Marantz SR5500 manual

Model SR5500 User Guide AV Surround Receiver SR5500U DFU_00_cover 04.8.2, 3:26 PM Page 7 Adobe PageMaker 6.5J/PPC[...]

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 “dangerous vol[...]

12. Grounding or Polarization – This product may be equipped with a polarized alternating- current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still f[...]

ENGLISH 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Marantz SR5500 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 SR5500. As there are a number of connection and co[...]

ENGLISH 2 Dolby Pro Logic II x is fully compatible with Dolby Surround Pro Logic technology and can optimally decode the thousands of commercially available Dolby Surround encoded video cassettes and television programs with enhanced depth and spatiality. It can also process any high-quality stereo or Advanced Resolution 5.1-channel music content i[...]

ENGLISH 3 FEATURES The SR5500 incorporates the latest generation of digital surround sound decoding technology such as Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Digital, DTS-ES (Discrete 6.1 and Matrix 6.1), DTS Neo:6 (Cinema, Music), Dolby Pro-Logic II x (Movie, Music and Game), Circle Surround II (Cinema and Music) . In addition, Marantz has focused on the future.[...]

ENGLISH 4 t INFRARED receiving sensor window This window receives infrared signals for the remote control. y SURROUND MODE button You can select the surround mode by pressing this button. u PURE DIRECT button When this button is pressed, the tone control circuitry is bypassed as well as Bass Management. “ DIRECT ” indicator will be illuminated [...]

ENGLISH 5 FL DISPLAY a DISP (Display Off) indicator This indicator is illuminated when the SR5500 is in the display off condition. s SLEEP timer indicator This indicator is illuminated when the sleep timer function in the main-room is in use. d Multi-room system indicator This indicator is illuminated when the multi-room system is active. f AUTO SU[...]

ENGLISH 6 y Preamp Outputs (L, R, SL, SR, SBL, SBR, C) Jacks for L(front left), R (front right), C (Center), SL (surround left), SR (surround right), SBL (surround back left) and SBR (surround back right). Use these jacks for connection to external power amplifiers. u Power cable Connect to an AC power outlet. SR5500 has to be powered by 120 V AC o[...]

ENGLISH 7 m Cursor ( , , , ) / ENTER buttons (when AMP mode is selected) Use these button when oper ating the SETUP MAIN MENU . , MENU OFF button (when AMP mode is selected) This button is used to e xit from the SETUP MAIN MENU . . Numeric buttons 1 to 9 / Surround mode buttons Numeric buttons These buttons are used to enter figures in the selec- t[...]

ENGLISH 8 RESETTING THE ALL CODE 1. Press and hold down the any Function Selector button and press SETUP button until the indicator blinking twice. 2. Press the code 9 - 8 - 1 . The indicator will blink twice. Then, RC5500SR will return to the factory preset code. Note: • After this procedure, the selected function button is set initial code and [...]

ENGLISH 9 OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL UNIT REMOTE CONTROL The distance between the transmitter of the remote control and the IR SENSOR of the SR5500 should be less than 5 meters. If the remote control is pointed in a direction other than the IR SENSOR or if there is an obstacle between them, use of the remote control may not be possible. Remote-con[...]

ENGLISH 10 CH.SEL LIP.SYNC PTY SUB-T/ATT AUDIO INPUT/DISC+ F.DIRECT RDS TUNE/SEARCH T-MODE TREBLE CHANNEL/SKIP BASS A/D P.SCAN/V-OFF 7.1CH IN STEREO MCH-ST MEMO CLEAR DISPLAY NIGHT CSII EX/ES VIRTUAL DTS PURE DIRECT AUTO 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 0 7 T.TONE MENU OFF SET UP/ MENU OSD VOL. TV VOL. MAIN SLEEP MUTE AMP TUNER CD TAPE CDR/MD DVD POWER VCR1 DSS/VCR[...]

ENGLISH 11 CONNECTIONS SPEAKER PLACEMENT The ideal surround speaker system for this unit is 7-speaker systems, using front left and right speakers, a center speaker, surround left and right speakers, a surround back left and right speakers, and a subwoofer. For best results we recommend that all front speakers be of the same type, with identical or[...]

ENGLISH 12 Caution: • 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. • Do not touch the speaker terminals when the power is on. It may cause you to receive a[...]

