Surround Sound Receiver Owner's Manual

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RSX-1057

Surround Sound Receiver

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Owner’s manual RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver �� II � ��
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> 10 cm > 4 in SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER RSX-1057 STANDBY > 10 cm > 10 cm > 4 in VOLUME 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TUNING DIRECT MONO BAND CD TUNER TAPE1 VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 VIDEO4 VIDEO5 MEMORY 2CH PL II x MODE DTS Neo 6 DSP MULTI INPUT MUTE ZONE REC > 4 in > 10 cm > 4 in Rotel products are designed to comply with international directives on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment and the disposal of Waste Electrical and Electroni
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Notice Important Safety Instructions The COMPUTER I/O connection should be handled by authorized person only. WARNING: There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualiﬁed service personnel. FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver 4 1: Controls and Connections � � � � � � �� II � ��
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English 5 2: RR-1060 Remote POWER POWER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LIGHT 0 FRQ DIRECT TUNE PRESET OFF CH VOL X BAND � SMART SMT � CD MENU C M � CTR OSD � V2 SEARCH+ � S R � SUB SUR V3 5 6 TAPE EXT V4 8 0 FRQ DIRECT � DEVICE / INPUT V1 4 +10 SEARCH- TUN 3 TUNE PRESET V5 FM MONO VOL X BAND � SMART SMT GUIDE MUTE C M OSD SEARCH- � S R SUB SUR DISC2 DISC3 DISC4 DISC5 DYN REC ZONE SUR+ DISC- DISC+ PL C PL M 5CH 7CH DIGEST TITLE P-S
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver 6 3: Connecting the Speakers ��
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English 7 4: Digital Video Connections ��
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver 8 5: TV Analog Connections ��
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English 9 7: DVD-A or SACD Player Connections � ��
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver 10 9: VCR Analog Connections ��
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English 11 11: Audio Recorder Connections ��
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver 12 13: On-Screen Menus ��
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English 13 Contents Video Inputs & Outputs ........................ 17 Boxed numbers refer to RSX-1057 illustration. Boxed letters refer to RR-1060 illustration. VIDEO 1–5 Composite Video Inputs ............18 VIDEO 1–3 Composite Video Outputs ..........18 VIDEO 1–5 S-Video Inputs ..........................18 FCC Information ..................................................3 VIDEO 1–3 S-Video Outputs Caution ...............................................................
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver TUNE Button PRESET Button P-TUN Button ..............................................25 SCAN Button ...............................................25 RDS/RBDS Buttons .....................................25 Basic Operations ................................... 25 Power and Standby On/Off Volume Adjustments Muting the Sound ......25 .............................26 .................................26 Selecting Inputs ....................................
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About Rotel Getting Started A family whose passionate interest in music led them to manufacture high ﬁdelity components of uncompromising quality founded Rotel 40 years ago. Through the years that passion has remained undiminished and the family goal of providing exceptional value for audiophiles and music lovers regardless of their budget, is shared by all Rotel employees. Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver Unpacking Remove the unit carefully from its packing. Find the remote control and other accessories. Save the box as it will protect the RSX-1057 if you move or need to return it for maintenance. Placement Place the RSX-1057 on a solid, level surface away from sunlight, heat, moisture, or vibration. Make sure that the shelf can support the weight of the unit. Place the RSX-1057 close to the other components in your system and, if possible, on its own shelf.
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VIDEO 1–5 Audio Inputs Speaker Outputs Five pair of RCA inputs, labeled VIDEO IN 1–5, provide connections for left/right analog audio signals from ﬁve additional source components. These inputs have corresponding video inputs and are used for VCRs, satellite TV tuners, DVD players, etc. However, they may also be used for additional audio only components, simply by omitting the corresponding video connections.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver Output Conversion: The RSX-1057 converts Composite and S-Video signals to Component Video signals for output to an NTSC or PAL TV monitor. S-Video signals cannot be converted to Composite outputs and vice versa. No other video formats can be converted to HDMI signals. For maximum convenience, connect the RSX-1057 to the TV monitor with Component Video connections.
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English 19 HDMI connections: • The RSX-1057 uses the HDMI Ver. 1.1 standard. TV monitors with HDMI inputs should be compatible with this version. • The video signal sent to the TV through the HDMI connection will not be displayed properly unless all HDMI components in the system, including the TV monitor, are compatible with the HDCP copy protection standard. • Only audio signals passed-through directly from the source component are sent to the TV set through the HDMI connection.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver To use the remote turn on feature, connect one of the RSX-1057’s 12V TRIG OUT jacks to the 12 volt trigger input of a Rotel ampliﬁer, using a cable with mono 3.5 mm mini-plugs on both ends. The +12 V DC signal appears at the “tip” connector. REM IN Jacks Two 3.5 mm mini-jacks (labeled ZONE and EXT) receive command codes from an industry-standard infrared receivers (Xantech, etc.
