Marantz SR8500 manual

Model SR7500/SR8500 User Guide AV Surround Receiver[...]

ENGLISH WARRANTY For warranty information, contact your local Marantz distributor. RETAIN YOUR PURCHASE RECEIPT Your purchase receipt is your permanent record of a valuable purchase. It should be kept in a safe place to be referred to as necessary for insurance purposes or when corresponding with Marantz. IMPORTANT When seeking warranty service, it[...]

CE MARKING English The SR7500/SR8500 is in conformity with the EMC directive and lo w-voltage directiv e. Fran ç ais Le SR7500/SR8500 est conforme à la directiv e EMC et à la directive sur les basses tensions. Deutsch Das Modell SR7500/SR8500 entspricht den EMC-Richtlinien und den Richtlinien f ü r Niederspannungsger ä te. Nederlands De SR7500[...]

Espa ñ ol ADVERTENCIAS - No exponga el equipo a la lluvia ni a la humedad. - No extraiga la tapa del equipo. - No introduzca nada en el interior del equipo a trav é s de los orificios de ventilaci ó n. - No maneje el cable de alimentaci ó n con las manos mojadas. - No cubra la ventilaci ó n con objetos como man- teles, peri ó dicos, cortinas,[...]

1 ENGLISH TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD This section must be read before any connection is made to the mains supply. This user guide covers the SR7500 and SR8500, though the SR7500 is given for the title. Explanations of features belonging only to the SR8500 are indicated as “SR8500 only”. EQUIPMENT MAINS WORKING SETTING Your Marantz product has b[...]

2 ENGLISH THX need not be activated for music, movies made especially for TV, or shows such as sports programming, talk shows, etc. This is because they were originally mixed for a small room environment. THX is a trademark or registered trademark of THX Ltd. Surround EX is a jointly developed technology of THX and Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and is a[...]

3 ENGLISH DTS 96/24 offers the following: 1. Sound quality transparent to the original 96/24 master. 2 . Full backward compatibility with all existing decoders. (Existing decoders will output a 48 kHz signal) 3 . No new player required: DTS 96/24 can be carried on DVD-video, or in the video zone of DVD-audio, accessible to all DVD players. 4. 96/24[...]

4 ENGLISH ACCESSORIES Remote Controller RC8500SR 2 3 1 5 6 4 8 0 9 7 MEMO CLEAR DSS AMP AUX2 AUX1 TAPE TUNER CD CD-R MD VCR DVD TV SOURCE OFF ON/OFF POWER ON D4 D5 D2 M D1 D3 D5 OK VOL CH PREV MUTE MENU EXIT GUIDE TEST CH.SEL LIP.SYNC SURR 7.1CH ATT SPK-AB DISP OSD THX SLEEP 12 LIGHT Learning Remote Controller RC8500SR Microphone MC-10 AC cable AAA[...]

5 ENGLISH e HEADPHONE jack for stereo headphones This jack may be used to listen to the SR7500 ’ s output through a pair of headphones. Be certain that the headphones have a standard 1/4 ” stereo phono plug. Note that the main room speakers will automatically be turned off when the headphone jack is in use. Notes: • When using headphones, the[...]

6 ENGLISH DISP MUL TI AU T O TUNED ST V – OFF NIGHT PEAK ANALOG DIGIT AL AT T SLEEP SURR AU TO DISC 6.1 MT X 6. 1 SPKR AB DIGITAL SURROUND PC M L C R SL S SR LFE ¡6 g s a ¡7 ¡8 ¡5 h k¡ 0 ¡1 ¡3 f j l ¡2 ¡4 d ¡9 FL DISPLAY AND INDICATER a DISP (Display Off) indicator This indicator is illuminated when the SR7500 is in the display off cond[...]

7 ENGLISH y RS-232C The RS-232C port is to be used in conjunction with an external controller to control the operation of the SR7500 by using an external device. The RS-232C port may also be used in the future to update the operating software of the SR7500 so that it will be able to support new digital audio formats and the like as they are introdu[...]

