Table Of Contents; Introduction; Precautions - Marantz SR8400 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION .................................. 2
PRECAUTIONS ................................... 2
DESCRIPTION ..................................... 2
FEATURES .......................................... 3
ACCESSORIES ................................... 3
FRONT PANEL .................................... 4
FL DISPLAY ................................................................... 5
REAR PANEL ...................................... 6
REMOTE CONTROLLER RC1400 ...... 7
NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ............................................ 7
LCD INDICATORS ......................................................... 8
REMOTE CONTROL RANGE ........................................ 9
LOADING BATTERIES .................................................. 9
BATTERY REPLACEMENT INTERVAL ......................... 9
SETTING THE TIME .................................................... 10
GENERAL INFORMATION OF RC1400 TO SR8400 .. 10
CONNECTIONS ................................. 11
SPEAKER PLACEMENT ............................................. 11
CONNECTING SPEAKERS ......................................... 11
CONNECTING AUDIO COMPONENTS ...................... 12
CONNECTING VIDEO COMPONENTS ...................... 13
ADVANCED CONNECTING ........................................ 14
CONNECTING THE REMOTE CONTROL JACKS ..... 14
CONNECTING THE ANTENNA TERMINALS .............. 15
CONNECTING FOR THE MULTI ROOM ..................... 16
SETUP ............................................... 17
ON SCREEN DISPLAY MENU SYSTEM ..................... 17
1 INPUT SETUP (ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL INPUT
AND COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT) ............................ 18
2 SPEAKER SETUP .................................................... 18
3 PREFERENCE .......................................................... 19
4 SURROUND ............................................................. 20
5 PL II (PRO LOGIC II) MUSIC PARAMETER ............. 20
6 CS II (CIRCLE SURROUND II) PARAMETER ........ 20
7 MULTI ROOM ........................................................... 20
8 7.1 CH INPUT LEVEL ............................................... 21
9 DC TRIGGER SETUP ............................................... 21
BASIC OPERATION (PLAY BACK) .. 22
SELECTING AN INPUT SOURCE ............................... 22
VIDEO CONVERT ....................................................... 22
SELECTING THE SURROUND MODE ....................... 22
ADJUSTING THE MAIN VOLUME .............................. 22
ADJUSTING THE TONE (BASS & TREBLE)
CONTROL. ................................................................... 22
TEMPORARILY TURNING OFF THE SOUND ............ 23
USING THE SLEEP TIMER ......................................... 23
NIGHT MODE .............................................................. 23
SURROUND MODE ........................... 23
OTHER FUNCTION ........................... 26
TV AUTO ON/OFF FUNCTION .................................... 26
ATTENUATION TO ANALOG INPUT SIGNAL ............. 26
LISTENING THROUGH HEADPHONES ..................... 26
VIDEO ON/OFF ........................................................... 26
DISPLAY MODE ........................................................... 26
SELECTING ANALOG AUDIO INPUT OR
DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT ................................................ 26
RECORDING AN ANALOG SOURCE ......................... 27
HT-EQ .......................................................................... 27
SPEAKER A/B .............................................................. 27
7.1 CH INPUT. .............................................................. 27
AUX2 INPUT ................................................................ 27
BASIC OPERATION (TUNER) .......... 28
LISTENING TO THE TUNER ....................................... 28
PRESET MEMORY ...................................................... 28
MULTI ROOM SYSTEM ..................... 30
MULTI ROOM PLAYBACK USING
THE MULTI ROOM OUT TERMINALS ........................ 30
MULTI ROOM PLAYBACK USING THE MULTI
SPEAKER TERMINALS ............................................... 30
OPERATION OF THE MULTI ROOM OUTPUTS WITH
THE REMOTE CONTROL FROM A SECOND ROOM. .. 30
REMOTE CONTROLLER
OPERATION ...................................... 31
CONTROLLING MARANTZ COMPONENTS .............. 31
BASIC OPERATION .................................................... 33
PROGRAMMING MACROS ........................................ 36
CLONE MODE ............................................................. 38
SETUP ......................................................................... 39
TROUBLESHOOTING ....................... 40
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ....... 42
DIMENSIONS .................................... 42

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the Marantz SR8400
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 SR8400.
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

CAUTIONS ON INSTALLATION
For heat dispersal, leave at least 20 cm/8 inch of
space between the top, back and sides of this unit
and the wall or other components.
• Do not obstruct the ventilation holes.
20 cm (8 ins.)
AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR8400
SELECTOR VOLUME
CLEAR MEMORY TUNING F/P MODE DOWN UP
SPEAKERS A/B MULTI MULTI SPEAKER 7.1CH INPUT AUX2
SELECT ENTER MUTE S-DIRECT
STANDBY TV DVD VCR1 DSS/VCR2 AUX CD-R TAPE CD TUNER
AUX INPUT
POWER ON/STANDBY PHONES DIGITAL S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R
20 cm (8 ins.)
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