Rotel RSX-1067 manual

Owner’ s manual RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver 12345 67890 M E M O R Y DIRECT BAND TUNING MONO CD TUNER TAPE VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 VIDEO4 VIDEO5 2CH DSP MULTI INPUT MUTE REC ZONE VOLUME LF HF SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER RSX-1067 DTS Neo 6 DOLBY PL /3ST STANDBY[...]

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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-1067 Surround Sound Receiver 1: Controls and Connections 12345 67890 MEMORY DIRECT BAND TUNING MONO CD TUNER TAPE VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 VIDEO4 VIDEO5 2CH DSP MUL TI INPUT MUTE REC ZONE VOLUME LF HF SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER RSX-1067 DTS Neo 6 DOLBY PL /3ST STANDBY OFF ON POWER 2 1 3 2 14 35 IN OUT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL INPUT DIGITAL OUT VIDEO IN TAP[...]

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-1067 Surround Sound Receiver 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 INP[...]

7 English Contents Boxed numbers refer to RSX-1067 illustration. Boxed letters refer to RR-1050 illustration. Important Safety Instructions ................. 3 1: Controls and Connections ............................... 4 2: RR-1050 Remote ........................................... 5 3: On-Screen Menus ........................................... 6[...]

8 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver Selecting Inputs .................................... 18 Input Buttons ........................ 18 Selecting a Source Input from the Front Panel ............................................. 1 9 Selecting a Source from the Remote ............................................. 1 9 Selecting Digital Inputs ..........[...]

9 English 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 [...]

10 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver CONNECTIONS Although the RSX-1067’ s rear panel looks daunting, connecting the unit to your system is straightfor ward. Each of the source compo- nents in the system are connected to the RSX-1067 inputs with a pair of standard RCA cables for analog audio, a video connection (composite, S-Video, or Component Vid[...]

11 English Speaker Outputs The RSX-1067 has seven built-in amplifiers, two for the front (right and left), one for the center channel, and two for the rear surround speakers (right and left) and two for center back speakers (1 & 2). There are seven pairs of binding post connections (one pair for each speaker) which accept bare wire, spade lugs,[...]

12 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver VIDEO 1–3 Component V ideo Inputs Component Video connections split the video into three signals – luminance (Y) and sepa- rate chrominance (P B and P R ) signals, allow- ing deliver y of a reference-quality picture with high definition signals. Component Video con- nections should be used for progressive sca[...]

13 English 12V TRIGGER Connections Many Rotel amplifiers offer the option of turning them on and off using a 12 volt trigger . These three connections provide this 12 volt trigger signal from the RSX-1067. When the RSX-1067 is activated, a 12 volt DC signal is sent to the amplifiers to turn them on. When the RSX-1067 is put in ST ANDBY mode, the tr[...]

14 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver Cable, Satellite, or HDTV T uner TV tuner connections can be made to the VIDEO 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 inputs. In elaborate systems, you may wish to use VIDEO 4 or VIDEO 5 for TV tuners, since these inputs do not have corresponding OUTPUT connections. If you choose VIDEO 1, make sure that you use VIDEO 1 inputs and outp[...]

15 English The connectors are labeled LEFT FRONT , LEFT SURROUND, RIGHT FRONT , RIGHT SUR- ROUND, CENTER, CENTER BACK 1/LEFT , and CENTER BACK 2/RIGHT . Y ou must con- nect each of the five speakers to the proper terminal on the RSX-1067. Route the wires from the RSX-1067 to the speak- ers. Leave enough slack so you can move the components to allow[...]

16 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver OPERA TING THE RSX-1067 Considering its large number of features, set- tings, and options, the RSX-1067 is remark- ably easy to operate. The key to operating the RSX-1067 is its system of On-Screen Displays (OSD) which guide you through various choices. The RSX-1067 can be operated from the front panel or the rem[...]

17 English ST ANDBY Button POWER Button The front panel ST ANDBY button and the re- mote control POWER button activate or de- activate the unit. The rear panel master POWER switch must be in the ON position for the re- mote standby function to operate. ON/OFF Buttons The power ON and OFF buttons on the re- mote provide discrete ON and OFF commands [...]

18 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver TUNING Buttons The TUNING buttons (labeled CH UP/DOWN on the remote control) provide three different tuning functions, depending on the mode of operation: frequency tuning, preset tuning, or selection of an RDS/RBDS program type. MEMOR Y Button The front panel MEMORY button is used with the NUMERIC buttons to sto[...]

19 English All of the source inputs can be customized using the ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y configuration menus to accept either analog signals or digital sig- nals from one of the five assignable digital inputs. When a digital input is assigned, the RSX-1067 checks for the presence of a digi- tal signal at that input. If a digital signal is present when th[...]

20 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver Dolby Digital In 1992, a digital recording system, called Dolby Digital, was first used in the film indus- tr y . Dolby Digital is a recording/playback sys- tem that uses compression techniques to store large amounts of audio data efficiently , much like the JPEG format stores large photographs in small files on [...]

21 English the disc. T o activate the Dolby Digital Surr ound EX features for these discs (or for standard 5.1 channel Dolby Digital discs), you must manu- ally activate Dolby Surround EX processing. Dolby Pro Logic IIx 6.1 and 7.1 Channel Surround The latest technology from Dolby uses advanced matrix decoding for the surround channels in a 6.1 cha[...]

22 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver 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 RSX-1067 what decoding format is required. For example, when Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1 channel surround is detected[...]

23 English XS processing will provide a more diffuse surround effect than the more highly local- ized 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. Y ou can also repeatedly press the DOLBY PLII/ 3[...]

