
Thank you for purchasing the XT1 Tuner. We take great pride in the design and manufacturing
quality products, and are confident that your new XT1 will provide you with many years of
enjoyable and trouble-free service. Should you ever have any need to call upon our services,
please feel free to contact us at the address shown at the end of this manual or contact the dealer
or distributor from whom you purchased this product. Full details of the warranty coverage provided
can be found at the end of this booklet.
Important Safety Instructions
1. Important! Please read all the safety and operating instructions shown in this manual before
operating this equipment.
2. Heed all warnings and follow all operating instructions.
3. Warning: To assure safety during a lightening storm, the XT1 must be grounded, refer to the
diagrams on page 4. Also, if the unit is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, it is
recommended that you unplug the unit from the wall AC outlet.
4. Locate the product away from heat sources such as stoves, heat sources, radiators or other
appliances including other amplifiers that produce heat.
5. Mount the equipment in a wall or cabinet only as described in this owner’s manual.
6. Do not use this equipment near water, in damp locations, or outdoors.
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Each XT1 package contains
- XT1 AM/FM Tuner with RDS/RBDS
- IR cable: 3.5mm mono socket - 3.5mm stereo jack
- Serial cable: DB9 female - RJ45 male
- A u dio Cable: L/R RCA male to 3.5mm stereo female jack
- Audio Cable: L/R RCA male to L/R RCA male
- Power supply 12VDC 300mA
- FM Dipole Antenna
- AM loop antenna
- User Manual
Optional (sold separately)
- 1U Rack mount kit for up to 3 tuners: Xantech part number 1U3XT1RM
FM Antenna
AM Antenna
Power Suppl
GND
3.5mm Mono jack to 3rd
party IR output
Serial cable to
3rd party device
RS232 control
The XT1 can be controlled via RS232. To connect a serial control device, the supplied serial cable
should be used. This cable establishes the RS232 communication to and from the tuner.
The pin layout and RS232 protocol can be found in the back of this manual.
IR Receiver input
To control the XT1 via IR, an IR extender system needs t o be used. There is no IR receiver insi de the
LCD display. To connect an industry standard IR extender system, use the supp lied IR cable and
plug the stereo jack of this cable into the IR sensor input of t he XT1, and use the mono socket to
attach the IR extender output to. Tip = IR-SIGNAL, Sleeve = GND.
Antenna’s
Position and secure both antennas individually until the clearest sound is heard.
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Front Panel Controls
(1) MENU
Pressing this button allows you access to the fo llowing fun ction s:
- AM/FM band sel ec tion
- Auto/Manual tuning selection
- Scan the preset stations
- Memorize a station
- Set the IR Code.
(2) ENTER (Power)
When plugging in the power transformer the first time, the tuner will automatically turn on. Pressing this
button for 4 seconds will turn the unit ON from standby (sleep mode), or put the unit into standby from its
ON state.
(3) UP
Allows for tuning up to higher frequency stations.
(4) DOWN
Allows for tuning down to lower frequency stations.
(5) LCD DISPLAY
The display will turn off after approximately 3 to 4 minutes. To turn display ON, simply press the ENTER
button.
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