marantz pmd671

Model PMD671 User Guide

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Portable Solid State Recorder

CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN

Warnings and Cautions

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alertthe user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosurethat 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 thepresence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literatureaccompanying the product.

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WARNINGTO 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 PLUSLARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE, CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSERJUSQU'A FOND.

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.

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 beconnected 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 complywith the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant toPart 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed toprovide reasonable protection against harmful inter-ference in a residential installation. This equipmentgenerates, uses and can radiate radio frequency en-ergy and, if not installed and used in accordance withthe instructions, may cause harmful interference toradio communications. However, there is no guaran-tee that interference will not occur in a particularinstallation. If this equipment does cause harmfulinterference to radio or television reception, which canbe determined by turning the equipment off and on,the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer-ence 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 con-nected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV tech-nician for help.

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

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Cana-dian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conformeá la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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Important Safety Instructions

READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENTThis product was designed and manufactured to meet strict qualityand 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. 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 reg-

isters, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that pro-duce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider thanthe other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a thirdgrounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are providedfor 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 particu-larly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where theyexit 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 manu-facturer, or sold with the apparatus. Whena cart is used, use caution when movingthe cart/apparatus combination to avoidinjury from tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightningstorms or when unused for long periodsof time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is re-quired when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, suchas power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilledor objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has beenexposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or hasbeen 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 themanufacturer’s instructions have been adhered to.

• Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and thatno objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed onthe apparatus.

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

WARNINGS• Do not expose the equipment to rain or mois-

ture.

• Do not remove the cover from the equipment.

• Do not insert anything into the equipmentthrough the ventilation holes.

• Do not handle the mains lead with wet hands.

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

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

• When disposing of used batteries, pleasecomply with governmental regulations orenvironmental public instruction's rules thatapply in your country or area.

• Do not place anything about 0.1 meter abovethe top panel.

• Make a space of about 0.1 meter around theunit.

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

• When the switch is in the OFF position, theequipment is not completely switched off fromMAINS.

When setting up the recorder ensure that:

• it will not be exposed to interference fromexternal equipment.

• it will not be exposed to electrostatic dis-charges.

• it will not be exposed to direct sunlight.

• heavy objects are not placed on the recorder.

CopyrightRecording and playback of any material may requireconsent. For further information refer to the followingUS ordinances:• Copyright act of 1956• Dramatic and Musical Performance Act 1958• Performers Protection Acts 1963 and 1972• any subsequent statutory enactments and orders

MARANTZ EUROPE B.V.5600 EINDHOVENTHE NETHERLANDS

SI DICHIARA CHE L’APPARECCHIO SINTO-AMPLIFACATORE SR-39 RISPONDEALLE PRESCRIZIONI DELL’ART. 2 COMMA 1 DEL D.M. 28 AGOSTO 1995 N° 548.

FATTO A EINDHOVEN, IL 1/1/1997.

CE marking (only EU version)

EnglishThis product is in conformity with the EMC directive and low-voltage directive.

FrançaisCet appareil est conforme á la directive EMC et á la de directive sur les bassestensions.

DeutschDieses Greät entspricht den EMC-Richtlinien und den Richtlinien fürNiederspannungsgeräte.

NederlandsDit apparaat voldoet aan de EMC-richtlijnene en de richtlijnen vooor apparatuurmet laag voltage.

ItalianoQuest' unitá è conforme alle diretive EMC ed alla direttiva sulle basse tensioni.

PortuguêsEsta unidade está em conformidade com as directivas EMC e as directivas debaixa voltagem.

EspañolEsta unidad estáde acuerdo con las normas EMC y las relacionadas con bajatensión.

Equipment mains working systemThis product complies with household power and safety requirements in your area.

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“Este aparato lleva elementos antiparasitarios necesarios para cumplir con ls limitesque se estableren en el Anexo V del Reglamento sobre Pertubaciones Radioelectricas eInterferencias aprobado en el Real Decreto 138/1989. (B.O.E. de 9 Febrero 1989).”

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Quick Start

Follow the instructions on this page to Quick Start yournew PMD671 Portable Solid State Recorder and beginrecording.

Note: Outside of the USA, a CF card is not included.See page 49 for installing a CF card and page 21 toformat a CF card.

a. Plug the AC power packinto household power.

b. Plug the power jack into the PMD671 at DC IN15V.

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

On first power up, waitfor the PMD671 toinitialize.

A full display willappear momentarily.

The display will changeto Loading then toReading.

The display will changeto BlankCard for anewly formatted CFcard.

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The Rec indicator (a)will be lit and steadywhile recording. b

c

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

REC

The display willshow the recordingtime (b) of thecurrent track (c).

The display willshow the remainingrecording time atcurrent settings forthe CFcard.

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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 record-

ing is not necessary.f. Slide the REC switch to resume recording.g. Push the STOP button to stop recording.

POWER

CANCEL

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Quick Start Basic Instructions

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

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Quick Start Detailed Instructions

The PMD671 comes with factory preset defaults forMP3 recording using external microphones. Thesesettings are for recording a vocal or musical perfor-mance. Quick Start ignores changing any of thesepresets. Battery installation is not required.

1. Unpack the AC power pack, power cord and thePMD671.

example shows 4 hours 21 minutes and 02 seconds

remaining

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

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Table of ContentsPrecautions

Warnings and Cautions ........................... 2Important Safety Instructions ................... 3CE markings ............................................ 4

Quick Start ................................................... 5Table of Contents ......................................... 6US/Europe models ....................................... 7Package Contents ........................................ 7Control and Connection Diagrams

Top ........................................................... 8Front ........................................................ 9Left side ................................................... 9Right side ................................................. 9Bottom ..................................................... 9Display ..................................................... 10

Introduction .................................................. 10Features ....................................................... 12Controls and Connections

Top ............................................................ 13Speaker .................................................. 13MIC (internal microphone) ...................... 13POWER switch ....................................... 13Security cover ........................................ 13Recording setup controlsMONITOR switch ................................... 13PRE REC switch .................................... 15INPUT LOCK switch ............................... 15AUDIO OUT switch ................................ 15MIC ATTEN switch ................................. 15REPEAT switch ...................................... 15ANC switch ............................................. 16EDL PLAY switch.................................... 16LEVEL CONT. switch ............................. 16INPUT button.......................................... 17

What the Input selections do ............... 17Inputs / channels recorded .................. 17

A-B REPEAT button ............................... 18A-B Repeat playback ......................... 18

MARK/ EDIT buttons ........................... 18EDL Marks .......................................... 18

Adding EDL Marks ........................... 18Locating EDL Marks ........................ 18Custom playback sequences ........... 19Editing EDL Marks ........................... 19EDL A-B looping .............................. 19EDIT button ..................................... 20Edit mode ........................................ 20How to renumber tracks ................... 20How to erase tracks.......................... 20How to erase all EDL markswithin one track ................................ 21

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

How to format a CF card ..................... 21How to check a CF card ...................... 22

TRACK JUMP buttons............................ 23TRACK JUMP reverse button ....... 23REC UNDO button .............................. 23TRACK JUMP forward button ....... 23

-/F.REV button .................................... 23F.FWD/+ button .................................. 23MARGIN RESET/USB MENU/STORE button ................... 24MARGIN RESET button ............................ 24USB button ................................................ 24

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

Select Preset ............................................. 24Menu settings ............................................ 25

How to set or change theDate / time ................................................. 26Date Form ................................................. 27Beep .......................................................... 28A.PowOff ................................................... 28Batt Type ................................................... 29RecFormat ................................................ 30Digi-IN Rec Format ................................... 34RAW Mode ................................................ 34Verify ......................................................... 35PupPreRec ................................................ 35St Mode ..................................................... 36Mono Mode ............................................... 37Auto Mark .................................................. 37Manual TR ................................................. 38Auto TRK ................................................... 39SeamlsPly ................................................. 40SilentSkp ................................................... 40Auto Cue ................................................... 41S.Monitor ................................................... 42SinglePly ................................................... 43Remote Mode ............................................ 44Broadcast Wave ID numbers .................... 44Default ....................................................... 45PLAY/PAUSE /ENTER button .................................... 46

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

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

HP/SP VOLUME control ........................... 47Display ...................................................... 47REC PAUSE button ............................... 47REC indicator ............................................ 47REC switch ................................................ 47

Package contents

• PMD671

• 64MB CF card (US only)(shipped formatted andinstalled)

• 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 cover (2 spares)

• Plastic pin and retainer(spare - for Memory compartment door)

• CDContents 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

• Customer Registration Document- 7 -

REC LEVEL controls ................................. 47PHONES jack ............................................ 48DISPLAY button ........................................ 48LIGHT button ............................................. 48KEY LOCK switch ..................................... 49

Left sideCHARGE indicator .................................... 49CF card compartment ............................... 49

To eject a CF card .................................. 49To insert a CF card ................................. 49Security .................................................. 50

DIGITAL IN/OUT jacks .............................. 50DC IN 15V jack .......................................... 50USB port .................................................... 50

How to connect via USB port .............. 51Right side

REMOTE1 jack ......................................... 52Remote Mode ........................................ 52

REMOTE2 jack ......................................... 52LINE OUT/IN jacks .................................... 52MIC IN jacks .............................................. 53PHANTOM +48V switch ............................ 53

Microphone recommendations ........... 53Carry studs ................................................ 53

Installing the carry strap ..................... 53Bottom

Battery compartment ................................. 53Battery power ....................................... 54

Installing AA size batteries ............... 54Installing/Changing an optionalNi-Cd or Ni-MH battery ...................... 54

Display ........................................................ 55Care and maintenance ................................. 56Recording time chart .................................... 57Rec Format charts ........................................ 58Menu defaults ............................................... 59Troubleshooting ........................................... 60Error Messages ............................................ 60Specifications ............................................... 61Optional accessories .................................... 61Record setting recommendations ................ 61Warranty ....................................................... 62

MODEL NO. PMD670/U1B

MODEL NO. PMD671/UIBor

MODEL NO. PMD671/N1B

US/Europe modelsThe US model PMD671/UIB distributed in the USA, andEuropean model PMD671/N1B distributed elsewhere,differ slightly in supplied accessories and defaultsettings. Those differences are noted in this User Guide.

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SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD671

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Control and Connection Diagrams

# Control PageTop1 Speaker ..................................................... 132 MIC (internal microphone) ......................... 133 POWER switch .......................................... 134 Security cover ........................................... 13Setup controls5 MONITOR switch ...................................... 136 PRE REC switch ....................................... 157 INPUT LOCK switch .................................. 158 AUDIO OUT switch ................................... 159 MIC ATTEN switch .................................... 1510 REPEAT switch ......................................... 1511 ANC switch ................................................ 1612 EDL PLAY switch....................................... 1613 LEVEL CONT. ........................................... 1614 INPUT button............................................. 1715 A-B REPEAT button .................................. 18MARK/ EDIT controls16 Mark reverse button .................................. 1817 MARK/ EDIT button ................................ 1818 Mark forward button .................................. 18Record/Playback controls19 TRACK JUMP reverse button

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

20 TRACK JUMP forward button(playback) .................................................. 23

21 -/F.REV button .................................... 2322 F.FWD/+ button .................................. 2323 MARGIN RESET/

USB MENU/STORE buttonMARGIN RESET button (playback) .......... 24USB button ................................................ 24

MENU/STORE button ........................... 2424 PLAY/PAUSE button (playback) ......... 46

ENTER button (menu) ........................ 4625 STOP/CANCEL button .......................... 46

PUSHPUSH MIC

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# Control Page

Front1 HP/SPK VOLUME control ...................... 472 Display (see next page) ......................... 473 REC PAUSE button ............................ 474 REC indicator. ........................................ 475 REC switch ............................................. 476 REC LEVEL controls .............................. 477 PHONES jack ......................................... 488 DISPLAY button ..................................... 489 LIGHT button .......................................... 4810 KEY LOCK switch .................................. 49

Left side11 CHARGE indicator ................................. 4912 CF card compartment ............................ 4913 DIGITAL IN/OUT jacks ........................... 5014 DC IN 15V jack ....................................... 5015 USB port ................................................. 50

Right side16 REMOTE 1 jack ..................................... 5217 REMOTE 2 jack ..................................... 5218 LINE IN/OUT jacks ................................. 5219 MIC IN jacks ........................................... 5320 PHANTOM power switch........................ 5321 Carry studs ............................................. 53

Bottom22 Battery compartment .............................. 53

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# Control Page

Display1 REC label ............................................... 552 TOTAL label............................................ 553 REMAIN label ........................................ 554 TRACK label .......................................... 555 TIME label .............................................. 556 kbps label ............................................... 557 A-B label ................................................. 558 Upper alphanumeric display ................... 559 AM/PM label ........................................... 5510 kHz label ................................................ 5511 L -dB R level meter labels ..................... 5512 Left level meter ....................................... 5513 -dB over scale ....................................... 5514 Right level meter .................................... 5515 TRACK label ......................................... 5516 MARK label ............................................ 5517 Lower alphanumeric display ................... 5518 INT MIC label ......................................... 5619 LINE label ............................................... 5620 Record .............................................. 56

21 Play ................................................... 56

22 Pause ............................................... 56

23 Battery .......................................... 5624 S. SKIP label .......................................... 5625 Margin level ............................................ 5626 -dB label ................................................. 56

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

1. Identify the appropriate input device (internalmicrophone, microphone(s), Line input, Digitalinput).

2. Select the input menu choice corresponding toyour input device selection. (See page 17.)

3. If necessary, set or change the Rec Formatparameters for your recording situation. (Seepage 30.)

IntroductionThank you for selecting the Marantz ProfessionalPMD671 Portable Solid State Recorder. ThePMD671 is an audio recorder that records indigital audio formats onto a Compact Flash™memory card (CF card) or Microdrive™.

