Rotel RSDX-02 owner manual Quick Setup, Video Output Mode Vout, Front Speaker Balance BAL

When a Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack with matrix encoding is detected, Dolby Pro Logic II Movie decoding is automatically activated.

When a 2-channel Dolby Digital or DTS source is detected, Stereo mode is automatically ac- tivated.

Use the CONTROL buttons to turn auto surround on or off:

•ON: enables auto surround.

•OFF: disables auto surround.

For most convenient operation of the system, leave this setting in the default ON setting. You can still temporarily choose a different surround mode for an input by pressing the SURROUND ON/OFF button.

NOTE: The Auto Surround feature does not have an effect on analog input signals or when the DGTL DD or DGTL DTS are manually se- lected as a fixed surround mode for the DVD player.

Quick Setup

Selecting this item starts the quick setup pro- cedure. See the previous Quick Setup topic in this manual for details.

Video Output Mode (VOUT)

The video output of the RSDX--02 can be con- nected to the TV monitor with composite video, an S-VIDEO, or component video connections.

Use the CONTROL buttons to specify the type of video connection used in your system:

•VIDEO: Select when using composite video connections to the TV.

•S: Select when using S-Video connections to the TV.

•COMPNT: Select when using component video connections to the TV.

31

Sound Adjustments

The Sound Adjustments provide several set- tings for obtaining the best sound from your system.

Setup Procedure

The Sound Adjustments procedure uses the front panel control buttons and the front panel dis- play. In addition, all of the adjustments can also be made directly from the remote con- trol except the front speaker balance adjust- ment.

To begin Sound Adjustments:

1.Press the ADJUST button on the front panel. The first adjustment item appears in the front panel display.

2.Use the CONTROL buttons on the front panel to step through the available settings in the Sound Adjustments procedure, Each press of a CONTROL button advances up or down to the next available item as shown in the front panel display:

BAL: Front speaker balance

BASS: Increase or decrease bass

TREBLE: Increase or decrease treble

SUBWFR: Subwoofer level

CENTER: Center speaker level

SURR L: Left surround speaker level

SURR R: Right surround speaker level

EFFECT: Adjust intensity of DSP effects

AUDIO POS: Reduce subwoofer level for stereo surround modes

3.Use the CONTROL buttons on the front panel to adjust the item currently shown in the front panel display.

The following topics describe the settings for each item.

Front Speaker Balance (BAL)

The BAL item allows you to adjust the left/right balance of the front speakers. Use the CON-

TROL buttons to shift the sound to the left or right:

•CENTER: The standard setting with the sound balanced equally between the two front speakers.

English

•L (–):Settings indicated by an L followed by a negative number indicate that the volume of the left speaker is reduced and the sound shifted towards the right.

•R (–):Settings indicated by an R followed by a negative number indicate that the volume of the right speaker is reduced and the sound shifted towards the left.

The adjustment range is from –1 to –21.

NOTE: This setting is memorized independently for each source input and becomes a perma- nent setting until it is changed.

Tone Adjustments

(BASS and TREBLE)

These two items allow you to adjust the bass and treble response of the system. Select the BASS item to increase or decrease the low frequency output. Select the TREBLE item to increase or decrease the high frequency out-

put. Use the CONTROL buttons to adjust each item:

•0: The standard setting with no increase or decrease.

•(–):Negative numbers indicate a decrease in bass or treble.

•(+): Positive numbers indicate an increase in bass or treble.

The adjustment range is from –10 to +10.

From the remote control:

•Press the BASS + or BASS – command on page 6 of the remote to increase or de- crease bass.

•Press the TREBLE + or TREBLE – command on page 6 of the remote to increase or decrease treble.

NOTE: Tone adjustments are memorized inde- pendently for each source input.