User guide

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Playback aids
A common problem with lengthy recordings is difficulty in
locating one or more specific passages for playback. The
PMD580 has several ways to mark or tag specific record
starting and/or ending points.
• Date and time
A built-in date and time generator marks the beginning of
each track.
• Tracks
– A new track (file) is automatically started each time you
begin a recording.
– It is not possible to record over a previously recorded
track unless it is first erased.
– An Auto Track feature can add tracks every minute
or other selectable recording interval. (Minute track:
Setting the interval to one minute provides a new track
every minute of a recording, permitting navigation of a
large audio recording by time.)
– A new track can be started during recording by
pressing the REC button. (Manual Track, Manual Track
incrementing, On.)
Web remote control
The PMD580 can be connected to your computer in the Local
Area Network, and can be controlled and set from the window
in your internet web browser.
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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 III (MP3)
mono and stereo.
– Uncompressed recording using 16-bit linear Pulse
Code Modulation (PCM).
– Uncompressed recording using 24-bit linear Pulse
Code Modulation (PCM).
• MS-DOS™, Windows and Macintosh compatible audio
files.
• Selectable file types:
– Wave
– MP3
• Selectable recording bit rate
– MP3 compressed at 32 kbps (recommended for
dictation)
32, 48 or 64 kbps (recommended for voice recording)
128 or 192 kbps (recommended for recording music)
– PCM uncompressed at 768 kbps (mono) with 16bit or 24
bit resolution. (very high quality mono audio recording)
– PCM uncompressed at 1536 kbps (stereo) with 16 bit
or 24 bit resolution. (recommended for very high quality
audio recording)
• Record start and end times can be scheduled.
• Pre-Recording memory buffer that records 2 seconds of
audio before recording is started.
• Built-in Time and Date generator marks the beginning of
each track.
• Three remote options, including Remote jack, RS-232C
and Local Area Network, permit wired remote control.
• Network features
– Archiving can be set to make a copy of the recorded
files in a network drive.
– Web Remote settings from the network computer.
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