R Model SR4300 User Guide AV Surround Receiver
CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. 1. Read these instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Keep these instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be kept for future reference. 3.
11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. 12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. 13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
INTRODUCTION ............................................ 2 DESCRIPTION ............................................... 2 FEATURES .................................................... 3 ACCESSORIES ............................................. 4 FRONT PANEL .............................................. 5 BASIC OPERATION (PLAY BACK) ............ 26 SELECTING AN INPUT SOURCE. ...................................................... 26 SELECTING THE SURROUND MODE ...............................................
ENGLISH INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Marantz SR4300 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 SR4300. 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.
6.1 CHANNEL PRE-AMP OUTPUTS BUILT-IN 6 CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 6.1 channel pre-amp outputs for connection to external components such as a subwoofer and external power amplifiers. ENGLISH FEATURES 80 watts to each of the six main channels ; the power amp section features an advanced, premium high- storage power supply capacitors, and fully discrete output stages housed in cast aluminum heat sinks . 6.
ENGLISH ACCESSORIES Remote Controler RC4300SR OK AAA-size batteries X 2 AM Loop Antenna FM Antenna Registration Card User Guide 4
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ENGLISH !2 PHONES jack for stereo headphones d TUNER’s indicators This jack may be used to listen to the SR4300’s output through a pair of headphones. Be certain that the headphones have a standard 1 / 4" stereo phone plug. Note that the speakers will automatically be turned off when the headphone jack is in use. AUTO : This indicator illuminates when the tuner’s Auto mode is in use. ST(Stereo) : This indicator illuminates when an FM station is being tuned in stereo condition.
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ENGLISH ⁄1 DIGITAL INPUT (Dig.1 - 4) / OUTPUT (coaxial, optical) These are the digital audio inputs and outputs. There are 2 digital inputs with coaxial jacks, 2 with optical jacks. The inputs accept digital audio signals from a compact disc, LD, DVD, or other digital source component. For digital output, there is 1 coaxial output and 1 optical output. The digital outputs can be connected to MD recorders, CD recorders, DAT decks, or other similar components. ⁄2 Power cable Connect to AC power outlet.
Outputs and inputs an infrared control signals. OPERATION The supplied remote control unit is a system remote control unit for Marantz AV components. The POWER button , numeric buttons and control buttons are used in common across different input source components. The input source controlled with the remote control unit changes when one of the input selector buttons is pressed. • Example: To select the DVD as the input source and play the DVD player. Press the DVD button twice within 2 seconds.
ENGLISH ⁄6 Numeric buttons 1 to 9 / Surround mode buttons Numeric buttons (1 - 9) These buttons are used to enter figures in the selection of a tuner preset station and station name preset or to set select a CD track number, etc. The functions of these buttons are dependent on the function button selected. REMOTE CONTROL RANGE The distance between the transmitter of the remote control unit and the IR SENSOR of the SR4300 should be less than about 5 meters.
ENGLISH GENERAL INFROMATION OF RC4300SR TO SR4300 To control the SR4300 by your RC4300SR, you have to select the device AMP or TUNER by function selector button. Please refer as below for the deatails in AMP and TUNER mode. AMP MODE TUNER MODE POWER POWER SLEEP MEMO AUTO DTS 1 TREBLE 2 CS M-CH ST 6 2CH 7 F.DIRECT 2 CS BASS 6 2CH 7 A/D DSP 5 M-CH ST 9 3 EX/ES 4 6.1CH -IN 8 DTS 1 TREBLE DSP 5 CLEAR AUTO 3 EX/ES 4 BASS SLEEP MEMO CLEAR 6.1CH -IN 8 F.
HEIGHT OF THE SPEAKER UNITS ENGLISH CONNECTIONS Front left and right speakers, and a center speaker Align the tweeters and mid-range drivers on the three front speakers on the same height as well as possible. SPEAKER PLACEMENT The ideal surround speaker system for this unit is 7-speaker systems, using front left and right speakers, a center speaker, surround left and right speakers, a surround back and a subwoofer.
SURROUND RIGHT LEFT SURROUND BACK POWER AMPLIFIER or INVERT OUTPUT INPUT INPUT LEVEL BTL EXT. CONT. IN ENGLISH CONNECTING SPEAKERS PASSIVE SUBWOOFER REMOTE CONT.
ENGLISH CONNECTING AUDIO COMPONENTS OUT IN L DIGITAL L OUTPUT R R L R TAPE DECK CD PLAYER CD RECORDER / MD DECK DIGITAL OUT OUTPUT L L L R R R DIGITAL INPUT OUT IN L R L R R L R L TV DVD IN IN VCR1 IN DSS / VCR2 OUT IN L R L R L R MONITOR OUT OUT DVD IN VCR1 IN DVD VCR1 OUT MONITOR OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO TV VCR1 DSS / VCR2 CDR / MD TAPE CD CENTER SUB WOOFER CENTER L L AM R R GND IN IN IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN AUDIO OUT IN FRONT SURROUND SURR.
