Marantz PM-15S1 User Manual 2

Model PM-15S1 User Guide

Integrated Amplifier

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.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle
is intended to alert the user to the presence of
important operating and maintenance (servicing)
instructions in the literature accompanying the
appliance.

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION:

BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

ATTENTION:

INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS
LA BORNE CORRESPON-DANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER
JUSQU’AU FOND.

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE

POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS ÉLECTRIQUES,

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 with the manufacture's instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades
with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The
wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet,
consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles,
and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the
apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury
from tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.

Additional Safety Information!

• This product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper
ventilation is provided or the manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered to.

• Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as
vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

• When the switch is in the OFF position, the apparatus isn’t completely switched-off from the MAINS.

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CONTENTS

BEFORE USE........................................................................................................................................ 1

FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................ 2

BEFORE MAKING CONNECTIONS ..................................................................................................... 3

WIRING SPEAKER CABLE ................................................................................................................................3

BI-WIRING CONNECTION .................................................................................................................................3

COMPLETE BI-AMP CONNECTION..................................................................................................................3

SPEAKER POSITIONING FOR SUPER AUDIO MULTI-CHANNEL SOUND.....................................................3

CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................................................... 5

NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS................................................................................................. 8

FRONT PANEL ...................................................................................................................................................8

DISPLAY .............................................................................................................................................................9

REAR PANEL ...................................................................................................................................................10

RC-11PMS1 REMOTE CONTROLLER ............................................................................................................12

BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................................................ 14

PLAYBACK .......................................................................................................................................................14

RECORDING ....................................................................................................................................................15

HOW TO USE AND SET FEATURES.................................................................................................. 16

ABOUT FCBS ...................................................................................................................................................16

FCBS CONNECTION WITH A PM-15S1 ..........................................................................................................16

ABOUT THE BI-AMP MODE.............................................................................................................................16

ATTENUATION (ATT) .......................................................................................................................................17

HOW TO OPERATE THE SIDE ILLUMINATION ..............................................................................................17

TRIMMING ........................................................................................................................................................18

HOW TO SET ID ...............................................................................................................................................19

REMOTE CONTROL JACKS............................................................................................................................20

TROUBLESHOOTING......................................................................................................................... 21

OTHERS .............................................................................................................................................. 22

SPECIFICATIONS & DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS ............................................................................. 23

BEFORE USE

This section must be read before any connection is made to
the mains supply.

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7 EQUIPMENT MAINS WORKING

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SETTING

Your Marantz product has been prepared to comply with the
household power and safety requirements that exist in your
area.
PM-15S1 can be powered by 120V A C only.

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7 COPYRIGHT

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Recording and playback of any material may require consent.
For further information refer to the following:
— Cop yright Act 1956
— Dramatic and Musical Performers Act 1958
— Performers Protection Acts 1963 and 1972
— Any subsequent statutory enactments and orders

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7 Do Not Locate in the Following

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Places

To ensure long-lasting use, do not locate the PM-15S1 where:

• Exposed to direct sunlight.

• Near to sources of heat such as heaters.

• Highly humid or poorly ventilated.

• Dusty.

• Subjected to mechanical vibrations.

• On wobbly, inclined or otherwise unstable surfaces

• Radiated heat is blocked such as in cramped audio racks.
To ensure proper heat radiation, ensure the below clearance
from walls and other equipment.

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7 Do Not Touch Hot Spots During

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and Immediately After Use

During and immediately after use, the PM-15S1 is hot in ar­eas other than the controls and rear panel connection jacks.
Do not touch hot spots and especially the top panel. Contact
with hot areas can cause burns.

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7 Battery Handling

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Improper use of dry cell batteries can result in electrolyte leaks,
rupture and corrosion. Read the following precautions before
use.

• If not planning to use the remote controller for an extended
period of 1 month or more, remove the batteries.

• Do not mix old batteries with new batteries.

• Load batteries in the proper direction indicated on the re­mote controller.

• Do not mix batteries of differing type. Even batteries of the
same shape and size can have differing voltages.

• If batteries leak, wipe the case clean of any adhering elec­trolyte and replace the old batteries with new batteries.

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7 Accessories Check

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Before use, check the belo w accessories were included in the
package.

• AC power cable

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Left 7-7/8 ins.
(0.2 m) or more

Above 7-7/8 ins.
(0.2 m) or more

Right 7-7/8 ins.

(0.2 m) or more

Rear 7-7/8 ins.

