Rotel RSP-1069 Other Settings

RSP-1069 Surround Sound Processor

Other Settings

Speaker Level

The levels of all channels should be calibrated

using the TEST TONE procedure during the

initial setup of the RSP-1069. You can make

a temporary change in the relative volume

of the center, surround, center back, or sub-

woofer channels using buttons on the remote

control or the front panel controls. These

temporary adjustments only remain in effect

until a different input is selected or until the

RSP-1069 is turned off.

To adjust speaker levels using the

remote:

1. Press a selection button on the remote to

select a channel (or pair of channels) for

adjustment. Press the C button to adjust the

CENTER channel. Press the S button to ad-

just 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 brieﬂ y in the display.

2. Use the UP or DOWN buttons on the re-

mote to adjust the output level of the se-

lected channel(s).

NOTE: If no level adjustment is made for 10

seconds, the levels revert to the default cali-

brated settings.

As you select a speaker in the above adjust-

ments, you may notice an addition choice,

“group delay”. See the following for an ex-

planation of this feature.

Group Delay

The SPEAKER adjustments (described above)

can also be used to make a temporary ad-

justment to the group delay or “lip-synch”

delay. Group delay delays the overall audio

signal (to all speakers) by a speciﬁ ed amount

to correct for situations where the video and

audio signals are out of synch. This can oc-

cur with upconverted digital TV signals or

when trying to match a radio broadcast

with the video from a sports event. The set-

tings range from 0 to 500 milliseconds in 5

ms increments.

Like the speaker settings, this is a temporary

adjustment that overrides the permanent de-

fault setting for a video source until a dif-

ferent input source is selected or the unit is

turned off.

To adjust group delay using the re-

mote:

1. Press the C button on the remote twice.

2. Use the UP or DOWN buttons on the re-

mote to adjust the amount of delay ap-

plied to all channels.

Dynamic Range

Dolby Digital recordings are capable of wide

dynamic range (the difference between the

softest and loudest sounds). In some cases,

this may tax ampliﬁ ers and/or speakers. In

other cases, you may want to reduce the dy-

namic range when listening at low volume

levels. This is particularly useful in order to

keep dialog loud enough to be intelligible

while avoiding excessively loud sound ef-

fects. Dolby Digital dynamic compensation

is a sophisticated feature that allows you to

adjust the dynamic range while still preserv-

ing ﬁ delity. The actual amount of compres-

sion relies on instructions embedded in the

Dolby Digital recording and varies to best

suit the speciﬁ c program content.

There are three dynamic range settings avail-

able for Dolby Digital recordings:

• MAX: full dynamic range.

• MID: slightly reduced dynamic range,

roughly comparable to the signal from a

compact disc.

• MIN: more heavily reduced dynamic

range, but still comparable to the signal

from a typical VHS Hi-Fi recording.

To adjust dynamic range:

Press the DYN button on the remote repeat-

edly until the desired setting appears in the

front panel display. This setting remains in

effect for all Dolby Digital program material

until it is changed.

NOTE: The dynamic range compensation fea-

ture is only available in Dolby Digital mode.

The setting is ignored with all other types of

recordings.

Contour/Tone Settings

The contour controls (available on the remote

control) can be used to make a temporary

change the high or low frequency content at

the frequency extremes. Adjustments to the

contour settings are temporary; they remain

in effect only until a different source input is

selected or the unit is turned off. Permanent

settings can be made using the Contour

Setup menu.

The settings can be adjusted up or down by

a maximum of 6dB. Changing the high fre-

quency contour (HF) increases or decreas-

es the treble. Changing the low frequency

contour (LF) increases or decreases the bass

content. The changes affect only the speak-

er or speaker(s) selected for adjustment in

the Contour Setup menu. The settings are

shown on the front panel display as you

adjust them.

To adjust the contour settings from

the front panel, turn the HF or LF knob

up or down.

To adjust the contour settings from

the remote:

1. Press the TONE button on the remote.

Either LF or HF appears in the OSD and

front panel displays, depending on which

adjustment is currently active. Press the

TONE button again to toggle to the other

adjustment.

2. Press the UP/DOWN buttons on the re-

mote to increase or decrease the setting.

The display will revert to normal operation

following several seconds of inactivity.

NOTE: The tone adjustments are available for

all surround modes and inputs, except the

MULTI input and analog bypass mode.

Cinema EQ

The EQ button (remote only) activates or de-

activates a special CINEMA EQ setting. This

equalization may be desirable for playback of

movie source material to compensate for the

acoustic differences between a commercial

cinema and a home theater environment by

reducing the high-frequency content.

The EQ setting is independent for each source

input. Using the button only changes the set-

ting for the currently active source input.