Parasound Halo C1 Controller Analog Recording Via the Tape Monitor Jacks, What You May Need, Zone

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Analog Recording Via the Tape Monitor Jacks

RCA Plug

What You May Need:

•Two pairs of unbalanced interconnects with RCA plugs

•Analog tape recorder, preferably with off-tape (third-head) monitoring

Component Video Inputs and Outputs

Pr

Y

Pb

CAUTION

C2 Controller

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TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,

Input 1

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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
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

Tape	Zone &
Monitor	Record
	Outputs

Record Playback

Input Output

L R L R

DIGITAL AUDIO

RECORDER

With some audio recorders, the Tape Monitor feature enables you to observe the quality of your recording as it’s being made, without having to rewind the tape or go back to the beginning of the disc and play it through again to be sure it is okay. Analog recorders with separate record and playback heads can play the signal from the tape as soon as it’s passed from the recording to the playback head. If you’re recording to the analog inputs of a CD, DAT, or other digital recorder, using Tape Monitor lets you hear the signal after it’s gone through the recorder’s ana- log-to-digital (and digital-to-analog) converters, so you can make sure there’s no overload distor- tion. If you do hear any problems, the Tape Monitor helps you determine, by comparing the orig- inal signal to the recorder’s output, whether that signal or your recorder is causing the problem. (If it is your recorder, check its level settings; setting the level too high is the most common cause of distortion in recording.)

If your recorder is connected to the Record Out jacks next to the Zone output, you can also monitor its output by selecting it as the source for your main zone. But while you’re recording, be sure not to select any active recorder as the source for the Zone output, or you’ll hear an annoying (and possibly speaker-damaging) loud howl.

The analog record outputs carry only two-channel signals. Surround information will be recorded if your source is matrix-encoded analog material such as a video tape with a Dolby Surround soundtrack. When recording from DVDs or other digital sources, add left- and right-channel analog connections from the source to the C 1 and select that analog input for recording, as multichannel digital signals are fed only to the digital output.

(Note: The Tape Monitor jacks can also be used as an external processor loop, connected to an equalizer or other two-channel processor. With the processor connected between Rec/Out and Play/In jacks, you can switch it in and out of the signal path from your chair, using the Tape key on the Master remote.)