ROTEL RX-1052 - Manual (Page 21)

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Additional Features
Turning the Display On/Off D
To turn the front panel display on or off, press
and hold the DISP button on the remote control.
When the display is off, pressing any control
button turns the display on for five seconds.
RDS Reception 6 DTUV
RDS (the Radio Data System) allows FM broad-
casters to transmit encoded information along
with the radio signal. This data signal is de-
coded by an RDS-equipped receiver such as
the RX-1052 and can provide a range of in-
formational features including:
• A display of the station’s identifying name
(e.g. BBC1).
• A display of the station’s program content
(e.g. ROCK or NEWS).
• Traffic information broadcasts.
• A scrolling text display for announcements
or information.
RDS broadcasting has been widely available in
European markets for many years, and more
recently has become widespread in the USA
(where it was previously referred to as RBDS).
Ask your authorized Rotel dealer for informa-
tion on RDS broadcasting in your area.
There are five display options when the tuned
station is broadcasting RDS data and the
RDS indicator in the display is lit. Press the
DISPLAY button
D to step through the five
available options:
1. Standard FREQUENCY display.
2. PROGRAM SERVICE name. This is typically
the station’s call letters, such as BBC1. If the
current station is not broadcasting an RDS
signal, the display will show “NO NAME
DATA”.
3. PROGRAM TYPE. This is a description of
the station’s content from a standardized list
of program types in each market. If the sta-
tion is not broad- casting an RDS signal,the
display will show “NO PTY DATA”.
4. CLOCK TIME. A time and date display
broadcast by the station. If the station is
not broadcasting an RDS signal,the display
will show “NO TIME DATA”.
5. RADIO TEXT. Additional scrolling text mes-
sages broadcast by the station. If the sta-
tion is not broadcasting an RDS signal,the
display will show “NO TEXT DATA”.
In addition, RDS provides several advanced
search features including:
• Search for a station with the desired pro-
gram content (PTY). T
• Search for traffic information (TP). U
• Search for stations broadcasting special
traffic announcements (TA). V
The PTY search function scans for RDS
stations broadcasting a particular type of
program.
1. Press the PTY button T . The current RDS
program content type appears in the dis-
play.
2. If desired, change to a different PROGRAM
TYPE using the DOWN/UP buttons to scroll
through the list.
3. Press the PTY button a second time within
5 seconds.The receiver will attempt to find
an RDS station broadcasting the selected
type of program.If the button is not pressed
within 5 seconds after selecting a program
type, the PTY function will be cancelled.
4. If no station is located for the desired con-
tent type, the receiver will return to the last
previously tuned station.
5. Cancel the PTY function by pressing any
button (except MONO).
The TP Button searches for an RDS sta-
tion broadcasting traffic information pro-
gramming:
1. Press the TP button U . The receiver will at-
tempt to find an RDS station broadcasting
the traffic programming.
2. If no station is located,the receiver will return
to the last previously tuned station.
3. Cancel the TP function by pressing any but-
ton (except MONO).
The TA Button searches for an RDS station
broadcasting special traffic announcements:
1. Press the TA button V . The receiver will
attempt to find an RDS station broadcast-
ing traffic announcements.
2. If no station is located,the receiver will re-
turn to the last previously tuned station.
3. Cancel the TA function by pressing any
button (except MONO).
NOTE: The RDS features are entirely depen-
dent on the broadcaster sending encoded
signals. Thus, they will only be available
where RDS is currently implemented and
where stations are broadcasting these data
signals. If there are no RDS stations in your
area, the RX-1052 will function as a stan-
dard radio receiver.
Controlling other Rotel
Components EBQK
The STOP . , PLAY / , TRACK { } , RAN-
DOM, and NUMERIC buttons on the remote
operate Rotel CD and DVD players.
To control a CD player: Press the CD IN-
PUT button on the remote to select the CD as
the active input. The transport, RANDOM, and
NUMERIC buttons control the CD player until
a different INPUT button is selected.
To control a DVD player: Press the V4
INPUT button on the remote to select the DVD
as the source. The transport, RANDOM, and
NUMERIC buttons control the DVD player until
a different INPUT button is selected. Note that
the DVD player must be connected to the V4
inputs for this feature to function properly.
Custom Setup Procedures
Custom Labels HIQ
You can program the RX-1052 to display cus-
tom names (up to seven characters long) for
each of the source inputs. For example, you
could relabel VIDEO 1 as “VCR” or VIDEO 2
as “DVD”. To program custom labels:
1. Select the source input you wish to relabel.
Its name appears in the display.
2. Press and hold the LABEL button on the
remote until the characters in the display
change to blinking solid blocks.
3. Use the CHARACTER +/– buttons on the
remote to scroll through the character set.
When the desired character is displayed,
press the ENTER button on the remote to
proceed to the next character.
4. Repeat the Step 3 to enter the remaining
characters. After the last character is pro-
grammed, the new name is saved auto-
matically.
When the source is selected, the original la-
bel (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, etc.) appears briefly,
followed by the custom label.