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Rotel RSDX-02e User's Manual

1. MODEL NO RSDX 02 CONSUMPTION 180W AV IN OUT 9 Parental Lock Country Codes Andorra RSDX 02e DVD Receiver 10 Cameroon Greece United Arab Emirates China Afghanistan Antigua and Barbuda Colombia Costa Rica South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Guatemala Anguilla Cuba Guam Albania Armenia Cape Verde Christmas Island Guinea Bissau Guyana Netherlands Antilles Cyprus Hong Kong Angola Czech Republic Antarctica Germany Heard Island and McDonald Islands Argentina Djibouti Honduras American Samoa Denmark Croatia Austria Australia Dominica Dominican Republic Haiti Hungary Aruba Algeria Indonesia Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Ecuador Estonia Ireland Israel Barbados Egypt India Bangladesh Western Sahara Belgium Eritrea British Indian Ocean Territory Burkina Faso Spain Iraq Bulgaria Ethiopia Iran Islamic Republic of Bahrain Burundi Finland Fiji Iceland Italy Benin Bermuda Brunei Darussalam Bolivia Falkland Islands Malvinas Micronesia Federated States of Jamaica Jordan Japan Kenya Brazil Faroe Islands Kyrgyzstan Bahamas France Cam
2. 7 6 Connecting a VCR and STB receiver 8 7 Connecting an Analog Audio Tape Recorder 9 8 Connecting and FM antennae 9 9 Parental Lock Country Codes 10 About Rotel eene 14 Getting 14 Video Features une 14 Audio Features 14 Other tus 14 Supplied Accessories 14 A Few lt 14 Placement 14 CONNECTIONS 15 Notes on connections 15 Cable selection 15 Video Connections 15 Digital Audio 15 Making Connections 16 Connecting Speakers 2 4 ET3 EB 16 Connecting a Subwoofer Dunn 16 Connecting the TV Monitor EX4 16 Setting the RGB Y C Switch ED 16 Connecting an STB Set top Box EX 16 VCR or Digital Video Recorder ER 17 CD Player CDR 17 Audio Tape 17 AM Antenna ER 17 FM Antenna EI 17 ee rn RSEN RUE 17 OPERATING THE RSDX 02E 18 Front Panel Overview 18 STANDBY Butt
3. 4 we NEW PASSWORD PRESS 0 9KEY TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE 7 Enter a 4 digit password using the NU MERIC 0 9 buttons on the remote If you make a mistake you can reenter a differ ent password Write down your password for safe keeping 8 Press OK The highlight cursor moves to the EXIT field Press ENTER again to exit the Parental Lock screen and return to the Others Menu Change Parental Lock Settings Changing the Parental Lock settings follows the same procedure except that you must first enter your 4 digit password before making any changes on the Parental Lock sub menu you enter the wrong password you can not proceed If you enter it wrong more than three times the cursor jumps to EXIT field note If you forget your password enter the master password 8888 Playback with Parental Lock E 27 When you play a disc that has a rating less than or equal to your specified Level playback proceeds normally If you attempt to play a disc that is rated above your specified Level the following display appears on the TV screen asking if you want to temporarily override the Parental Lock and play the disc PARENTAL LOCK msswonp o a SELECT 49 PASSWORD PRESS 0 9 KEY ENTER w 1 To eject the disc use the CURSOR a v buttons on Page 1 of the remote to high light the NOT RELEASE field then press the OK button Eject the disc 2 To play the disc
4. RSDX 02e DVD Receiver Owner s manual RSDX 02e RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol is to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltages inside the product s enclosure that may constitute a risk of electric shock This symbolis to alert the user to important operating and maintenance service instructions in this manual and literature accompanying the product APPLICABLE FOR USA CANADA OR WHERE APPROVED FOR THE USAGE CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT INSERT FULLY ATTENTION POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU AU FOND This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numerique de la classe est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada Notice FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radi ate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordanc
5. tion broadcasting a different announcement note This feature is only available for RDS stations broadcasting Enhanced Other Net works data Automatic RDS Alert and Test When listening to an RDS network signal the RSDX 02e will automatically switch to to ALERT or TEST announcements regardless of the set ting selected above DVD PLAYER About Discs This section covers basic information on the types of discs that can be played in the RSDX 02e Disc Formats The RSDX 02e can automatically detect and play several different types of disc formats Look for the standard logo on the packaging for each of the following types of disc the RSDX 02e can play DVD Video DYD VIDEO DVD Audio AUDIO COMPACT vec VIDEO CD COMPACT sve aise Audio CD DIGITAL AUDIO note The RSDX 02e can play recorded and JPEG files from most CD R CD RW DVD R and DVD R discs The unit can only play the audio content on CD EXTRA CD and CD TEXT discs The RSDX O2e can not play DVD ROM DVD RAM CD ROM DVD RW discs DVD Region Codes DVD Video discs are encoded with region codes which also appear on the packaging 4 8 69 62 disc can only played if its region code matches the code printed on the back panel of the RSDX 02e Disc Structure Each type of disc has its own organization allowing you to locate various portions of th
6. 2083 HE 33 Language 34 Menu Language 34 Audio Language 3 Subtitle 34 On Screen Language 34 Picture Menu eere 34 Monitor Type 34 Picture Source 35 Screen Saver nennen 35 MAPS es ped 35 Audio Menu 4 entren 35 L R Balance 35 Bossa 35 Mob 35 LFE Attenuation 35 Dynamic Range Compression 35 Speaker Setting Menu 36 Np 36 TIT Me RP RR 36 Distance x 36 0550 36 Return to Initial 36 Others Mong 37 Resume 37 On Screen Guide 37 Auto 37 ode 37 To Change Parental Lock Settings 38 Playback with Parental Lock XE ZFA 38 Specifications 38 RSDX O2e DVD Receiver 14 About Rotel A family whose passionate interest in music led them to manvfacture high fidelity compo nents of uncompromising quality founded Rotel years ago Through the years that pa
7. 5 451 942 5 956674 5974 300 5978 762 other world wide palorts issued and pending TS and OTS Digtal Surround ar Theater Systems inc Alright aserved MODEL NO RSDX 02 POWER CONSUMPTION 180W ROTEL CAUTION DVD RECEIVER e CLASS 1 LASER PROL ECT 0000000000 0000000000 AV IN OUT RIGHT RIGHT OUT RECIN LINE IN our coco cac AUDIO DIGITAL RSDX 02e DVD Receiver 8 6 Connecting a VCR and STB receiver amp UND SPEAKER L SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 8 16 OHMS and double D ae FRONT SPEAKER PRODUCT COUPLES WITH SUBCHAPTER CENTER SPEAKER INING SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN IS RISQUE DE ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR register Syst Te DVD RECEIVER RISK OF ELECTRIC SHO MODEL NO RSDX 02 OPEN POWER CONSUMPTION 180W 0000000007 RIGHT SER PRODUCT T AV IN OUT DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FOO RULES OPERATION IS SUBJECT TOTHE FOLLOW 1 THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE H
8. D EA Press the PLAY button on the front panel or Page 3 of the remote to start playing the disc from the beginning If the disc drawer is open it will close automatically note Many DVDs either begin playing auto matically or display a star up menu as soon as the disc is inserted The PLAY button usually starts play from the beginning of the disc except after the PAUSE II button has been pressed In this case the disc will resume playing from the current lo cation The RSDX 02e also has a RESUME fea ture that restarts play at the current location after pressing the STOP m button one time during playback NOTE Pressing the PLAY button during DVD Video playback skips back about 10 seconds and resumes playback Stopping Disc Playback Press the STOP m button to stop a disc that is playing The first press of the STOP m button memo rizes the point at which the disc stopped playing as indicated by RESUME appearing in the front panel display Resume play at that point by pressing the PLAY gt button This stored posi tion remains in memory until the unit is turned off the disc drawer is opened or the top menu is selected The second press of the STOP m button clears the RESUME position Pause Still Frame ET Press the PAUSE button to temporarily sus pend play To resume playing the disc from the current location press the PLAY button Still Frame When playing a vide
9. Dolby Digital may be used for a 2 0 channel stereo soundtrack with Dolby Surround matrix encoding DTS Digital Theater Systems An other 5 1 channel digital surround format similar to Dolby Digital but somewhat different encoding characteristics Also plays the DTS 96 24 used on DTS music discs MPEG Another compressed digital for mat DVD Audio and Meridian Loss less Packing A high quality digital format for DVD Audio with the compres sion ratio of about 2 1 supporting up to 192kHz sampling rate and 24 bit resolu tion allowing the PCM signal to be recre ated without loss Some content may only be available at the analog outputs LPCM Linear PCM Uncompressed digi tal audio the format used on CDs and most studio masters MP3 MPEG 1 Layer 3 Compressed 2 channel digital audio a format often used for music on recordable CD R and CD RW discs Playing DVDs note Some of the buttons described in the following sections may have different func tions for other source inputs Be sure to select the DVD input on the RSDX 02e before using the DVD command buttons Inserting a Disc A disc drawer slides out to accept a disc and retracts for playback Place the disc in the drawer label side up Make sure the disc is properly centered in the tray The OPN CLOSE button on the front panel or the EJECT button on Page 3 of the remote opens or closes the drawer Playing a Disc
10. ENTER TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE 8 Repeat steps 3 through 7 to make addi tional settings or press the CHOICE but ton again to exit the menu system and return to normal operation The following sections describe the settings on each of the Choice Menus Language Menu mam ENGLISH ENTER 2 USE 4 SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE There are four items on the Language Menu which determine default languages for DVDs and on screen menus Menu Language Select a language as the preferred language for DVD menus when it is available on the disc Audio Language Select a language as the default audio lan guage for DVD soundtracks when it is avail able on the disc You can still select a differ ent language when playing a specific disc Subtitle Select a language as the default subtitle lan guage for DVDs when it is available on the disc You can also select OFF so that DVDs are played without subtitles as the default You can still select a different language when play ing a specific disc On Screen Language Select the language displayed in the Choice Menus and other status screens displayed by the RSDX 02e Picture Menu PICTURE SOURCE AUTO SCREEN SAVER SELECT 4 USE TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE v Ava There are four items on the Picture Menu which set various video options for DVD
11. Use the CONTROL lt gt buttons on the front panel to adjust the number of speakers to match your system SMALL Select if your listening position is 8ft 2 4m from the front speakers and 5 ft 1 5m from the surround speakers MEDIUM Select if your listening position is 9ft 2 7m from the front speakers and 5 ft 1 5m from the surround speakers LARGE Select if your listening position is 10 ft 3 0m from the front speakers and from the surround speakers NOTE If your room doesn t match one of these options custom settings are available in the Comprehensive Setup procedure that follows 8 Press the MEMORY button to complete the procedure SETUP END appears briefly in the display and the RSDX 02e returns to normal operation with the new settings Comprehensive Setup The Comprehensive Setup provides more detailed setup procedure for configuring the RSDX 02e to operate in your system Setup Procedure The Comprehensive Setup uses the front panel control buttons and the front panel display and cannot be done from the remote control ex cept where noted To begin the Comprehensive Setup 1 Press the SETTING button on the front panel The first adjustment item appears in the front panel display 2 Use CONTROL A Y buttons on the front panel to step through the available settings in the Comprehensive Setup procedure Each press of a CONTROL 4 button ad vances up or down to the next available item
12. as shown in the front panel display SUBWER Subwoofer setting FRNT SP Front speaker setting CNTR SP Center speaker setting SURR SP Surround speaker setting FRNT D Front speaker delay CNTR D Center speaker delay SURR D Surround speaker delay CROSS Crossover frequency setting LFE Surround Speaker setting D COMP Dolby Digital dynamic range compensation setting DGT Digital input assignment AUTO SR Automatic surround mode QUICK SETUP Quick Setup procedure MODE Automatic power mode 3 Use the CONTROL lt gt buttons on the front panel fo adjust the item currently shown in the front panel display The following topics describe the settings for each item Subwoofer Setting SUBWFR The SUBWFR item configures the RSDX O2e for use with or without a powered subwoofer Use the CONTROL lt gt buttons to select one of two settings YES Select this setting if you have con nected a powered subwoofer NO Select this setting if your system does not have a powered subwoofer Speaker Settings FRNT SP CNTR SP SURR SP The next three items configure the front speak ers center speaker and surround speakers in the system For each type of speaker use the CONTROL lt gt buttons to choose one of three options LRG Select the LARGE setting if the speaker s for this item are capable of re producing deep bass SML Select the SMALL setting to redirect the deep bass from the speaker s for
13. be selected for ANY input source Manually Selecting Surround Modes For users who prefer a more active role in setting surround modes buttons on the remote and the front panel provide manual selection of surround modes that are not automatically de tected or in some cases to override an auto matic setting These settings are memorized indepen dently for each source input and will be used as a default setting each time that source is used Surround Sound On Off za Press the SURROUND ON OFF button on the front panel or the S ON OFF button on Page 2 of the remote to switch between Surround Sound On mode and Surround Sound Off 2 ch stereo mode Selecting a Surround Sound Mode EZ When the Surround Sound is turned On see above use the SURROUND MODE button on the front panel or the SURR button on Page 2 of the remote to select a surround mode for stereo sources Each press of the button steps to the next available option PLII Movie Dolby Pro Logic Movie PLII Music Dolby Pro Logic Music LIVE CLUB DSP mode for small music club DANCE CLUB DSP mode for larger club LIVE HALL DSP mode for large concert venue PAVILION DSP mode for large arena ALL STEREO Stereo signal sent to front and rear speakers note None of these settings are available for 2 speaker systems PLII Movie and Music are the only settings available for 3 speaker systems Basic Tuner Controls The RSDX 02e fe
14. disc s menu is not already displayed 2 Press the CURSOR lt 4 buttons to high light the scene selection option and press the OK button 3 Use the CURSOR lt a buttons to find the desired scene then press the OK but ton to begin playback Find a Scene from a Video CD SVCD Menu RA 723 Some Video CD SVCD discs have a feature called PBC PlayBack Control which provides a menu system similar to the DVD menus With a PBC enabled disc in the player the PBC menu appears on the TV screen automatically when the PLAY button is pressed RSDX 02e DVD Receiver To use the PBC menus 1 Press the PLAY button A display window appears on the TV screen showing the available selections 2 Press the NUMERIC buttons on Page 4 of the remote to select a scene To select item 1 press the 1 button To select item 14 press the 0 button and then the 4 button Playback of the selected scene begins au tomatically 3 Press the RETURN button on Page 2 of the remote to display the menu again 4 NEXT or PREVIOUS appear on screen during playback use the TRACK lt lt gt gt buttons to move to the next or previous scene This feature may differ on some discs To disable the PBC feature start play back by entering the scene number using the NUMERIC buttons instead of pressing PLAY gt See the next topic for direct access selec tion using the NUMERIC buttons To reactivate the PBC feature If you h
