Audio Control RIALTO 600 2.1 Channel Compact Amplifier User Manual

HIGH POWER AUDIOPHILE AMPLIFIER

WITH DAC AND PREAMP VOLUME CONTROL

USER MANUAL

Rialto

600

™

Rialto

600

1.  Readtheseinstruc=ons.

2.  Keeptheseinstruc=ons.

3.  Heedallwarnings.

4.  Followallinstruc=ons.

5.  Donotusethisproductnearwater.

6.  Cleanonlywithadrycloth.

7.  Donotblockanyven=la=onopenings.Installin

accordancewithmanufacturersinstruc=ons.

8.  Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchas

radiators,stovesoranyotherapparatus

(includingampliﬁers)thatproduceheat.

9.  Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonor

pinchedpar=cularlyatplugs,convenience

receptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfrom

theapparatus.

10.  OnlyuseaTachments/accessoriesspeciﬁedby

themanufacturer.

11.  Donot‘HotPlug’.Whenchanginginputsor

outputs,switchtheRialto600oﬀbeforemaking

changes.Oncechangeshavebeenmade,then

switchtheRialto600backon.

12.  Unplugthisproductduringlightningstormsor

whenunusedforlongperiodsof=mewhichwe

hopewillberarely!

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BeSafe!ImportantSafetyInstruc4ons

13.  Referallservicingtoqualiﬁedservicepersonnel.

Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeen

damagedinanyway,suchaspowersupplycordor

plugisdamaged,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjects

havefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatushas

beenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnot

operatenormally,orhasbeendropped.

14.  Thisapparatusshallnotbeexposedtodrippingor

splashing,andnoobjectﬁlledwithliquids,suchas

vasesorglasses,shallbeplacedontheapparatus.

Thelightningﬂashwitharrowheadsymbol

withinanequilateraltriangleisintendedto

alerttheusertothepresenceofuninsulated

“dangerousvoltage”withintheproduct’senclosure,

thatmaybeofsuﬃcientmagnitudetocons=tutea

riskofelectricshocktopersons.

Theexclama=onpointwithinanequilateral

triangleisintendedtoalerttheuserofthe

presenceofimportantopera=ngand

maintenance(servicing)instruc=onsintheliterature

accompanyingtheappliance

Cau=on:toreducetheriskofelectricshock,donotremovethetopcover.

Therearenouserserviceablepartsinside.Referservicingtoqualiﬁed

personnel.

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsfora

ClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.

Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotec=onagainst

harmfulinterferenceinaresiden=alinstalla=on.

Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergy

and,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstruc=ons,may

causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunica=ons.However,thereis

noguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinapar=cularinstalla=on.

Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision

recep=on,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoﬀandon,

theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormore

ofthefollowingmeasures:

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasethesepara=onbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdiﬀerentfromthatto

whichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

CAUTION:Changesormodiﬁca=onstothisdevicenotexpresslyapproved

byAudioControlInc.couldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethe

equipmentunderFCCrules.

Recyclingno=ce:Ifthe=mecomesandthisapparatushasfulﬁlled

itsdes=ny,donotthrowitoutintothetrash.Ithastobecarefully

recycledforthegoodofmankind,byafacilityspeciallyequipped

forthesaferecyclingofelectronicappara=.Pleasecontactyour

localorstaterecyclingleadersforassistanceinloca=ngasuitablenearby

recyclingfacility.Or,contactusandwemightbeabletorepairitforyou.

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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QuickStartGe>ngStarted

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SetUp

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Rialto

600

Thankyouandcongratula4onsforpurchasingyourAudioControlRialto600.

ThisUserManualisyourguidetoinstallingandusingtheRialto600AmpliﬁerandDAC,

includinginforma=ononitsmoreadvancedfeatures.TheContentsTablewillhelpyounavigate

totheareaofthemanualyouarelookingfor.Itisagoodideatoreadthewholemanualin

ordertoacclima=zeyourselfwiththefullworkingsandfeaturesoftheRialto600andtokeep

thetechnicalwriter’sMomhappy!

