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Contents
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Figure 1: Controls and Connections
Figure 2: Remote Control
Figure 3: Analog Input and Speaker Output Connections
Figure 4: Digital Input Connections
Important Notes
About Rotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
A Few Precautions
Placement
Cables
The Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Remote Control Batteries
AC Power and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
AC Power Input o
Master Power Switch e
Power Switch 1 A and Power Indicator 2
Protection Indicator 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Input Signal Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Aux Input r
Digital Inputs 90
Output Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
PRE Output t
SUB Output y
Headphone Output 3
Speaker Outputs u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Speaker Wire Selection
Polarity and Phasing
Speaker Connection
Display 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
aptX™ HD Bluetooth Connection 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rear USB port q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
PC-USB Input - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Network Connection =w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Streaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Wi-Fi Stream Connection
Audio Streaming
Roon Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Spotify
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Overview of Buttons and Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power Indicator Is Not Illuminated
Network Does Not Work
Fuse Replacement
No Sound
Cannot Connect via Bluetooth
Playable Audio Formats
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
About Rotel
Our story began over 60 years ago. Over the decades, we have received
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hundreds of awards for our products and satisfied hundreds of thousands
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of people who take their entertainment seriously – like you.
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Rotel was founded by a family whose passionate interest in music led them
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to manufacture high-fidelity components of uncompromising quality.
Through the years, that passion has remained undiminished and the family
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goal of providing exceptional value for audiophiles and music lovers,
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regardless of their budget, is shared by all Rotel employees.
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Rotel's engineers work as a close team, listening to, and fine tuning, each
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new product until it reaches their exacting musical standards. They are
free to choose components from around the world in order to make that
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product the best they can. You are likely to find capacitors from the United
Kingdom and Germany, semiconductors from Japan or the United States,
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while toroidal power transformers are manufactured in Rotel's own factory.
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We all have concerns about our environment. And, as more and more
electronics are produced it is especially important for a manufacturer to do all
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it can to engineer products that have a minimum impact on the environment.
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At Rotel, we are proud to do our part. We have reduced the lead content
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in our products by using special lead-free ROHS solder and components.
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Our engineers continually strive to improve power supply efficiency without
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compromise to quality. When in standby mode Rotel products use minimal
power to meet global Standby Power Consumption requirements.
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The Rotel factory is also doing their part to help the environment through
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constant improvements to product assembly methods for a cleaner and
greener manufacturing processes.
All of us at Rotel thank you for buying this product. We are sure it will bring
you many years of enjoyment.
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Getting Started
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Thank you for purchasing the Rotel S14 Integrated Network Streamer. When
used in a high-quality music audio system, Rotel products will provide years
of musical enjoyment.
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This unit is a full featured, high performance component. All aspects of the
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design have been optimized to retain the full dynamic range and subtle
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nuances of your music. The unit has a highly regulated power supply
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incorporating a Rotel custom-designed toroidal power transformer. This
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low impedance power supply has ample power reserves, which enables
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the unit 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 ensures that the precise timing of the music is maintained and
faithfully recreated. The circuitry uses metal film resistors and polystyrene
or polypropylene capacitors in important signal paths. All aspects of this
design have been examined to ensure the most faithful music reproduction.
The main functions of the S14 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.
S14 Integrated Network Streamer