Am/Fm Tuning - Rotel RX-1052 Owner's Manual

RX-1052 AM/FM Stereo Receiver

AM/FM Tuning

The RX-1052 features a digital synthesized
AM/FM tuner and 30 station presets. The unit
offers a wide range of tuning options. Here is
an overview of the tuning options (more de-
tailed information is provided in subsequent
sections of this manual):
• Manual frequency tuning tunes up or
down to the next station frequency (when
in frequency tuning mode). Press and re-
lease a TUNING button to tune.
• Direct frequency tuning lets you enter
the desired station frequency digits. Press
the DIRECT button and enter the digits us-
ing the NUMERIC buttons.
• Automatic frequency search tun-
ing searches up or down to find the next
receivable broadcast signal. Press and hold
a TUNING button for at least one second
to search up or down.
• Station preset tuning lets you directly
enter the number of a memorized station
preset. Enter the number of the memorized
preset using the NUMERIC buttons.
• Preset tuning jumps up/down to the next
memorized station preset. When in PRESET
mode, press a TUNING button to select the
next station preset. Press the TUNE/PRE-
SET button on the front panel or the T/P
button on the remote to toggle between
preset and frequency tuning modes.
NOTE: The RX-1052 comes configured for
tuning in the market where you purchased it
(N. America or Europe). To change this default
setting, see the Setup section of this manual.
Selecting AM or FM
Press a BAND button on the front panel or
remote to toggle between AM and FM recep-
tion. An indicator in the front-panel display
confirms your choice and the frequency of the
currently tuned station is shown.
Tuning Stations
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The TUNING buttons provide three different
tuning functions, depending on the mode of
operation.
In the normal FREQUENCY tuning
mode, press a TUNING button and release
to manually jump to the next station frequen-
cy, regardless of whether or not a station is
broadcasting on that frequency. For auto fre-
quency search tuning, press and hold the TUN-
ING button for approximately one second. An
AUTO indicator will appear in the front-panel
display and the tuner begins scanning up or
down through the frequencies until the next
available signal is detected. If this is not the
desired station, repeat the automatic tuning
procedure to find the next station. Weak sta-
tions will be skipped during auto tuning.
In the PRESET tuning mode, press a
TUNING button and release to jump to the
next memorized station preset.
NOTE: Toggle between FREQUENCY and
PRESET modes by pressing the TUNE/PRESET
button on the front panel or the T/P button on
the remote.
Several indicators in the front-panel display
assist tuning. A large display shows the tuned
frequency. A TUNED indicator lights when a
sufficiently strong signal is received. A STE-
REO indicator lights when a stereo FM sig-
nal is received.
Using Station Presets
The RX-1052 can store 30 station presets for
recall at any time using the NUMERIC buttons
on the remote. To memorize a station:
1. Tune to the desired station, AM or FM.
2. Press the front-panel MEMORY button or
MEM button on the remote. A MEMORY
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5 indicator will flash for five seconds in the
front-panel 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 the station as preset
3, press the 3 button. To memorize preset
15, press the 1 button and the 5 button.
4. A previously stored frequency is erased
from memory when a new frequency is
memorized for the same preset number.
To tune to a memorized station, press the pre-
set number on the NUMERIC buttons.
NOTE: If the TUNER is not already the se-
lected input, first select the tuner input and then
enter the desired PRESET number.
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The NUMERIC buttons can also be used for
direct access tuning (see next section).
Frequency Direct Tuning
If you know the frequency of the desired sta-
tion, you may tune it directly using the DIRECT
button and the NUMERIC buttons on the re-
mote control.
1. Press the DIRECT button on the remote to
change the NUMERIC buttons from station
preset to Frequency Direct mode. The sta-
tion frequency in the front-panel display
will change to a series of four bars, rep-
resenting 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
FM101.90MHz
AM1410kHz
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In Europe:
FM87.50MHz
FM101.90MHz
AM1413kHz
Selecting FM Mono
The MONO button toggles the FM mode from
stereo reception to mono reception. In stereo
mode, a stereo signal will be heard if the sta-
tion 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.
NOTE: Switching to mono mode can improve
the reception of weak or distant FM signals.
Less signal strength is required for clean mono
reception than for stereo reception.
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Press: 8>7>5
Press: 1>1>9
Press: 1>4>1
Press: 8>7>5>0
Press: 1>1>9>0
Press: 1>4>1>3
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