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RA‑1520 Stereo Integrated Amplifier

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RA‑1520 Stereo Integrated Amplifier

Troubleshooting 

Most difficulties in audio systems are the result of incorrect connections, 
or improper control settings. If you encounter problems, isolate the area 
of the difficulty, check the control settings, determine the cause of the fault 
and make the necessary changes. If you are unable to get sound from 
the RA-1520 refer to the suggestions for the following conditions: 

Power Indicator Is Not Lit 

The power indicator ring around the power button should be lit whenever 
the RA-1520 is plugged into the wall power outlet and the POWER 
switch is pushed in. If it does not light, test the power outlet with another 
electrical device, such as a lamp. Be sure the power outlet being used is 
not controlled by a switch that has been turned off. 

Fuse Replacement 

If another electrical device works when plugged into the power outlet, but 
the power indicator still will not light when the RA-1520 is plugged into 
the wall outlet, it indicates that the internal power fuse may have blown. 
If you believe this has happened, contact your authorized Rotel dealer to 
get the fuse replaced. 

No Sound 

Check the signal source to see if it is functioning properly. Make sure 
the cables from the signal source to the RA-1520 inputs are connected 
properly. Be sure the LISTENING selector is set to the proper input. Be 
sure the SPEAKERS selector is set to the proper position. Check the wiring 
between the RA-1520 and the speakers. 

Protection Indicator Is Lit

The front panel indicator lights when the RA-1520 protection circuits 
have shut off the amplifier. Typically, this occurs only when the ventilation 
openings are blocked, when there is faulty speaker wiring, or after a 
period of extreme use. Turn off the system and wait for the amp to cool. 
Then push the front panel power switch in and out to reset the protection 
devices. If the problem is not corrected or reoccurs, there is a problem 
with the system or the amplifier itself.

Remote Control Code Conflicts

Rotel uses the same IR remote control codes for all its audio products. 
In systems that have multiple Rotel products, the IR control codes of a 
remote control that is supplied with one product may interfer with the 
control codes of another product. The RR-AT94 and the RA-1520 can be 
set to alternate control codes to prevent such conflicts. 

To change the IR codes of the RR-AT94, press the Phono button and the 
2 button at the same time. To change the IR codes of the RA-1520, point 
the RR-AT94 at the RA-1520 then press and hold the 2 button for 5 
seconds. The LED in the volume control will flash to indicate the IR code 
has changed. 

Note:

 After changing the remote codes for the remote control 

and the preamplifier as described above, the remote control will 

no longer operate the Rotel tuners. To return the RR-AT94 IR code 

to the default setting, press the Phono button and the 1 button at 

the same time. To return the IR code of the RA-1520 to the default 

setting, point the RR-AT94 at the RA-1520 and press and hold the 

1 button for 5 seconds. The LED in the volume control will flash to 

indicate the IR code has changed. 

Resetting the IR code

Should you need to reset the IR code, press the MUTE button 

A

 on the 

RR-AT94 remote control for more than 5 seconds while pointing it at 
the RA-1520. The unit will return to default condition and the Listening 
CD LED 

q

 will turn on to indicate the IR code is reset. Contact your 

authorized Rotel dealer for further information.

Specifications 

Continuous Power Output

 

                                         60 watts/channel 

         (20-20 kHz, < 0.03%, 8 ohms)

 

Total Harmonic Distortion

 

(20Hz-20kHz)  

                   < 0.03% 

          

at rated power, 1/2 power, or 1 watt

 

Intermodulation Distortion

 

(60 Hz : 7 kHz, 4:1) 

          < 0.03% 

          

at rated power, 1/2 power or 1 watt 

Frequency Response: 

        

Phono Input 

                                                     20Hz-15kHz, ±0.2dB 

           

Line Level Inputs   

                                    

10Hz-100kHz, +1, –3dB

 

Damping Factor

 

(20Hz-20kHz, 8 ohms) 

                       150 

Line Input Sensitivity / Impedance

                             170 mV / 24k ohms 

Line Input Overload 

  

                                                 5 V 

Phono (MM) Sensitivity / Impedance 

                         2.8mV /47k ohms 

Input (Phono) Overload    

                                          170mV 

Preamplifier Output / Impedance 

 

                             1V / 470 ohms 

Signal to Noise Ratio

 

(IHF “A” weighted) 

                     >95 dB 

Power Requirements:  

          

USA:  

                                                      

120 Volts, 60 Hz 

          

EC: 

                                                          

230 Volts, 50 Hz 

Power Consumption  

                                                  300 watts

Dimensions

 

(W x H x D)

                                               431 x 99 x 339 mm

Front Panel Height           

                                           2U (88.1mm) 

Weight 

(net) 

                                                                 7.8 kg, 17.2 lbs. 

