Model SA-15S2 User Guide Super Audio CD player
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 sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
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.
ENGLISH WARRANTY For warranty information, contact your local Marantz distributor. RETAIN YOUR PURCHASE RECEIPT Your purchase receipt is your permanent record of a valuable purchase. It should be kept in a safe place to be referred to as necessary for insurance purposes or when corresponding with Marantz. IMPORTANT When seeking warranty service, it is the responsibility of the consumer to establish proof and date of purchase. Your purchase receipt or invoice is adequate for such proof. FOR U.K.
CE MARKING English The SA-15S2 is in conformity with the EMC directive and low-voltage directive. Français Le SA-15S2 est conforme à la directive EMC et à la directive sur les basses tensions. Deutsch Das Modell SA-15S2 entspricht den EMC-Richtlinien und den Richtlinien für Niederspannungsgeräte. Nederlands De SA-15S2 voldoet aan de EMC eisen en de vereisten voor laag-voltage. Italiano Il SA-15S2 è conforme alle direttive CEE ed a quelle per i bassi voltaggi.
ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment and used Batteries When discarding the unit, comply with local rules or regulations. Batteries should never be thrown away or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with the local regulations concerning battery disposal.
Thank you for selecting the Marantz Super Audio CD Player for your Audio system. This Player incorporates a number of features designed to enhance the listening of your favorite audio sources. Please read these operating instructions carefully. We recommend that you read the entire user guide before you attempt to connect or operate the player. 7 BASIC CONNECTIONS After you have reviewed the contents of this manual, we suggest that you make all system connections before you attempt to operate the unit.
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS CONTENTS FEATURES........................................................................................................3 APPLICABLE DISCS TO THE UNIT.................................................................................... 4 BEFORE USING ...............................................................................................5 USAGE OF REMOTE CONTROLLER ................................................................................
ENGLISH OPEN/ CLOSE NAMES AND FUNCTIONS FEATURES PLAY BASIC CONNECTIONS STOP PAUSE • Playback of CD-R/CD-RW discs • Playback of CD-R/CD-RW/CD-ROM discs containing WMA and MP3 files • Toroidal transformer The SA-15S2 features a toroidal transformer that produces less vibration and magnetic leakage flux compared to conventional power transformers.
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS FEATURES APPLICABLE DISCS TO THE UNIT 1. Super Audio CD • Hybrid Layer Disc Not only does this disc contain both high sound quality stereo area and high sound quality multi-channel area** information, it also has a CD layer in the second layer, so it can be played on a CD player. Hybrid Super Audio CD Disc BASIC CONNECTIONS BASIC OPERATION The Super Audio standard is based on Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology.
ENGLISH • Refrain from placing any objects on top of the player. — Power requirements (U.S.A.) .....................AC 120V 60Hz — Power requirements (Europe) ...............AC 230V 50/60Hz 7 Copyright Recording and playback of any material may require consent.
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS BEFORE USING USAGE OF REMOTE CONTROLLER 7 Loading batteries 7 Operational range Operate the unit with the remote controller within the range of the illustration below. BASIC CONNECTIONS Before using the remote controller for the first time, load the batteries in the remote controller. The batteries provided are used to verify the operations of the remote controller only. 5m BASIC OPERATION 1. Remove the battery cover. 2.
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS NAMES AND FUNCTIONS FRONT PANEL !0 !1 !2 OPEN/ CLOSE BASIC CONNECTIONS o PLAY STOP t r e w q !6 !5 !4 BASIC OPERATION PAUSE !3 q POWER ON/OFF switch i Remote sensor This switch is used to turn the power ON and OFF. When it is pressed, the display window lights up, and the power comes on. When it is pressed again, the display window is extinguished and the power goes off.
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS NAMES AND FUNCTIONS v INPUT 5 / ∞ buttons REMOTE CONTROLLER ¤7 BASIC CONNECTIONS ¤6 BASIC OPERATION ADVANCED CONNECTIONS ¤5 ¤4 APPLICATION OPERATION ¤3 ¤2 ¤1 ¤0 These buttons are used to switch the input when using one of the supported Marantz amplifiers. However, this function may not work with some of the older models. z b ENTER button x This button is used to confirm menu settings. c v b n 8 (pause) button n m , .
