Marantz SR-18EX manual

Model SR-18EX User Guide AV Surround Receiver R[...]

AC INLET AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL VIDEO COAX OUT OPT OUT DIG .1 IN DIG .2 IN MUL MUL TI TI ROOM ROOM DIG .4 IN DIG .5 IN DIG .6 IN S - VIDEO S - VIDEO COMPONENT COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO ANTENNA ANTENNA FM (75 Ω ) GND AM L R TV TV LD LD DVD DVD IN IN – VCR1 VCR1 – OUT OUT IN IN – DSS/VCR2 DSS/VCR2 – OUT OUT TV TV [...]

AC INLET AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL VIDEO VIDEO COAX OUT OPT OUT DIG .1 IN DIG .2 IN MUL MUL TI TI ROOM ROOM DIG .4 IN DIG .5 IN DIG .6 IN S - VIDEO S - VIDEO COMPONENT COMPONENT VIDEO ANTENNA ANTENNA FM (75 Ω ) GND AM L R TV TV LD LD DVD DVD IN IN – VCR1 VCR1 – OUT OUT IN IN – DSS/VCR2 DSS/VCR2 – OUT OUT TV TV LD LD [...]

iii AC INLET AUDIO AUDIO REMOTE CONTROL VIDEO COAX OUT OPT OUT DIG .1 IN DIG .2 IN MUL MUL TI TI ROOM ROOM DIG .4 IN DIG .5 IN DIG .6 IN S - VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO ANTENNA FM (75 Ω ) GND AM L R TV TV LD LD DVD DVD IN IN – – VCR1 VCR1 – – OUT OUT IN – DSS/VCR2 – OUT TV TV LD LD DVD DVD MONI. MONI. VCR1 VCR1 VCR1 VCR1 DSS / VCR2 DSS / VC[...]

44 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 The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerou[...]

1 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[...]

2 19. 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. 20. Damage Requiring Service-Unplug this video product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the followi[...]

3 9 ON OFF SOURCE CLONE MACRO MODE MACRO REMOTE LEARNING CONTROL ON/OFF DSS / VOL AMP GUIDE MUTE 1 2 MACRO D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 3 4 POWER VCR2 TV LD DVD VCR TUNER CD TAPE AUX CD-R / MD CH OK 1 3 2 4 6 5 7 9 8 M C 0 RC-18SR LOW USE LEARN NAME 1 2 3 4 q we r t y u i o !0 !1 !2 !3 !4 !6 !7 !8 @1 @3 @2 !9 @0 !5[...]

ENGLISH 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................................[...]

ENGLISH 5 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Marantz SR-19EX THX/ DTS/Dolby Digital Surround receiver. This remarkable component has been engineered to provide you with many years of home theater enjoyment. Please take a few minutes to read this manual thoroughly before you connect and operate the SR-19EX. As there are a number of connection[...]

ENGLISH 6 FEATURES • THX SURROUND EX decoding to reproduce an extra channel which has been added during the mixing of the program. • Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound decoding, plus THX Cinema processing, Dolby Pro Logic decoding and a variety of additional surround modes. • 96 kHz/ 24 bit decoding for highest possible fidelity and bandwid[...]

ENGLISH 7 FRONT PANEL FEATURES (SEE PAGE 3) q POWER switch and STANDBY indicator You can turn on and off the unit’s power using the front panel power switch. However, if you turn the unit off with the front panel switch, the unit goes completely off rather than to the “standby mode” (Red LED indicator light glows in the standby mode). The uni[...]

ENGLISH 8 !4 AUX input jacks These auxiliary video/audio input jacks accept the connection of a camcorder, portable VCR, etc. !5 INPUT SELECTOR knob When this knob is turned, the input signal is switched in the following sequence. TUNER CD T APE CD-R/MD TV DSS/VCR2 VCR1 DVD LD AUX This knob can also be used to turn the unit’s power on when it is [...]

