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RSDX-02 DVD Receiver
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital is the standard audio format for
DVDs and for digital television broadcasting
in the United States.
A Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack is a digital 2-
channel recording of a matrix encoded Dolby
Surround soundtrack. To play a Dolby Digi-
tal 2.0 recording, use Dolby Pro Logic II de-
coding as previously described.
A Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack has six dis-
crete channels: front left, front center, front right,
surround left, surround right, and a Low Fre-
quency Effects (LFE) channel containing bass
signals intended for a subwoofer.
Decoding of Dolby Digital 5.1 sound-
tracks is automatic.
NOTE : Many DVDs have a Dolby Digital 2.0
matrix soundtrack as the default. The Dolby
Digital 5.1 soundtrack may have to be se-
lected as an option from the setup menus at
the beginning of the DVD.
DTS 5.1
DTS
®
(Digital Theater Systems) is an alterna-
tive digital format competing with Dolby Digital
in both movie theaters and home theater
markets. The basic functions of the DTS sys-
tem are similar to those of Dolby Digital (for
example, 5.1 discrete channels), however the
technical details of the compression and de-
coding processes differ somewhat.
Like Dolby Digital, DTS can only be used on
a digital recording and, therefore, is only
available for home use on LaserDiscs, DVDs,
or other digital formats.
Detection and proper decoding of DTS
5.1 signals is automatic.
NOTE : DVDs with a DTS soundtrack almost
always have it configured as an option to the
standard matrix Dolby Surround format. To
use DTS, you may have to go to the setup
menus at the beginning of the DVD and se-
lect “DTS 5.1” instead of “Dolby Surround”
or “Dolby Digital 5.1”.
All-Channel Stereo
All-Channel stereo sends a stereo signal to four-
speaker or five-speaker systems.
All-Channel stereo can be selected for
any stereo input, analog or digital.
However, this option only available
for systems with 4 or 6 speakers.
DSP
This mode digital processing to synthesize the
ambience of four different concert venues (LIVE
CLUB, DANCE CLUB, HALL, PAVILION) using
only the front and rear speakers, but not the
center channel speaker.
DSP modes can be selected for any
stereo source input, analog or digital.
Surround Off
Turns off all surround sound processing for 2-
channel stereo. Even if connected, the center
channel and surround speakers are not used.
If the system is configured to route bass sig-
nals from the front speakers to the subwoofer,
this capability remains in effect.
Surround Off can be selected for ANY
input source.
Manually Selecting
Surround Modes
For users who prefer a more active role in setting
surround modes, buttons on the remote and
the front panel provide manual selection of
surround modes that are not automatically de-
tected or, in some cases, to override an auto-
matic setting.
NOTE : These settings are memorized indepen-
dently for each source input and will be used
as a default setting each time that source is
used.
Surround Sound On/Off
P2-G
Press the SURROUND ON/OFF button on the
front panel or the S-ON/OFF button on Page
2 of the remote to switch between Surround
Sound On mode and Surround Sound Off (2-
ch stereo) mode.
Selecting a Surround Sound
Mode
P2-F
When the Surround Sound is turned On (see
above), use the SURROUND MODE button on
the front panel or the SURR + button on Page
2 of the remote to select a surround mode for
stereo sources. Each press of the button steps
to the next available option:
PLII Movie: Dolby Pro Logic Movie
PLII Music: Dolby Pro Logic Music
LIVE CLUB: DSP mode for small music club
DANCE CLUB: DSP mode for larger club
LIVE HALL: DSP mode for large concert venue
PAVILION: DSP mode for large arena
ALL STEREO: Stereo signal sent to front and
rear speakers.
NOTE : None of these settings are available
for 2 speaker systems. PLII Movie and Music
are the only settings available for 3-speaker
systems.
Tuner Controls
The RSDX-02 features a digital synthesized
AM/FM tuner. The unit offers manual tuning,
seek tuning, and preset station tuning (30 FM
and 15 AM).
Selecting FM/AM
Press the AM/FM button to select the AM/FM
tuner input. The tuner will be tuned to the last
station, AM or FM.
Press the FM/AM button to toggle between
AM and FM reception. An indicator in the front-
panel display confirms your choice and the
currently tuned station frequency is shown.
Tuning from the Front Panel
1. Repeatedly press the CONTROL but-
tons until the word TUNING appears in
the front panel.
2. Repeatedly press one of the CONTROL
buttons until the desired frequency appears
in the display.
3. For seek tuning, press and hold one of the
CONTROL buttons. When you release the
button, the tuner will continue increasing
or decreasing the frequency until the next
available station is found.