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Marantz VC8100 User Manual

Marantz VC8100 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Model VC8100 User Guide DVD Changer USA / CANADA – English...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Please read through these user guide so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. • This player is not suitable for commercial use. IMPORTANT The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the...
  • Page 3 CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF THIS FINE MARANTZ PRODUCT. We are sure you will be fully satisfied with the DVD player. Thank you for your support. WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

  • Page 4: Features Of This Player

    DVD Video, Video CD, CD, and CD-R DVDs, Video CDs, CDs, and CD-Rs that display the logos shown below can be played back on Marantz DVD players. For more information on discs compatible with this player, refer to the table below.
  • Page 5 (page 33). PS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM corporation. Connection to another disc changer for increased capacity This unit can be connected to another VC8100 unit for combined control of up to 601 discs (page 66). ¡ ¢...

  • Page 6: Differences In Disc Composition

    Differences in Disc Composition DVDs are divided into units referred to as titles, and titles are divided into chapters. A DVD which contains a movie may have only one title with many or no chapter divisions. Karaoke DVDs may have many titles, assigning a title to each song on the DVD.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Before Using ... 8 Checking Accessories ... 8 Preparing the Remote Control ... 8 Names and Functions ... 9 Front Panel ... 9 Display Window ... 10 Remote Control ... 12 Rear Panel ... 14 Making Connections ... 15 Connecting Your DVD Player ...

  • Page 8: Before Using

    • Exposing the remote sensor to direct sunlight or strong light may cause faulty operation. • When Master-Slave connections are made to another VC8100 to create a 601-disc changer, only the remote sensor on the first VC8100 will accept signals from the remote control ¡...

  • Page 9: Names And Functions

    Names and Functions Front Panel w e r DVD CHANGER VC8100 TEXT PLAY MODE RANDOM DISPLAY INPUT SEARCH STANDBY POWER ON/STANDBY SINGLE LOADER ACCESS PLAY @ 2 @ 1 @ 0 ! 9 ! 8 PLAY MODE button Press repeatedly to select one of the player’s play modes.

  • Page 10: Display Window

    ¡ / ¢ (forward) button Press to advance to chapters/tracks. Press and hold to perform fast-forward scanning. When using the front panel to edit input text, use to move the position of the cursor (pages 27 and 33). CLEAR button Use to cancel repeat and random playback, edit programs, and clear text entries (pages 33, 55, 56, 57, and 62).
  • Page 11 TRK and CHP indicators Indicates a chapter or track number is being displayed. REMAIN and TOTAL indicators REMAIN indicates the remaining playback time of a title or chapter/track is being displayed. TOTAL indicates the disc in the player is stopped and DISPLAY has been pressed (page 65).

  • Page 12: Remote Control

    Remote Control All of the command buttons on the remote control glow in the dark for easy control of the player even in the dark. Hold the unit under a light for optimal results. DISPLAY AUDIO SUBTITLE SETUP MENU ENTER FUNCTION MEMORY SELECT...
  • Page 13 SUB SETUP button* Press to open and close the player’s Sub Setup screen (pages 30, 31, 32, and 36). LAST MEMORY button Press LAST MEMORY during playback to set a Last Memory point (page 61). HIGHLIGHT button Press to perform a highlight scan of all of the discs included in the current play mode (page 60).

  • Page 14: Rear Panel

    VIDEO SELECT to the top position (pages 16 and 18). S-VIDEO IN jack Connect the S-VIDEO IN jack to another VC8100 player or component with S-video output capability (pages 71 and 74). VIDEO SELECT switch Use to set which output is used to output the video signals.

  • Page 15: Making Connections

    Connecting two VC8100 players? If you have chosen to purchase two VC8100 players for combined control of up to 601 discs, make connections to the player to be used as the Master player following the procedures in this section.

