Rotel RSDX-02e manual

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

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3 Notice 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. This equipment generates, uses and can radi- ate radio frequency energ[...]

4 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver 1: Controls and Connections SUBWOOFER OUT OUT IN TAPE/CDR AV IN/OUT LEFT RIGHT TV ANTENNA AV IN AM LOOP AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL RGB Y/C DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 1 (STB) DIGITAL 2 (TV) DIGITAL OUT PCM/STREAM FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT LEFT SURROUND SPEAKER RIGHT LEFT CENTER SPEAKER VCR STB CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN DVD RECEI[...]

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[...]

6 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver SUBWOOFER INPUT SUBWOOFER OUT OUT IN TAPE/CDR AV IN/OUT LEFT RIGHT TV ANTENNA AV IN AM LOOP AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL RGB Y/C DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 1 (STB) DIGITAL 2 (TV) DIGITAL OUT PCM/STREAM FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT LEFT SURROUND SPEAKER RIGHT LEFT CENTER SPEAKER VCR STB CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN DVD RECEIVER MODEL NO[...]

7 English DIGITAL OUT REC IN AUDIO RIGHT LEFT OUT RIGHT LEFT LINE IN SUBWOOFER OUT OUT IN TAPE/CDR AV IN/OUT LEFT RIGHT TV ANTENNA AV IN AM LOOP AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL RGB Y/C DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 1 (STB) DIGITAL 2 (TV) DIGITAL OUT PCM/STREAM FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT LEFT SURROUND SPEAKER RIGHT LEFT CENTER SPEAKER VCR STB CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO N[...]

8 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver 6: Connecting a VCR and STB receiver SUBWOOFER OUT OUT IN TAPE/CDR AV IN/OUT LEFT RIGHT TV ANTENNA AV IN AM LOOP AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL RGB Y/C DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 1 (STB) DIGITAL 2 (TV) DIGITAL OUT PCM/STREAM FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT LEFT SURROUND SPEAKER RIGHT LEFT CENTER SPEAKER VCR STB CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN [...]

9 English AUDIO RIGHT LEFT OUT RIGHT LEFT LINE IN SUBWOOFER OUT OUT IN TAPE/CDR AV IN/OUT LEFT RIGHT TV ANTENNA AV IN AM LOOP AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL RGB Y/C DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 1 (STB) DIGITAL 2 (TV) DIGITAL OUT PCM/STREAM FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT LEFT SURROUND SPEAKER RIGHT LEFT CENTER SPEAKER VCR STB CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN DVD RECEIVE[...]

10 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver 9: 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[...]

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[...]

12 RSDX-02e 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 [...]

13 English DVD PLA YER 24 About Discs .......................................... 24 Disc Formats .................................................... 24 DVD Region Codes ........................................... 24 Disc Structure .................................................. 2 5 Digital Audio Formats ...................................... 25[...]

14 RSDX-02e 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 bud[...]

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 video source components (VCR[...]

16 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver Making Connections Connecting Speakers See Figure 3 The RSDX-02e 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) wh[...]

17 English VCR or Digital V ideo Recorder See Figure 6 This section describes the hook-up of hi-fi VCRs with audio and video outputs. VCRs connected with RF antenna cables are connected directly to the TV , not to the RSDX-02e. Output connections: Connect the output of the VCR to the VCR con- nector on the RSDX-02e with a SCART cable. This cable ca[...]

18 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver OPERA TING THE RSDX-02e Considering its large number of features, the RSDX-02e is easy to operate. The RSDX-02e can be operated from the front panel or the remote control. Front panel con- trols are simple to use, with just a few buttons, some of which guide you through menu op- tions. The remote control provides more com- [...]

19 English NOTE : Some of the RSDX-02e functions ap- pear on the front panel and the remote. Throughout this manual, letters in gray boxes refers to the labeled illustration of the remote at the front of this manual; numbers in gray boxes refer to the front panel illustration. The remote control includes five hard buttons POWER, CHANNEL UP/DOWN, an[...]

20 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver V olume Adjustments The listening volume of the RSDX-02e can be adjusted from the front panel or the remote. Front Panel: Rotate the front panel VOLUME control clockwise to increase the volume, coun- terclockwise to decrease. Remote: Press the VOL UP hard button to in- crease the volume; press the VOL DOWN hard button to de[...]

21 English From the remote: Press the DECODE button (on Page 6) repeat- edly to step through the options. If you select a mode that does not match the incoming signal, the name of the digital mode in the display flashes. NOTE : The selection of the Dolby Digital or DTS modes reverts automatically to DIGIT AL AUTO mode when the unit is turned of f o[...]

22 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver NOTE : DVDs with a DTS soundtrack almost always have it configured as an option to the standard matrix Dolby Surround format. T o use DTS, you may have to go to the setup menus at the beginning of the DVD and se- lect “DTS 5.1” instead of “Dolby Surround” or “Dolby Digital 5.1”. All-Channel Stereo All-Channel st[...]

23 English 3. Press or hold one of the CONTROL buttons until the desired PRESET number appears in the display . Storing/T uning Station Presets from the Remote T o memorize presets: 1. T une to the desired station. 2. Press the MEMORY button on Page 4 of the remote. 3. Press the NUMERIC buttons on Page 4 of the remote to enter the desired PRESET NU[...]

24 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver Children: Childr en’ s programming Social: Sociology , histor y , or psychology Religion: Religious programming. Phone In: Call-in or “talk” radio T ravel: T ravel information Leisure: Recreational activities. Jazz: Jazz music Country: American “countr y” music. Nation M: Music from a particular countr y Oldies: O[...]

25 English 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 disc, these may be called T itles, Groups, Chapters, or T racks: DVD-Video: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Title 1 Title 2 A DVD-Video disc is comprised of T itles and e[...]

26 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver 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 othe[...]

27 English Selecting Subtitles P3-C Some DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, and V ideo CD/ SVCD discs can display subtitles in various lan- guages during playback. T ypically , you select these subtitles with the disc’ s setup menus. In addition, you can change the subtitles dur- ing playback by pressing the SBTITLE button on Page 3 of the remote. A pop-up di[...]

28 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver T o use the PBC menus: 1. Pr ess 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 selecte[...]

29 English 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 field. 3. Press[...]

30 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver 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 sp[...]

31 English 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 digital crossover in the RSDX-02e. This item determines the crossover frequency . Bass below the crossover frequency is redirected; sounds above the cros[...]

32 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver For most convenient operation of the system, leave this setting in the default ON setting. Y ou can still temporarily choose a different surround mode for an input by pressing the SURROUND ON/OFF button. NOTE : The Auto Surround feature does not have an effect on analog input signals or when the DGTL DD or DGTL DTS are manu[...]

33 English 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: The standard [...]

34 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver 4. Press the CURSOR buttons to select the item you wish to adjust on the menu with the moving arrow . In this example, the PIC- TURE 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-u[...]

35 English 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 screen. Wide-scr[...]

36 RSDX-02e DVD Receiver Speaker Setting Menu There are four items on the Speaker Setup Menu to configure the RSDX-02e 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[...]

37 English 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 will always re[...]

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 kHz): TV , T APE/CDR, STB,[...]

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