HDMI v1.3a Compatible: Marantz VS3002 HDMI switch circuit fully transmits the signal of a present HDMI standard like the High Bit Rate audio signal as Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby® Digital Plus and dts-HD Master Audio and latest technology video signal as xvYCC / Deep Color. 6 Inputs / 2 Outputs: Two HDMI outputs are equipped for assuming to use with multiple display installation. (* Both outputs are not active simultaneously.)
High reliability TMDS pass-through switching: VS3002 adopted the pass-through type switching based on the data transfer method in accordance with TMDS that secures high reliability.
2.25GHz Video bandwidth for Deep Color: To transmit the Deep Color video signal in 36 bits (12 bit x3), the bandwidth of 2.25GHz was covered.
Built-in Emphasis function re-shape the dulled signal: The signal equalizer is installed to correct the signal that becomes duller by the characteristic of the source product and the cable length. The equalizer function re-shapes the signal and output a high-quality HDMI signal to AVR and the display product. (* The effect depends on the conditions with signal quality, cable characteristics, cable length, etc. * Choosing by the result of this function on and off is preferred.)
Automatic Input Switching mode: The input port is switched automatically by sensing the power of the connected source product is turning on. This function reduces the operation on the VS3002 and makes system control simpler.
Discrete input select command by remote and front panel: Ordinal product uses up and down commands for switching the input, but the VS3002 prepares the discrete input and output switching commands on the remote and front panel. These discrete commands make the input select operation quickly especially for the product which has many input and output ports. As you already know well, discrete commands are an important feature for CI remote programming.
RS-232C control: The Marantz VS3002 HDMI switch considers compatibility with higher range control system such as (Crestron, AMX, RC9001…) and adopts bi-directional RS-232C control function. The state in the control terminal can be confirmed by feedback from VS3002 to say nothing of the achievement of high operation reliability. Bi-directional RS-232C control makes the product status available and the system operation, flexible and reliable.
Auto IR command generate function for Marantz AVR and VP: The VS3002 equips an auto IR command generator. By using this function, the VS3002 can be used virtually as a part of AVR (or VP). VS3002 generates “HDMI-1” function select commands for our AVR when VS3002 gets its input switching command. This function reduces the input switching operation for AVR (or VP) from the system control.
Marantz VC3002 HDMI Switch Features
This groundbreaking HDMI switch by Marantz was designed to make everyone’s life a lot less complicated. As HDMI inputs become more common amongst source products, the need for a great performing and extremely reliable HDMI switcher is evident.
6 HDMI inputs and 2 HDMI outputs
Direct IR and RS-232C input
Discrete Code Set for virtually every command
Remote Controller Included
Exclusive Sync Mode via Marantz Remote Control Bus (RC-5) for use w/ Marantz AV Receivers/DLP Projectors
Saul Marantz founded the company that bore his name in the early 1950s to build high fidelity components. Working with such audio engineers as Sidney Smith and Richard Sequerra, Marantz constructed a series of vacuum-tube components that became yardsticks for the hi-fi industry. With the advent of transistor technology in the early 1960s, Marantz and his associates developed the landmark Model 18 receiver, the first example of a receiver combined with a preamplifier, power amplifier and tuner in one box. In 1964, he sold the company to Superscope, but remained with Marantz as president until 1968.
To continue the story, it is necessary to back track a bit, as it relates to Marantz' acquisition by Superscope. The Standard Radio Corporation was established in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan in 1953 manufacturing portable radios. In 1959 the company started manufacturing tape recorders. A new factory was built in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan in 1959 and this became the company's headquarters. In 1962 the company started manufacturing phonographs. With the acquisition of Marantz by Superscope in 1964, manufacturing of Marantz components gradually shifted to Japan, but design engineering remained in America for the time being.
In 1971, Standard Radio Corporation received third-party capitalization from Superscope of the U.S.A. In March of 1975, SRC changed its name to Marantz Japan, Inc. Superscope of the U.S.A. sold its shares of Marantz Japan to Philips of the Netherlands in 1980. Marantz manufactured its first Compact Disc player starting in 1982. Much if the Philips European design engineering made its way into the Marantz line of products, and the Marantz compact disc was one of the first proofs of this. Numerous improvements were made to the Sagamihara factory in the late 1980s. The magnificent PM-94 and PM-84 were manufactured at this time. These were a distinct break with the Philips-influenced integrated amplifiers of the mid-1980s, and a successful attempt at recapturing the legendary design and engineering that Marantz had become famous for.
In the late 1990s, Marantz reissued the legendary Model 7, 8 and 9 tube components and these were eagerly scooped up by audiophile collectors. These components were, in fact, engineered and manufactured by hand by the Valve Amplification Company of Durham, North Carolina. ( VAC is now located in Florida).
Then, in May of 2001, Marantz Japan, Inc. acquired the Marantz brand and its business in Europe and the USA from Philips. The company established Marantz divisions in the Netherlands, Germany, France and England. Marantz America, Inc. was organized in Los Angeles; the American division of Marantz had been headquartered in California for years. However, the offices were later moved to Itasca, Illinois. In 2002, Marantz merged with Denon and established a joint holding company, D & M Holdings, Inc. The Marantz and Denon product lines will remain separate and distinct.
