Table Of Contents; About Rotel; About The Rcd-1570 - Rotel RCD-1570 Owner's Manual

Contents
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Figure 1: Controls and Connections
Figure 2: RR-D98 Remote Control
Figure 3: Analog Outputs and 12 Volt Trriger IN connection
Figure 4: Balanced Outputs
Figure 5: Digital Outputs
Important Notes
About Rotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
About the RCD-1570 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
A Few Precautions
Placement
Control Identification
AC Power and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
AC Power Input ]
Power Switch and Power Indicator 1
A
12 Volt Trigger Input [
Output Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Analog Outputs y
Digital Output u
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Infrared Remote Control 8
Display 5
Disc Slot =
Transport Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PLAY Button q
F
STOP Button w
E
PAUSE Button e
N
TRACK Buttons rt
O
DIRECT ACCESS Buttons
G
SEARCH Buttons 7
M
EJECT Button 6
D
Additional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
PROGRAM Button 2
K
REVIEW Button 3
J
CLEAR Button
I
RANDOM Button 4
Q
REPEAT Button 9
B
SCAN Button 0
C
TIME Button -
H
Computer I/O Connector i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rotel-Link o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
EXT REMOTE IN Jack p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rotel Control Advanced Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SETUP Button
P
DIM Button
L
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Power Indicator Is Not Illuminated
Fuse Replacement
No Sound
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

About Rotel

Our story began over 50 years ago. Over the decades, we have received
hundreds of awards for our products and satisfied hundreds of thousands
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of people who take their entertainment seriously - like you!
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Rotel was founded by a family whose passionate interest in music led them
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to manufacture high-fidelity components of uncompromising quality. Through
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the years, that passion has remained undiminished and the family goal of
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providing exceptional value for audiophiles and music lovers, regardless
of their budget, is shared by all Rotel employees.
Rotel's engineers work as a close team, listening to, and fine tuning, each
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new product until it reaches their exacting musical standards. They are
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free to choose components from around the world in order to make that
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product the best they can. You are likely to find capacitors from the United
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8 while toroidal power transformers are manufactured in Rotel's own factory.
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We all have concerns about our environment. And, as more and more
9 electronics are produced and later discarded, it is especially important for
9 a manufacturer to do all it can to engineer products that have a minimum
negative impact on landfill sites and water tables.
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9 At Rotel, we are proud to do our part. We have reduced the lead content
9 in our electronics by using special ROHS solder, while our new Class D
(not digital) amplifiers are up to five times more efficient than our legacy
9 designs and still deliver power and performance. These products run cool,
give minimum wasted energy, are good for the environment and give better
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sound too.
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Finally, we have printed this brochure on recycled paper stock.
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While we understand that these are small first steps, they are still important
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ones. And we continue to pursue new methods and materials for a cleaner
and greener manufacturing process. All of us at Rotel thank you for buying
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this product. We are sure it will bring you many years of enjoyment.
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About the RCD-1570

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Simply stated, the RCD-1570 is designed to do one thing-deliver the most
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detailed, nuanced sound from every disc. Whether it is a conventional CD,
or an MP3 or WMA encoded disc, the RCD-1570 will faithfully reproduce
all that is recorded on the disc.
While the RCD-1570 was under development. The design team went far
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beyond the usual measurable technical performance characteristics. Listening
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panels spent hundreds of hours fine tuning the audio performance, choosing
the components that produced the best sound, that would "release the
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emotion in the music". Whatever the artist and recording engineers put on
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the disc, the RCD-1570 will deliver.
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That said, the RCD-1570 does feature some impressive hardware. The digital-
to-analogue converter is a state of the art DAC from the world renowned
British manufacturer, Wolfson. This very high performance stereo DAC is
specifically designed for audio applications such as CD, DVD, and home
theatre systems.
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