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Model SR4500 User Guide AV Surround Receiver...
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O recibo é o registo permanente da compra que fez. Deve ser guardado num local seguro, para ser apresentado em questões relacionadas com o seguro ou para quando tiver de contactar a Marantz. IMPORTANTE Quando procurar assisténcia técnica ao abrigo da garantia, é...
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The SR4500 is in conformity with the EMC directive and low-voltage directive. Français Le SR4500 est conforme à la directive EMC et à la directive sur les basses tensions. Deutsch Das Modell SR4500 entspricht den EMC-Richtlinien und den Richtlinien für Niederspannungsgeräte.
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Español ADVERTENCIAS - No exponga el equipo a la lluvia ni a la humedad. Português - No extraiga la tapa del equipo. - Não exponha o equipamento à chuva nem à - No introduzca nada en el interior del equipo a humidade.
PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROLLER ... 8 DISPLAY MODE ... 27 OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ... 9 SELECTING ANALOG AUDIO INPUT OR DIGITAL GENERAL INFORMATION OF RC5500SR TO SR4500 ... 9 AUDIO INPUT ... 27 CONNECTIONS ... 11 RECORDING AN ANALOG SOURCE ... 28 SPEAKER PLACEMENT ...
INTRODUCTION DESCRIPTION Thank you for purchasing the Marantz SR4500 Surround receiver. This remarkable component has been engineered to provide you with many years of home theater DTS was introduced in 1994 to provide 5.1 channels enjoyment. Please take a few minutes to read this of discrete digital audio into home theater systems.
Music), Dolby Pro-Logic IIx (Movie, Music and Game), Circle Surround II (Cinema and Music). Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. In addition, Marantz has focused on the future. By “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
FRONT PANEL AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR4500 INPUT SELECTOR DISP MULTI AUTO TUNED V – OFF NIGHT PEAK ANALOG DIGITAL SLEEP AUTO SURR DIRECT DISC 6.1 MTX 6.1 SURROUND PURE SIMPLE MODE DIRECT SETUP DISPLAY 7.1CH INPUT S. SPEAKER B STANDBY...
HEADPHONE jack for stereo headphones FL DISPLAY This jack may be used to listen to the SR4500’s output through a pair of headphones. Be certain that the headphones have a standard 1 / 4" stereo phono plug. Note that the main room speakers will automatically be turned off when the headphone jack is in use.
MONITOR OUT a DVD or CD player to this outlet. The marked SWITCHED provides power only when the SR4500 is turned on and is useful for components which you use every time you play your system. REMOTE CONT. IN/OUT terminals Caution: •...
FUNCTION AND OPERATION (when AMP mode is selected) The provided remote control unit is a universal re- Press to switch the power of the SR4500 ON or OFF mote controller. The POWER button, numeric but- after pressing the AMP button.
OSD button The codes are listed at the end of this book. Note: Important: • This button is unavailable for SR4500. • Use the remote control buttons for programming, not the buttons of the receiver or other appliances. ¤4 SLEEP (sleep timer) button •...
Close the cover until it clicks. GENERAL INFORMATION OF RC5500SR TO SR4500 To control the SR4500 by your RC5500SR, you have to select the device AMP or TUNER by pressing the function selector button. Please refer below for the details in AMP and TUNER mode.
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THE CONTRABLE FUNCTION TABLE POWER POWER POWER POWER VCR1 DSS/VCR2 CALL UP CALL UP MENU TUNER TAPE CDR/MD MENU MENU AUX1 Cursor Cursor Cursor MAIN VOL. SLEEP MUTE VOL. ENTER MENU SETUP/T.TONE – ENTER CANCEL SET UP/ MENU OFF MENU OFF –...
Surround left and right speakers CONNECTIONS When the SR4500 is used in surround operation, the preferred location for surround speakers is on the side walls of the room, at or slightly behind the SPEAKER PLACEMENT listening position. The ideal surround speaker system for this unit is 7- The center of the speaker should face into the room.
Caution: CONNECTING AUDIO COMPONENTS • Be sure to use speakers with the specified impedance as shown on the rear panel of this unit. • To prevent damage to circuitry, do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other and do not let them touch any metal part of this unit.
Make component video connections to a TV or monitor with component inputs to produce higher quality video images. Use a component video cable or 3 video cords to connect the component video out jacks on the SR4500 to the monitor. Video convert VIDEO VIDEO...
Therefore you only need to aim the remote at one unit. Also, if a Marantz power amplifier (some models excluded) is connected to one of these terminals, the power amplifier’s, power switch is synchronized with this unit’s power switch.
CONNECTING THE ANTENNA TERMINALS AM LOOP FM EXTERNAL ANTENNA ANTENNA ANTENNA VIDEO VIDEO FM (75Ω) FM (75Ω) MONITOR VCR1 MONITOR ANTENNA ANTENNA DSS / VCR2 VCR1 TAPE CDR/MD DSS / VCR2 VCR1 7.1CH INPUT AUDIO AUDIO PRE OUT FRONT SURROUND BACK SURROUND CENTER S.
