Rotel Stereo Receiver RSP 1066 User Guide

Owner’s Manual  
RSP-1066  
Surround Sound Processor  
SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR RSP-1066  
POWER  
TREBLE  
CD  
TUNER  
TAPE  
VIDEO1  
VIDEO2  
VIDEO3  
VIDEO4  
ZONE  
VIDEO5  
DOLBY  
PLII/3ST  
DTS  
5.1 CH DYNAMIC  
INPUT RANGE  
BASS  
2CH  
NEO  
6
DSP  
REC  
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Important Safety Instructions  
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 enclosure. If the unit is exposed to moisture,  
or a foreign object gets into the enclosure, immediately dis-  
connect 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. (USA: 115 V/60Hz, EC: 230V/50Hz)  
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 crushed, 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 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  
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RSP-1066  
4
1: Controls and Connections  
1
2
3
SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR RSP-1066  
POWER  
TREBLE  
BASS  
CD  
TUNER  
TAPE  
DTS  
VIDEO1  
VIDEO2  
VIDEO3  
VIDEO4  
ZONE  
VIDEO5  
DOLBY  
PLII/3ST  
MULTI  
INPUT  
DYNAMIC  
RANGE  
2CH  
NEO  
6
DSP  
REC  
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14  
15  
16  
17 18  
19  
20 21 22 23 24  
25  
ZONE  
REM  
EXT  
12V  
MULTI INPUT  
COMPONENT VIDEO  
REM  
TRIG OUT  
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of  
SOFTWARE  
UPGRADABLE  
Dolby Laboraties Licensing Corporation. Confidential unpublished works  
©
1992-1997 Dolby Laboraties, Inc. All rights reserved.  
1
1
L
L
CENTER  
WARNING:TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTICAL SHOCK,  
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.  
IN  
ZONE  
OUT  
SURROUND SOUND  
PROCESSOR  
MODEL NO. RSP-1066  
POWER CONSUMPTION:  
40 WATTS  
R
R
PREOUT  
REAR  
DIGITAL INPUT  
DIGITAL  
OUPUT  
2
2
Manufactured under license from  
COAXIAL  
2
FRONT  
CB1  
SUB1  
CTR1  
CTR2  
1
3
IR  
Digital Theater System, Inc. US Pat.  
No. 5,451,242 and other world-wide  
patents, issues and pending. "DTS",  
"DTS-ES Extended Surround" and  
"Neo:6" are trademarks of Digital  
Theater System, Inc. Copyright 1966,  
2000 Digital Theater Systems, Inc.  
All rights reserved.  
1
2
OUT  
REAR  
1
FRONT  
CB1  
SUB  
S-VIDEO IN  
3
OPTICAL  
L
S-VIDEO OUT  
2
1
2
MON  
OUT  
COM I/O  
2
4
5
1
3
CR  
CB  
Y
R
COAXIAL OPTICAL  
CB2  
CD  
SUB2  
TUNER  
TAPE  
VIDEO IN  
VIDEO OUT  
33  
34  
MONITOR  
OUT  
L
COMPOSITE IN  
COMPOSITE OUT  
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
INPUT  
R
IN  
OUT  
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT OPEN  
AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE  
-
NE PAS OUVRIR  
26 27  
28  
29  
30  
31  
32  
35  
36  
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2: RR-969 Remote  
AUD  
TV  
SAT  
VCR  
AV 2  
DVD  
AV 3  
A
CD  
1
TUN  
AV 1  
POWER  
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
X
H
4
CH  
VOL  
I
7
INPUT  
BAND  
MUTE  
+10  
J
GUIDE  
MENU  
M
PLAY  
CD  
DISC1  
DISC2  
DISC3  
DISC4  
DISC5  
C
K
L
UP  
CD  
TUN  
TAPE1  
TAPE2  
PH  
OSD  
B
TRACK  
V1  
V2  
V3  
V4  
V5  
-
ENT  
DWN  
+
C
E
PROGRAM RANDOM REPEAT  
DISC  
DISC+  
PAUSE STOP  
M
N
PREV CH  
D
SETUP  
AUDIO  
ANGLE SUBTITLE  
TITLE  
S
R
FILTER  
EXT IN  
ZONE  
PRESET  
SUR +  
SEARCH –  
SEARCH +  
SHIFT  
PTY  
TA  
TP  
DISPLAY  
ZOOM  
DVD  
CLEAR  
MODE CONDITION  
TV/VCR  
PIP  
SWAP  
POS  
ANT  
MODE  
CD  
TUN  
TAPE1  
TAPE2  
PH  
TV/VCR  
PIP  
SWAP  
POS  
ANT  
MODE  
V1  
V2  
V3  
V4  
V5  
CD  
TUN  
TAPE1  
TAPE2  
PH  
O
INPUT1  
INPUT2  
INPUT3  
TV/VCR  
RECORD  
V1  
V2  
V3  
V4  
V5  
FM  
FM  
DIRECT  
NARROW  
MONO
ZONESE  
F
INPUT1  
INPUT2  
INPUT3  
TV/VCR  
RECORD  
FILTER  
EXT IN  
P
R
E
T  
SUR +  
P
FM  
MONO  
FM  
NARROW  
DIRECT  
G
FILTER  
EXT IN  
ZONE  
TA  
PRESET  
TP  
SUR +  
SHIFT  
P
T
Y
T
A
T
P
DISPLAY  
Q
TUNER  
SHIFT  
PTY  
DISPLAY  
MACRO TIME/ALM  
CLEAR  
/ CLONE EDIT LEARN  
TUNER  
LANG PRELOAD RESET  
PAGE 1/2  
R
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RSP-1066  
3: Outputs  
6
CENTER  
RF  
LF  
RR  
LR  
SUBWOOFER  
CB  
FRONT  
REAR  
L
CENTER  
CENTER  
BACK  
R
ZONE  
REM  
EXT  
12V  
MULTI INPUT  
COMPONENT VIDEO  
REM  
TRIG OUT  
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of  
SOFTWARE  
UPGRADABLE  
Dolby Laboraties Licensing Corporation. Confidential unpublished works  
©
1992-1997 Dolby Laboraties, Inc. All rights reserved.  
1
1
L
L
CENTER  
WARNING:TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTICAL SHOCK,  
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.  
IN  
ZONE  
OUT  
SURROUND SOUND  
PROCESSOR  
MODEL NO. RSP-1066  
POWER CONSUMPTION:  
40 WATTS  
R
R
PREOUT  
REAR  
DIGITAL INPUT  
DIGITAL  
OUPUT  
2
2
Manufactured under license from  
COAXIAL  
2
FRONT  
CB1  
SUB1  
CTR1  
CTR2  
1
3
IR  
Digital Theater System, Inc. US Pat.  
No. 5,451,242 and other world-wide  
patents, issues and pending. "DTS",  
"DTS-ES Extended Surround" and  
"Neo:6" are trademarks of Digital  
Theater System, Inc. Copyright 1966,  
2000 Digital Theater Systems, Inc.  
All rights reserved.  
1
2
OUT  
REAR  
1
FRONT  
CB1  
SUB  
S-VIDEO IN  
3
OPTICAL  
L
S-VIDEO OUT  
2
1
2
MON  
OUT  
COM I/O  
2
4
5
1
3
CR  
CB  
Y
R
COAXIAL OPTICAL  
CB2  
CD  
SUB2  
TUNER  
TAPE  
VIDEO IN  
VIDEO OUT  
MONITOR  
OUT  
L
COMPOSITE IN  
COMPOSITE OUT  
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
INPUT  
R
IN  
OUT  
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT OPEN  
AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR  
-
TV  
Alternate Video Connections  
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4: Inputs  
DVD  
COMPONENT VIDEO  
CR CB  
L
S-VIDEO  
Y
COMPOSITE  
R
AUDIO  
OUTPUT  
DIGITAL  
OUTPUT  
VIDEO  
OUTPUTS  
RSP-1066  
ZONE  
REM  
EXT  
12V  
MULTI INPUT  
COMPONENT VIDEO  
REM  
TRIG OUT  
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of  
SOFTWARE  
UPGRADABLE  
Dolby Laboraties Licensing Corporation. Confidential unpublished works  
©
1992-1997 Dolby Laboraties, Inc. All rights reserved.  
1
1
L
L
CENTER  
WARNING:TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTICAL SHOCK,  
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.  
IN  
ZONE  
OUT  
SURROUND SOUND  
PROCESSOR  
MODEL NO. RSP-1066  
POWER CONSUMPTION:  
40 WATTS  
R
R
PREOUT  
REAR  
DIGITAL INPUT  
DIGITAL  
OUPUT  
2
2
Manufactured under license from  
COAXIAL  
2
FRONT  
CB1  
SUB1  
CTR1  
CTR2  
1
3
IR  
Digital Theater System, Inc. US Pat.  
No. 5,451,242 and other world-wide  
patents, issues and pending. "DTS",  
"DTS-ES Extended Surround" and  
"Neo:6" are trademarks of Digital  
Theater System, Inc. Copyright 1966,  
2000 Digital Theater Systems, Inc.  
All rights reserved.  
1
2
OUT  
REAR  
1
FRONT  
CB1  
SUB  
S-VIDEO IN  
3
OPTICAL  
L
S-VIDEO OUT  
2
1
2
MON  
OUT  
COM I/O  
2
4
5
1
3
CR  
CB  
Y
R
COAXIAL OPTICAL  
CB2  
CD  
SUB2  
TUNER  
TAPE  
VIDEO IN  
VIDEO OUT  
MONITOR  
OUT  
L
COMPOSITE IN  
COMPOSITE OUT  
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
INPUT  
R
IN  
OUT  
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT OPEN  
AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR  
-
VCR  
L
S-VIDEO  
R
COMPOSITE  
LINE  
OUT  
REC  
IN  
LINE  
OUT  
REC  
IN  
AUDIO  
VIDEO  
TAPE  
L
R
LINE  
OUT  
REC  
IN  
CD  
L
R
ANALOG  
OUTPUT  
TUNER  
L
R
Alternate Video Connections  
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RSP-1066  
8
5: Zone 2 Connections  
TUNER  
CD  
RSP-1066  
ZONE  
REM  
EXT  
12V  
MULTI INPUT  
COMPONENT VIDEO  
REM  
TRIG OUT  
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of  
SOFTWARE  
UPGRADABLE  
Dolby Laboraties Licensing Corporation. Confidential unpublished works  
©
1992-1997 Dolby Laboraties, Inc. All rights reserved.  
1
1
L
L
CENTER  
WARNING:TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTICAL SHOCK,  
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.  
IN  
ZONE  
OUT  
SURROUND SOUND  
PROCESSOR  
MODEL NO. RSP-1066  
POWER CONSUMPTION:  
40 WATTS  
R
R
PREOUT  
REAR  
DIGITAL INPUT  
DIGITAL  
OUPUT  
2
2
Manufactured under license from  
COAXIAL  
2
FRONT  
CB1  
SUB1  
CTR1  
CTR2  
1
3
IR  
Digital Theater System, Inc. US Pat.  
No. 5,451,242 and other world-wide  
patents, issues and pending. "DTS",  
"DTS-ES Extended Surround" and  
"Neo:6" are trademarks of Digital  
Theater System, Inc. Copyright 1966,  
2000 Digital Theater Systems, Inc.  
All rights reserved.  
1
2
OUT  
REAR  
1
FRONT  
CB1  
SUB  
S-VIDEO IN  
3
OPTICAL  
L
S-VIDEO OUT  
2
1
2
MON  
OUT  
COM I/O  
2
4
5
1
3
CR  
CB  
Y
R
COAXIAL OPTICAL  
CB2  
CD  
SUB2  
TUNER  
TAPE  
VIDEO IN  
VIDEO OUT  
MONITOR  
OUT  
L
COMPOSITE IN  
COMPOSITE OUT  
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
INPUT  
R
IN  
OUT  
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT OPEN  
AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR  
-
AMPLIFIER  
ZONE 2 IR  
RIGHT  
LEFT  
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6: On-Screen Display Menus  
INPUT SETUP  
DTS Neo:6  
LISTEN: Video 2  
MODE: CINEMA  
INPUT LABEL: _ _ _ _ _  
INPUT: Coaxial 2  
SURR MODE: Dolby 3 Stereo  
ENT KEY=ENTER  
+/– KEY=char  
ENT KEY=input setup  
+/– KEY=change  
INPUT SETUP  
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II  
MODE: Music  
SYSTEM STATUS  
LISTEN: Video 2  
LISTEN: Tuner  
RECORD: VIDEO 1  
MODE: Stereo  
INPUT: Analog  
VOLUME: 45  
INPUT LABEL: _ _ _ _ _  
INPUT: Coaxial 1  
OPTIONAL PARAMETERS  
PANORAMA: Off  
DIMENSION: 3  
CENTER WIDTH: 0  
SURR MODE: Dolby 3 Stereo  
ZONE: Off  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
ENT KEY=input setup UP KEY=up  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
OSD KEY=EXIT  
+/– KEY=change  
DWN KEY=down  
V1.1  
DELAY SETUP  
Dolby D Dolby  
SPEAKER SETUP  
FRONT: Large  
CENTER: Large  
/DTS  
CENTER: 1ms  
Pro LogicII  
SURROUND: Large  
CENTER BACK: Large  
SUBWOOFER: Yes  
R SURROUND: 15ms  
L SURROUND: 15ms  
CNTR-BACK: 15ms  
25ms  
25ms  
25ms  
CB SPKR SEL: 1 SPEAKER  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
MAIN MENU  
INPUT  
DELAY  
SUB LEVEL  
OTHER  
SPEAKER  
TEST TONE  
ZONE 2  
DEFAULT  
ENT KEY=ENTER  
UP KEY=up DWN KEY=down  
SUB SETUP  
TEST TONE  
LEFT: +1dB  
CROSSOVER: 100HZ  
DOLBY: +1dB  
CENTER: -1dB  
RIGHT: +2dB  
DEFAULT SETUP  
DTS: -2dB  
R SURROUND: +5dB  
CENTER BACK: +5dB  
L SURROUND: +4dB  
SUBWOOFER: +9dB  
STEREO: +5dB  
MUSIC: +3dB  
FACTORY DEFAULT: No  
MULTI INPUT: MAX  
USER DEFAULT: No  
USER DEFAULT SET: No  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
+/– KEY=change  
DEFAULT SETUP  
OTHER OPTIONS  
RECORD: CD  
DYNAMIC: Max  
ZONE2 SETUP  
FACTORY DEFAULT: Yes  
MULTI INPUT: Off  
CINEMA EQ: Off  
POWER: Direct  
OSD: On  
SOURCE: CD  
VOLUME SETUP: Variable  
VOLUME: 20  
USER DEFAULT: No  
USER DEFAULT SET: No  
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH  
ENT KEY=Exec.  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
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RSP-1066 Surround Sound Processor  
10  
Dolby Surround  
Digital Inputs  
............................................ 20  
.......................................... 20  
Contents  
Dolby Pro Logic ............................................... 14  
Dolby Digital ................................................... 14  
DTS 5.1 ........................................................... 14  
6.1 and 7.1 Surround ...................................... 15  
Other Formats ................................................. 15  
DSP (Digital Signal Processing) ........................ 15  
Digital Outputs  
Boxed numbers refer to RSP-1066 illustration.  
