Silent Skip.
Silent skip automatically pauses recording when there is a period of silence and continues record- ing when sound resumes. Silent Skip looks for sound below a preset level for a preset period of time. When that occurs the PMD670 switches to record pause. When a signal of about
For example, if you are both the recorder and master of ceremonies for an event, you can preset the PMD670 for recording and automati- cally start recording when you start speaking into the microphone.
When the AUTO MARK switch is at ON resump- tion of recording after a record pause by Silent Skip adds an EDL mark.
Default settings are Off, 03 seconds, and
1. Select the S.Skip menu choice:
a.From stop, press and hold the 
MENU button for about 2 seconds. MENU will appear (flashing) in the display.
b.While MENU is flashing (for about 3 sec- onds) press and release the ENTER button 
. The last Menu choice selected will appear.
(If the flashing MENU times out start over at a.)
2.Press and release the FWD/+ button 
repeatedly until S.Skip is displayed and flashing.
3.Press and release the ENTER button 
to accept the S.Skip choice and switch to On or Off.
4.Press and release the FWD/+ button 
or the 
to toggle between ON and OFF.
5.When correct Press and release the ENTER button 
to switch to set or change sec- onds.
6.Press and release the FWD/+ button 
or the 
to change the number of seconds of silence. The range is 1 to 5.
7.When correct Press and release the ENTER button 
to switch to the decibel threshold level.
8.Press and release the FWD/+ button 
or the 
to change the
9.When correct Press and release the ENTER button 
to switch to S.Skip flashing.
10.Press and release the FWD/+ button 
to switch to another menu choice, or press and release the 
MENU/STORE button to write the menu change(s) and return to stop mode.
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