Marantz SA-12S1 - Manual

English 3 Introduction The Super Audio standard is based on Direct StreamDigital (DSD) technology. This new direct-stream digitalformat comprises a 1-bit system that has a digitalsampling frequency that is 64 times higher than that ofconventional audio CD. The results are spectacular: afrequency res...

English 4 Audio CD (CDDA) Audio CDs contain music tracks only. You will recognize these CDs by theirlogo. You can play them in conventionalstyle through a stereo system, using the keys on the remote control and/or front panel, or via theTV using the On-screen Display (OSD). Note: The DTS audio forma...

English 5 The glossy side shining like a rainbow is the front side ofthe disc, and the side on which the label is printed is theback.Unlike conventional turntables for playing analog discs,the SA-12S1 reads the information recorded on the discfrom underneath without contacting it using a beam oflase...

English 6 Functional overview Front of player PL OPEN/CLOSE POWER REPEAT STOP PLAY PAUSE SOUND MODE DISPLAY OFF STANDBY VIDEO OFF D SUPER AUDIO CD PLAYER SA-12S1 SACD SVCD CHAPTER TRACK TITLE SCAN CHAPTER TRACK TITLE VIDEO DTS MCH 3D SUR ALL A-B REPEAT MCH CDSTEREO SHUFFLE TOTAL REM TRACK TIME F S T...

Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the rearpanel connectors. Electrostatic discharge maycause permanent damage to the unit. Rear of player English 7 FILTER VIDEO 1 VIDEO OUT 2 1 2 L DIGITAL AUDIO OUT R AUDIO OUT AC IN 3.CUSTOM ALL EXTERNAL OUT IN INTERNAL 2.CUSTOM ST 1.STANDARD ALL REMOTE CONTR...

English 8 VGA DIGITAL NATURAL MOTION INDEX HDCD AUDIO PIC SPOTLIGHT GROUP SACD SVCD CD MCH CHAPTER TRACK TITLE SCAN CHAPTER TRACK VIDEO DTS MCH 3D SUR ALL A-B REPEAT SHUFFLE TOTAL REM TRACK TIME STEREO ALBUM TITLE F S T PCM CHAPTER TRACK TRACK TIME TOTAL TIME ALBUM TITLE TIME REM Display Super Audio...

English 9 Remote control MENU SYSTEM 3 1 2 DISPLAY OK RETURN DISC AUDIO CHAPTER TITLE SHUFFLE SOUND MODE FTS ZOOM SCAN A-B SUBTITLE DIMMER ANGLE 0 8 9 7 6 5 4 RC -12SAS1 RESUME SLOW POWER SOUND MODE - selects required sound mode • for SACD: CD, Stereo or Multi-channel (if available) • for DVD/VCD: S...

English 10 On screen display information Menu bar/Status window V User preference d Sound W Track/Title e Picture-by-picture X Chapter f Slow motion Z Subtitle language g Fast motion } Angle h Time search a Zoom Y Audio language d Sound Mode c Video FTS Temporary Feedback Field icons Scan Repeat All...

English 11 Preparation - Depending on your amplifier/receiver/Stereo System,there are various ways to connect to this player. Theseare explained in the section below.- For some connections, settings for digital and/or analogoutput are required. These settings have to be made inthe ‘Personal Preferen...

English 13 Notes:- If the audio format of the digital output does not match thecapabilities of your receiver, the receiver will produce astrong, distorted sound. The audio format of the DVD disc inplay is displayed in the Status Window when changing theaudio format.- 6 Channel Digital Surround Sound...

English 14 Front speaker L (Large) : When the front speakers can reproduce low frequency signals below 120Hz S (Small) : When the front speakers cannot reproduce low frequency signals below 120Hz Center Speaker L (Large) : When the center speaker can reproduce low frequency signals below 120Hz S (Sm...

English 15 1 Plug the power cable into AC IN. 2 Plug the male end of the cord into the mains. Note: As long as this player is connected to mains, it stillkeeps loosing the power. Please plug off the AC cord if youwant to save the electricity fee. Loading the batteries 1 Open the battery compartment ...

English 16 Changing the programmable remote control code, thisplayer can be played with another Marantz DVD playerat the same time.The default setting is Code 1 Programming the player to respond toCode 2 1 Press POWER on the player to turn off. 2 Press SOUND MODE and / OPEN/CLOSE together when turni...

English 17 Operation About this manual When playing DVDs the player may not respond to alloperating commands. Some DVDs are produced in away that requires specific operation or allows onlylimited operation during playback. In this case, pleaserefer to the instructions of the discs. When a appears on...

English 18 In this mode you can set your personal preferences for anumber of player features. After selected V (face mark) in the menu bar, use w (down cursor). The personal preferences will be appeared. General operation ● Press MENU SYSTEM on the remote control. ● Select V in the menu bar and pres...

