Front Panel Display; Dimmer Button; Memory Button; Setting Country Mode - Rotel RT-02 Manuel D'utilisation

Front Panel Display

The large fluorescent display in the center por-
tion of the RT-02 provides status information
used in operating the AM/FM receiver (such
as station frequency display, band, preset
memory, RDS information, etc.).

DIMMER Button

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Available only on the remote control, this but-
ton selects three display brightness settings:
NORMAL, DIM, or OFF. When the display is
OFF, pressing any button or control will return
it to the NORMAL mode. Press the button to
cycle through the three settings.
NOTE: When the tuner is turned off and
back on, the display reverts to its normal
setting.

MEMORY Button

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The MEMORY button is used to confirm and
memorize various settings in the setup and
operation of the RT-02, including tuner station
presets. Its use is described in detail in the
relevant sections below.

Setting Country Mode

The RT-02 has two default modes, one for the
USA and one for Europe. These configure the
unit for differences in local markets, including
FM tuning intervals, AM tuning intervals, and
differences in the European RDS and United
States RBDS standards. Your unit has been fac-
tory configured to the correct default mode for
the country in which it was purchased.
To switch to the USA default mode,
press and hold the POWER, MEMORY, and
9 buttons for 5 seconds. The word LOADING
will appear in the DISPLAY and the unit will
power up in the USA configuration.
To switch to the European default
mode, press and hold the POWER, MEMORY,
and 0 buttons for more than 5 seconds. The
word LOADING will appear in the DISPLAY
and the unit will power up in the European
configuration.
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Basic Tuning Controls

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The RT-02 features a digital synthesized AM/
FM tuner with RDS or RBDS capability and 30
station presets. The unit offers a wide range of
tuning options. Here is an overview of the tuning
options (more detailed information is provided
in subsequent sections of this manual):
• Manual frequency tuning lets you tune
up or down to the next station frequency. Set
the TUNE/PRESET mode to TUNE. Turn off
AUTO TUNING. Use the TUNING controls
to tune up or down.
• Direct frequency tuning lets you
enter the desired station frequency digits.
Press the FREQUENCY DIRECT button on
the remote and enter the digits using the
NUMERIC buttons.
• Automatic frequency search tun-
ing lets you search up or down to find
the next receivable broadcast signal. Set
the TUNE/ PRESET mode to TUNE. Turn on
AUTO TUNING. Use the TUNING controls
to search up or down.
• Memory station preset tuning
lets you directly enter the number of a
memorized station preset number. Enter
the number of the memorized preset using
the NUMERIC buttons.
• Preset scan tuning lets you scan
up/down through the memorized station
presets. Press the PRESET SCAN button to
begin scanning.
• 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.
NOTE: Three buttons on the remote (ANT
A/B, FM IF NARROW, and ANN ATT) are
not used with the RT-02 tuner.

BAND Button

The BAND button selects whether the tuner will
receive AM or FM broadcast signals. Press the
button to toggle back and forth between AM
and FM. A corresponding indicator will light
at the left portion of the front panel DISPLAY
to confirm your choice. The currently tuned
station frequency will be shown.
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TUNING Controls

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A pair of buttons, labeled < TUNING > on
the front panel and < TUN/PRESET > on the
remote, serve as the main tuning controls for
the RT-02. You can use either the front panel or
remote buttons; their function is identical.
These controls provides different tuning func-
tions, depending on the mode of operation:
In the FREQUENCY TUNING mode with
AUTO TUNING off, press a TUNING button
to manually jump to the next frequency, regard-
less of whether or not a station is broad-casting
on that frequency. [See the TUNE/PRE-SET
button and AUTO TUNING button sections for
details on changing the tuning modes.]
In the FREQUENCY TUNING mode
with AUTO TUNING on, press a TUNING
button to start auto tuning. The tuner begins
automatically scanning up or down through the
frequencies until the next receivable signal is
detected. If this is not the desired station, repeat
the automatic tuning procedure to find the next
station. Weak stations will be skipped during
auto tuning. If no receivable signal is detected,
the tuner will revert to the last previously tuned
station. [See the TUNE/PRESET button and
AUTO TUNING button sections for details on
changing the tuning modes.]
In the PRESET TUNING mode, press a
TUNING button to advance to the next memo-
rized station preset. [See the TUNE/PRESET
button section for details on changing the
tuning modes.]
In the RDS PTY search mode, press a
TUNING button to select the desired program
type from the scrolling list in the display. See
the section on RDS tuning for more details. [See
the RDS PTY button section for details.]
NOTE: Several indicators in the front
panel display assist tuning. A large display
shows the tuned frequency and increases or
decreases during tuning. A signal strength
indi-cator shows the strength of the incom-
ing signal. A TUNED indicator lights when
a suf-ficiently strong signal is received. A
ST indicator lights when a stereo FM signal
is received. In addition, indicators show the
currently selected tuning mode.
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