Should faults occur, it is often unnecessary to consult your dealer or technical service department. On the basis of the following checks, you may be able to rectify a number of conditions yourself without diffi- culty. If the condition cannot be remedied after the following check, please consult your dealer or contact Marantz Professional toll free at (866)
The PMD671 does not turn on
Check power
•install fresh batteries
•check AC adaptor connections
The PMD671 turns on then turns itself off
•install fresh batteries
The PMD671 seems to record, but there is no sound on playback
•check input setting (For example, if LINE input is selected and no input is connected to the LINE IN jacks, the PMD671 will record silence.)
The PMD671 will not playback
•check EDL switch, if ON switch to OFF
No audio playback through headphones or internal speaker
•check HP/SPK VOLUME control setting
•check a different track or CF card
The PMD671 will not record
•try a different CF card
•check that the maximum of 999 tracks have not been recorded
•check that the PMD671 acknowledges the CF card
No signal from microphone input
•check input selection
•check REC level control settings
•check if microphone(s) require Phantom power
Excessive noise
•check cable connections
•turn off power to the PMD671, unplug the AC adapter, remove batteries, and then reinstate power to the unit (Complete Reset).
Playback on a PC results in poor sound
•check quality of PC sound card and program
•check frequency conversion program*
*The PMD671 records audio files with a sampling frequency of 48kHz. Some PC programs convert the files to 44.1kHz (using a sample rate con- verter). Only high quality sample rate converters should be used.
Cannot Read After Write (display says Cannot . . ,)
Cannot Time Shift (display says Cannot . . .)
•Read After Write/Time Shift features are not available in 24 bit recording
PC cannot read files
•check if the files are MP2 or MP2 with a .wav file extension. Some PC's cannot interpret this combination. Try renaming the MP2 file so it has a .mp2 or .mp3 file extension.
•check the capability of the PC program Some playback and editing programs do not support MP2/MP3, Broadcast Wave (.bwf) or 24- bit formats. Consult the Marantz Professional web site at
The rechargeable battery is not recharging
•check that the CHARGE indicator is lit and steady during charging and off when charging is com- plete
•check AC power pack connections
•check that Power is turned off on the PMD671
The rechargeable battery life is low
•make sure you fully charge and discharge the Ni- Cd battery during each charge cycle
•replace battery
Media cards that are heavily used should be occasionally reformatted to avoid audio problems due to fragmentation.
If the PMD671 exhibits erratic behavior, the microprocessor can be reset by, powering off, disconnecting AC power and removing batteries.
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NO_CARD | No CF card inserted, or card is not detected. | |||
UNFORMAT | Initializing of CF card 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" | ||||
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Format Fail | Formatting failure. | |||
NO_FILE |
| Correct file does not exist. | ||
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FULL_999 | The number of tracks on the CF card has reached the 999 maximum. | |||
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Can not |
| A track for which playback is not available was output. | ||
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Mark_255 |
| The number of EDL marks on the card has reached the 255 maximum. | ||
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No_Good |
| Accessing speed of the CF card is not suitable. | ||
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UnLock |
| A corrupt digital audio signal was received during recording with digital input. | ||
Unsupport | A digital audio signal with a corrupt sample rate was received during recording with | |||
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| digital input, or a corrupt file format is set up. | ||
"NO_EDL | A or B point for EDL | |||
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Verify Err |
| A verify error was detected during recording while the menu choice Verify is "On". | ||
DSP ERROR | DSP processing error. | |||
Can not | E1 | Time Shift Playback is not available on the CF card which was recorded on the PMD660. | ||
Can not | E2 | Time Shift Playback is not available between tracks having different sampling frequencies | ||
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| or audio formats i.e. MP2 and MP3. | ||
Can not | E3 | Read After Write is not available during recording with MP2, or 24 bits and | ||
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| 96/88.2 kHz PCM. | ||
Can not | E4 | Verify is not available during recording with MP2, or 24 bits and 96/88.2kHz PCM | ||
Can not | E5 | F.FWD/F.REV or Seek+/- search is not available on the VBR (Variable Bit Rate) file. | ||
Can not | E6 | Cannot Card Check because there is too little remaining card capacity. | ||
Can not | E7 | Wave format error was detected during PCM file playback. | ||
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