1067: Default Surround Mode

[Toolman]

I recently purchased my first ROTEL product: RSX-1067 receiver and I love it!
I am presently running it with 6 speakers (+ sub) and I frequently use it for listening to music channels through my satellite receiver. I prefer the sound of "7 channel stereo" but I have been unable to make it default to this mode.
(It will play this mode if I press the 7 channel button on the remote).

At the input menu for video 1 (SAT) the default is set at "7 channel stereo", but when I turn it on, it goes to PLIIx mode.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

John

[Andrew Pratt]

I wonder if that has anything to do with the fact that you don't actually have 7 speakers. Maybe try setting the default to 5 channel stereo and see what happens.

[Toolman]

Andrew,

I'll try that tonight, but I just had a thought: in the manual it states that "the default setting will be used unless the source material triggers automatic decoding of a particular type..............."

Are satellite music channels broadcasting in Dolby and thus overriding my default 7 channel stereo setting? When I chose the Satellite setting, the surround mode comes up as Dolby PLIIx..........

Thanks,

John

[Andrew Pratt]

Yes that would do it as well. To get around that use analog cables on another input and use that input when you want to use the 5-7 channel stereo.

[Toolman]

Thanks Andrew,

I tried the 5.1 setting and it wouldn't default to that either, so I'll take your advice and setup a second satellite input for music only, using analog connections.