Page 2 - TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE; WARNING; CAUTION; RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
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, withinan equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the userto the presence of uninsulated “dangerou...
Page 3 - READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT
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. 2. Keep these in...
Page 4 - ENGLISH; CONTENTS
ENGLISH BEFORE USE ........................................................................................................................................ 1 FEATURES ........................................................................................................................................
Page 5 - Battery Handling; BEFORE USE
1 ENGLISH 7 7 7 7 7 Do Not Touch Hot Spots Duringand Immediately After Use During and immediately after use, the PM-15S1 is hot in ar-eas other than the controls and rear panel connection jacks.Do not touch hot spots and especially the top panel. Contactwith hot areas can cause burns. 7 7 7 7 7 Batt...
Page 6 - Amplifier; FEATURES; Power
2 ENGLISH Marantz has surpassed itself with the new PM-15S1 stereointegrated amplifier, which incorporates many of the designconcepts of the PM-11S1 flagship model amplifier. Amplifier • HDAM SA2 As in the PM-11S1 model, the PM-15S1 also incorporates theHDAM SA2 as the main amp module. T...
Page 7 - BEFORE MAKING CONNECTIONS; WIRING SPEAKER CABLE; COMPLETE BI-AMP CONNECTION
3 ENGLISH BEFORE MAKING CONNECTIONS Your speaker system must satisfy the below conditions. If itdoes not, the PM-15S1’s protective circuit will trip, wherebypreventing proper playback. In some cases, the amplifier andspeakers may be damaged.• If using 1 set of speakers, total speaker impedance must ...
Page 9 - CONNECTIONS
5 CONNECTIONS Connection Example 1: Basic Connection for Normal Stereo Playback Refer also to the instruction manuals of components to connect equipment correctly. FL OFF STANDBY PAUSE POWER RANDOM DIMMER PLAY STOP DVD PLAYER DV-12S1 OPEN/CLOSE VIDEO ON/OFF V-PART DVD AUDIO 192kHz96kHz TRK CHP TEMAI...
Page 12 - NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS; FRONT PANEL
8 ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS FRONT PANEL q POWER ON/OFF Switch This switch tur ns power to the PM-15S1 ON and OFF.When pressed, power is activated and the blue indicatoron the display w lights up. Approximately 8 seconds after power is activated, audio output is enabled. Pressing theswitch...
Page 13 - DISPLAY
9 ENGLISH Volume Level Indication The display panel also displays left-right volume level bal-ance. For instructions on how to trim volume level, see “TRIMMING” on pg. 18. The display panel also displays messages in response toPM-15S1 operation. !7 OPERATE Indicator This indicator indicates the oper...
Page 14 - REAR PANEL
10 ENGLISH REAR PANEL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS A PHONO GND Terminal Connect the grounding wire from an analog record playerhere. B PHONO Input Jacks These jacks are for connecting to an analog record player.Both MC and MM cartridges can be used, therefore setthe PHONO MC button on the front pane...
Page 15 - Operating Mode Switch; AC IN Socket
11 ENGLISH J Operating Mode Switch This switch is for setting the operating mode of the PM-15S1.STEREO: Set to use the PM-15S1 as an ordinary 2-chan-nel stereo amplifier.BI-AMP: Set to use two PM-15S1s in a complete bi-ampconnection with FCBS. For more information on the bi-amp mode, see “ ABOUT THE...
Page 16 - RC-11PMS1 REMOTE CONTROLLER
12 ENGLISH RC-11PMS1 REMOTE CONTROLLER This remote controller can control the PM-15S1 and MarantzSuper Audio CD players and DVD players that have a remotecontrol receptor. The operations possible by remote controlmay differ with each component, therefore see the instructionmanual that came with the ...
Page 17 - For use of Remote controller; Loading batteries; Operatable range of Remote controller; Caution
13 ENGLISH The buttons in groups , and . are for operating Marantz products other than the PM-15S1, such as Super Audio CDplayers and DVD players. The function of each button changesto match the component selected as the input source from theinput selector buttons z . When the CD button is pressed, ...