Compact flash memory cards, also used in digitalcameras, are widely available at consumer elec-tronics 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 audio sources connected to the LINE

IN jacks, or• digital audio sources in SP/DIF format con-

nected 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 OUTjacks, and/or

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

Computer compatibleThe PMD671 records directly onto CF cards.Recordings can be transferred to your desktop orlaptop computer by removing the CF card fromthe PMD671. You may also use the supplied cableto connect the PMD671 to your computer via theUSB port. Audio recorded in the popular MP3compression format is directly available for intra-net 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 recordingsAn editing program (PMDEdit, available fromMarantz Professional for PC users) lets youconvert and edit audio files that were recordedon the PMD671.PresetsThe PMD671 has three selectable Presets forcommonly used recording situations.Preset 1, MP3 Stereo using your microphones,for recording with relatively small files.Preset 2, MP3 Mono using the internal micro-phone, for recording meetings or voice with verysmall files.Preset 3, PCM Stereo using your microphones,for very high quality audio recording.

• Security – recordingThe PMD671 has several security features, notpreviously available on Marantz Professionaldigital recorders, that confirm recording isaccurately written to the CF card.

• VerifyVerify is electronic file verification. Whenturned on in the Preset menu, Verify runs acheck between the audio at the source andinformation written to the CF card.

• RAWRAW (Read After Write / VTH - Virtual ThirdHead) digitally mimics the third head of athree head tape deck. While recording, audioat the PMD671's outputs is audio that hasalready been written to the CF card. Withabout a 2 second delay, you can listen to theaudio written to the CF card, monitoring thatrecording is actually taking place.

• Time Shift PlaybackTime Shift Playback allows you to listen toaudio from anywhere on the CF card whilesimultaneously recording the current source.

Note:These recording security features are not available when

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

• Security – CF cardsFor added security, the CF card compartmentdoor can be secured with a screw. This isespecially recommended if you transfer audiofiles via the USB cable.

• Security – Input settingsAfter you have set up the input settings* foryour application, the settings can be set to ONwith the INPUT LOCK switch.

As an added precaution, the input settingswitches (including the ability to change inputdevices) can be protected with the suppliedscrew-on cover preventing unintentionalchanges.

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

Voice recordingThe PMD671 has several helpful features forvoice recording in situations such as meetings,conferences or other events.

• 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 permitsmore time recorded on the CF card.

• Easy recordingOne control begins recording. Simply slide andrelease the red REC switch.

Playback aidsA common problem with lengthy voice or otherrecordings is difficulty in locating one or morespecific passages for playback. The PMD671has several ways to mark or tag specific recordstarting points.

• Date and timeA built-in date and time generator marks thebeginning of each track.

• TracksAn audio recording is called a "track" when onthe PMD671 and an audio "file" when on yourcomputer.

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Tracks are numbered from 01 to a maximum of999.A new track (file) is automatically started eachtime recording is stopped using the STOPbutton.Using the "Auto TRK" feature, PMD671 can beset to start a new track at specific time intervalsduring recording (for example every minute).Using the "Manual TR" feature, you can start anew track during recording by sliding and re-leasing the REC switch.

• Automatic recordingThe PMD671 can be set to stop recording whenthere is silence (SilentSkp feature) and auto-matically start when sound resumes. ThePMD671 can be set to automatically add anEDL mark (Auto Mark feature) to the track ateach such starting point.

• EDL marks*EDL (Edit Decision List) marks can be createdduring recording manually or automatically. EDLmarks help you find those specific points in therecording.

*The EDL marking system is proprietary to Marantz Profes-sional solid state recorders.

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

• You can change an EDL mark into a skip markor an A-B repeating point. That option allowsyou to create custom playback sequenceswhich include skipping or repeating audiobetween EDL marks.

• Up to 255 EDL marks can be added to a CFcard. EDL marks are numbered consecutivelystarting at one. During recording, you canmanually add an EDL mark by pressingMARK. EDL marks can be added automati-cally, for example, at the beginning of eachtrack.

• PMDEdit computer software is specificallydesigned for the PMD671. PMDEdit recog-nizes EDL marks generated by the PMD671.This is especially useful for editing audio fileson your PC. Visit www.d-mpro.com for moreinformation.

Features• Stereo (2 channels) and mono (1 channel)

audio recording and playback.• Records onto various types of CF cards.

(Please refer to the Marantz Professionalweb site at www.d-mpro.com for a list ofrecommended cards.)

• Two different recording formats:• Compressed recording using MPEG1 Layer

II (MP2) or MPEG1 Layer III (MP3) monoand stereo.

• Uncompressed recording using 16-bit or 24-bit linear Pulse Code Modulation (PCM).16-bit 44.1kHz PCM recordings are standardCD quality.24-bit 96kHz PCM recordings are highquality recordings used in professional audioand film studios.

• MS-DOS™ and Windows compatible filesystem.

• 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 (recom-

mended for dictation),32, 48 or 64kbps (recommended for voicerecording), or

128 or 192 kbps (recommended for recordingmusic)

• PCM (.wav) uncompressed (very high qualitymono audio recording)

• PCM (.wav) uncompressed 24 bit/96kHz(stereo) (recommended for very high qualityaudio recording)

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

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

• Electronic 'Read After Write' monitoring (timeshift) feature.

• Automatic electronic file verification feature(Verify).

• CF card compatibility check feature (CardCheck).

• Pre-Recording memory buffer that records 2 to4 seconds* of audio before recording isstarted.

*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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POWER

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AUDIO OUT

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MARGIN RESET

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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

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1. SpeakerThe played back audio signal is simulta-neously output to the built-in speaker, thePHONES jack, LINE OUT jacks and DIGITALOUT jack. Headphones plugged into thePHONES jack mute the internal speaker. TheHP/SPK VOLUME control controls the built-in Speaker and Headphone volume.

2. MIC (internal microphone)

3. POWER switchSlide to the right and releaseto turn Power on or off.If the AC power pack is

connected at DC IN and plugged in, it powers thePMD671.

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

Loading is displayed,then the screen goesblank momentarily.

Reading is displayedwhile the CF card isread.

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When first powered up, the PMD671 takes sometime to initialize.

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Security coverUse a small Phillips screw-driver to remove or replacethe Security cover.The Security cover makes

setup controls relatively unavailable. The setupcontrols allow you to setup the PMD671 for yourunique application. You can then have someoneoperate the PMD671 without concern that theymight change something that could cause failureto record.

Note: Two 3mm machine screws10mm long are used for thesecurity cover.

Recording setup controls

5. MONITOR switchThis switch turns the ReadAfter Write or Time ShiftPlayback* feature on or off.

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

When RAW Mode is at MONITOR, and theMONITOR switch is at FILE when recordingbegins, 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.

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RAW (VTH - Virtual Third Head)RAW (Read After Write / VTH - Virtual ThirdHead) digitally mimics the third head of a threehead tape deck. When on and the PMD671 isrecording, the audio that is output to the LINEOUT, DIGI OUT, PHONES and SPEAKER isaudio that has already been written to the CF cardand not audio from the source. This allows you toactually listen to audio written to the CF card,monitoring that the recording is actually takingplace. When RAW is off, the audio to the LINEOUT, DIGI OUT, PHONES and SPEAKER isactually the source you are recording.

Time Shift (Time Shift Playback)Time Shift Playback works just like RAW, in that itmonitors audio that has already been recorded tothe CF card. However, Time Shift allows you theability to listen to audio from anywhere on thecard while simultaneously recording the currentaudio source.

FILE: During recording, output to the PHONESand LINE OUT jacks is read from the CF card.

SOURCE: During recording, output to thePHONES and LINE OUT jacks is the audiosource being recorded.

Factory defaults: MONITOR switch: SOURCE,Presets 1, 2, and 3: RAW at MONITOR.

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). WhenVERIFY is ON, the PMD671 constantly compares therecorded information to the source input. It verifies thatthe file written to the card is exactly what was input.

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

• MONITOR is available for 16 bit PCM recording andMP3.

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

Time Shift lets you select the Read After Writetime delay. Time Shift playback allows you to playaudio that has already been recorded from any-where on the CF card while simultaneouslyrecording the current audio. This is useful inapplications such as court recording.

When the Time Shift feature is on and the MONI-TOR switch is set to file, as you begin recordingthe outputs (for example headphones) monitorthe source. While recording is in progress, youcan press and release the -/F.REV button tosearch back through and play the file that is beingrecorded (to the point you began the Time Shift).

Audio played back through the headphones canbe anywhere on the CF card. You can use theTRACK JUMP reverse or TRACK JUMPforward buttons to change tracks.

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 informa-

tion already written to the CF card, the audio playedback 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. RAWand Time Shift are not available when making 24-bitrecordings.

The chart below details which features are avail-able during which RecFormats.

Additionally, Verify is available for use at the sametime as RAW (Read After Write) or Time Shift(Time Shift Playback) in the following circum-stances:

n/a

n/aVerify

MP2 MP3PCM 24-bitPCM 16-bit

RAW, Time Shift n/a

Time ShiftMP3 with RAW /

RAW / Time ShiftPCM 16-bit with

Verify

PCM 24-bit

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When power is on and the PMD671 is in REC/PAUSE the recorder is constantly saving about 4seconds* of audio input. This is called pre recordcache. When recording is resumed from RECPAUSE by sliding the REC switch, the pre-recorded seconds are recorded.

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.

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7. INPUT LOCK switchThe INPUT LOCK switchlets you lock your selectedinput settings with a switchcovered by the Securitycover.

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

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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.

8. AUDIO OUT switchThis switch selects the audiooutput channel for playback.

Applies to playback output to LINE OUT, DIGITALOUT, and Internal speaker or headphones.

L: Audio recorded on the Left channel is output toboth the left and right output channels.

STEREO: Audio recorded on the Left channel isoutput to the left output channel, and audiorecorded on the Right channel is output to theright output channel. Both channels are output tothe internal speaker.

R: Audio recorded on the Right stereo channel isoutput to both the left and right output channels.

Factory default: ANALOG OUT switch at STE-REO.

9. MIC ATTEN switchThe microphone attenuationswitch permits the direct useof microphones that differ insensitivity.

0dB: No microphone attenuation.

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

Factory default: MIC ATTEN switch at 0dB.

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6. PRE REC switchThis switch lets you turnoff pre record cache if itis not desired.

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REPEAT

10. REPEAT switchLets you endlessly repeatplayback of a track or entirememory card.

OFF: No repeat.

SINGLE: During playback, the current track isrepeated. When playback reaches the end of thetrack, it automatically starts playback from thebeginning 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 beginningof the first track.

Factory default: REPEAT switch at OFF.

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

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11. ANC switchThe ANC (Ambient NoiseCancel) switch lets youreduce ambient noise

before recording on the internal microphone orMIC inputs.

Ambient Noise Cancel positions do not changethe memory used in recording. Examples of lowambient noise sources include: traffic, air condi-tioning hum and wind noise.

Band pass position reduces the lowsand highs and passes (records) the center (voicelevel) audio frequencies. This reduces the re-cording of high and low frequency ambient noise.

FLAT: No filtering applied.

High pass position reduces low fre-quency ambient noise only.

12. EDL PLAY switchThe EDL PLAY switchturns EDL PLAY off or on.

OFF: When the EDL PLAY switch is at OFF,PMD671 playback does not respond to EDLmark instructions.

ON: When EDL PLAY is ON, PMD671 playbackfollows EDL mark instructions regarding play-back order, skipping sections of recording on thememory card, or repeating a section of recordingon the memory card.

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

13. LEVEL CONT. switchThe LEVEL CONT(rol)switch lets you select thetype of input level control.

MANUAL: At MANUAL, you control the inputlevel with the REC LEVEL controls.

