Rotel RSX-1056 manual

Owner’ s manual RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver 2CH DOLBY PLII/3ST DTS Neo 6 DSP MULTI INPUT MUTE REC ZONE CD TUNER TAPE1 SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER RSX-1056 STANDBY VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 VIDEO5 VIDEO4 6 7 8 9 0 DIRECT MEMORY MONO 12 345 TUNING VOLUME BAND[...]

> 10 cm > 4 in > 10 cm > 4 in > 10 cm > 4 in > 10 cm > 4 in 2CH DOLBY PLII/3ST DTS Neo 6 DSP MULTI INPUT MUTE REC ZONE CD TUNER TAPE1 SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER RSX-1056 STANDBY VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 VIDEO5 VIDEO4 6 7 8 9 0 DIRECT MEMORY MONO 1234 5 TUNING VOLUME BAND[...]

Notice The COMPUTER I/O connection should be handled by authorized person only . 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 inter ference in a residential installation[...]

4 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver 1: Controls and Connections SPEAKERS FRONT/CB/ZONE RIGHT/2 LEFT/1 ANTENNA OFF ON POWER SURROUND CENTER RIGHT LEFT 2CH DOLBY PLII/3ST DTS Neo 6 DSP MUL TI INPUT MUTE REC ZONE CD TUNER TAPE1 SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER RSX-1056 STANDBY VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 VIDEO5 VIDEO4 6 7 8 9 0 DIRECT MEMORY MONO 12 34 5 TUNING VOLUME[...]

5 English 2: RR-1050 Remote POWER LEARN EDIT / CLONE LANG PAGE 1/2 CLEAR RESET PRELOAD SCAN PTY P-TUN TP DISP TAPE2 PHONO TONE D-SLT EQ DYN REC ZONE SUR+ 2CH PL C PL M 5CH 7CH S R CM - + UP DWN ENT POWER MACRO AUD CD TUN DEVICE / INPUT TAPE EXT V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 TA 123 4 56 7 89 +10 0 X M MUTE DISC 2 DISC 1 CD DVD DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 PROG RANDOM REPE[...]

6 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver 3: Connecting the Speakers SUBWOOFER INPUT Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762, and other world-wide patents issued and pending. "DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems,[...]

7 English 4: Connecting the TV 5: Connecting Cable, Satellite, or HDTV S-VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO INPUTS YP B P R COMPOSITE VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUTS RIGHT LEFT Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762, and other world-wide patents issued and pending. "DTS" and "[...]

8 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver 6: Connecting a VCR 7: Connecting a CD Player/CDR Recorder S-VIDEO VIDEO COMPOSITE LINE OUT REC IN LINE OUT REC IN AUDIO RIGHT LEFT REC IN RIGHT LEFT LINE OUT Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762, and other world-wide patents issued and[...]

9 English 8: Connecting an Audio Recorder 9: Connecting a DVD Player Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762, and other world-wide patents issued and pending. "DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Cop[...]

10 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver 11: Connecting AM and FM antennae Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762, and other world-wide patents issued and pending. "DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Co[...]

11 English DOLBY PRO LOGIC II(X) MODE:Music OPTIONAL PARAMETERS PANORAMA:Off DIMENSION:3 CENTER WIDTH:0 INPUT SETUP MENU DTS Neo:6 MODE:Cinema INPUT SETUP MENU SYSTEM STATUS LISTEN:Tuner VID INPUT:Video 1 RECORD:Source MODE:Dolby Digital INPUT:Coaxial 2 VOLUME:65 ZONE 2:Off SPEAKERS: FL CNT SUB FR SL CB1 CB2 SR MAIN MENU INPUT SPEAKER DELAY TEST TO[...]

12 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver Contents Boxed numbers refer to RSX-1056 illustration. Boxed letters refer to RR-1050 illustration. Important Safety Instructions ................. 3 1: Controls and Connections ............................... 4 2: RR-1050 Remote ........................................... 5 3: Connecting the Speakers ...........[...]

