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  • Page 1

    Owner’ s Manual RSP-1066 Surround Sound Processor SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR RSP-1066 BASS TREBLE POWER 2CH DOLBY PLII/3ST DTS NEO 6 DSP 5.1 CH INPUT DYNAMIC RANGE REC ZONE CD TUNER TAPE VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 VIDEO5 VIDEO4[...]

  • Page 2

    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 installation[...]

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    Important Safety Instructions W ARNING: There ar e no user serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualified ser vice personnel. W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the unit to moisture or water . Do not allow foreign objects to get into the enclosure. If the unit is exposed to moisture, or a foreign obje[...]

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    4 1: Controls and Connections Y C R C B REAR SUB CB1 FRONT MULTI INPUT 2CH DOLBY PLII/3ST DTS NEO 6 DSP MUL TI INPUT DYNAMIC RANGE REC ZONE CD TUNER TAPE SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR RSP-1066 TREBLE POWER BASS VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 VIDEO5 VIDEO4 AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT OPEN SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR M[...]

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    5 2: RR-969 Remote TIME/ALM MACRO LEARN EDIT / CLONE LANG PAGE 1/2 CLEAR RESET PRELOAD SHIFT ZONE SELECT DYNMC FILTER EXT IN BACK SCAN SUR + CD TUN PH TAPE1 TAPE2 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 S R CM - + UP DWN ENT POWER AUD TV SAT VCR DVD CD TUN AV 1 AV 2 AV 3 DISPLAY 123 456 789 +10 0 X BAND MUTE TV/VCR SWAP PIP POS ANT MODE INPUT1 INPUT2 INPUT3 RECORD DVD SETU[...]

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    6 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboraties Licensing Corporation. Confidential unpublished works © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboraties, Inc. All rights reserved. Manufactured under license from Digital Theater System, Inc. US[...]

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    7 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboraties Licensing Corporation. Confidential unpublished works © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboraties, Inc. All rights reserved. Manufactured under license from Digital Theater System, Inc. US[...]

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    8 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboraties Licensing Corporation. Confidential unpublished works © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboraties, Inc. All rights reserved. Manufactured under license from Digital Theater System, Inc. US[...]

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    9 6: On-Screen Display Menus SYSTEM STATUS LISTEN: Tuner RECORD: VIDEO 1 MODE: Stereo INPUT: Analog VOLUME: 45 ZONE: Off ENT KEY=MAIN MENU OSD KEY=EXIT V1.1 MAIN MENU INPUT SPEAKER DELAY TEST TONE SUB LEVEL ZONE 2 OTHER DEFAULT ENT KEY=ENTER UP KEY=up DWN KEY=down INPUT SETUP LISTEN: Video 2 INPUT LABEL: _ _ _ _ _ INPUT: Coaxial 1 SURR MODE: Dolby [...]

  • Page 10

    10 Important Safety Instructions ................. 3 1: Controls and Connections ............................... 4 2: RR-969 Remote ............................................. 5 3: Outputs ......................................................... 6 4: Inputs ............................................................ 7 5: Zone 2 Connections ....[...]

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    11 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 budget, is shared by all [...]

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    12 Many of the RR-969 functions duplicate the front-panel controls. For that reason, we cover the controls on the remote under appropriate topics throughout this manual. Letters in gray boxes next to the name of a function refers to the labeled illustration of the remote at the front of this manual. Using the RR-969 AUDIO Button T o operate the RSP[...]

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    13 T one Controls The front-panel BASS and TREBLE controls increase or decrease the audio signal’ s low and high frequency content respectively and allow you to tailor the sound to your own preferences. Rotate clockwise to increase the bass or treble and counterclockwise to reduce. The front-panel display and ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y show tone control [...]

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    14 Over view of Surround Formats T o get best per formance from your RSP-1066, it helps to understand the many surround sound formats available today , to know which de- coding process to use for a particular record- ing, and how to select it. This section provides basic background information about surround sound formats. The next sections provide[...]

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    15 6.1 and 7.1 Surround In 1999, the first Dolby Digital soundtrack was released to theaters with an additional cen- ter back surround channel, intended to increase the directional effects from behind the audi- ence. This additional surround channel is en- coded into the two existing surround channels in Dolby Digital 5.1, using a matrix encod- ing[...]

