Rotel RA-932 owner manual About Rotel, Getting Started

Contents (circled numbers refer to illustration)

About Rotel __________________________________________ 5

Getting Started ______________________________________ 5

A Few Precautions	6
Placement	6
Cables	6

AC Power and Control ________________________________ 6

AC Power Input 18	6
Power Indicator 2 and Power Switch 3	6
Auxiliary Power Outlet 17	6
12 Volt Trigger Outlet 16	6

Input Signal Connections _____________________________ 7

Phono Input 11 and Ground Wire Connection 10		7
Line Level Inputs	12	7
Recorder Connections	13 _____________________________ 7

Speaker Outputs 14 and 15 __________________________ 7

Speaker Wire Selection	7
Polarity and Phasing	7
Speaker Connection	8

Front Panel Controls __________________________________ 8

Volume Control	7	8
Tone On/Off Switch 6		8
Bass and Treble Controls 5		8
Function Selector 9		8
Tape Monitor Control 8		8
Phones Output	4	8
Remote Sensor	1	8

Troubleshooting ______________________________________ 9

Power Indicator Is Not Lit	9
Fuse Replacement	9
No Sound	9

Specifications ________________________________________ 9

English

About Rotel

A family whose passionate interest in music led them to manufac- ture high fidelity components of uncompromising quality founded Rotel over 30 years ago. Through the years that passion has re- mained 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 stan- dards. 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 manufactured in Rotel’s own factory.

Rotel’s reputation for excellence has been earned through hun- dreds of good reviews and awards from the most respected re- viewers 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 RA-932 Stereo Integrated Am- plifier. When used in a high-quality music audio system, it will pro- vide years of musical enjoyment.

The RA-932 is a full featured, high performance component. All aspects of the design have been optimized to retain the full dy- namic range and subtle nuances of your music. The RA-932 has a highly regulated power supply incorporating a Rotel custom-de- signed toroidal power transformer and custom-made slit foil ca- pacitors. This low impedance power supply has ample power reserves, which enables the RA-932 to easily reproduce the most demanding 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 maintained and faithfully recreated. The RA-932 circuitry 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 reproduction.

In addition the RA-932 has independent input signal selectors for listening and recording. They allow you to listen to one signal source while recording another.

The main functions of the RA-932 are easy to install and use. If you have experience with other stereo systems, you shouldn’t find anything perplexing. Simply plug in the associated components and enjoy.

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