CONNECTING VIDEO COMPONENTS ENGLISH SATELLITE TUNER MONITOR DVD PLAYER DIGITAL AUDIO VIDEO OUT OUT OUT L R DIGITAL AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT OUT OUT OUT VIDEO S-VIDEO IN IN CVBS L R L L R R R L R L TV TV DVD DVD IN IN IN IN TV TV DVD DVD IN IN IN IN VCR1 VCR1 IN IN DSS / VCR2 DSS / VCR2 OUT OUT IN IN VIDEO VIDEO VCR1 VCR1 MONITOR MONITOR OUT OUT OUT OUT DSS / VCR2 DSS / VCR2 DVD IN DVD IN CDR / MD CDR / MD VCR1 IN VCR1 IN TAPE TAPE CD CD VCR1 OUT VCR1 OUT MO MONITOR OUT S-
ENGLISH ADVANCED CONNECTING R L R L R L R L DVD AUDIO PLAYER or SACD MULTI CHANNEL PLAYER TV DVD TV VCR1 DVD IN IN TVIN IN DVD DSS / VCR2 VCR1 IN MONITOR DSS / VCR2 OUT IN MONITOR OUT OUT DVD IN VCR1 IN OUT IN / VCR2 OUT DSS OUT CDR / MD DVD IN TAPE TV DVD CENTER MONITOR OUT MONITOR SUB VCR1 OUT CENTER WOOFER OUT VCR1 IN CD L CENTER S-VIDEO VIDEO L VCR1 OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO INVCR1 VCR1 DSS / VCR2 CDR / MD TAPE CD CENTER SUB WOOFER L CENTER L R FRONT SURR.
FM ANTENNA FM EXTERNAL ANTENNA AM EXTERNAL ANTENNA AM LOOP ANTENNA TV TV IN IN DVD DVD IN IN VCR1 VCR1 IN IN DSS / VCR2 DSS / VCR2 OUT OUT IN IN MONITOR MONITOR OUT OUT OUT OUT DVD IN DVD IN VCR1 IN VCR1 IN DVD DVD VCR1 OUT VCR1 OUT S-VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO TV TV VCR1 VCR1 ENGLISH CONNECTING THE ANTENNA TERMINALS DSS / VCR2 DSS / VCR2 CDR / MD CDR / MD TAPE TAPE CD CD MONITOR MONITOR OUT OUT CENTER CENTER SUB SUB WOOFER WOOFER CENTER CENTER L L L L R R R R AM AM GND
ENGLISH SETUP After all components are connected, initial setup must be performed. SETUP MENU SYSTEM The SR4300 incorporates an menu on the front display, which makes various operations possible by using the cursor ( , , , ) and OK buttons on the remote control. MENU STRUCTURE Main Menu 1. INPUT setup 2. SPEAKER setup CD TAPE CD-R (CD-R/MD) TV DSS (DSS/VCR2) DVD VCR1 D1 AUTO / D2 AUTO /D3AUTO / D4 AUTO (DigitalAUTO mode) DIG.1 / DIG.2 / DIG3.
M-CH ST 2CH 7 BASS 6.1CH -IN 8 F.DIRECT 9 A/D EXIT 0 OFF SETUP/T.TONE MENU 3. 4. 1. INPUT SETUP (ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL INPUT) Four digital inputs can be assigned as the desired source. Use this menu to select the digital input jack to be assigned to the input source. The Input Setup consists of 9 items, which are as below. OK S-DIRECT VOLUME MUTE 5.
ENGLISH 2. SPEAKER SETUP M-CH ST 4. 6. After you have installed the SR4300, connected all the components, and determined the speaker layout, it is now time to perform the settings in the Speaker Setup menu for the optimum sound acoustics for your environment and speaker layout. Before you perform the following settings, it is important that you first determine the following characteristics: 7 BASS 2CH 8 F.DIRECT 6.1CH -IN 9 A/D 0 OFF SETUP/T.TONE 1. 3. 5.
Press the OK button to enter the next “Speaker Level” setup. Or press the or cursor button to select “EXIT” then press the OK button to exit the SETUP MENU. Or press the or cursor button to select “TO MAIN MENU” then press the OK button to return the SETUP MAIN MENU. Or press the or cursor button to select “RETURN” then press the OK button to return the previous “Speaker Distance” setup. Use this parameter to specify the distance of each speaker’s position from the listening position.
