Example
display.
4. With the month flashing press and release
the FWD/+ button 
 or the -/REW but-
ton
 to tab through the months.  When the
month is correct, Press and release the
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PM
PM
PM
PM
The day will be flashing.
5. With the day flashing press and release the
FWD/+ button 
 or the -/REW button to
tab through days. When the day is correct,
press and release the ENTER button 
.
The year will be flashing.Example
display.
Example
Display
6. With the year flashing press and release the
FWD/+ button 
 or the -/REW button to
tab through years (2003 - 2099). When the
year is correct, press and release the ENTER
button
.
The hour will be flashing.
Example
display.
7. With the hour flashing press and release the
FWD/+ button 
 or the -/REW 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 press and release
the FWD/+ button 
 or the -/REW but-
ton
 to tab through minutes. When the
minute is correct, Press and release the
ENTER button 
.
Date/Time will be
flashing.
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
a month if the AC Adapter is not plugged in and
no batteries are installed. 
						

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How to set or change the Date Form
The date form is the date order month/day/year or
day/month/year.
The US default is M/D/Y (month/day/year).
The Europe default is D/M/Y (day/month/year).
1. From stop, press and hold the 
MENU/
STORE button for about 2 seconds. MENU
will appear (flashing) in the display.
Example
display:
2. While MENU is flashing (for about 3 seconds)
press and release the ENTER button 
.
The Date/Time Menu choice will appear.
(If the flashing MENU times out start over at 1.)
3. While Date/Time is flashing (for about 3
seconds) press and release the FWD/+ button
. The DateForm Menu choice will appear
4. Press and r lease the ENTER button 
again.  TheM/D/Y choice will flash.
Example
display.
5. Press and release the FWD/+ button 
 or
the -/REW button 
 to toggle between
M/D/Y and D/M/Y.  When the desired form
appears press and release the ENTER button
.
6.  Press and release the FWD/+ button 
 or
the -/REW button
 to tab to another menu
choice, or7. Press and release the  
MENU/STORE
button to write the menu changes and return
to stop mode, or
8. Press and release the CANCEL button 
 to
cancel all menu changes and return to stop
mode. 
						

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Algor/File
The PMD670 can record in a variety of compres-
sion algorithm, associated bit rate, file format, and
recording type (channels recorded) parameters.
See explanations below and chart in right column.
First select your input device (internal micro-
phone, microphone(s), Line in, or digital input).
Second select your input channel choice with the
INPUT button, see page 17.
Recording Type
The recording type can be stereo (two channels
of recording) mono (one channel of recording) or
digital. This is set by your choice of input device
and input channel choice.
Algorithm
The PMD670 can record using three methods two
of which are compression algorithms: PCM, MP3,
and MP2.
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is
uncompressed. These are high quality audio
files used in the recording industry.  For ex-
ample, for recording CD quality music. PMD
Edit and other professional level computer
applications are available for computer process-
ing of PCM files.
MP3 (MPEG1 Layer III) is highly compressed,
and creates relatively small files that are com-
monly used to transfer files on the internet.
MP2 (MPEG1 Layer II) is a compressed file
format that is commonly used in broadcasting.
MP2 audio is a higher quality than MP3. This is
especially useful when lower bitrates are used.
If you are a news reporter you will probably
want to record in MP2 format using the .bwf
extension.
Sample Frequency
Sample frequency is measured in kHz (kilo
Hertz). The sample frequency is the number of
samples of the audio wave(s) per second. For
example, the PMD670 can record PCM at 48 kHz
that is 48,000 samples per second.Bit Rate
The bit rate for PCM is constant at 768kbps/ch.
MP2 and MP3 can be recorded at a number of
different bit rates.
File Format
The file format (3 character computer file exten-
sion) might be .wav, .bwf, .mpg or .mp3.  Broad-
cast Wave Files (.bwf) include identification codes
in the file header.
Chart of Algorithm/File Parameters
Column
2. selected by input device and input channel
choice
3. file choice
4. sample frequency
5. bit rate
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How to set or change the Algor/File parameter
defaults.
The Chart of Algorithm/File Parameters reflects
the menu setting procedure of those parameters.
The factory defaults are circled.
1. Select the Algor/File menu choice:
a. From stop, press and hold the 
MENU
button for about 2 seconds. MENU will ap-
pear (flashing) in the display.
Example
display:d. Press and release the ENTER button
.
You are now at column 2 of the chart of
Algorithm File Parameters where you choose
between the parameters for Stereo, Mono, or
Dig-in input selections. b. While MENU is flashing (for about 3 seconds)
press and release the ENTER button
. The
Date/Time Menu choice, or the last menu
choice,  will appear.
(If the flashing MENU times out start over at
a.)
c. Press and release the FWD/+ button 
repeatedly until the Algor/File is flashing.
Mono flashing
in display.
2. Press and release the FWD/+ button 
 or
the -/REW button 
 to tab to your record-
ing type choice.
Press and release the ENTER button
 to
accept the Stereo choice and switch to
column 3.
3. Press and release the FWD/+ button 
 or
the -/REW button 
 to tab to your algorithm
choice.Example
display with
Stereo chosen.
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In our example we press and release the
ENTER button 
 to accept the MP2 choice
and switch to column 4.
4. Press and release the FWD/+ button 
 or
the -/REW button 
 to tab to your sample
frequency choice.
In our example we press and release the
ENTER button 
to accept the 44.1 choice
and switch to column 5. 5. Press and release the FWD/+ button 
 or
the -/REW button 
 to tab to your bit rate
choice.
Example
display with
128 chosen.
In this example we press and release the
MENU/STORE button to save the change
and exit menu. Stored is displayed briefly. How to set or change the Algor/File param-
eters continued
Example
display with
44.1 chosen.
kbps
kHz
kbps
kHz
In our example we press and release the
ENTER button 
 to accept the 128 choice
and switch to column 6.
6. Press and release the FWD/+ button 
 or
the -/REW button 
 to tab to your file
format choice.
Example
display with
.bwf chosen.
In our example we press and release the
ENTER button
 to accept the .bwf choice
and switch to Algor/File.
The display returns to stop mode.
Note:
Changes to Algor/File usually also mean hard-
ware and INPUT menu changes. In our example
we changed the default MP2 Stereo.mpg with to
MP2 Stereo .bwf. We would expect to connect
microphones, change the INPUT settings from
mono with INT MIC input to stereo with MIC
input, and enter ID numbers for the .bwf file
header.
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