13 English TUNE Button PRESET Button P-TUN Button ............................................ 2 3 SCAN Button ............................................. 2 3 RDS/RBDS Buttons .................................... 23 Basic Operations .................................. 23 Power and Standby On/Off ... 23 Volume Adjustments ..........................[...]

14 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver About Rotel A family whose passionate interest in music led them to manufacture high fidelity compo- nents 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 o[...]

15 English Placement Place the RSX-1056 on a solid, level surface away from sunlight, heat, moisture, or vibra- tion. Make sure that the shelf can support the weight of the unit. Place the RSX-1056 close to the other com- ponents in your system and, if possible, on its own shelf. This will make initial hookup, and subsequent system changes easier .[...]

16 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver VIDEO 1–5 Audio Inputs Five pair of RCA inputs, labeled VIDEO IN 1 – 5, provide connections for left/right analog audio signals from five additional source com- ponents. These inputs have corresponding video inputs and are used for VCRs, satellite TV tuners, DVD players, etc. However , they may also be used f[...]

17 English VIDEO 1–5 Composite Video Inputs Five inputs accepts standard composite video signals from source components using stan- dard 75 ohm RCA video cables. VIDEO 1–3 Composite Video Outputs Three RCA jacks, labeled COMPOSITE OUT 1–3, provide connections for sending compos- ite video signals for recording on a VCR or other recording devi[...]

18 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver NOTE : When using digital connections, you should also make the analog audio input con- nections described previously . The analog connection is necessary to record to an ana- log recorder in some circumstances or for ZONE 2 operation Digital Outputs The RSX-1056 has two digital outputs (one coaxial and one optic[...]

19 English Making Connections CD Player See Figure 7 Connect the left and right analog outputs from the CD player to the AUDIO IN jacks labeled CD (left and right). Optional: Connect the digital output of the CD player to any of the Optical or Coax digital inputs on the RSX-1056. Use the INPUT SETUP screen to assign that digital input to the CD sou[...]

20 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver The MUL TI inputs are analog bypass inputs, passing signals directly through to the V olume Control and preamp outputs, bypassing all of the digital processing. The RSX-1056 provides an optional bass redirect feature that dupli- cates the seven main channels and passes them through an analog 100 Hz low pass filte[...]

21 English are two CENTER jacks, use either jack for a single center channel or both if you have two center channels. In six or seven channel sys- tems, you will make one or two additional connections for center back speaker(s). These jacks are labeled CB1 and CB2. Use CB1 for a single center back channel. Make sure that you have each output connec[...]

22 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver Many of the RR-1050 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-10[...]

23 English Surround Mode Buttons Five buttons on the remote (2CH, PLC, PLM, 5CH, 7CH) and four buttons on the front panel (2CH, DOLBY PLII/3ST , 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[...]

24 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver V olume Adjustments The listening volume of the RSX-1056 can be adjusted from the front panel or the remote. Front Panel: Rotate the front panel VOLUME knob clockwise to increase the volume, coun- terclockwise to decrease. Remote: Press the VOL UP button to increase the volume; press the VOL DOWN button to decrea[...]

25 English Over view of Surround Formats T o get the best perfor mance from your RSX-1056, 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 informa- tion about surround sound formats. The follow- ing[...]

26 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver DTS Neo:6 The RSX-1056 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 matrix-encoded or not. The Neo:6 decoder can be used with any conventional 2-channel source such a s[...]

27 English HDCD ® : This system uses higher bit rates and a variety of enhancements to improve the sonic performance compar ed to standard audio CDs. These discs, labeled HDCD, can be played on standard CD players. However , when the digital signal is decoded using an HDCD decoder like that in the RSX-1056, they will provide exceptional musical re[...]

28 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver NOTE : DTS, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, DTS-ES Dis- crete 6.1, DTS 96/24, Dolby Digital, MP3, MPEG Multichannel, HDCD (96kHz), and PCM 2-channel (96kHz) digital signals are auto-detected and cannot be overridden. However , you can choose to use Dolby Digi- tal Surround EX decoding for any Dolby Digi- tal 5.1 source materi[...]

29 English • On a 6.1/7.1 system with a DTS- ES disc. Press the SUR+ button on the re- mote, 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. • On a 6.1/7.1[...]

