Marantz DV9500 manual

Model DV9500 User Guide Super Audio CD/DVD Player CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT[...]

2 Impor tant Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water . 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings, Install in accor- dance with the manuf acturer’ s instr uctions. 8) Do not install near any hea[...]

3 English Precautions TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T REMOVE THE COVER (OR BA CK). NO USER-SER VICEABLE PA R TS ARE INSIDE. REFER SER VICING TO QU ALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury . This symbol indicates impor tant ins[...]

4 Handling Cautions • Before connecting other components to this pla yer , be sure to tur n them all off. • Do not mov e the player while a disc is being pla yed, or the disc may be scr atched or broken, and the play er’s internal parts may be damaged. • Do not put a flower v ase filled with water or any small metal objects on the play er. [...]

5 English T able Of C ont ents 1 Befor e Y ou Start Fe atures .................................................................................... 6 What’ s in the box ................................................................... 7 Put ting the bat t eries in the r emo te contr ol .................... 7 Using the remo te contr ol ..........[...]

Befor e Y ou Start 1 6 Fe a ture s An HDCP -compatible HDMI* 1 t erminal is pr ovided t o ensur e the ve ry highest pic ture and digit al sound qualit y b y fully digit al tr ansmission. This unit is equipped with an HDCP -compa t - ible digital image output t erminal (HDMI) t o pr ovide cop yright prot ection. Direct digit al tr ansmission without[...]

1 Befor e Y ou Star t 7 English What’ s in the bo x Thank you for bu ying this MARANTZ pr od- uct. Please confirm tha t the following accessorie s are in the bo x when you open it. •R emot e contr ol • AA/R6P dry cell bat teries x2 • Audio/V ideo cable (yello w/red/whit e) •S ys t em contr ol cable •P ow er cable • User Guide (this ma[...]

Befor e Y ou Start 1 8 Discs compatible with this pla y er An y disc that displa y s one of the following logos should play in this pla yer . Other formats, including D VD-RAM, D VD-R OM, DV D+R W , D VD+R, CD-R OM (ex cept those that cont ain MP3/JPEG files) and Phot o CD will not pla y . DV D- Video compatibilit y: • Logos: • Single sided or [...]

1 Befor e Y ou Star t 9 English D VD- V ideo regions All D VD- Video discs carry a r egion mark on the case some where that indica te s which r egion(s) of the world the disc is compa tible with. Y our D VD play er also has a r egion mark, which y ou can find on the rear panel. Discs fr om incompatible regions will no t play in this play er . Discs[...]

C onnecting Up 2 10 Eas y setup This eas y setup is the minimum se t of connections y ou need to start wa tching DV D- Video discs. Both sound and pictur e are fed dir ectly t o your TV using the sup- plied Audio/V ideo cables. F or other possible connections, see pages 1 1-1 2 . C onnec ting audio/video cable s Be sur e to inser t each plug fully [...]

2 C onnec ting Up 11 English Home theat er video connec tions This play er outputs video in a number of differ ent wa y s. Choose the one most suit - able for y our s yst em using the guide below . C onnecting S- V ideo cables S- V ideo cables will only plug in one w ay , so mak e sure the plug is corr ectly lined up with the jack befor e inser tin[...]

C onnecting Up 2 12 COAX OPT C onnec ting analog audio cables Be sur e to fully insert each plug for the best connection. The plugs and jacks are color - coded to mak e connection easier . C onnec ting optical cable s Optical int erconnect s only plug in one wa y , so make sur e the plug is corr ectly lined up with the jack befor e inser t - ing. W[...]

3 C ontrols & Displa y s 13 English Fr ont panel FL OFF HDMI/DVI STANDBY POWER PAU S E PLA Y OPEN/CLOSE STOP ON/OFF LEVEL + PHONES - 1 2 345 67 8 9 ! =~ - 0 1S T ANDB Y indicat or • Lights when the unit is in st andb y . 2D isc tr ay • Place the disc her e. 3 3 (PLA Y) • Begin the disc pla y . 4 7 (ST OP) •S t ops the disc pla y . 5 8 ([...]

C ontr ols & Displa y s 3 14 Displa y GRP TITLE kHz 96 CHP ALL A-B PROG RNDM TOT AL SING MP3 ELAP AUDIO COND DOWN MIX VCD TRK SRS TS PRGSVE DOLBY D LF E C R L S LS RS D OFF V OFF 10 1 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 kHz 192 P NM 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! =~ - 0 _ @# $ % ^ & * ( ) + ¡ ™ ¢ £∞ § ¶• ª º – ≠ Ÿ STEREO MUL TI 1 – Lights during a cam[...]

