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    Owner’ s manual RSDX-02 DVD Receiver RSDX-02 STANDBY MODE REC MODE ON/OFF AG/DG ATT. AUDIO DVD MEMORY CONTROL ADJUST SETTING FM/AM TAPE/CDR SOURCE NAME TV VCR DBS DVD MASTER VOLUME INPUT SURROUND STOP PAUSE PLAY TRACK OPN/CLS[...]

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    2 RSDX-02[...]

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    3 Notice The COMPUTER I/O connection should be handled by authorized person only . FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter ference in a residential installati[...]

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    4 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver VIDEO OUT SELECTOR SUBWOOFER OUT TV OUT OUT IN IN IN IN DBS TAPE/CDR LEFT RIGHT VCR DBS IN OUT VCR S-VIDEO IN MONITOR OUT YP B DVD COMPONENT VIDEO OUT P R DBS IN OUT VCR IN MONITOR OUT VIDEO AUDIO AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL PAL NTSC DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 1 (DBS) DIGITAL 2 (TV) DIGITAL OUT PCM/STREAM FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT[...]

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    5 English 2: RR-1070 Remote Contro l A B E C D G F PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 6 PAGE 5 PAGE 4 P3-A P3-B P3-C P3-D P3-E P3-F P3-G P4-A P4-B P4-C P4-D P4-E P4-F P4-G P2-A P2-B P2-C P2-D P2-E P2-F P2-G P2-H P P5-D P5-C P5-B P5-A P6-B P6-A P5-E P5-F P1-A P1-B P1-C P1-D P1-E P P6-C P6-D P6-E P6-F P P P P[...]

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    6 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver VIDEO OUT SELECTOR SUBWOOFER OUT TV OUT OUT IN IN IN IN DBS TAPE/CDR LEFT RIGHT VCR DBS IN OUT VCR S-VIDEO IN MONITOR OUT YP B DVD COMPONENT VIDEO OUT P R DBS IN OUT VCR IN MONITOR OUT VIDEO AUDIO AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL PAL NTSC DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 1 (DBS) DIGITAL 2 (TV) DIGITAL OUT PCM/STREAM FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT[...]

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    7 English VIDEO OUT SELECTOR SUBWOOFER OUT TV OUT OUT IN IN IN IN DBS TAPE/CDR LEFT RIGHT VCR DBS IN OUT VCR S-VIDEO IN MONITOR OUT YP B DVD COMPONENT VIDEO OUT P R DBS IN OUT VCR IN MONITOR OUT VIDEO AUDIO AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL PAL NTSC DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 1 (DBS) DIGITAL 2 (TV) DIGITAL OUT PCM/STREAM FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT LEFT SURROUN[...]

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    8 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver VIDEO OUT SELECTOR SUBWOOFER OUT TV OUT OUT IN IN IN IN DBS TAPE/CDR LEFT RIGHT VCR DBS IN OUT VCR S-VIDEO IN MONITOR OUT YP B DVD COMPONENT VIDEO OUT P R DBS IN OUT VCR IN MONITOR OUT VIDEO AUDIO AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL PAL NTSC DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 1 (DBS) DIGITAL 2 (TV) DIGITAL OUT PCM/STREAM FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT[...]

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    9 English VIDEO OUT SELECTOR SUBWOOFER OUT TV OUT OUT IN IN IN IN DBS TAPE/CDR LEFT RIGHT VCR DBS IN OUT VCR S-VIDEO IN MONITOR OUT YP B DVD COMPONENT VIDEO OUT P R DBS IN OUT VCR IN MONITOR OUT VIDEO AUDIO AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL PAL NTSC DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 1 (DBS) DIGITAL 2 (TV) DIGITAL OUT PCM/STREAM FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT LEFT SURROUN[...]

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    10 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver 10: Parental Lock Countr y Codes AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa AT Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgi[...]

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    11 English LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldova, Republic of MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands ML Mali MM Myanmar MN Mongolia MO Macau MP Northern Mariana Islands MQ Martinique MR Mauritania MS Montserrat MT Malta MU Mauritius MV Maldives M[...]

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    12 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver Contents Important Safety Instructions ................. 3 1: Controls and Connections ............................... 4 2: RR-1070 Remote Control ............................... 5 3: Connecting the Speakers ................................ 6 4: Connecting the TV .......................................... 7 5: Connecting a C[...]

