ROTEL RT1080 - Manual (Page 11)

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Setting Country Mode
The RT-1080 has two modes (one for the USA
and one for Europe) that 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 factory config-
ured to the correct mode for the country in which
it was purchased.
To switch to the USA mode, press and
hold the POWER, MEMORY, and 9 buttons
for 5 seconds. The word LOADING will ap-
pear in the display and the unit will power up
in the USA configuration.
To switch to the European mode, press
and hold the POWER, MEMORY, and 0 but-
tons for more than 5 seconds. The word LOAD-
ING will appear in the display and the unit
will power up in the European configuration.
Basic Tuning Controls
The RT-1080 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 tunes up or
down to the next station frequency. Set the
TUNE/PRESET mode to TUNE. Turn off
AUTO TUNING. Use the DOWN/UP con-
trols to tune up or down.
• Direct frequency tuning lets you en-
ter the desired station frequency digits. Press
the FREQUENCY DIRECT button on the
remote and enter the digits using the
NUMERIC buttons.
• Automatic frequency search tuning
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 DOWN/UP controls to
search up or down.
• Memory station preset tuning lets
you directly enter the number of a memo-
rized station preset number. Enter the num-
ber of the memorized preset using the NU-
MERIC buttons.
• Preset scan tuning scans through the
memorized station presets. Press the PRE-
SET SCAN button to begin scanning.
• RDS (Europe) or RBDS (USA) tuning
provides special tuning and search features
based on data codes encoded with the
broadcast signal. See the RDS section of
this manual for detailed information.
BAND Button
The BAND button selects whether the tuner
receives AM or FM broadcast signals. Press
the button to toggle between AM and FM. An
indicator will light at the left portion of the
display to confirm your choice. The currently
tuned station frequency will be shown.
TUNING Controls
A pair of buttons, labeled DOWN/UP on the
front panel and < TUN/PRESET > on the re-
mote, serve as the main tuning controls for the
RT-1080. In the following instructions, we re-
fer to these as DOWN/UP buttons. 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 DOWN/UP
button to manually jump to the next frequency,
regardless 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 DOWN/UP
button to start auto tuning. The tuner begins
automatically scanning up or down through
the frequencies until the next receivable sig-
nal is detected. If this is not the desired sta-
tion, 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
DOWN/UP button to advance to the next
memorized station preset.
See the TUNE/PRE-
SET button section for details on changing the
tuning modes.
In the RDS PTY search mode, press a
DOWN/UP button to select the desired pro-
gram type from the scrolling list in the display.
See the RDS PTY button in the section on RDS
tuning for details.
NOTE
: Several indicators in the display assist
tuning. A large display shows the tuned fre-
quency. A signal strength indicator shows the
strength of the incoming signal. A TUNED in-
dicator lights when a sufficiently strong sig-
nal is received. A ST indicator lights when a
stereo FM signal is received. Indicators show
the currently selected tuning mode.
NUMERIC Buttons:
Station Presets
The RT-1080 can store up to 30 station pre-
sets for recall using the NUMERIC keypad.
These station presets can be used for any
combination of AM stations and FM stations.
The RT-1080 is delivered from the factory with
a set of generic station presets that may or may
not match available stations in your area. To
memorize a new station preset:
1. Tune to the desired station, AM or FM.
2. Press the MEMORY button. A MEMORY
indicator will flash in the display.
3. While the MEMORY indicator is flashing,
press the number of the preset where you
wish to store the station frequency. For ex-
ample, to memorize preset 3, press the 3
button. To memorize preset 15, press the
1 button followed by the 5 button.
4. A previously stored frequency is erased from
memory when a new frequency is memo-
rized for the same preset.
To tune to a previously memorized
station preset, press the preset num-
ber using the NUMERIC buttons. For
example, to tune to preset 3, press the 3 but-
ton. To tune to preset 30, press the 3 button
and then press the 0 button within 5 seconds.
NOTE : The NUMERIC buttons can also be used
for FREQUENCY DIRECT tuning.
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