30 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver NOTE : In addition to the options that follow , you can select Pro Logic II Cinema, Pro Logic II Music, Pro Logic IIx Cinema, Pro Logic IIx Music, 5-channel stereo, or 7-channel stereo by pressing one of the surround mode but- tons on the remote (PLC, PLM, 5CH, 7CH). • T o select Stereo or Analog bypass mode fo[...]

31 English Contour/T one Settings The contour controls (available on the remote control) can be used to make a temporary change the high or low frequency content at the frequency extremes. Adjustments to the contour settings are temporar y; they remain in effect only until a different source input is selected or the unit is turned off. Permanent se[...]

32 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver NOTE : Several indicators in the front-panel dis- play assist tuning. A large display shows the tuned frequency . A TUNED indicator lights when a sufficiently strong signal is received. A ST indicator lights when a stereo FM signal is received. MEMOR Y Button The MEMORY button is used with the NUMERIC buttons to [...]

33 English RDS and RBDS T uning The Rotel RSX-1056 is equipped with RDS (Ra- dio Data Systems) reception capabilities for Europe and RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data Ser vice) capabilities for the United States. These broadcast systems provide additional function- ality to FM radio reception by transmitting en- coded information along with the radio sig-[...]

34 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver Zone 2 Operation The RSX-1056 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 play- ing in the main room), adjust the volume level in the remote zone, and operate[...]

35 English SETUP The RSX-1056 features two types of informa- tion 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 primar y settings (V olume, Input, etc.) are changed. These status displays are self- explanator y . A more comprehensive ON-SCREEN DISPL[...]

36 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver Main Menu MAIN MENU INPUT SPEAKER DELAY TEST TONE SUB SETUP ZONE 2 OTHER DEFAULT CONTOUR EXIT The MAIN MENU provides access to OSD screens for various configuration options. MAIN MENU is reached by pressing the ENTER button from the SYSTEM ST A TUS menu described above or from most other menus. T o go to the desi[...]

37 English T wo of the default surround mode settings available on this menu offer additional choices. Dolby Pro Logic II decoding offers a choice of CINEMA or MUSIC settings. DTS Neo:6 decoding offers a choice of CINEMA or MUSIC settings. When either Dolby Pro Logic II or DTS Neo:6 is selected with this menu item, the current setting choice will a[...]

38 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver no center width spreading and all of the center channel information is sent to the center speaker . The maximum setting of 7 shifts all of the center channel signal to the left and right speakers, essentially muting the center speaker and maximizing the soundfield width. Other settings provide incremental steps b[...]

39 English LARGE and SMALL configurations is that the bass response may not be as consis- tent from channel to channel as it might be with the all SMALL configuration. NOTE : As an alternative configuration with a satellite/subwoofer package as the front speakers, follow the speaker manufacturer ’s instructions, connecting the high-level inputs o[...]

40 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver cess the ADV ANCED SPEAKER SETUP menu, the current master crossover point will be shown on this line. Change the value of this line only if you want the current speaker to have a dif- ferent crossover point. For example, if your master crossover is set to 80Hz, but you want your front speakers to crossover to the[...]

41 English T est T one 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, cen- ter back, left surround, and subwoofer) t[...]

42 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver Contour Setup 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 fre[...]

43 English Change settings on the OTHER OPTIONS menu by highlighting the desired line using the UP/ DOWN buttons and using the +/– buttons to step through the available settings. T o return to the MAIN menu, press the ENTER button. Press the MENU/OSD button on the remote to cancel the display and return to normal operation. Zone 2 Setup ZONE2 SET[...]

44 RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver T o memorize USER DEF AUL T settings: Many of the current configuration settings can be stored as a USER DEF AUL T , which can be activated at any time from this menu screen. T o save the current settings as a USER DEF AUL T , place the highlight on the SET USER DEF AUL T line using the UP/DOWN buttons and use th[...]

45 English 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) T otal Harmonic Distor tion <0.09% Intermodulation Distortion (60 Hz:7 kHz) <0.05% Frequency Response 10 Hz – 120 kHz[...]

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