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Safety Precautions CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of...
HDCD® (High Definition Compatible Digital®) is a recording system that has improved audio CD sound in dynamic range, sound field reproducibility and vocal acoustics. This DVD player is equipped with an HDCD decoder. The HDCD indicator illuminates when playing an HDCD-encoded audio CD. ®...
To obtain a clear picture The DVD player is a high-tech, precision device. If the optical pick-up lens and disc drive parts are dirty or worn, the picture quality will be poor.
Front Panel and Display Window STANDBUY Lights green when the DVD player is turned on. DISC SKIP Moves to the next POWER available disc tray. ON/STANDBUY Switches the player ON and OFF. DISC EX-CHANGE Changes a disc (other than the...
Remote Control MARKER • Marks any point during playback. SEARCH • Displays MARKER SEARCH menu. POWER Switches DVD Player ON and OFF. AUDIO Selects an audio language (DVD) or an audio channel (CD). SUBTITLE Selects a subtitle language. 0-9 number buttons Selects numbered items in a menu.
* REMOTE CONTROL IN/OUT jacks By connecting this DVD player to another Marantz audio component uslng a supplled 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”...
See “Connecting to Optional Equipment” on page 10. Caution – Make sure the DVD Player is connected directly to the TV. Tune the TV to the correct video input channel. – Do not connect the DVD Player’s AUDIO OUT jack to the phono in jack (record deck) of your audio system.
Dolby Pro Logic ll/ Pro Logic Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD Player to the audio left and right in jacks on your amplifier, receiver, or stereo system, using the audio cables (A).
General Explanation This manual gives basic instructions for operating the DVD Player. Some DVDs require specific operation or allow only limited operation during playback. When this occurs, the symbol appears on the TV screen, indi- cating that the operation is not permitted by the DVD Player or is not available on the disc.
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Before Operation (Continued) On-Screen Display (Continued) DVD-A Items Function Group Number Shows the current group number and total number 2 /6 of groups, and skips to the desired group number. Track Number Shows the current track number and total number 1 /12 of tracks, and skips to the desired track number.
If you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN jacks, but are connecting the DVD Player to a standard (analog) television, set Progressive Scan to Off. If you are using the Component Video jacks for connection to a TV or monitor that is compatible with a progressive scan signal, set Progressive Scan to On.
Off: Video CDs with PBC are played the same way as Audio CDs. Auto Play You can set up the DVD Player so a DVD disc automat- ically starts playing whenever the DVD is inserted. If Auto Play mode is set to On, this DVD player will search a title that playback time is long most and then play back the title automatically.
Before Operation (Continued) Parental Control Rating Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children. Therefore, discs may contain Parental Control information that applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated from 1 to 8, and alternatively, more suitable scenes are available for selection on some discs.
Turn on the TV and select the video input source con- nected to the DVD player. Audio system: Turn on the audio system and select the input source connected to the DVD player. Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. Load your chosen disc in the tray, with the playback side down.
Operation with DVD and Video CD General Features Note Unless stated otherwise, all operations described use the remote control. Some features may also be available on the Setup menu. Moving to another TITLE When a disc has more than one title, you can move to another title as follows: Press OSD, then press the appropriate numbered button (0-9) to select a title number.
Operation with DVD and Video CD General Features (continued) Repeat A-B DVD-V DVD-A VCD2.0 To repeat a sequence in a title or group: 1 Press A-B at your chosen starting point. “ A * ” appears briefly on the TV screen. 2 Press A-B again at your chosen end point.
Operation with DVD and Video CD General Features (continued) Marker Search DVD-V VCD2.0 MARKER SEARCH You can start playback from a memorized point. Up to nine points can be memorized. To enter a mark, follow these steps. 1 During disc playback, press MARKER when playback reaches the spot that you want to memorize.
(sometimes you’ll find it on the disc’s jacket cover or on a web site). This password control isn’t dic- tated by your DVD Player — it is a function of the disc. Since the authoring of DVD Audio Discs varies, some of the on-screen display choices might not be available for the disc you’re playing.
Operation with Audio CD and MP3/WMA Disc Playing an Audio CD and MP3/WMA Disc The DVD Player can play MP3/WMA formatted record- ings on CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW discs. Before playing MP3/WMA recordings, read the notes on MP3/WMA Recordings on right.
Operation with Audio and MP3/WMA Disc (Continued) Pause 1 Press PAUSE/STEP during playback. 2 To return to playback, press PLAY or press PAUSE/STEP again. Moving to another Track Press SKIP/SCAN . or > briefly during playback to go to the next track or to return to the beginning of the current track.
Notes on JPEG Recordings Depending upon the size and number of the JPEG files, it could take a long time for the DVD player to read the disc’s contents. If you don’t see an on- screen display after several minutes, some of the files are too big —...
Programmed Playback Programmed Playback with Audio CD and MP3/WMA Disc The Program function enables you to store your favorite tracks from any disc in the player memory. Program can contain 30 tracks. Press PROGRAM during playback or in the stop mode to enter the Program Edit mode.
HDCD Indicator lights. No user intervention is required. To enjoy the benefits of HDCD, your DVD Player must be connected to your A/V receiver via the Analog Audio Outputs. However, if your A/V receiver or surround...
The disc is dirty. The Rating level is set. The remote control The remote control is not pointed at the remote sensor of the DVD player. does not work properly. The remote control is too far from the DVD player.
Subwoofer’s size can be set only to “Large” or “None”. Distance If you connected speakers to your DVD Player, setting the Distance lets the speakers know how far the sound has to travel to reach your set listening point. This allows the sound from each speaker to reach the listen- er at the same time.
Language Code List Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Disc Audio”, “Disc Subtitle” and/or “Disc Menu” (See page 13). Code Language Code 6566 Abkhazian 7074 6565 Afar 7073 6570 Afrikaans 7082 8381 Albanian 7089 6577 Ameharic 7176 6582 Arabic 7565...
Country Code List Enter the appropriate code number for the initial setting “Country Code” (See page 15). Code Country Code Country Andorra Eritrea United Arab Emirates Spain Afghanistan Ethiopia Antigua and Barbuda Finland Anguilla Fiji Albania Falkland Islands Armenia Micronesia Netherlands Antilles Faroe Islands Angola...
Specifications General Power requirements Power consumption Dimensions (approx.) Mass (approx.) Operating temperature Operating humidity System Laser Signal system Frequency response Signal-to-noise ratio Harmonic distortion Dynamic range Outputs VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Audio output (digital audio) Audio output (optical audio) Audio output (analog audio) Accessory Video cable .
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You can find your nearest authorized distributor or dealer on our website. JAPAN Marantz Japan,Inc. U.S.A. Marantz America, Inc. EUROPE Marantz Europe B.V. P/NO : 3834RS00??? Printed in Korea 35-1 Sagami Ohno 7-Chome, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa 228-8505, Japan 1100 Maplewood Drive, ltasca, IL 60143, U.S.A.
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