Marantz SR9600 Marantz AV Receiver IR Remote Code List - Page 3

IEEE-1394 IEEE-1394 (otherwise known as FireWire™ or i.Link™) is a high speed (up to 400 mbps) serial data bus that is designed to move digital information. It has several flavors, depending on which type of data is being used. For example, in the video world, 1394 is used to move high definition transport streams, which are the MPEG-2 compressed bit streams that you could watch, decoded on your HD monitor at home. It is also a standard connection for digital camcorders. In the audio world where the SR9600 lives, IEEE1394 is used to deliver encrypted multi-channel audio from source products like DVD-A and SACD to the receiver. The advantage is both in fidelity as well as convenience, because only one wire can be connected instead of the multiple connections that have to be made for multi-channel analog. Another advantage is that since the information enters the receiver in digital format, it can be processed for bass management and time alignment like every other signal. This enables the owner to have setup done once and every signal will be processed in a similar fashion. To further add to the fidelity, flow rate control is used along with a special extremely high bit rate conversion from DSD (for SACD sources). Flow Rate Control This circuit allows the receiver to control the signal transfer speed. It uses the receiver's extremely high precision clock to regenerate the original digital signal, eliminating any jitter that might occur. This results in a fourfold decrease in distortion in the audible frequencies! 32 Bit DSD - PCM Conversion This Marantz designed audio circuit allows super high quality conversion of the DSD bit stream from SACD to high bit rate PCM for post processing. This allows MRAC, bass management, time alignment or any other post processing to occur in the digital domain. It is bypassed in the DSD DIRECT mode. This allows fully uncompressed digital video to not only pass through the receiver, but since there are two inputs, you can switch sources as well. The HDMI™ interface has a maximum bandwidth of 5 gbps for DVI quality video, audio, and control signals. The SR9600 uses the 1.1 specification that carries two and multi-channel audio from sources like Dolby Digital, DTS, and DVD-A in addition to uncompressed video up to 1080p. This interface is rapidly becoming the standard for interconnecting all audio, video and control devices. MRAC with EQ The MRAC (Marantz Room Acoustic Calibration) was started in the current SR7500/8500. It makes really easy the often confusing and time consuming process of setting up your receiver/speakers/room. Through using a special calibrated microphone and the logic nested in the receiver, MRAC is a new standard for both accuracy and ease of use. For the SR9600, we have improved on MRAC to include up to 9 bands of EQ for each and every channel to smooth room response in both stereo and multi-channel applications. This level of adjustment was previously unheard of in anything else other than extremely specialized acoustical calibration devices, but it is now standard equipment in the SR9600. 3