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English 21 High Deﬁnition TVs: With a high-deﬁnition cable or satellite tuner and an HDTV monitor, you should use Component Video and/or HDMI video connections from the tuner. If the tuner has a DVI-D output, this can usually be connected to the HDMI input on the RSX-1057 using a DVIHDMI adapter. Connect a set of Component Video cables or an HDMI cable from the tuner to the appropriate VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 input on the RSX-1057.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver When using the HDMI output, the RSX-1057’s menu screens and signals from non-HDMI components cannot be displayed on the TV monitor. Therefore, it is usually advisable to make connections using Component Video cables in addition to HDMI connections. The RSX-1057 HDMI connections conform to the Version 1.1 standard. You can usually connect the HDMI output of the RSX-1057 to a monitor with DVI-D inputs by using an appropriate HDMI-DVI adapter.
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English 23 AM Antenna See Figure 12 The RSX-1057 includes a plastic loop antenna to receive AM radio signals. Remove this antenna from the box and locate it near the RSX-1057. It can be tacked to a wall, using the mounting tab provided. Alternatively, you can fold the center portion of the antenna to form a tabletop stand. Connect the 300 ohm twin-conductor wire from the loop antenna to the push terminals labeled AM LOOP, attaching one wire to each terminal.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver Many of the RR-1060 functions duplicate the front panel controls. For that reason, we cover the controls on the remote under appropriate topics throughout this manual. Letters in gray boxes next to the name of a function refers to the labeled illustration of the remote at the front of this manual. Using the RR-1060 AUDIO Button To operate the RSX-1057 with the remote, make sure that the AUDIO mode is active by pressing the AUD button on the remote before you start.
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English 25 Surround Mode Buttons NUMERIC Buttons Five buttons on the remote (2CH, PLC, PLM, 5CH, 7CH) and four buttons on the front panel (2CH, DOLBY PLIIx Mode, DTS/Neo 6, DSP) allow direct selection of certain surround modes. The function of these buttons varies depending on the type of recording being played. See the Manually Selecting Surround Modes section for detailed information.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver Volume Adjustments The listening volume of the RSX-1057 can be adjusted from the front panel or the remote. Front Panel: Rotate the front panel VOLUME knob clockwise to increase the volume, counterclockwise to decrease. Remote: Press the VOL UP button to increase the volume; press the VOL DOWN button to decrease. When you adjust the volume, the setting is shown on the TV monitor and/or the front panel display.
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English 27 Overview of Surround Formats To get the best performance from your RSX-1057, it helps to understand the many surround sound formats available today, to know which decoding process to use for a particular recording, and how to select it. This section provides basic background information about surround sound formats. The following sections provide detailed operating instructions for automatic and manual selection of surround modes.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver DTS Neo:6 The RSX-1057 features a second type of DTS surround sound decoding: DTS Neo:6. This decoding system is similar to Dolby Pro Logic II and is designed for playback of any 2-channel stereo recording, either matrixencoded or not. The Neo:6 decoder can be used with any conventional 2-channel source such a stereo TV or FM broadcast or a CD. It can also be used as an alternative method of decoding matrix-encoded Dolby Surround recordings or TV broadcasts.
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English 29 Other Digital Formats Several other digital formats are not surround sound formats at all, but rather systems for digital 2-channel recordings. PCM 2-channel: This is an uncompressed 2-channel digital signal such as that used for standard CD recordings and some DVD recordings, particularly of older ﬁlms. HDCD ® : This system uses higher bit rates and a variety of enhancements to improve the sonic performance compared to standard audio CDs.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver • Dolby 3-channel stereo (left/right/center) of 2-channel recordings. • 5-channel or 7-channel stereo from 2channel recordings. • One of four MUSIC modes for DSP concert hall simulation from 2-channel recordings. • Dolby Pro Logic II cinema or music mode matrix decoding of 2-channel recordings. • DTS Neo:6 cinema or music mode matrix decoding of 2-channel recordings. • Dolby Digital Surround EX decoding of Dolby Digital 5.
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DTS 5.1 discs DTS 96/24 discs DTS-ES 6.1 discs DTS decoding is auto-detected and cannot be overridden. You may, however, select a 2 channel downmix of 5.1 channel recordings or add Rotel XS center back processing for 5.1 channel discs. NOTE : In addition to the options that follow, you can press the 2CH button on the remote to toggle between 2-channel downmix and multichannel playback. • On a 5.1 system. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then press the +/– buttons to change between DTS 5.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver Analog Stereo This type of recording includes any conventional stereo signal from the RSX-1057’s analog inputs, including analog audio from CD players, FM tuners, VCRs, tape decks, etc. Analog stereo inputs require a choice about how the signal is routed through the RSX-1057. One option is the analog bypass mode. In this mode, the stereo signal is routed directly to the volume control and the outputs. It is pure 2-channel stereo, bypassing all of the digital circuitry.
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English 33 ing ﬁdelity. The actual amount of compression relies on instructions embedded in the Dolby Digital recording and varies to best suit the speciﬁc program content. There are three dynamic range settings available for Dolby Digital recordings: • MAX: full dynamic range. • MID: slightly reduced dynamic range, roughly comparable to the signal from a compact disc. • MIN: more heavily reduced dynamic range, but still comparable to the signal from a typical VHS Hi-Fi recording.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver In the normal FREQUENCY tuning mode, press a TUNING button (CH UP/DOWN on the remote) and release to manually jump to the next station frequency, regardless of whether or not a station is broadcasting on that frequency. For auto frequency search tuning, press and hold the TUNING button for approximately one second.
