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    RDV-1080 DVD Audio/Video Player DISPLAY OFF STANDBY DVD AUDIO TITLE GROUP TRACK INDEX CHAP. STEP LPCM B.S.P . BONUS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL DTS MLP V.OFF PROGRESSIVE RANDOM RROGRAM REPEAT REMAIN ALL 1A-B EACH VCDVD LCR LFE LS S RS DVD AUDIO/VIDEO PLAYER RDV-1080 OPN/CLS STOP PAUSE PLAY TRACK DIGITAL DIRECT PROGRESSIVE 44.1kHz/ 48kHz 88.2kHz/ 96kHz 175.4[...]

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    2 RDV-1080 Surround Sound Receiver[...]

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    3 English 1: Controls and Connections RIGHT REAR FRONT COAXIAL OPTICAL LEFT ANALOG OUT DIGITAL OUT CENTER COMPOSITE COMPOSITE S-VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SUB WOOFER A VIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE–NE P AS OUVRIR WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD – DO NOT OPEN DISPLAY OFF[...]

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    5 4: Connections 2 COMPOSITE 13 2 S-VIDEO 13 ANALOG AUDIO INPUT DIGITAL INPUT VIDEO INPUT Y C R C B COMPONENT VIDEO RLRL SUB WOOFER CENTER REAR FRONT RIGHT REAR FRONT COAXIAL OPTICAL LEFT ANALOG OUT DIGITAL OUT CENTER COMPOSITE COMPOSITE S-VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SUB WOOFER EXT REM OUT IN COAXIAL OPTICAL YC B C R PAL NTSC DVD PLAYER MODEL NO. RDV[...]

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    6 6: Parental Lock Countr y Codes AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa AT Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium BF Burkina Faso BG B[...]

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    7 LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldova, Republic of MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands ML Mali MM Myanmar MN Mongolia MO Macau MP Northern Mariana Islands MQ Martinique MR Mauritania MS Montserrat MT Malta MU Mauritius MV Maldives MW Malawi [...]

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    8 AA Afar AB Abkhazian AF Afrikaans AM Ameharic AR Arabic AS Assamese AY Aymara AZ Azerbaijani BA Bashkir BE Byelorussian BG Bulgarian BH Bihari BI Bislama BN Bengali, Bangla BO Tibetan BR Breton CA Catalan CO Corsican CS Czech CY Welsh DA Danish DZ Bhutani EL Greek EO Esperanto ET Estonian EU Basque FA Persian FI Finnish FJ Fiji FO Faroese FY Fris[...]

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    9 Contents 1: Controls and Connections ............................... 3 2: RR-DV3 Remote Control ................................. 4 3: TV Codes ........................................................ 4 4: Connections ................................................... 5 5: Digital Output Formats .................................. 5 6: Parental L[...]

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    10 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 of their budget, is shared by all [...]

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    11 RDV -1080 DVD Audio/Video Player The RDV -1080 cannot play these disc formats: DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW , CD-ROM, PHOTO CD, CD-R, or CD-R W . The unit can only play the audio content on CD-EXTRA, CD-G, and CD-TEXT discs. When a disc is inserted in the RDV -1080, an Opening Screen appears on the TV indicat- ing the type of disc. The disc t[...]

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    12 tions. When only one identifier appears, that control is available only on the front-panel or the remote, but not both. The DVD functions available on the remote are detailed in the sections of this manual describing operation of the RDV-1080. Setting the TV code T o use the RR-DV93 with your TV , you need to program the command set for your TV [...]

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    13 On-Screen Icons During operation of the RDV-1080, you may see icons displayed over the picture: Invalid operation: Displayed when a button press is not a valid operation accepted by the unit for the disc you are playing. DVD Video multi-angle: Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded from mul- tiple angles. DVD V ideo multi-language: Dis- [...]

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    14 English AC Power Input It is best to plug the RDV-1080 directly into a 2-pin polarized wall outlet. A void the use of extension cords. Y our RDV -1080 will automatically configure itself for the proper AC line voltage ranging from 110 volts to 240 volts at 50/60Hz. No setting is required to match the unit to your local voltage. Plug the supplied[...]

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    15 NOTE : The stored location is erased when the disc drawer is opened. Pausing Play/Still Frame P AUSE/STROBE Buttons Press the P AUSE button to temporarily sus- pend play . T o resume playing the disc from the current location, press the PLA Y button. Still-Frame: When playing a video disc, a still-frame picture remains on the TV screen with no s[...]