Page 18 - PLAYBACK; BASIC OPERATION
14 ENGLISH PLAYBACK To explain how to play back input sources, representativeexamples are given with an Super Audio CD player and analogrecord player. Before star ting either procedure, check thecomponent is correctly connected to the PM-15S1. 7 7 7 7 7 Disc Playback on an Super AudioCD Player 1. Pr...
Page 19 - RECORDING
15 ENGLISH RECORDING This example explains how to record from an input sourcesuch as an Super Audio CD player to a recording device suchas a CD-R. 1. Press the power ON/OFF switch of the Super Audio CDplayer and CD-R to activate power to both components. 2. Press the POWER ON/OFF switch q of the PM-...
Page 20 - HOW TO USE AND SET FEATURES
16 ENGLISH HOW TO USE AND SET FEATURES ABOUT FCBS F C B S i s s h o r t f o r F l o a t i n g C o n t r o l B u s S y s t e m . I t i s acommunication system that connects up to four PM-15S1sover a dedicated bus line so as to enable synchronizedoperations amongst them via 2-way data communications. ...
Page 21 - How to Set Attenuation Level
17 ENGLISH ATTENUATION (ATT.) Attenuation is a one-touch feature for reducing volume level.When the ATT button on either the PM-15S1 or the remotecontroller is pressed, the volume level is attenuated. Whenthe PM-15S1 is shipped from the factory, the attenuation levelis set to –20 dB, but it can be s...
Page 22 - TRIMMING
18 ENGLISH TRIMMING Tr imming is a feature for adjusting left and r ight volumebalance. Trimming is performed from the remote controller. TRIM : This button starts trimming. When multiple PM- 1 5 S 1 s a r e c o n n e c t e d , t h i s b u t t o n s e l e c t s t h eamplifier with which to perform t...
Page 23 - HOW TO SET ID
19 ENGLISH HOW TO USE AND SET FEATURES HOW TO SET ID If using the PM-15S1 by itself as a stereo amplifier, set the IDto “0”. When the PM-15S1 is shipped from the factory, the IDis set to “0”. When the ID is set to a number other than “0”, the PM-15S1 cannot be used for standalone operation. The ID n...
Page 24 - REMOTE CONTROL JACKS
20 ENGLISH HOW TO USE AND SET FEATURES REMOTE CONTROL JACKS The REMOTE CONTROL jacks are for connecting components that are capable of remote control (D.BUS jacks) such as aMarantz Super Audio CD Player or DVD Player. This enables these other components to be operated with the remote controllerinclu...
Page 25 - TROUBLESHOOTING; About Protective Circuits
21 ENGLISH If you experience trouble with the PM-15S1, make the belowchecks before thinking the worst. Improper operation can causethe PM-15S1 to behave in a way that makes you thinksomething is wrong with the equipment when actually not. Ifthe trouble cannot be fixed after making the below checks,c...
Page 26 - Error Messages; OTHERS; Cleaning of equipment external surfaces
22 ENGLISH 7 7 7 7 7 Error Messages When multiple PM-15S1s are connected by FCBS, the belowerror messages may appear on the display. In these cases,there is a problem with the ID number setting or remote cableconnection. Check the ID numbers and remote cable asindicated in the below table. For detai...
Page 27 - SPECIFICATIONS & DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
23 ENGLISH Power output (20 Hz – 20 kHz simultaneous drive of both channels) ...................................................... 80W x 2 (8 Ω load) .................................................... 120W x 2 (4 Ω load) Total harmonic distor tion (20Hz – 20kHz simultaneous driveof both channels,...
Page 28 - is a registered trademark.
Printed in Japan is a registered trademark. www.marantz.com You can find your nearest authorized distributor or dealer on our website. U.S.A. Marantz America, Inc. 1100 Maplewood Drive, Itasca, IL 60143, U.S.A. EUROPE Marantz Europe B.V. P.O. Box 8744, 5605 LS Eindhoven, The Netherlands 11/2005 00M1...