3 C ontrols & Displa y s 15 English R emot e contr ol SET UP RETURN SEARCH POWER PLAY MENU TOP MENU NEXT VIDEO ADJ. ZOOM PREV. ENTER ANGLE CLEAR REPEAT RANDOM A - B PAGE CONDITION SUBTITLE AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DIMMER MARKER PROGRAM PAUSE STOP OPEN/ CLOSE ON/OFF FF REW S. MODE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! = ~ - 0 + @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ ¡ £ ¢ ™ ∞[...]

Get ting St ar t ed 4 16 Pla ying discs The basic pla yback contr ols for playing discs ar e cov ered her e. F urther functions ar e detailed in the next chap t er . Not e Throughout this man ual, the term ‘D VD’ means D VD- V ideo, D VD-Audio and D VD-R/R W . If a function is specific to a particular kind of D VD disc, it is specified. 1 Switc[...]

4 Ge t ting St ar t ed 17 English Na vigating D VD disc menus Man y D VD discs contain menus. Some times these ar e displa yed aut omatically when y ou start playback; o ther s only appear when y ou select Disc Menu or Title Menu . Not e Some D VD-Audio discs featur e a ‘Bonus Gr oup’ . T o access this gr oup you ha ve t o input a passw ord, wh[...]

Pla ying Discs 5 18 SET UP ENTER Intr oduc tion •M any of the functions co v ered in this chapt er apply t o D VD discs, V ideo CDs, Super Audio CDs and CDs, although the e xact oper ation of some varies slightl y with the kind of disc loaded. •W hen pla ying D VD discs, if the icon appear s on-screen when you try t o use a par ticular function[...]

5 Pla ying Discs 19 English A surr ound sound effect is gener at ed using only t wo front speak ers. Not e When in VCD 2.0 mode (PBC ON mode) and MP3, this function does not w ork. Not e What is a Chapt er? Each title on a D VD is usually divided int o chapt ers (similar t o tr acks on an audio CD). What is a T itle? A D VD ma y contain se ver al d[...]

Pla ying Discs 5 20 PLA Y PAUSE FF REW Still F r ame/Slo w Play/F r ame Adv ance Pla yback The video images on D VD and Video CD can be vie w ed as a still fr ame, play ed back at slow speeds and e ven adv anced fr ame by fr ame (F orw ard only). Vi e wing a P ausing Pic tur e Pr ess 8 (P AUSE). When vie wing a D VD, if the paused picture shak es, [...]

5 Pla ying Discs 21 English Using the P age Pr ess the P AGE but t on on the remo te contr ol during playback. Y ou may select the image y ou want b y moving the cur sor but t on ( 2 / 3 ). Not e Some discs don’t allow the P age function. CLEAR P AGE CONDITION Memorizing disc set tings (CONDITION MEMOR Y) If y ou hav e a par ticular se t of prefe[...]

Pla ying Discs 5 22 Using the R andom Play Use the r andom play function t o play tr acks in a r andom or der . Y ou can’t use random pla y with D VD-R W discs, D VD- V ideo or V ideo CD playing in PBC mode. 1P re ss RANDOM during the St op mode. 2P r e ss 3 (PLA Y) t o start random pla y . •R e turn to normal pla yback Pr ess 7 (S T OP ) but t[...]

5 Pla ying Discs 23 English ENTER REPEA T A - B Using the R epeat Pla y Y ou can set the pla yer to r epeat individual tr acks on CDs or Vi deo CDs, Super Audio CDs, chapt ers/tr acks or titles/gr oup on DV D discs, or the whole disc. It's also possible t o loop a section of a disc. Y ou can’ t use an y repea t mode or looped play with a V i[...]

Pla ying Discs 5 24 PLA Y ENTER CLEAR MARKER Bookmarking a place in a disc This featur e let s you bookmark sections of a D VD so you can quickly find them a t a later time. Using the Bookmark F unc tion 1D uring pla y , pr ess the MARKER but t on on the r emote contr ol. The Bookmark icons will be displa yed. 2U se the cur sor butt ons ( 2 / 3 ) t[...]

5 Pla ying Discs 25 English PLA Y ENTER CLEAR PROGRAM STOP Making a pr ogr am list This featur e let s you pr ogram the pla y order of gr oups/chap- te r s/tr acks on a disc. Y ou mak e a progr am list via an on-scr een displa y , using the cur sor but t ons to na vigat e to ent er groups/ chapt ers/tr acks. Not e that pr ogrammed pla yback is not [...]

