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Model SA-15S2 User Guide

Super Audio CD player

Summary of Contents for SA-15S2

Page 1: ...Model SA 15S2 User Guide Super Audio CD player ...

Page 2: ...URE OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency e...

Page 3: ...atus 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 Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed...

Page 4: ...ne Kaufunterlage mit Kaufdatum vorlegen Ihren Quittung oder Rechnung ist als Unterlage ausreichend NEDERLANDS GARANTIE Voor inlichtingen omtrent garantie dient u zich tot uw plaatselijke Marantz UW KWITANTIE KASSABON E D BEWAREN Uw kwitantie kassabon e d vormen uw bewijs van aankoop van een waardevol artikel en dienen op een veilige plaats bewaard te worden voor evt verwijzing bijv in verbend met ...

Page 5: ...kabel nicht mit feuchten oder nassen Händen anfassen Decken Sie die Lüftungsöffnungen nicht mit einem Tischtuch einer Zeitung einem Vorhang usw ab Es dürfen keine Gegenstände mit offener Flamme wie etwa brennende Kerzen auf dem Gerät aufgestellt werden Beachten Sie bei der Entsorgung der verbrauchten Batterien alle geltenden lokalen und überregionalen Regelungen Auf allen Geräteseiten muß ein Zwis...

Page 6: ...s et des déchets d équipements électriques et électroniques Lorsque vous mettez cet appareil au rebut respectez les lois ou réglementations en vigueur Les piles ne doivent jamais être jetées ou incinérées mais mises au rebut conformément aux lois en vigueur sur la mise au rebut des piles Informazioni per gli utenti sulla raccolta e lo smaltimento di vecchia attrezzatura e batterie usate Per lo sma...

Page 7: ...te controller Size AAA batteries x 2 AC Power cord SA 15S2 U S A SA 15S2 Europe Audio connecting cord Remote control connecting cord User Guide Warranty card U S A U S A x 1 Canada x 1 NAMES AND FUNCTIONS BASIC CONNECTIONS BASIC OPERATION ADVANCED CONNECTIONS APPLICATION OPERATION TROUBLESHOOTING OTHERS ENGLISH A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING This product s packaging materials are recyclable and can be reu...

Page 8: ...NCED CONNECTIONS 14 CONNECTING TO A DIGITAL AUDIO COMPONENT 14 CONNECTING THE DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT TERMINAL 15 REMOTE CONTROL CONNECTION 15 TIMER PLAY 16 APPLICATION OPERATION 17 TO CHANGE TIME DISPLAY 17 REPEATED DISC PLAY REPEAT PLAY 17 PLAYING TRACKS IN A RANDOM SEQUENCE RANDOM PLAY 18 PLAYING TRACKS IN A SPECIFIC SEQUENCE PROGRAM PLAY 18 TO CHECK THE PROGRAMMED TRACKS 19 SEARCHING YOUR FAVORITE...

Page 9: ...ped core are strictly controlled to reduce vibration while the short ring attached to the perimeter of the transformer reduce magnetic leakage flux Equipped with highly selected audio parts The unit comes with the same custom power block capacitor used in the SA 7S1 The unit s power rectifier diode and regulator are also top of the line Headphone circuit component upgrade The unit comes with a ful...

Page 10: ...area information And a double amount of information can be stored on the disc thanks to the second layer Hybrid Layer Disc Not only does this disc contain both high sound quality stereo area and high sound quality multi channel area information it also has a CD layer in the second layer so it can be played on a CD player Hybrid Super Audio CD Disc 1 CD layer that plays on any of your existing CD p...

Page 11: ...s When disconnecting the mains cord always make sure that you take hold of the plug Yanking out or bending the cord can damage it and or cause electric shocks or a fire Get into the habit of disconnecting the power plug before leaving home 7 Do not attempt repairs yourself Refrain from lubricating the player doing so can cause malfunctioning Only qualified engineers with specialized expertise are ...

Page 12: ...it Batteries with the same shape may have different voltages Do not use different types of batteries together If electrolyte has leaked thoroughly wipe the inside of the battery compartment and then insert new batteries When batteries which are no longer required are to be discarded follow the directions regulations laid down by the local authorities in the area concerned for their disposal BEFORE...

