Marantz VC-8100 - Manual

Marantz America, Inc. 440 Medinah Road Roselle, IL 60172

Phone 630-307-3100 • Fax 630-307-2687 • www.marantz.com

The Marantz VC-8100 sets new standards in DVD mega changer performance and versatility.

Along with state-of-the-art performance features such as 10-bit, 27MHz video and 96/24 audio

D/A conversion, digital video noise reduction and Dolby Digital

®

and DTS

®

compatibility, the

VC-8100 offers enhanced convenience features including an advanced disc management and

search system.

VC-8100 Features:

The world's first multi-disc THX Ultra

®

certified DVD changer.

Easy disc access via an on-screen graphical control with Disc Management System
and Disc Search Function –

using the front panel, the remote control, a standard computer

keyboard or mouse, disc title and other information can be entered into the VC8100's

memory in up to 20 user definable categories.

Fast-loading mechanism retrieves and plays

any disc within seconds. If desired, a single

disc can also be played immediately by placing it into the VC-8100's single loader slot.

10-bit video D/A conversion with 27 MHz filtering

provides extremely high resolution

video quality and color purity with an improved video signal-to-noise ratio.

Digital noise reduction circuitry

can be automatically or manually adjusted for optimum

video playback.

Dolby Digital

®

and DTS

®

surround sound compatibility,

for accurate playback of both

discrete 5.1-channel digital surround sound formats.

96 kHz/24-bit D/A converters

deliver state-of-the-art sonic performance, including

playback of high-resolution 96 KHz/24-bit audio discs.

Component video, S-video and composite video outputs

provide superb quality

video playback.

Virtual Dolby Digital

®

and SRS TruSurround

®

processing

create a realistic surround

sound environment using just the TV's two built-in speakers or a two-channel stereo system.

CD-R and Video CD playback capability

in addition to DVD and CD playback

make the DV-8100 the ideal all in one program source for a totally integrated home

entertainment system.

Remote control with cursor control joystick

makes operation easy and intuitive. The

remote features glow-in-the-dark keys for visibility in darkened rooms.

Two VC-8100s can be linked

for 601-disc total system capacity.

D-BUS remote connection

allows linkage to other Marantz components for integrated

system operation.

Full complement of viewing
options and interactive capabilities

offered by the DVD Video format,

including multiple camera angles and

aspect ratios, a choice of language

tracks and subtitles, parental control

and more.

Wide selection of convenience
functions

including a unique Variable

Speed Scanning feature that provides

smooth DVD playback at a number of

forward and reverse speeds.

The Marantz VC-8100 300+1 Disc DVD Changer:

High Performance Mega-Changer.

THX Ultra is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd.

‘DOLBY’, ‘DOLBY DIGITAL’, ‘VIRTUAL DOLBY DIGITAL’,

and the double-D symbol are trademarks of

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

DTS is a registered trademark of DTS Technology.

SRS TruSurround is a registered trademark of SRS Labs Inc.

All specifications are subject to change without notice.

© 2000 Marantz America, Inc. 05/00

Audio Section

Frequency response (digital audio)

DVD linear sound: 48 kHz sampling 4 Hz to 22 kHz

96 kHz sampling 4 Hz to 44 kHz

Audio CD

4 Hz to 20 kHz

Signal to noise ratio (digital audio)

>115 dB

Dynamic range (digital audio)

>103 dB

Total harmonic distortion (digital audio)

<.002%

Digital inputs/outputs: optical connector x 1 (1 out)

coaxial RCA connector x 2 (1 in/1 out)

0.5 V (p-p), 75

Ω

Analog inputs/outputs:

200 mVrms

RCA jack (L, R) x 4 (2 in/2 out)

Video Section

Signal system

Standard NTSC

Composite video

input/output

1.0 V (p-p), 75

Ω

, negative sync

RCA jack x 2 (1 in/1 out)

S-Video input/output

(Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75

Ω

, negative sync

(C) 0.286 V (p-p), 75

Ω

Mini DIN 4-pin x 2 (1 in/1 out)

Component video output

(Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75

Ω

, negative sync

Cb/Cr 0.7 V (p-p), 75

Ω

RCA jack x 3

General

Power requirements:

120 V, 60 Hz, 21 W

Dimensions H x W x D:

7

5

/

8

” x 17

5

/

16

” x 17

1

/

8

”

193mm x 440mm x 434mm

Weight:

17.6 lbs. 8 kg