User manual ROTEL RSX-1560

[. . . ] RSX-1560 Surround Sound Receiver Owner's Manual RSX-1560 English v2. indd 1 Register your product at www. Rotel. com/register 29/9/08 15:13:46 2 RSX-1560 Surround Sound Receiver > 10 cm > 4 in > 10 cm > 4 in > 10 cm > 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 Electronic Equipment (WEEE). The crossed wheelie bin symbol indicates compliance and that the products must be appropriately recycled or processed in accordance with these directives. This symbol means that this unit is double insulated. An earth or ground connection is not required. RSX-1560 English v2. indd 2 29/9/08 15:13:56 English 3 Notice The COMPUTER I/O connection should be handled by authorized persons only. Important Safety Instructions WARNING: There are no user serviceable parts inside. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the unit to moisture or water. [. . . ] 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. For many users, this automatic 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 speakers 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. · One of four DSP modes for DSP concert hall simulation from 2channel music recordings. · Dolby Pro Logic II cinema or music mode matrix decoding of 2channel recordings. · DTS Neo:6 cinema or music mode matrix decoding of 2-channel recordings. Dolby Digital 5. 1 discs Dolby Digital Surround EX discs qTVW Dolby Digital decoding is auto-detected and cannot be overridden. You may, however, select a 2-channel downmix of 5. 1 channel recordings. In a 6. 1 or 7. 1 channel system, you can also choose Dolby Surround EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Cinema (7. 1 channel only), or Rotel XS processing for center back channels. Note: In addition to the options that follow, you can press the 2CH button on the front panel or the remote to toggle between 2channel downmix and multichannel playback. · On a 5. 1 system. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then press the +/­ buttons to change between DD 5. 1 channel or DD 2. 0 channel downmix playback. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then use the +/­ buttons to step through five options: DD 2. 0 channel downmix, DD 5. 1 channel, DD Surround EX center back processing, DD with Pro Logic IIx Music center back processing or DD with Rotel XS center back processing. You should typically select Surround EX or discs that are labeled Dolby Digital Surround EX. For standard 5. 1 channel discs, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music or Rotel XS processing will provide a more diffuse surround effect than the more highly localized Dolby EX decoding and will probably be the better 6. 1 channel options for non-Surround EX discs. Selecting DD 5. 1 forces the center back channel processing off for conventional 5. 1 channel playback. You can also repeatedly press the DOLBY PLIIx Mode button on the front panel until the desired center back channel option is selected. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then use the +/­ buttons to step through six options: DD 2. 0 channel downmix, DD 5. 1 channel, DD Surround EX center back processing, DD with Pro Logic IIx Music center back processing, DD with Pro Logic IIx Cinema back channel processing, or DD with Rotel XS center back processing. You should typically select Surround EX or discs that are labeled Dolby Digital Surround EX. For standard 5. 1 channel discs, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music or Rotel XS processing will provide a more diffused surround effect than the more highly localized Dolby RSX-1560 English v2. indd 33 29/9/08 15:16:04 34 RSX-1560 Surround Sound Receiver EX decoding and may be the better 7. 1 channel options for nonSurround EX discs. Selecting DD 5. 1 forces the center back channel processing off for conventional 5. 1 channel playback. You can also repeatedly press the DOLBY PLIIx Mode button on the front panel until the desired center back channel option is selected. (available only for 7. 1 channel systems). [. . . ] This means that components which have earlier versions of HDMI (such as HDMI 1. 1 or HDMI 1. 2) will perform correctly when connected to the HDMI 1. 3 inputs or outputs of the receiver. If your DVD player is equipped with HDMI 1. 2a, the HDMI connection will permit the transmission of 1080p (high definition) video signals. When using legacy components that require picture rescaling, it is better to use the monitor scaler to handle any picture resizing. You should try to use only one scaler in the system, so keep your DVD player set to 480p or 1080p. [. . . ]