Rotel RX-1052 Selecting Inputs, Muting the Sound L, Selecting Speakers 9J, Tone Adjustments qGQ

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Muting the Sound L

The volume of the RX-1052 can be turned off or muted. Push the MUTE button on the remote once to turn the sound off. A MUTE ON indi- cation appears in the front panel display. Press the MUTE button again or adjust the volume settings to restore output levels.

Selecting Speakers 9J

The RX-1052 can drive two pair of speakers, designated as Speaker A and Speaker B. The pair of SPEAKER buttons on the front panel (and duplicated on the remote) independently control which speaker outputs, if any, are ac- tive. Press the SPEAKER A button to activate or deactivate the SPEAKER A outputs. Press the SPEAKER B button to activate or deacti- vate the SPEAKER B outputs.

An LED indicator located to the left of each button lights when that speaker output is ac- tivated.

NOTE: For private headphone listening, de- activate both the SPEAKER A and B outputs.

The front-panel display shows the name of the current listening source selection. The la- bels for VIDEO sources can be customized to match your components.

NOTE: When the TUNER input 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.

When the CD button on the remote is pushed, the remote can control basic transport and numeric input functions of Rotel CD players. When the V4 button on the remote is pushed, the remote can be used to control basic transport functions of Rotel DVD players. Control functions for CD and DVD players are only functional until a dif- ferent INPUT button is pressed.

The INPUT buttons can also be used (follow- ing a press of the SEL or ZONE buttons) to select an input source signal to be available at the outputs for recording or for use in any of the remote zones.

Press the SEL button repeatedly until the de- sired zone (Z2, Z3, Z4, MAIN) followed by an input name appears in the front panel display. Then, press one of the eight INPUT buttons within 10 seconds to change the in- put selection for that zone. Alternatively, you can press the CHARACTER +/– buttons on the remote to step through all of the inputs. After 10 seconds with no selection, the INPUT but- tons revert to normal operation, selecting a source for listening.

NOTE: Pressing the ZONE button without first selecting a zone with the SEL button allows control of ZONE 2. You can select an input for ZONE 2 within ten seconds.

Selecting the Same Input for all Outputs erRS

You may wish to have the same input for listen- ing, recording, and all of the remote zones. The RX-1052 makes this configuration (called Party Mode) easy by linking the inputs for recording and remote zones to the input selected for listen- ing. When linked, changing the input selection for listening will automatically change the input

Tone Adjustments qGQ

You can adjust BASS and TREBLE settings from the front panel or the remote.

From the front panel: Turn the BASS or TREBLE controls clockwise to increase the low frequen- cies or high frequencies.

From the remote: Press the ENTER button re- peatedly to select the desired tone adjust- ment. BASS or TREBLE will appear in the front panel display. Then, press the CHARACTER +/– buttons to increase or decrease the se- lected setting.

Selecting Inputs

Selecting Listening Input 7B

To select any of eight source inputs for listen- ing (and watching), press one of the INPUT buttons on the front panel or the remote. On the front panel the buttons are labeled PHO- NO, CD, TUNER, TAPE, VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, and VIDEO 4. On the remote, the buttons are labeled PHO, CD, TUN, TP, V1, V2, V3, and V4.

Selecting an Input for

Recording 7rBR

The RX-1052 allows independent selection of an input source for recording, allowing you to record one source while listening to another. The input signal selected for recording ap- pears at the TAPE OUT and VIDEO 1/VIDEO 2 audio and video outputs.

Press the SEL button. The word REC appears in display. Then, press one of the INPUT buttons within 5 seconds to change the input selection. After 5 seconds with no selection, the INPUT buttons revert to normal operation, selecting a source for listening.

Selecting an Input for the Remote Zones 7rBRQ

The RX-1052 allows independent selection of an input source for each of the three remote zones (ZONES 2–4), allowing you to listen to different sources in each zone. The input sig- nal selected for a zone appears at the audio and video outputs for that zone.

for recording and remote zones.

To activate Party Mode, press and hold one of the remote control Input buttons at main room or press and hold the ZONE but- ton for 3 seconds. The word PARTY appears in the display and the ZONE LED flashes for ten seconds. The record input selection and all remote zone input selections will be dis- played as “SOURCE”, indicating that they are linked to the input selected for listening. While in PARTY mode, a “P” indicator ap- pears in the display.

To cancel Party mode, press and hold the SEL button for at least 3 seconds. Party Mode is cancelled as indicated by the tem- porary display of the words PARTY OFF in the front panel display. The recording input and the inputs for all remote zones revert to their last previous selection, no longer linked to the listening input.

You can also cancel the link for just the record output or for one individual zone by selecting a different input for that output. In this case, the input selection for the unchanged record output or remote zones remained linked to the listening input selection. Any source change cancels the “P” indicator in the display.