All specifications are accurate at the time of printing. 

Rotel reserves the right to make improvements without notice. 

Rotel and the Rotel Hi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of The Rotel Co, Ltd., 
Tokyo, Japan

Summary of Contents for RA-1520

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Page 2: ...onnector is the mains power disconnect device The apparatus must be located in an open area that allows access to the cord connector The unit must be connected to a power supply only of the type and v...

Page 3: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 PHO AUX 1 AUX 2 TP 1 TP 2 T P CD TUN TUNING VOLUME MUTE Figure 2 RR AT94 Remote Control T l commande RR AT94 Fernbedienung RR AT94 Mando a Distancia RR AT94 De afstandsbediening RR...

Page 4: ...sacoustiques Signaleingang und Anschluss eines Lautsprecherpaares Conexiones de la Se al de Entrada y de Salida a las Cajas Ac sticas De signaalingangen en de luidsprekeruitgangen Collegamenti dei seg...

Page 5: ...que 4 Desactiva todos los componentes del equipo cajas ac sticas incluidas antes de conectar cualquier nuevo componente en el mismo 4 Desactiva todos los componentes del equipo antes de cambiar cualqu...

Page 6: ...re it will bring you many years of enjoyment A Word About Watts This amplifier s power output is quoted as 60 watts for each channel when both channels are operating together at full power Rotel has c...

Page 7: ...entilation openings in the amplifier are designed to dissipate this heat The ventilation slots in the top cover must be open There should be 10 cm 4 inches of clearance around the chassis and reasonab...

Page 8: ...hemicals which will damage the unit Speaker Outputs See Figure 3 The RA 1520 has two sets of speaker outputs labeled SPEAKER A and SPEAKER B The speaker outputs are controlled by the switch on the fro...

Page 9: ...l on the player Note When the 3 5mm mini jack is inserted into the Media Player socket the rear input called AUX is disconnected Removing the 3 5mm plug from the Media player socket will allow the rea...

Page 10: ...lable at the TAPE 2 recording outputs not the TAPE 1 outputs To dub a tape select TAPE 1 and record to the tape deck connected to the TAPE 2 outputs MUTE Button A To temporarily mute the sound of the...

Page 11: ...remote control that is supplied with one product may interfer with the control codes of another product The RR AT94 and the RA 1520 can be set to alternate control codes to prevent such conflicts To c...

Page 12: ...et appareil doit tre branch sur une prise d alimentation secteur d une tension et d un type conformes ceux qui sont indiqu s sur la face arri re de l appareil USA 120 V 60 Hz CE 230 V 50 Hz Brancher l...

Page 13: ...int de nouvelles m thodes et l utilisation de nouveaux mat riaux pour aboutir un processus de fabrication g n ral plus cologique et plus propre Tous les membres de l quipe Rotel vous remercient pour l...

Page 14: ...vitez de le poser sur un autre appareil ce qui pourrait g n rer une sensibilit aux interf rences mises par ce dernier vitez galement de laisser les c bles de modulation pr s des c bles d alimentation...

Page 15: ...RR AT94 Note Pour utiliser la t l commande dirigez la t l commande vers la face avant du RA 1520 Piles de la t l commande Deux piles UM 4 AAA fournies doivent tre install es dans la t l commande pour...

Page 16: ...raux des prises ou entourez le autour des axes de celles ci sens des aiguilles d une montre Dans tous les cas serrez fermement la main les bornes vissantes Note V rifiez bien qu il n y ait aucun brin...

Page 17: ...t l commande RR AT94 Prise de commutation TRIGGER 12 V y Plusieurs maillons audio peuvent tre mis sous tension effective par l interm diaire d une tension de commutation 12 volts Lorsque le RA 1520 e...