15. into standby mode VOLUME Buttons Two hard buttons on the remote VOL and VOL control the master VOLUME adjust ing the output level of all channels CHANNEL Buttons Two hard buttons on the remote control la beled CH and are used when oper ating the RSDX 02 s DVD player or AM FM Tuner In DVD mode these buttons are used to select the next Track backward or forward In AM FM mode the buttons tune up or down HOME Button The HOME virtual button appears at the bot tom ofthe touch screen on every ROTEL or other device page Press HOME to return to the main touch screen page MUTE Button DJ The MUTE virtual button also appears at the bottom of the touch screen on every ROTEL page Press the MUTE command to temporarily reduce the volume level to zero Press the button again to restore the volume to the previous setting Basic Operations This section covers the basic operating con trols of the RSDX O2e and the remote Power On Off 3 The RSDX 02e has a STANDBY button on the front panel and a POWER hard button on the remote Press either button to turn the unit on The front panel LCD display lights up Press either button again to turn the unit off When turned off the RSDX 02e remains in a low current standby mode The LED above the STANDBY button the front panel lights when the unit is in standby mode NOTE To completely power off the RSDX 02e when away from home for a l
16. must be done using only the front panel buttons To begin the Quick Setup 1 Press the SETTING button on the front panel 2 Repeatedly press the CONTROL but tons on the front panel to step through the available items until QUICK SETUP appears in the front panel display RSDX 02e DVD Receiver 3 Press the MEMORY button ENTER THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS scrolls in the dis play followed by 5 SPEAKERS indicating the default setting for a five speaker system 4 Use the CONTROL lt gt buttons on the front panel to adjust the number of speakers to match your system 5 SPEAKERS Select when you have front speakers surround speakers and a cen ter channel speaker 4 SPEAKERS Select when you have front speakers surround speakers but no cen ter channel speaker 3 SPEAKERS Select when you have front speakers a center channel speaker but no surround speakers 5 Press the MEMORY button ENTER USE OF SUBWOOFER scrolls in the display followed SUBWFR USE indicating the default setting for a subwoofer in the system 6 Use the CONTROL lt gt buttons on the front panel to adjust the number of speakers to match your system USE Select if you have a powered sub woofer connected to the system NO Select if you do not have a subwoofer 7 Press the MEMORY button ENTER ROOM SIZE scrolls in the display followed by SMALL indicating the factory default set ting for a smaller room 8
17. playback Monitor Type There are two types of TVs standard 4 3 aspect ratio and new wide screen 16 9 aspect ratio monitors Use this preference item to config ure the video output to match the aspect ratio of your TV With a standard aspect ratio TV you also need to tell the RSDX O2e how to adjust wide screen video images to fit 16 9 NORMAL Wide Screen Stretch Select this option for a wide screen TV that al ways displays a wide screen image regard less of the aspect ratio of the incoming video signal The RSDX 02e automatically adjusts the aspect ratio to match the wide screen TV If you play a normal 4 3 aspect program in this mode the RSDX 02e stretches the picture to fill the wide screen 16 9 AUTO Wide Screen Select this option for a wide screen TV that au tomatically senses and adjusts the aspect ra tio All stretch modes are handled by the TV 4 3 aspect ratio programs may be displayed with black bars on the sides depending on the setting of the TV s stretch mode 4 3 Select this option for a standard aspect ratio TV 4 3 aspect ratio programs fill the screen Wide screen video images are displayed full width with black letterbox masks inserted top and bottom 4 3 PS Pan Scan Select this option for a standard aspect ratio TV 4 3 aspect ratio programs fill the screen Wide screen video images enlarged to fill the screen vertically cutting off portions of the le
18. sound to the left or right CENTER The standard setting with the sound balanced equally between the two front speakers e L Settings indicated by an L followed by a negative number indicate that the volume of the left speaker is reduced and the sound shifted towards the right Settings indicated by an followed by a negative number indicate that the volume of the right speaker is reduced and the sound shifted towards the left The adjustment range is from 1 to 21 NOTE This setting is memorized independently for each source input and becomes a perma nent setting until it is changed Tone Adjustments BASS and TREBLE RFJ These two items allow you to adjust the bass and treble response of the system Select the BASS item to increase or decrease the low frequency output Select the TREBLE item to increase or decrease the high frequency out put Use the CONTROL lt gt buttons to ad just each item 0 The standard setting with no increase or decrease Negative numbers indicate a decrease in bass or treble Positive numbers indicate an increase in bass or treble The adjustment range is from 10 to 10 From the remote control Press the BASS or BASS command on page 6 of the remote to increase or de crease bass Press the or TREBLE command on page 6 of the remote to increase or decrease treble adjustments ar
19. the adjustments are complete select RETURN to leave the sub menu and return to the Speaker Settings Menu notes When NONE has been selected for a type of speaker the adjustment cannot be made and the test tone will not be played by that speaker Level settings for Center and Surround Speakers can only be made when a multichannel surround sound mode is ac tive Distance Select this item for a sub menu to set the digi tal delay for each speaker in the system so that sounds arrive at your ear from all speak ers simultaneously The settings are made by selecting the distance in meters or feet from your listening location to each of your speak ers The RSDX 02e then calculates delay times automatically FRONT SPEAKER CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND SPEAKER Select the distance from each of these speak ers to your listening position The range is from 0 3m 1ft to 9 0m 30ft TEST TONE Select this item to turn on or off the test tone RETURN When the adjustments are complete select RETURN to leave the sub menu and return to the Speaker Settings Menu note When NONE has been selected for a type of speaker the adjustment cannot be made and the test tone will not be played by that speaker Crossover The deep bass intended for any speaker con figured as SMALL is redirected to the powered subwoofer or to LARGE speakers based on the settings of the digital crossover in the RSDX 02e This item selects the cross
20. this item to a powered subwoofer or to large speakers in the system NO Select this setting if you do not have speaker s for this item in the system For example if you do not have surround speakers select NO for the SURR SP item note The NO option is not available for the front speakers If you have previously selected NO for the subwoofer the front speakers are automatically set to LARGE In the vast majority of systems with a powered subwoofer all speakers should be setto SMALL so that their deep bass is redirected to the subwoofer This will almost always result in better overall bass performance and a system that will play louder and cleaner even when the front speakers are physically large Delay Settings FRNT D CNTR D SURR D The next three items set length of digital delay for each type of speaker so that the sound from all speakers arrives at your ear simultaneously Thus speakers that are closer to you need longer delay than speakers that are farther away The actual delay times are calculated by the RSDX 02e All you have to do is measure the distance from your listening position to each group of speakers and enter the setting here There are separate settings for front speakers center channel speaker and surround speakers For each type of speaker use the CON TROL lt gt buttons to enter the distance to the that speaker from your listening posi tion in feet The range of option
21. to moisture or a foreign object gets into the enclosure immediately disconnect the power cord from the wall Take the unit to a qualified service person for inspection and necessary repairs Read all the instructions before connecting or operating the component Keep this manual so you can refer to these safety instructions Heed all warnings and safety information in these instructions and on the product itself Follow all operating instructions Clean the enclosure only with a dry cloth or a vacuum cleaner You must allow 10 cm or 4 inches of unobstructed clearance around the unit Do not place the unit on a bed sofa rug or similar surface that could block the ventilation openings If the unit is placed in a bookcase or cabi net there must be ventilation of the cabinet to allow proper cooling Keep the component away from radiators heat registers stoves or any other appliance that produces heat The unit must be connected to a power supply only of the type and voltage specified on the rear panel AC 110 240 V 50 60 Hz Connect the component to the power outlet only with the supplied power supply cable or an exact equivalent Do not modify the supplied cable Do not defeat grounding and or polarization provisions The cable should be connected to a 2 pin polarized wall outlet matching the wide blade of the plug to the wide slot of the receptacle Do not use extension cords Do not route the power cord where it will be crus
22. 1 to Level 8 disc with a rating higher than the specified level requires entry of a password for play back Thus if you specify a Level 5 restriction any discs rated Level 6 or higher require a password Setting the Parental Lock 1 With playback stopped select the PAREN TAL LOCK item on the Others Menu Parental Lock sub menu appears PARENTAL LOCK AL Od COUNTRY CODE ss M EXIT SELECT 4 USE TO SELECT USE ENTER CONFIRM enter 22 PRESS CHOICE 2 Select the COUNTRY CODE field on sub menu and press the OK button A pop up window appears with the list of country codes see Figure 9 at the front of this manual for a list of codes SELECT 48 USEAY SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER 22 PRESS CHOICE 3 Press the CURSOR 4 Y buttons to scroll though the list of country codes and high light a selection A Press OK The highlight cursor moves to the SET LEVEL field a USE SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE v 5 Press the CURSOR buttons to scroll though the list of setting levels and make a selection The available options are NONE no restriction LEVEL 1 the most restrictive LEVELS 2 7 progressively less restrictive LEVEL 8 the least restrictive 6 Press OK The highlight cursor moves to the PASSWORD field PARENTAL LOCK A o ay 4 COUNTRY CODE US CA EXIT SELECT
23. ARCH 4 gt gt buttons to begin video and audio playback at 2x normal speed back wards or forwards Each time you press the button again the playback speed increases from to 5x 10x 20x or 60x normal speed 2x 5x 10x 20x for DVD AUDIO VCD SVCD CD Press PLAY gt to resume normal playback Alternatively you can press and hold the TRACK 44 gt buttons to increase speed to 5x nor mal If you continue holding the buttons the speed will eventually increase to 20x normal speed Release the button to return to normal playback Slow Speed Play EZ For slow motion play press the PAUSE but ton Then press the SEARCH lt lt gt on the remote to begin slow motion play Each press of the button steps through additional speed options 1 32 speed 1 16 speed 1 8 speed 1 4 speed 1 2 speed Press PLAY gt to re sume normal playback Slow motion reverse play is only available on DVD Video discs NOTE The sound is muted during slow motion play Slow motion is not available on Audio CDs On Screen Display OSD 1 When the DVD input is active press the OSD button on Page 2 of the remote to display a status bar on the TV DVD VIDEO 85Mbps uu E On the top line the status bar shows the type of disc being played the bandwidth the current Title Chapter Group Track info a time indicator and play status 2 Press the OSD button a second time and a new status bar appears wi
24. ARMFUL INTERFERENCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION DIGITAL IN DIGITAL OUT o D 7 Connecting an Analog Audio Tape Recorder IDHISRULESZI CFR THS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 150F RULES OPERATION S SUBJECT TER JN EFFECT AT DATE OF NANUPACTUE Toner WOOO ym SUBCHAPTER IN EFFECT AT DATE OF MANUFACTURE Tone d BITE r LIRCLUDNG INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION ITAL IN DIGITAL OUT FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT WARNING SHOCK HAZARD 00 OPEN AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR 2 N 2 ROTEL CAUTION DVD RECEIVER RSK OF ELECE SHOCK eoe A ma POWER CONSUMPTION 180W AUDIO 8 Connecting AM and FM antennae ES OPERATION IS SUBJECT VAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 8 16 5 RIGHT LEFT IST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECENVED ESRED OPERATION WARNING SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR ROTEL EN uN Site
25. Brightness A 20 Selecting Source Inputs 20 Selecting an Input from the Front Panel HADBHBHBHEmB 20 Selecting an Input from the Remote HE DH 20 Changing Input Name EA 20 Selecting Digital or Analog Inputs 24 20 Selecting the Digital Signal 20 Attenuating Analog Inputs ELI 21 TV DIRECT Mode EI BRZA 21 Record Mode 21 Surround Modes 21 Dolby Surround Dolby Pro Logic 21 Dolby Digital 21 21 All Channel Stereo 22 22 Surround Off 22 Manually Selecting Surround Modes 22 Surround Sound On Off 225 22 Selecting a Surround Sound Mode 23 22 Basic Tuner Controls 22 Selecting FM AM N 22 Tuning from the Front Panel 2 22 Tuning from the Remote 22 Storing Tuning Station Presets from the Front Panel EDI ee 22 Storing Tuning Station Presets from the Remote 22012 4 23 Changing the FM MODE 223 ZEA 23 RDS Broadcast Reception 23 Selecting a Display mode OSD Bu
26. CR RETURN SURR S ON OF AUD POS PAGE 2 6 40 12 30 ROTEL SBTITLE AUDIO REPEAT PAGE 4 PAGE2 4 9 PAGE3 PAGE6 4 PAGE5 PAGE 4 12 30 12 30 mort mort BASS TREBLE TREBLE ANG DIG Ss Co e SUB SURR SURR L SURRL TEST EFFECT 5 6 MENU RSDX 02e DVD Receiver 6 3 Connecting the Speakers SUBWOOFER INPUT 1 L under icono Doby Labore Pro Logic LP ana the 0 rademar ot Dy Laboratories 96 S RROUND SPEA RIGHT LEFT 24 ses pore lE LI OQO Lo ae Es rre Oe oem CENTER SPEAKER 00800006 b v IE aan 000000000 Schrei e d d 4 Connecting the TV SPEAKER IMPEDANCE Manufactured under ram Dolby Laboratories 8 16 OHMS Pro Logi Lossless and the double D PRODUCT CONPL
27. Easy M Easy listening music Light M Instrumental or choral music Classics Classical music Other M Other types of music Weather Weather reports and forecasts Finance Stock market or business RSDX 02e DVD Receiver 24 Children Children s programming Social Sociology history or psychology Religion Religious programming Phone In Call in or talk radio Travel Travel information Leisure Recreational activities Jazz Jazz music Country American country music Nation M Music from a particular country Oldies Older popular music Folk Folk music Document Documentary programming TEST Testing emergency broadcast systems Alarm Emergency announcement None Unidentified program type To search for a specific program type while listening to an FM station 1 Press the PTY command on Page 4 of the remote The words PTY SELECT flash in the front panel display 2 Select the desired PTY program type us ing the commands on Page 4 of the remote to scroll through the list 3 Press the PTY command a second time within a few seconds The tuner will attempt to find one of the 30 preset FM stations broad casting the selected type of RDS program and tune that station If the button is not pressed within a few seconds after select ing a program type the PTY search func tion will be cancelled 4 If no station is located for the desired con tent type the words NOT FOUND appear in the front pan