EstablishedinSeaTlenearlyfourdecadesago,wehave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opera=ngatthehighestlevelsofreliabilityandperformance

withamissionof‘MakingGoodSoundGreat’.

Wetrustthatyouwillgetmanyyearsofsa=sfyingandtroublefreeopera=onfromtheRialto

600.Ifyourequiremoreinforma=onabouttheRialto600oranyofourAudioControlproducts,

visitourwebsiteatwww.audiocontrol.comorcontactusatsound.great@audiocontrol.com.In

addi=on,donothesitatetotalktoourdealersworldwideorcontactusdirectlyatourSeaTle

baseintherainforestsofthePaciﬁcNorthwest,USA.Thedayscanberainyandcoldbutthere

isalwaysawarmwelcomeandahotcupofcoﬀeeavailableallyearround

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Hello!Introduc4onandContents

ContentsTable  PageNo.

ImportantSafetyInstruc4ons….…………………………………...…….2

Ge>ngStarted…………………..………..……………………..………………3

Introduc4onandContents………………………….…………….……….. 4

AQuickLookattheRialto600…..………………………………….…….5

Installa4onGuidelines……………………………………………...…………6

GuidedTourFront………………………………………………….………….7

GuidedTourBack………………………………………..…….…………….. 8

SingleSourceSimpleSetUp……..………………….….……………….. 9

ThreeSourceSimpleSetup………….…………………………………… 10

2.1&4.1SpeakerSetUp…………………………………………………… 11

DualMONOPoweredSubwooferSetUp…………………………… 12

Stereo&SinglePassiveSubwooferSpeakerTVSetUp..…… 13

DipSwitchConﬁgura4onSe>ngs………………………….…………… 14

Adjus4ngAudioControlAccuBASS™……………………………..…… 15

Addi4onalFeaturesandSupportLinks…………………………...... 16

Help!Troubleshoo4ng&Service……………………………………......17

What’sInsideSpeciﬁca4ons…………………….…………..…..…….. 18

WarrantyTheGoodSmallPrint!...……………………………………. 19

MakingGoodSoundGreat………………….........……………………...20

Rialto

600

AudioControl’sRialto600istheﬁrstinanewclassofcompact,high

poweredampliﬁerswithabuiltinaudiophilegradeDACdesigned

speciﬁcallytoprovidegreaterperformanceandhighersoundquality

forallanaloganddigitalsystems,includingstreamingaudio

componentslikeSonos

homeentertainment.

TheRialto600’spowerfulampliﬁerdelivers100WaTsofpowerper

channelinto8Ohmsand200WaTsperchannelinto4Ohms.

Addi=onally,theRialto600canbebridgedtoperformasa400WaT

monoblockampliﬁer.

ThestateoftheartRialto600featuresabuiltinhighperformance

Wolfson

DAC(digitaltoanalogconverter)thatdrama=callyimproves

audioqualityandperformance.

Digitalandanalogaudiosystemscannowreachtheirfullpoten=al

acrossthewholehousewhetherthespeakersarefreestanding,in

wall,inceiling,invisible,desktop,gaming,inthegardenshedetc.

ReadytoRumble!AQuickLookattheRialto600

EquippedwithAudioControl’suniquepatentpendingAccuBASS

™

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circuitry,theRialto600alsorejuvenatesthebassresponselostinmost

digitalcompressionschemes.Thisresultsinaricherandfulleraudio

performancewithbeTerbassandmidbassresponse.

Inaddi=on,theRialto600actsasapreampliﬁerallowingforvolume

control,AccuBASS™andinputselec=ontobeeﬀortlesslycontrolled

fromitsownRTR1RemoteControl,fromathirdpartycontrolsystemor

anotherRemoteControl.

Theneteﬀectisthatyouwillenjoyamorecompletelistening

experienceandhearmusicwitharichnessandvibrancymuchcloserto

thewaythear=stintendedtheirmusictobeenjoyed.

