Contents Accessories ..................2 Playback ............... 11 Settings ..............25 About the remote control .............. 2 Inserting the batteries ..............2 Basic operation ................11 Menu map ..................25 Operating range of the remote control unit ........2 Turning the power on ..............11 Menu operation ................
ENGLISH Operating range of the remote About the remote control Thank you for purchasing this Marantz product. To ensure proper operation, please read this owner’s manual control unit carefully before using the product. Inserting the batteries After reading this manual, be sure to keep it for future Point the remote control unit at the remote sensor when reference.
ENGLISH Features High quality sound High performance Toroidal transformer Equipped with a USB-DAC function to support This unit features a toroidal transformer that produces less playback of high-resolution sound sources vibration and magnetic leakage flux compared to This unit supports the playback of high resolution audio conventional power transformers.
ENGLISH Part names and functions Front panel A Illumination lamp G Disc tray M DISC/INPUT button The illumination lamp lights (blue). Used to insert a disc. (v p. 13) Used to select the playback media mode. (v p. 11) B Disc tray open/close button (5) H Pause button (3) N Power operation button (X) Opens and closes the disc tray.
ENGLISH Display A Playback mode indicators H INV indicator 1 : Lights up during playback. This indicator lights up when the inverted phase output setting is in effect. (v p. 27) 3 : Lights up during pause. I USB indicator B Filter indicators (FIL 1 2) This indicator lights up when “iPod/USB”...
(coaxial/optical) or to connect a USB memory C REMOTE CONTROL connectors device, an iPod/iPhone with the supplied USB cable or a Used to connect to a Marantz amplifier that is compatible computer. with the remote control function. (v p. 10) “Connecting to a device with digital audio output...
F Information button (INFO) n Operating this unit This switches the track information shown in the display A Marantz amplifier can be operated. during playback. To operate CD player, press REMOTE MODE CD button to switch the remote control to the CD operation mode.
ENGLISH Connections n Contents Connecting to a stereo audio Connecting to a device with Connecting to a stereo audio amplifier amplifier digital audio input Connecting to a device with digital audio input connectors connectors This unit has both unbalanced and balanced connectors. The Connecting to a device with digital audio output balanced connectors have three pins, making it possible to connectors...
Specifications of supported audio formats • iPhone Marantz does not guarantee that all USB memory devices See “D/A converter” (v p. 39). will operate or receive power. When using a portable USB hard disk drive (HDD) which came with an AC adapter, use that device’s supplied AC adapter.
USB device are connected to this unit. When you use this unit connected to a Marantz amplifier, this cable (Sold separately), this unit can be used as a D/A (“Timer Play” (v p. 27)) unit receives operation signals sent from the amplifier and converter.
ENGLISH Playback n Contents n When power is switched to standby Having the display and the illumination lamp off Basic operation Press X CD. Playing CDs/Super Audio CDs The display circuit operation can be stopped to minimize The unit switches to standby mode, and the STANDBY Playing Data CDs and Data DVDs indicator lights red.
ENGLISH Setting the top priority playback Stopping digital outputs layer for Super Audio CDs When a disc is loaded after the setting has been made, the Stopping digital audio output reduces a source of noise that contents recorded on the set layer are displayed. The layer that is played with priority when the disc is loaded affects sound quality, enabling higher sound quality playback.
ENGLISH Playing CDs and Super Audio CDs Playing CDs/Super Audio Operation buttons Function Playback Press OPEN/CLOSE to insert a disc. Pause (v p. 37) Stop The playback media mode automatically switches to Skip to previous track / Skip to next “Disc”.
ENGLISH n Checking the order of the programmed Playing tracks in a specific order n Switching the display tracks (Program playback) Press INFO. In the stop mode, press 9. Displays text and time information stored on media. The tracks are shown in the programmed order in the Up to 20 tracks can be programmed.
ENGLISH Playing files Playing Data CDs and Data DVDs To play another file while playing from a CD-R/-RW or DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW, press o to display the folder tree, Load a CD-R/-RW or DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW ui to select the file to be played, and then press ENTER. disc containing music files into the disc n Switching the display tray.
USB port and enjoy music (This unit) Note that Marantz will accept no responsibility whatsoever stored on the iPod. for any problems arising with the data on an iPod when iPod For information on the iPod models that can be played using this unit in conjunction with the iPod.
ENGLISH n Switching the display Operation buttons Function During playback, press INFO. Playback This switches between the elapsed playback time and Pause text information. Stop The player can display the following characters: Skip to previous track / Skip to next track ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz...
ENGLISH Playing files stored on USB memory Playing a USB memory Operation buttons Function devices device Playback Pause Stop Connect the USB memory device to the USB Skip to previous track / Skip to next port. (v p. 9) track 8, 9 (Press and hold) Press DISC/INPUT to select the playback...
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USB memory device. Folder mode: are played. Note that Marantz will accept no responsibility whatsoever All the files in the USB memory for any problems arising with the data on a USB memory All mode: are played.
Mac OS X 10.9, 10.10 or 10.11 Download the dedicated driver from the USB 2.0: USB High speed/USB Audio Class Ver.2.0 “Download” section of the SA-10 page of the Digital audio signals input from an external device or Marantz website onto your PC.
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ENGLISH C The wizard menu is displayed. Click “Next”. F Click “Install” on the installation start dialog. H When the installation is completed, click “Finish”. The installation starts. Do not perform any operation on the PC until the installation is completed.
