Marantz NR1501 manual Troubleshooting

Symptom		Cause		Solution	Page
			When the surround mode is set to
There is no sound	The surround mode is set to		STEREO, no sound will come from
	STEREO.		the surround speakers. Set the unit
from the surround
speakers.			to another surround mode.
	SURROUND = NO is selected on		Set SURROUND to YES.		22
	the SPEAKER CONFIG menu.
	The PL IIx mode or other 6.1 or
	7.1 channel surround sound mode		See the surround mode table.		38
	has not been set as the surround
	mode.
There is no sound	SURROUND BACK = NO is		Set SURROUND BACK to YES or
from the surround	selected on the SPEAKER CONFIG				22
back speakers.	menu.		2CH.
	Connection has been made to		Connect the speaker to
	SURROUND BACK R even though
			SURROUND BACK L when		8, 22
	the system is being used with the		SURROUND BACK is set to YES.
	surround back speakers set to YES.
	•	The subwoofer is not turned on.	•	Turn on the power to the
	•	The subwoofer level is too low.		subwoofer.	22
	• SUBWOOFER = NO is selected		• Raise the subwoofer level.
		on the SPEAKER CONFIG menu.	• Select SUBWOOFER = YES.
There is no	FRONT : FULL RANGE is set on		When SW PLUS+ is selected as
	on the SPEAKER X-OVER menu,		the SUB W MODE setting, the
sound from the	SUB W MODE: NORMAL is set		bass components are played from		19, 23
subwoofer.	on the SYSTEM SETUP menu, and		the front speakers and subwoofer,
	an analog or PCM source is being		and the sound heard may be
	played.		unnatural because of interference.
	The playback source does not
	contain any LFE or sound in the low				−
	range.
Cannot select the	There is no interchangeability in the		Use 2-channel DTS input signals,		−
NEO:6 mode.	input signals.		PCM input signals or analog input
			signals.
NIGHT mode does
not function.	A source that is not recorded in		Use a source recorded in Dolby
(Only applies to					−
	Dolby Digital is being played.		Digital.
units with NIGHT
mode)
Cannot select the	The surround modes available are
desired surround	limited by input signal and speaker		See the surround mode table.		38
mode.	settings.
	•	The unit is connected using an	• Use a digital (optical or coaxial) or
		analog connection.		HDMI connection.
A noise is	•	The player is conducting search	•	Noise may occur during search
generated during		playback.		playback depending on the	9, 11
playback of DTS-	•	Some inappropriate digital		component. There is nothing
encoded CDs, etc.		processing (level adjustment,		wrong with the unit.
		change of sampling frequency,	•	See the player's instruction
		etc.) is happening in the player.		manual.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Symptom		Cause		Solution	Page	NAMESAND	FUNCTIONS
Cannot play back	•	The digital signal output of the	•	See the instruction manual of the
audio like Dolby
		player, etc., is set to PCM.		player, etc.
Digital or DTS.					−		CONNECTIONS
	•	The unit is connected using an	•	Use a digital or HDMI
(Indicator does not
light up.)		analog connection.		connection.		BASIC
	•	The player or other source	•	Connect a component (with
Cannot play back		component does not support		HDMI version 1.3a or higher)
		these audio mode outputs.		which supports Dolby TrueHD
audio like Dolby				and DTS-HD.	11
TrueHD or DTS-HD.
	•	The audio output of the player is	•	Set the output so that the source
(Indicator does not		not set properly.		component will be able to output			OPERATION
light up.)						BASIC
	• The HDMI connections have not			these audio modes.
		been performed.
When playing a CD
on a DVD player,	Depending on the player, the digital
the next track is	signal may be interrupted when a		If using such a DVD player, you
played with part	track is skipped. The start of the		can play back the audio without		10	ADVANCED	CONNECTIONS
of the beginning	song may be slightly interrupted in		problem by using an analog
missing when track	order to determine the surround		connection.
skipping, etc., is	system.
conducted.
						SETUP
						ADVANCED	OPERATION
						TROUBLESHOOTING
						OTHERS

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