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Connection Precautions
• Do not plug the preamp/processor or subwoofer into AC outlets until
all the connections have been made.
• When connecting sources, use either standard composite (good) or S
Video (better) throughout. Do not use both composite and S Video
connections. Use the same type of connection between the RMDS-1 and
your TV.
• Connect one cable at a time observing the “input” and “output.”
This will avoid any cross connection between channels and signal
inputs and outputs.
• Insert the plugs securely. Incomplete connections may result in noise
or signal loss.
• We’ve included high quality pre-cut and terminated speaker wire,
and a 25-pin processor-subwoofer cable. To hook up your sources, we
recommend the use of high quality audio and video connecting cables.
See your Polk Audio dealer for specific recommendations.
• Prior to connecting other audio and video equipment to the RMDS-1,
please read their owners’ manuals.
Connecting Radio Antennas
Connect the supplied FM wire antenna to the FM (75 Ohm) F-type
connector. For better reception connect an indoor or outdoor FM antenna.
The Polk RMDS-1 comes supplied with an AM loop antenna that
connects to the GROUND and AM terminals as illustrated. To use those
terminals, unscrew the tabs and insert the antenna’s bare wires into
the holes, then tighten the tabs. To find the best place to put the
AM antenna, tune in a local AM radio station (see page 22) and
move the AM loop antenna around until you get the clearest
reception. You can secure the antenna to a wall or the inside
wall of an equipment cabinet with screws.
Connecting a DVD Player
Connect the coaxial digital output of the DVD player to
the DVD DIGITAL INPUT of the RMDS-1 preamp/processor.
We recommend that you also connect the Left and Right analog
outputs of the DVD player to the analog audio DVD inputs of the
RMDS-1 using RCA connectors. This will allow you to tape record
the audio output of the DVD player and use the DVD player as an
audio source for a remote room.
Connect either the composite video or the S-video output of the DVD
player to the corresponding DVD video input of the RMDS-1.
Do not use both composite and S-video connections. If you use
S-video connections here, you must connect your TV to the RMDS-1
preamp/processor with an S-video cable in order to get a picture
with this input. If your DVD player has “component” video outputs
(three jacks), you must connect those directly to a TV that has
corresponding “component” video inputs.
A very few DVD players do not have a coaxial (RCA type) digital output
but only an optical cable output. In that case, hook up the DVD player into
the DSS optical digital and analog audio and video inputs. Select “DSS”
when you want to use your DVD player.
OPTION: If the DVD player is also being used as a CD player and there is
no other CD player in the system, you may want to plug the analog audio
outputs of the DVD player into the analog CD inputs rather than the
analog DVD inputs. This allows you to set one bass level for stereo and
another bass level for surround. When you play a CD in the DVD player,
push the CD button on the remote and you will hear the CD with the
amount of bass you previously selected. When you play a DVD movie,
push the DVD button on the remote and you’ll automatically hear the DVD
with the bass level set to another previously set level (generally higher).
The one downside of this hook-up is that you will not be able to record
DVD movies to your VCR. That is copyright infringement and you
shouldn’t be doing it anyway. Don’t you read those FBI warnings at
HOOKING UP THE SYSTEM
ANTENNA
FM(75Ω) GROUND AM
FM ANTENNA
AM LOOP ANTENNA
RMDS
ANALOG AUDIO OUT
STEREO DSS RECEIVER
(See next page)
DIGITAL OUT
AUDIO
VIDEO
OUT
LEFT
RIGHT
DVD PLAYER
AUDIO OUT
VIDEO OUT
RMDS
Right
ANALOG
AUDIO
INPUTS
Left
CD
TAPE
In
TAPE Rec.
Out
DSS LD DVD
VCR Rec.
Out
VCR
In
ANTENNA
DSS
(out)
(in)
REMOTE
CONTROL
EXTENSION
DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS
DVD
LD
RF
Multi-Room
Output
FM(75Ω) GROUND AM
VIDEO
INPUTS
DSS
S-VHS
OR
Standard
LD DVD
VCR Rec.
Out
VCR
Input
Video
TV out