Polk Audio instruction manual RMDS-1 Features

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RMDS-1 FEATURES

You want to enjoy a home theater system, not have it take over your home. The RMDS-1 features 5 compact satellite speakers that easily integrate into any room. They’re easy to hide but look great when visible. You can even hang them on the wall with the supplied wall mount brackets. (Center brackets not supplied.)

The RMDS-1 is a fully integrated and performance optimized system.

That means all the parts were designed together for a single purpose:

to bring you the highest performance satellite/subwoofer system in the world.

Got a big room to fill? Not to worry. The RMDS-1 has a high power 6 channel power amplifier built right into the subwoofer enclosure. This is an honest-to-goodness, beefy high-end power amp with all the features that send audiophiles into rapture: high current, discrete circuits, dynamic headroom... But forget the jargon, this system plays loud and clean without strain even in large rooms.

The RMDS-1 also includes one of the world’s most sophisticated digital surround sound processors, which hooks up to the power amplifiers with a single convenient cable.

Plug’n’Play – the preamp/processor is pre-configured for the speakers to bring you high performance right out of the box, without the need for complicated set-up procedures.

The perfectly matched front, rear, and center speakers ensure seamless blending and lifelike surround sound effects. You’ll feel like you are part of the action rather than a distant observer.

Home theater is a group experience. The RMDS-1 speakers were designed to deliver broad, even dispersion of full-response sound throughout the room. Everyone hears clean, clear dialog music and sound effects.

Some CDs have too much bass, some have too little. The same is

true for movies. Most people like to adjust bass volume from CD to CD, movie to movie. We put the subwoofer volume control on the remote to make it easy for you to get the right amount of bass without leaving your chair.

Half of the world is looking for the meaning of life. The other half is looking for better bass. (This is as good as humor gets in the audio business.) If you are part of the latter group, we’ve got the subwoofer for you. The RMDS-1 subwoofer uses our patented Power Port bass venting system to deliver deep, powerful bass with low distortion. Your friends will be green with envy.

Most folks like more bass on movies than music. With the RMDS-1, once you have set subwoofer level for each surround mode, the system remembers and returns to that setting. We call this feature subwoofer/source memory. If you are watching a DVD and you select a bass level of -7, then switch to a CD in stereo and change the bass setting to -10, the system will return to a bass setting of -7 when you go back to the surround mode. We love this feature. We think you will too.

Simple, intuitive operation. Everyone in the house, from kids to grandparents, can enjoy ultra high-performance home theater entertainment without reading this dopey manual.

You have lots of potential entertainment sources. The RMDS-1 has enough analog and digital audio inputs to hook up any source – DVD, Laserdisc, VCR, DSS, Tape, CD, Camcorder, and Cable TV.

The RMDS-1 has three digital inputs, including an RF input, for laserdisc players with an AC-3 RF output, plus two other digital inputs for a DVD player and the latest Dolby Digital capable satellite TV (DSS) receivers.

The RMDS-1 comes with audiophile-grade cables with gold plated connectors for hooking up all the parts of the RMDS-1 system.

Is picture quality as important to you as the quality of sound? You’re going to appreciate that the RMDS-1 offers S Video inputs and outputs in addition to standard composite video. S video cables provide better picture detail than conventional video cables.

Would you like music in another room? No problem. The RMDS-1 has independent Multi-Room stereo pre-amp outputs that allow you to hear one source in a remote room while a different source is playing in the main room. (Requires optional external stereo integrated amplifier and speakers for the second zone.)

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Contents RMDS-1 Table of contents Simply Complete Home Theater RM Digital Solution NEC National Electrical Code RMDS-1 Features Carton Contents Basic SetupGetting Started Quick Start Guide see illustrations on pages 8Rear Panel Guided Tour Rmds Basic System Hook UPSpeaker Hook UP Connecting Radio Antennas Connection PrecautionsConnecting a DVD Player Hooking UP the SystemConnecting an Digital DSS Connecting a Stereo DSSConnecting a VCR Connecting a CD PlayerConnecting Your TV to the RMDS-1 Preamp/Processor Connecting a Laserdisc PlayerConnecting the Preamp/Processor to the Subwoofer Composite and S-video connections. If you useConnecting to AC Outlets Connecting the SpeakersFront L&R Speakers Center SpeakerCenter Channel Speaker Speaker PlacementFront Satellites Surround SpeakersCenter Channel Wall Or Ceiling Mounting Wall Mounting The SatellitesPREAMP/PROCESSOR Front Panel Guided Tour What Those Teeny Little Lights Mean Remote Control Range Remote Control OperationLoading Remote Control Batteries Remote Control Guided Tour Setting Channel Balance Setting Channel DelaySetting Dolby Digital Delay SET-UP and CalibrationSetting Dolby Pro Logic Delay Listening to the radio HOW to USE Your RM Digital Solution SystemPlaying a DVD or other audio/video source Presetting Radio StationPlaying a CD or other stereo audio source Playing a LaserdiscOn the display Listening to Material is These sources About Surround SoundOperating from the front panel Using Multi Room FeatureOperating from the remote control If this happens TroubleshootingPolk Audio Limited Warranty Rmds Overall Hook UPRight Left Cabinet Dimensions DimensionsDynamic Power Output Distortion 0.05% Power RequirementPage RM6608-1