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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Playback Accessories Part names and functions Playing from streaming music services Front panel Selecting a room/device Rear panel Selecting the music track or station from music sources Connecting Listening to the same music in multiple rooms Connecting Grouping rooms Connecting speakers...
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Cannot connect this unit to the network Cannot pair a Bluetooth mobile device with this unit Cannot hear Bluetooth music The Power is turned off and the status LED flashes in red (fast blink) Music cuts out or delays sometimes Connecting to a network using an iOS device...
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Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Thank you for purchasing this Marantz product. To ensure proper operation, please read this owner’s manual carefully before using the product. After reading this manual, be sure to keep it for future reference. Accessories Check that the following parts are included with the product.
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Part names and functions Front panel A Volume keys (+, –) These adjusts the volume level. B Play/Pause key (1/3) Press this key to pause during playback. If pressed while paused or stopped, resumes playback from the last track played. Double-tap the key to play the next track.
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Rear panel E TV connector (HDMI (eARC/ARC)) Used to connect an eARC/ARC function-compatible TV. (v p. 8) F OPTICAL IN connector Used to connect audio devices equipped with optical audio output connector. (v p. 8) G Bluetooth button (V) Used in the Bluetooth pairing settings.
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Connecting Connecting NOTE 0 Disconnect this unit’s power plug from the power outlet before connecting the o Connecting speakers speakers. Also, turn off any connected powered subwoofers. 0 Connect so that the speaker cable core wires do not protrude from the speaker Carefully check the left (L) and right (R) channels and + (red) and –...
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix o Connecting a subwoofer o Connecting a digital device Connect this unit to a device with digital output connectors, such as a Connect the SUB OUT connector to an input on your powered subwoofer or your subwoofer amplifier.
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix o Connecting an analog device o Connecting a USB flash drive Connect the LINE IN connectors to an audio playback device with Connect a FAT32 or NTFS formatted USB flash drive containing analog audio output. digital music files to the USB port.
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix o Connecting an external control device o Connecting the power cord This unit can be controlled by connecting a control box or other control Connect the power cord included in the box to the back of this unit and device to the FLASHER IR IN jack of this unit.
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Getting the HEOS app You can use many online music streaming services from the HEOS app. Depending upon your geographical location, there are several options to choose from. Download the HEOS app for iOS or Android by searching App Store ®...
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Setting up the HEOS app for the first time with a HEOS built-in device Once you have placed this unit in your listening room and have downloaded the HEOS app, you are ready to configure this unit for music playback. This involves following a few simple steps to get this unit connected to your existing home network: 0 DO NOT connect the Ethernet cable if you are connecting this unit to a wireless network.
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Adding the registration of HEOS built-in devices in the HEOS app The HEOS system is a true multiroom audio system that automatically synchronizes audio playback between multiple HEOS built-in devices so that the audio coming from different rooms is perfectly in sync and always sounds amazing! You can easily add up to 32 HEOS built-in devices to your HEOS system.
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Adding wireless HEOS built-in devices You can add additional wireless HEOS built-in devices to your HEOS system by selecting “Add Device” from the HEOS app’s settings menu and follow the instructions: Home Settings Add Device...
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix HEOS account o What is a HEOS account? o Changing your HEOS account A HEOS account is master account or “keychain” for managing all of your HEOS music services with one single username and password. Tap the “Home”...
Marantz MODEL M1 time to time based on decisions of the music service providers or others. Song 3 Selecting a room/device Tap the “Rooms” tab. Select “Marantz MODEL M1” if there are multiple HEOS built-in devices. Song 1 Bedroom 0 Tap “Edit” at the top right to switch edit mode. You can change the displayed...
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Selecting the music track or station from music sources Tap the “Home” tab and select a music source. Browse the music to play. After selecting a music track or radio station the app will automatically change to the “Now Playing”...
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Listening to the same music in multiple rooms This system is a true multi-room audio system. You can create one or more HEOS groups to automatically synchronize audio playback between Rooms Rooms Edit Edit multiple products with HEOS built-in so that the music playing different Drag one room into another to group them...
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Ungrouping rooms Rooms Rooms Edit Edit Drag one room into another to group them Drag one room into another to group them Press and hold your finger on room that you want to Bedroom Bedroom remove from the group.
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Grouping all rooms Rooms Rooms Edit Edit You can easily group all rooms (up to 16 rooms) together by using a Drag one room into another to group them Drag one room into another to group them “pinch”...
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Ungrouping all rooms Rooms Rooms Edit Edit Drag one room into another to group them Drag one room into another to group them You can easily ungroup all of your rooms by using a “spread” gesture. Bedroom Bedroom + Kitchen + Living..
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Listening to Internet Radio Playing music stored on your mobile The HEOS system includes access to more than 100,000 free internet radio streams from all corners of the globe via the TuneIn radio service. Just select the TuneIn logo from the “Home”...
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Playing music from an external Playing music from a USB flash device drive Connect an external device to the digital optical, Insert a FAT32 or NTFS formatted USB flash drive into analog RCA stereo or HDMI input on the back of this the USB port on the rear panel of this unit.
3 seconds and release the button when you see a pattern of two green flashes on the status LED. Select “Marantz MODEL M1” from the list of available Bluetooth devices. In a few seconds your mobile device will indicate that it is connected to this unit.
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix AirPlay function Music files stored on your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Mac or Windows PC can be played on this unit via the network. 0 Input source will be switched to “AirPlay” when AirPlay playback is started. 0 You can stop AirPlay playback by choosing other input source.
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Playing songs from your iPhone, iPod Playing songs from Windows PC touch, iPad or Mac Install iTunes 10, or later, on a Windows PC that is You can stream music stored in your “iPhone/iPod touch/iPad/Mac” connected to the same network as this unit.
