Marantz PMD420 - Special Features and Maintenance; Pitch Control and Cautions; Headphone and Line Output Use; Additional Features

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CAUTION:
The
FAST
FORWARD
and
REWIND
buttons
will
not
lock
down
if
no
battery
or
AC
power
is
supplied.
This
is
not
an
indication
of
trouble
with
the
unit.
With
the
MEMORY
REWIND
switch
set
to
ON,
the
REW
and
FF
button
cannot
be locked when the tape
counter
reads
900
-
999.
PITCH
CONTROL
The
PITCH
control
operates
only
during
playback
.
Note
t
hat
variations
in
the
frequency
response
incr
e
ases
during
playback
for
tapes
recorded
using noise
reduction
.
Normal
speed
is
i
ndicated
when
the
PITCH
control
is
set
to
the
center
(click)
position
.
CAUTION:
• When r
ecording
using a m i
crophone
,
howling
may
result
with
the
SPEAKER
switch
set
to
ON
.
At
that
time,
use
headphones
or
set
the
SPEAKER
switch
to
OFF
.
•
At
th
e
beginning
or
the
end
of
a re
cording,
popp
i
ng
noises a
re
s
ometimes
recorded
on
the
tape.
To
prevent
this, proceed as
follow
s.
1.
Press
the
PAUSE
button
.
2.
Press
the
RECORD
and
PLAY
button
.
3.
Press
the
PAUSE
button
again
to
start
recording
.
4 .
Press
the
PAUSE
button
to
stop
the
tape.
5.
Press
the
STOP
button
to
stop
recording
.
• When
recording
with
batteries,
using
the
speaker
or
head-
phones
to
monitor
may
exhaust
the
batteries
.
Set
the
mon
i
tor
control
to
zero
except
when
necessary .
• When the
batteries
are
exhausted,
the
tape
moves,
but
re-
cording
is
sometimes
not
possible.
Refer
to
the
battery
indicator
to
see
if
your
batteries
need
to
be replaced .
• When
the
unit
is
used
at
low
temperatures
,
the
power
consumpt
i
on
of
the
unit
increases
and
the
battery
voltage
decreases. In
low
temperatures
condition
,
the
battery
life
may
be
shortened
.
SPECIAL
FEATURES
USE
OF
A
HEADPHONE
For
private
listening,
connect
a
low
impedance
headphone
(optional)
incorporating
a
6
mm
stereo
phone
plug
to
the
PHONES
jack. When
monitoring
a stereo
recording,
set
the
SPKR
MODE
switch
to
the
(L+R)
position
.
LINE
OUTPUT
CONNECTIONS
An
external
component
may
be
connected
to
these jacks
to
monitor
or
record
from
your
cassette
recorder
.
10
SHOULDER
STRAP
The
adjustable
shoulder
strap
provides
a
convenient
method
for
carrying
your
cassette
recorder
during
mobile
operation.
ATTACHING
THE
Shoulder Strap
Fi
gure
10
.
TOTAL
SHUT
OFF
This
built
-in
feature
automat
i
cally
disengages
the
transport
and shuts
off
the
unit
when
the
end
of
the
tape
is
reached
in
any
mode
of
operation
.
AUTO
REPLAY
When
the
REW
button
is
pressed and
locked
while
the
unit
is
in
the
PLAY
mode
with
the
MEMORY
REW
switch
set
to
ON
,
the
tape
is
re
wound
unt
il
the
counter
reaches
"999
":
tap
e
trav
el
th
en
automatically
starts
in
the
PLAY
mode
.
Playback
can be
started
at
any
point
desired
by
zeroing
the
counter
at
that
point
in
advance.
MEMORY
REW
When
the
REW
button
is
pressed
with
the
MEMORY
REW
switch
set
to
ON
,
tape travel stops
when
the
counter
reaches
"999
".
Playback
can be
started
at
any
point
desired
by
zero-
ing
th
e
counter
at
that
point
in
advance.
TO
ERASE A
TAPE
1.
Insert
the
cassette
with
the
s
ide
you
wish
to
erase fac ing
UP
.
2. Set
the
REC
VOLUME
to
min
i
mum
(fully
counterclock
-
wise).
3.
Simultaneously
press
the
REC
and
PLAY
buttons
.
USE
OF
THE
DIN
JACK
The
REC/PLAY
jack
is a
DIN
-
type
jack
wh
i
ch
permits
your
unit,
through
the
use
of
a
European
5-
wire
cable,
to
record
from
or
playback
through
similarly
equipped
external
com
-
ponents.