Boxed letters refer to RR-969 illustration.  
Output Signal Connections ....................20  
TV Monitor Output  
Preamp Outputs  
.............................. 20  
........................................ 20  
Important Safety Instructions .................3  
1: Controls and Connections ............................... 4  
2: RR-969 Remote ............................................. 5  
3: Outputs ......................................................... 6  
4: Inputs............................................................ 7  
5: Zone 2 Connections ....................................... 8  
6: On-Screen Display Menus............................... 9  
Power and Miscellaneous Connections ...20  
AC Input ................................................... 20  
12V TRIGGER Connections ......................... 21  
Surround Controls ................................15  
Automatic Surround Modes .............................. 15  
Manually Selecting Surround Modes ................. 16  
EXTERNAL REM IN  
Computer I/O  
..................................... 21  
........................................... 21  
2CH Button  
............................................... 16  
DOLBY PLII/3ST Button  
DTS Neo:6 Button  
............................. 16  
Zone 2 Connection and Operation..........21  
Zone 2 Power On/Off ...................................... 22  
Controlling Zone 2 from the Main Room  
..................................... 16  
About Rotel .........................................11  
DSP Button  
............................................... 17  
Getting Started ....................................11  
Key Features ................................................... 11  
Unpacking ....................................................... 11  
Placement ....................................................... 11  
ZONE Button  
............................................. 22  
Setting Surround Modes from the Remote  
SUR+ Button  
............................................. 17  
Controlling Zone 2 from the Remote Location... 22  
Speaker Level Adjustment  
Selection Buttons  
Zone 2 Audio Outputs  
ZONE REM IN Jack  
............................... 22  
.................................... 22  
UP/DOWN Buttons  
.................................... 17  
IR OUT Jacks  
............................................. 22  
RR-969 Remote Control .......................11  
DYNAMIC RANGE Button  
Using the RR-969  
DWN Button  
.............................................. 17  
On-Screen Display and  
AUDIO Button  
........................................... 12  
System Configuration ...........................23  
Connections: Overview .........................17  
Video Connections ............................................ 18  
Programming the RR-969  
PRELOAD Button  
Navigation Buttons  
............... 23  
....................................... 12  
SYSTEM STATUS Menu ...................................... 23  
MAIN Menu ..................................................... 23  
INPUT SETUP Menu .......................................... 24  
Audio Source Connections .....................18  
Basic Controls ......................................12  
POWER Button  
CD Inputs  
.................................................. 18  
............................................ 18  
.................................... 12  
.......................................... 12  
................................... 12  
.................................. 12  
TUNER Inputs  
DTS Neo:6 Sub-Menu  
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II Sub-Menu ........................ 24  
Remote Sensor  
Front-panel Display  
Volume Control  
TAPE Inputs and Outputs  
Video Source Inputs..............................18  
VIDEO 1–5 Audio Inputs ........................... 19  
VIDEO 1–5 Composite Video Inputs ........... 19  
VIDEO 1–5 S-Video Inputs ......................... 19  
VIDEO 1–2 Component Video Inputs ......... 19  
MULTI Inputs ............................................. 19  
Video Source Outputs ...........................19  
VIDEO 1–3 Audio Outputs ......................... 19  
VIDEO 1–3 Composite Video Outputs ......... 19  
VIDEO 1–3 S-Video Outputs ...................... 19  
Digital Source Connections ....................20  
........................... 18  
SPEAKER SETUP Menu ...................................... 25  
TEST TONE Menu .............................................. 26  
DELAY SETUP Menu .......................................... 27  
SUBWOOFER SETUP Menu ................................ 27  
OTHER OPTIONS Menu ..................................... 28  
DEFAULT SETUP Menu ...................................... 28  
ZONE 2 SETUP Menu ........................................ 29  
MUTE Button  
Tone Controls  
FILTER Button  
MENU Button  
ENTER Button  
............................................. 12  
............................... 13  
............................................ 13  
............................................ 13  
............................................ 13  
Input Controls ......................................13  
Input Source Buttons  
Specifications .......................................29  
Audio .............................................................. 29  
Video ............................................................... 29  
General ........................................................... 29  
.......................... 13  
REC Button  
ZONE Button  
MULTI Input  
............................................. 13  
EXT IN  
...................................................... 13  
Overview of Surround Formats .............14  
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English  
11  
Key Features  
• MULTI Input for outboard adaptor and fu-  
ture upgradeabilty  
About Rotel  
• Rotel’s Balanced Design Concept combines  
advanced circuit board layout, comprehen-  
sive parts evaluation, and extensive listening  
tests for superior sound and long term re-  
liability.  
A family whose passionate interest in music  
led them to manufacture high fidelity compo-  
nents of uncompromising quality founded Rotel  
40 years ago. Through the years that passion  
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.  
• User friendly ON-SCREEN DISPLAY with  
programmable labels for video components.  
Choice of English or German languages.  
• Universal learning remote control to oper-  
ate the RSP-1066 and nine other compo-  
nents.  
• Dolby® Pro Logic II® decoding with im-  
proved separation and frequency response  
for Dolby Surround® matrix encoded re-  
cordings. Can be optimized for Music or  
Cinema sources plus an emulation mode  
for the original Dolby Pro Logic decoding.  
• Upgradeable microprocessor software to  
accommodate future upgrades.  
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 manufactured in Rotel’s own factory.  
Unpacking  
• Automatic decoding for Dolby Digital®  
recordings.  
Remove the unit carefully from its packing. Find  
the remote control and other accessories. Save  
the box as it will protect the RSP-1066 if you  
move or need to return it for maintenance.  
• Automatic decoding for DTS® 5.1 chan-  
nel, DTS-ES® Matrix 6.1 channel, and  
DTS-ES® Discrete 6.1 channel digital record-  
ings.  
Placement  
• Rotel XS (eXtended Surround) automatically  
ensures proper decoding and optimum  
performance from any multichannel digi-  
tal signal on 6.1 and 7.1 channel systems.  
Always active in any system with center  
back speaker(s), Rotel XS even works with  
signals that would not otherwise activate  
the proper decoding (such as non-flagged  
DTS-ES and Dolby Surround EX discs) or  
for which there is no extended surround  
decoder (such as DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital  
5.1, and even Dolby Pro Logic II decoded  
Dolby Digital 2.0 recordings).  
Place the RSP-1066 on a solid, level surface  
away from sunlight, heat, moisture, or vibra-  
tion. Make sure that the shelf can support the  
weight of the unit.  
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.  
Place the RSP-1066 close to the other com-  
ponents in your system and, if possible, on its  
own shelf. This will make initial hookup, and  
subsequent system changes easier.  
All of us at Rotel, thank you for buying this  
product and hope it will bring you many years  
of enjoyment.  
The RSP-1066 can generate heat during nor-  
mal operation. Do not block ventilation open-  
ings. Allow a minimum of 10 cm (4 inches)  
of unobstructed space around the unit. If in-  
stalled in a cabinet, make sure that there is  
adequate ventilation.  
• DTS® Neo:6® Surround modes for deriv-  
ing surround channels for 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1  
channel systems from 2-channel stereo or  
matrix surround recordings. Can be opti-  
mized for Music or Cinema sources.  
Getting Started  
Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RSP-1066  
Surround Sound Processor. The RSP-1066 is  
full-featured audio/video control center for  
analog and digital source components. It fea-  
tures digital processing for a wide range of  
formats including Dolby Surround®, Dolby  
Digital®, DTS® and HDCD® source material.  
Don’t stack other components or objects on  
top of the RSP-1066. Don’t let any liquid fall  
into the unit.  
• Automatic HDCD® decoding for signals from  
High Definition Compatible Digital® com-  
pact discs.  
RR-969 Remote Control  
The RSP-1066 includes a full-function learning  
remote control that can operate the RSP-1066  
plus nine other audio/video components.  
• Automatic decoding of digital signals from  
MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) players.  
• Surround modes for playback of surround  
sound material on 2 channel and 3 chan-  
nel systems for total compatibility.  
“DTS”, “DTS-ES Extended Surround”, “DTS ES® Matrix 6.1”,  
“DTS ES® Discrete 6.1” and “DTS Neo:6®” are trademarks of  
Digital Theater Systems, Inc.  
A separate manual, included with the remote,  
gives detailed instructions on programming and  
using the RR-969 to replace all of the remote  
controls in your system. The RR-969 manual  
covers many extra features (such as custom  
labeling of remote buttons that appear in its  
LCD display) and we recommend that you  
review the manual to maximize the benefits  
from the RR-969. To avoid duplication, we pro-  
vide only basic information about using the  
RR-969 to operate the RSP-1066 in this manual.  
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.  
“Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, “Dolby Digital”, “Surround EX”and the  
double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.  
Zone 2 output with independent input se-  
lection and volume adjustments for multi-  
zone custom installations along with IR-  
repeater capability for operation from the  
remote zone.  
, HDCD®, High Definition Compatible Digital ® and  
Pacific Microsonics™ are either registered trademarks or  
trademarks of Pacific Microsonics, Inc. in the United States  
and/or other countries. HDCD system manufactured under  
license from Pacific Microsonics, Inc. This product is covered  
by one or more of the following: In the USA: 5,479,168,  
5,638,074, 5,640,161, 5,808,574, 5,838,274,  
5,854,600, 5,864,311, 5,872,531, and in Australia:  
669114. Other patents pending.  
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POWER Button  
Front-panel Display  
Many of the RR-969 functions duplicate the  
front-panel controls. For that reason, we cover  
the controls on the remote under appropriate  
topics throughout this manual. Letters in gray  
boxes next to the name of a function refers to  
the labeled illustration of the remote at the  
front of this manual.  
The front-panel POWER switch on the RSP-1066  
is a master power control allowing you to turn  
the unit on and off.  
The fluorescent (FL) display in the upper por-  
tion of the RSP-1066 provides information about  
the status of the unit and activation of special  
features. The main portion of the display typi-  
cally shows the current input source selected  
for listening at the left and the current input  
source selected for recording at the right.  
The button must be pressed IN for the unit to  
operate. When it is in the OUT position, the  
unit is fully off and cannot be activated from  
the remote control.  
Using the RR-969  
AUDIO Button  
Icons along the left side of the display show  
the currently selected digital input. Icons at the  
right of the display show individual surround  
channels and are used in configuring the sys-  
tem. Icons across the bottom of the display show  
the current surround mode and other special  
features.  
The POWER button on the remote functions  
as a standby switch, activating or deactivat-  
ing the unit. In standby mode, minimal power  
is still supplied to memory circuits to preserve  
settings. When the unit has AC power applied  
and the front-panel POWER button is pressed  
IN, the front-panel POWER LED lights, regard-  
less of whether the unit is in standby mode or  
fully activated in the main room  
To operate the RSP-1066 with the remote, make  
sure that the AUDIO mode is active by press-  
ing the AUD button  
on the remote before  
you start. If one of the other buttons (CD, TAPE,  
etc.) is pressed, the remote will control another  
component, not the RSP-1066. The AUDIO  
mode will stay active until another DEVICE  
button is pressed.  
The FL display can be turned off, if desired.  
See the MENU button section for instructions.  
There are three available power mode options  
for the RSP-1066, selected during setup from  
an ON-SCREEN DISPLAY menu. These options  
can be selected to best suit your particular system  
configuration. The normal DIRECT mode fully  
activates the unit whenever AC power is sup-  
plied and the front-panel POWER button is  
pressed IN; however, the remote POWER switch  
can still be used to activate or deactivate the  
unit. With the STANDBY power option, the unit  
powers up in standby mode when AC is first  
applied and the front-panel POWER button is  
pressed IN. The unit must be manually activated  
with the remote control POWER button. With  
the ALWAYS-ON power option, the unit is fully  
operational whenever AC is applied and the  
front-panel POWER button is pressed IN. The  
remote POWER button is disabled.  
Volume Control  
Programming the RR-969  
PRELOAD Button  
The VOLUME control adjusts the output level  
of all channels. Rotate the front-panel control  
clockwise to increase the volume, counterclock-  
wise to decrease. The control is duplicated by  
RR-969 remote’s VOLUME UP and DOWN  
buttons.  
The RR-969 is programmed at the factory to  
operate the RSP-1066. Should the AUDIO  
command set on your RR-969 not operate the  
RSP-1066, the programming may have been  
inadvertently changed. To restore the RSP-1066  
programming, press the recessed PRELOAD  
When you adjust the volume, a digital read-  
out appears in the front-panel display and the  
new setting appears on your TV monitor.  
button  
on the remote with the tip of a  
ballpoint pen.  
NOTE: Pushing the PRELOAD button will erase  
all custom programming and learned com-  
mands, restoring the RR-969 to its factory  
condition.  
NOTE: The VOLUME control can also be used  
to change the volume in Zone 2. Press the  
front-panel ZONE button and adjust the vol-  
ume. After 10 seconds, the VOLUME control  
reverts to normal operation. See the section  
on Zone 2 Operation for details.  
Basic Controls  
We suggest you look over the RSP-1066’s front  
and rear panels before you start connecting  
other components. The following explanations  
will help you get familiar with the unit’s con-  
nections, features, and controls.  
When using Zone 2, the standby operation  
is completely independent for the main room  
and Zone 2. The remote control POWER but-  
ton will not affect Zone 2. Pressing the  
POWER button on a remote located in Zone  
2 will only affect that zone and not the main  
room. When the unit is activated in ZONE 2,  
the ZONE indicator in the front-panel FL DIS-  
PLAY is lit.  
MUTE Button  
The MUTE button allows you to temporarily  
reduce the volume of the system and later re-  
store it to the original volume (for example,  
when answering the phone). Push the MUTE  
button once to turn the sound off. An indica-  
tion appears in the front-panel and on-screen  
displays. Press the button again to restore  
previous volume levels.  
NOTE; Most functions are duplicated on the  
front-panel and on the remote. A few are  
found only on one or the other. Throughout  
this manual, numbers in gray boxes refer to  
the RSP-1066 illustration at the front of this  
manual. Letters refer to the RR-969 remote  
illustration. When both appear, the function  
is found on both the RSP-1066 and the re-  
mote. When only one appears, that function  
is found only on the RSP-1066 or the remote.  
Remote Sensor  
This sensor receives IR control signals from the  
remote control. Do not block this sensor.  
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Tone Controls  
REC Button  
Input Controls  
ZONE Button  
The front-panel BASS and TREBLE controls  
increase or decrease the audio signal’s low and  
high frequency content respectively and allow  
you to tailor the sound to your own preferences.  
Rotate clockwise to increase the bass or treble  
and counterclockwise to reduce. The front-panel  
display and ON-SCREEN DISPLAY show tone  
control settings as you adjust them.  
