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 PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.
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 product is operated. Retain Instructions –...
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Servicing – Do not attempt to service this 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 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.
Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5°C to +35°C (+41°F to +95°F); less than 85%RH (cooling vents not blocked) Do not install in the following locations • Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light • Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly ventilated location This product is for general household purposes.
ON YOUR PURCHASE OF THIS FINE MARANTZ PRODUCT. MARANTZ is on the leading edge of DVD research for consumer products and this unit incorporates the latest technological developments. We are sure you will be fully satisfied with the DVD player.
BEFORE YOU START What’s in the box Thank you for buying this MARANTZ product. Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it. • Remote control • AAA/R03 dry cell batteries x2 • Audio/Video cable •...
All DVD Video discs carry a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which region(s) of the world the disc is compatible with. Your DVD player also has a region mark, which you can find on the rear panel. Discs from incompatible regions will not play in this player.
BASIC CONNECTION • First of all, read through the instructions before connecting other equipment. Make sure that this unit and other equipment to be connected are set to the standby mode or off, and disconnect the AC mains before starting connection. In order for air to circulate freely, please do not block ventilation holes of any of the equipment.
Composite video out Connection Note From the SETUP menu display, set the Progressive to OFF. OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT Component video out connection (480i/480p) Note • If your TV has progressive (480p) video input, from the SETUP menu display, set the progressive mode to ON and also set the output mode to YCbCr.
Analog Audio Connection Note • Make analog audio connections to a stereo amplifier or receiver. • Analog audio connections can also be made to a TV or monitor with stereo input jacks. • When playing DTS-encoded discs, excessive noise may be output from the Analog Audio out jack. This is not a malfunction. AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR4300 SURROUND STANDBY...
Digital Audio Connection Note • When a recorded in a Dolby Digital or DTS is loaded, noise will be output if you have made connections via the digital audio jacks to a receiver or amplifier that cannot decode a Dolby Digital or DTS digital bitstream. In this case, be sure to set up the SETUP, Audio setting;...
System Control Connection By connecting this DVD player to another Marantz audio component using a supplied System Control cable, you can remotely operate the components as a single system. • When connecting to component with a remote sensor, be sure to connect the REMOTE CONTROL IN jack of this DVD player to the REMOTE CONTROL OUT jack of the component with the remote sensor.
CONTROLS & DISPLAY Front Panel q POWER (STANDBY/ON) button To switch the unit On or into STAND BY when connected to AC power outlet. w STAND BY indicator Lights when Power is STAND BY mode. e REMOTE SENSOR Receives a light signal from the remote controller. r DISC TRAY To load or unload a disc.
Display a CDDA/SVCD/DVD/MP3 Illuminates the type of a disc loaded on disc tray. s TITLE/CHAPTER Illuminates the information of the TITLE or CHAPTER of the DVD disc under play. d PLAY/PAUSE/STEP Illuminates the current operation mode. f ROTATION Rotates when the disc is spinning. g ANGLE Indicates the current disc being played is viewed as multi angle.
VIDEO OUT (composite video). , System Control in / out jack Connect this DVD player to another Marantz Component, to operate the components as a single system (page 9). . System Control external / internal switch When using this DVD player independently, set this switch to “INTERNAL”...
Remote Controller Unit Numbers for each button on the remote control unit will be indicated in parenthesis mark starting from the next page. q POWER w NUMERIC BUTTONS (1-9, 0) e CLEAR r MENU/RETURN t PREV y ENT (ENTER) u FR/SR i SETUP o PAUSE/STEP !0 ZOOM...
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1. General Function for Remote Control Unit 1. POWER q Activates the unit POWER ON or into STANDBY. 2. OPEN/CLOSE !6 After pressing power button, press OPEN/CLOSE button to open or close the disc tray. If pressed under STAND BY, power is automatically turned on and the tray is opened.
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4. DVD Function 1. TOP MENU !8 Used to display the title menu of the loaded DVD disc. This function is disc dependent. A DVD disc may not contain the title menu. (Page 19) 2. MENU r Used to display the contents menu of the loaded DVD disc. This function is disc dependent.
BASIC FUNCTION Open / Close Disc Tray 1. Connect to AC power When AC power is connected, the STAND-BY INDICATOR on the front panel is turned on. 2. Press POWER button When the POWER button is pressed, the STAND-BY INDICATOR turns off. TV or monitor screen shows the initial pictures as shown below.
Basic play of DVD, VIDEO-CD or CDDA 1. Press PLAY button When you press the PLAY button, the disc tray will be closed if opened and play will start automatically. In case of many DVD movies, an interactive DVD or Video CD with PBC, a menu screen appears on the TV. In this case you should follow next instruction.
Basic play of MP3 1. Load MP3 disc When an MP3 disc is loaded, MP3 menu screen is displayed automatically depending on MP3 disc’s folder (directory) structure as shown below. 2. Select desired folder Use the arrow button to select the folder you want to play, by pressing the ENT (ER) button. This button allows, you to see the file lists under the folder.
Selecting MENU ITEMS (DVD or Video CD with PBC only) MENU screen is displayed on DVD disc with MENU data or VIDEO CD with PBC Junction. 1. Selecting 3rd menu item when DVD menu screen appears as shown below Ex1) Press the numeric 3 button on remote controller and then press ENT (ER) button Ex2) Press DOWN button twice to highlight the 3rd menu item then press ENT (ER) button Select using numeric button 2.
SEARCH Use this function to play the DISC contents in fast forward or fast reverse. During searching, audio will be muted (except CDDA). 1. FAST FORWARD 1. Press FF/SF button during play mode FAST 2X is displayed on TV screen and the speed of forward direction becomes faster. 2.
