User manual ROTEL RA-1312

[. . . ] We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your purchase of our audio component, With the latest tech nology and workmanship that goes into making this equipment, you can be assured of its high quality performance for many years to come. we have fitted a comprehensive range of controls and features for your convenience. Designed for both versatility and ease of operation, this piece of equipment will add professional studio flexibility to your Hi-Fi sound center. The performance is exception al, allowing you to experience true high fidelity. [. . . ] Your tape recorder can be a reel-ta-reel deck, a cassette recorder deck or a 8-track cartridge recorder deck_ If the tape recorder comes with RCA-t'{pe plugs, connect input cables to corresponding TAPE MONITOR jacks marked OUT and output cables to the jacks marked IN. Input jacks IN are for playing back pre-recorded tapes and output jacks OUT are for record ing programs such as broadcasts, records and live sounds. If the tape recorder comes with DIN plug, simply connect it to the DIN socket marked REC/PB at TAPE MONITOR. For power the unit requires the normal house electrical current (AC). If in any doubt about connecting to the power source, consult a qualified electrician. And your unit comes with 3-core cord without a plug, be sure to read the page 5 of this manual before connec ting to power. If your unit comes with a 3· Core cable without a plug, make certain live, neutral and (where appropriate) earth leads are connected to the proper terminals. Check that the terminals are screwed down firmly and no loose strands of wore are present. wARNING: THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED. INPORTANT; The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the follow ing code: GREENIYELLOW: EARTH BLUE: NEUTRAL BROWN: LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead os this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the termi nals in your plug proceed as follows. The wire which is coloured GRE EN/ YELLOW must be connected to the termi nal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol , or coloured GREEN/YELLOW' The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLUE or BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal wh ich is marked with the letter L or coloured BROWN or RED. the apparatus must be protected by a 3 Amp fuse if a 13 Amp (BS 1363) plug is used. If another type of plug is used a 5 Amp fuse or lower must be used, either in the plug or adapter or at the distribution board. , It supplies power to the unit and to any switched AC outlets. When the switch is ON the pilot light will be illuminated. NOTE: Sound will not come out for about 10 seconds due to the relay protection circuit used to prevent loud pop noise when the switch is pushed ON. F) SPEAKER SWiTCHES - allows you to select your speaker systems for activation. push in A to activate the speaker systems connected to SPEAKER A terminals on the rear panel , and so on for B switches. Push all OFF when listening privately with headphones. $HEADPHONES JACK - simply plug in your stereo headphones lead to the recept· Acle for private listening, Push OFF the speaker switches if you are listening to the headphones only. BASS CONTROL - regulates low fre quency sounds, as desired, to suit personal taste, speaker characteristics, etc. [. . . ] For example, if you connect the power cord of your record player to the outlet, the record player wiil be activated and deactivated by the power swi tch on the un it. Push the function switch PHONO 1 if you with to operate t'18 turntable connected to the PHONO 1 terminal, or set to PHONO 2 if you wish to operate the turntable con nected to the PHONO 2 terminal. This equipment has input sensitivity and impe dance settings to accommodate a variety of magnetic cartridges. Push the function switch to the TUNER position, and set the mode control to "STEREO" or "L+R" depending upon the program selected. [. . . ]