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- Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Model PMD690 User Guide Portable PC Card Recorder...
- Page 2 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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”...
- Page 3 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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.
- Page 4 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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...
- Page 5 – any subsequent statutory enactments and orders portable cassette and MiniDisc recorders. PRECAUTIONS The PMD690 has been designed as a field acquisition tool. This means that the unit itself is designed to record audio The following precautions should be considered when in a computer compatible file format.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SETTING UP How to Use this Manual Contents This manual is divided into the 7 sections described SETTING UP below. To find out how to use a specific control, refer to the section "Index of Parts, Controls, and Display" on page AC Adaptor and Batteries ............ -
Page 7: Ac Adaptor And Batteries
Note When the battery alert indicator ( ) appears steadily in • It is recommended to only use the Marantz Professional brand the display, charge the battery or replace the rechargeable AC adaptor (model DA600) for use with the PMD690. -
Page 8: Power On/Off
PLAY/PAUSE (3˜8) instead of the If the card in the slot has not been formatted to the DISPLAY (TIME/DATE) button. specifications of the PMD690, the Un-Format display will appear as indiacted below: Notes • Pressing the STOP (7) button at any time during the time/date setting mode will cancel any changes and return the unit to the stop mode. -
Page 9: Understanding Pc Card
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 PCMCIA compatible PC Card can be... -
Page 10: Capacity Of Files And Card
1,200MB (MegaBytes) or 1.2GB (GigaBytes). The format message below will be displayed. The maximum card size that can be read by the PMD690 is 2,150MB (MegaBytes) or 2.15GB (GigaBytes). Cards larger than 2.15GB may not work correctly in the PMD690. -
Page 11: Connecting Microphones
Powering the microphone(s) component This unit can supply +48 V of phantom power to the Connect the LINE OUT (RCA) jack on the PMD690 to the connected microphone(s). If your microphone(s) require analog input on the destination component. phantom power, set PHANTOM +48V to ON. -
Page 12: Connecting Digital 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. -
Page 13: Preset Menu
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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 ¢... - Page 14 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com PRESET MENU Example: Changing the bitrate preset Bit rate of STEREO LP Bit rate of STEREO SP (Long Play) REC MODE (Short Play) REC MODE is 128 kbps. 1 /4, ¢ / ¡ Bit rate is 256 kbps in Bit rate of MONO REC Stereo.
- Page 15 1 /4, ¢ / ¡ ID Number Presets Note Ni-Cad (RB1100) is option of PMD690. The ID numbers are saved in the 'Extension Chunk' of the The Ni-MH battery preset ("nh") should be used in conjunction Broadcast WAVE (BWF) file format. The IDs are defined...
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Page 16: General Functions
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... -
Page 17: Display Backlight
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com GENERAL FUNCTION During Playback and Play-Pause During Recording and Record-Pause q Current Track # q Current Track # Time elapsed on current Recording elapsed time on playing track current track TRACK TRACK TIME TIME ∞... -
Page 18: Recording
• LIMITER: The recording level is controlled by the REC MIC ATTEN (Attenuation) LEVEL knob but a limiting circuit in the PMD690 will not allow the input signal to overload (go past the -9dB The MIC ATTEN switch adjusts the base input level for mark on the level meter). -
Page 19: Record Settings
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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. -
Page 20: Recording Operation
MARK button to start recording. The REC LED seconds to perform the Rec Cancel function. and REC indicator in the display will stay 3. The PMD690 will discard the recording on the steadily on and the current track number will current track and re-enters the record-pause quickly alternate with the next EDL mark mode at the beginning of the track. - Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com RECORDING Source Monitor For source monitor output and level meter, refer to the table below. Source monitor output according to ANALOG OUT switch (during Rec-Pause or Rec) Recording Mode Stereo Dual Level Mono Mono ANALOG OUT switch Stereo...
