User guide

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Part Names and Functions
q
q POWER ON/OFF switch and indicator (Blue)
Press this to turn the Power ON or OFF.
The indicator lights when the power is turned on.
w
w LEVEL Control
Use this to adjust the level of the headphones.
e
e Card access light (Green)
This light flashes while the CF card is being read from or
written to. It is lit and steady while the CF card is ready.
r
r SHIFT button
Keep pressing this to set the unit while pressing the
SHIFT button.
t
t MENU/STORE/UTILITY button
In stop, press this to set the unit in MENU mode.
In MENU mode, press this to store the change in the
preset menu.
In stop, press this while pressing the SHIFT button to
set the unit in Utility mode.
y
LCD unit
Displays time and other information.
See page 9.
u
LEVEL METER unit
Displays the strength of the recording or playback signal.
i
Jog wheel
During stop or playback, turn this to select the file.
During recording, turn this to control the recording
level.
During shift record, turn this to control the Left/Right
recording level balance.
During Menu or Utility, turn this to select the menu
items.
During recording press this to reset the Margin level
display.
During playback keep pressing this to continue audible
search.
During Menu or Utility press this to enter.
o
o PHONES Jack
For private listening, you can connect the headphones to
this jack.
!0
Card compartment
Pull the Card door open to access the CF card.
!1
USB port
USB mode is started by connecting a USB cable while
stopped.
USB mode is started when the unit is turned on or
stopped while a USB cable is connected.
The CF card in the PMD580 appears as an external
storage device on a connected computer.
No key operation valid in USB mode
!2
!2 DISPLAY/LOCK button
Press this to change the time display mode.
Press this while pressing the SHIFT button to lock or
unlock the buttons on the front panel.
!3
!3 REC button (Red)
Press this to start recording.
!4
!4 REC PAUSE button (Red)
Press this to set the unit in record pause mode.
!5
!5 STOP/CANCEL button
Press this to stop playback or recording. (Also to exit
from the Menu or Utility mode.)
!6
!6 PLAY/PAUSE button (Green)
Press this to start playback (lit and steady) or pause
playback (flashing).
Front Panel
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