Table Of Contents; Introduction; Precautions - Marantz SR9600 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION .................................. 1
PRECAUTIONS ................................... 1
DESCRIPTION ..................................... 2
FEATURES .......................................... 4
ACCESSORIES ................................... 5
FRONT PANEL .................................... 6
FL DISPLAY AND INDICATOR ........................................ 7
REAR PANEL ...................................... 8
REMOTE CONTROLLER RC3200B . 10
NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ............................................ 10
LOADING BATTERIES .................................................. 10
REMOTE-CONTROLLABLE RANGE ............................ 10
ACTIVATING THE RC3200B ......................................... 11
OPERATING DEVICES ................................................. 11
A/V AMP ........................................................................ 12
MULTI ROOM A/B ......................................................... 13
TUNER 1/2 .................................................................... 15
RECORDING MACROS ................................................ 15
SHOW THE SR9600 STATUS ON THE RC3200B ........ 16
WORKING WITH MODES ............................................. 17
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ....................................... 17
LEARNING COMMANDS .............................................. 19
RC3200B SETUP .......................................................... 20
IMPORTANT NOTICES ................................................. 20
CLEANING RC3200B .................................................... 20
HOW TO RESET THE RC3200B .................................. 20
CONNECTIONS ................................. 21
SPEAKER PLACEMENT ............................................... 21
CONNECTING SPEAKERS .......................................... 21
CONNECTING AUDIO COMPONENTS ........................ 22
CONNECTING VIDEO COMPONENTS ........................ 23
ADVANCED CONNECTION .......................................... 25
CONNECTING THE REMOTE CONTROL JACKS ....... 25
CONNECTING THE ANTENNA TERMINALS ............... 26
CONNECTING FOR MULTIROOM LISTENING ........... 27
CONNECTING i.LINK COMPONENTS ......................... 28
CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT ........................... 29
SETUP ............................................... 30
ONSCREEN DISPLAY MENU SYSTEM ....................... 30
1 INPUT SETUP ........................................................... 32
2 SPKR (SPEAKER) SETUP ........................................ 35
3 SURROUND SETUP ................................................. 41
4 VIDEO SETUP ........................................................... 43
5 PREFERENCE .......................................................... 44
6 ACOUSTIC EQ .......................................................... 46
7 AUDIO STATUS ......................................................... 47
BASIC OPERATION (PLAYBACK) ... 48
SELECTING AN INPUT SOURCE ................................ 48
i.LINK FUNCTION ......................................................... 48
VIDEO CONVERT ......................................................... 48
SELECTING THE SURROUND MODE ......................... 49
ADJUSTING THE MAIN VOLUME ................................ 49
ADJUSTING THE TONE (BASS & TREBLE) CONTROL ... 49
TEMPORARILY TURNING OFF THE SOUND .............. 49
USING THE SLEEP TIMER ........................................... 49
NIGHT MODE ................................................................ 50
DIALOGUE NORMALIZATION MESSAGE ................... 50
RE-EQ ........................................................................... 50
LIP.SYNC ....................................................................... 50
SURROUND MODE ........................... 51
SURROUND .................................................................. 51
SOURCE DIRECT ......................................................... 51
PURE DIRECT .............................................................. 51
OTHER FUNCTION ........................... 55
VIDEO AUTO ON/OFF FUNCTION ............................... 55
AUTO VIDEO SELECTOR (AUTO VIDEO SEL) ........... 55
ATTENUATION TO ANALOG INPUT SIGNAL .............. 55
LISTENING THROUGH HEADPHONES ...................... 55
DOLBY HEADPHONE MODE ....................................... 55
VIDEO ON/OFF ............................................................. 56
DISPLAY MODE ............................................................ 56
SELECTING ANALOG AUDIO INPUT OR DIGITAL
AUDIO INPUT ........................................................... 56
RECORDING AN ANALOG SOURCE ........................... 56
7.1 CH INPUT ................................................................ 57
SPEAKER A/B ............................................................... 57
AUX2 INPUT .................................................................. 57
BASIC OPERATION (TUNER) .......... 58
LISTENING TO THE TUNER ........................................ 58
PRESET MEMORY ....................................................... 59
MULTIROOM
SYSTEM ............................................ 61
MULTIROOM PLAYBACK USING THE MULTI ROOM
OUT TERMINALS ..................................................... 61
MULTI ROOM PLAYBACK USING THE MULTI SPEAKER
TERMINALS ............................................................. 61
OPERATION OF THE MULTIROOM OUTPUTS WITH THE
REMOTE CONTROL FROM MULTI A OR B ROOM ..... 62
TROUBLESHOOTING ....................... 63
HDMI .............................................................................. 64
i.LINK (AUDIO) .............................................................. 64
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS ............................. 65
DIMENSIONS .................................... 65

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the Marantz SR9600
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 SR9600.
As there are a number of connection and
configuration options, you are encouraged to
discuss your own particular home theater setup
with your Marantz A/V specialist dealer.

PRECAUTIONS

DO NOT LOCATE IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES
To ensure long-lasting use, do not locate the
SR9600 where it is:
• Exposed to direct sunlight.
• Near sources of heat such as heaters.
• In highly humid or poorly ventilated environments.
• Dusty.
• Subjected to mechanical vibrations.
• On wobbly, inclined or otherwise unstable
surfaces.
• In locations such as in cramped audio racks
where radiated heat is blocked. To ensure
proper heat radiation, ensure the below
clearance from walls and other equipment.
Above
8 inchs (20 cm)
or more
Left
AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR9600 AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR9600 Right
INPUT SELECTOR INPUT SELECTOR VOLUME VOLUME
8 inchs (20 cm) 8 inchs (20 cm)
DOWN DOWN UP UP
or more or more
PURE DIRECT PURE DIRECT THX THX DOWN DOWN TUNING TUNING UP UP BAND BAND F/P F/P
SURROUND SURROUND MULTI MULTI
MODE MODE AUTO AUTO MULTI MULTI SPEAKER SPEAKER AUTO TUNE AUTO TUNE T-MODE T-MODE MEMORY MEMORY CLEAR CLEAR
7.1CH INPUT 7.1CH INPUT DISPLAY DISPLAY
PURE DIRECT PURE DIRECT THX THX MRAC MRAC SPEAKERS SPEAKERS A/B A/B
STANDBY STANDBY ENTER ENTER
MENU MENU EXIT EXIT
POWER ON/STANDBY POWER ON/STANDBY PHONES PHONES MIC MIC DIGITAL DIGITAL S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AUX 1 INPUT AUX 1 INPUT VIDEO VIDEO L L AUDIO AUDIO R R
Rear
8 inchs (20 cm)
or more
1