About Rotel
Our story began nearly 50 years ago. Over the decades, we have
received hundreds of awards for our products and satisfied hundreds of
thousands of people who take their entertainment seriously – like you!
Rotel was founded by a family whose passionate interest in music led
them to manufacture high-fidelity components of uncompromising
quality. 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.
Rotel’s engineers work as a close team, listening 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 product the best they can. You are likely to find capacitors from the
United Kingdom and Germany, semiconductors from Japan or the United
States, while toroidal power transformers are manufactured in Rotel’s
own factory.
We all have concerns about our environment. And, as more and more
electronics are produced and later discarded, it is especially important
for a manufacturer to do all it can to engineer products that have a
minimum negative impact on landfill sites and water tables.
At Rotel, we are proud to do our part. We have reduced the lead content
in our electronics by using special ROHS solder, while our new Class D
(not digital) amplifiers are up to five times more efficient than our legacy
designs and still deliver power and performance. These products run
cool, give minimum wasted energy, are good for the environment and
give better sound too.
Finally, we have printed this brochure on recycled paper stock.
While we understand that these are small first steps, they are still
important ones. And we continue to pursue new methods and materials
for a cleaner and greener manufacturing process.
All of us at Rotel thank you for buying this product. We are sure it will
bring you many years of enjoyment.
Getting Started
Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RSX-1550 Surround Sound Receiver.
The RSX-1550 is four products in one:
1. A digital audio/video processor for a wide range of formats including
Dolby Surround
®
, Dolby Digital
®
and DTS
®
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 speakers), a center channel speaker, and two rear
surround speakers.
Video features
• Analog input and output video connections for use with Composite
video, S-Video, and Component Video signals, including conversion
to Component Video output.
• HDMI switching for digital video signals up to 1080p and HDMI
Bypass video. Compatible with DVI components with HDMI-DVI
adapter. For more information see the section ‘HDMI: Frequently
Asked Questions’ in this manual.
• Videophile line-doubling and scaling up to high-definition resolutions.
• Accepts any type of video input: NTSC 480i, PAL 576i, NTSC 480p,
PAL 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p and 1080p 24Hz.
• Outputs digital or analog video at any resolution (NTSC 480i, PAL
576i, NTSC 480p, PAL 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p) to match any
digital or analog TVs.
Audio features
• Rotel’s Balanced Design Concept combines advanced circuit board
layout, comprehensive parts evaluation, and extensive listening tests
for superior sound and reliability.
• Analog bypass mode for pure 2-speaker stereo with no digital
processing.
• Optical digital, coax digital, and analog input and output audio
connections. (HDMI video connections also carry digital audio, so
when using HDMI there is no need for separate audio cables.)
• DVD-A high-resolution multichannel audio signals are automatically
detected.
• MULTI Input for 7.1 channel analog signals from DVD-A and SACD
players. Subwoofer options include .1 channel pass through or
bass redirect feature with an analog low-pass filter for a summed
subwoofer output from seven channels.
• AM/FM tuner with 30 station presets, direct access tuning, and auto-
tuning.
• RDS (Radio Data Systems) and RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data Service)
capability.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Copyright
1995-2005. All rights reserved.
Manufactured under license under U.S. Patents: 5,451,942; 5,956,674;
5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,226,616; 6,487,535 and other U.S. and
worldwide patents issued and pending. DTS is a registered trademark
and the DTS logos, Symbol, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio are
trademarks of DTS, Inc. Copyright 1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights
Reserved.
