Numeric Buttons: Station Presets; Freq Direct Button; Direct Access Tuning; Auto Tuning Button - Rotel RT-1080 Manual De Instrucciones

RT-1080 AM/FM Stereo Tuner
NUMERIC Buttons:
Station Presets
The RT-1080 can store up to 30 station presets
for recall using the NUMERIC keypad. These
station presets can be used for any combina-
tion 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
memorized for the same preset.
To tune to a previously memorized
station preset, press the preset num-
ber using the NUMERIC buttons. For ex-
ample, to tune to preset 3, press the 3 button.
To tune to preset 30, press the 3 button and
then press the 0 button within 5 seconds.
: The NUMERIC buttons can also be
NOTE
used for FREQ DIRECT tuning.

FREQ DIRECT Button:

Direct Access Tuning

If you know the frequency of the desired sta-
tion, you may tune it directly using the FREQ
DIRECT button (remote only) and the NU-
MERIC buttons.
1. Press the FREQ DIRECT button to change
the NUMERIC buttons from station preset
to direct access mode. The display will
change to a series of bars, representing
the digits of a station frequency, with the
first bar blinking.
2. Enter the first digit of the station frequency
using the NUMERIC buttons. The digit will
appear in the frequency display and the
next bar will flash. Enter the remaining
digits of the frequency. When all of the
digits have been entered, the tuner will
automatically tune to the displayed sta-
tion frequency.
: On the USA version only, pressing 1
NOTE
in the FM mode will enter 10 as the digit
in the frequency display. On the European
version, press 1 and then 0 to enter 10.
For US FM stations, press only one digit fol-
lowing the decimal point as shown in the
first example following. For European FM
stations, press two digits after the decimal
point as shown in the second example.
:
EXAMPLES
(USA FM) 87.50MHz Press 8>7>5
(Europe FM) 87.50MHz Press 8>7>5>0
(all AM) 1610kHz Press 1>6>1>0
If no frequency is entered within 5 sec-
onds, the tuner will cancel FREQ DIRECT
tuning mode and revert to the last previous-
ly tuned station.

AUTO TUNING Button

The AUTO TUNING button toggles between
the frequency search tuning feature and
manual frequency tuning. When using the
DOWN/UP buttons in AUTO TUNING mode,
the tuner will begin automatically scanning
up or down through the frequencies until the
next receivable signal is detected. If this is
not the desired station, use the DOWN/UP
buttons again 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 previously tuned station.
To toggle between FREQUENCY TUNING
mode and AUTO TUNING mode, press the
AUTO TUNING button. An AUTO indicator
will appear in the display.
: AUTO TUNING mode is disengaged
NOTE
when the TUNE/PRESET button is set to PRESET
tuning mode. See the following section.

TUNE/PRESET Button

The TUNE/PRESET button toggles between
FREQUENCY TUNING mode (the DOWN/UP
buttons advance to the next station frequency)
and PRESET TUNING mode (the DOWN/UP
buttons advance to the next station preset).
To toggle between the two modes, press
the TUNE/PRESET button. A PRESET indica-
tor in the display will light when the PRESET
mode is active.
: AUTO TUNING mode is disengaged
NOTE
when the TUNE/PRESET button is set to PRE-
SET tuning mode.
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PRESET SCAN Button

This button activates a preset scanning fea-
ture. When you press the button, the tuner
will automatically scan through all memorized
station presets, playing each for five seconds
before moving to the next. To stop the station
scanning when the desired station preset is
reached, press the button again.
: If a PRESET station is currently tuned
NOTE
when the PRESET SCAN button is pressed,
scanning will start with the next higher pre-
set number and continue through all presets,
stopping on the initial preset. If a PRESET sta-
tion is not currently tuned when the button is
pressed, scanning will start from PRESET 1
and continue to PRESET 30.

RDS and RBDS Reception

The Rotel RT-1080 is equipped with RDS (Ra-
dio Data Systems) capabilities for Europe and
RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data Service) capa-
bilities for the United States. These broadcast
systems provide additional functionality to
FM radio reception by transmitting encoded
information along with the radio signal. This
signal is decoded by an RDS or RBDS receiv-
er and can provide a range of informational
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. Search for a station with the desired pro-
gram content (PTY)
2. Search for traffic information (TP)
3. Search for stations broadcasting special
traffic announcements (TA).
RDS broadcasting has been widely avail-
able 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