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AirPlay icon is displayed on the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad or Mac Speakers & TVs screen. Living Room Marantz xxxxxxxx Song - Artist Bedroom Select the devices/speakers you want to use. Multiple AirPlay 2 compatible devices can be selected.
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Spotify Connect function Spotify is all the music you’ll ever need. Millions of songs available Playing Spotify music with this unit instantly. Just search for the music you love, or let Spotify play you something great.
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Operating this unit using the remote control of a TV There are three ways to operate this unit using the remote control of a TV. o Using the remote control learning function Perform this operation on the HEOS App. Download the HEOS App in HDMI control function advance to your iOS or Android device.
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Troubleshooting If a problem should arise, first check the following: 1. Are the connections correct? 2. Is the set being operated as described in the owner’s manual? 3. Are the other devices operating properly? 0 If steps 1 to 3 above do not improve the problem, restarting the device may improve the problem.
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Cannot connect this unit to the network Make sure your mobile device is connected to your wireless network before setting up your device. (v p. 12) Alternatively, you can connect this unit to your network router using an Ethernet cable sold separately. Once connected via Ethernet, the HEOS app should recognize the device and you can manually move it to your wireless network using “Settings”...
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix The Power is turned off and the status LED flashes in red (fast blink) The protection circuit has been activated due to a rise in temperature within this unit. Turn the power off, wait about an hour until this unit cools down sufficiently, and then turn the power on again.
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2. Go to the Wi-Fi menu under Settings on your iOS device. 3. Select “Marantz MODEL M1” under “SET UP NEW AIRPLAY SPEAKER...” at the bottom of the list. 4. Select the network you want this unit to connect to and select “Next”.
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Connecting to a WPS network If your wireless router support WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup™) this unit can optionally connect to your network using the “Push Button” method by following these steps: Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ is trademarks of Wi-Fi Alliance. 1.
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Resetting the firmware to the default state When the network function or this unit do not operate correctly, the problem may be solved by resetting the firmware to the default state. It is confirmed that the network connection has no problem, but the unit cannot connect to the Internet. The solution described in “Resetting this unit”...
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Status LED table The LEDs on the front panel and rear panel change to indicate the current status. Status Front LED action Rear LED action Description Deep Standby Power is off, or this unit is in Deep Standby Mode. (v p. 43) Mode (off) (off)
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Status Front LED action Rear LED action Description This unit is starting up or connecting to the network. (blink) (off) Power on This unit is connected to the network. (solid) (off) This unit is unable to connect to the network. Try to connect this unit again. (solid) (solid)
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Status Front LED action Rear LED action Description This unit is connecting to the network via WPS. (fast blink) (fast blink) This unit is connected to the network via WPS. (for 3 sec. solid) (solid) WPS has timed out.
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Status Front LED action Rear LED action Description This unit is pairing via Bluetooth. (two blinks) (two blinks) Bluetooth This unit is paired via Bluetooth. (one blink) (off) This unit failed to pair to the Bluetooth device. Try to pair again. (v p. 24) (for 3 sec.
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Status Front LED action Rear LED action Description Volume is being adjusted. (quick blink) (off) Volume setting This unit is muted. (slow blink) (off) Firmware is being updated. (blink) (blink) Firmware update There is a firmware error. Check your usage environment, relaunch the app, then try to update the firmware again.
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Status Front LED action Rear LED action Description There was a setup error. Check your usage environment, then follow the correct procedure to try setup again. If the error occurs again, restore factory settings and try setup again. (v p. 35) (solid) (solid) Error...
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Power management o Quick Start Mode Optical input This unit automatically enters “Quick Start Mode” to save power in the following cases. This unit will automatically resume to full power After around 20 minutes of no operation after optical device is put whenever the device is selected and playing music.
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix o Deep Standby This unit also has the ability to automatically enter Deep Standby Mode whenever the wired or wireless network connection is removed for more than 60 minutes in Quick Start Mode. The front panel LED will turn off during Deep Standby.
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix About HDMI This unit supports the following HDMI functions. eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)/ARC (Audio Return Channel) function Enjoy movies, music, etc., on your TV simply by connecting an eARC/ARC function-compatible TV to this unit via HDMI. HDMI control function Connect an HDMI control-compatible TV and this unit via HDMI and enable the HDMI control to enable linked control from either device.
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Trademark information Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Dolby Audio, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Apple, AirPlay, iPad, iPad Air, iPad Pro, iPhone and Mac are trademarks Licensing Corporation. of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S.
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Wi-Fi Certification provides assurance that the device has passed the interoperability test conducted by the Wi-Fi Alliance, a group that certifies interoperability among wireless LAN devices.
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix Specifications o Audio section Power amplifier Rated output: 100 W + 100 W (8 Ω/ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz with 0.05 % T.H.D.) 125 W + 125 W (4 Ω/ohms, 1 kHz with 0.05 % T.H.D.) Output connectors: 4 –...
Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix o Wireless LAN section Network type (wireless LAN standard): Conforming to IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (Wi-Fi ® compliant) Security: WEP 64 bit, WEP 128 bit WPA/WPA2-PSK (AES) WPA/WPA2-PSK (TKIP) WPA3-SAE (AES) Used frequency range: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz z1 The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Logo and the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED On-Product Logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix o General Operating temperature: 41 °F - 95 °F (5 °C - 35 °C) Power supply: AC 120 V, 60 Hz (for North America) AC 220 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz (for Europe) Power consumption: 70 W Power consumption in Quick Start Mode:...
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Contents Setup Playback Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix o Dimensions (Unit : in. (mm)) 8.5 (217) o Weight : 4 lbs 14 oz (2.2 kg)
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