Use only accessories specified by the manufacturer. Use only with a cart, stand, rack, bracket or shelf system recommended by Rotel. Use caution when moving the unit in a stand or rack to avoid injury from a tip-over. Immediately stop using the component and have it inspected and/or ser- viced by a qualified service agency if: •...
RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver 1: Controls and Connections STANDBY 21 22 ANTENNA Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762, and other world-wide patents issued and pending. "DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver 3: Connecting the Speakers ANTENNA Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762, and other world-wide patents issued and pending. "DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
CB 1 CENTER 1 SUB 1 CB 2 CENTER 2 SUB 2 RIGHT SOFTWARE UPGRADABLE ZONE SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER MODEL NO. : RSX-1056 POWER CONSUMPTION: 450 WATTS RIGHT LEFT AUDIO OUTPUTS SPEAKERS CENTER SURROUND LEFT CB 1 CENTER 1 SUB 1...
RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver 6: Connecting a VCR ANTENNA Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762, and other world-wide patents issued and pending. "DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
CB 1 CENTER 1 SUB 1 CB 2 CENTER 2 SUB 2 RIGHT SOFTWARE UPGRADABLE ZONE SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER MODEL NO. : RSX-1056 POWER CONSUMPTION: 450 WATTS REC IN DIGITAL SPEAKERS CENTER SURROUND LEFT CB 1 CENTER 1 SUB 1...
RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver 10: Connecting a DVD-A or SACD Player ANTENNA Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762, and other world-wide patents issued and pending. "DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
12: On-Screen Menus SYSTEM STATUS LISTEN:Tuner VID INPUT:Video 1 RECORD:Source MODE:Dolby Digital INPUT:Coaxial 2 VOLUME:65 ZONE 2:Off SPEAKERS:FL CNT SUB FR CB1 CB2 INPUT SETUP LISTEN:CD VID INPUT:Video 1 INPUT LABEL:_______ INPUT:Coaxial 2 CINEMA EQ:Off 12V TRIGGER:1 DEFAULT MODE:Dolby 3 Stereo GROUP DELAY:200ms MAIN MENU INPUT SETUP...
• Upgradeable microprocessor software to accommodate future upgrades. Unpacking Remove the unit carefully from its packing. Find the remote control and other accessories. Save the box as it will protect the RSX-1056 if you move or need to return it for maintenance. ® com-...
DVD player’s digital outputs to the RSX-1056, using either the op- tical or coax inputs. The outputs of RSX-1056 are sent to up to five speakers or to optional power amplifier(s) with standard RCA cables from preamp audio out- puts.
Zone 2. To configure your system for Zone 2 opera- tion, connect the left and right Zone 2 outputs on the RSX-1056 to the left and right channel inputs of the amplifier powering the remote speakers, using standard RCA audio cables.
DVD player or other component that sup- plies a Dolby Digital or DTS signal; other- wise the RSX-1056 will not be able to decode these formats. Digital Inputs The RSX-1056 accepts digital inputs from source components such as CD players, satellite TV tuners, and DVD players.
To use the remote turn on feature, connect one of the RSX-1056’s 12V TRIG OUT jacks to the 12 volt trigger input of a Rotel amplifier, us- ing a cable with mono 3.5 mm mini-plugs on both ends.
CD (left and right). Optional: Connect the digital output of the CD player to any of the Optical or Coax digital inputs on the RSX-1056. Use the INPUT SETUP screen to assign that digital input to the CD source. There are no video connections for a CD Player.
CENTER. You must connect each of the five speakers to the proper terminal on the RSX-1056. Route the wires from the RSX-1056 to the speak- ers. Leave enough slack so you can move the components to allow access to the speaker con- nectors.
Letters refer to the RR-1050 re- mote illustration. When both appear, the func- tion is found on both the RSX-1056 and the remote. When only one appears, that func- tion is found only on the RSX-1056 or the re- mote. English Front Panel Overview...
Using the RR-1050 AUDIO Button To operate the RSX-1056 with the remote, make sure that the AUDIO mode is active by press- ing the AUD button on the remote before you start. If one of the other buttons (CD, TAPE, etc.) is pressed, the remote will control another...
ENTER Button The ENTER button is used to confirm and memorize various settings in the setup and operation of the RSX-1056. Its use is described in detail in the relevant sections. BAND Buttons Press either of the BAND buttons to toggle be- tween AM and FM reception.
RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver Volume Adjustments The listening volume of the RSX-1056 can be adjusted from the front panel or the remote. Front Panel: Rotate the front panel VOLUME knob clockwise to increase the volume, coun- terclockwise to decrease. Remote: Press the VOL UP button to increase the volume;...
