User manual ROTEL RDD-980

[. . . ] Heed all warnings and safety information in these instructions and on the product itself. You must allow 10 cm or 4 inches of unobstructed clearance around the unit. Do not place the unit on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar surface that could block the ventilation slots. If the component is placed in a bookcase or cabinet, there must be ventilation of the cabinet to allow proper cooling. [. . . ] The large fluorescent display in the center portion of the RDD-980 provides status information used in operating the DAB/AM/FM receiver (such as station frequency display, band preset memory, RDS information, etc. The RDD-980 can be activated by a 12 volt trigger signal from a Rotel preamplifier. The trigger input accepts any control signal (AC or DC) ranging from 3 volts to 30 volts. When a cable is connected to the input and a trigger signal is present, the tuner is activated. When the trigger signal is interrupted, the tuner goes into standby mode. The front panel indicator light remains lit, but the display goes dark and the unit will not operate. The STANDBY button is located on the front panel of the RDD-980 and is not duplicated on the remote control. This provides the RDD-980 setup menus as well as the ability to change country modes by using the front panel ENTER, UP/DOWN BUTTONS. Available on the front panel and remote control, this button selects four display brightness settings. NOTE: When the tuner is turned off then back on, the display reverts to its normal setting. The dimmer setting is also available in the SETUP menu for memory setup until the AC line is disconnected. The TUNE/PRESET button toggles between FREQUENCY TUNING mode (the TUNING controls advance to the next station frequency) and PRESET TUNING mode (the TUNING controls advance to the next memorized station preset). A PRESET indicator in the front panel DISPLAY will light when the PRESET mode is active. The FM MONO button changes the FM mode from stereo reception to mono reception. In stereo mode, a stereo signal will be heard if the station is broadcasting a stereo signal and there is sufficient signal strength. in mono mode , a mono signal will be heard even if the station is broadcasting a stereo signal. NOTE: Switching to mono mode can be a useful way to improve the reception of weak or distant FM signals. Less signal strength is required for clean mono reception than for stereo reception. If no frequency is entered within 5 seconds, the tuner will cancel FREQUENCY DIRECT tuning mode and revert to the last previously tuned station. These broadcast systems provide additional functionality to FM radio reception by transmitting encoded information along with the radio signal. This signal is decoded by an RDS or RBDS receiver and can provide a range of informational features including: 1. In addition, RDS provides several advanced search features including 1. [. . . ] Note: this menu selection is used only with the factory so there is no need for you to use this feature. NOTE: When using the DAB tuner for the first time the FL display will ask whether you want to auto-tune to find the available service in your area. For most applications auto-tune should only need to be carried out once. The number of stations received will depend on the location of your aerial and the available multiplexes in your location. [. . . ]