Marantz PMD660 Manual

Compact Flash Card Recorders
Before you record:
The settings and information that the person before you used and recorded may still
be set on the recorder you have borrowed. You must check all the appropriate settings, and
check you have an empty Flash card before you start recording.
1. Connect DC power supply to the PMD660 or insert 4 AA batteries on the
underside of the recorder, making sure to insert them in the right orientation as
the diagram shows inside the recorder.
2. Turn on your PMD660 at the power switch on the side of the unit.
3. First we will erase all previous recordings off the Flash card
• Hold the SHIFT key and press the EDIT button.
• Press the TRACK JUMP () button until the word "Format" appears on
the screen.
• Press ENTER (which is also the Play button) and "OK?" will flash on
screen.
• Press ENTER again and the PMD660 will display "Executing" until it's
finished erasing when it will display "Completed".
4. Next you need to check your record settings, but first you must know what
settings you require. If you are recording for a project that will finish on an
Audio CD you will most likely want to record with a sample rate of 44.1KHz,
but if you are recording for a film/video project, you will most likely want to
record at a sample rate of 48KHz. To adjust this
• Press the MENU/STORE button, it will display "Preset-1" but ignore this
and press ENTER.
• Press the TRACK JUMP () button until the display shows "Rec
Format" and press ENTER again.
• Press the TRACK JUMP () button and you will get different options of
record settings. Choose either PCM-44.1K or PCM-48K depending on
which type of project you are recording for and press the ENTER button.
NEVER CHOOSE THE MP3 OPTIONS.
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