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Rialto600

Upandrunninginaﬂash!

Welcome!IttakesjustafewstepstogetyourAudioControl

Rialto600upandrunning.Thestepsbelowareexplainedin

moredetailthroughoutthisusermanual.

1. Connectonesourcecomponent(i.e.DigitalMusicPlayer,SONOS™

CONNECT,Television,Receiver,CDPlayer,Xbox,Toasteretc.)totheRialto

600tooneoftheanalogordigitalinputs.

2. FromtheRialto600connecttoapairofyourfavoritespeakers.

3. TurnontheRialto600usingthepowerswitch(Note:Wheneverconnec=nginputs,

switchtheRialto600oﬀﬁrst,makechangesandthenswitchitbackon).

4. UsingyourRemoteControlselectthedesiredsourceinputrelatedtothe

inputyouhaveconnectedtoontheRialto600.

5. UsingyourRemoteControl,adjustthevolumeoftheinputtoyourdesired

level.

6. UsingyourRemoteControl,adjustAccuBASS™tothedesiredamountof

bassresponsetoaddbassandrichnessbacktoyourmusic.

7. EnjoyMakingGoodSoundGreatfromtheRialto600anddotheChacha!

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



















Rialto600

PlacingtheUnit

"  TheRialto600isacompactyethigh

performanceampliﬁerandaudiophileDAC.As

such,theRialto600deliversincrediblesound

performance.

" Careshouldbetakeninﬁndingthebest

loca=ontoplacetheunitforop=mal

performance.

" TheRialto600lovesspeakersandcanbe

situatedtoﬁtinwithanyspeakersetupfrom

themostpowerfulfreestandingspeakersto

thesmallestdesktopconﬁgura=on.

" AswithallproductsmadeintheUSAby

AudioControl,theRialto600shouldnotbe

deepfriedorsautéed!

6

Se>ngtheSceneInstalla4onGuidelines

Placement

"  Thismaybeasgooda=measanytohave“the

talk”aboutven=la=on.TheRialto600features

coolrunningeﬃcientswitchmodepower

suppliesandClassDampliﬁers.Itiss=llan

ampliﬁer,andthereforerequiresgood

ven=la=ontocool.

" PlacetheRialto600onalevel,ﬁrmsurface,

avoidingdirectsunlightandsourcesofheatand

damp.

" DonotplacetheRialto600ontopofanother

powerampliﬁerorothersourceofheat.

" DonotplacetheRialto600inanenclosedspace

suchasabookcaseorclosedcabinetunless

thereisgoodprovisionforven=la=on.The

Rialto600willrunwarmduringnormal

opera=on.

" Donotobstructtheven=la=onventsonthe

backorbaseoftheunit.“Itlikestobreathe.”

" Donotplacetheunitoncarpet,largehairydog

oranythickmaterialthatcouldblockthevents.

Speakers

"  TheRialto600isdesignedtoworkwithall8

Ohmand4Ohmspeakersetups.TheRialto600

isversa=leandﬂexibleandworkswiththe

followingspeakerinstalla=onsandmore!

" Freestandingspeakers.

"  Inwallandinceilingspeakers.

"  Invisiblespeakers–InWallandInceiling.

"  Extrazonespeakersincludingoutdoor.

"  Televisionsandsoundbars.

"  Desktopspeakersandgamingsetups.

"  Andmore…….TheRialto600lovesspeakersand

speakerslovetheRialto600!

Cables

"  Werecommendtheuseofhighqualityanalog

and/ordigitalcables.Allcablesshouldbekept

asshortasprac=callypossible.Powercabling

shouldbekeptasfarawayaspossiblefrom

audiocables.

Rialto600



Rialto600–FrontPanel

AudioControlLogo



LEDIndicator













IRReceiver



Note:



FlexibilityandVersa4lityatitsBest

"  





"  





"  



"  

"  

"  

"  

"  

"  

"  

Headphone‘On’LEDIndicator





Ac4veInputIndicator–BlueLED





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SubwooferSpeakerSetUp

" LejSpeaker" RightSpeaker

" PoweredSubwoofer

" AnalogorDigitalExample

SourcesConnec4ngto

Rialto600‘Master’Unit

" RightRialto600Link " LejRialto600–Master

"  

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SpeakerConﬁgura4on

TheRialto600hasbeendesignedtoequalizeand

improvetheperformanceofallspeakersetups.The

poweroftheampliﬁercombinedwiththeaudio

performanceandqualityofAudioControl’sWolfson

engineered,digitaltoanalogconverter(DAC)results

inadrama=cimprovementintheperformanceofall

speakersetupsthroughoutthehouse.

Thissystemshowstheﬁrst(Master)Rialto600being

usedinstereomode,andthesecondRialto600

beingusedinBridgedmodetopowerapassive

subwoofer.

TheRialto600crossovercanalsobeusedtoreduce

thebassplayinginthemainspeakersandletitplay

inthepoweredsubwooferinstead.

13

Stereo&SinglePassive

SubwooferSpeakerTVSetUp

" LejSpeaker

" RightSpeaker

" AnalogorDigitalExample

SourcesConnec4ngto

Rialto600‘Master’Unit

" RightRialto600Link " LejRialto600–Master

" Subwoofer–8Ohmminimum

"  Note:Volume

Defeatis‘ON’

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Note:DipSwitch‘UP’isOFF;DipSwitch‘Down’isON

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





 

 



 





 



 







AccuBASS™







PowerSwitch–On/Oﬀ InputSelec4on1,2,3,Headphone

AccuBASS™<DownUp>

AccuBASS™

Engage!