8 ENGLISH REMOTE CONTROLLER RC8500SR NAMES AND FUNCTIONS z Infrared Transmitter and Learning Sensor This transmitter emits infrared light. Press the buttons while pointing the transmitter towards the infrared receiver window of the SR7500 or other AV equipment. Be sure to also point towards other remote controls when using the learning function. x [...]

9 ENGLISH LCD INDICATORS Information about currently selected source and direct code names are displayed on the LCD. A Source Name indicator This displays the name of the selected source, such as DVD, television, or other AV equipment (up to five characters). B Direct Button Name indicator This displays up to 20 types of button names for each sourc[...]

10 ENGLISH REMOTE CONTROL RANGE The distance between the transmitter of the remote control and the IR SENSOR of the SR7500 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-controllable range LOADING BA[...]

11 ENGLISH TUNER MODE AMP MODE 2 3 1 5 6 4 8 0 9 7 MEMO CLEAR DSS AMP AUX2 AUX1 TAPE TUNER CD CD-R MD VCR DVD TV SOURCE OFF ON/OFF POWER ON D4 D5 D2 M D1 D3 D5 OK VOL CH PREV MUTE MENU EXIT GUIDE TEST CH.SEL SURR 7.1CH ATT SPK-AB DISP OSD SLEEP 12 LIGHT Learning Remote Controller RC8500SR D1 D5 D4 D2 D3 D5 2 3 1 5 6 4 8 9 7 TEST CH.SEL SURR 7.1CH A[...]

12 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 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[...]

13 ENGLISH 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[...]

14 ENGLISH LR AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO IN DVI-D IN LR AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN LR VIDEO OUT IN S-VIDEO OUT IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN DVI-D OUT L R L R L R L R L R L R LR AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT LR VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN L R L R L R L R L R CONNECTING VIDEO COMPONENTS ANALOG A[...]

15 ENGLISH AC IN MULTI OUT TV DVD C IN OUT S-VIDEO DVD DSS/VCR2 C RS-232C MULTI RC IN OUT DSS/VCR2 IN OUT OUT VCR1 VCR1 L SBR SBL OUT PRE SL L SR R DSS/VCR2 DVD TV R IN RS W RC-5 IN SR AUDIO 7.1CH IN OUT IN LS L SBR SBL CD IN OUT SW OUT CDR/MD TAPE OUT IN IN OUT VIDEO MONITOR OUT MULTI VCR1 TV OUT (AUX2) MONITOR DIGITAL IN DIGITAL OUT 4 1 OPT. 2 5 [...]

16 ENGLISH 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[...]

17 ENGLISH L R L R FRONT RC IN R L RC OUT IN VIDEO CONNECTING FOR THE MULTI ROOM RIGHT SPEAKER LEFT SPEAKER IR RECEIVER MULTIROOM RIGHT SPEAKER MULTIROOM LEFT SPEAKER MAIN AMP (For MULTIROOM) MULTIROOM (Multi room speaker) MONITOR Note: • You can use surround back speaker terminals as multi room speaker terminals or speaker C terminal when you us[...]

ENGLISH 18 SETUP After all components are connected, initial setup must be performed. ON SCREEN DISPLAY MENU SYSTEM The SR7500 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[...]

19 ENGLISH 1. Select 2. SPEAKER SETUP on the SETUP MAIN MENU, then select MANUAL for 2-1 SPEAKER SETUP. 2. To select the each speaker, press the or cursor buttons. 3. To select the setting of each speaker size, press the or cursor buttons. 4. After you complete this portion of the set up, move the cursor to “ NEXT ” with the or cursor buttons a[...]

ENGLISH 20 BASS MIX • The bass mix setting is only valid when “ LARGE ” is set for the front speakers and “ YES ” is set for the subwoofer during stereo playback . This setting has effect only during playback of PCM or analog stereo sources. • When “ BOTH ” is selected, the low frequencies will be played through the main L&R, as[...]

