Marantz Professional PMD661 - Manual (Page 37)

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Marking
Marks can be added during recording or playback manually or
automatically. The marking information is stored as an ID3 tag (Ver 2)
in MP3 file or chunk in WAVE file. Marks help you find specific points
in the recording.
• During playback, you can instantly locate marks.
• Up to 30 marks can be added to a file.
• Marks are numbered consecutively starting at one.
• During recording or playback, you can manually add a mark by
pressing the (F2: MARK) button.
Add a mark manually
During recording or playback, press the FUNCTION button until
“MARK” appears on the display. Then press the (F2: MARK)
button to add a mark manually.
Add a mark automatically
The Auto Mark Menu item turns the automatic marking feature off or
on. (
☞
P.44)
• If Auto Mark is on and the machine is in Rec - Pause, when
recording is resumed a mark will be added.
• If Auto Mark is on and the PMD661 is recording audio below the
sound threshold for more than three seconds, audio that crosses
the threshold will cause a mark to be added.
The Auto Mark Menu setting permits:
• Turning Auto Mark on or off.
• Adjusting the margin sound level that defines silence in –60dB,
–54dB, –38dB or –20dB.
Setup the "Auto Mark" of the preset menu. (
☞
P.44)
Search the marks
During play-pause or playback, press the FUNCTION button until
“MK–” and “MK+“ appear on the display. Then press the (F1:
MK–) or (F2: MK+) button to select the mark you wish to access.
The PMD661 is paused at the mark you selected.
To start playback, press the
3/8/ ENTER button.
Pitch Control
The Pitch Control enables the playback speed (pitch) to be varied
over a –40% to +20% ranges.
During playback, press the PITCH + button to increase the playback
speed by 5%. The playback speed is increased up to +20%. Or
press the
PITCH – button to reduce the playback speed by 5%. The
playback speed is reduced to –40%.