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English 35 SCAN Button This button activates a preset scanning feature. When you press the button, the tuner begins scanning through all memorized station presets, playing each for 5 seconds before moving to the next. To stop the station scanning when the desired station preset is reached, press the button again.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver Zone 2 Operation The RSX-1057 provides Zone 2 multi-room capability, allowing you to enjoy music and operate the system from a second room. From the remote location, you can select a source component (independent from the source playing in the main room), adjust the volume level in the remote zone, and operate the source components.
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English 37 SETUP The RSX-1057 features two types of information displays to help operate the system. The ﬁrst consists of simple status displays that appear on the TV screen and/or front panel display whenever primary settings (Volume, Input, etc.) are changed. These status displays are self-explanatory. A more comprehensive ON-SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) menu system is available at any time by pressing the MENU/OSD button on the remote.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver Conﬁguring Inputs A key step in setting up the RSX-1057 is to conﬁgure each source input using the INPUT SETUP screens. Conﬁguring the inputs allows you to set defaults for a number of settings including the type of input connector, the desired surround mode, custom labels that appear in the displays when a source is selected, and many more. The following OSD menus are used to conﬁgure the inputs.
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GROUP DELAY: Also known as “lip-sync” delay, this setting delays the audio signal for an input by the speciﬁed amount to match the video input. This feature can be useful when the video signal is delayed more than the audio signal as sometimes happens with upconverted digital TV processors or when trying to match a radio broadcast with the video from a sports event. The range of available settings is from 0ms to 500ms, in 5ms increments.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver DTS Neo:6 DTS Neo:6 MODE:Cinema INPUT SETUP MENU When DTS Neo:6 is selected as the default surround mode on the INPUT SETUP menu, there are additional option settings and parameters available to optimize the surround decoding for various types of recordings, music or movie soundtracks. DTS Neo:6 uses matrix decoding algorithms to derive a center channel and surround channels from 2-channel source material.
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English 41 Speaker Setup SPEAKER SETUP FRONT:Large CENTER:Large SURROUND:Large CENTER BACK:Large1 SUBWOOFER:Yes ADVANCED:Enter MAIN MENU The SPEAKER SETUP menu is used to conﬁgure the RSX-1057 for use with your specific loudspeakers and to determine the bass management conﬁguration as described in the previous overview. The menu is accessed from the MAIN menu.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver would select 60Hz for the front speakers on this line. This setting ONLY affects redirected bass and does not affect the LFE channel in any way. The OFF setting (available only for the subwoofer) sends a full-range signal to your subwoofer so that you can use its builtin low-pass ﬁlter.
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English 43 Test Tone TEST TONE LEFT:+ 1dB CENTER:- 1dB RIGHT:+ 2dB R SURROUND:+ 5dB R CTR BACK:+ 2dB L CTR BACK:+ 2dB L SURROUND:+ 4dB SUBWOOFER:+ 9dB MAIN MENU This menu uses ﬁltered pink noise test tones to set equal volume levels for all speakers (left front, center, right front, right surround, center back, left surround, and subwoofer) to ensure proper surround sound reproduction.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver Contour Setup 44 Miscellaneous Settings CONTOUR SETUP SPEAKER:Front DEFEAT:On HF CONTOUR:+5 LF CONTOUR: 0 MAIN MENU The CONTOUR SETUP menu allows digital adjustment of the bass and treble response of each group of speakers in the system. For example, if your center channel speaker sounds too bright, you could roll off the extreme high frequencies. SPEAKER (front/center/surround/ center back/all): Select which speaker or group of speakers to adjust.
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English 45 Zone 2 Setup ZONE2 SETUP SOURCE:Off VOLUME SETUP:Variable VOLUME:60 TURN ON VOL:Last MAX VOL:Max 12V TRIGGER:Off MAIN MENU The ZONE 2 SETUP menu provides settings and conﬁguration options related to the operation of Zone 2. This menu is reached by highlighting the ZONE 2 line on the MAIN menu and pressing ENTER. SOURCE: Speciﬁes a source for listening in Zone 2. Options are CD, TUNER, TAPE, VIDEO 1–5, SOURCE, and OFF.
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RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver To memorize USER DEFAULT settings: Many of the current conﬁguration settings can be stored as a USER DEFAULT, which can be activated at any time from this menu screen. To save the current settings as a USER DEFAULT, place the highlight on the SET USER DEFAULT line using the UP/DOWN buttons and use the +/– buttons to change the setting to YES. Press the ENTER button to store the new USER DEFAULT settings.
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Speciﬁcations Audio Continuous Ampliﬁer Power (ﬁve channels driven) 75 watts/ch (20-20k Hz, <0.05% THD, 8 ohms) Continuous Ampliﬁer Power (two channels driven) 100 watts/ch (1kHz, <1.0% THD, 8 ohms, DIN) Total Harmonic Distortion <0.09% Intermodulation Distortion (60 Hz:7 kHz) <0.
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