11 Marantz Portable Cassette Recorders with MARPL code names :
Audmartz1
Audmartz2
Audmartz3
Audmartz4
Audmartz5
Audmartz6
Audmartz7
Audmartz8
Audmartz9
AudmartzA
AudmartzB

Features :

Model PMD222 features a built in electret condenser microphone (ECM), speaker, cassette compartment, shoulder strap,
tape counter, memory rewind switch, monitor switch, peak level indicator, low battery indicator, record level controls,
record indicator, phone jack, level control, tone control, pitch control, VU meter, XLR or mini type microphone connector, ANC selector, input selector, microphone attenuator switch, microphone jacks, remote jacks, SLR-EMC switch, direct telephone modular switch, line input, line output, external DC power input jack (DC 4.5 V), ext sp jack, speaker on/off switch, battery compartment – 3 "D" size batteries.

Buttons : stop/eject, record, play, rewind, fast forward, pause
Rec mode switch : manual, limiter, ALC
Tape speed selector : standard – 1 7/8 ips low – 15/16 ips
Tape selector : NORM, CrO2, METAL

All Marantz kits come with the cassette recorder, a pair of headphones, XLR - XLR or XLR - mini cable, AC power adaptor, hand held dynamic microphone, (shotgun microphones are available upon request)

To Use:

1. Power the Marantz with either the 4.5 V AC power adaptor that connects to the left panel, or move about freely with the use of 3 "D" size batteries.
2. To record with the Marantz you must have a cassette tape.
3. Press the Eject button on the top left of the unit and insert the tape.
4. Locate the tape selector on the left panel and choose between Metal, CrO2, or NORM
5. Select external speaker on or off, located on the left panel. If using ext speaker off, connect a pair of headphones to the 1/4" input located on the left side of the front panel, and note volume level
6. Connect the microphone, telephone line, or RCA line to the right
panel and switch input selector to corresponding type.
7. To test the audio signal , find the button on the front panel under "monitor". To hear what is being picked up by the microphone have the button depressed to select "source". Once you have recorded material and want to play back your recording, press the button again so that it is in the up position to select "tape".
8. Adjust the record level with the knob on the right side of the front panel and choose a limiter if desired by switching the outer knob between manual, limiter, and ALC. Try to achieve the loudest sound level possible without peaking (distorting).
9. Select between standard or low speed with the switch above the rec level knob.
10. When you are ready to record press play/record and begin
talking into the mic or pointing it at your sound source while
monitoring with the headphones. You can use the counter in the
top panel to mark your stopping points and search more easily
for specific points upon playback.
11. Press stop when you are finished recording. Once you have
recorded material and want to play back your recording, press t
the monitor button again so that it is in the up position to select
"tape".
12. Use rewind or fast forward buttons to navigate during playback.

DAT RECORDERS

3 portable DAT recorders with MARPL code names :
AUDPTDAT2
DATWALK2
DATWALK3

Features :

1 TCD-D10PROII compact portable Digital Audio Tape-corder

Upper Panel :
Tape transport operation buttons : RR, Play, Stop, FF, Rec, Pause, Eject,
Power switch, open button, time/date setting buttons,
mic attenuator selector, mic low cut switch, hold switch

Front Panel :
scan button, display window, volume control, clock button,
light button, rec level controls, limiter switch, counter mode button, counter reset button, recorded time button

Right Side Panel :
Remote/digital/I/O connector, stereo headphones jack,
input select switches : digital, analog mic, analog line in
mic/line in connectors, XLR type 3-31
line out jacks outputs analog signal

Other Functions :

