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Marantz PMD680 - page 1
1 SETTING UP Featur es • MPEG I Layer 2 compression technology for recording and playback of mono MPEG audio. • Recording and playback to and from approved PCMCIA PC Cards (ATA flash or hard disk card). • MS-DOS compatible file system. – MPEG Files in .wav, .mpg, and .bwf. – PCM files in broadcast .wav and .bwf. • A wide variety of inpu ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 2
2 SETTING UP How to Use this Manual This manual is divided into the 6 sections described below. To find out how to use a specific control, refer to the “Index of Parts, Controls, and Display" on page xxx. SETTING UP This section provides information you need to prepare to use the unit to begin with. GENERAL FUNCTION This section provides inf ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 3
3 SETTING UP Batteries and AC Adaptor Alkaline Batteries The PMD680 uses 8 standard AA-type alkaline batteries. Load as shown in the following illustration. Battery replacement When the battery alert indicator ( ) appears in the display, replace all batteries with new ones. Once this indicator appears there are approximately XXX hours of battery li ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 4
4 SETTING UP Power On/Of f Power on Sliding the power switch rightward makes power on and off in turn. When power is applied from the battery or the AC adapter, sliding the power switch make the unit enter standby status. Sliding the power switch rightward in standby status, the main power is put on and the unit detects existence of the card in the ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 5
5 SETTING UP Understanding PC Car ds The model PMD680 records directly to Flash or Hard Disk-type PC cards. One of the many advantages is that it allows you to transfer audio data to a computer immediately after recording. Recommended media SanDisk ® PC Card SanDisk ® Compact Flash (with PC card adapter) SanDisk and Compact Flash are trademarks o ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 6
6 SETTING UP To output analog audio signals to another audio component Connect the source component’s analog line input jacks to this unit’s LINE OUT (RCA) jack. Notes • To connect the mono PMD680 LINE OUT to a stereo input, a Y-adaptor cable can be used. To record from or output through a telephone wire Connect the phone line to the TELEPHON ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 7
7 SETTING UP Connecting Digital Components The following illustrations show you how to connect digital audio components for recording. To output digital audio signals to another audio component Connect the source component’s digital input jacks to this unit’s DIGITAL OUT (coaxial) jack, and set the DIGITAL OUT switch ON. Notes When digital outp ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 8
GENERAL FUNCTION 8 -dB 50 40 24 6 2 0 ∞ TRACK TIME 12 OVER 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Data Display Changing Display Information Pressing DISPLAY (TIME/DATE) key changes the display information as follows. During stop mode q Total Track No Total Track Time w Total Track No Remain Time (time available for recording at the selected bit rate) e Current Time ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 9
GENERAL FUNCTION 9 During playback q Current Track No Time elapsed on current playing track w Current Track No Remain time of current playing track e Current Track No Accumulated time elapsed (Total time of exiting tracks previous to the current track + time elapsed on current playing track) r Current Track No Total playback remain time (Total time ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 10
10 RECORDING Selection and Manipulation of Input Sour ce Input Source Selection Input source is selected from external XLR microphone connector input, 1/4" microphone connector input, internal microphone input, line input, and telephone input. INPUT LEVEL switch selects from telephone input, microphone input, and line input. Only when INPUT LE ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 11
11 RECORDING Recor ding Behavior Setting REC MODE Three recording modes are selectable • LP (Long Play mode): Long playback/recording time, Low sound quality. (Icon LP is showed on the display during recording status and rec-pause status.) • MP (Medium Play Mode): Medium playback recording time, Medium sound quality. (Icon LP and SP turn off on ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 12
