Post by Gregory Kleverlaan----- Original Message -----
Newsgroups: aus.hi-fi
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: Marantz cd-65 question.
Post by Mark BedingfieldPost by Gregory Kleverlaan----- Original Message -----
Newsgroups: aus.hi-fi
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: Marantz cd-65 question.
Post by Mark BedingfieldPost by Gregory KleverlaanI just purchased a marantz cd-65 second hand for a good price.
Just have a few questions about the connections on the rear.
It has four yellow sockets on the rear marked Easy and Remote.
I assume 2 for easy bus and 2 for Remote bus. Can someone please explain
what they are and what the difference is? I assume I use the Remote bus
connector when I want to connect it to my existing marantz amplifier
Exactly right, just a proprietary i/o interface.
Thanks. But I'm having no luck getting the rermote to work after hooking
up the Remote bus In to the Remote out on the marantz Amp.
I've tried the origional marantz and two seperate programmable learning
remotes one sony and the other marantz. without getting any to responce
from the cd player.(using the Marantz cd codes provided in the manuals.
If I understand it correctly, there should be (at least on most Marantz
units), a switch on the back of the CD65 which says Internal or External.
Set it to Ext, make sure the 2 rca cables are set in a loop (in to out and
out to in), then it should just work (according to my SR4500 manual). I
would assume you use the remote bus, but you would have to check the CD65
manual (or just try the easy bus, if it does not work). Don't forget you
need to point the remote at the Amp, not the CD player. Also you do not
have to program the remote at all. I assume it should be set on it's
default, or it may just be irrelevant. Of course, if you are trying to
program the remote then the remote bus is useless to you.
I'm not trying to program the remote. I would of assumed that using a pre
programmed remote and selecting the appropriate supplied code for Marantz CD
would be sufficient.
That is what I would assume.
Post by Gregory KleverlaanAnd I have no idea what the difference is between the Easy and Remote Bus
Connections.If somone could explain the difference.
My SR4500 only has one called remote control, specifically. It is
possible Marantz changed the way the bus works, since the 80's. Alot of
gear like Denon etc have their own proprietary remote interfaces, that
started around that period. If the CD65's is obsolete you may be shit
out of luck, unfortunately. My amp lists 3 codes for Marantz cd players,
but does not list models. Note, the Philips units use the same codes.
Post by Gregory KleverlaanAs for Mrantz models.
They seemed to have two cd-65 models. Ie one from late 80's and the new one
from late mid 90s (like a lot of there other models from the 80's and 90's)
Probably the MKII, from the 90's. Yup, google shows a MKII model.
Post by Gregory KleverlaanThe one I have has no switch on the rear for remote control.(internal and
external) so I can only coneect a cable from the remote bus in or out of the
amplifier and connect it to either the easy or remote connector on the
cd-65.
Reading a bit more in my manual, plug the out on the amp to the in on
the cdplayer. Don't bother hooking any other cables up. It is a serial
bus arrangement. The in is designed to control the unit, in the case of
my SR4500, if you are using it is a pre amp and want to control it from
a separate power amp. Goody, the coffee is kicking in. See how you go.
Also a quicky, all the gear shown in the sr4500 manual has an external
switch in the diagrams.
Mark
