User manual ROTEL RTC-965

[. . . ] RTC-965 SURROUND SOUND TUNER PREAMPLIFIER SURROUND SOUND TUNER PREAMPLIFIER RTC-965 MASTER VOLUME POWER 1 REMOTE SENSOR VIDEO1REC VIDEO2 VIDEO 3 VID4AUX RBPS RDS RT EON TP TA PTY TAPE2M ST TUNED AUTO MEMORY PRESET OSD OPTICAL COAXIAL 1 MPEG dts Digital Pro Logic 3 Stereo DSP MODE 5. 1 CH D. RANGE SLEEP 3 2 4 2 5 8 0 3 6 ENTER 9 4 BACK 7 STANDBY STANDBY SOURCE PHONO TUNER CD TAPE 1 TAPE 2 MONITOR VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 AUX/ VIDEO 5 MEMORY FREQUENCY DIRECT MONO BAND < TUNING > PRO-LOGIC 3 STEREO DSP STEREO DYNAMIC RANGE MENU SPEAKER MODE 5. 1 CH INPUT VIDEO LABELS VIDEO 1 REC BASS TREBLE BALANCE ­ SUBWOOFER + ­ REAR + ­ CENTER + Owner's Manual CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING: There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. [. . . ] As a general rule, the system will redirect bass information away from SMALL speakers and send it to the LARGE speakers and/or the SUBWOOFER in your system. Note: Switching to mono mode can be a useful way to improve the reception of weak or distant FM signals. Less signal strength is required for clean mono reception than for stereo reception. 14 RTC-965 Things become a little more complex in systems with a subwoofer. For example, the system will generally not redirect bass information away from a LARGE speaker to the subwoofer. Thus, the decision you often need to make when faced with a choice of LARGE or SMALL is whether you want the particular speaker to play the deep bass or whether you would prefer that the deep bass be sent to the subwoofer. If you have invested in a subwoofer for your system, you might decide to send all of the bass to it, regardless of how capable the other speakers in the system may be. In this case, you would tell the RTC-965 that all of your speakers are SMALL, without regard to how big they may actually be. An alternative configuration for setting up front SMALL speakers with a subwoofer would be to follow the speaker manufacturer's instructions, wiring the SMALL speakers to the subwoofer's crossover and then connecting the subwoofer directly to the front speaker connection terminals. In this arrangement, the speakers would be classified as LARGE and the subwoofer setting would be OFF for all surround modes. No information will be lost during playback because the system knows to redirect the bass information to the front LARGE speakers. This configuration may be optimal for many users as it can improve the way the bass integrates into the listening room and ensure correct satellite speaker operation by using the speaker manufacturer's own crossovers. The following speaker options are available: FRONT SPEAKERS (small/large): This menu setting determines what kind of main front left and right speakers you are using. Use the LARGE setting if your main left and right speakers are full range designs with good bass response capability. If you are using minispeakers, use the SMALL setting. CENTER SPEAKER (small/large/none): Use the LARGE position (not available with SMALL front speakers) if your system's center channel speaker is capable of full-range, extended bass response. Use the SMALL position if your center channel speaker has more limited low frequency capability, or if you prefer that the bass be sent to the subwoofer. Select the NONE setting if your system does not have a center channel speaker. REAR SPEAKERS (small/large/none): If your rear surround speakers are capable of sustained low frequency output , select the LARGE setting (not available with SMALL front speakers). If your rear speakers have limited bass capability or if you would prefer that the bass go to a subwoofer, use the SMALL setting. If your system has no rear surround speakers, select the NONE setting (surround information will be added to the front speakers). SUBWOOFER (yes/no): Use the YES setting if your system has a subwoofer. If your system does not have a subwoofer, select NO. Note 3: Dolby Digital and DTS modes are automatically activated based on software codes; there is no manual mode setting. Therefore, to use one of these modes for configuring the speaker settings, play a Dolby Digital or DTS digital recording to activate these modes and then press the SPEAKER MODE button to configure the speakers. There are two ways to configure your speaker system. [. . . ] Some of these settings duplicate the function of front panel controls. This menu provides a way to adjust and store different overall bass output settings, one for music surround modes and one for theater surround modes. Unlike the front panel bass control, these settings are intended to be permanent and engaged automatically each time a music or theater surround mode is selected. Highlight the desired line of the menu using the UP/DOWN buttons on the remote or the NUMERIC Keypad front panel buttons ( ). [. . . ]