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RSX-1550 Surround Sound Receiver
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RSX-1550 Surround Sound Receiver
OVERVIEW OF CONNECTIONS
Although the rear panel may look daunting, connecting the unit to your
system is straightfor
are connected to the receiver’
for analog audio, a video connection (Composite, S-Video, Component
Video, and/or HDMI), and an optional digital audio cable (coax or
optical).
Note: Surround formats like Dolby Digital and DTS are digital
formats and the receiver can only decode them when a digital
input signal is available. For this reason, you should always
connect your DVD player
’s digital outputs to the receiver
either the optical or coax inputs.
The outputs of the receiver are sent to up to five speakers, or to optional
power amplifier(s) with standard RCA cables from the preamp audio
outputs. The video signal from the RSX-1550 is sent to the TV monitor
using Composite video, S-Video, Component V
connections.
In addition, the receiver has MULTI input connections for a source
component that does its own surround decoding, remote IR sensor
inputs, and 12V trigger connections for remote turn-on of other Rotel
components.
Note: Do NOT plug any system component into an
until all connections have been properly made.Video cables
should have a 75 ohm impedance. The S/PDIF digital audio
interface standard also specifies a 75 ohm impedance and all
good digital cables adhere to this requirement. Do NOT
substitute
conventional audio interconnect cables for digital or video signals.
Standard audio interconnects will pass these signals, but their
limited bandwidth reduce performance.
When making signal connections, connect LEFT channels to LEFT
channel jacks and RIGHT channels to RIGHT channel jacks. All RCA-type
connections on this product follow these standard color codes:
Left channel audio: white RCA jack
Right channel audio: red RCA jack
Composite video: yellow RCA jack
Note: Each source input must be properly configured using the
INPUT SETUP
going to this menu after connecting each source to configure it as
desired. See Input Setup in the Setup section for information.
Video Inputs & Outputs
These connections are used for connecting video signals to and from the
unit. See the Making Connections section for specific instructions for each
type of component.
The RSX-1550 provides Composite, S-Video, Component V
and HDMI connections Composite video connections simplify system
configuration; however
picture quality
signal quality and are required for HDTV or progressive scanned DVD
video.
Note: For proper operation, all HDMI components and TVs
connected to this receiver should be compatible with the HDMI
V
ersion 1.1 standard or higher
are usually compatible with DVI components with an appropriate
DVI-D cable adapter
. For more information see the section HDMI:
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VIDEO INPUT/OUTPUT FORMA
Input video formats supported: 480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 720p60, 720p50,1080i60, 1080i50, 1080p60, 1080p50
60Hz video input gives 60Hz video output; 50Hz video input gives 50Hz video output
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