Pla ying Discs 5 26 ENTER ANGLE SUBTITLE Switching Camer a Angles Some D VD- V ideo discs featur e scenes shot fr om t wo or mor e angles—check the disc bo x for details: it should be mark ed with a icon if it cont ains camera-angle scenes. •T o display the camer a angle, pre ss ANGLE. •T o select the camer a angle, use the cur sor but t ons [...]

5 Pla ying Discs 27 English ZOOM ENTER AUDIO Switching Audio Language When playing a D VD- Video disc recor ded with dialog in t wo or mor e languages, you can switch audio language an ytime during pla yback. •T o display the audio language, pr ess A UDIO. The curr ent audio language is shown on-scr een. To select the audio language, use the curs[...]

Pla ying Discs 5 28 MP3/JPEG Pla y • If MP3 and JPEG files ar e pre sent, select the media of y our choice with the cursor but t ons ( 5 / ∞ ) and then pr ess ENTER . • If no but t on on the remot e contr ol is pressed for 3 0 seconds, the menu will disappear and the select ed item will be pla yed. •T o change the curr ently pla ying media,[...]

5 Pla ying Discs 29 English 2) How t o cue a still image t o be displa yed Pr ess the SKIP ( 4 (PREV .) ) but ton t o proceed t o the ne xt still image and pre ss the SKIP ( ¢ (NEXT) ) but ton t o r eturn t o the pre vious still image. 3) Changing the orientation of a still image Pr ess the cur sor but ton ( 3 ) t o ro ta te the image clockwise 9 [...]

Pla ying Discs 5 30 Cr eating y our own se t ting 1P re ss the VIDEO ADJ. but t on on the re- mot e contr ol. 2 Selec t Setup Setup Setup Setup Setup . 3U se the cur sor but tons ( 2 / 3 ) t o selec t a Memory (Memo1, 2, 3) to change/st ore a pic tur e quality par ame t er . 4U se the cur sor but tons ( 5 / ∞ ) t o selec t a pic tur e qualit y pa[...]

5 Pla ying Discs 31 English • Sharpness High – Adjust s the sharpness of the high-frequency (finel y det ailed) elements in the pictur e • Sharpness Mid – Adjust s the sharpness of the mid-fr equency (less det ailed) elements in the pictur e • Det ail – Adjusts ho w sharp edges appear in the pictur e • Brightness – Adjust s the imag[...]

D VD Setup Menu 6 32 Using the FL menu The FL menu has been de signed to set “HDMI ON/OFF” , “HDMI RESET” and “ REMO T CODE ”. The FL menu cannot be used if a disc is pla ying. It is r ecommended to set the FL menu befor e loading a D VD. If a D VD has been loaded, be sur e to pr ess 7 (ST OP) t wice befor e proceeding. (If “ RESUME ?[...]

6 D VD Setup Menu 33 English Using the Se tup Menu Befor e using the play er , y ou should specify the set tings to be used in accor dance with the conditions under which the play er is to be used. Not e that once changed, the se t tings will be sav ed and r emain the same e ven aft er the pow er has been turned off until the set tings ar e changed[...]

D VD Setup Menu 6 34 Language Setup (page 3 5) OSD Language (page 3 5)  English Fr ancais Deutsch Espanol It aliano D VD Menu Language (page 3 5) *  English Fr ancais Deutsch Espanol It aliano Others Audio Language (page 3 5) *  English Fr ancais Deutsch Espanol It aliano Original Others Subtitle Language (page 3 6) *  Auto English Fr a[...]

6 D VD Setup Menu 35 English Set ting up the Language Setup If you se t the OSD Language, D VD Menu Language, Audio Language and Subtitle Language in adv ance, they will come up automa tically ev ery time you w atch a mo vie. Using the OSD Language • Default set ting: English 1P re ss the SET UP but t on. 2 Selec t Setup Setup Setup Setup Setup u[...]

D VD Setup Menu 6 36 5P re ss the cursor but t ons ( 5 / ∞ ) t o selec t English English English English English . • Select Original if y ou want the default soundtr ack language t o be the original language the disc is recor ded in. • Select Other s if the language you w ant is not list ed. 6P re ss the ENTER but t on. • English is select [...]

6 D VD Setup Menu 37 English Set ting up the Audio Setup 1 1P re ss the SET UP but t on. 2 Selec t Setup Setup Setup Setup Setup using the cursor but t ons ( 5 / ∞ ), then pr ess the cursor ( 3 ) or ENTER but t on. 3 Selec t Audio Setup 1 Audio Setup 1 Audio Setup 1 Audio Setup 1 Audio Setup 1 using the cursor but t ons ( 5 / ∞ ), then pr ess t[...]