The RSP-1066 can record from any analog  
source to a VCR or other recorder connected  
to the VIDEO 1, 2 or 3 outputs or the TAPE  
outputs, even while you are listening to a dif-  
ferent input source. To select an input source  
for recording, press the REC button on the front-  
panel (or the equivalent ZONE button on the  
remote). Then, press one of the INPUT SOURCE  
buttons within 5 seconds to select the signal  
you wish to record. After making your selec-  
tion (or if more than five seconds passes), the  
input source buttons return to their normal  
function, selecting a listening source.  
Input Source Buttons  
The RSP-1066 can be used with up to eight  
source components. Press any of the eight front-  
panel buttons to select an audio or video in-  
put source (TUNER, CD, VCR, etc.) for listen-  
ing. You will hear this source and, if you have  
selected a video source, see its picture on your  
TV monitor.  
Bass an treble adjustments can also be made  
from the remote control:  
The front-panel display and the ON-SCREEN  
DISPLAY on the TV will show the name of the  
current listening source selection. The labels  
for VIDEO sources can be customized to match  
your components.  
1. Press the SHIFT button  
to select BASS  
or TREBLE mode, pressing it again to toggle  
between the two.  
2. Press the UP/DOWN buttons  
just the bass or treble.  
to ad-  
Remember, this selection is independent of the  
listening source. While recording, you may  
still select a different source for listening. The  
record selection appears in the display to the  
right of the listening selection.  
All of the inputs (the five video inputs, the CD  
input, the TUNER input, and the TAPE input)  
can accept either analog signals or digital sig-  
nals from one of the five assignable digital  
inputs. When a digital input is assigned dur-  
ing system configuration, the RSP-1066 checks  
for the presence of a digital signal at that in-  
put. If a digital signal is present when the source  
is selected, it is automatically activated and  
the proper surround mode enabled. If no digital  
signal is present, the analog inputs for that  
source are activated. This auto-sensing is the  
preferred configuration for digital source in-  
puts such as DVD players. When an ANALOG  
input is assigned, the unit will not access a  
digital signal, even though one may be avail-  
able at the digital input.  
FILTER Button  
The FILTER button (remote only) activates or  
deactivates a special CINEMA EQ setting. This  
equalization may be desirable for playback  
of movie source material to compensate for  
the acoustic differences between a commer-  
cial cinema and a home theater environment.  
NOTE: The RECORD function requires analog  
signals. If you use a digital connection from  
a CD player or DVD for listening, you should  
also connect an analog signal for recording.  
The FILTER setting is independent for each source  
input. Using the button only changes the set-  
ting for the currently active source input.  
MULTI Input  
EXT IN  
The RSP-1066 can accept 6.1 channel discrete  
analog signals from an outboard digital pro-  
cessor, thus allowing compatibility with future  
surround sound formats.  
MENU Button  
The MENU button is used to access the ON-  
SCREEN DISPLAY system used in configuring  
the RSP-1066. Push the MENU button on the  
remote to turn on the ON-SCREEN DISPLAY  
menu system. If the menu system is already  
visible, push this button to cancel the display.  
Press the MULTI INPUT button (or the EXT IN  
button on the remote) to override any other audio  
input (both analog and digital) and select the  
audio signal from an external digital adaptor.  
By default, the source input buttons are fac-  
tory configured to select the following inputs:  
CD:  
Analog input  
Tuner:  
Tape:  
Analog input  
Analog input  
NOTE: Temporary adjustments in the levels for  
all channels of the MULTI Input can be made  
with the remote control. See the Speaker Level  
Adjustment instructions in the following Sur-  
round Sound Controls section. In addition, the  
subwoofer default level for the MULTI Input can  
be set using the SUBWOOFER SETUP menu  
of the ON-SCREEN DISPLAY system.  
The front panel FL display can be turned off  
by pressing and holding the MENU button on  
the remote for three seconds. Briefly press the  
MENU button again to turn the display back  
on. The display also turns back on whenever  
the POWER button on the front-panel or re-  
mote is pressed.  
Video 1:  
Video 2:  
Video 3:  
Video 4:  
Video 5:  
Digital Coaxial 1  
Digital Coaxial 2  
Digital Coaxial 3  
Digital Optical 1  
Digital Optical 2  
NOTE: See the INPUT MENU topic in the On-  
Screen Display/Configuration section of this  
manual for details about configuring inputs.  
ENTER Button  
This input only changes the audio signal; the  
video signal from the currently selected input  
remains in use. When activated, the RSP-1066’s  
digital processing is bypassed. An indicator  
appears in the front-panel display.  
The ENTER button is used to confirm and  
memorize various settings in the setup and  
operation of the RSP-1066. Its use is described  
in detail in the relevant sections.  
The input source buttons can also be used with  
the REC button  
tion) to select an analog input source signal  
to be available at the outputs for recording.  
Additionally, the input source buttons can be  
(described in the next sec-  
NOTE: When the MULTI CH input is selected,  
the CB output is available only at the CB1  
PREOUT connector. No signal is available at  
the CB2 PREOUT connector.  
used with the ZONE button  
analog input source for ZONE 2.  
to select an  
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Dolby Digital  
DTS5.1  
Overview of Surround  
Formats  
To get best performance from your RSP-1066,  
it helps to understand the many surround sound  
formats available today, to know which de-  
coding process to use for a particular record-  
ing, and how to select it. This section provides  
basic background information about surround  
sound formats. The next sections provide de-  
tailed operating instructions.  
In 1992, an entirely new digital recording  
system, called Dolby Digital, was first used in  
the film industry. Dolby Digital is a recording/  
playback system that uses compression tech-  
niques to store large amounts of audio data  
efficiently, much like the JPEG format stores  
large photographs in small files on a computer.  
Dolby Digital is the standard audio format for  
DVDs and for digital television broadcasting  
in the United States.  
DTS® (Digital Theater Systems) is an alterna-  
tive digital format competing with Dolby Digital  
in both movie theaters and home theater  
markets. The basic features and functions of  
the DTS system are similar to those of Dolby  
Digital (for example, 5.1 discrete channels),  
however the technical details of the compres-  
sion and decoding processes differ somewhat  
and a DTS decoder is required.  
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. To use the RSP-1066’s  
DTS decoder, you must connect your DVD  
player to the RSP-1066’s digital inputs.  
The Dolby Digital system can be used to record  
up to six discrete audio channels, but can con  
be used for fewer. For example, a Dolby Digital  
2.0 recording is a 2-channel stereo record-  
ing such as a matrix encoded Dolby Surround  
soundtrack. To play this type of recording, use  
Dolby Pro Logic II decoding as previously de-  
scribed.  
Dolby Surround  
Dolby Pro Logic  
The most widely available surround sound  
format for consumer audio/video is Dolby  
Surround®, available on nearly all commer-  
cial VHS tapes, many television broadcasts,  
and most DVDs. Dolby Surround is the con-  
sumer version of the analog Dolby Stereo system  
first introduced in the film industry in 1972. It  
is a matrix-encoding system that records front  
left, front center, front right, and a mono sur-  
round channel into a 2-channel stereo record-  
ing. During playback, a Dolby Pro Logic® de-  
coder extracts each channel and distributes  
it to the appropriate speakers.  
As with Dolby Digital 5.1, detection and proper  
decoding of DTS 5.1 signals is automatic.  
NOTE: DVDs with a 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 to the setup  
menus at the beginning of the DVD and se-  
lect “DTS 5.1” instead of “Dolby Surround”  
or “Dolby Digital 5.1”. In addition, many DVD  
players have the DTS digital bitstream turned  
off by default and cannot output a DTS  
soundtrack, even if selected on the disc’s  
menu, until you activate the player’s DTS out-  
put. If you here no sound the first time you  
attempt to play a DTS disc, you may have to  
go to the DVD player’s configuration menus  
and turn on the DTS bitstream. This is a one-  
time setting and need only be done once.  
See your DVD owners manual for details.  
The most common use of Dolby Digital, in both  
the film industry and in home theater, is Dolby  
Digital 5.1. Instead of encoding multiple sur-  
round channels on a two-channel recording,  
Dolby Digital 5.1 records six discrete chan-  
nels: front left, front center, front right, surround  
left, surround right, and a Low Frequency Ef-  
fects (LFE) channel containing ultra-low bass  
signals intended for a subwoofer. A Dolby Digi-  
tal decoder extracts the channels from the digital  
bitstream, converts them to analog signals and  
routes them to the appropriate speakers. All  
channels provide full frequency response with  
total separation between all channels and large  
dynamic range capability. A Dolby Digital 5.1  
soundtrack will provide significantly more  
impressive surround sound than Dolby Pro Logic  
decoding of matrix Dolby Surround.  
Dolby Pro Logic decoding delivers a mono sig-  
nal with reduced high-frequency content to the  
surround speakers. The more advanced de-  
coder in the RSP-1066, Dolby Pro Logic II, in-  
creases the separation and frequency response  
of the surround channels for significantly im-  
proved performance with Dolby Surround en-  
coded recordings.  
Dolby Pro Logic II decoding is used for any  
analog soundtrack or recording labeled “Dolby  
Surround” or any Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack.  
While it is specifically designed to decode  
Dolby Surround recordings, Dolby Pro Logic  
can derive surround sound from conventional  
2-channel stereo recordings, using phase re-  
lationships to extract front, right, center, and  
surround channels.  
The RSP-1066 features a second type of DTS  
surround sound decoding: DTS Neo:6. This  
decoding system is similar to Dolby Pro Logic  
II in that it is designed for playback of any 2-  
channel stereo recording, either matrix-encoded  
or not. The Neo:6 decoder can by used with  
any conventional 2-channel source such a  
stereo TV or FM broadcast or a CD. It can also  
be used as an alternative method of decod-  
ing matrix-encoded Dolby Surround record-  
ings or TV broadcasts. Activate the DTS Neo:6  
decoding with the DTS:Neo 6 button as de-  
tailed later in this section. DTS Neo:6 is not  
used with DTS 5.1 digital sources and the button  
need not be pressed for those recordings.  
Decoding of Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks is  
automatic. When the RSP-1066 detects a Dolby  
5.1 signal on one of its digital inputs, it acti-  
vates the proper processing. Keep in mind that  
Dolby Digital is only available from digital  
sources (a DVD, a LaserDisc, or a Digital TV/  
Cable/SAT tuner). Also, you must connect the  
source with a digital cable (coax or optical)  
to an active digital input on the RSP-1066.  
Activate Dolby Pro Logic II decoding with the  
Dolby PLII/3ST button described in the next  
section of the manual.  
NOTE: Many DVDs have a Dolby Digital 2.0  
matrix soundtrack as the default, which should  
be decoded with Pro Logic II. The Dolby Digi-  
tal 5.1 soundtrack may have to be selected  
as an option from the setup menus at the be-  
ginning of the DVD. Look for a Dolby Digital  
5.1 selection under “Audio” or “Languages”  
or “Setup Options” when you insert the disc.  
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6.1 and 7.1 Surround  
Other Formats  
Surround Controls  
In 1999, the first Dolby Digital soundtrack was  
released to theaters with an additional cen-  
ter back surround channel, intended to increase  
the directional effects from behind the audi-  
ence. This additional surround channel is en-  
coded into the two existing surround channels  
in Dolby Digital 5.1, using a matrix encod-  
ing process similar to that used previously in  
Dolby Surround. This new extended surround  
capability is called Dolby Digital Surround EX.  
Three other digital formats are not surround  
sound formats at all, but rather systems for  
digital 2-channel recordings.  
Automatic Surround Modes  
Decoding of digital sources connected to the  
digital inputs is generally automatic, with  
detection triggered by a “flag” embedded in  
the digital recording telling the RSP-1066 what  
decoding format is required. For example,  
when Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1 channel  
surround is detected, the RSP-1066 activates  
the proper decoding, confirmed by a lighted  
indicator in the front-panel display.  
The first is PCM 2-channel. This is a straight  
2-channel digital signal such as that used for  
standard CD recordings.  
The second is HDCD® encoding for compact  
discs. This system uses a variety of enhance-  
ments to improve the sonic performance com-  
pared to standard audio CDs. These discs,  
labeled HDCD, can be played on standard  
CD players. However, when the digital sig-  
nal is decoded using an HDCD decoder like  
that in the RSP-1066, they will provide excep-  
tional musical reproduction.  
DTS has added a similar capability for record-  
ing this extended surround information called  
DTS-ES® 6.1 Matrix. They have also taken it  
one step further and developed the capabil-  
ity to record this extended surround informa-  
tion as a fully discrete channel in a system called  
DTS-ES® 6.1 Discrete.  
The unit will also detect DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 or  
DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 discs and activate DTS-ES®  
Extended Surround decoding. Likewise, a digi-  
tal input from an HDCD® encoded compact  
disc, a standard CD, or MP3 player will be  
auto-detected and properly decoded to 2CH  
stereo operation.  
The RSP-1066 also features a decoder for the  
digital MP3 (MPEG1- Audio Layer 3) compres-  
sion format. MP3 format recordings are avail-  
able on the Internet and can be played on por-  
table MP3 players or some disc players that  
can read CD-ROM discs.  
All of these systems are extensions of the ex-  
isting Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 digital  
surround sound formats. Users with one cen-  
ter back speaker (a 6.1 configuration) or two  
center back speakers (a 7.1 configuration) can  
take advantage of this extended surround in-  
formation. Users with traditional 5.1 channel  
systems can play Dolby Digital Surround EX  
or DTS-ES 6.1 discs and they will sound ex-  
actly the same as 5.1 channel discs in each  
respective format. The extended surround  
recordings are 100% backwards compatible.  
Rotel XS processing is automatically active in  
all systems configured with center back  
speaker(s) and will ensure proper extended  
surround decoding of all multichannel digital  
signals, even those that might not otherwise  
trigger the proper extended surround mode.  
PCM 2-channel, HDCD, and MP3 are digital  
formats. They can only be decoded by the  
RSP-1066 from digital sources connected to  
the digital inputs.  
In many cases, the RSP-1066 will also recog-  
nize a digital signal with Dolby Surround en-  
coding (such as the default soundtrack on many  
DVDs) and activate Dolby® Pro Logic II® de-  
coding. Additionally, you can configure a de-  
fault surround mode for each input using the  
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY menu system.  
DSP (Digital Signal Processing)  
Finally, one more related issue to be addressed  
is DSP modes. Unlike all of the formats men-  
tioned above, DSP is not a recording/play-  
back system. Instead, it is a digital process-  
ing feature of the RSP-1066 that adds special  
acoustic effects to any signal. DSP process-  
ing can be used with Dolby Surround record-  
ings, Dolby Digital recordings, CDs, radio  
broadcasts, or any other source material;  
however, typically DSP settings would be used  
with source material for which there is no  
specific surround decoder.  
If you have configured your system with one  
or two center back speakers, decoding of  
DTS-ES discs is automatic, just as it is with stan-  
dard DTS soundtracks.  
