Marantz SA-12S1 manual

Model SA-12S1 User Guide Super Audio CD Player R[...]

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 P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING T O QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT 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. 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the ap[...]

18. Servicing-Do not attempt to service this video product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 19 . Damage Requiring Service-Unplug this video product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the followin[...]

English 1 "DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems,Inc. TruSurround, SRS , and symbol ar e tr a demarks of SRS Labs, Inc. TruSurround technology is manufactured under license from SRS Labs, Inc. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby,” “Pro Logic” and the double-D sym[...]

English 2 Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................3 Reality reproduced: Super Audio CD ........................................................................................................................[...]

English 3 Introduction The Super Audio standard is based on Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology. This new direct-stream digital format comprises a 1-bit system that has a digital sampling frequency that is 64 times higher than that of conventional audio CD. The results are spectacular: a frequency response of over 50k Hz and a 120 dB dynamic ran[...]

English 4 Audio CD (CDDA) Audio CDs contain music tracks only. You will recognize these CDs by their logo. You can play them in conventional style through a stereo system, using the keys on the remote control and/or front panel, or via the TV using the On-screen Display (OSD). Note: The DTS audio format discs are only compatible with the digital ou[...]

English 5 The glossy side shining like a rainbow is the front side of the disc, and the side on which the label is printed is the back. Unlike conventional turntables for playing analog discs, the SA-12S1 reads the information recorded on the disc from underneath without contacting it using a beam of laser light. Therefore, the performance of a com[...]

English 6 Functional overview Front of player PL OPEN/CLOSE POWER REPEAT STOP PLAY PAUSE SOUND MODE DISPLAY OFF STANDBY VIDEO OFF D SUPER AUDIO CD PLAYER SA-12S1 SACD SVCD CHAPTER TRACK TITLE SCAN CHAPTER TRACK TITLE VIDEO DTS MCH 3 D SUR ALL A-B REPEAT MCH CD STEREO SHUFFLE TOTAL REM TRACK TIME F S T POWER - switches the player on/off STANDBY indi[...]

Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the rear panel connectors. Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent damage to the unit. Rear of player English 7 FILTER VIDEO 1 VIDEO OUT 2 1 2 L DIGITAL AUDIO OUT R AUDIO OUT AC IN 3.CUSTOM ALL EXTERNAL OUT IN INTERNAL 2.CUSTOM ST 1. STANDARD ALL REMOTE CONTROL S1 Y COMPONENT R C COAX. FRONT R FRONT L SUR[...]

English 8 VGA DIGIT AL NA TURAL MOTION INDEX HDCD AUDIO PIC SPOTLIGHT GROUP SACD SVCD CD MCH CHAPTER TRACK TITLE SCAN CHAPTER TRACK VIDEO DTS MCH 3 D SUR ALL A-B REPEA T SHUFFLE TOT AL REM TRACK TIME STEREO ALBUM TITLE F S T PCM CHAPTER TRACK TRACK TIME TOTAL TIME ALBUM TITLE TIME REM Display Super Audio CD is inserted Audio CD is inserted SA CD SA[...]

English 9 Remote control MENU SYSTEM 3 12 DISPLAY OK RETURN DISC AUDIO CHAPTER TITLE SHUFFLE SOUND MODE FTS ZOOM SCAN A-B SUBTITLE DIMMER ANGLE 0 89 7 6 5 4 RC - 12SAS1 RESUME SLOW POWER SOUND MODE - selects required sound mode • for SACD: CD, Stereo or Multi-channel (if available) • for DVD/VCD: Stereo, Dolby Surround, 3D sound or Multi-channe[...]

English 10 On scr een displa y information Menu bar/Status window V User preference d Sound W Track/Title e Picture-by-picture X Chapter f Slow motion Z Subtitle language g Fast motion } Angle h Time search a Zoom Y Audio language d Sound Mode c Video FTS Temporary Feedback Field icons Scan Repeat All Repeat Title Repeat Track Repeat Chapter Shuffl[...]

