Topic: TEAM Marantz PMD 660 (Part II)

[tfs8271]

I'm under the impression that the 660 won't take 8 GB cards.  Can anyone else confirm this?

I don't think so, but........

6.37 hours 16/44.1 ain't enough.......it's actually cheaper to buy 2 - 4GB cards.

Just saying....

[spcyrfc]

anybody find a good bag to house the 660?  ive been looking for a neoprene sleeve with no luck, think ill go by rei and see if i cant find a close fitting bag to house the little guy, pop 2 holes in the bag for cables and never take it out.  i found a cooler that could work, but may be a bit bulky to go into my gear bag.

luke

[spcyrfc]

for anyone interested, i found this yesterday at rei

http://www.rei.com/product/658666?cm_sp=prod*desc_rel_item*element

near perfect fit for the 660, if anything a little tight.  good for slipping into the bag rather than just having the machine loose in the bag.

lb

[intpseeker]

I got a pelican 1200 for next to nothing on ebay, and it holds the 660, 2 sd mics, ( both the c4's and the 451's fit, but I have to wait for the peluso's to arrive to see if they fit ) and a place for extra batteries and an extra cf card. Now if I knew of a good clamp, I could leave the tree at home.

[spcyrfc]

the 1200 is a bit big - i already keep my mics in a 1060 --
has anybody tried the pelican 1120 or the 1150??

From my math, i believe the 660 would fit in both --

660 =  7 1/5 x 4 1/2 x 1 9/10

1120=7 3/8 x 4 7/8 x 3 1/8

1150=8 1/2 x 6        x 3 3/4
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the 1120 might be cutting it a little close if allowing for the proper spacing suggested by pelican but nuts to that.

any experience out there before i buy?

[GDfan]

seems mine seized up after the show tonight.
recorded the entire show fine.
afterwards in car, dunno what happened, went to playback and nothing.
the LED screen shows like a bunch of shit, no error messages, just all the usual settings displayed at once.
anyone have any ideas?
I removed the batteries, tried using AC plug it came with, same deal.
tried a different CF card as well.

[tfs8271]

seems mine seized up after the show tonight.
recorded the entire show fine.
afterwards in car, dunno what happened, went to playback and nothing.
the LED screen shows like a bunch of shit, no error messages, just all the usual settings displayed at once.
anyone have any ideas?
I removed the batteries, tried using AC plug it came with, same deal.
tried a different CF card as well.

Is the show ok......Do you have a card reader to see if it recorded the show? Did you get it wet? Can you post a picture of the LED screen? I never had this happen.
Sorry for your troubles.

[danlynch]

My 660 stopped for no apparent reason last night, with about 3 minutes left in the Springsteen show.  I had battery power left, and 35 minutes left on the disc.  The only explanations are either that I hit something that caused it to stop (I had LOCK on as per usual), or that it shut down because of heat.  I guess after running over 2:30 straight inside of a little bag, it was too warm.  The deck was quite warm when I pulled it out of the  bag.  The only other time I had a problem like this was in the rain with Richard Thompson, a problem that I attributed to excessive moisture.
I have to say that it pretty much sucks that I can't depend on this deck to run without fail, and that it will just stop without reason.
Fortunately, I did end up getting 99% of the show, and only lost the last half of the last song.

[Jammin72]

Those with Freeze issues... were you using Lexar cards?

All of my problems stopped as soon I began using the recommended media.

[dennisrtyler]

My 660 stopped for no apparent reason last night, with about 3 minutes left in the Springsteen show.  I had battery power left, and 35 minutes left on the disc.  The only explanations are either that I hit something that caused it to stop (I had LOCK on as per usual), or that it shut down because of heat.  I guess after running over 2:30 straight inside of a little bag, it was too warm.  The deck was quite warm when I pulled it out of the  bag.  The only other time I had a problem like this was in the rain with Richard Thompson, a problem that I attributed to excessive moisture.
I have to say that it pretty much sucks that I can't depend on this deck to run without fail, and that it will just stop without reason.
Fortunately, I did end up getting 99% of the show, and only lost the last half of the last song.

in the 18 months or so that i ran an acm660, i had 2 problems. both were lock-ups and were without a doubt due to heat. 3+ hours in upper 90s.

[danlynch]

Those with Freeze issues... were you using Lexar cards?

All of my problems stopped as soon I began using the recommended media.

I was running a 2 GB SanDisk card that has never had problems before.  I am pretty sure it wasn't the card, and as Dennis posted above, my guess about the heat is the likely cause.

[Keyser Soze]

What kind of bags were you guys running the 660 in when it bombed out due to heat?  Was it a thicker bag with padded walls or something else?

I've been considering a modded 660, and all this freeze talk is scaring me just a bit.

[danlynch]

I use the bag that I have for the Mini-me when I stealth, since the M-me is at home:
http://www.makingwavesaudio.com/media/images/indproducts/apogee-apo_minime.jpg

It has a soft-padding inside, and an outer imitation-leather (really plastic) shell.  I can see how it would get hot in there after two and a half hours, but really the deck shouldn't shut down for that.

[Keyser Soze]

Yea, I also think the deck shouldn't be shutting down due to whatever heat it generates while in that bag.  Good luck debugging the situation.

[GDfan]

seems mine seized up after the show tonight.
recorded the entire show fine.
afterwards in car, dunno what happened, went to playback and nothing.
the LED screen shows like a bunch of shit, no error messages, just all the usual settings displayed at once.
anyone have any ideas?
I removed the batteries, tried using AC plug it came with, same deal.
tried a different CF card as well.

Is the show ok......Do you have a card reader to see if it recorded the show? Did you get it wet? Can you post a picture of the LED screen? I never had this happen.
Sorry for your troubles.

the show came out fine, the deck worked all the way through the entire show fine. I was in the car on the way home, any hour later, and it locked up. still the same this morning. I use 2gb sandisk. the media is 100% ok, uploaded show to my PC when I got home.
I carry the deck inside a padded cd carrying case(a bit larger then the deck, not cramped and padded well) I have been extra careful with it, haven't dropped it or anything, and there hasn't been any water near it.
If it overheated, I did not feel any extra heat coming from it, but I did leave it my gear bag after the show closed up for an hour. I am gonna get a UPS # monday AM from Marantz and send it back.