Most Rotel surround systems will allow you to enjoy the benefits of these new audio formats, but the exact method to go about this does vary depending on the model you own. Please refer below for details on how to best connect your system to play back these HD formats.

• RSX-1550, RSX-1560, RSX-1562, RSP-1570, RSP-1572: The 15 series processors and receivers feature HDMI1.3 or newer hardware and can decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio signals via the HDMI connection from a Blu-Ray player. Just connect an HDMI cable from the output of the Blu-Ray player to one of the HDMI inputs on the processor. Then using the INPUT SETUP menu of the Rotel make sure that the Rotel processor is set to the appropriate HDMI input and the audio input should be set to "HDMI Audio". Be sure that the Blu-Ray player has been configured to output the HDMI audio as bitstream and any secondary audio options should be disabled in the player to ensure the HD audio content is streamed to the Rotel processor.
• RSP-1069, RSX-1058: In addition to the multi channel analog connection method mentioned above, you may also use the HDMI audio input to get high definition audio from your Blu-Ray player. Many Blu-Ray players offer onboard decoding of Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD and can stream the decoded high definition audio signal as a multichannel linear PCM (LPCM) signal via the HDMI output. The Rotel processor can then decode and process the high definition audio from this LPCM audio signal. For more detailed information on this method, please refer to our "HDMI: What You Need to Know" article under the section "Audio Formats and HDMI 1.3".
• RSP-1068, RSP-1098, RSX-1057, RSX-1067: To decode Dolby True HD and DTS-HD you will need to connect the multi-channel analog outputs from your Blu-Ray player to the multi-channel inputs on your Rotel product. This will utilize the internal decoding capabilities of your player allowing you the audible benefits of the lossless codecs. This requires purchasing a Blu-Ray player that provides onboard HD audio decoding and provides multichannel analog outputs.