ROTEL RT-961 - Manual (Page 13)

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TUNE/PRESET Button
The TUNE/PRESET button toggles between
FREQUENCY TUNING mode (the TUNING
controls advance to the next station frequency)
and PRESET TUNING mode (the TUNING
controls advance to the next memorized sta-
tion preset). To toggle between the two modes,
press the TUNE/PRESET button. A PRESET in-
dicator in the front panel DISPLAY will light when
the PRESET mode is active.
NOTE
: AUTO TUNING mode is disengaged
when the TUNE/PRESET button is set to PRE-
SET tuning mode.
PRESET SCAN Button
This button activates a preset scanning feature.
When you press the button, the tuner will au-
tomatically scan through all memorized sta-
tion presets, playing each for five seconds be-
fore moving to the next. To stop the station scan-
ning on the desired station preset, press the
button again.
NOTE
: If a PRESET station is currently tuned
when the PRESET SCAN button is pressed,
scanning will start with the next higher preset
number and continue through all preset sta-
tions, stopping on the initial preset. If a PRE-
SET station is not currently tuned when the
button is pressed, scanning will start from
PRESET 1 and continue to PRESET 30.
FM MONO Button
The FM MONO button changes the FM mode
from stereo reception to mono reception. In
stereo mode, a stereo signal will be heard if
the station is broadcasting a stereo signal and
there is sufficient signal strength. A stereo in-
dicator will light in the front panel display. In
mono mode, a mono signal will be heard even
if the station is broadcasting a stereo signal.
NOTE
: Switching to mono mode can be a use-
ful way to improve the reception of weak or
distant FM signals. Less signal strength is re-
quired for clean mono reception than for ste-
reo reception.
RDS and RBDS Broadcast
Reception
The Rotel RT-961 is equipped with RDS (Ra-
dio Data Systems) reception capabilities for
Europe and RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data
Service) capabilities for the United States. These
broadcast systems provide additional function-
ality to FM radio reception by transmitting en-
coded information along with the radio sig-
nal. This signal is decoded by an RDS or RBDS
receiver and can provide a range of informa-
tional features including:
1. a display of the station’s identifying name
(e.g. BBC1)
2. a display of the station’s program content
(e.g. ROCK or NEWS)
3. traffic information broadcasts
4. a scrolling text display for announcements
or information
In addition, RDS provides several advanced
search features including:
1. the ability to search for a station with the
desired program content (PTY)
2. the ability to search for traffic information
(TP)
3. the ability to automatically search stations
broadcasting special traffic announcements
(TA).
RDS broadcasting has been widely available
in many European markets for years. There
are a large number of RDS stations and most
users will be familiar with the features and
operation. In the USA, implementation of the
RBDS system is more recent. Fewer stations
are currently broadcasting RBDS signals and
the features may be less familiar to many us-
ers. Consult your authorized Rotel dealer for
more information on RDS or RBDS broadcasting
in your market.
NOTE
: The RDS and RBDS features are en-
tirely dependent on the broadcaster sending
properly encoded signals. Thus, they will only
be available in markets where RDS or RBDS
is currently implemented and where stations
are broadcasting these data signals. If there
are no RDS or RBDS stations, the RT-961 will
function as a standard radio receiver.
NOTE
: RDS and RBDS services are only avail-
able on FM broadcasts. The features and but-
tons described below are only operational in
FM mode.
DISPLAY Button
There are five display options when the cur-
rently tuned station is broadcasting RDS infor-
mation and the RDS indicator in the front panel
display is lit. Press the DISPLAY button to step
sequentially through the five available display
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 a blink-
ing PS indication.
3. PROGRAM TYPE. This is a description of
the station’s content from a standardized
list of program types in each market (for
example: NEWS, CURRENT AFFAIRS,
INFO, SPORT, EDUCATION, DRAMA,
CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED, POP, ROCK,
EASY LISTENING, LIGHT CLASSICAL, SE-
RIOUS CLASSICAL, OTHER MUSIC,
WEATHER, FINANCE, CHILDREN, SOCIAL
AFFAIRS, RELIGION, PHONE IN, TRAVEL,
LEISURE, JAZZ, COUNTRY, NATIONAL
MUSIC, OLDIES, FOLK, and DOCUMEN-
TARY). If the current station is not broad-
casting an RDS signal, the display will show
a blinking PT indication.
4. CLOCK TIME. A time and date display
broadcast by the station. If the current sta-
tion is not broadcasting an RDS signal, the
display will show a blinking CT indication.
5. RADIO TEXT. Additional scrolling text
messages broadcast by the station. If the
current station is not broadcasting an RDS
signal, the display will show a blinking RT
indication.
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