User manual ROTEL RT-222

[. . . ] Read all the instructions before connecting or operating the component. 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. Do not place the unit on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar surface that could block the ventilation openings. [. . . ] MP3: The RT-222 also features a decoder for the digital MP3 (MPEG1- Audio Layer 3) compression format. MP3 format recordings are available on the Internet and can be played on portable MP3 players or some disc players that can read CD-ROM discs connected to the RT-222's digital inputs. MPEG Multichannel: The RT-222 can decode 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 detection triggered by a "flag" embedded in the digital recording telling the RT-222 what decoding format is required. For example, when Dolby Digital 5. 1 or DTS 5. 1 channel surround is detected, the RT-222 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 Surround EX DVDs have the necessary flag and may require manually activating Surround EX decoding). Likewise, a digital input from an HDCD® encoded compact disc, a standard CD, a DTS 96/24 disc, or MP3 player will be auto-detected and properly decoded to 2CH stereo operation. Dolby Pro Logic IIx or Rotel XS processing can be configured to be automatically active in all 6. 1 or 7. 1 channel systems configured with center back speaker(s) and will ensure proper extended surround decoding of all multichannel digital signals, even those that might not otherwise trigger the proper extended surround mode. In many cases, the RT-222 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. the default for all of your video inputs, the RT-222 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 combination of auto-detection of Dolby Digital and DTS recordings and setting default surround modes for each input during the setup of the RT-222 makes operation of surround modes totally automatic. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then use the +/­ buttons to step through four optons: 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. · To select Cinema or Music options in Pro Logic II or Pro Logic IIx modes. Press the SUR+ button twice while in Pro Logic II or Pro Logic IIx modes. Then, use the +/­ buttons to select the Music or Cinema options. NOTE: When playing any Dolby Digital source, · HDCD (non 96kHz) and PCM 2-channel (non 96kHz) digital signals can be overridden to Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby 3-Stereo, DTS Neo:6, Music 1 ­ 4, 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: 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 5. 1 discs Dolby Digital Surround EX discs 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. 1ch or 7. 1 ch system, you can also choose Dolby Surround EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Cinema (7. 1ch 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 2-channel downmix and multichannel playback. 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. you can select one of three dynamic range control settings. [. . . ] Be certain that you wish to do so before resetting the factory defaults. NOTE: RT-222 Surround Sound Receiver 44 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. To return to the MAIN menu without saving any changes, change all entries on the screen to NO and press the ENTER button. MORE INFORMATION OSD menus are not displayed on TV Monitor. · Go to Setup menus and configure OSD menus to be displayed on the TV monitor. [. . . ]