Marantz SR6300 manual

Model SR6300 User Guide AV Surround Receiver 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 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 vo[...]

i 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 t[...]

ii 20 . Servicing – Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 21. Damage Requiring Service – Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following[...]

AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR6300 UP SURROUND VOLUME DOWN MEMORY TUNING/PRESET MODE F/P CLEAR SLEEP S-DIRECT DIMMER MUTE A/D 6.1CH IN POWER ON/STANDBY PHONES SPEAKERS STANDBY AUX INPUT S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R DSS/VCR2 AUX VCR1 DVD TV CD CDR/MD TAPE TUNER ATT PEAK NIGHT DISPLAY OFF HT-EQ SLEEP MUTE ANALOG DIGITAL PCM AUTO DTS ES SURROUND EX DIRECT MEMO PR[...]

1 ENGLISH TABLE OF CONTENTS INTR ODUCTION ............................................ 2 DESCRIPTION ............................................... 2 FEA TURES .................................................... 3 FR ONT P ANEL FEA TURES .......................... 4 REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS ..................... 5 REMO TE CONTROLER RC7300SR ......[...]

2 ENGLISH INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Marantz SR6300 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 SR6300. As there are a number of connection and co[...]

3 ENGLISH FEATURES BUILT-IN 6 CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 100 watts to each of the six main channels ; the power amp section features an advanced, premium high- storage power supply capacitors, and fully discrete output stages housed in cast aluminum heat sinks . 192 kH Z /24-BIT D/A CONVERTER FOR ALL CHANNELS High performance digital circuitry with 19[...]

4 ENGLISH FRONT PANEL FEATURES (SEE PAGE iii.) q POWER switch and STANDBY indicator When this switch is pressed once, the unit turns ON and display appears on the display panel. When pressed again, the unit turns OFF and the STANDBY indicator lights. When this unit is in the standby mode, pressing one of the FUNCTION SELECTOR buttons also allows to[...]

5 ENGLISH REAR PANEL CONNEC- TIONS (SEE PAGE iii.) 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. a FM antenna terminal (75 ohms) Connect an external FM antenna with a coaxial cable, or a cable network FM source. AM [...]

6 ENGLISH REMOTE CONTROLER RC7300SR NAMES AND FUNCTIONS z Infrared window Outputs and inputs an infrared control signals. x LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Used to display information about currently selected functions. c / (open/close) button Used to open or close the door . v Source POWER ON/OFF button Used to turn specific sources (such as DVD play[...]

7 ENGLISH ¤0 EXIT button (when AMP mode is selected) Used to exit SETUP MAIN MENU or On Screen Display. ¤1 TEST button (when AMP mode is selected) Used to enter the test tone menu. ¤2 MENU/OSD button (when AMP mode is selected) When this button is pressed, the current setting are displayed on the TV monitor. ¤3 VOLUME / buttons Used to adjust t[...]

8 ENGLISH REMOTE CONTROL RANGE The distance between the transmitter of the remote control unit and the IR SENSOR of the SR6300 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 LOADING BATTER[...]

9 ENGLISH 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 center speaker and a subwoofer. For best results we recommend that all front speakers be of the same type, with identical or similar driver [...]

10 ENGLISH CONNECTING SPEAKERS CONNECTING SPEAKER WIRE 1. Strip away approx. 3/8 inch (10 mm) of wire insulation. 2. Twist the bared wire ends tight to prevent short circuits. 3. Loosen the knob by turning counterclockwise. 4. Insert the bare part of the wire into the hole in the side of each terminal. 5. Tighten the knob by turning clockwise to se[...]

11 ENGLISH (75 Ω ) GND AM FM AUDIO CENTER REMOTE CONTROL OUT CENTER SURR. CENTER SURR. 100W MAX SWITCHED L R AC OUTLET (230V 50Hz) CENTER SURR.CENTER SURROUND FRONT TOR MONI S - VIDEO VIDEO OUT VCR2 DSS / VCR2 DSS / VCR1 VCR1 MONITOR VCR2 DSS / TV DVD VCR1 IN TV VCR1 DVD VCR2 DSS / IN TV VCR1 DVD VCR2 DSS / IN TAPE TAPE / MD CDR CD R L IN VCR2 DS[...]