NOTE: A digital signal coming into the  
RSP-1066 will be recognized and properly  
decoded. However, on a DVD with multiple  
soundtracks, you must tell the DVD player  
which one to send to the RSP-1066. For ex-  
ample, you may need to use the DVD’s menu  
system to select the Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS  
5.1 soundtrack rather than the default Dolby  
Digital 2.0 Dolby Surround soundtrack. If in  
doubt about what type of soundtrack is be-  
ing sent from the DVD, check the front panel  
indicator lights on the RSP-1066 to see which  
type of decoding is activated: Dolby Pro Logic  
(for Dolby Surround matrix soundtracks),  
Dolby Digital, or DTS.  
The RSP-1066 also features Rotel XS (eXtended  
Surround) processing that automatically ensures  
optimum extended surround performance on  
6.1 and 7.1 channel systems. The key ben-  
efit of Rotel XS is that it works atall times with  
all multichannel digital signals, even those that  
might not otherwise activate proper surround  
decoding for the center back channel(s). Al-  
ways active in any system configured with cen-  
ter back speaker(s), Rotel XS monitors the sur-  
round channels, properly decodes them, and  
distributes the extended surround channels to  
the center back speaker(s). Rotel XS works with  
matrix-encoded surround signals (such as  
Dolby Surround EX discs and non-flagged DTS-  
ES) as well as non-matrix digital source mate-  
rial (such as DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, and  
even Dolby Pro Logic II decoded Dolby Digi-  
tal 2.0 recordings) to derive superb center back  
channel surround effects.  
In general, DSP is used to create the ambience  
of a large listening environment: a jazz club,  
a concert hall, a stadium, etc. It uses digital  
processing to delay the signal to various speak-  
ers and mix in various levels of reverberation.  
Its use is strictly a matter of personal taste.  
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Manually Selecting  
Surround Modes  
2CH Button  
The mode setting can be changed using the  
ON-SCREENMENUsystem. Youcanalsoswitch  
among the three mode settings (MUSIC, CIN-  
EMA, EMULATION) by pressing the +/– but-  
Press this button to activate conventional 2-  
speaker stereo mode with no surround sound  
or other processing. This is “pure” stereo, us-  
ing the front left and front right speakers (with  
or without subwoofer), with no surround chan-  
nels and no center channel.  
Four front panel MODE buttons and the SUR+  
button on the remote provide manual selec-  
tion of surround sound settings when you wish  
to use a surround mode that is not automati-  
cally detected or, in some cases, when you  
wish to override an automatic setting.  
tons  
on the remote control. However, this  
feature works only when the Pro Logic II sur-  
roundmodeisactiveandwhentheON-SCREEN  
MENU system is not being displayed.  
When used with Dolby Digital or DTS source  
material, the 2CH button engages a downmix  
feature, combiningallofthechannelsandsending  
them to the front speakers. The spatial effects of  
surround sound are lost, but all of the informa-  
tion on the original recording are preserved.  
NOTE: If you have one or more center back  
speakers, the Rotel XS processing automati-  
cally optimizes the surround output for 6.1  
and 7.1 systems. Rotel XS works with all mul-  
tichannel digital signals, including Dolby Digi-  
tal Surround EX discs as well as sources that  
would not otherwise activate an extended  
surround decoder.  
Manual settings available from the front panel  
and/or the remote might be used when you  
want to play:  
• standard 2-channel stereo (left/right speak-  
ers only) – press the 2CH button  
NOTE: 2CH mode allows you to hear 2-chan-  
nel stereo recordings in their original format  
using the analog inputs.  
• Dolby 3-channel stereo (left/right/center)  
or Pro Logic II processing of any source  
material, including material that is not Dolby  
Surround encoded -- press the Dolby PLII/  
3ST button to toggle to the desired mode.  
DTS Neo:6 Button  
DOLBY PLII/3ST Button  
The DTS Neo:6® mode provides advanced  
matrix processing to generate 5.1 and 6.1  
surround channels from two-channel source  
material, much like Dolby Pro Logic II. DTS  
Neo:6 can process analog 2 channel sources,  
digital 2-channel sources, and matrix encoded  
digital 2-channel sources.  
• Derived 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1-channel surround  
for music or cinema from 2-channel sources  
using DTS Neo:6 processing – press the  
DTS Neo:6 button.  
This button offers two settings for Dolby pro-  
cessing: Dolby Pro Logic II and Dolby 3-Ste-  
reo. Press the button once to activate Dolby  
Pro Logic II (with the last used settings). Press  
again to toggle to the Dolby 3-Stereo setting.  
A front-panel display indicator shows the se-  
lected mode.  
• 5-channel or 7-channel stereo from 2-chan-  
nel sources -- press the DSP button to toggle  
to the 5CH Stereo or 7CH Stereo setting.  
DTS Neo:6 features two different decoding  
settings, one optimized for music sources and  
the other optimized for cinema sources. Press  
the DTS Neo:6 button to activate Neo:6 pro-  
cessing in the last previously used mode. The  
DTS icon lights and the label Neo:6 scrolls in  
the FL display followed by “CINEMA” or  
“MUSIC” depending on the currently active  
mode.  
Use Dolby 3-Stereo for playback on front and  
center speakers, but no rear surround. With  
stereo recordings, it derives a center channel  
signal. With 5.1 channel recordings, the sur-  
round channels are mixed into the front speak-  
ers for a larger, more ambient sound than con-  
ventional stereo.  
• Four DSP ambience settings simulating  
concert halls - press the DSP button to toggle  
to the desired MUSIC effect.  
The manual surround sound options are only  
available for certain source material and sur-  
round modes. Some discs may automatically  
activate one of the following surround modes  
with override options as follows:  
Dolby Pro Logic II decodes surround sound from  
any matrix encoded Dolby Surround 2-chan-  
nel recording. It also can be used to create  
ambience in 2-channel musical source mate-  
rial that is not Dolby Surround encoded.  
Press the Neo:6 button again to toggle to the  
Neo:6 CINEMA mode. You can also change  
the Neo:6 mode using the ON-SCREEN MENU  
system. Or, you can press the +/– buttons  
on the remote after Neo:6 is activated to  
change between cinema to music modes:  
however, this feature only works when Neo:6  
processing is active and the ON-SCREEN  
MENU system is not being displayed.  
• DTS, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, DTS-ES Discrete  
6.1, Dolby Digital, MP3, HDCD (96kHz),  
and PCM 2-channel (96kHz) digital signals  
are auto-detected and cannot be overrid-  
den.  
There are three optional modes for Dolby Pro  
Logic II decoding:  
• HDCD (non 96kHZ) and PCM 2-channel  
(non 96kHZ) digital signals can be over-  
ridden to Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby 3-Ste-  
reo, DTS Neo:6, Music 1 – 4, 5CH Ste-  
reo, 7CH Stereo, and Stereo.  
MUSIC: optimized for music.  
CINEMA: optimized for movie soundtracks.  
EMULATION: emulates the older Dolby Pro  
Logic decoder with mono frequency-limited  
surround channels.  
NOTE: It is not necessary to press this button  
when playing a DTS or DTS-ES encoded digi-  
tal disc. Activation of the correct decoding  
for these discs is automatic, as indicated by  
the illumination of the DTS indicator in the  
front-panel display.  
• Dolby Digital 2-channel Stereo can be over-  
ridden to Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby 3-Ste-  
reo, and Stereo.  
When the PRO LOGIC II setting is selected,  
the front-panel display shows that Pro Logic II  
decoding is activated, along with the current  
mode setting (MUSIC, CINEMA, EMULATION).  
The following topics describe the use of each  
of the surround mode buttons in greater detail.  
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DSP Button  
Speaker Level Adjustment  
Selection Buttons  
A “D. RANGE” indicator in the front-panel dis-  
play lights when the dynamic range is not set  
to the MAX setting. The new dynamic range  
setting appears briefly in the alphanumeric  
display when the setting is changed.  
This button activates digital synthesis of six  
ambience modes (MUSIC 1, MUSIC 2, MU-  
SIC 3, MUSIC 4, 5CH Stereo, and 7CH Ste-  
reo).  
UP/DOWN Buttons  
The levels of all channels should be calibrated  
using test tones with an ON-SCREEN DISPLAY  
menu during the initial setup of the RSP-1066.  
You can also make a temporary change in the  
relative volume of the center, rear, or subwoofer  
channels using buttons on the remote control:  
NOTE: The DYNAMIC RANGE feature is only  
available in Dolby Digital mode. It is designed  
to keep dialog intelligible while adjusting the  
loudest and softest sounds.  
• The four MUSIC settings use digital delay  
and reverberation effects to simulate pro-  
gressively larger acoustic environments.  
Typically used to add ambience and a sense  
of space when listening to music sources  
or other sources that lack surround sound  
encoding.  
1. Press one of the selection buttons on the  
remote to select a channel (or pair of chan-  
nels) for adjustment. Press the C button  
to adjust the CENTER channel. Press the  
Connections: Overview  
The RSP-1066 connections include standard  
RCA audio inputs and outputs, composite video  
inputs and outputs, S-Video inputs and outputs,  
Component Video inputs, plus coaxial and op-  
tical digital inputs and outputs.  
• 5CH Stereo derives surround channels from  
stereo source material on a 5 channel sys-  
tem (FRONT LEFT/RIGHT, CENTER, and  
SURROUND LEFT/RIGHT).  
S button  
channel. Press the R button  
to adjust the SUBWOOFER  
to adjust  
the rear SURROUND or CENTER BACK  
channels (each press of the R button toggles  
between the SURROUND channels and the  
CENTER BACK channels). The selected  
speaker and its current setting appear briefly  
in the display.  
• 7CH Stereo derives surround channels from  
stereo source material on a 7 channel sys-  
tem (FRONT LEFT/RIGHT, CENTER, SUR-  
ROUND LEFT/RIGHT, and CENTER BACK  
1/2).  
NOTE: Surround formats like Dolby Digital and  
DTS are digital formats and the RSP-1066  
can only decode them when a digital input  
signal is available. For this reason, you should  
always connect your DVD player’s digital  
outputs to the RSP-1066, using either the op-  
tical or coax inputs.  
2. Use the UP or DOWN buttons  
on the  
Press the button to activate the DSP mode. Each  
press of the button will step forward to the next  
mode in the following order: MUSIC 1 >  
MUSIC 2 > MUSIC 3 > MUSIC 4 > 5CH Ste-  
reo > 7CH Stereo. An indicator lights in the  
front-panel display when DSP mode has been  
activated.  
remote to adjust the output level of the se-  
lected channel(s).  
3. Repeat the procedure for each channel.  
If no level adjustment is made for 5 seconds  
after pressing one of the selection buttons, the  
levels revert to the default calibrated settings.  
The RSP-1066 has RCA preamp audio outputs  
for use with power amplifiers as well as com-  
posite video, S-Video, and Component Video  
outputs to connect your TV monitor.  
NOTE: This adjustment is temporary. Selecting  
a different input or turning the unit off reverts  
to the default levels.  
Setting Surround Modes  
from the Remote  
SUR+ Button  
The RSP-1066 also has MULTI input connec-  
tions, a remote IR sensor input, and two 12V  
trigger connections for remote turn-on of Ro-  
tel amplifiers.  
The SUR+ button on the remote selects the sur-  
round modes described in the previous sec-  
tion. Each time you press the button, the sur-  
round mode cycles to the next setting (2-Ste-  
reo > Dolby Pro Logic II > Dolby 3-Stereo >  
Music 1 – 4 > 5CH Stereo > 7CH Stereo >  
Neo:6 > 2-Stereo) as indicated by the front-  
panel display and an ON-SCREEN DISPLAY  
indicator. Repeatedly press the button until you  
reach the desired setting.  
DYNAMIC RANGE Button  
DWN Button  
NOTE: Do not plug any system component  
into an AC source until all connections have  
been properly made.  
Digital sources are capable of wide dynamic  
range (the difference between the softest and  
loudest 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. Pressing  
the front-panel DYNAMIC RANGE button (or  
the DWN button on the remote) steps through  
the three dynamic range settings:  
Video cables should have a 75 ohm imped-  
ance rating. The S/PDIF digital audio inter-  
face standard also specifies a 75 ohm imped-  
ance and all good digital cables adhere to  
this requirement. Because the video and S/  
PDIF standards are so close, you can use a  
video cable for digital audio data transmis-  
sion. Do NOT substitute conventional audio  
interconnect cables for digital or video signals.  
Standard audio interconnects will pass these  
signals, but their limited bandwidth reduce per-  
formance.  
NOTE: The following type of source material  
are generally detected automatically and the  
proper decoding activated with no action  
required: DTS, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, DTS-ES Dis-  
crete 6.1, Dolby Digital, MP3, HDCD and  
PCM 2-channel. Some surround modes may  
not be available for all source material.  
MAX (no compression/full dynamic range)  
MID (moderate compression)  
MIN (full compression/minimum dynamic  
range)  
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When making signal connections, connect LEFT  
channels to LEFT channel jacks and RIGHT chan-  
nels to RIGHT channel jacks. All RCA-type  
connections on the RSP-1066 follow these stan-  
dard color codes:  
NOTE: On a PAL standard monitor, the OSD  
cannot be displayed until a video signal is  
present, irrespective of the type of video  
cables in use. For setup, connect the video  
output from your DVD player and select its  
input on the RSP-1066. The OSD will be dis-  
played as an overlay to the video signal from  
the DVD player.  
Audio Source Connections  
See Figure 4.  
Connect your audio-only source components  
to these RCA inputs and outputs:  
Left channel audio: white RCA jack  
Right channel audio: red RCA jack  
Composite video: yellow RCA jack  
CD Inputs  
Connect the left and right analog outputs from  
your CD player to the input jacks labeled CD.  
Composite and S-Video: With certain ex-  
ceptions, a system should be connected with  
either all Composite or all S-Video cables.  
S-Video signals from sources cannot be sent  
to a TV set from the RSP-1066 TV MONITOR  
outputs with a Composite video cable. Con-  
versely, Composite video signals from sources  
cannot be sent to a TV set from the RSP-1066  
TV MONITOR outputs with an S-Video cable.  
Therefore, Composite and S-Video connections  
cannot be “mixed” in a system.  
NOTE: Each source input must be properly  
configured using the INPUT MENU of the  
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY system. We recom-  
mend going to this menu after connecting  
each source to configure it as desired. See  
the INPUT MENU topic of the On-Screen Dis-  
play/Configuration section for information.  
TUNER Inputs  
Connect the left and right analog outputs from  
your tuner to the input jacks labeled TUNER.  
TAPE Inputs and Outputs  
Video Connections  
The RSP-1066 provides a pair of inputs and  
a pair of record outputs for connecting an ana-  
log audio tape deck.  
The RSP-1066 provides S-Video and Compo-  
nent Video connections for those who wish to  
use them. However, standard Composite video  
cables provide excellent picture quality in most  
systems and their use for all input and output  
connections will simplify installation and con-  
figuration of the unit.  
However, both Composite and S-Video cables  
maybeconnectedfromtheRSP-1066TVMONI-  
TOR outputs to both Composite and S-Video in-  
puts on a TV or projector. This dual connection  
from the RSP-1066 will provide limited S-Video  
capability in a system that is predominantly con-  
nected with Composite video cables.  
