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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 RA-01 Ste-
reo Integrated Amplifier. When used in a high-
quality music audio system, it will provide years
of musical enjoyment.
The RA-01 is a full featured, high performance
component. All aspects of the design have been
optimized to retain the full dynamic range and
subtle nuances of your music. The RA-01 has
a highly regulated power supply incorporat-
ing a Rotel custom-designed toroidal power
transformer. This low impedance power sup-
ply has ample power reserves, which enables
the RA-01 to easily reproduce the most de-
manding audio signals. This type of design
is more expensive to manufacture, but it is better
for the music.
The printed circuit boards (PCB) are designed
with Symmetrical Circuit Traces. This insures
that the precise timing of the music is main-
tained and faithfully recreated. The RA-01 cir-
cuitry uses metal film resistors and polystyrene
or polypropylene capacitors in important signal
paths. All aspects of this design have been ex-
amined to ensure the most faithful music re-
production.
The main functions of the RA-01 are easy to
install and use. If you have experience with
other stereo systems, you shouldn’t find any-
thing perplexing. Simply plug in the associ-
ated components and enjoy.
A Few Precautions
WARNING: To avoid potential damage to
your system, turn off ALL the components in
the system when connecting or disconnect-
ing the loudspeakers or any associated
components. Do not turn the system compo-
nents back on until you are sure all the con-
nections are correct and secure. Pay
particular attention to the speaker wires.
There must be no loose strands that could
contact the other speaker wires, or the
chassis of the amplifier.
Please read this manual carefully. It provides
information on how to incorporate the RA-01
into your system as well as information that
will help you get optimum sound performance.
Please contact your authorized Rotel dealer
for answers to any questions you might have.
In addition, all of us at Rotel welcome your
questions and comments.
Save the RA-01 shipping carton and all en-
closed packing material for future use. Ship-
ping or moving the RA-01 in anything other
than the original packing material may result
in severe damage to your amplifier.
Fill out and send in the owner’s registration
card packed with the RA-01. 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 ever
required.
English
Contents
Important Safety Instructions .................. 2
Figure 1: Controls and Connections 3
Figure 2: Signal Input and Speaker
Output Connections 4
About Rotel............................................ 5
Getting Started ...................................... 5
A Few Precautions 5
Placement 6
Cables 6
AC Power and Control............................. 6
AC Power Input 6
Power Switch and Power Indicator 6
Input Signal Connections.......................... 6
Phono Input and Ground Connection 6
Line Level Inputs 6
Recorder Connections ........................ 6
Preamp Outputs ............................... 6
Speaker Outputs
Speaker Selector Switch .................... 7
Speaker Selection 7
Speaker Wire Selection 7
Polarity and Phasing 7
Speaker Connection 7
Phones Output .................................. 7
Audio Controls........................................ 7
Volume Control 7
Balance Control 7
Tone On/Off Switch 7
Bass and Treble Controls 7
Function Control 8
Monitor Control 8
12 Volt Trigger Outlet ....................... 8
Troubleshooting ...................................... 8
Power Indicator Is Not Lit 8
Specifications ......................................... 8
Fuse Replacement 8
No Sound 8
Sommaire............................................... 9