RCD-991
1
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 con-
ductors 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 RCD-991 single disc Compact
Disc player. With its precision transport, 20-bit 8-times
oversampling digital circuitry, dual-differential 20-bit D/A convert-
ers, user-selectable dither, HDCD
®
capability, and Rotel’s Bal-
anced Design, the RCD-991 ensures the highest level of audio
performance. In addition, full analog output capability (both bal-
anced and unbalanced) and digital outputs (both optical and co-
axial) provide maximum flexibility in system configuration. When
used as a standalone CD player or as a CD transport with an out-
board D/A converter, your Rotel RCD-991 will provide years of en-
joyment.
A Few Precautions
Please read this manual carefully. In addition to installation and
operating instructions, it provides valuable information on various
RCD-991 system configurations as well as general information that
will help you get optimum performance from your system. Please
contact your authorized Rotel retailer for answers to any ques-
tions you might have. In addition, all of us at Rotel welcome your
questions and comments.
Save the RCD-991 shipping carton and all enclosed packing mate-
rial for future use. Shipping or moving the RCD-991 in anything
other than the original packing material may result in severe dam-
age that is not covered by the warranty.
Contents
About Rotel __________________________________________ 5
Getting Started ______________________________________ 5
A Few Precautions 5
Placement 6
AC Power and Control ________________________________ 6
AC Power Input
16
6
Power Switch
5
and Power Indicator
1
6
Output Connections __________________________________ 6
Analog Outputs
13
6
Digital Outputs
14
and Switch
15
6
Operation ____________________________________________ 7
Infrared Remote Control 7
Display
4
7
Disc drawer
7
7
Transport Control Buttons ____________________________ 7
OPEN Button
8
17
7
PLAY Button
9
30
7
PAUSE Button
10
23
7
STOP Button
11
22
7
TRACK Buttons
12
29
7
DIRECT ACCESS Buttons (remote only)
18
8
SEARCH Buttons (remote only)
28
8
Additional Features ___________________________________ 8
HDCD
2
8
PROGRAM Button (remote only)
25
8
REVIEW Button (remote only)
27
8
CLEAR Button (remote only)
26
9
RANDOM Button (remote only)
21
9
REPEAT Button (remote only)
19
9
SCAN Button (Remote Only)
20
9
TIME Button (Remote Only)
24
9
DITHER Button (front panel only)
6
DITHER Display
3
9
Specifications _______________________________________ 10