2. SPEAKERS LEVEL ENGLISH Using the and cursor buttons, adjust the volume level of the noise from the center speaker so that it is the same level as the front left speaker (Note that this can be adjusted to any level between –10 and +10 dB in 1dB intervals). Here you will set the volume for each speaker so that they are all heard by the listener at the same level. Note: • The speaker level settings is not available in 6.1channel input mode and S-Direct mode.
4. PL II (PRO LOGIC II) M-CH ST 4. 5. 2CH 7 BASS 8 F.DIRECT In this mode, the SR4300 includes three controls to fine-tune the sound-field as follow. 6.1CH -IN 9 M-CH ST A/D 0 4. 5. OFF SETUP/T.TONE 7 BASS 2CH 6.1CH -IN 8 F.DIRECT 9 A/D 0 MENU OFF SETUP/T.TONE 1. 3. 5. ENGLISH 3. PREFERENCE MENU OK 1. 3. 5. S-DIRECT 2. 5. VOLUME MUTE OK S-DIRECT 2. 5. NIGHT VOLUME MUTE NIGHT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Select “3. PREFERENCE” in SETUP MAIN MENU with or cursor button.
ENGLISH 5. CS II (CIRCLE SURROUND II) M-CH ST 4. 5. 7 BASS 2CH 8 F.DIRECT 6. 6.1 CH INPUT LEVEL This sub-menu is to adjust the speaker levels for 6.1-channel input sources. Here you will adjust the volume for each channel so that they are all heard by the listener at the same level. 6.1CH -IN 9 A/D 0 OFF SETUP/T.TONE M-CH ST MENU 4. 5. 1. 3. 5. 7 BASS 2CH 6.1CH -IN 8 F.DIRECT 9 A/D 0 OK OFF S-DIRECT SETUP/T.TONE VOLUME MUTE 2. 5. NIGHT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 3. 5. Select “5.
M-CH ST 4. 5. 7 BASS 2CH 8 F.DIRECT MODE / Speaker 6.1CH -IN 9 A/D 0 7.SURROUND setup OFF SETUP/T.TONE 1. 3. 5. MENU SURROUND MODE ENGLISH MENU STRUCTURE of SURROUND setup 7. SURROUND C(Center)LEV OK S-DIRECT VOLUME MUTE 2. 5. NIGHT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Select “7. SURROUND” in SETUP MAIN MENU with or cursor button. Press the OK button. To select a desired item, press or cursor button. Using the or cursor button to select the mode or adjust the volume level of each speaker.
ENGLISH BASIC OPERATION (PLAY BACK) ADJUSTING THE MAIN VOLUME SELECTING AN INPUT SOURCE. SETUP/T.TONE MENU VOLUME Before you can listen to any input media, you must first select the input source at the SR4300. OK DOWN E.G.
SETUP/T.TONE MENU VER SR4300 VOLUME OK S-DIRECT DOWN CLEAR MEMORY TUNING/PRESET F/P UP VOLUME MUTE MODE ENGLISH TEMPORARILY TURNING OFF THE SOUND NIGHT A/D HT-EQ S-DIRECT DIMMER MUTE CHANNEL/SKIP 6.1CH-IN TV DVD VCR1 DSS/VCR2 CDR/MD TAPE CD TUNER TV CDR DVD MD TUNE/SEARCH MODE VCR1 PTY TAPE To temporarily silence all speaker outputs such as when interrupted by a phone call, press the MUTE button on the front panel or remote.
ENGLISH SURROUND MODE The SR4300 is equipped with many surround modes. These are provided to reproduce a variety of surround sound effects, according to the content of the source to be played. The available surround modes may be restricted depending on the input signal and speaker setup. AUTO When this mode is selected, the receiver determines whether the digital input signal is Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Surround EX, DTS, DTS-ES or PCM-audio.
CAUTION Circle Surround is designed to enable multi-channel surround sound playback of non-encoded and multi-channel encoded material. Backward compatibility provides listeners with up to 6.1 channels of surround performance from entire collection of music and film, including broadcast, videotape and stereo recorded music. Regarding to source material, you can select CSII-Cinema mode, CSII-Music mode or CSII-Mono mode.
ENGLISH The relation between the selected surround mode and the input signal The surround mode is selected with the surround mode knob on SR4300 or the remote control unit. However, the sound you hear is subject to the relationship between the selected surround mode and input signal. That relationship is as follows; Surround Mode Input Signal Decoding AUTO Dolby Surr. EX Dolby D (5.1ch) Dolby D (2ch) Dolby D (2ch Surr) DTS-ES DTS (5.1ch) PCM (Audio) PCM 96kHz Analog S-DIRECT Dolby D Surr.