28. IES WITH DHHS RULES 21 CFR SUBCHAPTER UN EFFECT AT DATE OF MANUFACTURE gymbolaotadomadsofDobyLaboa es FRONT SPEAKER CAUSE HARMFUL ERENCE RECENED AFERENGE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION JOT OPEN AVIS RISQUE DE ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR DIGITAL OUT O e PE Manufactured under icense from Digi Theater Systeme Ic US Pat No 5451 942 5956674 5 97460 5 978 762 and other A A CAUTION DVD RECEIVER MODEL NO RSDX 02 POWER CONSUMPTION 180W 0000000000 0000000000 AV IN OUT 5 Connecting a CD Player CDR Recorder SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 8 16 OHMS THS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FOC RULES OPERATION SUBCHAPTER EFFECT AT DATE OF MANUFACTURE Toner symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories iG TWO CONDITIONS 1 TH ALS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE JE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION DIGITAL IN ISSURECT E HARMFUL INTERFERENCE AN INCLUDING INTERFERE SUBWOOFER OUT Tepara Came US ae DIGITAL 4 907 093 licensed tor ste DIGITAL OUT e WARNING SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN f j AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR Manufactured under teens from Digtal Theater Systems nc US Pat No
29. MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH k SELECT SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM enteR 2 EXIT PRESS CHOICE 3 Press the CURSOR lt gt buttons in the re mote control to select the desired Choice menu Each button press changes fo the next menu In this example the PICTURE menu is displayed PICTURE A x 9 JPEG SELECT USE AY 4 TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE RSDX O2e DVD Receiver 34 4 Press the CURSOR 4 7 buttons to select the item you wish to adjust on the menu with the moving arrow In this example the PIC TURE SOURCE item is selected PICTURE SELECT gt USE AY 4 SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER D TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE 5 Press the OK button and a pop up win dow appears with the available settings for the item PICTURE MONITOR TYPE 4 3 LB PICTURE SOURCE VIDEO NORMAL ON VIDEO ACTIVE FILM 2 sar USE 4 TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE 6 Press the CURSOR A Y buttons to select the desired setting from the pop up window In this example the FILM setting is high lighted O VIDEO NORMAL VIDEO ACTIVE SELECT 4 gt USE AY 4 gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER 2 TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE 7 Press the OK button to confirm the new setting SELECT e USE AY 4 TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM 19 gt
30. RROUND ON OFF button note The Auto Surround feature does not have an effect on analog input signals or when the DGTL DD or DGTL DTS are manually se lected as a fixed surround mode for the DVD player Quick Setup Selecting this item starts the quick setup pro cedure See the previous Quick Setup topic in this manual for details Automatic Power Mode MODE The RSDX 02e has a special auto power mode that will activate the RSDX 02e and select a source input when a video component is turned on NOTE Auto power mode is only available for video components connected with SCART cables Use the CONTROL lt gt buttons to select the desired auto power mode MANUAL The default setting Auto power mode is not used and the RSDX O2e oper ates normally with manual power on off and source selection AUTO 1 When the RSDX 02e is active turning on a video component or starting VCR playback selects that source input automatically AUTO 2 Provides automatic source se lection and power on off as follows When a video source is turned on or VCR playback is started and the RSDX 02e is already active the correct source input is selected If the RSDX O2e is not turned one the AUTO 2 mode puts the unit in TV direct mode and selects the correct video input When the selected source component is turned off and the RSDX 02e is active or in TV direct mode the AUTO 2 mode av tomatically reverts to the last pre
31. Recorder See Figure 7 Audio Connections 1 Connect the left and right analog audio outputs from the audio recorder to the LEFT RIGHT AUDIO TAPE CDR IN jacks on the RSDX 02e with a standard RCA stereo audio cable 2 Connect the LEFT RIGHT AUDIO TAPE CDR OUT jacks to the audio inputs on the tape recorder note No video or digital connections are required for an audio tape recorder AM Antenna TJ See Figure 8 The RSDX 02e includes a plastic loop antenna to receive AM radio signals Remove this antenna from the box and locate it near the RSDX 02e It can be tacked to a wall using the mounting tab provided Alternatively you can fold the center portion of the antenna to form a tabletop stand Connect the 300 ohm twin conductor wire from the loop antenna to the push terminals labeled AM LOOP attaching one wire to each termi nal It does not matter which wire attaches to which terminal but make sure that the con nections are solid and that the two wires do not touch You may need to rotate or otherwise reorient the antenna to find the best position NOTE To use an outdoor antenna connect its 300 ohm twin conductor wire to the termi nals in place of the loop antenna FM Antenna See Figure 9 The RSDX 02e is supplied with a T shaped in door FM antenna Connect the coax plug to the FM antenna connector on the RSDX 02e For best reception unfold the T shaped antenna Eyelets at bo
32. age is identified by the name ROTEL at the top If you do not see one of the Rotel touch screen pages press the HOME virtual button on any page fo return to the home page where you can press the ROTEL button NOTE Some remote buttons have different functions for depending on the source input Select the proper input i e DVD or FM AM before using the command buttons Changing Pages PAGE Buttons 3 See Figure 2 There are six pages of touch screen commands for the Rotel RSDX 02e From any of these pages press the up or down PAGE buttons at the bottom of the touch screen to move forward or back to the next page Each page number is displayed between the two PAGE buttons for example PAGE 1 6 indicating the first of six available pages Throughout this manual remote control com mands that are available on any of these pages or on the remote s hard buttons are indicated with a single letter in a gray box referring to the remote illustration Figure 2 at the front of this manual Commands which appear only on of the six Rotel pages will be indicated with the page number followed by a letter for example indicating a command on Page 3 Again these indicators appear on the re mote illustration for easy reference POWER Button U The POWER hard button on the remote pro vides the same function as the STANDBY but ton on the front panel Press the button once to activate the unit press again to put the unit
33. aims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassem bly is prohibited Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RSDX 02e DVD Receiver With its precision transport comprehensive digital processing and Rotel s Balanced Design the RSDX O2e ensures the highest level of audio performance When used in a high quality audio system your DVD re ceiver will provide years of enjoyment The RSDX 02e is a multipurpose receiver sisting of four components in one DVD Player AM FM Tuner with RDS capability e Digital Surround Sound Processor 5 Amplifier Video Features DVD formats include DVD Audio DVD Video Audio CD Video CD SVCD MP3 and JPEG Special playback functions such as frame by frame zoom and variable slow motion and high speed play DVD Video features include Multi angle Multilanguage subtitles and Multilanguage audio e SCART connectors for composite video S Video and RGB video Audio Features e Supported audio formats include sampling frequencies up to 192 kHz linear PCM encoding up to 24 bit resolution and MLP DVD Audio supports up to 6 chan
34. analog audio signals these SCART connectors can carry three types of video signals composite video good qual ity S Video better quality and RGB video best quality as follows Output to TV composite S Video RGB Input from TV composite video only Output to VCR composite video only Input from VCR composite S Video RGB Input from STB composite S Video RGB The RSDX 02e cannot convert one type of video to another therefore if you use one type of video signal for a source component you must also use the same type of connection to the TV set To simply system configuration determine which type of video connection is available on all of your source components and then use that type for every connection For example if your VCR cable box and TV all use composite video signals simplify your system by using composite video connections everywhere NOTE You must select either RGB or S Video but not both for the output to the TV monitor using a back panel switch Also you may need to configure your TV monitor to accept the appropriate type of signal Digital Audio Surround sound formats like Dolby Digital DTS LPCM and MP3 are digital recordings The RSDX 02e can only decode them when a digital input signal is available from the source com ponent A digital signal is automatically avail able from the builtin DVD player so that you can enjoy 5 1 channel sound from Dolby Digital and DTS enco
35. anual L R Balance The BAL item allows you to adjust the left right balance of the front speakers with a range of L 21 to Center and Center to 21 CENTER The standard setting with the sound balanced equally between the two front speakers e L Settings indicated by an L followed by a negative number indicate that the volume of the left speaker is reduced and the sound shifted towards the right Settings indicated by an R followed by a negative number indicate that the volume of the right speaker is reduced and the sound shifted towards the left Bass Adjust the low frequency response of the sys tem over a range of 10 to 10 A setting of 0 is flat response with no cut or boost Treble Adjust the high frequency response of the system over a range of 10 to 10 A setting of is flat response with no cut or boost LFE Attenuation This setting provides an option to reduce the level of the Dolby Digital and DTS Low Fre quency Effects LFE channel from its normal setting if you hear bass distortion The normal setting reproduces LFE channel at its full level 10dB Reduces the level of the LFE channel by 10 decibels norte The LFE attenuation setting has no ef fect with any input signal other than Dolby Digital or DTS Dynamic Range Compression Dolby Digital recordings are capable of wide dynamic range difference between the soft est and loudest sou
36. arked for polarity For proper performance you must observe this polarity at all speaker connections Always connect the positive ter minal of each speaker to the red speaker ter minal on the RSDX 02e and the negative speaker terminal to the corresponding black connector on the RSDX 02e Route the wires from the RSDX 02e to the speak ers Leave enough slack so you can move the components to allow access to the speaker con nectors If you are using banana plugs con nect them to the wires and then plug into the backs of the binding posts The collars of the binding posts should be screwed in all the way clockwise If you are using terminal lugs connect them to the wires If you are attach ing bare wires directly to the binding posts separate the wire conductors and strip back the insulation from the end of each conduc tor careful not to cut into the wire strands Unscrew the binding post collars Place the connector lug around the binding post shaft or the bare wire through the hole in the bind ing post Turn the collar clockwise to clamp the connector lug or wire firmly in place Connectthe front right speaker to binding posts labeled FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT 2 Connect the front left speaker to binding posts labeled FRONT SPEAKER LEFT 3 Connect the center channel speaker to binding posts labeled CENTER SPEAKER 4 Connectthe surround right speaker to bind ing posts labeled SURROUND SPEAKER RIGHT 5 Con
37. asing the frequency until the next available station is found Storing Tuning Station Presets from the Front Panel EE The RSDX 02e can store 30 FM and 15 presets To memorize presets 1 Tune to the desired station 2 Press the MEMORY button 3 Press one of the CONTROL lt gt buttons until the desired PRESET NUMBER flashes in the display 4 Press the MEMORY button to store the preset 5 To memorize another station press a CON TROL lt gt button to tune to the desired sta tion and repeat steps 2 through 4 NOTE There is a time limit for these steps If the time limit expires before memorizing a station repeat the process To tune to a preset station 1 Select the FM AM input 2 Press one ofthe CONTROL A Y buttons until the word PRESET appears in the display 3 Press or hold one of the CONTROL lt gt buttons until the desired PRESET number appears in the display Storing Tuning Station Presets from the Remote To memorize presets 1 Tune to the desired station 2 Press the MEMORY button on Page 4 of the remote 3 Press the NUMERIC buttons on Page 4 of the remote to enter the desired PRESET NUMBER PRESET 5 Press 5 PRESET 15 Press 0 gt 5 PRESET 25 Press 0 gt 0 gt 5 4 Press the MEMORY button again to store the preset 5 To memorize another station press the TUNING buttons to tune to the desired sta tion and repeat steps 2 through 4 NOTE The
38. ating which angle is selected and how many angles are available Press the ANGLE button repeatedly to step through the available angles Selecting Subtitles Some DVD Video DVD Audio and Video CD SVCD discs can display subtitles in various lan guages during playback Typically you select these subtitles with the disc s setup menus In addition you can change the subtitles dur ing playback by pressing the SBTITLE button on Page 3 of the remote A pop up display shows the current subtitle language and its number along with the total number of sub title options Press the SBTITLE button repeat edly until the desired subtitle is selected Selecting Audio Tracks LEE Some DVD Video DVD Audio and Video CD SVCD discs have audio tracks recorded in alternate languages alternate audio formats such as Dolby Digital 2 0 Dolby Digital 5 1 or DTS or with alternate content such as director s commentary Typically these audio tracks are selected with the disc s setup menus which appear when you insert the disc or which can be accessed during playback by press ing the MENU button In addition you can change to an alternate audio track during playback by pressing the AUDIO button on Page 2 of the remote pop up window shows the current audio track number and description along with the total number of audio tracks Press the AUDIO button repeatedly until the desired audio track is selected Setting Video Picture Adjus