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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

7

Rialto600–FrontPanel

AudioControlLogo

MakingGoodSoundGreat™

LEDIndicator

Blue–NormalOpera=on

DimRed–StandbyMode

BrightRed–ChannelMuteonPowerUp

BrightRed2AmpliﬁerinProtec=onMode

FlashingRed–SpeakerFault

Green–Coﬀeebrewed

IRReceiver

InfraRedPorttoReceiveIRSignalFromRTR1

Note:Ifthisportisblocked,theIRRemoteControl

willnotwork.

FlexibilityandVersa4lityatitsBest

"  TheRialto600hasnumerousinputsforavarietyof

entertainmentsources.Thesesourcescanbedigitalor

analogasthereareamul=tudeofinputsforboth.

"  WhenseunguptheRialto600,itshouldbelocatedbetween

thesourceunitandthespeakersinaconvenientandsafe

placefollowingtheguidelinesinthisusermanual.

"  ComponentsthatcanconnecttotheRialto600andhave

theirperformancedrama=callyimprovedinclude:

"  AllSpeakersinavarietyofdesigns,specsandOhms!

"  DigitalMusicSystemslikeSONOS

"  Televisionsandscreens

"  AnalogandDigitalAudioSources

"  ComputersandLaptops

"  GamingConsoles

"  Anyroomrequiringaddi=onal/improvedampliﬁca=on

Headphone‘On’LEDIndicator

BlueLEDIndicatesHeadphoneis‘On’andthelewand

rightampliﬁerchannelswillbemuted

Ac4veInputIndicator–BlueLED

1–DigitalInputon(BrightBlueAccuBASSalsoengaged)

2–DigitalInputon(BrightBlueAccuBASSalsoengaged)

3–AnalogInputon(BrightBlueAccuBASSalsoengaged)

Note1:WhentheRialto600receivesacommandviaRS232

orIR,theInputindicatorwillmomentarilyﬂash.

Note2:WhennoInputindicatorislit,theRialto600ismuted.

Rialto

600

8

Rialto600–BackPanel

PowerSwitch

PowerInlet

Connectthecorrect

Powercablehere

VoltageSelectSwitch

Ensurethatthevoltageselectedmatchesyour

localpowersupplybeforeconnec=ngACpower

DigitalCOAXAudioInputsx2

DigitalCoaxInputs(DAC)

DigitalOp4calAudioInputsx2

DigitalOp=calInputs(DAC)

AnalogAudioInput

AnalogStereoInput–Right&Lew

DipSwitchAdjustments(SeePage14)

BridgedMode80HzLowPass80HzHighPassSleepDefeat

HighGainAnalogInput3&DigitalInput2&1VolumeDefeat

RS232

RXGNDTX

FiveWayGoldPlatedBindingPosts

Highperformancegoldplatedspeakeroutputbindingposts

IRInput&IROutput

InputandOutputforInfraredRemoteControl

BridgedMonoOutput★

OutputtoBridge2xRialtos

HeadphoneJack‘For⅛”StereoJack’

HeadphoneJack

Crossover/Bridged–‘On’LED’s

HighPass/LowPass/Bridged

Sub/MonoOutput

SubwooferOutput

12VoltTriggerInput

BridgedMono★

SeePage12

Rialto

600

10

ThreeSourceSimpleSetUp

 2 

 5 

 4 

TypicalThreeSourceSetUp–TV

1.  ConnectadigitalsourcetotheRialto600



usingoneofthethedigitalCOAXorOp=calInputs.

2.  ConnectaseconddigitalsourcetotheRialto600



usingoneofthedigitalCOAXorOp=calInputs.

3.  ConnectananalogsourcetotheRialto600



usingtheright(R)andlew(L)analogRCAjacks.

(Note:AudioControlhastakenthelibertyofincludingintheboxaRCAto1/8

”

adaptor)

4.  FromtheRialto600connectapairofyourfavoritespeakerstotherightandlewspeakeroutputs

ensuringthatpolaritymatches.

5.  TurnontheRialto600pressingthepoweronswitch!      

(Note:Wheneverconnec=nginputs,switchtheRialto600oﬀﬁrst,makechangesandthenswitchitbackon).

