Parasound Halo C1 Controller manual Amplifier Alternatives, Connecting Audio Amplifiers to the C

48CONNECTING THE AUDIO AND VIDEO OUTPUTS continued

Connecting Audio Amplifiers to the C 1

Male

Female

RCA Plug XLR Connectors

What You May Need:

•6 to 8 unbalanced or balanced analog interconnects (one per channel)

Component Video Inputs and Outputs

Pr

Y

Pb

CAUTION

C2 Controller

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 1

Video 2

Video 3

Video 4

Video 5

Video 6

Record

Main

Coax 1

Coax 3

Finland

Future Technologies

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

Optical

Coax 2

Coax 4

Optical 2

Optical 4

Main

Zone

P1

P2 On-Off

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

Front

Surround

Center

Back

Front Surround

Center

Back

Pro 1

Pro 2

AC Power

L

L

1

R	R				0
	Play/In	Rec/Out	Sub	Pro 3	Pro 4

Analog Audio Inputs Tape Monitor Analog Audio Outputs 7.1 Analog Audio Inputs Main Analog Audio Outputs Programmable Out

				2 CHANNEL AMPLIFIER
				Outputs
				Inputs
			RIGHT SURROUND	RIGHT
				BACK
		RIGHT MAIN	SPEAKER
5 CHANNEL AMPLIFIER				SPEAKER
		CHANNEL
	POWERED
		SPEAKER
	SUBWOOFER
	Inputs
	Outputs
	CENTER
	CHANNEL
	SPEAKER
	TV-VIDEO
	MONITOR
		LEFT MAIN
		CHANNEL
		SPEAKER		LEFT
			LEFT SURROUND	BACK
			SPEAKER	SPEAKER

The basic home theater setup is 5.1 channels: Front (left and right), Surround (left and right) and Center (front), plus a subwoofer (the “.1” in the array). That’s sufficient for the Dolby Digital, and DTS soundtracks on most DVDs and the Dolby Surround soundtracks on most videocassettes, Laserdiscs, and broadcasts.

The two surround back channels are optional, as the diagram indicates. They are needed for optimum surround from 7.1-channel Dolby Digital Surround EX or DTS ES soundtracks and from 7.1-channel sources that use the 7.1-channel analog inputs. However, if you have surround back speakers, the C 1 will extract ambience information to feed them when you select the DTS Neo:6 Cinema or Neo:6 Music modes (which also work with non-DTS program material). If your system does not yet have surround back speakers, 7.1-channel soundtracks will be reproduced as regular 5.1-channel surround. As you can see from the diagram, if you start with a five-channel amp and want to expand your sys- tem later, you can add a stereo (two-channel) amp to drive the additional speakers.

Amplifier Alternatives

The amplifier setup shown above – a five-channel amplifier and an optional two-channel amp, both connected to the 7.1-channel unbalanced analog outputs -- is far from mandatory. A five- channel amplifier is convenient, compact, and cost-effective, a two-channel amp is a convenient way to add a pair of channels, and most amplifiers have unbalanced inputs.

If you own a two-channel amplifier that’s better or more powerful than your five-channel amplifi- er, we recommend you use it for the left and right front channels to assure the best possible sound when playing stereo music.

It would also be possible to use the balanced outputs on the C 1, as long as your amplifiers have balanced inputs. For powered subwoofers, unbalanced connections are commonly used, as few subwoofers have balanced input jacks.