39. atures a digital synthesized AM FM tuner The unit offers manual tuning seek tuning and preset station tuning 30 FM and 15 AM NOTE Some of the buttons described in the following sections may have different func tions for other source inputs Be sure select the FM AM input on the RSDX 02e before using the tuner command buttons Selecting FM AM Press the FM AM button to select the AM FM tuner input The tuner will be tuned to the last station AM or FM Press the FM AM button to toggle between AMand FM reception An indicator in the front panel display confirms your choice and the currently tuned station frequency is shown Tuning from the Front Panel EZ 1 Repeatedly press the CONTROL but tons until the word TUNING appears in the front panel 2 Repeatedly press one of the CONTROL lt gt buttons until the desired frequency appears in the display 3 For seek tuning press and hold one of the CONTROL buttons When you release the button the tuner will continue increasing or decreasing the frequency until the next available station is found Tuning from the Remote 1 Repeatedly press the CH hard buttons or the TRACK gt gt buttons on Page of the remote until the desired frequency appears in the display 2 For seek tuning press and hold one of the CH or TRACK 4 gt gt buttons When you release the button the tuner will con tinue increasing or decre
40. ave disabled the PBC feature and want to reacti vate it press STOP m to halt playback then PLAY gt to display the PBC menu Selecting a Title Group LENS DVD Video or DVD Audio discs On DVD Video discs this feature is available at any time except when a menu screen is already displayed on the TV screen 1 Press TTL GROUP button on the remote A display window appears on the TV screen 2 Press the TRACK buttons repeat edly to select desired Title or Group 3 Or enter the new selection number using the NUMERIC buttons For example to select the 10th track press 1 then 0 A Press OK to begin play at the selected point Entering a Scene Number GE 277 DVD Video or DVD Audio discs On DVD Video discs this direct access fea ture is available at any time except when a menu screen is already displayed on the TV screen 1 Press the OSD button on the remote twice A display window appears on the TV screen 2 Press the CURSOR lt gt buttons repeatedly to select the CHAP gt or TRACK gt field 3 Enter the new selection number using the NUMERIC buttons For example to select the 10th track press 1 then 0 4 Press OK to begin play at the selected point Audio CD discs When playing an Audio CD pressing the OSD button is not necessary Simply enter the de sired track number with the NUMERIC buttons and playback begins at the selected track This feature i
41. bodia Bhutan France Metropolitan Kiribati Bouvet Island Gabon Comoros Botswana United Kingdom Saint Kitts and Nevis Belarus Grenada Belize Georgia Korea Democratic People s Republic of Canada French Guiana Korea Republic of Cocos Keeling Islands Ghana Kuwait Central African Republic Gibraltar Cayman lslands Congo Greenland Kazakhstan Switzerland Gambia C te d lvoire Guinea Lao People s Democratic Republic Cook Islands Guadeloupe Lebanon Chile Equatorial Guinea Saint Lucia Liechtenstein Peru Tajikistan Sri Lanka French Polynesia Tokelau Liberia Lesotho Papua New Guinea Philippines Turkmenistan Tunisia Lithuania Pakistan Tonga Luxembourg Poland East Timor Latvia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Saint Pierre and Miquelon Turkey Trinidad and Tobago Morocco Pitcairn Tuvalu Monaco Puerto Rico Moldova Republic of Portugal Taiwan Province of China Madagascar Palau Marshall Islands Mali Paraguay Qatar Tanzania United Republic of Ukraine Myanmar Runion Uganda Mongolia Romania Macau Russian Federation United States Minor Outlying Islands Northern Mariana Island
42. ception The Rotel RSDX O2e is equipped with RDS Ra dio Data Systems reception capabilities This broadcast systems provide additional function ality by transmitting encoded information along with the radio signal on selected FM stations This signal is decoded by an RDS receiver and can provide a range of informational features including PS Program Service a display of the station s identifying name e g BBC1 PTY Program a display of the station s program content e g NEWS SPORT etc RT Radio Text a scrolling text display for announcements or information In addition RDS provides several advanced search features including Search for a station with the desired pro gram content PTY Interrupt normal reception with special announcements such as traffic NEWS or INFO from stations on the same RDS network RDS services are only available on FM broadcasts The features described below are only operational in FM mode The RDS are available when stations are broad casting these data signals When a station broadcasting an RDS signal is being received an RDS indicator lights in the front panel dis play Otherwise the RSDX O2e functions as a standard radio receiver NOTE Some of the buttons described in the following sections may have different func tions for other source inputs Be sure to select the FM AM input on the RSDX 02e before using the tu
43. ct the REPEAT mode as follows DVD Video CHAPTER gt TITLE gt gt OFF DVD Audio TRACK gt ALL GROUP gt gt OFF CD and Video CD SVCD TRACK gt ALL gt gt OFF 4 Press the OK button Repeat play of the desired selection begins and continues indefinitely To stop Repeat play 5 Press STOP to stop playback On a DVD Video disc the repeat mode is cancelled entirely 6 On all other discs playback stops but re peat mode remains active To cancel re peat mode repeat the above steps select ing the OFF mode For A B Repeat Repeat Play is available for all discs During playback you specify a starting point Point and an ending point Point B The unit will continuously repeat the marked passage To use A B Repeat follow the above steps selecting A B Repeat mode Then press the OK button at the point where A B play should begin and press OK a second time at the point where repeat should end Using REPEAT Button You can also select any repeat mode except repeat directly by pressing the REPEAT button on Page of the remote repeatedly until the desired mode is selected Random Play 753 The Random Play feature is available for DVD Audio Audio CD and Video CD SVCD disks The feature plays all of the tracks once in ran dom order To begin Random Play 1 Press the OSD button on the remote twice A display window appears on
44. ded discs In addition the RSDX O2e provides connections for digital signals from two more components one us ing a digital coax cable and one using an optical digital cable These digital inputs should be used for any other components that can deliver a Dolby Digital signal such as HDTV receivers DSB satellite receivers or digital cable boxes You might also use a digital connection for a CD player recorder The RSDX 02e has an optical digital output to send the digital signal from any of the digital inputs to a digital recorder When a digital input source signal is selected for listening that signal is automatically sent to the optical digital output for recording note When using digital connections you may also want to make the corresponding analog audio input connections RSDX 02e DVD Receiver 16 Making Connections Connecting Speakers EX See Figure 3 The RSDX 02e has built in amplifiers to power all five speakers in a 5 1 surround sound av dio system right left front speakers center channel speaker and right left surround speak ers There are five pairs of binding post con nections one pair for each speaker which accept bare wire spade lugs or banana plug connectors in some markets NOTE Speakers should have an impedance of 8 ohms or higher Each pair of connectors is color coded for polarity red for positive and black for nega tive Speakers and speaker wire are also m
45. djusting volume selecting a source for listening etc Following this are sections covering the operation of the built in DVD player and AM FM tuner Throughout this manual numbers in gray boxes refer to the RSDX O2e illustration at the front ofthis manual Letters refer to the RR 1070 re mote illustration When both appear the func tion is found on both the RSDX 02e and the remote When only one appears that func tion is found only on the RSDX 02e or the re mote Front Panel Overview The following is a brief overview of the con trol and features on the front panel of the RSDX O2e Details concerning the use of these controls are provided in subsequent sections of this manual describing various tasks STANDBY Button EI The front panel STANDBY button works as a power switch activating the unit ON or putting it into a standby mode OFF DVD Drawer El A slide out drawer for inserting DVDs Input Buttons F3 EA EJ Press any of the six buttons to select and source for listening viewing DVD STB VCR TV TAPE CDR or AM FM NOTE The TAPE CDR button is also used when programming a custom name for an input source VOLUME Control The large knob at the right side of the front panel is the master VOLUME control adjust ing the output level of all channels simulta neously DVD Audio LED IQ An LED indicator lights when a DVD Audio disc is playing INPUT AG DG Button Selects eit
46. e 1 V p p 75 ohm S video C chrominance 0 286 V p p 75 ohm RGB video 0 7 V p p 75 ohm Color System PAL Horizontal Resolution 500 lines or more Signal to Noise Ratio S N 63 dB Synchronize Negative FM tuner IHF Tuning Range 87 5 MHz to 108 0 MHz AM tuner Tuning Range 522 kHz to 1629 kHz General Power Requirements AC 230 V 50 Hz Power Consumption 180 W 2 W standby mode Dimensions W x H x D 435 mm x 118 mm x 415 mm 17 3 16 in x 4 5 8 in x 16 3 8 in Weight 9 7 kg 21 4 lbs All specifications are accurate at the time of printing Rotel reserves the right to make improvements without notice Rotel and the Rotel HiFi logo are registered trademarks of The Rotel Co Ltd Tokyo Japan 082 OM RSDX 02e 120703 English Rotel Co Ltd 10 10 Shinsen Cho Shibuya Ku Tokyo 150 0045 Japan Phone 81 3 5458 5325 Fax 81 3 5458 5310 Rotel of America 54 Concord Street North Reading MA 01864 2699 USA Phone 1 978 664 3820 Fax 1 978 664 4109 Rotel Europe Dale Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2BH England Phone 44 0 1903 221600 Fax 44 0 1903 221525 Rotel Deutschland Kleine Heide 12 D 33790 Halle Westf Germany Phone 49 05201 87170 Fax 49 05201 73370 www rotel com
47. e Some of the settings are essential for proper operation and best performance Others are optional settings to maximize the convenience of the system or tailor operation for individual preferences The RSDX 02e has three groups of setup or adjustment procedures 1 Quick Setup Simplified procedure for the most important basic speaker settings 2 Comprehensive Setup More detailed group of settings allowing more precision for the basic settings than the Quick Setup 3 Sound adjustments A group of audio related adjustments such as speaker lev els balance tone etc 4 Choice Menus 5 Menu system with additional features and options For the easiest basic setup complete the Quick Setup procedure before using the RSDX 02e Later you can return to the Comprehensive Setup options and further customize your sys tem Or experienced users can skip the Quick Setup and complete the entire Comprehensive Setup right away The Choice Menus provide additional settings to customize the system and menu driven alternative to some of the Com prehensive Setup settings Quick Setup The Quick Setup provides a simplified setup procedure for the most basic system settings including the number and size of speakers in the system their distance from the listener and whether the system has a subwoofer Quick Setup should be completed after all connec tions are made but before the system is used NOTE Quick Setup
48. e program recorded on the disc Depending on the type of disc these may be called Titles Groups Chapters or Tracks DVD Video Title 1 PEEL LENS 2 Paai Chapter 1 Chapter 2 o Chapter 1 Bat A DVD Video disc is comprised of Titles and each title may be divided into Chapters For example a DVD Video disc may contain sev eral movies each with its own Title number and each movie may be divided into several Chapters a DVD Video karaoke disc each song usually has its own title number and does not have Chapters DVD Audio PII NN Group 1 Track 1 Track2 Track3 Track 1 Track 2 A DVD Audio disc contains Groups with each group divided into Tracks Some DVD Audio discs also contain a Bonus Group that can only Group 2 played back by entering a Key Number password Most DVD Audio discs include other informa tion in addition to audio such as still pictures movies and text Audio CD Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 An Audio CD Video CD or SVCD simply contains Tracks Digital Audio Formats DVD and CD discs can be encoded with sev eral different digital audio formats Generally the type of digital audio encoding is indicated on the disc packaging Dolby Digital A digital surround format that may contain as many as five discrete audio channels plus an LFE low frequency effects channel referred to as 5 1 chan nel surround Particularly for older English soundtracks
49. e with the instruction may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particu lar installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna TV radio etc Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for additional help Caution This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules operation is subject to the following to conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interfer ence and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Important Safety Instructions DANGER Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated Avoid direct exposure to beam WARNING There are no user serviceable parts inside Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose the unit to moisture or water Do not allow foreign objects to get into the enclo sure If the unit is exposed
50. e 1 STB 2 CDR assigns Digital 1 to the STB input and Digital 2 to the CDR input 2 STB assigns Digital 1 to the TV input and Digital 2 to the STB input e 2 CDR assigns Digital 1 to the TV input and Digital 2 to the CDR input e 1 CDR 2 STB assigns Digital 1 to the CDR input and Digital 2 to the STB input e 1 CDR 2 TV assigns Digital 1 to the CDR input and Digital 2 to the TV input NOTE If you assign a digital connection to the CDR input you should also change the input name from TAPE CDR See the topic Changing Input Name Automatic Surround Mode AUTO SR The RSDX 02e can automatically activate the proper surround sound mode for digital inputs When a Dolby Digital 5 1 soundtrack is re ceived DD 5 1 decoding is automatically activated When a DTS 5 1 soundtrack is received DTS decoding is automatically activated When a Dolby Digital 2 0 soundtrack with matrix encoding is detected Dolby Pro Logic Movie decoding is automatically activated When a 2 channel Dolby Digital or DTS source is detected Stereo mode is automatically ac tivated Use the CONTROL lt gt buttons to turn auto surround on or off ON enables auto surround OFF disables auto surround RSDX 02e DVD Receiver For most convenient operation of the system leave this setting in the default ON setting You can still temporarily choose a different surround mode for an input by pressing the SU
51. e memorized inde pendently for each source input Speaker Levels SUBWFR CENTER SURR L SURR GE DER DERI These two items allow you to adjust the out put levels of the subwoofer center channel speaker left surround speaker and right sur round speaker Use the CONTROL lt gt but tons to increase or decrease the output level for the selected type of speaker 0 The standard setting with no increase or decrease relative to the front speakers Positive numbers indicate an increase in output level Negative numbers indicate an increase in bass or treble The adjustment range is from 10 to 10 In a perfectly adjusted system all of the speak ers should be matched as closely as possible in volume output NOTE Center and Surround speaker settings can only be made while a multichannel sur round mode is active From the remote control e Press the SUB or SUB command on page 5 of the remote to increase or decrease the output level of the subwoofer Press the CENTER or CENTER command on page 5 of the remote to increase or decrease the output level of the center channel speaker Press the SURR or SURR R command on page 5 of the remote to increase or decrease the output level of the right sur round speaker Press the SURR L or SURR L command on page 5 of the remote to increase or decrease the output level of the left surround speaker Test T
