ROTEL RSP-1098 - Manual (Page 22)

22 RSP-1098 Surround Sound Processor
VOLUME Button
The large rocker button is the master VOLUME
control, adjusting the output level of all chan-
nels simultaneously.
MUTE Button
Push the MUTE button once to turn the sound
off. An indication appears in the front panel
and on-screen displays. Press the button again
to restore previous volume levels.
NOTE : Pressing the volume buttons on the re-
mote also cancels the muting function.
DEVICE/INPUT Buttons
The ten buttons at the top of the remote have
two functions:
Short press: A short press of any button
changes the device that the remote operates,
but does not change the RSP-1098’s input
selection.
Long press: A longer press changes the re-
mote control device and changes the RSP-1098
source input for listening/viewing in the main
room.
NOTE : A long press of the EXT button changes
the input to the 7.1 channel analog MULTI
INPUT. Pressing the AUD button only changes
the remote device; there is no input source
associated with this button.
REC Button
Press this button before a long press of any
DEVICE/INPUT button to select a source for
recording. The signal from the selected source
appears at the TAPE OUT connectors.
ZONE Button
Press this button before a long press of any
DEVICE/INPUT button to select a source for
ZONE 2.
UP/DOWN Buttons
This pair of buttons is used to move the cur-
sor up or down to select lines in the OSD menus.
These buttons are also used in conjunction with
the TONE button to make CONTOUR/TONE
adjustments.
+/– Buttons
This pair of buttons is used to change settings
on a selected line in the OSD menus. Also used
for selecting options in some surround modes.
Speaker Selection Buttons
These three buttons are used to select a speaker
or group of speakers for temporary level ad-
justments.
EQ Button
This button is used to turn on and off the Cin-
ema EQ feature, a high-cut filter useful for older
movie soundtracks.
TONE Button
This button is used in setting the Contour ad-
justments. It toggles between high frequency
(HF) and low frequency (LF) modes. Once a
mode is selected, the UP/DOWN buttons are
used to make the adjustments.
Surround Mode Buttons
Five buttons on the remote (2CH, PLC, PLM,
5CH, 7CH) allow direct selection of certain
surround modes: 2-channel stereo, Pro Logic
II Cinema, Pro Logic II Music, 5-channel ste-
reo, or 7-channel stereo. The function of these
buttons varies depending on the type of re-
cording being played. See the
Manually Se-
lecting Surround Modes section for detailed
information.
SUR+ Button
This button is used in conjunction with the +/–
buttons for manual selection of surround modes
and features. See the
Manually Selecting Sur-
round Modes section for information.
DYN Button
Used for selecting the dynamic range control
setting in Dolby Digital surround mode.
Basic Operations
This section covers the basic operating con-
trols of the RSP-1098 and the remote.
Power and Standby On/Off
The rear panel POWER switch on the RSP-1098
is a master power switch. The button must be
pressed IN for the unit to operate. When it is
in the OUT position, the unit is fully off and
cannot be activated from the front panel or
remote control.
The STANDBY button on the front panel, the
discrete ON/OFF buttons on the remote, and
the POWER button on the remote function as
a standby switches, activating or deactivating
the unit. In standby mode, minimal power is
supplied to the microprocessor. When the unit
has AC power applied and the rear panel
POWER switch is on, the front panel STANDBY
LED lights, regardless of whether the unit is in
standby mode or activated in the main room.
In normal operation, the rear panel POWER
switch is always left in the ON position and
the RSP-1098 is activated and deactivated using
the front panel STANDBY button or the remote
ON/OFF buttons or the remote POWER but-
ton. The ON/OFF buttons and the POWER
button on the remote provide essentially the
same function with the ON/OFF buttons pro-
viding discrete ON and OFF commands while
the POWER button provides a standard toggle
on/off function.
When using the Zone 2 capability of the
RSP-1098, the standby activation is com-
pletely independent for the main room and
Zone 2. ON/OFF commands sent from the
remote in the main room will not effect Zone
2. Pressing the ON/OFF buttons on a remote
located in Zone 2 will only effect that zone
and not the main room. When the unit is ac-
tivated in ZONE 2, the ZONE 2 LED on the
front panel is lit.
There are three available power mode options,
which may be useful in configuring the
RSP-1098 for special system configurations.
See the
Other Options menu in the Setup section
of this manual for additional details on changing
the default standby behavior.