Rotel RSX-1065 owner manual PRO Logic II Button, Stereo Button, DSP Button, 2CH Button

Surround Sound Controls

The RSX-1065 decodes Dolby Surround® analog sources, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1 channel digital sources, DTS ES® Matrix 6.1 DTS ES® Discrete 6.1 channel digital sources, HDCD® encoded compact discs as well as pro- viding several DSP ambience simulations for music and the ability to derive 5-channel, 6- channel, and 7-channel surround sound from any source material.

Decoding of digital input streams is generally automatic. For example, when a digital input signal encoded in Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 channel surround is detected, the RSX-1065 activates the proper decoding. In addition, the unit will detect discs encoded with DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 or DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 surround information and activate DTS ES® Extended Surround decoding. Likewise, a digital input from an HDCD® encoded compact disc will be auto-detected and properly decoded to 2CH stereo operation.

In most cases, the RSX-1065 will also recog- nize a digital signal with Dolby Surround en- coding and activate the proper Dolby® Pro Logic II® decoding. Additionally, you can configure a default surround mode for each input using the ON-SCREEN DISPLAY menu system.

Four front panel MODE buttons and the SUR+ button on the remote allow manual control of the surround sound settings, overriding any configured default setting or auto-sensing. Optional settings available from the front panel and/or the remote include:

•2-channel stereo (left/right)

•3-channel stereo (left/right/center)

•5-channel stereo (front left/front right/cen- ter/surround left/surround right)

•7-channel stereo (front left/front right/cen- ter/surround left/surround right/center back 1 and 2).

•Four DSP ambience settings simulating concert halls.

These options enable you to enjoy expanded surround sound performance from conventional stereo and 5.1 channel surround material or to play multichannel surround source material on systems with just 2 or 3 speakers.

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The manual surround sound options are gen- erally used with source material that is not encoded with a specific surround sound for- mat. They are only available for certain source material and surround modes, but not for some surround material which triggers automatic decoding, as follows:

•DTS, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, Dolby Digital, HDCD (96kHz), and PCM 2-channel (96kHz) digital signals are auto-detected cannot not be overridden.

•HDCD (non 96kHZ) and PCM 2-channel (non 96kHZ) digital signals can be over- ridden to Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby 3-Ste- reo, Music 1 – 4, 5CH Stereo, 7CH Ste- reo, and Stereo.

•Dolby Digital 2-ch Stereo digital can be overridden to Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby 3- Stereo, and Stereo.

•All other mode settings can be overridden.

PRO LOGIC II Button

This setting decodes Dolby Surround encoded anlog surround sound signals, whether it be a music CD, videotape, videodisc, stereo TV broadcast, or radio broadcast. It also can be used to create additional ambience in 2-channel musical source material. Front, center, and rear speakers are activated. An indicator lights in the front-panel display when the PRO LOGIC II button is pressed.

NOTE: Leaving the RSX-1065 in PRO LOGIC

IImode offers satisfactory performance and convenience for many source materials. It pro- vides automatic decoding of analog surround sound material and automatic selection of Dolby Digital or DTS processing when an appropriate digital source is played.

3 STEREO Button

This mode provides proper playback on 3- channel systems that have front and center speakers, but lack rear surround speakers. With stereo recordings, it derives a center channel signal. With 5.1 channel surround sound re- cordings, it mixes the rear channel signals into the front speakers for a larger, more ambient sound than conventional stereo. An indicator lights in the front-panel display to show that this mode has been activated.

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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 simulate progres- sively larger acoustic environments and are used to recreate ambience when listening to music sources and/or other sources that lack surround sound encoding.

•The 5CH Stereo setting is used to derive surround information from stereo source material appropriate for use with a 5 chan- nel system (FRONT LEFT/RIGHT, CENTER, and SURROUND LEFT/RIGHT).

•The 7CH Stereo mode derives surround information from any source material for a seven speaker system (FRONT LEFT/

RIGHT, CENTER, SURROUND 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.

NOTE: As a general rule, the DSP modes pro- vide more exaggerated ambience effects than the PRO LOGIC II mode. Experiment with the more spectacular DSP modes for particular recordings or effects.

2CH Button

This button activates conventional 2-speaker stereo mode with no surround sound or other processing. This is “pure” stereo, using the front left and front right speakers (with or without subwoofer), with no surround channels and no center channel.

When used with Dolby Digital or DTS source material, the 2CH button engages a downmix feature, combining all of the channels and sending them to the front speakers. The spa- tial effects of surround sound are lost, but all of the information on the original recording are preserved.

NOTE: 2CH mode allows you to hear 2-chan- nel stereo recordings in their original format using the analog inputs.