Page 18: ...nts en sortie et coupe l alimentation si celle ci d passe une certaine valeur De plus le RA 1520 int gre un circuit de protection contre les d passements de courant pouvant intervenir quand l imp danc...

Page 19: ...RR AT94 pressez les touches Phono et 1 en m me temps Pour revenir aux codes de contr le par d faut entre la RR AT94 et le RA 1520 dirigez la t l commande vers la face avant du RA 1520 puis pressez et...

Page 20: ...en Netz kann nur ber den Netzeingang an der Ger ter ckseite unterbrochen werden Das Ger t muss so aufgestellt werden dass Sie freien Zugriff auf den Netzeingang haben Bevor Sie das Ger t in Betrieb ne...

Page 21: ...sicher dass Sie in den n chsten Jahren viel Freude daran haben werden Ein Wort zur Leistungsangabe Die Ausgangsleistung des RA 1520 wird mit 60 Watt pro Kanal angege ben wenn beide Kan le gleichzeitig...

Page 22: ...auf andere Ger te Auch sollten die Audiosignalkabel nicht neben den Netzkabeln verlaufen um Rauschen oder Interferenzen zu vermeiden Der RA 1520 erw rmt sich w hrend des Betriebes Die entstehende W r...

Page 23: ...ez glich externer Empf nger und der geeigneten Verka belung f r die EXT REM IN Buchse von Ihrem autorisierten Fachh ndler beraten HINWEIS Die Infrarotsignale der EXT REM IN Buchse k nnen ber externe I...

Page 24: ...ie CD Playern Video Cassettenrecordern Tunern Laserdisc Playern oder DVD Playern Die linken Cinch Anschl sse sind wei die rechten sind rot gekennzeich net und an die entsprechenden Kan le der Quellkom...

Page 25: ...hen linkem und rechtem Kanal hergestellt Normalerweise sollte f r ihn die Mitten position beibehalten werden Ist das Lautst rkeverh ltnis zwischen den beiden Lautsprechern jedoch nicht optimal wird ei...

Page 26: ...ausgefunden haben die notwendigen nderungen vor Lesen Sie sich zun chst die folgenden Abschnitte durch bevor Sie Ihren autorisierten Rotel Fachh ndler um Rat fragen Die POWER Anzeige leuchtet nicht Be...

Page 27: ...en erhalten Sie bei Ihrem autorisierten Rotel Fachh ndler Technische Daten Dauerausgangsleistung 60 Watt Kanal 20 20 000 Hz 0 03 8 Ohm Gesamtklirrfaktor 0 03 bei Nennleistung 20 20 000 Hz bei halber N...

Page 28: ...a toma de corriente el ctrica nicamente a trav s del cable de alimentaci n suministrado de serie o un equivalente exacto del mismo No modifique de ning n modo dicho cable Una clavija polarizada incluy...

Page 29: ...ontinuaremos buscando nuevos materiales y m todos de fabricaci n para conseguir que nuestros procesos de fabricaci n sean lo m s limpios y ecol gicos posible Le agradecemos que haya adquirido este pro...

Page 30: ...e compra puesto que es la mejor manera de que usted se acuerde de la fecha de compra un dato esencial en caso de que necesitara asistencia t cnica durante el per odo de garant a Colocaci n Al igual qu...

Page 31: ...en caso contrario no funcionar correctamente El funcionamiento del Sensor de Control Remoto tambi n puede verse afectado si el mismo es expuesto a la luz solar directa o ciertos tipos de iluminaci n...

Page 32: ...presas en el revestimiento aislante Identifique los conductores positivos y negativos y sea coherente con cada una de las conexiones del amplificador y las cajas ac sticas Conexi n de las Cajas Ac sti...

Page 33: ...ra respectivamente aumentar o reducir el nivel de volumen Salidas Preamplificadas p El RA 1520 incluye una pareja de salidas preamplificadas que pueden enviar una se al de ganancia nivel variable a un...

Page 34: ...que est siendo escuchada Gire el control del panel frontal hasta situarlo en la fuente que desea utilizar o pulse el correspondiente bot n del mando a distancia RR AT94 Selector RECORDING El RA 1520 p...

Page 35: ...del Fusible En el caso de que otro dispositivo el ctrico conectado a la toma anterior funcione correctamente y el indicador luminoso de puesta en marcha del RA 1520 siga sin activarse cuando este ltim...

