Note: If the currently tuned station is broadcasting PTY data, a
PTY indicator lights in the front-panel display.
TP Button
Searches for an RDS station broadcasting traffic information
programming:
1. Press the TP button. The tuner attempts to find an RDS station
broadcasting the traffic programming. If a station is found, a TP
indicator lights in the front-panel display.
2. If no station is located, the tuner will return to the last previously tuned
station.
3. Cancel the TP function by pressing any other button.
TA Button
Searches for an RDS station broadcasting special traffic announcements:
1. Press the TA button. The tuner will attempt to find an RDS station
broadcasting traffic announcements.
2. If no station is located, the tuner will return to the last previously tuned
station.
3. Cancel the TA function by pressing any other button.
Remote Zone Operation
The receiver provides multi-zone capability, allowing you to enjoy music
and operate the system from a second, third, and fourth room. From
the remote location, you can select a source component (independent
from the source playing in the main room), adjust the volume level in the
remote zone, and operate the source components.
To use the remote zone capability, you need additional components: a
pair of speakers installed in the remote zone, an amplifier to drive them,
an optional TV monitor for video signals, and a third-party IR repeater
system.
Zone 2, 3, or 4 can be controlled from the main room using receiver’s
front panel or remote control ZONE button. Operation from the remote
zone requires the installation of an infrared repeater (from Rotel or other
suppliers) which relays infrared remote control commands from remote
zone to the ZONE 2–4 REM IN connectors on the back of the unit.
Several points about the remote zone function:
• There are two options for the remote zone output level, selectable
from the ZONE SETUP configuration menu. VARIABLE output
provides full adjustment of the volume level. FIXED output disables
the remote zone volume control with the output permanently set to
a specified level. This might be useful for sending a line level signal
to a preamp or integrated amp with its own volume control or to a
distribution amplifier with multiple volume controls.
• The remote control supplied with the receiver will operate the remote
zones if used with a repeater system from the remote zone. It can
also be programmed to operate Rotel source components via its IR
OUT jack.
• Any source component connected to the receiver’s analog inputs
can be sent to the remote zone outputs. The remote zones operate
independently of the main room. You can select a different source or
adjust remote zone volume without affecting the MAIN outputs in any
way.
• Avoid sending the same infrared command to the receiver’s front
panel sensor and to a remote zone repeater at the same time. This
means that remote zones must be in a different room from the
receiver.
Remote Zone Power On/Off
Once master power is applied to the unit by pressing the rear panel
POWER switch button, the receiver provides independent power on/off
operation for the remote zones. Pressing the remote control ON/OFF
buttons in the main room activates or deactivates the receiver in the main
room only and has no effect on the remote zones. Conversely, activating
or deactivating Zone 2, 3, or 4 has no effect on the main listening room.
However, placing the rear panel master POWER switch in the OFF
position completely shuts off the unit, for all zones.
Note: For proper power on and off operation with remote zones,
the receiver’s power mode should be set to the factory default
STANDBY setting or to the DIRECT setting using the OTHER
OPTIONS menu described in the Setup section of this manual.
Controlling Zones 2–4 from the Main Room 24=tAQTU
You can control Zones 2–4 from the main room using front-panel or
remote control buttons to activate or deactivate Zones 2–4, change input
sources, and adjust the volume. Controlling Zone 2, 3 or 4 from the
main room is accomplished by pressing the SEL button on the front panel
or REC button on the remote two or more times, putting the receiver in
Zone 2, 3 or 4 control mode temporarily. When Zone 2, 3 or 4 status is
displayed, the OSD and/or front-panel displays show the current source
selection and volume in that zone for ten seconds, during which time you
can use the front panel VOLUME control and INPUT buttons to change
the ZONE 2, 3 or 4 settings.
To turn Zone 2, 3 or 4 on or off:
1. Press the front panel SEL or remote REC button repeatedly until the
desired zone status appears in the OSD and front panel displays.
2. Within 10 seconds, press the front panel or remote ZONE button to
toggle the selected Zone on or off.
3. Following 10 seconds with no commands, the receiver reverts to
normal operation.
To change the Zone 2, 3 or 4 input source:
1. Press the front panel SEL or remote REC button repeatedly until the
desired zone status appears in the OSD and front panel displays.
2. Within 10 seconds, press one of the INPUT buttons to select a
new source for the selected zone. The name of the selected source
appears in the display. Instead of pressing an INPUT button, you can
also push the +/– buttons on the remote to step through the inputs.
3. Following 10 seconds with no commands, the receiver reverts to
normal operation.