LIMITER: At LIMITER, peak sound levels thatwould distort the recording are limited.

ALC: At ALC (Automatic Level Control = Auto-matic Gain Control), the PMD671 automaticallyresponds to changes in input level. If recording isquiet, the input level is increased. If recording isloud, the input level is decreased. This is a desir-able feature when recording a meeting withseveral speakers. A speaker close to the micro-phone and/or with a loud voice will be automati-cally recorded at a reduced level and a quietspeaker 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 ininput level may be audible in the recording. ALCcan also make the recording ‘hissy’ by raising thelevel during quiet passages and recording ambi-ent noise.

The REC LEVEL controls do not work when theLEVEL CONT. switch is set at ALC.

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.

INPUT

14. INPUT buttonThe INPUT button lets youselect the audio input andaudio channels for recording.

When the INPUT LOCK switch (a) is at OFF,press and release the INPUT button to tabthrough the input choices. When the desiredinput is displayed, switch the INPUT LOCKswitch (a) to ON.

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Stereo* MIC

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

Note:The PMD671 'listens' only to the selected input. For exampleif the input selected is LINE input, and no input source isconnected to the LINE IN jacks, the PMD671 will recordsilence.

What the input selections do:

Selects the input device(s)The input selection allows you to choose whichinput(s) the PMD671 uses for recording. Youmust select the Preset parameters that areappropriate to the input. The PMD671 willrecord with the Rec parameters you select, evenif they are inappropriate for the input. You canuse the default Presets for a quick and easy wayto set up for recording. Use Preset 1 for Stereorecording using mic or line inputs.

Use Preset 2 when using the internal micro-phone. Use Preset 3 for digital input.

Input device(s) and channels:

Stereo with MIC inputThe microphone connected to the L MIC IN XLRjack is recorded on the Left channel. The micro-phone connected to the R MIC IN XLR jack isrecorded on the Right channel.

L-Ste with INT MIC inputMono audio input from the internal microphone isrecorded on the Left Channel, and the sameaudio input is recorded on the Right Channel as a"stereo" file.

Stereo with LINE inputAudio input from the L LINE IN jack is recordedon the Left channel.Audio input from the R LINE IN jack is recordedon the Right channel.

Digi-INDigital audio data at 44.1kHz, 48kHz or 96kHzinput through the DIGITAL IN jack can be re-corded. Digital input always includes two chan-nels. They are recorded as Left and Right stereochannels.

Mono with MIC, INT MIC or LINE inputThe input from the Left channel or internal micro-phone is recorded as a mono file.

Menu SelectionINPUT Button Selection

input (s) connected

St. Mode Mono ModeStereo L-Stereo 0-20db Mono (L CH.) LR Mono (Mix)

INT MICInternalMicrophone

LINT MIC

INT MICR

LINT MIC

INT MICR

N/Adefaults to L-Stereo

INT MIC INT MIC

Line

L&R LINE IN

LL LINE IN

R LINE INR

LL LINE IN

L LINE INR


L LINE IN L + R LINE IN

L LINE IN only

LL LINE IN

— R

LL LINE IN

L LINE INR


L LINE IN L LINE IN

R LINE IN only

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R LINE INR

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— R LINE IN

Mic

L&R MIC IN

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R MIC INR

LL MIC IN

L MIC INR

LL MIC IN

L MIC IN (-20db) R

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L MIC IN only

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L MIC IN L MIC IN

R MIC IN only

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R MIC INR

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Digi-in DIGITAL IN

LL DIGI IN

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LL DIGI IN

R DIGI INR

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15. A-B REPEAT buttonWhile in playback, press andrelease to start point A to pointB repeat playback.

A-B Repeat playbackPoint A (starting point) is set when the A-B RE-PEAT button is pressed and released. The nextpress and release sets point B (ending point).Playback repeats between A and B.

Note:

You can use the -/F.REV or F.FWD/+ buttonsbetween setting the A and B points.You cannot use the TRACK JUMP forward or reverse

buttons.

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

. Resume A-B playback by pressing thePLAY/PAUSE button again.

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

Example displaywhen an A pointhas been set.

Example displayduring A-B repeat.

Note:For other methods of repeat playback, see the REPEATswitch and/or EDL A-B looping.

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16, 17, 18. MARK/EDIT buttons

This button groupcontrols EDL Marks and Editing functions.

EDL MarksMark functions: manually adding and locatingMarks.

Adding EDL MarksPress and release the MARK/ EDIT buttonduring pause, recording, or playback to add anEDL Mark. During recording, adding an EDLMark introduces an audible click in the recordingwhen using the internal microphone.

Locating EDL MarksFrom Stop, press and release the Mark forwardbutton (18) or Mark reverse button (16) to tabthrough the EDL marks on the CF card.

Example display.

EDL Mark location as recording timefrom the beginning of the track.

EDL Marknumber

EDL Mark type

MARK dis-played (insteadof TRACK)

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

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SkipAn EDL Mark changed to 'Skip' will be skippedduring EDL playback (playback with EDL PLAYswitch at ON). Playback will skip to the beginningof the next EDL Mark.

A skipped EDL recording is not erased. Therecording is still on the CF card. The skipped EDLrecording will play if the EDL PLAY switch is atOFF. You can change the type later.

EDL A-B loopingTo 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 EDLMark of type Loop_A but no EDL Mark of typeLoop_B, an error message is displayed.

Only one EDL A-B loop can programmed. Whena 'Loop_A' or 'Loop_B' exists on a CF card andanother is created, the old mark automaticallychanges to a 'Skip'.

EraseWhen an EDL mark is erased, the remaining EDLmarks are automatically renumbered from 1through the number of EDL marks on the CFcard.

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Edit functions: editing EDL Marks to createcustom playback sequences, erasing and renum-bering Tracks, and formatting the CF card.

Custom playback sequencesEDL Marks are numbered consecutively from001 and automatically renumbered when anEDL Mark is added or erased. Playback is alsoconsecutive from the point that playback begins.

EDL Mark custom playback can:

Skip playback from the beginning of a 'Skip' EDLMark 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 thebeginning of tracks. If you want your customplayback sequence to include track beginningpoints, add EDL Marks to coincide with trackbeginning points:a. Start playback by pressing and releasing

PLAY/Pause , and then pause playbackby pressing and releasing PLAY/Pause again.

b. Press and release TRACK JUMP forward or TRACK JUMP reverse until the de-sired 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 andreleasing the Mark forward button (18) or Markreverse button (16) to tab through the EDL markson the CF card.

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

Writing will be displayed briefly, and the PMD671will return to stop mode.

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Press and release the MARK/ EDIT button totab through the EDL Mark types: Point, Skip,Loop_A, Loop_B and Erase. When the type youwant is flashing, press and release the ENTERbutton .

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EDIT

Renumber is flash-ing in the display.

While Renumber is flashing (3 seconds) pressand release the ENTER button . (Or pressand release the STOP button to cancel.)

ENTER button to confirm.

ing will increase to 100%.


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

TrkERASE is flash-ing in the display.

While TrkERASE is flashing (3 seconds) pressand release the ENTER button .

Renum OK? willbe flashing. Pressand release the

EXECUTING will bedisplayed, and thepercentage execut-

display will return to stop mode.

How to erase tracksFrom stop, press and hold the MARK/ EDITbutton for about 2 seconds to enter Edit mode.

100% done will bedisplayed momen-tarily. ThePMD671 and the

How to renumber tracksIf you have erased tracks from the CF card it iseasier to locate recordings if the tracks arerenumbered.

EDIT buttonPress and hold the

EDIT button forabout 2 seconds toenter Edit mode.

Edit modeEdit mode includes: Renumber (renumbertracks), TrkERASE (erase a track), TrkMkERASE(erase an EDL mark), AllMkERASE (erase allEDL marks), FORMAT (format the CF card), andCARD CHECK.

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

Track number isflashing in theERASE display.

Press and release the F.FWD/+ button or the-/F.REV button to select the track numberyou want to erase.

Example track34.

While the track to be erased is flashing (3 sec-onds), press and release the ENTER button .(Or press and release the STOP button tocancel.)

EXECUTING will bedisplayed momen-tarily.

Done will be dis-played momentarily.

The PMD671 andthe display willreturn to the firsttrack 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 record-ing.

Press and release the STOP button to exit.

While the display is flashing (3 seconds) pressand release the MARK/ EDIT button two moretimes.


How to erase all EDL marks within one track


TrkMkERASE isflashing in the display.

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

Press and release the F.FWD/+ button or the -/F.REV button to select the track thatcontains the EDL Marks to erase.

Example to erase allEDL marks in Track12.

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

EXECUTINGwill be displayedmomentarily.

Done will bedisplayed mo-mentarily.

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Track number isflashing in theERASE display

first track, so youcan choose an-other track toerase its EDLmarks.

How to erase all EDL marks



While the display is flashing (3 seconds) pressand release the MARK/ EDIT button three moretimes.

AllMkERASE isflashing in the display.

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

AllMkErOK? isflashing in thedisplay.

The display asks you to confirm that you want toerase all EDL Marks on the CF card. WhileAllMkErOK? is flashing, press and release theENTER button to confirm. (Or press andrelease the STOP button to cancel.)



The PMD671 and the display will return to stopmode.

How to format a CF card



While the display is flashing (3 seconds) pressand release the MARK/ EDIT button four moretimes.

Press and release the STOP button to exit.

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FORMAT is flash-ing in the display.

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

FORMAT OK? isflashing in thedisplay.

The display asks you to confirm that you want toformat the CF card. Formatting the CF card willerase all recordings on the card.

While FORMAT OK? is flashing, press andrelease the ENTER button to confirm. (Orpress and release the STOP button to cancel.)



The PMD671 returns to stop mode.

BlankCard will bedisplayed.

The CF card formats used by the PMD671 areWindows compatible. You can copy audio filesusing a Windows compatible computer* that canread a CF card or be connected via the USB port.

*Or a Macintosh computer that can recognize Windowscompatible removable drives.

CF cards with less than 2 GB capacity are auto-matically formatted FAT16 (FAT = File AllocationTable).

CF cards with 2 - 8 GB capacity are automaticallyformatted FAT32.

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

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How to check a CF card (CARD CHECK)

Although rare, manufacturing defects in CF cardsoccasionally prevent a CF card from being ableto read and write at the speeds required by thePMD671. CARD CHECK does a sample read/write to check if a CF card has problems. If aCARD CHECK fails, you can usually return theCF card for a replacement.



While the display is flashing (3 seconds) pressand release the MARK/ EDIT button five moretimes.

CARD CHECK isflashing in thedisplay.

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

EXECUTING willbe displayed andthe percentage willgo to 100%.

Read: and Write:numbers will bedisplayed. If theread and writenumbers are the same, the CF card check issuccessful.

Note:The number times 2 equals the actual read and write speedin kbps. For the example card, the total speed of thePMD671 and CF card was thus 6646 kbps. To read andwrite audio at 24-bit 96 kHz requires at least 4680 kbps.

Example display

20. TRACK JUMP forward button During playback, press and release to jump to thenext 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.REVbutton to Fast Reverse and, do an audiblesearch in the reverse direction. Press and holdthe F.FWD/+ button to Fast Forward and, doa 2X speed audible search in the forward direc-tion. Release to return to normal forward play-back.

During play pause, press and hold the -/F.REVbutton or the F.FWD/+ button to FastReverse or Fast Forward quickly. The FastReverse or Fast Forward is at 10X speed forthree seconds, then it automatically speeds up to140X speed.

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

Notes:• If the -/F.REV button or the F.FWD/+ button is

held past the beginning or end of a track, the FastReverse or Fast Forward will continue onto the previousor next track.

• If REPEAT SINGLE or REPEAT ALL is on, the FastReverse or Fast Forward will follow the repeat order.

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

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19, 20. TRACKJUMP buttons

TRACK JUMP reverse button REC UNDO buttonTRACK JUMP forward button

19. TRACK JUMP reverse button During playback, press and release to jump to theprevious track. If pressed while playing the firsttrack, playback jumps to the last track on the CFcard.

19. REC UNDO buttonDuring recording, press and release twice to undo(erase) the recording and pause recording at thebeginning of the track.

Example displayduring record.

Example display for3 seconds afterREC UNDO buttonis pressed.

Example if RECUNDO button ispressed againwithin the 3 sec-onds.

Recording is at REC pause at the beginning ofthe track.

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TRACK JUMP

MARGIN RESET

RECUNDO


PLAY / PAUSE STOP

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PLAY / PAUSE STOP

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MARGIN RESET

RECUNDO


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MARGIN RESET buttonDuring record, press and release to reset thepeak level margin.Example displaywith level margin atOV before pressingthe MARGIN RE-SET button.

