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Marantz SR8000 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Model SR8000 User Guide AV Surround Receiver...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    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 appliance is operated. Retain Instructions-The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.
  • Page 4 Servicing-Do not attempt to service this video 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 video 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.
  • Page 5 VISUAL TV LD DVD VCR1 DSS AUX ANALOG 2 DIGITAL AUTO PRO LOGIC STEREO HALL Surround mode AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR8000 S U R R O U N D CLEAR 6ch INPUT STANDBY POWER ON/STANDBY PHONES 6CH INPUT DIGITAL IN S P E A K E R S M I N I M U M  ...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ... 3 DESCRIPTION ... 3 FEATURES ... 3 FRONT PANEL FEATURES ... 4 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS... 5 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RC-18SR ... 8 OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ... 9 SET-UP ... 10 ON SCREEN DISPLAY MENU SYSTEM ... 10 OSD MAIN MENU ...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Marantz SR8000 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 SR8000.

  • Page 8: Front Panel Features

    FRONT PANEL FEATURES (SEE PAGE 1.) 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 the STANDBY indicator lights, the unit is NOT disconnected from the AC power.

  • Page 9: Rear Panel Connections

    IN : Connect to multi-room remote control device, available from your Marantz dealer. OUT : Connect to the Marantz component equipped with remote control (RC-5) terminals in another room (Second zone). L DC LEVEL control 1 & 2 This determines the output voltage (5-13 VDC) of the DC trigger jacks.

  • Page 10: Speaker Terminals

    The one marked UNSWITCHED is always live as long as the SR8000 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.
  • Page 11 (RC-5) jacks, it allows system remote control to operate. Connect RC-5 OUT jack of SR8000 to REMOTE CONT. IN of other Marantz equipment, i.e. CD player or Cassette deck, by using an RCA pin cable.

  • Page 12: Remote Control Unit Rc-18Sr

    REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RC-18SR This chapter describes the functions which need to control the SR8000. See page 18 and following pages to refer other function of the RC-18SR. v POWER ON and OFF These two buttons are use for turning on or off SR8000.

  • Page 13: Operation Of Remote Control Unit

    1. Remote control The distance between the transmitter of the remote control unit and the IR SENSOR of the SR8000 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.

  • Page 14: Set-Up

    SET-UP After all components are connected, initial setup must be performed. ON SCREEN DISPLAY MENU SYSTEM The SR8000 incorporates an on-screen menu system, which makes various operations possible by using the cursor ( , buttons on the remote handset. The settings made with these buttons are also shown in the on-screen display.

  • Page 15: Osd Main Menu

     ＴＶ−ＡＵＴＯ     ： ＥＮＡＢＬＥ  ＴＶ−ＩＮＰＵＴ    ： ＣＶＢＳ  ＤＩＧＩＴＡＬ ＯＵＴ ： ＳＯＵＲＣＥ  ＮＥＸＴ ＳＥＴＵＰ      ＥＸＩＴ 6CH. INPUT : The 6 channel direct input of the SR8000 can be selected to use a 6channel input or front 2channel input. Select 6channel use or 2channel use by TV AUTO : This product is equipped with a TV-auto ON/...

  • Page 16: Speakers Setup

    SPEAKERS SETUP The home theater system you already have installed should function provided that there are left, center and right front speakers, left and right rear/surround speakers and a subwoofer. For best results we recommend that all front speakers be of the same type, with identical or similar driver units.

  • Page 17: Surround Mode

    SURROUND MODE    ＳＵＲＲＯＵＮＤ ＭＯＤＥ  ＳＯＵＲＣＥ ＤＩＲＥＣＴ ： ＯＦＦ  ＳＵＲＲ−ＭＯＤＥ： ＡＵＴＯ  ＮＩＧＨＴ ＭＯＤＥ    ： ＯＦＦ  ＬＦＥ ＬＥＶＥＬ     ：  ０ ｄＢ  ＨＴ−ＥＱ         ： ＯＦＦ      ＲＥＴＲＵＮ         ＥＸＩＴ SOURCE DIRECT : Switch the source direct ON or OFF with button. This bypasses the surround processing and crossover for the main speakers (front left and right will be full range and the subwoofer will be ON) Note: Surround mode cannot be changed in Source Direct mode.

  • Page 18: Basic Operation

    This function automatically scans the AM and FM band and enters all stations with sufficient signal strength into the memory. This function is available only for SR8000. Select the FM band with the BAND button on the remote. Tune in the lowest receivable frequency.

  • Page 19: Playback Operation

    Be sure to connect the of video input. Turn OFF the power to the TV TUNER and the SR8000. Turn ON the TV TUNER and tune in a receivable station. When the station is received, the SR8000 turns ON and TV is selected automatically. AUTO POWER OFF In the above situation, turn the TV TUNER OFF or select a channel that does not contain any broadcast.

  • Page 20: Multi Room Selector

    The Multi Room Selector is a function which allows you to listen to the same or a different source in a room other than the room in which the SR8000 is located. To use this function, a multi room remote unit and remote control signal receiver available from your Marantz dealer are necessary.
  • Page 21 2. FUCTION SELECT & SURROUND MODE When a function selector button or surround mode button is pressed VIDEO: Displays the current video source. When DSS/TV, LD, DVD, VCR or AUX is selected with the function selector, both AUDIO and VIDEO shows the same name.

