Frq Direct Button; Fm Mono Button; Tune Button; Preset Button - Rotel RSX-03 Owner's Manual

RSX-03 Surround Sound Receiver
The NUMERIC buttons can also be used for
direct access tuning (see next section).

FRQ DIRECT Button

If you know the frequency of the desired
station, you may tune it directly using the
FREQUENCY DIRECT button and the NU-
MERIC buttons.
1. Press the FRQ DIRECT button on the re-
mote to change the NUMERIC buttons
from station preset to Direct Access mode.
The station frequency in the front-panel
display will change to a series of four
bars, representing the digits of a station
frequency, with the first bar flashing.
2. Enter the first digit of the station frequency
using the NUMERIC buttons. The digit will
appear in the frequency display and the
second bar will flash. Enter the remaining
digits of the frequency. When all of the
necessary digits have been entered, the
receiver will tune to the displayed station
frequency. Note that entering a station
frequency is slightly different for the USA
and Europe:
In the USA:
FM87.50MHz Press: 8>7>5
FM101.90MHz Press: 1>1>9
AM1410kHz Press: 1>4>1
In Europe:
FM87.50MHz Press: 8>7>5>0
FM101.90MHz Press: 1>1>9>0
AM1413kHz Press: 1>4>1>3

FM MONO Button

The FM MONO button on the remote change
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.
An ST indicator 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.
: Switching to mono mode can improve
NOTE
the reception of weak or distant FM signals.
Less signal strength is required for clean
mono reception than for stereo reception.

TUNE Button

PRESET Button

P-TUN Button

These remote control buttons are used to
change between FREQUENCY tuning mode
and PRESET tuning mode. In frequency tuning
mode, the TUNING buttons (CH UP/DOWN
on the remote ) advance to the next station
frequency. In preset tuning mode, the TUN-
ING buttons advance to the next memorized
station preset.
Select the FREQUENCY tuning mode by press-
ing the TUNE button on the remote. Select the
PRESET tuning mode by pressing the PRESET
button on the remote. Toggle between the
two modes by pressing the P-TUN button. A
PRESET indicator appears in the display when
PRESET TUNING is activated.

SCAN Button

This button activates a preset scanning fea-
ture. When you press the button, the tuner
begins scanning through all memorized sta-
tion presets, playing each for 5 seconds be-
fore 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.
30

RDS and RBDS Tuning

The Rotel RSX-03 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
functionality to FM radio reception by trans-
mitting encoded information along with the
radio signal. This signal is decoded by an RDS
or RBDS receiver 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 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 sta-
tions are broadcasting RBDS signals and the
features may be less familiar to many users.
Consult your authorized Rotel dealer for more
information on RDS or RBDS broadcasting
in your area.
: The RDS and RBDS features are en-
NOTE
tirely dependent on the broadcaster send-
ing encoded signals. Thus, they will only be
available in markets where RDS or RBDS is
implemented and where stations are broad-
casting these data signals. If there are no RDS
or RBDS stations, the RSX-03 will function as
a standard radio receiver.