Rotel RC-972 manual

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    RC-972 STEREO CONTROL AMPLIFIER Owner’ s Manual VOLUME FUNCTION TUNER CD AUX 1 AUX 2 MONITOR TAPE SOURCE STEREO CONTROL AMPLIFIER RC-972 STANDBY PHONES BASS TREBLE OFF TONE ON VIDEO REMOTE SENSOR[...]

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    CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG T O WIDE SLOT . INSER T FULL Y . APPLICABLE FOR USA, CANADA OR WHERE APPROVED FOR THE USAGE A TTENTION: POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU AU FOND. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT[...]

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    3 Figure 1: Controls and Connections AUX 2 AUX 1 CD TUNER TAPE IN OUT OUTPUTS 12 LEFT RIGHT CONTROL AMPLIFIER MODEL NO. RC-972 POWER CONSUMPTION: 10W AC 3.3A 400W MAX SWITCHED LEFT RIGHT VIDEO SERIAL NO. 14 10 11 12 13 VOLUME FUNCTION TUNER CD AUX 1 AUX 2 MONITOR TAPE SOURCE STEREO CONTROL AMPLIFIER RC-972 STANDBY PHONES BASS TREBLE OFF TONE ON VID[...]

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    4 STEREO CONTROL AMPLIFIER RC-972 Figure 3: Output Connections SERIAL NO. LEFT RIGHT SPEAKERS WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN AVI S: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE–NE PAS OUVRIR SPEAKER IMPEDANCE STEREO 4 OHMS MINIMUM BRIDGED 8 OHMS MI[...]

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    5 About Rotel A family whose passionate interest in music led them to manufacture high fidelity components 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 by a[...]

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    6 A Few Precautions Please read this manual carefully . It provi-des complete information on how to incorporate the RC-972 into your system as well as general information that will help you get optimum sound performance. Please contact your authorized Rotel dealer for answers to any questions you might have. In addition, all of us at Rotel welcome [...]

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    7 AC Power and Control AC Power Input 14 The RC-972 does not use a significant amount of power . However there are two auxiliary power outlets on the back of the unit, which can be used to supply power for other units. Consequently it is usually best to plug the RC-972 directly into a 2-pin polarized wall outlet. Avoid the use of extension cor ds. [...]

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    8 Audio Controls V olume Control 6 17 As with all normal volume controls turn the control knob 6 clockwise to increase the volume, or counterclockwise to decrease the volume. Or press the remote control volume button 17 next to the ▲ symbol to turn the volume up; press the button next to the ▼ symbol to turn the volume down. T one On/Off Switch[...]

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    9 English Specifications T otal Harmonic Distortion (20 Hz-20 kHz) < 0.004% Intermodulation Distortion (60 Hz : 7 kHz, 4:1) < 0.004% at 1V output Input Sensitivity / Impedance 150 mV / 24 kOhms Output Level / Impedance 1 V/ 100 Ohms Usable Headphone Impedance 8 - 2,000 Ohms Frequency Response 4Hz-100kHz, +0, -3dB T one Controls ± 6dB at 100 [...]

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    082 OMRC-972 081899 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 North 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 1903-524-813 Fax: +44 1903-[...]