Marantz PMD570 manual Troubleshooting, Care and Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Should faults occur, it is in many cases not necessary to consult your dealer or technical service department. On the basis of the following checks, you will be able to rectify a number of conditions yourself without difficulty. If the condition cannot be remedied after the following check, please consult your dealer or contact Marantz Professional at 630 741 0330.

The PMD570 does not turn on

Check power cord and your home circuit breaker

The PMD570 seems to record but there is no sound on playback

•check input settings (For example, if Bal.In input is selected and no input is connected to the BAL- ANCED IN jacks the PMD570 will record si- lence.)

•is the amp on? Check to see if the correct input has been selected.

The PMD570 will not playback

•check EDL Play Menu setting, if ON switch to

OFF

No audio playback through headphones

•check HEADPHONE-LEVEL control setting

•check a different track or CF card

The PMD570 will not record

•check that the maximum of 999 tracks have not been recorded

•make sure that you have not filled up the CF card with recordings based on time

•check that the PMD570 acknowledges the CF card

Excessive noise

•check cable connections and/or replace cables

•check for proper gain levels

Playback on a PC results in poor sound

•check quality of PC sound card and program

•check frequency conversion program*

•be sure the PMD570 is set to the desired bitrate

*The PMD570 can record audio files with a sampling frequency of 48kHz. Some PC programs convert the files to 44.1kHz (using a sample rate converter). Only high quality sample rate converters should be used.

PC cannot read files

•check if the files are MP2 or MP2 with a .wav file extension Some PC’s cannot interpret this combi- nation. Try renaming the MP2 file so it has a .mpg file extension.

•check the capability of the PC program Some playback and editing programs do not support MP2/MP3 or Broadcast Wave (.bwf/.wav) formats. Consult the Marantz Professional website at www.d-mpro.com for links to programs that support MP2/MP3 and Broadcast Wave Format.

Erratic behavior

•If the PMD570 exhibits erratic behavior, the microprocessor can be reset by, powering off and disconnecting AC power.

Care and Maintenance

Clean case with a slightly moistened soft cloth.

Media cards that are heavily used should be occasion- ally reformatted to avoid audio problems due to fragmentation.

Error Messages

Display	Description
CF Card
NO_CARD	No CF card inserted, or card is not detected.
UNFORMAT	Initializing of CF card is failure or track information
	renewal failure
FULL_CARD	Remaining capacity of CF card is less than a few Kbytes.
You Need	CF card is not formatted.
FormatOnPC
Format Fail	Formatting failure
NO_FILE	Correct file does not exist.
FULL_999	The number of tracks on the CF card
	has reached the 999 maximum.
Can not…	Wave format error was detected during PCM file
	playback.
Mark_255	The number of EDL marks on the card has
	reached the 255 maximum.
No_Good	Accessing speed of the CF card is not suitable.
Others
UnLock	A corrupt digital audio signal was received during
	recording with digital input.
NO_EDL	A or B point for EDL A-B loop was not found.
EDLERROR-A
DSP ERROR	DSP processing error

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