New Rotel owner - have a coupla questions...

[Nick T]

Hi all,

I'm now the proud owner of some new Rotel gear - an RSP1068, RMB1075 and RB1070. Thanks to all of you for answering my questions in this forum over the past few months - this really is a great little online community. I'll be posting some pics in the next week or so, after I've finished outfitting my home theatre room. I have a couple of questions:

1. My 1068 is sitting directly on top of my Denon 2900 dvd player - they are sitting in a cupboard, with about 5 inches of clearance between the top of the 1068 and the next shelf up. There is only an inch clearance to each side and about 4 inches at the rear. The top of the Denon 2900 is warm to the touch, but the top of the 1068 is quite a bit warmer - ie - almost too hot to touch on top if you leave your hand there for more than 3 seconds. Is this normal? The 1070 is sitting atop the 1075 and they become only slightly warm.

2. Swapping between an NTSC and PAL DVD causes the picture to flicker. The DVD is connected via component video to the RSP1068, and then fed through component video out to a projector. The Denon 2900 'TV type' is set to MULTI (ie to accept PAL and NTSC). If the 1068 is set to accept a PAL signal and a PAL DVD is loaded, no problem. But if i swap to an NTSC disc, I get the flickering problem. The same thing happens if i reverse the above - ie 1068 set to NTSC and a NTSC disc loaded = no problem, but if i swap to a PAL disc while the 1068 is still set to NTSC, the flickering occurs on the PAL disc.

I can alleviate this flickering problem by simply selecting PAL or NTSC on the 1068 before i load the corresponding disc. Even though this problem can be solved, is there any way the 1068 can be set to an 'auto' TV type, so i don't have to change between PAL and NTSC settings? Its a little thing, but its kinda annoying. Are any other Aussies who are part of this forum experiencing this same problem with their 1068?

3. A silly question that probably derserves a silly answer.....the RB1075 and RB1070 are connected via 12V triggers to the 1068. Whenever the 1068 is turned off, the amps soon power off as well, but as they do so their protection circuitry LEDS light up for about 5 seconds, then slowly fade. Is this something to worry about?

NOTE: I do not get the above flickering problem if i run the dvd component cable directly into the projector and bypass the 1068.

Apologies for the long post - i did a quick search on the PAL/NTSC issue before posting this topic but couldn;t find what i was after. Besides the small issues outlined above I'm really happy with my purchase. Coupled with my Paradigm Monitor speaker package things sound sweeeet!

Thanks in advance,

Nick

[Mark_C.]

As far as your question about the triggers: Yes, it's normal for all the protection lights to go on and then fade out after the pre/pro has been turned off.
The heat issue, I don't know specifically, but it's always best to put as much space around an electrical device as possible to prevent heat build-up. I keep my 1066 and 1075 amp on open shelving to ensure that. Is there any way you can open up the back of the cupboard you're using?

[Marcel B]

1. I would be careful with heat, so get more space.

2. as far as I remember from the manual of my 1098, the PAL/NTSC setting influences the on screen menu, not the picture. Maybe you should set the on screen menu to off and test if the problem is still there. (I don't know if theis is possible with the 1068, but with the 1098 I can set it to screen + display or screen or display or off.

3. the protection lights go even on when I power off my amplifiers, so I think it is normal.

[soundhound]

Heya Nick, I have the exact same set-up as far as the Rotel, (sweet stuff). I have noticed my 1068 runs considerably warmer than either of my amps. It's a workhorse so I don't get concerned about it. There are some video-philes on board who can probably answer your'e video questions. Enjoy your'e new toys.......

[Nick T]

Thanks for the replies guys.

Mark - unfortunately i can't open up the back of the cupboard where my rotel gear is sitting. I'm renting at the moment and my landlords would probably not approve of any renovations undertaken by me

Marcel - i haven't had the opportunity to test the PAL/NTSC issue today with the OSD set to 'off'. The problem i've been experiencing has ocurred while the OSD has been set to 'on', so i'll turn it off, have a fiddle and see what happens

Soundhound - I rang rotel tech support earlier today and talked to one of their technicians regarding the 1068 and how much heat it emits. The guy i spoke to said this is nothing to get worried about - its just characteristic of the 1068 to run warm. So we can both rest easy

Cya

Nick