¤0 EXTERNAL CLOCK button ¤4 TIME button This button cannot be used on this unit. Press this button when switching the main display area from text display to time display. (See page 17) ¤1 DIGITAL OUT button ¤5 DISPLAY button Press this button when switching the display ON and OFF. The last setting is retained even if the power is turned off. ¤2 FILTER button This button cannot be used on this unit. ¤6 DAC MODE button ¤3 MENU (menu setting) button Use this button to use the unit as a D/A converter.
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS NAMES AND FUNCTIONS DISPLAY a sd f g hj BASIC CONNECTIONS FIL 1 2 1 RNDM RPT PROG k l ¡0 ¡1 ¡2 ¡3 CD M FILE D OFF REMAIN TTL AMS TRK BASIC OPERATION ¡6 ¡5 ¡4 ADVANCED CONNECTIONS a FIL 1 2 (filter 1, filter 2) indicator l CD indicator This indicates whether filter 1 or filter 2 is currently selected. This indicator indicates the type of disc on the disc tray (CD).
BASIC CONNECTIONS CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY CONNECTING TO AN AMPLIFIER Plug the power cable into AC IN jack on the back panel. BASIC CONNECTIONS 1. SA-15S2 BASIC OPERATION Use the audio connecting cord to connect the player with a stereo amplifier or AV amplifier. When making the connections, insert the plugs securely into the connectors. Failure to insert the plugs securely may result in noise. IN 2. 3. (Red) (White) Plug the power cable into an AC outlet.
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS BASIC OPERATION 4. NORMAL PLAYBACK 7 Super Audio CD player playback OPEN/ CLOSE Press 2 button. Disc type is automatically detected and playback is started. Track number and track elapsed time (minute, second) appear on the display. BASIC CONNECTIONS • For Super Audio CD/CD hybrid-layer discs (see page 4), the layer that is set in the start sound mode (see page 20) is played. To change the layer, use the SOUND MODE button (see page 20). PLAY STOP PAUSE (Exp.
ENGLISH OPEN/ CLOSE OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY PLAY STOP STOP PAUSE PAUSE ¡ ¢ 4 1 4 1 7 Specify track number to play (Direct Search) Specify track number with numerical buttons (0-9) on the remote controller. (example) 3rd track : Press 3. 12th track : Press 1 and then press 2 (within approximately 1.5 seconds). Note: No sound is output during the search operation.
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ADVANCED CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A DIGITAL AUDIO COMPONENT The player has one digital optical output connector and one digital coaxial output connector. You can enjoy digital recording when the player is connected to a CD recorder or other digital recording component. BASIC CONNECTIONS • After connecting, press the DIGITAL OUT button on the remote control while the CD is stopped and set the digital output for the audio CD signal from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal to ON.
When connected to devices equipped with digital outputs, such as CD transports or MD recorders, the unit can be used as a D/A converter. Note: This unit can input linear PCM signals with sampling frequencies of 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 64kHz, 88.2kHz, and 96kHz. Please do not input signals other than linear PCM signals (such as CD-ROM, Dolby Digital, DTS, or AAC signals). Signals other than linear PCM may generate noise and damage the speakers.
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ADVANCED CONNECTIONS 7 TIMER PLAY Timer play setting BASIC CONNECTIONS This unit can perform timer play by cooperating with your audio timer. Connect this unit’s power cord to the audio timer’s power socket and the timer’s power cord to power outlet. 3. 4. • For connection to audio timer and it’s operation, please refer to the instruction manual of your audio timer. 4. Audio Timer BASIC OPERATION 2. 5. 1.
Track elapsed time Each time the REPEAT button on the remote control is pressed, the repeat mode cycles in the following order. OFF 1 Track remaining time ALL Total remaining time • Track remaining time (The remaining playing time from the playing point to the end of the current track) “REMAIN” is displayed 7 One Track Repeat Press REPEAT button on the remote two times. “1”, “RPT” indicators will light and the track will be played repeatedly.
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS APPLICATION OPERATION PLAYING TRACKS IN A RANDOM SEQUENCE (RANDOM PLAY) PLAYING TRACKS IN A SPECIFIC SEQUENCE (PROGRAM PLAY) BASIC CONNECTIONS 4. RANDOM 1. BASIC OPERATION When the RANDOM button on the remote control is pressed in stop mode, and then the 2 button is pressed, the unit shuffles the track order automatically and plays all tracks randomly in the shuffled order. The display’s “RNDM” (random) indicator will light-up.
