Parasound P 7 manual Unpacking Your P, Placement Guidelines, Ventilation Requirements

UNPACKING YOUR P 7 AND PLACEMENT GUIDLINES 5

Unpacking Your P 7

Carefully remove your P 7 from its shipping carton and locate all the enclosed accessories:

•Remote control and two AAA batteries

•AC power cord

•Stereo 3.5mm cable for front panel MP3 input

•Four trigger wires, two with 2.5 mm sub-mini plugs, two with a 2.5mm and a 3.5mm mini plug

While you are unpacking your P 7, inspect it thoroughly for possible shipping damage and tell your Parasound dealer immediately if you find any. If possible, save and store both the inner and outer cartons and—most especially—the foam packing inserts, to protect the P 7 if you have to move it or ship it. You may wish to flatten the cardboard cartons to save room in storage after cutting the taped seams on the bottom flaps. This would be a good time to make a copy of your sales receipt to store with the P 7’s original packing.

Placement Guidelines

The P 7 will be easier to use and will last longer if you follow these simple guidelines:

•Place the P 7 on a shelf that will adequately support its weight.

•Unless you’ll control the P 7 through a remote infrared sensor/repeater system, put it on a shelf where you can aim the remote control handset directly at the P 7. (If you use a remote repeater sensor, be sure the remote handset’s signals can’t reach the P 7’s front panel IR remote sensor, otherwise the remote control might not function properly).

If you’re installing the P 7 yourself, use input and output cables that are long enough to leave at least two feet of slack; that will enable you to pull the P 7 out of a cabinet to check or to change connections without inadvertently disconnecting cables. If you’re putting the P 7 in a cabinet, it needs a space that’s at least 22 inches wide so you’ll be able to turn it around for access to its rear panel connections.

Ventilation Requirements

To reduce the chances of your P 7 overheating please follow these guidelines:

•Install your P 7 away from heat sources such as heating ducts, radiators, or heat-producing electronics.

•Always position the P 7 horizontally.

•We do not recommend placing the P7 directly on top of a power amplifier because this could cause both components to overheat.

•Do not install the P 7 in an unventilated equipment cabinet or compartment. Pockets of stagnant hot air can build up even in cabinets with open front and back sides. A ventilation fan such as the Parasound Zbreeze is highly recommended to prevent “hot spots” in confined spaces.

Rack Mounting Your Parasound P 7

With its four feet removed, the P 7’s front panel height occupies two rack spaces: 3.5” or

88.2mm. (A single standard rack space occupies 1.75” vertical space.) For mounting in a standard 19” equipment rack, you must use the Parasound HRA 2 rack mount kit (purchased separately). The HRA 2 kit includes four bolts and eight plastic washers with raised “shoulders.”

Slide one washer onto each mounting bolt with its raised shoulder pointing toward the panel hole. Carefully insert the bolt through the hole and slide the other washer on the bolt with its raised shoulder facing the rear side of the panel. The washers will sandwich the P 7 panel and the four mounting bolts to prevent metal-to-metal contact between the P 7 chassis, the equipment rack, and the other components mounted in the rack.

Note: Tighten each bolt just enough to keep the unit secure in the rack to avoid deforming the shoulder washers. Eliminating metal-to-metal contact reduces the likelihood of creating a ground loop that might introduce hum into your system.