ENGLISH 9 DISPLAY (1) (3) (2) (4) (5) (8) (9) (12) (6) (7) (10) (11) (1) Main Information Display This display shows messages relating to the status, input source, surround mode, tuner, volume level or other aspects of the unit’s operation. (2) ENCODED SIGNAL indicators 2 DIGITAL, 2 SURROUND, dts and PCM When the selected input is a digital sourc[...]

ENGLISH 10 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS All connections to the rear panel should be made with the entire system powered off. To avoid errors, it is advisable to connect one cable at a time between the various components. 7 6-Channel Inputs If an external digital audio decoder is used, connect the outputs of that decoder to these jacks. Note that front L&[...]

ENGLISH 11 13 Three Component-video inputs DVD,VCR1,DSS : Connect the Y/Cr/Cb component video outputs of each your video product to these jacks. 14 Component Video Outputs Connect these outputs to the component video inputs of a video projector or monitor. When a source connected to one of the three Component Video Inputs is selected the signal wil[...]

ENGLISH 12 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RC-18SR This chapter describes the functions which control the SR-19EX. See pages 17-30 to refer to other functions of the RC-18SR. v POWER ON and OFF These two buttons are used for turning on or off SR-19EX. m DIRECT button The DIRECT command buttons (4 on each side of the LCD display, 8 total) work with the PAGE but[...]

ENGLISH 13 OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 1. Remote control The distance between the remote control unit and the IR SENSOR of the SR-19EX should be less than about 5 meters. If the transmitter is pointed to a direction other than the IR SENSOR or if there is an obstacle between them, remote control may not be possible. Remote-controllable range 2[...]

ENGLISH 14 SETUP After all components are connected, initial setup must be performed. ON SCREEN DISPLAY MENU SYSTEM The SR-19EX incorporates an on-screen menu system, which makes various operations possible by using the cursor ( , , , ) and OK buttons on the “SETUP” screen in the remote handset. The settings made with these buttons are also sho[...]

ENGLISH 15 Diagonal lines from speaker indicate dipole. Dashed diagonal lines indicate dipole or monopole. SPKRS SETUP 1/2 (SPEAKER SIZE) SETUP: Select “LOCK” with or button in order to lock the contents of the SPKRS SET UP & LEVELS SETUP MENUS. Then, when the contents of the these setup menus needs to be changed, select “UNLOCK” with o[...]

ENGLISH 16 SPKRS SETUP 2/2 (SPEAKER DISTANCE) Speaker distance for time alignment Use this parameter to specify the distance of each speaker’s position from the listening position. The delay time is automatically calculated according to these distances. UNITS: The units may be selected in “ ft ” or “ m ” with or button. If you select “f[...]

ENGLISH 17 SYSTEM SETUP 1/2 VCR1 OUT : Select the video source from the VCR1 output with or button for video and audio dubbing to the VCR1 deck. The source is switched in the following sequence. SOURCE → TV → LD → DVD → DSS/VCR2 → AUX → SOURCE → ..... To determine each source, display the desired source and press the or button. TAPE O[...]

ENGLISH 18 SURROUND MODE SOURCE DIRECT : Switch the source direct ON or OFF with or button. In thi s mode, SR-19EX bypasses the digital processing and crossover for the main speakers (front left and right will be full range and the subwoofer will be ON) Note: Source Direct mode will be off if Surround mode is changed. SURR-MODE : Select the surroun[...]

ENGLISH 19 2. FUCTION SELECT & SURROUND MODE When a function or surround mode button is selected: VIDEO: Displays the current video source. When DSS/TV, LD, DVD, VCR or AUX is selected with the function selector, both AUDIO and VIDEO shows the same name. AUDIO: Displays the current analog audio input source. DIGITAL: Displays the current digita[...]

ENGLISH 20 2. Auto Presetting This function automatically scans the AM and FM band and enters all stations with proper signal strength into the memory. 1. Select the FM band with the BAND button y . 2. Tune in the lowest receivable frequency. 3. While pressing the MEMO button i , turn the GYRO TUNING knob @1 to up. Auto memory starts at this point.[...]

