User guide
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REMOTE Jack
A connected switch on closing and opening does the
following depending on the Remote Menu setting.
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
UNBALANCED
AES
AES
/
EBU
EBU
SPDIF
SPDIF
REMOTE
REMOTE
LAN
LAN
RS232C
RS232C
OUT
OUT
IN
IN
DIGITAL
DIGITAL
Start Pause
Close to start open to pause during recording or playback.
StartPauseTR
Close to start, open to pause during recording or playback.
Start after a record pause, continues on the next track.
Manual Track
During recording, close to increment the track. A new track is
created at that point.
Start Pause StartPauseTR Manual Track
Open → Close
Start Start
Create a new
track
Close → Open
Pause
Pause at next
Track
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■ USB
(Universal Serial Bus)
The PMD580 records directly onto your CF cards.
Recordings can then be transferred to your desktop or laptop
computer by removing the CF card from the PMD580, or by
connecting the PMD580 to your computer via the LAN port or
the USB port.
Audio recorded in the popular MP3 compression format is
directly available for intranet or internet file sharing.
Computer compatible
On your computer you can then:
• log and archive audio files
• play audio files
Save audio files to:
• your hard drive
• a floppy
• a CD-R disc
• post streaming audio files on your web site
• use software and your computer to transcribe digital
recordings
• An editing program
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