Rotel RSX-1057 manual

Owner’ s manual RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver   II               ?[...]

2CH P L II x MODE DTS Neo 6 DS P MULT I INPUT MU T E RE C ZONE CD TUNER TAP E1 SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER RSX-1057 STANDBY VIDEO1 V IDEO2 V IDEO3 VIDEO5 VIDEO4 6 7 8 9 0 DIRECT MEMORY MONO 1 2 3 4 5 TUNING VOLUME BAND > 10 cm > 4 in > 10 cm > 4 in > 10 cm > 4 in > 10 cm > 4 in Rote l pro duc t s are de si gne d to com pl y wi t[...]

Not ice T he C OM P UT E R I/O c on n e c t io n s ho ul d be h an d le d by au th o ri ze d pe r so n onl y . FCC Information Th is equipme nt has been teste d and found to compl y w ith the lim its for a Class B digi tal device, pur suan t to Pa rt 15 of the F CC Rul es. Th ese limi ts a re de sign ed to provid e rea son able prote c- tion a gain[...]

4 RS X - 1 05 7 Surr ound Soun d R eceiver 1 : Controls and Connections               II  ?[...]

5 Englis h 2 : RR- 1 0 60 R emote 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +10 0 X C M S R ENT FRQ DIRECT MENU GUIDE TUNE PRESET FM MONO BAND CTR SUB SUR SEARCH - SEARCH+ OSD ON OFF SMT MUTE CH VOL POWER SMART MEM AUD CD TUN T APE EXT V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 DEVICE / INPUT RR-1060 LIGHT DVD RESUME REPEAT SLOW GOTO A - B INPUT 1 INPUT 2 RECORD TV/VCR INPUT 3 ASPECT DISP OUTPUT POP[...]

6 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver 3 : Connecting the Speak ers              [...]

7 Englis h              ?[...]

8 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver 5: TV Analog Connections               [...]

9 Englis h 8: Cable , Sat ellite, or HDTV Analog Connections               ?[...]

10 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver 9: V CR An alog Con nections 1 0 : CD Player /CDR Recorder Connections             [...]

11 Englis h 1 1 : Au dio R ecorder C onnections                ?[...]

12 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver       ?[...]

13 Englis h Conten t s Boxed numbe rs ref er to R SX- 1057 illus trat ion. Boxed let ter s refer to R R- 1060 ill ust rati on. FCC Inf orma tion .................................................. 3 Cau tio n ...............................................................3 Im por tant Sa fety I nstru ctio ns .................. 3 1 : Co ntrol s and C[...]

14 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver TUN E But ton PR E SE T Bu t ton P-TUN But to n ..............................................25 SC A N Bu tto n ...............................................2 5 RD S/ RBD S But ton s .....................................2 5 Basic O pe rati ons ................................... 25 Power a nd Stan dby[...]

15 Englis h About Ro tel A fam ily whose passionat e interest in mus ic led them to manufa cture high fidelit y com - ponents of uncompromi sing qualit y f ounded Rotel 40 years ago. Through the ye ars that passion has remained undim inis hed and the family go al o f providing exceptional value f or a u di o p hi l e s a n d mu si c lo ve r s re g[...]

16 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver Unpacking Remove the unit carefully from its packing. Fin d t h e re m o t e c o n t ro l a n d ot h e r ac c e s - so ri e s. S a ve t h e b ox a s i t wi ll p ro t e ct th e RSX- 1 057 if you move or nee d to ret ur n it for main ten ance. Placement Place the RSX- 1 057 on a solid, level surf ace away [...]

17 Englis h VIDEO 1 –5 A udio In puts Fiv e pair of RCA inputs, lab eled VI DEO I N 1 – 5 , pro vide connections for left/ right ana - log audi o sig nals f rom five additional source compone nts. These inputs ha ve correspond - ing vide o inputs and are used for VCRs , sat - ellite T V tuners, D VD players , etc. H owever , they may also be u[...]

18 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver Ou tp ut C on v er s io n: Th e RS X- 1 05 7 co n v er ts Co mp os it e and S -V ideo s ig na ls to Com po nen t Video signals for output to an NTSC or P A L T V monitor . S -Vi deo signals cannot be con - vert ed to Composite out puts and vice versa. No oth er video format s can b e co nverted to HDM I [...]

19 Englis h HDMI connectio ns: • T he RSX -1 057 u s es t he H DM I Ver . 1 . 1 standard. TV monitors w ith HDMI inputs should be compatible wi th this version . • The vi deo sig nal sent to the TV thr ough the HDMI conne ction will not b e displayed properl y u nles s all HDMI components in the system, including th e T V mon itor , are compati[...]

20 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver T o use the remote turn on feat ure, conne ct one of the R SX- 1 05 7’ s 1 2 V TRIG OUT jack s to the 1 2 volt trigger input of a Rotel amplifier , using a c able with mono 3 .5 mm mini- plu gs on bot h ends. The + 1 2 V DC signal appe ars at the “tip ” connect or . REM IN Jacks T wo 3 .5 m m mini[...]

