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RSX-03
Surround Sound Receiver
Volume Adjustments
The listening volume of the RSX-03 can be
adjusted from the front panel or the remote.
Front Panel:
Rotate the front panel VOL-
UME knob clockwise to increase the volume,
counterclockwise to decrease.
Remote:
Press the VOL UP button to increase
the volume; press the VOL DOWN button
to decrease.
When you adjust the volume, the setting is
shown on the TV monitor and/or the front
panel display. The current volume setting is
also shown on the SYSTEM STATUS OSD
screen.
Muting the Sound
The volume of the RSX-03 can be turned off
or muted. Push the MUTE button on the front
panel or the remote once to turn the sound
off. A MUTE indication appears in the OSD
and the front panel displays. Press the MUTE
button again or adjust the volume settings to
restore output levels.
Selecting Inputs
Input Buttons
You can select any of nine source inputs for
listening and/or watching: PHONO, CD,
TUNER, TAPE, VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO
3, VIDEO 4, or MULTI INPUT.
The front-panel display and the ON-SCREEN
DISPLAY show the name of the current listen-
ing source selection. The labels for VIDEO
sources can be customized to match your
components.
NOTE
:
When the TUNER input source button is
pressed, the frequency of the currently tuned
station is displayed. Pressing the button again
toggles the display to show the word TUNER
instead of the frequency display.
All of the source inputs can be customized
using the ON-SCREEN DISPLAY configura-
tion menus to accept either analog signals
or digital signals from one of the five assign-
able digital inputs. When a digital input is
assigned, the RSX-03 checks for the presence
of a digital signal at that input. 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 selected. This auto-sensing is the preferred
configuration for digital 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:
Phono:
Analog input
CD:
Analog input
Tuner:
Analog (built-in)
Tape:
Analog input
Video 1: Digital Coaxial 1
Video 2: Digital Coaxial 2
Video 3: Digital Optical 1
Video 4: Digital Optical 2
Each source input should be configured us-
ing 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 digi-
tal signals, the configuration options also per-
mit custom labeling and selection of a default
surround mode for each of the nine inputs.
The input source buttons can also be used (with
the REC button described in the next section)
to select an analog input source signal to be
available at the outputs for recording.
Selecting a Source Input from
the Front Panel
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.
Selecting a Source from the
Remote
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. To select the turntable
input, press the PHONO button.
NOTE
:
A short press of any DEVICE/INPUT
button (except PHONO) 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
(PHONO, CD, TUNER, TAPE, or VIDEO 1–4).
Selecting the SOURCE option links the record-
ing source to the input selected for main room
listening. Whatever input is selected for listen-
ing is also sent to the record outputs.
Selecting Digital Inputs
A default digital audio input can be specified
for each source input using the
Input Setup
menu. However, you can override the default
digital input for the currently selected source
by pressing the D-SLT button on the remote.
Each press of the button steps to the next
digital input in order: OPTICAL 1, OPTICAL
2, COAXIAL 1, and COAXIAL 2. The actual
choices you see will be limited to those inputs
with an active digital signal connected, so you
may not see all of the inputs listed.
Overview of
Surround Formats
To get the best performance from your RSX-03,
it helps to understand the many surround
sound formats available today, to know
which decoding process to use for a particu-
lar recording, and how to select it. This sec-
tion provides basic background information
about surround sound formats. The following
sections provide detailed operating instruc-
tions for automatic and manual selection of
surround modes.
NOTE
:
The RSX-03 has built-in amplifiers to
drive five speakers in a 5.1 channel system.
To use surround modes for 6.1 or 7.1 chan-
nel systems, you will need a separate power
amplifier to drive one or two speakers.