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2 RSX-1562 SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER
Connecting DVD-A or SACD Player 24
Connecting Video Recorder 24
Connecting CD Player 24
Connecting Audio Recorder 24
Connecting USB Audio/iPod/iPhone 25
Zone Outputs (ZONE 2,3,4) 25
Operating the RSX-1562 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Front Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Front Panel Display
3 25
Remote Sensor
3 25
Remote Control Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Overview of Buttons and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
STANDBY
2 and Power ON/OFF Buttons A 26
VOLUME Knob and VOLUME +/- Buttons
q C 26
DISPLAY (DISP) Button
D 26
RCVR SETUP Button
E 26
Navigating and Select (ENT) keys
F 26
MUTE Button
uB 26
INPUT Buttons
5weM 26
ZONE Button
r 26
SEL Button
tJ 26
MODE buttons
7y SUR+ J 26
Playback buttons
L 26
RND Button
I 26
P-EQ Button/Knobs
6D 26
SPKR Button
D 26
MEM Button
H 26
Party Mode: Selecting the Same input for all outputs
rtJ 26
SURROUND SOUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Overview of Surround Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Dolby Surround & Dolby Pro Logic II 27
Dolby Digital 27
DTS 5.1 & DTS 96/24 27
DTS Neo:6 28
Dolby Digital Surround EX 28
DTS-ES 6.1 and 7.1 Channel Surround 28
Dolby Pro Logic IIx 6.1 and 7.1 Channel Surround 28
Dolby Pro Logic IIz 7.1 Height Surround 28
Rotel XS 6.1 and 7.1 Channel Surround 28
Dolby Digital Plus 28
Dolby True HD 28
DTS-HD Master Audio & 28
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio 28
DSP Music Modes 28
2CH/5CH/7CH stereo formats 29
Other Digital Formats 29
Automatic Surround Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Manually Selecting Surround Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Dolby Digital/TrueHD discs 31
Dolby Digital Surround EX discs 31
Dolby Digital 2.0 discs 31
DTS/DTS-HD 5.1 discs 31
DTS 96/24 discs 31
DTS-ES 6.1 discs 31
Digital Stereo discs 32
Analog Stereo 32
BASIC OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selecting Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote Zone Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote Zone Power On/Off 33
Controlling Zones 2- 4 from the Main Room 34
Contents
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Figure 1: Control and Connections 6
Figure 2: Remote Control 7
Figure 3: Connecting the Speakers 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 and FM Antenna 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Video Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
HDMI IN 1-6 Video Inputs
f 18
COMPOSITE IN 1-2 Video Inputs
[ 18
COMPOSITE Video Output
[ 18
COMPONENT VIDEO 1-2 18
Video Inputs
] 18
COMPONENT Video output
p 18
High Deļ¬nition TV Monitor Outputs
l 20
HDMI Monitor Outputs
l 20
Audio Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
VIDEO 1-6 Audio Inputs
c 20
VIDEO Out Audio Output
v 20
CD Inputs
x 20
MULTI Inputs
b 20
Preamp Outputs
n 20
Digital Inputs
\ 20
Digital Outputs
a 21
USB Audio Connection
1 21
Other Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
AC Input
, 21
Master Power Switch
; 21
12V TRIGGER Connections
d 21
REM IN Jacks
j 21
IR OUT Jacks
h 22
Rear Mini USB Socket
k 22
Remote IR OUT
g 22
Computer I/O
s 22
MAKING CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Connecting Speakers
m 22
Connecting a Subwoofer
n 23
Ampliļ¬ers
n 23
AM Antenna
o 23
FM Antenna
i 23
Connecting Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
----HDTV Monitor/Video Recording 23
Connecting DVD, Blu-ray Player and Cable, Satellite, HDTV tuner 23
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Controlling Zones 2 - 4 from Remote Locations 34
USB/iPod operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
USB Storage Device Connection
1 34
iPod/iPhone Connection
1 34
PlayBack Control Buttons
L 34
USB Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
USB Bluetooth dongle connection 35
SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Menu Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Navigation Buttons 35
System Status 36
Main Menu 36
Conļ¬guring Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Input Setup 36
Multi Input Setup 38
Dolby Pro Logic IIx 38
DTS Neo:6 38
Conļ¬guring Speakers and Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Speaker Setup 40
Advanced Speaker Setup 40
Subwoofer Setup 41
Test Tone Setup 42
Delay Setup 42
Tuner Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
BAND Buttons
4K 43
TUNING Buttons
0L 43
MEMORY Button
=H 43
NUMERIC Buttons : Station Presets
=8HG 43
DIRECT Button
9 43
FRQ-D Button (10+ key)
H 43
MONO Button
- 44
RDS and RBDS Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
DISP Button
D 44
PTY Button
K 44
Miscellaneous Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Other Options 45
Video/HDMI SETUP 45
Zone 2-4 Setup 46
Default Setup 46
EQ Setup 47
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
HDMI: Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
What is HDMI? 49
What is the difference between HDMI and DVI? 49
What is the difference between HDMI 1.4, HDMI 1.3 and earlier versions? 49
Can I connect components which have earlier versions of HDMI? 49
Which is the best way to rescale the picture? 49
Will the HDMI digital output improve the picture quality from old analog\
sources? 49
Why does the HDMI connection sometimes not give a picture? 49
Speciļ¬cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
