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Model PM-15S1 User Guide
Integrated Amplifier
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CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 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, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of suffi- cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point wi
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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 instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance wi
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ENGLISH CONTENTS BEFORE USE ........................................................................................................................................ 1 FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................ 2 BEFORE MAKING CONNECTIONS ..................................................................................................... 3 WIRING SPEAKER CABLE ..............................
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BEFORE USE This section must be read before any connection is made to 77 777 Do Not Touch Hot Spots During the mains supply. and Immediately After Use During and immediately after use, the PM-15S1 is hot in ar- 77 777 EQUIPMENT MAINS WORKING eas other than the controls and rear panel connection jacks. SETTING Do not touch hot spots and especially the top panel. Contact Your Marantz product has been prepared to comply with the with hot areas can cause burns. household power and safety requirement
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ENGLISH FEATURES Marantz has surpassed itself with the new PM-15S1 stereo Power integrated amplifier, which incorporates many of the design • Power Transformers concepts of the PM-11S1 flagship model amplifier. Newly developed Toroidal power transformers are used in the PM-15S1 because they produce less vibration and magnetic Amplifier leak than ordinary laminate design transformers. Vibration re- • HDAM SA2 duction is achieved by using ring shaped core materials, while As in the PM-11
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BEFORE MAKING CONNECTIONS Here following are explained two types of connections that WIRING SPEAKER CABLE improve sound quality. The speakers in these explanations have low and mid/high input jacks that support a bi-amp con- • Be careful not to short circuit in wiring speaker cables. nection. To determine whether or not your speakers support a • Peel off the corting of speaker cable as shown below. bi-amp connection, check in the instruction manual that came with your speakers or contact the man
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ENGLISH BEFORE MAKING CONNECTIONS 77 SPEAKER POSITIONING FOR SUPER 777 ITU (International Telecommuni- AUDIO MULTI-CHANNEL SOUND cation Union) The ITU is a special organization of the United Nations. It consists of a number of organs, one of which is the Radio In order to enjoy Super Audio CD multi-channel sound with the best possible acoustics, it is recommended to position Broadcasting Section. speakers as specified in ITU-R BS.775-1 of the International ITU-R BS in the recommendation which
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CONNECTIONS • Use a bi-wiring connection (pg. 3) for speakers. Connection Example 1: Basic Connection for Normal Stereo Playback • Set the SPEAKER button on the front panel in the ON position. Refer also to the instruction manuals of components to connect equipment correctly. • To record, set the REC OUT button on the front panel in the ON position. CD player To LINE OUT jacks OPEN/ SUPER AUDIO CD PLAYER SA-15S1 CLOSE PLAY DISPLAY OFF STOP SOUND POWER ON/OFF PONES LEVEL MODE PAUSE Record player
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CONNECTIONS Connection Example 2: Basic Connection for 5.1 Multi-Channel Playback Using 3 PM-15S1 The three PM-15S1s are connected by FCBS. For the FCBS connection, prepare 3 portable audio connection cables with monau- ral ⇔ monaural miniplugs or stereo ⇔ stereo miniplugs as described “ABOUT FCBS” on pg. 16. Set the ID numbers for the PM- 15S1 units as explained “HOW TO SET ID” on pg. 19. When the PM-15S1 of ID 1 is operated, those of ID 2 and ID 3 will operate in sync. If using an active subwo
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CONNECTIONS Connection Example 3: Complete Bi-Amp Connection for Stereo Playback Using 2 PM-15S1 The speaker system must support a bi-amp connection, therefore to determine whether your speakers do or not, check in the instruction manual that came with your speakers or contact the manufacturer. The two PM-15S1s are connected by FCBS. For the FCBS connection, prepare 2 portable audio connection cables with monaural ⇔ monaural miniplugs or stereo ⇔ stereo miniplugs as described “ABOUT FCBS” on pg.
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ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS FRONT PANEL q POWER ON/OFF Switch u Infrared Receptor Window This switch turns power to the PM-15S1 ON and OFF. This is the receptor of control signals sent from the included When pressed, power is activated and the blue indicator RC-11PMS1 remote controller. Point the remote controller on the display w lights up. Approximately 8 seconds after towards this window to properly send signals. power is activated, audio output is enabled. Pressing the switch again
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NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS !2 REC OUT Button !3 PHONO MC Button This button turns the signals output from the RECORDER This button switches the phono equalizer between MC and 1 and 2 OUT jacks on the rear panel ON and OFF. When MM. When MC is set, the center of the button is lit a blue output is ON, the center of the button is lit a blue color. For color. Set the phono equalizer amplifier according to the instructions on how to record, see “RECORDING” on pg. type of cartridge you use. 15. When
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ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS REAR PANEL A PHONO GND Terminal G PRE OUT Jacks Connect the grounding wire from an analog record player These jacks are for connecting to the input jacks of an- here. other main amplifier or active subwoofer. Output signals can be turned ON/OFF from the PRE OUT button on the B PHONO Input Jacks front panel. In the bi-amp mode, the signals input to the L channel are These jacks are for connecting to an analog record player. output to both output jacks. Both MC
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NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS 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-amp connection with FCBS. For more information on the bi- amp mode, see “ABOUT THE BI-AMP MODE” on pg. 16. K F.C.B.S. IN/OUT Jacks You can connect and synchronize up to four PM-15S1s in a complete bi-amp connection or multi-channel connec- tion. A stereo mini
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ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS z Input Selector Buttons REMOTE CONTROLLER These buttons are for selecting the input source to use in playback. This remote controller can control the PM-15S1 and Marantz The PM-15S1 does not support balanced input, therefore Super Audio CD players and DVD players that have a remote the BALANCED button does not respond even if pressed. control receptor. The operations possible by remote control may differ with each component, therefore see the instruction man
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60° NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS The buttons in groups , and . are for operating Marantz 77 777 For use of Remote controller products other than the PM-15S1, such as Super Audio CD • Loading batteries players and DVD players. The function of each button changes Before using the supplied remote control unit for the first to match the component selected as the input source from the time, load the batteries in the remote control unit. The input selector buttons z. batteries provided are used to ve
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ENGLISH BASIC OPERATION 5. Set a record on the analog record player and play it. PLAYBACK 6. Adjust the volume level from the VOLUME knob r on the PM-15S1 or the VOLUME 3/4 buttons n of the remote To explain how to play back input sources, representative controller. examples are given with an Super Audio CD player and analog 7. Adjust bass/treble as desired from the BASS and TREBLE record player. Before starting either procedure, check the knobs t. Be sure to first set the TONE button o on the c
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BASIC OPERATION RECORDING This example explains how to record from an input source such as an Super Audio CD player to a recording device such as a CD-R. 1. Press the power ON/OFF switch of the Super Audio CD player and CD-R to activate power to both components. 2. Press the POWER ON/OFF switch q of the PM-15S1 to activate power to it. Approximately 8 seconds after power has been activated, the muting turns OFF and audio output is enabled. When using multiple PM-15S1s connected by OPEN/ SOUND FC
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ENGLISH HOW TO USE AND SET FEATURES ABOUT FCBS FCBS CONNECTION WITH A PM-11S1 FCBS is short for Floating Control Bus System. It is a communication system that connects up to four PM-15S1s The PM-15S1 can be made into a multiple channel system by over a dedicated bus line so as to enable synchronized connecting to the high end PM-11S1 over a FCBS connection. operations amongst them via 2-way data communications. However, because the PM-11S1 is more sophisticated than the PM-15S1, observe the foll