12 RECORDING Recor ding Operation Basic Procedure • Pressing REC/MARK key in stop status, the unit enters rec-pause status. • Pressing REC/MARK key in rec-pause status, the unit enters recording status. • Pressing PLAY/PAUSE key in recording status, the unit enters rec-pause status. • Pressing REC/MARK key in recording status, the unit put ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 13
13 PLA YBACK and EDITING Basic Operation Playback can be monitored through the internal speaker or a pair of headphones. Use the HP/SPK VOLUME knob to adjust the level of the internal speaker or headphones. The audio signal is also output from the LINE OUT jack, DIGITAL OUT jack, and TELEPHONE IN/OUT jack. The level of the signals output from these ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 14
14 PLA YBACK and EDITING Audible Seek This section explains about higher speed (x4) audible access. (refer to Summary of Accessing Behavior on page xxx for the details) Seek + Seek + is 4 times fast audible forward access. Press and hold ¢ / ¡ during playback. The unit playbacks forward at four times as high speed as normal playback speed. Holdin ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 15
15 PLA YBACK and EDITING Track Jump This section explains about track jump, which enables to access to the top of the destination track. (refer to Summary of Accessing Behavior on page xxx for the details) Next Track Jump • Tap (press and release in an instant) ¢ / ¡ during playback. The playback location jumps to the top of the next track and ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 16
16 PLA YBACK and EDITING Repeat Play You can have the unit repeatedly play a single track or the full card. Or, you can specify repeat points anywhere in the tracks (refer to page xxx, EDL play) Repeating a Track 1 Use 1˜4 or ¢˜¡ to select the track you want to repeat. 2 Press PLAY/PAUSE ( 3˜8 ) to start playback. 3 Tap REPEAT repeatedly until ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 17
17 PLA YBACK and EDITING Summary of Accessing Behavior * The track number of the 1 st track is not always track number 1. For example, if the 1 st track is deleted, the 1 st track may be track number 2. After renumbering operation, the first track will be track number 1. Pause at track time > 1 sec Pause at track time ≤ 1 sec Key Operation Sta ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 18
18 PLA YBACK and EDITING Marking and EDL Playback Marking Operation Pushing REC/MARK key during playback, playback pause, and recording, a mark is placed at the location where REC/MARK key is pressed. Putting mark helps access to the marked location, and further, in EDL Playback mode, the marks can be used to specify the skip start point, skip dest ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 19
19 PLA YBACK and EDITING Access to the Mark Forward Mark Access In stop status, pressing ¢ / ¡ key while pressing JUMP TO MARK key makes the location jump to the nearest next mark and the unit pauses there. Then, every time pressing ¢ / ¡ key while pressing JUMP TO MARK key, location jumps to next mark point and pauses there. Pressing PLAY/PAUS ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 20
20 PLA YBACK and EDITING Display during EDL playback During EDL playback, the play icon ( 3 ) blinks. EDL Repeat Playback Pressing REPEAT key while EDL playback, EDL playback starts. The unit plays back between the marks defined as Repeat -a and Repeat -b. The "REPEAT" icon turns on. Pressing REPEAT key again, the unit exits from EDL repe ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 21
21 PLA YBACK and EDITING -dB 50 40 24 6 2 0 ∞ TRACK TIME 12 OVER 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Playback Control in EDL playback and in EDL Repeat playback Pause Pause is effective in EDL playback and EDL Repeat. Pressing PLAY/PAUSE key during EDL playback or EDL Repeat playback, the unit pauses. Pressing it again resumes EDL Playback or EDL Repeat playback. ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 22
22 PLA YBACK and EDITING REPEAT RENUMBER ERASE SILENT SKIP AUTO MARK FORMAT PRESET Initialization of EDL Initialization of EDL deletes all marks put in a card. Press ERASE key while pressing JUMP TO MARK key in STOP status while pressing JUMP TO MARK key. "Edl Erase" mesaage blinks. Pressing ERASE key again, initialization is executed. In ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 23
23 PLA YBACK and EDITING REPEAT RENUMBER ERASE SILENT SKIP AUTO MARK FORMAT PRESET T rack Handling Track Erase To erase a track you want to erase; • From stop status, select the track you want to erase and press ERASE key. • The track number selected is shown, and erase message blinks for confirmation. • Pressing ERASE key again, the track se ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 24
