Parasound AVC-2500 Operating the Remote Zone, From the Front Panel, From the Remote Control

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 g and h 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-Offswitch, the Volume g and h 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 g or h buttons to adjust channel levels as you listen. You have about five seconds to make a level adjustment before the Volume g or h 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.

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