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Operation may fail in some PC hardware and software the PC. configurations. The control panel setting list is displayed. Please see the FAQ at www.marantz.com if you B Click the “Sound” icon. experience any issues getting audio to play from your The sound menu window is displayed.
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ENGLISH G Select the “SA-10S1” format. n Audio Device Settings (Mac OS X only) n Playback It is normally recommended to set the format to A With the unit power off, connect the unit and Mac using a “384000.0 Hz” and “2ch-32 bit Interger”. Install the desired player software on your computer beforehand.
ENGLISH Connect and playback from a digital Specifying the desired sound Press FILTER device (Coaxial/Optical) quality The setting cycles through the 2 modes (Filter 1 / Filter 2) as shown below each time the button is pressed. Press DISC/INPUT to switch the playback Switching the filter characteristics media mode to “Coaxial”...
ENGLISH Settings Menu map By default, this unit has recommended settings defined. You can customize this unit based on your existing system and your preferences. Setting items Description Page Dither This function adds audio data to minimize quantization error. Audio data to be added can be set on this unit. The sound quality changes.
The measurements are the same but the interfere with the analog audio output signal. desired. sound quality changes. Set as desired. Enable the headphones output. This is a Marantz developed dither This is the best compromise (Default): Dither 1 that reduces digital artifacts while...
ENGLISH Resume Play Phase Timer Play When the playback media mode is switched, the USB Switches the output signal phase for balanced outputs. (XLR This unit can perform timer play by cooperating with your memory device is disconnected and then connected, or the connectors) (v p.
USB memory devices cannot be played back I want to use this unit’s remote control to operate a Marantz amplifier Text informations on the iPod/USB memory device are not displayed properly...
Press the MODE/TRIM button to set “On-Display” mode. (v p. 16) I want to use this unit’s remote control to operate a Marantz amplifier Press the REMOTE MODE AMP button on the remote control unit to switch the remote control unit to the amplifier operation mode. (v p. 7)
ENGLISH Troubleshooting If a problem should arise, first check the following. 1. Are the connections correct? 2. Is the unit being operated as described in the owner’s manual? 3. Are the other devices operating properly? If this unit does not operate properly, check the items listed in the table below. Should the problem persist, there may be a malfunction.
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ENGLISH n Display on this unit shows nothing Symptom Cause / Solution Page Display is off. Press the DISPLAY button, and change the setting to “On”. n No sound comes out Symptom Cause / Solution Page No sound is produced. Or sound is Check the connections for all devices.
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ENGLISH n Cannot playback Discs Symptom Cause / Solution Page Cannot playback when the play button is The disc is dirty or scratched. Either clean the disc, or insert a different disc. pressed, or cannot correctly play back a specific part of the disc. Cannot playback DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW Discs cannot be played back unless they have been finalized.
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ENGLISH n iPod cannot be played back Symptom Cause / Solution Page iPod cannot be connected or “Err1: When using iPod by connecting it to the USB port, some iPod variations are not supported. Unsupported” is displayed. When iPod is connected by using a USB cable other than the genuine cable, iPod may not be recognized. Use a genuine USB -...
ENGLISH Appendix n Super Audio CD Playable media n Maximum number of playable files and folders There are three types of Super Audio CDs: Discs 1. Single layer discs Maximum number of folders : 1,000 Single layer Super Audio CD with just an HD layer. Maximum number of files in 1 folder : 2,000 Playable media 2.
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ENGLISH n Playable files Playable discs Sampling frequency Bit rate Bit length Extension CD-R/ DVD-R/ DVD+R/ CD-RW DVD-RW DVD+RW 44.1/48 kHz 32 – 320 kbps .mp3 - 44.1/48 kHz 48 – 320 kbps .wma - .aac/ 44.1/48 kHz 16 – 320 kbps -...
ENGLISH USB memory device n Compatible formats NOTE Sampling n USB-compatible file systems length Extension Be sure to give files the extension. Files with any other frequency rate extensions or files with no extensions cannot be played. FAT16 or FAT32 32 –...
ENGLISH Playback order of music files About discs and files Cautions on using media When there are multiple folders containing music files, the Music files recorded on CD-R/-RW, DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW Inserting a disc playback order of folders is automatically set when this unit and USB memory device are divided into large segments reads the media.
ENGLISH How to handle media Cleaning discs NOTE Do not get fingerprints, oil or dirt on discs. If there are fingerprints or dirt on a disc, wipe them off Only load one disc at a time. Loading two or more discs before using the disc.
ENGLISH D/A converter Explanation of terms FLAC FLAC stands for Free lossless Audio Codec, and is a lossless Specifications of supported audio AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format) free audio file format. Lossless means that the audio is compressed without any loss in quality. formats This is an uncompressed and lossless format for digital The FLAC license is as shown below.
ENGLISH Trademark information MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) Dynamic range This is an internationally standardized audio data The difference between the maximum undistorted sound compression scheme, using the “MPEG-1” video level and the minimum discernible level above the noise compression standard. It compresses the data volume to emitted by the device.
ENGLISH Index Amplifier ................8 Front panel ................4 Rear panel ................6 Auto Standby ............... 27 Remote control ..............10 AV receiver ................8 Remote control unit ............... 7 iPod ................. 9, 16 iPod Browse Mode .............. 16 CD ..................13 Super Audio CD ..............
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