D VD Setup Menu 6 38 PCM Do wn Sample* • Default set ting: On If the digital input of y our A V amplifier (or other connect ed component) is compatible with high sampling r at es (9 6kHz), set this t o Off , otherwise set it t o On (9 6kHz audio is conv ert ed to a mor e compatible 4 8kHz). Check the manual that came with the other component if y[...]

6 D VD Setup Menu 39 English About sour ce audio output When the source output mode ha s been switched bet ween the 5.1 Channel and 2 Channel mode se t tings using the Audio Out set ting in the Setup scr een Audio Setup 1 menu, audio output for each sour ce will be as sho wn in the follo wing table. *1 : Discs that pr ohibit downmixing will be outp[...]

D VD Setup Menu 6 40 Speak er Size • Default set ting: Fr ont L/R: Lar ge | Cent er: Lar ge | LFE: On | Surround L/R: Lar ge Y ou only need to mak e this setting if you connected this player t o your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs. This setting does not affect digit al audio output. F ollow the on-screen displa y s t o describe wh[...]

6 D VD Setup Menu 41 English Le vel • Default set ting: Fix Y ou may want t o make this setting if you connect ed this player t o your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs. Under the default set ting, all channels ar e output at the rela tive v olumes the y wer e recor ded at. Change the set ting t o V ariable , if you w ant to adjust t[...]

D VD Setup Menu 6 42 Set ting up the Audio Setup 2 1P re ss the SET UP but t on. 2 Selec t Setup Setup Setup Setup Setup using the cursor but t ons ( 5 / ∞ ), then pr ess the cur sor ( 3 ) or ENTER but t on. 3 Selec t Audio Setup 2 Audio Setup 2 Audio Setup 2 Audio Setup 2 Audio Setup 2 using the cursor but t ons ( 5 / ∞ ), then pr ess the curs[...]

6 D VD Setup Menu 43 English D TS Down Mix • Default set ting: St ereo Specify DTS do wnmix set tings? Use the cursor but tons ( 2 / 3 ) t o select either St ereo or Lt/Rt . •S t e r e o Used t o specify ster eo downmixing a s the t ype of D TS downmixing t o be performed. This mak es it possible t o enjo y ordinary st ereo sound. • Lt/Rt Use[...]

D VD Setup Menu 6 44 Audio DR C • Default set ting: Off When wa tching Dolby Digit al D VDs at lo w volume, it’ s easy t o lose the lo w lev el sounds completel y , including some of the dialog. Switching on Audio DR C (Dynamic Range Compr ession) can help things b y bringing up the low le vel sounds, while k eeping the lid on high le vel peaks[...]

6 D VD Setup Menu 45 English TV Aspec t • Default set ting: 1 6:9 W ide If you ha v e a widescreen TV , select the 1 6:9 Wide set ting—widescr een D VD soft ware is then sho wn using the full scr een area. When pla ying soft war e r ecor ded in conv entional (4:3) format, the set tings on your TV will de termine ho w the mat erial is pre sented[...]

D VD Setup Menu 6 46 When viewing on a st andard TV or monit or 16:9 4:3 4:3 L - Box 4:3 Pan Scan The picture is shown in widescreen with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. The sides of the picture are cropped so that the picture fills the whole screen. Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16:9 Wide 4:3 L - Box 4:3 Pan Scan The pic[...]

6 D VD Setup Menu 47 English C omponent s Out • Default set ting: Int erlace Compared t o a st andard int erlaced TV pictur e, a progr essiv e scan TV is capable of stable, flick er - free image s. Set onl y if you connect ed the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT t o a progr essive scan-compa tible TV or monit or . • Pr ogressiv e – Use this set ting with [...]

D VD Setup Menu 6 48 Back Gr ound • Default set ting: Logo This specifies what the scr een show s when the pla yer is st opped. Not e If Captur e is selected, a pictur e tak en in b y Captur e is display ed. ( page 2 9 ) Scr een Sav er • Default set ting: On If a constant image is displa yed on a conv entional CR T -t ype TV , it can “burn in[...]

6 D VD Setup Menu 49 English Set ting up the P arent al Setup The P arent al Contr ol function works in conjunction with D VDs that hav e been a ssigned a r ating - which helps y ou control the t ypes of D VDs that y our family w atches. Ther e are up t o 8 r ating le vels on a disc. Use P assw or d 1P re ss the SET UP but t on. 2 Selec t Setup Set[...]

D VD Setup Menu 6 50 Set ting up the Other s Setup 1P re ss the SET UP but t on. 2 Selec t Setup Setup Setup Setup Setup using the cursor but t ons ( 5 / ∞ ), then pr ess the cur sor ( 3 ) or ENTER but t on. 3 Selec t Other Other Other Other Other s s s s s Setup Setup Setup Setup Setup using the cursor but t ons ( 5 / ∞ ), then pr ess the curs[...]

