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Marantz AV9000 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Model AV9000 User Guide AV Pre Tuner...
  • Page 2 VIDEO SYSTEM CONNECTIONS FOR VIDEO COMPONENTS AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO COAX DIG .1 DIG .2 DIG .3 DIG .4 RF IN DIGITAL DIGITAL AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO DVD PLAYER MONITOR TV LD PLAYER S-VIDEO ANTENNA 50µs 75µs FM DE-EMPHASIS FM DE-EMPHASIS 9kHz 10kHz...
  • Page 3 UNSWITCHED 120W 1A AC OUTLETS 120V 60H LINE IN MAIN AMP (For MULTI ROOM) To a component with REMOTE VIDEO (Marantz RC-5 D-BUS) jacks Refer to “OTHER CONNECTIONS” (Page iii) MULTI IR RECEIVER ROOM INPUT MULTI ROOM SPEAKER RC IN...

  • Page 4: Other Connections

    OTHER CONNECTIONS OTHER MULTI CHANNEL PROCESSOR COAX DIG .1 S2 – IN DIG .2 DIG .3 DIG .4 RF IN DIGITAL POWER AMPLIFIER LEVEL INPUT FRONT THX REF. FRONT THX REF. CENTER THX REF. SURR. THX REF. SURR. THX REF. Front (R) speaker Front (L) speaker CENTER...
  • Page 5 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 6: 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 7 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 8 AV PRE TUNER AV9000 INPUT SELECTOR CINEMA MUSIC 96 kHz MEMO STANDBY POWER ON/OFF PHONES AUTO r t y SOUND SOURCE, TUNING, FREQUENCY, PRESET CH., SURROUND MODE, CH. STATUS, VISUAL SOURCE indicator VISUAL AUTO DIGITAL STEREO THX CINEMA ENCODED SIGNAL indicator...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ... 5 DESCRIPTION ... 5 FEATURES ... 5 FRONT PANEL FEATURES ... 6 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RC-18SR ... 7 OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ... 9 SET-UP ... 10 ON-SCREEN MENU SYSTEM ... 10 OSD MAIN MENU ... 11 SYSTEM SETUP ...

  • Page 10: Introduction

    The Marantz AV9000 was required to pass a rigorous series of quality and performance tests, in addition to incorporating the technologies explained above, in order to be THX Ultra certified by Lucasfilm Ltd.

  • Page 11: Front Panel Features

    FRONT PANEL FEATURES (SEE PAGE 3) q POWER switch and STANDBY indicator Press this button once to turn the unit on or off. In order to use the remote control unit to turn the unit on the power switch must be pressed once, and then the unit may be turned on or off via the remote.

  • Page 12: Remote Control Unit Rc-18Sr

    ATT button on the remote control. REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RC-18SR This chapter describes the functions which need to control the AV9000. See page 27 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 AV9000.

  • Page 13: Multi Room

    The source direct function is available with a digital source when the input signal is the PCM. If a Dolby Digital signal or DTS signal input to AV9000, in this mode output from AV9000 will be muted. • Attenuate Press AMP button ..

  • Page 14: Operation Of Remote Control Unit

    1. Remote control The distance between the transmitter of the remote control unit and the IR SENSOR of the AV9000 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 15: Set-Up

    SET-UP ON-SCREEN MENU SYSTEM The AV9000 incorporates an on-screen menu system, which makes various operations possible by using the cursor and OK buttons on the remote unit. The settings made with these buttons are also shown in the on-screen display.

  • Page 16: Osd Main Menu

    When the AC-3 RF output of the LD player is connected to the RF IN (input jack) of the AV9000 and the digital output of the LD player is connected to Digital 2 (input jack) of the AV9000, select the line of the LD and set the “RF”...

  • Page 17: Speaker Setup And Levels

    SPEAKER SETUP AND LEVELS 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 the front speakers be of the same type, with identical or similar driver units.

  • Page 18: Surround Mode

    LEVEL 1/2 (SPEAKER LEVEL BY TEST TONE) LEVEL 1/2 SPKR LEVEL TEST TONE : MODE : MANUAL FRONT L 0 dB TO NEXT LEVEL MENU SPKR LEVEL TEST TONE: Press the OK button, ON is indicated and the test tone starts from the front L-CH speaker.

  • Page 19: Multi Room Select

    Notes: VCR1 and TAPE outputs can only send a signal from an analog source connected to the AV9000. If you select a source which is only connected to a digital input, no signal will be available to ouput to a VCR1 or TAPE deck from the analog output.

  • Page 20: Playback Operation

    ⁄3 on the remote for more than 3 seconds. The left most column of the station name indicator flashes, indicating the character entry ready status. [Operation (Using the AV9000)] When the GYRO TUNING knob !6 is turned, alphabetic and numeric characters will be displayed in the following order: A →...

  • Page 21: Other Functions

    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 AV9000 is located. To use this function, a multi room remote unit and remote control signal receiver available from your Marantz dealer are necessary.

  • Page 22: Remote Control Unit Rc-18Sr

    REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RC-18SR n The remote control unit provided with the AV9000 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 AV9000 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

    Within the RC-18SR LCD window, each of the 8 Direct Function buttons has 4 character labels attached for pre-programmed remote commands. These commands can be used with various Marantz A/V components, or other components using the Philips RC-5 remote control language.
  • 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 AV9000 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 AV9000 or the remote control unit. However, the sound of the speaker is as the relation between the selected surround mode and input signal. The relations 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 AV9000 is turned on, press and hold the CLEAR !7 and MODE u buttons 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 (U Version)

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (U VERSION) FM TUNER SECTION Frequency Range ... 87.5 - 108.0 MHz Usable Sensitivity ... IHF 1.8 µV/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 ...
  • 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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