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DTS Music 5.1 Discs: These discs are a

variation of audio CDs that include a DTS

5.1 channel recording. The RSX-03 decodes

these discs just like a DTS movie soundtrack

when played on a CD player or DVD player

with a digital output connection.

DVD-A music discs: Taking advantage of

the increased storage capacity of the DVD

disc, new high bit rate multichannel audio

recordings are available on DVD-A discs.

DVD-A discs may include multiple versions of

the recording including standard PCM stereo,

Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, and 96kHz/24

bit (or higher) multichannel recordings using

MLP compression. Several of these formats

(standard PCM, Dolby Digital, and DTS 5.1

can be decoded by the RSX-03 when the DVD

player is connected with a digital cable. How

ever, the existing optical and coax digital con

nection standard does not provide sufﬁcient

bandwidth for multichannel high sampling

rate MLP recordings. Therefore, DVD-A discs

with these high-resolution audio soundtracks

must be decoded by the DVD player and the

resulting analog signals sent to the RSX-03’s

MULTI INPUT.

SACD

: This is a proprietary high-resolution

audio standard for use on SACD compatible

disc players. As with high-resolution DVD-A

discs, the bandwidth is too high for today’s

digital connection. Thus, these discs must be

decoded by SACD compatible player, with the

output sent to the RSX-03’s MULTI INPUTS.

MP3: The RSX-03 also features a decoder for

the digital MP3 (MPEG1- Audio Layer 3) com-

pression format. MP3 format recordings are

available on the Internet and can be played

on portable MP3 players or some disc play

ers that can read CD-ROM discs connected

to the RSX-03’s digital inputs.

MPEG Multichannel: The RSX-03 can de

code MPEG Multichannel digital recordings.

Widely used in Europe, this format uses MPEG

data compression to record up to 5.1 channels

of discrete digital audio, similar in function to

the Dolby Digital and DTS formats.

Automatic Surround

Modes

Decoding of digital sources connected to the

digital inputs is generally automatic, with de

tection triggered by a “ﬂag” embedded in

the digital recording telling the RSX-03 what

decoding format is required. For example,

when Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1 channel

surround is detected, the RSX-03 activates

the proper decoding.

The unit will also detect DTS-ES Matrix 6.1

or DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 discs and activate

DTS-ES

Extended Surround decoding. Dolby

Digital Surround EX recordings also trigger

automatic decoding (although not all Sur-

round EX DVDs have the necessary ﬂag and

may require manually activating Surround

EX decoding).

Likewise, a digital input from an HDCD

en-

coded compact disc, a standard CD, or MP3

player will be auto-detected and properly

decoded to 2CH stereo operation.

Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS Neo:6, or Rotel XS

processing can be conﬁgured to automati

cally provide extended surround decoding of

selected multichannel digital signals for 6.1

or 7.1 channel systems, even with sources

that might not otherwise trigger the proper

extended surround mode.

In many cases, the RSX-03 will also recognize

a digital signal with Dolby Surround encoding

(such as the default soundtrack on many DVDs)

and activate Dolby

Pro Logic II

decoding.

NOTE: A digital signal coming into the

RSX-03 will be recognized and properly

decoded. However, on a DVD with multiple

soundtracks, you must tell the DVD player

which one to send to the RSX-03. For exam

ple, you may need to use the DVD’s menu

system to select the Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS

5.1 soundtrack rather than the default Dolby

Digital 2.0 Dolby Surround soundtrack.

Additionally, you can conﬁgure a default sur

round mode for each input using the INPUT

SETUP menu (see the Setup section of this

manual). Combined with the auto-detection

of Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS, this default sur

round setting makes operation of the RSX-03

surround modes totally automatic. For example,

if you set Dolby Pro Logic II movie mode as the

default for all of your video inputs, the RSX-03

will automatically decode Dolby Digital 5.1

and DTS soundtracks when they are played

and use Pro Logic II matrix decoding for all

other recordings. For stereo inputs such as CD

and Tuner, you could select STEREO mode as

the default for 2-channel playback or Dolby

Pro Logic II music mode if you prefer to hear

music sources in surround sound.

Manually Selecting

Surround Modes

As described in the previous section, the com-

bination of auto-detection of Dolby Digital and

DTS recordings and setting default surround

modes for each input during the setup of the

RSX-03 makes operation of surround modes

totally automatic. For many users, this auto

matic surround mode selection will meet all

of their listening needs.

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 mode that are not automatically

detected or, in some cases, to override an

automatic setting.

Manual settings available from the front panel

and/or the remote might be used when you

want to play:

• Standard 2-channel stereo (left/right speak

ers only) with no surround processing.

• Downmixed 2-channel playback of Dolby

Digital 5.1 or DTS recordings.

• Dolby 3-channel stereo (left/right/center)

of 2-channel recordings.

• 5-channel or 7-channel stereo from 2-chan

nel recordings.

• One of four MUSIC modes for DSP con

cert hall simulation from 2-channel record

ings.

• Dolby Pro Logic II cinema, music, or game

mode matrix decoding of 2-channel re

cordings, plus an original Dolby Pro Logic

mode.

• DTS Neo:6 cinema or music mode matrix

decoding of 2-channel recordings.

• Dolby Digital Surround EX decoding of

Dolby Digital 5.1 channel recordings or

Dolby Digital Surround EX discs that do

not trigger automatic decoding.