The level margin displays the highest levelachieved since the track began, or the MARGINRESET button was pressed and released. OVindicates a margin over 0dB.

USB buttonConnects the CF card via the USB port to aconnected device (usually a computer).

From power off, press and hold the USB buttonwhile you slide the PMD671's POWER switch tothe right.

This displayappears.

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

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

MENU/STORE buttonPress and hold for about 2 seconds to entermenu mode.

Press and release during menu operations tostore the changed values.

Menu operations

Menu operations let you fine tune how thePMD671 is set up, including the recording pa-rameters for your specific recording situation.

The PMD671 is always recording using Preset1,2 or 3. To modify the recording setup, you modifyone of those three presets.

The Menu procedure starts with selecting one ofthe Presets, then modifying either the settingswithin that Preset, or the General settings forDate and time, date format, beep and/or batterytype.

1. Press and hold the MENU/STORE button(a) for about 2 seconds. Preset will appear(flashing) in the display.

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Press ENTER ...... save & switch to next itemPress MENU/STORE .....................save & exit

Select Preset

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetPress ENTER ................................... Preset#Press F.FWD/+ ..................................... set #

23. MARGIN RESET/USB MENU/STOREbuttonsSeveral functions dependingon state of the PMD671.

2. While Preset is flashing, press and releasethe ENTER button (b).

The flashingswitches to thePreset choice.

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Example display

3. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button (c)or the -/F.REV button (d) to tab throughPreset1, Preset2 and Preset3.

4. When the correct choice is displayed, pressand release the ENTER button (b) toselect your Preset choice.

The displayswitches toRecFormat flash-

You can:• Press and release the ENTER button to switch to

editing the Rec Format parameters of your Presetchoice.

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

• Press and release the CANCEL button to exit menumode without changing your Preset.

• Press and release the F.FWD/+ button or the -/F.REV button to change menu settings that are notspecific to a Preset. (The F.FWD/+ button switchesto MONITOR Mode, and the -/F.REV button switches to Default.)

Menu settings

1. Press and hold the MENU/STORE button(a) for about 2 seconds. Preset will appear(flashing) in the display.

Example display

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

The displayswitches to Date/Time flashing.

The Menu choices are:

General settings(common to Presets 1, 2 and 3)

Date/Time – For setting or changing the Dateand Time associated with when an audiotrack (file) was created.

Date Form – For selecting the date order.

Beep – Turn the beep on or off.

A.PowOff – Enable or disable the AutomaticPower Off feature.

Batt type – Set the battery type.

Preset - Choose 1, 2 or 3.

Within Preset choice:

RecFormat – For setting or changing the re-cording compression algorithm, bit rate, sam-pling frequency, audio file type, and if one or twoinput channels are to be recorded.

RAW Mode - Choose Monitor or TimeShft.

Verify - Set the automatic recording verifyfeature on or off.

PupPreRec - Set the power up pre recordfeature on* or off.

*If PupPreRec is on in the preset menu, AutoTrk will notwork, even if it is set to on.

St Mode - If Stereo is set in RecFormat this setshow Left and Right input channels are recorded(Stereo, L-Stereo or 0-20dB).

Mono Mode - If Mono is set in RecFormat thissets how the source is recorded onto the MONOchannel (Mono or L/R mix mono).

Auto Mark - Turn the automatic EDL markfeature on or off.

Manual TR – Turn manual track incrementingfeature on or off.

Auto TRK - Turn the automatic trackincrementing feature on or off, and if on, set thetime interval.

SeamlsPly – Turn the Seamless play feature onor off.

SilentSkp – Turn Silent Skip feature ON, Off orON with new track, set the number of secondsthe dB level must meet or exceed the set thresh-old, and set the dB threshold level.

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

S.Monitor - Turn the Stop Monitor feature on oroff.

SinglePly – Turn the single track play feature onor off.

Remote – Set the effect of the optional wiredremote contact closure switch plugged into theREMOTE 1 jack.

ID1Dscrpt – Set the description ID code forbroadcast wave file recordings.

ID2Origin – Set the origin ID code for broadcastwave file recordings.

ID3OrgRef – Set the origin reference ID code forbroadcast wave file recordings.

Default – Reset all Menu settings to factorydefault 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 audiotrack is viewed on a computer, this date and timeappears as when the file was 'modified'. (US dateformat is illustrated.)

The Date/TimeMenu choice willmost likely ap-pear.

NoteIf another Menu choice appears (Date Form, Beep,A.PowOff, Batt type) press and release the F.FWD/+ buttonrepeatedly until Date/Time is displayed.

3. Press and release the ENTER button .

The current dateand time informa-tion will bedisplayed with Example display

1. From stop, press and hold the MENU/STORE button for about 2 seconds. Presetwill appear (flashing) in the display.

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2. With Preset flashing, press and release theF.FWD/+ button .

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetPress F.FWD/+ ............................. Date/TimePress ENTER ..................................... monthPress F.FWD/+ repeatedly ..... correct monthPress ENTER ......................................... dayPress F.FWD/+ repeatedly ......... correct dayPress ENTER ........................................ yearPress F.FWD/+ repeatedly ........ correct yearPress ENTER ........................................ hourPress F.FWD/+ repeatedly ........ correct hourPress ENTER .................................... minutePress F.FWD/+ repeatedly .... correct minutePress ENTER ............................... Date/TimePress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

the month flashing.

4. With the month flashing press and release theF.FWD/+ button or the -/F.REV buttonto tab through the months. When the month

Example display

is correct, pressand release theENTER button

.

The day will be flashing.

5. With the day flashing press and release theF.FWD/+ button or the -/F.REV buttonto tab through days. When the day is correct,press and release the ENTER button .The year will be flashing.

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6. With the year flashing press and release theF.FWD/+ button or the -/F.REV buttonto tab through years (2005 - 2099). When theyear is correct, press and release the ENTERbutton .

PM

PM

PM

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PM

PM

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7. With the hour flashing, press and release theF.FWD/+ button or the -/F.REV buttonto tab through hours. AM, PM will changewhen you pass 12, check that it is correct.When the hour and AM/PM is correct, pressand release the ENTER button .The minute will be flashing.

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8. With the minute flashing, press and releasethe F.FWD/+ button or the -/F.REVbutton to tab through minutes. When theminute is correct*, press and release theENTER button .

Date/Time willbe flashing.

*To set time correct to the second, set to the next minute andwait for that minute to begin before pressing the ENTERbutton .

The hour will be flashing.

date and/or time,Stored will bedisplayed briefly.

9. Press and release the MENU/STOREbutton. If you have made changes to the

The display will return to stop mode.

Note:The date and time settings will remain for about 5 years ifthe AC Adapter is not plugged in and no batteries areinstalled.

Date Form

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

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

How to set or change the Date Form

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetPress F.FWD/+ 2X....................... Date FormPress ENTER ...................... M/D/Y or D/M/YPress F.FWD/+ .................... M/D/Y or D/M/YPress ENTER .............................. Date FormPress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

1. From stop, press and hold the MENU/STORE buttonfor about 2seconds.Preset will appear (flashing) in the display.

2. With Preset flashing, press and release theF.FWD/+ button

repeatedlyuntil Date Formis displayed.

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

4. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button orthe -/F.REVbutton totoggle betweenM/D/Y and D/M/Y.

5. When the desired form appears, press andrelease the ENTER button .The displayreturns to DateForm flashing.

You 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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BeepWhen battery charge can provide no more than1-3 minutes of recording or playback and Beep isset to On, the CHARGE indicator, REC indicatorand 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 minutesduring stop or play pause, power can be auto-matically shut off to conserve battery life. (SeeA.PowOFF.) If A.PowOFF is set to Yes, and Beepis set to ON, the PMD671 will beep to alert youthat the power is shutting off.

Default is Beep On.

How to set or change the Beep

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Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetPress F.FWD/+ 3X................................ BeepPress ENTER ................................ Off or OnPress F.FWD/+ .............................. Off or OnPress ENTER ....................................... BeepPress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

2. While Preset is flashing, press and releasethe F.FWD/+ button repeatedly until Beepis displayed.

3. Press and release the ENTER button .The On-Off choice will flash.

4. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button orthe -/F.REV button to toggle betweenOn and Off.

5. When the desired state appears press andrelease the ENTER button .The display returns to Beep flashing.


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


Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetPress F.FWD/+ 4X......................... A.PowOffPress ENTER ................................Yes or NoPress F.FWD/+ ..............................Yes or NoPress ENTER ................................ A.PowOffPress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

Automatic Power OffIf the PMD671 is not operated for 30 minutesduring stop or play pause, power is automaticallyshut off to conserve battery life when A.PowOff isset to Yes.

Default is A.PowOFF Yes

How to set or change Automatic Power Off

2. While Preset is flashing, press and releasethe F.FWD/+ button repeatedly untilA.PowOff is displayed.

3. Press and release the ENTER button .The Yes-No choice will flash.


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

2. With Preset flashing, press and release theF.FWD/+ button

repeatedlyuntil Batt type isdisplayed.

3. Press and release the MENU button .

The Batt typechoice will flash.

4. Press and release the F.FWD+ button totab through theBattery typechoices.


the -/F.REVbutton totoggle betweenYes and No.

5. When the desired state appears, press andrelease the ENTER button .The displayreturns toA.PowOffflashing.





Battery Type

The PMD671 can operate on 8 standard AA sizeAlkaline, Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries.

An optional Ni-Cd battery pack (Model RB1100available from Marantz Professional) will becharged by the built-in charger when the ACadaptor is plugged in.

An optional Ni-MH battery pack (Model RB1651available from Marantz Professional) will becharged by the built-in charger when the ACadaptor is plugged in.

The Battery Type setting is used for the batteryindicator in the display and "Low Battery" warn-ing. If the setting does not match installed batter-ies the PMD671 will not show the appropriatebattery status.

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5. With the desired battery type displayed, pressand release the ENTER button .Thedisplay returns toBatt type flash-ing.





Default is Alkaline.

How to set or change Battery Type

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetPress F.FWD/+ 5X.......................... Batt typePress ENTER ............... battery type flashingPress F.FWD/+ ........... tab thru battery typesPress ENTER ................................. Batt typePress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

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Rec FormatThe PMD671 can record from analog or digitalinputs, on one channel (mono) or two (stereo), inPCM at 24 or 16 bits, and in MP2 or MP3 com-pression formats.

For given channels and formats the PMD671 canrecord at several bit rates and sample frequen-cies.

The file extension (.wav, .mpg, .mp3) is set by thefile format chosen (PCM, MP2, MP3) except forBWF files (Broadcast Wave Format). The BWFfile extension can be either .wav, or .bwf.

As audio quality goes up (more bits, less com-pression, higher sampling frequency, greater bitrate), the amount of information recorded in-creases so the amount of time that can be re-corded on a CF card of a specific size goesdown. See Recording time chart on page 57.

The PMD671 has a sizeable range of file formatparameter choices available, but it does notpresent you with every possible combination.

Your decisions about which File Format param-eters to use will depend on the quality level youneed for the purpose(s) of your recording versuslimitations in recording time.

Note:At very high audio quality levels, processor power alsobecomes a limitation. The RAW (Read After Write) and TimeShift features are processor intensive, so in some instancesthe MONITOR and Verify features and 24-bit recordingcannot be used simutaneously. See charts on page 14.

The File Format chart below follows the PMD671File Format menu setting procedure as you readcolumns from left to right.

NoteA full size copy of this chart is on page 58.Rec Format Chart

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

Channel(s)Choose between Stereo and Mono recording(two or one channel). For PCM recording, Stereois about twice as time intensive as Mono.

FormatChoose between PCM (16 or 24 bit) or a com-pression format (MP2 or MP3).

Fs (Sampling Frequency)Choose the Sample Frequency (in kHz).

Bit rateYou 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 exten-sion by choosing the Format. If you desire aBWF file choose between .wav and .bwf for thefile extension.

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/bwfmp3/bwf

mp3/bwf

mpg/bwf

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)24, 22.05, 16

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)48, 44.1, 32

MP3

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)48, 44.1, 32MP2

PCM

Stereo

24 bit

wav/bwf

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

File ext.Fs kHz and

(Bit rate kbps)Audio

FormatChannel(s)

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/bwfmp3/bwf

mp3/bwf

mpg/bwf

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)24, 22.05, 16

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)48, 44.1, 32

MP3

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)48, 44.1, 32MP2

PCM

Stereo

24 bit

wav/bwf

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

File ext.Fs kHz and


FormatChannel(s)

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kHz

kbps

How to set or change the Rec Format param-eters.