12 ENGLISH AUDIO REMOTE CONTROL OUT CENTER SURR. CENTER SURR. 100W MAX SWITCHED L R AC O (230V CENTER SURR.CENTER SURROUND FRONT TOR MONI S - VIDEO VIDEO OUT VCR2 DSS / VCR2 DSS / VCR1 VCR1 MONITOR VCR2 DSS / TV DVD VCR1 IN TV VCR1 DVD VCR2 DSS / IN TV VCR1 DVD VCR2 DSS / IN TAPE TAPE / MD CDR CD R L IN VCR2 DSS / VCR1 OUT R L IN / OUT DIGITAL DIG.[...]

13 ENGLISH ADVANCED CONNECTING CONNECTING MULTI CHANNEL AUDIO SOURCE The 6.1CH INPUT jacks are for multi channel audio source such as SACD multi channel player, DVD audio player or external decoder. If you use these jacks, switch on 6.1CH INPUT and setup 6.1CH INPUT level by using SETUP MAIN MENU. See page 19. CONNECTING EXTERNAL POWER AMPLIFIER Th[...]

14 ENGLISH CONNECTING THE ANTENNA TERMINALS ASSEMBLING THE AM LOOP ANTENNA 1. Release the vinyl tie and take out the connection line. 2. Bend in the reverse direction. 3. Inserting into the hole to attach the loop antenna to the antenna stand. 4. With the antenna on top any stable surface. CONNECTING THE ANTENNA CABLE TO THE 75/300 Ω ANTENNA ADAP[...]

15 ENGLISH SETUP After all components are connected, initial setup must be performed. ON SCREEN DISPLAY MENU SYSTEM The SR6300 incorporates an on-screen menu system, which makes various operations possible by using the cursor ( , , , ) and OK buttons on the remote control unit. Notes: • To view the on-screen displays, make certain you have made a[...]

16 ENGLISH INPUT SETUP (ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL INPUT) Five digital inputs can be assigned as the 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 OK button. 2. To select the input source, press or cursor button. 3. To [...]

17 ENGLISH SPEAKER DISTANCE (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. Begin by determining the ideal or most commonly used seating position in the room. This is important for the timing of the acoust[...]

18 ENGLISH PREFERENCE 1. Select “ PREFERENCE ” in SETUP MAIN MENU with or cursor button, and press the OK button. 2. To select a desired content, press or cursor button. TV AUTO: Select the TV AUTO ON/OFF function to enable or disable with or cursor button. (refer to page 21) OSD INFO: Select the OSD information function to enable or disable wi[...]

19 ENGLISH CS2 (CIRCLE SURROUND II) PARAMETER 1. Select “ CS2 ” in SETUP MAIN MENU with or cursor button, and press the OK button. 2. To Select desired contents as below, press or cursor button TRUBASS: Set the TRUBASS level between 0 and 6 level in 1 level interval with or cursor button. TRUBASS produced by the speakers to be an octave below t[...]

20 ENGLISH BASIC OPERATION LISTENING TO THE TUNER MANUAL TUNING 1. To select the tuner as the source, press the TUNER button t on the front panel or press the TUNER button ⁄9 on the remote. 2. Press the TUNER button t on the front panel or press the TUNER button ⁄9 on the remote to select the desired frequency band if required. 3. Press the F/P[...]

21 ENGLISH STATION NAME PRESET (On PRESET display mode) The station name preset function allows the name of each preset channel to be entered using alphanumeric characters. The Station Name button is valid only in the tuner mode. Before station name preset operation, store stations with the preset memory operation. 1. Press the MEMORY button !3 on [...]

22 ENGLISH SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER Set the sleep timer while the power is turned on. 1. Turn the power ON and press the SLEEP button o / ‹2 . 2. Press the SLEEP button o / ‹2 the number of times to set the desired sleep time in minutes. Each press of the SLEEP button o / ‹2 or changes the display in the following order: The unit will shut off[...]

23 ENGLISH ON SCREEN DISPLAY INFOMATION The on-screen display, which can be activated by the Main unit or remote, appears on the TV screen to show the current setting status of the SR6300. 1. GENERAL INFORMATION When the MENU/OSD button ¤2 is pressed, the current setting are displayed on the TV monitor. This display disappears automatically in abo[...]

24 ENGLISH CONTROLLING MARANTZ COMPONENTS 1. Press the desired function button ⁄9 . • The selected function name and USE are displayed in LCD. 2. Press the desired operation buttons to play the selected component. • For details, refer to the components ’ s user guide. • It may not be possible to operate some models. CONTROLLING A MARANTZ [...]

