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RSX-1056 Surround Sound Receiver
The MULTI inputs are analog bypass inputs,
passing signals directly through to the Volume
Control and preamp outputs, bypassing all of
the digital processing. The RSX-1056 provides
an optional bass redirect feature that dupli-
cates the seven main channels and passes them
through an analog 100 Hz low pass filter,
creating a summed mono subwoofer output
derived from the main channels. See the
IN-
PUT SETUP
menu in the
Setup
section of this
manual for details on bass redirect feature.
TV Monitor
See Figure 4
Connect the TV MONITOR
output
to the cor-
responding
input
on your television monitor,
using composite video, S-Video, and/or Com-
ponent Video cables.
NOTE
: The RCA composite video output only
sends signals from RCA composite video
source inputs to the TV monitor. The S-Video
output only sends signals from S-Video source
inputs to the TV. The RSX-1056 upconverts
composite and S-Video signals to Component
Video signals.
When configuring the unit, you must specify
either an NTSC or a PAL standard TV moni-
tor. See the
Other Options
menu in the
Setup
section of this manual.
Speakers
See Figure 3
The RSX-1056 has built-in amplifiers to power
up to five speakers. There are five pairs of bind-
ing post connections (one pair for each speaker)
which accept bare wire, spade lugs, or ba-
nana plug connectors (in some markets).
NOTE
: Speakers should have an impedance
of 8 ohms or higher.
Each pair of connectors is color-coded for
polarity: red for positive and black for nega-
tive. All speakers and all speaker wire is also
marked for polarity. For proper performance,
you must maintain this polarity at all speaker
connections. Always connect the positive ter-
minal of each speaker to the corresponding
red speaker terminal on the RSX-1056 and the
negative speaker terminal to the correspond-
ing black connector on the RSX-1056.
There are connectors for FRONT LEFT, FRONT
RIGHT, SURROUND LEFT, SURROUND RIGHT,
and CENTER. You must connect each of the
five speakers to the proper terminal on the
RSX-1056.
Route the wires from the RSX-1056 to the speak-
ers. Leave enough slack so you can move the
components to allow access to the speaker con-
nectors. If you are using banana plugs, con-
nect them to the wires and then plug into the
backs of the binding posts. The collars of the
binding posts should be screwed in all the way
(clockwise). If you are using terminal lugs,
connect them to the wires. If you are attach-
ing bare wires directly to the binding posts,
separate the wire conductors and strip back
the insulation from the end of each conduc-
tor. Be careful not to cut into the wire strands.
Unscrew the binding post collars. Place the
connector lug or the twisted bare wire around
the binding post shaft. Turn the collars clock-
wise to clamp the connector lug or wire firmly
in place.
1. Connect the front right speaker to the bind-
ing posts labeled FRONT/CB/ZONE
RIGHT/2.
2. Connect the front left speaker to the bind-
ing posts labeled FRONT/CB/ZONE LEFT/
1.
3. Connect the center channel speaker to
binding posts labeled CENTER.
4. Connect the surround right speaker to bind-
ing posts labeled SURROUND RIGHT.
5. Connect the surround left speaker to binding
posts labeled SURROUND LEFT.
NOTE
: Be sure that no loose wire strands can
touch adjacent wires or connectors.
After you have connected the speakers, you
need to configure the RSX-1056 for the size
and style of speakers in your system and cali-
brate the relative volume levels of the speak-
ers using the built-in test tones. See the
Setup
section of this manual.
Redirect Feature
The RSX-1056 has a “redirect” feature that
allows you to use the front left and front right
amplifier channels to power center back or
Zone 2 speakers. For example, you might use
a separate Rotel stereo power amplifier to drive
the front speakers and then use the extra am-
plifier channels in the RSX-1056 to power two
center back speakers.
If your system does not have center back speak-
ers, you can also redirect the built-in center
back channel amplifiers to drive two Zone 2
speakers.
To use the redirect feature to power center back
speakers in a 6.1 or 7.1 channel system:
1. Connect the center back speaker in a 6.1
channel system or the center back left
speaker in a 7.1 channel system to the
binding posts labeled FRONT/CB/ZONE
LEFT/1.
2. Connect the center back right speaker to
binding posts labeled FRONT/CB/ZONE
RIGHT/2.
3. Go to the SPEAKER SETUP screen of the
ON-SCREEN MENU system and change
the REDIRECT setting to the center back
channels instead of the front channels.
Connecting a Subwoofer
See Figure 3
To hook up a powered subwoofer, connect a
standard RCA audio cable from either of the
two PREOUT jacks labeled SUB to the input
on the subwoofer’s power amp. Both SUB
outputs provide the same signal. Use either
connection for a single subwoofer. Use both
connections to hook up two subwoofers.
After you have connected the subwoofer, you
need to configure the RSX-1056 to use the sub-
woofer and calibrate the relative volume level
of the subwoofer using the built-in test tones.
See the Setup section of this manual.
Amplifiers
To hook up power amplifiers, connect
an audio cable from each PREOUT jack to the
input of the amplifier channel that will power
the corresponding speaker. In a full home
theater system, you will need to make as many
as seven different connections in addition to
the subwoofer. These connections are labeled
FRONT L &R, CENTER, and REAR L & R. There