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RT-955
AM/FM Stereo Tuner
About Rotel
A family whose passionate interest in mu-
sic led them to manufacture high fidelity com-
ponents of uncompromising quality founded
Rotel over 30 years ago. Through the years
that passion has remained undiminished and
the family goal of providing exceptional value
for audiophiles and music lovers regardless
of their budget, is shared by all Rotel em-
ployees.
The engineers work as a close team, listen-
ing to, and fine tuning 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 power trans-
formers are manufactured in Rotel’s own
factory.
Rotel’s reputation for excellence has been
earned through hundreds of good reviews
and awards from the most respected review-
ers in the industry, who listen to music ev-
ery day. Their comments keep the company
true to its goal - the pursuit of equipment that
is musical, reliable and affordable.
All of us at Rotel, thank you for buying this
product and hope it will bring you many hours
of enjoyment.
Getting Started
Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RT-955
AM/FM Stereo Tuner. Rotel’s Balanced
Design Concept combines advanced circuit
board layout, comprehensive parts evalua-
tion, and extensive listening tests for supe-
rior sound and long term reliability. The
RT-955 will provide years of listening enjoy-
ment.
Contents
1: Controls and Connections
2
2: Hook-up Illustration
2
3: RR-T91 Remote Control
3
About Rotel ........................................... 8
Getting Started ...................................... 8
RT-955 Key Features
9
Unpacking
9
Placement
9
Rear Panel Connections .......................... 9
RCA Outputs
9
AM Loop Antenna
9
FM Antenna
9
AC Input
9
REMOTE EXT IN Jack
10
COMPUTER I/O Interface
10
Basic Operating Controls ....................... 10
Power Button
10
Remote Sensor
10
Front Panel Display
10
DIMMER Button
10
MEMORY Button
10
Setting Country Mode
10
Basic Tuning Controls ............................ 10
BAND Button
11
TUNING Controls
11
NUMERIC Buttons:
Station Presets
11
FREQUENCY DIRECT Button:
Direct Access Tuning
11
AUTO TUNING Button
12
TUNE/PRESET Button
12
PRESET SCAN Button
12
RDS and RBDS Broadcast Reception ...... 12
DISPLAY Button
13
PTY Button
13
TP Button
13
TA Button
13
AF Button
13
Additional Tuning Features .................... 13
FM MONO Button
13
ANT ATT Button
14
FM IF NARROW Button
14
ANT A/B Button
14
Specifications ....................................... 14
FM Tuner
14
AM Tuner
14
General
14