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress ENTER ...................... Mono or StereoPress F.FWD/+ .................... Mono or StereoPress ENTER ................. PCM, MP2 or MP3Press F.FWD/+ ............... PCM, MP2 or MP3If MP2 or MP3 ................................................ khz

Press F.FWD/+ .......................... select khzPress ENTER ..................................... kbpsPress F.FWD/+ ........................ select kbpsPress ENTER ............. select file extensionPress F.FWD/+ .......... mp3, mpg, wav, bwf If bwf ....................................Exten (.bwf, wav) Press F.FWD/+ .......................... bwf, wav

If PCM ............................................... 24 or 16 bitPress F.FWD/+ ........................ 24 or 16 bitPress ENTER ....................................... khzPress F.FWD/+ .......................... select khzPress ENTER ............. select file extensionPress F.FWD/+ ............................ wav, bwf If bwf ....................................Exten (.bwf, wav) Press F.FWD/+ .......................... bwf, wav

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

1. Press and holdthe MENU/STORE button.

Preset flashing appears.

2. Double click theENTER button

soRecFormat isflashing.

NoteIf another menu item is flashing, press and release the

F.FWD/+ button repeatedly until RecFormat is dis-played and flashing.

3. Press and release the ENTER button .

Mono or Stereowill be flashing.

NoteThe circled items in the chart below reflect the settings in theexample.

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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/bwfmp3/bwf

mp3/bwf

mpg/bwf

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)24, 22.05, 16

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)48, 44.1, 32

MP3

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)48, 44.1, 32MP2

PCM

Stereo

24 bit

wav/bwf

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

File ext.Fs kHz and


FormatChannel(s)

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/bwfmp3/bwf

mp3/bwf

mpg/bwf

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)24, 22.05, 16

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)48, 44.1, 32

MP3

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)48, 44.1, 32MP2

PCM

Stereo

24 bit

wav/bwf

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

File ext.Fs kHz and


FormatChannel(s)

kHz

kHz

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/bwfmp3/bwf

mp3/bwf

mpg/bwf

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)24, 22.05, 16

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)48, 44.1, 32

MP3

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)48, 44.1, 32MP2

PCM

Stereo

24 bit

wav/bwf

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

File ext.Fs kHz and


FormatChannel(s)

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5. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button totab through MP3, MP2 and PCM. Note thatother changesoccur when theformatchanges.When correct, press and release the ENTERbutton .The displayswitches to thenextRecFormat menu choice flashing.

NoteIn our example, we chose PCM. The chart below reflects thesettings change.

4. Press andrelease theF.FWD/+button totoggle between Mono and Stereo. Whencorrect, press and release the ENTER button

. Thedisplayswitches toFormat flash-ing.

NoteIn the example, the change from Mono to Stereo automati-cally doubled the bit rate. The change is illustrated in thechart below.

6. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button totoggle between 16 bit and 24 bit PCM.When correct,press andrelease theENTER button

.The displayswitches to thenextRecFormat menu choice flashing.

NoteThe chart below reflects the settings change.

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/bwfmp3/bwf

mp3/bwf

mpg/bwf

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)24, 22.05, 16

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)48, 44.1, 32

MP3

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)48, 44.1, 32MP2

PCM

Stereo

24 bit

wav/bwf

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

File ext.Fs kHz and


FormatChannel(s)

7. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button totab through theavailable bitrate settings.When correct,press and release the ENTER button .

The displayswitches to thenextRecFormatmenu choice flashing.

NotesIn the example there is no choice of sample frequency so thenext RecFormat choice is displayed.The chart below reflects the settings change.

8. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button totoggle betweena bwf file andthe other avail-

menu choice flashing.

NotesIn the example bwf was chosen so the wav/bwf RecFormatchoice is displayed.The chart below reflects this settings change.

able file type.

When correct, press and release the ENTERbutton .The displayswitches to thenext RecFormat

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9. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button totoggle betweena .wav and a.bwf file exten-sion.

When correct, press and release the ENTERbutton .The displayreturns to theRecFormatmenu choiceflashing.





kHz

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/bwfmp3/bwf

mp3/bwf

mpg/bwf

(160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32)24, 22.05, 16

(320, 256, 160, 128, 80, 64)48, 44.1, 32

MP3

(384, 256, 192, 128, 96, 64)48, 44.1, 32MP2

PCM

Stereo

24 bit

wav/bwf

16, 12, 11.025, 8

48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,

96, 88.2, 48, 44.1

File ext.Fs kHz and


FormatChannel(s)

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Digi-IN Rec Format

Most of the RecFormat parameters recordedfrom a digital input source are determined by theinput source. They are not changed because ofsettings made in the RecFormat menu.

The shaded areas in the chart below are set bythe input source and ignore RecFormat menusettings.

Digi-IN RecFormat chart

3. Press andrelease theF.FWD/+button until RAW Mode is displayed.

4. With RAW Mode flashing, press and releasethe ENTERbutton .The RAWMode menu choice is flashing.

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

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

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ ........................... RAW ModePress ENTER .................... Monitor/TimeShftPress F.FWD/+ ....... toggle Monitor/TimeShftPress ENTER ............................. RAW ModePress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit


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2. While Preset is flashing, double click theENTER button .

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A menu choice will be flashing.

toggle betweenMonitor andTimeShft.

and release theENTER button

.

RAW Mode

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

RAW is an electronic Read After Write. In allmodes except 24 bit recording, the PMD671 canread a recording on the CF Card while simulta-neously recording onto the CF Card.

When RAW Mode is at Monitor and if the MONI-TOR switch is at FILE when recording begins, themonitoring signal sent to the PHONES jack andLINE OUT jacks is read from the CF card amaximum of 2 seconds after it is recorded. Thus,the monitored signal is not the source but is therecording.

When RAW Mode is at TimeShft and if the MONI-TOR switch is at FILE when recording begins, themonitoring signal sent to the PHONES jack andLINE OUT jacks is the same as the source until aplayback button is activated. (PLAY/PAUSE,TRACK JUMP, F.FWD or F.REV) The recordingbefore the playback button was activated, andpreviously recorded tracks, can then be moni-tored and reviewed using normal playback con-trols while recording continues.

6. When the desired state is displayed, press

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FormatChannel(s)

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The display returns to RAW Mode flashing.





Verify

Verify is an automatic, electronic, Read AfterWrite check. With Verify On, the PMD671 con-tinually reads the CF card about one secondafter the recording. It compares what is recordedto the source signal. A mismatch results in anerror message.

Verify does not depend on the position of theMONITOR switch.

Verify does not function during MP2 record-ing.

See charts on page 14.

How to set or change Verify

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until ............................ VerifyPress ENTER .....................................Off/OnPress F.FWD/+ ........................ toggle Off/OnPress ENTER ...................................... VerifyPress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit


2. While Preset isflashing, doubleclick the EN-TER button .Example displayA menu choice will be flashing.

4. With Verify flash-ing, press andrelease the

3. Press and releasethe F.FWD/+button until

ENTER button .Verify menu choice is flashing.

5. Press and re-lease the F.FWD/+ button totoggle between On and Off.

6. When the desired state is displayed, pressand release theENTER button

.The display returns to Verify flashing.





PupPreRec

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

• Press and release the PLAY button torecord the buffered audio and continuerecording.

• Slide and release the REC switch again todiscard the buffered audio and continuerecording from that point.

• Press and release the STOP button todiscard the buffered audio and stop record-ing.

Note:If there is less than 5 minutes of REC REMAIN timePupPreRec does not work.

Verify is displayed.

How to set or change PupPreRec

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until ................... PupPreRecPress ENTER .....................................Off/OnPress F.FWD/+ ........................ toggle Off/On

Example display

3. Press and releasethe F.FWD/+button untilPupPreRec is displayed.

4. With PupPreRecflashing, pressand release theENTER button

.PupPreRec menu choice is flashing.

5. Press and releasethe F.FWD/+button totoggle between On and Off.

6. When the desired state is displayed, pressand release theENTER button

.The display returns to PupPreRec flashing.





St Mode

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

There are three Stereo Modes:Stereo - The Left input channel is recorded ontothe Left channel, and the Right input channel isrecorded onto the Right channel.L-Stereo - The Left input channel is recordedonto the Left channel, and onto the Right channel.0-20dB - For secure recording, the Left channel isrecorded at the normal record level and the Rightchannel 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 automaticallyswitched to L-Stereo.

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

1. From stop, pressand hold the

MENU/STOREbutton for about 2seconds.

2. With Presetflashing in thedisplay, double click the ENTER button .

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

4. With St Modeflashing, pressand release theENTER button .St Mode menu choice is flashing.

How to set or change St Mode

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until ........................ St ModePress ENTER ......... Stereo/L-Stereo/0-20dBPress F.FWD/+ ..................... tab thru modesPress ENTER .................................. St ModePress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit


MENU/STOREbutton for about 2seconds.

2. With Presetflashing in thedisplay, doubleclick the ENTERbutton .

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5. Press and releasethe F.FWD/+button to tab


MENU/STOREbutton for about 2 seconds.

2. With Presetflashing in thedisplay doubleclick the ENTER button .

until Mono Modeis displayed.

4. With Mono Modeflashing Pressand release the

5. Press and releasethe F.FWD/+button totoggle between Mono and LRMono.

6. When the desiredmode is dis-played, press andrelease the ENTER button .The display returns to Mono Mode flashing.





Auto Mark

Auto Mark turns the automatic EDL mark featureon or off.On - During record after a REC PAUSE, an EDLmark is added to the track.

As recording is resumed and the EDL mark isadded, the following appear for a few seconds.

a b c

MARK (a) is displayed to indicate that the number(b) is the EDL mark number. "In Total" (c) remindsyou that EDL marks are counted from the begin-ning of the CF card, not the beginning of thecurrent track.

Off - Pause during record does not add an EDLmark to the track.

Exampledisplay MARK

TIMETRACK

-dB

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over-dBR

L

ENTER button .Mono Mode menu choice flashing.

through Stereo, L-Stereo and 0-20db.

6. When the desiredmode is displayed,press and releasethe ENTER button .The display returns to St Mode flashing.





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 themono channel.LR Mono - The Left input channel and the Rightinput channel are mixed (combined) and recorded[(L+R)/2] as the mono channel.

How to set or change Mono Mode

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until .................. Mono ModePress ENTER ........................Mono/LRmonoPress F.FWD/+ ..................... tab thru modesPress ENTER ............................ Mono ModePress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

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

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How to set or change Auto Mark

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until ..................... Auto MarkPress ENTER .....................................Off/OnPress F.FWD/+ ........................ toggle Off/OnPress ENTER ............................... Auto MarkPress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

button for about 2 seconds.

2. With Presetflashing in thedisplay doubleclick the ENTER button .

3. Press and re-lease the F.FWD/+ button until

4. With Auto Markflashing. pressand release theENTER button

.

5. Press and re-lease the F.FWD/+ button totoggle betweenOn and Off.

6. When correct,press and re-lease the ENTERbutton .

Auto Mark is displayed.

Auto Mark menu choice is flashing.

The display returns to Auto Mark flashing.







2. With Presetflashing in thedisplay, doubleclick the ENTER button .

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

. Manual TR menu choice is flashing.

How to set or change Manual TR

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until ....................Manual TRPress ENTER .....................................Off/OnPress F.FWD/+ ........................ toggle Off/OnPress ENTER ..............................Manual TRPress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

5. Press and releasethe F.FWD/+button totoggle between On and Off.

4. With Manual TRflashing, pressand release theENTER button


MENU/STORE

Manual TR

When Manual track incrementing is on, slide andrelease the REC switch during recording toincrement the track. A new track is created at thatpoint. There is no break in recording. WhenManual track incrementing is off, sliding andreleasing REC switch during recording doesnothing.

Default setting is On.

6. When correct,press and releasethe ENTER button

.The display returns to Manual TR flashing.

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2. With Presetflashing in thedisplay, double

click the ENTER button .

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

4. With Auto TRKflashing, pressand release the





Auto TRK

During recording, Auto Track Incrementing breaksthe recording into multiple tracks of a presetlength of time. At the preset time, the next tracknumber is begun without stopping recording.

Timed tracks are helpful when recording longsessions such as meetings, speeches, surveil-lance sessions, or recordings for transcription.During playback, timed tracks make finding aparticular passage easy because of the relation-ship 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 30minutes; or 1, 2, 6, 8, 12 or 24 hours.

For example, if Minute Track is recorded (a newtrack every minute) you can select track 3 to playapproximately the 3rd minute of recording. To godirectly to the beginning of the 10th minute, selecttrack 10, etc.

The table below shows the relationship betweentime and tracks in Minute Track.

Track Recording time# minutes:seconds1 ............................... 0:00 - 0:592 ................................ 1:00-1:593 ................................ 2:00-2:59. .. .

80 ............................. 79:00-79:56. .