52. echnical details of the compression and de coding processes differ somewhat Like Dolby Digital DTS can only be used on a digital recording and therefore is only available for home use on LaserDiscs DVDs or other digital formats Detection and proper decoding of DTS 5 1 signals is automatic RSDX 02e DVD Receiver note DVDs with DTS soundtrack almost always have it configured as an option to the standard matrix Dolby Surround format To use DTS you may have to go the setup menus at the beginning of the DVD and se lect DTS 5 1 instead of Dolby Surround or Dolby Digital 5 1 All Channel Stereo All Channel stereo sends a stereo signal to four speaker or five speaker systems All Channel stereo can be selected for any stereo input analog or digital However this option only available for systems with 4 or 6 speakers DSP This mode digital processing to synthesize the ambience of four different concert venues LIVE CLUB DANCE CLUB HALL PAVILION using only the front and rear speakers but not the center channel speaker DSP modes can be selected for any stereo source input analog or digital Surround Off Turns off all surround sound processing for 2 channel stereo Even if connected the center channel and surround speakers are not used If the system is configured to route bass sig nals from the front speakers to the subwoofer this capability remains in effect Surround Off can
53. ected the list of files in that folder is displayed down the right side of the screen To move between the two areas of the screen folder list track list repeatedly press the CURSOR lt gt until the selection highlight is in the desired area To select a folder Use the CURSOR lt gt buttons to move to the left side of the screen Then use the CURSOR 4 V buttons to select the desired folder To select a track Use the CURSOR lt gt buttons to move to the left side of the screen Then use the CURSOR A Y buttons to select the desired track Additional JPEG features When displaying JPEG photo images the following additional features are available SLIDE SHOW Press the RESUME button re peatedly to select one of 11 slide show modes that automatically display images You can also select RANDOM play or NONE no slide show ROTATE Except in Zoom mode press the CUR SOR lt gt buttons to rotate the image clock wise or counterclockwise REPEAT In addition to the repeat options de scribed in the previous section press the REPT button to cycle through the available repeat modes ZOOM zoom a displayed image press the ZOOM button Then press the SEARCH 44 gt gt buttons repeatedly to make the im age progressively smaller or larger In zoom mode the CURSOR A Y buttons move image in any direction to show the desired area of the image SETUP The RSDX 02e must be configured before us
54. ed to associate this input with the VCR input See the Setup section of this manual 3 Connect the DIGITAL OUT connector on the RSDX 02e to the digital input on the video recorder with an optical digital cable CD Player CDR Recorder See Figure 5 Audio Connections 1 Connect the left and right analog audio outputs from a CD CDR to the LEFT RIGHT AUDIO TAPE CDR IN jacks on the RSDX 02e with a standard RCA stereo au dio cable 2 With a CDR recorder connect the LEFT RIGHT AUDIO TAPE CDR OUT jacks to the audio inputs on the CDR Digital Audio connections If your CD CDR has digital audio connections you should connect them to the RSDX O2e 1 If the CD CDR has coax digital output connect it to the DIGITAL 1 STB input El on the RSDX 02e using a coax digital cable The RSDX 02e will need to be reconfigured to associate this input with the TAPE CDR input See the Setup section of this manual 2 If the CD CDR has an optical digital out put connect it to the DIGITAL 2 TV input the RSDX 02e using an optical digital cable The RSDX 02e will need to be reconfigured to associate this input with the TAPE CDR input See the Setup section of this manual 3 When using a CDR recorder connect the DIGITAL OUT connector on the RSDX O2e to the digital input on the CDR with an optical digital cable note No video connections are required for an CD player CDR recorder Audio Tape
55. el display 5 You can search again within a few seconds after finding the first PTY station by press ing the PTY command again TA NEWS INFO Search 2 This function switches temporarily to an RDS station on the same network as the currently tuned station when an RDS traffic news or info announcement is broadcast When the announcement is complete reception returns to the previously tuned station You can search for three different types of RDS announcments TA Traffic announcements NEWS News bulletins INFO Bulletins or warnings To use this special RDS feature while listening to an FM station 1 Repeatedly press the command on Page 4 of the remote until the desired type s of announcments appears in the display TA NEWS INFO TA NEWS TA INFO NEWS INFO TA NEWS INFO NONE 2 Ifthe currently tuned station broadcasts the selected type of RDS annoucement the program type indicator flashes in the dis play 3 If another station in the same RDS network broadcasts an announcment of the selected type the RSDX 02e switches to that station for the announcement and then returns to the previously tuned station While the announcement is being broadcast the PTY type indiator in the display flashes 3 Cancel the automatic annoucement feature by selecting NONE in step 2 above no PTY type is shown in the display When a special announcement is being re ceived the RSDX 02e will not switch to a sta
56. el only to toggle between RECORD MODE ON and RECORD MODE OFF normal mode as shown in the front panel display With RECORD MODE ON only the front speak ers are active and surround sound is disabled None of the surround sound settings are avail able In addition RECORD MODE ON prevents the volume display normally shown on the TV monitor from being recorded by the VCR This setting automatically reverts to the normal RECORD MODE OFF setting when a different source input is selected or when the RSDX 02e is turned off Surround Modes To get the best performance from your RSDX O2e it helps to understand the surround sound formats available today to know which decoding process to use for a particular re cording and how to select it This section pro vides basic background information about sur round sound formats The following sections provide detailed operating instructions for automatic and manual selection of surround modes Dolby Surround Dolby Pro Logic Il The most widely available surround sound for mat for consumer audio video is Dolby Sur round available on nearly all commercial VHS tapes many television broadcasts and most DVDs It is a matrix encoding system that records front left front center front right and a mono surround channel into a 2 channel stereo re cording During playback a Dolby Pro Logic or Pro Logic Il decoder extracts each channel and distributes it to the app
57. ft and right sides Picture Source This setting optimizes the picture for film or video source material VIDEO Normal Optimized for video source material without rapid motion VIDEO Action Optimized for video source material with rapid motion FILM Optimized for film source images AUTO Automatically recognizes film or video source material and adjusts the picture accordinly This is the default mode and pro vides the best overall performance for the widest range of DVD material Screen Saver TV Monitors can be easily damaged if a static image is displayed for a long time The Screen Saver feature automatically darkens the screen when a still image such as a DVD menu is displayed for five minutes ON Activates the automatic screen saver function OFF Disables the screen saver function nck MP3 JPEG Some discs contain both MP3 audio and JPEG images This setting determines which of the two is played Select this option to play MP3 files JPEG Select this option to play JPEG files Audio Menu LR BALANCE center OR D RANGE COMPRESSION MID SELECT 4 gt USE TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM 2 TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE 4 0 There are five items on the Audio Menu to tailor the audio performance of the system These adjustments can also be made from the front panel and or remote control as described in the Comprehensive Setup and Sound Settings sections of the m
58. g subtitle languages on DVD programs NOTE Some of the buttons described in the fol lowing sections may have different functions for other source inputs Be sure to select the DVD input on the RSDX 02e before using the DVD command buttons Zoom Z1 GE When playing a video disc the RSDX 02e zoom in to enlarge a section of the picture up 64 times its original size The zoom fea ture is available for full motion video during playback or for still frame pictures while the unit is paused While zoomed you can move the displayed image up down left or right to view the desired portion of the full image To zoom in press the ZOOM button Page 2 of the remote Each press of the ZOOM button changes the size of the picture 1 8x Ax 8x 16x 32x 64x and back to normal size An icon at the top left of the screen shows the cur rent magnification To move the zoomed in video image press the CURSOR lt a buttons on Page 1 of the remote in the desired direction The zoomed image moves up down left or right to show the desired portion of the full image Press PLAY gt to resume normal playback Selecting a Scene Angle Some DVD Video discs have scenes that can be viewed from multiple camera angles Discs with multiple angles may provide menu screens for angle selection Or select different angles if available by pressing the ANGLE button on Page 3 of the remote A pop up window appears on screen indic
59. hed pinched bent ex posed to heat or damaged in any way Pay particular attention to the power cord at the plug and where it exits the back of the unit The power cord should be unplugged from the wall outlet during a light ning storm or if the unit is to be left unused for a long period of time Immediately stop using the component and have it inspected and or ser viced by a qualified service agency if The power supply cord or plug has been damaged Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the unit The unit has been exposed to rain The unit shows signs of improper operation The unit has been dropped or damaged in any way RSDX 02e DVD Receiver 4 1 Controls and Connections MASTER VOLUME RSDX 02 STANDBY O SOURCE NAME PLAY gt PAUSE OPN CLS ovo INPUT AUDIO AG DG ON OFF IN Bar 9805 o SURROUND a Eri SURROUND TV DIRECT 7 SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 8 16 umm 00100000000 0000000000 AV IN OUT 2 RR 1070 Remote Control B IN MENU HOME RR 1070 gh B BB OB RGR Le 12 30 ROTEL DVD ST TP MENU PAGE 1 6 S H 12 30 ROTEL FM AM TAPE V
60. her the digital input or the analog audio input for the currently selected source Normally this button can be left in the default DIGITAL AUTO mode which will use the digi tal input switching only to the analog input if no digital signal is present NOTE The INPUT AG DG button is also used to reduce the input level for an analog input fo match the other input levels or reduce dis tortion SURROUND ON OFF Button Selects either 2 channel STEREO mode or multi channel SURROUND MODE for the currently selected source NOTE The surround mode is memorized dependently for each INPUT button SURROUND MODE Button IE Sets the desired multichannel surround mode for 2 channel stereo inputs Surround modes for multichannel inputs such as Dolby Digital 5 1 and DTS 5 1 are generally activated automatically The SURROUND MODE button is also used to activate a special record mode which allows recording a 2 channel downmix from multi channel digital inputs LCD Display IE In the center of the front panel is an LCD dis play The display provides status information while operating the unit DVD Transport Buttons Six rectangular buttons provide standard trans port controls for the DVD player OPEN CLOSE TRACK UP DOWN STOP PLAY and PAUSE SETTING Button The SETTING button steps through various configuration options which should be set after initial installa
61. io features of the RSDX 02e and send video signals directly to the TV set when you prefer to use the TV s builtin speakers In the TV DI RECT mode the RSDX 02e functions as a simple DVD player and video switcher The amplifi ers and all surround processing is bypassed Signals from the DVD player an STB receiver or a VCR can be sent to the TV note TV Direct mode is only available for components connected with SCART cables To activate the TV Direct mode press the TV DIRECT button on the front panel or on page 6 of the remore Then select a source input DVD STB or VCR To cancel TV Direct mode and return to the normal operation of the RSDX 02e press the TV DIRECT button again To cancel TV Direct mode and put the RSDX 02e in standby mode press the STANDBY or POWER butions on the front panel or remote TV Direct mode can used with the Auto Power mode for automatic playback simply by turning on a video component See the Comprehensive Setup section for details Record Mode Any analog input is available for recording at the CDR TAPE or VCR analog outputs However these are 2 channel stereo outputs that cannot record a multi channel digital source The RSDX 02e has a special RECORD MODE that downmixes multichannel inputs combining all of the channels into a 2 chan nel signal for recording To activate the RECORD press and hold the REC MODE button front pan
62. is is an indication that the sub woofer level is set too high in the first place However the RSDX 02e provides a feature called Audio Position that will automatically reduce the subwoofer level whenever the sur round mode is set to 2 stereo Use the CON TROL lt gt buttons to increase or decrease the Audio Position setting The range of settings is from to dB setting of O is the normal setting with the sub woofer at the same level for all surround modes A setting of 6 reduces the level of subwoofer by 6dB in stereo surround mode note This setting can only be made while one of the DSP surround modes is active CHOICE MENU SYSTEM The Choice Menu system provides a number of additional setup and configuration options The choice menus are available at any time except when the AM FM source is selected Most of the adjustments in the Choice Menus are memorized independently for each source input There are five Choice Menus 1 LANGUAGE default options for menus DVD subtitles etc 2 PICTURE video options 3 AUDIO audio options 4 SPK SETTING speaker configuration options 5 OTHERS miscellaneous settings Using the Choice Menus GE The following procedure can only be done from the remote control 1 Select the source input you wish to adjust 2 Press the CHOICE button on Page 1 of the remote The LANGUAGE Choice Menu appears on the TV LANGUAGE A ay 2
63. lay 22 LE english and JPEG files 29 Control 29 Additional JPEG features 29 SETUP 29 Quick Setup 29 Comprehensive Setup 30 Setup Procedure 30 Subwoofer Setting 30 Speaker Settings FRNT SP CNTR SP SURR 30 Delay Settings FRNT D CNTR D SURR D 30 Crossover Frequency Setting CROSS oL 3l LFE Attenuation Setting Benin 3l Dynamic Range Compression DCOMP eee 3l Digital Input Assignment DOT 3l Automatic Surround Mode AUTOSR tet 3l Quick 32 Automatic Power Mode MODE eee 32 Sound Adjustments 32 Setup Procedure 32 Front Speaker Balance DAL to 32 Tone Adjustments BASS and TREBLE DZ 32 Speaker Levels SUBWFR CENTER SURR L SURR R DERE DER ER 33 DSP Effect LEVEL EFFECT DER 33 Subwoofer Audio Position AUDIO POS EEE 33 CHOICE MENU SYSTEM 33 Using the Choice Menus
64. lingual subtitles and multilingual soundtracks on a DVD Status indicators show the play mode rapid play speed etc Generally these icons are useful however you may wish to turn them off when recording a DVD The ability to display the On Screen Status Bar at any time is not affected by this selection ON Select to enable the Guide feature OFF Select to disable the Guide feature Auto Standby The RSDX 02e can automatically turn off when DVD playback has finished and no additional commands are received for a specified time This prevents a DVD from returning to a static menu screen if it is left unattended This fea ture is only available when the DVD source input is active There are three settings 60 Auto Standby turns off the unit after 60 minutes of inactivity 30 Auto Standby turns off the unit after 40 minutes of inactivity OFF Disables the Auto Standby feature english nore If Auto Standby and the Sleep timer are both set the unit turns off at the earlier of the two intervals Parental Lock The RSDX O2e has a Parental Lock feature to prevent children from watching inappropriate DVD Video discs The feature relies on ratings systems specific to each country that set a rating level for discs starting from material suitable for viewing by children and increas ing as the subject matter becomes more in appropriate The Parental Lock feature sets the restriction anywhere from Level
