About Rotel; Getting Started - Rotel RA-971MKII Owner's Manual

Contents
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About Rotel __________________________________________ 5

Getting Started ______________________________________ 5

A Few Precautions
Placement
Cables
AC Power and Control ________________________________ 6
AC Power Input 15
Power Indicator 1 and Power Switch
Input Signal Connections
Recorder Connections
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Preamp Outputs
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Speaker Outputs and Remote Speaker Switch
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Speaker Selection
Speaker Wire Selection
Polarity and Phasing
Speaker Connection
Front Panel Controls __________________________________ 8
Volume Control
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Tone On/Off Switch
Bass and Treble Controls
Listening Selector
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Recording Selector
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Phones Output
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Troubleshooting ______________________________________ 8
Power Indicator Is Not Lit
Fuse Replacement
No Sound
Specifications _______________________________________ 36
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About Rotel
A family whose passionate interest in music led them to manufac-
ture high fidelity components of uncompromising quality founded
Rotel over 30 years ago. Through the years that passion has re-
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mained undiminished and the family goal of providing exceptional
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value for audiophiles and music lovers, regardless of their budget,
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is shared by all Rotel employees.
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The engineers work as a close team, listening to, and fine tuning
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each new product until it reaches their exacting musical stan-
dards. They are free to choose components from around the
world in order to make that product the best they can. You are
likely to find capacitors from the United Kingdom and Germany,
semi conductors from Japan or the United States, while toroidal
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power transformers are manufactured in Rotel's own factory.
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Rotel's reputation for excellence has been earned through hun-
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dreds of good reviews and awards from the most respected re-
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viewers in the industry, who listen to music every day. Their
comments keep the company true to its goal – the pursuit of
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equipment that is musical, reliable and affordable.
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All of us at Rotel thank you for buying this product and hope it will
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bring you many hours of enjoyment.
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Getting Started
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Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RA-971MKII Stereo Integrated
Amplifier. When used in a high-quality music audio system, it will
provide years of musical enjoyment.
The RA-971MKII is a full featured, high performance component.
All aspects of the design have been optimized to retain the full dy-
namic range and subtle nuances of your music. The RA-971MKII
has a highly regulated power supply incorporating a Rotel cus-
tom-designed toroidal power transformer and custom-made slit
foil capacitors. This low impedance power supply has ample
power reserves, which enables the RA-971MKII to easily repro-
duce the most demanding audio signals. This type of design is
more expensive to manufacture, but it is better for the music.
The printed circuit boards (PCB) are designed with Symmetrical
Circuit Traces. This insures that the precise timing of the music is
maintained and faithfully recreated. The RA-971MKII circuitry
uses metal film resistors and polystyrene or polypropylene ca-
pacitors in important signal paths. All aspects of this design have
been examined to ensure the most faithful music reproduction.
In addition the RA-971MKII has independent input signal selectors
for listening and recording. They allow you to listen to one signal
source while recording another.
The main functions of the RA-971MKII are easy to install and use.
If you have experience with other stereo systems, you shouldn't
find anything perplexing. Simply plug in the associated compo-
nents and enjoy.
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