Rotel RSP-1066 owner manual About Rotel, Getting Started, Key Features, Unpacking, Placement

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 Rotel employees.

The engineers work as a close team, listen- ing to, and fine tuning each new product until it reaches their exacting musical standards. They are free to choose components from around the world in order to make that prod- uct the best they can. You are likely to find capacitors from the United Kingdom and Germany, semi conductors from Japan or the United States, while toroidal power transformers are manufactured in Rotel’s own factory.

Rotel’s reputation for excellence has been earned through hundreds of good reviews and awards from the most respected reviewers in the industry, who listen to music every day. Their comments keep the company true to its goal - the pursuit of equipment that is musi- cal, reliable and affordable.

All of us at Rotel, thank you for buying this product and hope it will bring you many years of enjoyment.

Getting Started

Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RSP-1066 Surround Sound Processor. The RSP-1066 is full-featured audio/video control center for analog and digital source components. It fea- tures digital processing for a wide range of formats including Dolby Surround®, Dolby Digital®, DTS® and HDCD® source material.

“DTS”, “DTS-ES Extended Surround”, “DTS ES® Matrix 6.1”, “DTS ES® Discrete 6.1” and “DTS Neo:6®” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, “Dolby Digital”, “Surround EX”and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

, HDCD®, High Definition Compatible Digital ® and Pacific Microsonics™ are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Pacific Microsonics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. HDCD system manufactured under license from Pacific Microsonics, Inc. This product is covered by one or more of the following: In the USA: 5,479,168, 5,638,074, 5,640,161, 5,808,574, 5,838,274, 5,854,600, 5,864,311, 5,872,531, and in Australia: 669114. Other patents pending.

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Key Features

•Rotel’s Balanced Design Concept combines advanced circuit board layout, comprehen- sive parts evaluation, and extensive listening tests for superior sound and long term re- liability.

•Dolby® Pro Logic II® decoding with im- proved separation and frequency response for Dolby Surround® matrix encoded re- cordings. Can be optimized for Music or Cinema sources plus an emulation mode for the original Dolby Pro Logic decoding.

•Automatic decoding for Dolby Digital® recordings.

•Automatic decoding for DTS® 5.1 chan- nel, DTS-ES®Matrix 6.1 channel, and DTS-ES®Discrete 6.1 channel digital record- ings.

•Rotel XS (eXtended Surround) automatically ensures proper decoding and optimum performance from any multichannel digi- tal signal on 6.1 and 7.1 channel systems. Always active in any system with center back speaker(s), Rotel XS even works with signals that would not otherwise activate the proper decoding (such as non-flagged DTS-ES and Dolby Surround EX discs) or for which there is no extended surround decoder (such as DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, and even Dolby Pro Logic II decoded Dolby Digital 2.0 recordings).

•DTS® Neo:6® Surround modes for deriv- ing surround channels for 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel systems from 2-channel stereo or matrix surround recordings. Can be opti- mized for Music or Cinema sources.

•Automatic HDCD® decoding for signals from High Definition Compatible Digital® com- pact discs.

•Automatic decoding of digital signals from MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) players.

•Surround modes for playback of surround sound material on 2 channel and 3 chan- nel systems for total compatibility.

•Zone 2 output with independent input se- lection and volume adjustments for multi- zone custom installations along with IR- repeater capability for operation from the remote zone.

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•MULTI Input for outboard adaptor and fu- ture upgradeabilty

•User friendly ON-SCREEN DISPLAY with programmable labels for video components. Choice of English or German languages.

•Universal learning remote control to oper- ate the RSP-1066 and nine other compo- nents.

•Upgradeable microprocessor software to accommodate future upgrades.

Unpacking

Remove the unit carefully from its packing. Find the remote control and other accessories. Save the box as it will protect the RSP-1066 if you move or need to return it for maintenance.

Placement

Place the RSP-1066 on a solid, level surface away from sunlight, heat, moisture, or vibra- tion. Make sure that the shelf can support the weight of the unit.

Place the RSP-1066 close to the other com- ponents in your system and, if possible, on its own shelf. This will make initial hookup, and subsequent system changes easier.

The RSP-1066 can generate heat during nor- mal operation. Do not block ventilation open- ings. Allow a minimum of 10 cm (4 inches) of unobstructed space around the unit. If in- stalled in a cabinet, make sure that there is adequate ventilation.

Don’t stack other components or objects on top of the RSP-1066. Don’t let any liquid fall into the unit.

RR-969 Remote Control

The RSP-1066 includes a full-function learning remote control that can operate the RSP-1066 plus nine other audio/video components.

A separate manual, included with the remote, gives detailed instructions on programming and using the RR-969 to replace all of the remote controls in your system. The RR-969 manual covers many extra features (such as custom labeling of remote buttons that appear in its LCD display) and we recommend that you review the manual to maximize the benefits from the RR-969. To avoid duplication, we pro- vide only basic information about using the RR-969 to operate the RSP-1066 in this manual.