Using Station Presets; Frequency Direct Tuning; Selecting Fm Mono; Additional Features - Rotel RX-1052 Owner's Manual

RX-1052 AM/FM Stereo Receiver
: Toggle between FREQUENCY and
NOTE
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
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.
: If the TUNER is not already the selected
NOTE
input, first select the tuner input and then enter
the desired PRESET number.
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 DI-
RECT button and the NUMERIC buttons on
the remote 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 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

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 station is broadcasting a stereo signal
and there is sufficient signal strength. An
ST indicator will light in the front-panel dis-
play. In mono mode, a mono signal will be
heard even if the station is broadcasting a
stereo signal.
: Switching to mono mode can improve
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the reception of weak or distant FM signals.
Less signal strength is required for clean
mono reception than for stereo reception.

Additional Features

Turning the Display On/Off

To toggle the front panel display on or off,
press the DISP button on the remote control.
When the display is off, pressing any con-
trol button will turn the display on for five
seconds.
Controlling other Rotel
Components
The STOP , PLAY , TRACK
DOM, and NUMERIC buttons on the remote
operate Rotel CD and DVD players.
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To control a CD player: Press the CD IN-
PUT button on the remote to select the CD as
the active input. The transport, RANDOM, and
NUMERIC buttons control the CD player until
a different INPUT button is selected.
To control a DVD player: Press the V4
INPUT button on the remote to select the DVD
as the source. The transport, RANDOM, and
NUMERIC buttons control the DVD player until
a different INPUT button is selected. Note that
the DVD player must be connected to the V4
inputs for this feature to function properly.

Custom Labels

You can program the RX-1052 to display cus-
tom names (up to seven characters long) for
each of the source inputs. For example, you
could relabel VIDEO 1 as "VCR" or VIDEO 2
as "DVD". To program custom labels:
1. Select the source input you wish to rela-
bel. Its name appears in the display.
2. Press and hold the LABEL button on the
remote until the characters in the display
change to blinking solid blocks.
3. Use the CHARACTER +/– buttons on the
remote to scroll through the character set.
When the desired character is displayed,
press the ENTER button on the remote to
proceed to the next character.
4. Repeat the Step 3 to enter the remaining
characters. After the last character is pro-
grammed, the new name is saved auto-
matically.
When the source is selected, the original la-
bel (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, etc.) appears briefly,
followed by the custom label.

Setting the Tuner Region

The AM/FM tuner is configured at the factory
for the operation in the region where you pur-
chased the unit: the USA or Europe. Should
you need to change this setting:
1. With the RX-1052 on, press the SPKR B,
TUNE/PRESET, and MONO buttons on
the front panel simultaneously.
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2. Use the CD and VIDEO 3 buttons on the
front panel as up/down cursor keys to
scroll through the options until the front
panel display reads "BAND USA" or
"BAND EUR".