Features Of This Player - Marantz VC8100 User Manual

Features of This Player

301 capacity disc changer
compatible with 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.
Types of playable
discs and their marks
DVD VIDEO
VIDEO CD
CD, CD TEXT, CD-R
*
The disc format logos shown above are found on disc
labels or on disc jackets.
• To prevent malfunction, be sure to use an adapter
when loading 8 cm (3 in.) CDs in the player.
• To prevent malfunction, do not use 8 cm (3 in.) CD
adapters with 8 cm (3 in.) DVDs.
• Discs other than the ones indicated above cannot be
played on this unit.
• DVDs that have incompatible region numbers cannot
be played on this unit. The region number of the
player can be found on the rear panel.
*
This unit is capable of playing prerecorded audio CD-R
discs.
• Due to variances in recording processes and disc types as
well as minor scratches, dust, fingerprints, or condensation
on the disc or pickup lens, playback may not be possible
with some discs.
• If a CD-R disc has not undergone a process called
finalization, playback is possible, however other functions
such as fast forward and reverse scanning, and track
search cannot be performed.
• Be sure to read the guidelines for using an audio CD-R
disc in the documentation supplied with the CD-R disc.
4
formats
*
Diameter/ Playback time
Playable sides
DVD VIDEO
Digital audio
Digital video
(MPEG 2)
12 cm (5 in.)/ 1 layer 133 min.
single-sided 2 layer 242 min.
12 cm (5 in.)/ 1 layer 266 min.
double-sided 2 layer 484 min.
VIDEO CD Digital audio
Digital video
12 cm (5 in.)/
(MPEG 1)
single-sided Max. 74 minutes
VIDEO CD single Digital audio
Digital video
8 cm (3 in.)/
(MPEG 1)
single-sided Max. 20 minutes
CD Digital audio
12 cm (5 in.)/
Max. 74 minutes
single-sided
CD single Digital audio
8 cm (3 in.)/
Max. 20 minutes
single-sided
State of the art digital audio and
video
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Compatible with a wide range of digital audio
output formats
The digital audio output jacks of this player can output
Dolby Digital*, DTS**, MPEG, and linear PCM digital
bitstreams to AV components with built-in decoding
capabilities.
Multiple video output formats that can be
selected to best suit your TV or monitor
This player features composite, S-video, and component
jacks to offer ideal connection possibilities to nearly
every type and level of commercially available TV or
monitor on the market today.
Digital Noise Reduction (Video Quality
Enhancement)
DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) can be used to improve
the video image and remove digital noise. Select a
preprogrammed setting suited to the program's subject
matter, or make manual adjustments to suit your needs
or preferences and save them in the player's memory.
TruSurround and Virtual Dolby Digital
TruSurround*** uses technology that simulates
multichannel surround sound using only two speakers.
Virtual Dolby Digital works in conjunction with Dolby
Digital audio sources to create a realistic surround
sound. Virtual Dolby Digital is selected automatically
when Dolby Digital sources are played.
THX****
With their experience in movie making and DVD mastering,
Lucasfilm engineers researched the capabilities of the
DVD format. They have identified many key areas of
importance within the DVD player system that are
necessary to ensure the highest quality possible for video
and audio playback.
The Home THX DVD specification was created to realize
the full potential of the format.
The THX DVD program is a number of technical and
performance specifications developed to make certain
that the audio and video quality of every DVD recording is
reproduced as accurately as possible. Thus the THX DVD
programmed exploiting the medium's maximum potential.
* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
"Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. © 1992-1997
Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.
** "DTS" is a trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems,
Inc.
*** TruSurround and the
Labs, Inc. in the United States and selected foreign
countries. TruSurround technology is incorporated under
license from SRS Labs, Inc.
**** Manufactured under license from Lucasfilm Ltd. Lucasfilm
and THX are trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd.
symbol are trademarks of SRS