(0.2 m) or more

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7 Keep Objects Off

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Keep objects off the PM-15S1. Blocking the vent can result in
accident and damage.

The power cable included in the package can be used with
the PM-15S1 only. It cannot be used with other equipment.

• Remote controller

• AAA batteries x 2

OPEN/ SOUND
CLOSE

MODE

PHONOCDBALANCED

RECORDER 1

LINE 1

RECORDER 2

LINE 2

TRIM

EXIT

TONE

+

L

R

ENTER

DISPLAY

ATT

-

VOLUME

SCAN

RANDOM REPEAT

RETURN

TOP MENU

MENU

FM/BAM/A

• Instruction Manual (This manual)

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FEATURES

Marantz has surpassed itself with the new PM-15S1 stereo
integrated amplifier, which incorporates many of the design
concepts of the PM-11S1 flagship model amplifier.

Amplifier





• HDAM

As in the PM-11S1 model, the PM-15S1 also incorporates the
HDAM
cludes an input buffer, linear control volume and power buffer.

• Linear Control Volume

PM-15S1 inherits the Linear Control Volume system used in
the PM-11S1, which offers smooth volume control of ±0.5dB
steps in a range of 0dB - 100dB.

• Current Feedback Phono Equalizer

The Phono Equalizer, which has MM/MC type cartridge sup­port, also inherits the Current Feedback Phono Equalizer used
in PM-11S1.

• Input Buffer

The input buffer is composed of the HDAMSA2 in the input
section, which enables signals from the input source to be
transmitted precisely to the linear control volume.

• Power Amplifier

Following closely in the footsteps of its predecessor, the PM­11S1 is designed using a two-amplifier construction. By using
a two-amplifier system, the power buffer uses high power to
drive the speakers, therefore cutting the effects of Back EMF
from the speakers.



SA2



SA2 as the main amp module. The HDAMSA2 in-

Power

• P ower T ransformer s

Newly developed Toroidal power transformers are used in the
PM-15S1 because they produce less vibration and magnetic
leak than ordinary laminate design transformers. Vibration re­duction is achieved by using ring shaped core materials, while
rigorous controls are maintained on the manufacturing pro­cess. Furthermore, the transformer periphery is covered with
a ring core and short ring to reduce magnetic flux leak.

• LC Ripple Filter

An LC Ripple Filter has been incorporated into the pre-amp
power circuit, which provides “clean” power to the pre-amp
section. “Clean” pow er is achiev ed b y cutting out rectifier noise
generated by the rectifier circuit, as well as external high fre­quency noise.

Functions

• Bi-Amp Mode

The complete bi-amp connection proposed by Marantz with
the SC-7S1 and MA-9S1 reproduces a sound environment
never before experienced. This same bi-amp connection has
been made possible with the PM-15S1. Two PM-15S1s are
connected by F.C.B.S. in a bi-amp mode that enables each to
work as a monaural integrated amplifier.

• Floating Control Bus System

A Floating Control Bus System (FCBS) enables the user to
connect up to four PM-15S1s, making possible a diversity of
applications with complete bi-amp and multiple channel
connections.(pg. 6, 7) Moreover, a ground loop is not formed
between multiple connected PM-15S1s, therefore sound qual­ity is not adversely affected.

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• Display

The PM-15S1 adopts an LCD to display input source and vol­ume level. Compared to other types of display panels, an LCD
generates less drive noise and radiated noise, hence the ef­fect on sound quality is minimal.

BEFORE MAKING CONNECTIONS

WIRING SPEAKER CABLE

• Be careful not to short circuit in wiring speaker cables.

• Peel off the corting of speaker cable as shown below.

Approx. 1 cm

Cut

the corting

of cable.

Peel off the
edge of cable.

• Wiring with speaker cable.

Turn counter-clockwise
to loosen.

Insert conductor
of cable.

Twist
conductors.

Turn clockwise
to

tighten.

Here following are explained two types of connections that
improve sound quality. The speakers in these explanations
have low and mid/high input jacks that support a bi-amp con­nection. To determine whether or not your speakers support a
bi-amp connection, check in the instruction manual that came
with your speakers or contact the manufacturer.

BI-WIRING CONNECTION

A bi-wiring connection separately connects the low and mid/
high jacks of the speaker to the amplifier using separate
speaker cables. Because separate cables are used for low
and mid/high sounds, the return current generated in the low
speaker causes little interference with the mid/high speaker.
The PM-15S1 and speakers of Connection Example 1 (pg. 5)
use a bi-wiring connection, therefore also refer to that page
for help.