PRESETTING 24 Pr esseting Parameters Presetting parameters, the unit can be tuned to be most suitable for each user. Presettable Parameters • Bit rate (MPEG or PCM) assigned to each of SP/LP/ MP mode. • Threshold sound level to detect silence in silent skip mode. • Threshold time to detect silence in silent skip mode. • Battery Type • Fil ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 25
PRESETTING 25 Example of Presetting Operation Parmeter: Bit rate for SP mode, showing default setting. Parameter: Bit rate for MP mode, showing default setting. Selected parameter is bit rate of MP Diplay the selectable setting Setting was selcted (48kbps for bitrate of MP) Parameter: Bit rate for LP mode. ¢ / ¡ ¢ / ¡ PLAY / PAUSE PLAY / PAUSE ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 26
PRESETTING 26 OVER OVER 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 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 ID Number Presetting ID number is applied to the Broadcast Extension Chunk of BWF. ID1: Description ID2: Originator ID3: Originator Reference ID number setting operation • In the ID1 parameter setting menu, left most digits blinks. Pressing ¢ / ? ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 27
PRESETTING 27 SP OVER OVER LP OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER 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 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Display at Parameter Selection Menu Bit rate for SP setting Bit rate for ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 28
28 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Err or Handling File check and recovery is done at abnormal ending. Error Detection Error is detected in the following case occurs during playback, recording, or editing; • the card is ejected. • the power is put off. When the card is ejected, unit enters error status, and error message is displayed. The unit exit ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 29
29 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION T roubleshooting If your unit fails to operate normally, check the symptoms and solutions described below which you can take to correct the problem. If it cannot be corrected, or the symptom is not listed, contact your authorized MARANTZ dealer or service center for help. The unit does not respond to operations. • Make ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 30
30 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION SPECIFICA TIONS Digital audio system System MPEG/Linear PCM Audio Usable Media PCMCIA ATA flash memory cards PCMCIA ATA hard disk cards Recording and reading method MPEG1 Layer II compression & 16 bit linear Recording Bit rate LP (Long Play mode) 32 Kbps MP (Medium Play mode) 64 Kbps SP (Standard Play mode) 96 Kbps Re ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 31
31 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Index of Parts, Contr ols, and Display See the pages in parenthesis for details regarding operation. Top Panel Front Panel MARK SELECT TOTAL MARK EDL PLAY JUMP TO MARK REC/MARK PLAY/PAUSE STOP MIC PORTABLE SOLID STATE RECORDER PMD680 POWER DISPLAY TIME/DATE LIGHT EJECT HEADPHONE REC HP/SPK VOLUME REC LEVEL MIC ON 1 2/INT ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 32
32 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Top Pannel q SPEAKER switch (page xxx) w MIC switch (page xxx) e REC MODE switch (page xxx) r REC LEVEL switch (page xxx) t INPUT switch (page xxx) y MIC ATTENUATION switch (page xxx) u KEY LOCK switch (page xxx) i PRE REC switch (page xxx) o Ambient Noise Control switch (page xxx) !0 REPEAT key (page xxx) !1 RENUMBER key ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 33
33 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Left Panel q DC IN 13V (page xxx) w Charge LED (page xxx) e Charge switch (page xxx) r REMOTE IN jack (page xxx) t DIGITAL OUT switch (page xxx) y DIGITAL OUT jack (page xxx) Right Panel q LINE IN/OUT jacks (xx) w MIC 2 IN jack (xx) e MIC 1 IN jack (xx) r TELEPHONE IN/OUT jack (xx) DC IN 13V OFF CHARGE REMOTE DIGITAL OUT ...
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Marantz PMD680 - page 34
34 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION No Item Type Explanation q TRACK Turns on while track number is diplayed w Track Number 7 S eg x 3 d i g it s 001~255 error message, mode message e TOTAL Turns on while Total Time is diplayed r REC Blinks while REC Pause, Steadily on while Recording t REMAIN Turns on while Remain Time is diplayed y REPEAT Turns on ...
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