How To Adjust Record Level; How To Adjust Record Balance; Pre Record; Silent Skip (Automatic Pause Recording) - Marantz PMD560 User Manual

How to adjust record level

Turn the Jog Wheel to set or adjust the record level (Vol.)
during recording or in record-pause.
Example
Vol . -10dB
display
Vol .
The record level can be from 0 to -59 dB and Mute.
Turn to adjust 1 dB at a time.
The record level setting is remembered, even after power
off, so you do not have to do anything else to confirm or
store it.

How to adjust record balance

First check or adjust the record level (above). Push and hold
the SHIFT button while you turn the Jog Wheel to set or
adjust the record balance during recording or in record-
pause.
Record balance maintains the record level of the target
channel and reduces the record level of the other channel in
1 dB increments. For example, if you push and hold the
SHIFT button and turn the Jog Wheel 5 clicks to the right,
the right channel record level is not changed, and the left
channel record level is reduced 5dB.
Example
Bal . L-10dB
display
The record balance setting is remembered, even after power
off, so you do not have to do anything else to confirm or
store it.

Pre Record

When PreRecord is on and the PMD560 is in record-pause, it
'listens to' the selected audio input(s) and continuously buffers
2 seconds of audio.
Then, when record is started, the PMD560 writes the
previously buffered 2 seconds of audio to the card & continues
to record from there.
Setup the "PreRecord" of the preset menu. (page 24)

Silent Skip (Automatic Pause Recording)

Silent Skip automatically pauses recording when there is a
period of silence and resumes recording when sound
resumes.
The Silent Skip Menu setting permits:
• Turning Silent Skip On or Off.
• Adjusting the margin sound level that defines silence in
-60dB, -54dB, -38dB or -20dB.
Setup the "Silent Skip" of the preset menu. (page 25)
Mute

Add a Track manually

When Manual Trk (Manual Track incrementing) is On during
recording, push the REC button to increment the track.
A new track is created at that point.
The continuity of sound is not guaranteed and depends on the
speed of a card or the file size.
Setup the "Manual Trk" of the preset menu. (page 24)

Add a Track automatically

With Auto Trk(Automatic Track incrementing) on, a new
track is begun automatically at specified intervals of
recording time.
Automatic Track can be set to increment every 1, 5, 10, 15
or 30 minutes, or every 1, 2, 6, 8, 12 or 24 hours.
Automatic Track makes finding a particular point in a
recording easier. For example, if a new track begins every
minute during playback, the Minute Track makes finding a
particular passage easier because of the relationship
between track numbers and time. During playback, you can
select track 3 to play approximately the 3rd minute of
recording. To go directly to the beginning of the 10th minute,
select track 10, etc.
Track Recording time
# minutes:seconds
1........................0:00 – 1:00
2........................1:01 – 2:00
3........................2:01 – 3:00
The continuity of sound is not guaranteed and depends on the
speed of a card or the file size.
Setup the "Auto Trk" of the preset menu. (page 24)
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