Rotel RQ-970 owner manual English, About Rotel, Getting Started

Contents (circled numbers refer to illustration)

About Rotel __________________________________________ 1

Getting Started ______________________________________ 1

A Few Precautions	2
Placement	2
Cables	2

AC Power and Control ________________________________ 2

AC Power Input	7	2
Power Switch 2	and Power Indicator 1	2

Input Connection _____________________________________ 2

Phono Input Selector Switch	3	2
Phono Input Connection 4	and
Ground Terminal 5		2

Output Connections 6 ______________________________ 3

Troubleshooting ______________________________________ 3

Power Indicator Not Lit	3
No Sound	3

Specifications ________________________________________ 3

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 RQ-970 Phono Preamp Equal- izer. When used in a high-quality music audio system, it will pro- vide years of musical enjoyment.

With the increased use of digitally based audio media, many mod- ern high performance audio components lack the circuitry needed to handle the signals produced by phono systems. The RQ-970 is a high performance phono equalizer. The output signal from the RQ- 970 can be plugged into any line level input. The RQ-970 uses the same sophisticated circuit designs and high quality components that have made Rotel a world-wide standard of performance. This type of design is more expensive to manufacture, but it is better for the music.

The RQ-970 is straightforward in its installation and operation. 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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