  • Page 16: Home Theater Component Connections

    After all connections have been made, connect to a power outlet. * It may be possible to make video connections through your AV receiver or amplifier. Please refer to the manual supplied with your component for more information. MODEL NO.VC8100 VIDEO SELECT DIGITAL...

  • Page 17: Audio Connections

    Audio Connections This player features two digital (optical and coaxial) and also analog audio output connection possibilities. Digital Audio Connections: You can enjoy the digital audio recorded on DVD discs from both optical digital and coaxial digital output jacks. When making digital audio connections, use either the coaxial or the optical output jack.

  • Page 18: Video Connections

    Video Connections This player features S-video, composite, and component video output possibilities. Check the manual supplied with your TV or monitor to determine the best possible connection for your system. In addition to making physical connections to your TV or monitor, it is also necessary to assign the TV screen size.

  • Page 19: System Control Connections

    System Control Connections By connecting this DVD player to another Marantz audio component using a D-BUS remote control cord, you can operate the components remotely as a single system. • When connecting to a component with a remote sensor, connect the REMOTE CONTROL IN jack of this unit to the REMOTE CONTROL OUT jack of the component with the remote sensor.

  • Page 20: Setting Up The Player

    Setting Up the Player Using the Setup Navigator The Setup Navigator has been designed to simplify the process of g etting the D VD player ready to perf orm. Designed as a series of on-screen m ultiple-c hoice questions, the Setup Navigator automatically sets the audio, video, and langua ge settings accor ding to ho w the questions are ans wered.

  • Page 21: Setting The Osd Language

    Setting the OSD Language (On-Screen Display Language) The [OSD Langua ge] screen estab lishes the OSD langua ge, or on-screen displa y langua ge, whic h ref ers to the language that is used by the player in menus and on-screen messa ges.

  • Page 22: Confirming The Settings

    Setting compatibility with 96 kHz output The [96 kHz PCM A udio] screen estab lishes whether or not the A V component the pla yer is connected to is capable of pr ocessing an audio signal with a sampling rate of 96 kHz. This screen onl y appears if connections have been made to an e xternal A V component as determined in the pre vious screen.

  • Page 23: Getting Started Using Your Dvd Player

    Getting Started Using Your DVD Player Loading DVDs, Video CDs and CDs into the Player – DVD/Video CD/CD You can load as man y as 300 discs into the rac k. Disc positions in the rac k are n umbered c lockwise fr om 1 to 300 star ting after the single loader slot.

  • Page 24: Playing Dvds, Video Cds And Cds

    To load a 3 inch (8 cm) CD 3 inch (8 cm) discs cannot be inser ted as the y are . Be sure to attac h all 3 inc h (8 cm) CDs to a commer ciall y available disc adapter bef ore loading them in the pla yer. •...

  • Page 25: When A Menu Screen Is Displayed

    Notes • Noise is output if you make digital audio connections to a receiver or amplifier that does not have a built-in decoder. Check that the digital audio output format selected in the Audio 1 menu corresponds to the audio components you have made connections to (page 41).

  • Page 26: Selecting A Play Mode

    Selecting a disc in the disc rack ¢ Press SELECT DISC NUMBER (the dial mode indicator lights green) and then turn MULTI DIAL to select a disc number. When using the front panel, turn the selection dial to select a disc number. •...

  • Page 27: Chapter (Track) Skip Forward/Skip Back

    Chapter (Track) Skip Forward/ Skip Back – DVD/Video CD/CD PREV(ious) 4 ¢ ¡ 4 / 1 Forward and Reverse Scanning DVD/Video CD/CD REV 1 ¢ ¡ 4 / 1 Advancing to the next chapter (track) Press NEXT ¢ (¡ / ¢ on the front panel). •...

  • Page 28: Playing A Disc That Is Not Loaded In The Rack (Single Loader Play)

    Playing a Disc That is Not Loaded in the Rack (Single Loader Play) By using the single loader slot, you can quickly load discs, such as rental D VDs, that y ou ma y not want to have loaded in the changer all of the time. With the touch of a single button, this disc can be called up and played at any time.

