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2 RSP-1572 SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR
Connecting CD Player 23
Connecting Audio Recorder 23
Connecting AM/FM Tuner 23
Connecting USB Audio/iPod/iPhone 23
Zone Outputs (ZONE 2,3,4) 24
Operating the RSP-1572 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Front Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Front Panel Display
2 24
Remote Sensor
2 24
Remote Control Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Overview of Buttons and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
STANDBY
1 and Power ON/OFF Buttons A 25
VOLUME Knob and VOLUME +/- Buttons
6 C 25
DISPLAY (DISP) Button
D 25
RCVR SETUP Button
E 25
Navigating and Select (ENT) keys
F 25
MUTE Button
=B 25
INPUT Buttons
378M 25
ZONE Button
9 25
SEL Button
0J 25
MODE buttons
- SUR+ J 25
Playback buttons
L 25
RND Button
I 25
P-EQ Button/Knobs
5D 25
SPKR Button
D 25
MEM Button
H 25
Party Mode: Selecting the Same input for all outputs
90J 25
SURROUND SOUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Overview of Surround Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Dolby Surround & Dolby Pro Logic II 26
Dolby Digital 26
DTS 5.1 & DTS 96/24 26
DTS Neo:6 27
Dolby Digital Surround EX 27
DTS-ES 6.1 and 7.1 Channel Surround 27
Dolby Pro Logic IIx 6.1 and 7.1 Channel Surround 27
Dolby Pro Logic IIz 7.1 Height Surround 27
Rotel XS 6.1 and 7.1 Channel Surround 27
Dolby Digital Plus 27
Dolby True HD 27
DTS-HD Master Audio & 27
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio 27
DSP Music Modes 27
2CH/5CH/7CH stereo formats 28
Other Digital Formats 28
Automatic Surround Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Manually Selecting Surround Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dolby Digital/TrueHD discs 30
Dolby Digital Surround EX discs 30
Dolby Digital 2.0 discs 30
DTS/DTS-HD 5.1 discs 30
DTS 96/24 discs 30
DTS-ES 6.1 discs 30
Digital Stereo discs 31
Analog Stereo 31
BASIC OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Selecting Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Remote Zone Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Remote Zone Power On/Off 32
Controlling Zones 2- 4 from the Main Room 33
Controlling Zones 2 - 4 from Remote Locations 33
Contents
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Figure 1: Control and Connections 6
Figure 2: Remote Control 7
Figure 3: Amplifier And Subwoofer 8
Figure 4: Monitor, Video recording Connections 9
Figure 5: DVD, Blu-ray Player and Cable, Satellite, HDTV tuner Connections 10
Figure 6: DVD-A or SACD Player Connections 10
Figure 7: Video Recorder Connections 11
Figure 8: CD Player Connections 11
Figure 9: Audio Recorder Connections 12
Figure 10: AM/FM / Internet Radio Tuner Connections 12
Figure 11: USB Audio /iPod Connections 13
Figure 12: Zone Connection 14
On-Screen Menus 15
About Rotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Video Features 16
Audio Features 16
Surround Features 16
Other features 17
Unpacking 17
Placement 17
Overview of Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Video Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
HDMI IN 1-6 Video Inputs
i 18
COMPOSITE IN 1-2 Video Inputs
e 18
COMPOSITE Video Output
e 18
COMPONENT VIDEO 1-2 18
Video Inputs
r 18
COMPONENT Video output
w 18
High Definition TV Monitor Outputs
] 18
HDMI Monitor Outputs
] 18
Audio Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Tuner Inputs
d 20
VIDEO 1-6 Audio Inputs
g 20
VIDEO Out Audio Output
h 20
CD Inputs
f 20
MULTI Inputs
j 20
Preamp Outputs
k 20
Digital Inputs
t 20
Digital Outputs
y 20
USB Audio Connection
4 20
Other Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
AC Input
; 21
Master Power Switch
a 21
12V TRIGGER Connections
o 21
REM IN Jacks
\ 21
IR OUT Jacks
[ 21
Rear Mini USB Socket
l 21
Remote IR OUT
p 21
Computer I/O
u 21
MAKING CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Connecting Amplifier 22
Connecting a Subwoofer 22
Connecting Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
----HDTV Monitor/Video Recording 22
Connecting DVD, Blu-ray Player and Cable, Satellite, HDTV tuner 22
Connecting DVD-A or SACD Player 23
Connecting Video Recorder 23
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USB/iPod operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
USB Storage Device Connection
4 33
iPod/iPhone Connection
4 33
PlayBack Control Buttons
L 33
USB Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
USB Bluetooth dongle connection 34
SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Menu Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Navigation Buttons 34
System Status 35
Main Menu 35
Configuring Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Input Setup 35
Multi Input Setup 37
Dolby Pro Logic IIx 37
DTS Neo:6 37
Configuring Speakers and Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Speaker Setup 39
Advanced Speaker Setup 39
Subwoofer Setup 40
Test Tone Setup 41
Delay Setup 41
Miscellaneous Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Other Options 42
Video/HDMI SETUP 42
Zone 2-4 Setup 43
Default Setup 43
EQ Setup 44
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
HDMI: Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
What is HDMI? 45
What is the difference between HDMI and DVI? 45
What is the difference between HDMI 1.4, HDMI 1.3 and earlier versions? 45
Can I connect components which have earlier versions of HDMI? 46
Which is the best way to rescale the picture? 46
Will the HDMI digital output improve the picture quality from old analog\
sources? 46
Why does the HDMI connection sometimes not give a picture? 46
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
