Selecting A Source Input From The Front Panel; 4-Qw; Selecting A Source From The Remote; Agdn - Rotel RSP-1068 Manual De Instrucciones

source inputs such as DVD players. When an
ANALOG input is assigned, the unit will not
access a digital signal, even though one may
be available at the digital input.
By default, the source input buttons are factory
configured to select the following inputs:
CD: Analog input
Tuner: Analog input
Tape: Analog input
Video 1: Digital Coaxial 1
Video 2: Digital Coaxial 2
Video 3: Digital Coaxial 3
Video 4: Digital Optical 1
Video 5: Digital Optical 2
Each source input should be configured using
the ON-SCREEN DISPLAY menu system to
use the desired input type (analog or digital
auto-sensing). See the INPUT MENU section
for configuration instructions.
NOTE: In addition to selecting analog or
digital signals, the configuration options
also permit custom labeling and selection
of a default surround mode for each of the
inputs.
The input source buttons can also be used
with the REC button to select an analog input
source signal to be available at the outputs for
recording. Additionally, the input source buttons
can be used with the ZONE button to select an
analog input source for ZONE 2.
Selecting a Source Input from
the Front Panel

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To select a source for LISTENING: Press
one of the eight INPUT buttons or the MULTI
INPUT button.
To select a source for RECORDING: Press
the REC button and then press one of the eight
INPUT buttons within 10 seconds.
To select a source for Zone 2: Press the
ZONE button and then press one of the INPUT
buttons within 10 seconds.
NOTE: See the section on Zone 2 opera-
tions for details of selecting a source for
the remote zone.
Selecting a Source from the
Remote

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To select a source for LISTENING in
the main room: press and hold one of the
DEVICE/INPUT buttons for more than one
second. To select the MULTI INPUT, press and
hold the EXT button.
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NOTE: A short press of a DEVICE/INPUT
button changes the remote control device
only, but does not change the source input.
To select a source for RECORDING:
Press the REC button. Then, press and hold
one of the DEVICE/INPUT buttons within 10
seconds.
Alternatively, you can press the REC button
and then use the +/– buttons to scroll through
the available source options. Select any input
(CD, TUNER, TAPE, or VIDEO 1–5). Selecting
the SOURCE option links the recording source
to the input selected for main room listening.
Whatever input is selected for listening is also
sent to the record outputs.
To select a source for Zone 2: Press the
ZONE button. Then, press and hold one of the
DEVICE/INPUT buttons within 10 seconds.
Alternatively, you can press the ZONE button
and then use the +/– buttons to scroll through
the available source options. Select any input
(CD, TUNER, TAPE, or VIDEO 1–5). Selecting
the SOURCE option links the Zone 2 source
to the input selected for main room listening.
Whatever input is selected for the main room
is also sent to the Zone 2 outputs.
Overview of
Surround Formats
To get the best performance from your
RSP-1068, it helps to understand the many
surround sound formats available today, to
know which decoding process to use for a
particular recording, and how to select it. This
section provides basic background information
about surround sound formats. The following
sections provide detailed operating instruc-
tions for automatic and manual selection of
surround modes.
Dolby Surround
Dolby Pro Logic II
The most widely available surround sound
format for consumer audio/video is Dolby
Surround , available on nearly all commercial
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VHS tapes, many television broadcasts, and
most DVDs. Dolby Surround is the consumer
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 surround
channel into a 2-channel stereo recording.
During playback, a Dolby Pro Logic
Logic II decoder extracts each channel and
distributes it to the appropriate speakers.
The original Dolby Pro Logic decoder delivered
a mono signal with reduced high-frequency
content to the surround speakers. A more
advanced decoder in the RSP-1068, Dolby
Pro Logic II, increases the separation and
frequency response of the surround channels
for significantly improved performance with
Dolby Surround encoded recordings.
Dolby Pro Logic II decoding should be used
for any analog recording labeled "Dolby Sur-
round" or any Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack.
Dolby Pro Logic II does a superb job deriving
surround sound from conventional 2-channel
stereo recordings, using phase relationships
to extract front, right, center, and surround
channels. A "music mode" makes Pro Logic II
an excellent choice for audio CDs.

Dolby Digital

In 1992, a digital recording system, called
Dolby Digital, was first used in the film industry.
Dolby Digital is a recording/playback system
that uses compression techniques to store large
amounts of audio data efficiently, much like the
JPEG format stores large photographs in small
files on a computer. Because it is capable of
performance beyond that of audio CDs and
can tailor its output for a wide ranges of system
configurations, Dolby Digital is the standard
audio format for DVDs and for digital television
broadcasting in the United States.
The Dolby Digital system can be used to record
up to six discrete audio channels, but can
also be used for fewer. For example, a Dolby
Digital 2.0 soundtrack is a digital 2-channel
recording of a matrix encoded Dolby Sur-
round soundtrack.. To play a Dolby Digital 2.0
recording, use Dolby Pro Logic II decoding as
previously described.
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