21 ENGLISH Measurement During measurement, a test tone is output from the speakers, which is then measured and analyzed though the microphone. The measurement flow and items are as follows. Microphone connection check: MIC CHECK Ambient noise measurement: AMBIENT NOISE Speaker connected/not connected check: SPEAKER CHECK Speaker output level check:[...]

ENGLISH 22 5 CS II (CIRCLE SURROUND II ) PARAMETER 1. Select “ CS II ” in the SETUP MAIN MENU with the or cursor buttons, and press the ENTER button. 2. To Select desired contents as below, press the or cursor buttons. TRUBASS: Set the TRUBASS level between 0 and 6 level in 1 level interval with the or cursor buttons. TRUBASS produced by the sp[...]

23 ENGLISH 8 DC TRIGGER SETUP This unit has 2 DC trigger control jacks, these are selectable to link with input functions for the main room or multi room. Each trigger can be set up separately. 1. Select “ DC-TRIG SETUP ” in the SETUP MAIN MENU with or cursor button, and press the ENTER button. 2. You can select MAIN ROOM, MULTI ROOM, REMOTE or[...]

ENGLISH 24 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[...]

25 ENGLISH SURROUND MODE The SR7500 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 26 Notes: • CS I I mode is available for 2ch input signals which are encoded in Dolby Digital or PCM format. • PCM-audio signals can be subjected to Pro Logic processing when the sampling frequency is 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz. VIRTUAL This mode creates a virtualized surround sound experience from a two-speaker (front L and R) playback[...]

27 ENGLISH The relation between the selected surround mode and the input signal The surround mode is selected with the surround mode selector on SR7500 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 28 Notes: • Dolby Digital (2 ch: Lt/Rt): signal with Dolby Surround flag Speakers are full set. • No sound outputs from the surround speaker, center speaker and subwoofer if the DVD disc has no surround data. Abbreviations L/R : Front speakers C : Center speaker SL/SR : Surround speakers SBL/SBR : Surround Back speakers SubW : Sub woofe[...]

29 ENGLISH 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 SR7500. AUTO POWER ON 1. Be sure the TV auto mode is ENABLED. (Refer to page 22: PREFERENCE) 2. Connect your TV TUNER (etc) to the TV- VIDEO in terminal. Be sure to connect the VIDEO input. 3. [...]

ENGLISH 30 SPEAKER A/B SR7500 has speaker system - A and speaker system- B for front L/R channels. You can select these systems by pressing SPEAKERS A/B button on the front panel or SPK- AB on the remote. 7.1 CH INPUT The SR7500 is equipped for future expansion through the use of Multi channel SACD multichannel player or DVD-Audio player. When this[...]

31 ENGLISH To cancel the 7.1 CH. INPUT setting, press the 7.1 CH INPUT button on the front panel or press 7.1 CH on the remote. Notes: • When the 7.1 CH. Input is in use, you may not select a surround mode, as the external decoder determines processing. • In addition, there is no signal at the record outputs when the 7.1 CH. Input is in use. AU[...]

ENGLISH 32 (FM) TUNING MODE (AUTO STEREO OR MONO) When in the auto stereo mode, AUTO indicator will be illuminated on the display. The “ ST ” indicator is illuminsted when a stereo broadcast is tuned in. At open frequencies, the noise is muted and the “ TUNED ” and “ ST ” indicators are not illuminated. If the signal is weak, it may be [...]

33 ENGLISH PRESET SCAN (Using the remote control unit) 1. P ress the TUNER button twice within two seconds on the remote. 2. Press the > button until PAGE2 is displayed and press the P-SCAN (D4) on the remote. “ PRESET SCAN ” appears on the front display and then the preset station with the lowest preset number is recalled first. 3. Preset s[...]

