Setting the speakers, Setting speaker output – Marantz MCR503 User Manual

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Setting the speakers

Setting speaker output

The speaker outputs of this unit are Speaker A, Speaker B, and
Bi-Amp. To switch these speaker output modes, use the “SPEAKER
SETUP” menu.

Press

[MENU]

or press

for 3 or more

seconds.

Use

to select “SPEAKER SETUP”, then press

[ENTER/MEMO]

[p]

Use

to select “SPEAKER SELECT”, then press

[ENTER/MEMO]

[p]

Use

to select Speaker output modes, then press

[ENTER/MEMO]

[p]

SPEAKER A

SPEAKER B

BI-AMP

Outputs audio from the Speaker A output terminal.
(Default)

Outputs audio from the Speaker B output terminal.

Outputs the same audio from Speaker A output
terminal and Speaker B output terminal. The two
types of speaker connections are as follows:
• BI-AMP output

Outputs audio via one pair of speakers (vpage 28
“Listening to music using BI-AMP”).

• Speakers A and B output

Outputs audio via two pairs of speakers.

When you select “BI-AMP” mode, the maximum output of the
ampliﬁ er will be switched from 50W per channel to 25W per channel.
(8 Ω)

NOTE

Set the audio volume appropriately before making speaker setting.

n Listening to music using BI-AMP

Bi-amp can be used to connect speakers using two pairs of speaker
cables to connect the unit and speaker system.
Before making connections, check that the speaker system
supports bi-amp.

What is Bi-Amp?

Bi-amp is a technique used to improve sound quality where separate
speaker cables are used to connect to terminals for the low-end and
mid-range frequencies.
This connection method can help eliminate interference in the mid-
range caused by back-EMF generated by the speaker unit used for
the low-end.

NOTE

Be sure to set the same ﬁ lter for both Speaker A and Speaker B when
listening to music on speakers connected using bi-amp. (“Setting
AMP characteristics” (vpage 29))

Connecting the speaker cables

Carefully check the left (L) and right (R) channels and + (red) and –
(black) polarities on the speakers being connected to the unit, and be
sure to connect the channels and polarities correctly.

R channel

speaker

L channel

speaker

NOTE

Be sure to remove the short plate connecting the LF and MF/HF
connectors on the speaker. Failure to do so may result in ﬁ re and/or
damage to the equipment during use.

u/i

[ENTER/MEMO]
[p]

[MENU]

Button located on both the main unit and the remote control

BUTTON

Button only on the main unit