(a DVD, a LaserDisc, or a Digital TV/ Cable/SAT tuner). Also, you must connect the source with a digital cable (coax or optical) to an active digital input on the RSX-1056. English : Many DVDs have a Dolby Digital 2.0...
The RSX-1056 also features Rotel XS (eXtra Surround) processing provides extended sur- round performance on 6.1 and 7.1 channel systems. The key benefit of Rotel XS is that it works at all times with all multichannel digi- tal signals, even those that might not otherwise activate Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES surround decoding for the center back channel(s).
However, on a DVD with multiple soundtracks, you must tell the DVD player which one to send to the RSX-1056. For ex- ample, you may need to use the DVD’s menu system to select the Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1 soundtrack rather than the default Dolby...
DD 5.1 channel, DD Sur- round EX center back processing, DD with Pro Logic IIx Music center back process- ing or DD with Rotel XS center back pro- cessing. You should typically select Surround EX or discs that are labeled Dolby Digital Surround EX.
24 disc. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then use the +/– buttons to step through the optional modes: DTS 2.0 chan- nel downmix, DTS 96, or DTS 96 with Rotel XS center back processing. You can also repeatedly press the DTS Neo:6 button on the front panel until the desired option is selected.
Speaker Level The levels of all channels should be calibrated using the TEST TONE procedure during the initial setup of the RSX-1056. You can make a temporary change in the relative volume of the center, surround, center back, or subwoofer channels using buttons on the remote control or the front panel controls.
See the RDS section of this manual for detailed information. English : The RSX-1056 comes configured for tun- NOTE ing in the market where you purchased it (N. America or Europe). To change this default set- ting, see the information on the DEFAULT SETUP on-screen menu later in this manual.
See the next section for detailed instructions. NUMERIC Buttons: Station Presets The RSX-1056 can store up to 30 station pre- sets for recall at any time using the NUMERIC buttons on the front panel. To memorize a sta- tion: 1.
RDS and RBDS Tuning The Rotel RSX-1056 is equipped with RDS (Ra- dio Data Systems) reception capabilities for Europe and RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data Service) capabilities for the United States. These broadcast systems provide additional function- ality to FM radio reception by transmitting en- coded information along with the radio sig- nal.
Zone 2 from the main room is accomplished by pressing the ZONE button on the front panel or remote, putting the RSX-1056 in Zone 2 con- trol mode temporarily. When the Zone 2 sta- tus is displayed, the OSD and/or front panel...
SETUP The RSX-1056 features two types of informa- tion displays to help operate the system. The first consists of simple status displays that appear on the TV screen and/or front panel display whenever primary settings (Volume, Input, etc.) are changed. These status displays are self- explanatory.
OSD button on the remote to cancel the dis- play and return to normal operation. Configuring Inputs A key step in setting up the RSX-1056 is to configure each source input using the INPUT SETUP screens. Configuring the inputs allows...
When the MULTI INPUT source is selected on the INPUT SETUP menu, the available options change to reflect the fact that these inputs are direct analog inputs and bypass the RSX-1056’s digital processing. The INPUT, CINEMA EQ, and DEFAULT MODE options are not available since these are all digitally implemented fea- tures.
– subwoofers and/or large speakers. For optimum performance, you must tell the RSX-1056 the number of speakers in your system and how bass should be distrib- uted among them.
SUBWOOFER:Yes ADVANCED:Enter MAIN MENU The SPEAKER SETUP menu is used to config- ure the RSX-1056 for use with your specific loudspeakers and to determine the bass man- agement configuration as described in the previous overview. The menu is accessed from the MAIN menu.
RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver cess the ADVANCED SPEAKER SETUP menu, the current master crossover point will be shown on this line. Change the value of this line only if you want the current speaker to have a dif- ferent crossover point. For example, if your...
TURN ON VOL: Specifies a default volume level to be used each time the RSX-1056 is activated. You can select LAST to have the RSX-1056 power up with the last previously used volume setting.
VOLUME SETUP: configures the Zone 2 outputs for VARIABLE or FIXED volume levels. VARIABLE allows control of the volume settings in Zone 2 from the RSX-1056 front panel or from a remote control/IR repeater in Zone 2. FIXED output disables the Zone 2 volume control.
RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver To memorize USER DEFAULT settings: Many of the current configuration settings can be stored as a USER DEFAULT, which can be activated at any time from this menu screen. To save the current settings as a USER DEFAULT,...
1 mm clearance on all sides for unit to unit tolerances. All specifications are accurate at the time of printing. Rotel reserves the right to make improve- ments without notice. Rotel and the Rotel HiFi logo are registered trademarks of The Rotel Co, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
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