The Marantz PMD660 is a 2-track recorder that records audio onto Compact Flash cards and offers various input options, including built-in and external microphones. It supports multiple recording formats, has adjustable volume controls, and allows for file transfer via USB. Key features include a mark button for adding EDL markers and preset menu settings for quick configuration.

1. Marantz PMD660 2-trk recorder
Introduction to Basic Operation
By Fred Ginsburg CAS

2. Marantz PMD660 2-trk recorder

3. Records onto Compact Flash card

4. PMD660 features
• Stereo (2-track) or monaural audio recording
and playback. Non-timecode!
• Audio inputs: built-in mic, external XLR mic
inputs, or stereo-mini line level input
• Audio outputs: built-in
speaker, headphones, or line level output
• Records onto Compact Flash cards

5. PMD660 features
• Can transfer files directly via USB; or by
removing CF card (preferred)
• Recording formats: MP3 mono, MP3
stereo, PCM16bit/44.1k, PCM16bit/48k
• Uses four AA batteries or AC adapter
• Stores three pre-sets of menu settings that
you can configure for quick selection

6. PMD660 controls

7. 1. Speaker
• When menu is set
to SP/HP, speaker is
active.
Headphones mute
the speaker.
HP/SPK volume
controls speaker
and headphone
volume.

8. 2. Internal
Microphones
• Low quality built-in
mics.
• Better to use
external mics.

9. 3. MARK button
• Pressing the MARK
button while
recording adds an
EDL marker during
pause, recording, or
playback.
• Markers not
function with other
playback
software, so do not
rely on them
outside the
PMD660.

10. 4. MENU/STORE
/EDIT
• MENU is accessed
while in STOP to
change recording
configuration

11. 4. MENU/STORE
/EDIT
• Pressing STORE
while selecting
preset menu items
will save those
menu choices and
return to STOP
mode.

12. 4. MENU/STORE
/EDIT
• While in STOP, if
you depress
SHIFT+EDIT, you
can erase
tracks, erase EDL
markers, and
format the CF card.

15. Inputs

16. • XLR mic or
line inputs
• Use LEFT
input when
in MONO
• LINE input
from a mixer

24. Choice of Inputs (preset menu)

25. Record Level Control = MANUAL
Levels should be -12dB to -20dB

26. Mic attenuator = as needed

27. Pre Record = maybe
causes slight delay after STOP

28. Silent Skip = OFF
Manual Track = OFF

29. Automatic Track = OFF

32. Better to just remove CF card…

33. Always Double Check Your Display
• Check visible settings BEFORE recording!
• PCM-48K (16 bit/48k)
• ALC = off (not visible)
• Mono or Stereo
• Mic, Line, or Internal Mic