| For years, Marantz Professional has led the industry in the recording and gathering of audio for every application from Houses of Worship to Corporate Boardrooms to Municpalities to Courthouses and beyond. Not afraid of moving forward with technology, the new PMD570 pro-installation solid state recorder from Marantz Professional will lead the charge in audio data acquisition. Replacing the traditional cassette tape with readily available and affordable CF (compact flash) cards may be scary; but after all of the benefits of doing so have been realized, youll know why Marantz Professional and the PMD570 are out in front again.Key FeaturesRecord Directly to Compact Flash Cards RS-232c Control of Functions Easy One Touch Record No Moving Parts MP3, MP2, WAV, and BWF Format Compatible Over 40 Assignable Quality Settings Security for Media (Door) 16-48 kHz Sample Rate Selections 32-384 Bit Rate Selectable Menu Driven Contact Closure for Remote Operation: Start-Pause, Mark EDL/Create New File/Start-Pause with New File/ Mark EDL Digital Input and Output Balanced XLR Line inputs with Trim Unbalanced Line In and OutExtensive CapabilityDesigned with compatibility for MP3, MP2, BWF, and WAV formats, the PMD570 boasts an impressive 40 assignable quality settings as well as a FAT32 file allocation table future multi-gig file compatibility.Simple OperationWith one button press, users can record audio files to affordable and widely available microdrives or compact flash cards.RS-232c Control of Functions and PresetsThe PMD570 is the first installation solid-state recorder in a history of innovative recorders to feature true installation quality and full two-way RS-232 control. Users can also setup, change, and replace all preset settings via RS-232 and their PC (see graphic on page 2), which is ideal for install with multiple units. One can simply flash the units with the desired settings, parameters, and recording algorithms.On Demand Marking Expanding on the marking capabilities of the Marantz Professional PMD670, the PMD570 allows the end-user to mark and divide files in many different manners. Just like the PMD670, one can make an EDL mark or create a new file (track) either by the front panel or by a contact closure signal. The PMD570 will also be able to mark a file or create a new file by RS-232 control or by utilizing a new Marantz Professional wired remote to be released in the near future.Minute Track Mode RecordingWhile recording, the PMD570 has the ability to create new files while recording at a number user definable increments for easy navigation through hours of audio. A new file (track increment) can be created by the PMD570 at 1, 5, 10, 15, and 30 minutes as well as 1, 2, 6, 8, 12, and 24 hour intervals for long-term, unattended audio recording.Transfer Audio Files to PCThe PMD570 features a computer I/O connection that allows it to be easily linked for rapid file transfer to your PC or MAC computer. Users can drag and drop recorded audio files to their computers hard drive in minuteswithout the real-time delay disadvantages of cassette, mini disc, or DAT recording.Compact Flash - the MediaRecord it right the first time and avoid all of the timely transfers and expensive conversions associated with cassette, mini disc, and DAT recordings to your PC or server. Archiving meetings on cassettes is expensive and space consuming. With the Marantz Professional PMD570 and one inexpensive Compact Flash card, you can archive over 50 hours on one 700MB compact disc. Thats over 33 - 90 minute cassettes worth of recording!!! And with compact flash media being used in so many digital cameras, it is a format that is here to stay. |