The analog source signal available for record-  
ing at the TAPE outputs is selected with the REC  
button on the front-panel (or the ZONE but-  
ton on the remote) and its label appears in  
the display. If the TAPE input signal is selected  
as the recording source, its signal will not be  
available at the TAPE output, but will be avail-  
able at the VIDEO outputs for recording.  
If you choose to use S-Video or Component  
Video connections, be aware of the follow-  
ing implications for the configuration of your  
system:  
When both Composite and S-Video cables are  
connected from the same source, both Com-  
posite and S-Video signals are available at  
the RSP-1066’s TV MONITOR outputs, allowing  
the selection of the desired signal with the TV  
input selector. The Composite video signal is  
available at the REC Out for recording. This  
dual connection can be used to provide video  
taping in a system that is predominantly con-  
nected with S-Video cables, but also includes  
a VCR with Composite video.  
Connect the left and right analog outputs from  
an audio tape deck to the TAPE IN jacks.  
Connect the TAPE OUT jacks to the inputs on  
the audio tape deck.  
On Screen Menu Display: The RSP-1066  
ON-SCREEN MENU system is available for  
all inputs when using a Composite or S-Video  
cable from the TV MONITOR outputs to the  
TV set. The ON-SCREEN MENU is not avail-  
able when using Component video cables.  
Video Source Inputs  
See Figure 4.  
System Set-Up: System setup should be done  
while using a Composite video or S-Video cable  
connecting the RSP-1066 TV MONITOR out-  
puts to the video inputs of the TV or projec-  
tor. Select OSD ( ON-SCREEN MENU) from  
the RR-969 remote control to complete system  
setup.  
There are input connections for five video source  
components. Each of the five provides a pair  
of RCA inputs for analog audio signals. Each  
of the five also provides a choice of an RCA  
composite video input or S-Video input for the  
video signal from the source component. In  
addition, two of the video source inputs (Video  
1 and Video 2) also feature Component Video  
input connections as an alternative to the com-  
posite video or S-Video connections.  
Component Video: Component Video  
connections can significantly improve the pic-  
ture quality when using a digital “high-defini-  
tion” television monitor and a DVD player’s  
progressive scanning feature. They provide little  
benefit with standard analog TV monitors. Their  
use will almost certainly require running mul-  
tiple outputs to the TV and switching between  
the TV’s various inputs when changing sources.  
NOTE: There is no need to use more than one  
type of video connection from a source com-  
ponent. We recommend selecting one type  
of video connection and using it for all video  
inputs and outputs. As a general rule, using  
RCA composite video connections will sim-  
plify system setup and operation.  
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There are also video record outputs (described  
in a following section) which correspond to  
three of the video source inputs – Video 1, 2,  
and 3). For this reason, you should plan ahead  
and designate each source component as  
Video 1, Video 2, etc. All connections (both  
input and output) from a source component  
must be made consistently to the same set of  
connections. For example, all input and out-  
put connections to a particular VCR could be  
made to Video 1 connectors.  
VIDEO 1–2  
using the REC button on the front-panel or the  
ZONE button on the remote and is indepen-  
dent of the source selected for listening.  
Component Video Inputs  
Component Video connections split the video  
into three signals – luminance (Y) and sepa-  
rate chrominance (CB and CR) elements, al-  
lowing delivery of a reference-quality picture.  
Each of these signals is carried by a separate  
75 ohm video cable with RCA connectors.  
NOTE: Recording signals are available at all  
source outputs, including the source selected  
for recording. As a general rule, you should  
not attempt to record to the component whose  
signal has been selected for recording.  
The VIDEO 1 and VIDEO 2 source inputs pro-  
vide an option for using Component Video con-  
nections. If you choose to use Component Video  
input connection from a source component,  
connect the three Component Video outputs  
of that component to the corresponding inputs  
on the RSP-1066 labeled COMPONENT  
VIDEO IN. Make sure that you connect each  
of the three cables to the proper connector (Y  
to Y, CB to CB, and CR to CR) and that you  
use standard 75 ohm video interconnect cables.  
The record outputs for VIDEO 1, 2, and 3  
include a pair of RCA analog audio outputs  
plus a choice of composite video or S-Video  
output. To hook up a video component for re-  
cording, you will need to connect it to both  
analog audio outputs and to your choice of  
video outputs. Keep in mind that composite  
video input signals will not be available at the  
S-Video record outputs and S-Video input sig-  
nals will not be available at the composite video  
record outputs.  
Also, be sure that the channels are connected  
consistently, i.e. left channel signals connected  
to left channel inputs/outputs and right chan-  
nel signals connected to right channel inputs/  
outputs.  
NOTE: These video source inputs can also be  
used for additional audio-only sources, omit-  
ting the video signal connections.  
NOTE: Signals from Component Video inputs  
will only be available at the Component Video  
outputs to the TV monitor. The ON-SCREEN  
DISPLAY system is not available when using  
Component Video connections.  
NOTE:All connections (both input and output)  
from a source component must be made con-  
sistently to the same set of connections. For  
example, if you designate a VCR as VIDEO  
1, you must connect all of its input and output  
signals to the VIDEO 1 connectors.  
VIDEO 1–5 Audio Inputs  
Using standard audio interconnect cables,  
connect the left and right channel analog au-  
dio outputs of VCRs or other source compo-  
nents to the VIDEO 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 inputs using  
standard RCA audio cables.  
MULTI Inputs  
These RCA inputs accept seven channels of  
analog signals from a 5.1 or 6.1 channel pro-  
cessor or source component. When selected  
with the front-panel MULTI INPUT button or re-  
mote EXT IN button, this input overrides any  
other audio input signal.  
VIDEO 1–3 Audio Outputs  
VIDEO 1–5  
Composite Video Inputs  
Using standard audio interconnect cables,  
connect the left and right channel RCA audio  
outputs from the RSP-1066 to the audio inputs  
on the source component. Make sure that you  
are consistent. If you hook up a VCR to the  
VIDEO 1 inputs, hook up the VIDEO 1 out-  
puts to the same VCR. Also make sure that the  
left channel is connected to the LEFT connec-  
tors and the right channel to the RIGHT con-  
nectors.  
If you use the RCA composite video connec-  
tions for a source component, connect the RCA  
video output of the source component to one  
of the video inputs labeled COMPOSITE IN.  
Use a standard 75 ohm video cable.  
Use audio interconnect cables to connect the  
outputs of the source component to the RCA  
jacks labeled MULTI INPUT, making sure that  
you observe proper channel consistency, i.e.  
connect the right front channel to the R FRONT  
input, etc. Depending on your system configu-  
ration, you will make six connections (FRONT  
RIGHT/FRONT LEFT/REAR RIGHT/REAR LEFT/  
CENTER/SUBWOOFER), seven connections  
(FRONT RIGHT/FRONT LEFT/ REAR RIGHT/  
REAR LEFT/CENTER/CENTER BACK/SUB-  
WOOFER).  
VIDEO 1–5 S-Video Inputs  
S-Video signals use a special cable which di-  
vides the video signal into several elements  
carried by separate conductors, providing  
higher quality than the standard RCA composite  
cables. If you choose to use an S-Video input  
connection from a source component, connect  
the S-Video output of that component to one  
of the inputs on the RSP-1066 labeled S-VIDEO  
IN using a standard S-Video interconnect cable.  
VIDEO 1–3  
Composite Video Outputs  
If you choose to use the RCA composite video  
connections for a source component, use a  
75 ohm video interconnect cable to connect  
the RSP-1066’s RCA video output (labeled  
COMPOSITE OUT) to the RCA video input on  
your VCR.  
NOTE: Signals from S-Video inputs will only  
be available at the S-Video outputs to the TV.  
Video Source Outputs  
See Figure 4.  
VIDEO 1–3 S-Video Outputs  
If you choose to use S-Video connections for  
a source component, use an S-Video cable  
to connect the RSP-1066’s S-Video output (la-  
beled S-VIDEO OUT) to the S-Video input on  
your source component.  
Three of the available video sources (VIDEO  
1, 2 and 3) feature outputs that allow you to  
send a signal to a VCR or other source com-  
ponent for recording. The recording signal avail-  
able at all of these outputs is selected globally  
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Digital Outputs  
need to make two connections to the TV moni-  
tor and use its input selector to switch be-  
tween the two when changing sources.  
Digital Source Connections  
The RSP-1066 has a digital output (with a choice  
of coaxial or optical connectors) to send the  
digital signal from any of the five digital in-  
puts to a digital recorder or outboard digital  
processor. When a digital input source sig-  
nal is selected for listening, that signal is au-  
tomatically sent to both digital outputs for re-  
cording or outboard processing.  
See Figure 4.  
NOTE: The ON-SCREEN DISPLAY system is not  
available when using Component Video con-  
nections to the TV monitor  
The RSP-1066 provides digital connections  
which may be used in place of, or in addi-  
tion to, the analog audio input and output con-  
nections described in the previous sections.  
These connections include five digital inputs  
and two digital outputs for recording.  
Preamp Outputs  
There are ten RCA preamp audio outputs:  
FRONT (LEFT/ RIGHT), CENTER (1/2), SUR-  
ROUND REAR (LEFT/RIGHT), CENTER BACK  
(CB1/CB2), and SUBWOOFER (1/2). Use  
these outputs to send the RSP-1066’s output  
signals to powered speakers or external am-  
plifiers.  
NOTE: Only digital signals from source com-  
ponents are available at these outputs. Ana-  
log signals cannot be converted and are not  
available at the digital outputs.  
These digital connections can be used with  
any source component that supplies a digital  
signal, such as a DVD player or CD player.  
NOTE: Adigital connection means that the digi-  
tal processors in the RSP-1066 will be used  
to decode the signal, rather than the source  
component’s internal decoders. In general,  
you must use digital connections for a DVD  
player or other component that supplies a  
Dolby Digital or DTS signal, otherwise the  
RSP-1066 will not be able to decode these  
formats.  
Connect the digital output to the digital input  
of your recorder or processor. You can use  
either a 75 ohm coaxial video cable or an  
optical cable.  
NOTE: Depending on your system configura-  
tion, you may use some or all of these con-  
nections. For example, if you only have one  
center channel, you would connect it to the  
CTR 1 output. If you only have one center  
back channel, you would connect it to the  
CB1 output.  
Output Signal Connections  
See Figure 3.  
Digital Inputs  
This section of the manual describes the au-  
dio and video signal output connections on  
the RSP-1066. These are used for routing the  
output signals to television monitors, audio am-  
plifiers, and recording devices.  
To hook up a powered subwoofer,  
connect a standard RCA audio cable from the  
SUBWOOFER OUTPUT jack to the input on  
the subwoofer’s power amp.  
The RSP-1066 accepts digital input signals from  
source components such as CD players, sat-  
ellite TV receivers, and 5.1 channel Dolby  
Digital, DTS, or 6.1 channel DTS ES signals  
from DVD players. The built-in D/A converter  
senses and adjusts to the correct sampling rates.  
To hook up the RCA main audio out-  
puts, connect an 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 dif-  
ferent connections corresponding to the six  
speakers (left front, center front, right front, left  
surround, right surround, and subwoofer).  
TV Monitor Output  
The video output of the RSP-1066 sends the  
video signal to your TV monitor. Three types  
of video output connections are provided –  
RCA composite video, S-Video, and Compo-  
nent Video. Choose the type of video output  
connection that matches the type of video input  
connections you have made. Connect the TV  
MONITOR output, from either RCA compos-  
ite or S-Video or Component Video connec-  
tor, to the corresponding input on your televi-  
sion monitor, using appropriate video cables.  
There are five digital inputs on the rear panel,  
three coaxial and two optical. These digital  
inputs can be assigned to any of the input  
sources using the INPUT MENU screen de-  
scribed later in this manual. For example, you  
can assign the COAXIAL 1 digital input con-  
nector to the VIDEO 1 source and the OPTI-  
CAL 2 digital input to the VIDEO 3 source.  
Make sure that you have each output connected  
to the correct amplifier channel (front right, left  
rear, etc.).  
Connect the appropriate cable (optical or 75  
ohm coaxial) from the digital output of your  
source component to a digital input on the  
RSP-1066 and then configure that digital in-  
put for use with the source component using  
the INPUT MENU.  
Power and Miscellaneous  
Connections  
NOTE: The RCA composite video output only  
sends signals from RCA composite video  
source inputs to the TV monitor. The S-Video  
output only sends signals from S-Video video  
source inputs to the TV. The Component Video  
output only sends signals from Component  
Video source inputs to the TV. If you have  
connected all of your source components with  
the same type of connection, then you only  
need to make one connection from the  
RSP-1066 to the TV monitor. However, in a  
mixed system with, for example, some S-Video  
and some RCA composite inputs, you will  
AC Input  
NOTE: When using digital connections, you  
should also make the analog audio input con-  
nections described previously. The analog  
connection is necessary to record to an ana-  
log recorder or for ZONE 2 operation  
Your RSP-1066 is configured at the factory for  
the proper AC line voltage in the country where  
you purchased it (USA: 115 volts/60Hz AC  
or CE: 230 volts /50 Hz AC ). The AC line  
configuration is noted on a decal on the back  
of your unit.  
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Plug the supplied cord into the AC INPUT  
receptacle on the back of the unit.  
its front-panel IR sensor is blocked. This fea-  
ture allows you to mount an external IR sen-  
sor outside of the cabinet so that signals from  
remote control can reach it. This external sensor  
is then attached to the EXT REM IN jacks of  
the RSP-1066.  
To use the Zone 2 capability, you need addi-  
tional components: a pair of speakers installed  
in the remote zone, an amplifier to drive them,  
and a third-party IR repeater system.  
See the POWER Button heading in the BASIC  
CONTROLS section of this manual for infor-  
mation about turning the unit on and off.  
Zone 2 can be controlled from the main room  
using RSP-1066’s front-panel ZONE button.  
Operation from the remote zone requires the  
installation of an infrared repeater system  
(Xantech, Niles, etc.) which relays infrared  
remote control commands from Zone 2 to the  
ZONE REMOTE IN input on the back of the  
RSP-1066.  
NOTE: Memorized settings and video labels  
will be stored for up to one month if the  
RSP-1066 is disconnected from AC power.  
There are many available infrared receivers  
which may use different wiring standards.  
Please consult your authorized Rotel dealer for  
information on external infrared receivers and  
the proper wiring of a jack to fit the mini-jack  
receptacle.  
12V TRIGGER Connections  
Several Rotel amplifiers offer the option of  
turning on and off by sensing a 12 volt trig-  
ger signal from the RSP-1066. This 12-volt  
trigger capability provides a remote turn-on  
mechanism while allowing power amplifiers  
with large current demands to be plugged  
directly into an AC wall outlet.  
Several points to keep in mind about the Zone  
2 function:  
NOTE: The IR signals from the EXTERNAL RE-  
MOTE IN jack (as well as those from the  
ZONE REMOTE IN jack) can be relayed to  
source components using external IR emitters  
or hard-wired connections from the IR OUT  
jacks. See the ZONE 2 section of this manual  
for additional information.  
