Rotel RT-955 manual

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    Owner’ s Manual R T -955 AM/FM Stereo T uner POWER DISPLAY AF ANT A/B ANT ATT FM IF NARROW FM MONO PTY TA TP 67 90 8 MEMORY AUTO TUNING PRESET SCAN BAND TUNE/ PRESET 12 45 DOWN UP 3 REMOTE SENSOR FM AM RBPS RDS RT TP TA AF STEREO TUNED AUTO MEMORY PRESET NARROW LOC A B AM/FM STEREO TUNER RT-955[...]

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    2 RT -955 AM/FM Stereo T uner 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[...]

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    3 Figure 1: Contr ols and Connections English LEFT RIGHT OUTPUTS COMPUTER I/O FM A B AM G ANTENNA POWER DISPLAY AF ANT A/B ANT ATT FM IF NARROW FM MONO PTY TA TP 67 90 8 MEMORY AUTO TUNING PRESET SCAN BAND TUNE/ PRESET 12 45 DOWN UP 3 REMOTE SENSOR FM AM REMOTE EXT IN RBPS RDS RT TP TA AF STEREO TUNED AUTO MEMORY PRESET NARROW LOC A B CAUTION AM/FM[...]

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    4 RT -955 AM/FM Stereo T uner Figure 3: RR-T91 Remote Contro l[...]

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    5 About Rotel A family whose passionate interest in mu- sic led them to manufacture high fidelity com- ponents of uncompromising quality founded Rotel over 30 years ago. Through the years that passion has remained undiminished and the family goal of providing exceptional value for audiophiles and music lovers regardless of their budget, is shared b[...]

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    6 RT -955 AM/FM Stereo T uner RT-955 Key Features • AM and FM tuning capabilities • User-friendly Fluor escent Display • 30 Station Presets for memorizing your favorite stations • Manual frequency and preset tuning, auto- search tuning, preset scanning, and fre- quency direct tuning. • RDS (Radio Data System) capability for Europe and RBD[...]

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    7 REMOTE EXT IN Jack This 3.5mm mini-jack receives command codes from industr y-standard infrared r eceiv- ers (Xantech, etc.) via hard-wired connec- tions. This feature could prove useful when the unit is installed in a cabinet and the front- panel sensor is blocked. Consult your au- thorized Rotel dealer for information on these external repeater[...]

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    8 RT -955 AM/FM Stereo T uner • RDS (Europe) or RBDS (USA) tun- ing provides a range of special tuning and search features based on data codes encoded with the broadcast signal. See the RDS section of this manual for detailed information. BAND Button The BAND button selects whether the tuner will receive AM or FM broadcast signals. Press the butt[...]

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    9 EXAMPLES : (USA FM) 87.50MHz Press 8>7>5 (Europe FM) 87.50MHz Press 8>7>5>0 (all AM) 1610kHz Press 1>6>1>0 If no frequency is entered within 5 sec- onds, the tuner will cancel FREQUENCY DIRECT tuning mode and rever t to the last previously tuned station. AUTO TUNING Button The AUTO TUNING button toggles between the frequen[...]

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    10 RT -955 AM/FM Stereo T uner rent station is not broadcasting an RDS signal, the display will show a blinking PT indication. 4. CLOCK TIME. A time and date display broadcast by the station. If the current station is not broadcasting an RDS sig- nal, the display will show a blinking CT indication. 5. RADIO TEXT . Additional scrolling text messages[...]

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    11 Specifications FM T uner Usable Sensitivity: 12.2 dBf 50dB Quieting Sensitivity: 20.2 dBf (mono) 45.3 dBf (stereo) Signal to Noise Ratio (at 65 dBf): 75 dBf (mono) 72 dBf (stereo) Harmonic Distortion (at 65 dBf): 0.2% (mono) 0.3% (stereo) Frequency Response: 10 Hz-15 kHz, ± 3 dB Capture Ratio: 2.0 dB Alternate Channel Selectivity: 47 dB (± 400[...]

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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 Nor th Reading, MA 01864-2699 USA Phone: +1 978-664-3820 Fax: +1 978-664-4109 Rotel Europe Meadow Road W orthing, W est Sussex BN11 2RX England Phone: +44 (0)1903 524 813 Fax: +44 (0)1903 524 831 Rotel[...]