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Title: PMD-671 Getting Error Message "You need format on PC"
Post by: ChicagoBlues on August 22, 2012, 10:30:24 PM

I just bought a used PMD-671 in great condition at a steal of a price. But I need a little help...

I have a Kingston 4GB CF card and tried using it. After I turn it on I keep getting the error message "you need format on PC" Is Kingston a brand it just doesn't like? is there a preferred brand for the 671?

I got directions on how to format the CF card but it doesn't seem to let me do it. The message doesnt go away and when I press the mark/edit button nothing happens

I did a Google search and I saw that a lot of people have had this problem.

Can someone please tell me exactly what I have to do so it lets me format a CF card? I don't want to see this message any more..!


Thanks

Title: Re: PMD-671 Error Message "You need format on PC" SOLVED..!
Post by: ChicagoBlues on August 23, 2012, 10:42:23 PM

PROBLEM SOLVED

After doing some reading I checked to see what firmware version my PMD-671 has. It was the original version that limited the CF size to 1GB.

I called Marantz and they emailed me a zip file with the firmware updates. After updating the firmware, my 4GB CF card is working just fine.


Also, my apologies for this new thread of an older topic. When I did a search I didnt see the previous thread.