ENGLISH 34 Ten keypad Press, press again, press again, etc. 1A → B → C → 1 → A 2D → E → F → 2 → D 3G → H → I → 3 → G 4J → K → L → 4 → J 5M → N → O → 5 → M 6P → Q → R → 6 → P 7S → T → U → 7 → S 8V → W → X → 8 → V 9Y → Z → space → 9 → Y 0 – → + → / → 0 NAME INPUT OF THE P[...]

35 ENGLISH NUMBER DISPLAY PROGRAMME TYPE 1 POP Pop Music 2 ROCK Rock Music 3 MOR M. O. R. Music 4 LIGHT Light classical 5 CLASSIC Serious classical 6 NEWS News 7 AFFAIR Current Affairs 8 INFO Information 9 SPORT Sport 10 EDUCATE Education 11 DRAMA Drama 12 CULTURE Culture 13 SCIENCE Science 14 OTHERS Varied 15 OTHER Other Music 16 WEATHER Weather 1[...]

36 ENGLISH MULTI ROOM SYSTEM The Multi Room system 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 SR7500 is located. To use this function, a multi room remote unit and remote control signal receiver available from your Marantz dealer are necessary. The operations possible with t[...]

37 ENGLISH ENGLISH REMOTE CONTROLLER OPERATION CONTROLLING MARANTZ COMPONENTS 1. Press the desired function button. • The selected function name and USE are displayed in the LCD. 2. Press the desired operation buttons to play the selected component. • For details, refer to the component ’ s user guide. • It may not be possible to operate so[...]

38 ENGLISH CONTROLLING A MARANTZ CD RECORDER (CDR MODE) CONTROLLING A MARANTZ MD DECK (MD MODE) CONTROLLING A MARANTZ TAPE DECK (TAPE MODE) 2 3 1 5 6 4 8 0 9 7 MEMO CLEAR DSS AMP AUX2 AUX1 TAPE TUNER CD CD-R MD VCR DVD TV SOURCE OFF ON/OFF POWER ON D4 D5 D2 M D1 D3 D5 OK VOL CH PREV MUTE MENU EXIT GUIDE TEST CH.SEL SURR 7.1CH ATT SPK-AB DISP OSD SL[...]

39 ENGLISH ENGLISH BASIC OPERATION USE MODE (Normal operation status) This remote control is preset with a total of 12 types of remote codes, including Marantz TV (television), DVD, VCR (VCR deck), DSS (satellite broadcasting tuner), TUNER, CD, CD-R, MD, TAPE (tape deck), AUX1, AUX2, and AMP (amplifier). Learning is not necessary for Marantz produc[...]

40 ENGLISH LEARN MODE Programming the (PLAY) and Other Control Buttons and Numeric Buttons This remote control is capable of learning and storing codes used by other remote controls that you already own. For codes which are not learned, the remote control will transmit either the Marantz preset codes from the initial settings, or remote codes from [...]

41 ENGLISH ENGLISH 3. Press the DVD source button . The NAME indicator blinks. The “ ” blinks to indicate that the letter can be changed. 4. Press the cursor button twice. The D in DVD blinks to indicate that the letter can be changed. 5. Press the 1 numeric button to select A. Each time the numeric buttons are pressed, the button cycles throug[...]

42 ENGLISH Erasing All This procedure clears (resets) all programmed codes and names. Once all the data is cleared, the memory is returned to the factory default status. The programmed macros are also erased. 1. Hold down the M button for three seconds or more. The menu is displayed. 2. Press the D5 (ERASE) direct button . The USE and LEARN indicat[...]

43 ENGLISH ENGLISH 2. Press the D4 (MACRO) direct button. The macro menu is displayed. The MACRO indicator displays and LEARN blinks. 3. Press the D1 (M-01) direct button . The NAME is displayed. 4. Press the D3 (NAME) direct button . The “ ” blinks to indicate that rewriting is possible. 5. Press the 5 numeric button to select M. 6. Press the [...]

44 ENGLISH SETTING THE MACRO TIMER Setting the macro timer enables the macro program to automatically turn the power for a device on or off or perform other operations. In the settings, you can select to execute the macro timer everyday or only once. Be sure to set the clock to the correct time before using the timer. The macro timer can only be se[...]

