User manual ROTEL RT-824

[. . . ] Read all the instructions before connecting or operating the component. 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 openings. [. . . ] An indicator at the left portion of the front panel display confirms your choice and the currently tuned station frequency is shown in the main portion of the display. Inserting a headphone plug does not automatically disable all speaker outputs. Use the SPEAKER buttons described in the next section to turn the speakers on or off during headphone listening. NOTE: 13 English DIRECT FREQUENCY/10 Button If you know the frequency of the desired station, you may tune it directly using the DIRECT FREQUENCY/10 button and the NUMERIC on the remote. Press the DIRECT FREQUENCY/10 button to change the NUMERIC buttons from station preset to frequency direct mode. The station frequency in the front panel display change to a series of four bars, representing the digits of a station frequency, with the first bar flashing. Enter the first digit of the station frequency using the NUMERIC buttons. The digit appears in the frequency display and the second bar flashes. When all of the digits have been entered, the tuner automatically tunes to the displayed station frequency. NOTE: On the USA version, pressing 1 in the FM mode will enter 10 as the digit in the frequency display. On the European version, it is necessary to press 1 and then 0 to enter 10. For US FM stations, press only one digit following the decimal point as shown in the first example below. For European FM stations, press two digits following the decimal point as shown in the second example. EXAMPLES: TUNING Buttons CH TUNING Buttons The buttons labeled TUNING on the front panel or CH UP/DOWN on the remote control provide two different tuning functions, depending on the mode of operation. In the normal FREQUENCY TUNING mode, press a TUNING button and release to manually jump up or down to the next station frequency, regardless of whether or not a station is broadcasting on that frequency. Connect the ground wire from your turntable to the phono ground lug, labeled GND. Restoring the FL Display Labels To clear all custom labels and restore the original defaults, turn the RT-824 off. Then, press and , TUNE/PRESET , hold the SPEAKER B buttons while pressing the and MONO to ON. POWER button 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. NOTE: CD Inputs Connect the left and right analog outputs from a CD player to the RCA input jacks labeled CD. FL Display Control Turning the FL Display On/Off SELECT Button To turn the FL Display on or off, press the SELECT button on the remote control. When the display is off, pressing any control button will turn the display on for five seconds. Rear Panel Connections The RT-824 provides rear panel connections for four video sources, a CD, a tape deck, and a phono input for use with a turntable. These connections include standard RCA audio inputs and outputs plus composite video inputs and outputs. The RT-824 includes two pairs of speaker connections for the built-in power amplifier as well as RCA preamp outputs for use with external amplifiers. In addition, a composite video output connects the unit to your TV monitor. NOTE: DO NOT plug any system component into an AC source until system hookup is complete and you are confident that all component-to-component connections have been properly made. Tape Inputs and Outputs The RT-824 provides a set of audio tape connections (labeled TAPE) with a pair of inputs and a pair of record outputs that provide a signal for recording. Connect the left and right analog outputs from an audio tape deck to the TAPE IN input jacks. Connect the TAPE OUT output jacks to the INPUTS on the audio tape deck. Custom Display Labels MENU Button SEARCH +/ Buttons PLAY/SEL Button You can program the RT-824 to display custom names (up to five characters long) for each of the source inputs. For example, you could relabel VIDEO 1 as "VCR" or VIDEO 2 as "DVD". [. . . ] This feature is not available when the TUNER source is active in the main room to avoid interrupting someone else's listening by changing the station. Zone 2 Audio Outputs See Figure 6. These line-level RCA outputs send the Zone 2 audio signal to a stereo amplifier driving a pair of speakers in the remote zone. Although you have the option of using an integrated amplifier or a receiver to power the remote speakers, we suggest using a fixedgain power amplifier. Your authorized Rotel dealer may make another recommendation based on specific system requirements. To configure your system for Zone 2 operation, connect the left and right Zone 2 outputs on the RT-824 to the left and right channel inputs of the amplifier powering the remote speakers, using standard RCA audio cables. Controlling Zone 2 from the Main Room ZONE Button You can control Zone 2 from the front-panel of the RT-824 activate or deactivate Zone 2, change input sources, and adjust the volume. [. . . ]