Page 13: ...DE button Use this button to select the Super Audio CD disc sound mode r 4 1 Track Skip Search button See page 13 t Search Track Skip button See page 13 y 0 Open Close button See page 12 u DISPLAY OFF indicator See page 22 i Remote sensor This sensor senses the infrared control signals sent from the remote control unit o Illumination lamp This lamp lights up when the display window lights up The l...

Page 14: ...ons These buttons are used to switch the input when using one of the supported Marantz amplifiers However this function may not work with some of the older models b ENTER button This button is used to confirm menu settings n 8 pause button See page 12 m 3 play button See page 12 4 track skip buttons See page 13 7 stop button See page 12 0 1 search buttons See page 13 1 RANDOM button See page 18 2 ...

Page 15: ...that the power cord can be removed easily as a precaution against possible accidents w EXTERNAL INTERNAL external internal switch The switch is set to INTERNAL at factory shipping enabling use of the player s built in remote sensor When connecting the remote control connector of this player to a Marantz unit using the supplied connecting cable set this switch to EXTERNAL See page 15 e REMOTE CONTR...

Page 16: ...usic scan indicator This lights up during AMS playback k SUPER AUDIO CD indicator This indicator indicates the type of disc on the disc tray Super Audio CD l CD indicator This indicator indicates the type of disc on the disc tray CD 0 M FILE indicator This indicator indicates the type of disc on the disc tray WMA MP3 1 D OFF digital output OFF indicator This indicator lights up when the digital ou...

Page 17: ...AMPLIFIER Use the audio connecting cord to connect the player with a stereo amplifier or AV amplifier When making the connections insert the plugs securely into the connectors Failure to insert the plugs securely may result in noise 3 1 2 3 1 2 IN White White Red Signal flow Red Audio connecting cord supplied Amplifier Caution Do not connect the player to the PHONO input connectors on the amplifie...

Page 18: ...it 4 Press 2 button Disc type is automatically detected and playback is started Track number and track elapsed time minute second appear on the display For Super Audio CD CD hybrid layer discs see page 4 the layer that is set in the start sound mode see page 20 is played To change the layer use the SOUND MODE button see page 20 Exp Track 6 Elapsed time 2 min 8 sec Number of current track Minutes S...

Page 19: ...ton on the remote controller or the unit the same number of times as the number of tracks you want to advance To listen to a track prior to the current track If the 4 button is pressed on the unit or the remote controller while playing a track playback starts again from the start of the current track Continue to press the 4 button for the same number of times as the number of tracks you want to re...

Page 20: ...ital Audio Output Optical and Coaxial terminals only when playing back audio CDs or the CD layer of Super Audio CDs There are no signals when other media are being played back 7 Connecting the optical output connector Use an optical digital connecting cable available on the market Insert the plug firmly in until it clicks into place Do not bend or bundle the optical digital connecting cable OUT IN...

Page 21: ... DIGITAL IN OUT DIGITAL IN OUT INPUT INPUT ANALOG IN OUT ANALOG IN OUT OUTPUT OUTPUT MD MD MD MD COMMON COMMON L R OPTICAL OPTICAL CD CD Signal flow Optical digital connecting cable available on market CD recorder MD deck AV amplifier etc REMOTE CONTROL CONNECTION Connecting this player to additional Marantz audio equipment using the supplied remote control cable enables remote control of the conn...

Page 22: ...f your audio timer Audio Timer 7 Timer play setting 3 4 4 2 5 1 Keep pressing the POWER Switch for about a second to turn on the system 2 Press the MENU button on the remote control unit 3 Display TIMER PLAY in the display area and then press ENTER button on the remote control unit 4 Display 2 ON with the 4 buttons and then press ENTER button on the remote control unit 5 Press the MENU button on t...

Page 23: ... time the REPEAT button on the remote control is pressed the repeat mode cycles in the following order OFF 1 ALL 7 One Track Repeat Press REPEAT button on the remote two times 1 RPT indicators will light and the track will be played repeatedly To Return to Normal Play Press the REPEAT button on the remote control twice 1 RPT indicator will disappear repeat mode will be off and it returns to normal...

