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Re: Marantz PMD661 problem ;-(

Subject: Re: Marantz PMD661 problem ;-(
From: "Rick Munday" baumann1965
Date: Sun Oct 17, 2010 12:47 pm ((PDT))
I don't know the rig, maybe a hard reset? Pull the batteries for a few
hours.

Do the knobs come off so you can get in and clean the level pots?



On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 1:48 AM, Marinos Koutsomichalis <
> wrote:

>
>
> I am experiencing some serious problems with my PMD661,
>
> I was wandering if anyone has experienced sth similar,
>
> I haven' t use it for a while - say a couple of weeks
>
> then I tried to record sth and :
>
> the internal mics seem to be really (I mean really! ) noisy suddenly, plu=
s
> that the right one is like 10db less sensitive from the other,
>
> the XLR inputs demonstrate a similar behavior, one of them is less
> sensitive and everything is full of noise, but sometimes if you reconnect=
 it
> the noise clears and it seems as if working, then noise again..
>
> if I try to record it post a message saying sth' wrong with my card
>
> The mini-plug line input works and I record this way sth with no problems
>
> The last thing I recall I did before these shit happen, was that I tested
> some buffered contact mics I made myself - then I was thinking the mics w=
ere
> wrong - though they worked perfectly elsewhere..
>
> I can' t get it.. I used to be totally fine and I' ve been using the
> machine for more than a year with no problems till now,
>
> Are there any suggestions prior to calling Marantz ??
>
> m
>
>









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