6 D VD Setup Menu 51 English Not e • When the video output has been se t to Off in Pur e Mode and CD or Super Audio CD ha ve been pla yed, audio canno t be output from HDMI. • During Pur e Mode oper ation, part of the functions cannot oper at e. Aut o P o wer Off • Default set ting: On 3 0 Min If On 30 Min On 30 Min On 30 Min On 30 Min On 30 [...]

D VD Setup Menu 6 52 HDMI This set ting is used when the unit is con- nect ed by HDMI or D VI with a TV or pr ojec- tor . This set ting is enabled only when the HDMI option of the FL menu is On. ( page 3 2 ) Pr ess ENTER 1 Selec t Resolution Resolution Resolution Resolution Resolution • VGA <6 40 X 48 0> •4 8 0p/5 7 6p (5 2 5p/6 2 5p) •[...]

6 D VD Setup Menu 53 English 3 Selec t TV Aspect TV Aspect TV Aspect TV Aspect TV Aspect • 4:3 L - Box • 4:3 P an Scan •1 6:9 W ide •1 6:9 Squeeze Select one of the abov e with the cursor but t ons ( 5 / ∞ ) and then pr ess the ENTER but ton. Not e • The TV aspect r atios a v ailable for HDMI outputs depend on the connect ed TV or proje[...]

D VD Setup Menu 6 54 *1 : The pla yer aut omaticall y switches t o PCM output when the connected de vice does not support Dolb y Digit al, DTS, or MPEG bit str eams. *2 : Audio is not output fr om D VD-Audio discs with CPPM cop yright pro tection. • Audio is no t output for sections marked with in the t able. *3 : Audio is not output fr om discs [...]

7 A dditional Informa tion 55 English Handling discs When holding discs of an y t ype, tak e care no t to lea ve fingerprint s, dir t or scr atches on the disc surface. Hold the disc b y its edge or b y the cent er hole and edge. Damaged or dirt y discs can affect pla yback performance. T ake car e also not t o scr atch the label side of the disc. [...]

Additional Information 7 56 Hints on inst allation We w ant you t o enjoy using this unit for y ears t o come, so please bear in mind the follo wing points when choosing a suitable loca tion for it: Do... ✓ Use in a well-v entilat ed room. ✓ Place on a solid, flat, le vel surface, such as a t able, shelf or st er eo r ack. Don’ t... ✗ Use i[...]

7 A dditional Informa tion 57 English Dynamic r ange The difference be t ween the quiet est and loude st sounds possible in an audio signal (without dist or ting or get ting lost in noise). Dolb y Digital and DTS soundtr acks are capable of a v ery wide dynamic r ange, deliv ering dr amatic cinema-lik e effects. F ile e xt ension A tag added t o th[...]

Additional Information 7 58 R egions (D VD- V ideo only) These a ssociat e discs and play ers with particular ar eas of the world. This unit will only pla y discs that ha v e compatible region code s. Y ou can find the r egion code of your unit b y looking on the rear panel. Some discs ar e compatible with more than one r egion (or all regions). Sa[...]

7 A dditional Informa tion 59 English Picture pla yback stops and the oper ation but t ons cannot be used. •P r e ss 7 (ST OP) , then start pla yback again 3 (PLA Y) . • Switch the pow er off once using the front panel PO WER ON/OFF and then switch on again using the fr ont panel PO WER ON/OFF . Ne w set tings made in the Setup scr een menus wh[...]

Additional Information 7 60 Picture disturbance during pla yback or dark. • This pla yer is compatible with Macr o- Vision S y stem cop y guar d. Some discs include a copy pr ev ention signal, and when this t ype of disc is pla yed back, stripes etc., ma y appear on some sections of the pictur e depending on the TV . This is not a malfunction. ?[...]

7 A dditional Informa tion 61 English The disc containing the MP3 tr acks w on’ t pla y . • If the disc is a r ecordable CD, make sur e that the disc is finalized. Check that the tr ack(s) ar e in the MPEG1 Audio Lay er 3 format. Check that the sampling r at e of the tr ack(s) are 4 4.1 or 4 8kHz. Some MP3 tr acks appear t o be missing from a d[...]

Additional Information 7 62 Specifications General Sy stem D VD-V ideo, D VD-Audio, D VD-R/RW , Video CD, Super Audio CD, CD, MP3 files and JPEG files Po w er requir ements .................................................. 1 2 0 V , 60Hz Po w er consumption .............................................................. 2 9 W Po w er consumption in[...]