SKIP Use this function to move to the next or previous chapter for DVD, track for VCD and CDDA. 1. SKIP FORWARD 1. Press NEXT button during play mode If NEXT button is pressed, the current chapter or track stops and starts playing the next chapter or track. By pressing this button continuously, you may locate the desired chapter or track even faster.
2. SLOW REVERSE (DVD ONLY) 1. Press PAUSE/STEP button during play mode By pressing PAUSE/STEP button, the play mode is temporarily paused. 2. Press FR/SR button If FR/SR button is pressed under PAUSE/STEP, 3. Press FR/SR button again If FR/SR button is pressed again, If pressed again SLOW 1/8 is displayed and it changes slower in conformity to the ratio.
Selecting Subtitles (DVD only) It is possible to change the subtitle language to a different language from the one selected at the initial settings. This operation works only with discs on which multiple subtitle languages are recorded. If the loaded disc supports multiple subtitles, you can see SUB-T indicator on FL display.
Kodak picture CD play When a Kodak Picture CD is inserted, an automated slide show is launched. You can see nine thumbnail pictures by using the digest key . Twelve slideshow transition modes are provided. Use Menu key to switch the slideshow effect Mode. 1.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 3D sound effect (MP3, CDDA, Dolby Digital 2CH Stereo only) This function outputs 3D effects on the stereo audio analog output. 3D effects are broken down into 4 surround modes. 1. Press 3D SOUND button 3D SOUND MODE 1 is displayed on TV screen. And analog stereo output is changed to surround mode 1. S O U N D M OD E 1 3D SOUND MODE1 2.
Utilizing Repeat Function Use this button to repeat the chapter/title for DVD or track/disc for VCD and CDDA. 1. Press REPEAT button When playing a DVD, CHAPTER REPEAT ON is displayed on the TV screen and REPEAT C indicator on the FL display is turned on.
SHUFFLE (VCD with PBC off, MP3, CDDA only) This function selects random tracks and plays all the tracks on the disc just once in random order. 1. Press SHUFFLE button on remote controller When the SHUFFLE button is pressed, SHUFFLE is displayed on the TV screen and the SHUFFLE indicator on the FL display is turned on.
4. Press a PLAY When all the desired TRACK numbers are entered, press PLAY to play according to the programmed order 5. PROGRAM Press PROGRAM after STOP button, when the PROGRAM button is pressed repeatedly, status of PROGRAM appeared on the TV screen and FL display.
MARKER (DVD, VCD WITH PBC OFF, CDDA) This function is to move to the desired location fast and easily during play by storing up to 5 markers in advance. 1. Press MARKER button during play mode When MARKER button is pressed during play, the screen is displayed as shown the figure below. 2.
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4. Displaying Off Press DISPLAY button when SHUFFLE / PROGRAM / REPEAT are activated. 0 5 1 Chapter/Title H A P T E R E L A P S E D 0 : 0 0 : 1 0 Chapter Elapsed 2.
Zoom screen 1. Zoom screen by X2 If the ZOOM button is pressed during play, ZOOM X2 is displayed and the screen is magnified to twice the size. 2. Zoom screen by X4 If the ZOOM button is pressed again, ZOOM X4 is displayed and the screen size is quadrupled. 3.
CUSTOMIZING DVD PERFORMANCE Once the initial settings have been completed, the player can always be operated under the same conditions whenever the power is switched on. These settings are called SETUP data that are easily modified and stored using the SETUP menu. The SETUP menu includes the information for AUDIO, VIDEO, OTHER system controls, LANGuages and parental LOCK.
4. DUAL MONO (Valid for Dolby Digital DVD disc) DUAL MONO are two independent mono channels defined in Dolby Digital. DUAL MONO programs are mainly used for different language versions in one program. This functions in a similar fashion to TV or VCR supporting secondary audio program. From two MONO channels, STEREO, LEFT MONO, RIGHT MONO and MIXED MONO may be output in 4 different combinations.
When using a standard TV (4:3 aspect ratio) Select 4:3 LB (Letter Box) or 4:3 PS (Pan & Scan) in the TV ASPECT value. Following the chart below, make screen aspect adjustments according to the aspect ratio on the disc you are viewing. Screen Note Some disc will not allow you to change the aspect ratio.
Other If you select OTHER, OTHER’s sub item is displayed as shown in the figure below. The sub item of OTHER is related to system control on various subjects. 1. ANGLE MARK (Valid for DVD only) It is possible to have 9 different angles on a DVD disc. This selects whether to display OSD (On Screen Display) showing multi-angle on the TV screen or not, when playing...
3. DISCMENU Set this value to the preferred disc menu language. If a disc menu language is selected, whenever you start playing a new disc, the selected disc menu language is played if the selected language is contained in the disc. For example, if you select ENGLISH as the preferred disc menu language and ENGLISH disc menu language is contained in the disc.
The DVD player’s lens should not become dirty in normal use, but if for some reason it should malfunction due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest MARANTZ-authorized service center. Although lens cleaners for CD players are commercially available, we do not recommend using them since some may damage the lens.
A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electric shock. Check the power cord once in a while. If you find it damaged, ask your nearest MARANTZ authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement.
Glossary Analog audio An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also Digital audio. Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the screen is almost square);...
MARANTZ authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
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Static electricity or other external influences may cause malfunctioning of this unit. In this case, unplug the power cord and then plug back in. This will usually reset the unit for proper operation. If this does not correct the problem, please consult your nearest MARANTZ service center.
SPECIFICATIONS General System ... DVD-Video, DVD-R Power requirements ... AC 100 V- 240 V, 50/60 Hz Power consumption ... 14 W Weight ... 6.6 lbs Dimensions ... 17 5/16 (W) x 2 2/16 (H) x 11 (D) inch 440 (W) x 54 (H) x 280 (D) mm Operating temperature ...
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