How to set or change Auto TRK

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until ......................Auto TRKPress ENTER .....................................Off/OnPress F.FWD/+ ........................ toggle Off/OnPress ENTER .................................. durationPress F.FWD/+ .......................... tab durationPress ENTER ................................Auto TRKPress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

ENTER button .On/Off menu choice is flashing.

5. Press andrelease theF.FWD/+ button

to toggle between On and Off.

6. When correct,press andrelease theENTER button . Duration choice is flash-ing.

7. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button totab through thedurationchoices.

8. When correct,press andrelease theENTER button

.The display returns to Auto TRK flashing.





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STORE buttonfor about 2seconds.

2. With Preset flashing in the display, doubleclick the ENTERbutton .

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

4. With SeamlsPlyflashing, pressand release theENTER button .On/Off menu choice is flashing.


to toggle between On and Off

6. When correct,press andrelease the

ENTER button .

The display returns to SeamlsPly flashing.

Seamless Play.

When Seamless Play is On during playback,multiple tracks will be played back in sequencewithout any break (space) between the tracks.When Seamless Play is Off during playback,multiple tracks will be played back in sequencewith breaks (brief periods of silence) between thetracks.

Default setting is Off.

How to set or change SeamlsPly

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until .................... SeamlsPlyPress ENTER .....................................Off/OnPress F.FWD/+ ........................ toggle Off/OnPress ENTER .............................. SeamlsPlyPress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

1. From stop, press and hold the MENU/





Silent Skip.When set to On, Silent skip automatically pausesrecording when there is a period of silence andcontinues recording when sound resumes. SilentSkip looks for sound below a preset level for apreset period of time. When that occurs, thePMD671 switches to record pause. When asignal exceeding the dB level you set is input,recording resumes. If set to TR, a new track isstarted when recording resumes.

You can set the preset time for 01, 02, 03, 04 or05 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 andmaster of ceremonies for an event, you canpreset the PMD671 for recording and automati-cally start recording when you start speaking intothe microphone.

When the Auto Mark feature is at On, resumptionof recording after a record pause by Silent Skipadds an EDL mark.

The S.SKIP iconappears in thedisplay while SilentSkip is On.

S.SKIP

TRACK

TRACK TIME

-dB

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over-dBR

L

S.SKIP

The S.SKIP icon isflashing during a MIC

INTS.SKIP

TRACK

TRACK TIME

-dB

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over-dBR

L

Silent Skip record pause.

Manual overrides:

MICINT

S.SKIP

TRACK

TRACK TIME

-dB

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over-dBR

L

Pause Duringrecording press andrelease the REC PAUSE button to force a record-ing pause. S.SKIP icon is steady. Slide the RECButton to resume recording.

Resume During Silent Skip pause, slide the RECButton to resume recording. Silent Skip remainsactive.

-dB

-dB

-dB

-dB

-dB

-dB

-dB

-dB

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How to set or change SilentSkp continued

Default settings are Off, 03 seconds and -40 dB.

How to set or change SilentSkp

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until ...................... SilentSkpPress ENTER ............................... Off/On/TRPress F.FWD/+ ....................... tab Off/On/TRPress ENTER .................................. secondsPress F.FWD/+ .......................... tab secondsPress ENTER .................................. decibelsPress F.FWD/+ .......................... tab decibelsPress ENTER ................................ SilentSkpPress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

button for about 2 seconds.


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

4. With SilentSkpflashing, pressand release theENTER button .On/Off/TR menu choice is flashing.

5. Press and re-lease the F.FWD/+ button totab between On, Off and TR.

6. When correct,press andrelease theENTER button . Seconds choice is flash-ing.

7. Press and re-lease the F.FWD/+ button totab through seconds.

8. When correct, press and release the ENTERbutton .Decibel choiceflashing.

9. Press and re-lease the F.FWD/+ button to

SilentSkp flashing.





tab through decibel choices.

button .The displayreturns to

10. When correct, press and release the ENTER


MENU/STORE

Auto CueAuto Cue skips the silence at the beginning of anaudio track and pauses playback at the pointwhere the audio begins (sound is loud enough forlong enough). You can adjust how loud (dB's) andhow long (milliseconds) the audio has to bebefore playback is cued.

If Single Play is selected, Auto Cue pausesplayback and cues to the sound of the next trackwhen 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 millisec-

ond 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.

NoteIf you don't want to change the seconds or dB settings pressand release the ENTER button several times to tab toSilentSkp flashing.

Default settings are Off, 20 milliseconds, and -40dB.

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-dB

-dB

-dB

-dB

-dB

-dB

-dB

-dB

STORE button for about 2 seconds.


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

4. With Auto Cueflashing, pressand release theENTER button .On/Off menu choice is flashing.

5. Press and re-lease the F.FWD/+ button totoggle between On and Off.

How to set or change Auto Cue

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until ...................... Auto CuePress ENTER .....................................Off/OnPress F.FWD/+ ........................ toggle Off/OnPress ENTER ............................millisecondsPress F.FWD/+ .................... tab millisecondsPress ENTER .................................. decibelsPress F.FWD/+ .......................... tab decibelsPress ENTER ................................ Auto CuePress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

6. When correct,press andrelease theENTER button

. Milliseconds choice flashing.

NoteIf you don't want to change the Milliseconds or dB settingspress and release the ENTER button several times totab to Auto Cue flashing.


to tabthrough milliseconds.

8. When correct, press and release the ENTERbutton .Decibel choiceflashing.


The display returns to Auto Cue flashing.





S.MonitorStop Monitor lets you monitor the source signalwhen in stop as well as during record. Thesource signal is available at the PHONES jackor Internal Speaker.


How to set or change S.Monitor

to tab through decibel choices.

10. When correct,press and re-lease the EN-TER button .

1. From stop, press and hold the MENU/STORE buttonfor about 2seconds.

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until ...................... S.MonitorPress ENTER .....................................Off/OnPress F.FWD/+ ........................ toggle Off/OnPress ENTER ................................ S.MonitorPress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit


MENU/

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2. With Presetflashing, in thedisplay, double

1. From stop,press and holdthe MENU/STORE button for about 2 seconds.



4. With SinglePlyflashing, pressand release the


to togglebetween On and Off.

6. When correct, press and release the ENTER

SinglePly flashing.





until SinglePly is displayed.

ENTER button .On/Off menu choice flashing.

button .The displayreturns to

toggle between On and Off.

6. When correct,press andrelease theENTER button .The display returns to S.Monitor flashing.





SinglePlyOff - During playback, when Single Play andAuto Cue are Off and the end of a track isreached, the next track automatically startsplaying.

On - During playback, when Single Play is Onand the end of a track is reached, the PMD671automatically pauses. If Auto Cue is also On inplay cues to start of audio.


How to set or change SinglePly

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until ...................... SinglePlyPress ENTER .....................................Off/OnPress F.FWD/+ ........................ toggle Off/OnPress ENTER ................................ SinglePlyPress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

click the ENTER button .

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

4. With S.Monitorflashing, pressand release theENTER button .On/Off menu choice is flashing.

5. Press and re-lease the F.FWD/+ button to

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Remote Mode (REMOTE1 jack only)Use a wired remote (not supplied) to control thePMD671. 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 off topause recording and on to start recording anew track.

• EDL Mark – during recording, switch remoteto on to add an EDL mark.

• PWR REC – during power off, switch remoteon to turn power on and begin recording.During recording, switch remote off to stoprecording and power off.

• Manual TRK – during recording, switchremote on to increment the track. Recordingcontinues with a new track created at thatpoint.

Default is StartPause.

How to set or change the Remote Mode

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until .........................RemotePress ENTER ...........StartPause/StrtStp TR/

............... EDL Mark/PWR REC/Manual TRKPress F.FWD/+ ............... tab Remote ModesPress ENTER ...................................RemotePress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

repeatedly untilRemote is dis-played andflashing.

accept theRemote choiceand switch toRemoteMode choices.


the -/F.REVbutton to tabthrough theRemoteMode choices: StartPause, StartStpTR, EDL Mark, PWR REC, or Manual TRK.

5. When correct,press and releasethe ENTERbutton to switch to RemoteMode flashing.





Broadcast Wave ID numbersBroadcast Wave Format (.bwf) has three identifi-cation numbers in the header (Extension Chunk):Description, Originator, and Originator Reference.For example, if the IDs are used for a broadcaststation ID1 could be the identifier of the station,ID2 could be used for the department code, andID3 for the badge number of the reporter.

Default is all ID numbers at 000000.

How to set or change ID numbers

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until ..................... ID1Dscrpt

................................. ID2Origin or ID3OrgRefPress ENTER ..................... 1st digit flashinga Press F.FWD/+ .............................. tab 0-9b Press ENTER ................. save & next digitRepeat a, b until ................................ 6th digit setPress ENTER ............................... ID1Dscrpt

................................. ID2Origin or ID3OrgRefPress MENU/STORE .................... store & exit

1. Select the RemoteMode menu choice:

a. From stop, press and hold the MENUbutton for about 2 seconds. Preset will appear

b. While Preset is flashing, double click theENTER button .The last Menuchoice selectedwill appear.


3. Press and release the ENTER button to

(flashing) in thedisplay.

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1. Select the ID1 menu choice:

Menu DefaultThe Default menu choice resets all Menu items totheir defaults. This is convenient if you are settingup a new configuration because you don't have tocheck all the settings, you know they are at thedefault.

Defaults are listed for each menu item.

Note:US defaults are used for illustration. See page 59 for a tableof menu defaults.

Quick instructionsPress & hold MENU/STORE 2 sec ....... PresetDouble Click ENTER .................. RecFormatPress F.FWD/+ until .......................... DefaultPress ENTER .................................. ExecutePress ENTER .......................... EXECUTING

............................................................... exits

the -/F.REVbutton totab through theID choices.

When correct press and release the ENTERbutton toaccept the ID#choice andswitch to the highest number position.

4. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button orthe -/F.REVbutton to tabthrough the digits0 through 9.

5. When correct, press and release the ENTERbutton toswitch to thenext digit.

6. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button orthe -/F.REVbutton totab through thedigits 0 through9.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 until all six digits areset.

7. Press and release the ENTER button toswitch to ID#flashing.

8. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button toswitch to the next ID#.

9. Repeat 5 - 8 for all three ID numbers.

10. When the upper display is flashing, pressand release the F.FWD/+ button toswitch to another menu choice, or press andrelease the MENU/STORE button to writethe menu change(s) and return to stop mode.

1. From stop, press and hold the MENU/STORE button forabout 2 seconds.Preset is flashing.

click the ENTERbutton . Menuitem is flashing.

2. With Preset flashing in the display, double

a. From stop, pressand hold the

MENU buttonfor about 2 seconds. Preset will appear (flash-ing) in the display.

b. While Preset is flashing, double click theENTER button .The last Menuchoice selectedwill appear.

2. Press and release the F.FWD/+ button repeatedly until anID choice isdisplayed andflashing.


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PLAY / PAUSE

ENTER

CANCEL

STOP


POWER

MIC ATTEN

0dB -20dB

FLAT

ANC

LEVEL CONT.


EDL PLAY

STEREOL

AUDIO OUT

RSOURCE FILE

MONITOR

OFF ON

PRE REC

MARKA-B REPEATINPUT

EDIT

SINGLEOFF ALL

OFF ON

INPUT LOCK

TRACK JUMP

MARGIN RESET

RECUNDO


PLAY / PAUSE STOP

USB

- / REW FWD / +

TRACK JUMP

MARGIN RESET

RECUNDO


PLAY / PAUSE STOP

USB

- / F.REV F.FWD / +

24 25

PLAY / PAUSE

ENTER


24. PLAY/PAUSE but-ton (playback)ENTER button(menu)

PLAY/PAUSE buttonFrom stop, press and release to begin playback.During playback, press and release to pauseplayback.During playback pause, press and release toresume playback.

ENTER buttonDuring menu functions, pressand release to accept thecurrent setting and switch tothe next menu item to be set.

25. STOP/CANCEL button During recording, press andrelease to stop recording andend the track (file).

During playback, press and release to stopplayback and end the playback session. Whenyou resume, playback starts at the beginning ofthe first track.

During menu operations, press and release tocancel all entries made and return to stop mode.

until Default isdisplayed.

4. With Default flashing, press and release the

ENTER button. Execute

will be flashing*.

5. Press and release the ENTER button .EXECUTING isdisplayed briefly.

The PMD671 returns to stop mode.

*Press and release the STOP button to exit withoutchanging your Menu settings.