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    13 English DVD PLA YER 23 About Discs .......................................... 23 Disc Formats .................................................... 23 DVD Region Codes ........................................... 23 Disc Structure .................................................. 24 Digital Audio Formats ...................................... 24 [...]

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    14 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver About Rotel A family whose passionate interest in music led them to manufacture high fidelity compo- nents of uncompromising quality founded Rotel 40 years ago. Through the years that passion has remained undiminished and the family goal of providing exceptional value for audiophiles and music lovers regardless of their budg[...]

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    15 English CONNECTIONS Although, the RSDX-02’ s rear panel looks daunting, connecting the unit to your system is straightfor ward. There are connections for each of the five speakers in a 5.1 channel surround system. In addition, a subwoofer output is provided for connecting an optional powered subwoofer . Each of the source components (VCR, TV s[...]

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    16 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver Making Connections Connecting Speakers See Figure 3 The RSDX-02 has built-in amplifiers to power all five speakers in a 5.1 surround sound au- dio system: right/left front speakers, center channel speaker , and right/left surround speak- ers. There are five pairs of binding post con- nections (one pair for each speaker) whic[...]

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    17 English Audio connections: Connect the left and right analog audio out- puts from the set-top box to the AUDIO DBS IN LEFT & RIGHT jacks on the RSDX-02 using a standard RCA stereo audio cable. Digital Audio connection: If your set-top box has a digital audio output, you should connect it to the RSDX-02 for play- back of Dolby Digital broadca[...]

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    18 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver Connect the 300 ohm twin-conductor wire from the loop antenna to the push terminals labeled AM LOOP , attaching one wire to each ter mi- nal. It does not matter which wire attaches to which terminal, but make sure that the con- nections are solid and that the two wires do not touch. Y ou may need to rotate or other wise reor[...]

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    19 English DVD T ranspor t Buttons Six rectangular buttons provide standard trans- port controls for the DVD player: OPEN/ CLOSE, TRACK UP/DOWN, STOP , PLA Y , and P AUSE. SETTING Button The SETTING button steps through various configuration options which should be set after initial installation of the RSDX-02, including the number and size of the [...]

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    20 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver CHANNEL Buttons T wo hard buttons on the remote control, la- beled CH + and CH –, are used when oper- ating the RSDX-02’ s DVD player or AM/FM T uner . In DVD mode, these buttons are used to select the next Track , backward or for ward. In AM/FM mode, the buttons tune up or down. HOME Button The HOME virtual button appea[...]

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    21 English T o change the input name back to T APE, re- peat Step 2, holding the button until ASSIGN. T APE appears in the display . Selecting Digital or Analog Inputs P6-C A digital source component can be connected to the RSDX-02 using either for digital or analog cables, allowing the selection of the digital or analog signal for an input. There [...]

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    22 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is the standard audio format for DVDs and for digital television broadcasting in the United States. A Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack is a digital 2- channel recording of a matrix encoded Dolby Surround soundtrack. T o play a Dolby Digi- tal 2.0 recording, use Dolby Pro Logic II de- coding as previou[...]

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    23 English T uning from the Remote P4-E 1. Repeatedly press the CH +/– hard buttons or the TUNING commands on Page 4 of the remote until the desired frequency ap- pears in the display . 2. For seek tuning, press and hold one of the CH +/– or TUNING buttons. When you release the button, the tuner will continue increasing or decreasing the freque[...]

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    24 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver The RSDX-02 can play discs encoded in ei- ther the NTSC or P AL video for mats, output- ting the correct video signal as set by the back- panel NTSC/P AL switch. Disc Structure Each type of disc has its own organization, allowing you to locate various portions of the program recorded on the disc. Depending on the type of dis[...]

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    25 English NOTE : The CH+/– hard buttons on the remote duplicate the function of the TRACK buttons when operating the DVD player . With a DVD-Audio or Audio CD, this feature also works to find a selection when playback is stopped. This feature may not work with Video CD/SVCD discs with the PBC function enabled. NOTE : There are other methods of l[...]

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    26 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver Selecting a Scene Angle Some DVD-Video discs have scenes that can be viewed from multiple camera angles. Discs with multiple angles may provide menu screens for angle selection. Or , select different angles (if available) by pressing the ANGLE button on Page 3 of the remote. A pop-up window appears on screen indicating which[...]

