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About Rotel
A family whose passionate interest in music
led them to manufacture high fidelity compo-
nents 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, listen-
ing 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 ca-
pacitors from the United Kingdom and Ger-
many, semi conductors from Japan or the
United States, while toroidal power transform-
ers 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 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 musi-
cal, 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-961
Stereo Compact Disc Player. Its precision trans-
port 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, en-
sure the RCD-961 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 pro-
vides valuable information on various RCD-961
system configurations as well as general infor-
mation that will help you get optimum perfor-
mance 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-961 shipping carton and all
enclosed packing material for future use.
Shipping or moving the RCD-961 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-961. 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 re-
quired.
Placement
Use common sense when placing the RCD-961
in a cabinet or when stacking other equip-
ment. Make sure that the shelf or cabinet can
support its weight. Do not stack heavy com-
ponents on top of the RCD-961. Avoid plac-
ing the unit where it may be subject to excessive
heat such as on top of a large power ampli-
fier or near a heat register. For best perfor-
mance, 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-D94 remote control. Each
item in the illustrations is identified with a call
out in a gray box. Through out 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
.
Contents
Figure 1: Controls and Connections 3
Figure 2: RR-D94 Remote Control 3
Figure 3: Analog Outputs 4
Figure 4: Digtial Outputs 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
Operation ............................................. 6
Infrared Remote Control 6
Display 6
Disc Drawer 6
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 9
Troubleshooting ..................................... 9
Power Indicator Is Not Lit 9
Fuse Replacement 9
No Sound 9
Specifications ........................................ 9
, HDCD
®
, High Definition Compatible
Digital
®
and Pacific Microsonics™ are either
registered trademarks or trademarks 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.
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