65. ly force the RSDX 02e into either Dolby Digital or DTS modes if necessary From the front panel 1 While using the DVD input press the front panel INPUT AG DG button or ANG DIG command on Page 6 of the remote to change the mode so that DGTL AUTO is shown in the front panel display 2 While DGTL AUTO is displayed press the CONTROL lt gt buttons on the front panel to step through the three options DGTL AUTO DGTL D D and DGTL DTS From the remote Press the DECODE button on Page 6 repeat edly to step through the options If you select a mode that does not match the incoming signal the name of the digital mode in the display flashes note The selection of the Dolby Digital or DTS modes reverts automatically to DIGITAL AUTO mode when the unit is turned off or a different input is selected Attenuating Analog Inputs In some systems the signal level of an ana log input may be too high relative to other in puts or even high enough to cause distortion To reduce the input level of an analog input 1 Select the desired analog input 2 Press and hold the AG DG button front panel only to toggle between no attenu ation ATT NORMAL appears in the dis play and attenuation on ATT ON appears in the display This setting must be made individually for each analog input and is memorized as a permanent setting TV DIRECT Mode EI RZ The TV DIRECT feature allows bypassing the aud
66. nalog inputs is automatic If a digital signal is available for the selected input the RSDX 02e uses it digital signal is not available the RSDX 02e will use the analog signal ANALOG The RSDX 02e uses the analog signal even if a digital signal is available By default all of the inputs except the DVD input are set at the factory for the ANALOG mode To change the mode 1 Select the desired input by pressing an INPUT select button on the front panel or remote 2 Pressthe INPUT AG DG button on the front panel or ANG DIG command on Page 6 ofthe remote control to change the mode The selected mode either ANALOG or DGTL AUTO is shown in the front panel display Norte The built in DVD input always uses digi fal signals and cannot be changed This set ting is memorized independently for all other digital inputs Selecting the Digital Signal EZ 20 When the DIGITAL AUTO mode is selected and a digital signal is detected one of four indicators appears in the display depending on the type of digital signal being received DOLBY DIGITAL Dolby Digital signal is being received DTS DIS signal is being received LPCM Linear PCM signal such as a CD is being received PPCM DVD AUDIO Packed PCM digital sig nal is being received In almost all cases the correct type of digital signal is detected and decoded automatically in DIGITAL AUTO mode However when us ing the DVD input you can manual
67. nds In some cases this may tax amplifiers and or speakers In other cases you may want to reduce the dynamic range when listening at low volume levels MID slightly reduced dynamic range roughly comparable to the signal from a compact disc MAX more heavily reduced dynamic range but still comparable to the signal from a typical VHS Hi Fi recording e OFF full dynamic range no compression note The Dynamic Range Compression fea ture ONLY affects Dolby Digital signals RSDX 02e DVD Receiver 36 Speaker Setting Menu AU DOT s SPK SETTING H H CROSS OVER 100Hz RETURN TO INITIAL SELECTION A USE AY 4 gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM enter 2 EXIT PRESS CHOICE There are four items on the Speaker Setup Menu to configure the RSDX O2e for proper opera tion with your system These adjustments can also be made from the front panel and or remote control as described in the Sound Set tings section of the manual Size Select this item for a sub menu that configures how many and what size speakers are in your system FRONT SPEAKER CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND SPEAKER For each type of speaker choose one of three options e LARGE Select if the speaker s for this item are capable of reproducing deep bass SMALL Select to redirect the deep bass from the speaker s for this item to a pow ered subwoofer or to large speakers in the system NONE Select if you do
68. nectthe surround left speaker to binding posts labeled SURROUND SPEAKER LEFT Be sure that no loose wire strands can touch adjacent wires or connectors After you have connected the speakers you need to configure the RSDX O2e for the size and style of speakers in your system and cali brate the relative volume levels of the speak ers using the builtin test tones See the Setup section of this manual Connecting a Subwoofer See Figure 3 To hook up a powered subwoofer connect a standard RCA audio cable from the SUB WOOFER OUT jack on the back panel of the RSDX O2e to the RCA input on the subwoofer s power amp After you have connected the subwoofer you need to configure the RSDX 02e to use the sub woofer and calibrate the relative volume level of the subwoofer using the builtin test tones See the Setup section of this manual Connecting the TV Monitor See Figure 4 Connect the RSDX 02e to your TV set with a SCART cable Select the appropriate input and video format on the TV to view the picture from the RSDX 02e NOTE Unless you intend to use a composite video input on the TV you must configure the RSDX 02e for operation with either an RGB or video signal See the following sec tion Setting the RGB Y C Switch See Figure 1 The RSDX 02e can output three different types of video signals to the TV monitor compos Y C S Video and RGB You must set the back panel switch
69. nels at sample rates of 48 96 or 192 kHz and sample sizes of 16 20 or 24 bits DVD Video supports 2 channels at sample rates of 48 and 96 kHz and sample sizes of 16 20 or 24 bits Audio CD Video CD is lim ited to 2 channels 44 1 kHz at 16 bits Supports the following digital audio formats Dolby Digital DTS Digital Theater Systems DVD Audio MLP Meridian Lossless Packing MP3 MPEG 1 Layer 3 Linear PCM Two digital inputs plus digital output Other Features e User friendly On Screen Displays e Full featured touch screen universal remote control Parental lock Supplied Accessories RR 1070 Remote Control Unit with NiMH Rechargable batteries AC DC Adaptor and AC Cord 1 AM Antenna FM Antenna Instruction manual 1 AC Power Cord 1 A Few Precautions Please read this manual carefully In addition to installation and operating instructions it will help you get optimum performance from your new DVD player Please contact your autho rized Rotel retailer for answers to any ques tions you might have In addition all of us at Rotel welcome your questions and comments Save the RSDX 02e shipping carton and all enclosed packing material for future use Ship ping or moving the RSDX 02e in anything other than the original packing material may result in damage that is not covered by the warranty Placement Use common sense when placing the RSDX O2e in a cabinet or when stacking othe
70. ner command buttons Selecting a Display mode OSD Button 2 There are four front panel display options when the currently tuned station is broadcasting RDS information and the RDS indicator in the front panel display is lit Press the OSD command on the Page 2 of the remote to step through the four display options 1 FREQUENCY The station s broadcast frequency is shown in the front panel dis play Frequency is automatically displayed when the station being received is not broadcasting RDS information 2 PS PROGRAM SERVICE The station s call letters such as BBC1 are shown in the front panel display 3 PTY PROGRAM TYPE A description of the station s content from a list of pro gram types is shown in the front panel display See the list of standard program types in the next section 4 RT RADIO TEXT A scrolling text mes sage broadcast by the station is shown in the front panel display Program Type Search 223 The PTY search function permits you to scan preset stations for RDS stations broadcasting a specific type of program content from the standard list of program types News News Affairs Current affairs debate or analysis Info Advice and discussion Sport Sports programming Educate Educational programming Drama Theater or serial programming Culture National or regional cultural Science Science and technology Varied Games and interviews Pop M Popular music Rock M Rock music
71. not have speaker s for this item in the system For example if you do not have surround speakers select NONE for the SURROUND SPEAKER item note The NONE option is not available for the front speakers If you have selected NONE for the subwoofer the front speakers are au tomatically set to LARGE SUBWOOFER Select one of two settings USE Select this setting if you have con nected a powered subwoofer NONE Select this setting if your system does not have a powered subwoofer RETURN When the adjustments are complete select RETURN to leave the sub menu and return to the Speaker Settings Menu note In the vast majority of systems with a powered subwoofer all speakers should be set to SMALL so that their deep bass is redi rected to the subwoofer This will usually re sult in better overall bass performance and a system that will play louder and cleaner even when the front speakers are physically large Level Select this item for a sub menu that allows matching the output level of all of the speak ers in the system for proper surround sound performance CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER SUB WOOFER Adjust each of these items to match the vol ume from that speaker as closely as possible to the other speakers TEST TONE Select this item to turn on or off a special pink noise test tone that makes adjusting the levels easier and more accurate RETURN When
72. o disc a still frame picture remains on the TV screen with no sound when the PAUSE button is pressed Press the button again to advance to the next stil frame picture Each button press advances one frame Skip forward back EE The TRACK gt gt buttons skip forward back to the beginning of the next selection During playback pressing the right TRACK 4 gt button once advances to the begin ning of the next Title Chapter or Track Pressing the left button returns to the beginning of the current scene or song Pressing twice in suc cession returns to the beginning of the previ ous track Press the button as many times as necessary to find the desired scene or selection RSDX 02e DVD Receiver NOTE The CH hard buttons on the remote duplicate the function of the TRACK 44 gt gt buttons when operating the DVD player With a DVD Audio or Audio CD this feature also works to find a selection when playback is stopped This feature may not work with Video CD SVCD discs with the function enabled note There are other methods of locating specific selections on a disc including direct access with the NUMERIC buttons and using the On Screen Menu features See Playing Specific Selections for details High Speed Play 222 The SEARCH lt lt gt buttons remote only allow you to activate high speed play either forward or reverse During playback press and release the SE
73. ok up a surround sound audio system It is not possible to cover every configuration in this manual therefore we describe the typical connections that will work well in a majority of situations The following topics cover a variety of issues that you might consider when deciding how to configure your system note Do not plug any system component into an AC source until all connections have been properly made English Cable selection Use standard audio cables with RCA connec tors for analog audio connections Use the following color code Left channel audio white Right channel audio red Standard SCART cables carry analog audio signals from all video components Use standard optical digital cables for opti cal digital signals Be sure to remove the pro tective covers from the back panel jacks and or from the ends of the cable Use 75 ohm digital audio cables with an RCA connector on each end for coax digital audio Coax digital orange NOTE You can substitute a 75 ohm video cable for a coax digital cable but do not substitute conventional audio interconnect cables for digital signals When making signal connections follow the color codes carefully at both ends of each cable Video Connections There are SCART connections for two video components VCR and STB set top tuner plus a SCART connector to connect the RSDX 02e to the TV monitor In addition to left right
74. on IM 18 DVD Drawer 18 Input Buttons EI EI EI F3 EA EI 18 VOLUME Control 18 DVD Audio LED E 18 INPUT AG DG Button 18 SURROUND ON OFF Button IE 18 SURROUND MODE Button LE3 18 LCD Display IE a 18 DVD Transport Buttons IB IB 2 9 42 EN 18 SETTING Button ER 18 ADJUST button 18 MEMORY Button 1 18 CONTROL Buttons 18 Remote Sensor 2 18 Remote Control Overview 18 Programming the RR 1070 MENU Button EB 19 Using the RR 1070 ROTEL Button 19 Changing Pages PAGE Buttons 19 POWER Button 19 VOLUME Buttons 19 CHANNEL Buttons 19 HOME Button 19 MUTE Button Bi ne 19 Basic Operations 19 Power On Off EB A 19 SLEEP Timer EZ 19 Volume Adjustments EE KA 20 Muting the Sound 20 Changing Display
75. on of this manual VCR or Digital Video Recorder See Figure 6 This section describes the hook up of hi fi VCRs with audio and video outputs VCRs connected with RF antenna cables are connected directly to the TV not to the RSDX O2e Output connections Connect the output of the VCR to the VCR con nector on the RSDX 02e with a SCART cable This cable can carry composite S Video or RGB video signals as well as left right ste reo analog audio signals Input connections To record composite video signals from the RSDX 02e on your VCR no additional connnections are required However to record Y C S Video or RGB video signals from an STB receiver you must connect a second SCART cable from the output of the STB receiver di recily to the input of the VCR Digital Audio connection for digital video recorders If your video recorder has a digital audio output you should connect it to the RSDX 02e for play back of Dolby Digital recordings 1 If the video recorder has a coax digital out put connect it to the DIGITAL 1 STB in put the RSDX 02e using a coax digital cable The RSDX 02e will need to be reconfigured to associate this input with the VCR input See the Setup section of this manual 2 If the video recorder has an optical digi tal output connect it to the DIGITAL 2 TV input on the RSDX O2e using an opti cal digital cable The RSDX 02e will need to be reconfigur
76. on the RSDX O2e to the correct position for the desired type of video signal Put the switch in the RGB left position for use with RGB or composite video inputs on the TV Put the switch int he YC right position for use Y C inputs on the TV note Do not change the switch when the RSDX 02e is turned on The unit must be un plugged or in standby mode before the change will take effect Connecting an STB Set top Box Ei EZ E See Figure 6 This section describes the hook up of advanced HDTV seHop boxes digital HDTV cable boxes and STB satellite receivers Connect the output of the STB receiver to the STB connector EE on the RSDX O2e with a SCART cable This cable can carry compos ite S Video or RGB video signals as well as left right stereo analog audio signals Digital Audio connection If your seHop box has a digital audio output you should connect it to the RSDX 02e for play back of Dolby Digital or other digital broad casts 1 If the set top box has a coax digital out put connect it to the DIGITAL 1 STB in put the RSDX 02e using a coax digital cable The RSDX 02e is pre configured to use this digital input for the box 2 If the settop box only has an optical digi tal output connect it to the DIGITAL 2 TV input on the RSDX 02e using an opti cal digital cable The RSDX 02e will need be reconfigured to associate this input with the seHop box input See the Setup secti