  • Page 29: Stopping Playback And Switching Power Off

    Stopping Playback and Switching Power Off – DVD/Video CD/CD ¢ ¡ Press STOP 7 (7 on the front panel). Playback stops. Press (POWER ON/STANDBY on the front panel). The player is put in standby. Resuming playback from where you stopped With this pla yer, it is possib le to resume pla y of a D VD even when play has been stopped.

  • Page 30: Disc Management

    Disc Management This player makes it easy to manage all the discs in the player. The Sub Setup screen contains three men screens that allo w you to or ganize your disc librar y as you see fit. This section outlines the basic operation of the Sub Setup screen men us.

  • Page 31: Keeping The Disc Order And Information Updated

    To performing Add. Update using controls on the front panel Press UPDATE on the front panel repeatedly until “Add. Update” appears in the display window, then press the enter button. To proceed to the next disc without inputting text information for the current disc During Add.
  • Page 32 When a disc already contain text information When te xt is alread y present on the disc in the f orm of CD TEXT or D VD text, the title and ar tist inf ormation appears automaticall y in the appr opriate spaces. However, it is possib le to c hange the inf ormation that appears for these discs.
  • Page 33 Inputting characters using controls on the front panel 2,6,8 CLEAR Turn the selection dial to select the disc you want to input a title for. Press TEXT INPUT. The cursor blinks in the leftmost character position. Turn the selection dial to select the characters in the display window.
  • Page 34 • Certain commercially available PS/2 mouse models, PS/2 keyboard models, and “Y” cables may not be compatible with this unit. For details, please consult Marantz technical support. * IBM and PS/2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. Inputting characters using a PS/2*...

  • Page 35: Selecting A Disc On-Screen

    Selecting a Disc On-Screen (Cursor) PREV(ious) 4 ¢ ¡ Press SUB SETUP. Move the cursor control joystick down to enter the Sub Setup screen Text menu. Move the cursor control joystick to highlight the disc number of the disc you want to play . If the disc you want to play is not displayed on the current screen, use PREV(ious) 4 and NEXT ¢...
  • Page 36 To perform a disc search using the number buttons Disc : 256 Fashion99 / M.Kendrick 1 Press SEARCH MODE 3 times while disc pla yback is stopped to displa y the disc selection screen. 2 Press the n umber b uttons to select a disc n umber. •...

  • Page 37: Creating And Selecting Custom Files

    Input the appropriate search item for each type of search as follows. • For a disc number search, move the cursor control joystick down to the nearest number to the disc you want to access. Text Custom Auto Update Disc Type Title Artist...
  • Page 38 Move the cursor control joystick down to select one of the custom files. • Use PREVIOUS 4 and NEXT ¢ to select a different set of custom files. • To input a name for the custom file, refer to the section ‘To input a name for the custom file’...

  • Page 39: Adjusting Audio And Video Settings

    Adjusting Audio and Video Settings Using the Setup Screen Menus The procedure on this page describes how to operate the menus on the Setup screen. These menus are used to set and adjust a number of system settings. The various functions that can be adjusted are covered throughout this manual.

  • Page 40: Changing To The Setup Screen "Expert" Menu Mode

    (Cursor) ¢ Move the cursor control joystick up or down to select a new setting and press ENTER to set the new setting in memory. Press or move the cursor control joystick left to exit the options without making any changes. Press RETURN or move the cursor control joystick left to go back to the main menu bar...

  • Page 41: Setting The Digital Audio Output To Be Compatible With Your Av Component

    Setting the Digital Audio Output To Be Compatible with Your AV Component – DVD This player is capable of digital audio output for Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, and signals with a sampling rate of 96 kHz. Make settings in the Setup screen Audio 1 menu to reflect the capabilities of the components that you have made digital connections to.

