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SEARCH + SURROUND SOUND TUNER PREAMPLIFIER RTC-965 Figure 2: Remote Control Figure 3: Antenna Connections ANTENNA 41 42 LR FRONT AM LOOP REAR FM 75Ω SUB CENTER WOOFER PREOUT PREOUT AUD CD TAPE DVD REMOTE EXT IN SAT TV VCR CBL POWER 43 VOL CH BAND 44 MUTE T / V 45 SURROUND + ON SCREEN GUIDE MENU PAUSE 49 C. DELAY TRACK – TRACK + PLAY SEL UP DOWN STOP PRE 50 46 DYNAMIC RECALL CH OPN/CLS SUR-DELAY MOVIE FILT 1 2 3 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 PROG 4 5 6 5.1 CH 51 DISC 4 DISC 5 DISC 6 TIME [REVIEW] 47 7 8
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SURROUND SOUND TUNER PREAMPLIFIER RTC-965 Figure 6: RCA Input Connections DVD PLAYER AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT COMPOSITE S-VIDEO L R CD PLAYER ANALOG OUTPUT L R ROTEL RTC-965 AC INPUT LR COMPOSITE S-VIDEO PHONO ANTENNA GND LR VIDEO 4 LR SURROUND SOUND TUNER PREAMPLIFIER FRONT MODEL NO. RTC-965 AM LOOP DIGITAL INPUT SWITCHED VIDEO 3 100W MAX VIDEO LR RTC-965 2 CD VIDEO 2 FM REAR 75Ω VIDEO 1 WARNING:TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE 3 IN PLAY OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE TAPE1 THIS EQUIPMENT
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SURROUND SOUND TUNER PREAMPLIFIER RTC-965 Figure 8: On-Screen Menus INPUT SELECTOR Video: DVD Audio: TUNER Video REC: DVD Audio REC: TUNER 5.1Ch Input: OFF Input Source: AUTO DOWN–selection ENTER–change BACK-return MENU-screen off SURROUND MODE Mode: DOLBY PRO LOGIC Delay Time CENTER: ____ REAR: 20ms BASS LEVEL: +10dB DOWN–select ENTER/VOL–change BACK-return MENU-screen off MAIN MENU TEST TONE Input Selector
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RTC-965 a a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa RR-939 Remote Control ______________________________ 15 Contents Programming the RR-939 16 POWER Button 43 16 Figure 1: Controls and Connections 3 VOLUME Buttons 41 16 Figure 2: Remote Control 4 TUNING Button 42 16 Figure 3: Antenna Connections 4 INPUT SOURCE Buttons 48 16 Figure 4: DB25 Connector Pin Assignments 4 51 5.1 Button 16 Figure 5: Output Connections 5 45 BAND Button 16 Figure 6: RCA Input Connections 6 NUMERIC Buttons 47 16 Figure 7: S-Video
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SURROUND SOUND TUNER PREAMPLIFIER RTC-965 a a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa • Comprehensive digital and analog input and output connections for audio and video sources, including digital inputs, composite About Rotel video inputs and S-Video inputs A family whose passionate interest in music led them to manufac- • AM/FM tuner with 30 station presets, direct access tuning, and ture high fidelity components of uncompromising quality founded auto-tuning. Rotel over 30 years ago. Through the year
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RTC-965 1 2 43 18 Power Switch and Standby Switch SUBWOOFER/REAR/CENTER +/– Buttons The RTC-965 has two pushbuttons for powering on and off. The These three pairs of buttons are used to adjust the output level of POWER switch completely shuts down all of the circuitry, similar the subwoofer channel, the rear surround speakers, and the cen- in effect to removing the power cord from the AC outlet. The ter channel speaker. STANDBY switch deactivates the unit, but preserves power to some circuits
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SURROUND SOUND TUNER PREAMPLIFIER RTC-965 ery time you play a stereo CD or listen to a stereo FM broadcast. 51 15 5.1 CH Input To the contrary, many people find that they prefer one of the other This button overrides all other inputs (both analog and digital) and surround modes. We have provided a note with each surround directly connects an external digital adaptor to the RTC-965’s mode description suggesting when the setting may be appropriate MASTER VOLUME control and outputs. This allows
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RTC-965 a a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Note: As a general rule, the DSP modes provide more exagger- Front Panel: Tuning Controls ated ambience effects than playing the same recording in PRO LOGIC mode, which provides a subtle ambience synthesis on mu- The RTC-965 features a digital synthesized AM/FM tuner with 30 sical recordings. You may prefer PRO LOGIC as your “everyday” station presets. Operation of the tuning functions involves the use setting, experimenting with the more spectacular D
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SURROUND SOUND TUNER PREAMPLIFIER RTC-965 a a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa To tune to a previously memorized station, just press the preset number on the NUMERIC keypad. For example, to tune to preset 3, Front Panel: Configuration press the 3 button. To tune to preset 15, press the 1 button and then press the 5 button. Controls Note: If the TUNER is not already the selected INPUT SOURCE, se- 16 lecting a station preset will automatically switch to the TUNER in- VIDEO LABEL Button put and tu
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RTC-965 Things become a little more complex in systems with a subwoofer. Note 3: Dolby Digital and DTS modes are automatically activated For example, the system will generally not redirect bass informa- based on software codes; there is no manual mode setting. There- tion away from a LARGE speaker to the subwoofer. Thus, the de- fore, to use one of these modes for configuring the speaker set- cision you often need to make when faced with a choice of LARGE tings, play a Dolby Digital or DTS digit
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SURROUND SOUND TUNER PREAMPLIFIER RTC-965 To tune manually, press the button quickly and release to in- Note: Many functions duplicate the RTC-965 front panel controls crease or decrease the station frequency to the next available and are listed here only for your reference. Please refer to the setting, whether or not there is a station broadcasting on that fre- previous Front Panel Controls section of this manual if you need quency. Use a succession of quick button presses to reach the additio
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RTC-965 a a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 31 CD Inputs Rear Panel Connections: Overview Connect the left and right analog outputs from a CD player to the RCA input jacks labeled CD. The RTC-965 provides rear panel connections for five video sources, three audio sources, and a phono input for use with a 38 Tape Inputs and Outputs turntable. These connections include standard RCA audio inputs and outputs, composite video inputs and outputs, S-Video inputs The RTC-965 provides two sets of audio
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SURROUND SOUND TUNER PREAMPLIFIER RTC-965 a a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 32 VIDEO 2 – 5 Inputs Rear Panel Output Signal These four sets of audio/video inputs allow connection of four ad- ditional video components such as a play-only VCR, DVD player, Connections LaserDisc player, or DSS satellite receiver. This section of the manual provides complete information on the Connect the RCA analog audio outputs of the first video compo- audio and video signal output connections on the rear panel
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RTC-965 a a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Note: To use an outdoor antenna, connect its 75 ohm coax lead wire (or 300 ohm twin-conductor wire and 300 ohm to 75 ohm Rear Panel Antenna Connections adaptor) to the FM 75Ω connector in place of the indoor wire an- tenna, only after a professional contractor has installed the an- The RTC-965 requires two antennas to receive radio signals, one tenna system in accordance with local electrical codes. for AM and one for FM (MW and LW in some countries).
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