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    PROTECTION POWER CLIPPING CH1 LEVEL BRIDGED MONO POWER AMPLIFIER RB-951 MkII CH2 LEVEL Owner’ s Manual RB-951 MkII Stereo Power Amplifier[...]

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    2 RB-951 MkII Stereo Power Amplifier 1: Controls, Connections, & Internal Jumpers English INPUT SPEAKERS BRIDGED POWER AMPLIFIER MODEL NO. RB-951 MkII POWER CONSUMPTION: 200W RB-951 MkII PROTECTION POWER CLIPPING CH1 LEVEL BRIDGED MONO POWER AMPLIFIER RB-951 MkII CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN A VIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE–NE P[...]

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    3 INPUT SPEAKERS BRIDGED POWER AMPLIFIER MODEL NO. RB-951 MkII POWER CONSUMPTION: 200W RB-951 MkII CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN A VIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE–NE PAS OUVRIR WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CH2 CH1 SIGNAL OUTPUT LINK CH2 CH1 CHANNEL 2 CHANNEL[...]

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    4 RB-951 MkII Stereo Power Amplifier 3: Hookup (Bridged Mono mode) INPUT SPEAKERS BRIDGED POWER AMPLIFIER MODEL NO. RB-951 MkII POWER CONSUMPTION: 200W RB-951 MkII CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN A VIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE–NE PAS OUVRIR WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN [...]

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    5 W ARNING: There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the unit to moisture or water . Do not allow foreign objects to get into the enclosure. If the unit is exposed to moisture, or a foreign object gets into the enclosure, im[...]

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    6 RB-951 MkII Stereo Power Amplifier About Rotel A family whose passionate interest in music led them to manufacture high fidelity compo- nents of uncompromising quality founded Rotel over 30 years ago. Over the years that pas- sion has remained undiminished and the goal of providing exceptional value for audiophiles and music lovers regardless of [...]

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    7 English Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RB-951 MkII Stereo Power Amplifier . When used in a high- quality music or home theater system, your Rotel amplifier will provide years of musical enjoy- ment. The RB-951 MkII is a sophisticated two-chan- nel power amplifier . Discrete output devices, a massive power supply with toroidal [...]

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    8 RB-951 MkII Stereo Power Amplifier 12V T rigger Input A pair of screw terminals for connecting the wires carr ying a +12 volt trigger signal to turn the amplifier on and off, such as might be used in an elaborate custom installation. T o use this feature the adjacent slide switch must be placed to the left position (see previous section). The TRI[...]

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    9 Clipping Indicators T wo front panel LEDs (one for each channel) flash to indicate when the amplifier is “clip- ping” or being asked to deliver more output current than it is capable of delivering. Clip- ping will cause distortion levels to increase. Occasional brief clipping on the loudest mu- sical passages is acceptable. However , sus- tai[...]

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    10 RB-951 MkII Stereo Power Amplifier Internal Jumper Settings for Custom Installation (see figure 1) There are internal jumpers that can be used to disable the front panel level controls, to select one of two input sensitivity settings, and to engage the special Parallel Mono mode for driving low impedance speaker combinations in custom installati[...]

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    11 English Specifications Continuous Power Output Stereo Mode (20-20 kHz, < 0.03% THD) 50 watts/ch into 8 ohms Continuous Power Output Bridged Mono Mode (20-20 kHz, < 0.1% THD) 150 watts/ch into 8 ohms T otal Harmonic Distortion (20Hz-20kHz, 8 ohms) < 0.03% Intermodulation Distortion (60 Hz : 7 kHz, 4:1) < 0.03% Frequency Response (±1 [...]

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    The Rotel Co. Ltd. 10-10 Shinsen-Cho Shibuya-Ku T okyo 150-0045 Japan Phone: +81 3-5458-5325 Fax: +81 3-5458-5310 Rotel of America 54 Concord Street North Reading, MA 01864-2699 USA Phone: +1 978-664-3820 Fax: +1 978-664-4109 Rotel Europe Meadow Road W or thing, W est Sussex BN11 2RX England Phone: +44 (0)1903 524 813 Fax: +44 (0)1903 524 831 Rotel[...]