Marantz PS-17 - Manual (Page 13)

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the Marantz PS-17 DTS/Dolby Digital
Surround amplifier.
This remarkable component has been engineered to provide you with
many years of home theater enjoyment.
Please take a few minutes to read this manual thoroughly before you
connect and operate the PS-17.
As there are a number of connection and configurations options, you
are encouraged to discuss your own particular home theater setup
with your Marantz A/V specialist dealer.
DESCRIPTION
DTS was introduced in 1994 to provide 5.1 channels of discrete
digital audio into home theater systems.
DTS brings you premium quality, discrete multi-channel digital sound
to both movies and music.
DTS is a multi-channel sound system designed to create full range
digital sound reproduction.
The no compromise DTS digital process sets the standard of quality
for cinema sound by delivering an exact copy of the studio master
recordings to neighborhood and home theaters.
Now, every moviegoer can hear the sound exactly as the moviemaker
intended.
DTS can be enjoyed in the home for either movies or music on DVD’s,
LD’s, and CD’s.
Dolby Digital lets you enjoy Digital TV, Digital Satellite as well as DVD
and LD software in digital surround, which is the next step above
Dolby Pro Logic.
In comparison with Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital can provide
separate left and right surround channels, for more precise
localization of sounds and a more convincing, realistic ambience.
And, with Dolby Digital, all five main channels can be full range and a
subwoofer can be added to each channel ,if desired. By providing up
to 5.1channels of digital audio independently, Dolby Digital lets you
enjoy better sound quality and more powerful presence than
conventional Dolby Surround.
“Dolby”, “AC-3”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks
of Dolby Laboratories.
“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks of Digital Theater
Systems, Inc.
“CS-5.1”, “TruSurround Digital 5.1CH”, “Circle Surround Virtual”,
“UltraSurround” and “SRS mark” symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs,
Inc. “CS-5.1”, “TruSurround Digital 5.1CH”, “Circle Surround Virtual”,
“UltraSurround” technology is incorporated under license from SRS
Labs, Inc.
FEATURES
n Configured with the same twin monaural construction as a hi-fi
stereo amplifier
n Built-in full-blown 2-channel current-feedback power amplifier
incorporating HDAM which is original Marantz feature
n Rigid vibration-damping cabinet using extravagant amounts of
aluminum employed for the chassis which houses the audio
amplifier unit, DSP unit and video amplifier unit separately
n Super ring core toroidal power transformer as well as a separate
power transformer for the digital unit
n Speaker terminals manufactured by WBT
n Flexible support for configurations ranging from a virtual amplifier
where the unit is used as a discrete component to a full-channel
system where it is combined with a power amplifier
n Surround sound effect reproduced through left and right speakers
by Dolby Virtual processing when the unit is used as a discrete
component
n Decoder/processor unit with a 3DSP configuration and
sophisticated specifications
n 6.1 Channel Surround and CS (Circle Surround) decoders featured
alongside Dolby Digital and DTS processing
n Dolby Headphone for a superior localization of sound beyond the
confines of the user's head
n SRS UltraSurround and CS Virtual modes
n Model RC17PS learning remote control unit containing LCD display
with macro functions