High speed search function that employs indexes (start Ids). Tape runs approximately 100X faster than the playback speed.
Absolute time, the time elapsed from the beginning of the tape is written in the subcode area of the tape and on display during playback
Time and Date is written on the tape automatically and can be checked during playback. This function is convenient for interviews.
Portable use with battery pack and shoulder strap.
Four DD (direct-drive) motors provided for the capstan, head drum, supply reel, and take up reel, enhance reliability and stability.
Usable for both analog and digital signal outputs and for analog inputs. You can select line or microphone inputs.
A variety of information is displayed :
twenty-segment digital peak level meter (L/R),
tape running/absolute time/remaining time,
Sampling frequency display (32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48kHz)
analog recording at 48kHz only
Battery life indicator
Moisture indicator
Caution indicator
Record time/date display
Function mode indicator
Recording inhibition indicator

To Use:

1. Power the DAT by inserting its battery (1.5 hours) into the battery slot on the rear panel until it clicks into place. It can also be connected to a battery pack (3.5 hours) for extended use.
2. Turn the unit on with the power switch located on the right side of the upper panel. Note the battery life indicator on the front panel display with blocks extending from E to F help you measure how much time you have left using the battery. You have 5 minutes once you reach a blinking single block, and an alarm will sound to warn you that the unit is about to shut off.
3. To record with the DAT you must have a DAT tape.
4. Press the "open" switch on the upper panel left side to open the outer cassette door, and then press the eject switch to open/lift the inner cassette door. Insert your tape and close the door.
5. Select mic attenuation 20 or 0, and choose to turn the mic low cut on or off with the switches on the right side. Close outer door.
6. Connect a pair of headphones to the 1/4" input located on the right side.
7. Connect the microphone to the XLR inputs and select analog input between mic or line in, or if you are using a digital I/O, connect a cable bringing in AES/EBU format, and select digital.
8. Test the signal by pressing REC and turning up the rec level located on the right side of the front panel. The inner and outer knobs control the analog right and left channels respectively, and they lock together for equal and simultaneaous right/left channel gain control, or can be controlled separately. Digital signal levels cannot be controlled.
9. Below that knob is the limiter switch, which can be toggled on or off. Use the limiter if you predict loud sounds to avoid distorting your tape with signals that are too hot.
10. When a sufficient record level is set begin recording by pressing play while holding down the record button. This procedure has a 2 second delay before recording actually begins. A more accurate way to trigger recording is to put the unit in pause mode, then press play while holding down record. As soon as you press pause again to unpause it, the unit begins recording.
11. The hold button protects the other buttons from being pressed.
12. Use the fast forward and rewind buttons on the front panel to navigate your tape upon playback.
13. The light button on the front panel is useful to light up the panel when recording in a dark environment.
14. The clock button on the front panel shows current time.
15. The recorded time button on the front panel shows how many minutes have been recorded on the tape
16. The counter mode button on the front panel is used to choose between tape running time, absolute time, or time remaining.
17. A special feature of a DAT recorder is the ability to index the tape with a sub code that allows for quick point locating during playback. Indexes are written if you press rec during the recording. The display blinks for about 10 seconds while the index is being written, and each time one is written its number increases by one. Later during playback the numbers will increase as you play through the tape like track id’s on a cd player.

NAGRA

3 portable reel to reel recorders with MARPL code names :
AUDNAGRA1
AUDNAGRA3,
AUDNAGRA4

Features :

AR indicator, principal function selector, pilot indicator, tape/direct switch, pinch wheels and tape guide control lever, tension roller, capstan, roller filter and strobe disc, erase head, lid, record, pilot, and playback heads, antenna socket for receiver, 5" supply and take up reels (7" reels can be used with lid open),
speed and equalization switch – used to select speed (often 7.5 ips) and type of tape (often standard).
Accessory input, volume, meter, meter switch, removable handle line input, line input level control and playback, mike inputs 1 & 2, mike 1 & 2 input level controls mixer socket, loudspeaker volume, rewinds and fast forward switch, manual/automatic microphone selector, headphone jack, headphones.
low frequency roll-off attenuator and reference signal, resolver power - can be used with either batteries or an external power supply unit.

