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RSX-03 Surround Sound Receiver

used above. For example, if you use the Video

4 inputs above, assign the digital input to the

VIDEO 4 input.

Audio Recorder

See Figure 8

Connect the left and right analog outputs

from an audio tape deck to the TAPE IN jacks

(left and right).

Connect the left/right TAPE OUT jacks to the

inputs on the audio tape deck.

Optional: For a digital recording device,

connect the digital output of the recorder

to one of the OPTICAL IN or COAXIAL IN

digital inputs on the RSX-03. Use the INPUT

SETUP screen to assign that digital input to the

TAPE source. If the recording device accepts

a digital recording input, connect one of the

OPTICAL OUT or COAXIAL OUT connections

to the digital input of the recorder.

No video connections are required for an

audio recording device.

VCR or Digital Video Recorder

See Figure 6

Connect video cables (Composite Video,

S-Video, or Component Video) from the out

put of the VCR to the appropriate VIDEO IN

1–4 input.

Connect video cables (Composite Video or

S-Video) from the VIDEO OUT jacks to the

VCR video inputs.

Connect the left and right analog outputs from

the VCR to one pair of the AUDIO IN jacks

labeled VIDEO 1–4.

Connect the left and right VIDEO OUT jacks to

the analog audio line inputs on the VCR.

Optional: For a digital recording device,

connect the digital output of the recorder

to one of the OPTICAL IN or COAXIAL IN

digital inputs on the RSX-03. Use the INPUT

SETUP screen to assign that digital input to

the VIDEO source (VIDEO 1, 2, 3, or 4) used

for the previous connections. If the recording

device accepts a digital recording input, con

nect one of the OPTICAL OUT or COAXIAL

OUT connections to the digital input of the

recorder.

DVD-A or SACD Player

See Figure 10

To hook up a DVD-A player, SACD player, or

any external surround decoder, use audio RCA

cables to connect the outputs of the player to

the RCA jacks labeled MULTI INPUT, making

sure that you observe proper channel consis

tency, i.e. connect the right front channel to

the R FRONT input, etc. Depending on your

system conﬁguration, make up to six connec

tions (FRONT L & R, SURROUND L & R, CEN

TER, and SUBWOOFER).

The MULTI inputs are analog bypass inputs,

passing signals directly through to the Volume

Control and preamp outputs, bypassing all of

the digital processing. The RSX-03 provides

an optional bass redirect feature that dupli-

cates the main channels and passes them

through an analog 100 Hz low pass ﬁlter,

creating a summed mono subwoofer output

derived from the main channels. See the IN

PUT SETUP menu in the Setup section of this

manual for details.

TV Monitor

See Figure 4

Connect the TV MONITOR output to the cor

responding input on your television monitor,

using composite video, S-Video, and/or

Component Video cables.

NOTE: The RCA composite video output only

sends signals from RCA composite video

source inputs to the TV monitor. The S-Video

output only sends signals from S-Video source

inputs to the TV.

Speakers

See Figure 3

The RSX-03 has built-in ampliﬁers to power

up to ﬁve speakers. There are ﬁve pairs of

binding post connections (one pair for each

speaker) which accept bare wire, spade

lugs, or banana plug connectors (in some

markets).

NOTE: Speakers should have an impedance

of 8 ohms or higher.

Each pair of connectors is color-coded for

polarity: red for positive and black for nega

tive. All speakers and all speaker wire is also

marked for polarity. For proper performance,

you must maintain this polarity at all speaker

connections. Always connect the positive ter

minal of each speaker to the corresponding

red speaker terminal on the RSX-03 and the

negative speaker terminal to the correspond

ing black connector on the RSX-03.

There are connectors for FRONT LEFT/CB1,

FRONT RIGHT/CB2, SURROUND LEFT, SUR

ROUND RIGHT, and CENTER. Connect each

of the ﬁve speakers to the proper terminal on

the RSX-03.

Route the wires from the RSX-03 to the speak

ers. Leave enough slack so you can move the

components to allow access to the speaker

connectors. If you are using banana plugs,

connect them to the wires and then plug into

the backs of the binding posts. The collars

of the binding posts should be screwed in

all the way (clockwise). If you are using ter

minal lugs, connect them to the wires. If you

are attaching bare wires directly to the bind-

ing posts, separate the wire conductors and

strip back the insulation from the end of each

conductor. Be careful not to cut into the wire

strands. Unscrew the binding post collars.

Place the connector lug or the twisted bare

wire around the binding post shaft. Turn the

collars clockwise to clamp the connector lug

or wire ﬁrmly in place.

1. Connect the front right speaker to the bind

ing posts labeled FRONT RIGHT/CB2.

2. Connect the front left speaker to the bind

ing posts labeled FRONT LEFT/CB1.

3. Connect the center channel speaker to

binding posts labeled CENTER.

4. Connect the surround right speaker to bind

ing posts labeled SURROUND RIGHT.

5. Connect the surround left speaker to bind

ing posts labeled SURROUND LEFT.

NOTE: Be sure that no loose wire strands can

touch adjacent wires or connectors.

After you have connected the speakers, you

need to conﬁgure the RSX-03 for the size and

style of speakers in your system and calibrate

the relative volume levels of the speakers us

ing the built-in test tones. See the Setup sec

tion of this manual.