ROTEL Surround Sound Receiver RSX-1055 - Manual (Page 23)

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MULTI Inputs
These RCA inputs accept seven channels of
analog signals from a 5.1 or 6.1 channel pro-
cessor or source component. When selected
with the front-panel MULTI INPUT button or re-
mote EXT IN button, this input overrides any
other audio input signal.
Use audio cables to connect the outputs of the
source component to the RCA jacks labeled
MULTI INPUT, making sure that you observe
proper channel consistency, i.e. connect the
right front channel to the R FRONT input, etc.
Depending on your system configuration, you
will make six connections (FRONT LEFT &
RIGHT/SURROUND LEFT & RIGHT/CENTER/
SUBWOOFER) or seven connections (FRONT
LEFT & RIGHT/SURROUND LEFT & RIGHT/
CENTER/CENTER BACK/SUBWOOFER).
Video Source Outputs
See Figure 4.
Three of the available video sources (VIDEO
1, 2 and 3) feature outputs that allow you to
send a signal to a VCR or other source com-
ponent for recording. The recording signal avail-
able at all of these outputs is selected globally
using the REC button on the front-panel or the
ZONE button on the remote and is indepen-
dent of the source selected for listening.
NOTE
: Recording signals are available at all
source outputs, including the source selected
for recording. As a general rule, you should
not attempt to record to the component whose
signal has been selected for recording.
The record outputs for VIDEO 1, 2, and 3 in-
clude a pair of RCA analog audio outputs plus
a choice of composite video or S-Video output.
To hook up a video component for recording,
you will need to connect it to both analog au-
dio outputs and to your choice of video out-
puts. Keep in mind that composite video input
signals will not be available at the S-Video record
outputs and S-Video input signals will not be
available at the composite video record out-
puts.
NOTE
: All connections (both input and output)
from a source component must be made con-
sistently to the same set of connections. For
example, if you designate a VCR as VIDEO
1, you must connect all of its input and output
signals to the VIDEO 1 connectors.
VIDEO 1–3 Audio Outputs
Using standard audio interconnect cables,
connect the left and right channel RCA audio
outputs from the RSX-1055 to the audio inputs
on the source component. Make sure that you
are consistent. If you hook up a VCR to the
VIDEO 1 inputs, hook up the VIDEO 1 out-
puts to the same VCR. Also make sure that the
left channel is connected to the LEFT connec-
tors and the right channel to the RIGHT con-
nectors.
VIDEO 1–3
Composite Video Outputs
If you choose to use the RCA composite video
connections for a source component, use a
75 ohm video interconnect cable to connect
the RSX-1055’s RCA video
output (labeled
COMPOSITE OUT) to the RCA video input on
your VCR.
VIDEO 1–3 S-Video Outputs
If you choose to use S-Video connections for
a source component, use an S-Video cable
to connect the RSX-1055’s S-Video
output (la-
beled S-VIDEO OUT) to the S-Video input on
your source component.
Digital Source Connections
See Figure 4.
The RSX-1055 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
any source component that supplies a digital
signal, such as a DVD player or CD player.
NOTE
: A digital connection means that the digi-
tal processors in the RSX-1055 will be used
to decode the signal, rather than the source
component’s internal decoders. In general,
you must use digital connections for a DVD
player or other component that supplies a
Dolby Digital or DTS signal, otherwise the
RSX-1055 will not be able to decode these
formats.
Digital Inputs
The RSX-1055 accepts digital input signals from
source components such as CD players, sat-
ellite TV receivers, and 5.1 channel Dolby
Digital, DTS, or 6.1 channel DTS-ES signals
from DVD players. The built-in D/A converter
senses and adjusts to the correct sampling rates.
There are five digital inputs on the rear panel,
three coaxial and two optical. These digital
inputs can be assigned to any of the input
sources using the INPUT MENU screen de-
scribed later in this manual. For example, you
can assign the COAXIAL 1 digital input con-
nector to the VIDEO 1 source and the OPTI-
CAL 2 digital input to the VIDEO 3 source.
Connect the appropriate cable (optical or 75
ohm coaxial) from the digital
output of your
source component to a digital input on the
RSX-1055 and then configure that digital in-
put for use with the source component using
the INPUT MENU.
NOTE
: When using digital connections, you
should also make the analog audio input con-
nections described previously. The analog
connection is necessary to record to an ana-
log recorder or for ZONE 2 operation
Digital Outputs
The RSX-1055 has two digital outputs (one
coaxial and one optical) to send the digital
signal from any of the five digital inputs to a
digital recorder or outboard digital processor.
When a digital input source signal is selected
for listening, that signal is automatically sent
to both digital outputs for recording or outboard
processing.
NOTE
: Only digital signals from source com-
ponents are available at these outputs. Ana-
log signals cannot be converted and are not
available at the digital outputs.
Connect the digital output to the digital input
of your recorder or processor. You can use
either a 75 ohm coaxial video cable or an
optical cable.
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