Parasound Halo C1 Controller User Manual
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Home theater systems can have three types of video connection (composite, S-Video, and com-
ponent), and there are times when it pays to use all three as shown here. Normally, every type of
video you feed into the C 1 would then be fed out to your main video display screen or projector,
and you’d use the video display’s input selector to determine which connection feeds the screen.
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Composite video connections will be needed if you intend to pass the source’s video picture to
another room via the Zone output on the C 1 or if you’ll be recording it onto an older VCR which
has no S-Video input. Composite video input signals are not available at the S-Video output jacks.
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S-Video connections give a clearer picture than composite video and are widely used in home
theater systems. In the C 1, signals from S-Video inputs are available at the composite and
S-Video output jacks and the S-Video Record jacks; they are not available at the Zone output jack.
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Component video connections give you the highest possible picture quality and are the best
choice for high-definition TV (HDTV). However, not all DVD players and other sources have com-
ponent video outputs nor do all TV sets have component video inputs. In the C 1, component
video signals go only to the component output jacks, a straight pass-through with the widest
bandwidth, to assure the cleanest picture for HDTV formats.
Note that two of the component video inputs on the C 1, and its component video output, have
five jacks, even though only three are shown in use. Home theater equipment commonly uses
the connection shown, with three cables (sometimes labeled Y, R-Y, and B-Y or Y, Cb, and Cr).
But computers, professional video equipment, and some projectors used in home theaters use
a five-wire standard (RGB-HV) that uses separate cables for each color and for horizontal and
vertical synchronization. This system synchronizes the signal elements more precisely and elimi-
nates any possible trace of interference between them. It also provides improved compatibility
with the PAL video system used in Europe and many other places.
As with the CD player, it is unnecessary to use both the digital and analog audio outputs from
a DVD player unless you intend to record to an analog tape recorder or a VCR. If you do use the
player’s analog output, it and the video outputs should be connected to inputs having the same
name; the example in the diagram shows the DVD player connected to the “Video 3” compos-
ite video, S-Video, and unbalanced analog inputs.
Balanced Analog Audio Outputs
Balanced Analog Audio Inputs
C2 Controller
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San Francisco, California, USA
Input 1
Input 2
Input 3
Output
Component Video Inputs and Outputs
Sync
Red
Green
Blue
H
V
Pr
Y
Pb
Composite Video Inputs
Video Outputs
S-Video Inputs
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Video 5
Video 6
S-Video Outputs
Record
Main
Digital Out
Coax
Digital Audio Inputs
Optical
Optical 2
Optical 1
Optical 4
Optical 3
Coax 1
Coax 2
Coax 3
Coax 4
Made In
Finland
Expansion Port For
Future Technologies
IR Inputs
– 12V Triggers –
RS-232 Control
External Control
L
R
L
R
Analog Audio Inputs
Tape Monitor
Analog Audio Outputs
Programmable Out
Main Analog Audio Outputs
7.1 Analog Audio Inputs
1
0
AC Power
CAUTION
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER
SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE,
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
Left
Right
Left
Right
Center
Subwoofer
Left Surround
Right Surround
Left Back
Right Back
Pro 1
Record 1 Record 2
Zone
Audio 5
Play/In
Rec/Out
Pro 3
Pro 1
Pro 4
Pro 2
Sub
Front
Surround
Center
Back
Front
Surround
Center
Sub
Back
Digital Out
Optical
Main
Zone
P1
P2
On-Off
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Video 5
Video 6
Record
OSD
Zone
NoOSD
Main
OSD
No OSD
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Video 5
Video 6
Audio 1
Audio 2
Audio 3
Audio 4
DVD PLAYER
OUTPUTS
G
B
L
R
Unbalanced Analog
Audio
Composite
Video
Component
Video Outputs
S-Video
Digital Optical
Outputs
R
CONNECTING AUDIO AND VIDEO SOURCES AND RECORDERS
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