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Model PMD690 User Guide
Portable PC Card Recorder
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CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 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 The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of suffi- cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point wi
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict 12. Grounding or Polarization — The precautions that quality and safety standards. There are, however, some in- should be taken so that the grounding or polarization stallation and operation precautions which you should be means of an appliance is not defeated. particularly aware of. 1. Read Instructions — All the safety and operating in- structions should be read before the appliance is
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FIGURE 1 EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING ACCORDING TO NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE INSTRUCYIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 810 -"RADIO AND TELEVISION EQUIPMENT" ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, PART H) NEC - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER: This reminder is provided to call the CATV (Cable-TV) system inst
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SETTING UP COPYRIGHT INTRODUCTION Recording and playback of any material may require Thank you for your purchase of the Marantz Professional consent. For further information refer to the following: PMD690 PC Card Recorder. The PMD690 is the next – Copyright Act 1956 generation of portable digital recorders that bridge the – Dramatic and Musical Performers Act 1958 gap between real-time audio recording and computers — – Performers Protection Acts 1963 and 1972 while keeping the size and function
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ENGLISH SETTING UP How to Use this Manual Contents This manual is divided into the 7 sections described below. To find out how to use a specific control, refer to SETTING UP the section "Index of Parts, Controls, and Display" on page AC Adaptor and Batteries ........................................................ 3 1– 4. Power On/Off ............................................................................. 4 Setting the Date and Time ........................................................
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SETTING UP • If batteries leak, dispose of them immediately. Avoid touching the leaking material or letting it come into contact with AC Adaptor and Batteries clothing, etc. Clean the battery compartment thoroughly before installing new batteries. • For optimum life and accurate battery display, make sure the AC Adaptor battery ("bat") preset is set to "al". See page 9 for more information on the preset menu. When recording for extended periods, or using this unit in a fixed environment, it is
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ENGLISH SETTING UP Power On/Off Setting the Date and Time Before operating your PMD690, perform the following Power On operations to set the current date and time. Sliding the power switch to the right turns the power on. The current date and time are recorded automatically at If a correctly formatted card is in the slot, the messages the beginning of each recording. below will be displayed. 1 With the power off, slide POWER to the right while holding down the DISPLAY (TIME/ DATE) button. The u
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SETTING UP Ejecting a Card Understanding PC Cards Push the EJECT button as indicated to eject the PC Card from the PMD690. The PMD690 records digital audio directly to PCMCIA and ATA compatable PC Cards. The PC Card storage system allows direct plug-and-play compatibility with conputers equipped with a PC Card slot. PC Cards come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The PMD690 is compatible with all types as long as they are PCMCIA compatible (flash memory and hard disk cards). Even though most P
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ENGLISH SETTING UP Operation Capacity of Files and Card 1 Make sure the power is off. 2 Insert the PC Card to be formatted. Due to limitations in the MS-DOS compatable file 3 Slide the POWER switch to the right while structure system, the maximum size of all the recorded holding down the ERASE (FORMAT) button. tracks on a card is 1,200MB (MegaBytes) or 1.2GB (GigaBytes). 4 The format message below will be displayed. The maximum card size that can be read by the PMD690 is 2,150MB (MegaBytes) or 2
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SETTING UP Connecting Microphones Connecting Analog Components Connect microphones as shown below. You can connect two microphones for stereo to the MIC/ The following illustrations show you how to connect LINE L and R (XLR) jacks. analog audio components for recording or playback. Alternatively, you can connect just one microphone (for mono recording or dual level mono recording) to the MIC/LINE IN L jack. To record from analog audio components Connect the source component’s analog line output
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ENGLISH SETTING UP Remote Control Connecting Digital Components Contact closure The following illustrations show you how to connect switch digital audio components. To output digital audio signals to another audio component Connect the DIGITAL OUT (RCA) jack on the PMD690 to the digital input jack on the destination component. Turn the output on by placing the switch (next to the output jack) in the ON position. DAT, etc. DIGITAL IN Available Functions The remote Pauses or Un-Pauses the unit du
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PRESET MENU Preset Items Preset Operation The preset menu of the PMD690 allows many features and functions of the unit to be customized for individual AUTO MARK requirements. PRESET The following items can be accessed in the preset menu: 1 / 4 ¢ / ¡ • Bitrates assigned to the SP/LP/MONO switch • Sound detection level of the silent skip function • Detection time of the silent skip function • Alarm beep on or off • Battery type used • File format of the recorded tracks • ID1 • ID2 • ID3 PLAY / P
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5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 ENGLISH 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 PRESET MENU Example: Changing the bitrate preset 5 5 SP LP Bit rate of STEREO LP Bit rate of STEREO SP (Long Play) REC MODE (Short Play) REC MODE is 128 kbps. 6 1 /4, ¢ / ¡ 5 5 SP Bit rate is 256 kbps in Bit rate of MONO REC Stereo. MODE. 6 1 /4, ¢ / ¡ 5 5 SP PCM Stereo (PC 2: Bit rate of MONO REC PCM 2 channels, 1536 kbps) MODE is 48 kbps. 6 1 /4, ¢ / ¡ 5 5 SP Bit rate of MONO REC Bit rate of SP REC MODE is 32 kbps.
