Rotel RSDX-02 Speaker Levels, DSP Effect Level Effect P5-F, Using the Choice Menus, Test Tone

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Speaker Levels

(SUBWFR, CENTER, SURR L,

SURR R) P5-C P5-D P5-E

These two items allow you to adjust the out- put levels of the subwoofer, center channel speaker, left surround speaker, and right sur-

round speaker. Use the CONTROL but- tons to increase or decrease the output level for the selected type of speaker:

•0: The standard setting with no increase or decrease relative to the front speakers.

•(+): Positive numbers indicate an increase in output level.

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

The adjustment range is from –10 to +10. In a perfectly adjusted system, all of the speak- ers should be matched as closely as possible in volume output.

NOTE: Center and Surround speaker settings can only be made while a multichannel sur- round mode is active.

From the remote control:

•Press the SUB + or SUB – command on page 5 of the remote to increase or decrease the output level of the subwoofer.

•Press the CENTER + or CENTER – command on page 5 of the remote to increase or decrease the output level of the center channel speaker.

•Press the SURR R + or SURR R – command on page 5 of the remote to increase or decrease the output level of the right sur- round speaker.

•Press the SURR L + or SURR L – command on page 5 of the remote to increase or decrease the output level of the left surround speaker.

Test Tone

To make adjustments more accurate, the RSDX-02 has a built-in pink noise test tone. Play- ing this calibrated test tone through each speaker while making the adjustments to match the speaker levels as closely as possible. Al- ternatively, you can use an SPL meter, held in one place at the listening position to measure the output of each speaker while playing the test tones.

To turn on the test tone, press the TEST button on Page 5 of the remote. Press the button again to turn off the test tone.

NOTE: Speaker level and test tone adjustments are also available from the Choice Menu sys- tem. These level settings are memorized in- dependently for each source input.

DSP Effect LEVEL (EFFECT) P5-F

This adjustment changes the intensity of the reverberation effects when using one of the DSP surround modes for 2-channel input sig-

nals. Use the CONTROL buttons to in- crease or decrease the intensity of the effect:

The range of settings is from 1 to 5 with 1 being the least intense effect and 5 being the high- est intensity. 3 is the standard setting.

NOTE: This setting can only be made while one of the DSP surround modes is active. This setting is memorized independently for each source input.

Subwoofer Audio Position (AUDIO POS) P2-HP1-D

Once the subwoofer level is set for multichannel movie soundtracks, some listeners feel that the subwoofer is too loud for stereo music sources. Generally, this is an indication that the sub- woofer level is set too high in the first place. However, the RSDX-02 provides a feature, called Audio Position, that will automatically reduce the subwoofer level whenever the sur- round mode is set to 2-ch stereo. Use the CON-

TROL buttons to increase or decrease the Audio Position setting:

The range of settings is from 0dB to –6dB. A setting of 0 is the normal setting, with the sub- woofer at the same level for all surround modes. A setting of –6 reduces the level of subwoofer by 6dB in stereo surround mode.

NOTE: This setting can only be made while one of the DSP surround modes is active.

CHOICE MENU SYSTEM

The Choice Menu system provides a number of additional setup and configuration options. The choice menus are available at any time except when the AM/FM source is selected. Most of the adjustments in the Choice Menus are memorized independently for each source input.

There are five Choice Menus:

1.LANGUAGE: default options for menus, DVD subtitles, etc.

2.PICTURE: video options

3.AUDIO: audio options

4.SPK. SETTING: speaker configuration options

5.OTHERS: miscellaneous settings

Using the Choice Menus

P1-E P1-D

The following procedure can only be done from the remote control.

1.Select the source input you wish to adjust.

2.Press the CHOICE button on Page 1 of the remote. The LANGUAGE Choice Menu appears on the TV.

3.Press the CURSOR buttons in the remote control to select the desired Choice menu. Each button press changes to the next menu. In this example, the PICTURE menu is displayed.