6.  UsingyourRTR1,selecttheinputstaterequired1=Digital;2=Digital;3=Analog.

7.  WithyourRTR1,adjustyourvolumetothedesiredlevelusingthe+or–controls.

8.  EngageAccuBass™bydepressingthemiddlebuTontheRTR1(NotethatwhenAccuBass™is

engagedtheblueLEDinputonthefrontpanelwillshinebrighterlikeabrightstarinthenightsky).

9.  AdjusttheamountofbassresponseusingtheRTR1<or>AccuBASS™buTonstoaddbassand

richnessbackintoyourmusic.

10.  EnjoyMakingGoodSoundGreatwiththeRialto600.

Note:TheRialto600allowsyoutohavemul=plesourcesconnectedtothe

variousanaloganddigitalinputs.ThesecanthenbeselectedusingtheRTR1

basedonthedesiredinput.Addi=onaladjustmentstotheaudioperformance

canbemadeusingallfeaturesoftheRialto600.TheRialto600willconveniently

rememberallVolumeandAccuBASS™seungsforeachinput.

9 

RTR1Rialto600RemoteControl

6 

8 

7 

10

 1 

 3 

10

Rialto

600

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.

Shownontherightarejusttwoofthemanytypesof

speakerconﬁgura=onsthattheRialto600canwork

with.Addi=onalspeakersetupscantakeadvantage

oftheRialto600ampliﬁer’sstabilityat4Ohms

poweringfourspeakers.

Inaddi=on,theRialto600canbeusedasan

incredibleMonoampliﬁerwithpowerra=ngsupto

400WaTs(seenextpage).

11

2.1SpeakerSetUpand4.1

ParallelSpeakerConﬁgura4on

2.1SpeakerSetup

"  Thestandardsetupfora2.1speakersystem

withtwo4or8Ohmspeakersplusapowered

subwoofer.

4.1SpeakerSetUp–8OhmSpeakers

"  Thestandardsetupwherefour8Ohm

speakersareparallelconnectedintotwo

channels

.

"  4or8Ohms"  4or8Ohms

"  8Ohms

"  PoweredSubwoofer

Rialto

600

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twoRialto600ampliﬁersusedin

BridgedMonomodetoproduce400WaTsper

speakerinto8Ohms.

Apoweredsubwooferisalsoshown.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.

ThelewRialto600istheMasterunitwhereall

connec=onsandadjustmentsaremade.

12

DualMono&Powered

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

"  Note:Volume

Defeatis‘ON’

Rialto

600

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’

Rialto

600

14

O N

DIPSwitchConﬁgura4on

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

BRIDGED–Internallyrouteslewsignaloftheselectedchannel

tospeakeroutputs,andrightsignaloftheselectedchannelto

‘BRIDGEDMONOOUT(★)’.

Thegreen‘Bridged’LEDontherearpanelwilllightwhenthe

Bridgedfeatureisengaged.

HIGHGAIN–Withthehighgainswitchengaged,theRialto600

providesanaddi=onal10dBofgainforusewithAnaloginput3.

Thishelpsanalogsourceswithverylowsignaloutputtooperate

op=mallywhenplayingbackmusicincludingmusicwithquiet

passages.HIGHGAINshouldnotbe‘dipped’to‘ON’whenthe

Rialto600isbeingusedasa‘LinkAmpliﬁer’.

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80HzLP–Changesthesuboutputfromafullrangedsummed

monolew/rightsignaltosummedmono80Hz18dBper

octavelowpasssignal.Normallyusedifasubwooferdoesnot

haveabuiltincrossover.ThegreenlowpassLEDontherear

panelwilllightwhenthisfeatureisengaged.

ANALOG3VOLUMEDEFEAT–Thisswitchshouldbeengaged

whenitisdesirabletocontrolthevolumeofchannel3froman

externalsourceonly,suchasthevolumecontrolonaniPod,

tabletetc.Itshouldalsobeusedontherightchannelwhenthe

Rialto600isbeingsetupinbridgemode.