ENGLISH 21 OTHER FUNCTIONS MULTI ROOM SELECTOR The Multi Room Selector is a function which allows you to listen to the same or a different source in a room other than the room in which the SR-19EX is located. To use this function, a multi room remote unit and remote control signal receiver available from your Marantz dealer are necessary. The opera[...]

22 ENGLISH FUNCTION AND OPERATION z MODE (operating mode) This button is used to change from normal operation to the learning mode, and is used when “learning” commands from other brands of A/V components. Each time this button is pressed (using a small pointed instrument, such as the tip of a paper clip) the mode changes as follows: LEARN → [...]

23 ENGLISH c CLONE The RC-18SR has the ability to “replicate” itself, downloading all of its internal pre-programmed and user-programmed commands to another RC-18SR or RC2000MK II . This button is used when you wish to “teach” another RC-18SR or RC2000MK II all of the customized commands you’ve already programmed in this RC-18SR. v POWER [...]

24 ENGLISH ⁄6 CURSOR buttons Some components feature menus that are navigated with up, down, left and right direction commands. The cursor buttons can be used to navigate within on-screen menus, for components such as amplifier or receiver, TV set, DSS/satellite tuner, etc. These buttons are also used for certain RC-18SR programming functions. ?[...]

25 ENGLISH RC-18SR BASIC OPERATION USE Mode: As supplied from the factory, the RC-18SR is already permanently programmed with many pre-set commands common to Marantz and Philips equipment, as well as other brands of components that utilize the Philips RC-5 remote control language. 1 . If the RC-18SR is in another mode (LEARN, etc.), press the opera[...]

26 ENGLISH 5. Continuing along, re-write the remaining letters “V”, “–”, “5”, “2”, and “0”. By pressing the cursor keys and , each character is confirmed in place. When you go to other DIRECT function pages by using the page function keys , , characters in the previous page are also confirmed in place. The name re-writing oper[...]

27 ENGLISH Erasing the memory assigned to a DIRECT buttons: All codes and names which were previously memorized for each of the functions (such as TV, LD, VCR, etc.) in pages can be erased. Press and hold the CLEAR button ⁄4 and press the < or > button , 2 times. You will see the “DIR- CLR?” (direct button - clear?) indication in the LC[...]

28 ENGLISH 3. Press the command buttons in the desired sequence. When you press a command button to be learned into the macro sequence, its name will appear within the LCD window. Every time you press another remote command, the macro step number increases one by one. 4. It is possible during macro programming to adjust the timing of the interval b[...]

29 ENGLISH Using the macro function(s) you have programmed: 1. Press the desired MACRO n button. The corresponding macro number will appear at the bottom of the display window, or if a macro has been programmed under a function button, press and hold that function button for 3 seconds. The LCD display window will indicate the macro number in the LC[...]

30 ENGLISH To “ clone ” (duplicate) the memory contents of one RC-18SR into another RC-18SR or RC2000MK II , please follow these steps: 1. Place the source RC-18SR (the one with all of the customized commands, names, macros, macro sequences, etc) with its infrared transmitter window ¤1 facing the receiving infrared sensor ¤2 of another “fre[...]

31 ENGLISH OTHER FUNCTIONS The Marantz RC-18SR includes the ability to tailor the lighting features according to your preferences. As supplied from the factory, the RC-18SR has lighting features (and lighting timings): The lighting time is set at the factory for a period of 2 seconds which you can change if you prefer a different lighting time. If [...]

32 ENGLISH The marked “ ⊗ ” keys are not used for SR-19EX. See page 30 to refer the marked “ ♦ ” keys. AMP 1 MODE-1 1 AUTO selects Auto select surround modes 2 DOLB selects Dolby Digital or Pro Logic decoding 3 THX selects THX cinema or THX Surround EX decoding 4 DTS selects DTS cinema or DTS music decoding 5 HALL Hall surround sound 6 [...]

