RCA RSA180 User Manual

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CONTENTS
SAFETY APPROVAL
Precautions
Do not open the cover. This system uses a laser.
Maintenance should be done only by a qualified
technician.
Do not store the system at extreme temperatures.
Do not splash water on the system.
Do not use the system if it has been transported
from a cold location to a warm location. Wait for it
to warm up to room temperature.
T800 AS
UL 1270, UL1492 for U.S.A.
FCC part 15 for U.S.A.
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 1-94
for Canada
EN60065 for European
Safety
EN55013, EN55020 for
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AUDIO SYSTEM
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ELECTRONIC EQUALIZER / SURROUND SOUND
Installation . . . . . . . . . .1
Controls & Indicators . .3
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Tape Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . .4
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Showing the Demonstration
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Alarm/Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Setting the Time . . . . . . . . .5
Setting the Alarm . . . . . . . .5
Activating the Alarm . . . . . .5
Displaying Help Messages
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Adjusting the Display
Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Sound Features . . . . . .6
Using Preset Equalizer Curves
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Creating a Custom Curve
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Activating Surround Sound .
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Reproducing Digital Sound
(A380, A580, RS2503, RS253TK,
RS2506, RS2507) . . . . . . . . . .6
Boosting the Bass . . . . . . . . .6
Muting Audio . . . . . . . . . . . .6
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . .6
Loading Discs . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Playing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Shuffling the Play Order . . .6
Sampling Tracks . . . . . . . . . .6
Repeating the Play Order . .6
Setting Up a CD program . .7
Playing a Program List . . . . .7
Displaying the Program list
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Deleting a Track from a
Program List . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Automatically Skipping
Tracks (ATS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Creating an ATS Program . .7
Editing an ATS Program . . .7
Skipping a Disk . . . . . . . . . . .7
Searching through a CD . . .7
Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Tuning to a Station . . . . . . .8
Using Presets . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Setting Presets . . . . . . . . . . .8
Seeking/Scanning
for a Station . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Suppressing Stereo Signal
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Radio Data System (RDS)
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Tuning to an RDS Station
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Displaying RDS Station
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Searching by Program
Type (PTY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Tape Player (6+2, 6+5) .9
Playing a Tape . . . . . . . . . . .9
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
From Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
From CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Tape to Tape . . . . . . . . . . . .10
From an Auxiliary Input . .10
Tape Player (logical) . .10
Playing a Tape . . . . . . . . . .10
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
From Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
From CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Tape to Tape . . . . . . . . . . . .10
From an Auxiliary Input . .10
Troubleshooting Tips
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Maintenance . . . . . . . .11
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Tape Player . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
FCC Information . . . . .12
US Warranty . . . . . . . .13
Canadian Warranty . . .13
RS2501/A180/A185
RS2502/RS252KM/
A280/A285
RS2503/RS253TK/
A380/A385
RS2505/RS255KM
RS2506
RS2507/A580
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RCA RSA180 Specifications

General

Brand	RCA
Model	RSA180
Category	Stereo System
Language	English