The on-screen menu for the these models used a 480i video signal to transmit the menu to the monitor. However, many component video sources such as DVD, HD cable and Satellite provide a higher output resolution such as 480p, 720p or 1080i. If the Rotel on-screen menu attempts to overlay the menu on top of these higher video resolutions, it can either distort the video, or may not display at all depending upon the monitor. The solution to this is to enable the 'Progressive' setting for each component video source that uses a 480p or higher resolution. To allow the menu to be viewable, change the input on the Rotel component to a non-video source such as Tape, or turn off the source component so that the on-screen menu is now displaying on a blank background rather than trying to overlay the menu on top of the video source.

The 'Progressive' setting is located in the 'Other Options' menu of the RSP-1068, RSX-1056, RSX-1057 and RSX-1067, or in the 'Display' menu of the RSP-1098. From this menu, the Progressive setting can be enabled for each component video input on the unit. Once the progressive setting has been enabled, the on-screen menu will appear on a black backdrop.