English 11 Pr eparation - Depending on your amplifier/receiver/Stereo System, there are various ways to connect to this player. These are explained in the section below. - For some connections, settings for digital and/or analog output are required. These settings have to be made in the ‘Personal Preferences’ menu which is only accessible via y[...]

English 12 Connecting to an amplifier/receiver equipped with Dolby Pro Logic For an amplifier/receiver with Dolby Surround, you can connect your SACD player in the same way as described for Dolby Pro Logic. Dolby Pro Logic sound 1 Connect the audio Left and Right outputs for Front speaker connection (1) to the corresponding inputs on the Dolby Pro [...]

English 13 Notes: - If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver, the receiver will produce a strong, distorted sound. The audio format of the DVD disc in play is displayed in the Status Window when changing the audio format. - 6 Channel Digital Surround Sound via digital connection can only be obtained[...]

English 14 Front speaker L (Large) : When the front speakers can reproduce low frequency signals below 120Hz S (Small) : When the front speakers cannot reproduce low frequency signals below 120Hz Center Speaker L (Large) : When the center speaker can reproduce low frequency signals below 120Hz S (Small) : When the center speaker cannot reproduce lo[...]

English 15 1 Plug the power cable into AC IN. 2 Plug the male end of the cord into the mains. Note: As long as this player is connected to mains, it still keeps loosing the power. Please plug off the AC cord if you want to save the electricity fee. Loading the batteries 1 Open the battery compartment cover. 2 Insert two 'AAA' (R-03) batte[...]

English 16 Changing the programmable remote control code, this player can be played with another Marantz DVD player at the same time. The default setting is Code 1 Programming the player to respond to Code 2 1 Press POWER on the player to turn off. 2 Press SOUND MODE and / OPEN/CLOSE together when turning ON this player pressing by POWER . ➤ The [...]

English 17 Operation About this manual When playing DVDs the player may not respond to all operating commands. Some DVDs are produced in a way that requires specific operation or allows only limited operation during playback. In this case, please refer to the instructions of the discs. When a appears on the TV screen, the operation is not permitted[...]

English 18 In this mode you can set your personal preferences for a number of player features. After selected V (face mark) in the menu bar, use w (down cursor). The personal preferences will be appeared. General operation ● Press MENU SYSTEM on the remote control. ● Select V in the menu bar and press w (down cursor). ➤ The Personal Preferenc[...]

English 19 q Sound Digital output Off : Digital output will not come out for both DVD and CD PCM only : Digital output for only 2-channel PCM sound All : Digital output for 2 channel PCM and multi-channel sound PCM output This will switch 48 kHz and 96 kHz of sampling frequency for DVD digital output.0 Analog output Select Stereo, Dolby Surround, 3[...]

English 20 r Language Select the required Menu, Audio and Subtitle language. Audio language : This selects the spoken language of the DVD disc (if the language is available on the disc.) Subtitle language : This selects the subtitle language of the DVD disc (if the language is available on the disc.) Menu : This selects the menu language of the OSD[...]

English Display information Display Elapsed time - during playback the elapsed playing time will be displayed. Remaining time – during playback the remaining playing time will be displayed. Display setting can be changed during playback using the DISPLAY key on the remote control. Player Display Dim (via remote control) This feature allows you to[...]

English 22 Operation - Audio (Super Audio CD and CD) 1 Press / OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player. The disc tray opens. 2 Set the disc on the tray. Make sure it is properly inserted in the recess. 3 Gently push the tray, or press / OPEN/CLOSE , to close the tray. ➤ READ will appear on the player display and in the status window when TV is ON. [...]

English 23 Shuffle ● Press SHUFFLE during play. ➤ The tracks will be played in random order. ● To return to normal play, press SHUFFLE again. Repeat track/disc ● To repeat the track, press REPEAT . ➤ REPEAT TRACK will appear on the display. ● To repeat the entire disc, press REPEAT again. ➤ REPEAT ALL will appear on the display. ● T[...]

English 24 Operation - Video (D VD and VCD) Activating/deactivating the disc lock 1 In Stop mode, select in the Features menu s using the w / v (down/up) keys and press u (right cursor). 2 Enter a 4-digit PIN code of your own choice. 3 Enter the code time to confirm. 4 Move to using the w / v (down/up) keys. 5 Move to Ç / É using the u (right cur[...]