On/Oﬀ

VolumeUp/Down

Mute!

Rialto600

RS232Feature

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

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



I.R.CodesforRemoteControl

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

IROut/IRIn

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







SleepMode

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





Addi4onalFeaturesandSupportLinks

12VTriggerInput

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CrossoverFeature

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HeadphoneFeature

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Addi4onalAdviceandSupport

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Rialto600

NoSound

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InProtec4on

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Help!–Troubleshoo4ng&Service

SignalSensing

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Inputs&Outputs

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PowerOutput

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PowerConsump4on

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LineVoltage

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SoundMeasurement

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Rialto600

OurWarranty

Peopleareconfusedbywarran=es!Lotsofﬁneprint.Monthsofwai=ngaround.Well,fearnomoreAudioControlishere.This

warrantyisdesignedtomakeyouraveaboutAudioControl.It’sawarrantythatlooksoutforourcustomers,plushelpsyou

resistthetempta=ontohaveyourfriend,“whoisgoodwithelectronics”,trytorepairyourAudioControlproduct.Sogo

ahead,readthiswarranty,thenregistertheinforma=onatwww.audiocontrol.com/productregistra=on.

“Condi=onal”doesn’tmeananythingominous.TheFederalTradeCommissiontellsallmanufacturerstousethetermto

indicatethatcertaincondi=onshavetobemetbeforethey’llhonorthewarranty.Ifyoumeetallofthesecondi=ons,wewill

warrantallmaterialsandworkmanshipontheRialto600forﬁve(5)yearsfromthedateyouboughtit,andwewillﬁxor

replaceit,atourop=on,duringthat=me.

Herearethecondi4onalcondi4ons:

1. YouneedtoregisteryourpurchaseoftheRialto600withusbygoingtotheAudioControlwebsitewww.audiocontrol.com

andthengotothewarrantyregistra=onpageandfollowthedirec=ons.Op=onally,gotowww.audiocontrol.com/product

registra=on.

2.Youmustkeepyoursalesreceiptforproofofpurchaseshowingwhenandfromwhomtheunitwaspurchased.We’renot

theonlyoneswhorequirethis,soit’sagoodhabittogetintowithanymajorpurchase.

3.TheRialto600musthaveoriginallybeenpurchasedfromanauthorizedAudioControldealer.Youdonothavetobethe

originalowner,butyoudoneedacopyoftheoriginalsalesslip.

4.Youcannotletanybodywhoisn’t:(A)theAudioControlfactory;or(B)somebodyauthorizedinwri=ngbyAudioControlto

servicetheRialto600.Ifanyoneotherthan(A),or(B)messeswiththeRialto600,thatvoidsyourwarranty.

5.Thewarrantyisalsovoidiftheserialnumberisalteredorremoved,orifTheRialto600hasbeenusedimproperly.Now

thatsoundslikeabigloophole,buthereisallwemeanbyit:Unwarrantedabuseis:(A)physicaldamage(don’tusetheRialto

600tolevelyourdiningroomtable);(B)improperconnec=ons(120voltsintotheRCAjackscanfrythepoorthing);(C)

sadis=cthings!

Thisisthebestproductweknowhowtobuild,butifyoustrapittothefrontbumperofyourRangeRover,something

mightbreak.Assumingyouconformto1through5,anditreallyisn’tallthathardtodo,wegettheop4onofﬁxingyour

oldunitorreplacingitwithanewone!

19

WarrantyTheGoodSmallPrint!

TheLegaleseSec4on!

Thisistheonlywarrantygivenby

AudioControl.Thiswarrantygivesyouspeciﬁc

legalrights,andyoumayalsohaverightsthat

varyfromstatetostate.Promisesofhowwell

theRialto600willworkarenotimpliedby

thiswarranty.Otherthanwhatwe’vesaid

we’lldointhiswarranty,wehaveno

obliga=on,expressorimplied.

Wemakenowarrantyofmerchantabiltyor

ﬁtnessforanypar=cularpurpose.Also

neitherwenoranyoneelsewhohasbeen

involvedinthedevelopmentormanufacture

oftheunitwillhaveanyliabilityofany

incidental,consequen=al,specialorpuni=ve

damages,includingbutnotlimitedtoanylost

proﬁtsordamagetootherpartsofyour

systembyhookinguptotheunit(whether

theclaimisoneforbreachofwarranty,

negligenceofothertort,oranyotherkindof

claim).Somestatesdonotallowlimita=ons

ofconsequen=aldamages.

Failuretoregisteryourproductnegatesany

serviceclaims.Thewarrantyincludedwith

theunitshallsupersedethisplaintextversion

ifthereisanyinconsistencybetweenthetwo.

www.audiocontrol.com

MAKING GOOD

SOUND GREAT

AudioControl has always been dedicated to designing, engineering and building

world-class audio products from the ground up. In the process, we’ve earned a

reputaon worldwide for creang amazing music and delivering pleasure while

operang at the higest levels of reliability and performance.

A relentless enthusiasm for awless sound performance lies at the heart of

everything we do. Here in the heart of the Pacic Northwest, we’ve spent decades

building an incomparable team of truly passionate engineers. Day aer day pouring

heart and soul into the innovave AudioControl products that will always be known

for making good sound great.

AUDIO ENTHUSIASM

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