  • Page 22: Remote Control Unit Rc-18Sr

    REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RC-18SR n The remote control unit provided with the SR8000 is a “learning”-type, programmable unit capable of controlling almost any component in your system, as well as the Marantz D-BUS components (RC-5). The components to be controlled can be selected with 11 function buttons.
  • Page 23 They are useful for finding a specific track on a CD, or to tune a pre-set radio station, etc. The “0” button performs the same operation as the “CLEAR” button on the SR8000 main unit. ⁄ 3 MEMO This button is used to program your CD player’s track memory, or to...
  • Page 24 The RC-18SR is supplied with a full set of RC-5 remote control codes in permanent (non-volatile) memory. Even if the batteries are fully exhausted, the RC-5 codes (used for Marantz A/V components) and learned codes will never disappear. We recommend that you use a quality brand of alkaline batteries, for best results and longest life.

  • Page 25: Rc-18Sr Basic Operation

    LCD window will permit you to quickly become familiar with its operation. If you do not have any Marantz or other brands of components that use the Philips RC-5 remote control language, then you may wish to proceed to the next section, which will describe the steps necessary to “teach”...
  • Page 26 For our example, you can change the LCD display window indication from “LD” to “LV-520” (which is the model number for a Marantz laser disc player). Remember, you can re-name a function selector button with a new name of up to six characters of letters and numbers in any combination.

  • Page 27: Advanced Programming Techniques

    Erasing the memory assigned to a DIRECT buttons: All codes and names which were previously memorized for each of the functions (such as TV, LD, VCR, etc.) in pages can be erased. Press and hold the CLEAR button ⁄4 and press the < or > button , 2 times. You will see the “DIR- CLR?”...
  • Page 28 Press the command buttons in the desired sequence. When you press a command button to be learned into the macro sequence, its name will appear within the LCD window. Every time you press another remote command, the macro step number increases one by one.
  • Page 29 NAME NAME NAME Note that this sequence will operate a Marantz CD player (or any other CD player equipped with the RC-5 remote control language). If you have another brand of CD player, you may wish to check its owner’s manual to see if direct track selection is possible via remote, or if the macro sequence needs to be adjusted according to the programming steps required by your CD player.
  • Page 30 To “clone” (duplicate) the memory contents of one RC-18SR into another RC-18SR or RC2000MKII, please follow these steps: Place the source RC-18SR (the one with all of the customized commands, names, macros, macro sequences, etc) with its infrared transmitter window ¤1 facing the receiving infrared sensor ¤2 of another “fresh”...

  • Page 31: Other Functions

    OTHER FUNCTIONS The Marantz RC-18SR includes the ability to tailor the lighting features according to your preferences. As supplied from the factory, the RC-18SR has lighting features (and lighting timings): The lighting time is set at the factory for a period of 2 seconds which you can change if you prefer a different lighting time.

  • Page 32: Direct Command Functions Listing

    7 F/P frequency or preset channel display 8 SCAN programmed preset channel scan The marked “ ” keys are not used for SR8000. See page 26 to refer the marked “ ” keys. TUNER 2 REC 1 TP-1 commands for Tape 1 control...
  • Page 33 TAPE 1 MODE 2 TP-B selects tape deck B 3 DIR auto-reverse direction 4 TIME time display 5 TRAY tray open/close 6 AMS automatic music scan 7 REC record 8 PAUS pause 1 MODE1 1 ANGL selects angle 2 TITL selects title menu 3 SUBT selects subtitle...
  • Page 34 4 PIP2/REC 6 REC record 7 PAUS pause 8 STOP stop 1 MODE 1 CH + next channel (up) (for 2 CH - previous channel (down) REST 3 CH-C channel call only) 4 VID external (aux) video input 5 VOL+ increases TV volume 6 VOL- decreases TV volume...
  • Page 35 2 VCD/PHI 1 1 CD+ selects disc up (for 2 CD- selects disc down REST 3 OSD OSD on/off only) 4 SCAN selects time search 5 A/B repeat A to B 6 SLOW slow forward 3 VCD/PHI 2 1 PBC selects playback control (for 2 KARA...

  • Page 36: Surround Modes

    SURROUND MODES The SR8000 incorporates digital signal processors (DSP) which can reproduce various surround effects you experience in concert halls and movie theaters, etc. Nine Surround Modes, are provided to reproduce a variety of surround sound effects, according to the content of the source to be played.
  • Page 37 The relation between the selected surround mode and the input signal The surround mode is selected with the surround mode buttons of the SR8000 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;...

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting

    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.
  • Page 39 Should the operation or display seem to be abnormal, reset the unit with the following procedure. The SR8000 is turned on, press and hold the CLEAR !3 and DISPLAY OFF buttons !1 simultaneously for 3 seconds or more. Remember that the procedure will reset the settings of the function selector, Surround mode, delay time, TUNER PRESET etc., to their...

  • Page 40: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FM TUNER SECTION Frequency Range ... 87.5 - 108.0 MHz Usable Sensitivity ... IHF 1.8 V/16.4 dBf Signal to Noise Ratio ... Mono/Stereo 76/72 dB Distortion ... Mono/Stereo 0.2/0.3 % Stereo Separation ... 1 kHz 45 dB Alternate Channel Selectivity ... Image Rejection ...
  • Page 41 78 The Strand, Sliema SLM07, Malta P.O. Box 685, Bell Village, Port Louis, Mauritius A division of Marantz Europe B.V., Building SFF-2, P.O. Box 80002, 5600 JB Eindhoven, The Netherlands 4 Station Street, Thornleigh NSW 2120, Australia Lillegrensen 7, N-0159 Oslo, Norway P.O.

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