77. one To make adjustments more accurate the RSDX 02e has a built in pink noise test tone Playing this calibrated test tone through each speaker while making the adjustments to match the speaker levels as closely as possible Al ternatively you can use an SPL meter held in one place at the listening position to measure the output of each speaker while playing the test tones To turn on the test tone press the TEST button on Page 5 ofthe remote Press the button again to turn off the test tone NOTE Speaker level and test tone adjustments are also available from the Choice Menu sys tem These level settings are memorized in dependently for each source input DSP Effect LEVEL EFFECT This adjustment changes the intensity of the reverberation effects when using one of the DSP surround modes for 2 channel input sig nals Use the CONTROL lt gt buttons to in crease or decrease the intensity of the effect The range of settings is from 1 to 5 with 1 being the least intense effect and 5 being the high est intensity 3 is the standard setting note This setting can only be made while one of the DSP surround modes is active This setting is memorized independently for each source input Subwoofer Audio Position AUDIO POS Zi Once the subwoofer level is set for multichannel movie soundtracks some listeners feel that the subwoofer is too loud for stereo music sources Generally th
78. ong period of time unplug the unit from the AC wall outlet The RSDX 02e also has a sleep function which turns the unit off after a specified amount of time see the following topic There is also an auto standby function that can automatically turn the unit off only when using the DVD player 30 or 60 minutes after the disc is stopped SLEEP Timer The RSDX 02e sleep function turns the unit off automatically after a specified amount of time Press the SLEEP command on page 4 of the remote to activate the sleep function Each ad ditional press ofthe button increases the length of time before the unit turns off Ist press 10 minutes 2nd press 20 minutes 3rd press 30 minutes 4th press 60 minutes 5th press 90 minutes 6th press 120 minutes 7th press 150 minutes 8th press 0 minutes sleep timer cancelled A SLEEP indicator and with the amount of time is shown in the front panel display The time remaining before the sleep timer turns the unit off can be displayed with a single button press RSDX 02e DVD Receiver 20 Volume Adjustments EH d The listening volume of the RSDX 02e can be adjusted from the front panel or the remote Front Panel Rotate the front panel VOLUME control clockwise to increase the volume coun terclockwise to decrease Remote Press the VOL UP hard button to in crease the volume press he VOL DOWN hard button to decrease When you adjust the volume the setting is shown on
79. our of the inputs DVD STB TV CDR are available on Page 1 of the remote screens An additional three inputs FM AM TAPE VCR are available on Page 2 The name of the selected source appears in the front panel display NOTE Either the or the CDR input is avail able depending on which name has been assigned to the input See Changing Input Name below Changing Input Name EZ The TAPE CDR inputs can be used for a CDR compact disc recorder or TAPE analog tape recorder The correct name TAPE or CDR should be correctly assigned to these inputs so that the name appears in the display so that the buttons on the remote work as expected and so that digital inputs are avail able for use with a CDR As delivered from the factory the RSDX 02e has the TAPE name assigned to these inputs To change the input name to CDR 1 Select the TAPE CDR inputs by pressing the TAPE CDR input button 2 Press and hold the TAPE CDR button until the words ASSIGN CDR appear in the front panel display To change the input name back to TAPE re peat Step 2 holding the button until ASSIGN TAPE appears in the display Selecting Digital or Analog Inputs 223 A digital source component can be connected to the RSDX 02e using either for digital or ana log cables allowing the selection of the digi tal or analog signal for an input There are two available modes DIGITAL AUTO The selection of digital or a
80. over fre quency Bass below the crossover frequency is redirected sounds above the crossover fre quency are sent to the original speaker Se lect one of three crossover frequencies e 80Hz Select for an 80Hz crossover Recommended when all of the speakers have woofer sizes of inches or larger 100Hz Select for an 100Hz crossover Recommended when the smallest speak ers have woofer sizes of 5 inches e 120Hz Select for a 120Hz crossover Recommended when the smallest speak ers have woofer sizes of 4 inches or smaller NOTE If you have previously configured all of your speakers as LARGE the crossover fre quency item will not appear Return to Initial Select this item to reset all speaker settings to the factory defaults Others Menu OTHERS L gt USE TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM 5 EXIT PRESS CHOICE P ld There are miscellaneous convenience items and extra features on the Other Menu Resume The Resume feature stores the current location when DVD playback is stopped allowing playback to be resumed from that point Select to enable the Resume feature OFF Select to disable the Resume feature Playback will always resume at the begin ning of the disc On Screen Guide The built in DVD player can display icons and status indicators for several features on the TV set These icons alert you to the availability of multi view angles multi
81. peakers have a woofer of A inches or smaller the 125Hz crossover will probably be the best choice The audible dif ferences in the three crossover points will be subtle NOTE If you have previously configured all of your speakers as LARGE the crossover fre quency item will not appear LFE Attenuation Setting LFE Dolby Digital and DTS recordings have a special Low Frequency Effects channel used exclusively for low bass and typically repro duced by a subwoofer When played at its standard level this bass channel can place great demands on a system This setting gives you the ability to reduce the level of the LFE channel if you hear bass distortion Use the CONTROL lt gt buttons to select one of two settings OdB The normal setting reproduces LFE channel at its full level 10dB Reduces the level of the channel by 10 decibels note The LFE attenuation setting has ef fect with any input signal other than Dolby Digital or DTS As a general recommendation start with the setting at OdB the factory default If you hear bass distortion during loud passages in Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks try the 10dB setting The need for the LFE attenuation will be more likely in less capable systems or sys tems without a subwoofer Dynamic Range Compression D COMP Dolby Digital recordings are capable of wide dynamic range difference between the soft est and loudest
82. r equipment Make sure that the shelf or cabinet can sup port its weight Do not stack heavy compo nents on top of the RSDX 02e Avoid placing the unit where it may be subject to excessive heat such as on top of a large power ampli fier or near a heat register For best perfor mance avoid placing the unit where it may be subject to vibration such as near a speaker CONNECTIONS Although the RSDX O2 s rear panel looks daunting connecting the unit to your system is straightforward There are connections for each of the five speakers in a 5 1 channel surround system In addition a subwoofer output is provided for connecting an optional powered subwoofer Each of the video source components VCR TV set top box etc is connected to the RSDX 02e inputs with a SCART cable carry ing all of the video and analog audio signals and an optional digital audio cable coax or optical The video signal from the RSDX O2e is sent to the TV monitor using a SCART cable that car ries analog audio and video signals composite S Video and RGB An analog tape deck CD player or CD re corder is connected with standard RCA ana log audio cables and or digital audio cables coax or optical The supplied AM and FM antennae are con nected to the antenna inputs Finally the AC power cord is plugged into the back panel of the RSDX 02e and then into an AC wall outlet Notes on connections There are many ways to configure and ho
83. re is a time limit for these steps If the time limit expires before memorizing a station repeat the process To tune to a preset station 1 Select the FM AM input 2 Press the NUMERIC buttons until the word PRESET and the desired preset number appears in the display PRESET 5 Press 5 PRESET 15 Press 0 gt 5 25 Press 0 gt 0 gt 5 Changing FM MODE EX The FM can be changed from de fault AUTO MUTING to MONO reception In AUTO MUTING mode a stereo signal will be heard if the station is broadcasting a stereo signal and there is sufficient signal strength An ST in dicator will light in the front panel display In mono mode a mono signal will be heard even if the station is broadcasting a stereo signal NOTE Switching to mono mode can improve the reception of weak or distant FM signals Less signal strength is required for clean mono reception than for stereo reception To change the MODE from the front panel 1 While tuned to an FM station press one of the CONTROL 4 Y buttons until the words FM MODE appear in the display 2 Press one of the CONTROL lt gt buttons to toggle between AUTO MUTING and MONO modes as shown in the display To change the FM MODE from the re mote While tuned to an FM station press the FM MODE button on Page 4 of the remote Each press of the button toggles between AUTO MUTING and MONO modes RDS Broadcast Re
84. ropriate speakers Dolby Pro Logic decoding should be used for any analog recording labeled Dolby Sur round or any Dolby Digital 2 0 soundtrack A music mode makes Pro Logic Il an excel lent choice for audio CDs Dolby Pro Logic Cinema or Music modes can be selected for ANY 2 chan nel recording analog or digital Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is the standard audio format for DVDs and for digital television broadcasting in the United States A Dolby Digital 2 0 soundtrack is a digital 2 channel recording of a matrix encoded Dolby Surround soundtrack To play a Dolby Digi tal 2 0 recording use Dolby Pro Logic II de coding as previously described A Dolby Digital 5 1 soundtrack has six dis crete channels front left front center front right surround left surround right and a Low Fre quency Effects LFE channel containing bass signals intended for a subwoofer Decoding of Dolby Digital 5 1 sound tracks is automatic note Many DVDs have a Dolby Digital 2 0 matrix soundtrack as the default The Dolby Digital 5 1 soundtrack may have to be se lected as an option from the setup menus at the beginning of the DVD DTS 5 1 DTS Digital Theater Systems is an alterna tive digital format competing with Dolby Digital in both movie theaters and home theater markets The basic functions of the DTS sys tem are similar to those of Dolby Digital for example 5 1 discrete channels however the t
85. s Rwanda United States Saudi Arabia Uruguay Martinique Solomon Islands Uzbekistan Mauritania Seychelles Montserrat Sudan Vatican City State Holy See Malta Sweden Mauritius Singapore Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Maldives Saint Helena Venezuela Malawi Slovenia Virgin Islands British Mexico Svalbard and Jan Mayen Virgin Islands U S Malaysia Slovakia Vietnam Mozambique Sierra Leone Vanuatu Namibia San Marino New Caledonia Senegal Wallis and Futuna Islands Niger Somalia Samoa Norfolk Island Suriname Yemen Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe Mayotte Nicaragua El Salvador Yugoslavia Netherlands Syrian Arab Republic South Africa Norway Swaziland Zambia Nepal Turks and Caicos Islands Zaire Nauru Chad Zimbabwe Niue New Zealand French Southern Territories Oman Togo Panama Thailand RSDX 02e DVD Receiver 12 Contents Important Safety Instructions 3 1 Controls and Connections 4 2 RR 1070 Remote Control 5 3 Connecting the Speakers 6 4 Connecting the TV 7 5 Connecting a CD Player CDR Recorder
86. s available at any time whether the disc is playing or stopped Find a Location with Time Search GED 277 You can play a DVD Video from a desired location by specifying the elapsed time from the beginning of the current Title using the TIME SEARCH function This direct access time feature is available at any time except when a menu screen is already displayed on the TV screen DVD Video or DVD Audio discs 1 Press the OSD button on the remote twice A display window appears on the TV screen 2 Press the CURSOR buttons to select the field 3 Enter the desired time in the format HOURS MINUTES SECONDS using the NUMERIC buttons 4 Press PLAY gt to begin play at the selected point Repeat Play 22 GE KA The Repeat Play feature is available for DVD Video DVD Audio Audio CD and Video CD SVCD disks The feature continuously repeats a single selection or a number of selections until you stop play On a DVD Video disc you can repeat a single Chapter or the whole Group On a DVD Av dio disc a single Track or the entire Group On other discs a single Track or the entire disc Repeat play is not available on Video CD SVCD discs with the PBC feature active To begin Repeat Play 1 Press the OSD button on the remote twice A display window appears on the TV screen 2 Press the CURSOR lt gt buttons to select the REPEAT gt field 3 Press the CURSOR A buttons to sele
87. s is from 1 ft to 30 ft in 1 foot increments NOTE If you have previously selected NO for either the center or surround speakers there will no corresponding Delay Setting item Crossover Frequency Setting CROSS The deep bass intended for any speaker con figured as SMALL is redirected to the powered subwoofer or to LARGE speakers based on the settings of the digital crossover in the RSDX 02e This item determines the crossover frequency Bass below the crossover frequency is redirected sounds above the crossover fre quency are sent to the original speaker One crossover frequency is used for the entire sys tem Use the CONTROL lt gt buttons to se lect one of three crossover frequencies e 80Hz Select this setting for an 80Hz cross over frequency e 100Hz Select this setting for an 100Hz crossover frequency e 120Hz Select this setting for 120Hz crossover frequency The selection of a crossover point is largely determined by the capabilities of your speakers Lower crossover points may improve blend ing of the subwoofer to the rest of the system Higher crossover points will increase the power handling of the speakers and the ability of the system to play loudly without less distortion As a starting point we recommend the 80Hz crossover if all of your speakers have a woofer size of inches or larger Try the 100 Hz cross over point if your smallest speakers have 5 inch woofers If any of your s
88. sounds In some cases this may tax amplifiers and or speakers In other cases you may want to reduce the dynamic range when listening at low volume levels Use the CONTROL lt gt buttons to select one of three dynamic range settings MID slightly reduced dynamic range roughly comparable to the signal from a compact disc MAX more heavily reduced dynamic range but still comparable to the signal from a typical VHS Hi Fi recording e OFF full dynamic range no compression note The Dynamic Range Compression fea ture ONLY affects Dolby Digital signals As a guideline try the OFF setting for maxi mum performance with capable speaker sys tems If you hear distortion or regularly reduce the volume because loud action scenes are too loud try one of the other settings By us ing dynamic range compression you can increase the overall volume level to better hear dialog without the loudest action scenes be ing quite so loud Digital Input Assignment DGT RSDX 02 has two digital audio inputs on the back panel DIGITAL 1 accepts a coax cable DIGITAL 2 accepts an optical cable These digital inputs can be assigned to any of three source inputs the STB button the TV button or the CDR button to accommodate a variety of systems and cabling options Use the CONTROL lt gt buttons to the digital input assignments e 1 STB 2 TV assigns Digital 1 to the STB input and Digital 2 to the TV input
