Pitch Control; Additional Features - Marantz professional PMD661 MKIII Guide D'utilisation

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.
• If Auto Mark is on and the machine is in Rec–Pause mode, a mark will be added when
recording is resumed.
• If Auto Mark is on and the PMD661MKIII 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 sound level that defines silence as –60dB, –54dB, –38dB or –20dB.
Setup Auto Mark in the preset menu.
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 PMD661MKIII is paused at the mark you selected. To start playback, press the Enter button.

Pitch Control

The Pitch Control enables the playback speed (pitch) to be varied over a –40% to +20% range in
5% increments.
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 down to –40%.

Additional Features

Key Lock
Slide the Key Lock switch to lock the keys. The key lock secures the PMD661MKIII in the state
it is in during recording, playback or stop.
During Record and Rec-Pause mode, the Power switch is always invalid.
Notes:
•
If Key Lock setting is All, only the optional remote controller RC600PMD is accepted.
•
If Key Lock setting is Partial, the Rec, Rec-Pause and Stop buttons on the panel and
RC600PMD are accepted.
•
Key Locked is displayed for one second when any key is pressed during key lock.
Setup Key Lock in the preset menu.
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