80HzHP–Internallyappliesa80Hzhighpasssignaltothelew

andrightchannel.Normallyusedwhenemployingaseparate

subwooferwheretheRialto600playsjustthe80Hzhighpass

frequencyrangeinthemainspeakers.Idealforsoundbars

andsubwoofers.

DIGITAL2VOLUMEDEFEATThisswitchshouldbeengaged

whenitisdesirabletocontrolthevolumeofchannel2froman

externalsourceonly,suchasthevolumecontrolonaniPod,

tabletetc.Itshouldalsobeusedontherightchannelwhenthe

Rialto600isbeingsetupinbridgemode.

SLEEPDEFEATPreventstheRialto600fromautoma=callygoinginto

standbymodeanddefeatssignalsensing.ObeysIRandRS232

commandsandtheblueLEDonthefrontpanelwillremainblue

constantlyindica=ngnormalopera=on.Forop=malenergysavings,this

switchshouldbelewintheup(Oﬀ)posi=onandtheRialto600will

detectsignalonanyofthethreeinputsandturnonautoma=cally.Ifno

signalispresent,theunitwillgointostandbyawertwominutes.

DIGITAL1VOLUMEDEFEATThisswitchshouldbeengaged

whenitisdesirabletocontrolthevolumeofchannel1froman

externalsourceonly,suchasthevolumecontrolonaniPod,

tabletetc.Itshouldalsobeusedontherightchannelwhenthe

Rialto600isbeingsetupinbridgemode.

Rialto

600

15

Adjus4ngAudioControlAccuBASS™

AccuBASS™BassLevelAdjustment

AudioControl'sAccuBASS™circuitisdesignedtohelprecoverthebassthatgoesmissingin

compressedmusicﬁlesorwhenvolumeisincreasedandthebassfrequenciesrollaway.

AudioControl’sAccuBASS™canbeadjustedusingtheRialto600’sRTR1remotecontrolto

giveyoursystemgreatbassatallvolumelevelsandaddbackinanincrediblesounding

richnesstoyourmusic.

1.  EngageAccuBASS™bypressingontheAccuBASS™buTonontheRTR1remotecontrol.

2.  StartplayingsomedynamicbassrichmusicandadjusttheamountofAccuBASSusing

thelewandrightarrowsymbolstoadjustandmaintainbassdynamicsinyourmusic.

3.  Youwillhearbassandrichnessbeingrestoredtothemusicasyouincreasethelevelof

AccuBASS™aswellashearingandexperiencingtherichnessoftheaudiosteadily

improveasbassfrequenciesarerestoredtothemusic.

4.  Con=nuetoﬁnetunetheAccuBASS™levelonyourRialto600toadjusttoyourpersonal

preferences.

5.  You’redone!Youwillhavesmooth,seamlessbassandrichnesstoyourmusicandyou

canevenadjusttheAccuBass™leveltogivealiTle(oralot!)ofextraboosttothebass

ifyoulikemorebassinyourmusic.It’syourmusicyourwayandthewaythear=st

intendedittobeheard!

AccuBASS™

Adjusttorejuvenatethebasslevelresponse

increasingtherichnessofyourmusicandbassleveltheway

thear=steintendedtheirmusictobeheard

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

"  AudioControlhascreatedafullsetofRS232codesforusebyinstallersand

programmers.

"  ThecodesareavailableatAudioControl’swebsitebynaviga=ngtotheproductpage

fortheRialto600atwww.audiocontrol.com/homeaudio/zoneampliﬁers/

rialto600andscrollingdowntothe‘Download’partofthewebpage.

I.R.CodesforRemoteControl

"  AudioControlhascreatedafullsetofIRcodesforusebyinstallers&programmers.

ThesecodesareidealforusingyourprogrammableIRRemoteControl.

"  ThecodesareavailableatAudioControl’swebsitebynaviga=ngtotheproductpage

fortheRialto600atwww.audiocontrol.com/homeaudio/zoneampliﬁers/

rialto600andscrollingdowntothe‘Download’partofthewebpage.

