ROTEL RSX-1057 - Manual (Page 30)

30 RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver
• Dolby 3-channel stereo (left/right/center)
of 2-channel recordings.
• 5-channel or 7-channel stereo from 2-
channel 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 record-
ings.
• 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 Digital
Surround EX decoding for any Dolby Digital
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-chan-
nel (non 96kHz) digital signals can be
overridden to Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby
3-Stereo, DTS Neo:6, Music 1 – 4, 5CH
Stereo, 7CH Stereo, and Stereo.
• Dolby Digital 2-channel Stereo can be
overridden to Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby
3-Stereo, 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
recordings. 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 Cin-
ema (7.1ch only), or Rotel XS processing for
center 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-channel
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+ button
on the remote, then use the +/– buttons to
step through five options: DD 2.0 channel
downmix, DD 5.1 channel, DD Surround
EX center back processing, DD with Pro
Logic IIx Music center back processing
or DD with Rotel XS center back process-
ing. 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
XS processing will provide a more diffuse
surround effect than the more highly local-
ized Dolby EX decoding and will prob-
ably be the better 6.1 channel options
for non-Surround EX discs. Selecting DD
5.1 forces the center back channel pro-
cessing off for conventional 5.1 channel
playback. You can also repeatedly press
the DOLBY PLIIx Mode button on the front
panel until the desired center back chan-
nel option is selected.
• On a 7.1 system. Press the SUR+ button
on the remote, then use the +/– buttons to
step through six options: DD 2.0 channel
downmix, DD 5.1 channel, DD Surround
EX center back processing, DD with Pro
Logic IIx Music center back processing,
DD with Pro Logic IIx Cinema back chan-
nel processing, or DD with Rotel XS center
back processing. You should typically se-
lect Surround EX or discs that are labeled
Dolby Digital Surround EX. For standard
5.1 channel discs, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Mu-
sic or Rotel XS processing will provide a
more diffused surround effect than the
more highly localized Dolby EX decoding
and may be the better 7.1 channel options
for non-Surround EX discs. Selecting DD
5.1 forces the center back channel pro-
cessing off for conventional 5.1 channel
playback. You can also repeatedly press
the DOLBY PLIIx Mode button on the front
panel until the desired center back chan-
nel option is selected.
NOTE
: When playing any Dolby Digital
source, you can select one of three dynamic
range control settings. See the Dynamic
Range topic in the Other Settings section of
this manual.
Dolby Digital 2.0 discs
Dolby Digital decoding is auto-detected and
cannot be overridden. You may, however, se-
lect 2-channel playback, 5.1 channel play-
back with Pro Logic II matrix surround, 6.1/7.1
channel playback with Pro Logic IIx matrix
surround, or Dolby 3-Stereo playback.
• On a 5.1 system. Press the SUR+ but-
ton on the remote, then use the +/– but-
tons to step through four options: DD 2.0
channel, DD with Pro Logic II Cinema ma-
trix surround, DD with Pro Logic II Music
matrix surround, or Dolby Digital 3 chan-
nel stereo. You can also repeatedly press
the 2CH button on the front panel or the
remote to select the same options.
• On a 6.1/7.1 system. Press the SUR+
button on the remote, then use the +/– but-
tons to step through four options: DD 2.0
channel, DD with Pro Logic IIx Cinema ma-
trix surround, DD with Pro Logic IIx Music
matrix surround, or Dolby Digital 3 chan-
nel stereo. You can also repeatedly press
the 2CH button on the front panel or the
remote to select the same options.
• To select Cinema or Music options in
Pro Logic II or Pro Logic IIx modes.
Press the SUR+ button twice while in Pro
Logic II or Pro Logic IIx modes. Then, use
the +/– buttons to select the Music or Cin-
ema options.
NOTE
: When playing any Dolby Digital
source, you can select one of three dynamic
range control settings. See the Dynamic
Range topic in the Other Settings section of
this manual.