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Front

REC PAUSE


L

R

REC

HP/SPK VOLUMEPHONES

KEY LOCK

1 2 3 4 5 6

HP/SPK VOLUME

MARKTRACK


A-BL

R-dB

PM

kHzAM

INTMICLINE

S.SKIP -dB

over02612204000

REC PAUSE

TRACK

TIMETRACK

MICINT

-dB

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over-dBR

L

b a c

MARK

TIMETRACK

-dB

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over-dBR

L

d e f

REC

REC

RECLEVEL

R

L

1. HP/SPK VOLUME controlTurn to adjust the volume ofheadphones plugged into thePHONE jack or the built-inspeaker.

During playback, what is heard on the L or Rheadphone depends on the recording. For aStereo or Dual Mono recording, the setting of theAUDIO switch determines what is heard onheadphones.

2. DisplaySee Display onpage 55 fordetails.

3. REC PAUSE buttonDuring recording, push andrelease to pause.

When paused, the REC indicator will flash.

Exampledisplay

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 theright and release.

A REC PAUSE does not increment the track.

If the AUTO MARK switch is at ON, after a RECPAUSE an EDL mark is added when recording isresumed. The following is displayed for a coupleof seconds.

MARK (d) is displayed to indicate that the num-ber (e) indicates the count of EDL marks."inTotal" (f) reminds you that EDL marks arecounted from the beginning the Flash memorycard, not the beginning of the current track.

4. REC indicatorRed indicator light is litand steady during

Record and flashing during Record pause.

5. REC switchFrom Stop, slide to theright and release to startrecording.

From REC PAUSE, slide to the right and releaseto resume recording.

If Manual TR is on during recording, slide to theright and release to increment the track (start anew audio file).

To stop recording, press and release STOP .

6. REC LEVEL controlsTurn to adjust therecord level when theLEVEL CONT. switchis at MANUAL.

The inside control (Right channel) and outsidecontrol (Left channel) turn together unless youhold one while turning the other.The optimum record level is when the level metergoes as close to 0dB as possible but not OVER.

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Front continued

REC PAUSE


L

R

REC

HP/SPK VOLUMEPHONES

KEY LOCK

7 8 9

Adjust headphone volume with the HP/SPKvolume control.

Headphones are active during recording andplayback.

During playback, plugging in headphones mutesthe internal speaker.

PHONES

8. DISPLAY buttonPress and release to tabthrough alternate infor-mation displays.

DISPLAY

Displays are slightly different in Stop, Record andPlay.

MIC

-dB

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over-dBR

LREMAINRECTIME

Example display.

MICTRACK

-dB

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over-dBR

LAfter the first press,track informationis displayed.

Total tracks on CF card.

After the secondpress, EDL markinformation isdisplayed.

MARK

-dB

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over-dBR

L

Total EDL marks on CF card.

After the thirdpress, fileparameters aredisplayed.

kHzkbps

-dB

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over-dBR

L

bit rate sampling frequency

compressionalgorithm

recording type

After the fourthpress, Date andTime informa-tion is dis-played.

TIME

PM-dB

00 40 20 12 6 2 0 over-dBR

L

Current clock timehours:minutes:seconds

After the fifth press, the display returns to thedefault: remaining record time on the card.

remaining record time on card

During Record:the default displayis Record time onthe current track.

The first press of the DISPLAY button switchesto 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 displayis playing time onthe current track.

The first press switches to file parameters.

The second press switches to date and time.

The third press returns to the default.

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9. LIGHT buttonPress and release tomomentarily turn the Dis-play light on.

Press and hold for three seconds to switch theDisplay light on.

Press and release to switch the Display lightoff.

LIGHT

7. PHONES jackPlug stereo head-phones in this jack.

Default display isRemainingrecord time forthe card.

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10. KEY LOCK switchThe KEY LOCK switchsecures the PMD671 in itspresent state duringRecord, 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 work:Display LIGHT button.POWER switch - Works during Playback or Stop.PRE REC switch.

If you try to operate a button or switch that islocked, "Locked" appears briefly in the display.

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11. CHARGE indicatorThe CHARGE indicator islit when an optional Ni-CdorNi-MH battery is charging.

12. CF card compartmentPull the compartment door open to access theCF card.

Door Open isdisplayed.

Card ejectbutton

CF card slot

CF card door

Card eject buttonThe Card eject button has two positions: clickout (a) and click in (b).

To eject a CF card:1. If recording or in playback, push STOP .

If other operations are in progress, cancelthem by pushing STOP or wait for them tocomplete.

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 recordingis in progress, opening the CF card door automatically stopsrecording and writes critical track information to properlyclose the file before turning off. Close the CF card door to re-start the PMD671.

To insert a CF card:1. Push and release the Card eject button so it is

Slide the switch to the right to turn KEY LOCKoff. "Unlocked" is displayed for three seconds.

Example display:

Left side

The PMD671 automatically turns off.

in the click in posi-tion (b above).

2. Fully insert the CFcard.

3. Close the CF carddoor.

Note: If the CF card door won't latch, check that the Cardeject button is in the click in position (b above).

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The supplied security screwrequires using a small Phillipsscrewdriver to open the Memorycompartment door. The screwreduces the possibility that the CF card will be mis-placed or stolen.

1. Remove the plastic pin (c) and then theretainer (d).

2. Add the screw. Tighten the screw enough sothat the screw cannot be removed with afingernail.

Security

Left side continued

13. DIGITAL IN/OUT jacksRCA jacks for connect-ing the PMD671 to anaudio component thataccepts or outputs digitalaudio signals.

IN: Connect to the digital out of a digital audiocomponent. 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 audiocomponent.• 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, 88.2or 96 kHz.

14. DC IN 15V jackPlug the supplied AC powerpack in this jack. Thepower supplied is 1.0A at15V AC.

The PMD671 automatically switches to adapterpower if it was running on battery power. If ACpower is interrupted by a power outage or un-plugging the power pack, the PMD671 automati-cally switches to battery power.

15. USB portPlug the supplied USB cable inthis port and connect the otherend to your computer (PC orMAC).

The USB (2.0) connection makes it easy to copyaudio files to your computer's hard drive or a CD.This connection can only be made active whenthe PMD671 is off (neither recording nor duringplayback).

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1. Connect the cable to the PMD671 and yourcomputer.

2. Slide the PMD671's POWER switch to theright and release to power off.

3. Press and hold the USB MENU/STOREbutton while you slide the POWER switch tothe right and release to power on.

The CF card in the PMD671 appears as a re-movable device on your computer. The audiofiles are in a folder named MPGLANG1.

CAUTION: Only copy audio files (tracks) to othervolumes. Do not modify or delete the EDL file. Ifthe EDL file is missing or damaged the PMD671will be unable to recognize recorded tracks.

See the enclosed CD for demo PMDEdit soft-ware for computer audio file manipulation.PMDEdit is a full featured software suite de-signed for Marantz Professional digital recorders.It is available for purchase at www.d-mpro.comor by calling toll free (866) 405-2154.

Power off and power the PMD671 back on toresume recording or playback.

POWERMARGIN RESET

MENU/STOREi / O

How to connect via the USB port

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1999.MP3

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MPGLANG1

PMD670.EDLRoot

A file titled PMD670.EDL and a folder (directory)titled MPGLANG1 will appear on your computer.Files within the MPGLANG1 folder are numberedfrom 1001 through the number of tracks recordedto a maximum of 1999. The file extension will be.mp3, .wav, .bwf or .mpg depending on the RecFormat parameters that were set for the record-ing.

Diagram of file structure (assuming .mp3 files).Changes made to file names or file structure onyour computer will prevent file recognition andtherefore playback in the PMD671.

However, audio files from your computer that arerenamed using the file names and file structureabove may be playable on the PMD671. Forexample, if you name an mp3 audio file1234.MP3 and place it in the MPGLANG1 folder,the PMD671 may play it.

This displayappears:

PUSHPUSH MIC

GND HOT COLD OFF

ON+48V

PHANTOM

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REMOTE 1

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16. REMOTE1 jackPlug a wired remote (notsupplied) in this jack.

Right side

Wiringdiagram

2.5 mm jack

the RemoteMode setting:

RemoteMode:StartPause

From Rec or Playback Pause, switch remoteon to start recording. During record or play-back, switch remote off to pause and on toresume. If Auto Mark is On, an EDL mark isadded when recording resumes.

StrtStp TRStart or stop recording. When re-started, anew track is begun.

EDL MarkDuring record or playback, switch remote toon to add an EDL mark.

PWR RECDuring POWER off, switch remote to on toturn power on and begin recording.During recording, switch remote to off to stoprecording and power off.

Manual TRKDuring recording, switch remote to on toincrement the track. A new track is created atthat point. There is no break in recording.

See page 44 for instructions on how to set orchange the Remote Mode.

17. REMOTE2 jackThe REMOTE2 jack is for theoptional RC600 remote.The RC600 is designed for

microphone interviews. It attaches toyour microphone.

The remote's four foot cord with a four contactmini plug, plugs into the PMD671 while you carrythe PMD671 via its carry strap.

The RC600 does not require any menu changesfor use. The RC600 includes:

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 record-ing or rec pause, then it goes back to red

• (green flash) for 2 seconds when an EDLmark is added during recording

b press to pause recordingc press to start/resume recording and to

manually increment tracksd press to add an EDL mark while recording

18. LINE IN/OUTjacks

A switchconnected tothe 2.5mm minijack off (open)and on(closed) doesthe following,depending on

Plug external linelevel audio devicesin these jacks.

LINE IN jacksPlug Left and Right RCA audio cables in here toconnect to the output of an external unit.

To record, mono, stereo, or LR mono LINE inputmust be selected in the input select menu. SeeINPUT button.

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Right side continued

OFF: No microphone power is supplied.

Microphone recommendationsProfessional condenser microphone(s) (whichrequire additional power either from phantompower from the PMD671 or another source) arerecommended because they provide greatersensitivity and higher quality audio recording.

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21. Carry studsAttach the supplied carrystrap to these studs.

REMOTE 2

REMOTE

1. Push the end of a strapretainer with a round holeonto a carry stud.

Installing the carry strap

2. Attach the carrystrap.

22

adapter (not supplied) fromPHONE to XLR.

20. PHANTOM +48V switchSwitch to ON to provide 48Vof power for a condensermicrophone(s).

ON: +48V is supplied topower condensermicrophone(s).

3. Close the strapretainer by 'buttoning'the other end of strapretainer over thecarry stud.

Bottom22. Battery com-

partmentPress and slideat arrow to openthe Batterycompartment.

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Dynamic microphone(s) can be used but do notyield optimum audio quality recordings.

Consult with your local dealer to select theappropriate microphone(s) for your specificapplication. They can demonstrate the variousperformances and characteristics of microphonesfor your use.

.19. MIC IN jacksPlug external micro-phones in these jacks.MIC must be selectedusing the INPUTbutton.

For mono recording. use the Left jack.To record stereo with MIC input or LRmono withMIC 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

4. Repeat 1-3 for other carry stud.

LINE OUT jacksPlug Left and Right RCA audio cables into thesejacks to connect to the input of an amplifier orother external unit.

During playback, the output on the L or R channeldepends on the recording. For a Stereo or DualMono recording, the setting of the AUDIO OUTswitch determines the output channel(s).

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Battery powerThe PMD671 can operate on several types ofbattery power.

Hint:Keep fully charged batteries in the PMD671when recording using AC power because asmuch as 30 seconds of your recording could belost if AC power is interrupted.

Eight AA alkaline batteries and the suppliedbattery holder can be used. Alkaline batteriescan power recording or playback for about *6hours.

AA size rechargeable Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteriescan be used in the supplied battery holder, butthey cannot be recharged with the PMD671'sbuilt in charger.

An optional Ni-Cd battery model RB1100 can becharged in the PMD671. Ni-Cd batteries canpower recording or playback for about *5 hours.

An optional Ni-MH (Nickel metal hydride) batterymodel RB1651 can be used and recharged withthe PMD671's built-in charger. Ni-MH batteriescan power recording or playback for about *7hours.*Using compact flash media.

Installing AA size batteries:

Power off and turn the PMD671 upside down.

Press and push in the direction of the arrow toremove the batterycompartmentcover.

Install 8 AA sizebatteries to the

battery holder with the -ends towards thesprings.

Install the battery holder with tab as shown andover the ribbon for easy battery holder removal.

tab

ribbon

Installing an optional Ni-Cd or Ni-MH battery

tab

ribbon

Replace the battery compartment cover**.

Install the battery with tab as shown and overthe ribbon for easy battery removal**.

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 CHARGEindicator will be lit and steady.When the Ni-Cd battery charge cycle is com-plete, the CHARGE indicator will be off.

**When changing battery type, be sure you changethe Batt type menu setting for optimal batteryperformance.

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MARKTRACK


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

15 16 17

Display settings etc. Associated labels are displayitems 1-7, 9 and 10.

9. AM / PM labelDisplays AM or PM when clock time is dis-played.

10. kHz labelThe kHz label appears to indicate that thelast five places in the upper alphanumericdisplay show frequency in kilohertz.