ENGLISH 13 CONNECTING VIDEO COMPONENTS ANALOG AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO DVD PLAYER VIDEO PROJECTOR SATELLITE TUNER DIGITAL AUDIO (COAXIAL) VCR TV VIDEO, S-VIDEO , COMPONENT JACKS There are 3 types of video jacks on the rear panel. VIDEO jack The video signal for the VIDEO jacks is the conventional composite video signal. S-VIDEO jack The video signal is [...]

ENGLISH 14 ADVANCED CONNECTING CONNECTING MULTI CHANNEL AUDIO SOURCE The 7.1CH INPUT jacks are for multichannel audio source such as a SACD multichannel player, DVD audio player or external decoder. If you use these jacks, switch on the 7.1CH INPUT and set the 7.1CH INPUT level by using the SETUP MAIN MENU. See page 28. CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL POWER[...]

ENGLISH 15 CONNECTING THE ANTENNA TERMINALS FM ANTENNA FM EXTERNAL ANTENNA AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXTERNAL ANTENNA ASSEMBLING THE AM LOOP ANTENNA 1. Release the vinyl tie and take out the connection line. 2. Bend the base part in the reverse direction. 3. Insert the hook at the bottom of the loop part into the slot at the base part. CONNECTING THE SUPP[...]

ENGLISH 16 AC OUTLET AM GND ANTENNA COMPONENT VIDEO M.SPEAKER B L L SURROUND CENTER FRONT RR L R SURROUND BACK FM ( 75 Ω ) C B / P B C R / P R C R / P R C R / P R C B / P B C B / P B INPUT-1 YY MONITOR OUT INPUT-2 Y COAX. 4 2 OPT. 1 3 DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN MONITOR (AUX2) OUT TV VCR1 MONITOR VIDEO OUT IN IN OUT TAPE CDR/MD OUT SW OUT IN CD SBL SB[...]

ENGLISH 17 SETUP After all components are connected, initial setup must be performed. ON SCREEN DISPLAY MENU SYSTEM The SR5500 incorporates an on-screen menu system, which makes various operations possible by using the cursor ( , , , ) and ENTER buttons on the remote control or on the front panel. Note: • To view the on-screen displays, make cert[...]

ENGLISH 18 1 INPUT SETUP (ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL INPUT AND COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT) 4 digital inputs and 2 component video inputs can be assigned to a desired source. Use this menu to select the digital input jack to be assigned to the input source. 1. Select “ INPUT SETUP ” in SETUP MAIN MENU with or cursor button, and press the ENTER button. 2. To [...]

ENGLISH 19 SURR. L: Set the distance from the surround left speaker to your normal listening position between 1 and 30 feet in 1.0 foot intervals (0.3 to 9 meters in 0.3-meter intervals). SURR. R: Set the distance from the surround right speaker to your normal listening position between 1 and 30 feet in 1.0 foot intervals (0.3 to 9 meters in 0.3-me[...]

ENGLISH 20 7 MULTI ROOM SR5500 has features in MULTI ROOM SYSTEM such as source selector, sleep timer, Multi Room Speaker output and remote control. You can set these feature in this sub-menu. 1. Select “ MULTI ROOM ” in the SETUP MAIN MENU with or cursor button, and press the ENTER button. 2. To Select desired contents, press or cursor button [...]

ENGLISH 21 8 7.1 CH INPUT LEVEL This sub-menu is to adjust the speaker levels for 7.1-channel input sources. Here you will adjust the volume for each channel so that they are all heard by the listener at the same level. 1. Select “ 7.1CH INPUT ” in the SETUP MAIN MENU with the or cursor buttons, and press the ENTER button. 2. To select “ VIDE[...]

ENGLISH 22 SIMPLE SETUP You can setup the speaker conditions quickly with SIMPLE SETUP menu. In this menu, the number of speakers and speaker delay time can be set. These settings can be changed more detail in “ 2. SPEAKER ” setup menu. Press the SIMPLE SETUP button on the unit to enter this menu. 1. Press the SIMPLE SETUP button on the unit to[...]

ENGLISH 23 The signal cannot be converted from the component to the video or S-video. Notes of OSD menu: • The setup menu can be displayed through all video out (COMPONENT, S-VIDEO, VIDEO). • The setting informations (e.g. volume setting) are displayed through all video out when the VIDEO CONVERT function are set ENABLE. Note: No setting inform[...]

