Connecting To Another Player For Control Of 601 Discs - Marantz VC8100 User Manual

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.
• Before making Master-Slave connections, be sure to
complete audio and video connections for the player
to be used as the master player (pages 17 and 18).
• When you are adding a second player, it is
recommended to use the second player as the Slave
player.
• Master-Slave connections can only be made to
another Marantz VC8100 DVD player.
Be sure to make connections for control, video, and
audio as described in the following procedure for full
and complete connection of the two units.
1
Connect the supplied control cord from this
player's MASTER-SLAVE CONTROL MASTER
jack to the MASTER-SLAVE CONTROL SLAVE
jack of another Marantz VC8100.
OUT
VIDEO
IN
MASTER-SLAVE
CONTROL
OUT
MASTER
S-VIDEO
IN
SLAVE
VIDEO SELECT
OPT.
OUT
DIGITAL
OUT IN
Y P B P R
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT OUT IN
R L
REMOTE
CONTROL
OUT
INTERNAL
EXTERNAL
IN
AUDIO
MASTER-SLAVE
CONTROL
MASTER
SLAVE
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INTERFACE
CONNECTOR
OUT
VIDEO
IN
MASTER-SLAVE
CONTROL
OUT
MASTER
MASTER-SLAVE
S-VIDEO
CONTROL
IN
SLAVE
MASTER VIDEO SELECT
OPT.
OUT
OUT IN DIGITAL
Y P P
B R
COMPONENT
SLAVE OUT IN
VIDEO OUT
R L
REMOTE
CONTROL
OUT
INTERNAL
EXTERNAL
IN
AUDIO
Slave VC8100 player
2
Make audio connections from the Slave
player to the AUDIO IN jacks or DIGITAL IN
(coaxial) jack on this player corresponding to
the type of audio connections made from the
Master player to the TV or AV component.
Analog audio connections
• Make connections from the AUDIO OUT jacks on
the Slave player to the AUDIO IN jacks on the
Master player.
• Use the audio cable included with the Slave
player when making analog audio connections.
• When making analog audio connections, be sure
to match the color of the plugs with the color of
the jacks (red and white).
To an amp, etc.
R L
AUDIO
R L
AUDIO
Digital audio connections
• Connect the DIGITAL OUT (coaxial) jack on the
Slave player to the DIGITAL IN (coaxial) jack on
the Master player.
• Use a commercially available coaxial cable to
connect the DIGITAL OUT (coaxial) jack on the
Slave player to the DIGITAL IN (coaxial) jack on
the Master player.
• The digital audio signal input at the DIGITAL IN
(coaxial) jack is output from both the DIGITAL
OUT (coaxial) and OPT. OUT (optical) jacks.
To an AV component
OPT.
OUT
DIGITAL
OUT IN
OPT.
OUT
DIGITAL
OUT IN
OUT
VIDEO
IN
MASTER-SLAVE
CONTROL
OUT
MASTER
S-VIDEO
IN
SLAVE
VIDEO SELECT
OPT.
OUT
DIGITAL
OUT IN
Y P P
B R
OUT
COMPONENT
OUT IN
VIDEO OUT
R L
REMOTE
CONTROL
OUT
INTERNAL
IN
EXTERNAL
IN
AUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
IN
MASTER-SLAVE
CONTROL
OUT
MASTER
S-VIDEO
IN
SLAVE
VIDEO SELECT
OPT.
OUT
DIGITAL
OUT IN
OUT
Y P P
B R
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT OUT IN
R L
REMOTE
CONTROL
OUT
IN
INTERNAL
EXTERNAL
IN
AUDIO
Slave VC8100 player
OUT
VIDEO
IN
MASTER-SLAVE
CONTROL
OUT
MASTER
S-VIDEO
IN
SLAVE
VIDEO SELECT
OPT.
OUT
OUT IN DIGITAL
Y P P
B R
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT OUT IN
R L
REMOTE
CONTROL
OUT
INTERNAL
EXTERNAL
IN
AUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
IN
MASTER-SLAVE
CONTROL
OUT
MASTER
S-VIDEO
IN
SLAVE
VIDEO SELECT
OPT.
OUT
DIGITAL
OUT IN
Y P P
B R
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT OUT IN
R L
REMOTE
CONTROL
OUT
INTERNAL
EXTERNAL
IN
AUDIO
Slave VC8100 player