Speaker Setup; Advance Speaker Setup - Rotel RSX-1058 Manuel D'utilisation

speakers and their amplifiers, as they must
play their own normal bass plus the very
demanding LFE bass.
• All SMALL speakers and subwoof-
er. The normal bass from all channels is
redirected to the subwoofer, which also
plays the LFE channel. The subwoofer
handles ALL of the bass in the system.
This configuration provides several ben-
efits: deep bass is played by the speaker
most suited to do so, the main speakers
may play louder with less distortion, and
the need for amplifier power is reduced.
This configuration should be used with
bookshelf-size or smaller main speak-
ers. It should also be considered in some
cases with floorstanding front speakers.
This configuration is advantageous when
driving the system with moderate power
amplifiers.
• LARGE front speakers, SMALL cen-
ter and surround speakers, and a
subwoofer. The normal bass from the
SMALL center and surround speakers is re-
directed to the LARGE front speakers and
the subwoofer. The LARGE front speakers
play their own normal bass plus the redi-
rected bass from the SMALL speakers and
LFE bass. The subwoofer plays the LFE bass
plus the redirected bass from all of the oth-
er channels. This might be an appropriate
configuration with a pair of very capable
front speakers driven by a large power
amplifier. A potential disadvantage with
mixed LARGE and SMALL configurations is
that the bass response may not be as con-
sistent from channel to channel as it might
be with the all SMALL configuration.
NOTE: As an alternative configuration with a
satellite/subwoofer package as the front speakers,
follow the speaker manufacturer's instructions,
connecting the high-level inputs of the powered
subwoofer directly to the front speaker outputs
of the RSX-1058 and connecting the satellites
to the subwoofer's own crossover. In this ar-
rangement, the speakers would be classified as
LARGE and the subwoofer setting would be OFF
for all surround modes. No information is lost
during playback because the system redirects
bass information to the front LARGE speakers.
While this configuration ensures proper satellite
speaker operation by using the speaker's own
crossovers, it has some disadvantages in terms
of system calibration and would generally not
be the preferred configuration.
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Speaker Setup

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The SPEAKER SETUP menu is used to con-
figure the RSX-1058 for use with your specif-
ic loudspeakers and to determine the bass
management configuration as described in
the previous overview. The menu is accessed
from the MAIN menu.
The following speaker options are avail-
able:
FRONT SPEAKERS (small/large): Use
the LARGE setting to have the front speakers
play low bass (full-range). Use the SMALL
setting to redirect normal bass away from
these speakers to a subwoofer (high-pass
filtered).
CENTER SPEAKER(S) (large/small/
none): Use the LARGE position (not avail-
able with SMALL front speakers) to have the
center speaker play low bass (full-range).
Use the SMALL position if your center chan-
nel speaker has limited low frequency capa-
bility, or if you prefer that the bass be sent to
the subwoofer (high-pass). Select the NONE
setting if your system does not have a center
channel speaker (the surround modes will au-
tomatically divide all center channel informa-
tion equally between the two front speakers,
creating a phantom center channel).
SURROUND SPEAKERS (large/small/
none): Select the LARGE setting (not avail-
able with SMALL front speakers) to have the
surround speakers play low bass (full-range).
If your rear speakers have limited bass capa-
bility or if you would prefer that the bass go
to a subwoofer, use the SMALL setting (high-
pass). If your system has no rear surround
speakers, select the NONE setting (surround
channels are added to the front speakers so
none of the recording is lost).
CENTER BACK SPEAKER(S) (large1/
large2/small1/small2/none): Some sys-
tems have one or two additional center back
surround speakers. Select the LARGE settings
(not available with SMALL front speakers) to
have your center back speaker(s) play low
bass. Use LARGE 1 if you have one center
back speaker (6.1) or LARGE 2 (7.1) if you
have two center back speakers (7.1). If your
center back speakers have limited bass ca-
pability or if you would prefer that the bass
go to a subwoofer, use the SMALL setting
(SMALL1 for one speaker, SMALL2 for two
speakers). If your system has no center back
speakers, select the NONE setting. With
center back speakers, the Rotel XS eXtended
surround, Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, Dolby
Pro Logic II, DTS Neo:6 or other decoders
will provide center back signals for any sur-
round mode.
SUBWOOFER (yes/no/max): The YES set-
ting is the standard setting if your system has
a subwoofer. If your system does not have a
subwoofer, select NO. Select the MAX setting
for maximum bass output with normal bass
being duplicated by both the subwoofer and
any LARGE speakers in the system.
ADVANCED: Speaker configuration is gen-
erally a global setting for all surround modes
and need only be done once. However, for
special circumstances, the RSX-1058 provides
the option of setting the speaker configura-
tion independently for each of four surround
modes. Select the ADVANCED line on the
menu and press ENTER to go to the AD-
VANCED SPEAKER SETUP menu described
in the following section.
To change a setting on the SPEAKER SETUP
menu, place the highlight on the desired line
using the UP/DOWN buttons and use the
+/– buttons to toggle through the available
settings. To return to the MAIN menu, press
the ENTER button. Press the MENU/OSD but-
ton on the remote to cancel the display and
return to normal operation.
Advanced Speaker Setup
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In most cases, the standard speaker configura-
tion described above is a global setting and
can be used for all surround modes. Howev-
er, the RSX-1058 provides the capability to
customize these settings for four different sur-
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