24 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver Digital Stereo discs (PCM, MP3, and HDCD) This group of recordings includes any non-Dolby Digital 2-channel signal from the RSX-1067’ s digital inputs. Y ou can play these recordings in 2-CH Stereo, Dolby 3-Stereo, 5-CH Stereo, 7-CH Stereo modes. Y ou can also use Dolby Pro Logic II matrix surround (5.1 ch syst[...]

25 English Other Settings Speaker Level The levels of all channels should be calibrated using the TEST TONE procedure during the initial setup of the RSX-1067. Y ou can make a temporar y change in the relative volume of the center , surround, center back, or subwoofer channels using buttons on the remote control or the front panel controls. These t[...]

26 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver Cinema EQ The EQ button (remote only) activates or de- activates a special CINEMA EQ setting. This equalization may be desirable for playback of movie source material to compensate for the acoustic differences between a commer- cial cinema and a home theater environment by reducing the high-frequency content. The[...]

27 English NOTE : If the TUNER is not already the selected input, pressing a NUMERIC button on the front- panel activates the TUNER. If using the NU- MERIC buttons on the remote, first manually select the tuner input, if not already active. The NUMERIC buttons can also be used for direct access tuning (see next section). DIRECT Button FRQ DIRECT Bu[...]

28 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver DISP Button There are five display options when the cur- rently tuned station is broadcasting RDS infor- mation and the RDS indicator in the front-panel display is lit. Press the DISP button on the re- mote to step through the five display options: 1. Standard FREQUENCY display . 2. PROGRAM SERVICE name. This is [...]

29 English Controlling Zone 2 from the Main Room Y ou can control Zone 2 from the main room using front panel or remote control buttons to activate or deactivate Zone 2, change input sources, and adjust the volume. Controlling Zone 2 from the main room is accomplished by pressing the ZONE button on the front panel or remote, putting the RSX-1067 in[...]

30 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver Menu Basics Navigation Buttons The following remote control buttons are used to navigate the OSD menu system: S R CM - + UP DWN ENT GUIDE MENU PREV CH OSD SEARCH + SEARCH – MENU/OSD button: Press to display the SYSTEM ST A TUS screen. From the SYSTEM ST A- TUS screen, press the ENTER button to display the MAIN [...]

31 English VIDEO 1–5 or OFF (no video). T ypically , the video source matches the audio from listen- ing source; however a different video input can be selected. For audio only sources (such as a CD player), you would typically specify OFF so that no video is displayed. INPUT LABEL: The eight character labels for the all eight inputs can be custo[...]

32 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver Multi Input Setup INPUT SETUP LISTEN: Multi Input VID INPUT:Video 1 INPUT LABEL:_______ 12V TRIGGER:1 LFE REDIRECT:On MAIN MENU When the MUL TI INPUT source is selected on the INPUT SETUP menu, the available options change to reflect the fact that these inputs are direct analog inputs and bypass the RSX-1067’ s[...]

33 English Configuring Speakers and Audio This section of the setup process covers items concerning audio reproduction such as the number of speakers, bass management includ- ing subwoofer crossovers, establishing equal output levels for all channels, delay settings, and tone contour settings. Understanding Speaker Configuration Home theater system[...]

34 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver (the surround modes will automatically divide all center channel information equally between the two front speakers, creating a phantom center channel). SURROUND SPEAKERS (large/small/ none): Select the LARGE setting (not avail- able with SMALL front speakers) to have the surround speakers play low bass (full-ran[...]

35 English Subwoofer Setup SUBWOOFER SETUP CROSSOVER:100hZ DOLBY DIGITAL: 0dB DOLBY PL II(X): 0dB DTS: 0dB STEREO/MPEG:+ 2dB MUSIC: Off MULTI INPUT:- 2dB MAIN MENU The SUBWOOFER SETUP menu allows selec- tion of the master subwoofer crossover fre- quency and independent adjustment of sub- woofer level for each surround mode. CROSSOVER (40Hz/60Hz/80H[...]

36 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver Calibration with an SPL meter: Calibrating the system with an SPL meter , rather than by ear , provides more precise results and improves the system’ s per formance significantly . Inexpensive SPL meters are widely available and the procedure is quick and easy . Both Dolby and DTS specify a standard cali- brati[...]

37 English Miscellaneous Settings Other Options OTHER OPTIONS RECORD:Source TURN ON VOL:Last MAX VOL:Max VOL SPEED:Slow POWER:Standby LANGUAGE:English VIDEO:NTSC OSD:On PROGRESSIVE:NO MAIN MENU This OTHER OPTIONS menu, accessed from the MAIN menu, provides access to several miscellaneous settings as follows: RECORD: Select which source signal to be[...]

38 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver TURN ON VOL: Specifies a default volume level to be used each time Zone 2 is activated. Y ou can select LAST to have Zone 2 activate with the last previously used volume setting. Or , you specify a volume from MIN (full mute) to MAX, in 1dB increments. Note that this setting cannot exceed the MAX VOL established [...]

39 English MORE INFORMA TION T roubleshooting The unit does not turn on. • Make sure the power cord is plugged into the rear panel and a live AC wall outlet. • Make sure the rear panel POWER switch is in the ON position. No sound from any input. • Make sure that MUTING is off and VOL- UME is turned up. • Make sure that preamp outputs are co[...]

40 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver Specifications Audio Continuous Amplifier Power (seven channels driven) 100 watts/ch (20-20k Hz, <0.05% THD, 8 ohms) Continuous Amplifier Power (two channels driven) 120 watts/ch (1kHz, <1.0% THD, 8 ohms, DIN) T otal Harmonic Distor tion <0.05% Intermodulation Distortion (60 Hz:7 kHz) <0.05% Frequency[...]

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