Parasound AVC-2500 - Manual (Page 13)

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1. Power Switch
Press the On-Off button to turn the AVC-
2500 on and off. When you first turn on
the AVC-2500, the on-screen and front
panel displays show the last selected
source input, digital input, surround
mode, and master volume level. If the
tuner is active, the frequency and preset
number are displayed.
2. Infrared Receiver
Infrared signals from the remote control
are received through the IR receiving eye.
3. Surround Selector
The Surround button on the front panel
of the AVC-2500 temporarily converts the
Rotary Knob into the surround mode se-
lector so you can choose between any of
the five Automatic Surround Processing
(ASP) modes.
4. Digital Selector
The Digital button on the front panel of
the AVC-2500 temporarily converts the
Rotary Knob into the digital input selec-
tor.
5. Surround Mode Indicators
These blue indicators let you know the
type of bitstream the AVC-2500 has de-
tected and how the signal is being pro-
cessed.
DTS indicator
This indicator illuminates when the AVC-
2500 has detected a DTS bitstream.
Dolby Digital
The blue Dolby Digital indicator illumi-
nates when the AVC-2500 has automati-
cally detected a Dolby Digital bitstream.
Pro Logic Indicator
This indicator illuminates when the AVC-
2500 has automatically detected an ana-
log, PCM, or 2/0 Dolby digital signal.
6. Analog Overload Indicator
This red indicator will illuminate when
any of the internal analog to digital con-
verters are overloaded. This only occurs
when an analog source is selected.
7. Preset Selector
The Preset button on the front panel of
the AVC-2500 temporarily converts the
Rotary Knob into the tuner preset selec-
tor so you can choose between any of the
twenty preset radio stations.
8. Source Selector
The Source button on the front panel of
the AVC-2500 temporarily converts the
Rotary Knob into an input source selec-
tor so you can choose between any of the
six audio/video inputs or six audio-only
inputs.
9. Autocal Microphone Input
This front panel microphone connector
accepts the ACM-2500 calibration micro-
phone for automatic calibration of indi-
vidual channel levels and delays. Connect
the provided ACM-2500 Automatic Cali-
bration Microphone to this input during
the setup process.
10. Volume Control/Rotary Knob
Normally, this is the master volume con-
trol. You can adjust the master volume up
and down in 1 dB steps by turning this
control. This control also serves as the
Rotary Knob for Surround Modes, Digi-
tal Inputs, Tuner Presets, and Input
Sources. When you press any of these se-
lector buttons, its corresponding blue
LED will light and the rotary selector lets
you choose between the surround modes,
digital inputs, tuner Presets, or input
sources.
11. Tuning Button
Pressing the Tuning button activates the
tuner section of the AVC-2500 in the au-
tomatic tuning mode. Pressing this but-
ton a second time changes the tuning
mode from automatic to manual.
12. FM/AM Button
Press the FM/AM button to toggle be-
tween AM and FM frequency bands while
the tuner is active.
13. Mute Button
Press the Mute button to interrupt the au-
dio signal from the output of the AVC-
2500. Pressing the Mute button again or
adjusting the volume will take the unit out
of mute.
14. Front Panel Display
The fluorescent front panel display pro-
vides operational status of both zones of
your AVC-2500 including selected Input
Source, Autoformat Surround Processing
mode, Digital Input, and Volume level.
15. Memory
The Memory button allows you to assign
digital inputs, Autoformat Surround Pro-
cessing (ASP) modes, and THX process-
ing to individual sources. This button also
lets you store the twenty available radio
station presets into memory.
16. THX
Press the THX button to apply THX pro-
cessing to any of the cinema surround
modes including Dolby Digital, Dolby
Pro Logic, DTS, stereo, and mono. When
this button is pressed, THX appears in the
front panel and on-screen display
17. Zone
Press the Zone button to control the re-
mote zone from the front panel. When
Zone is selected, the On-Off switch, Ro-
tary Knob and Surround, Digital, Preset,
and Source buttons operate in the same
way as in the main zone. While you are
controlling the remote zone “ZONE” ap-
pears in the front panel display. Five sec-
onds after making your adjustments to the
remote Zone, the AVC-2500 reverts back
to Main Zone operation.
Front Panel Controls