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RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver
About Rotel
A family whose passionate interest in music
led them to manufacture high fidelity compo-
nents of uncompromising quality founded Rotel
40 years ago. Through the years that passion
has remained undiminished and the family goal
of providing exceptional value for audiophiles
and music lovers regardless of their budget,
is shared by all Rotel employees.
The engineers work as a close team, listen-
ing to, and fine tuning each new product until
it reaches their exacting musical standards.
They are free to choose components from
around the world in order to make that prod-
uct the best they can. You are likely to find
capacitors from the United Kingdom and
Germany, semi conductors from Japan or the
United States, while toroidal power transformers
are manufactured in Rotel’s own factory.
Rotel’s reputation for excellence has been
earned through hundreds of good reviews and
awards from the most respected reviewers in
the industry, who listen to music every day.
Their comments keep the company true to its
goal - the pursuit of equipment that is musi-
cal, reliable and affordable.
All of us at Rotel, thank you for buying this
product and hope it will bring you many years
of enjoyment.
Getting Started
Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RSX-1056
Surround Sound Receiver. The RSX-1056 is four
products in one:
1. A digital audio/video processor for a wide
range of formats including Dolby Surround
®
,
Dolby Digital
®
, DTS
®
and HDCD
®
source
material.
2. A full-featured audio/video control center
for analog and digital source components.
3. A high-quality AM/FM tuner with RDS
capability.
4. A 5-channel power amplifier to drive two
front speakers (or two center back speak-
ers), a center channel speaker, and two
rear surround speakers.
Key Features
• Rotel’s Balanced Design Concept combines
advanced circuit board layout, comprehen-
sive parts evaluation, and extensive listening
tests for superior sound and long term re-
liability.
• Dolby
®
Pro Logic IIx
®
decoding (for 5.1,
6.1, and 7.1 channel systems) with im-
proved separation and frequency response
for Dolby Surround
®
matrix encoded re-
cordings. Can be optimized for Music or
Cinema sources.
• Automatic Dolby Digital
®
decoding Dolby
Digital
®
2.0, Dolby Digital
®
5.1, and Dolby
Digital Surround EX
®
recordings.
• Automatic decoding for DTS
®
5.1 chan-
nel, DTS-ES
®
Matrix 6.1 channel, DTS-ES
®
Discrete 6.1 channel, and DTS 96/24
digital recordings.
• Rotel XS (eXtended Surround) automatically
ensures proper decoding and optimum
performance from any multichannel digi-
tal signal on 6.1 and 7.1 channel systems.
Always active in any system with center
back speaker(s), Rotel XS even works with
signals that would not otherwise activate
the proper decoding (such as non-flagged
DTS-ES and Dolby Surround EX discs) or
for which there is no extended surround
decoder (such as DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital
5.1, and even Dolby Pro Logic II decoded
Dolby Digital 2.0 recordings).
• DTS
®
Neo:6
®
Surround modes for deriv-
ing surround channels for 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1
channel systems from 2-channel stereo or
matrix surround recordings. Can be opti-
mized for Music or Cinema sources.
• Automatic HDCD
®
decoding for signals from
High Definition Compatible Digital
®
com-
pact discs.
• Surround modes for playback of surround
sound material on 2 channel and 3 chan-
nel systems for total compatibility.
• Automatic decoding of digital signals from
MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) players.
• Digital and analog input and output con-
nections for digital signals, composite video,
S-Video, and Component Video.
• Five built-in amplifier channels, each de-
livering 75 watts (all channels driven).
• AM/FM tuner with 30 station presets, di-
rect access tuning, and auto-tuning.
• RDS (Radio Data Systems) and RBDS (Ra-
dio Broadcast Data Service) capability.
•
Zone 2 output with independent input se-
lection and volume adjustments for multi-
zone custom installations along with IR-
repeater capability for operation from the
remote zone.
• MULTI Input for outboard adaptor and fu-
ture upgradeabilty
• User friendly ON-SCREEN DISPLAY with
programmable labels for video components.
Choice of languages.
• Universal learning remote control to oper-
ate the RSX-1056 and other components.
• Upgradeable microprocessor software to
accommodate future upgrades.
Unpacking
Remove the unit carefully from its packing. Find
the remote control and other accessories. Save
the box as it will protect the RSX-1056 if you
move or need to return it for maintenance.
“DTS”, “DTS-ES Extended Surround”, “DTS ES
®
Matrix 6.1”,
and “DTS ES
®
Discrete 6.1”, and “DTS Neo:6
®
”are
trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
, HDCD
®
, High Definition Compatible Digital
®
and
Pacific Microsonics™ are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Pacific Microsonics, Inc. in the United States
and/or other countries. HDCD system manufactured under
license from Pacific Microsonics, Inc. This product is covered
by one or more of the following: In the USA: 5,479,168,
5,638,074, 5,640,161, 5,808,574, 5,838,274,
5,854,600, 5,864,311, 5,872,531, and in Australia:
669114. Other patents pending.