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    27 English T o use the PBC menus: 1. Press the PLA Y button. A display window appears on the TV screen, showing the available selections. 2. Press the NUMERIC buttons on Page 4 of the remote to select a scene. T o select item 1, press the 1 button. T o select item 14, press the +0 button and then the 4 button. Playback of the selected scene begins [...]

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    28 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver Random Play P1-D The Random Play feature is available for DVD- Audio, Audio CD, and Video CD/SVCD disks. The feature plays all of the tracks once in ran- dom order . T o begin Random Play: 1. Press the OSD button on the remote twice. A display window appears on the TV screen. 2. Press the CURSOR buttons to select the RAND fi[...]

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    29 English 3. Press the MEMORY button. ENTER THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS scrolls in the dis- play followed by 5 SPEAKERS, indicating the default setting for a five speaker system. 4. Use the CONTROL buttons on the front panel to adjust the number of speakers to match your system. 5 SPEAKERS: Select when you have front speakers, surround speakers, and a [...]

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    30 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver NOTE : If you have previously selected NO for either the center or surround speakers, there will no corresponding Delay Setting item. Crossover Frequency Setting (CROSS) The deep bass intended for any speaker con- figured as SMALL is redirected to the powered subwoofer or to LARGE speakers based on the settings of the digita[...]

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    31 English When a Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack with matrix encoding is detected, Dolby Pro Logic II Movie decoding is automatically activated. When a 2-channel Dolby Digital or DTS source is detected, Stereo mode is automatically ac- tivated. Use the CONTROL buttons to turn auto surround on or off: • ON: enables auto surround. • OFF: disables a[...]

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    32 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver Speaker Levels (SUBWFR, CENTER, SURR L, SURR R) P5-C P5-D P5-E These two items allow you to adjust the out- put levels of the subwoofer , center channel speaker , left surround speaker , and right sur- round speaker . Use the CONTROL but- tons to increase or decrease the output level for the selected type of speaker: • 0: [...]

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    33 English 4. Press the CURSOR buttons to select the item you wish to adjust on the menu with the moving arrow . In this example, the PICTURE SOURCE item is selected. 5. Press the OK button and a pop-up win- dow appears with the available settings for the item. 6. Press the CURSOR buttons to select the desired setting from the pop-up window . In th[...]

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    34 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver 4:3 LB (Letter Box) Select this option for a standard aspect ratio TV . 4:3 aspect ratio programs fill the screen. Wide-screen video images are displayed full- width with black letterbox masks inserted top and bottom. 4:3 PS (Pan/Scan) Select this option for a standard aspect ratio TV . 4:3 aspect ratio programs fill the scr[...]

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    35 English Speaker Setting Menu There are four items on the Speaker Setup Menu to configure the RSDX-02 for proper opera- tion with your system. These adjustments can also be made from the front panel and/or remote control as described in the Sound Set- tings section of the manual. Size Select this item for a sub-menu that configures how many and w[...]

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    36 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver Others Menu There are miscellaneous convenience items and extra features on the Other Menu Resume The Resume feature stores the current location when DVD playback is stopped; allowing playback to be resumed from that point. • ON: Select to enable the Resume feature. • OFF: Select to disable the Resume feature. Playback w[...]

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    37 English 6. Press OK. The highlight cursor moves to the P ASSWORD field. 7. Enter a 4-digit password using the NU- MERIC (0–9) buttons on the remote. If you make a mistake, you can reenter a differ- ent password. W rite down your password for safe keeping! 8. Press OK. The highlight cursor moves to the EXIT field. Press ENTER again to exit the [...]

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    38 RSDX-02 DVD Receiver Specifications Amplifier Output Power , Stereo Operation: 80 W per ch, min. RMS, 8 ohms, 40 Hz – 20 kHz with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. Output Power , Surround operation: 80 W per ch, min. RMS, 8 ohms at 1 kHz, with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. Audio Audio Input Sensitivity/Impedance (1 kH[...]

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    The Rotel Co. Ltd. 10-10 Shinsen-Cho Shibuya-Ku T okyo 150-0045 Japan Phone: +81 3-5458-5325 Fax: +81 3-5458-5310 Rotel of America 54 Concord Street North Reading, MA 01864-2699 USA Phone: +1 978-664-3820 Fax: +1 978-664-4109 Rotel Europe Dale Road W or thing, W est Sussex BN11 2BH England Phone: +44 (0)1903 221600 Fax: +44 (0)1903 221525 Rotel Deu[...]