ENGLISH 24 SURROUND MODE The SR5500 is equipped with many surround modes. These are provided to reproduce a variety of surround sound effects, according to the content of the source to be played. The available surround modes may be restricted depending on the input signal and speaker setup. AUTO When this mode is selected, the receiver determines w[...]

ENGLISH 25 EX/ES This mode provides 6.1 channel surround for DOLBY DIGITAL EX, DTS-ES encoded source material such as DVD. This mode cannot be used when an analog input has been selected. Dolby Digital EX In a movie theater, film soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital surround EX technology are able to reproduce an extra channel whic[...]

ENGLISH 26 The relation between the selected surround mode and the input signal The surround mode is selected with the surround mode selector on SR5500 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; Output Channel Front info[...]

ENGLISH 27 OTHER FUNCTION TV AUTO ON/OFF FUNCTION This function allows the component connected to the TV-VIDEO in jack to control the power (ON/ OFF) to the SR5500. AUTO POWER ON 1. Be sure the TV auto mode is ENABLED. (Refer page 19 : System Setup) 2. Connect your TV TUNER (etc) to the TV- VIDEO in terminal. Be sure to connect the VIDEO input. 3. [...]

ENGLISH 28 7.1 CH INPUT The SR5500 is equipped for future expansion through the use of Multi channel SACD multichannel player or DVD-Audio player. When this is selected, the input signals connected to the L(front left), R (front right), CENTER, SL (surround left), SR (surround right) and SBL (surround back left) and SBR (surround back right) channe[...]

ENGLISH 29 AUX2 INPUT If you don ’ t need to connect 7.1 Ch. input terminals with multi channel decoder, L(front left) and R (front right) inputs terminals are available as AUX2 input. In this case, You can connect additional audio source to AUX2 as other audio input terminals. LIP.SYNC Depending on the image device (TV, monitor, projector, etc.)[...]

ENGLISH 30 PRESET SCAN (Using the remote control unit) 1. Press the P.SCAN on the remote. “ PRESET SCAN ” appears on the display and then the preset station with the lowest preset number is recalled first. 2. Preset stations are recalled in sequence (No.1 → No.2 → etc.) for 5 seconds each. No stored preset number will be skipped. 3. You can[...]

ENGLISH 31 CLEARING STORED PRESET STATIONS You can remove preset stations from the memory using the following procedure. 1. Recall the preset number to be cleared with the method described in “ Recalling ” a preset station. 2. Press the MEMO button on the front panel or press the MEMO button on the remote. 3. The stored preset number blinks in [...]

ENGLISH 32 MULTI ROOM PLAYBACK USING THE MULTI SPEAKER TERMINALS The SR5500 allows you to connect another set of speakers and place them in a different room or separated area for listening to music. The MULTI ROOM SPEAKER system can not be operated with the supplied remote controller. 1. Press the M. SPEAKER B button. The unit enters multi room spe[...]

ENGLISH 33 TROUBLESHOOTING In case of trouble, check the following before calling for service: 1. Are the connections made properly ? 2. Are you operating the unit properly following the user ’ s guide ? 3. Are the power amplifiers and speaker working properly ? If the unit does not operate properly, check items shown in the following table. If y[...]

ENGLISH 34 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FM TUNER SECTION Frequency Range ................................ 87.5 - 108.0 MHz Usable Sensitivity ............................ IHF 1.8 µ V/16.4 dBf Signal to Noise Ratio ................... Mono/Stereo 75/70 dB Distortion .................................... Mono/Stereo 0.2/0.3 % Stereo Separation ..........[...]

SETUP CODES CD Aiwa ...................................................... 0184 Burmester .............................................. 0447 California Audio Labs ............................ 0056 Carver ......................................... 0184, 0206 Classic ................................................... 0324 Denon .....................[...]

Crown .................................................... 0207 Curtis Mathes ......... 0074, 0081, 0181, 0478, 0120, 0087, 0729, 0057, 0172, 0193, 1174, 1374 CXC ....................................................... 0207 Daewoo ................... 0478, 1688, 0119, 0699 Denon .................................................... 0172 Dumont .....[...]

Polk Audio ............................................. 0108 Profitronic .............................................. 0267 Proscan ....................................... 0087, 1087 Pulsar .................................................... 0066 Quasar .............................. 0062, 0189, 1062 RadioShack ..................................[...]

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