Pilot system :
To maintain synchronous sound with the film, the Nagra and camera are slaved . When the synchronization signal ,called the pilot tone, turns at exactly 24 frames per second its signal is exactly at 60Hz (USA) or 50Hz (Europe). Hz stands for Hertz, a measurement of cycles per second. For each 60 cycles there are 24 perforations of 16mm perforated film. The result is a sound track that is in-sync with the picture.

The pilot tone indicator is on the upper right of the front panel. If it is working correctly it shows a white cross. If the indicator shows black it is warning that the frequency of the pilot is incorrect or the signal is not reaching the pilot head.

To use :

1. Power the Nagra by either the external power supply that plugs into the power pack socket on the right panel, or with inserting batteries into the bottom compartment that opens by turning the two fasteners with coins.
2. Use the speed and equalization switch located on the upper panel to choose the speed, normally 7.5 ips.
3. Load the recorder by releasing the pinch wheel by pulling the lever on the right side of the tape deck forward. The full tape reel is placed on the left reel spindle and the empty one on the right. Close the pinch wheel.
4. Connect the microphone cable to the socket "input No 1" on the left panel.
5. Put the large pointer knob on the right side of the front panel into test mode. This turns on the amplifiers but not the motor. When you switch the meter switch located at the upper right of the VU meter to "battery reserve", the VU meter should go to the middle to show good batteries. It only reaches to the right of the scale when using the external power supply.
6. Next switch back to level to check the recording level. The sensitivity or recording level can be controlled manually or automatically. Manual control makes use of the "Mike 1" knob to select decibels of gain.
7. Putting the large pointer knob on the right side of the front panel into record mode will start the tape advancing and recording. When finished recording move the lever back to stop
8. To rewind the tape disengage it with the pinch wheel and put the lever on the inside bottom left to REW. Switch the large pointer knob to the bottom most position labeled playback. To stop rewinding put the REW switch back to the middle, re engage the tape with the pinch wheel and playback.
9. Headphones can be placed into the 1/4" jack in the bottem left corner of the front panel. The little knob to the right of it controls the headphone monitoring level.

Headphones

Fostex T-40
...AUDHEAD07
...AUDHEAD09
...AUDHEAD14
Realistic Nova 10
...AUDHEAD19
Fostex T20RP
...AUDHEAD13
...AUDHEAD14
...AUDHEAD15
...ADVHEAD17
...AUDHEAD40
...AUDHEAD41
...AUDHEAD42
...AUDHEAD43
...AUDHEAD44
Fostex T-40
...AUDHEAD45
...AKG K240
...AUDHEAD46
...AUDHEAD47
...ADVHEAD04

Microphones

Dynamic hand held :
Electro Voice RE50
...AUDHAND01
...AUDHAND16
Electro Voice 635A
...AUDHAND09
...AUDHAND14
Realistic 33-984C
...AUDHAND18


Shotgun :
Sennheiser ME-66
...AUDSENN01
Audio Technica AT835
...AUDSHOT04
...AUDSHOT05
...AUDSHOT07
...AUDSHOT08
...AUDSHOT12
...AUDSHOT18
Audio-Technica 815a
...BEGSHOT01
...BEGSHOT04
...BEGSHOT05
...BEGSHOT06
...BEGSHOT07
...BEGSHOT08

Lavalier :
Audio-Technica AT803B
...AUDLAVA02
...AUDLAVA03
...AUDLAVA04
...AUDLAVA05
...AUDLAVA06
...AUDLAVA09
...AUDLAVA12
...AUDLAVA13
...AUDLAVA14
...AUDLAVA18
...AUDLAVA22
Audio-Technica AT831B
...AUDLAVA10
...AUDLAVA11
...AUDLAVA15
...AUDLAVA16
...AUDLAVA17
...AUDLAVA19
...AUDLAVA23
...AUDLAVA24
...AUDLAVA25
...AUDLAVA26