• An infrared repeater system (Xantech, Niles,  
etc.) is required for operation from the re-  
mote zone.  
• There are two options for the Zone 2 out-  
put level, selectable from the ON-SCREEN  
DISPLAY menu system. VARIABLE output  
gives you full adjustment of the volume level,  
remembering last previous setting when-  
ever Zone 2 is activated. FIXED output  
disables the Zone 2 volume control with  
the output permanently set to a specified  
level. This might be useful for sending a  
line level signal to a preamp or integrated  
amp with its own volume control or to a  
distribution amplifier with multiple volume  
controls.  
When the RSP-1066 is activated, a 12 volt  
DC control signal appears at these connec-  
tors and will turn on amplifiers whose 12 volt  
trigger sensor is connected to them. When the  
RSP-1066 is put in STANDBY mode, the trig-  
ger signal is interrupted and the amplifiers will  
turn off.  
Computer I/O  
The RSP-1066 can be operated with a per-  
sonal computer running audio system control  
software from third-party developers. This con-  
trol is accomplished by sending operating  
codes (normally sent by the RR-969 remote con-  
trol) from the computer via a hard-wired net-  
work connection.  
To use the 12-volt trigger system, either of these  
two output connections must be connected to  
the 12-volt trigger input on your Rotel ampli-  
fier, using a custom cable. The proper cable  
consists of mono 3.5 mm male mini-plugs at-  
tached to both ends of a small single-conduc-  
tor insulated wire. One end of the cable is  
plugged into the 12V TRIGGER output of the  
RSP-1066. The other end is plugged into the  
12V TRIGGER input of the amplifier. Consult  
your amplifier’s instruction manual for infor-  
mation about configuring the unit for remote  
turn-on using the 12 volt trigger system.  
The COMPUTER I/O input provides the nec-  
essary network connections on the back panel.  
It accepts standard RJ-45 8-pin modular plugs,  
such as those commonly used in 10-BaseT UTP  
Ethernet cabling.  
• The RR-969 remote control supplied with  
the RSP-1066 will operate Zone 2 if used  
with a repeater system from the remote  
zone. It can also be programmed to op-  
erate Rotel source components via the  
RSP-1066's IR OUT jack.  
For additional information on the connections,  
software, and operating codes for computer  
control of the RSP-1066, contact your autho-  
rized Rotel dealer.  
• Any source component connected to the  
RSP-1066's inputs can be sent to the Zone  
2 outputs. ZONE 2 operates independently  
of the main room. You can select a differ-  
ent source or adjust Zone 2 volume with-  
out affecting the MAIN outputs in any way.  
NOTE: Audio/Video systems vary in their com-  
plexity. There are many approaches to turn-  
ing on and off the components in a system  
and it is impractical to cover every possible  
configuration in this manual. Please consult  
your authorized Rotel dealer for advice on  
configuring your system and using the 12-  
volt trigger connections, if appropriate.  
Zone 2 Connection and  
Operation  
The RSP-1066 provides Zone 2 multi-room  
capability, allowing you to enjoy music and  
operate the system from a second room. From  
the remote location, you can select a source  
component (even if different from the source  
playing in the main listening room), adjust the  
volume level in the remote zone, and oper-  
ate the source components.  
• Avoid sending the same infrared command  
to the RSP-1066 front-panel sensor and a  
Zone 2 repeater at the same time. This  
means that Zone 2 must be in a different  
room from the RSP-1066.  
EXTERNAL REM IN  
This 3.5 mm mini-jack (labeled EXT REM IN)  
receives command codes from an industry-stan-  
dard infrared receivers (Xantech, etc.) located  
in the main listening room. This feature pro-  
vides a method for remote control operation  
when the unit is installed in a cabinet where  
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Zone 2 Power On/Off  
To change the Zone 2 input source:  
Although you have the option of using an in-  
tegrated amplifier or a receiver to power the  
remote speakers, we suggest using a fixed-  
gain power amplifier. This simplifies system  
installation and operation. Your authorized Rotel  
dealer may make another recommendation  
based on specific system requirements.  
Once master power is applied to the unit by  
pressing the front-panel POWER button, the  
RSP-1066 provides independent power on/  
off operation for both zones. Pressing the re-  
mote control POWER button in the main room  
activates or deactivates the RSP-1066 in the  
main room only and has no effect on Zone  
2. Conversely, activating or deactivating Zone  
2 has no effect on the main listening room.  
However, placing the front-panel POWER but-  
ton in the OFF position completely shuts off  
the unit, for both zones.  
1. Press the front-panel ZONE button. The  
status of Zone 2 appears in the display.  
Make sure that Zone 2 is ON.  
2. Within 10 seconds after pressing the ZONE  
button, press one of the INPUT SOURCE  
buttons to select a new source for Zone 2.  
The name of the selected source appears  
in the display.  
To configure your system for Zone 2 opera-  
tion, connect the left and right Zone 2 outputs  
on the RSP-1066 to the left and right channel  
inputs of the amplifier powering the remote  
speakers, using standard RCA audio cables.  
3. Following 10 seconds with no commands,  
the RSP-1066 reverts to normal operation.  
To change the Zone 2 volume:  
NOTE: By default, the Zone 2 outputs provide  
a VARIABLE level signal, with control of the  
volume from the RSP-1066 front-panel and/  
or remote control from Zone 2. Alternatively,  
you can configure these outputs for FIXED level,  
which disables the volume control and sends  
a fixed line-level signal to an amplifier with its  
own volume control. See the ON-SCREEN DIS-  
PLAY/Configuration section for details.  
NOTE: For proper power on and off opera-  
tion with Zone 2, the RSP-1066’s power mode  
should be set to the factory default DIRECT  
setting or to the STANDBY setting using the  
OTHER OPTIONS menu from the ON-  
SCREEN DISPLAY.  
1. Press the front-panel ZONE button. The  
status of Zone 2 appears in the display.  
Make sure that Zone 2 is ON.  
2. Within 10 seconds after pressing the ZONE  
button, adjust the volume control to change  
the Zone 2 output level. The new setting  
appears in the display.  
Controlling Zone 2  
from the Main Room  
ZONE Button  
3. Following 10 seconds with no commands,  
the RSP-1066 reverts to normal operation.  
ZONE REM IN Jack  
You can control Zone 2 from the front-panel  
of the RSP-1066 – activate or deactivate Zone  
2, change input sources, and adjust the vol-  
ume. Controlling Zone 2 from the front-panel  
is accomplished by pressing the ZONE but-  
ton, which temporarily puts the RSP-1066 in  
Zone 2 control mode, even if the unit is in  
standby mode. When the ZONE button is  
pressed, the FL DISPLAY shows the current status  
of ZONE 2 for ten seconds, during which time  
you can use the VOLUME control and INPUT  
SOURCE buttons to change the ZONE 2 set-  
tings. When ZONE 2 is active, the ZONE  
indicator in the FL DISPLAY lights.  
See Figure 5.  
Controlling Zone 2 from the  
Remote Location  
This 3.5 mm mini-jack accepts signals from a  
infrared repeater located in Zone 2. This IR  
repeater system is required for operation of  
the RSP-1066’s ZONE 2 functions from the  
remote zone. There are many available IR  
repeater systems from third-party suppliers and  
it is impractical to cover the wiring of each  
type in this manual. Please consult your au-  
thorized Rotel dealer for information on con-  
figuring an IR repeater system for your appli-  
cation.  
With a properly configured IR repeater sys-  
tem, you have full control of Zone 2 using an  
RR-969 remote from the Zone 2 location. You  
can select and operate a source, adjust the  
volume, and turn Zone 2 on or off. Whatever  
commands you send from the RR-969 will  
change Zone 2 and only Zone 2, just as if  
you were controlling a totally independent  
audio system in that room. These changes will  
have no effect on the main listening room.  
NOTE: ZONE 2 and its IR repeater must be in  
a different location than RSP-1066 to prevent  
IR commands intended to control Zone 2 from  
inadvertently controlling the main room op-  
erations.  
To turn Zone 2 on or off, press the POWER  
button  
on the remote. To adjust the volume  
on  
NOTE: Zone 2 cannot be controlled from the  
remote in the main room.  
in Zone 2, press the VOLUME buttons  
the remote. To select a different analog input  
source, press one of the INPUT SOURCE but-  
To turn Zone 2 on or off:  
tons  
on the remote.  
1. Press the front-panel ZONE button. The  
status of Zone 2 appears in the display. If  
Zone 2 is in standby, “ZONE OFF” ap-  
pears. If Zone 2 is active, “ZONE xxxxx”  
showing the current input source appears.  
IR OUT Jacks  
Zone 2 Audio Outputs  
See Figure 5.  
See Figure 5.  
The IR OUT 1 & 2 jacks send IR signals re-  
ceived at the ZONE REM IN jack or the EX-  
TERNAL REM IN jack to an infrared emitter  
placed in front of a source component or to  
Rotel CD players, DVD players, or tuners with  
a compatible rear panel IR connector.  
These line-level RCA outputs send the Zone 2  
audio signals to a stereo amplifier driving a  
pair of speakers in the remote zone.  
2. If Zone 2 is ON, pressing the ZONE but-  
ton a second time within 10 seconds turns  
it OFF. If Zone 2 is OFF, the second press  
of the ZONE button turns it ON with the  
last used input source and volume setting.  
NOTE: Only analog input signals are avail-  
able at the Zone 2 outputs. Source compo-  
nents connected to only the digital inputs are  
not available in Zone 2.  
This output is used to allow IR signals from Zone  
2 to be sent to the source components, or to  
pass along IR signals from a remote in the main  
3. Following 10 seconds with no commands,  
the RSP-1066 reverts to normal operation.  
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room when the sensors on the source compo-  
nents are blocked by installation in a cabinet.  
See your authorized Rotel dealer for information  
on IR repeater systems.  
Navigation Buttons  
LISTEN: the source selected for listening.  
RECORD: the source selected for the VIDEO  
and AUDIO outputs.  
The following remote control buttons are used  
to navigate the ON-SCREEN DISPLAY menu  
system:  
MODE: the current surround sound mode.  
NOTE: The EXT REM IN jack located to the  
right of these jacks is for use with an external  
IR sensor duplicating the front-panel IR sen-  
sor and located in the primary zone. It should  
not be used for ZONE 2 IR connections.  
INPUT:the input selected for the current source:  
Optical, Coaxial, Analog, etc.  
C
GUIDE  
MENU  
M
VOLUME: the current volume setting.  
C
K
UP  
ZONE: the current status of ZONE 2, ON or  
OFF.  
OSD  
L
-
ENT  
DWN  
M
+
M
VERSION: the version of the operating soft-  
ware currently installed in the RSP-1066. Your  
unit may have a different version than shown  
here.  
On-Screen Display and  
System Configuration  
PREV CH  
S
R
SEARCH –  
SEARCH +  
The RSP-1066 features two on-screen systems  
to help operate the system. The first consists  
of simple status displays that appear on the  
TV screen whenever primary settings (Volume,  
Input, etc.) are changed. These status displays  
are self-explanatory.  
C
No changes can be made using this screen;  
it only provides information. To go to the rest  
of the menus, press the ENTER button to go  
to the MAIN menu. Press the MENU key on  
the remote to cancel the display and return  
to normal operation.  
MENU Button  
: To display the MAIN  
screen. All other menus are reached from this  
menu. If a menu is already visible, push this  
button to cancel the display.  
A more comprehensive ON-SCREEN DISPLAY  
menu system is available at any time by pressing  
the MENU button on the remote control. These  
menus guide you through the setup and op-  
eration of the RSP-1066.  
DOWN/UP Buttons  
down in the lists that appear on the ON-  
SCREEN DISPLAY menu system.  
: To move up and  
NOTE: The SYSTEM STATUS screen appears  
for ten seconds when the unit is turned on  
and automatically turns off.  
+/– Buttons : To change the current set-  
tings for a selected menu choice on some menus  
in the ON-SCREEN DISPLAY menu system.  
MAIN Menu  
System Set-Up: System setup should be done  
while using a Composite video or S-Video cable  
connecting the RSP-1066 TV MONITOR out-  
puts to the video input of the TV or projector.  
No other video connections should be made  
at this time. Select OSD ( ON-SCREEN MENU)  
from the RR-969 remote control to complete  
system setup.  
MAIN MENU  
ENTER Button : To confirm a setting and  
return to the MAIN menu.  
INPUT  
DELAY  
SUB LEVEL  
OTHER  
SPEAKER  
TEST TONE  
ZONE 2  
NOTE: A help system at the bottom of each  
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY menu reminds you  
which buttons to press.  
DEFAULT  
ENT KEY=ENTER  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
NOTE: On a PAL standard monitor, the OSD  
cannot be displayed until a video signal is  
present, irrespective of the type of video  
cables in use. For setup, connect the Com-  
posite video output from your DVD player and  
select its input on the RSP-1066. The OSD  
will be displayed as an overlay to the video  
signal from the DVD player.  
SYSTEM STATUS Menu  
The MAIN menu provides access to eight other  
screens and menus and is reached by press-  
ing the ENTER button from the SYSTEM STA-  
TUS menu described above or from most other  
menus. To go to another menu, move the high-  
light to the desired line using the UP/DOWN  
buttons on the remote and press the ENTER  
button. Press the MENU key on the remote to  
cancel the display and return to normal op-  
eration.  
SYSTEM STATUS  
LISTEN: Tuner  
RECORD: VIDEO 1  
MODE: Stereo  
INPUT: Analog  
VOLUME: 45  
ZONE: Off  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
The ON-SCREEN MENU system can be con-  
figured to display one of two languages: En-  
glish or German. If you would like to change  
from the default English language, see the in-  
structions for the OTHER OPTIONS menu later  
in this manual.  
OSD KEY=EXIT  
V1.1  
The SYSTEM STATUS menu provides a snap-  
shot of the current system settings and a start-  
ing point for reaching all other screens and  
menus. This screen appears when you press  
the MENU button on the remote control and  
displays the following information:  
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INPUT SETUP Menu  
ing a digital input (with its auto-sensing) is the  
preferred configuration for digital source in-  
puts such as DVD players.  
DTS Neo:6 Sub-Menu  
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II Sub-Menu  
INPUT SETUP  
DTS Neo:6  
NOTE: If a source connected to a digital input  
is selected, that signal will automatically be  
sent to both digital outputs for recording.  
LISTEN: Video 2  
MODE: CINEMA  
INPUT LABEL: _ _ _ _ _  
INPUT: Coaxial 1  
SURR MODE: Dolby 3 Stereo  
SURR MODE: selects the default surround  
sound mode for the input shown at the top of  
the menu. The default setting will be used unless  
the source material triggers automatic decoding  
of a particular type or unless the default set-  
ting is overridden by the front panel or remote  
surround buttons. Options are: Stereo, Dolby  
Pro Logic II, Dolby 3-Stereo, Music 1 – 4, 5CH  
Stereo, 7CH Stereo, and DTS Neo:6.  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
ENT KEY=input setup  
+/– KEY=change  
The INPUT SETUP menu configures the source  
inputs and is reached from the MAIN menu.  
