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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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DC IN 13V (page 3)

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REMOTE IN jack (page 7)

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Summary of Contents for PMD680

Page 1: ...his section must be read before any connection is made to the mains supply WARNINGS Do not expose the equipment to rain or moisture Do not remove the cover from the equipment Do not push anything inside the equipment through the ventilation holes COPYRIGHT Recording and playback of any material may require consent For further information refer to the following Copyright Act 1956 Dramatic and Music...

Page 2: ...rding to create a custom playback sequence ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This section includes detailed information about error handling the PC Card recording system troubleshooting specifications and the Index of Parts Controls and Display which allows you to look up operations of specific controls Contents SETTING UP AC Adaptor and Batteries 3 Power On Off 4 Setting the Date and Time 4 Understanding PC...

Page 3: ...ion on the preset menu Ni Cad Rechargeable Battery optional An optional Ni Cad battery model RB1100 is available for use with the PMD680 Refer to the following illustration to load the battery Battery Replacement When the battery alert indicator appears steadily in the display charge the battery or replace the rechargeable battery with a fully charged one A fully charged battery will provide at le...

Page 4: ...re recorded automatically at the beginning of each recording 1 With the power off slide POWER to the right while holding down the DISPLAY TIME DATE button The unit turns on and enters the date time setup mode 2 Press 1 4 or to set the month then press PLAY PAUSE 3 8 to enter 3 Press 1 4 or to set the day then press PLAY PAUSE 3 8 to enter 4 Press 1 4 or to set the year then press PLAY PAUSE 3 8 to...

Page 5: ...ng a PC Card for the first time perform the following operations to format the PC Card so that it can be used to record audio This operation completely erases any information stored on the card Be sure to backup any important information before formatting Note You can also use this operation to completely erase a previously used PC Card containing audio data you no longer need Operation 1 Make sur...

Page 6: ...necting Microphones A dynamic or an externally powered condensor microphone can be connected to the PMD680 via a 1 4 or XLR connection Connect microphones as shown below Notes Take care not to connect or disconnect microphones while recording This may result in unwanted sounds in the recording Connecting Analog Components The following illustrations show you how to connect analog audio components ...

Page 7: ...ife Make sure the destination component accepts the SPDIF or IEC 958 II type digital audio format Make sure the destination componet accepts a sampling frequency of 48kHz or contains a digital sample rate converter Other Connections Headphones Connect headphones to the HEADPHONE output as indicated below Both recording and playback can be monitored through connected headphones Notes Use the HP SPK...

Page 8: ... on this page 5 Use the PLAY PAUSE button to alternate between changing the preset item and the available options for the currently displayed preset the preset item options will flash 6 Use 1 4 and buttons to then select which option you would like for the current preset item 7 When finished making a change to a preset item press the PLAY PAUSE button to select another preset item to change preset...

Page 9: ...e broadcasting station ID2 could be used for the department code ID3 could be used for the badge number of the reporter ID Number Setting Operation The PLAY PAUSE button will cycle through each digit of the selected ID The 1 4 and buttons will increase or decrease the digit that is flashing Example Changing the battery type preset Display for Alkaline battery 1 4 Display for Ni Cad battery Example...

Page 10: ...ry preset bat in the preset menu is set correctly Please refer to page 9 for more information on how to set the presets 1st Warning When the remaining battery time starts running low a 1st warning will appear The 1st warning is when the low battery indicator appears in the display as follows 2nd Warning When the remaining battery time becomes extremely low the 2nd warning will appear The 2nd warni...

Page 11: ...ording elapsed time on current track w Current Track Remaining recording time Time available for recording e Current Track Accumulated recording time elapsed Total time of tracks previous to the current track recording time elapsed on the current track Display Backlight To Illuminate the Display Press the LIGHT button The display backlight will turn on for 3 seconds and then turn off Press and hol...

Page 12: ...ignal to overload go past the 12dB mark on the level meter The recover time is short so that the set record level is maintained as much as possible The REC LED will dim when the Limiter is heavily limiting the input signal ALC Automatic record Level Control The recording level in this mode is controlled exclusively by the PMD680 and the REC LEVEL knob is disabled The recover time of the system is ...

Page 13: ...will then stay in the record pause mode until a signal of approximately 30dB is input The unit will then re enter the record mode and will continue to record until the preset parameters of the silent skip system are meet again Notes When first going into the record pause mode from stop recording must be started manually with the REC MARK button After recording is started the silent skip system wil...

Page 14: ...s REC MARK to resume recording 6 When ready to stop recording and complete the current track press the STOP button The TOC will be updated and the unit will enter the stop mode Notes All record settings can be changed during recording except the REC MODE If the REC MODE is changed during recording the new setting takes effect for the next track If the Auto Mark feature is active during recording e...

Page 15: ...g the PLAY PAUSE button 4 Press the DISPLAY TIME DATE button to alternate between the various track information display options Refer to the Display Selections section on page 10 for more information 5 Playback will continue until the all the remaining tracks on the card have been played or the STOP button is pressed to stop playback Reverse and Forward Search During playback press and hold the 1 ...

Page 16: ...s indicated in the display as shown below dB 50 40 24 6 2 0 TRACK TIME 12 OVER REPEAT 1 dB 50 40 24 6 2 0 TRACK TIME 12 OVER REPEAT 1 Track Editing The PMD680 allows only two ways to directly manipulate the recorded tracks on a card Erase and Renumber Erasing a track will permanently delete a recorded track from a card The track number of the deleted file is eliminated but a higher number track do...