Speaker system

Mid/high
speaker

Band
pass filter

Low
speaker

CD
player,
etc.

PM-15S1

Bi-wiring
connection

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• Wiring with “Y” style terminal

Turn counter-clockwise
to loosen.

Insert conductor.

Turn clockwise
to

tighten.

Your speaker system must satisfy the below conditions. If it
does not, the PM-15S1’s protective circuit will trip, whereby
preventing proper playback. In some cases, the amplifier and
speakers may be damaged.

• If using 1 set of speakers, total speak er impedance m ust be
4Ω or more.

• If using 2 sets of speakers, total speaker impedance must
be 8Ω or more.

COMPLETE BI-AMP CONNECTION

Proposed by Marantz, the complete bi-amp connection en­hances the bi-wiring connection. With it, the low and mid/high
amplifiers are separate and independent of the preamplifier,
therefore interference between low and mid/high sounds is
reduced to a minimum. As a result, a wide sound en vironment
can be reproduced. Connection Example 3 (pg. 7) connects
two PM-15S1s by FCBS in a complete bi-amp connection,
therefore also refer to that page for help.

Complete bi-amp connection Speaker system

Mid/high

CD
player,
etc.

PM-15S1 bi­amp mode

Band
pass filter

speaker

Low
speaker

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BEFORE MAKING CONNECTIONS

SPEAKER POSITIONING FOR SUPER
AUDIO MULTI-CHANNEL SOUND

In order to enjoy Super Audio CD multi-channel sound with
the best possible acoustics, it is recommended to position
speakers as specified in ITU-R BS.775-1 of the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU). Super Audio CD multi-chan­nel discs are recorded and mixed so as to achieve the opti­mum effect with a speaker system laid out as specified in ITU­R BS.775-1.

• With Super Audio CD multi-channel discs, the music sig­nals are basically recorded using 5 channels (3 - 6 chan­nels sometimes), but in some cases, LFE (for subwoofer) is
recorded as a sixth channel. Each disc indicates how many
channels have been recorded on it.

• The basic layout is 3 speakers in the front and 2 in the back
since multi-channel discs usually have 5 channels. The 2
front, 1 center and 2 surround (rear) speakers should be set
in a circle around the listening point as shown below. If us­ing speakers of differing sizes, adjust volume balance from
the amplifier.

• The location of the subwoofer in the figure is just for ex­planatory purposes. It can be located anywhere in the room.
For connection and positioning instructions, see the instruc­tion manual that came with the subwoofer.

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7 ITU (International Telecommuni-

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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
Broadcasting Section.
ITU-R BS in the recommendation which consists of standards
relating to broadcasting (audio) operations, one of which is
the ITU-R BS.775-1 which governs “multi-channel stereo sound
systems.”

Sub-woofer

Front speaker

(Left)

approx. 110° approx. 110°

Center
speaker

Reference listening

position

Front speaker
(Right)

Rear speaker

(Left Surround)

Rear speaker
(Right Surround)

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CONNECTIONS

FL OFF

STANDBY

PAUSE

POWER

RANDOMDIMMER

PLAY STOP

DVD PLAYER DV-12S1

OPEN/CLOSEVIDEO ON/OFF

V-PART

DVD
AUDIO

192kHz
96kHz

TRK
CHP

TEMAIN

TOTAL

DOLBY D

DIG OFF

GRP
TITLE

VIDEO OFF

LC
LFE

R

LSS RS

PROGRESSIVE

LAST MEMO
CONDITION
DOWN MIX

PAUSE

STOP

PLAY

DISPLAY OFF

OPEN/

SOUND

POWER ON/OFF

SUPER AUDIO CD PLAYER SA-15S1

CLOSE

MODE

PONES LEVEL

MF / HF

LF

MF / HF

LF

Connection Example 1: Basic Connection for Normal Stereo Playback

Refer also to the instruction manuals of components to connect equipment correctly.

CD player

Record player

Tuner, etc.

To LINE OUT jacks

To LINE OUT jacks

• Use a bi-wiring connection (pg. 3) for speakers.

• Set the SPEAKER button on the front panel in the ON position.

• To record, set the REC OUT button on the front panel in the ON position.

Set to “STEREO”.

To power outlet

DVD player, etc.

CD-R, etc.

To LINE OUT jacks

To LINE OUT jacks

To LINE IN jacks

Tape deck, etc.

To LINE OUT jacks

To LINE IN jacks

Remove
shorting bar.

L CH
speaker

Remove
shorting bar.

Remove
shorting bar.

R CH
speaker

Remove
shorting bar.

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