ROTEL DVD Audio/Video Player RDV-1093 - Manual (Page 27)

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Audio Setup Menu
DVD playback
MENU
system setup
video setup
high def. setup
audio setup
speaker setup
parental control
exit menu
digital audio output
compression
The Audio Setup menu provides two settings:
the format of digital audio output and a
compression mode optimizing Dolby Digital
playback for quiet listening.
Digital Audio Output
There are two options for the digital audio
output of the RDV-1093. The first option is
Multichannel digital output that sends a mul-
tichannel (Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, etc.)
signal to the surround processor for decoding.
The other option is Stereo Output that sends a
downmixed two-channel digital signal.
• Multichannel: This setting allows a
full multichannel digital signal from the
RDV-1093 (default). Use this setting with
a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound
processor. Note that you can still select
2-channel audio from the DVD’s menus.
• Stereo: This setting forces the RDV-1093
to downmix audio to 2-channel stereo for
output at the digital audio outputs. Use this
setting when connecting directly to the TV
monitor or to a 2-channel audio system.
Compression
Dolby Digital recordings are capable of wide
dynamic range (the difference between the
softest and loudest sounds). In some cases, this
may tax the audio system. In other cases, you
may want to reduce the dynamic range when
listening at low volume levels so that dialog is
loud enough to hear while preventing sound
effects and other dynamic passages from
being too loud.
This setting has no impact on the digital output
of the RDV-1093. It only changes the dynamic
range of the analog signal from the left/right
RCA audio outputs.
• OFF: full dynamic range; no compression
(default).
• 1–5: Five settings reducing dynamic range
for use with less capable audio systems (such
as TV monitor speakers) or late night listen-
ing. The 1 setting is very mild compression.
The 5 setting is maximum compression.
NOTE: The compression feature only affects
Dolby Digital signals.
Speaker Setup Menu
DVD playback
MENU
system setup
video setup
high def. setup
audio setup
speaker setup
parental control
exit menu
speaker size
distance units
speaker distance
The Speaker Setup menu provides three setup
items relating to surround sound and bass
management of the audio signals at the analog
outputs of the RDV-1093.
NOTE: These settings apply only to audio
signals at the analog outputs. They have no
effect on the digital audio output of the
RDV-1093. In addition, these settings only
apply to Dolby Digital and DTS decoding.
Many of the settings on this screen configure
the number and type of speakers in the system.
Specifically, there are LARGE and SMALL
settings that determine whether deep bass is
reproduced by the speaker connected to a
channel or redirected to a powered subwoofer.
The LARGE setting is “full-range”; the speaker
will reproduce the entire signal including deep
bass recorded in its channel. The SMALL set-
ting is “high-pass”; the speaker will reproduce
only frequencies above the crossover point
(100Hz). Bass below the crossover will be
routed to a powered subwoofer connected to
the RDV-1093.
In addition, there are settings for delaying the
signal to the center or surround speakers.
Speaker Size
Use this item to configure speaker settings each
speaker in the system for the analog audio
outputs. Use the CURSOR t/u buttons to select
the speaker you wish to set: Front, Center, Sur-
round, or Subwoofer. Then, use the CURSOR
p
/q buttons to choose a setting. Press the ENT
button to confirm the setting. You can cancel
the menu without any changes by pressing the
RESUME button on the remote.
The options for the Subwoofer are:
• YES: Use this setting if a subwoofer is con-
nected to your system. The subwoofer output
will carry LFE channel signals from Dolby
Digital and DTS 5.1 channel DVD-V discs
and redirected bass from other channels
configured as SMALL.
• NO: If your system does not have a sub-
woofer, use this setting.
The options for the other speakers (Front,
Center, Surround) are:
• LARGE: This setting sends full-range audio,
including low bass, to the front speakers.
Use with large, full-range speakers when
subwoofer is set to NO.
• SMALL: A high-pass setting that redirects
low bass away from these speakers to a
subwoofer. Use with small bookshelf speak-
ers when subwoofer is set to YES.
• NONE: Use when there is no speaker for
that position, for example, when there is
no center channel speaker.
NOTES: There is no SMALL option for the
front speakers in a system with no subwoofer.
When a Center, Surround or Subwoofer
is set to None, the sound for that channel is
added to the front speaker channels.
Distance Units
The following item requires measuring the
distance from each speaker to the listening
position. Use the Distance Unit item to specify
feet or meters as the unit of distance.
• FEET: Specify distance in feet (default).
• METERS: Specify distance in meters.