Rotel RSP-975 manual

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    PEAK REMOTE MUTE INPUT LEVEL STANDBY DIGITAL SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR RSP-975 REMOTE SENSOR MASTER VOLUME STEREO DOLBY PROLOGIC DIGITAL LOCK BASS TREBLE 5.1 CH DYNAMIC RANGE DVD COAX 2 COAX 1 OPTICAL ANALOG INPUT VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD AUX TUNER CD LISTENING dB VIDEO 3 TAPE DIGITAL INPUT DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL INPUT SURROUND MODE RSP-975 DIGIT AL SURRO[...]

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    CAUTION: T O PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG T O WIDE SLOT . INSERT FULL Y . APPLICABLE FOR USA, CANADA OR WHERE APPROVED FOR THE USAGE A TTENTION: POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU AU FOND. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT[...]

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    RSP-975 3 Figure 1: Controls and Connections PEAK REMOTE MUTE INPUT LEVEL AUX ST ANDBY DIGIT AL SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR RSP-975 5.1 CH INPUT WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. REMOTE SENSOR MASTER VOLUME STEREO DOLBY PROLOGIC DIGITAL LOCK BASS TREBLE 5.1 CH DYNAMIC RANGE DVD C[...]

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    DIGIT AL SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR RSP-975 4 2 Figure 2: Remote Control Figure 3: Output Connections AUX 5.1 CH INPUT WAR N OR ELE C THIS E Q MONITOR TV DIGIT AL INPUT FRONT REAR CENTER SUB OUTPUT DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 IN OUT VIDEO 3 IN OUT IN OUT U T RATION A R A LL GE SUB ON OFF DIGI M PO W AVIS: RI OPTICAL COAXIAL 1 2 DVD NSTC PAL REMOTE EXTERNAL I[...]

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    RSP-975 5 Figure 4: Input Connections AUX 5.1 CH INPUT MONITOR TV DIGIT AL INPUT FRONT REAR CENTER SUB L R POWER OUTPUT TUNER CD T APE DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 IN OUT VIDEO 3 IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT SPEAKER CONFIGURATION CENTER SMALL NONE LARGE FRONT SMALL LARGE REAR SMALL LARGE SUB ON OFF DIGITAL SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR MODEL NO. RSP-975 POWER CONSUMPTIO[...]

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    DIGIT AL SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR RSP-975 6 Contents Figure 1: Controls and Connections 3 Figure 2: Remote Control 4 Figure 3: Output Connections 4 Figure 4: Input Connections 5 About Rotel 7 Getting Started ______________________________________ 7 RSP-975 Key Features 7 Unpacking the RSP-975 7 Placement 7 Front Panel Controls _____________________[...]

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    RSP-975 7 About Rotel A family whose passionate interest in music led them to manufac- ture high fidelity components of uncompromising quality founded Rotel over 30 years ago. Through the years that passion has re- mained undiminished and the family goal of providing exceptional value for audiophiles and music lovers regardless of their budget, is [...]

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    DIGIT AL SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR RSP-975 8 Push the front panel ST ANDBY button (or the handheld remote POWER button) to fully activate the RSP-975. Y ou'll see other LEDs light up and the ST ANDBY LED will go out. Push the ST ANDBY switch again to deactivate the RSP-975. Note: The ST ANDBY switch controls the rear panel AC outlet. When the R[...]

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    RSP-975 9 SURROUND MODE Button 14 32 The SURROUND MODE button is used to select one of three sur- round modes (Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, or Stereo) as de- scribed in the section immediately above. T o make a selection, press the SURROUND MODE button. Each time you press the but- ton, the mode will cycle to the next available setting as indica[...]

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    DIGIT AL SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR RSP-975 10 Programming the RR-939 The RR-939 is preprogrammed from the factory to operate the RSP-975. Should the AUDIO command set on your RR-939 not op- erate the RSP-975, it’ s possible that the programming had been in- advertently changed. T o reprogram the remote to operate the RSP-975: 1. Press the AUDIO bu[...]

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    RSP-975 11 CENTER DELA Y Button (remote only) 36 The CENTER DELA Y button works like the SURROUND DELA Y but- ton above, except that it increases the delay the center channel speaker , if present. CENTER DELA Y is only available in Dolby Digital surround mode. The CENTER DELA Y button steps sequen- tially through five available settings (O, 1, 2, 3[...]

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    DIGIT AL SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR RSP-975 12 The On-Screen Display The RSP-975 features two ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y screens to help operate the system. These screens are available at any time by pressing the ON-SCREEN MENU button on the remote control to activate the first screen. Push the button a second time to go to the second screen (OUTPUT BALANCE)[...]

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    RSP-975 13 INPUT : This indication appears only when an ANALOG source in- put is selected. It shows the current INPUT LEVEL setting for the active source input and can be adjusted with the front panel IN- PUT LEVEL buttons. This change is not temporary . It is memorized and will be recalled each time that source input is selected. Rear Panel Input [...]

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    DIGIT AL SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR RSP-975 14 Source Outputs 26 Four of the input sources have corresponding sets of RCA output connections for routing the signal of the RSP-975 to audio or video tape recorders for recording. T APE provides a stereo pair of audio outputs. Connect standard RCA cables from the LEFT and RIGHT outputs to the LEFT and RI[...]

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    RSP-975 15 Things become a little more complex in systems with a subwoofer . For example, the system will generally not redirect bass informa- tion away from a LARGE speaker to the subwoofer . Thus, the de- cision you need to make when confronted with a choice of LARGE or SMALL is whether or not you want the particular speaker to play the deep bass[...]

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    082 OMRSP-975 020399 ENG RSP-975 DIGIT AL SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR 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 Meadow Road Worthing, W est Sussex BN11 2RX [...]