Marantz SD535 - Rear Panel Connections; Front Panel Features

‘REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS
All connections to the rear panel should be made with the power to
the entire system turned off. To avoid confusion, connect one cable
at a time between the different components of your system. This is
the safest way to avoid crossconnecting channels or confusing signal
inputs with outputs.
@ L-OUT AND R-OUT LINE OUTPUTS
For connecting the cassette deck to the inputs TAPE 1 L+R IN or
TAPE 2 L+R IN of the amplifier.
@ L-IN AND R-IN LINE INPUTS
For connecting the cassette deck to the outputs TAPE 1 L+R OUT or
TAPE 2 L+R OUT of the amplifier.
@ REMOTE CONTROL TERMINALS
For the operation of the system remote control, the REMOTE CONT.
IN jack should be connected to the remote control output jack of your
amplifier and the REMOTE CONT. OUT jack to the remote control
input jack.
The following functions of this Marantz product can be remote-
controlled when it is connected with a component incorporating a
remote control eye:
Play, >, <4, Pause, Stop, Rec, Rec Mute, Counter (Mode,
Memo), Direction
However, the remote-controllable functions are dependent on the
type of remote control used.
If this Marantz product is to be remote-controlled by a Marantz
Learning Remote Control, please refer to the Command Code Table
of Figure 1 at the end of this manual.
The connections can be made using RCA-type pin-plug leads
available in audio accessory stores.
(@) AC POWER SOURCE CONNECTION
With the POWER button in the OFF position, plug the mains lead into
a mains outlet providing the right voltage.
FRONT PANEL FEATURES
(©) POWER BUTTON
For switching the unit on and off.
* The mains switch is secondary connected and does not
disconnect the entire set from the mains.
©) EJECT BUTTON
For opening the cassette holder.
@) CASSETTE HOLDER
For the insertion of the cassette.
CONTROL BUTTONS
A/B button Mechanism select buttons (DECK A/B)
Press to select the deck mechanism, Deck A or Deck B, to be
controlled.
When the DECK A/B button is pressed, its indicator lights up, and the
corresponding deck mechanism can be controlled with the following
contro} buttons. (A deck mechanism cannot be selected if no
cassette tape is loaded in it.)
In case of dubbing of the DECK A and DECK B indicators light up,
and both deck mechanisms can be controlled regardless of the
previous selection.
™ (STOP) button:
Press to cance! any operation modes and stop the tape travel of the
deck.
~<¢/m (PLAY) buttons:
After starting playback, press the forward (m) or reverse («) button
to select the tape playback direction.
p> (Fast forward button):
Press to start fast tape winding from the left to the right.
The “ »” direction indicator blinks.
«<< (Fast rewind button):
Press to start fast tape winding from the right to the left.
The “ »” direction indicator blinks.
Il (PAUSE) button:
Press to stop the tape travel temporarily during playback, recording
or normal-speed dubbing.
To cancel the Pause mode
Press the If (Pause) button again or press the play button, if it is in
the Play-Pause mode. Press the Hl (Pause) button again if it is in the
Record-Pause mode.
@ (REC) button:
Pressing this button engages the rec pause mode and causes the
REC indicator to light up. While in this mode, the peak level meters
will function, allowing you to monitor the recording level. To initiate
recording from the rec pause, press the PLAY or PAUSE button.
Note:
Prior to recording, check the head direction (» or <4) indicated by
the Direction indicators.
© (REC MUTE) button:
Pressing this button while the deck is in the record mode causes a 4-
second blank space to be recorded, after which the deck will enter
the rec pause mode. :
The REC MUTE button is accepted during recording or normal-
speed dubbing.
(9) COUNTER BUTTONS
MEMO buttons
This button used to store the current tape position in the memory.
Storing current tape position is useful when one wishes to listen to the
current selections repeatedly. After pressing this button, play a
selection. When play is completed press the << button to rewind or
bm button to faste-forward the tape. The tape is then rewound to the
position stored in the memory and stops. If the MEMO button is
pressed several times, the tape position when it is pressed last will
be stored in the memory.
RESET button
Press this button to reset the counter reading “OOOO”.
CONT PLAY (CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK) BUTTON
pie the -CONT PLAY button for continuous playback over Decks A
and B.
When the button is accepted, the corresponding indicators light up to
indicate the Continuous Play mode.
These buttons are accepted while both decks are in the Stop mode,
in addition, the CONT PLAY button is accepted also when one deck
is in the Play mode and the other is in the Stop mode.
The Continuous Playback can be cancelled by pressing the m (stop)
button or one of the mechanism control buttons.
The Continuous Playback starts from the deck being selected.
) QMS (QUICK MUSIC SEARCH) BUTTON
The QMS system enables you to search the beginning of a specific
musical number on a tape containing several musical numbers. First,
in the Stop, Play » or Play-Pause mode, press the QMS button for
the same count of times as the count of musical numbers to be
skipped from the current tape position to the desired musical
number. Every time the QMS button is pressed, the current QMS
count (P-01, P-02, up to P-15) is displayed on the digital counter to
indicate that the count is registered. Then, assuming that the current
playback direction is forward, press the «<4 button to search a
musical number located before the current position, or press the >>
button to search a musical number located after the current position.
(Press the opposite button when the playback direction is reverse.)
Any of the musical numbers located within 15 numbers before or
after the current musical number being played can be searched,
provided that the destination is on the same side as the current
musical number being played.
When a musical number located before the current position is
searched (when the << button is pressed), the current musical
number being played shall be counted as one.
If the QMS is started from the Stop or Play m mode, the deck enters
the Play mode after the desired musical number has been searched.
if the Hl (Pause) button is pressed during QMS operation, the deck
enters the Play-Pause mode after the search.