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  • Page 1 Model SR4300 User Guide AV Surround Receiver...
  • Page 2 Kvitto eller faktura är tillräokligt bevis fö detta. NEDERLANDS DANSK GARANTIE Voor inlichtingen omtrent garantie dient u zich tot uw plaatselijke Marantz. GARANTI UW KWITANTIE, KASSABON E.D. BEWAREN Henvend dem til Deres MARANTZ-forhandler angående inrformation om garantien.
  • Page 3 The SR4300 is in conformity with the EMC directive and low-voltage directive. Français Le SR4300 est conforme à la directive EMC et à la directive sur les basses tensions. Deutsch Das Modell SR4300 entspricht den EMC-Richtlinien und den Richtlinien für Niederspannungsgeräte.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    FUNCTION AND OPERATION ............10 REMOTE CONTROL RANGE ............. 11 DIMENSION ..........42 LOADING BATTERIES ................ 11 GENERAL INFROMATION OF RC4300SR TO SR4300 ..... 12 CONNECTIONS ........... 13 SPEAKER PLACEMENT ..............13 CONNECTING SPEAKERS ..............14 CONNECTING AUDIO COMPONENTS ..........15 CONNECTING VIDEO COMPONENTS ..........

  • Page 5: Foreword

    • Insert the plugs securely. Incomplete connection may result in noise. COPYRIGHT • Prior to connecting other audio and video equipment to the SR4300, please read their owner’s manuals. Recording and playback of any material may require consent. For further information refer to the following: —...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Marantz SR4300 Surround receiver. This remarkable component has been engineered to provide you with DTS-ES Extended Surround is a new multi-channel digital signal many years of home theater enjoyment. Please take a few minutes to format developed by Digital Theater Systems Inc.

  • Page 7: Features

    FEATURES 6.1 CHANNEL PRE-AMP OUTPUTS 6.1 channel pre-amp outputs for connection to external components BUILT-IN 6 CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER such as a subwoofer and external power amplifiers. 80 watts to each of the six main channels ; the power amp section 6.1CH DIRECT INPUT features an advanced, premium high- storage power supply 6.1ch direct inputs accommodate future multi-channel sound...

  • Page 8: Accessories

    ACCESSORIES Remote Controler RC4300SR AAA-size batteries X 2 AM Loop Antenna FM Antenna AC Power Cord Registration Card User Guide...

  • Page 9: Front Panel

    FRONT PANEL AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR4300 SURROUND VOLUME DOWN CLEAR MEMORY TUNING/PRESET MODE HT-EQ S-DIRECT DIMMER MUTE STANDBY POWER ON/OFF PHONES 6.1CH-IN VCR1 DSS/VCR2 CDR/MD TAPE TUNER q POWER switch and STANDBY indicator u MODE button Press the button to turn the power ON, and press again to turn it OFF.

  • Page 10: Fl Display

    !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 AUTO : This indicator illuminates when the tuner’s Auto mode of headphones. Be certain that the headphones have a standard 1 / 4"...

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    ⁄0 REMOTE CONT. IN/OUT terminals There are 2 S-VIDEO inputs and one S-VIDEO output. Connect VCR, DVD player, and other video components to the S- Connect to a Marantz component equipped with remote control (RC- VIDEO input. 5) terminals. The output channel can be used to be connected to video recorder for making recordings.
  • Page 12 Cautions: • In order to avoid potential turn-off thumps, anything plugged in here should be powered up before the SR4300 is turned on. • The capacity of this AC outlet is 100W. Do not connect devices that consume electricity more than the capacity to this AC outlet.

  • Page 13: Remote Controle Unit

    The input source controlled with the remote control unit changes when one of the input selector buttons is pressed. Press to switch the power of the SR4300 ON or OFF after pressing the • Example: To select the DVD as the input source and play the DVD AMP button.

  • Page 14: 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. If Numeric buttons (1 - 9) the transmitter is pointed to a direction other than the IR SENSOR or if...

  • Page 15: General Infromation Of Rc4300Sr To Sr4300

    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...

  • Page 16: Connections

    CONNECTIONS HEIGHT OF THE SPEAKER UNITS Front left and right speakers, and a center speaker Align the tweeters and mid-range drivers on the three front speakers SPEAKER PLACEMENT on the same height as well as possible. The ideal surround speaker system for this unit is 7-speaker systems, Surround left and right speakers, and surround back speaker using front left and right speakers, a center speaker, surround left and Place the surround left, right and surround back speakers higher to...

  • Page 17: Connecting Speakers

    FRONT SURROUND SURROUND SURROUND SURROUND FRONT BACK WOOFER BACK AUDIO 6.1CH INPUT PRE OUT (75Ω) ANTENNA MODEL NO. SR4300 DIG.OUT DIG.OUT SURROUND SURROUND SWITCHED 100W MAX SWITCHED 100W MAX DIG-1 IN DIG-2 IN DIG-3 IN DIG-4 IN CENTER CENTER SURROUND...

