IMPORTANT SAFETY This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. Retain Instructions –...
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Servicing – Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Damage Requiring Service – Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.
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CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.
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CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.
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BASS TREBLE TUNE/SEARCH MODE DISP./RDS F.DIRECT +/A /ANT —/B /VCR ATT. DISC/DECK SYSTEM REMOTE CONTROLLER RC5300SR AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR5300 SURROUND STANDBY POWER ON/STANDBY DIGITAL IN / OUT TAPE MONITOR TAPE VCR1 DIG - 4 IN DSS / / MD...
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ... 2 DESCRIPTION ... 2 FEATURES ... 3 FRONT PANEL FEATURES ... 4 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS... 5 REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION ... 6 OPERATION ... 6 FUNCTION AND OPERATION ... 6 PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROLLER ... 7 OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ...
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Marantz SR5300 DTS/Dolby Digital Surround receiver. This remarkable component has been engineered to provide you with many years of home theater enjoyment. Please take a few minutes to read this manual thoroughly before you connect and operate the SR5300.
FEATURES BUILT-IN 6 CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 90 watts to each of the six main channels ; the power amp section features an advanced, premium high- storage power supply capacitors, and fully discrete output stages housed in cast aluminum heat sinks . 192 kHZ/24-BIT D/A CONVERTER FOR ALL CHANNELS DTS-ES DTS-ES decoder built in to decode the impeccable 6.1-channel...
FRONT PANEL FEATURES (SEE PAGE iii.) q POWER switch and STANDBY indicator When this switch is pressed once, the unit turns ON and display appears on the display panel. When pressed again, the unit turns OFF and the STANDBY indicator lights. When this unit is in the standby mode, pressing one of the FUNCTION SELECTOR buttons also allows to turn the power on.
The one marked UNSWITCHED is always live as long as the SR5300 is plugged into a live outlet. A component connected here may be left on permanently, or may be switched off with its own power switch.
Transmitting indicator Lights up during a button is pressed and an infrared signal is sending. x (Main) POWER buttons Press to switch the power of the SR5300 ON or OFF after pressing the AMP button c. c Input selector buttons/ FUNCTION...
⁄7 CLEAR button This button is used to cancel for certain memory or programming operations. ⁄8 DIMMER button When this button is pressed once, the display is dimmed. When this button is pressed twice, the display is turned off and the “DISPLAY OFF”...
REMOTE CONTROL The distance between the transmitter of the remote control unit and the IR SENSOR of the SR5300 should be less than about 5 meters. If the transmitter is pointed to a direction other than the IR SENSOR or if there is an obstacle between them, remote control may not be possible.
CONNECTIONS SPEAKER PLACEMENT The ideal surround speaker system for this unit is 7-speaker systems, using front left and right speakers, a center speaker, surround left and right speakers, a surround center and a subwoofer. For best results we recommend that all front speakers be of the same type, with identical or similar driver units.
If your subwoofer is passive type (power amplifier is not built in), connect a monaural power amplifier to the PRE OUT SUBWOOFER jack and connect the subwoofer to the amplifier. SURROUND LEFT LEFT RIGHT MODEL NO. SR5300 UNSWITCHED 120W 1A MAX SWITCHED 120W 1A MAX CENTER CENTER...
DSS / VCR2 VCR2 SURROUND VCR1 VCR1 DSS / DSS / VCR2 VCR2 SWITCHED ANALOG AUDIO 100W MAX SURR.CENTER CENTER S - VIDEO AC OUTLET SPEAKER SYSTEMS (230V 50Hz) DIGITAL AUDIO (COAXIAL) DIGITAL AUDIO (OPTICAL) MODEL NO. SR5300 AC IN...
CONNECTING VIDEO COMPONENTS AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT IN DIGITAL DIGITAL IN / OUT IN / OUT TAPE TAPE MONI MONI FRONT MONITOR MONITOR SURR. VCR1 VCR1 VCR1 VCR1 TAPE TAPE DIG - 4 IN DIG - 4 IN DSS / DSS / DSS / DSS /...