  • Page 42: Turning The Digital Output On And Off

    Turning the Digital Output On and Off Expert Depending on y our pref erences and the type of connections made, you may opt not to have the digital audio signal output at all. When this setting is set to there is no signal output fr om the digital audio output jacks.

  • Page 43: Setting The Tv Screen Size

    Setting the TV Screen Size The width-to-height ratio of conventional TVs is 4:3, while the width-to-height ratio of wide screen and high-definition TVs is 16:9. This width-to-height ratio is called the aspect ratio. When vie wing software recor ded in diff erent aspect ratios, the ima ge’s height to width ratio can be s witc hed to match the TV or monitor being used.

  • Page 44: Setting The Language Options

    Setting the Language Options DVDs ha ve the capacity to contain a great deal of audio inf ormation, whic h inc ludes the ability to hold up to 8 diff erent langua ge tracks and subtitle inf ormation in as many as 32 diff erent langua ges.

  • Page 45: Changing The Audio Language (Multi-Language Function)

    Changing the Audio Language (Multi-Language Function) Dolby Digital, PCM, and other audio data can be recor ded on DVDs in a n umber of langua ges or audio tracks, letting y ou choose the desired langua ge or audio. Dolby Digital Audio English 5.1CH...

  • Page 46: Setting Language And Subtitle Preferences In The Setup Screen Menus

    Setting Language and Subtitle Preferences in the Setup Screen Menus The Setup screen Language menu contains a n umber of settings related to the audio and subtitle langua preferences. Please note that changes to the settings in the Language menu in this section cannot be made when a disc is pla ying.
  • Page 47 When “Other” is selected When you want to select one of the 136 languages as the main audio language, follow the steps below when the f ollo wing screen appear s. A language code list can be found on page 73. Audio1 Video Language...
  • Page 48 Setting Auto Language to control subtitle and audio language based on program content When the A uto Langua ge function is used, foreign movies are sho wn with the original audio soundtrac and subtitles in the language selected in the [Subtitle Langua ge] menu option.

  • Page 49: Advanced Functions

    Advanced Functions This pla yer is compatib le with D VD, Video CD , and CD disc f ormats. Users alread y familiar with Video CD or CD will alread y be familiar with some of the functions the player is capab le of perf orming. With D VD, an even greater n umber of possibilities and functions are available.

  • Page 50: Adjusting The Video Quality (Digital Noise Reduction)

    Adjusting the Video Quality (Digital Noise Reduction) – DVD/Video CD You can either select a prepr ogrammed setting designed to matc h cer tain pr ogram types or make adjustments to matc h your o wn pref erences and sa ve them in the pla yer’s memor y.
  • Page 51 Adjusting the picture quality settings DISPLAY 2,4,5,6 (Cursor) ¢ ¡ Press DNR. Move the cursor control joystick down to select “Video Setup”. Press ENTER. Move the cursor control joystick up or down to select the setting to adjust. Move Select Check ENTER DISPLAY...

  • Page 52: Still Frame/Slow Play/Frame Advance Playback

    Still Frame/Slow Play/Frame Advance Playback The video ima ges on D VD and Video CD can be vie wed as a still frame, played back at slow speeds and even advanced frame by frame. PLAY 3 ¢ Viewing a still frame Press PAUSE 8.

  • Page 53: Scanning In Forward And Reverse Directions At Different Speeds

    Scanning in Forward and Reverse Directions at Different Speeds – DVD/Video CD This player incorporates technology that enables smooth playback of DVDs and Video CDs not only at different speeds but also in both forward and reverse directions. Video CDs cannot be played slowly in the reverse direction. ¢...

  • Page 54: Viewing From A Desired Camera Angle (Multi-Angle)

    Viewing from a Desired Camera Angle (Multi-Angle) – DVD You can select a camera angle when vie wing D VDs with the multi-angle option. ANGLE : 1/4 » ANGLE : 4/4 ¢ Press ANGLE during playback. The camera angle changes each time you press the button.

