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Parasound P 3 RS232 CONTROL, To Connect, What You’ll Need:, Before Connecting, Connecting a Controller to the RS232 Port of the P

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The P 3 External Control connector is used only if you have a computer-based system controller. The P 3 is compatible with most system controllers. RS232 codes for Parasound units can be downloaded from www.parasound.com.

Connecting a Controller to the RS232 Port of the P 3

What You’ll Need:

•	A computer-based control system with RS232 serial output
•	An RS232 serial cable with a DB9 connector. The pin
	configuration is: Pin 2-transmit, Pin 3-receive, Pin 5-ground	RS232 Connector
		RS232 Connector

Before Connecting

Remove power to all the components in your audio system.

To Connect

1Connect the RS232 cable to the output of the computer-based control system.

2Plug the RS232 cable into the RS232 Control connector on the P 3.

C A U T I O N

COMPUTER CONTROL

YOU SHOULD KNOW

If your system controller doesn’t use a DB9 connector, the pin configuration of its connector must correspond to: Pin 2 transmit, Pin 3 receive, Pin 5 ground.

Contents

Page THANK YOU Congratulations and Thank You for Choosing Parasound The Parasound Staff Keeping Records for Future Reference TABLE OF CONTENTS UNPACKING AND PLACEMENT GUIDELINES FOR THE P CONNECTING A SOURCE COMPONENT TO THE BALANCED DIRECT 1 INPUTS ON THE P CONNECTING A SOURCE COMPONENT TO THE UNBALANCED DIRECT 1 INPUTS ON THE P CONNECTING A SOURCE COMPONENT TO THE P UNBALANCED DIRECT 2 INPUTS Direct 2 Unbalanced Input Jacks CONNECTING A TURNTABLE OR OTHER COMPONENT TO THE AUX INPUTS ON THE P Connecting a Source Component to the Aux Inputs on the P Connecting Another Source Component to the Aux Inputs on the P CONNECTING OTHER SOURCE COMPONENTS TO THE CD AND TUNER INPUTS ON THE P What You’ll Need For Each Input Connection: CONNECTING AN ANALOG TAPE DECK TO THE P CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL SIGNAL PROCESSING COMPONENT TO THE P 3 EXTERNAL LOOP JACKS CONNECTING THE P 3 TO THE BALANCED INPUTS ON CONNECTING THE P 3 TO THE UNBALANCED INPUTS ON YOUR POWER AMPLIFIER CONNECTING AN INFRARED REPEATER SYSTEM TO THE P TURNING ON THE P 3 WITH AN EXTERNAL TRIGGER VOLTAGE TRIGGERING ON ANOTHER COMPONENT FROM THE P 3’S TRIGGER OUTPUT JACK RS232 CONTROL Connecting a Controller to the RS232 Port of the P CONNECTING THE P 3 AC POWER CORD AC Power Connections AC Voltage Selection Switch Turning the P 3 On and Off Adjusting the Volume Level Muting the Main Outputs Selecting the Input Source Adjusting the Balance Level Adjusting Bass and Treble Tone Phones Jack P 3 FRONT PANEL AND REMOTE CONTROL P 3 - T 3 Remote Buttons Controls P 3 Front Panel TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Main Power Fuse SERVICING YOUR P If All Else Fails –CallUs for Help Procedure for Returning Your P 3 to Parasound for Service Important Notice - Shipping the P TECHNICALLY SPEAKING Balanced and Unbalanced Input Lines Direct Inputs External Loop In / Out Connections Output Connections 23TECHNICALLY SPEAKING continued DC Trigger Input Jack DC Trigger Output Jack External Remote Input and Loop Out Front Panel Display PARASOUND P 3 DESIGN OVERVIEW Parts Selection The Power Supply Audio Circuit Path Topology Functionality 25PARASOUND P 3 SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Response Maximum Input Level Total Harmonic Distortion Signal-to-NoiseRatio