Dolby Digital 2.0 Discs; Dts 5.1 Discs; Dts 96/24 Discs; Dts-Es 6.1 Discs - Rotel RSP-1068 Owner's Manual

RSP-1068 Surround Sound Processor

Dolby Digital 2.0 discs

Dolby Digital decoding is auto-detected and
cannot be overridden. You may, however, select
2-channel playback, 5.1 channel playback with
Pro Logic II matrix surround, 6.1/7.1 chan-
nel playback with Pro Logic IIx matrix surround,
or Dolby 3-Stereo playback.
• On a 5.1 system. Press the SUR+ but-
ton on the remote, then use the +/– but-
tons to step through four optons: DD 2.0
channel, DD with Pro Logic II Cinema matrix
surround, DD with Pro Logic II Music ma-
trix surround, or Dolby Digital 3 channel
stereo. You can also repeatedly press the
2CH button on the front panel or the re-
mote to select the same options.
• On a 6.1/7.1 system. Press the SUR+
button on the remote, then use the +/– but-
tons to step through four optons: DD 2.0
channel, DD with Pro Logic IIx Cinema
matrix surround, DD with Pro Logic IIx Music
matrix surround, or Dolby Digital 3 chan-
nel stereo. You can also repeatedly press
the 2CH button on the front panel or the
remote to select the same options.
• To select Cinema or Music options
in Pro Logic II or Pro Logic IIx modes.
Press the SUR+ button twice while in Pro
Logic II or Pro Logic IIx modes. Then, use
the +/– buttons to select the Music or Cin-
ema options.
: When playing any Dolby Digital source,
NOTE
you can select one of three dynamic range
control settings. See the Dynamic Range topic
in the Other Settings section of this manual.

DTS 5.1 discs

DTS 96/24 discs

DTS-ES 6.1 discs

DTS decoding is auto-detected and cannot be
overridden. You may, however, select a 2
channel downmix of 5.1 channel recordings
or add Rotel XS center back processing for
5.1 channel discs.
: In addition to the options that follow,
NOTE
you can press the 2CH button on the remote
to toggle between 2-channel downmix and
multichannel playback.
• On a 5.1 system. Press the SUR+ but-
ton on the remote, then press the +/– but-
tons to change between DTS 5.1 channel
or DTS 2.0 channel downmix playback.
• On a 6.1/7.1 system with a DTS 5.1
disc. Press the SUR+ button on the remote,
then use the +/– buttons to step through
the optonal modes: DTS 2.0 channel down-
mix, DTS 5.1 channel, DTS with Rotel XS
center back processing, DTS with Pro Logic
IIx Music center back processing, or DTS
with Pro Logic IIx Cinema center back pro-
cessing (available only for 7.1 channel
systems). Selecting DTS 5.1 forces the center
back channel processing off for conven-
tional 5.1 channel playback. You can also
repeatedly press the DTS Neo:6 button on
the front panel until the desired option is
selected.
• On a 6.1/7.1 system with a DTS-
ES disc. Press the SUR+ button on the re-
mote, then use the +/– buttons to step
through three optional modes: DTS 2.0
channel downmix, DTS 5.1, or DTS-ES
6.1ch/7.1ch playback. On the front panel,
press the DTS Neo:6 button while playing
a DTS source to step through the same
options.
• On a 6.1/7.1 system with a DTS 96/
24 disc. Press the SUR+ button on the
remote, then use the +/– buttons to step
through the optonal modes: DTS 2.0 chan-
nel downmix, DTS 96, or DTS 96 with Rotel
XS center back processing. You can also
repeatedly press the DTS Neo:6 button on
the front panel until the desired option is
selected.

MPEG Multichannel discs

MPEG decoding is auto-detected and cannot
be overridden. You may, however, select a 2
channel downmix of 5.1 channel recordings.
If the system is configured with center back
speaker(s), you can also force Rotel XS pro-
cessing on or off.
: In addition to the options that follow,
NOTE
you can press the 2CH button on the remote
to toggle between 2-channel downmix and
multichannel playback.
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• On a 5.1 system. Press the SUR+ but-
ton on the remote, then press the +/– but-
tons to change between MPEG 5.1 chan-
nel or MPEG 2.0 channel downmix play-
back.
• On a 6.1/7.1 system. Press the SUR+
button on the remote, then use the +/– but-
tons to step through the optonal modes:
MPEG 2.0 channel downmix, MPEG 5.1
channel, MPEG with Rotel XS center back
processing, MPEG with Pro Logic IIx Mu-
sic center back processing, or MPEG with
Pro Logic IIx Cinema center back processing
(available only for 7.1 channel systems).
Selecting MPEG 5.1 forces the center back
channel processing off for conventional 5.1
channel playback. You can also repeatedly
press the DSP button on the front panel until
the desired option is selected.
Digital Stereo discs
(PCM, MP3, and HDCD)
This group of recordings includes any non-Dolby
Digital 2-channel signal from the RSP-1068's
digital inputs. You can play these recordings
in 2-CH Stereo, Dolby 3-Stereo, 5-CH Stereo,
7-CH Stereo modes. You can also use Dolby
Pro Logic II matrix surround (5.1 ch systems),
Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music (6.1/7.1 ch systems),
Dolby Pro Logic IIx Cinema (6.1/7.1 ch sys-
tems), DTS Neo:6 surround, or one of the
MUSIC 1-4 DSP modes.
All of the bass management settings (speaker
size, subwoofer, and crossover) are in effect
with digital stereo inputs.
: In addition to the options that follow,
NOTE
you can select 2-channel, Pro Logic II Cin-
ema (for 5.1 ch systems), Pro Logic II Music
(for 5.1 ch systems), Pro Logic IIx Music (for
6.1/7.1 ch systems), Pro Logic IIx Cinema
(for 7.1 ch systems), 5-channel stereo, or 7-
channel stereo by pressing one of the sur-
round mode buttons on the remote (2CH, PLC,
PLM, 5CH, 7CH).
• To select any mode for 2-channel
digital recordings. Press the SUR+ button
on the remote, then use the +/– buttons to
step through the optonal modes until the
desired mode is displayed.
• To select STEREO mode for 2-chan-
nel digital recordings. Press the 2CH
button on the front panel or remote.