SETUP After all components are connected, initial setup must be performed. SETUP MENU SYSTEM The SR4500 incorporates an menu on the front display, which makes various operations possible by using the cursor ( , , , ) and ENTER buttons.
NONE signal, this unit chooses a digital input automatically. NONE SMALL NONE • DIG.1 to DIG.4 : Digital FIXED mode The SR4500 chooses a digital input regardless of NONE SMALL NONE NONE a input signal from the selected source. NONE NONE •...
• The TUNER is fixed to the analog input, and can not be selected for any digital input. 2. SPEAKER SETUP After you have installed the SR4500, connected all the components, and determined the speaker layout, it is now time to perform the settings in the Speaker Setup menu for the optimum sound acoustics for your environment and speaker layout.
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1 and 30 feet This is important for the timing of the acoustics to in 1.0 foot interval create the proper sound space that the SR4500 (0.3 to 9 meters in 0.3-meter intervals). and today’s sound systems are able to produce.
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“2-2. Speakers Distance” setup. If you select “MANUAL”, adjust the output level of each speaker as follow. 1. 3. 5. 1. 5. 1. 2. 5. AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR4500 INPUT SELECTOR DISP MULTI AUTO TUNED V – OFF...
When you select “TO MAIN MENU” by pressing 3. PREFERENCE MENU by pressing the ENTER button. 1. 4 3. 4. 2. 4. Or press the “EXIT” then press the ENTER button to exit ND RECEIVER SR4500 the SETUP MENU. SURROUND DISP MULTI AUTO TUNED V – OFF...
CDs. At its widest setting, all the sound from the In this mode, SR4500 includes three controls to center is mixed into the left and right. fine-tune the soundfield as follows. This control may help achieve a more spacious 1.
EXIT BAND T-MODE front panel. • As the input is changed, the SR4500 will automatically switch to the digital input, surround mode, attenuation, and night mode status which were entered during the configuration process Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using the for that source.
(Dolby Digital, Pro Logic II x MOVIE, Pro Logic II x MUSIC, Pro Logic II x GAME Pro Logic) The SR4500 is equipped with many surround modes. This mode is used with source materials encoded These are provided to reproduce a variety of in Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround.
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Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic signals from certain CD players and LD players or DTS. even if you connect the player to the SR4500 digitally. This is because the digital signal has STEREO been processed (such as the output level, sampling frequency, or frequency response) This mode bypasses all surround processing.
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Surround Mode The surround mode is selected with the surround AUTO mode selector on SR4500 or the remote control unit. However, the sound you hear is subject to the relationship between the selected surround mode and input signal. That relationship is as follows;...
OTHER FUNCTION LISTENING THROUGH HEADPHONES This jack may be used to listen to the SR4500’s output through a pair of headphones. Be certain that the headphones have a standard 1/4" stereo phono ATTENUATION TO ANALOG INPUT plug. (Note that the speakers will automatically be SIGNAL turned off when the headphone jack is in use.)
In normal operation, the audio or video source You can add the sound from one source to the selected for listening through the SR4500 is sent to video of another source to make your own video the record outputs.
–10 to +10 dB. The subwoofer can be adjusted between –15 ND RECEIVER SR4500 and +10 dB. These adjustments result will be stored to 7.1 CH. INPUT memory.
To select tuner and desired band (FM or AM), press the TUNER button twice within two seconds on the remote. Press the F.DIRECT on the remote, display will AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR4500 INPUT SELECTOR show “FREQ - - - -”. Input your desired station’s frequency with the numeric buttons on the remote.
• To clear all stored preset stations, press and hold the CLEAR and the ENTER buttons for two seconds. SORTING PRESET STATIONS SET UP/ MENU OFF T.TONE PURE DIRECT AUTO AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR4500 INPUT SELECTOR NIGHT CSII EX/ES VIRTUAL DISPLAY MCH-ST STEREO 7.1CH IN...
PROGRAMME TYPE (PTY) DISPLAY RDS OPERATION The RDS system categorizes programmes Now in use in many countries, RDS (Radio Data according to their genre into different programme S y s t e m ) i s a d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e s t a t i o n ’ s type (PTY) groups.
• “The Surr. Back Speakers are in use” is displayed other than the room in which the SR4500 is located. by pressing the S. SPEAKER B button when the...
If your trouble cannot be recovered with the remedy actions listed in the following table, malfunction of the internal circuitry is suspected; immediately unplug the power cable and contact your dealer, nearest Marantz authorized dealer or the Marantz Service Center in your country. SYMPTOM CAUSE SR4500 cannot be turned up.
Signal to Noise Ratio(Analog Input / Source Direct) ... 105 dB Frequency Response Should the operation or display seem to be abnormal, reset the unit with the following procedure. The SR4500 is turned on, press and hold the 7.1CH INPUT and ATT buttons simultaneously for VIDEO 3 seconds or more.
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You can find your nearest authorized distributor or dealer on our website. JAPAN Marantz Japan, Inc. 35-1 Sagami Ohno 7-Chome, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa 228-8505, Japan U.S.A. Marantz America, Inc. 1100 Maplewood Drive, Itasca, IL 60143, U.S.A. EUROPE Marantz Europe B.V.
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