Therefore you need to aim the remote DSS / DSS / / MD VCR2 VCR2 signal only to the unit. Also, if a Marantz power amplifier (some models SURROUND VCR1 VCR1 VCR1 excluded) is connected with this terminal, the power amplifier’s power switch is synchronized with this unit’s power switch.
• Do not remove the AM loop antenna. • To avoid the risk of lightning and electrical shock, grounding is necessary. AM EXTERNAL ANTENNA FRONT SURROUND MODEL NO. SR5300 UNSWITCHED 120W 1A MAX SWITCHED 120W 1A MAX SURR.CENTER CENTER AC OUTLETS...
S-Video input of your TV or projector. (see page 13) • In order to view the SR5300’s displays, the correct video source must be selected on the video display. I N P U T S E T U P...
This is to avoid noise being generated from the analog input. SPEAKER SETUP After you have installed the SR5300, connected all the components, and determined the speaker layout, it is now time to perform the settings in the Speaker Setup menu for the optimum sound acoustics for your environment and speaker layout.
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This is important for the timing of the acoustics to create the proper sound space that the SR5300 and today’s sound systems are able to produce. Note that the speakers that you selected “NONE” for in the Speaker Config sub-menu will not appear here.
OSD INFO: Select the OSD information function to enable or disable with cursor button. If you select “ENABLE”, SR5300 will display the status of the feature (Volume up/down, input select, etc..) on the TV monitor. But if you do not desire this information, select “DISABLE “.
CS2 (CIRCLE SURROUND II) PARAMETER 6 C S 2 P A RAME T E R T RUBA S S S R S D I A L OG MA I N Select “CS2” in SETUP MAIN MENU with and press the OK button. To Select desired contents as below, press TRUBASS: Set the TRUBASS level between 0 and 6 level in 1 level interval with...
With this unit you can preset up to 30 FM/AM stations in any order. For each station, you can memorize the frequency and reception mode if desired. 1-a. Manual Presetting (Using the SR5300) Refer to the “MANUAL TUNING” or “AUTO TUNING” section above to tune in a desired station.
Be sure TV auto mode is enable. (Refer page 18 : PREFERENCE) Connect your TV TUNER (etc) to the TV IN terminal. Be sure to connect the video input. Turn OFF the power to the TV TUNER and the SR5300 will be in standby mode. buttons !4 is Turn ON the TV TUNER and tune in a receivable station.
The on-screen display, which can be activated by the Main unit or remote, appears on the TV screen to show the current setting status of the SR5300. 1. GENERAL INFORMATION When the OSD button ¤2 is pressed, the current setting are displayed on the TV monitor.
SURROUND MODE The SR5300 is equipped with many surround modes. These are provided to reproduce a variety of surround sound effects, according to the content of the source to be played. The available surround modes may be restricted depending on the input signal and speaker setup.
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DTS-digital output. You may not be able to play some DTS source signals from certain CD players and LD players even if you connect the player to the SR5300 digitally. This is because the digital signal has been processed (such as the output level, sampling frequency, or frequency response) and the SR5300 cannot recognize the signal as DTS data.
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The relation between the selected surround mode and the input signal The surround mode is selected with the surround mode selector knob of the SR5300 or the remote control unit. However, the sound from the speakers depend upon the relationship between the selected surround mode and the input signal. They are as follows;...
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SURROUND OUTPUT CHANNELS INPUT SIGNAL MODE L/R C SL/SR SC SW CS2 CINEMA DOLBY DIGITAL(5.1CH) CS2 MUSIC \OLBY DIGITAL(2CH) CS2 MONO DOLBY DIGITAL(2CH:Lt/Rt) DOLBY DIGITAL EX(6.1CH) 96KHZ PCM PCM(AUDIO) O O O O O ANALOG O O O O O DTS(5.1CH) DTS-ES(6.1CH) VIRTUAL...
If your trouble cannot be recovered with the remedy actions listed in the following table, malfunction of the internal circuitry is suspected; immediately unplug the power cable and contact your dealer, nearest Marantz distributor or the Marantz Service Center in your country. CAUSE Connect the power plug to the outlet.
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HOW TO RESET THE UNIT Should the operation or display seem to be abnormal, reset the unit with the following procedure. The SR5300 is turned on, press and hold the A/D u and DIMMER !0 buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds or more. Note: •...