Parasound Halo C1 Controller Component, Digital Optical, Composite, Unbalanced Analog, Video

40CONNECTING AUDIO AND VIDEO SOURCES AND RECORDERS continued

	Component				OUTPUTS		Digital Optical
Composite				Unbalanced Analog
Video	Video Outputs				Audio	S-Video	Outputs
	R	G	B	L	R
		Component Video Inputs and Outputs
	Pr	Y	Pb
					CAUTION
					TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,
				Input 1	DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER
					SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE,
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					SERVICE PERSONNEL.

DVD PLAYER

C2 Controller

Parasound Products, Inc.

San Francisco, California, USA

Balanced Analog Audio Inputs

Balanced Analog Audio Outputs

Input 2

Left

Right

Left

Right

Center

Subwoofer

Left Surround Right Surround

Left Back

Right Back

Pro 1

Input 3

Output

Red

Green

Blue

H Sync

V

Coax

Digital Audio Inputs

Composite Video Inputs

Video Outputs

S-Video Inputs

S-Video Outputs

Made In

Expansion Port For

Video 1 Video 3

Video 5

Record

Zone

Video 2 Video 3 Video 4

Video 5 Video 6

Record

Main

Coax 1

Coax 3

Finland

Future Technologies

Video 1

Optical 1

Optical 3

Digital Out

External Control

RS-232 Control

IR Inputs

– 12V Triggers –

Video 2	Video 4	Video 6	OSD Main NoOSD		OSD	No OSD
Video 1	Video 2	Video 3	Video 4 Video 5 Video 6 Audio 1 Audio 2 Audio 3 Audio 4	Audio 5	Record 1 Record 2 Zone
L				L
R				R
				Play/In Rec/Out
			Analog Audio Inputs	Tape Monitor	Analog Audio Outputs

Optical

Coax 2

Coax 4

Optical 2

Optical 4

Main

Zone

P1

P2

On-Off

Front

Surround

Center

Back

Front

Surround

Center

Back

Pro 1

Pro 2

AC Power

1

0

Sub

Sub

Pro 3

Pro 4

7.1 Analog Audio Inputs Main Analog Audio Outputs Programmable Out

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.

•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.

•S-Videoconnections 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.

•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.