The screen provides the following options, se-  
lected by placing the highlight on the desired  
line using the UP/DOWN buttons:  
When Dolby Pro Logic II or DTS Neo:6 is  
selected as the default surround mode on the  
INPUT SETUP menu (see previous section), there  
are additional option settings and parameters  
available to optimize the surround decoding  
for various types of recordings, music or movie  
soundtracks.  
This is a default setting for each input and, in  
some cases, can be manually overridden by  
the front-panel MODE buttons or the SUR+  
button on the remote. See the SURROUND  
SOUND CONTROLS section of this manual  
for more information on which settings can be  
overridden.  
LISTEN: changes the current listening input  
source (CD, TUNER, TAPE, VIDEO1, VIDEO2,  
VIDEO3, VIDEO4, VIDEO5).  
These settings are changed using one of the  
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II or DTS Neo:6 submenus,  
reached by pressing the ENTER key from the  
INPUT SETUP menu when either of these sur-  
round modes is selected.  
INPUT LABEL: The labels for the five VIDEO  
inputs can customized (not available for the  
TUNER, CD, and TAPE inputs). Place the high-  
light on this line to call up a sub-menu that al-  
lows you to change the five-character label  
for the current VIDEO source. To change the  
label:  
NOTE: The following types of discs or source  
material are generally detected automatically  
and the proper decoding activated with no  
action or setting required: DTS, DTS-ES Ma-  
trix 6.1, DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, Dolby Digital,  
Dolby Digital 2-channel, PCM 2-Channel,  
MP3, and HDCD.  
The sub-menu will be similar to the example  
shown above, with the title at the top of the  
screen indicating either DOLBY PRO LOGIC  
II or DTS Neo:6 depending on the surround  
mode.  
1. Press the +/– keys to begin labeling.  
2. Press the +/– keys to change the first let-  
ter, scrolling through the list of available  
characters.  
In DTS Neo:6 surround mode, there will  
only be one choice available on the sub-menu:  
selecting CINEMA or MUSIC modes. Use the  
+/– keys on the remote to change the settings.  
Two of the default surround mode settings  
available on this menu offer additional choices.  
Dolby Pro Logic II decoding offers a choice  
of CINEMA, MUSIC, or EMULATION settings.  
DTS Neo:6 decoding offers a choice of CIN-  
EMA or MUSIC settings. When either Dolby  
Pro Logic II or DTS Neo:6 is selected with this  
menu item, the current setting choice will also  
be displayed. In addition, the function of the  
ENTER button changes, taking you to a sub-  
menu where you can change the settings and/  
or additional parameters for Dolby Pro Logic  
II or DTS Neo:6 decoding. See the following  
section for details.  
3. Press the ENT key to confirm that letter and  
move to the next position.  
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all five charac-  
ters have been completed. The final press  
of the ENT button will save the new label  
and exit the sub-menu.  
• Select CINEMA to optimize the DTS Neo:6  
decoding for movie soundtracks.  
• Select MUSIC to optimize the DTS Neo:6  
decoding for musical recordings.  
INPUT: selects which physical input connec-  
tion to use as the default for the source dis-  
played in the first line of the menu. The op-  
tions are ANALOG inputs, two OPTICAL digital  
inputs (OPTICAL 1& 2), and three COAXIAL  
digital inputs (COAXIAL 1 – 3). When a digi-  
tal input is selected, the unit will check for a  
digital signal when the INPUT SOURCE but-  
ton is pressed. If no digital signal is present,  
the unit will automatically revert to the ana-  
log input. When an ANALOG input is selected,  
the unit will not access a digital signal, even  
though one may be present at the digital in-  
put; thus, the ANALOG setting forces the unit  
to use accept only an analog signal. Assign-  
In Dolby Pro Logic II surround mode,  
there will a similar choice available on the sub-  
menu except that there are three options:  
CINEMA, MUSIC, or EMULATION modes. Use  
the +/– keys on the remote to select a mode.  
• Select CINEMA to optimize for Dolby  
Surround encoded movie soundtracks, using  
the enhanced matrix decoding of Dolby  
Pro Logic II including increased surround  
separation and full-bandwidth surround  
channel frequency response.  
To return to the MAIN menu (except when Dolby  
Pro Logic II or DTS Neo:6 is selected in the  
SURR MODE field), press the ENTER button.  
Press the MENU key on the remote to cancel  
the menu display and return to normal opera-  
tion.  
• Select EMULATION for Dolby Surround  
encoded movie soundtracks using decod-  
ing logic that emulates the original Dolby  
Pro Logic system. You may prefer this op-  
NOTE: We suggest that you return to this menu  
after connecting each source component to  
properly configure that source.  
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tion for older movie soundtracks that are  
not of optimum audio quality. Compared  
to the CINEMA setting, EMULATION mode  
will reduce the high-frequency response and  
separation of the surround channels and  
may increase the delay setting to the sur-  
round channels for a more spacious effect.  
When you have completed all the desired  
adjustments, press the ENTER key to return to  
the INPUT SETUP menu.  
tion away from all SMALL speakers and sends  
it to the LARGE speakers and/or the SUB-  
WOOFER.  
Four examples illustrate the principles behind  
bass management:  
SPEAKER SETUP Menu  
• A system with five LARGE speakers and a  
subwoofer: This system requires no bass  
redirection. All five speakers play the nor-  
mal bass recorded in their respective chan-  
nels. The subwoofer plays only the LFE  
channel bass. This may not be the most ef-  
ficient use of system resources. Depend-  
ing on the soundtrack, there may be mini-  
mal use of the LFE channel, so the subwoofer  
would be underutilized. Meanwhile the  
normal bass places higher demands on the  
capabilities of the other speakers and the  
amplifiers driving them.  
SPEAKER SETUP  
FRONT: Large  
CENTER: Large  
• Select MUSIC to optimize for musical re-  
cordings. When the MUSIC mode is se-  
lected, three additional parameter will be  
available as shown in the following screen:  
SURROUND: Large  
CENTER BACK: Large  
SUBWOOFER: Yes  
CB SPKR SEL: 1 SPEAKER  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II  
MODE: Music  
OPTIONAL PARAMETERS  
PANORAMA: Off  
DIMENSION: 3  
CENTER WIDTH: 0  
The SPEAKER SETUP menu is used to config-  
ure the RSP-1066 for use with your specific  
loudspeakers. The menu is accessed from the  
MAIN menu.  
ENT KEY=input setup UP KEY=up  
• A system with LARGE front, center, and  
surround speakers, but no subwoofer. The  
normal bass from the front, center, and  
surround channels is played in its respec-  
tive speakers. With no subwoofer, the LFE  
bass is redirected to all five LARGE speak-  
ers. This places significant demands on these  
speakers and their amplifiers, as they must  
play their own normal bass plus the very  
demanding LFE bass.  
+/– KEY=change  
DWN KEY=down  
Home theater systems vary in the number of  
speakers and the bass capabilities of those  
speakers. The RSP-1066 offers surround modes  
tailored to systems with various numbers of  
speakers and bass management features which  
send bass information to the speaker(s) best  
able to handle it – subwoofers and/or large  
speakers. For optimum performance, you must  
tell the RSP-1066 the number of speakers in  
your system and how bass should be distrib-  
uted among them.  
Use the UP/DOWN keys on the remote to select  
a parameter. Use the +/– keys to change the  
selected parameter as follows:  
• PANORAMA: The Panorama option  
extends the front stereo image to include  
the surround speakers for a dramatic “wrap-  
around” effect. The options are OFF or ON.  
• A system with LARGE front speakers, SMALL  
center and surround speakers, and a sub-  
woofer. The normal bass from the SMALL  
center and surround speakers is redirected  
to the LARGE front speakers and the sub-  
woofer. The LARGE front speakers play their  
own normal bass plus the redirected bass  
from the SMALL speakers. The subwoofer  
plays the LFE bass plus some of the redi-  
rected bass from the SMALL center and  
surround channels. This might be an ap-  
propriate configuration with a pair of very  
capable front speakers driven by a large  
separate power amplifier.  
• DIMENSION: The Dimension option al-  
lows you to gradually adjust the soundfield  
towards the front or towards the rear. There  
are seven incremental settings from 0 to  
6. A setting of 0 shifts the soundfield to-  
wards the rear for maximum surround ef-  
fect. A setting of 6 shifts the soundfield to  
the front for minimum surround effect. The  
default setting of 3 provides a “neutral”  
balance between the two extremes.  
NOTE: There are two types of bass in a sur-  
round sound system. The first is normal bass  
recorded in each of the main channels (front,  
center, and surround). This bass is present in  
all recordings and soundtracks. In addition,  
Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 recordings  
have a Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel –  
the .1 channel. This bass channel, typically  
played by a subwoofer, is used for effects  
such as explosions or rumble. The use of the  
LFE channel will vary from soundtrack to  
soundtrack. Recordings that are not encoded  
in Dolby Digital or DTS do not have the LFE  
channel.  
• CENTER WIDTH:The Center Width option  
allows you to send some of the signal in-  
tended for the center speaker to the left and  
right front speakers, thus widening the  
perceived soundfield. There are eight in-  
cremental settings from 0 to 7. With the  
default setting of 0, there is no center width  
spreading and all of the center channel  
information is sent to the center speaker .  
The maximum setting of 7 shifts all of the  
center channel signal to the left and right  
speakers, essentially muting the center  
speaker and maximizing the soundfield  
width. Other settings provide incremental  
steps between the two extremes.  
• A system with all SMALL speakers and a  
subwoofer. The normal bass from all chan-  
nels is redirected to the subwoofer, which  
also plays the LFE bass. The subwoofer  
handles ALL of the bass in the system, while  
the other speakers benefit from the added  
dynamic range and reduced strain of not  
having to play low bass. This configura-  
tion realizes the full benefits of bi-amping:  
bass is played by the speaker most suited  
to do so, the other speakers play louder  
with less distortion, and the need for am-  
plifier power is reduced. This is the most  
The following configuration instructions refer  
to LARGE and SMALL speakers, referring more  
to their desired bass configuration than their  
physical size. Specifically, use the LARGE  
setting for speakers that you want to play deep  
bass signals. Use the SMALL designation for  
speakers that would benefit from having their  
bass sent to more capable speakers. The bass  
management system redirects bass informa-  
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popular home theater configuration and  
should be strongly considered even if the  
speakers are physically large and capable  
of playing low bass. This configuration is  
particularly advantageous when driving the  
speakers with moderate power amplifiers.  
CENTER BACK SPEAKER(S) (small/  
large/none): Some systems have one or two  
additional center back surround speakers for  
use with 6.1 channel surround signals or 7CH  
stereo processing. With the RSP-1066, such  
a configuration is available using the preamp  
outputs and external amplifiers. Select the  
LARGE setting (not available with SMALL front  
speakers) to have your center back speakers  
play low bass. If your side speakers have limited  
bass capability or if you would prefer that the  
bass go to a subwoofer, use the SMALL set-  
ting. If your system has no center back speakers,  
select the NONE setting. With center back  
speakers, the Rotel XS extended surround and/  
or other decoders will provide the optimum  
center back signals for any surround mode and  
any type of recording.  
TEST TONE Menu  
TEST TONE  
LEFT: +1dB  
CENTER: -1dB  
RIGHT: +2dB  
R SURROUND: +5dB  
CENTER BACK: +5dB  
L SURROUND: +4dB  
SUBWOOFER: +9dB  
NOTE: An alternative configuration for setting  
up a satellite/subwoofer package as the front  
speakers: follow the speaker manufacturer’s  
instructions, connecting the high-level inputs  
of the powered subwoofer directly to the  
speaker outputs of front amplifier and con-  
necting the satellite speakers to the  
subwoofer’s own crossover. In this arrange-  
ment, 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 sys-  
tem knows to redirect the bass information to  
the front LARGE speakers. While this configu-  
ration may ensure correct satellite speaker  
operation by using the speaker manufacturer’s  
own crossovers, it has some disadvantages  
in terms of system calibration.  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
This menu uses pink noise test tones to set equal  
volume levels for all speakers (left front, cen-  
ter, right front, right surround, center back, left  
surround, and subwoofer) to ensure proper  
surround sound reproduction. Setting the output  
levels using the test procedure provides the  
most accurate adjustment so that digital sur-  
round sound material will be reproduced as  
it was intended and is a critical step in cali-  
brating the system.  
SUBWOOFER (yes/no/max): Use the YES  
setting if your system has a subwoofer. If your  
system does not have a subwoofer, select NO.  
Select the MAX setting to redirect all low fre-  
quency information from all speakers (includ-  
ing LARGE speakers) to the subwoofer. This  
will give you maximum bass performance with  
normal bass information being played by both  
the subwoofer and any LARGE speakers in the  
system.  
NOTE: If you have configured your system to  
use two center back speakers, there will be  
an additional line in the menu, giving you the  
ability to independently adjust the CENTER  
BACK 1 and CENTER BACK 2 speakers.  
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 to have the front speakers play  
low bass. Use the SMALL setting to redirect  
normal bass away from these speakers to a  
subwoofer.  
To access this menu and perform the test tone  
calibration, you must be in one of the surround  
modes. Todothis, pressanyoftheMODEbuttons  
except 2CH. Then, enter the ON-SCREEN DIS-  
PLAY menu system and select TEST TONE from  
the MAIN menu to reach this screen.  
CB SPKR SELECT (1 speaker/2 speak-  
ers): Use the 1 SPEAKER setting if your sys-  
tem has a single center back surround speaker.  
Use the 2 SPEAKERS setting if your system has  
2 center back surround speakers. If your sys-  
tem does not have any center back speakers,  
select NONE on the previously described  
CENTER SPEAKER setting on this menu.  
CENTER SPEAKER(S) (small/large/  
none): Use the LARGE position (not available  
with SMALL front speakers) to have the cen-  
ter speaker play low bass. Use the SMALL po-  
sition 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 (the surround modes  
will automatically divide all center channel  
information equally between the two front  
speakers, creating a phantom center channel).  
When you enter the TEST TONE menu, you  
will hear a test tone coming from the highlighted  
speaker. Highlight different speakers by moving  
the cursor to the desired line using the UP/  
DOWN buttons. The test tone will shift accord-  
ingly to the selected speaker.  
NOTE: Speaker configuration is a global set-  
ting for all surround modes and need only be  
done once.  
To change a setting, place the highlight on the  
desired line using the UP/DOWN buttons and  
use the +/– buttons to toggle through the  
available settings. To return to the MAIN menu,  
press the ENTER button. Press the MENU key  
on the remote to cancel the display and re-  
turn to normal operation.  
While seated in the normal listening location,  
switch the test tone to the various speakers.  
Using the loudest speaker as a fixed reference,  
listen to hear if any other speakers are notice-  
ably louder or quieter. If so, adjust that speaker’s  
volume levels up or down (in 1dB increments)  
to match using the +/– buttons. Continue switch-  
ing among the speakers and adjusting until  
all speakers are the same volume.  
