RCA RT2500 - Dolby Digital Home Theater System Assembly instructions

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quick connect guide
RT2500/RT2500R
Audio/Video Receiver
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Quick Connect Guide
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Your DTS/ Dolby Digital equipped RT-2500/ RT-2500R can reproduce realistic theater-like
sound in your listening room. For fast results, follow the quickstart procedures below:
Connect the components
Connect the speakers, TV and video component equipped with DTS/ Dolby Digital system, for example, DVD
player with DTS/ Dolby Digital. (For connections of other audio/video components, refer to user manual.)
- You can connect the DVD player to the receiver via coaxial, optical or analog cables, but to enjoy DTS/
Dolby Digital sound, coaxial or optical cable connection is necessary. We recommend the following con-
nections when SDET is ON - CD to Coaxial, SAT to Optical 1 and DVD to Optical 2. Otherwise, turn SDET to
OFF to match with your own favourable connections (see p.3).
- Tip: For RT2500 that comes with speakers, make sure the colors of suppied speaker wires and terminals
are matched.
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Digital coaxial cable (not supplied)
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Digital Optical cable (not supplied)
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Subwoofer
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MULTI JOG
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Plug the AC power cord into a standard
household 120V AC outlet. Right after you
plugged in the power, a demo message
will appear on the display.
Turning on the Power
Press the POWER/ STANDBY Button on the receiver or the
ON/ OFF button on the remote to turn on the receiver.
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Turn on your DVD player to play a Dolby Digital DVD. 4
Press DVD button. 3
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The receiver has defaulted the digital input to Optical. If you
are not using optical input, press SET/DEMO and rotate the
MULTI JOG to change to Coaxial or Analog to match your con-
nection.
Note: to check the connected digital input, press the appropri-
ate source button (e.g. DVD) on the receiver.
Digital Input Setting
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The receiver will now automatically shift to Dolby Digital surround mode.
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Press TEST/ SET UP button for about two seconds. LL//RRSSMMLLwill be shown on
display. Press TEST/ SET UP repeatedly until one of the followings shows on the display:
Speaker Arrangement Control and Speaker Distance
Display What to choose Selection
L/R Choose front speaker size Large/Small*
C ch Choose center speaker size Large/Small*/None
SURR Choose surround speaker size Large/Small*/None
SUBW Register subwoofer connection Yes*/No
Note: You can skip the above part if you purchase RT2500 that supplied with speakers and sub-
woofer as the receiver has already been calibrated. ( * - default values )
Display What to choose Selection
PHASE Subwoofer phase + / -**
Note: ** Try both + and - settings and select the one that has better bass effect.
Display What to choose (distance Selection
between listener & speakers)
L/R 15ft Front speakers distance 0-40ft***
Cch 15ft Center speaker distance 0-40ft***
SUR 15ft Surround speaker distance 0-40ft***
Note: *** input the distances (in feet) of the speakers measured from your
favourite listening position.
Display What to choose Selection
SDET Smart detect On/off
Setting Speaker Arrangement and Speaker Delay Time
7 Rotate MULTI JOG to select speaker settings.
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Quick Connect Guide
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Setting Night Mode (optional)
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Press NIGHT button to set the Dynamic Range of different sound (like the difference in vol-
ume between normal voices and sounds like explosion) if you are watching a DVD at night.
There are two modes (SOFT, SOFTER) for you to choose in terms of the extend of compres-
sion.
Note: Night mode functions only when Dolby Digital enabled components are playing (e.g.
DVD, SAT).
Setting Speaker Output Levels
Press TEST/ SET UP on receiver briefly. A test tone will be generated in each speaker.
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Rotate the MULTI JOG on the unit or press LEVEL and then left and rigth arrow buttons
beside OK button on the remote to adjust the level of individual speaker.
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Setup is now complete. Enjoy the DTS/ Dolby Digital entertainment brought to you by your
RCA home theater.
Dolby Digital Manufactured under license
from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro
Logic” and the double-D symbol are trade-
marks of Dolby Laboratories. Copyright 1992-1997 Dolby
Laboratories, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Manufactured under License from Digital
Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942
and other world-wide patents issued and
pending. “DTS Digital Surround”, are trademarks of Digital
Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996 Digital Theater Systems,
Inc. All rights reserved.
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