89. ssion has remained undiminished and the family goal of providing exceptional value for audiophiles and music lovers regardless of their budget is shared by all Rotel employees The engineers work as a close team listen ing to and fine tuning each new product until it reaches their exacting musical standards They are free to choose components from around the world in order to make that prod uct the best they can You are likely to find capacitors from the United Kingdom and Germany semi conductors from Japan or the United States while toroidal power transformers are manvfactured in Rotel s own factory Rotel s reputation for excellence has been earned through hundreds of good reviews and awards from the most respected reviewers in the industry who listen to music every day Their comments keep the company true to its goal the pursuit of equipment that is musi cal reliable and affordable All of us at Rotel thank you for buying this product and hope it will bring you many years of enjoyment Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Digital Theater System Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 and other world wide patents issued and pending DTS DTS Digital Surround are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method cl
90. th drop down menu item selectable by pressing the CURSOR lt gt buttons to move the selec tion arrow DVD VIDEO 8 5Mbps CONF TIME e OFF cHAP OD 1 3 CJ 1 3 amp 1 3 3 Once a drop down menu is selected ad justments can be made using the CURSOR Y buttons to step through the available options 4 Press the OSD button again to cancel the status bar display Time Display HEJ The disc time indicators in the front panel dis play and the On Screen Display can show several different types of information for DVD Audio Audio CD and Video CD SVCD discs Options include elapsed time or remaining time for a single selection chapter or track or en tire disc or Title for DVD Video To change the time display 1 Press the OSD button on the remote twice A display window appears on the TV screen 2 Press the CURSOR lt gt buttons repeatedly to select the TIME field 3 Press the CURSOR A Y buttons to step through the available options TOTAL Elapsed disc time T REM Remaining total disc time TIME Elapsed playing time of the current Chapter Track REM Remaining time of the current Chap ter Track Advanced Features The RSDX 02e provides several advanced fea tures for controlling the audio video content displayed during playback These include zooming changing the scene angle on DVD Video discs selecting alternate languages for the audio portion of DVD programs and se lectin
91. th ends of the T allow tacking the antenna to a wall if desired Experiment with positioning for best reception NOTE To use an outdoor antenna connect its 75 ohm coax lead wire to the FM connector instead of the indoor wire antenna only af ter a professional contractor has installed the antenna system in accordance with local elec trical codes AC Input Your RSDX 02e is configured at the factory for the proper AC line voltage in the country where you purchased it USA 115 volts 60Hz AC or 230 volts 50 Hz AC The AC line configuration is noted on a decal on the back of your unit Plug the supplied cord into the AC INPUT receptacle on the back of the unit Then plug the power cord into an AC wall outlet note Memorized settings and video labels are preserved indefinitely even if the RSDX 02e is disconnected from AC power RSDX O2e DVD Receiver OPERATING THE RSDX 02e Considering its large number of features the RSDX O2e is easy to operate The RSDX O2e can be operated from the front panel or the remote control Front panel con trols are simple to use with just a few buttons some of which guide you through menu op tions The remote control provides more com plete control options This section of the manual starts with explain ing the basic layout and function of the front panel and the remote control Then we ex plain the basic operations such as turning the unit on and off a
92. the TV screen 2 Press the CURSOR buttons to select the RAND field 3 Press OK to begin Random Play 4 Press STOP to stop Random Play Program Play 222 The Program Play feature is available for DVD Audio Audio CD and Video CD SVCD disks The feature allows you to play up to 99 tracks in any desired order To begin Random Play 1 Press the OSD button on the remote twice A display window appears on the TV Screen 2 Press the CURSOR buttons to select the PROG field 3 Enter a Group number or Group and Track number for the first desired track using the NUMERIC buttons on the remote 4 Press the CURSOR A Y buttons to move to the next field and enter the second selec tion Continue programming up to 99 se lections 5 Press PLAY to begin Program play 6 Press STOP to stop Program Play MP3 and JPEG files The RSDX 02e can play recorded MP3 VCD and JPEG files from most CD R CD RW DVDR and DVD R discs These discs often recorded on computer drives have a file structure similar to computer discs with files stored in folders Selecting files for playback and other features are made using a special Control menu Emi Control Menu Whenever a disc containing MP3 MPEG or JPEG files is inserted in the RSDX O2e or when the PLAY button is pressed the CONTROL menu appears On the left side of the menu is a list of folders on the disc When a folder is sel
93. the front panel and the remote Throughout this manual letters in gray boxes refers to the labeled illustration of the remote at the front of this manual numbers in gray boxes refer to the front panel illustration The remote control includes five hard buttons POWER CHANNEL UP DOWN VOL UME UP DOWN The other remote control commands are used by touching virtual buttons appearing on the large touch screen panel on the remote Programming the RR 1070 MENU Button See Figure 2 Before using the the RR 1070 you may need to program it to operate the RSDX 02e De tailed programming instructions are contained in the separate remote control owner s manual Or follow these simple instructions 1 Touch the MENU command at the bottom left of the touch screen on the remote 2 Touch the SETUP command on the touch screen 3 Touch the BRAND NAME command on the touch screen 4 Touch the ROTEL command on the screen 5 Select and touch the RSDX 02 EURO com mand on the touch screen and wait a few seconds 6 Touch the OK command on the touch screen and wait afew seconds 7 Touch the HOME command at the bottom center of the touch screen Using the RR 1070 ROTEL Button See Figure 2 To use the RR 1070 remote with the RSDX O2e press the ROTEL virtual button on the home page of the remote control The touch screen display will change to the first of six pages of commands for the RSDX 02e Each p
94. the front panel display Muting the Sound DJ The volume ofthe RSDX 02e can be temporarily turned off or muted Push the MUTE command on the remote once to mute the sound The word MUTING appears in the front panel display Press the MUTE command again to restore vious volume levels NOTE Adjusting the VOLUME controls on ei ther the front panel or the remote also restores the volume when the RSDX 02e is muted Changing Display Brightness 2 There are two brightness settings for the front panel display Press the DIMMER command on Page 2 of the remote to toggle between the bright and dim display settings Selecting Source Inputs Up to six source components including the built in DVD player and FM AM tuner can be se lected for listening and or viewing with the RSDX O2e Selecting a source input can be done from the front panel or the remote control Selecting an Input from the Front Panel EA To select an input source from the front panel press any of the six input selector buttons The name of the selected input appears in the front panel display note When the TAPE CDR button is pressed either TAPE or CDR appears in the front panel depending on which name is assigned to the input See Changing Input Name below Selecting an Input from the Remote ZZ To select an input from the remote control push any of the input source commands on Page 1 or Page 2 F
95. the selected parameter Changes are saved automatically 5 Press the VFP button again to cancel the display or the display will disappear after 10 seconds Still Pictures on DVD A Disc Many DVD Audio discs contain still pictures which can be viewed during playback To view the still pictures press the PAGE button PAGE 3 of the remote Press the button again to ad vance to the next picture Playing Specific Selections The RSDX 02e provides several methods for locating specific selections from a disc The simplest method using the TRACK buttons is covered in the Basic Features topic This section details additional methods such as finding a selection with the disc menu the On Screen Display or the Digest thumbnail images of the disc s content Also covered is the use of NUMERIC buttons to specify selec tions along with advanced features like ran dom program and repeat play functions Please review the About Discs section of this manual to learn how various types of discs are divided into Titles Chapters and Tracks Finding selections on various disc formats may require slightly different procedures as noted in the following instructions Find Scenes from a DVD Menu 383 GES GE DVD Video and DVD Audio discs usually have scene selection menus that display the selec tions on the disc on the TV screen To make selections from a disc menu 1 Press the MENU or TP MENU button on the remote if the
96. tion of the RSDX 02e including the number and size of the speakers subwoofer settings etc ADJUST button EX The ADJUST button steps through the available adjustments that can be made while using the RSDX O2e MEMORY Button EE Press the MEMORY button to store adjustments settings or memorized AM FM presets CONTROL Buttons Four cursor buttons used in navigating settings and adjustment s Use the UP DOWN buttons to scroll through lists of options Use the LEFT RIGHT buttons to change a setting For example to tune a radio station while in FM mode press the UP DOWN buttons un til the word TUNING appears in the display Then use the LEFT RIGHT buttons to tune to new station frequency Remote Sensor This sensor receives IR signals from the remote control Do not block this sensor Remote Control Overview See Figure 2 The RSDX 02e includes a full function touch screen universal remote control that can op erate the RSDX 02e and other audio video components A separate manual gives detailed instructions on programming and using the RR 1070 to replace all of the remote controls in your sys tem The RR 1070 manual covers many extra features such as custom labeling of remote buttons that appear in its LCD display To avoid duplication we provide only basic informa tion about using the RR 1070 to operate the RSDX 02e in this manual NOTE Some of RSDX O2e functions ap pear on
97. tments VFP 23 The VFP function allows you to select one of four picture modes Normal Cinema User 1 and User 2 Each mode stores several picture settings GAMMA adjusts the brightness of mid tone colors without changing bright or dark colors BRIGHTNESS adjusts the black level the darkness of blacks CONTRAST adjusts the white level the bright ness of white and near white colors SATURATION adjusts the amount color satu ration TINT adjusts the color balance SHARPNESS increases sharpness of the picture at the expense of making noise in the picture more apparent Y DELAY adjusts the timing of the lumines cence and chroma to reduce ghosting Select the Normal mode for general viewing Select the Cinema mode for movie viewing Select one of the two User modes if you wish to define and use two custom viewing modes To select a picture mode 1 Press the VFP button on Page 6 of the re mote to display the current VFP settings on the TV screen 2 Press the CURSOR lt gt buttons repeatedly to select the desired picture mode 3 Press the VFP button again to cancel the display To change picture settings 1 Repeat steps above selecting either USER 1 or USER 2 modes to modify 2 Press the CURSOR buttons repeatedly to select the parameter you wish to adjust 3 Press OK A pop up window for that pa rameter appears 4 Press the CURSOR A Y buttons to adjust
98. tton 2723 23 PTY Program Type Search 2283 23 TA NEWS INFO Search EEE 24 DVD PLAYER About Discs Disc Formats DVD Region Codes Disc Structure Digital Audio Formats Playing DVDs rennen Inserting a Disc Playing a Disc IE __ Stopping Disc Playback EFA Pause Still Frame Skip forward back 24 High Speed Play 227 Slow Speed Play On Screen Display OSD 222 GEJ Time Display 22 AED Advanced Features Zoom I 089 Selecting a Scene Angle 283 Selecting Subtitles 9 Selecting Audio Tracks GER Setting Video Picture Adjustments VFP Playing Specific Selections Find Scenes from a DVD Menu 283 GES Selecting a Title Group EN Entering a Scene Number E223 3E EM Find a Location with Time Search ZPO Repeat Play 222 Random Play 223 EJ Program P
99. use the CURSOR buttons to highlight the TEMPORARY RE LEASE field then press the OK button 3 Enter the 4 digit password using the NU MERIC buttons on Page 4 of the remote If you enter the wrong password three times playback is prohibited If you enter the cor rect password the parental lock is tempo rarily removed and playback begins Specifications Amplifier Output Power Stereo Operation 80 W per ch min RMS 8 ohms 40 Hz 20 kHz with no more than 0 8 total harmonic distortion Output Power Surround operation 80 W per ch min RMS 8 ohms at 1 kHz with no more than 0 8 total harmonic distortion Audio Audio Input Sensitivity Impedance 1 kHz TV TAPE CDR STB VCR 240 mV 47 kOhm Audio Input DIGITAL IN Coaxial 0 5 V p p 75 ohms Optical 21 dBm to 15 dBm 660 nm 30 Digital formats Linear PCM Dolby Digital and DTS with sampling frequency 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 Signal to Noise Ratio 66 IHF 78 TV TAPE CDR STB VCR 87 dB 67 dB Frequency Response TV TAPE CDR STB VCR 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 dB Tone Control Bass 100 Hz 10 dB Treble 10 kHz 10 dB Video Video Input Sensitivity Impedance 1 kHz Composite video 1 V p p 75 ohm S Video Y luminance 1 V p p 75 ohm S Video C chrominance 0 286 V p p 75 ohm RGB video 0 7 V p p 75 ohm Video Output Level Impedance 1 kHz Composite video 1 V p p 75 ohm S video Y luminanc
100. viously used source input Sound Adjustments The Sound Adjustments provide several set tings for obtaining the best sound from your system Setup Procedure The Sound Adjustments procedure uses the front panel control buttons and the front panel dis play In addition all of the adjustments can also be made directly from the remote con trol except the front speaker balance adjust ment To begin Sound Adjustments 1 Press the ADJUST button on the front panel The first adjustment item appears in the front panel display 2 Use the CONTROL buttons on the front panel fo step through the available settings in the Sound Adjustments procedure Each press of a CONTROL A Y button advances up or down to the next available item as shown in the front panel display BAL Front speaker balance BASS Increase or decrease bass TREBLE Increase or decrease treble SUBWER Subwoofer level CENTER Center speaker level SURR L Left surround speoker level SURR R Right surround speaker level EFFECT Adjust intensity of DSP effects AUDIO POS Reduce subwoofer level for stereo surround modes 3 Use the CONTROL lt gt buttons on the front panel adjust the item currently shown in the front panel display The following topics describe the settings for each item Front Speaker Balance BAL The BAL item allows you to adjust the left right balance of the front speakers Use the CON TROL lt gt buttons to shift the

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