English 19 q Sound Digital output Off : Digital output will not come out for both DVD and CD PCM only : Digital output for only 2-channel PCM sound All : Digital output for 2 channel PCM and multi-channel sound PCM output This will switch 48 kHz and 96 kHz of samplingfrequency for DVD digital output...

English 20 r Language Select the required Menu, Audio and Subtitle language.Audio language : This selects the spoken language of the DVD disc (if the language is availableon the disc.) Subtitle language : This selects the subtitle language of the DVD disc (if the language is availableon the disc.) M...

English Display information Display Elapsed time - during playback the elapsed playing time will be displayed. Remaining time – during playback the remaining playing time will be displayed.Display setting can be changed during playback using the DISPLAY key on the remote control. Player Display Dim ...

English 22 Operation - Audio (Super Audio CD and CD) 1 Press / OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player. The disc tray opens. 2 Set the disc on the tray. Make sure it is properlyinserted in the recess. 3 Gently push the tray, or press / OPEN/CLOSE , to close the tray. ➤ READ will appear on the player d...

English 23 Shuffle ● Press SHUFFLE during play. ➤ The tracks will be played in random order. ● To return to normal play, press SHUFFLE again. Repeat track/disc ● To repeat the track, press REPEAT . ➤ REPEAT TRACK will appear on the display. ● To repeat the entire disc, press REPEAT again. ➤ REPEAT A...

English 24 Operation - Video (DVD and VCD) Activating/deactivating the disc lock 1 In Stop mode, select Access Control in the Features menu s using the w / v (down/up) keys and press u (right cursor). 2 Enter a 4-digit PIN code of your own choice. 3 Enter the code time to confirm. 4 Move to Child lo...

English 25 Movies on DVD discs may contain scenes, which is notsuitable for children. Therefore some discs contain‘Parental Control’ information that applies to thecomplete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. Thesescenes are rated from 1 to 8 and alternative, moresuitable scenes are available on ...

English 26 1 Press / OPEN/CLOSE on the player. The disc tray will open. 2 Set the disc on the tray. Make sure it is properlyinserted in the recess. 3 Gently push the tray, or press / OPEN/CLOSE , to close the tray. ➤ READ will appear in the status window and on the player display and the disc will s...

English 27 In this description, most functions are explained by usingthe remote controller. You can also use same operationusing the menu bar. Moving to another title/track When a disc has more than one title or track, you canmove to another title as follows: ● To select the next title/track, press ...

English 28 Search ● Select g (Fast motion) in the menu bar. ● Use the w (down) key to enter the Fast motion menu. ● Use the t u (left/right) keys to select the required speed: -32, -8 or -4 (reverse); +4, +8, +32 (forward). ● When you select 1, the motion goes back to normalspeed again. ● To exit Fa...

English 29 Time search The Time Search function allows you to start playing atany chosen time position. ● Select h (Time Search) in the menu bar. ● Press w (down cursor). ➤ The player will now go into Pause mode. ➤ A time edit box will appear on the screen showing the elapsed playing time of the cur...

English 30 FTS-Video - The FTS-Video function allows you to store yourfavorite titles and chapters (DVD) and favorite tracks(VCD) for a particular disc in the player memory.- Each FTS program can contain up to 20 items (titles,chapters).- Each time, the FTS program is set, the each discinformation w...

English 31 DVD disc menu Most DVD discs contain their own menu. This is calledDisc Menu. Disc Menu will be appeared on the TVscreen and used for selecting the programs. ● Press DISC MENU on the remote control. ➤ Menu included on the disc will appear. ➤ Title menu will appears when press TITLE on the...

English 32 Filter switch ABOUT THE FILTERSuper Audio CDs have a wide playback frequency bandof 100 kHz that is beyond the audible range: this meansthat their signals contain ultra-high-range componentsthat conventional CDs do not have. A conventionalamplifier is often not built to reproduce signalsc...

English 33 Before requesting service If the SACD player appears to be faulty, consult this checklist first. You may have overlooked something simple.Under no circumstances may you attempt to repair the system yourself; this will invalidate the warranty. Look for the specific symptom(s). Then perform...

English 34 No audio at digital output Check the digital connections. Check the settings menu to make sure that the digital output is set to on.Check to ensure that the audio format of the selected audio languagematches your receiver's capabilities. Buttons do not work Reset by switching the player O...

Specifications SACD/CD Audio characteristics Super Audio CD CD Channels 6 channels(Max.) 2 channels Frequency range 2 Hz - 100 kHz 2 Hz - 20 kHz Frequency characteristics 2 Hz - 50 kHz (-3 dB) 2 Hz - 20 kHz Dynamic range 114 dB 100 dB THD (1kHz) 0.0008 % 0.0017 % Analog output level 2.0 V 2.0 V Digi...