Rotel RSX-1550 owner manual Basic Operations, Selecting Inputs

28 RSX-1550 Surround Sound Receiver

Basic Operations

This section covers the basic operating controls of the receiver and the remote.

Power and Standby On/Off 1nNO

The rear panel POWER switch is a master power switch. The button must be in the ON position for the unit to operate. When it is in the OFF position, the unit is fully off and cannot be activated from the front panel or remote control.

In normal operation, the rear panel POWER switch is always left in the ON position. The receiver is activated and deactivated using the front- panel STANDBY button, the remote control POWER button, or the remote ON/OFF buttons. When activated, the unit is fully functional and the front-panel display illuminated. When deactivated, the unit goes into a standby mode, with minimal power applied to the microprocessor.

Note: When the unit has AC power applied and the rear panel POWER switch is on, the front-panel STANDBY LED lights, regardless of whether the unit is in standby mode or activated.

The front-panel STANDBY button and the remote control POWER button function as toggle switches. Press either button to activate the unit. Press either button again to put the unit in standby mode.

The ON/OFF buttons on the remote serve the same function, but provide discrete ON (active) or OFF (standby) commands.

Note: When using the Zone room capability of the receiver, the standby activation is completely independent for the main room and the zones. ON/OFF commands sent from the remote in the main room will not affect Zones 2–4. Pressing the ON/OFF buttons on a remote located in Zone 2, 3 or 4 will only affect that zone and not the main room. When the unit is activated in one of the zones, that zone’s icon is lit in the front-panel FL display.

There are four available power mode options, which may be useful in configuring the receiver for special system configurations. See the Other Options menu in the Setup section of this manual for additional details on changing the default standby behavior.

‘Resume’ retains the last power configuration when the main power is switched OFF and then switched ON again. For example, if the receiver is in operation and the main power is switched OFF, when the main power is switched ON, the unit will be in operation mode again.

When you adjust the volume, the setting is shown on the SDTV monitor and/or the front-panel display. The current volume setting is also shown on the SYSTEM STATUS OSD screen.

Note: The VOLUME controls can be used to change the volume in Zone 2, 3 or 4. Press the front-panel or remote control ZONE button and adjust the volume. After 10 seconds, the VOLUME control reverts to normal operation.

Muting the Sound wR

The volume of the receiver can be turned off or muted. Push the MUTE button on the front panel or the remote once to turn the sound off. A MUTE indication appears in the OSD and the front-panel displays. Press the MUTE button again or adjust the volume settings to restore output levels.

Selecting Inputs

Input Buttons 6qA

You can select any of nine source inputs for listening and/or watching: CD, TUNER, TAPE, VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, VIDEO 4, VIDEO 5, or MULTI INPUT (EXT on remote).

The front-panel display and the ON-SCREEN DISPLAY show the name of the current listening source selection. The labels for VIDEO sources can be customized to match your components.

Note: When the TUNER input source button is pressed, the frequency of the currently tuned station is displayed. Pressing the button again toggles the display to show the word TUNER instead of the frequency display.

All of the source inputs can be customized using the ON-SCREEN DISPLAY configuration menus to accept either analog signals or digital signals from one of the seven assignable digital inputs, or HDMI Audio. When a digital input is assigned, the unit checks for the presence of

a digital signal at that input. If a digital signal is present when the source is selected, it is automatically activated and the proper surround mode enabled. If no digital signal is present, the analog inputs for that source are selected. This auto-sensing is the preferred configuration for digital source inputs such as DVD players. When an ANALOG input is assigned, the unit will not access a digital signal, even though one may be available at the digital input.

By default, the source input buttons are factory configured to select the following inputs:

All OFF command: A long press of the OFF button (more than 3 seconds), from any room, sets the receiver to standby.

Volume Adjustments -Q

The listening volume of the receiver can be adjusted from the front panel or the remote.

Front Panel: Rotate the front-panel VOLUME knob clockwise to increase the volume, counterclockwise to decrease.

Remote: Press the VOL UP button to increase the volume; press the VOL DOWN button to decrease.

CD:	Digital Coaxial 2
Tuner:	Analog (built-in)
Tape:	Digital Coaxial 3
Video 1:	HDMI Audio (HDMI 1)
Video 2:	HDMI Audio (HDMI 2)
Video 3:	Digital Optical 1
Video 4:	Digital Optical 2
Video 5:	Digital Coaxial 1

Each source input should be configured using the ON-SCREEN DISPLAY menu system to use the desired input type (analog or digital auto- sensing). See the INPUT MENU section for configuration instructions.

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