  • Page 55: Repeat Play

    Repeat Play – DVD/Video CD/CD You can repeat an entire title , chapter or trac k, or just a part. STOP 7 ¢ ¡ REPEAT Repeat play of a chapter/track Press REPEAT once during playback of the chapter or track you want to repeat. Repeat play of a title/disc Press REPEAT twice during playback of the title you want to repeat.

  • Page 56: Random Play

    Random Play – DVD/Video CD/CD Play titles, chapter s, tracks, or discs in random or der depending on the play mode.. STOP 7 ¢ RANDOM Random playback in Single play mode Random playback of DVDs Press RANDOM repeatedly to select the random play mode you want, then press ENTER.

  • Page 57: Playback In A Desired Order (Program Play)

    Playback in a Desired Order (Program Play) – DVD/Video CD/CD The titles and chapters on a DVD and similarly the tracks on a Video CD or CD can be arranged to play in the order you want. You can create a program mixing titles, chapters, and tracks on all of the discs loaded in the disc tray.
  • Page 58 To confirm the contents of a program 1 Press PROG(ram). 2 Use PREV (ious) 4 or NEXT ¢ buttons to jump to the ne xt/pre vious pa ge of six steps ( 4/¢ on the front panel cannot be used to perf orm this operation). 3 Press PROG(ram) to e xit the pr ogram screen.

  • Page 59: To Make An Ongoing Program Of Your Favorite Titles, Chapters And Tracks (Best Play)

    To make an ongoing program of your favorite titles, chapters and tracks (Best play) – DVD/Video CD/CD With this pla yer, it is possib le to make an ongoing program of up to 50 of y our fa vorite c hapter s or trac ks while watc hing D VDs or Video CDs or while listening to CDs.

  • Page 60: Reviewing Previously Played Discs (Previous Scan)

    Reviewing Previously Played Discs (Previous Scan) – DVD/Video CD/CD This function pla ys a brief segment fr om up to 20 previousl y played discs in re verse chronological or der from the most recentl y played disc. STOP 7 ¢...

  • Page 61: Continuing Playback From A Specified Location (Last Memory)

    Continuing Playback from a Specified Location (Last Memory) – DVD The Last Memor y function is con venient when y ou want to contin ue vie wing a disc fr om the point where y ou were watc hing bef ore . Unlike the resume function, Last Memor y function is eff ective e ven if the D VD is remo ved fr om the pla yer.

  • Page 62: Memorizing Settings For Often Viewed Dvds (Condition Memory)

    Memorizing Settings for Often Viewed DVDs (Condition Memory) – DVD You can store in memor y settings f or DVDs y ou often watch. Settings remain in memor y even if y ou remo ve the disc fr om the pla yer, or s witc h power to the pla yer to standb y.

  • Page 63: Memorizing Regularly Used Menu Settings (Function Memory)

    Memorizing Regularly Used Menu Settings (Function Memory) – DVD/Video CD/CD You can create a shor tcut men u that contains settings that y ou frequentl y chang e and call up this men u whene ver y ou need to c hang e one of the stored settings.

  • Page 64: Viewing Disc Information

    Viewing Disc Information – DVD/Video CD/CD Use DISPLAY to get current inf ormation about the disc currentl y playing. You can g et inf ormation about the titles and c hapter s on a D VD or trac ks on a Video CD or CD.
  • Page 65 Video CD (with PBC turned off) Title and artist information: 5/10 20.19 Play Top Row: disc number, title Dance Coll. / Various and chapter number, elapsed time of current title Bottom Row: disc title and artist name « Disc information: 5/10 20.19 Play...

