Parasound AVC-2500 - Manual (Page 53)

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Operating the Remote Zone
From the Front Panel
1. When Zone is selected, you have about five seconds to press a button to control the
Zone. If the Zone is currently off, ZONE OFF appears in the displays. Use the On-Off
button to activate the zone.
2. Press the Zone button first to control the remote zone from the main zone. ZONE appears
in the front panel and on-screen displays while you are controlling the remote zone.
3. When ZONE is selected, the On-Off switch, the Volume
̅ ̅ ̅ ̅ ̅ and ̃ ̃ ̃ ̃ ̃ buttons and the Selector
buttons operate in the same way as in the main zone except they are temporarily controlling
the outputs at the Zone Audio and Video output jacks.
4. Five seconds after making your adjustments to the remote zone, the AVC-2500 reverts
to main zone operation. If you press the Zone button a second time within five seconds,
controls revert to main zone operation.
From the Remote Control
1. When Zone is selected, you have about five seconds to press a button to control the
Zone.
2. Press the Zone button to control the remote zone from the remote control.
3. When
ZONE is selected, the On-Off switch, the Volume
̅ ̅ ̅ ̅ ̅ and ̃ ̃ ̃ ̃ ̃ buttons and the Selector
buttons operate in the same way as in the main zone except they are temporarily controlling
the outputs only at the Zone Audio and Video output jacks.
4. Five seconds after making your adjustments to the remote zone, the AVC-2500 reverts
to main zone operation. If you press the Zone button a second time within five seconds,
controls revert to main zone operation.
5. When controlling the remote Zone via an infrared repeater connected to the Zone 2 IR
input there is no need to press the Zone button first.
6. Press the Zone button first to control the main zone from the remote zone infrared control
input.
“P” Power indicator
There is a P symbol in front panel display to let you know when either or both zones are
powered on. When both zones are turned off, the entire P symbol appears in the display.
When you turn on the main zone, the normal status indicators appear in the front panel
display.
If the main zone is turned off while the remote zone is active, the leg "|" of the P remains
lit as long as the AVC-2500 is in this operational state. If the remote zone is turned off while
the main zone is active, the loop " " of the
P remains lit for five seconds before the front
panel display returns to normal. If you press the Zone button when the remote zone is turned
off,
ZONE OFF appears in the displays.
Temporary Level Adjustment Using the Trim Function
The Trim button on the remote control temporarily reassigns the Volume
̅ ̅ ̅ ̅ ̅ or ̃ ̃ ̃ ̃ ̃ buttons to
adjust channel levels as you listen. You have about five seconds to make a level adjustment
before the Volume
̅ ̅ ̅ ̅ ̅ or ̃ ̃ ̃ ̃ ̃ buttons return to normal operation. The order of the AVC-2500’s
channel Trim function matches established listener priorities for making adjustments quickly:
Subwoofer, Surround (LS and RS together), Center, and LFE. The Trim function is for
making adjustments “on-the-fly”, so its on-screen display is superimposed on the picture
you are viewing instead of turning the entire screen blue or red as during Calibration. Trim
settings are temporary; pre-calibrated levels are reset when the AVC-2500 is turned off.
You will probably adjust the Subwoofer channel most frequently, because bass levels vary
widely between movies and music sources. You will most likely choose to adjust the Surround
channels next to affect spaciousness and depth. Since there is no reason to trim the LS and
RS channels separately, their adjustment is combined for your convenience. The Center
channel is the next priority trim adjustment for dialog. Last, you can trim the low frequency
effects (LFE) level if any LFE material is encoded in a 5.1 DVD.