Rotel RSP-1066 DSP Button, Speaker Level Adjustment Selection Buttons, UP/DOWN Buttons, English

DSP Button

This button activates digital synthesis of six ambience modes (MUSIC 1, MUSIC 2, MU- SIC 3, MUSIC 4, 5CH Stereo, and 7CH Ste- reo).

•The four MUSIC settings use digital delay and reverberation effects to simulate pro- gressively larger acoustic environments. Typically used to add ambience and a sense of space when listening to music sources or other sources that lack surround sound encoding.

•5CH Stereo derives surround channels from stereo source material on a 5 channel sys- tem (FRONT LEFT/RIGHT, CENTER, and

SURROUND LEFT/RIGHT).

•7CH Stereo derives surround channels from stereo source material on a 7 channel sys- tem (FRONT LEFT/RIGHT, CENTER, SUR- ROUND LEFT/RIGHT, and CENTER BACK 1/2).

Press the button to activate the DSP mode. Each press of the button will step forward to the next mode in the following order: MUSIC 1 > MUSIC 2 > MUSIC 3 > MUSIC 4 > 5CH Ste- reo > 7CH Stereo. An indicator lights in the front-panel display when DSP mode has been activated.

Setting Surround Modes from the Remote SUR+ Button

The SUR+ button on the remote selects the sur- round modes described in the previous sec- tion. Each time you press the button, the sur- round mode cycles to the next setting (2-Ste- reo > Dolby Pro Logic II > Dolby 3-Stereo > Music 1 – 4 > 5CH Stereo > 7CH Stereo > Neo:6 > 2-Stereo) as indicated by the front- panel display and an ON-SCREEN DISPLAY indicator. Repeatedly press the button until you reach the desired setting.

NOTE: The following type of source material are generally detected automatically and the proper decoding activated with no action required: DTS, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, DTS-ES Dis- crete 6.1, Dolby Digital, MP3, HDCD and PCM 2-channel. Some surround modes may not be available for all source material.

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Speaker Level Adjustment

Selection Buttons

UP/DOWN Buttons

The levels of all channels should be calibrated using test tones with an ON-SCREEN DISPLAY menu during the initial setup of the RSP-1066. You can also make a temporary change in the relative volume of the center, rear, or subwoofer channels using buttons on the remote control:

1.Press one of the selection buttons on the remote to select a channel (or pair of chan- nels) for adjustment. Press the C button to adjust the CENTER channel. Press the S button to adjust the SUBWOOFER channel. Press the R button to adjust the rear SURROUND or CENTER BACK channels (each press of the R button toggles between the SURROUND channels and the CENTER BACK channels). The selected speaker and its current setting appear briefly in the display.

2.Use the UP or DOWN buttons on the remote to adjust the output level of the se- lected channel(s).

3.Repeat the procedure for each channel.

If no level adjustment is made for 5 seconds after pressing one of the selection buttons, the levels revert to the default calibrated settings.

NOTE: This adjustment is temporary. Selecting a different input or turning the unit off reverts to the default levels.

DYNAMIC RANGE Button DWN Button

Digital sources are capable of wide dynamic range (the difference between the softest and loudest sounds). In some cases, this may tax amplifiers and/or speakers. In other cases, you may want to reduce the dynamic range when listening at low volume levels. Pressing the front-panel DYNAMIC RANGE button (or the DWN button on the remote) steps through the three dynamic range settings:

•MAX (no compression/full dynamic range)

•MID (moderate compression)

•MIN (full compression/minimum dynamic range)

English

A “D. RANGE” indicator in the front-panel dis- play lights when the dynamic range is not set to the MAX setting. The new dynamic range setting appears briefly in the alphanumeric display when the setting is changed.

NOTE: The DYNAMIC RANGE feature is only available in Dolby Digital mode. It is designed to keep dialog intelligible while adjusting the loudest and softest sounds.

Connections: Overview

The RSP-1066 connections include standard RCA audio inputs and outputs, composite video inputs and outputs, S-Video inputs and outputs, Component Video inputs, plus coaxial and op- tical digital inputs and outputs.

NOTE: Surround formats like Dolby Digital and DTS are digital formats and the RSP-1066 can only decode them when a digital input signal is available. For this reason, you should always connect your DVD player’s digital outputs to the RSP-1066, using either the op- tical or coax inputs.

The RSP-1066 has RCA preamp audio outputs for use with power amplifiers as well as com- posite video, S-Video, and Component Video outputs to connect your TV monitor.

The RSP-1066 also has MULTI input connec- tions, a remote IR sensor input, and two 12V trigger connections for remote turn-on of Ro- tel amplifiers.

NOTE: Do not plug any system component into an AC source until all connections have been properly made.

Video cables should have a 75 ohm imped- ance rating. The S/PDIF digital audio inter- face standard also specifies a 75 ohm imped- ance and all good digital cables adhere to this requirement. Because the video and S/ PDIF standards are so close, you can use a video cable for digital audio data transmis- sion. Do NOT substitute conventional audio interconnect cables for digital or video signals. Standard audio interconnects will pass these signals, but their limited bandwidth reduce per- formance.