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FREQUENCY DIRECT Button:

Direct Access Tuning

If you know the frequency of the desired sta-

tion, you may tune it directly using the FRE-

QUENCY DIRECT button (remote only) and

the NUMERIC buttons.

1. Press the FREQUENCY DIRECT button to

change the NUMERIC buttons from station

preset to direct access mode. The display

will change to a series of bars, represent-

ing the digits of a station frequency, with

the first bar blinking.

2. Enter the first digit of the station frequency

using the NUMERIC buttons. The digit will

appear in the frequency display and the

next bar will flash. Enter the remaining digits

of the frequency. When all of the digits have

been entered, the tuner will automatically

tune to the displayed station frequency.

NOTE

: On the USA version only, pressing 1

in the FM mode will enter 10 as the digit in

the frequency display. On the European

version, press 1 and then 0 to enter 10. For

US FM stations, press only one digit follow-

ing the decimal point as shown in the first

example following. For European FM sta-

tions, press two digits after the decimal

point as shown in the second example.

EXAMPLES:

(USA FM) 87.50MHz Press 8>7>5

(Europe FM) 87.50MHz Press 8>7>5>0

(all AM) 1610kHz Press 1>6>1>0

If no frequency is entered within 5 seconds,

the tuner will cancel FREQUENCY DIRECT

tuning mode and revert to the last previ-

ously tuned station.

AUTO TUNING Button

The AUTO TUNING button toggles between

the frequency search tuning feature and manual

frequency tuning. When using the DOWN/

UP buttons in AUTO TUNING mode, the tuner

will begin automatically scanning up or down

through the frequencies until the next receiv-

able signal is detected. If this is not the de-

sired station, use the DOWN/UP buttons again

to find the next station. Weak stations will be

skipped during auto tuning. If no receivable

signal is detected, the tuner will revert to the

previously tuned station.

To toggle between FREQUENCY TUNING

mode and AUTO TUNING mode, press the

AUTO TUNING button. An AUTO indicator

will appear in the display.

NOTE

: AUTO TUNING mode is disengaged

when the TUNE/PRESET button is set to PRE-

SET tuning mode. See the following section.

TUNE/PRESET Button

The TUNE/PRESET button toggles between

FREQUENCY TUNING mode (the DOWN/

UP buttons advance to the next station fre-

quency) and PRESET TUNING mode (the

DOWN/UP buttons advance to the next sta-

tion preset). To toggle between the two modes,

press the TUNE/PRESET button. A PRESET in-

dicator in the display will light when the PRE-

SET mode is active.

NOTE

: AUTO TUNING mode is disengaged

when the TUNE/PRESET button is set to PRE-

SET tuning mode.

PRESET SCAN Button

This button activates a preset scanning feature.

When you press the button, the tuner will au-

tomatically scan through all memorized sta-

tion presets, playing each for five seconds be-

fore moving to the next. To stop the station scan-

ning when the desired station preset is reached,

press the button again.

NOTE

: If a PRESET station is currently tuned

when the PRESET SCAN button is pressed,

scanning will start with the next higher preset

number and continue through all presets, stop-

ping on the initial preset. If a PRESET station

is not currently tuned when the button is

pressed, scanning will start from PRESET 1

and continue to PRESET 30.

RDS and RBDS Reception

The Rotel RT-1080 is equipped with RDS (Ra-

dio Data Systems) capabilities for Europe and

RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data Service) capa-

bilities for the United States. These broadcast

systems provide additional functionality to FM

radio reception by transmitting encoded in-

formation along with the radio signal. This sig-

nal is decoded by an RDS or RBDS receiver

and can provide a range of informational

features including:

1. a display of the station’s identifying name

(e.g. BBC1)

2. a display of the station’s program content

(e.g. ROCK or NEWS)

3. traffic information broadcasts

4. a scrolling text display for announcements

or information

In addition, RDS provides several advanced

search features including:

1. Search for a station with the desired pro-

gram content (PTY)

2. Search for traffic information (TP)

3. Search for stations broadcasting special

traffic announcements (TA).

RDS broadcasting has been widely available

in many European markets for years. There

are a large number of RDS stations and most

users will be familiar with the features and

operation. In the USA, implementation of the

RBDS system is more recent. Fewer stations

are broadcasting RBDS signals and the fea-

tures may be less familiar to many users. Ask

your authorized Rotel dealer for information

on RDS or RBDS broadcasting in your area.

NOTE

: The RDS and RBDS features are en-

tirely dependent on the broadcaster sending

properly encoded signals. Thus, they will only

be available where RDS or RBDS is currently

implemented and where stations are broad-

casting these data signals. If there are no RDS

or RBDS stations, the RT-1080 will function

as a standard radio receiver.

NOTE

: RDS and RBDS services are only avail-

able on FM broadcasts. The features de-

scribed are only operational in FM mode.

DISPLAY Button

There are five display options when the tuned

station is broadcasting RDS data and the RDS

indicator in the display is lit. Press the DISPLAY

button to step through the five available op-

tions:

1. Standard FREQUENCY display.

2. PROGRAM SERVICE name. This is typically

the station’s call letters, such as BBC1. If

the current station is not broadcasting an

RDS signal, the display will show a blink-

ing PS indication.

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