Features; Basic Installation And Start-Up - Marantz PMD570 Professional User Manual

Features

• Stereo (2 channels) and mono (1 channel) audio
recording and playback.
• Records onto various types of CF cards.
(Please refer to the Marantz Professional web
site at www.d-mpro.com for what kind of media
is recommended.)
• Three different recording formats.
• Compressed recording using MPEG1 Layer II
(MP2)
• Compressed recording using MPEG1 Layer III
(MP3) mono and stereo.
• Uncompressed recording using 16-bit linear
Pulse Code Modulation (PCM).
• MS-DOS™, Windows and Macintosh compatible
audio files.
• Selectable file types:
• Wave
• Broadcast Wave Format
• RAW MP2/MP3.
• selectable recording bit rate
• MP2/MP3 compressed at 32kbps (recommended
for dictation)
32, 48 or 64kbps (recommended for voice
recording)
128 or 192 kbps (recommended for recording
music)
• PCM uncompressed at 768kbps (mono) (very
high quality mono audio recording)
• PCM uncompressed at 1536kbps (stereo) (rec-
ommended for very high quality audio recording)
• Pre-Recording memory buffer that records 2
seconds of audio before recording is started.
• Portions of multiple recordings can be played back
in sequence using EDL marks.
• Built-in Time and Date generator marks the
beginning of each track.
• Three remote options, including RS-232C, permit
wired remote control.

Basic installation and start-up

Follow the instructions on this page to install your new
PMD570 Solid State Recorder and begin recording.
The PMD570 comes factory preset (Preset1) for
recording in stereo with MP3 compression, recom-
mended quality for music recording.
1. Rack mount the PMD570 or install on a stable cart
or stand.
2. Connect to one or more audio inputs (steps 2a, 2b,
and or 2c).
Note:
The PMD570 does not connect directly to microphone level inputs.
2a.Connect line level analog inputs and/or outputs to
the ANALOG IN/OUT jacks.
R L
BALANCED IN ANALOG DIGITAL
GROUND
1 L
2
3
HOT (+) COLD (-)
+ 24 + 24
R
IN OUT (SPDIF)
R E F = + 1 6 d B u / 0 d B F S
L
R
OUTPUT
Mixer or
cassette player
2b. Connect line level XLR equipment for recording.
R BALANCED IN L ANALOG
GROUND
L
2 1
3
HOT (+) COLD (-)
+ 24 + 24
R
IN OUT
R E F = + 1 6 d B u / 0 d B F S
R BALANCED IN
+ 24
REF=+16dBu/0dBFS
2c.Connect DIGITAL input and/or output to SPDIF
digital equipment for playing or recording.
R L
BALANCED IN ANALOG DIGITAL
GROUND
L
2 1
3 IN
I / O
HOT (+) COLD (-)
OUT
+ 24
+ 24
R
IN OUT (SPDIF)
R E F = + 1 6 d B u / 0 d B F S
- 10 -
U L
US LISTED MODEL NO. PMD570
C
IN
REMOTE2 RS 232C REMOTE1
I / O AC120V 60HZ 0.5A
AUDIO SYSTEM
69 FM
OUT
C A U T I O N S E R I A L N O .
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD- DO NOT OPEN.
DO NOT OPEN AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR.
ANALOG
L
R
IN OUT
L
R
INPUT
Amp, Mixer / Pre-
Amp
DIGITAL
U L
C US LISTED
IN
RS 232C
I / O REMOTE2 REMOTE1
AUDIO SYSTEM
69 FM
OUT
C A U T I O N S E R I A L N O .
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD- DO NOT OPEN.
(SPDIF)
DO NOT OPEN AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR.
L
For mono recording
+ 24
use either jack.
A C I N
U L
MODEL NO. PMD570
C US LISTED
REMOTE2 RS 232C REMOTE1
AUDIO SYSTEM AC120V 60HZ 0.5A
69 FM
MADE IN JAPAN
S E R I A L N O .
C A U T I O N
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD- DO NOT OPEN.
DO NOT OPEN AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR.
A C I N
MADE IN JAPAN
For mono
recording
use either
jack.
A C I N
MODEL NO. PMD570
AC120V 60HZ 0.5A
MADE IN JAPAN
DIGITAL
IN
OUT
(SPDIF)