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5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 PRESET MENU Example: Changing the battery type preset Example: Changing the file format preset 5 5 OVER OVER Display for Wave (.wav) Display for internal file format. Alkaline battery. 1 /4, ¢ / ¡ 1 /4, ¢ / ¡ 5 5 OVER OVER Display for internal Ni- Display for MP2 (.mp2) Cad battery. file format. 1 /4, ¢ / ¡ 1 /4, ¢ / ¡ 5 OVER OVER Display for internal Ni- Display for Broadcast Wave (.bwf) file format. MH battery. 1 /4, ¢ / ¡ Note ID Number Presets Ni-Cad
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5 5 5 ENGLISH 5 GENERAL FUNCTION Low Battery Warning and Display Selections Auto Power Off Changing the Displayed Information The PMD690 has built-in power management and Pressing the DISPLAY (TIME/DATE) button will change emergency shut-down system when batteries are used. the displayed information as follows. To make sure this system operates correctly, make sure the battery preset ("bat") in the preset menu is set During Stop Mode correctly. Please refer to page 9 for more information on how
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GENERAL FUNCTION During Playback and Play-Pause During Recording and Record-Pause q Current Track # Time elapsed on current q Current Track # Recording elapsed time on playing track current track TRACK TRACK TIME TIME REC SP L L OVER -dB 50 40 24 12 6 2 0 -dB 50 40 24 12 6 2 0 OVER R R w Current Track # Remaining time of current w Current Track # Remaining recording time playing track (Time available for recording) TRACK REMAIN TIME TRACK REMAIN TIME REC SP L L 50 40 24 12 6 2 0 OVER -dB 50
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ENGLISH RECORDING ANC (Ambient Noise Cancel) Input Controls The ANC (Ambient Noise Cancel) switch is only applicable to microphone inputs but does not affect the line input. INPUT Selection STEREO L STEREO LP L R L/R INT SP MONO The PMD690 can record from a variety of inputs: • XLR micorphone connection (L/R, L) ANALOG OUT MIC REC MODE • Internal microphone LIMITER -15dB ALC MANUAL LINE 0dB -30dB • Line level source (L/R, L) STEREO L STEREO LP REC LEVEL INPUT MIC ATTEN L R L/R INT SP MONO FLAT O
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RECORDING Notes • For the pre-record function to operate correctly, the PMD690 Record Settings must be in the record-pause mode for at least 2 seconds. If the unit is in record-pause for less than 2 seconds, then the pre- record time will be shorter than 2 seconds. • When recording is started with the pre-record function active, REC MODE the elapsed recording time in the display will start at the 2 Three programmable record modes are available for each track seconds mark. that is recorded. See
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5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 ENGLISH 5 5 5 5 5 5 RECORDING 5. To stop recording but then continue to record to the current track, recording must be paused and Recording Operation not stopped. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to enter the record-pause mode and then press record settings REC/MARK to resume recording. 6. When ready to stop recording and complete the 1 / 4 REC CANCEL current track, press the STOP button. The TOC will be updated and the unit will enter the stop mode. Notes • All record settings can