25 ENGLISH CONTROLLING A MARANTZ CD PLAYER (CD MODE) CONTROLLING A MARANTZ CD RECORDER (CDR MODE) CONTROLLING A MARANTZ MD DECK (MD MODE) CONTROLLING A MARANTZ TAPE DECK (TAPE MODE) POWER ON/OFF Turns the CD player on and off POWER ON Turns the CD player on POWER OFF Turns the CD player off / Opens / closes the disc tray 0 - 9 Inputs the numeric DI[...]

26 ENGLISH LEARN MODE The remote controller is capable of learning and memorizing the remote control codes used by almost any other remote controller you may already own. • If no commands have been programmed for a particular function button, the remote controller will transmit whatever codes have been factory preset. • The following example sh[...]

27 ENGLISH Erasing the all functions 1. Press and hold down the T.MODE ⁄1 and MEMO ¤6 buttons until LEARN is displayed in the display. 2. Press and hold down the CL . button and press POWER ON ‹4 and POWER OFF ‹4 button. • A-CLR and LEARN are blinking. 3. Press OK ⁄5 button to continue erasing. • A-CLR is displayed for 3 seconds and th[...]

28 ENGLISH EDITING MACROS Macros may be edited using following procedure. 1. Press and hold the T.MODE ⁄1 and MENU button ¤2 until the MACRO is displayed on the LCD. • LEARN and MACRO is displayed blinking. 2. Press the Function button ⁄9 to be changed. Let ’ s use the example of the DVD player, by pressing the DVD Function button ⁄9 . ?[...]

29 ENGLISH Example 2 Turn the main amplifier ON → Change the amplifier ’ s input source to DVD → Set the Surround mode to VIRTUAL → Set the DVD player to PLAY 1. Press and hold the T.MODE ⁄1 and MENU button ¤2 until the MACRO is displayed on the LCD. • LEARN and MACRO is displayed blinking. 2. Press the DVD Function button ⁄9 . • H[...]

30 ENGLISH ADJUSTING THE INTERVAL TIME OF MACRO OPERATIONS TRANSMITTING 1. Press and hold the T.MODE ⁄1 and SETUP button ⁄7 until the SETUP is displayed on the LCD. • SETUP is displayed for 3 seconds 2. Confirm the display changes from SETUP to MCRxx . ( “ xx ” means the interval time of macro operations transmitting ) 3. Press the Cursor[...]

31 ENGLISH SURROUND MODE The SR6300 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[...]

32 ENGLISH VIRTUAL This mode creates a virtualized surround sound experience from a two-speaker (front L and R) playback system playing any multi- channel audio source (such as found on DVDs and digital broadcasts), including Dolby Digital, , Dolby Pro Logic or DTS. SRS TruSurround, SRS and symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. SRS TruSurround te[...]

33 ENGLISH SURROUND INPUT SIGNAL OUTPUT CHANNELS F L U O R E S C E N T I N D I C A T O R MODE L/R C SL/SR SC SW FORMAT STATUS & SURROUND MODE TEMPORARY DISPLAY STATUS AUTO DOLBY DIGITAL(5.1CH) OOO - O AUTO, DOLBY, DIGITAL AUTO DOLBY DIGITAL(2CH) O --- O AUTO, DOLBY, DIGITAL AUTO DOLBY DIGITAL (2CH:Lt/Rt) OOO - O AUTO, DOLBY, DIGITAL, PRO LOGIC [...]

34 ENGLISH SURROUND INPUT SIGNAL OUTPUT CHANNELS F L U O R E S C E N T I N D I C ATOR MODE L/R C SL/SR SC SW FORMAT STATUS & SURROUND MODE TEMPORARY DISPLAY STATUS CS2 CINEMA DOLBY DIGITAL(5.1CH) - - - - - CS2 MUSIC DOLBY DIGITAL(2CH) - - - - - CS2 MONO DOLBY DIGITAL(2CH:Lt/Rt) - - - - - DOLBY DIGITAL EX(6.1CH) - - - - - 96KHZ PCM - - - - - PCM[...]

35 ENGLISH 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 [...]

36 ENGLISH 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[...]

37 ENGLISH TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (27 mm) 14-7/8 ins. (378 mm) 16-3/4 ins.(425 mm) 20 mm 164 mm 6-7/16 ins. 14 mm 150 mm 1-1/16 ins. 13/16 ins. 9/16 ins. 5-7/8 ins. 17-5/16 ins. (440 mm) FM TUNER SECTION Frequency Range .................................. 87.5 - 108.0 MHz Usable Sensitivity .............................. IHF 1.8 µ V/16.4 dBf Sign[...]

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