Rotel RSP-1066 owner manual SPEAKER SETUP Menu, English

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tion for older movie soundtracks that are not of optimum audio quality. Compared to the CINEMA setting, EMULATION mode will reduce the high-frequency response and separation of the surround channels and may increase the delay setting to the sur- round channels for a more spacious effect.

•Select MUSIC to optimize for musical re- cordings. When the MUSIC mode is se- lected, three additional parameter will be available as shown in the following screen:

DOLBY PRO LOGIC II

MODE: Music

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

PANORAMA: Off

DIMENSION: 3

CENTER WIDTH: 0

ENT	KEY=input setup UP KEY=up
+/–	KEY=change DWN KEY=down

Use the UP/DOWN keys on the remote to select a parameter. Use the +/– keys to change the selected parameter as follows:

•PANORAMA: The Panorama option extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for a dramatic “wrap- around” effect. The options are OFF or ON.

•DIMENSION: The Dimension option al- lows you to gradually adjust the soundfield towards the front or towards the rear. There are seven incremental settings from 0 to 6. A setting of 0 shifts the soundfield to- wards the rear for maximum surround ef- fect. A setting of 6 shifts the soundfield to the front for minimum surround effect. The default setting of 3 provides a “neutral” balance between the two extremes.

•CENTER WIDTH: The Center Width option allows you to send some of the signal in- tended for the center speaker to the left and right front speakers, thus widening the perceived soundfield. There are eight in- cremental settings from 0 to 7. With the default setting of 0, there is no center width spreading and all of the center channel information is sent to the center speaker . The maximum setting of 7 shifts all of the center channel signal to the left and right speakers, essentially muting the center speaker and maximizing the soundfield width. Other settings provide incremental steps between the two extremes.

When you have completed all the desired adjustments, press the ENTER key to return to the INPUT SETUP menu.

SPEAKER SETUP Menu

SPEAKER SETUP

FRONT: Large

CENTER: Large

SURROUND: Large

CENTER BACK: Large

SUBWOOFER: Yes

CB SPKR SEL: 1 SPEAKER

ENT	KEY=MAIN MENU	UP KEY=up
+/–	KEY=change	DWN KEY=down

The SPEAKER SETUP menu is used to config- ure the RSP-1066 for use with your specific loudspeakers. The menu is accessed from the MAIN menu.

Home theater systems vary in the number of speakers and the bass capabilities of those speakers. The RSP-1066 offers surround modes tailored to systems with various numbers of speakers and bass management features which send bass information to the speaker(s) best able to handle it – subwoofers and/or large speakers. For optimum performance, you must tell the RSP-1066 the number of speakers in your system and how bass should be distrib- uted among them.

NOTE: There are two types of bass in a sur- round sound system. The first is normal bass recorded in each of the main channels (front, center, and surround). This bass is present in all recordings and soundtracks. In addition, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 recordings have a Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel – the .1 channel. This bass channel, typically played by a subwoofer, is used for effects such as explosions or rumble. The use of the LFE channel will vary from soundtrack to soundtrack. Recordings that are not encoded in Dolby Digital or DTS do not have the LFE channel.

The following configuration instructions refer to LARGE and SMALL speakers, referring more to their desired bass configuration than their physical size. Specifically, use the LARGE setting for speakers that you want to play deep bass signals. Use the SMALL designation for speakers that would benefit from having their bass sent to more capable speakers. The bass management system redirects bass informa-

tion away from all SMALL speakers and sends it to the LARGE speakers and/or the SUB-

WOOFER.

Four examples illustrate the principles behind bass management:

•A system with five LARGE speakers and a subwoofer: This system requires no bass redirection. All five speakers play the nor- mal bass recorded in their respective chan- nels. The subwoofer plays only the LFE channel bass. This may not be the most ef- ficient use of system resources. Depend- ing on the soundtrack, there may be mini- mal use of the LFE channel, so the subwoofer would be underutilized. Meanwhile the normal bass places higher demands on the capabilities of the other speakers and the amplifiers driving them.

•A system with LARGE front, center, and surround speakers, but no subwoofer. The normal bass from the front, center, and surround channels is played in its respec- tive speakers. With no subwoofer, the LFE bass is redirected to all five LARGE speak- ers. This places significant demands on these speakers and their amplifiers, as they must play their own normal bass plus the very demanding LFE bass.

•A system with LARGE front speakers, SMALL center and surround speakers, and a sub- woofer. The normal bass from the SMALL center and surround speakers is redirected to the LARGE front speakers and the sub- woofer. The LARGE front speakers play their own normal bass plus the redirected bass from the SMALL speakers. The subwoofer plays the LFE bass plus some of the redi- rected bass from the SMALL center and surround channels. This might be an ap- propriate configuration with a pair of very capable front speakers driven by a large separate power amplifier.

•A system with all SMALL speakers and a subwoofer. The normal bass from all chan- nels is redirected to the subwoofer, which also plays the LFE bass. The subwoofer handles ALL of the bass in the system, while the other speakers benefit from the added dynamic range and reduced strain of not having to play low bass. This configura- tion realizes the full benefits of bi-amping: bass is played by the speaker most suited to do so, the other speakers play louder with less distortion, and the need for am- plifier power is reduced. This is the most