SURROUND SPEAKERS (small/large/  
none): Select the LARGE setting (not avail-  
able with SMALL front speakers) to have the  
surround speakers play low bass. 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 channels are added to the  
front speakers so none of the recording is lost).  
To return to the MAIN menu, press the EN-  
TER button. Press the MENU key on the remote  
to cancel the menu display and return to nor-  
mal operation.  
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Calibration with an SPL meter:  
DELAY SETUP Menu  
To change a setting, place the highlight on the  
desired line using the UP/DOWN buttons and  
use the +/– buttons to increase or decrease  
the delay setting. To return to the MAIN menu,  
press the ENTER button. Press the MENU key  
on the remote to cancel the display and re-  
turn to normal operation.  
Calibrating the system with an SPL meter, rather  
than by ear, provides more precise results and  
improves the system’s performance significantly.  
Inexpensive SPL meters are widely available  
and the procedure is quick and easy.  
DELAY SETUP  
Dolby D Dolby  
/DTS  
CENTER: 1ms  
R SURROUND: 15ms  
L SURROUND: 15ms  
CNTR-BACK: 15ms  
Pro LogicII  
25ms  
25ms  
25ms  
Both Dolby and DTS specify a standard cali-  
bration level for all theaters to ensure that  
soundtracks can be played at the volume level  
intended by the director of the film. This ref-  
erence level should result in spoken dialog  
played at about 80 dB (a realistic level for nor-  
mal speech) with the loudest peaks in any single  
channel at about 105 dB.  
SUBWOOFER SETUP Menu  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
SUB SETUP  
CROSSOVER: 100HZ  
DOLBY: +1dB  
This menu, which is reached from the MAIN  
menu, allows you to set the delay for individual  
speakers. This ensures that the sound from each  
speaker arrives simultaneously at the listening  
position, even when the speakers are not all  
placed at equal distances from the listener.  
DTS: -2dB  
STEREO: +5dB  
MUSIC: +3dB  
MULTI INPUT: MAX  
This calibration can be accurately done in a  
home theater using a sound pressure level (SPL)  
meter and the pink noise test tones described  
above. Set the meter to its SLOW response  
with C-weighting and hold it away from your  
body at your listening position pointing towards  
the speaker being adjusted. Increase the master  
volume control on the RSP-1066 until the meter  
reads 75dB when playing the test tone through  
one of the front speakers. Then, use the indi-  
vidual channel adjustments on the TEST TONE  
menu to adjust each of the individual speak-  
ers, including the subwoofer, to the same 75dB  
on the SPL meter. Note the setting of the mas-  
ter volume control. Whenever you play a Dolby  
Digital or DTS soundtrack with that master  
volume setting, you will be playing it at the  
reference volume level.  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU UP KEY=up  
+/– KEY=change DWN KEY=down  
Although personal preference is the ultimate  
guide, you typically increase the delay to speak-  
ers located closer to the seating area and de-  
crease the delay to speakers located farther  
from the seating area.  
The SUBWOOFER SETUP menu allows selec-  
tion of the subwoofer crossover frequency and  
independent adjustment of subwoofer level for  
each surround mode. These settings are memo-  
rized and engaged automatically each time  
a music or theater surround mode is selected.  
Start by measuring the distance from your  
seating position to each speaker. The speaker  
farthest away should receive no additional  
delay. Each of the other speakers will receive  
one millisecond of delay for each foot (30 cm)  
closer to you than the farthest speaker. For ex-  
ample, if the left front speaker is farthest away  
at 13 feet and the left rear speaker is 8 feet  
away, you should add 5 milliseconds of de-  
lay to the left rear speaker. Continue setting  
delays for each speaker until you have com-  
pensated for each speaker that is closer to you  
than the farthest speaker.  
When going to the SUBWOOFER SETUP menu  
from the MAIN menu, the current surround  
mode is automatically highlighted. Use the +/–  
buttons to adjust the subwoofer level (–10dB  
to +10dB) for the current surround mode.  
NOTE: Only the current surround mode can  
be adjusted on this menu. You will need to  
change surround modes using the front-panel  
or remote buttons to adjust a different mode.  
The idea of a reference volume setting to be  
used in every theater has its merits. However,  
many home theater listeners find this setting  
to be excessively loud. It’s worthwhile cali-  
brating your system to a known standard, but  
let your own ears be the judge for deciding  
how loud to playback movie soundtracks. Re-  
gardless of your listening levels, using an SPL  
meter to calibrate equal levels for all speak-  
ers in the system is well worth the effort.  
We recommend starting with the level settings  
for all surround modes at the default 0 dB setting  
during the test tone calibration of the system  
and for a period of familiarization after that.  
As you listen to a variety of source material  
over time, you may notice that certain surround  
modes consistently produce too much or too  
little bass from the subwoofer. Use these sub-  
woofer level settings to adjust the relative bass  
output of various surround modes.  
The delay times for the surround speakers are  
set longer for Dolby Pro Logic II mode than in  
Dolby Digital/DTS mode. When you change  
delay setting for Dolby Digital/DTS, the de-  
lay time for Dolby Pro Logic II will automati-  
cally be set for MUSIC or CINEMA/EMULA-  
TION modes.  
The available settings for the CENTER chan-  
nel (Dolby Digital/DTS only) are 0ms, 1ms,  
2ms, 3ms, 4ms, and 5ms. For SURROUND  
and CENTER BACK (Dolby Digital/DTS), the  
settings are 0ms, 5ms, 10ms, and 15ms. For  
SURROUND and CENTER BACK (Dolby Pro  
Logic II), the MUSIC mode settings are the same  
as the Dolby Digital/DTS settings. For SUR-  
ROUND and CENTER BACK (Dolby Pro Logic  
II), the CINEMA/EMULATION mode settings  
are 10ms, 15ms, 20ms, and 25ms.  
NOTE: In Dolby Digital and DTS recordings,  
the LFE channel is used to produce spectacu-  
lar low bass effects. This LFE channel can  
generate output 10 dB louder than the other  
channels, placing considerable demands on  
your subwoofer system. If you hear distortion  
or other signs of distress from your subwoofer  
at loud listening levels, you may consider re-  
ducing the subwoofer level for the Dolby Digi-  
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tal and/or DTS surround modes. In other sur-  
round modes, there is no LFE channel and  
the subwoofer will only reproduce redirected  
bass from the other channels, which is not as  
likely to tax the subwoofer.  
MULTI INPUT:determines whether the MULTI  
channel input is turned ON or OFF.  
DEFAULT SETUP Menu  
DEFAULT SETUP  
CINEMA EQ: determines if a special equal-  
ization setting is turned ON or OFF. This equal-  
ization may be desirable for playback of movie  
source material to compensate for the acous-  
tic differences between a commercial cinema  
and a home theater environment. The CIN-  
EMA EQ setting can also be changed using  
the FILTER button on the remote.  
FACTORY DEFAULT: No  
USER DEFAULT: No  
USER DEFAULT SET: No  
The CROSSOVER setting activates a low-pass  
filter for the subwoofer and a corresponding  
high-pass filter for all SMALL speakers in the  
system at the selected frequency. To adjust the  
crossover frequency, highlight the CROSSOVER  
line using the UP/DOWN buttons. Then, use  
the +/– buttons to chose one of the following  
options: OFF, 40Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz, 100Hz,  
or 120Hz. The 80Hz or 100Hz crossover  
points are the most common in home theater  
systems. However, your best setting depends  
on the specific speakers in your system.  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
POWER: This setting determines how the  
RSP-1066 powers up. With the default DIRECT  
setting, the unit is fully activated when AC power  
is applied and the front-panel POWER button  
is pressed in; however, it may be put in  
STANDBY mode using the remote POWER  
button. With the STANDBY setting, the unit pow-  
ers up in standby mode when AC is applied  
and the front-panel POWER button is in the  
ON position. The unit must be activated us-  
ing the remote control POWER button. In AL-  
WAYS-ON mode, the unit remains fully active  
whenever AC is present and the front-panel  
POWER button is pressed in; the remote  
POWER button is disabled and the unit can-  
not be put in standby mode.  
DEFAULT SETUP  
FACTORY DEFAULT: Yes  
USER DEFAULT: No  
USER DEFAULT SET: No  
NOTE: The OFF setting sends a full-range sig-  
nal to your subwoofer so that you can use its  
built-in low-pass filter. With the OFF setting,  
a 100 Hz high-pass filter is activated for all  
SMALL speakers in the system.  
ENT KEY=Exec.  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
The DEFAULT SETUP menu provides access to  
three functions:  
To return to the MAIN menu, press the EN-  
TER button. Press the MENU key on the remote  
to cancel the display and return to normal  
operation.  
• Restoring all features and settings to the  
original FACTORY DEFAULT settings.  
• Memorizing a custom group of settings as  
a USER DEFAULT.  
OSD: Determines whether the ON-SCREEN  
DISPLAYS are shown on your TV monitor dur-  
ing operation.  
OTHER OPTIONS Menu  
• Activating the USER DEFAULT settings.  
To restore the FACTORY DEFAULT set-  
tings: Place the highlight on the FACTORY  
DEFAULT line using the UP/DOWN buttons  
and use the +/– buttons to change the setting  
to YES. The screen will change to a confirma-  
tion screen. Press the ENTER button to proceed  
with resetting the FACTORY DEFAULT settings.  
The unit will power off and then on, with the  
factory settings restored. To return to the MAIN  
menu without resetting the FACTORY DEFAULT  
settings, change the entry to NO and press  
the ENTER button.  
LANGUAGE: Selects one of the several lan-  
guages for all of the ON-SCREEN MENUS.  
OTHER OPTIONS  
RECORD: CD  
DYNAMIC: Max  
MULTI INPUT: Off  
CINEMA EQ: Off  
POWER: Direct  
OSD: On  
Change settings on the OTHER OPTIONS menu  
by highlighting the desired line using the UP/  
DOWN buttons and using the +/– buttons to  
step through the available settings. To return  
to the MAIN menu, press the ENTER button.  
Press the MENU key on the remote to cancel  
the display and return to normal operation.  
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
This menu, accessed from the MAIN menu,  
provides access to several miscellaneous set-  
tings as follows:  
NOTE: Resetting to factory default settings will  
erase all stored settings including delay set-  
tings, speaker settings, balance settings, in-  
put settings and more. You will loseALL system  
configuration settings. Be certain that you wish  
to do so before resetting the factory defaults.  
RECORD: Select a signal for the record out-  
puts by choosing one of the input sources.  
DYNAMIC:steps through the three dynamic  
range settings available in digital modes:  
• MAX (no compression/full dynamic range)  
• MID (moderate compression)  
To save USER DEFAULT settings: Many  
of the current configuration settings can be  
stored as a USER DEFAULT, which can be  
activated at any time from this menu screen.  
To save the current settings as a USER DEFAULT  
Place the highlight on the USER DEFAULT SET  
line using the UP/DOWN buttons and use the  
• MIN (full compression/minimum dynamic  
range).  
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+/– buttons to change the setting to YES. The  
screen will change to a confirmation screen.  
Press the ENTER button to store the new USER  
DEFAULT settings. To return to the MAIN menu  
without saving any changes, change all en-  
tries on the screen to NO and press the EN-  
TER button.  
line, thus optimizing system performance when  
sending a fixed level signal to a preamp or  
amplifier with its own volume adjustment.  
Specifications  
Audio  
VOLUME: In VARIABLE output mode, this line  
shows the current volume setting for Zone 2.  
In FIXED output mode, this volume setting es-  
tablishes a permanent fixed output level for  
Zone 2.  
Total Harmonic Distortion  
<0.05%  
Intermodulation Distortion (60 Hz:7 kHz)  
<0.05%  
NOTE: If there is insufficient memory to store a  
USER DEFAULT configuration file, the USER  
DEFAULT SET option will not be available.  
Frequency Response  
10 Hz - 95 kHz, 1 dB (line level)  
10 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.3 dB (digital level)  
Move the highlight to the desired line using  
the UP/DOWN buttons and use the +/– but-  
tons to adjust the volume level. To return to the  
MAIN menu, press the ENTER button. Press  
the MENU key on the remote to cancel the  
display and return to normal operation.  
Signal to Noise Ratio (IHF A-weighted)  
95 dB (Stereo) Analog  
92 dB (Dolby Digital, dts) 0dBFs  
To activate memorized USER DEFAULT  
settings: After you have stored a USER DE-  
FAULT configuration file, you can activate those  
settings at any time by placing the highlight  
on the USER DEFAULT line using the UP/  
DOWN buttons. Use the +/– buttons to change  
the setting to YES. The screen will change to  
a confirmation screen. Press the ENTER but-  
ton to proceed with activating the USER DE-  
FAULT settings. To return to the MAIN menu  
without activating the USER DEFAULT settings,  
change the entry to NO and press the EN-  
TER button.  
Input Sensitivity/Impedance  
Line Level: 200 mV/47 kohms  
Tone Controls (Bass/Treble)  
8 dB at 100 Hz/10 kHz  
Preamp Output Level  
1.2 V (200 mV Input)  
Video  
Frequency Response  
3 Hz – 10 MHz, 3 dB  
Signal to Noise Ratio  
45 dB  
Input Impedance  
75 ohms  
ZONE 2 SETUP Menu  
Output Impedance  
75 ohms  
ZONE2 SETUP  
Output Level  
1 volt  
SOURCE: CD  
VOLUME SETUP: Variable  
VOLUME: 20  
General  
Power Consumption:  
40 watts  
ENT KEY=MAIN MENU  
+/– KEY=change  
UP KEY=up  
DWN KEY=down  
Power Requirements (AC)  
115 volts, 60Hz (USA version)  
230 volts, 50Hz (CE version)  
Weight  
7.6 Kg/16.7 lb.  
The ZONE 2 SETUP menu provides settings  
and configuration options related to the op-  
eration of Zone 2. This menu is reached by  
highlighting the ZONE 2 line on the MAIN  
menu and pressing ENTER.  
Dimensions (W x H x D)  
432 x 122 x 341 mm  
17" x 47/8" x 131/2"  
Front Panel Height  
(feet removed/for rack mount)  
109 mm/45/16"  
SOURCE: the source selected for listening in  
Zone 2. Selecting the OFF option turns Zone  
2 off.  
All specifications are accurate at the time of  
printing.  
Rotel reserves the right to make improvements  
without notice.  
VOLUME SETUP: configures the Zone 2  
outputs for VARIABLE or FIXED volume levels.  
VARIABLE allows control of the volume settings  
in Zone 2 from the RSP-1066 front-panel or  
from a remote control/IR repeater or keypad  
in Zone 2. FIXED output disables the Zone 2  
volume control. In this mode, the Zone 2 level  
can be fixed at the level specified on the next  
Rotel and the Rotel HiFi logo are registered  
trademarks of The Rotel Co, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.  
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The 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  
Meadow Road  
Worthing, West Sussex BN11 2RX  
England  
Phone: +44 (0)1903 524 813  
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  
082 OM-RSP-1066 032402  
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