33 ENGLISH LD 2 LD 5 MS-F CAV multi-speed forward direction 6 MS-R CAV multi-speed reverse direction 7 AUD Stereo, left only, right only channel 8 D/CX digital audio, analog audio, CX NR 3 REC 1 VCR1 commands for VCR 1 control (NO output) 2 REC record 3 PAUS pause 4 STOP stop 5 VCR2 commands for VCR 2 control (NO output) 6 REC record 7 PAUS pause 8[...]

34 ENGLISH TV 4 PIP2/REC 6 REC record 7 PAUS pause 8 STOP stop TV 1 MODE 1 CH + next channel (up) (for 2 CH - previous channel (down) REST 3 CH-C channel call only) 4 VID external (aux) video input 5 VOL+ increases TV volume 6 VOL- decreases TV volume 7 MUTE mute sound on/off 8 OSD on screen display on/off 2 MENU/CBL 1 MENU activates menu (for 2 SL[...]

35 ENGLISH CD-R 1 REC 4 REC records pause 5 TRAY opens/closes tray 6 DISP dispaly mode 7 FINL finalizes (writes TOC) 8 BLNK records blank 2 MODE 1 PROG activates program mode 2 REPT activates repeat mode 3 FTS activates FTS mode 4 FAST searches FAST 5 VOL+ increases volume 6 VOL- decreases volume 7 IDX+ increases index 8 IDX- decreases index AUX 2 [...]

ENGLISH 36 AUTO When this mode is selected, the receiver determines whether the digital input signal is Dolby Digital, PCM-audio or DTS. THX Surround EX will operate for any 5.1 channel source that has a Dolby Digital Surround EX auto trigger flag in the digital signal. Note: When a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is input, the number of channels for w[...]

ENGLISH 37 Surround Input signal Output FTD Indicator mode L/R SL/SR SbL/SbR C SW Encoded status Surround Mode CH status AUTO AC-3(5.1ch) - 2 DIGITAL AUTO : DOLBY D L,C,R,SL,SR,LFE AC-3(2ch) ---- 2 DIGITAL AUTO : STEREO L,R AC-3(2ch: Lt/Rt) - 2 DIGITAL, 2 SURROUND AUTO : PRO LOGIC L,R,S AC-3 (EX) 2 DIGITAL AUTO : THX Sur EX L,C,R,SL,S,SR,LFE 96kHz [...]

ENGLISH 38 Surround Input signal Output FTD Indicator mode L/R SL/SR SbL/SbR C SW Encoded status Surround Mode CH status 5ch Stereo AC-3(5.1ch) - 2 DIGITAL 5ch STEREO L,C,R,SL,SR,LFE AC-3(2ch) 2 DIGITAL 5ch STEREO L,R AC-3(2ch: Lt/Rt) 2 DIGITAL, 2 SURROUND 5ch STEREO L,R,S AC-3 (EX) - 2 DIGITAL 5ch STEREO L,C,R,SL,S,SR,LFE 96kHz PCM - - - - - PCM 5[...]

ENGLISH 39 CAUSE The power plug is not connected. Mute is on. The input cable is not connected correctly. The master volume control is turned all the way down. The function selector position is wrong. The headphones are connected to the headphone jack. Input cable connected incorrectly. Speaker cable connected incorrectly. The center speaker cable [...]

ENGLISH 40 GENERAL MALFUNCTION If the equipment malfunctions, this may be because an electrostatic discharge or AC line interference has corrupted the information in the equipment memory circuits. Therefore: - disconnect the plug from the AC line supply - after waiting at least three minutes, reconnect the plug to the AC line supply - re-attempt to[...]

ENGLISH 41 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FM TUNER SECTION Frequency Range ................................................................................................................ ................................. 87.5 - 108.0 MHz Usable Sensitivity ..................................................................................................[...]

R is a registered trademark. Printed in Japan 00/11 MITi 331J851252 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “AC-3”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. Manufactured under license from Digi[...]