Parasound Halo C1 Controller manual Using The Main Controls, On-Off

USING THE MAIN CONTROLS 9

Despite its versatility the Parasound Halo C 1 Controller has only ten pushbuttons, a knob, and a display on its front panel. That’s in part because we expect users will most often operate it by remote control and in part because many front-panel controls do more than one thing. The operations described in this chapter can be performed easily with the front panel or the Master remote control. Other operations, which can be performed only (or far more conveniently) with the Master remote are covered in the chapter after this one.

Here’s a map of the panel:

Calibration	Display Dim
Microphone Input
IR Mute	Video Display Screen	Status Menu Knob

Headphone

Output

C o n t r o l l e r

Phones Cal Mic Mute Dim

	Audio 1
AUDIO
Signal	Analog
Input:	Analog 7
Mode	Stereo
VIDEO
Signal	No signal
Input	AUTO 2
	-44dB

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THX SURROUND EX	Status Menu
7 . 5 C H A N N E L
E N H A N C E D
S U R RO U N D

C 1

On-Off Zone Zone Display Main Source Surround

On-Off Zone	Display	Display	Source Surround
	Zone	Main	Mode

The Main Operations: On-Off, Volume, Source Selection

On-Off

When the C 1 is turned off, the On-Off button’s halo glows a soft blue and the Parasound logo above the display glows a soft red. (If nothing is lit, either the C 1 is not plugged into a live outlet or the power switch on the rear panel is turned off.) Turning the unit on makes the button’s halo and the Parasound logo brighter, and turns on the display and the blue halos around the other buttons.

Turning the C 1 off with this button (or the remotes) leaves the C 1 inactive but able to respond to a turn-on command from either remote control. To turn the C 1 completely off, for service or when you will be away for long periods, first turn the C 1 off with the front-panelON-OFF switch or remote control, then reach around behind the unit’s left side, reach over the power cord, and flip down the rocker switch. This will prevent your hearing turn-off thumps through your speakers and will ensure that the current volume and source settings are preserved when you turn the C 1 on again.

The OFF and ON buttons on the small SideKick remote have the same effect as the front-panel switch. On the Master remote, the action of the OFF and ON buttons depends on the remote’s operating mode. When the remote’s MAIN menu is displayed, the OFF and ON buttons perform custom-programmed macros designed to power your entire home theater system on and off.

(To reach this menu, press the MAIN button on the remote.) But when the remote’s C1/C2 menu is displayed, the OFF and ON buttons affect only the C 1. You’ll notice the remote menu says C1/C2; this is because the same remote control is used for the Halo C 2 Controller.