  • Page 18: Connecting Audio Components

    FRONT BACK BACK WOOFER WOOFER BACK BACK AUDIO AUDIO 6.1CH INPUT 6.1CH INPUT PRE OUT 75Ω) ANTENNA MODEL NO. SR4300 ANALOG AUDIO DIG.OUT DIG.OUT DIG.OUT DIG.OUT DIG.OUT DIG.OUT SURROUND SURROUND SWITCHED 100W MAX SWITCHED 100W MAX DIG-1 IN DIG-1 IN...

  • Page 19: Connecting Video Components

    CONNECTING VIDEO COMPONENTS SATELLITE TUNER MONITOR DVD PLAYER DIGITAL AUDIO VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO CVBS VCR1 VCR1 DSS/VCR2 DSS/VCR2 VCR2 VCR2 MONITOR MONITOR MONITOR DVD IN DVD IN VCR1 IN VCR1 IN VCR1 OUT VCR1 OUT VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO...

  • Page 20: Advanced Connecting

    WOOFER BACK AUDIO 6.1CH INPUT PRE OUT signal only to the unit. Also, if a Marantz power amplifier (some models (75Ω) excluded) is connected with this terminal, the power amplifier’s ANTENNA MODEL NO. SR4300 standby function is synchronized by pressing the POWER button on the remote.

  • Page 21: Connecting The Antenna Terminals

    WOOFER BACK AUDIO 6.1CH INPUT PRE OUT AUDIO 6.1CH INPUT PRE OUT Ω Ω Ω Ω ANTENNA ANTENNA MODEL NO. SR4300 ANTENNA ANTENNA DIG.OUT DIG.OUT SURROUND SWITCHED 100W MAX DIG.OUT DIG-1 IN DIG-2 IN DIG.OUT DIG-3 IN DIG-4 IN SURROUND...

  • Page 22: Setup

    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.

  • Page 23: Enter The Desired Menu Item Of The Setup Menu

    If the input signal from the selected source is digital signal, this unit SETUP/T.TONE MENU MENU chooses a digital input automatically. • DIG.1 to DIG.4 : Digital FIXED mode The SR4300 chooses a digital input regardless of a input signal from S-DIRECT the selected source. • ANA : Analog mode VOLUME MUTE...

  • Page 24: Speaker Setup

    2. SPEAKER SETUP M-CH 6.1CH 4. 6. After you have installed the SR4300, connected all the components, BASS F.DIRECT and determined the speaker layout, it is now time to perform the settings in the Speaker Setup menu for the optimum SETUP/T.TONE...
  • Page 25 This is important for the timing of the acoustics to create the proper the OK button to return the previous “Speaker Distance” setup. sound space that the SR4300 and today’s sound systems are able to produce. Note that the speakers that you selected “No” or “None” for in the L&R : Set the distance from the front left and right speakers to...
  • Page 26 SPEAKERS LEVEL Using the cursor buttons, adjust the volume level of the noise from the center speaker so that it is the same level as the Here you will set the volume for each speaker so that they are all front left speaker (Note that this can be adjusted to any level heard by the listener at the same level.

  • Page 27: Preference

    3. PREFERENCE 4. PL (PRO LOGIC ) In this mode, the SR4300 includes three controls to fine-tune the M-CH 6.1CH sound-field as follow. 4. 5. M-CH 6.1CH BASS F.DIRECT 4. 5. BASS F.DIRECT SETUP/T.TONE MENU SETUP/T.TONE MENU 1. 3. 5.

  • Page 28: Cs Ii (Circle Surround Ii)

    5. CS (CIRCLE SURROUND 6. 6.1 CH INPUT LEVEL This sub-menu is to adjust the speaker levels for 6.1-channel input M-CH 6.1CH sources. 4. 5. BASS F.DIRECT Here you will adjust the volume for each channel so that they are all heard by the listener at the same level.

  • Page 29: Surround

    7. SURROUND MENU STRUCTURE of SURROUND setup M-CH 6.1CH MODE / Speaker 4. 5. BASS F.DIRECT 7.SURROUND SURROUND MODE setup SETUP/T.TONE MENU 1. 3. 5. C(Center)LEV S-DIRECT 2. 5. VOLUME MUTE SL(Surround Left)LEV NIGHT Select “7. SURROUND” in SETUP MAIN MENU with SR(Surround Right)LEV cursor button.

  • Page 30: Basic Operation (Play Back)

    • The input name will appear in the display on the front-panel. volume cannot be adjusted up to +18 dB. • As the input is changed, the SR4300 will automatically switch to the (In this case the maximum volume adjustment range is “+18 dB...