IROut/IRIn

"  TheIROut&IRInontherearpaneloftheRialto600allowsfortheunittobe

integratedwitha3

partycontrolsystem,orfortheRialto600tobeinstalledout

ofthe‘lineofsight’.Addi=onalinforma=ononthisfeature,including

programmablecodes,canbefoundatwww.audiocontrol.com/homeaudio/zone

ampliﬁers/rialto600andscrollingdowntothe‘Download’partofthewebpage.

SleepMode

"  Addi=onalinforma=onon‘SleepMode’andthevarietyofop=onsthisallowscan

befoundatwww.audiocontrol.com/homeaudio/zoneampliﬁers/rialto600and

scrollingdowntothe‘Download’partofthewebpage.

16

Addi4onalFeaturesandSupportLinks

12VTriggerInput

"  The12VTriggerinputontherearpaneloftheRialto600allowstheunittobe

turnedonwitha+12VDCsignal.TheRialto600willremainonaslongasthe12V

signalispresent.

CrossoverFeature

"  TheinclusionoftheCrossoverfeatureontheRialto600allowsforindependent

controlof80HzHighPassforthemainoutputsand80HzLowPassfortheMono

andSuboutputslocatedontherearpanel.

HeadphoneFeature

"  TheRialto600includesahandyheadphoneoutputontherearpanel.Whenthe

Rialto600headphoneinputhasbeenselectedwiththeremotecontrol,thisis

indicatedbytheblueLEDonthefrontoftheRialto600beinglit.

"  Pleasenotethatwhenheadphoneinputisbeingused,thiswillmutethemain

outputs,BridgedMono,andtheSub/Monooutputs.

"  Pleasealsonotethattheheadphonejackdoesnotsensethe‘headphoneplug’

allowingtheusertokeeptheirheadphoneorwirelessheadphonetransmiTer

connectedatall=mes.Theheadphoneoutputonlyengageswhenthe

headphoneinputisselectedusingtheRTR1RemoteControlorviaacommand

fromthirdpartcontrolsystemsetc.

Addi4onalAdviceandSupport

"  Addi=onalinforma=on,greatsupportandhintsand=psontheRialto600canbe

foundontheAudioControlwebsiteatwww.audiocontrol.com.Alterna=vely,

pleaseemailourteamatsound.grea[email protected]forfurtherinforma=on

ortohaveachatoveracupofcoﬀee!

Rialto

600

NoSound

"  ChecktheunitispluggedinandpowerLEDisBlue.When

theLEDisdimred,theunitisinstandbyanditisbright

redwhenitisinprotec=on.

  Checkallcablesaresecurelyconnected.

"  Checkthesourceunitisonandplaying.

"  Checkthespeakerconnec=onsaresecure.

"  Checkthecorrectsourceinputhasbeenselected(LED).

"  Checkthatthe‘Headphone’LEDisoﬀ.

InProtec4on

"  TheampliﬁerintheRialto600willprotectitselfifit

experiencesanunusuallylargepowersurge,overheatsor

experiencesashort.Thisisacircuitthatprotectsthe

Rialto600andspeakers.Turndownthevolumeandthe

Rialto600willnormallyresumeplayingawerashort

periodof=me.AﬂashingredLEDonthefrontoftheunit

indicatesthattheRialto600isopera=ngatits‘Current

Limit’andindangerofgoingintoprotec=on.Inthis

situa=onyoumayhavetoomanyspeakersaTached,you

aredrivingtheampliﬁertoohardorspeakerimpedance

isbelow4Ohmsandyoumayneedtoreducetheload.

17

Help!–Troubleshoo4ng&Service

SignalSensing

"  Iftheunitdoesnotsenseaninputsignal,itwill

switchtostandbymodeawerapproximately2

minutesofsilence.Itwillturnbackonagainas

soonasaninputsignalisdetected.

  Duringquietpassages,orlengthysilentspaces

inmusicoraTVprogram,theRialto600may

believethattheaudiosignalhasstoppedand

maygointostandbymode.

MoreTroubleshoo4ng

"  Foraddi=onaltroubleshoo=ng,supportand

technicaladvice,pleasevisitourwebsiteat

www.audiocontrol.comandnavigatetothe

webpagefortheRialto600at:

www.audiocontrol.com/homeaudio/zone

ampliﬁers/rialto600andscrolldowntothe

‘Download’partofthewebpage.