21 Englis h High Definitio n TV s : With a high- definition cable or satellite tuner and an HDTV monitor , you should use Com - ponent Vide o and/ or H DMI vide o connec - tions from the t uner . If the tuner has a DVI - D output, thi s can us ually be connec ted to the HDM I inpu t on the RSX- 1 057 using a DVI - HDMI adapte r . Connect a set of[...]

22 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver Whe n usi ng the HDMI outp ut , the RS X- 1 05 7’ s menu s cre ens and signa ls from no n - H DM I compone nts cannot b e di splaye d on the T V monitor . Therefore , it is usually advisabl e to make co nnections using Component Video cables in addition to HDM I connections. The RSX- 1 057 HDMI connect[...]

23 Englis h AM Antenna See F igure 1 2 The RSX- 1 057 includes a p lastic lo op ant en - na to receive A M radio signals. Remov e this antenna from the box and loc ate it near the RS X- 1 057 . It can b e tac ked to a wall, using the mou nti ng tab pro vid ed. Altern ativ ely , yo u can fold the ce nter po rtion of the ante nna to form a tabl etop [...]

24 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver Many o f t he RR - 1 060 functions duplicate the fr ont pan el cont r ols . Fo r that rea son , we co ver the control s on the remote under appropr iate topics thr oughout this manual. Lette r s in gray boxes next to the name of a func tion refers to the labeled illustration of the r emote at the fr ont [...]

25 Englis h Surround Mode Buttons Fiv e buttons on t he remote (2CH , P LC , PLM, 5CH, 7CH ) a n d f ou r b u t t on s o n t h e f ro nt panel (2CH, DO LB Y PLI Ix Mo de, D TS /Neo 6 , DSP) allow direct selection of c er tain sur - round modes. The function of these but tons varies depe nding on the t ype of recording being pla yed. See the M anual[...]

26 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver V olume Adjus tments T he li st en in g vo lu m e of th e R SX - 1 05 7 ca n be ad - justed from the front panel or the remote. Front Panel : Rotate the front pane l VOL - UME knob clockwise to incr ease the volum e, counterclo ckwise to decrease. Re m ot e : Pre s s th e VO L U P b u t t o n t o in - cr[...]

27 Englis h Ove r view o f Surr ound Form at s To g e t t h e b e s t p e r f o r m a n c e f r o m y o u r RSX- 1 057 , it hel ps to u nderst and the many surround sound for mats available t oday , to know w hich de coding proces s to use for a parti cul ar rec ord ing , an d how to select it . Th is section provides basic background infor ma - ti[...]

28 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver DTS N eo : 6 Th e R SX -1 0 57 f e a t u r e s a se co n d t y p e o f D TS surr ound sound dec oding: DTS Neo:6. This de coding system is s imilar t o Dolby Pro Logic II and is designed for p layb ack of any 2- c ha nne l s t ere o r ec o rdin g, eit h er ma tr ix - en co d e d o r n ot. T he N eo :6 de[...]

29 Englis h Other Digital Formats Sev eral other dig ital format s are not sur rou nd sound fo rmats a t all, but rather systems for digi tal 2 - channe l r ec ordings . PCM 2-channel : This is an uncompresse d 2 - channel digi tal signal such as that used for standard CD recordings and some DVD re - cordings , particularl y of older films. HD C D[...]

30 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver • Dolby 3- channel stereo (left/ righ t/ center) of 2 - channel r ec ordings . • 5 - ch an n el o r 7 - ch an n el s t er e o f ro m 2 - channel recording s. • One of four MUSIC mode s for DSP con - cert hal l si mu lati on fr om 2 - cha nnel recor d - ings. • Dolby Pro Logic I I cinema or music [...]

31 Englis h DTS 5. 1 di scs DTS 96 / 24 discs DTS-ES 6. 1 dis cs D TS deco ding is auto - dete cted and cannot be overridden. Y ou may , however , sel ect a 2 c hannel downmix of 5 . 1 channel rec ord- ings o r add Rotel XS center b ack proc essing for 5 . 1 channel discs. NOTE : In ad dition to t he options t hat follow , you can press the 2CH but[...]

32 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver Analog Stereo This t yp e of recording inclu des an y conven- tional stereo signal from the RS X- 1 05 7’ s ana - log i nputs, including analog audi o from CD players, FM tuners, V CRs, tape de cks, etc. Analog st ereo inputs require a choice about ho w the s ig na l i s ro ute d th ro ug h th e R SX -[...]

33 Englis h ing fidelit y . Th e actu al amount of comp res- sion relies on instructions emb edde d in t he Dolby Digital recording and varies to best suit the specific program c ontent. Ther e are three dynam ic ran ge set tin gs avai l - able for Dolby Digital recordi ngs: • M A X : full dynamic range. • MID : s light ly redu ce d d yna mic[...]