Page 17: ...med Use the Format function to erase all the tracks on a card REPEAT RENUMBER ERASE SILENT SKIP AUTO MARK FORMAT PRESET TRACK OVER 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRACK TRACK Renumber 1 From the stop mode press the RENUMBER button The re no message will flash in the display as follows 2 Press the RENUMBER button again to confirm the track renumbering The re no message will stay ste...

Page 18: ...anged Refer to page 20 in this section for more information on how to change a mark type Every time an EDL mark is placed on a card the total quantity of the EDL marks on the card is displayed for one second in the track number display area see example below This is meant to provide a reference of what number EDL mark is at that specific location and an indication of the remaining EDL marks on the...

Page 19: ...ark 1 Reverse EDL Mark Search EDL marks can searched for in the reverse direction by holding down the JUMP TO MARK button and pressing the 1 4 button Every time the 1 4 button is pressed the PMD680 will search for the previous mark on the card If previous search is performed while at the first EDL mark on the card the PMD680 will start searching from the end of the card last EDL mark REC dB 50 40 ...

Page 20: ... point exists on a card and a new A or B point is marked the new A or B point replaces the old A or B point and the old A or B point becomes a P point Erasing an EDL Mark Locate the EDL mark to be erased by using the mark search functions When the desired EDL mark is located press the ERASE button so that the display flashes the mark type of the selected mark followed by the Erase message Press th...

Page 21: ...ng and track selection via the 1 4 and buttons is not available during EDL playback If EDL playback is started but there are no EDL marks on the card the following message will be displayed Erasing all the EDL Marks From the STOP mode hold the JUMP TO MARK button and press the ERASE button so that the display flashes the EdL Erase message Continue to hold the JUMP TO MARK button and press the ERAS...

Page 22: ...n the loop then the audio after the mark until the end of the loop is skipped There can be only one A and one B point on each card If an A or B point exists on a card and a new A or B point is marked the new A or B point replaces the old A or B point and the old A or B point becomes a P point Searching and track selection via the 1 4 and buttons is not available during EDL repeat playback If EDL r...

Page 23: ... by a PC will no longer be able to read by the PMD680 Each PC Card formatted in the PMD680 will contain in addition to the audio tracks an EDL file that can only be read by the PMD680 Do not attempt to edit or delete this file on a PC Error Messages The error message below will be displayed if the card is ejected during playback recording or editing It will also be displayed upon power up if power...

Page 24: ... the PMD680 Telephone recording results in the called phone having a much lower level than the phone connected to the PMD680 Adjust the recording level in the MANUAL mode using the REC LEVEL knob to the called phone Then switch to the LIMITER mode This will result in the called phone level being recorded at a normal level and the phone connected to the PMD680 limited so that a normal level is also...

Page 25: ...Bu 9 kilohms LINE IN Type RCA jack Sensitivity 20 dBu 47 kilohms TELEPHONE IN OUT Type RJ 11 14 jack Standard input level 0 5 Vp p Standard output level 0 24 Vp p Input impedance 1 6 kilohms Output impedance 720 ohms Outputs LINE OUT Type RCA jack Standard level 2 Vrms max 2 kilohms DIGITAL OUT Type RCA jack Output impedance 75 ohms Standard output level 0 5 Vp p Sampling frequency 48 kHz Format S...

Page 26: ...ARD RECORDER PMD680 POWER DISPLAY TIME DATE LIGHT EJECT HEADPHONE REC HP SPK VOLUME REC LEVEL MIC ON 1 2 INT SP LP OFF LOCK OFF SPEAKER ALC LIMITER REC LEVEL KEY LOCK REPEAT RENUMBER ERASE MANUAL LINE INPUT PRE REC MP REC MODE MIC ATTEN FLAT ANC 30dB OFF ON 15dB 0dB SILENT SKIP AUTO MARK FORMAT PRESET w q o i e r t y 4 3 q w e r t y u i o 2 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 9 6 8 0 1 u EXT ...

Page 27: ... SKIP button page 13 4 AUTO MARK PRESET button page 3 13 5 MARK SELECT button page 20 6 JUMP TO MARK EDL PLAY TOTAL MARK button page 19 21 7 1 4 button page 15 16 19 8 button page 15 16 19 9 REC MARK button page 14 18 0 START PAUSE button page 14 15 16 21 1 STOP button page 14 15 2 POWER key page 4 3 INT microphone page 12 4 SPEAKER page 15 Front Pannel q HEADPHONE jack page 7 15 w HP SPK VOLUME k...

Page 28: ...DC IN 13V page 3 w CHARGE LED page 3 e CHARGE switch page 3 r REMOTE IN jack page 7 t DIGITAL OUT switch page 7 y DIGITAL OUT jack page 7 Right Panel q LINE IN OUT jacks page 6 w MIC 2 IN jack page 6 e MIC 1 IN jack page 6 DC IN 13V OFF CHARGE REMOTE DIGITAL OUT SPDIF 48kHz ON OFF ON q w e r t y ...

Page 29: ...s on while in the Long Play mode recording mode 1 SP Turns on while in the Short Play mode recording mode 2 Battery Indicator Turns on when Battery is half consumed blinks when battery is near end 3 Level Meter 14dots 0dB 2V output 4 A MARK Turns on while the Auto Mark function is active 5 1RECORDED1 Turns on while recorded time or date is displayed 6 S SKIP Turns on while the Silent Skip recordin...

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