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RSX-972 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.
• User friendly ON-SCREEN DISPLAY with
programmable labels for video components.
Choice of English or German languages.
• Universal learning remote control to oper-
ate the RSX-972 and nine other components.
Unpacking
Remove the unit carefully from its packing. Find
the remote control and other accessories. Save
the box as it will protect the RSX-972 if you
move or need to return it for maintenance.
Placement
Place the RSX-972 on a solid, level surface
away from sunlight, heat, moisture, or vibra-
tion. Make sure that the shelf can support the
weight of the unit.
Place the RSX-972 close to the other compo-
nents in your system and, if possible, on its
own shelf. This will make initial hookup, and
subsequent system changes easier.
The RSX-972 can generate heat during nor-
mal operation. Do not block ventilation open-
ings. Allow a minimum of 10 cm (4 inches)
of unobstructed space around the unit. If in-
stalled in a cabinet, make sure that there is
adequate ventilation.
Don’t stack other components or objects on
top of the RSX-972. Don’t let any liquid fall
into the unit.
RR-969 Remote Control
The RSX-972 includes a full-function learning
remote control that can operate the RSX-972
plus nine other components.
A separate manual, included with the remote,
gives detailed instructions on programming and
using the RR-969 to replace all of the remote
controls in your system. To avoid duplication,
we provide only basic information about us-
ing the RR-969 to operate the RSX-972 in this
manual.
Most of the RR-969 functions duplicate the
front-panel controls. For that reason, we will
cover the operating controls on the remote in
the appropriate sections of this manual. Let-
ters in gray boxes next to the name of a func-
tion refers to the labeled illustration of the
remote at the front of this manual.
Getting Started
Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RSX-972
Surround Sound Receiver. The RSX-972 is four
products in one:
1. A digital audio/video processor with
Dolby
®
Pro Logic
®
decoding for Dolby
Surround
®
source material plus Dolby Digi-
tal
®
and DTS
®
processing for digital sur-
round sound signals.
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, 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
®
decoding for Dolby
Surround
®
analog sources. Dolby Digital
®
and DTS
®
decoding for 5.1 channel digi-
tal sources
• 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 (20-20k Hz, <0.09% THD,
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.
• 5.1 channel input for outboard adaptor and
future upgradeabilty