OTHER FUNCTION ATTENUATION TO ANALOG INPUT SIGNAL AUTO DVD DTS 1 AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR4300 SURROUND TREBLE ENGLISH SELECTING ANALOG AUDIO INPUT OR DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT 3 2 CS DSP EX/ES MD MODE VCR1 4 PTY TAPE VCR2 DISP./RDS DSS 5 M-CH ST 7 P.SCAN BASS CD CLEAR MEMORY TUNING/PRESET F/P 8 F.DIRECT 6.1CH -IN 9 A/D MODE 0 ATT. A/D TUNER 6 2CH AMP HT-EQ S-DIRECT DIMMER OFF MUTE STANDBY SYSTEM REMOTE CONTROLLER RC4300SR SETUP/T.TONE POWER ON/STANDBY PHONES 6.
ENGLISH HT-EQ AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR4300 SURROUND VOLUME DOWN CLEAR A/D MEMORY TUNING/PRESET HT-EQ F/P S-DIRECT UP MODE DIMMER MUTE STANDBY PHONES POWER ON/STANDBY 6.1CH-IN TV DVD VCR1 DSS/VCR2 CDR/MD TAPE CD TUNER Press the HT-EQ button on the front panel to turn on the HT-EQ mode. The tonal balance of a film soundtrack will be excessively bright and harsh when played back over audio equipment in the home.
DIRECT FREQUENCY CALL TV CDR DVD MD VCR1 TAPE MODE LISTENING TO THE TUNER Frequency scan step for AM is selectable. Default setup is 10 kHz step, if your country’s standard is 9 kHz step, Press TUNER button on the remote more than 6 seconds. Scan step will change. TUNER AMP 2 CS DSP 5 M-CH ST 6 2CH 7 BASS 3 EX/ES 4 P.SCAN ATT. 1. DTS 1 PTY DISP./RDS CD CLEAR AUTO TREBLE VCR2 DSS MEMO 3. TUNE/SEARCH ENGLISH BASIC OPERATION (TUNER) 6.1CH -IN 8 F.
3. ENGLISH Each time the tuner finds a station, scanning will pause and the station will be played for five seconds. During this time, the following operations are possible. • The band can be changed by TUNER button . If no button is pressed during this period, the current station is memorized in location Preset 02 If you wish to skip the current station, press the TUNING button during this period, this station is skipped and auto presetting continues.
This function allows the name of each preset channel to be entered using alphanumeric characters. Before name inputting, need to store preset stations with the preset memory operation. 4. 2. 5. 6. 5. 4. ENGLISH NAME INPUT OF THE PRESET STATION. AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR4300 SURROUND VOLUME DOWN CLEAR A/D MEMORY TUNING/PRESET HT-EQ F/P S-DIRECT UP MODE DIMMER MUTE STANDBY POWER ON/STANDBY 3. 2. 5. 6. PHONES 6.
ENGLISH REMOTE CONTROLLER OPERATION CONTROLLING MARANTZ COMPONENTS 1. Press the desired function button. 2. Press the desired operation buttons to play the selected component. • For details, refer to the components’s user guide. • It may not be possible to operate some models. CONTROLLING A MARANTZ DVD PLAYER (DVD MODE) POWER SLEEP MEMO CLEAR AUTO DTS 1 TREBLE 2 CS 4 DSP 5 M-CH ST 6 2CH 7 BASS 3 EX/ES 6.1CH -IN 8 F.DIRECT 9 A/D 0 Cursor OK MENU 4/¢ OFF SETUP/T.
ENGLISH CONTROLLING A MARANTZ MD DECK (MD MODE) POWER SLEEP MEMO CLEAR AUTO DTS 1 TREBLE 2 CS DSP EX/ES 4 5 M-CH ST 6 2CH 7 BASS 3 6.1CH -IN 8 F.DIRECT POWER MEMO CLEAR 0-9 4/¢ 9 A/D 5/6 9 ; 2 0 0 OFF SETUP/T.
ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING In case of trouble, check the following before calling for service: 1. Are the connections made properly ? 2. Are you operating the unit properly following user’s guide ? 3. Are the power amplifiers and speaker working properly ? SYMPTOM SR4300 cannot be turned up. If the unit does not operate properly, check items shown in the following table.
HOW TO RESET THE UNIT ENGLISH GENERAL MALFUNCTION If the equipment malfunctions, this may be because an electrostatic discharge or AC line interference has corrupted the information in the equipment memory circuits.
ENGLISH TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FM TUNER SECTION Frequency Range .................................... 87.5 - 108.0 MHz Usable Sensitivity ................................ IHF 1.8 µV/16.4 dBf Signal to Noise Ratio ....................... Mono/Stereo 76/72 dB Distortion ........................................ Mono/Stereo 0.2/0.3 % Stereo Separation ........................................... 1 kHz 45 dB Alternate Channel Selectivity ................... ± 300 kHz 60 dB Image Rejection ......................