34 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver I n th e n or m a l F RE Q U E N C Y t un i n g m od e , press a TUNING but ton ( CH UP /DOW N on the rem ote ) a nd rele ase t o manual ly jump to the next station f requenc y , regardless of whether or not a station is broadcasting on tha t fre que nc y . For auto f requ en cy s earc h tuning , p ress [...]

35 Englis h SCAN But ton This button ac tivates a preset scanning fea - ture. When you press the but t on, the t uner begins sc anning through all me morized sta - tion preset s, playing e ach f or 5 seconds be - fore moving to the n ext. T o stop t he station scanning when the de sired station preset is reached, press the butt on again . NOTE : If[...]

36 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver Zone 2 Ope ration The RSX- 1 057 provides Zone 2 multi - room capabilit y , allowing you to enjoy music and o p e ra t e th e s ys t e m f ro m a s e c o n d ro o m. Fr om the remot e location, you c an s elec t a so u rce c om p on e nt ( ind e pe n d en t f ro m t h e source pla ying in the main room) [...]

37 Englis h SE TUP Th e RSX- 1 057 fe a tu res t wo t yp e s of inf o r- mation di spla ys to help operate the system. The first consi sts of si mple status di splays that appe ar on the T V screen and/ o r front panel display whe never primar y set tings ( V olume, In put , etc .) are chan ged . The se statu s di splay s are self - expl anator y [...]

38 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver Configur ing Inputs A key ste p in set ting up t he RSX- 1 057 is to configure each source input using the INPUT SETUP screen s. Con figur ing the in puts allo ws you to se t d efaults f or a numb er of s et tings inc lu din g t he t y p e of inp ut co nne c t or , t he desired sur round mo de, custom[...]

39 Englis h GROUP DEL A Y: Also known as “ lip -syn c” delay , this set ting dela ys the audio signal for an input by the spe cified amount t o ma tch the vide o input. T his f ea ture can be use ful when the video signal is dela yed more t han the audio signal as sometimes hap pens with upconver ted digi tal T V proce ssors or when tr ying to[...]

40 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver DTS N eo : 6 DTS Neo:6 MODE:Cinema INPUT SETUP MENU When D TS Neo:6 i s selec ted as the def ault surround mode o n the I NPUT SE TUP menu , there ar e additi onal option set tings a nd pa- rameters ava ilable to optimize t he surr ound de co din g fo r va riou s t y p es of re co rding s, mu s ic o r m [...]

41 Englis h Speaker Setup SPEAKER SETUP FRONT:Large CENTER:Large SURROUND:Large CENTER BACK:Large1 SUBWOOFER:Yes ADVANCED:Enter MAIN MENU The SPEA KER SET UP me nu is use d to con - figure the RSX- 1 057 for use with your spe cif - ic lou dspeakers and to determine t he b ass management configuration as describe d in the previo us overview . The [...]

42 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver would se lect 60Hz for the front speakers o n this line . This set ting ONL Y af fect s redirected bass and does not af fec t the LFE channel in any way . The OFF set ting (a vailable only for the subwoofer) sends a f ull - range signal to your subwoofer so that you can use its bu ilt - in low- p ass fi[...]

43 Englis h 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 u ses filte red pink no ise test tones to se t equa l volume l evels fo r all spe akers (l ef t front , center , right front, ri ght surround , center back, left surrou nd, an[...]

44 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver Contour Setup CONTOUR SETUP SPEAKER:Front DEFEAT:On HF CONTOUR:+5 LF CONTOUR: 0 MAIN MENU The CONTOUR SETU P menu allows digital adjustment of t he b ass and treble response of e ac h gr ou p o f sp e a ker s i n t h e s ys t e m. For example , if your ce nter channe l spe aker sounds to o bright, you co[...]

45 Englis h 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 Z ON E 2 SETU P menu provides set tings and configuration options r elat ed to the op - eration of Zone 2 . This menu i s reache d by highl ighting the ZONE 2 line o n the M AIN menu and pressing ENTER. SOU RC [...]

46 RS X - 1 05 7 S urroun d Soun d R eceiver T o memorize USE R DEFA UL T set tings : Man y of the curr ent co nfig ur ati on se ttin gs can be stored as a USER D EF AUL T , w hich can be activated at any time from this menu screen. T o sa ve t he c urrent s et tings as a USER DE - F AUL T , plac e the highli ght on the SET USER DEF AUL T line us [...]

47 Englis h Specifi cations Audio Cont inuous Ampli fie r Po wer (fi ve ch annels drive n) 7 5 watts/ch ( 20 -20k Hz, < 0. 05% THD , 8 ohms) Cont inuous Ampli fie r Po wer (t wo channels drive n) 1 00 wat ts/ ch (1 kHz, < 1 .0 % THD , 8 ohms, DIN ) T ot al Harmo nic Distor ti on < 0. 09% Int ermo dula tio n Distor tio n (60 Hz:7 kHz) &[...]

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