11. L -dB R level meter labelsL is the label for the Left (upper) level meter.-dB is the label for the center level meterscale in decibels.R is the label for the Right (lower) levelmeter.

12. Upper level meterThe louder the sound input to the recorder onthe Left channel, the more bars are dis-played.

13. Decibel scaleThe scale in dB (decibels) for the upper andlower level meters.

14. Lower level meterThe louder the sound input to the recorder onthe Right channel, the more bars are dis-played.

15. TRACK labelThe TRACK label appears to indicate that thenumber displayed on the left of the loweralphanumeric display is the track number.

16. MARK labelThe MARK label appears to indicate that thenumber displayed on the left of the loweralphanumeric display is the EDL Mark num-ber.

17. Lower alphanumeric displayDisplays a variety of information includingremaining recording algorithm, date, tracknumber, number of tracks on CF card, EDLMark number, number of EDL Marks on CFcard etc. Associated labels are display items15 and 16.

1. REC labelThe REC label appears to indicate TOTALREC TIME or REC TIME REMAINING dis-played on the upper alphanumeric display.

2. TOTAL labelThe TOTAL label appears to indicate TOTALREC TIME or TOTAL REC TIME REMAININGdisplayed on the upper alphanumeric display.

3. TRACK labelThe TRACK label appears with other labels inthis area to indicate TRACK TIME displayedon the upper alphanumeric display.

4. REMAIN labelThe REMAIN label appears to indicate RECTIME REMAINING or TOTAL REC TIMEREMAINING displayed on the upper alphanu-meric display.

5. TIME labelThe TIME label appears to indicate REC TIMEREMAINING, TOTAL REC TIME REMAININGor TRACK TIME displayed on the upperalphanumeric display.

6. kbps labelThe kbps label appears to indicate that thefirst five places in the upper alphanumericdisplay are kilobytes per second.

7. A-B labelA- indicates that the beginning (A point) of anA-B loop has been set.A-B indicates that the ending (B point) of anA-B loop has also been set.

8. Upper alphanumeric displayDisplays a variety of information includingremaining recording time, clock time, menu

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18. MIC / INT MIC labelThe 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 labelThe LINE label appears when input(s) se-lected for recording is (are) the LINE IN jacks.

20. Record

The Record symbol appears when thePMD671 is in record mode. It appears withthe Play symbol when recording. It appearswith the pause symbol and flashing when inrecord pause.

21. Play

The Play symbol appears when the PMD671is in playback, playback pause, recording orrecord pause.

22. Pause The Pause symbol appears when thePMD671 is in playback pause or recordpause.

23. Battery When on battery power, the Battery symbolappears in most displays to indicate batterycharge.

indicates that the battery charge is good.

indicates that the battery charge is gettinglow and there is approximately 5 to 10 min-utes of record or playback time available.

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

flashing indicates that the battery has

approximately 1 to 3 minutes of record orplayback time remaining.

The CHARGE indicator light will flash. IfBEEP is set to On, the PMD671 will alsobeep.

If the PMD671 continues to operate, it willautomatically shut down. If recording, it willwrite track information, stop recording andpower off. If in playback, it will stop playbackand power off.

indicates that the battery charge is de-pleted.

24. S.SKIP labelThe S.Skip label appears when Silent Skip isenabled.

25. Margin levelThe Margin level is displayed. The PMD671holds this display at the highest levelachieved during the current recording. Ifmore than 0 dB, OV is displayed. To resetthe Margin level, press and release theMARGIN RESET button.

26. -dB labelThe -dB label applies to the Peak leveldisplay.

Care and Maintenance

MARKTRACK


A-BL

R-dB

PM

kHzAM

INTMICLINE

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over02612204000

Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with milddetergent 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 mega-bytes (MB), the recording type (PCM, MP2 or MP3), mono or stereo, bit rate, sample rate, and byte size (8, 16, or24). This recording time chart lists approximate recording times based on those factors.

All times are approximate.

Rec Format charts

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16 bit

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24, 22.05, 16

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TROUBLESHOOTINGShould faults occur, it is often unnecessary to consultyour dealer or technical service department. On thebasis of the following checks, you may be able torectify a number of conditions yourself without diffi-culty. If the condition cannot be remedied after thefollowing check, please consult your dealer or contactMarantz Professional toll free at (866) 405-2154.

The PMD671 does not turn onCheck 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 soundon playback

• check input setting (For example, if LINE input isselected and no input is connected to the LINE INjacks, the PMD671 will record silence.)

The PMD671 will not playback• check EDL switch, if ON switch to OFF

No audio playback through headphones or internalspeaker

• 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 reinstatepower 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 samplingfrequency of 48kHz. Some PC programs convertthe files to 44.1kHz (using a sample rate con-verter). Only high quality sample rate convertersshould 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 thiscombination. Try renaming the MP2 file so it hasa .mp2 or .mp3 file extension.

• check the capability of the PC programSome playback and editing programs do notsupport MP2/MP3, Broadcast Wave (.bwf) or 24-bit formats. Consult the Marantz Professional website at www.d-mpro.com for links to programs thatsupport 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 com-plete

• 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 occa-sionally reformatted to avoid audio problems due tofragmentation.

If the PMD671 exhibits erratic behavior, the micropro-cessor can be reset by, powering off, disconnectingAC power and removing batteries.

Error Messages

Wave format error was detected during PCM file playback.Can not… E7

Cannot Card Check because there is too little remaining card capacity.Can not… E6

F.FWD/F.REV or Seek+/- search is not available on the VBR (Variable Bit Rate) file.Can not… E5

Verify is not available during recording with MP2, or 24 bits and 96/88.2kHz PCMCan not… E4

96/88.2 kHz PCM.Read After Write is not available during recording with MP2, or 24 bits and Can not… E3

or audio formats i.e. MP2 and MP3.Time Shift Playback is not available between tracks having different sampling frequenciesCan not… E2

Time Shift Playback is not available on the CF card which was recorded on the PMD660.Can not… E1

DSP processing error.DSP ERROR

A verify error was detected during recording while the menu choice Verify is "On".Verify Err

EDLERROR-A"A or B point for EDL A-B loop was not found."NO_EDL

digital input, or a corrupt file format is set up.A digital audio signal with a corrupt sample rate was received during recording with Unsupport

A corrupt digital audio signal was received during recording with digital input.UnLock

Others

Accessing speed of the CF card is not suitable.No_Good

The number of EDL marks on the card has reached the 255 maximum.Mark_255

A track for which playback is not available was output.Can not…

The number of tracks on the CF card has reached the 999 maximum.FULL_999

Correct file does not exist.NO_FILE

Formatting failure.Format Fail

FormatOnPC"CF card is not formatted."You Need

Remaining capacity of CF card is less than a few kbytes.FULL_CARD

Initializing of CF card failure or track information renewal failure.UNFORMAT

No CF card inserted, or card is not detected.NO_CARD

CF Card

Description Display

SPECIFICATIONS*Digital audio systemSystem ........................................ Solid State RecorderUsable Media ................. CF memory/Microdrive cardsRecording 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 PCMRecording bit rate (selectable)

MP2 mono .................. 192, 128, 96, 64, 48, 32 kbpsMP2 stereo ............... 384, 256,192,128, 96, 64 kbpsMP3 mono ...... 160, 128, 80, 64, 40, 32, 24, 16 kbpsMP3 stereo .. 320, 256, 160,128, 80, 64, 40, 32 kbps

Sampling frequencyAnalog

24bit PCM ........................... 96, 88.2, 48, 44.1 kHz16bit PCM .....................................48, 44.1, 32, 24, ....................................22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8 khzMP2 ............................................. 48, 44.1, 32 kHzMP3 ..................... 48, 44.1, 32 , 24, 22.05, 16 kHz

Digital ..................................... 96, 88.2, 48, 44.1 kHzNumber of channels ...................... 2 (stereo), 1 (mono)Frequency response ........... 44kHz (-0.5dB, fs=96kHz)Signal-to-Noise Ratio

IEC-A weighted ....................................... LINE 92 dBMIC 65 dB

Total Harmonic Distortionat 0 VU (PCM)........................................ LINE 0.01%

MIC 0.03%Dynamic Range................................................... 94 dB

InputsMIC IN L/R

Type ....................... XLR (1:GND, 2:HOT, 3:COLD)Input Sensitivity (MIC) ............ 1.2 mVrms/3 kohms

LINE IN L/RType ......................................................... RCA jackInput Sensitivity ................... 300 mVrms/22 kohms

DIGITAL INType ......................................................... RCA jackInput impedance ....................................... 75 ohmsStandard input level .................................. 0.5 Vp-pSampling frequency ............ 96, 88.2, 48, 44.1 kHzFormat .............................. SPDIF (IEC 958 TypeII)

OutputsLINE OUT L/R

Type ......................................................... RCA jackStandard level ...................... 2 Vrms max./2 kohms

DIGITAL OUTType ......................................................... RCA jackOutput impedance .................................... 75 ohmsStandard output level ................................ 0.5 Vp-pSampling frequency ............ 96, 88.2, 48, 44.1 kHzFormat ............................. SPDIF (IEC-958 Type II)

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GeneralHeadphone Output power ............... 20 mW/32 ohmsSpeaker Output power ...................... 70 mW/4 ohmsPhantom power ......................................... +48V/7mAPower consumption

Recording/Playback ......................................... 6 WCharging ................................................ 12 W maxStandby (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 ........................................................... 1Battery holder ....................................................... 1Carry strap ............................................................ 1Carry strap retainers ............................................. 2Screws (ISO 3x10 mm) ........................................ 3Plastic pin and retainer ......................................... 1USB cable ............................................................. 1User Guide ........................................................... 1

Optional accessories** [availability]Ni-Cd battery pack ..................................... RB1100Ni-MH battery pack ....................................RB1651Carrying cover (vinyl) ................................ CLC670Carrying bag [US, Europe, only] ............... PRC300Professional reporter's bag

[US, Europe, only] .............................. PRC600Attache carrying case [US only] ..................CA200

**See www.d-mpro.com for details.*Specifications subject to change without notice.

Record setting recommendations

Recording a meetingLEVEL CONT. switch at ALC.ANC switch at .Factory default settings.Input: INT MIC mono or MIC monoMenu settings:

Preset 2

Recording musicLEVEL CONT. switch at MANUAL.ANC switch at FLAT.Input: MIC stereoMenu settings:

Preset 1Menu settings (highest quality):

Preset 3

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LIMITED WARRANTY

Your Marantz Professional product is warranted againstmanufacturer defects in material and workmanship for aperiod of one year parts and labor.

Except as specified below, this warranty covers defects inmaterial and workmanship. The following are not coveredunder warranty:

1. Damage, deterioration, malfunction or failure to meetperformance 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 changesincurred for installation, removal or reinstallation of theproduct.

3. Any serialized product on which the serial number hasbeen defaced, modified or removed.

4. Batteries and battery chargers.

5. Accessories, including but not limited to: cables, mount-ing hardware and brackets, cleaning accessories, powercords and adapters, and carry cases.

6. Products purchased outside of the United States, itspossessions or territories.

Non-transferable warranty

This Warranty may be enforced only by the original pur-chaser.

What We Will Pay For

We will pay for all labor and material expenses for itemscovered by the warranty.

How You Can Get Service

1. If your unit needs service in the USA, contact ourservice referral at the appropriate telephone numberindicated below. We will advise you of the name andlocation of one or more authorized service centersfrom which service may be obtained. Please do notreturn the unit directly to us.

2. You must pay any shipping charges if it is necessary toship the product for service. If the necessary repairsare covered by the warranty, we will pay returnshipping charges to your location anywhere in theUnited States or its territories.

3. Whenever warranty service is required, you mustpresent the original dated sales receipt or other proofof date purchased.

Limitation of Implied Warranties

All implied warranties, including warranties of merchantabil-ity and fitness for a particular purpose, are limited induration to the length of this warranty.

Exclusion of Damages

Liability for any defective product is limited to repair orreplacement of the product at manufacturer’s option.Manufacturer shall not be liable for damage to otherproducts caused by any defects in Marantz products,damages based on inconvenience or loss of use of theproduct, or any other damages, whether incidental, conse-quential, or otherwise.

Some States do not allow limitations on how long an impliedwarranty lasts and/or do not allow the exclusion or limitationof incidental or consequential damages, so the abovelimitations and exclusions may not apply to you.

How State Law Relates to the Warranty

This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you mayhave other rights which may vary from State to State.

Marantz Professional Service Number:

Marantz Professional Factory Service (630) 741-0330, tollfree within the US (866) 405-2154.

This warranty is enforceable only in the United States andits possessions or territories.

Marantz is a registered trademark.®

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