Marantz SR8400 SR8400 User Manual - Page 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 PRECAUTIONS 2 DESCRIPTION 2 FEATURES 3 ACCESSORIES 3 FRONT PANEL 4 FL DISPLAY 5 REAR PANEL 6 REMOTE CONTROLLER RC1400 ...... 7 NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 7 LCD INDICATORS 8 REMOTE CONTROL RANGE 9 LOADING BATTERIES 9 BATTERY REPLACEMENT INTERVAL 9 SETTING THE TIME 10 GENERAL INFORMATION OF RC1400 TO SR8400 .. 10 CONNECTIONS 11 SPEAKER PLACEMENT 11 CONNECTING SPEAKERS 11 CONNECTING AUDIO COMPONENTS 12 CONNECTING VIDEO COMPONENTS 13 ADVANCED CONNECTING 14 CONNECTING THE REMOTE CONTROL JACKS ..... 14 CONNECTING THE ANTENNA TERMINALS 15 CONNECTING FOR THE MULTI ROOM 16 SETUP 17 ON SCREEN DISPLAY MENU SYSTEM 17 1 INPUT SETUP (ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL INPUT AND COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT 18 2 SPEAKER SETUP 18 3 PREFERENCE 19 4 SURROUND 20 5 PL II (PRO LOGIC II) MUSIC PARAMETER 20 6 CS II (CIRCLE SURROUND II) PARAMETER ........ 20 7 MULTI ROOM 20 8 7.1 CH INPUT LEVEL 21 9 DC TRIGGER SETUP 21 BASIC OPERATION (PLAY BACK) .. 22 SELECTING AN INPUT SOURCE 22 VIDEO CONVERT 22 SELECTING THE SURROUND MODE 22 ADJUSTING THE MAIN VOLUME 22 ADJUSTING THE TONE (BASS & TREBLE) CONTROL 22 TEMPORARILY TURNING OFF THE SOUND 23 USING THE SLEEP TIMER 23 NIGHT MODE 23 SURROUND MODE 23 OTHER FUNCTION 26 TV AUTO ON/OFF FUNCTION 26 ATTENUATION TO ANALOG INPUT SIGNAL 26 LISTENING THROUGH HEADPHONES 26 VIDEO ON/OFF 26 DISPLAY MODE 26 SELECTING ANALOG AUDIO INPUT OR DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT 26 RECORDING AN ANALOG SOURCE 27 HT-EQ 27 SPEAKER A/B 27 7.1 CH INPUT 27 AUX2 INPUT 27 BASIC OPERATION (TUNER 28 LISTENING TO THE TUNER 28 PRESET MEMORY 28 MULTI ROOM SYSTEM 30 MULTI ROOM PLAYBACK USING THE MULTI ROOM OUT TERMINALS 30 MULTI ROOM PLAYBACK USING THE MULTI SPEAKER TERMINALS 30 OPERATION OF THE MULTI ROOM OUTPUTS WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL FROM A SECOND ROOM. .. 30 REMOTE CONTROLLER OPERATION 31 CONTROLLING MARANTZ COMPONENTS 31 BASIC OPERATION 33 PROGRAMMING MACROS 36 CLONE MODE 38 SETUP 39 TROUBLESHOOTING 40 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ....... 42 DIMENSIONS 42 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Marantz SR8400 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 SR8400. As there are a number of connection and configuration options, you are encouraged to discuss your own particular home theater setup with your Marantz A/V specialist dealer. PRECAUTIONS CAUTIONS ON INSTALLATION For heat dispersal, leave at least 20 cm/8 inch of space between the top, back and sides of this unit and the wall or other components. • Do not obstruct the ventilation holes. 20 cm (8 ins.) SELECTOR AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR8400 VOLUME SELECT STANDBY POWER ON/STANDBY ENTER PHONES CLEAR MEMORY TUNING F/P MODE SPEAKERS A/B MULTI MULTI SPEAKER 7.1CH INPUT AUX2 TV DVD VCR1 DSS/VCR2 AUX CD-R TAPE CD TUNER DOWN UP MUTE S-DIRECT DIGITAL AUX INPUT S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R 20 cm (8 ins.) 1 ENGLISH