Page 24: ...to Normal Play Press the 7 button and then press the RANDOM button while playback is stopped The RNDM random indicator goes off and random play is released PLAYING TRACKS IN A SPECIFIC SEQUENCE PROGRAM PLAY 2 4 1 You can arrange and play tracks in a specific sequence Up to 24 tracks to be played can be programmed 1 Press PROG button on the remote in stop mode PROG indicator will blink and it goes ...

Page 25: ...seconds after 1 button is pressed When a program is finalized the time is updated Likewise when programming a track at 10th or after For example to program 13th track press 3 button within approximately 1 5 seconds after 1 button is pressed When programming a track in a disc that has less than 9 tracks For instance to program the 5th track after 4th track has been programmed press 5 button more th...

Page 26: ...k with only a Super Audio CD area is inserted the Super Audio CD layer is read When Start Sound Mode is switched to SA CD default mode At this time if a Super Audio CD hybrid layer disk is inserted the Super Audio CD layer is read Switch to the CD layer by pressing the SOUND MODE button on the remote control Switch back to the Super Audio CD layer by pressing the SOUND MODE button on the remote co...

Page 27: ...the disk is changed or the power is turned off APPLICATION OPERATION USING AS A D A CONVERTER DAC MODE 2 1 Connect a device with a digital output such as a CD transport or MD recorder to the unit s DIGITAL AUDIO IN terminal located on the rear panel 2 Press the DAC MODE button on the main unit or remote control The DAC MODE indicator on the front panel will light up in blue 3 The input signal s sa...

Page 28: ...each filter changes slightly when playing a Super Audio CD s high sound quality stereo area TURNING OFF THE DISPLAY AND ILLUMINATION DISPLAY OPERATION This function is used to turn the LCD and illumination lamps blue on and off Two display statuses are available 1 Mode where LCD and illumination lamp blue turn on Each time the DISPLAY button is pressed during playback the LCD and illumination lamp...

Page 29: ...are not connected correctly Connect the cables correctly See the instruction manual for the amplifier The amplifier power is not ON Turn ON the power to the amplifier See the instruction manual for the amplifier The amplifier s function or selector switch is not set to CD or AUX or such to whatever you have connected this unit to Switch the amplifier s function or selector switch to CD or AUX or s...

Page 30: ...8 64 80 96 128 160 192 Sampling frequency kHz 44 1 Channels 2ch Stereo About Windows Media DRM Windows Media Digital Rights Management DRM referred to below as WMDRM is a platform to prevent playback on computers digital audio players network devices and the like in order to securely distribute digital content Content protected by WMDRM may be played back only when connected to a media server that...

Page 31: ...nge without prior notice 17 3 8 440 3 4 18 4 3 16 105 4 7 8 123 1 2 12 16 1 2 419 15 3 4 400 5 16 7 Super Audio CD Audio CD Audio Characteristics Analog output Channels Frequency range Frequency characteristics Dynamic range S N Ratio A weighted THD 1kHz wow flutter 2channels 2Hz 100kHz 2Hz 50kHz 3dB 112dB 110dB 0 0010 Precision of quartz 2channels 2Hz 20kHz 2Hz 20kHz 0 15dB 100dB 110dB 0 0015 Pre...

Page 32: ... their cases after use 7 ABOUT PLAYING COPY CONTROLLED CDS Some copy controlled CDs may not conform to official CD standards They are special discs and may not play on the unit 7 Playing CD R CD RW discs This unit can play back the CD RW ReWritable discs as well as ordinary Audio CD and CD R Recordable discs The CD R and CD RW discs should contain properly recorded TOC information so that they can...

Page 33: ...a ratio of one part detergent to six parts water dip a soft lint free in the solution and wring the it is damp wipe the equipment with the damp cloth dry the equipment by wiping it with a dry cloth 7 Repairs Only the most competent and qualified service technicians should be allowed to service the factory trained warranty station personnel have the knowledge and special facilities needed for repai...

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