45 ENGLISH ENGLISH • If the copying fails in the middle of the copying process, ERROR is displayed on the remote control. Check and perform steps 1 to 7 again. 11. Once copying is completed, press the M button on both remote controls. SETUP SETTING THE LIGHTING TIME • The LCD lights up when the LIGHT buttons are pressed. The LCD remains lit whi[...]

46 ENGLISH 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[...]

47 ENGLISH ENGLISH 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 ..[...]

i SETUP CODES AMPLIFIER Source button name : AMP Brand name Setup code Amstrad 0105 Arcam 0296 Audiolab 0296 Carver 0296 GE 0105 Genexxa 0422 Grundig 0296 Harman/Kardon 0919 JVC 0358 Left Coast 0919 Linn 0296 Magnavox 0296 Marantz 0919, 0296 Micromega 0296 Myryad 0296 Optimus 0422 Panasonic 0335 Philips 0919, 0296 Pioneer 0040 Polk Audio 0919, 0296[...]

ii SATELLITE Source button name : DSS Brand name Setup code Nokia 0482, 0750, 0778, 1154, 1250, 1750 OctalTV 1032 Orbitech 1127 Pace 0482, 0874, 1202, 1350 Panasonic 0274, 0728, 0874, 1347 Panda 0482 Paysat 0751 Philips 1169, 0776, 1776, 0751, 1103, 0749, 0160, 0227, 0482, 0880 Pioneer 0880 Promax 0482 Proscan 0419, 0593 RCA 0419, 0593, 0882, 0170 [...]

iii TV Source button name : TV Brand name Setup code Chun Yun 0027, 0207, 0036, 0119 Chung Hsin 0207, 0080, 0135 Cimline 0036 Cineral 0478, 0119 Citizen 0087, 0057, 0119 Clarion 0207 Clarivox 0064 Clatronic 0274, 0397 Condor 0347, 0397 Conrac 0835 Contec 0207, 0036 Craig 0207 Crosley 0081 Crown 0207, 0036, 0064, 0397, 0445 Curtis Mathes 0074, 0081,[...]

iv TV Source button name : TV Brand name Setup code Sambers 0543 Sampo 0181, 0120, 0057, 0205, 0198, 0036, 0119, 0677, 1782 Samsung 0181, 0087, 0839, 0729, 0057, 0205, 0036, 0064, 0117, 0119, 0291, 0397, 0583, 0614, 0645, 0793, 0841 Sansei 0478 Sansui 0490 Sanyo 0181, 0207, 0131, 0235, 0366, 0826 Schaub Lorenz 0388 Schneider 0064, 0274, 0398, 0695 [...]

v VCR Source button name : VCR Brand name Setup code Matsui 0375, 0379 Matsushita 0062 Medion 0375 Memorex 0062, 0064, 0075, 0066, 0074, 0267, 0027, 0131, 0334, 0375, 1264 Memphis 0099 Metz 0064, 0374, 1589 Minolta 0069 Mitsubishi 0108, 0094, 0070, 0068, 0834 Motorola 0062, 0075 Multitech 0027, 0099 Murphy 0027 Myryad 0108 NAD 0131 NEC 0062, 0064, [...]

vi DIRECT BUTTON FUNCTIONS Source button name : AMP PAGE Command Note PAGE 1 1 AUTO SELECT AUTO SURROUND 2 2 SELECT DOLBY MODE 3 DTS SELECT DTS MODE 4 EX/ES SELECT EX/ES 5 DIRECT SELECT PURE DIRECT PAGE 2 1 MCH-ST SELECT MULTI CHANNEL STEREO 2 STEREO SELECT STEREO MODE 3 VIRTUA SELECT VIRTUAL MODE 4 CS- II SELECT CS- II MODE 5 HT-EQ – PAGE 3 1 NI[...]

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