MPEG Multichannel, Digital Stereo PCM, MP3, and HDCD

RSP-1098Surround Sound Processor

Rotel XS center back processing. On the front panel, press the MODE button while playing a DTS or DTS 96/24 source. Then, rotate the FUNCTION knob to step through the same options.

•On a 6.1/7.1 system with a DTS- ES disc. Press the SUR+ button on the re- mote, then use the +/– buttons to step through two options: DTS 2.0 channel downmix or DTS-ES 6.1ch/7.1ch playback. On the front panel, press the MODE but- ton while playing a DTS source. Then, ro- tate the FUNCTION knob to step through the same options.

MPEG Multichannel

MPEG decoding is auto-detected and cannot be overridden. You may, however, select a 2 channel downmix of 5.1 channel recordings. If the system is configured with center back speaker(s), you can also force Rotel XS pro- cessing on or off.

NOTE: In addition to the options that follow, you can press the 2CH button on the remote to toggle between 2-channel downmix and multichannel playback.

•On a 5.1 system. Press the SUR+ but- ton on the remote, then press the +/– but- tons to change between MPEG 5.1 chan- nel or MPEG 2.0 channel downmix play- back. On the front panel, press the MODE button once, then rotate the FUNCTION knob to select 2.0 or 5.1 channel playback.

•On a 6.1/7.1 system with an MPEG 5.1 disc. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then use the +/– buttons to step through three options: MPEG 5.1 channel, MPEG 2.0 channel downmix, or MPEG with Rotel XS center back processing. On the front panel, press the MODE button while playing an MPEG Multichannel source. Then, rotate the FUNCTION knob to step through the same options.

Digital Stereo

(PCM, MP3, and HDCD)

This group of recordings includes any non-Dolby Digital 2-channel signal from the RSP-1098’s digital inputs. You can play these recordings in 2-CH Stereo, Dolby 3-Stereo, 5-CH Stereo, 7-CH Stereo modes. You can also use Dolby Pro Logic II surround, DTS Neo:6 surround, or one of the MUSIC 1-4 DSP modes.

All of the bass management settings (speaker size, subwoofer, and crossover) are in effect with digital stereo inputs.

NOTE: In addition to the options that follow, you can select 2-channel, Pro Logic II Cin- ema, Pro Logic II Music, 5-channel stereo, or 7-channel stereo by pressing one of the sur- round mode buttons on the remote (2CH, PLC, PLM, 5CH, 7CH).

•To select STEREO mode for 2-chan- nel digital recordings. Press the 2CH button on the remote.

•To select any other mode for 2-chan- nel digital recordings. Repeatedly press SUR+ button on the remote until the desired mode is displayed. On the front panel, press the MODE button once, then rotate the FUNCTION knob to select the desired mode (including STEREO).

•Select the Cinema, Music, or Emu- lation option in Pro Logic II mode. Press the +/– buttons on the remote to toggle select the desired option. On the front panel, press the MODE button twice while in Pro Logic II mode. Then, rotate the FUNCTION knob to select the option.

•Select the Cinema or Music option in Neo:6 mode. Press the +/– buttons on the remote to toggle select the desired option. On the front panel, press the MODE button twice while in Neo:6 mode. Then, rotate the FUNCTION knob to select the option.

routed directly to the volume control and the outputs. It is pure 2-channel stereo, bypass- ing all of the digital circuitry. None of the bass management features, speaker level settings, contour settings, or delay settings are active. There is no subwoofer output. A full-range signal is sent directly to two speakers.

The other option converts the analog inputs to digital signals, passing them through the digital processors in the RSP-1098. This op- tion allows all of the features to be active in- cluding bass management settings, crossovers, subwoofer outputs, contour settings, etc. In this mode, you can select several surround modes including 2-CH Stereo, Dolby 3-Stereo, 5-CH Stereo, 7-CH Stereo modes. You can also use Dolby Pro Logic II surround, DTS Neo:6 sur- round, or one of the MUSIC 1-4 DSP modes.

NOTE: In addition to the options that follow, you can select Pro Logic II Cinema, Pro Logic

IIMusic, 5-channel stereo, or 7-channel ste- reo by pressing one of the surround mode buttons on the remote (PLC, PLM, 5CH, 7CH).

• To select Stereo or Analog bypass

mode for 2-channel analog record-

ings. Press the 2CH button on the remote

to toggle between Stereo (with digital pro-

cessing) or Analog Bypass (no digital pro-

cessing) modes.

• To select other modes for 2-chan-

nel analog recordings. Repeatedly

press SUR+ button on the remote until the

desired mode is displayed. On the front

panel, press the MODE button once, then

rotate the FUNCTION knob to select the

desired mode (including Stereo and Ana-

log Bypass).

• Select the Cinema, Music, or Emu-

lation option in Pro Logic II mode.

Press the +/– buttons on the remote to toggle

select the desired option. On the front panel,

press the MODE button twice while in Pro

Logic II mode. Then, rotate the FUNCTION

knob to select the option.

Analog Stereo

This type of recording includes any conven- tional stereo signal from the RSP-1098’s ana- log inputs, including analog audio from CD players, FM tuners, VCRs, tape decks, etc.

Analog stereo inputs require a fundamental choice about how the signal is routed through the RSP-1098. One option is the analog by- pass mode. In this mode, the stereo signal is

• Select the Cinema or Music option

in Neo:6 mode: Press the +/– buttons

on the remote to toggle select the desired

option. On the front panel, press the MODE

button twice while in Neo:6 mode. Then,