User manual ROTEL RDP-980

[. . . ] If the unit is exposed to moisture, or a foreign object gets into the enclosure, immediately disconnect the power cord from the wall. Take the unit to a qualified service person for inspection and necessary repairs. Heed all warnings and safety information in these instructions and on the product itself. You must allow a minimum 10 cm or 4 inches of unobstructed clearance around the unit. [. . . ] Additionally, you can configure a 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. RDP-980 English v2. indd 32 29/9/08 15:16:04 English 33 default surround 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 surround setting makes operation of the receiver 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 receiver 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. · Dolby Digital Surround EX decoding of Dolby Digital 5. 1 channel recordings or Dolby Digital Surround EX discs that do not trigger automatic decoding. Note: DTS, DTS-ES Matrix 6. 1, DTS-ES Discrete 6. 1, DTS 96/24, DTS-ES 96/24 and Dolby Digital signals are auto-detected and cannot be overridden. However, you can choose to use Dolby Digital Surround EX decoding for any Dolby Digital 5. 1 source material. You can also downmix Dolby Digital 5. 1 or DTS 5. 1 recordings for 2-channel playback. · PCM 2-channel (non 96kHz) digital signals can be overridden to Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby 3-Stereo, DTS Neo:6, DSP 1­4, 5CH Stereo, 7CH Stereo, and Stereo. · Dolby Digital 2-channel Stereo can be overridden to Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby 3-Stereo, and Stereo. The following topics describe in detail the manual surround mode options available for each type of recording: Note: A digital signal coming into the receiver 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 receiver. For example, 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. Manually Selecting Surround Modes As described in the previous section, the combination of auto-detection of Dolby Digital and DTS recordings and setting default surround modes for each input during the setup of the receiver makes operation of surround modes totally automatic. You can also repeatedly press the DTS Neo:6 button on the front panel until the desired option is selected. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then use the +/­ buttons to step through three optional modes: DTS 2. 0 channel downmix, DTS 5. 1, or DTS-ES 6. 1ch/7. 1ch playback. On the front panel, press the DTS Neo:6 button while playing a DTS source to step through the same options. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then use the +/­ buttons to step through the optional modes: DTS 2. 0 channel downmix, DTS 96, or DTS 96 with Rotel XS center back processing. You can also repeatedly press the front panel DTS Neo:6 button until the desired option is selected. Note: When playing any Dolby Digital source, you can select one of three dynamic range control settings. See the Dynamic Range topic in the Other Settings section of this manual. Dolby Digital 2. 0 discs qTVW Dolby Digital decoding is auto-detected and cannot be overridden. You may, however, select 2-channel playback, 5. 1 channel playback with Pro Logic II matrix surround, 6. 1/7. 1 channel playback with Pro Logic IIx matrix surround, or Dolby 3-Stereo playback. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then use the +/­ buttons to step through four options: DD 2. 0 channel, DD with Pro Logic II Cinema matrix surround, DD with Pro Logic II Music matrix surround, or Dolby Digital 3 channel stereo. You can also repeatedly press the 2CH button on the front panel or the remote to select the same options. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then use the +/­ buttons to step through four options: DD 2. 0 channel, DD with Pro Logic IIx Cinema matrix surround, DD with Pro Logic IIx Music matrix surround, or Dolby Digital 3 channel stereo. You can also repeatedly press the 2CH button on the front panel or the remote to select the same options. [. . . ] · Make sure the sensor is not receiving strong IR light (sunlight, halogen lighting, etc. ) · Unplug the unit from the AC outlet, wait 30 seconds, and plug it back in to reset. No video from Zones 2, 3 or 4 · Check ZONE SETUP configuration and zone video input setting as assigned and make sure that a Composite source is connected. Also with Blu-ray, but depending on the monitor being used to view the picture, you may also be able to enjoy new video enhancements such as Deep Color or XY video (also called Broad Color Space). Using the HDMI 1. 3 connection, this receiver can pass these signals through from the Blu-ray player to a compatible monitor. These new audio formats and video features are not available from standard DVD discs or players, even when an HDMI connection is used. [. . . ]