ROTEL RSX-1550 - Manual (Page 44)

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English RSX-1550 Surround Sound Receiver
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English RSX-1550 Surround Sound Receiver
the normal bass places higher demands on the capabilities of the
other speakers and the amplifiers driving them.
• LARGE front, center, surround speakers, no subwoofer.
The normal bass from the front, center, and surround channels is
played in its respective speakers. With no subwoofer, the LFE bass is
redirected to all five LARGE speakers. This places significant demands
on these speakers and their amplifiers, as they must play their own
normal bass plus the very demanding LFE bass.
• All SMALL speakers and subwoofer. The normal bass from all
channels is redirected to the subwoofer, which also plays the LFE
channel. The subwoofer handles ALL of the bass in the system. This
configuration provides several benefits: deep bass is played by the
speaker most suited to do so, the main speakers may play louder
with less distortion, and the need for amplifier power is reduced.
This configuration should be used with bookshelf-size or smaller
main speakers. It should also be considered in some cases with
floorstanding front speakers. This configuration is advantageous
when driving the system with moderate power amplifiers.
• LARGE front speakers, SMALL center and surround speakers,
and a subwoofer. The normal bass from the SMALL center and
surround speakers is redirected to the LARGE front speakers and the
subwoofer. The LARGE front speakers play their own normal bass
plus the redirected bass from the SMALL speakers and LFE bass.
The subwoofer plays the LFE bass plus the redirected bass from all
of the other channels. This might be an appropriate configuration
with a pair of very capable front speakers driven by a large power
amplifier. A potential disadvantage with mixed LARGE and SMALL
configurations is that the bass response may not be as consistent from
channel to channel as it might be with the all SMALL configuration.
Note: As an alternative configuration with a satellite/subwoofer
package as the front speakers, follow the speaker manufacturer’s
instructions, connecting the high-level inputs of the powered
subwoofer directly to the front speaker outputs of the receiver
and connecting the satellites to the subwoofer’s own crossover.
In this arrangement, the speakers would be classified as LARGE
and the subwoofer setting would be OFF for all surround modes.
No information is lost during playback because the system
redirects bass information to the front LARGE speakers. While this
configuration ensures proper satellite speaker operation by using
the speaker’s own crossovers, it has some disadvantages in terms
of system calibration and would generally not be the preferred
configuration.
Speaker Setup
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The SPEAKER SETUP menu is used to configure the receiver for use with
your specific loudspeakers and to determine the bass management
configuration as described in the previous overview. The menu is
accessed from the MAIN menu.
The following speaker options are available:
FRONT SPEAKERS (small/large): Use the LARGE setting to have
the front speakers play low bass (full-range). Use the SMALL setting to
redirect normal bass away from these speakers to a subwoofer (high-
pass filtered).
CENTER SPEAKER(S) (large/small/none): Use the LARGE position
(not available with SMALL front speakers) to have the center speaker
play low bass (full-range). Use the SMALL position if your center channel
speaker has limited low frequency capability, or if you prefer that the
bass be sent to the subwoofer (high-pass). Select the NONE setting if
your system does not have a center channel speaker (the surround modes
will automatically divide all center channel information equally between
the two front speakers, creating a phantom center channel).
SURROUND SPEAKERS (large/small/none): Select the LARGE
setting (not available with SMALL front speakers) to have the surround
speakers play low bass (full-range). If your rear speakers have limited
bass capability or if you would prefer that the bass go to a subwoofer,
use the SMALL setting (high-pass). If your system has no rear surround
speakers, select the NONE setting (surround channels are added to the
front speakers so none of the recording is lost).
CENTER BACK SPEAKER(S) (large1/large2/small1/small2/
none):
Some systems have one or two additional center back surround
speakers. Select the LARGE settings (not available with SMALL front
speakers) to have your center back speaker(s) play low bass. Use
LARGE 1 if you have one center back speaker (6.1) or LARGE 2 (7.1) if
you have two center back speakers (7.1). If your center back speakers
have limited bass capability or if you would prefer that the bass go to
a subwoofer, use the SMALL setting (SMALL1 for one speaker, SMALL2
for two speakers). If your system has no center back speakers, select
the NONE setting. With center back speakers, the Rotel XS eXtended
surround, Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, Dolby Pro Logic II, DTS Neo:6 or
other decoders will provide center back signals for any surround mode.
SUBWOOFER (yes/no/max): The YES setting is the standard setting if
your system has a subwoofer. If your system does not have a subwoofer,
select NO. Select the MAX setting for maximum bass output with normal
bass being duplicated by both the subwoofer and any LARGE speakers
in the system.
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