Rotel RDV-1045 owner manual Contents, About Rotel

Contents
Important Safety Instructions	2
Figure 1: RR-DV99 Remote Control	3
Figure 2: Front Panel Controls	4
Figure 3: Display Window	4
About Rotel	5
About This Manual	5
Figure 4: Rear Panel Connections	6
About the RDV-1045	6
Precautions	6
Placement	6
Audio/Video Connections	6
Component Input TV Connection	7
Composite Input TV Connection	7
S-Video Input TV Connection	7
Connecting to Audio Equipment with a Digital Input	8
Connecting to an Audio Amplifier or Receiver	8
Connecting the Power Cord	9
AC Input 0	9
RR-DV99 Remote Control	9
Installing the Batteries	9
Precautions for the safe use of batteries	9
Using the Remote Control	9
Remote Control Numeric Buttons	9
External Remote In r	9
Playable Discs	10
Notes on Discs	10
Invalid Operation Icon	10
Unplayable Discs	10
Notes About Disc Copying	10
About Copyright Laws	10
About the Copy Guard System	10
Disc Care and Handling	11
DVD Video Disc Region Codes	11
Initial Setup	11
Turning On the RDV-1045	11
Turn On Messages	11
Setting the Output Signal Type	11
Selecting Preferences	11
Changing the Display Window Brightness	11
Playing a DVD or CD	12
On-Screen Menu	12
Selecting a Track/Chapter with the Numeric Buttons 12
Playing Other Discs	12
On Screen Icons	12
Display Window	12
DVD VIDEO/DVD AUDIO/DVD VR	12
VCD/SVCD	12
CD	13
MP3/WMA/ASF/MPEG1/MPEG2 disc	13
JPEG disc	13
Changing the Display Window Information	13

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		About Rotel
Other Disc Play Controls	13	A family whose passionate interest in music led
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		of uncompromising quality founded Rotel over
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		45 years ago. Through the years that passion
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		has remained undiminished and the family goal
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		of providing exceptional value for audiophiles
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		and music lovers regardless of their budget, is
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		shared by all Rotel employees.
Advancing Frame by Frame	14
Resuming Playback	14	The engineers work as a close team, listening
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		to, and fine tuning each new product until it
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		reaches their exacting musical standards. They
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		are free to choose components from around the
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		world in order to make that product the best
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		they can. You are likely to find capacitors from
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		the United Kingdom and Germany, semi con-
Other Control Features	16
		ductors from Japan or the United States, while
Selecting the Subtitle Language	16	toroidal power transformers are manufactured
Selecting the Audio Language	16	in Rotel’s own factory.
Selecting the Viewing Angle	16
Magnifying the Picture (Zoom)	17	Rotel’s reputation for excellence has been
Adjusting the Picture Quality (VFP)	17	earned through hundreds of good reviews and
Browsable Still Pictures (BSP)	17	awards from the most respected reviewers in
VSS - Simulated Surround Sound	17	the industry, who listen to music every day.
Menu and Status Bar	18	Their comments keep the company true to its
Menu Bar Functions	18	goal - the pursuit of equipment that is musical,
Time Search	18	reliable and affordable.
Preference Setup	19	All of us at Rotel, thank you for buying this
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		product and hope it will bring you many hours
Picture Menu	19	of enjoyment.
Audio Menu	19
Others Menu	19	About This Manual
Caring for the RDV-1045	20
Cabinet and Disc Tray Cleaning	20
Condensation	20	Throughout this manual the controls and com-
Locking the Disc Tray	20	ponents of the RDV-1045 are identified with
Disc Structure	20	numbers and letters in dark gray circles. Num-
		bers in circles such as oidentify items on the
DVD VIDEO/DVD VR	20
		RR-DV99 remote control. (To help you remember
DVD AUDIO	20
		this think of “round equals remote”.)
VCD/SVCD/CD	20
MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF/MPEG1/MPEG2 Discs	20	Numbers in squares such as 9identify items
Additional Disc Information	20
Troubleshooting	22	on the front and rear panel of the unit.
Power source	22	Letters in circles such as Aidentify items in the
Operation	22
		front panel display window.
Images	22
Other	22	In the operation section of the manual some
If Problems Persist	22
		function descriptions apply only to certain
Language Codes	23
		kinds of discs. The types of discs to which the
Digital Audio Output Table	23	information applies are indicated with symbols
Specifications	24	such as	.
Video Characteristics	24
Audio output	24
Audio Characteristics	24
General Characteristics	24