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    16 Zoom In/Out ZOOM Button When playing a video disc, the RDV-1080 can zoom in to enlarge a section of the picture up to 1024 times its original size or zoom out to reduce a picture to 1/8 of its original size. The zoom feature is available for full-motion video during playback or for still-frame pic- tures while the unit is paused. T o zoom in or [...]

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    17 Selecting Subtitles SUBTITLE Button Some DVD Video, DVD Audio, and V ideo CD/ SVCD discs can display subtitles in various lan- guages during playback. Subtitled recordings are indicated by a icon at the beginning of the scene. There are two ways to select the subtitle display . From the normal screen: • Press the SUBTITLE button on the remote.[...]

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    18 ered is the use of NUMERIC buttons to specify selections along with advanced features like random, program, and repeat play functions. Please review the About Discs section of this manual to learn how various types of discs are divided into T itles, Chapters, and T racks . Finding selections on various disc formats may require slightly different[...]

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    19 Find a Scene from a DVD Digest DIGEST Button With a video disc inserted, the RDV -1080 can display thumbnail images of the opening scenes from each T itle or Chapter on a DVD Video disc or each T rack on a V ideo CD/SVCD disc. Y ou can then play the desired scene by se- lecting its thumbnail image. NOTE : The digest feature is available on DVD V[...]

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    20 Play the Bonus Group on a DVD Audio Disc Some DVD Audio discs contain a Bonus Group of tracks available only to users with a key number password. When a disc with such a Bonus Group is loaded, the word BONUS appears in the front-panel display . The Bonus Group is always assigned to the last group on the disc, i.e. if there are five groups, the B[...]

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    21 • Use the CURSOR buttons to move the over the PROGRAM field. • Use the NUMERIC buttons to enter T racks in the desired order . Each number appears in the display of 24 available “slots”. For DVD Audio discs, you must enter the Group number , followed by the T rack . For example, to enter T rack 14 of Group 2: Press: 2 ➪ +10 ➪ 4 For A[...]

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    22 T o change the time display: • While playback is stopped, press the ON- SCREEN button to show the CONTROL screen. The screen may appear slightly different for different types of discs. • Use the CURSOR buttons to move the over the TIME SELECT field. The current time display and mode are shown. • Press ENTER to change the time display mode.[...]

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    23 TV Monitor T ype There are two types of TVs: standard 4:3 aspect ratio and new wide-screen16:9 aspect ratio monitors. The RDV-1080 must know which type of TV you are using. W ith the standard aspect ratio TV , you also need to tell the RDV -1080 how to adjust wide-screen video images to fit. Use this preference item to configure the video output[...]

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    24 DOWN MIX Mode The RDV-1080 can provide fully decoded 5.1 channel surround signals at the analog audio outputs. T o take full advantage of this decoded signal, the preamp or amplifier receiving it should be equipped with 5.1 channel analog audio inputs. If not, the RDV-1080 can “downmix” the full surround sound signal to a signal the preamp o[...]

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    25 T o configure the SPEAKER setting: • On the SPK. SETTING screen, the top field will be automatically highlighted. • Press the CURSOR buttons to choose the desired setting. 2 CHANNEL: Use this setting when con- necting to a 2-channel stereo system or a TV set with only two speakers. 5 CHANNEL: Use this setting when con- necting to a 5.1 chann[...]

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    26 T est T one T o assist in the SPEAKER LEVEL setting proce- dure, you can turn on a pink-noise test tone signal. This signal makes it easier to hear the relative volumes of the speakers or it can be used with an SPL meter for more accurate setup. T o tur n on the test tone feature, first make sure that you are in the SPEAKER LEVEL mode. • On th[...]

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    27 English T r oubleshooting If you are experiencing difficulties, consult the following list for possible solutions: No Power: make sure the unit is plugged in properly . Remote does not work: check the bat- ter y installation, install new batteries, aim remote at unit. TV/VIDEO-CANCEL, CURSOR, or NU- MERIC buttons do not work: TV -DVD switch must[...]

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    28 The Rotel Co. Ltd. 10-10 Shinsen-Cho Shibuya-Ku T okyo 150-0045 Japan Phone: +81 3-5458-5325 Fax: +81 3-5458-5310 Rotel of America 54 Concord Street Nor th Reading, MA 01864-2699 USA Phone: +1 978-664-3820 Fax: +1 978-664-4109 Rotel Europe Meadow Road W orthing, W est Sussex BN11 2RX England Phone: +44 (0)1903 524 813 Fax: +44 (0)1903 524 831 Ro[...]