Rotel RDV-1092 owner manual Audio Setup Menu

RDV-1092DVD Audio/Video Player

Auto Format

Most TV monitors are designed to display ei- ther NTSC or PAL video signals. With these TVs, simply set the output format with the back panel NTSC/PAL switch.

With multi-format TV monitors that can display both NTSC or PAL video formats, you can have the RDV-1092 match the output format to the format of the disc being played. Use the Auto Format item to override the setting of the back panel switch:

•OFF: The video output format matches the setting of the NTSC/PAL switch on the back panel (default).

•ON: The setting of the back panel switch is ignored and the output format is deter- mined by the disc being played. The for- mat of the last played disc is displayed in the setting.

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discs, but can be used if the audio is not matched to the video. To adjust:

•Press the ENT button to begin. The Status Bar shows “A/V Delay”.

•Press the CURSOR buttons to adjust from –63 to +64. The default setting is 0 (no lip synch adjustment).

Aspect Ratio

There are two types of TVs: 4:3 aspect ratio and wide-screen 16:9 aspect ratio monitors. Use this preference item to configure the video output to match the aspect ratio of your TV.

With a 4:3 aspect ratio TV, you also need to tell the RDV-1092 how to adjust wide- screen video images to fit, either displaying the wide screen image in a letter box or as a pan/scan image.

• 16:9 Widescreen

Wide-screen video images are zoomed (pan/scan) to fill the screen vertically with portions of the image cut off the left and right sides.

CCIR Clipping

A European standard establishes maximum signal levels for digital video processing. Most DVD discs adhere to these standards. The RDV-1092 provides an option to apply a “clipping filter” to limit the digital video levels when required for a non-standard DVD.

•OFF: No clipping filter. This default set- ting should work with DVDs that adhere to the standards.

•ON: Activates an optional clipping filter for use with non-standard DVDs with digital video levels exceeding CCIR standards.

Black Level

This setting determines the black level for NTSC format video. In the United States, the video standard has been “7.5 IRE”, meaning that a video signal above 0 volts is displayed as pure black. This setting will appear somewhat “lighter” in dark areas of the picture. In Japan, the video standard has been “0.0 IRE” meaning that a 0 volt video signal is displayed as pure black. This set- ting is sometimes called “blacker than black” and will appear somewhat darker in darker areas of the picture.

This item allows you to choose either 7.5 IRE or 0.0 IRE output from the RDV-1092. In general, you should set the black level at

7.5IRE in the United States so that your DVD output matches that of cable tuners and other sources so the TV picture remains consistent from source to source.

•7.5 IRE: For use with NTSC TV monitors in the United States (default).

•0.0 IRE: For use with NTSC monitors in Japan and other markets.

NOTE: The IRE setting only applies to NTSC output and has no effect with PAL output.

Lip Sync

This setting delays the audio signal by the specified amount to match the video signal. This feature is very seldom needed with DVD

Select this option for a wide-screen 16:9 aspect ratio TV (default). All aspect-ratio matching and zoom modes are handled by the TV.

•4:3 Letterbox

Select this option for a 4:3 aspect ratio TV. 4:3 aspect ratio programs fill the screen. Wide-screen video images are displayed full-width with black letterbox masks inserted top and bottom.

•4:3 Pan/Scan

Select this option for a 4:3 aspect ratio TV. 4:3 aspect ratio programs fill the screen.

Audio Setup Menu

MENU

DVD playback	digital audio output
system setup	compression

video setup

audio setup

speaker setup

parental control

high def. setup

exit menu

The Audio Setup menu provides two settings: the format of digital audio output and a compression mode optimizing Dolby Digital playback for quiet listening.

Digital Audio Output

There are two options for the digital audio output of the RDV-1092. The first option is Multichannel digital output that sends a mul- tichannel (Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, etc.) signal to the surround processor for decoding. The other option is Stereo Output that sends a downmixed two-channel digital signal.

•Multichannel: This setting allows a full multichannel digital signal from the RDV-1092 (default). Use this setting with a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound processor. Note that you can still select 2-channel audio from the DVD’s menus.

•Stereo: This setting forces the RDV-1092 to downmix audio to 2-channel stereo for output at the digital audio outputs. Use this setting when connecting directly to the TV monitor or to a 2-channel audio system.