ROTEL RSX-1057 - Manual (Page 42)

42 RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver
would select 60Hz for the front speakers on
this line. This setting ONLY affects redirected
bass and does not affect the LFE channel in
any way. The OFF setting (available only for
the subwoofer) sends a full-range signal to
your subwoofer so that you can use its built-
in low-pass filter.
NOTE
: When a speaker is set to LARGE on
the SPEAKER SETUP menu or on this MENU,
the crossover setting is not available since, by
definition, a LARGE speaker plays full-range
with no bass redirection to the subwoofer and
no crossover. Likewise, the OFF setting for
the subwoofer crossover is not available for
SMALL speakers, since SMALL means that the
speaker will redirect its bass below a given
crossover point to the subwoofer. In addition,
the CROSSOVER setting is not available for
the MULTI INPUT.
DOLBY (large/small/none): Sets the cur-
rent speaker (shown in the first line) to LARGE,
SMALL, or NONE, overriding the master set-
ting from the SPEAKER SETUP menu. This set-
ting will ONLY take effect with Dolby Digital
or Dolby Pro Logic II decoding.
DTS (large/small/none): The same op-
tions described for Dolby above, except these
settings ONLY take effect with DTS and DTS
Neo:6 decoding.
STEREO/MPEG (large/small/none):
The same options described for Dolby above,
except these settings ONLY take effect in STE-
REO surround mode.
MUSIC (large/small/none): The same
options described for Dolby above, except
these settings ONLY take effect with any of
the DSP MUSIC surround modes.
NOTE
: When the front speakers are set to use
the master crossover frequency on the AD-
VANCED SPEAKER SETUP menu, the surround
mode specific “large/small/none” settings are
not available for the other speakers. These
speakers will use the setting determined in
the basic SPEAKER SETUP menu.
Subwoofer Setup
SUBWOOFER SETUP
CROSSOVER:100hZ
DOLBY DIGITAL: 0dB
DOLBY PL II(X): 0dB
DTS: 0dB
STEREO/MPEG:+ 2dB
MUSIC: Off
MULTI INPUT:- 2dB
MAIN MENU
The SUBWOOFER SETUP menu allows selec-
tion of the master subwoofer crossover fre-
quency and independent adjustment of sub-
woofer level for each surround mode.
CROSSOVER (40Hz/60Hz/80Hz/100Hz/
120Hz/150Hz/200Hz/OFF): This setting
specifies a master low-pass filter for the sub-
woofer and a corresponding high-pass filter
for all SMALL speakers in the system at the
selected frequency. To adjust the crossover
frequency, highlight the CROSSOVER line
using the UP/DOWN buttons. Then, use the
+/– buttons to choose the master crossover
point. The 80Hz or 100Hz crossover points
are the most common in home theater systems
and should be used unless you have a specific
reason to choose a different crossover point
based on your specific speakers.
The OFF setting sends a full-range signal to
your subwoofer so that you can use its built-in
low-pass filter. With the OFF setting, a 100
Hz high-pass filter is activated for all SMALL
speakers in the system.
NOTE
: The master crossover point can be over-
ridden with a custom crossover frequency for
the front, center, surround, or surround back
speakers in the ADVANCED SPEAKER SETUP
menu; however, in most systems the single
master crossover point should work well
DOLBY DIGITAL:
DOLBY PLII:
DTS:
STEREO/MPEG:
MUSIC:
MULTI INPUT:
These six lines allow you to override the mas-
ter subwoofer level setting as determined on
the TEST TONE menu (see below) for each
specific surround mode. When going to the
SUBWOOFER SETUP menu from the MAIN
menu, the current surround mode is auto-
matically highlighted. Use the +/– buttons
to adjust the subwoofer level for the current
surround mode. The options are OFF (which
turns off the subwoofer for that mode) and a
range of adjustments from -9dB to +9dB and
MAX (+10dB). A setting of 0dB means that
the specified surround mode will use the mas-
ter subwoofer level. Any other setting is an
offset to the master setting. For example, an
adjustment of -2db for a particular surround
mode means that the subwoofer level will
be 2dB quieter than the master subwoofer
level when that surround mode is selected.
Use these subwoofer level settings to adjust
the relative bass output of various surround
modes. Changing the master subwoofer lev-
el will increase or decrease the level for all
surround modes.
NOTE
: Only the current surround mode can be
adjusted on this menu. You will need to change
surround modes using the front panel or remote
buttons to adjust a different mode.
We recommend starting with the settings for
all surround modes at the default 0dB setting
during the test tone calibration of the system
and for a period of familiarization after that.
As you listen to a variety of source material
over time, you may notice that certain sur-
round modes consistently produce too much
or too little bass from the subwoofer. If so,
then use these menu settings to customize
each surround mode. In general, if the master
subwoofer level is set properly (i.e. not too
loud), individual settings for each surround
mode should not be necessary.
NOTE
: In Dolby Digital and DTS recordings, the
LFE channel is used to produce spectacular
low bass effects, placing considerable de-
mands on your subwoofer system. If you hear
distortion or other signs of distress from your
subwoofer at loud listening levels, you may
consider reducing the subwoofer level for the
Dolby Digital and/or DTS surround modes. In
other surround modes, there is no LFE channel
and the subwoofer will only reproduce redi-
rected bass from the other channels, which
is not as likely to tax the subwoofer.
To return to the MAIN menu, press the EN-
TER button. Press the MENU/OSD button on
the remote to cancel the display and return
to normal operation.