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Page 22: Playback And Editing
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com PLAYBACK and EDITING 4. Press the DISPLAY (TIME/DATE) button to Playback alternate between the various track information display options. Refer to the Display Selections section on page 12 for more information. The standard playback mode will play all the tracks on a card in order. -
Page 23: Auto Power Off
The PMD690 can be set to repeatedly playback a single The ANALOG OUTPUT switch is used to select the track or all the tracks on a card. The PMD690 also can be output through the headphones, speaker, and line output. - Page 24 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com PLAYBACK and EDITING Track Erase Renumber REPEAT RENUMBER ERASE SILENT SKIP AUTO MARK REPEAT RENUMBER ERASE SILENT SKIP AUTO MARK FORMAT PRESET FORMAT PRESET 1. From the stop mode, use the 1/4 and ¢/ 1.
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Page 25: The Edl
• The EDL marks are stored as a separate EDL file on the card audio after the mark is to be played until the next EDL that is only readable by the PMD690. Do not attempt to edit or mark. -
Page 26: Searching For Edl Marks
PMD690 will search for the next mark on the card. If forward search is performed while at the last EDL mark on the card, the PMD690 will start searching from the beginning of the card (EDL mark 1). -
Page 27: Editing Edl Marks
OVER ∞ OVER -b : Repeat Point B The PMD690 returns to the location of the erased mark. When the desired mark type is displayed, press the Note PLAY/PAUSE button to save the mark type. If you • Erasing an EDL mark will automatically renumber all the EDL decide not to change the mark, press the STOP button to marks on the card. -
Page 28: Edl Playback
To exit from EDL playback, hold the EDL playback and press the PLAY/PAUSE button during EDL playback or EDL play pause. The PMD690 will returns to the normal playback mode, and starts playback from current position. EDL playback can be stopped at any time by pressing the EDL Erase operation STOP button. - Page 29 PLAY/PAUSE button. Playback is resumed by again pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button. EDL repeat playback can be stopped at any time by pressing the STOP button. The PMD690 will return to the normal stop mode after EDL repeat playback is stopped. Notes •...
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Page 30: Additional Information
Notes displayed and then the unit will enter the stop mode. • Files on a card recorded by the PMD690 that are modified by a PC will no longer be able to be read by the PMD690. • Each PC Card formatted in the PMD690 will contain, in addition to the audio tracks, an EDL and TOC (mztoc.inf) file... -
Page 31: Troubleshooting
Marantz result in different sound quality. Professional dealer from whom the product was • The PMD690 records all the audio files with a sampling purchased. frequency of 48kHz. Some PC programs convert the files into 44.1kHz (using a sample rate converter) in... -
Page 32: Specifications
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Inputs Specifications MIC/LINE IN L/R Type: XLR (1:GND, 2:HOT, 3:COLD) Input Sensitivity (MIC): -68 dBu/9 kilohms Digital audio system Input Sensitivity (LINE): -20 dBu/47 kilohms System Digital audio recorder Usable Media Outputs Approved PCMCIA PC Cards and HDD cards LINE OUT L/R... -
Page 33: Index Of Parts, Controls, And Display
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SETTING UP Index of Parts, Controls, and Display Top Panel PORTABLE PC CARD RECORDER PMD690 STEREO STEREO MONO q, w, e ANALOG OUT REC MODE LIMITER -15dB MANUAL LINE -30dB r, t, y... - Page 34 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SETTING UP Top Panel Front Panel ANALOG OUT switch (page 17, 18) HEADPHONE jack (page 8) MIC switch (page 14) HP/SPK VOLUME knob (page 18) REC MODE switch (page 15) DISPLAY, TIME/DATE key (page 4, 12) REC LEVEL switch (page 14) LIGHT key (page 13) INPUT switch (page 14)
- Page 35 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SETTING UP Left Panel DIGITAL OUT DC IN 13V CHARGE (SPDIF–48kHz) REMOTE DC IN 13V (page 3) CHARGE LED (page 3) CHARGE switch (page 3) REMOTE IN jack (page 8) DIGITAL OUT switch (page 8) DIGITAL OUT jack (page 8) Right Panel MIC/LINE IN...
- Page 36 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SETTING UP Display ! 6 q y ! 7 u S.SKIP REPEAT A.MARK RECORDED TRACK TOTAL REMAIN TIME SP LP ∞ OVER Item Type Explanation. TRACK Turns on while track number is displayed. Track Number 7 Seg x 3 digits Displays track number, mark number, mark quantity (001~255),...
- Page 37 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com is a registered trademark. Printed in Japan 01 / 03 MITs 470S851250...
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