User manual ROTEL RD-1000

[. . . ] If the unit is exposed 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. [. . . ] These six outputs (Left Front, Center Front, Right Front, Left Surround, Right Surround, and Subwoofer) connect the RD-1000's main audio output to a multichannel power amplifier or multiple power amplifiers for the primary listening area. Standard color coding applies with black insets to distinguish Center Channel and Subwoofer outputs from Left (white) and Right (red) Front and Rear outputs. To hook up the RCA main audio outputs, connect a standard audio cable from each output to the input of the amplifier channel that will power the corresponding speaker. In a full home theater system, you will need to make six different connections corresponding to the six speakers (Left Front, Center Front, Right Front, Left Surround, Right Surround, and Subwoofer). A pair of standard RCA inputs accept the left and right analog audio signals from a cassette deck or other audio tape recorder. These inputs are activated when the front panel TAPE MONITOR button is pressed. 5 mm jack accepts a remote infrared sensor which duplicates the function of the front panel IR sensor in installations where the front panel sensor could be blocked by a cabinet. See your authorized Rotel dealer for a selection of remote sensors that will work with your RD-1000. The signal available at these outputs is determined by the RECORDING input selection buttons and is not necessarily the same source as that selected by the LISTENING input selection buttons. NOTE: A source's signal cannot be sent back to itself. For example, if you select VIDEO 2 with the RECORDING select buttons, the outputs for VIDEO 2 will be muted and you can only record from the VIDEO 3 or VIDEO 4 outputs. NOTE: The RD-1000 cannot convert composite RCA video signals from source components to an S-Video signal to send to the TV monitor. Unless all of your video sources have SVideo connections, you may decide to use RCA composite signals for ALL video connections. Alternatively, if your TV monitor has two selectable inputs, you could connect the RCA output of the RD-1000 to one input and the SVideo output to the other. This would require switching between the two inputs on the TV monitor in order to watch an RCA composite or an S-Video components. This is the only way to have a "mixed" system with some RCA composite and some S-Video sources. Your RD-1000 is configured at the factory for the proper AC line voltage in the country where you purchased it (115 volts/60Hz AC in the USA and 230 volts/50Hz AC in Europe). The AC line configuration is noted on the back of your unit. Plug the supplied power cable into the AC receptacle on the back of the unit. Then, plug into an appropriate AC outlet. An infrared repeater system (Xantech, Niles, et al) should be used for Zone 2 control via the 3. 5 mm REMOTE EXTENSION IN jack on the back panel · Zone 2 is immediately active when the RD-1000 is turned on, either at a zero volume level or at the last previous volume depending on the "Zone 2 Auto-Mute" setting chosen from the ON-SCREEN MENU system during initial system setup. [. . . ] SPL meters are available from electronics stores, or your authorized Rotel dealer may loan you one. Set the meter to its SLOW response with C-weighting and hold it away from your body. Adjust each speaker so that the meter provides the same reading for each of the speakers in your system. For the most accurate calibration of a surround system, an SPL meter must be used and all speakers must be calibrated to produce a 75 dB reading at the listening position. [. . . ]