Page 36: ...ncia nominal a la mitad de la misma o a 1 vatio Respuesta en Frecuencia Entradas de L nea 20 15 000 Hz 0 2 dB Entrada Fono 10 100 000 Hz 1 dB 3 dB Factor de Amortiguamiento 150 20 20 000 Hz 8 ohmios S...

Page 37: ...elangrijke Veiligheidsinstructies LET OP Uiterst rechts op de achterzijde van het apparaat bevindt zich de lichtnetaansluiting Zorg ervoor dat het apparaat zo is opgesteld dat u er te allen tijde bij...

Page 38: ...ne productiewijze Door de aanschaf van dit product danken wij u voor het in ons gestelde vertrouwen en wensen wij u er veel en langdurig plezier mee Hoe zit het nou met die Watten Het uitgangsvermogen...

Page 39: ...oge temperaturen Stel het apparaat niet bloot aan directe zonnestralen en sluit het niet op in een niet geventileerde ruimte De RA 1520 kan tijdens zijn werk redelijk warm worden De koelribben en de v...

Page 40: ...u de afstandsbediening kan gebruiken Daarvoor opent u het klepje achterop de afstandsbediening U brengt nu de batterijen aan op de manier zoals op de afstandsbediening staat aangegeven Test nu de RR...

Page 41: ...een voorversterker uitgang voor het aansturen van een externe eindversterker EXTRA INFORMATIE Om ongelukken te voorkomen zet alle apparatuur uit wanneer u de onderstaande verbindingen maakt De pick u...

Page 42: ...er uit De bedieningsorganen De onderstaande toetsen en knoppen zijn om de RA 1520 te bedienen De geluidssterkteregelaar VOLUME 0C De VOLUME regelaar regelt het volume van beide kanalen tegelijk rechts...

Page 43: ...de versterker weer aanzet zal het beveiligingscircuit zichzelf herstellen en gaat de indicator weer uit In de meeste gevallen wordt het beveiligingscircuit geactiveerd door een foutieve aansluiting bv...

Page 44: ...eling weer gelukt is Het opnieuw instellen van de infraroodcode Om de RA 1520 weer geschikt te maken voor de originele infraroodsignalen van de RR AT94 richt u deze op de RA 1520 en drukt u gedurende...

Page 45: ...del tipo indicato sul pannello posteriore dell unit USA 120V 60Hz CE 230 V 50Hz Collegate l unit alla presa di alimentazione solo con il cavo che viene fornito o con uno equivalente Non modificate il...

Page 46: ...e materiali sempre pi rispettosi dell ambiente Noi tutti di Rotel vi ringraziamo per aver acquistato questo prodotto che siamo sicuri vi accompagner per molti anni di puro divertimento e soddisfazione...

Page 47: ...RA 1520 pu essere condizionato da agenti esterni nell ambiente in cui viene utilizzato Evitate di appoggiare l RA 1520 sopra ad altri componenti o di fare passare i cavi di segnale audio vicino ai cav...

Page 48: ...iamento per le pila Verificate che il telecomando funzioni correttamente poi reinserite il coperchio Quando le batterie si scaricano il telecomando non funzioner costantemente L installazione di pile...

Page 49: ...disturbi potenzialmente pericolosi assicuratevi che l impianto sia spento quando effettuate qualsiasi collegamento di segnale Ingresso Phono e e Collegamento a terra w Inserite il cavo proveniente dal...

Page 50: ...segnale da 12V DC presente su questo connettore e potr attivare un amplificatore Quando l RA 1520 spento il segnale trigger viene interrotto e l amplificatore esterno verr disattivato Comandi Audio I...

Page 51: ...ezione Quando riaccendete l amplificatore il circuito di protezione si resetter automaticamente ed il LED PROTECTION si spegner Nella maggior parte dei casi il circuito di protezione si attiva in segu...

Page 52: ...e che il codice IR stato cambiato Reset dei codici IR Nel caso in cui abbiate necessit di resettare i codici IR premete il tasto MUTE A sul telecomando RR AT94 per pi di 5 secondi mentre lo puntate ve...

Page 53: ...ormation Str mkabeln p baksidan fungerar som huvudstr mbrytare Apparaten m ste placeras s att str mkabeln r tkomlig Apparaten m ste vara ansluten till ett v gguttag enligt markeringen p apparatens bak...

