Rotel RSP-1098 owner manual Basic Operations

RSP-1098Surround Sound Processor

VOLUME Button

The large rocker button is the master VOLUME control, adjusting the output level of all chan- nels simultaneously.

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+/– Buttons	Basic Operations
This pair of buttons is used to change settings
on a selected line in the OSD menus. Also used	This section covers the basic operating con-
for selecting options in some surround modes.	trols of the RSP-1098 and the remote.

MUTE Button

Push the MUTE button once to turn the sound off. An indication appears in the front panel and on-screen displays. Press the button again to restore previous volume levels.

NOTE: Pressing the volume buttons on the re- mote also cancels the muting function.

DEVICE/INPUT Buttons

The ten buttons at the top of the remote have two functions:

Short press: A short press of any button changes the device that the remote operates, but does not change the RSP-1098’s input selection.

Long press: A longer press changes the re- mote control device and changes the RSP-1098 source input for listening/viewing in the main room.

NOTE: A long press of the EXT button changes the input to the 7.1 channel analog MULTI INPUT. Pressing the AUD button only changes the remote device; there is no input source associated with this button.

REC Button

Press this button before a long press of an DE- VICE/INPUT button to select a source for re- cording. The signal from the selected source appears the TAPE OUT connectors.

ZONE Button

Press this button before a long press of an DE- VICE/INPUT button to select a source for ZONE 2.

UP/DOWN Buttons

This pair of buttons is used to move the cur- sor up or down to select lines in the OSD menus. These buttons are also used in conjunction with the TONE button to make CONTOUR/TONE adjustments.

Speaker Selection Buttons

These three buttons are used to select a speaker or group of speakers for temporary level ad- justments.

EQ Button

This button is used to turn on and off the Cin- ema EQ feature, a high-cut filter useful for older movie soundtracks.

TONE Button

This button is used in setting the Contour ad- justments. It toggles between high frequency (HF) and low frequency (LF) modes. Once a mode is selected, the UP/DOWN buttons are used to make the adjustments.

Surround Mode Buttons

Five buttons on the remote (2CH, PLC, PLM, 5CH, 7CH) allow direct selection of certain surround modes: 2-channel stereo, Pro Logic

IICinema, Pro Logic II Music, 5-channel ste- reo, or 7-channel stereo. The function of these buttons varies depending on the type of re- cording being played. See the Manually Se- lecting Surround Modes section for detailed information.

SUR+ Button

This button is used in conjunction with the +/– buttons for manual selection of surround modes and features. See the Manually Selecting Sur- round Modes section for information.

DYN Button

Used for selecting the dynamic range control setting in Dolby Digital surround mode.

Power and Standby On/Off

The rear panel POWER switch on the RSP-1098 is a master power switch. The button must be pressed IN for the unit to operate. When it is in the OUT position, the unit is fully off and cannot be activated from the front panel or remote control.

The STANDBY button on the front panel, the discrete ON/OFF buttons on the remote, and the POWER button on the remote function as a standby switches, activating or deactivating the unit. In standby mode, minimal power is supplied to the microprocessor. 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 in the main room.

In normal operation, the rear panel POWER switch is always left in the ON position and the RSP-1098 is activated and deactivated using the front panel STANDBY button or the remote ON/OFF buttons or the remote POWER but- ton. The ON/OFF buttons and the POWER button on the remote provide essentially the same function with the ON/OFF buttons pro- viding discrete ON and OFF commands while the POWER button provides a standard toggle on/off function.

When using the Zone 2 capability of the RSP-1098, the standby activation is com- pletely independent for the main room and Zone 2. ON/OFF commands sent from the remote in the main room will not effect Zone

2.Pressing the ON/OFF buttons on a remote located in Zone 2 will only effect that zone and not the main room. When the unit is ac- tivated in ZONE 2, the ZONE 2 LED on the front panel is lit.

There are three available power mode options, which may be useful in configuring the RSP-1098 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.