APPLICATION OPERATION ¶ To Delete a Programmed Track 1. Press CLEAR button in stop mode when program has been made (When “PROG” indicator is lighting up). 2. Every time press CLEAR button, the programmed tracks are deleted in order from the last track programmed. ¶ To Clear Whole Program AMS This feature is convenient for searching where your favorite track is.
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS APPLICATION OPERATION SWITCHING SOUND MODE (SUPER AUDIO CD) 7 7 Switching Layers on Hybrid Layer Discs Please set Start Sound Mode to “SA-CD”. Switching “Start Sound Mode” BASIC CONNECTIONS SOUND MODE The Start Sound Mode can be switched over in the following hierarchical scheme. SA-CD Mode SA-CD (Default setting) CD 2. 3. 4. BASIC OPERATION 2. 3. 4. ADVANCED CONNECTIONS 1. 5. 1. Press SOUND MODE button in stop mode (not playing).
ENGLISH ¶ “Digital Output Off” operation Connect a device with a digital output, such as a CD transport or MD recorder, to the unit's DIGITAL AUDIO IN terminal located on the rear panel. 2. Press the DAC MODE button on the main unit or remote control. The DAC MODE indicator on the front panel will light up in blue. 3. The input signal's sampling frequency (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 64kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz) will be displayed on the LCD.
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS APPLICATION OPERATION FILTER SELECTION BASIC CONNECTIONS Filter settings can be adjusted when the unit is in either DAC mode or disc playback mode. Each time the FILTER button is pressed, the filter types cycle from FIL1 → FIL2 → FIL1. The filter setting has a memory retention function so that the setting remains stored and unchanged even when the disc is changed or the power is turned off. Filter settings can be made for either Audio CDs or SA-CDs.
TROUBLESHOOTING If you think that something is wrong with your player, first check the points listed below. Incorrect operations can sometimes be taken for trouble and malfunctions. If the trouble persists even after the following points have been checked, consult your dealer or nearest Marantz sales office or service center. Corrective action The disc is placed in upside down. Place the disc in the disc tray correctly. (The disc is placed in with the label (→ Page 12) facing down).
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OTHERS 7 About WMA playback • Windows Media is a trademark of the Microsoft Corporation in the US and other countries. BASIC CONNECTIONS • WMA is an abbreviation for “Windows Media Audio” and is an audio compression technology developed by the Microsoft Corporation. WMA data may be encoded using Windows Media® Player Ver. 7, 7.1, Windows Media® Player for Windows® XP, or Windows Media® Player 9 Series.
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OTHERS 2channels 2Hz ~ 100kHz 2Hz ~ 50kHz (-3dB) 112dB 110dB 0.0010% Precision of quartz 2channels 2Hz ~ 20kHz 2Hz ~ 20kHz (-0.15dB) 100dB 110dB 0.0015% Precision of quartz 2.4V RMS stereo 2.4V RMS stereo — — 0.5Vp-p (75Ω) -19dBm — -17.5dBm ~ -23dBm Optical Readout System Laser Wave length AlGaAs 650nm AlGaAs 780nm Signal format Sampling frequency 1-bit DSD 2.8224MHz 16-bit linear PCM 44.1kHz Dimensions (unit: inch (mm)) Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth) .....
ENGLISH NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OTHERS NOTES ABOUT THE DISCS * Handle the discs carefully so as not to scratch their surfaces. * Keep the surfaces of the discs clean at all times. BASIC CONNECTIONS When cleaning the surfaces of discs, always be sure to use the special cleaner and wipe the surfaces in the directions shown in the figure below. 7 ABOUT PLAYING COPY-CONTROLLED CDS Some copy-controlled CDs may not conform to official CD standards. They are special discs and may not play on the unit.
ENGLISH 7 NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OTHERS Cleaning of equipment external surfaces BASIC CONNECTIONS The exterior finish of your unit will last indefinitely with proper care and cleaning. Never use scouring pads, steel wool, scourging powders or harsh chemical agents (e.g., lye solution), alcohol, thinner, benzine, insecticide or other volatile substances as these wil mar the finish of the equipment. Likewise, never use cloths containing chemical substances.
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