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    16 Manually Selecting Surround Modes Four front panel MODE buttons and the SUR+ button on the remote provide manual selec- tion of surround sound settings when you wish to use a surround mode that is not automati- cally detected or , in some cases, when you wish to override an automatic setting. Manual settings available from the front panel and/or[...]

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    17 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. T ypically used to add ambience and a sense of space when listening to mus[...]

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    18 When making signal connections, connect LEFT channels to LEFT channel jacks and RIGHT chan- nels to RIGHT channel jacks. All RCA-type connections on the RSP-1066 follow these stan- dard color codes: Left channel audio: white RCA jack Right channel audio: red RCA jack Composite video: yellow RCA jack NOTE : Each source input must be properly conf[...]

  • Page 19

    19 There are also video record outputs (described in a following section) which correspond to three of the video source inputs – Video 1, 2, and 3). For this reason, you should plan ahead and designate each source component as Video 1, V ideo 2, etc. All connections (both input and output) from a source component must be made consistently to the [...]

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    20 Digital Source Connections See Figure 4. The RSP-1066 provides digital connections which may be used in place of, or in addi- tion to, the analog audio input and output con- nections described in the previous sections. These connections include five digital inputs and two digital outputs for recording. These digital connections can be used with [...]

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    21 Plug the supplied cord into the AC INPUT receptacle on the back of the unit. See the POWER Button heading in the BASIC CONTROLS section of this manual for infor- mation about turning the unit on and off. NOTE : Memorized settings and video labels will be stored for up to one month if the RSP-1066 is disconnected from AC power . 12V TRIGGER Conne[...]

  • Page 22

    22 Zone 2 Power On/Off Once master power is applied to the unit by pressing the front-panel POWER button, the RSP-1066 provides independent power on/ off operation for both zones. Pressing the re- mote control POWER button in the main room activates or deactivates the RSP-1066 in the main room only and has no effect on Zone 2. Conversely , activati[...]

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    23 room when the sensors on the source compo- nents are blocked by installation in a cabinet. See your authorized Rotel dealer for information on IR repeater systems. NOTE : The EXT REM IN jack located to the right of these jacks is for use with an external IR sensor duplicating the front-panel IR sen- sor and located in the primary zone. It should[...]

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    24 INPUT SETUP Menu INPUT SETUP LISTEN: Video 2 INPUT LABEL: _ _ _ _ _ INPUT: Coaxial 1 SURR MODE: Dolby 3 Stereo ENT KEY=MAIN MENU UP KEY=up +/– KEY=change DWN KEY=down The INPUT SETUP menu configures the source inputs and is reached from the MAIN menu. The screen provides the following options, se- lected by placing the highlight on the desired[...]

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    25 tion for older movie soundtracks that are not of optimum audio quality . Compared to the CINEMA setting, EMULA TION mode will reduce the high-frequency response and separation of the surround channels and may increase the delay setting to the sur- round channels for a more spacious effect. • Select MUSIC to optimize for musical re- cordings. W[...]

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    26 popular home theater configuration and should be strongly considered even if the speakers are physically large and capable of playing low bass. This configuration is particularly advantageous when driving the speakers with moderate power amplifiers. NOTE : An alternative configuration for setting up a satellite/subwoofer package as the front spe[...]

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    27 Calibration with an SPL meter: Calibrating the system with an SPL meter , rather than by ear , provides more precise results and improves the system’ s per formance significantly . Inexpensive SPL meters are widely available and the procedure is quick and easy . Both Dolby and DTS specify a standard cali- bration level for all theaters to ensu[...]

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    28 tal and/or DTS surround modes. In other sur- round modes, there is no LFE channel and the subwoofer will only reproduce redirected bass from the other channels, which is not as likely to tax the subwoofer . The CROSSOVER setting activates a low-pass filter for the subwoofer and a corresponding high-pass filter for all SMALL speakers in the syste[...]

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    29 +/– buttons to change the setting to YES. The screen will change to a confirmation screen. Press the ENTER button to store the new USER DEF AUL T settings. T o return to the MAIN menu without saving any changes, change all en- tries on the screen to NO and press the EN- TER button. NOTE : If there is insufficient memory to store a USER DEF AUL[...]

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