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About Rotel
A family whose passionate interest in music led
them to manufacture high fidelity components
of uncompromising quality founded Rotel over
40 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 employees.
The engineers work as a close team, listening
to, and fine tuning each new product until it
reaches their exacting musical standards. 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 transformers are manu
-
factured in Rotel’s own factory.
Rotel’s reputation for excellence has been
earned through hundreds of good reviews and
awards from the most respected reviewers in
the industry, who listen to music every 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 RCD-1072
Stereo Compact Disc Player. Its precision
transport is back up by an 18-bit equivalent,
multi-level Delta-Sigma D/A converter with
8x oversampling and HDCD
®
. These features,
combined with Rotel’s Balanced Design, ensure
the RCD-1072 will deliver the highest level of
audio performance. When used in a high-
quality audio system, your Rotel CD player
will provide years of enjoyment.
A Few Precautions
Please read this manual carefully. In addition to
installation and operating instructions, it provides
valuable information on various RCD-1072 system
configurations as well as general information that
will help you get optimum performance from your
system. Please contact your authorized Rotel
dealer for answers to any quesions you might
have. In addition, all of us at Rotel welcome your
questions and comments.
Save the RCD-1072 shipping carton and
all enclosed packing material for future use.
Shipping or moving the RCD-1072 in anything
other than the original packing material may
result in severe damage that is not covered
by the warranty.
Fill out and send in the owner’s registration
card packed with the RCD-1072. Also be sure
to keep the original sales receipt. It is your
best record of the date of purchase, which
you will need in the event warranty service
is required.
Placement
Use common sense when placing the RCD-1072
in a cabinet or when stacking other equipment.
Make sure that the shelf or cabinet can support
its weight. Do not stack heavy components on
top of the RCD-1072. Avoid placing the unit
where it may be subject to excessive heat such
as on top of a large power amplifier or near
a heat register. For best performance, avoid
placing the unit where it may be subject to
vibration, such as near a speaker.
Control Identification
The cover of this manual has a fold out panel
that shows illustrations of the front and rear
panels and the RR-D95 remote control. Each
item in the illustrations is identified with a call
out in a gray box. Throughout this manual
the items refered to in the text are identified
by the corresponding call out. The items on
the front and rear panels are identified with
a number call out, such a
. The items on
the remote control are labeled with a letter call
out, such as .
, HDCD
®
, High Definition Compat-
ible Digital
®
and Pacific Microsonics™ are
either registered trademarks or trade
-
marks of Pacific Microsonics, Inc. in the
United States and/or other countries.
HDCD system manufactured under license
from Pacific Microsonics, Inc. This product is
covered by one or more of the following: In
the USA: 5,479,168, 5,638,074, 5,640,161,
5,808,574, 5,838,274, 5,854,600, 5,872,531
and in Australia: 669114. Other patents
pending.
Contents
Important Safety Instructions .................. 2
Figure 1: Controls and Connections 3
Figure 2: RR-D95 Remote Control 3
Figure 3: Analog Outputs 4
Figure 4: Digital Output 4
About Rotel ............................................ 5
Getting Started ....................................... 5
A Few Precautions 5
Placement 5
Control Identification 5
AC Power and Control ............................. 6
AC Power Input 6
Power Switch and Power Indicator 6
Output Connections ................................. 6
Analog Outputs 6
Digital Output 6
12 Volt Trigger Input 6
EXT REMOTE IN Jack 6
Operation ............................................... 6
Infrared Remote Control 6
Display 6
Disc Drawer 7
Transport Control Buttons ........................ 7
OPEN/CLOSE Button 7
PLAY Button 7
STOP Button 7
PAUSE Button 7
TRACK Buttons 7
DIRECT ACCESS Buttons 7
SEARCH Buttons 7
Additional Features ................................. 7
HDCD
®
7
PROGRAM Button 8
REVIEW Button 8
CLEAR Button 8
RANDOM Button 8
REPEAT Button 8
SCAN Button 8
TIME Button 8
Troubleshooting ....................................... 9
Power Indicator Is Not Lit 9
Fuse Replacement 9
No Sound 9
Specifications .......................................... 9