Service

"  AudioControlhasareputa=onforprovidingsomeofthebest

supportandserviceinourindustry.Ourtechnicalteamtakes

prideinensuringwerespondtoanycustomerneedsproviding

supportthroughourwebsiteandliveonthephonefromour

basehereinSeaTle,USA.

  Ifyouneedservice,ﬁrstcontactyourlocaldealerorinterna=onal

distributorforadvice.Youcanalsocontactourtechsupportteam

eitherbyemailorphonefrom8am5pmPaciﬁcStandardTime

(PST).Wewillverifyifthereisanythingthatyoucancorrect

yourself.Ifweaskyoutoreturnaunit,pleaseincludethe

following.

  Copyofproofofpurchase(Nooriginalsplease).

"  Abriefexplana=onoftheproblem.

"  Afullreturnaddress(NoP.O.BoxesorIgloosplease).

"  Aday=mephonenumberincaseofques=ons.

"  Youwillberesponsibleforfreightchargestous,butwewillpay

thereturnfreightbackaslongastheunitisunderwarranty.We

recommendUnitedParcelService(UPS)formostshipments.Our

repairservicesaddressis:

ATn:ServiceDepartment

 2241070

AvenueWest,MountlakeTerrace,WA,98043,U.S.A.

Phone:+14257758461Email:sound.great@audiocontrol.com

Web:www.audiocontrol.com



Rialto

600

MinimumVoltagetoDriveMaxPower

"  RCAinputs:310mV(HiGain)

"  RCAinputs:1Volt(LoGain)

SignalSenseTriggerMinimum

"  RCAinputs:5mV

"  Digital:Audio

BassAdjustment

"  AudioControlAccuBASS™

DigitalAnalogConverter(DAC)

"  WolfsonHighPerformance

"  32192kHz

"  16/24Bit

Dimensions

"  Weight4.5lbs

"  Width8.5inches

"  Depth5.4inches

"  Height2.9inches

"  AudioControlPowerRa=ng–Awesome!

18

What’sInsideSpeciﬁca4ons!

ProductAssurance

"  CountryofOrigin:USA

"  EngineeredandAssembledinUSA

"  Rainforest:PaciﬁcNorthwest

"  LimitedWarranty:5Years

"  PatentPending

"  Foraddi=onalspeciﬁca=onsandtechnicaldetailsvisit

www.audiocontrol.com

Manual

ThismanualwaswriTen,designed,printed

andcarefullyplacedrightsideupintothe

boxintheUSAonawetandrainydaybyateamof

musicloversdedicatedtomakinggoodsoundgreat.

AudioControl®,Rialto™,Rialto600™andAccuBASS™

areregisteredtrademarksofAudioControlInc.

Addi=onalcopiesoftheRialto600UserManualare

availableattheAudioControlwebsiteorbycontac=ng

AudioControl.

AudioControlRialto600Manual#:9131320

Inputs&Outputs

"  2ChannelPowerAmpliﬁer

"  DigitalInputs:2xOp=calToslink&2xCoaxSPDIF

"  AnalogInputs:StereoRCAInput

"  RCASub/MonoOutput

"  RCABridgedMonoOutput

"  HeadphoneOutput

PowerOutput

"  100WaTsperchannelinto8Ohms

"  200WaTsperchannelinto4Ohms

"  400WaTchannelmonoblockinto8Ohms

"  MinimumSpeakerLoad4Ohms(stereo),8Ohms(mono)

PowerConsump4on

"  TypicalListening:40WaTs

"  Maximum:520WaTs

LineVoltage

"  100120VAC/200240VACSwitchable

SoundMeasurement

"  SignaltoNoiseRa=o:<95dB

"  TotalHarmonicDistor=on:0.09%

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

Audio Control RIALTO 600 2.1 Channel Compact Amplifier

Product's Documents

USER MANUAL

Specifications

Audio Control RIALTO 600 Questions and Answers