Marantz AV8003 AV8003 User Manua - Page 43

ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTION CONNECTIONS • AUTO Mode NIGHT AUTO AUTO mode is available when decording Dolby TrueHD signals. When night mode is activated, "NIGHT" is illuminated on the front of the unit. (See page 6) ↓ • /*()5
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0/ NIGHT ON Setting the Night mode to "ON" compresses the dynamic range in Dolby Digital only. ↓ • NIGHT Mode OFF NIGHT OFF Turn off the Night mode. SETUP BASIC OPERATION ADJUSTING THE MAIN VOLUME AV PRE TUNER AV8003 UP HDMI DOWN VOLUME ZONE ZONE SPEAKER 7.1CH X INPUT SETUP MIC MENU EXIT ENTER BAND T-MODE MEMORY CLEAR TOP M-DAX DISPLAY ADVANCED OPERATION REMOTE CONTROLLER TROUBLESHOOTING Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using the VOLUME control knob on the front panel or VOL + / - buttons on the remote controller. To increase the volume, turn the VOLUME knob clockwise or press VOL + button on the remote, to decrease the volume, turn counterclockwise or press VOL - button on the remote controller. Notes: • The volume can be adjusted within the range of - ∞ to 18 dB, in steps of 1 dB. • However, when the channel level is set as described on page 32, if the volume for any channel is set at +1 dB or greater, the volume cannot be adjusted up to 18 dB. (In this case the maximum volume adjustment range is "18 dB - Maximum value of channel level) • If the Main Volume is set to +9 dB or higher, it will be set to +8 dB the next time power is turned on. It will also be saved at +8 dB during back up. OTHERS 40 ADJUSTING THE TONE (BASS & TREBLE) CONTROL During a listening session you may wish to adjust the Bass and Treble Control to suit your listening tastes or room acoustics. (Using the remote controller) To adjust the tone, switch the remote controller to AMP mode, and press the < / > button until 003 is displayed. To adjust the bass effect, press BASS+ or BASS-. To adjust the treble effect, TREBLE+ or TREBLE-. Notes: • The tone control function is unavailable for the Source Direct, Pure Direct, Headphone, Dolby Virtual Speaker THX mode, and 176.4/192kHz PCM. • The Tone control function is not available when MDAX is being used. • The tone control function is not available when ACOUSTIC EQ is being used. • Additionally, tone control is not available during Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, or DTS-HD playback. TEMPORARILY TURNING OFF THE SOUND To temporarily silence all speaker outputs such as when interrupted by a phone call, press the MUTE button on the remote controller. This will interrupt the output to all speakers and the head-phone jack, but it will not affect any recording or dubbing that may be in progress. When the system is muted, the display will show "MUTE" . Press the MUTE button again to return to normal operation. USING THE SLEEP TIMER To program this unit for automatic standby, switch the remote controller to AMP mode, and press the SLEEP button on the remote controller. Each press of the button will increase the time before shut down in the following sequence. OFF 10 20 30 40 50 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 The sleep time will be shown for a few seconds in the display on the front panel, and it will count down until the time has elapsed. When the programmed sleep time has elapsed, the unit will automatically turn off. Note that the SLEEP indicator on the display will illuminate when the Sleep function is programmed. To cancel the Sleep function, press the SLEEP button until the display shows "SLEEP OFF" and the SLEEP indicator will disappear. M-DAX (Marantz Dynamic Audio eXpander) This function makes up for lost audio content in MP3 or AAC sources (from lossy compression) during playback. Choose one of the following levels for this effect as desired. "HIGH": Stronger effect "LOW": Weaker effect "OFF": Deactivated. (Using the remote controller) To switch to M-DAX mode, switch the remote controller to AMP mode, and then press the < / > button until 001 is displayed. When "M-DAX" is displayed on the remote controller, press the M-DAX button. Each time this button is pressed, M-DAX changes as follows. OFF LOW HIGH Notes: • M-DAX is compatible with PCM (48 kHz or lower) and two-channel analog sources. • The M-DAX is not available when Dolby Virtual Speaker mode is being used. VIDEO CONVERT ANALOG VIDEO CONVERSION This unit is equipped to convert video signals for monitor output. Because of this, indifferent of the connection (VIDEO, S-VIDEO, COMPONENT VIDEO) between the playback device and this unit, listening and viewing are possible with a single higher grade cable between the MONITOR OUT terminal of the unit and the monitor. UP-CONVERSION FROM ANALOG VIDEO SIGNALS TO HDMI The up-conversion feature of this unit can output the input analog video signals (for component video signals of 480i/576i, 480p/576p, 1080i and 720p resolution, and S-Video and Video (composite) of 480i/576i resolution) to the HDMI MONITOR terminal. Notes: • HDMI video input is only output to the HDMI MONITOR OUT terminal of the unit. If connecting a playback device such as a DVD player to the HDMI input jack, connect the HDMI MONITOR OUT terminal of the unit to a TV monitor. • This mode is unavailable for the REC out terminal. • This mode is unavailable for still picture, fast forward and reverse play on video component. • If, while attempting to use the video convert feature, the unit cannot synchronize with the display device, "NO SIGNAL" appears on the monitor or noise is generated, this feature cannot be used. All of these signs are caused by equipment incompatibility; there is nothing wrong with the unit. If this occurs, set "VIDEO CONVERT" in the "VIDEO SETUP" menu to "DISABLE". Next, connect the video input signal to the display component via the MONITOR OUT terminal under VIDEO and the S-video input signal to the display component via the MONITOR OUT terminal under S-VIDEO. • The video convert feature constantly monitors input video signals and determines whether to convert the input signals or not. However, some input video signals cannot be detected correctly. If this occurs, set "VIDEO CONVERT" in the "VIDEO SETUP" menu to "DISABLE".