Marantz PMD660 Portable Solid State Recorder User Manual

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Audible Search•  During playback, push and hold the button
to rewind and do a 2X speed audible search
in the reverse direction. Release to return to
normal forward playback.
•  During playback, push and hold the button
to fast forward and do a 2X speed audible
search in the forward direction. Release to
return to normal forward playback.Audio outputs for playbackAudio outputs for playback are selected using the Output
Menu. Selections are:
•  The built-in speaker or headphones connected to...

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EditEdit menu, accessed from stop by pushing and holding the
SHIFT button then pushing the MENU/STORE EDIT
button, lets you erase tracks, erase EDL marks and format
the CF card.
Edit mode includes: 
1. Trk Erase
2. TrkMkErase 
3. AllMkErase
4. Format


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MARK-
From Stop or playback, push and hold the SHIFT button
while pushing the Mark- button to tab through the EDL
marks on the CF card.
To start playback from the displayed EDL Mark, push
the PLAY/PAUSE button .Add an EDL mark...

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1. Trk Erase (How to erase tracks)TrkErase lets you erase a selected track. 
After identifying the track number you want to erase.
1. Select the Trk Erase Edit menu choice:
While in stop, push and hold the SHIFT button then
push the MENU/STORE EDIT button. 
Trk Erase will appear in the display.
2. Push the ENTER button. 
The Display switches to track number flashing.
3. Push the the or button until the track number
you want to erase is flashing.
4. Push the ENTER button. 
Executing will be...

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3. AllMkErase (How to erase all EDL marks)AllMkErase lets you erase all EDL marks on the CF card. 
1. Select the AllMkErase Edit menu choice:
While in stop, push and hold the SHIFT button then
push the MENU/STORE EDIT button. 
Trk Erase will appear in the display.
2. Push the or button until AllMkErase is
displayed. 
3. Push the ENTER button. 
The Display switches to All flashing.
4. Push the ENTER button. 
Executing will be displayed until AllMkErase is finished.
Then Completed will be...

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Virtual Track and Copy SegmentThe Marantz Professional PMD660 is the first solid state
recorder to incorporate new file editing features like Virtual
Track and Copy Segment. Designed with the field reporter in
mind, they provide a host of quick and easy to use ways of
locating and accessing segments of audio that everyone can
utilize.Virtual TrackVirtual Track allows you to set an In point and an Out point
within a file (or across multiple files of the same RecFormat
and RecChannel) for later,...

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Creating a Virtual Track1. During playback, push the COPY/USB button when the
audio reaches your desired In Point. 
“SetAs IN?” is displayed.
2. Push the PLAY/PAUSE button to store the In point. 
“IN-” will flash in the display to indicate the In point has
been stored and playback of the file resumes.
3. Continue to let the PMD660 play to your desired Out point,
or use the standard transport controls like the  or 
buttons to span greater time lengths.
IN -
STEREO
MP3I.MIC
LOCK 44.1K
000:00:08...

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Using Copy Segment to create a new file1. During playback, push the COPY/USB button when the
audio reaches your desired In Point. 
“SetAs IN?” is displayed.
2. Push the PLAY/PAUSE button to store the In point. 
“IN-” will flash in the display to indicate the In point has
been stored and playback of the file resumes.
3. Continue to let the PMD660 play to your desired Out point,
or use the standard transport controls like the  or 
buttons to span greater time lengths.
IN -
STEREO
MP3I.MIC
LOCK...

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7. Push the PLAY/PAUSE button to start the Copy process.
“Executing” will be shown on the display.
When the copy procedure is completed, the display will
show “Completed” for 1 sec. and then returns to stop mode
with your new file as the current track.
Notes:
•  When a copy area spans across two or more tracks, a
track is connected and copied. 
•  When the copy area spans across files of different
RecFormat or RecChannel, it can not copy.
•  The copy area can not exceed 80 minutes.
•  When...

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Virtual Track EDIT modeJust like regular playback mode, Virtual track has its own
EDIT mode. Within this EDIT mode, you have the ability to
turn one of your Virtual tracks into a new file, all Virtual
Tracks into new files, erase a Virtual Track, and erase all
Virtual Tracks.  
1.  To enter Virtual Track EDIT mode, push and hold the
SHIFT button and then push the MENU/STORE/EDIT
button, while in Virtual Track Playback mode. 
See next Frame, How to convert a Virtual Track to a new file.
See...

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Copy SEG A?
[How to convert all Virtual Tracks to new
files]When in Virtual Track EDIT mode, “Copy SEG A?” lets you
copy all of your Virtual Tracks to new files. 
1. Select the “Copy SEG A?” Edit menu choice:
While in Virtual Track Play mode, push and hold the SHIFT
button and then push the MENU/STORE/EDIT button.
“Copy SEG?” will appear in the display.
2. Push the  or  button until the display reads“Copy
SEG A?”
3. Push the ENTER button.
The display switches “All” blinking in the upper...