ENGLISH

NAMES AND FUNCTION

BASIC CONNECTIONS

PREPARING THE CONNECTION CABLES

UNBALANCED CONNECTIONS

Provide the cables required by the component to

RCA audio cable

 

be used.

 

INPUT CONNECTOR SWITCHING

A BALANCED or UNBALANCED input for the input connectors can be selected for each channel.

Input selector switches

CONNECTIONS

BASIC

OPERATION

CONNECTIONS

ADVANCED

TROUBLESHOOTING

OTHERS

BALANCED CONNECTIONS

XLR audio cable

PUSHMale

Female

qThis amplifi er uses XLR connectors, which are widely used in professional audio applications, for the BALANCED connectors. Their features are described below.

Due to their 3-pin construction, the music signals can be transmitted as balanced signals, and the effects of extraneous noise are minimal.

Their connect/disconnect locking mechanism minimizes any shakiness in the connector area and performs high reliability.

wFor professional audio applications, the XLR connectors can be connected in the following two ways.

1. European system (pin w = hot, pin e = cold)

HOT GND

2 1

3 COLD

2. U.S. system (pin w = cold, pin e = hot)

REMOTE CONTROL CONNECTIONS

RCA cable (accessory)

(This cable is required to connect the AV8003 or other Marantz component to this amplifier.)

SPEAKER CONNECTIONS

Speaker cable

CHANNEL 8

CHANNEL 7

CHANNEL 6

CHANNEL 5

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 3

CHANNEL 2

CHANNEL 1 U

(OPTION)

(C)

(SBR)

(SBL)

(SR)

(SL)

(R)

(L)

UNBALANCED

UNBALANCED

UNBALANCED

UNBALANCED

UNBALANCED

UNBALANCED

UNBALANCED

UNBALANCED

BALANCED

BALANCED

BALANCED

BALANCED

BALANCED

BALANCED

BALANCED

BALANCED

PUSH

PUSH

PUSH

PUSH

PUSH

PUSH

PUSH

PUSH

B

BALANCED:

The XLR audio cable is used for connection with the control amplifier.

UNBALANCED:

The RCA audio cable is used for connection with the control amplifier.

Notes:

Select the input, whether balanced or unbalanced, before turning on the power. Failure may occur if it is selected after the power has already been turned on.

If the amplifi er input and input selector switch settings are incorrectly matched, no sound will be output from the amplifier.

COLD 2

1 GND

 

3

HOT

 

eThe XLR connectors on this amplifier use the European system in 1. above. If a pre-amplifier or control amplifi er with connectors using the U.S. system is connected to this amplifi er using balanced cables, the signal phase will be reversed.

To correct the signal phase, reverse the connections of pins w and e of the XLR connector at one end of the cable.

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Marantz MM8003 manual Basic Connections, Preparing the Connection Cables, Balanced Connections, Remote Control Connections

MM8003 specifications

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