English 25 Movies on DVD discs may contain scenes, which is not suitable for children. Therefore some discs 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 alternative, more suitable scenes are available on the disc. The function ratings are countr[...]

English 26 1 Press / OPEN/CLOSE on the player. The disc tray will open. 2 Set the disc on the tray. Make sure it is properly inserted in the recess. 3 Gently push the tray, or press / OPEN/CLOSE , to close the tray. ➤ READ will appear in the status window and on the player display and the disc will start playing automatically. Note: When unauthor[...]

English 27 In this description, most functions are explained by using the remote controller. You can also use same operation using the menu bar. Moving to another title/track When a disc has more than one title or track, you can move to another title as follows: ● To select the next title/track, press TITLE , then press § NEXT once during playba[...]

English 28 Search ● Select g (Fast motion) in the menu bar. ● Use the w (down) key to enter the Fast motion menu. ● Use the t u (left/right) keys to select the required speed: -32, -8 or -4 (reverse); +4, +8, +32 (forward). ● When you select 1, the motion goes back to normal speed again. ● To exit Fast motion mode, press 2 PLAY and then v[...]

English 29 Time search The Time Search function allows you to start playing at any chosen time position. ● Select h (Time Search) in the menu bar. ● Press w (down cursor). ➤ The player will now go into Pause mode. ➤ A time edit box will appear on the screen showing the elapsed playing time of the current disc. ● Use the digit keys 0-9 to [...]

English 30 FTS-Video - The FTS-Video function allows you to store your favorite titles and chapters (DVD) and favorite tracks (VCD) for a particular disc in the player memory. - Each FTS program can contain up to 20 items (titles, chapters). - Each time, the FTS program is set, the each disc information will be placed at the top of the memory in th[...]

English 31 DVD disc menu Most DVD discs contain their own menu. This is called Disc Menu. Disc Menu will be appeared on the TV screen and used for selecting the programs. ● Press DISC MENU on the remote control. ➤ Menu included on the disc will appear. ➤ Title menu will appears when press TITLE on the remote control. (Some disc don't hav[...]

English 32 Filter switch ABOUT THE FILTER Super Audio CDs have a wide playback frequency band of 100 kHz that is beyond the audible range: this means that their signals contain ultra-high-range components that conventional CDs do not have. A conventional amplifier is often not built to reproduce signals containing these components, and when Super A[...]

English 33 Before requesting service If the SACD player appears to be faulty, consult this checklist first. You may have overlooked something simple. Under no circumstances may you attempt to repair the system yourself; this will invalidate the warranty. Look for the specific symptom(s). Then perform only the actions listed to remedy the specific s[...]

English 34 No audio at digital output Check the digital connections. Check the settings menu to make sure that the digital output is set to on. Check to ensure that the audio format of the selected audio language matches your receiver's capabilities. Buttons do not work Reset by switching the player OFF then ON again Audible ‘clicks’ from [...]

Specifications SACD/CD Audio characteristics Super Audio CD CD Channels 6 channels(Max.) 2 channels Frequency range 2 Hz - 100 kHz 2 Hz - 20 kHz Frequency characteristics 2 Hz - 50 kHz (-3 dB) 2 Hz - 20 kHz Dynamic range 114 dB 100 dB THD (1kHz) 0.0008 % 0.0017 % Analog output level 2.0 V 2.0 V Digital output Output level (coaxial) - 0.5 Vp-p (75 o[...]

COUNTR Y COMP ANY ADDRESS ALGERIE Azur 2000 8, Lotissement Ben Hatadi, Alger , Algerie ARMENIA NGYIG Ltd. 47 A/75 St. Lalaiants, 375000 Y erevan, Armenia A USTRALIA Jamo Australia Pty . Ltd., 24 Lionel Road, Mt. Waverley , VIC 3149, Australia A USTRIA Huber & Prohaska GmbH T aborstraße 95 / Ladestraße 1, Gebäude Hangartner, A-1200 Wien, Aust[...]