Rotel RX 800 OM

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R D T E ® FIX-800

AM/FM STEREO RECEIVER

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owners manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
INSTALLATION ...........................
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS ......
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
OPERATION ................. 4
SPECIFICATIONS

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INTRODUCTION

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for
purchasing our Stereo Receiver. With the high quality
design and workmanship that goes into making this
equipment, you can be assured of its flawless performance
for many years to come.

We have fitted every control and feature you could
conceivably need. Designed for both versatility and ease
of operation, this piece of equipment will add professional
studio flexibility to your Hi-Fi sound center. The per-
formance is exceptional; it will allow you to experience

true high fidelity as never before. lts full and natural
stereophonic reproduction offers you musical enter-
tainment approaching that of live performances. We
sincerely hope you will treasure this professional equip-
ment. In order to obtain the maximum use out of your
unit, please read the following pages of this Owners
Manual carefully.

Do not attempt to operate the unit until you have made

all the necessary connections.

INSTALLATION

IMPORTANT: Do not apply power to this unit without
first making sure that speakers are connected properly and
all the other necessary connections are made.

AM ANTENNA CONNECTION

No external antenna will generally be required for AM,
since a ferrite loopstick antenna is supplied at the rear of
the receiver. For best reception, extend the loopstick fully
out from the receiver chassis.

If you live in a difficult reception area, the use of an
external wire antenna may be desirable. Connect the
antenna lead to the terminal marked AM on the rear
panel. The wire antenna should be as long as possible, and
oriented for best reception. It must be kept away from
large metal objects, power lines or electrical machinery to
insure reception without extraneous noise:

FM ANTENNA CONNECTION

Owing to the high sensitivity of the FM tuner section of
the receiver, the wire antenna supplied is sufficient for
most locations. Connect this to either FM antenna
terminal marked 300 ohms, and mount horizontally, for
instance by tacking to the shelf on which the receiver is
mounted. In difficult reception areas, the use of an
outdoor antenna may prove necessary. Follow its instruc-
tions for proper connection. 300 ohm balanced and.75
ohm unbalanced terminals are supplied. When using an
external antenna, connect both leads of the antenna to
the two 300 ohm FM antenna terminal posts on the rear
chassis. When using a 75 ohm unbalanced coaxial cable
for antenna, connect between 75 ohm and G terminal
posts with the outer conductor or shield of the cable
connected to the G terminal.

SPEAKER CONNECTION

This unit is equipped with terminals for connecting two
sets of speakers. Connect your main pair of speakers to
the terminals marked SPKR-l. Ensure that your right
speaker is connected to the SPKR-l terminal marked +,

and that the ground (-) terminal on the right speaker is
connected to the terminal marked " - Similarly,
connect your left speaker between the adjacent SPKer
terminals marked "+" and -

If you wish to connect a second pair of speakers, connect
them to SPKR»2 terminals in the manner described above.
Caution: Ensure that the speaker leads are fastened
securely to the proper terminals, and that there are no
stray strands which may cause shorting between terminals.
If 2 sets of speakers are played simultaneously, the
impedance of each unit should not be less than 8 ohms.
Phasing:

When all connections have been made, and the unit is
operating, a check on correct speaker phasing should be
made, This is described in a later section.

RECORD PLAYER CONNECTION

The shielded cables from your stereo record player should
be terminated with RCA type phono plugs. To avoid loss
in the high frequencies, the cables should not exceed IO
feet (3 m) in length.

Connect both leads from your record player to the LEFT
and RIGHT PHONO input receptacles on the rear chassis.
If your record player has a ground cable emerging besides
two input cables, connect this ground cable to the ground
terminal post marked GND on the rear chassis.

This receiver has two sets of PHONO input receptacles to
accommodate two record players. The PHONO l is
suitable for record player with regular magnetic cartridge.
The PHONO 2 is for record player with magnetic cartridge
of lower sensitivity than usual. PHONO l is rated at
2.2mV and PHONO 2 at 4mV. Use the receptacles most
suitable to your magnetic cartridge.

If you wish to use ceramic cartridge, connect your record
player to either of AUX input receptacles.

AUX CONNECTION

Your receiver has two pairs of AUX input receptacles for
use with high level program sources: tape recorder, tuner,
cassette recorder, 8-track cartridge player, TV sound or a

REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS

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CASSETTE RECORDER
PLAYER (WITH DIN TYPE PLUG)

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