Speakers; Connecting A Subwoofer; Amplifiers - Rotel RSX-1057 Owner's Manual

RSX-1057 Surround Sound Receiver
When using the HDMI output, the RSX-1057's
menu screens and signals from non-HDMI
components cannot be displayed on the TV
monitor. Therefore, it is usually advisable to
make connections using Component Video
cables in addition to HDMI connections.
The RSX-1057 HDMI connections conform to
the Version 1.1 standard.
You can usually connect the HDMI output of
the RSX-1057 to a monitor with DVI-D inputs by
using an appropriate HDMI-DVI adapter.
: In order for HDMI signals to be displayed
NOTE
properly, the TV monitor must be compatible
with HDCP copy protection.

Speakers

See Figure 3
The RSX-1057 has built-in amplifiers to power
up to five speakers. There are five pairs of
binding post connections (one pair for each
speaker) which accept bare wire, spade
lugs, or banana plug connectors (in some
markets).
: Speakers should have an impedance
NOTE
of 8 ohms or higher.
Each pair of connectors is color-coded for
polarity: red for positive and black for nega-
tive. All speakers and all speaker wire is also
marked for polarity. For proper performance,
you must maintain this polarity at all speaker
connections. Always connect the positive ter-
minal of each speaker to the corresponding
red speaker terminal on the RSX-1057 and the
negative speaker terminal to the correspond-
ing black connector on the RSX-1057.
There are connectors for FRONT LEFT, FRONT
RIGHT, SURROUND LEFT, SURROUND RIGHT,
and CENTER. You must connect each of the
five speakers to the proper terminal on the
RSX-1057.
Route the wires from the RSX-1057 to the
speakers. Leave enough slack so you can
move the components to allow access to the
speaker connectors. If you are using banana
plugs, connect them to the wires and then plug
into the backs of the binding posts. The col-
lars of the binding posts should be screwed
in all the way (clockwise). If you are using
terminal lugs, connect them to the wires. If
you are attaching bare wires directly to the
binding posts, separate the wire conductors
and strip back the insulation from the end of
each conductor. Be careful not to cut into the
wire strands. Unscrew the binding post col-
lars. Place the connector lug or the twisted
bare wire around the binding post shaft. Turn
the collars clockwise to clamp the connector
lug or wire firmly in place.
1. Connect the front right speaker to the
binding posts labeled FRONT/CB/ZONE
RIGHT/2.
2. Connect the front left speaker to the bind-
ing posts labeled FRONT/CB/ZONE
LEFT/1.
3. Connect the center channel speaker to
binding posts labeled CENTER.
4. Connect the surround right speaker to bind-
ing posts labeled SURROUND RIGHT.
5. Connect the surround left speaker to bind-
ing posts labeled SURROUND LEFT.
: Be sure that no loose wire strands can
NOTE
touch adjacent wires or connectors.
After you have connected the speakers, you
need to configure the RSX-1057 for the size
and style of speakers in your system and cali-
brate the relative volume levels of the speak-
ers using the built-in test tones. See the Setup
section of this manual.
Redirect Feature
The RSX-1057 has a "redirect" feature that
allows you to use the front left and front right
amplifier channels to power center back or
Zone 2 speakers. For example, you might
use a separate Rotel stereo power amplifier
to drive the front speakers and then use the
extra amplifier channels in the RSX-1057 to
power two center back speakers.
If your system does not have center back
speakers, you can also redirect the built-in
center back channel amplifiers to drive two
Zone 2 speakers.
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To use the redirect feature to power center back
speakers in a 6.1 or 7.1 channel system:
1. Connect the center back speaker in a
6.1 channel system or the center back
left speaker in a 7.1 channel system to
the binding posts labeled FRONT/CB/
ZONE LEFT/1.
2. Connect the center back right speaker to
binding posts labeled FRONT/CB/ZONE
RIGHT/2.
3. Go to the SPEAKER SETUP screen of the
ON-SCREEN MENU system and change
the REDIRECT setting to the center back
channels instead of the front channels.

Connecting a Subwoofer

See Figure 3
To hook up a powered subwoofer, connect a
standard RCA audio cable from either of the
two PREOUT jacks labeled SUB to the input
on the subwoofer's power amp. Both SUB
outputs provide the same signal. Use either
connection for a single subwoofer. Use both
connections to hook up two subwoofers.
After you have connected the subwoofer, you
need to configure the RSX-1057 to use the
subwoofer and calibrate the relative volume
level of the subwoofer using the built-in test
tones. See the Setup section of this manual.
Amplifiers
To hook up power amplifiers, connect
an audio cable from each PREOUT jack to
the input of the amplifier channel that will
power the corresponding speaker. In a full
home theater system, you will need to make
as many as seven different connections in
addition to the subwoofer. These connec-
tions are labeled FRONT L &R, CENTER, and
REAR L & R. There are two CENTER jacks,
use either jack for a single center channel
or both if you have two center channels. In
six or seven channel systems, you will make
one or two additional connections for cen-
ter back speaker(s). These jacks are labeled
CB1 and CB2. Use CB1 for a single center
back channel.
Make sure that you have each output con-
nected to the correct amplifier channel (front
right, left rear, etc.).