  • Page 31: Temporarily Turning Off The Sound

    BASS F.DIRECT SETUP/T.TONE MENU To program the SR4300 for automatic standby, press SLEEP buton on the remote. Each press of the button will increase the time before shut down in the following sequence. The sleep time will be shown for a few seconds in the display on the front panel, and it will count down until the time has elapsed.

  • Page 32: Surround Mode

    This mode provides 6.1 channel surround for DOLBY DIGITAL EX, DTS-ES encoded source material such as DVD. The SR4300 is equipped with many surround modes. These are This mode cannot be used when an analog input has been selected. provided to reproduce a variety of surround sound effects, according Dolby Digital EX to the content of the source to be played.
  • Page 33 CD players and LD players even if you including broadcast, videotape and stereo recorded music. connect the player to the SR4300 digitally. This is because the Regarding to source material, you can select CSII-Cinema mode, digital signal has been processed (such as the output level, CSII-Music mode or CSII-Mono mode.
  • Page 34 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;...

  • Page 35: Other Function

    In analog mode, the analog input jacks are selected. This selecting is temporarily, so the result will not be stored in memory. This jack may be used to listen to the SR4300’s output through a pair If you need to change input mode completely, use SYSTEM SETUP in of headphones.

  • Page 36: Ht-Eq

    Mode, or while decoding Dolby Digital or DTS encoded material. 6.1 CH INPUT. The SR4300 is equipped for future expansion through the use of Multi channel SACD multi channel player or DVD-Audio player. This is selected, the input signals connected to the Front left, Front right, Center, Surround left, Ssurround right and Surround back channels of the 6.1 CH.

  • Page 37: Basic Operation (Tuner)

    2.4. 1. 3. (Using the remote control unit) To select tuner and desired band (FM or AM), press TUNER AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR4300 button twice within in two seconds on the remote. SURROUND VOLUME Press 5 5 5 5 5 or 6 6 6 6 6 on the remote to tune in the desired station.
  • Page 38 2. 4. Preset stations are recalled in sequence (No.1 → No.2 → etc.) for 5 seconds each. AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR4300 POWER SLEEP No stored preset number will be skipped. SURROUND...

  • Page 39: Rds Operation

    FM stations using station and network names, rather than broadcast frequencies. Additional RDS functions include the ability to search for 2. 5. 6. programme types. AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR4300 RADIO TEXT SURROUND SURROUND VOLUME Some RDS stations broadcast RADIO TEXT, which is additional DOWN information on the station and programme being broadcast.
  • Page 40 PTY AUTO SEARCH Your receiver is equipped to automatically search for stations transmitting any of 29 different programme types. To search for a PTY, follow these procedures: MEMO CLEAR AUTO TREBLE EX/ES VOLUME M-CH 6.1CH DOWN BASS F.DIRECT CLEAR MEMORY TUNING/PRESET TUNING/PRESET MODE...

  • Page 41: Remote Controller Operation

    • For details, refer to the components’s user guide. • It may not be possible to operate some models. CONTROLLING A MARANTZ CD PLAYER (CD MODE) CONTROLLING A MARANTZ DVD PLAYER (DVD MODE) POWER Turns the CD player on and off...
  • Page 42 CONTROLLING A MARANTZ MD DECK (MD MODE) POWER Turns the MD deck on and off POWER POWER SLEEP MEMO Calls up programming MEMO MEMO CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR Clears the inputting AUTO Inputs the numeric TREBLE EX/ES ¢ Skips forward or previous chapter/ M-CH 6.1CH...

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    Are you operating the unit properly following user’s guide ? Marantz distributor or the Marantz Service Center in your country. Are the power amplifiers and speaker working properly ? SYMPTOM...
  • Page 44 Should the operation or display seem to be abnormal, reset the unit with the following procedure. The SR4300 is turned on, press and hold the CLEAR and MEMORY buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds or more. Remember that the procedure will reset the settings of the function selector, Surround mode, delay time, TUNER PRESET etc., to their...

  • Page 45: Technical Specifications

    Surround Back(20Hz – 20kHz / THD=0.08%) ... 6ohms 95W/Ch Input Sensitivity/Impedance ......215 mV/ 47 kohms Signal to Noise Ratio (Analog Input/Source Direct) ..95 dB Frequency Response (Analog Input/Source Direct) ......8Hz-70kHz(±3dB) (Digital Input/96kHz PCM) ......8Hz-45kHz(±3dB) DIMENSION 440 mm AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR4300 SURROUND...
  • Page 46 You can find your nearest authorized distributor or dealer on our website. JAPAN Marantz Japan, Inc. 35-1 Sagami Ohno 7-Chome, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa 228-8505, Japan U.S.A. Marantz America, Inc. 1100 Maplewood Drive, Itasca, IL 60143, U.S.A. EUROPE Marantz Europe B.V.

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