Audio Source Connections; Cd Inputs; Tape Inputs And Outputs; Video Source Inputs - Rotel Surround Sound Receiver RSX-1055 Owner's Manual

RSX-1055 Surround Sound Receiver
it requires switching the input on the TV monitor
when changing from an S-Video to an RCA
Composite connected source.
When both Composite and S-Video cables are
connected from the same source, both Com-
posite and S-Video signals are available at
the RSX-1055's TV MONITOR outputs, allow-
ing 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.
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.

Audio Source Connections

See Figure 4.
Connect your audio-only source components
to these RCA inputs and outputs:

CD Inputs

Connect the left and right analog outputs from
your CD player to the input jacks labeled CD.

TAPE Inputs and Outputs

The RSX-1055 provides a pair of inputs and
a pair of record outputs for connecting an ana-
log audio tape deck.
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.
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.

Video Source Inputs

See Figure 4
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.
: There is no need to use more than one
NOTE
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. S-Video
connections may provide improved picture
quality. If all of your source components and
your TV monitor have S-Video connections,
then this would be a good choice for all video
connections. If you mix RCA composite and
S-Video connections, you will have to make
both types of connections to your TV monitor
and switch the monitor's input selector when
changing source components.
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.
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.
: These video source inputs can also be
NOTE
used for additional audio-only sources, omit-
ting the video signal connections.
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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.
VIDEO 1–5
Composite Video Inputs
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.
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 RSX-1055 labeled S-VIDEO
IN using a standard S-Video interconnect cable.
: Signals from S-Video inputs will only
NOTE
be available at the S-Video outputs to the TV.
VIDEO 1–2
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.
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 RSX-1055 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.
: Signals from Component Video inputs
NOTE
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.