ROTEL 7.1 Surround Sound Receiver RSX-1067 - Manual (Page 22)

22 RSX-1067 Surround Sound Receiver
Automatic Surround
Modes
Decoding of digital sources connected to the
digital inputs is generally automatic, with
detection triggered by a “flag” embedded in
the digital recording telling the RSX-1067 what
decoding format is required. For example,
when Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1 channel
surround is detected, the RSX-1067 activates
the proper decoding.
The unit will also detect DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 or
DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 discs and activate DTS-ES
®
Extended Surround decoding. Dolby Digital
Surround EX recordings also trigger automatic
decoding (although not all Surround EX DVDs
have the necessary flag and may require manu-
ally activating Surround EX decoding).
Likewise, a digital input from an HDCD ® en-
coded compact disc, a standard CD, a DTS
96/24 disc, or MP3 player will be auto-de-
tected and properly decoded to 2CH stereo
operation.
Dolby Pro Logic IIx or Rotel XS processing can
be configured to be automatically active in all
6.1 or 7.1 channel systems configured with
center back speaker(s) and will ensure proper
extended surround decoding of all multichannel
digital signals, even those that might not oth-
erwise trigger the proper extended surround
mode.
In many cases, the RSX-1067 will also recog-
nize a digital signal with Dolby Surround encoding
(such as the default soundtrack on many DVDs)
and activate Dolby
® Pro Logic II ® decoding.
NOTE : A digital signal coming into the
RSX-1067 will be recognized and properly
decoded. However, on a DVD with multiple
soundtracks, you must tell the DVD player
which one to send to the RSX-1067. For ex-
ample, you may need to use the DVD’s menu
system to select the Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS
5.1 soundtrack rather than the default Dolby
Digital 2.0 Dolby Surround soundtrack.
Additionally, you can configure a default sur-
round mode for each input using the INPUT
SETUP menu (see the
Setup section of this
manual). Combined with the auto-detection of
Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS, this default sur-
round setting makes operation of the RSX-1067
surround modes totally automatic. For example,
if you set Dolby Pro Logic II movie mode as
the default for all of your video inputs, the
RSX-1067 will automatically decode Dolby Digi-
tal 5.1 and DTS soundtracks when they are
played and use Pro Logic II matrix decoding
for all other recordings. For stereo inputs such
as CD and Tuner, you could select STEREO
mode as the default for 2-channel playback
or Dolby Pro Logic II music mode if you pre-
fer to hear music sources in surround sound.
Manually Selecting
Surround Modes
As described in the previous section, the com-
bination of auto-detection of Dolby Digital and
DTS recordings and setting default surround
modes for each input during the setup of the
RSX-1067 makes operation of surround modes
totally automatic. For many users, this auto-
matic surround mode selection will meet all
of their listening needs.
For users who prefer a more active role in setting
surround modes, buttons on the remote and
the front panel provide manual selection of
surround mode that are not automatically de-
tected or, in some cases, to override an auto-
matic setting.
Manual settings available from the front panel
and/or the remote might be used when you
want to play:
• Standard 2-channel stereo (left/right speak-
ers only) with no surround processing.
• Downmixed 2-channel playback of Dolby
Digital 5.1 or DTS recordings.
• Dolby 3-channel stereo (left/right/center)
of 2-channel recordings.
• 5-channel or 7-channel stereo from 2-chan-
nel recordings.
• One of four MUSIC modes for DSP con-
cert hall simulation from 2-channel record-
ings.
• Dolby Pro Logic II cinema or music mode
matrix decoding of 2-channel recordings.
• DTS Neo:6 cinema or music mode matrix
decoding of 2-channel recordings.
• Dolby Digital Surround EX decoding of
Dolby Digital 5.1 channel recordings or
Dolby Digital Surround EX discs that do not
trigger automatic decoding.
NOTE
: DTS, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, DTS-ES Dis-
crete 6.1, DTS 96/24, Dolby Digital, MP3,
MPEG Multichannel, HDCD (96kHz), and
PCM 2-channel (96kHz) digital signals are
auto-detected and cannot be overridden.
However, you can choose to use Dolby Digi-
tal Surround EX decoding for any Dolby Digi-
tal 5.1 source material. You can also downmix
Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1 recordings for
2-channel playback.
• HDCD (non 96kHz) and PCM 2-channel
(non 96kHz) digital signals can be over-
ridden to Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby 3-Ste-
reo, DTS Neo:6, Music 1 – 4, 5CH Ste-
reo, 7CH Stereo, and Stereo.
• Dolby Digital 2-channel Stereo can be over-
ridden to Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby 3-Ste-
reo, and Stereo.
The following topics describe in detail the
manual surround mode options available for
each type of recording:
Dolby Digital 5.1 discs
Dolby Digital Surround EX discs
Dolby Digital decoding is auto-detected and
cannot be overridden. You may, however, select
a 2 channel downmix of 5.1 channel record-
ings. In a 6.1ch or 7.1 ch system, you can
also choose Dolby Surround EX, Dolby Pro
Logic IIx Music, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Cinema
(7.1ch only), or Rotel XS processing for cen-
ter back channels.
NOTE : In addition to the options that follow,
you can press the 2CH button on the front
panel or the remote to toggle between 2-chan-
nel downmix and multichannel playback.
• On a 5.1 system. Press the SUR+ but-
ton on the remote, then press the +/– but-
tons to change between DD 5.1 channel
or DD 2.0 channel downmix playback.
• On a 6.1 system. Press the SUR+ but-
ton on the remote, then use the +/– but-
tons to step through five options: DD 2.0
channel downmix, DD 5.1 channel, DD Sur-
round EX center back processing, DD with
Pro Logic IIx Music center back process-
ing or DD with Rotel XS center back pro-
cessing. You should typically select Surround
EX or discs that are labeled Dolby Digital
Surround EX. For standard 5.1 channel
discs, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music or Rotel