In the PRESET tuning mode, press a TUNING button (CH UP/DOWN on the re- mote) and release to jump to the next memo- rized station preset. Switch between FRE- QUENCY and PRESET tuning modes by press- ing the PRESET button 
on the remote con- trol. A PRESET indicator appears in the dis- play when PRESET TUNING is activated.
In the RDS PTY search mode, press a TUNING button (CH UP/DOWN on the re- mote) to select the desired program type from the scrolling list in the display. See the section on RDS tuning for more details.
NOTE: Several indicators in the front-panel dis- play assist tuning. A large display shows the tuned frequency. A TUNED indicator lights when a sufficiently strong signal is received. A ST indicator lights when a stereo FM signal is received.
NOTE: If the TUNER is not already the selected input source, pressing a TUNING button (CH UP/DOWN on the remote) will automatically switch to the TUNER input.
MEMORY Button 
The MEMORY button is used with the NUMERIC buttons to store memorized station presets. See the next section for detailed instructions.
NUMERIC Buttons:
Station Presets 
The RSX-972 can store up to 30 station pre- sets for recall at any time using the NUMERIC buttons. To memorize a station:
1.Tune to the desired station, either AM or FM.
2.Press the MEMORY button on the front- panel. A MEMORY indicator will flash for five seconds in the front-panel display.
3.While the MEMORY indicator is flashing, press the number of the preset where you wish to store the station frequency. For example, to memorize the station as pre- set 3, press the 3 button. To memorize preset 15, press the 1 button followed by the 5 button.
4.A previously stored frequency is erased from memory when a new frequency is memo- rized for the same preset number.
To tune to a previously memorized station, just press the preset number on the NUMERIC buttons. For example, to tune to preset 3, press the 3 button. To tune to preset 15, press the 1 button and then press the 5 button.
NOTE: If the TUNER is not already the selected input source, pressing a NUMERIC button will automatically switch to the TUNER input.
The NUMERIC buttons can also be used for direct access tuning (see next section).
DIRECT Button 
If you know the frequency of the desired sta- tion, you may tune it directly using the DIRECT button and the NUMERIC buttons.
1.Press the DIRECT button to change the NUMERIC buttons from station preset to Direct Access mode. The station frequency in the front-panel display will change to a series of four bars, representing the digits of a station frequency, with the first bar flashing.
2.Enter the first digit of the station frequency using the NUMERIC buttons. The digit will appear in the frequency display and the second bar will flash. Enter the remaining digits of the frequency. Note that in FM mode, pressing 1 will enter 10 as the digit in the frequency display. When all of the necessary digits have been entered (a fi- nal 0 is displayed automatically), the re- ceiver will tune to the displayed station fre- quency.
Examples: | |
FM87.50MHz | Press: 8 > 7 > 5 |
FM101.90MHz | Press: 1 > 1 > 9 |
AM1610kHz | Press: 1 > 6 > 1 |
MONO Button 
The MONO button changes the FM mode from stereo reception to mono reception. In stereo mode, a stereo signal will be heard if the sta- tion is broadcasting a stereo signal and there is sufficient signal strength. An ST indicator will light in the front-panel display. In mono mode, a mono signal will be heard even if the sta- tion is broadcasting a stereo signal.
NOTE: Switching to mono mode can improve the reception of weak or distant FM signals. Less signal strength is required for clean mono reception than for stereo reception.
PRESET Button 
The PRESET button on the remote toggles be- tween frequency tuning mode and preset tuning mode. In frequency tuning mode, the TUNING buttons (CH UP/DOWN on the remote ) ad- vance to the next station frequency. In preset tuning mode, the TUNING buttons advance to the next memorized station preset. A PRE- SET indicator in the front-panel display lights in preset mode.
RDS and RBDS Broadcast Reception
The Rotel RSX-972 is equipped with RDS (Ra- dio Data Systems) reception capabilities for Europe and RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data Service) capabilities for the United States. These broadcast systems provide additional function- ality to FM radio reception by transmitting en- coded information along with the radio sig- nal. This signal is decoded by an RDS or RBDS receiver and can provide a range of informa- tional 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. Consult your authorized Rotel dealer for more infor- mation on RDS or RBDS broadcasting in your area.
