Marantz AV9000 manual Remote Control Unit RC-18SR, Amp

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@096 kHz decode indicator

This indicator is for 96 kHz PCM digital input signal. If the selected digital input signal is 96 kHz PCM audio, this indicator will illuminate.

@1DTS CINEMA and MUSIC indicator

These indicators display the currently selected DTS mode. If you select DTS cinema or DTS music by SURROUND MODE SELECTOR buttons u, these indicators will display.

@2ENCODED CHANNEL STATUS indicator

These indicators show which channels are encoded with a digital input signal.

If the selected digital input signal is Dolby Digital 5.1ch or DTS 5.1ch, “L”, “C”, “R”, “LS”, “RS” and “LFE” will light up.

If the digital input signal is 2 channel PCM-audio, “L” and “R” will be displayed.

Note:

These indicators are depend on the digital input, without reference to the surround mode.

@3PEAK indicator

This indicator is a monitor for analog audio input signal. If the selected analog audio input signal is greater than the capable level of internal processing, this indicator will show. If this indicator is lit up, you should press the ATT button on the remote control.

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RC-18SR

This chapter describes the functions which need to control the AV9000. See page 27 and following pages to refer other function of the RC-18SR.

vPOWER ON and OFF

These two buttons are use for turning on or off AV9000.

mDIRECT button

The DIRECT command buttons (4 on each side of the LCD display, 8 total) work with the PAGE buttons (4 pages for each source component) to provide up to 32 dedicated specialized functions for each of the 11 function input selectors. Each DIRECT function may also be provided with an alphanumeric function indicator visible in the LCD display. Press the AMP or TUNER button . to control the receiver.

Press one of these buttons to select a surround mode for the current listening session.

AMP

MODE1

1 AUTO

Auto select surround modes

 

2

DOLB

Dolby Digital or Pro Logic decoding

 

3

THX

THX cinema decoding

 

4

DTS

DTS-cinema or DTS-music

 

5

HALL

Hall surround sound

 

6

MTRX

Matrix surround sound

 

7

MOV

Movie surround sound

 

8

2-CH

Stereo sound (no surround)

MODE2

1 A/D

analog / digital select switch

 

 

 

Switches between the analog input and the

 

 

 

digital input.

 

 

 

 

 

2

DIR

source direct switch

 

 

 

When this switch is pressed, the signals are

 

 

 

transmitted by bypassing the tone control

 

 

 

circuitry so that they can be reproduced with

 

 

 

higher quality.

 

3

ATT

attenuate for analog input

 

4

OSD

on screen display

 

 

 

Once the button is pressed, the on-screen

 

 

 

display is turned on and each a control button

 

 

 

related to the AV9000 is pressed thereafter, the

 

 

 

information will be displayed on the TV screen.

 

 

 

When the button is pressed again to turn the

 

 

 

on-screen display off, it disappears from the TV

 

 

 

screen . (Refer to “ON - SCREEN MENU

 

 

 

SYSTEM” on page 10)

 

 

 

 

 

5

MONO

monaural decoding

 

 

 

When this button is pressed, the monaural

 

 

 

sound is selected.

 

 

 

 

 

6

3-D

3-D surround decoding

 

 

 

This button is not used for AV9000.

 

7

NITE

NIGHT mode for Dolby Digital

 

 

 

Pressing this button prevents the Dolby Digital

 

 

 

signal from playback at a loud voice. This

 

 

 

function reduces the voice by 1/3 to 1/4 at

 

 

 

maximum. Thus, it eliminates the occurrence

 

 

 

of an abruptly loud voice at night. However, the

 

 

 

function is valid only for the case when the

 

 

 

Dolby Digital signal (AC-3) is entered into

 

 

 

digital Input and data to compress the voice

 

 

 

exists in the signal to be played back.

 

 

 

 

 

8

MLTI

activates multi-room mode

MODE3

1 TRB+

increases treble

 

2

TRB-

decreases treble

 

3

BAS+

increases bass

 

4

BAS-

decreases bass

 

 

 

The button 1 to 4 are used to control the tone.

 

 

 

 

 

5

R-EQ

activates RE-EQ function

 

 

 

This button is not used for AV9000.

 

6

CH+

channel select button

 

 

 

Press this button to adjust the volume levels of

 

 

 

the front, center, surround, subwoofer

 

 

 

channels. Each press of the button changes

 

 

 

the channel which can be adjusted.

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Contents Model AV9000 User Guide Monitor TV LD Player DVD Player Audio Video S-VIDEO OUTAudio Video S-VIDEO OUT OUT OUT AUX InputCD Player Output DigitalDigital Input Output MD Player Multi IR ReceiverPower Amplifier Other ConnectionsOther Multi Channel Processor SW RSNo USER-SERVICEABLE Parts Inside Refer Servicing to Qualified Service PersonnelDo not Remove Cover or Back Important Safety Instructions Read Before Operating EquipmentNEC Section ⁄8 ¤2 Table of Contents Features IntroductionDescription Front Panel Features see Power switch and Standby indicatorRemote Control Unit RC-18SR AMP⁄1VOLUME UP + and Down ⁄2TEN KeypadTuner Operation of Remote Control Unit No GoodTop View Side ViewSET-UP ON-SCREEN Menu SystemSystem Setup System Setup 1/2 Selecting the Digital InputOSD Main Menu Speaker Setup and Levels Setup 1/2 Speaker SizeSetup 2/2 Speaker Distance Surround Mode REC CopyBasic Operation Listening to the TunerMulti Room Select Station Name InputStation Name Preset Playback OperationNormal Playback ← DownSetting the Sleep Timer only Remote Control Unit Other FunctionsMulti Room Selector TV Auto ON/OFF FunctionMode operating mode OperationFunction and Operation Macro for multiple step macro functionsFunction ⁄3MEMO⁄4CLEAR Liquid Crystal Display LCD Window ⁄7MUTE⁄8GUIDE ⁄9LIGHTINGUSE Mode Learn modeProgramming the Direct mode buttons m RC-18SR Basic OperationHow to re-write the Status name How to re-write the Direct function button namesHow to clear erase the memorized codes Any re-written names Erasing the memory assigned to a particular buttonMacro mode Erasing the memory assigned to a Direct buttonsComplete erasure Programming a macro under a function selector key Using the macro functions you have programmed Clone modeTable of cloning relations Other Functions VERDirect Command Functions Listing ScanTape Mode TP-B PIP2/REC AUX VCD/PHI Surround Modes Set Input Signal LED IndicatorOutput ModeTroubleshooting Symptom Cause RemedyError Messages Memory backupHOW to Reset the Unit General MalfunctionTechnical Specifications U Version FM Tuner SectionAM Tuner Section Audio SectionIs a registered trademark Austria

AV9000 specifications

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