  • Page 66: Connecting To Another Player For Control Of 601 Discs

    Connecting to Another Player for Control of 601 Discs When you have two Marantz VC8100 players or decide to add a second Marantz VC8100 player to accomodate a growing disc collection, it is possib le to make Master -Slave connections to use both pla yers as a single unit f or total contr ol of up to 601 discs.
  • Page 67 S-VIDEO VIDEO SELECT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO Slave VC8100 player S-video connections When S-video connection is made to a TV or monitor, use a commercially available S-video cable to make S-video connections from the S- VIDEO OUT jack on the Slave player to the S- VIDEO IN jack on the Master player.

  • Page 68: Utilizing The Audio-Video Output Of Another Av Component

    “Expert” menu mode (pages 40 and this page). • When Master-Slave connections are made to a second Marantz VC8100 player, it is not possible to make connections to a separate component even if some jacks are not being used by the Slave player.

  • Page 69: Setting The Parental Lock Level

    Setting the Parental Lock Level This pla yer lets y ou set the P arental Loc k if the D VD has a parental loc k level recor ded on it. With P arental Loc k capable discs, you can block access to material you feel is inappr opriate f or y our c hildren.

  • Page 70: Turning The Screen Saver On And Off

    Changing the password Change your pass word whene ver y ou f eel it is necessar y. However, if y ou f orget your e xisting password, you cannot enter this screen to c hang e it. Audio1 Video Language General Setup Menu Mode –...

  • Page 71: Additional Information

    The pla yer's pic kup lens should not become dir ty in normal use , but if f or some reason it should malfunction due to soiling, contact y our nearest Marantz authoriz ed ser vice center . Lens c leaner s are commer ciall y available, however their use is not recommended because some may cause damage to the lens.

  • Page 72: For Proper And Long Use Of This Unit

    Check the po wer cor d once in a while . When y ou find it dama ged, ask y our nearest Marantz authoriz ed ser vice center or y our dealer f or a replacement.

  • Page 73: Language Code List

    Language Code List Langua ge codes are used when setting the audio and subtitle langua ge preferences (pa ge 47). Language Input-code 1001 Japanese (ja) 0514 English (en) 0618 French (fr) 0405 German (de) 0920 Italian (it) 0519 Spanish (es) 1412 Dutch (nl) 1821...

  • Page 74: Troubleshooting

    If the tr ouble cannot be rectified e ven after e xercising the checks listed belo w, ask y our nearest Marantz authoriz ed ser vice center or y our dealer to carr y out repair w ork.

  • Page 75: Resetting The Player To System Settings

    DVDs and CDs use different recording methods. \ This is not a malfunction. There is no video and/or audio output from a SLAVE VC8100 or other component connected to the input jacks on this unit. Connections are incorrect. \ Check that connections are made firmly from the output jacks on the other component to the IN jacks on this unit (pages 66 and 67).

  • Page 76: Terms

    Terms Aspect ratio Aspect ratio ref ers to the length to height ratio of screens. The ratio of a standar d TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a high-definition or wide TV is 16:9. The latter allows you to enjo y a picture with a wider per spective . CD TEXT CD TEXT is a system in whic h text inf ormation is stored on a CD.
  • Page 77 . System control By connecting this DVD player to another Marantz audio component using a D-B US contr ol cor d, you can operate the components remotel y as a single system.

  • Page 78: Specifications

    Specifications General Power requirements ... AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power consumption ... 21 W Power consumption in standby mode ... less than 0.9 W Weight ... 8.0 kg (17.6 lbs.) Dimensions ... 440 (W) x 434 (D) x 193 (H) mm (W) x 17 Operating temperature ...
  • Page 79 P.O. Box 685, Bell Village, Port Louis, Mauritius PO BOX 1280, Sandhausen 69200, Germany A division of Marantz Europe B.V., Building SFF2, P.O. Box 80002, 5600 JB Eindhoven, The Netherlands 14 Malvern Road, Mt. Albert, Auckland, New Zealand Sandkerveien 64, Oslo 0483, Norway P.O.

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