Page 54: ...orts tter att efterstr va nya metoder och material som kan ge en renare och gr nare tillverkning Alla vi p Rotel r glada f r att du k pt denna produkt Vi r vertygade om att den kommer att ge dig m nga...

Page 55: ...arna och ventilationsh len r utformade f r att leda bort v rme T ck inte ver ventilationsh len Se till att det finns 10 cm fritt utrymme runt om f rst rkaren och att det finns god ventilation s att de...

Page 56: ...tt sk p Kontakta din auktoriserade Rotel terf rs ljare om du vill ha mer information om IR funktioner OBS Ta ur batterierna ur fj rrkontrollen om den inte ska anv ndas under en l ngre tid L t inte sva...

Page 57: ...g kvalitet s att inte ljudkvaliteten p verkas OBS TAPE ing ngarna kan ocks anv ndas f r att ansluta vanliga signalk llor D anv nds inte TAPE utg ngarna Media Player ing ng 4 P f rst rkarens front fin...

Page 58: ...nhet som r ansluten till TAPE 1 eller TAPE 2 utg ngarna Vrid p RECORDING kontrollen f r att v lja vilken signalk lla som ska spelas in Signalen som v ljs f r inspelning r oberoende av vilken signalk l...

Page 59: ...felet inte r ttas till beror det p n got fel i anl ggningen eller i sj lva f rst rkaren Fj rrkontrollkonflikter Rotel anv nder samma styrkoder till alla sina ljudprodukter I anl ggningar med flera Rot...

Page 60: ...60 RA 1520 10 Rotel Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE 120 60 230 50 LED Rotel Class 2...

Page 61: ...DG 63 DVD G 63 DF 63 3 63 63 EXT REM IN r 63 IR OUT t 63 64 64 64 64 64 64 Phono e w 64 u 64 io 65 Media Player 4 65 p 65 65 65 POWER 1 65 12 y 65 65 VOLUME 0C 65 BALANCE 66 BASS TREBLE 79 66 TONE On...

Page 62: ...62 RA 1520 Rotel R 1520 R 1520 R 1520 Rotel c R 1520 R 1520 R 1520 R 1520 Rotel Rotel R 1520 R 1520 R 1520 R 1520 R 1520 10 Rotel RA 1520 RR AT94 60 Rotel 8 4 4 8 Rotel 8 4 Rotel Rotel...

Page 63: ...D G AUX1 PLAY STOP PAUSE TRACK DVD Rotel DF TUNER BAND TUNING Rotel RR AT94 Rotel RT 1080 RT 1082 RT 1084 RT 940AX RT 940AX POWER 2 RT 1080 RT 961 RT 955 POWER 1 3 RR AT94 R 1520 UM 4 AAA RR AT94 RA 1...

Page 64: ...64 RA 1520 3 RA 1520 SPEAKER A SPEAKER B 4 A B 8 RA 1520 Rotel RA 1520 ROTEL RA 1520 RA 1520 3 R 1520 Phono e w PHONO LEFT RIGHT u R 1520 RCA CD DVD CD TUNER AUX RCA ROTEL...

Page 65: ...a Player AUX HDD Media Player 3 5 1 8 AUX 3 5 AUX 3 RR AT94 Volume p R 1520 RCA RA 1520 RA 1520 RA 1520 RA 1520 120 60 230 50 RA 1520 Rotel POWER 1 RA 1520 POWER LED MUTE RA 1520 RA 1520 POWER RA 1520...

Page 66: ...ecording Selector RA 1520 TAPE 2 TAPE 1 TAPE 2 LISTENING DAT LISTENING TAPE 1 TAPE 2 TAPE 1 RECORDING TAPE 2 TAPE 1 TAPE 1 TAPE 2 MUTE A MUTE RR AT94 Phones 5 1 8 ROTEL SPEAKERS SPEAKERS Selector 6 4...

Page 67: ...RA 1520 RR AT94 RA 1520 1 5 LED MUTE A RR AT94 5 RA 1520 Listening CD LED q Rotel 60 20 20 0 03 8 THD 0 03 20 20 1 2 1 0 03 60 7 4 1 1 2 1 Phono 20 15 0 2 10 100 1 3 20 20 8 150 170 24 5 2 8 47 Phono...

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