Rotel RSX-1055 DTS Neo6 Button, DSP Button, Setting Surround Modes from the Remote SUR+ Button

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When the PRO LOGIC II setting is selected, the front-panel display shows that Pro Logic II decoding is activated, along with the current mode setting (MUSIC, CINEMA, EMULATION).

The mode setting can be changed using the ON-SCREEN MENU system. You can also switch among the three mode settings (MUSIC, CIN- EMA, EMULATION) by pressing the +/– but- tons on the remote control. However, this feature works only when the Pro Logic II sur- round mode is active and when the ON-SCREEN MENU system is not being displayed.

Dolby Digital Surround EX

If you have one or more center back speak- ers, Dolby Digital Surround EX decodes the center back channel encoded on Dolby Digi- tal Surround EX recordings as well as deriv- ing a center back channel signal from Dolby Digital 5.1 channel recordings.

In many cases, a Dolby Digital Surround EX signal will be auto-detected and the proper decoding will be automatically activated (as- suming you have configured your system to have one or more center back speakers.)

If a Dolby Digital Surround EX disc does not have the auto-detection flag or if you wish to use Surround EX decoding to derive a center back channel from a Dolby Digital 5.1 chan- nel source, you can make the selection manu- ally by pressing the DOLBY PLII/3ST button or the +/– buttons on the remote control, but

only when a Dolby Digital recording is currently being played and decoded.

Once this setting is made, it is memorized for future Dolby Digital listening sessions.

NOTE: You may prefer to leave Dolby Digital processing in the standard 5.1 channel mode and allow the Rotel XS processing automati- cally optimize the surround output for 6.1 and

7.1systems. Rotel XS works with all multi- channel digital signals, including non-flagged Dolby Digital Surround EX discs as well as sources that would not otherwise activate an extended surround decoder.

DTS Neo:6 Button

The DTS Neo:6® mode provides advanced matrix processing to generate 5.1 and 6.1 surround channels from two-channel source material, much like Dolby Pro Logic II. DTS Neo:6 can process analog 2 channel sources, digital 2-channel sources, and matrix encoded digital 2-channel sources.

DTS Neo:6 features two different decoding settings, one optimized for music sources and the other optimized for cinema sources. Press the DTS Neo:6 button to activate Neo:6 pro- cessing in the last previously used mode. The DTS icon lights and the label Neo:6 scrolls in the FL display followed by “CINEMA” or “MUSIC” depending on the currently active mode.

Press the Neo:6 button again to toggle to the Neo:6 CINEMA mode. You can also change the Neo:6 mode using the ON-SCREEN MENU system. Or, you can press the +/– buttons on the remote after Neo:6 is activated to change between cinema to music modes: however, this feature only works when Neo:6 processing is active and the ON-SCREEN MENU system is not being displayed.

NOTE: It is not necessary to press this button when playing a DTS or DTS-ES encoded digi- tal disc. Activation of the correct decoding for these discs is automatic, as indicated by the illumination of the DTS indicator in the front-panel display.

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 types 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 signals.

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 RSX-1055. You can also make a temporary change in the relative volume of the center, rear, or sub- woofer channels using buttons on the remote control:

1.Press a selection button on the remote to select a channel (or pair of channels) for adjust- ment. 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 SUR- ROUND channels and the CENTER BACK channels). The selected speaker and its cur- rent 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.