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Parasound P 3 Adjusting Bass and Treble Tone, Phones Jack, Tone Button, < Bass > Buttons, < Treble > Buttons, Remote Control Handset

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OPERATING YOUR P 3 continued	18

See page 19 for P 3 Front Panel and Remote Control layout

Adjusting Bass and Treble Tone

Tone Button

Pressing the Tone button on the front panel or remote control turns on the tone display. The illumination around the Bass and Treble buttons will also brighten. After pressing the Tone button, you have about five seconds to make adjustments.

< Bass > Buttons

1Press the Tone button once to display the present bass boost or cut.

2Keep pressing the Bass < or > button until you reach the desired bass level.

3After about 5 seconds, the display will revert to show source and volume level.

< Treble > Buttons

1Press the Tone button once to display the present treble boost or cut.

2Keep pressing the Treble < or > button until you reach the desired treble level.

3After about 5 seconds, the display will revert to show the source and volume level.

Phones Jack

Connect your stereo headphones to this standard 1/8” jack. The outputs of the P 3 are still active when you connect a headphone.

YOU SHOULD KNOW

If you want to listen to the headphones with no music playing through your speakers, you will need to turn off your power amplifier manually.

Remote Control Handset

The P 3 remote control handset controls the following functions from up to 25’ (8 meters) away:

On

Off

Volume increase

Volume decrease

Mute

Source Select

Tone on/off (but not actual tone adjustment)

For your convenience, it also controls the Parasound T 3 Tuner.

The remote uses two standard AAA batteries that are included. Make sure you insert the batteries in the direction indicated on the molded battery compartment. When the batteries wear out, please recycle them and replace them only with alkaline type batteries.

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