Parasound Halo C1 Controller Owner's Manual page 40

CONNECTING AUDIO AND VIDEO SOURCES AND RECORDERS
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Composite
Video Outputs
Video
Composite Video Inputs
Video 1
Video 2
Video 1
L
R
Home theater systems can have three types of video connection (composite, S-Video, and com-
ponent), and there are times when it pays to use all three as shown here. Normally, every type of
video you feed into the C 1 would then be fed out to your main video display screen or projector,
and you'd use the video display's input selector to determine which connection feeds the screen.
Composite video connections will be needed if you intend to pass the source's video picture to
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another room via the Zone output on the C 1 or if you'll be recording it onto an older VCR which
has no S-Video input. Composite video input signals are not available at the S-Video output jacks.
S-Video connections give a clearer picture than composite video and are widely used in home
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theater systems. In the C 1, signals from S-Video inputs are available at the composite and
S-Video output jacks and the S-Video Record jacks; they are not available at the Zone output jack.
Component video connections give you the highest possible picture quality and are the best
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choice for high-definition TV (HDTV). However, not all DVD players and other sources have com-
ponent video outputs nor do all TV sets have component video inputs. In the C 1, component
video signals go only to the component output jacks, a straight pass-through with the widest
bandwidth, to assure the cleanest picture for HDTV formats.
Note that two of the component video inputs on the C 1, and its component video output, have
five jacks, even though only three are shown in use. Home theater equipment commonly uses
the connection shown, with three cables (sometimes labeled Y, R-Y, and B-Y or Y, Cb, and Cr).
But computers, professional video equipment, and some projectors used in home theaters use
a five-wire standard (RGB-HV) that uses separate cables for each color and for horizontal and
vertical synchronization. This system synchronizes the signal elements more precisely and elimi-
nates any possible trace of interference between them. It also provides improved compatibility
with the PAL video system used in Europe and many other places.
As with the CD player, it is unnecessary to use both the digital and analog audio outputs from
a DVD player unless you intend to record to an analog tape recorder or a VCR. If you do use the
player's analog output, it and the video outputs should be connected to inputs having the same
name; the example in the diagram shows the DVD player connected to the "Video 3" compos-
ite video, S-Video, and unbalanced analog inputs.
Component Unbalanced Analog
Audio
R G B L
Component Video Inputs and Outputs
Pr Y Pb
CAUTION
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER
Input 1 SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE,
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
Balanced Analog Audio Inputs
Input 2
Left
Input 3
Output
Red Green Blue H Sync V
Video Outputs
S-Video Inputs
Video 3 Video 5 Record Zone
Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4
Video 4 Video 6 OSD Main NoOSD
Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Video 5 Video 6 Audio 1 Audio 2 Audio 3 Audio 4
Analog Audio Inputs
OUTPUTS
S-Video
R
Right Left Right Center Subwoofer
Coax Digital Audio Inputs
S-Video Outputs
Coax 1 Coax 3
Video 5 Video 6 Record Main
Digital Out Digital Out
OSD No OSD Optical Optical Coax 2 Coax 4
Audio 5 Record 1 Record 2 Zone Front Surround Center
L
R
Play/In Rec/Out Sub
Tape Monitor Analog Audio Outputs 7.1 Analog Audio Inputs
Digital Optical
DVD PLAYER
Outputs
C2 Controller
Parasound Products, Inc.
San Francisco, California, USA
Balanced Analog Audio Outputs
Left Surround Right Surround Left Back Right Back
Made In Expansion Port For
Finland Future Technologies
Optical 1 Optical 3
External Control
RS-232 Control IR Inputs – 12V Triggers –
Main Zone P1
Optical 2 Optical 4
Back Front Surround Center Back Pro 1 Pro 2
AC Power
1
0
Sub Pro 3 Pro 4
Main Analog Audio Outputs Programmable Out
Pro 1
P2 On-Off